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The Washington times., 1907-03-18
Lords and Commons.

The demand for restriction of the
power of the English house of lords
is as old as the establishment of
parliamentary government in that
country. In recent years there has
been rather an interesting parallel
between the movement for populari-
zation of the lords in England and
the popular election Of Senators in
this country.
The English movement is, appar-
entity, approaching focus, as indi-
Gated by the determination of the
new liberal government to demand
some REIMBURSEMENT Of relations be
tween commons and peers. 1t would
not be surprising if the house Of
peers would be abolished before
another generation. while the Amer
lean Senate seems TO go steadily on
increasing its prestige and its use
fulness. The Senate may need some
reforms, but it has shown capacity
in late years 10 reform itself from
within. The peers, on the other
hand, have stubbOrnly and fatuousIy
shut their eyes 10 ali manifestations
of public dissatisfaction with them.
Yet the truth is that to abolish the
house of lords would be vastly
easier than 10 amend the American
Constitution by providing for popu-
lar election OF Senator's.
The lords can be abolished by
Legislation or by revolution. 1t Will
not be done by revolution. 1t can
be done by legislation only with
the concurrence of the upper house
/ itself. That at first seems a
hopeless impossibility; yet II is by
no means so.
All that is needed is TO have a lib
eral administration create enough
liberal Peerages to overcome the
present cOnservative-or more prop
erly, tory-majority in the lords,
and then to send to the new liberal
upper chamber a measure, already
passed by the commons, providing
for either abolishing the house OF
lords or for stripping it of the pow
er of absolute veto on legislation
The new house Of peers, pledged to
pass the measure, could be counted
upon to do it; and the hereditary
chamber would cease to be an infu-
ence in the British system. Mr.. Glad
stone threatened to do just that al
one time in his career, and the
speech recently delivered from the
throne intimates a purpose serious
" to consider such a course once
more.
The American Senate is one of the
best things in the American form oi
government. The English peers rep
resent about the worst thing about
that government. The Senate is fas'
proving it's right to existence by tn,
good it is accomplishing. The lord:
are progressively demonstrating the
excuseIessness of their existence. L
is become plain they must be mend
ed or ended.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
LEISURELY BURGLAR
SLEEPS, BATTLES. ROBS

STANFORD, Conn, March 1S.-After
breaking into the home of two wealthy
maiden sisters, the Misses Frances and
Cornelia Smith, and finding it unten-
anted, a burglar calmly took sleep IN
one Of their rooms before selecting the
articles which he wished 20 steal
He Set the alarm chock for o'clock.
When he arose he took a bath. ate a
hearty breakfast and then commenced
a Ieisurely inspection and theft OF the
valuable articles in the house.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
TEST ASCENSION
WAS SUCCESSFUL

ST. LOUIS, March ia test balloon
ascension was made yesterday by ]. NJ.
Campbell, a st. Louis aeronaut. in the
interest OF the international races to be
held here in October under the auspices
of tn Auto Club Of America The
aeronaUt was up two hours end forty
minutes, and Travelled forty-tIree miles
northwest. landing at Sorrento, III. The
trip was declared a successful test Of
the gas 70 be used during the races.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
Procession at the Door
10 Gather Travellers
GratuitieS.
Small Hotel Bill, Large
Amount Spent for
Fees.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Did you ever TOSS a few crumbs 10
two or three little sparrows and sud
denly see twenty-five appear in the spot
you thought held but the trio; and all
flying eagerly about looking for more
crumbs?
Then you know what happens In the
European hotels when a guest starts
to leave and begins giving a tip or two
10 those attendants who have served
him
In an American hotel, If you remain a
few days. you give your chanberTaid
and your table waiter each up. and
feel you can leave with dignity and
self-respect.
If you remain some weeks or a month
you know you must give a souvenir OF
silver TO the head waiter and little
encouragement 10 the elevator boy.
II you have had the services Of the
valet lie chambre or groom, they. and
the porter. must be recompensed.
But do not imagine you can make
your escape from any hotel in Europe
so easily; not unless you possess a
courage that is colossal.
After two days IN any hotel in
Europe you viii ind at least ten ex-
pectant faces lined up as you attempt
to depart; and the longer you remain
the longer viii be the line OF mourners
You may have seen only one chamber
maid in Your room during your stay
but YOU will find three standing guard
when YOU go out bag In hand.
When the word Is sent by wireless
telegraphv from the office 70 the dining
room that you are taking your last me al
Won need not be surprised 20 hnd two
head walters. three table waters an
omnibus" "A bcykkeeper and wine
man. all trying 20 hold the door open tol
YOU 70 pass out. and in each face VII
be an expectancy that speaks louder
than words.
Nor must you imagine that the worst
Is over.
Still They Come.
At the outer door YOU will find two
elevator boys. two hall men. two door
openere. a room valet and groom, and
perhaps two or three other boys or mer
In buttons. whose faces are new TO you
hut whose object is old.
And even then you are not through
There are two men on the omnibus and
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
W9RKMEN FIND JEWELS
IN RAILROAD SEWER

