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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-05
Lost His Siuht.

The firm of Wright e. O'Dell, Of
Penn, Mich, has been dissolved. The
year just closed has been an unfor-
tunate one for Mr.. Wright. He has lost
the sight OF one eye by being struck
by potato playfully thrown by boy
The other eye was blinded several
years ago by kick from a horse. Mon
day the Wright home caught fire and
sustained considerable damage before
neighbors checked the flames.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-05

William Walker, ex-convict, fas
been convicted of stealing a gold
watch and chain and gold ring from
the residence of Judge Marshall. of
Jsckson, and gets 90 daye IN the De-
tfoit kopse of correction AWalker saws
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-05
But the day worker acquires more

coin than the day dreamer.
David Markham's annual family re-
union in Hart was attended by 10 Of
his children from all parts of the coun-
try. Most of them brought their fam
lilies with them.
Dr. John +. Morse, head surgeon
and examining physician of the Battle
Creek sanitarium. was quietly welded
to DR.. Jean Whitney, one of the wom-
an physicians of his staff
An amendment to the state consti-
tuition whereby justices of the peace
will be given salary Of $50 month
and seven hours work day IL being
drafted by Prosecuting Attorney Saw
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-05

The new electric railway bridge will
be $50 feet long, with three spans
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Sensible Grover Cleveland.

Whether or not increasing wisdom
has come 10 Grover Cleveland. the
sage of Princeton. at the attainment
of his seventy years, it is certain
he is a very great man in many
ways and that. as a teacher of other
men and a director of human aspira-
tiOns, he has won for himself n def
mite and unique place in our Ameri-
can life.
Especially attractive for ever-in-
creasiDg numbers is this rugged gen
tleman's love for nature and the
things of the out of doors. He has
won almost as much renown for his
writings on hunting and fishing,
filled with keen philosophy and
kindly humor, as he has for his po-
htical career. And now that he has
reached his three score and ten,
hearty and vigorous, he Is more Hk-
able than ever.
In a New York paper the other
day Mr.. Cleveland thus spoke of the
value Of the quiet life, the life apart
from the hideous uproar and mad
chasings Of the city:
believe that we must set ourselves
against the fallacy that q CITY life is
the easier and the most productive of
happiness.
We are proud OF our cities. of course
But we must not allow them wholly 70
shape our ideals and our ambitions
Nothing that the wealth Of a city can
buy will atone for the loss of that
American sturdiness and independence
which the farm and the small town have
so frequently produced.
II is unQuestionably true that nearness
to nature has an elevatlng influence
upon heart and character. Nature is a
school OF all the harder virtues. What
for instance, can impart a more effective
lesson in patience than a days fishing
for the whimsical black bass?
The history Of our country shows that
the citizen who lives close To the soil
and 70 the influences of nature is far
mere apt 10 shape his own political con-
viCtions, instead Of being a mere obed-
lent fraction Of a political machine. He
Is certain 10 be more self-reliant and
more stubborn in holding fast to his
own idea OF what is right.
Grover Cleveland is not alone in
that thought. More and more are
men trying 10 ''get back 10 the soil''
for part of the year, at least, and
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Where We Ourselves Come In.

While we consider Whats the
matter with Washington" we can
read this, from the Kansas City
Journal to its readers, with particu-
lar attention:
The very rich and the great corpora
tions probably stand in no greater need
OF reform than you and your next door
neighbor- How lawleSs are yOu2 In a
republic every Individual holds one Of
fice-the office of elector. If you neglect
the duty OF that office in order TO make
money how much better are you than a
Ihieving public treasurer? Don't forget
yourself. Your information about your
own crimes is much more accurate than
your information about the crimes OF
Rockefeller. And you can get at your
self better and quicker. Don't forget
yourself How mendaciOus, lawless, and
dishonest are you2
More of that is pertinent to us
than we may think We do not hold
office as electors. We cannot indict
ourselves for neglecting our fran
chise. But Is our own citizenship
impeccable? Do we all fulfill our
obligations tc the city which we
have made our home? Do we attend
its business mems meetings, our
selves help TO avoid the mistakes of
the citizens associations we are so
quick TO discuss, attend the hear
ings at the District Building where
"the only point material to the issue
was not even mentioned"
Do we do all this? If we do not,
are we not guilty as the man who
fails 70 votN? Let us stop thinking
of The Amalgamated awhile and
think of ourselves The District will
prot by it-and so will we.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
A Frenchman I'm Our Midst. "

