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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
Every Harbor Of Importance
There Is to Be Mined...
Plans Outlined.
EVANS EYE ON CASTRO
Fighting Bob May Stop En- Route
West to Punish the Doughty
Venezuelan Presi-
dent.
NEW CONCRETE
DRYDOCK IS USED
FOR FIRST TIME.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The new
concrete drydock at the League Isl.
and navy yard. one of the largest OF
it's kind in the world was 8 for
the first time today when the big
battleship Kearsarge was placed in
1t. The basin cost about 81, $4,000 n
required seven years to build 1t. 1t
is i54 feet long inside the coping. n
14O feet wide. and has a depth at
high tide of thirty feet.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
GOOD BILL AT CHASE'S;
EACH NUMBER CLEVER

John and Mae Burke. with their
lauEhabIe How Patsy Went 10 War
open Cne OF the best bills seen at
Chase's Taeater this season, and until
the curtain falls on the LIST feature the
audience IS we'll entertained. Miss
Burke Is especially clever, has a fairly
good voice, and put the audience in a
good mood for what was coming. John
BUrke's plano playing added TO the in
crest Of the act.
a W. Asra. the billiard wizard. Is one
OF the best performers IN his line seen
IN Washington this sea son. He shoots
the ball against the end cushion. making
II rebound and catches II in pockets made
on various parts OF his Clothing. He
also fires a pistol, extinguishes a candle,
and does other clever tricks with the
rebounding ball.
MayT2e GehrUe and company in a
Romance OF Southern California -
Mazus and Mazett IN The Tramp and
the Brakeman" and Rossfs educated
musical horse were also enjoyed.
One Of the Cleverest features Of the
performance is Belle Blanche IN her
limitations Of various folks OF the stage.
Her Representations Of Rose Stahl and
Hattie Williams were most appreciated
The performance closes with the Vita
graph.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
CECIL SPooNER THE STAR
AT ACADEMY THIS WEEK

Cecil SpoOner. IN the Dancer and the
King" a romantic comedy drama by
Charles E. Blaney, was presented at
the Academy before a large and en-
thusiastic audiences last night. The
play has a weIl-d@fned plot with sew
elsl musical numbers. 1t was re-
marlzably we'll staged and the acting
was all that could be desired. But the
real credit for the success OF the per
fornlance must go TO Miss SpOOner.
whose sincerity and earnestness won
the good VIII OF the audience.
The story OF the play concerns a plot
concocted by Count Able. prime min
ister Of Bavarre, 70 usurp the throne.
He IS thwarted in his attempts by
the timely inter -ention of Lola, the
dancer. and Giles, private secretary to
the King.
Mr.. Milton, as prime minister. inter
preted the role with vigor and sin
cerity, as cid also George p. Moore.
the king. The other members of the
company furnish an entertainment OF
tuneful songs and graceful and spirited
dances.
Miss SpOoner on Thursdry will change
her. bin to last years success, The
Girl Rafhes."
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
CONSUL IN BRAZIL
WATCHES AMERICANS
Followers of MagaIi Charg-
ed With Inciting
Rebellion.

The American consul az Bahia, Brazil,
IN answer 70 instructions from the
State Department is watching the cases
Of the Americans who were arrested by
the government OF Brazil with AIaEali
and his hibusterinE expedition Adv1ces
concerning the case are expected from
him at any time. All Of the Americans
in the expedition were captured with
Magali while marching on Oura Preto.
the capital Of the province OF AIiras
Giraes- They wiz be tried on charges
of rebellion.
George II. Vice, one OF the number. a
young man twenty-five years old, OF
HackcnsaCk, y. J., whose widowed
mother called at the State Department
several days ago in company with Cap
tain kOeSter 10 plead for intercession
IN his behalf, is dangerously wounded,
according TO the information received
by the department It was in response
TO the pleas Of Mrs. Vice that the de-
partment instructed the American con
sui ~ Bahia 10 use his best Offices.
Vice was a clerk in the public service
Office at HaCkensaCk Up 10 five weeks
ago. when he resigned 20 join Magali $
expedition. Mrs. Vice says that he was
deceived as 70 the nature OF the expedi-
ton, and believed he was going 70
guard a mine in New Mexico.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
BURTON INDEMANB
TO HEAD COMMITTEE