SHANOEIN. March 18-Claude Nei-
dig and Harry Sheriff. with other Penn
Svlvauia Railroad repairmeh were
working in a sewer under a track here
when Ne,dig, in scOCping up a shovelful
OF mud. saw something cleaning on
the shovel. Curiously polling a finger on
The shovel, Neldig unearthed a diamond
ring worth SI00
Almost at the same time Sheriff dis
covered a costly gold watch chain as he
picked open the side OF the sewer. How
the valuable articles got there II q
mystery.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
FIND DOCTORS FORCEPS
WHERE TJM0R HAD BEEN

WICHITA. Kan. March 1S.-Three
years Of untold misery for Mrs. W A.
RuhiJe. Of Bran ar. Okla. was ended
today when Dr.. @. Y. Downs removed
from Mrs. White a uair of doctors
forceps five inches in length During an
operation for removal of tumOr three
years ago the fOrCeps We're accidentally
left IN the cavity from which n tumor
was removed When found today they
were in the vaginal cavity, where Trey
We're left three years ago
The instrument IN Mrs. Whites body
vas discovered recently by the X-ray-
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
.JAPS ENLARGE ARMY
WITH "a REGIMENTS

TOKYO. March 1s--In pursuance OF
the program to increase ornaments,
twenty-four infantry regiments have
been organized mainly for the concen-
trated northern isles. The main base
viii be at Kurume, fifty miles northeast
Of Nagasaki.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
NEW DISASTER
IN FRENCH NAVY

ATACCIO, France, March 1s.-During
the maneuvers last night without lights
the torpedo-boat destroyer Epee ram
med torpedo boat No. 26S. A steam pipe
on the Iast-named vessel burst, killing
two men and MORALLY injuring another
The Epee lowed the torpedo boat
ashore, where she was beached.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
PASHA MURDERED
BY ANGRY SOLDIER
Hamid Had Punished the
Man Not Long Before
Assassination.

TREBIZOND. Asiatic Turkey. March
IS--Hamid Easha. commanding the To-
cal troops. while leaving the mosque
was assassinated by "a noncommissioned
officer. VINO had been punished shortly
before.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
TOAST.

Here's to the man whose hand
Is firm when he clasps your own
Like a grip Of steel,
That makes you feel
You're not in the world alol z.
Here's to the man whose Laugh
Puts the sOmber clouds TO rOut-
The man who's fair,
And kind and square,
To the one that's down and out.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

two porters, and AT the station two
others appear, and one at least follows
you into the train and deposits your
hand baggage. and only when the train
starts can you breathe freely and lean
back and look at your depleted purse
The price OF your room and board has
been lower than I'm most American hotels
Of the same grade, but b.. the time you
reach your train you realize that you
have paid out several dollars more than
you ever have paid for a similar stay in
any part Of America,
OF course, IL you are the pOEsessoT Of
great nerve. you Will be al 2 10 pass
these three separate regiments Of tip
seekers without losing a coin; you will
tin the two or three who have served
you and ignore the others. But Il is a
difficult matter 10 know how to do this
for the scheme Is peculiarly adroit one
which the European hotels work on the
uuwary traveller.
You ring. for your chambermaid and
ask her for towels. but she sends them
by another maid
You give your order 10 one waiter and
another brings your food. and so dur
ing your stay you see once or twice these
various faces. anc Wnen you behold
them IN an accusing row as you are
about 10 depart you feel you must pay
for the services which have heen some
how. some time, rendered. TO a per
son Of any conscience or any sensitive
ness, II is a wretched sensation to feel
such an obligation is neglected
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

