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The Washington times., 1907-01-16
GERMAN SQUADRON
PREPARES FOR FAIR
Gunboat Panther at New
port News TO Coon
Drydock.

Considerable interest is being mani
Tested in navy circles over the arrival.
at Newport News. OF the German gum
beat Panther. of the West Indian cruiser
squadron. The Panther came TO the
American port 10 go into drydock at
the Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany, for repairs and general overhaul
ing.
As soon as the Panther is turned out
OF the dock the other two cruisers Of
the squadron, the Bremen and Nenita,
viii take their turn for repairs As
each vessel Is turned out she will make
her way around the coast, each stop
ping at different ports and thus spend
ing the time until the beginning OF the
jamestown Exposition at Norfolk next
spring. Al: three OF the ships, il is
understood. Will represent Germany at
the international naval exhibition in
Hampton Roads.
The Panther is the vessel that came
near causing international complica-
tons between Germany and Brazil a
year ago by rushing into a Brazilian
port and picking up a German subject
without the form of eXtradition.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
WORK DURING YEAR
OF HUMANE SOCIETY
Find 1897 Persons Treating
Animals Cruelty, Con-
ViCt 1912.

Officers were elected yesterday after
noon O. the Washington Humane So
ciety during the annual meeting which
vas held in the rooms Of the society, 523
Ninth street northwest. They are as
follows:
President. c. A SNOW; first vice pres
ident. J. 3. T. Topper: vice presidents,
Mrs William r. Chandler. Mrs. A L.
Barber. Mrs. Florence Murray, Cram
mond Kennedy, Bishop Alexander Mac
kay-Smlth. Mrs. +. 9. Holiday, Mrs.
J. b. Henderson, Miss Harriet b. Lor-
ing, and II. +. BlOunt: secretary. John
=, Heap: treasurer, Edwin NJ. Trueu.
In his annual address Mr.. Snow said
mat during the past year the society
had prosecuted 1881 cases OF cruelty 10
animals out OF which 1912 had been con-
yicted- He said that through the ef-
forts OF the society eight fountains had
Deen erected IN the city during the past
twelve months and that three more
would be added 20 this number.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
THE YAP-

Oh no, look at the zap, Child
rem. Is he not a Funny Looking
Object? Do you know what a zap
Really is, Little Ones? No,
thought you did not. You had an
Idea that a zap was a Farmer
from the Back-woods who did not
know what Sidewalks were For,
did you not3 No Sir, a zap is a
Person who Looks Like a Farmer
but who Owns more Real Estate
and has a Bigger Bank Account
than Nine-ty-nine Hun-dred-thS of
the City Guys who Poke Fun at
Him. 4 zap may not Know Wheth-
er Chop Su-ey is the Title of a
Book or a Fancy Drink, but when it
comes to Measuring the Long
Green he has the City Chaps
Floun-der-ing in the Potomac Yell
ing for the Vigilant.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
Secretary Roots Address.

Secretary Root has started the
4 discussion of the maximum and
minimum tariff idea with an au-
thoritatiys statement which win be
accepted as the word of the Admin
istration. The Secretary is of all
things a practical statesman. He
has been giving much attention to
the study of our commercial rela-
tions with Latin America; and as
a practical man of affairs he recog-
nizes, as The Times has. so often said,
that reciprocity is no longer worth
discussion. 1t can't he had, and
therefore discussion and agitation
for it are only waste of effort.
The maximum and minimum tariff
is the practical alternative. More
than a year ago The Times pub
lished an interview with John A.
Kasson, long the foremost advocate
of reciprocity, declaring that reci-
prOcity was dead, and that it's prae-
teal friends would have to take up
the maximum and minimum tariff
plan. This is the plan that other
countries are adopting, and that
fact makes il the more practical for
this country. 1t takes two to make
bargain, and when the dickering
can be started on basis of mutual
understanding the chance Of agree
ment is improved.
The resolution adopted at the
trade congress favors adoption of
present schedules as the maximum.
and so per cent thereof as the mini
mum. This is simply going back TO
the original purpose of the trainers
of the Dingley measure. who avow-
eddy placed schedules high in order
TO have some trading stock; for at
that time it was proposed and
thought entirely practical to trade
of the top 20 per cent of the duties
in reciprocity agreements. The
maximum and minimum plan would
get 70 the same end by another
route.
Apparently the Republican mana
gers are determined to force ship
subsidy Legislation. II will be excel
lent politics, if they are going to do
that, to give some sign of sympathy
with the tariff revision sentiment OF
the country. The Subsidy rrroDosi-
ton is very unpopular in the sec
tions where tariff revision is strong
est. When the tariff revisionists see
that their demands are ignored while
subsidy legislation has passed. they
will be hopping mad, and they viii
need rather more than kind words
and promises of something latter
election"
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