lie Figaro has published, and the
Boston Transcript has translated,
the views OF Camille Saint-Saens-
the impressions caught by the dis
tinguished French compOser-on his
recent tour of America. Interest OF
a dozen sorts is bound up in the in
terview. Old man that he is. artist
and lover of peace that he is, he was
not tortured by the nerve and noise
of the New World. On the contrary,
as he didn't go to America on a
hunt for relics of the past" he was
not disappointed. For him, "the
great charm of a country is in ma
ture and the natives" and both gave
him genuine pleasure over here.
Again, though he played in Boston
with the unparalleled Boston SYM
pony, he seems to have left the ex-
perience altogether out of his recol-
lections. New York's Philharmonic
is mentioned and particular atteu-
tion is given his performance with
the Philadelphia Orchestra; but
there is not even a mention of his
visit TO the Hub or the unapproach-
able excellence of its band. Strange
people, these foreigners. At any
rate, that's what they are saying up
in Boston.
But Washington will read most
closely the observations on the
American Capital Tucked in be-
tween regret at being made to play
his own Concerto in G minor and
some wonderment over the tall
buildings, it begins with personal
compliments to the President and NJ.
Jusserand. There is a certain refer
ence to the two which ought to be
noted in passing. The ambassador,
he says, sis a great friend of the
President, who takes him with him
on those excursions, whose stories
when he tells them, become almost
incredible epIcs." Either the trans
lator has got his wires crossed in
that sentence or somebody is con-
yicted of drawing the long bow.
After that comes:
seeing in Washington the statue OF
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Finds POCketbOOk
Dropped on Street
By Foraker'S Son

Because Arthur Foraker. the hfteen-
year-old son Of Senator Foraker, has a
baG cold. Robert Thomas, a cOlored
street sweeper. fifty years OF age, liv-
ing at 2I3S Newport place northwest, IS
q prisoner at the Third precinct police
station on a charge OF petit larceny.
The Senator's son is Z student at the
Friends Select School, I street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
When Arthur reached the corner CT
Eighteenth and I streets shortly before
O'Clock this morning, he reached In
his pocket for a handkerchief. As he
drew II out a pocketbook containing q
81 bill fell TO the pavement.
He did not discover his loss until he
got inside the school. Then some Of the
students told the principal they had
seen the street sweeper pick 1t up. The
matter was reported to the police. and
Thomas was placed under arrest by Po-
liceman Cox.
Thomas denied having picked up the
nurse. but when the bag in which he
had dumped the rubbish from the
streets was searched it was found under
some newspapers.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
DISLIKE HOUSEEEEPER,,
DYNAMITE HOUSE

NEW YORK, March 21.--'My only re-
gret Is that the explosion did not kill
her" said Mrs. Otto FentzIan, with en-
phosis.
Seemingly, some one tried 70 kill
Otto FentzIafs, a contractor. and Mrs.
Mary Phillips. n Eood-Iookiag widow.
at 10 o'clock at night. A stick OF dyua-
mite. probably. was exploded at the
west end OF the double house z Charles
street MontcIair. where Fentzlaf and
his hOusekeeper have been living. and
which he owns
At S a m Mrs Phillips, carrying a
valise, left the house aud walked hur-
rledly toward the nearest trolley line.
An hour later FentzIaff locked up the
house and drove away HIS wife and
children 1--we at 159 Harrison avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