Congressman Burton may be forced to
accept the decision Of the House instead
Of Speaker Cannon concerning his &C
ceptance OF the Craftsmanship Of the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors. Mr..
Burton has reiterated his determination
not 70 accept the position, while Speaker
Cannon - using every effort to con-
vince the Ohio Representative that he Is
the best man IN the country TO direct
the course OF waterway legislation.
Mr.. Burton's ability IN this field Of
law making Is so generally recognized
that, It IS declared. the Speaker would
place himself under suspicion II he did
not use every influence IN his power to
bring about the appointment OF the
Ohio statesman.
Between Mr.. Cannon and Mr. Burton
tho clash of wills shows no signs of
cessation. Hardly day passes which
is not marked By a conference by them.
At this point, both men seem equally
determined, but II is believed Mr.. Bur
ton win hold out TO the last.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
Hat a Nuisance,
Says Young Man;
Keeps Head Bare

Claiming that a hat IS a nuisance,
young Rainsford French. the son OF DR..
W g. French, Of 5e5 East Capitol street.
has abandoned his headgear for the
last six months and seems TO feel no III
effects a. a result Of his action.
Early last spring the young man gave
up hats and since that tine he has at
tracted considerable attention by walk
ing in the sunshine or rain with his
head bare.
He IS not a seeker OF health, as his
health is OF the best He simply doesn't
wear hat (to quote him) because hats
are such a nuisance"
Last night. at his home, 5O5 East Cap
ltol street, the young man related his
entire experiences since he severed all
connections with headgear-
last spring" ne said, 7 got IN the
habit Of going without q haC while re-
came more and more Of a fixed habit, in
view OF the increased comfort, until
found myself going without the hat all
Of the time During the time / went
bareheaded I felt no discomfort, and
was always IN good health.
Il will probably resume my hat when
tho weather gets cold enough 10 make Il
necessary. but I dislike 20 think about
that's are such a nuisance
Young French IS employed by an aU-
tOmObue firm as a repalrer- HIS sister,
Mrs Annie RainsfOtd. was the first
woman in the District 70 secure regu-
lar engineers license to run an autOmO-
bile. his uncle, Daniel French, Is =
sculptor.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
.PHILOSOPHIG PRINCIPLES
DISCUSSED BY RAYMOND

The PhfIssophic Principle at the
Basis OF Form in Art" was the subject
discussed by Prof George A Raymond
at the National Arts and Crafts Insti-
tUte last night The lecture was attended
by a large number OF women students
OF the institute and a few visitors.
Prof. Raymond spoke chiefly on blend
ing and uniformity In painting, sculp-
ture, architecture and decorating. He
insisted that Ike put with ike was art,
and putting unlike things together was
destructive to art and exhibited lack OF
taste and appreciation Of harmony. The
speaker declared there we're many viO-
latiOus OF art in St. Peters and ST
Sophia's CathedTals and the Capitol in
Washington.
Prof Raymond went further and de-
clared that POnlanesQue, Gothic, and
Grecian styles OF architecture had been
combined in these and other prominent
buildings and that ''the forms OF art
We're as varied as the leaves on a tree. -
He quoted themes from Beethoven TO
Illustrate form and harmony, and spoke
at some length on the "eXpressionaI
form" urging that the work of artists
be made phases OF thought and feeling
T, rather than mere products
Give an ignorant COlOred woman S. -
said Prof. Raymond and tell her 10
dress herself on II. She may be a pleas
4 ing spectacle IN your dining room Give
her $50 TO dress on and she viii be
fit for 4 museum only. So IL is in archi-
lecture. where we ind as many different
foundations as there are winds"
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
HThe Rollickers0 at the Lyceum.

The New Lyceum presents to it's
patrons this week the aggregation styled
The Rollickers," which Is the best
company seen at this house this season.
Instead OF the usual two burlesques and
olio. two-act playet entitled 'SB.
Dunno Good & Co." is given, during the
rendition of which the vaudeville Is
ilterspersed. Ed. Morton, billed as
Americas representative coon singer
succeeds well IN living up to his title
Watson and Cohan, two really good He
brew comedians. and Sadie Lamar. a
dancer. are equally good IN their re-
specdve parts. AS an additional fea-
ture, the Pearl sisters, Kathryn and
Violet, take parts incidental to the bur
lesQue.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