When he sets out TO do his showing
UP Of public men. Senator Burton will
do well to bring the documents along.
The Senator's standing is not such as
to assure prompt acceptance Of any ex-
IRENE observations he may make.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

And here is Admiral Coghlan giving
utterance TO the heresy that the Gov
eminent can build better ships than
anybody else Doesn't the admiral know
that 1t must never be admitted that the
Government can do anything with real
efficiency
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

Senator Foraker, of course, will want
to cross-examine on that confession,
and prove that the soldier who claims.
he helped shoot up Brownsville was
half shot, or more, when he made the
confession.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

Tom Johnson is reported to plan
candidacy for governor Of Ohio. and the
very same papers which bring the news
tell also that his park commissioners
will not permit any Interference with
"spooning'' in the parks of Cleveland.
As a politician. President Roosevelt will
have 20 look 70 his Iaurels.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

To doubt this theory that the human
soul weighs from half an ounce to an
ounce seems to be a mighty cynical
view OF the race.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

Mr.. Mellen ought to be the right man
10 give the President full information
about the methods Of cutting melons.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

The IDEA OF a sordid, unsocial coroner
breaking into the Utopia of Mr.. Sinclair
is almost too shocking for contempla-
ton.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

About in proportion as the kings Of
Wall Street have lost IN stature lately,
P-esideu. Roosevelt has gained. The
stock rs-ket furry has left the Presi-
dent looking wiser than the men who
undertook 10 advise him about his course
toward financial and railroad topics
II the President is DESTROYS OF per
Petuating his policies, he e IN better
shape 10 nress them upon the country
than ever before. Wall Street has given
sample Of the sort Of panic II can
produce. and 81 has gone no farther than
70 show that il doesn't dare precipitate
or even permit, while IL can prevent
the sort OF ruin - has predicted as a
result OF the Presidents policies Threat
ened with a panic. the President assured
Wall Street that he was not afraid Of
It's worst Wall Street proceeded 20 put
on its performance; and the utmost re-
suit was a shaking down Of prices
not values.
There has been some effort TO cult
yate the notion that the President was
a menace 70 national prosperity. The
country mas got fairly convinced that the
financial interests antagonistic 70 him
constitute the real menace
Judgment INDICATED.
In any efforts he may set on foot % as
sure the perpetuation Of his policies after
his present term in office the President
Is by this development strengthened lie
has been INDICATED as wiser, on one
hand. than the men Of big business who
claimed 20 fear disaster 20 prosperity.
and on the other than the umOroUs ele-
ment IN the community that was de-
TERED only by fears from giving its con
fldence 10 him
the next session Of Congress q notable
one for legislative accomplishment
Likewise, he is credited with a desire
TO take the chief part in shaping senu-
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

Congress having failed to increase the
pay Of the Government clerks. II is noted
with interest that some of the depart
ment heads have compensated for it by
increasing their working hours.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18

General PenalOsa. leader of the Vene-
zuelan rebellion. at least is no repeater.
like Uribe-Uribe.
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
Creating Beggars.

I cannot help thinking that it is
miserable system. system which
makes beggars out OF men and women
and binders them from reaching the full
mental and moral standard intended for
the human race by self-relianCe. indie
pendence and self-respect.
I cannot help believing that nobler
conditions might exist We're those who
work 20 receive the wage or salary dIe
them from those who employed. or, bet
ter still, a cooperative society which
The Washington times., 1907-03-18
European Hotel Tipping System
Makes Men and Women BeggdTS.
And IS DiSagreeabIe TO Guests
When You're in Europe
YOU MUST TIP

