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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Real Progress at The Hague.

The Peace Conference at The
Hague comes to a close today Al
ready it has been called a 'hum-
bug" charged with inspiring a de
libsrate misstatement." and accused
Of having debated the establish
ment of permanent international
high court of justice only with
punic earnestness. Significantly.
this view Of the meeting at The
Hague is predicated on the assump-
ton that nothing better than war
can ever be devised.
As a matter of fact, the Peace
Conference has justified itself and
the iIlustrious American who sug-
gested this second meeting for the
principles it has enunciated, if for
nothing else. If it be objected that
principles" idle are unDroductive.
il may be answered that no urin-
ciple so cnunciated can hereafter be
ignored in the relations between
governments. The Monroe Doctine
is only principle. It has been
Heaven be praised.-littIe more
than an enunciation since first if
was expressed in words. But no
thoughtful citizen of any nation in
the world will call II useless. No
more can the open-minded regard as
''humbug" or "shallowness" these
recommendations of delegates rep-
resenting every independent govern
mcnt Of the earth:
I. The peaceful regulation OF interna-
tional conflicts
.. Providing for an international prize
court
2. Regulating the rights and duties OF
neutrals on land.
4. Regulating the rights and duties OF
5. Covering the laying OF submarine
mines.
6, The bombardment or towns rom
{. The matter Of collection of cestrac-
tual debts.
s. The transformation OF merchantmen
into warShips.
10. The inviolability OF fishing boats.
u The inviolabhty OF the postal serv-
iC'
y. The application OF the Geneva con-
,vention ana the Red Cross to sea war
fare. and
10. The laws and customs regulating
land warfare.
The right 10 sign these conventions
viii be open until June 80. 1908
In the ''humbug" criticism indi-
Gated much Is made of the fact that
The Hague conference has not itself
established permanent information
al high court OF justice. This gem
Grafton can hardly hope to see the
day when the great nations of the
world viii equip any general CON
vention with such power. But IL is
childish to contend that the failure
of governments TO delegate away all
$heir judgment destroys all the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
LIMERICKS
By Hundreds
in CONTEST

II there IS a word in the dictionary,
that rhymes with west and "cbaSt..
that the good people Of Washing4on
have not employed in their answers -
the limerick puzzle in The Times Ibis
week, the results fail to show IL ana
one is appalled,. 10 say me least n
learn how many there are I'm existence
That they have all reached the Iimericl,
Editor is true beyond a doubt HIS dast-
is piled high day after day with fffEN
line suggestions, and II Il shows moth
Ing else, the mall or each day brings as
SurRnce that a large portion OF the
Washington public is Interested in
spreading the popularity Of this form of
verse.
Everybody is writing -Iimeriolss. and.
1t Is unnecessary to say, everybody IS
sending in the results of their efforts in
the hope of being listed as a prize
winner. One can never tell Just which
way the big plum is going to fall. or on
whose head il is going To SQUASH bur
all are willing 10 be the victims, and
so the merry war goes on.
Poetry comes easy 10 some people.
and with others goes nard. The Linn
erick Editor knows that. But there
seems to be an overwhelming desire on
the part Of goodly proportion of
Washington = citizens TO break into the
world OF poetry, II only 20 the extent OF
five lines It means not only a prize il
the right line is supplied but it means
fame%fame for the verse and it's
author.
Wnen the limerick contest was started
several weeks ago there were many per
sons 10 whom the style of verse had to
be explained. 1t was surprising to learn
how few there were who knew what a
limerick was. But q few explanations
served to suffice.
There has rarely been as lively COM
,etifson for limerick prize as there IS
fo1. the one .his week and IL looks as Ii
the contest will be very close. Ii is a
lfyJelS- race. and one that promises mate
rial reward for the poet who hits the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
WALL ST. EASIER,
RIDGE[Y VISITS
HEINZE'S BANK

NEW YORK. Oct 1s-wau Street
breathed easier today. believing the
worst over in the Copper crisis, which
had kept financial circles in a flIrore for
two days. Announcement that the
clearing house committee which exam
med the Mercantile National Bank.
from which F. Augustus Heinze yester-
day retired as president, was solvent.
and the positive declaration that the
firm Of Otto H.. Helnze e Co. will be
able to weather the storm. had a Quiet
in effect.
Heinze. Charles ". Morse, and +. Il.
Thomas had a conference lasting all
night, when its arrangements were
made to protect a financial Institution
said 20 have been involved in the cen
per crush. The situation genera Jly has
been sOmewhot cleared fy the action Of
the Amalgamated Copper Company in
announcing dividend Of / per cent.
thus settling the rumor IT would mass
the dividend.
meeting of the creditors of Otto II
Heinze & Co. has been called for Mon
day, when an effort will be made TO
adjust claims.
Comptroller William B. RidgeIy ar
rived in this city this afternoon. and
went into consultation with the direc-
tors OF the Mercantile National. il was
forecasted in Wall Street that he will
accept the presidency OF the bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Against Our Singers.

