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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-01-25
A Fire in Union.

Sunday afternoon about o'clock
the house OF Mr.. Lemuel Mcdaniel,
an old Confederate soldier, was burned
to the ground. Only little OF the fur
nture was saved and the house was
only insured for $3.50
Our sympathy goes out to this
family
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-01-25

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE s
81

$ The Year 1906, with all of its pleasures and J:
comforts, has passed into the beyond. | ap= Z
8 preciate the business the trading public has s
. given me in the past, and now, as all men are 8
: looking to the future, | solicit continuance 3
9 OF your valued patronage. We too are look &
ing to the future, and are bending every effort 9
. to merit your trade, by putting before you bar &
gains never before surpassed by any house in g
8 this country. Z
Our already Mammoth Stock Of goods consist s
ing OF everything in house furnishing or things &
! needed on the farm will be replenished from 8
q I. to time with new, fresh and up=to-date &
: Merchandise. We shall continue to sell the 8
very best goods and at the lowest possible +
: price. When you are out for bargains come 9
this way. You will do we'll to get our prices &
s before buying, We wish to make this our s
banner year in business in Union. Judging &
: from the kind Of cheer coming as it does from s
kind friends and satisfied customers throughout Z
this county we see no reason why this should p
not be record breaker. The darkest hour is 4
s just before day. Who knows but that the s
short crop Of the past year is but the index &
; finger pointing to great prosperity, when the 8
barns will burst with plenty, all men will be &
; engulfed in general wave of prosperity. :
Wishing you a happy and prosperous year. &
Always pleased to see you. :
/ VI. w. BOBO.4 :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
A MellOWer Sullivan.

Readers of the papers viii note in
the character of our highly es-
teemed feIlow-citizen, Mr.. John l.
Sullivan, a graceful and praise
worthy tendency toward mellow
ness. Not long ago he wTote-Or, at
least, he inspired-a highly poetic
tribute to the wife of Mr.. Terence
McGovern, a commandments, and
now he is discussing the Thaw case
with the ripe judgment Of man of
affairs and the warmth of heart of
a friend of the race.
John is chivalrously attracted by
the wife of the prisoner. Poor
Evelyn" he says. pensively. Il met
her a couple o. times. She is a frail
creature, and / feel like an ancient
warrior for sure when / can't go
out and fight a round or two for
her. Say, she's a wonder. Any
woman who would lay bare the Sc
crets of her life to save her hus-
band is the real thing. The world
never knew what the love O woman
was before. That is the greatest ex-
hibition of love we have ever heard
of. And if Thaw goes free, as /
think he will. he'd better stick to
that woman. If he doesn't-veH,
you say for me that it won't be good
for him"
Of what avail is it TO recall tie
fact that Mr.. Sullivan vas once in
legal trouble in Boston for beating
Mrs. Sullivan, a smaller and less
able Pugilist than himself? All that
is past and gone, and the old glad
iator has come to regard woman in
a tenderer light. He would now
fight for, instead of with, them, and
that marks the true progress of a
soul He is better Sullivan, even
if a more vulnerable hero.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
Business in Politics.

A leading manufacturer at Dayton,
Ohio, called a mass meeting of the
best people of the town, and then
made a speech to them on the evils
OF their city government. He didn't
mince matters. He told them how
and by whom they were governed,
and he told them that in the name
of government public officials had
committed crimes. He named names
and gave specifications. and wound
up with the intimatiOn that unless
conditions improved his big estab-
Hshment would have to be moved
to some city where better condi-
tions prevailed.
The plain business man in politics,
when he is willing to go in, can gen
orally get a hearing. Sam Jones
and Tom Johnson have shown other
Ohio cities how willing the public is
to follow the lead of a business man
who will inject business methods
into politics. If Dayton shall be
added to the number of cities having
real business administration, it will
be fortunate As a rule, the people
are willing enough TO support good
government, If they can only enlist
the right kind of leadership.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05