3 chambermaids.
. head walters.
3 walters.
l omnibus"
] bookkeeper.
/ wine man.
2 elevator boys.
2 hall men.
2 door openers.
! room valet.
3 buttons"
2 drivers.
3 porters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07

something, polling out pretty double
Behringer lined hard one to SquIbb
who mussed it. Undertook then
hunted. Fisher fielded the hunt to
Cameron to nail Undertook and Cam
eron relayed it back to Jessup to
catch Nash who was disarranging the
landscape in a slide for the pate.
The throw was low and Nash tailed
Burns hunted to Fireman Fisher who
threw him out at first. Way then
came to bat and flew out to Ritter.
allowing Behringer to score on the
play. The inning closed by Pierce's
pop up to Justice.
In the last of the fifth after Will
termood and Fisher had been extin-
guished, Ritter drew his base and
counted on Cameron's sharp double.
Justice ended the inning by dying on
an infield play. Neither side scored
in the sixth. The game was called in
the first of the seventh after Behring-
er had singled and Undertook had
drawn base on an error. Score:
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ing will be in the box for the locals ard
he will try to cop out his fourth
straight victory.
Sporting Editor of Palladium:-As q
loyal rooter of the local team / would
suggest that if Manager Jessup is un-
able to add good batters to his team
that he try to make what players he
now has. good batters. I think that il
the men were compelled to put in a
couple of hours batting practice each
morning, it would do wonders toward
trimming up the batting eyes. Good
hitting is what the fans enjoy and it
helps whole lot in winning games.
Yours III. M. r.
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The Wary Grow.

The crow is useful in killing mice.
snakes. lizards and frogs and is q
splendid scavcnger. He is quite wary.
will always fee from a man with a
gun, but pays little attention to the
ordinary pedestrian. These birds are
gregarious I'm their habits and make
their large. untidy nests at the tops of
trees They come in focks to the sleep
ing grove. sit around on the ground,
and when all are assembled they rise
simultaneously and scramble for nests.
Crows mate for life
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The Serious Part.

but. Gladys, we should not let your
mothers prejudice stand in the way of
our marriage. What is money to true
love?-
Il know, Alfred. that money is not
all, but hunger is something. Last
night you walked past three restau-
rants on the way from the theater and
never said supper once But mother
nad something for ne to eat when
got home."-London Mail.
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BASEBALL GOSSIP.
(By Tort.)

Richmond has a strenuous week be-
ginning today. Here is the schedule
Manager Jessup has arranged
Sunday-Piqua here.
Monday-At Portland.
Tuesday-At Van Vert, Ohio.
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still His Dauobter.

Old Gotrox - But If my daughter
marries you, will she have all the
comforts to which she has been &C
customed? Young DeBroque-weT. II
Will be your fault If she hasn't.-Chi
cago News
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Wednesday-At Van Vert, Ohio.
Thursday-P Portland here.
Friday Kokomo here.

Friday-kokomo here.
Saturday Kokomo here.
Springfield here.
The Springfield team which plays
here next Sunday. is not the league
team, but is known as the Springfield
Athletics.
A good game is booked for this aft
ernoon. Richmond will tangle up
with the Piqua Independent team.
which has just recently organized and
is said to be playing a fast article of
ball. The game will be called prompt
ly at 3 O'Clock. Meadowbrook Elem
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He-Who is that plain lady? She
That is my mother. He-Oh, I beg
pardon! 1 didn't notice the resem-
,blance.-London Opinion.
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The truest mark Of being born with
great qualities Is being born withour
envy.-Rochefoucaul
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Hit by pitcher-Winger.
Time-1 90.
Umpire-Lally.
Attendance-2J0.
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Chicago passengers using c.. c. &
L. trains land at 18th ST. illinois
Central) Station; most conveniently
located. Remember this 6-tf
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WEATHER MAN TAKES
HAND IN BALL GAME
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also worked well but his support was
very frazzely.
In the first Nash drew his base and
was advanced to second on Behring-
er's single. The latter was promptly
cut down off first and Undertook
struck out. Jelly Burns then drag
ged his war club to the plate and
smote a three sacker which had
full grown beard on it Needless to
say Mr.. Nash counted.
A Little History.
In the fifth Nash again started
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City and County
STATISTICS.

: Births.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Luker, girl,
6irst child.
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II you would be a good judge, hear
what every one says. Portuguese
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AT KANSAS CITY.

r. H. E.
ST. Paul. :. :. =. :. :. ..3 5 3
Kansas City. :. >. :. :. A
Essick and Sudgen; Eagen and Sui
livan.
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Base Ball
Results.
LEAGUE STANDING.