Over in Berlin Miss Geraldine Far
rar seems 10 be the bright particular
mark of an nnti-American feeling
with which the press agent seems
to have no connection whatever.
Five Americans" we are told, ARE
now members Of the Berlin Royal
Opera staff" but ii is against Miss
Farrar. il appears, that the strife
has been most venomously conduct
ed" Jealous Germans threaten TO
resort to extremes if the Yankee in
,asion is not Immediately checked
The Kaiser will attend to that.
He wants Americans to lecture in
his universities, and to sing in his
opera houses, and he will have
them. In return he loans us a con-
ductor for a symphony orchestra,
some operate bric-a-brac, and a
professor or two versed in Assyrian
slang. He is for the open door in
art. for reciprocity in cavatinas, and
the like.
NO less than thirty-three young
American men and women are now
singing on various German grand
operate stages" So the report
goes. Why should the Germans
complain? Three times that num-
Der of middle-aged and supersnnu-
he singing on our grand opera
stages when the seasons in full
swing over here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18

or personalities So we see in the first
act that Anna, atra5ilious Anna, IS in
the home Of her fippant. constituencies
brother. But Anna does not let her
lively environment butt in On hcr pre-
rogative TO weep. She begins 70 c~y
becau'e sne left her son at nome. Just
sI55pos, something has happened to him
while sac has Eeen away, She is moss
sure something has happened 10 him,
Is mater or fact, because she had "a
nightmare on the train last night
NavCe 6 hrrse has thrown little Serge
ANA he IS dead she telcGrapns home
weeping FOR nothing is beginning 20 tax
lff cdpcctrf- or even Anna. s. tear ductS.
Just as tha telegram Arrives telling
Anna she las no excuse for crying she
lays eyes Oh handsome young soldier.
Then she laws her hands on him she
iorGtts 70 open the telegram, and IL
oOesn make any difference anyway.
me pretty soldier mas given ner a tip.
on the sly, THAT he IS going 20 St Peters
hlrS tomorrow That's where Anna
lives. she decides inStanLzr that sue
must return u 81. petersburg toUor-
row, too. Don't for a mOmeIt accuse
ANA OF BENG forward That's what
tEey cal 'f2te' IN problem plays.
All w0Jld have been nice and lovely
IN the second act if Anna hadn't started
crying just 40 the wrong time. You
see Anna acquired a husband early IN
life, and he began 70 thinE that lie
was TOO Old and ugly TO stand nucn
% a shC-v in q beauty contest with this
SOLDIER boy. 50 he watched Anra-s
checks whom 81 SteeDieClase Eace was
being pulled or. LOOK. You might
oave known De-, lust the minute Ar
Soldier fell OF His horse the loodgltes
"rene1 and down came a ldcrimOse toy
rent iuac swept everything before il ex-
cept -anua's husband. Quick as a flash
THIS cruel man caught weeping Anna
by the wrists and hustled her hcI-7-
where, ~ an inQuisitori&i interview, ne
forced from the weak, weeping woman
that she 'Iuvved tho other Teller. luvveI
rirn with her whole hart and
so-o-O-OL" Those GGshcs stand Tor
sCLsJ
RuJ Anna just won't be happy. In
tie third act she has a whole Venetian
palace ana the pretty soldier all u
herself she sits down on a kind OF
throne and mas her picture painted
for while 10y the soldier boy but ne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
GIVES HIS MONEY
TO STRANGERS WHO
FAIL TO RETURN