fayette and that of Rochambeau? The
Americans have quality that touched
me much No ingrates are they; they
have never forgotten the part taken by
France in their independence.
Everywhere you find statues, busts,
portraits, souvenirs and relics or La
fayette. And while we're in Washington
let US hasten TO say, before quitting
that city. how charming IL Is. While its
Capitol. its Library (admirabIy equip
ped. though) and its Obelisk didn't I'LL
me with eXtravagant enthusiasm, was
delighted with the city itself. an oasis
OF verdure Where broad avenues are
bordered with pretty houses, where
there's neither noise nor smoke few
tramways nd few twenty-story sky
scrapers.
With the Arch of Triumph, Notre
Dame and the Madelaine in his mind,
the Frenchman was not much i'm
pressed by our Capitol, Library and
"pbelisk." But he did note the mon
uments to Lafayette and Rocham-
beau and he finds occasion to con-
tribute n little ammunition to the
fight against trade for Washington.
Next time, maybe, some of the
younger members of our local bust
ness bodies will constitute them
selves a reception committee and es-
cort visiting composers about town.
There is one paragraph more
which must be quoted. 1t would be
better not TO comment at all on
these naive ingenious and charming
observations than 10 leave out this:
And then, how could one fail TO be
pleased in a country where all women
are charming2 And there they all arei
Those who. by III chance. lack beauty.
make ID for the lack by making YOU
think them beautiful. I had steeled my
sensibilties against encountering man
nish women. with short hair and stony
eyes What a delightful disappointment
woman rules in America-a little too
much indeed. by what / hear, but. she
remains essentially feminine she rules
as she has right to rule. by charm
and grace and Irresistible attractive
ness.
Saint-Saens proves himself a true
Frenchman.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
A Hopeless Effort,

There is Just about as much boot
In an effort at this time to arouse
Democratic opposition to Mr.. Bry-
ans nomination as there would be
in an effort to prevent Mr.. Roose-
velt's nomination by the Republi-
cans if he were now serving his
first term.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan ought
TO be mighty friendly, for their sit
uations are nightly alike; maybe
too much alike for them to get on
well together. Each is the unques-
tionable head of his party, and each
is cordially disliked by the politi-
clans of the party. Each is the living
proof that the politicians are sub
ordinate 10 the people.
The Democratic politicians are re-
ported at work organizing TO get
conservatism into the saddle. IL is
utterly useless. If the Republican
party goes ahead with Rooseveltism,
Democracy doesn't dare be more
conservative than Republicanism;
and If the Republicans should be or
ganized and financed into safety and
sanity" then Democracy would have
it's real chance, by sticking to the
ideas that represent Rooseveltism.
Either way, the Democracy can't
get away from Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
President FinIey'S Idea.

The widespread concern about the
development of relations between
the transportation concerns and the
government-Sta and Federal
may be pleaded as excuse for a brief
animadversion TO the address which
President Finley of the Southern
Railway made at the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce dinner a few even
ings ago. President Finley has been
explaining to the employees of his
system, and TO the people along its
lines, the policy he designs to en-
force.
The addresses he has made, some
to officials of his road, some TO com
mercial organizations, deserve com
mendation because they recommend
to the public and demand of en-
ployes a policy of cooperation and
mutual understanding between peo-
pie and railroads. He has told his
traffic and operating people that
they must make friends of their
patrons; that the good will of a
community Is TO be regarded as only
less desirable than its tonnage.
When the railroad is unable to meet
the demands of the people, it must
let them know the reason, fairly and
frankly.
President Finley called attention
in his Atlanta address to the work
the Southern has done for the in
dustrial development of the South.
He assures that this work is 10 be
continued and broadened. The prom
Use means much to the South, for
the Southern and the Illinois Cen
trail have been pioneers in this kind
of enterprise in the South, and their
efforts huve been benfcial TO a de-
gree not yet fully appreciated.
The people have no disposition to
infict injustice on the railroads or
on holders of railroad securities.
The necessity that railroads shall be
able TO get more money TO invest in
betterments and expansion of facili-
ties is quite appreciated. President
I Finley is taking hold of his task in
the right way to strengthen popular
confidence and good win. 1t is
necessary that financiers as well as
operators of railroads assume this
attitude. The public is entitled to
the assurance that when a railroad
sells securities, tits selling something
with real value. When that assur-
ance is firmly planted in the minds
OF investors, there will be less con-
cern about raising money.
President Finley represents the
men who operate railroads. He is
not n railroad financier. The prob
lem is to get the financial head, who
is generally the chairman of the
board, and the operating head, who
is usually the president of the COM
pany, to work together. Too often
they fail 10 do this. Such men as
Stuyvesant Fish, \. J. Cassatt, and
few more of the old school of
railroad presidents who were both
operating men and financial direc-
tors, owed their success largely to
their capacity to perform both these
tasks. They were too busy TO do
much stock jobbing, and that was a
good thing.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
At ANNUAL BANQUET