CRUSADER HELD

NEW YORK. Jan. l6-Dr. Lazare
Wischnewetzky is under $500 bond 70
keep MIN from conducting an anti
flirting crusade. The doctor, who is q
Russian specialist. was on a crowded
car. on which Mrs. Mabel Orton Butte.
striking young Brooklyn widow, was
passenger, when he created a scene
BY suddenly confronting her ana charg-
ing her with nudging and allowing her
ser 10 be nudged by the young man
sitting next 10 her
When two men had come between her
ana the excited physician. Mrs. Butte
demanded that a policeman be sum
done. vas
IN the police court the specialist was
still excited, and declared that there
were a whole lot OF New York women
T rlss..his around In street cars and the
Fifth avenue stage coaches hirrine- uitb
men. van
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
CiSeaSe-Laden Milk.

Washin gton's milk supply is put
under grave suspicion by disclosures
made Monday evening TO the Board
of Trade.
Briefly, the showing of the chair
man of thecommittee on public health
was that mn lch of our milk and cream
are obtained from dairy farms far
below fair standards of cleanliness,
are brought 10 Washington under
conditions specially suited to multi
ply the bacteria with which they are
only too likely to be laden. and sold
10 us as consumers in a condition
which threatens the health of the
whole community.
Out Of 800 dairy farms near the
Capital, about 400 have been in
spected by agents of the Agricul-
tural Department. OF this latter
number, by practical and business
like system of scoring applied by
practical men. not one was given a
rating of excellent"
The points scored were the eon6i-
ton of the cows, the condition of
the stables and milk houses, the
methods of milking, and the food
and drink of The stock. Those are
the particulars in which every dairy
farm visited failed TO qualify-and
the inspection has included every
large establishment which sends
milk to Washington. Further, only
of the 400 were rated as good" 10
as fair" and all the others as
poor"
Bacteria are vegetable organisms.
They exist everywhere. In moder-
ate quantities they need not be a
menace. But, being given food and
warmth, they multiply, doubling in
number every hour, and often every
fifteen minutes. In milk, at an ordi-
nary temperature, the conditions are
ideal for their growth.
An average of 10000 bacteria to
the cubic centimeter-which is
about fifteen drOps-is thought to be
not dangerous. But the figures
cited 20 the Board of Trade as to
samples of milk sold Washington
consumers indicate the presence of
hundreds of thousands and millions.
And the tests cover practically the
whole supply.
Much of this danger can be
averted if the milk is kept eool-at
so degrees, il is believed, the
number does not increase. There
fore, the District Commissioners,
the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service, and the Agricultural
Department have all recommended
that Congress pass law this ses-
sion requiring all milk brought into
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
STUART RAPS ROADS
IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. 16.-Edwin
; Stuart became governor of Penn
sylVanla yesterday. succeeding Samuel
w. Pennypacker, TO whose law Office
Mr.. Stuart. when an errand boy. de-
livered books.
In his inaugural address. the governor
suggests that a State railway commits
sion be appointed. with powers similar
10 those conferred upon the Interstate
commerce Commission; advocates a
maximum railroad passenger rate OF
cents a mile. and recommends thar
legislation be enacted To make effective
that portion Of the State CONSTITUTIONS
which prohibits railroads from engaging
IN any other business than that OF com
mon carriers.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

the District to be of that tempera-
ture, OF cooler.
Even then the milk will start 20
our homes unnecessarily unclean
and fraught with dangerous poten-
tialities for disease. More legisla-
ton viii surely be needed; the re-
form must go further If our milk
suPPly's to be kept pure and health
full. But the requirement that the
milk shall be kept too cool to breed
bacteria viii remove more than half
the menace.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
HANNA RELATIVES
WE'D IN GEORGIA