Gachsarducco Dominica is an unhappy
italian today. and has little faith IN hu-
man nature left in his soul
Dominica also believes that the Police
Cont is no more a guarantee against
fv1dcing than the most diSreputapie
cenre-. of crime in the city. for II was
~fqbt In the shadow OF the Police Court
last night that Dominica parted with
s47 Lis months wages, Tor a mere
hardfih of paper
Doininico tells a sad story. he Drew
MS money yesterday. and was walking
down u street. near the Police Court,
Dondarine on how he could best dispose
OF al least G part of It, when two Well
dressed strangers approached him They
were Italians and when they addresse-i
him in his native tongue somethlnS
down near his heart went out TO them
Later his salary followed
The men told Dominica that they nad
inst come t,D from the South. and had
some business 10 transact at the Post
office Department. one Of them carried
a small package in his hand. which he
told Dominica contained S.00e. They
asked DomiBico if he could lend them
some change. and told him he could
keen the package as security until they
came back. Dominica proved easy. He
handed over his S47 and took the pack
age.
After the men had gone he opened the
little hurdle 10 find that 4 contained
about half n cents worth OF newspaper.
He waited for the men 60 return. and
when the town clock struck the hour OF
midnight Dominica realized that bis
haId-earned money was gone for good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18

wants her 70 keep quiet Pow unrea-
sonRbie- p she rises and fails on his
neck. She IS so happy that she could
cry-an0 she does cry. Every time
Anna has something TO say which she
thinks is interesting. she climbs back
young Mr. Soldier This g mighty az
feCung 10 the audience and 10 Mr.. Sol
der. too. apparently. Some OF the au-
flence goes out Of the door. but Mr. SOI-'
der has TO go aQ the way back 10 Rus
sia 20 show how deeply he IS touched.
But you can't lose her. Vrousxy,
Anna goes 10 Russia. too She sue
ceeds in securing private weep over
her son The cruel husband catches
ner ia his house. and the melancholy
mother takes her departure, founder
ing. laundering. tearfullv for her furs
which are just beneath her hand on the
table. She doesn't say much in this
scene You see she has stranEled her
language IN her tears.
In tie fifth AID last weep-fest Anna
discovers that her pretty soldier loves
another Oh. impossible. IMPOSSIBLE
Yes. Impossible. but true. What IS o.
be dOEe2 Annals tears have availed
nothing.
All. q happy thought beg your mar
dOn-a fearful thought. Anna VIII XIII
herself, and then rlayhap ne will weep
foot. tOOt. The very thing That's
tie same train that Anna had the
nightmare on when she was going 20
see her brother Way back n the first
weep AIMS makes a thirtv-yard dash
around the terrace. and makes n touch
down with her head Just as the train
goes whining by
Now. Mr. Soldier Man. see what Won
have done guess you viii wee2
some now
But did re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
OH, FUDGE!
CHOCOLATE
is GOING UP

Oh. fudge.
Whoever can say that without a pang
OF something ike sorrow and deep re-
g7et may be listed in that little coterie
OF happy individuals who don't care
how they spend their money. For the
rest. the words have a sad. sad mean
ing. for chocolate has gone I'D. and 9.
IL case OF he who eats must pzy, and
pay well
The other day man in Washington
who IS particularly fond or cs Ike choco-
late went IN to purchase his caIly slice.
He found that instead OF paying 10
cents for the cake he had 10 nav Is
And there II IS. Ask any OF the dealers
why Il IS that chocolate has suddenly
followed in the footsteps Of beef. butter.
and eggs. and they VIII tell you that
cocoa has advanced in price. Ask them
why cocoa has advanced IN price. and
you get the high sign which nobody
understands. and which IS not 70 be
understood by anybody.
The whole system OF advance prices
has come 10 be puzzle 70 everybody.
and one now rarely stops 20 ask the
reason. II butter and eggs called for
more money II was all right but 10
think OF the matinee girl having TO nav
So cents a pound for her chocolates is
e state Of affairs that one cannot well
reconcile onself TO.
What Will women do when they 70
shOpping7 What the future fate OF
chocolate sundaes and OF the luscious
chocolate drop? Musu--they all be al
lowed 20 waste their sweetness on the
dese-t air" II was a hard. unsympa-
thetlc agency that projected a rise IN
the price OF chocolate and an equally
unsyTnpathe lOt OF dealers who con-
sented &c accede to the proposition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Nearly S. 100000 Not Enough.