Anglin. gave those who failed to see
the play during its initial week in Wash
ington an opportunity to judge OF
two thinss-whether William Vaughn
MoOdy's much-discussed play in
psychic study 10 be viewed Ia the high
Light Of art, or a double dose G. literary
and dramatic Indigestion With no
effort at solving either problem. 10 is
safe 20 assume that the play was sufh-
GENTLY interesting. in the discussion
which il aroused. 70 bring out a bril-
liant audience that may. at times. have
been driven to the raising Of eyebrows
II indigestion grippei its moral sense
and at other times 10 sit enthraIled by
the marvellous Interpretations that Mr..
Miller and Miss Anglin. with their very
capable company. gave a strange and
not TOO wholesome story.
Dramatically, The Great Divide" is
triumph Morally. IL is "A study for
individual conclusion. The consensus Of
opinion is that it is a close study into
} The impulses OF natures rare in the
makeup Of latter-day mankind. but eX-
lstent beyond a doubt, impulses that
are neither known nor understood in
the narrow confines OF many lives. I'M
pulses that sweep one ike Whirlwind
into new world OF thought and result
IN a conformation as strange as the inn
polling force that drove II into being.
Mr.. Miller scored the real triumph Of
( the play. From the moment he entered
one could not help feel tho Intensity
with which he surrounded his charac-
teriZattOn. It reached out over the foot
lights and fairly Eripped one by the
throat there was never a minute s let
Up in the taut hold he maintained. His
work was charaCt erlZed by something %
brutality which heightened its effect
! II Is one OF the big things In Mr. Mil
/ magnificent study in repression.
Miss Anglin gave a beautiful perform
| ance. occasionally drifting into a too
melodramatic mood Her lighter work
was charming. and her scene in tho
/ first act, where she begs so piteoUsly
/ ton OF the art which has placed this
! young actress so cOnspicuOusly before
/ the theater public.
Laura Hope Crews in tnn role OF 2
! breezy girl, who had no patience witt
! the ideals that prompted Ruth Jordan
/ TO take 10 the West. was a 10Y forever
/ She was the bright ray Of sunshine tina
/ lightened UP the play throughout TIT
/ three acts, and was delightfully."- re
I freshing. Charles Wyngate, whom
/ Washington theatergOers viii ever con
/ tinue to claim as one Of its very Owl
| favorites. IS doing splendid work a.
/ Ruth JOrdan's brother. In the serious
/ scenes Mr.. WynEate rose TO every incl
! Of their requirements. and his lighte
| work, particularly his by-playS, Wer
! easily and efrectually done Mrs
Thomas Whimen. one OF the dear Oli
I pillars OF the American stage, was jus
/ Mrs Whiffeu. and that spells art
Robert Cummings. as Lou Anderson,
1 Western product.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
Executive Orders.

Some of the things that Congress
wouldn't do are going to be accom-
plished by process of executive or
der. and some others that Congress
wanted TO forbid are already accom-
plished by the same process. There
viii be vigorous expression of in
dignation among Western states
men because of the coup of the
President in the matter of forest
reserves. After Congress had passed
the sundry civil bill, with a pro
vision that no more forest reserves
should be created except by act of
Congress, and no additional areas
should be included in present re-
serves except by the same process,
the President, before signing the act
and making it effective, had some
100000 acres of additional lands
added to the forest reserves.
The attack that was made on the
whole forest reserve and public land
policy of the Administration consti-
tuted the Presidents justification in
this action. 1t has been made clear
that in the not distant future, if
they can muster strength enough,
Western interests are going to re-
verse the whole policy of the Gov
eminent as to forest reserves, and
to return 10 the old laXity in gen
eral administration of the public
lands. The President took advan-
/ tage of his last chance TO do some
thing for the forest reserve policy.
Postmaster General Cortelyou. be-
fore stepping out of his place at the
postoffce and taking that at the
J Treasury Department, issued an or
der providing for the enforcement,
in mail weighing, of the principle of
the Murdoch amendment; that is
I that when mails are weighed the
total for the entire number of days
Of weighing shall be divided by the
actual number Of days, not by the
actual number less the number OF
Sundays. This will save the Gov
ernment several millions of dollars
annually. The railroads made {
long and determined fight to pre-
vent the accomplishment of the
same result ny legislation, and the y
won. In the House they defeated
Murdoch. and when the Senate haC
adopted the provision the con
! ferees cut il out. But now the eX
ecutive order accomphshes all the
purposes of legislation.
There is a great deal of criticism
of the tendency to government by
executive order, but it has advan
tages over misgovernment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
A Word To A King.

