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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
OFFERS $4,000
FOR THE RETURN
Of KISSING SON
Father of Boy Kidnapped
From Delaware Farm
Seeks Officers Aid.

KITS HAMMOCK, Del March -
I VIII give $4,000 reward for the re-
turn OF my child 0r ] vii give $1,000
20 The detectives ST. they viii bring my
boy safely home" said Dr. Marvin.
father of the missing four-year-old child
who was kidnapped Monday from his
home here Mrs. S,audish. "a sister-in-
law OF Dr. Marvin. said today what is
my theory.
"How could anybody ever have a
theory about this whole aGaire AIy liz
tie daughter and the lost child were
at PLAY In the straw stack yard, and
that is one hundred yards 90 the rear
~ the house. The little girl left the
tot Horace. sitting by the side of the
big straw stack. the one which is now
almost torn dow. She hurried into
the house 10 get UtIe John. Horace s.
older brother. u gu out with them and
play"
The 57a-acre FARM, one of the largest
iu Delaware, from which little Horace
Marvin disappeared ora Monday morn
ing iu broad daylight was secured ali
day yesterday by men who have made
lifelong spcc.4ljies 90 trapping over the
meadows and hunting birds but no
trace of tle child has been found.
DR. Martin has gone 10 Philadelphia
70 confer with Captain of Detectives
Donaghy lie Is frantic over the child s
disappearance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Flag Law Upheld.

The Supreme Court of the United
States has declared constitutional
State laws prohibiting the use of
the flag of the country for advertis-
ing purposes. Although this news
will doubtless grieve papers like the
esteemed Boston Herald, it will be
regarded with satisfaction by the
majority of people of this country
who do not believe that the Stars
and Stripes are a mere bit of tex
tile fabric
The case in question came from
Nebraska, where couple of men
who were engaged in the liquor
business were prosecuted under the
State law on the charge of selling
beer in bottles bearing the Star
Spangled Banner as a part of their
decoration. There was no question
of the facts when the matter came
to the Supreme Court of the United
States, but the beer men pleaded
unconstitutionality Of the law The
highest tribunal in the country has
decided that they were wrong and
that any Commonwealth may pro-
tect what should be the sanctity
of the flag of the United States
from abuse'and defilement.
\ large number of the States Of
the Union now have adopted stat
utes tending 10 inculcate respect for
the flag and 10 atfiX penalties for
disrespect. There has been a dis
position on the part of some highly
philosophic gentlemen TO argue that
this is tyranny; that when it is di-
rected especially at the foreign born
who come to this country and are
not thoroughly cOnversant with the
idea OF a flag that should be beloved,
it is a species Of injustice. We do
not believe il.
If the alien who arrives here has
not a proper conception of the flag
Of the Union, and if he is not so
constituted mentally or morally as TO
get that conception as his stay here
lengthens, then he should be made
to realize what it all means Occa-
sionally it viii cost him anxiety and
money, but in the long run the eff
feet upon both him and the citizen
ry at large will be beneficial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
USES WATCH CHAIN
TO HANG HIMSELF
Ship Surgeon Found in Time
to Give Him Chance
to Repent.

NEW YORK, March Twisting his
watch chain around his neck. DR.. Eu-
gene Kaufman. surgeon on the steam
ship Peiser of the Hamburg American
line. tried TO commit suicide in a cell
in the Hoboken police station The chain
was made OF rather heavy links and
being OF extra length, such rs seamcn
are fond of wearing, be found IT easy
20 bind IL around mis- neck and then
twist the ends together, drawing the
chain closer and closer The surgeon
fell unconscious 20 the floor, where he
was found b. keeper.
Dependency caused 10y the fear Of
losing his position drove the doctor TO
the act, il IS said. When the boat ar
rived in port he met several friends and
they started out IL have a celebration.
The result was Juat Dr. kaufman was
arrested. He felt that his arrest was
disgrace and wept saying he would be
discharged.
When the prison keeper was out Of
sight he pulled the chain from his
pocket and quiCiG,- put into effect his
scheme for seIf-deStruction. When he
was revived he was taken 20 the court
where he was sentenced 20 ten days in
jail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
NationaI-"Forty-fye Minutes From
Broadway"