Washington's new railroad ter
minals will cost complete:
s14,s43, 1O3.
OF that sum the railroads will
pay:
S1O,O73,1O3.
And the Government will pay:
S4.77NOOO.
The terminals Avere not built as
compliment TO the nation. They
were built as an investment by the
railroad companies, and the advan-
tages of the investment we're to be
the same as those resulting from the
new abutmeEts of the Pennsylvania
at Havre' de Grace and Perryville,
The Strengthening and doubling of
the Southern tracks between Wash
ington and Manassas. and the pur-
chase Of s5,OOO,OOO of new. rolling
stock for the Baltimore and Ohio.
New stations, viaducts, grade cross
ings eliminated, and tunnels Will
give back to the railroads handsome
returns on their cost. If that were
not the case there would be no IN
dermining Of the Hudson now in
progress and no great station build
ing in New York This at the old
charges for Transporting people and
freight. The Government has done
all that the best mOney-getters in
the world could ask in the name of
the railroads when it paid them for
ground that did not belong to them
and contributed TO make the ter
minals conform to its ideas for the
development Of the Captain all
nearly S5,OOO,OOO, or about one-third
of the total
The proposition now is that the
people shall pay for the privilege of
helping the roads make these ter
minals profitable, pay for it in addi-
ton to the 81, 10000 already given
the roads IN cash Each passenger
to Washington is to be assessed rs
cents If his ticket costs more than a
dollar, and 10 cents if it costs less
than that.
If the railroad agents had racked
their brains they could hardly have
hit upon a less justifiable or less
polite move. At the present tariffs,
the public pays its full share of the
cost of these terminals; and almost
the first to pay the proposed new
tax would be Legislators having Eek
elusive jurisdiction"over the District
of Columbia-legislators already in
none too genial a mood toward the
railroads from having to pay their
way where once they were free to
ride on passes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Anna, Love You" Said vrousky, as
She Showed Him Away.

novel OF the same name. Tolstoy. YOU
know, Is that Z reigner who makes you
feel Ike mankind in general ought TO
be spending a vacation CT several asons
n place that isn't often mentioned
In polite society That's the kind Of
vehicle, or more properly the ambulance.
which Miss Harued has selected for her
talents this seasul.
According TO this latest dramatic iere-
miad, Anna goes &c see her brother.
Anna shows mighty bad taste in the
beginning, for who would wish c 60 20
see such brother! But, then. Anna
had TO 80. you SNOW. The playwright
must be allowed 10 show the contrast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
SHALLENBERGER ASKS
COURTS FOR A VOTE

BEAVER, Pa, Oct. Is.-Former Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General W. s.
Shallenberger has peutioned Judge r. s.
Halt TO direct r a Smith. assessor OF
the second ward OF Rochester, 70 give
him the right TO cast a vote By placing
his name on the registrv- books.
Smiths refusal 10 do this has been
based on his contention that ShalIen-
berger legally lost his residence between
the date OF his resignation OF his Gov
eminent job in March. and his return to
his Rochester home in October. The case.
will be heard October q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18

angels IN a body OF PhilIisunes. She
beSOught everybody 10 think themselves
into proper frame Of mind. and manJ
persons who have not fOilOwd that
invocation for years did so.
Brings Message.
AIRS. seXsrnith passed her hands before
her eyes after the msuner Of Madame
Rejsne. and after nxirg her eyes on a
woman who was trying 20 dodge behind
a manly back said
YOU
Aud the woman gasped and straight
enc1 into fun view.
II nave message TO YOU from The
spirit world. ] see 4 woman who wishes
mo 10 tell you that she is well. 1t is
your sister She has been departed a
long time. SIC il clothed in white She
n .i teii'ns me that that which you have
OeeR striving Tor VIII SOCn come u
you. Do you understand
IN woman was painfully frustrated
She was glad, OF course, &c hear frora
I have no sister. -
But that didn't make any difference
The metun4' saw the sister standing
night back OF the chair. However, Il
must be confessed The audience didn't
see ner at first either. 50 the poor
woman was not 70 blame.
You do not know that you have a
sister, but you must have. She Is very
young. and has been in the land for
the departed Tor a long time Maybe
you did not know her. For a long time
[ did not know that I had two Sisters
IN the other world. but 1 have. II YOU
inquire you may ind that you have a
sister, for hear her voice and see her
dear face"
Finds Son.
The woman promised that she'd ind
out about il, and the .'nejum.. said.
Thank you" Then she stared some
mere.
She Immediately caught a man stand
ing behind another wou,an's chair. Shs
has seen him walking down the aisle
You. she said. yes, you. The
woman with the white feathers. there
yes, no, you there, yes. There is a man
standing behind your chair" The WON
an turned around and looked relieved.
She didn't appear 70 see the fellow.
He Is tall. with martial bearing He
Is in military inform. He is happy.
and wants 10 tell You TO be the same
He has been watching over YOU like a
son. He has been with you many times.
Do you recognize him2~
Il have no son. dead" the woman
answered
1T may not be a son, but It talks
like one; 4 may be son'e one who has
a sons interest IN yOr. Re tells ne
that he has, and HIS uniform stands out
plainly Dc you know him.
Ike woman was ttmid, but answered.
Il did not know any soldiers"
The me Jun" sought more fruitful
ground. but many IN the audience
thought that the man might have been
a policeman. The "meium' did uri1c
consolation to several men and women
whose SpoOk relatives reported tbcv
we're all in fine health and spirits
Everybody was consoled and glad 10
hear that they. the spirits were getting
along SO nicely. Some felt bit like
little SrUhan Annie but all mana ged TO
get out 81 the han without seeing any
COLLINS, although there was much
specu ;aoon as 20 what they had seen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Delegates to Peace Conference Makes Startling
Announcement, and "Meum" From Spirit
World Brings Messages From Fake" Dead