Alfonso, King of Spain, ought to
be an American. Any time he tires
of his job at home thousand Yam
KEGS Will welcome him to our
shores. He is the real thing-and
no mistake.
An officer of the Palace Guard, it
appears, needed to go in a hurry TO
his home, about ninety miles from
Madrid. \ special train was not to
be had. So the King offered his
fastest auto car. The chauffeur, re
Numbering the bumps and antici-
Pating the repairs of similar jaunts,
hesitated 20 go. Whereupon Alfonso
himself volunteered to do the driy-
ing.
1t is only an incident, perhaps
But if the young King, who was
willing 10 risk those bumps and
crawling under his car to make
ninety miles worth of repairs sim
ply to get a brother officer TO his
home, win come to the United
States we will elect him to Congress
in the shortest possible space OF
time. That's the kind of spunk that
makes Presidents over here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05

"reminiscences now appearing in a
German paper. The author is a GER
tain DR.. Johannes Rosing. attache to
the Bremen and Hanseatic legations
at the American Capital during the
civil war. The New York Evening
Post has published an outline of the
work in which the Washingtonian
of 1907 will find this:
The Federal Capital Of the time. he re-
MARKS. by ,he way. was hardly the pres
tances." The streets. which were I'M
paved, and as a rule unsleaned, were a
habitat for domestic animals of all de
scripuOns. except after heavy rain.
when they reminded Lord Lyons, the
British minister. Of the turbid flood OF
Father Tiber.
on one occasion a horse and its driver
were drowned on Pennsylvania avenue,
and n like fate almost overlook the ltai-
ian minister on his way homo from the
second Inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln
The coach fell into hole and was
wrecked, and the minister was saved
only through the devotion of a negro,
whos plunged to his rescue and carried
him out Of danger on his back, Eneas-
like.
In other words, the whole city, in
1850, was an overlooking James
creek canal. Walking Pennsylvania
avenue in dry weather was like Wis
iting our present Zoo and boating
down it after a rain was like the
landing of Noah. We can imagine
the courtley Davis, bowling to Bossy
as he stepped over Tiber creek; the
noble Sumner stalking past too
sociable a goat; the irascible Thad
Stevens exploding his anger on a
kindly but impenetrable pig-all on
the site Of that triumph of sculptu-
raj inspiration which now we call
the Peace Monument.
The picture is not wholly pleasing,
to be sure; but il has its spots of
sunshine. and they ought to make
us of 1907 Washington somewhat
less inclined to grumble at our pres
ent authorities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
GENERAL BOOTH
TO SAY FAREWELL
Salvation Army Chief Ar
riVes From London on
Last Trip.

NEW YORK. March 5.--Gen. William
Booth, cOmmander-in-chief OF the Sal
walton Army, arrived in New York to-
day on the Atlantic transport line steam
ship Minneapolis from London He was
met at the pier by more than hundred
OF the local officers The commander.
who is looking hale and in the best Of
health. was exceptionally anxious to
talk with the reporters who had gone
down The bay 10 meet the vessel His
aides. Brigadier General Cox and Col
< J. Higgins. who came over with him
did not want him to be interviewed,
but he brushed them aside and insisted
on seeing the reporters
General Booth said that this was 70
be the last tour he would make Of
America.
I am now going through Canada.
and then 10 Australia. / shall come
hack to the United States on my last
trim. and shall say farewell 70 this
country. That is. 1 shall not be here
again in person, but l shall always be
here in spirit.
Il am now looking for one or more
miIIionaires who viii help as with some
Of the great schemes we have on foot
one Of these is what / call the small
holdings scheme BY that we mean
10 provide small tracts of land near
large cities TO Industrious men without
money who Will work them and be
close enough TO a center OF population
10 market their produce
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
THE COW PUNCHER" A MIXTURE
OF VILLAINY AND LOVE