TOWNSVILLE. Ga. Jan. ls.-How-
ard Melville Hanna and Miss Jean
Claire Hanna, both Of Cleveland. Ohio.
were married here this Afternoon in ST
Thomas Episcopal Church. Rev. George
Whitney officiating. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Of
New York. The bride is a daughter of
L. c. Hanna, OF Cleveland. and the
groom is son OF II. M Hanna. Bride
and groom are first cousins, and the
late Sentaor Mark Hanna was their
uncle.
They came TO the Hanna winter
home here to wed because Ohio laws
forbid marriage OF first cousins.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
WHOLE FAMILY is TAKING
THE PASTEUR TREATMENT

PiTTSBURG, Jan. 16.-Living in con-
slant fear that the next hour NAV md
them In the thrOes Of hydrophobla. a
whole family is receiving the Pasteur
treatment at Mercy Hospital In this
city.
The six persons who are taking the
treatment are Mrs. Alice Black. her
two sons, and daughter. Mrs. Eula
Owings, Mrs. Owings' husband ana n
S. Gordon, all OF Hanlon, washington
county, Pa, where Mr.. Black died sew
eral DAYS ago, after suffering from
hydrophoe!a Tor nearly week.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
ISAAC BLOUT HONORED
AS HE TURNS SEVENTY
Noted Washington Hebrew Is Given Reception and Pre-
sented With Many Gifts on His Birthday
Anniversary

Hundreds OF friends last night Joined
In offering their congratulations TO Isaac
l. Blout at a reception 10 MT Blout
in the Eighth Street Temple. Handsome
gifts were presented Mr.. Blout. and the
occasion served 10 show the high esteem
IN which he is held.
II vas the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
Mr. Blout, and IN consideration of his
activity In many things mis- friends de-
Cided 10 give him reception. The
temple choir furnished "a musical pro
gram. and the guest list numbered all
the societies with which Mr.. Blout is
affiliated, and the congregation OF the
Eighth Street Temple. Of which he has
been president eight years.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
HAVE HARD TINE
GETTING MARRIED

DANVILE. Va, Jan. 1e.-Afiss Roxie
Dezerne and Archie Robinson, clippers
from Durham. y. c. are having a
strenuous time in their efforts TO get
married.
They left their home early yesterday
morning for Houston, but upon arriving
az that place found 20 their disappoint-
ment that the girls father had tele-
graphed the clerk not to issue the
license. They drove from Houston 10
South Boston, a distance OF about six
miles. but failed 10 find anyone who
would perform the ceremony. They
took a train for Pelham. n. l., late
yesterday afternoon. At that place a
careless remark by the girl gave the
justice Of the peace warning that her
father objected.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Rabbi Abrgm Simon, OF the tennla
presented Mr. BlOut with a handsome
silver tea set as a gift from the con-
Rregauon, and Mrs. S. GuEgenheim. FOR
the he0ecca Lodge, presented four ma
nosahy chairs. The Council OF Jewish
Women, through Mrs charles A cola
smith. gave AIE- Blout a handsome
travelling bag fitted up with toilet arti-
Cles. and the Ladies' Auxiliary societ,,
added as their gift a sherbet set. The
Aefeantlle Club, through Harry King.
presented a silver punch hoygi -
seventy little girls from the Sabbstb
scnool marched UP, each presenting a
rose 10 Mr.. BlOsIt .
Mr- Blout thanked his friends for the
honors they ffered him.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
JEROME IS STARTED
AFTER METROPOLITAN

NEW YORK. Jan. Ian investiga-
ton into the affairs OF the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company similar to that
into the New York Life, which resulted
in the indictment OF George ". Perkins
and Charles S. Fairchild. has been be-
gun by District Attorney Jerome.
Assistant District Attorney Kersel has
charge OF the investigation. He invited
President Hegemans of the Metropolitan
10 come 20 the office OF the district at
torney TO obtain his permission TO eX-
anime the books OF the company. Mr.
Hegeman instead sent his counsel, who
told Mr.. Kersel he had no doubt that
the assistant district attorneys request
would be granted.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
BERKMAN AND GOLDMAN
ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL.

NEW YORK. Jan. i6.-Emma Cold
man. who was arrested January c, on q
charge OF delivering an alleged ineen-
diary speech at a public meeting IN this
city, was discharged from custody when
she was arraigned IN the municipal
court. Alexander BeTkman and John R
Correll. who were arrested az the same
time and who have been under bail.
also were released
In moving the discharge Of the pris-
oners, an assistant district attorney
said he was influenced In moving for the
discharge by the fact that the grand
jury lew days ago had refused TO in
dict Miss Goldman.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ls. 1907.
To Certain Strap-HangerS.