Acknowledgements Minutes From
Broadway"
Fay Te-apleron. one of jho cIeve-est
condolences in this country. VIII come
20 Jhe National next week i'm Eiaw d
Erlanger's production OF George ". Co
hams new musical play. -Fo-ty-rive
Minutes from Broadway" with q record
of twcuty-c.gHt weeks in New York and
thirty i'm Chicago
Col3u is the author of the book. lyrics.
and music of "ForJy-hve Minutes from
Broadway" which hc personally staged.
The story is told iu three scenes the
location of which is New Rochelle. a
suburb of New York, 'forty-Gvc minutes
from Broadway
There are but six musical features
in the piece. and two OF these are sung
by Miss TcmpIeton: Mary is Grand
Old Name and so Long. Mary. MIR
Moor, has q number of the same title
as the play. Robert orr as Tom Ben
rttt the heir, has song called The
Popular millionaire.
The east includes Charles Prince
Louis Cvisel Robert Ober. Maurice
Elliott. James Manning. Floyd FRANCIS
Emma IittleGeld. Julia Ralph. Marion
Singer. June Franklin. Hazel lroUtlH'-'.
Marguerite Lane. Evelyn francs ahu
Elizabeth Young
Matinees wednesday and Saturday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
The IrrepreSSible Conflict.

In New York, Ohio. Indiana, South
Dakota, Iowa. and several other
Northern States there have recently
been manifestation of sharp and
irreconcilable differences of view
between factions of the Republican
party. These are beginning to at
tract new attention, now that Con
gress has adjourned and politics is
becoming once more an affair of the
States instead of Washington's bust
ness.
These differences are going to in
crease rather than diminish The
opposing elements in the Republican
party are surely lining up for a
grand shaking down in the national
convention of 1908. The country is
going to know then whether the
party really is for conservatism or
Progressivism There VIII be. devel-
opments, early and continuous, in
all parts Of the country.
The question is whether or not
the opposition to Roosevelt can rid
the party of him. Incidental TO that
arises the question whether or not
without Roosevelt, the party can be
kept ON the forward march.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Belasco-"The Tourists"

Tine tourists which comes To the
Relasco Tueater next week. has TO ATS
credit consecutive engagements of SIX
months ut the Majestic Thcater In New
York and four months i'm Boston, the
latter during the heat of the summer
The book and lyrics of The Tourists
are bv r. II. Burnside. and the music Is
the composition of Gustave Eerker Mr.
burnside has chosen for his enVironment
the mythical city of Rangapang. IN the
interior of HindUst2ui, where ne mas
brought two parties of American tour.
lists one consisting of youuS SlrlS ana
the other of q young American student;
recommended bv his eccentric tutor ana
guardian There are any nuhDef or
sons. hits Its Nice to Have a sweet
heart Is easily one of the hits or t9e
wear. The cast is one of unusual excel
lencc. Richard Golden is the principal
comedian, assisted by such comeulehhea
and cCmedians as Elizabeth spencer
Louis Barthel. Margaret starr, 'h3Fi@S
w. Myers. Fred Frear Alfred Froom, a
veteran of comic opera. and a huulot'
of other prominent players Then, mere
is a beauty chorus of the usual SauoeII
standard of pretuness-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
HAS FALSE NOSE
Of HARD RUBBER
FIeSh-COlOred Imitation Is
Held in Position by
Glasses.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March After
the physicians at tLe University Hos
pltaI had twice failed their efforts 20
supply a new nose 20 patients who had
met with accidents. q senior student OF
the dental department has succeeded in
this delicate work
David DodsUu. q miner from Barnes
50r0. Pa. haG his nose 50 badly FROST
bitten several years ago that he was ad-
vlsed by his physician to have IL am
putated. This was dOre, but his lost
member caused him considerable worri-
meuJ. and me was advised 1T the hos
piJaI 90 let the physicians graft q new
nose IT, place Of the missing one. D..
Frazer. deem OF the medical school. per-
formed the operation. which was uu-
successful because Dodson could not
stand the intense pain attending il.
Three weeks ago Philip Eurtz. a SEN
ior in thg dental department began
making Impressions Of Dodscn's face,
and succeeded In making a fesh-coIored
nose of vUlc8nite rubber. which is held
in place by heavy bowed glasses a
slight disagreement of the upper lip is
disguised by false mustache
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07