There has been national mistake. 4
faux pas has been made. blunder OF
ire highest magnitude. The entire
Southern community has been for years
nourishing a grievance against an limo
cent party. the North has eul1gized n
vain. the entire country has been misled
by false historians
Abraham Lincoln did not free the
slaves. No. sir: he did not. II was
the spirits. They sent messages TO HIM.
collect and he thanked the accommo-
dating little chaps and did their bidding
That's what Mrs. Cora L. V. Rich
mond, delegate to the peace conference
from the National Spiritualists' Associa-
ton, said at the evening session OF that
organization
1t Was the Spook
And who was II that called the peace
cOnference7 The Gar Of Russia? Say
not yea. The President or the United
States2 No. Andrew Carnegie Nix.
It was the spooks They got the ear OF
william T. Stead and. according to Mrs.
Richmond. told him. IN voices OF deep
emotion: The time for the peace con-
ference Is ripe. the second called by the
Car OF Russia" then tho CEar was
given an ethereal command TO call the
meeting to order.
Mrs. Richmond Is not sure whether
President Roosevelt got IN communica-
ton with the celestial letter carriers or
not, but she thinks he must have been
visited at the White House. Just as the
other rulers were. although no visiting
cards were found under the front door.
Mrs Richmond took the history OF
civilization. step by step. until she had
gathered a good-sIzed stairway, and she
showed that tho spirits. like the re-
doubtable Mr.. Dooley. were always on
the job.
James Discoveries Old.
The eminent Prof James. OF Harvard
University. who IS at the head OF the
movement for psychic research. was t6ld
by Mrs. Richmond that he might cease
his Iabors. that his discoveries were SIX
" eyars old ard had been explained b.
the wise little SpOOkS long ago. ohC
also informed the audience that III The
dear old Pope would allow her she
would SPEAK OF Spiritualism in the
Vatican itself, as she has spoken IL
churches OF every other denomination
Then came the 'mejums. The FIRST
Mrs F. L. Nicholson, was introduced
by President Barrett as coming from
the southern seas" Many of the au-
dience expected 20 see q mermaid. but
the ''nejum' was youpglsh. stout
lady Sne was nervous, ana got hCT
wires crossed so that after two or three
failures To transmit the proper messages
she withdrew.
But Mrs SeX5mIth. the second me
nm" has a dne drag with the citIzsns
~ The other world. and told several peo-
rle what the dear departed had to
saw. She stared into vacancy for a
Jew moments. then made speech tell
ing of the difficulty or hearing thc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
NEW INDICTMENT RETURNED
AGAINST G. L. G00DACRE

Al additional indictment for IolInak-
was returned by the grand jury today
gainst George L. CioOGacre fer book
making. Other INDICTMENTS were David
Crockett. housebreaking and larceny:
Wellington 3. Herbert. assault with
q dangerous weapon; Susie Williams.
grand larceny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
Miss Harmed Appears
In Carnival Of Crying
At Belasco This Week
By the END-cF-TH1-wEEK CRITIC.

anna loved a soldier man.
according TO the show.
NneneFeT she OF VrOnsly thought
Tier FOOLISH tears would flow.
She followed him 70 italy
A naughty thing 10 do
And when her boo-hoos tired him
To his comrades lie new.
Anna wept a few more yvceps.
Ana said. Alas. my tate
she rushed before an eslg,Ue
Which ran across her vate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-18
BEARS TOO STRONG.

Why. asked the sympathiznE wife.
cant you endure the lie in Wall
Street, ,"
Because. answered the financier.
who had come out second best IN A
tussle with the bulls II can't bear L.
From the Baltimore American