Complaint has been made to the
Commissioners, or elsewhere, of the
street ear service provided TO
Benning,
Mt. Rainier,
RiVerdale,
Hyattsville,
Brookland,
lexington,
BrightWOOd,
TenleytOwn,
Glen Echo.
Practically all of these eommuni-
ties are represented by District citi-
Zens' associations, or can cooperate
with such bodies. If their car sched-
ules are really important 10 them,
they will get their coats off right
away and go TO work for the street
car bill reported yesterday TO the
House Committee on the District of
! Columbia.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
SECRETARY OF S. P. C. A.
CHARGED AS EMBEZZLER

BALTIMORE. Nd, Jan. 16.-Dr. VIII
lam Whitridge. president OF the Mary
land Society for the Prevention of Cru
city TO Animals, swore out a warrant
for the arrest OF the sOciety's former
secretary, Harrison L. Phillips. Dr.
Whitridge swore TO the charge that
Phillips. while in the employ OF the So
ciety. since the big fire had embezzled
the sum OF S940.2O. and had abseonded."
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
GIRL WIFE'S PRICE
At AUCTION $500

LA CROSSE. Wis. Jan. IS -Ths
county authorities have begun an off,
cial investigation OF charges that girls
under the age Of consent, which in Wis
consin is fourteen years. are being soaA
10 the highest bidder in the Syrian COLI
ony at North La Crosse.
The investigation was ordered as the
result OF an attempt TO secure a mar
rage license for a girl thirteen years
old Evidence was then submitted that
the girl had been bid IN for 800 IN be-
half OF the prospective groom. and thar
her parents, on receiving a bid Of $50
in a later mail from a Syrian ST Osh-
kosh, were attempting 10 repudiate the
first sale.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
WhitneyS, Overlooked,
NOw Pay Their Taxes
New Official Finds Family Pays on No Per
SOnal Goods, Puts Them in for
S14,500,000.

NEW YORK. Jan. i6-After, having
escaped taxation for three years by
some strange oversight which President
lawson Purdy. OF the tax board. con-
fesses himself unable TO explain, the
personal estate OF the late William c.
Whitney was added yesterday 20 the tax
roll. being assessed at fi4.50o.0o0.
Mr.. Purdy came into the department
only a few months ago. long after the
assessment for last year was made. and
the assessments made public on Monday
are the first with which he hes had any
thing TO do.
Mr.. Whitney died on February 2. 1904
The VIII was fled for probate In Nassau
county. but too late TO be included in
the assessment OF 1903 There Is no rea-
son except negligence. however. for the
failure 70 include It IN the assessments
OF 1906
Whitney Assessments.
The assessments placed on the books
yesterday make up several items as fol-
lows:
Estate OF william c. whitney, &c.
10000.
Harry Payne Whitney. 81. 1000.
Harry Payne Whitney. as testament
airy guardian for Dorothy Whitney,
8. O0O. O0O
Payne Whitney, S25O.OO0.
BERTHE and Adelaide Randolph. step
children OF Mr.. Whitney. $4,000 each
II is the established practice OF the
assessors to keep a strict watch upon
the death OF prominent and wealthy
New Workers Lnourfna that rbsfr daart,
Is certain 20 be followed by the transfer
Of a great deal Of personal property.
The assessors make IL a business to
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
BOYS LIFE PENALTY
FOR KILLING AUNT

ALBANY. n. Y, Jan. 1s-The court
OF appeals has affirmed the judgment Of
conviction OF murder In the first degree
in the case of Frank Furlong, for killing
his aunt Margaret Keller. in November,
1894. in New York city.
turlong was only nineteen years old.
and his defense was that the crime was
committed during an epileptic nj
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
NO ADVANCEMENT
IN POISON MYSTERY
States Attorney Still Too III
to Search for Abbe's
Secret Foe.

states Attorney Rollo Peter. OF Rock
vile. stnl is confined 10 his home or
account Of illness and as a consequence
the investigation into the Able poisoned
date case is holding FIRE. DR.. Able dis
claims having heard anything new in
the way of tracing the identity of the
individual who sent the dates TO his
son. Attorney Henry E. Davis has been
unable to go out 10 Rockville 70 inter
view States Attorney Peer on the sub
ject OF what is TO be done.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
It's Real Snow!
! OLAFkHEnns
n rf PRINT