A line by Henry Blossom. jr., quoted
on the program Of the Columbia Theater
this week reads:
IT'S seldom, IL ever,
You find them together,
The. Time, the Place, and the Girl,
but they were all within hailing dis
tance last night when Conductor Ed
ward Howe raised his baton for the
opening number Of the musical comedy
which takes its name from the last line
OF the quotation. A large audience,
which included many prominent society
people, enjoyed the comedy. end went
away hummirg one OF the many
catchy melodies with which the pieco
has been supplied
WiI NJ HCugh and Frank r. Adams
are responsible for the clever book and
Joseph Z. Howard has furnished as
pretty a lot Of musical numbers as one
could wish 20 hear. The plot Of the piece
there really is a plot-centers in the
love affair OF a young girl reluctant 20
give up her independence and a young
man eyading officers Of the law for mis-
participation In a fight IN which one
man was badly injured. They meet at a
sanitarium in Virginia
Other love affairs and entanglements
follow and three swiftly moving acts
UlIravel the taugles, toll q pretty little
story, and please the ear.
The Time. the place and the. Girl
comes from a season run in Chicago
and ten weeks in conservative Boston
and Washington likes Il. The comedy
IS clean. fresh and entertaining through
out and under the stage direction Of Ned
Wayburn 10 Is easy 10 see how the per-
fOrmanCe moves with such snap and
spirit. There are any number OF orig
inal bits OF stage business nich, IN
themselves, are welcome TO theater-
gOers, and the company enters into the
work with apparent interest and enLhu-
slasm.
The musical numbers are tuueful and
each rec eived many recalls Don't
You Tell" sung by Violet McAIillen acd
, arthur DEACON. made a distinct hit, ard
| It's Lonesome Tonight also sung y
Miss MCMillen. was another popular
number. The Waning Honeymoon o
! by Harriet Burt and chorus brought out
some suappy marches and novel effects
and Thursdays Ny Jonah Day," by
/ Mr.. DEACON, received a half dozen re-
calls.
Miss AIcAIfUen. Miss Burt. and Nary
! Cecil were the most conspicuous mem
I bers OF the feminine portion of The
cast. Arthur DEACON worked hard and
| deserved 10 have his name IN the 0iG
! type displayed on the program. There's
an actor around at the Columbia The
ater and last night IN the midst OF the
hurry OF frotny entertainment he gave
/ a characterization that stood out bold
| " even though IL was small part He
| IS William Herman West. who played
/ the role OF an organ grinder and give
a bit Of emotional acting that was rs
clear cut ard finished as anything seeT
/ IN Washington IN many days.
I The only fault ore may find viii
Tine Time. the Place and the Girl Is
I that a new production and a new SCI
/ OF costumes are badly needed. The play
/ should be better set-its success dc
! mands it.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
Get the Cars Goingl

A dozen problems are being In
volved with the comparatively
simple proposition, TO provide
temporary street car access to the
Union station. Many of these prob
lens are of the first Importance.
But a universal transfer and a 12
per cent tax are not inseparable
from the laying Of tracks across
the plaza. They ought, therefore,
by every general rule of legislation,
to be considered apart from it.
But there is special need for not
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

making this public need a pack
horse. The Union station Is Wash
ington's front door. All of It's trav-
elers by rail must enter and depart
through it. At present the intro
duction of visitors is accomplished
by q walk Of quarter of mile
with the wind blowing like a simeon
and the. arms laden with handbags.
Congressman, though not the only
sufferers, can gauge the inconven-
ience Of the public by their own.
Trolleys can be erected and
shuttle cars be run without more
than a little further waiting. That
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
Tree Trunks and Waterways.

Men could hardly have been more
in earnest in behalf Of the trees
which border our American streams
than the delegates to the inland
waterways convention. If there
were to be waterways, there must
be water, and if there was to be
water there must be trees on the
water sheds. So ii was clear that
the cause of the river, lake, and
canal navigation was inseparable
from the cause of forest preserva-
ton.
Yet not a single delegate found
occasion to point out the chief OBJ
stacle in the way of preserving our
American trees, an obstacle which
ought to be perfectly well known
to them all. 1t is a law which puts
premium Of about 33 1-3 per cent
of value on the destruction of every
tree trunk in the United States and
makes it a vcritable imPossibility
TO import other tree trunks 10 take
their places as timber.
Sau1ple provisions of the law read
so:
Timber hewn. sided, or squared mot
less than eight inches squared and round
I timber used for spars or IN building
wharves, ] cent per cubic foot.
Sawed boards. plan6s. deals. a-tI other
I lumber Of whitewood, sycamore, ana
baSswOod. 800 per ]. 00O feet hoard meas
ure. but when lumber Of any sort IS
planed or finished. in addition 10 the
rates herein provided, there shall e
levied and paid for each side so plar ed
or finished 50 cents per 1000 feet board
measure.
To be sure, there is some lumber
on the free list. II consists Of:
Wood: Logs and round unmanufac-
tured timber. including pulp woods. FIRE
Woods: Cedar, lignum-vitae, ebony,
/ box, grandailla. mahogany In
the log, rough or hewn only
But the Iumbermen of Canada,
Norway, and other countries have
not found it profitable to pay
freight on bark, slabs, and waste
shipped a thousand miles OF more
TO the United States. The total
value of such imports for the year
1906 was S773,26O. And the lumber
companies Of America, through gen
ial cooperation, have been able to
keep prices so high at home as to
enable them in the same period TO
export S3,O91,511 worth of the very
tree trunks the inland waterways
convention would ike so much TO
save, and total forest products made
from s1Ich tree trunks CT a value of
| S75,752, ,225.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