AT BROOKLYN.
r. II. E.
hicago.. .. % 10
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AT ST. LOUIS.
AMERICAN ASSN. STANDING.
AT cOLuM BUS.

AT COLUMBUS.
r. H E.
Indianapolis. :. ;. :. Il 1
Slagle and Howley; Fisher and
Blue.
The Appeal., 1907-09-21
REV. D. p.
Eloquent Efficient Pastor
Who Is Reurned Another Year

SO it seems that the off-color peo-
pies are receiving about the same
treatment in British Columbia as in
Hail Columbia, and there seems to be
no doubt but that international com
plications will be the result of the
whole. The news has already gone to
Toxic and the crew of a United
States vessel, on shore-leave, in that
city was roughly handled by mob.
One thing is certain, that the rela-
tions between nations and the Orien-
tails are becoming SO strained and the
prejudices so intense that peaceful in
tercourse will in short time be
greatly limited, if not entirely pre-
vented.
The Hindoos are British subjects
and there is an alliance between Japan
and Great Britain. There may be
more reasons for sending the war
ships to the Pacific than many people
suppose.
The occurrence of these riots just
at the time when France and Spain
are embroiled with Morocco and the
South American republics flying at
each Others throats renders it entire
ly certain that the wisest statesm en-
have little idea of what the near fu-
ture may bring forth.
The Appeal., 1907-09-21
"A HOPEFUL SIGN"

London = Monsignor O'Connel1,
president of the Catholic university
at Washington, who is spending his
vacation here, says that in his 2opin-
ion many of the things that have
brought down upon America the Sc
verest criticism abroad are really
hopeful signs. ~}
II believe lynching, for example,"
he said, horrible as it is, is nothing
but the explosion of the popular
sense of justice. The people at the
core are sound. They are working
out some of the greatest questions of
modern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which
are unique and unprecedented, The
question of the absorption into one
race of millions of foreigners is a
typical question that is being solved"
THE APPEAL has no special de-
sire to attempt to controvert the
opinion of so eminent an authority as
Monsignor O'Connel1, but it cannot
help believing that the intellect that
can transmute lynching into '.hope-
tul sign possesses range which it
cannot pretend to follow.
We presume the crime wave of
New York was also hopeful sign
and an augury of the near approach
of the Millennium.
The Appeal., 1907-09-21

Hoke Smith of Georgia, should be
taught manual labor and how TO live
This opinion was expressed in a
speech that placed marked emphasis
on race distinctions, but it is Just as
Sound to say that the white child
should be taught manual labor and
how to live The most discouraging
labor problem of this country is that
of the people who feel themselves
above manual la Dor, but who have
never had professional training or
developed the ability to conduct busi-
ness enterprises successfully"
The Record-Herald point Of order
lis we'll taken. An education which
has no bearing upon making living
is of very little use. But it occurs to
THE APPEAL that Gov ! Smiths
concern for the Afro-American is
little misplaced. There are thousands
|of white children in Georgia growing
up in the densest ignorance, right un-
der Gov. Smiths nose They know
nothing about manual labor and still
less about making a living. But
Hoke manifests no solicitude about
them
The Appeal., 1907-09-21
ANOTHER RACE PROBLEM.

SO they are having a racial prob
lem over in British Columbia with
the Japs and Chinese on one side and
white men on the other.
An interesting feature of the prob
lem is that the Asiatics are ar1ning
themselves and propose to fight back.
Also in Washington state, near by,
there has been fearful collision with
the Hindoos, of which the following
account is given:
AS the result of serious race riot
six badly beaten Hindoos are in the
hospital here, 400 frightened and half
naked Sikhs are in Jail and the corri-
doris of the city hall, guarded by po-
licemen, and somewhere between Bel
lingham and the British Columbia
line are 750 natives of India, making
their way to Canadian territory and
the protection of the British flag.
The long expected cry, "Drive out
the Hindoos,' was heard throughout
the city and along the water front
late last night. With the police help
less and all authority paralyzed, a
mob Of 500 white men raided the mills
where the blacks were working, bat
tered down the doors Of the lodging
houses, and dragged the invaders
from their beds, beat them and drove
them to the city limits. 3