quite conservative in this country
viii not get all they want. But indi-
cations are that, by mutual conces-
sion at least, the dissolution of the
douma may be avoided, some sub
stantial gains accomplished in the
direction Of parliamentary govern
ment, and both sides further accus-
toned to the new relationship and
its possibilities Of usefulness.
II is quite evident that the Cars
bad advisers have been the cause Of
much of his troubles with his own
people. The grand ducaI clique,
anxious that their position and
prerOgative shall not be interfered
with, and below them the land-
owning nobility in general, are and
will continue TO be opposed 10 the
aspirations of the people, and will
bolster whatever resolution the En-
perOr may have to oppose. But in
the end there will come the newt
able alliance between the sovereign
and the people; the alliance that
finally gave parliamentary govern
ment to the people of England; the
alliance that in one form or another
has achieved that end in almost
every country that has worked out
parliamentary government for it.
self.
The achievement may not be pos
sible under TIE present Car. Per-
haps many more years are TO be
spent in marking time. But it has
been made plain in the last two
or three years that revolution is inn
possible in Russia under present
economic conditions. The people
have nothing but their hands TO
fight with. The governments finan-
cial strength is i'm It's debts; its
present creditors must see il sus-
tanned The Russian people cannot
fight the Russian army, and hope
that the army will ever revolt seems
missionary i'm view of its loyalty
throughout recent troublous times.
SO the people, being convinced
that revolution is impracticable, and
the Sovereign, being likewise salts
fed that its menace is not SO great
as was supposed Immediately after
the japanese war, may take up and
adjust their differences; the people
may be given a real voice in govern
ment. and parliamentary rule, albeit
sadly limited and hampered in the
beginnings, may be established.
After that if can be relied upon 10
grow safely and surely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Najestio-"The Boy Behind the Gun"

The smell of burnt powder viii hover
about the Males-lc ALI the coming
week. for Harry Clay Blauey. equipped
with four Calling guns. a score of
NJ ne-tSters, and tu-y foGr dozen Colt s
reFolNtr-, viii make things lively at
Aauaee~ Elsi.-'s popular playhouse in
..s thriller, 1.-The Boy Behind the Gun. d"
N-. HlaueE has capacity for making
good ana Ie says Laat his present
vehicle makes his former productions
look like target practice ALONGSIDE of a
real battle i mighty array OF artillery
IS turned loose iu the last act showing
the destruction of the Russian warships
by Admiral Tusos fleet, in Che Sea OF
Japan A t~oup of Royal Guards of
Japan is carried 10 give this production
local color.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
PLAfG0ERS SELECT PLAYS
FOR MANTELL'S PEPERTORY

Postal cards were sent to all readers
Of the New National Theater's weekly
paper. 'GreenrOom Glimpses." recently.
naming the plays of Shakespeare incIud-
ed IN the repfrtory OF Robert ManteI
JhlS| season. and asking that the play
gOers themselves select the acting roper
tory for the coming Washington engaae-
ment
That keen interest was taken i'm the
coming of this player was amply attest
ed by che number of cards that were re-
turned The vote as recorded by the
theater management. was as follows:
Macbeth 30. "OthelIo." 62S; THE
Merchant OF Venice" So. king Lear"
SO; Hamlet SO; Julius Caesar. $50
The repertory therefore. win Ice as
follows:
Monday night, Macbeth Tuesday
night. "Othello:~ Wednesday afternoon
The Merchant OF Venice" wednesday
night king Lear Thursday night.
Hamlet" Friday night Saturday aft
ernoon and Saturday night, Julius
Caesar"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
The Suns Cleyer1eSS.