wait ought not TO be a day longer
than need be. If Congress fears
the continuation of the trolley, let
1t provide by law for the removal
of ths poles and wires on date set.
Surely neither District committee
is ready to confess to its inability
to frame an act which viii come
to an end in spite of the street rail
way companies.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
0Night Owls,i Sleepy at Gayety.

Charles Robinson and His Night
Owls" isn't up to the standard OF the
line OF attractions seen at the Gayety
since its opening IN the fall.
The opening farce was an epitorne OF
time-wOrn stage tricks, and the chorus
was a distinct disappointment Solo
mon, the SOldiec,'' the concluding bur
lesque, was a decided Improvement.
VIII Rogers was the redeemine fea-
ture OF a lengthy oiO. He is q lasso
manipulation and his work Is exception
ally sl1illful. Many Of his feats would
have been impossible without the we'll
trained horse he brought on the stage.
The other olio numbers were mediocre
dered popular airs on wind instruments.
medley OF bugle-cails made a hit
with delegation Of soldiers IN the au-
dlence.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
PLEASING MUSICAL SHOW
DELIGHTS MAJESTIC AUDIENCE

"Pin. Paff. Pouf." billed as 2 I.-vsical
cocktail and fulfilling expectation in
this regard, pleased two large audiences
at the Majestic Theater yesterday aft
ernoon and last night
The costumes are attractive the
chorus pretty. and the music good, con
stituting, IN all a rafting good musical
comedy. The stage settings are also
adequate and add to the finished pro.
duction
MISS Mcconnell and Mr.. GrinneH are
doing the bulk Of the work, but Il Is
well done, and they deserve the 4 onors
accorded them The support IN the main
IS capable Mr.. Milton was also con-
spicuous as a fun-Tnaker. and the sing
ing Of Miss Fitch and Mr.. Belmont de-
serves favorable mention.
On the whole, the production at tSe
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
.BENNIS NASSEN TRIBE
WANT FIGHT STOPPED

ORIN, Dec 10.-Enissaries from the
rebelhous Bennis Nassen tribe are IN
conference with General. Lautey, com
nander Of the French force in the field
against them, looking toward cessation
'Of hoStilitie8
The four o. five other tribes which
Joined the Bennis NasSen forces IN the
holy war have not been heard from.
but there is little doubt that. abandoned
by the main body Of the rebels, they
viii quickly sue for pardon.
The Arabs were much alarmed by the
defeat Of the Marabout. who proclaimed
the holy war, and the energy with
which the French are acting seems to
have convinced them that they have no
hope Of sweeping them rom their cOun-
try.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
INVINCIBLE.

To make O. smashing football team
Perfection altogether,
For Quarterback engage the man
Who kicks about the weather.
The man who kicks about the cars
VIII make a fullback winner;
For halfback pick a citizen
Who kicks about his dinner.
For guard procure the man who kick
About the cost Of living;
For end pick out the man who kicks
About the cost Of giving.
And make the prospects sunny,
Get men who kick about the way
That others spend their money.
From the New York Sun
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