Four acts Of spirited melodrama make
I'd The Cow Pu7Cher.'" which last
night had its initial production in
Washington, at the Majestic Theater-
There was plenty Of shooting. many
knives to look at and the sombrero of
the West was the popular style OF head
gear.
The play tells the old love story and
surrounds II with many exciting Incl
dents. Tom Lawtou and Geraldine Ora
ham have a gang Of intriguers TO deal
with before their romance IS cOnsum-
mated. but the grit of the West. the
courage that il brings TO its own and
the strength of their love permit them
10 trample down all obstacles and IN
the end the young people are made
Thhrouehout the story there are any
number of interesting and exciting sit
nations The men are brave and daring,
villains are numerous but the UuStS
. guns are ever ready 10 pop out III
defense OF the dOwntrOdden and alto
gether the story is one OF vital inter
In the Interpretation of the play tbs
characters of Tom and Geraldine stauC
ont COnspiCuOusly. They are played by
John A. Preston and Gertrude Maitland
/ both Of whom realize the character:
thew play and interpret them with fldel
/ ity. The comedy interest IS successfully
maintained aRd the remaining part
are plaYed BY II. Harry Hoy, Jefferson
Hall and Marion LOngfellOW. Bee
I GRAY proved 70 be a lariat thrOwer o.
| the first class, and the singing Of tht
/ White City Quartet was an ImpOrtan
/ feature
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
CART ELD SWORN
AS SUCCESSOR
To HITCHCOCK
Following Induction He
Attends First Meeting
of Cabinet.

James r. Garfield, yesterday the Com
missioner Of Corporations, today the
Secretary CT the Interior, attended the
meeting OF the new Cabinet at II o'clock
this forenoon.
Mr.. Garfield was sworn IN as Secre-
tary of the Interior at 9:45 o'clock this
morning in the Secretary-s room in the
building Of the Department Of the Inter
Tor IN the presence Of his wife and q
small circle Of his personal and official
friends. On his desk were two immense
bouquets Of roses, sent him by his
friends
The oath to uphold the Constitution
and administer the laws was given Mr.
Garfield by Warren r. Choate, Chief
clerk OF the Bureau OF Corporations
Among those present were Mr.. Pinchot
Mr.. Leupp. Mr.. Hitchcock. Mr.. Metcalf
Mr. Murray. and Herbert Knox Smith
the new Commissioner Of Corporations
The installation Of Mr. Garfield was
postponed from yesterday afternoon un-
til today in order TO allow Mr. Hitch
cock. the retiring Secretary Of the In
! terror, more time 20 wind UP IN gOOc
shape the affairs OF the Office. Mr.
| Hitchcock, when asked today If he had
any statement 70 make, said.
Nothing but 10 say that 1 am yer!
grateful 10 the press Of the country TO
| the cooperation It has given us in tn
/ big things this department has had L
! do in recent years. l am very grateful
/ for it."
/ Mr. Garfield was the earliest mem
be- Of the Cabinet TO arrive at The
/ semI-weekly meeting today. There Wa
| something the matter with the Off
! ciaI carriage and he drove in d hire,
cab 10 the White House. Postmaste
! General Meyer, who succeeds Mr. Cor
/ telyou, was the last member OF the
! Presidents official family 20 put in al
! appearance
/ before the Cabinet meeting the Presi
/ dent received a large number OF Sena
I tors and Representatives, who came Z
saw goOd-by before leaving for thei
/ homes. Among those who called were
/ Senators Nelson, kiJJredge. Alice, Din
/ ingham Daniel, and SpOOner, and Rep
! resenraiives aNagneT. GTOsveEOr. Scott
/ Martin. Dalzell Bennett, Cocks, Nc
/ CIeary. Southland, and Lowering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05