The civil war was fought again last
night in Carroll Institute, when more
than 100 veterans held their annual ban
Cuet. Three hours were passed in rem
iniscences and song.
John T. Clements. chief Of the South
ern division OF the Pension ONCE. was
toastmaster, and interesting speeches
were delivered by Nespasian Warner,
Commissioner Of Pensions, and by Gen
John c. Black. president of the Civil
Service Commission. Others who spoke
were Judge W. w. Curry and s. w.
McElderry. Between speeches We're
songs and recitations by Capt. l.. NJ.
Kelly, Deputy Commissioner OF Pen
sions. Major ]. Tyler Powell. aud Har-
vey Ellis. Marching Through Georgia, -
when sung by Captain Kelly. brought
a rousing chorus from the veterans
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

attribut for Shakespearean actor. In
the third and fourth acts his fiuctua-
tons between rage and faith are ad-
mirably done. In the earlier scenes the
tende rness 70 DesdemOna, and IN the
last scenes the solemnity with which he
bids her make her peace with heaven
are most impressive. and the horror and
remOrse OF discovering that what he has
regarded as an act OF divine justice IS
IN reality the foul murder Of The woman
he adoTes could scarcely be improved
upon
Francis McGinn's Iago fs more or
less OF a Joke True. IL is an actor proof
part No man who reads his lines in
Jelllgently can altogether fail as Iag0,
and Mr.. CHM certainly reads his lines
intellige1tly. But there he begins and
ends. The Iago of Shakespeare IS an
artist and epicUre in villainy. a bad
man. but = EOOd actor. who thoroughly
enjoys his own ClevcTness, and takes
sardOniC satisfaction in the evil he has
wrought Just why he hates OthCilO
does not appear. He does not really be-
leve that the Moor has been uuduly In
innate wiki his wife he merely sug-
gests that % himself as possibility and
a Justification He is the persoGinCat.0n
OF motivelCSs malignity. AL of which
Mr. MCGiun is not He has a good
voice and me stage presence, out
MS Iago T. absolutely lacking In the
intellectually. the sardOnic, cynical
craftiness, the subtlety that makes up
ones conception OF IagO. He IS 50
Al oAAhAg AliN fAAAfAlA+s NaAtts - .AAN'.AA-
ceIvable LRst any one should call him
honest IagC.' He would not deceive
a child. anc the assumption that Othell0
Is taken in oy him argues the Moor
fool
Miss RusseITs Desdemona is beautiful
20 look at; but that Is about the best
that can be said about IL IL is fun Cf
posing and Of sirupeTing, the artificial
ity that u1arred Lady Macbeth Is even
more in evidence and more objection
able. Cecil owen Is entirely adequate
10 the demands OF Cassie. and Guy Lind
sley is fairly satisfactory as ROderigC.
The part Seems TO be intended for what
IN non-ShakCspearan melodreua IS called
comic rtlicC' and Mr Lindsey fur
nishes Il. NJ. Med.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
SMITHSONIAN CLOSES
FOR RHEES FUNERAL

The funeral Of William Jones Rhecs
Keeper of the archives at the Smith
scnian Institution. was held this after
noon at 2;3e from the residence. 2440
Co nioia road. All offices OF the Smith
sonian proper were closed at , O'Clock
In order to allow Mr.. Rhees' associates
20 attend. He had been an oficer OF
the institution for more than fifty years.
Mr.. hhees was also affiliated with a
number of organizations IN the cftv.
which were represented at the funeral.
among them being the Sons of the
American Revolution, the AnthropoiogI- D.
car society Of Washington, the National
Geographic Society. Pennsylvania HIS
torical Association, the Columbia HIS
torical Society and the District OF Co
lumbia Library Association
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Security Good at Present
MameRs Qbello Simple;
Desdenona Is Sinperng;
Iago of 6NcGinn a Joke