Long life TO the reporters who present
US every day
With the phrases they were using when
Noah was young and gay.
How the cub reporters grab 'em and
stick EN- in the news,
That we may see our old friends as the
papers We peruse-
We'd miss those set expression were
they taken from US now.
30 old that when We see them We feel
called upon 20 bow.
Indeed, no bright reporter, knowing
what he was about,
Could tell us of a fire unless he said
that II BROKE CUT!
And when a man falls off a roof and
daubs the walk with blood
We read next morning how he struck.
OF course IL was DULL THUD!
And no matter who the person is, II
gives the news a tone
Whenever the reporter Will insist he Is
An. how IL seems to nh US all with hap
piness and bliss
To see the papers call our church q
SACRED EDIFICEi
Again, We read OF fires, and we get the
heroes names
They tell US al about the men who
fought the LURID FLAMESi
Then there's the ancient lady of one
hundred years and three.
Who RETAINS HER FACILITIES TO
A REMARKABLE DEGREE!
Whoever knew receptions to be held in
any town
But what the hostess always wore
whats called a CHARMING
GOWN?
There's never a pedestrian from her 10
Frisco bay
But what some cub reporters tells us
how he WENDS HIS WAY,
At ev'ry. great disaster We get the same
infection,
The reporters tell us how 10 BEGGARS
ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Merchants are always LEADING. and
also are content
To ind eY'Ty politician Is known as
PROMINENTi
They call the average wedding a QUIET
HOME AFFAIR,
While CHEERS or THE POPULACE
they tell US RENT THE AIR!
Long life 70 the reporters who present
as every day
With the phrases they we're using when
Noah was young and gay!
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

An Englishman claims 10 have pre-
dicted these recent earthquakes with
complete accuracy. Now. Il he will Just
indicate when the end OF the Browns
vile AFFAIR can be expected, he will
have demonstrated hts possession Of
prophetic vision.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
MONEY NEEDED AT ONCE

The District Commissioners have been
asked by Judge W H DeIAey, of the
Juvenile Court 70 recommend an amend
mept TO the deficiency bill for the fiscal
year 1sO6-0, making the funds available
for contingent expenses at once,
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
LOBBYISTS MUST REGISTER
IN NORTH CAROLINA NOW

RALEIGH, N. c., ina. is.-The bill In
the house requiring registration BY al
lobbyists interested In measures before
the North Carolina Legislature waA
passed after vigorous debate. SeveraS
amendments were advocated, but they
were ell voted down.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Don't forget that your dairyman Is
helpless. He has 10 buy milk as Il
comes 10 him. But you can help supply
him with better milk II you make fuss
enough about IT,
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
AVENUE TO GET NEW COAT;
/ WORK TO BE DONE IN MARCH

Pennsylvania avenue. from Four-and-
a-half street northwest TO Fifteenth
street northwest, viii be resurfaced. ac-
cording TO an announcement made yes
terday by c. b Hunt, engineer OF high
ways The work viii begin the latter
part OF March.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
YOU CAN'T DENY 1T.

a small kindness is better than a
great euiOgy.
a stitch in time is the rarest work OF
woman.
Self-mdde opportunities are the only
sort that are strictly reliable
The louder a man shouts the more
he Is striving 10 back up a weak argu-
ment with noise.
All the worlds a stage. according 10
the immortal bard, and Il is better to
be a good stage hand than a poor actor.
One OF the quickest roads to success
Is 20 spend but one weeks salary while
you are earning two.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

The season being short in this latitude
poets are advised to send in their views
on the snow as early as possible in or
der 90 avoid the blockade
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

It's a mean trust that would try TO
squeeze anything more out Of those
Western coal consumers after the rail-
roads get what they want.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Making up the District budget was
easy for the Commissioners compared to
solving the roller-skating controversy.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16
DENsesr POPULATION

Bombay claims the greatest density Of
population IN the world. and its claim
is only disputed by Agra. also in India.
Bombay has 100 persons an acre Ia GER
tain areas.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Thirsty Subscriber: No. the MI. Gug-
genheim who has been elected to the
Senate is not the one you have in mind
Too bad
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Representative Hepburn has a match
lighted, and believes he knows the ex-
act location of fuse connected with
the Powder trust.
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

The last argument against having the
street car service supervised will be
lack OF public interest"
The Washington times., 1907-01-16

Considering the big slice OF it that he
owns, Secretary Taft ought 10 be right
strong in Texas.