fail TO enlarge the real money volume
because. In the first place, they displace
gold and because, in the second place.
they are accompanied by a rise IN the
prices Of everything that money buys
There is accordingly not a real increase
OF the ccuntry's money volume. but only
an apparent one There are more dol
lars than formerly. but they are cheaper
ones, the individual dollar buying less
than before.
The worklngman 20 keep even must
secure an advance In wages. The per
son dependent on any form az nxed in
come nnCs that income reduced as COM
modify prices advance Those who have
borrowed large sums Of mOuey-by bond
or 0therwi ise-pefOre the cheapening Of
les, being enabled 10 pay back less than
they received. The creditor loses. and 50
does the WOrkingman, unless his wages
rise as fast as prices.
There is a single word that describes
this state Of affairs II IS imitation. And
besides the evils OF imitation already de-
scrlDed. there is another. Il is invar-
idr!y accompanied by a mania for specu-
latiOn. with the result that IN the end
credit Is uuduly distended as well as
process the whole producing violent
collapse
Gold Currency Ideal.
The only safeguard against imitation
/ is a currency as wholly as possible com
posed Of gold or the certificates repre-
sentlng deposits Of It. The ideal currency
would be one containing nothing else.
/ The country trusting itself 70 such 4
/ currency would always have enough
money unless It we're a poor country.
trying % do mere business than its
wealth, or capital. justified
The United States, or England or
France, has enough wealth, and, there
fore, a sufficient real volume Of money,
as distinguished from merely apparent
volumes Of money, 10 rely entirely on
gold. the worlds production Of which
IN 1906 was $4,000. 90 as against an an
uual production OF only S1O5,O 900. 600 twen-
y years ago
Congress FOR b2nknOte issues based not
/ on Government bonds, but bank credit
I is twenty years behind the times The
country has too much standing paper
money now. We have not so much that
there is any fear Of our inability TO
maintain gold payments. but we have 50
mucd LhaL prices Of commodities are
( burdensOmely high.
France IS, 70 a considerably greater
! extent, trusting itself 70 gold without
any crediJ-substitutes England like
States should insist that our policy shall
I be made no less sound. OF our currency
One-ffth is uncovered paper. OF Ger
many's. One-seveuCh. OF Great Brit
| aims Onc-Seventh. OF Frances only
I a bout one-tWclfth. AS Prof Edmund
/ Tnery says. 'in all sOund-money cOun-
I tries the bankrOte IS in course Of be-
/ coming a simple gold certificate redeem
/ able on demand"
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
MRS. R. S. w. WOOD SELLS
| ST. HOUSE FOR $4,000

Mrs. Robert s. ". Wood has sold the
property at 1873 I street northwest TO
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Somers- The house
contains thirteen roOr1s and is built on
lot 46 feet by IS feet The considera-
ton was $4,000.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10
WHERE WEAKNESS LIES
In CREDIT BANK NOTES
Money in a Nutshell
By Frank c. Harper
NUMBER g.
Bv Frank c. HarDe
NUMBER g.

To do on as little credit money as
possible IS one of the notices or postu-
lates OF modern political economy
WherS the quality of the circulating
medium IS all right-that is. where
every dollar Of II is exchangeable for
gold, and there IS no doubt the gold
viii be forthcoming when demanded
the quantity viii 70 a very large extent
regulate itself. any undue rise in the
interest rake bringing automatic relief
In the form Of gold imports, Of which
we ourselves have just had so, 10000
Why dwell upon mis- self-reguIative
property OF a sound currency Only be-
cause we have a demand for large ad-
d:tions TO the paper currency in every
time of financial upheaval. and because
the banks are making such a demand
now. II is weu 70 recollect the need
Icssness Of much paper money as well
as the danger Of it. The comparative
history Of England and the United
States teaches this financial lesson in
an impressive manner England and
France, the countries which have kept
their paper money issues 10 the lowest
minimum, are the countries which have
obtained gold most readily and have
had the least disastrous fluctuations OF
tho interest rate.
From the fiscal year 1891 10 1896. FL
elusive. when this country VAS trying
to increase it's volume Of money by iu-
jecting into 50 deprecated silver, our
net gold exports reached the enormous
sum OF sos. AZ. Had the injected
money been 1aper instead Of silver dol
lars. the outflow OF gold would prob
ably have been even larger. On the
other hand, when we ceased our effort
TO swell the money medium by resort
ing 10 a substitute Tor gold. the gold
itself began 20 return even faster than
IL left. In the ensuing three years
Q697-99) our net gold imports aggIc-
gated no less than S2J1. OH. .O00 and at
the end Of this calendar year the COM
pleted record OF the decade IS expected
10 show totC1 net gold imports OF S350 -
00C. 600
Tends IN Expel Good Money.
Il would almost stem as II from the
well-known maxim known as the Gres-
ham Law a-o-. T may be adttIced By
tho experi-rce I this and other cOun-
tries. Sir Tr-r las Gresham proved that
every Inferior currency tends TO expel
[ q superior currency from a country. The
other maxim would state the fact ir
perhaps even a stronger way-to wit,
that the real money volume Of a cour-
try is fixed by its credit in the world S
markets. ana cannot be enlarged by
anything except an actual increase OF
its wealth or something else enlargiug g
that credit
issues OF paper and deprecated silver
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

Majestic should be a decided drawing
card at popular prices, for ''PfR. PAR
Pouf' has lost none Of its gloom-dis-
pelling qualities.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

The Christmas toy. having loosened
up the currency, win develop a Few
weak joints OF its own about January
K
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

For ourselves. it hurts our national
pride to see so many OF our successful
countrynen buy human gold bricks for
their daughters.
The Washington times., 1907-12-10

Wouldn't it be a joke II Senator Jen
Davis proved so interesting that the
Republican Senators simply nad to
stay and listen?