"OtheIlo' was the bill at the National
last night, with Robert Mantell in the
name part, Francis McGinn as Iago.
and Marie Booth Russell, OF course, as
Desdemona. one cannot H.Ip wishing
that Mr.. Manten had chosen 10 give
Washington his Iago instead Of his
Othello. since he could not give II both.
For Certainly Iago is infinitely the more
interesting part: and. moreover, IL would
have had The virtue OF novelty. while
the OthellO was done during the Man
tell engagement here last season. and
one knew pretty well what 70 expect
OF H.
In presenting his "OtheIlo" Mr.. Mantell
harks back TO the days Of The Cor
sican Brothers" The characterization
IS distinctly meiodramatlc-w which. after
all. is nothing against IT, for, in the final
analysis. "OthellO'' is melodrama. pure
and simple. Because II is written in
sonorous blank verse we call il a trag-
edy. OF course. Il IS a tragedy; most
mclodrama Is; but. none the less, II Is
melod-ama. Mr.. Mantell has the ply
sique for the part. but his makeup is
awful. one admlres the erect. stately
figure. and shudders at the face. The
cleaning teeth, the rolling whites OF
the eyes, the thickened lips make the
Moor entirely too much the negro. One
quite agrees with old Brah,.ntis that
there must have been some wizardTy at
work 70 explain DesdemOna's marriage
OthelIo IS a simple character. and IN
the main Mt. Mantell plays him simply
There are moments when his passion
becomes mere violence when, il his
mental excitement, he becomes too
much the beast unclaimed. He Is at
his best IN his more passive moments.
when he expresses the tumult OF doubt
merely BY his voice. For Mr.. Mantell
is gifted with a deeply expressive voice,
than which there IS no more important
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Quake COn1ing--Mih1e;;
Not for Sure--MQrpirl

quakes reported from distant places:
the Chilean tremOrs were preceded by
earthquakes IN other parts Of the globe.
as was also that Of Kingston For that
reason ! do not believe a Iull in earth
Quakes presages any great upheaval.
hardly think that Prof. Milne has been
correctly quoted, in stating that present
conditions are abnormal. That the
period between shocks is long Is TO be
admitted. but Il must be remembered
that Of late years we have been exDe-
riencing more than our usual quota OF
Quakes. We are bound TO have earth
quakes but that they win be Of unusual
severity because of the present Quies-
cent condition OF the earth is not based
upon fact. They are just as apt to
be slight as to be severe. and as likely
20 happen In the middle of the Pacific
ocean as in Berlin. Earthquakes, as a
rule, cannot be predicted"
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
NURSES BOARD MEETS;
ORGANIZES UNDER LAW

The Nurses Examining Board, just
appointed by the Commissioners under
the new law for the registration and
examination of nurses, consisting OF
Miss Kanely, Miss Hewitt. Miss Doug
lass. Miss Drake, and Mrs. Fleetwood,
called upon Commissioner Macfarland
yesterday afternoon and organized, as
required by the Act of Congr sss. DR.
William Tindall, secretary to the Board
of Commissioners, administered the
oath of office. They organized by elect
ing Miss Hewitt. president. and Miss
Douglass secretary The latter is also
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

John Milne, the noted seismOlogist,
promises that a big earthquake will
shake things up soon somewhere on
this globe. He predlcstes his un7leas-
ant augury upon the unusual fact that
not a seismograph in any part Of the
world has recorded a single mark since
the terrific tremor that laid Kingston
low
Charles Marvin admits that the sells
mograph in the Weather Bureau here
has not done thing toward chalking
down earthquake movements since the
upheaval at Jamaica.
Il must admit il is rather unusual. -
said he. but believe that it is not
abnormal Before the San Francisco
shake-up there were a good many heavy
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
BEAUTY"S PHOTO
FREE OF CHARGE

In response to many letters of
inquiry, The Sunday Times has
r1ade 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.
All that is necessary IS for the
woman whose photo is 10 be taken,
or the person who is to enter the
photo in the contest to call at the
news room of The Times, tenth
floor, Munsey Building, and obtain
an order for the photo from the
Beauty Editor, Sunday Times.
These orders will be addressed to
any one Of the following photog-
rapherS:
BaChrach. 1881 F street northwest
Bell. .t32f-23 @ street northwest
BOyce. .....t325 F street northwest
Buck. ...fti3 F street northwest
Gilbert. COZ 18th street northwest
Harris s. Ewing. 1911 F street n. W.
Paine. ..923 F street northwest
Parker. 1928 F street northwest
Prince. Pa. ave. and nth ST. n. W.
Rice. 1908 F street northwest
TOwleS. ..liO7 F street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
LEVI MORTON PROTESTS
AGAINST FIRE RULES

Former Vice President Levi P. Morton.
owner OF the Shoreham Hotel. has pro-
tested to the Commissioners against the
order of the building inspector and the
hre chief, under the new fire-escape
law, requiring that hostelry 70 be
equipped with fire escapes. Mr.. Morton
says the present equipment of the hotel
Is sufficient TO meet the requirements of
the law.