were 10 be seen. on the journey south
ward the path led through the stern
beauty of Norway magnificent fjOrds.
OF the moving pictures the most rea-
EStiS we're those OF the LaplauderS
whale fishery. the capture of a whale
more than ninety feet long, with The re-
mOval of the blubber-
The huge glaciers Of SplJzbergeIi,
Deadman's Point. from which Andre
started In a balloon on his Inflated ex-
petition 20 the pole. and Gelranger
FiordN followed in quick succession
II is 'The land OF the midnight sun.
and nearly all Of the pictures were tax
on after 10 o'clock at night Strangely
enough some of the most interesting
pictures were OF the lO~eiy native wild
towers. though one certainly would not
Expect TO find Norway a particularly
fiowery country
Mr. FlmendOrf announced that next
season he will devote one course 10
views Of American points Of interest.
The audience was not content 10 wait
till next year TO show its appreciation
Of Mr. ElmendOrf and his talks. He
was forced TO hold an imprOmptu re-
ception at the end OF his lecture, and
to shake hands with great many un-
known fellow travellers who have en-
loved the trips taken with him in the
spirit, as they might not actual trips
taken without him in the flesh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
PRESIDENT JUDSON
BURNED IN EFFIGY
Chicago University Students
Want Academy Open
in June.

CHICAGO, H., March 5.--Harry Pratt
Judson, the new president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, was burned in efflgy
bv students of Morgan Park Academy
last night The demonstration follow
ed the reading in chapel that the
academy. which is an adjUnct of the
university. would be closed in June.
No oil was used. One hundred and
seyentv-fve young men and boys TOOK
mart in the mock tragedy. Morgan
Park police attempted to dispense the
students, but were driven of with their
own clubs.
One thousand people witnessed the
burning of the effigy of President Jud-
son which was strung 10 telegraph
poIe. after il had been carried several
SQUARES on a rail, mounted on the
shoulders of some of the older stu
dents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
Work Done and Yet to Do.

Commissioner mcfarland pre-
sents in today's papers an Impress
i've review of the legislation OBJ
tanned for the District from the last
Congress.
Appropriations have been made to
complete the most notable eXtraor-
binary improvements in the history
of the Capital. \ new home has
been built for the aged and infrm.
Provision has been made for the
care of INDECENT consumptives. Au-
thoritY has been granted for the
elimination of the alley slums. In
creases Of pay have been obtained
for teachers, fremen, and police
men. A Juvenile court has been es-
tablished. Protection has been eX-
tended to the savings banks and
their depositors. The sum of $4,000
has been allowed for the purchase
of Fairgrounds. Reports have been
ordered from the gas and electric
lighting companies. The old court
records have been properly safe
guarded. An allowance of $1,000 has
been made to the school gardens
work in the public schools
All this-and more-has been done
by Congress in the past two years
But there is much yet to do, anC
the President of the Board of Dis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
ELMENDORF CLOSES HIS
MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON

Dwight Elmendorfs second lecture on
Norway. closing his season at the Ma
tlonal Yesterday afternoon, proved the
most delightful of a rarely enjoyable
series. That they have been appreciated
was amply witnessed by the capacity
crowd which filled the house The trip
was resumed at TromsOe. the little Nor
wegian city where last week he left
his fellow travellers, and whence he re-
embarked them for the journey to Lap
land. and thence to Hammerfest, the
most northerly city Of Europe. From
Hammerfest the way led 70 North Cape
and Spitzbergen- Fog and rain seemed
to envelope the country much of the
time. but when the sun did pierce the
clouds some magnificent cloud effects
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-05
YANKEE DOODLE GIRLS"
MAKE GOOD AT THE LYCEUM

Not only are the two usual burlettas
and the olio at Hernan's New LyCeum
Theater this week far above the average,
but the entire chorus is all that could
be asked for in vivacity and attractive
ness. The members Of the troupe are
always on the jump, their singing is as
good and better than has been heard
at this popular playhouse this season
and, most important, the costumes are
brilliant and enhancing
The Yankee Doodle Girls appear in
the two farces, Fun IN Camp" ana
. fuckers Farm" both of which are IGll
OF ridiculous situations and laughable
entangIements The oliO consists or
Harrison Green's Representations, the
Sidnals In a G4olosu e, MARION an, anu
Franklyn Battle. in illustrated songs,
and Ed. b White, who is hailed as the
sparring partner Of the famous John l.
Sullivan. in a boxing exhibition. assisted
- Miss Rolla White.