The District of Columbia is the
subject of an extremely entertain
ing editorial in today's New York
sun. With characteristic clevcrness,
the editors of that paper have been
able in short six inches of space to
make the following charges against
us and give them the aspect Of fact:
That official Washington and "a
complaceut press" are disposed 70
believe that it Will give pleasure in
high quarters to take another and
n still shrewder twist i'm the tai, Of
railroad insolence,'' and that. there
fore. we are asking for smokeless
locomotives 10 the new Union Sta
ton.
That the District Commissioners,
and presumably all the people Of
Washington. wink at the swarming
automobiles which ravage every
thoroughfarc, filling the air with Of
fensive smoke and diStilling, as they
pass. malodorous and penetrating
perfume of gasolene."
That this is, in brief, the effect Of
the Exalted Example, meaning the
President, Of course, in a pursuit of
the Octopus.
Amusement is the one good effect
of such writing as this. Il is heavy
with INSTRUMENTATION. 1t depends
altogether on premises which the
Sun could have disproven to itself
by Il moments quiet reflection or
half an hours searching of files.
The plain truth Of the matter is
that the Sun has been run away with
by its own smartness.
For. first, the regulations which
il is proposed to extend to the rail
roads are not special legislation,
conceived or aimed by the President
or anyone else at the dOuble-track
Octopus exclusively. On the CON
trary, it is a tardy attempt to bring
the Octopus under regulations which
everyone else in the District is al
ready made 10 observe.
Again-the expenditure of mill
lions on the new Union Station has
not been confined to the railroads.
They have only done their part.
And larger percentage of the cost
. &c 4bo +,5-r,,;,,1.. =. Io5,,r ,,,;l ~
the government of the District-ten
times larger than New York is pay
ing for similar conveniences. There
is surely no pursuit of the Octopus
here, save to give it money.
Again ~ Washington has either
more comprehensive regulations for
the government Of automobiles than
New York or its government en-
forces its regulations with more de-
termination. For the offensive
smoke from auto-vehicles ard
'malodorous and penetrating per
fume of gasolene" are altar of roses
here compared with the correspond
ing ebullitions on Riverside drive.
! As a matter Of fact, the gasolene ear
is no more OF an offense in Wash
ington than a horse and cart-per-
haps not so much.
Finally-if the sun can find any
detail of our city government which
is as generall= unsatisfactory as the
corresponding feature of New Yorks
! city administration, it viii find also
matter on which the press OF
Washington will be decidedly not so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
GIVE TWO AUTOMOBILES
TO The MASONIC FAIR

substantial contributions 10 the Ma
sonic Fair of 1900. through the various
lodges and communicates. were reported
lL q meeting OF the Chairmen OF the
booth committees Two automobiies
nave been given. one, a single cylinder.
1919 model light Cadillac touring car.
10y Orient CoDmauGeTy; the other. a
two-cyliuder Wayne touring car. 1907
model by Hope Lodge No. % Holders
of season tickets. as well as those buy
l-E special tickets, viii have "a voice IN
the disposition OF these donations. III
addition 10 The house on Irving street.
the piano. the bedroom set. and other
articles
Dawson Lodge. No. is. reported one
successful cucnre held and q theater
benefit 20 be given in the week Of
March Is Chairuen Of other lodge booth
committees also reported encouraging
contributions of cash and. merchandise
Lafayette Lodge. NO. t., is 10 have
charge OF the lunch room at the fair.
t,-EeIy JhinE Wih be sold az ordinary
dairy iuucl room prices Hart NOmSen
Is chairman OF the booth committee Of
this lodge. II. =. Seiden. manager, j.
II. olcOtr. secretary. w TT. Wanarlal1er-
treasurer, j. l.. Marshall, chairman or
the '2cies committee. and " after II
Bennett. chairman OF the publicity com
uittee.
A detail OF hreuen VIII be present
every night and at the two matinees Of
the fair. The contractors Tor the booths
and decorations are bound by contract
TO treat nil woodwork and other ma
Jerial and decoration with nreprOOt1g
chemicals.
Haleys Washington orchestra has
been engaged TO give a concert nightly,
from = To j. MCLeOds band viii per
form escort duty for visiting organlZa-
tfons on one night. and Boyd's drum
corps on oUner nights allotted 90 local
organizations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
THURSDAY. MARCH I. 1907.
A Chance to Get Pure Milk.

In the absence of legislation max
ing the examination prerequisite to
the sale of milk in the District,
Secretary Wilson's offer to test
Washington's herd for tuberculosis
free of charge to the dairyman is a
public good of the highest possible
value. As long as the Agricultural
Department is ready to issue GER
tificates to milk dealers whose COWS
have been examined and found
healthy, the consumer will have
only himself to blame if he accepts
milk subject to the slightest sus-
picion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Progress in Russia.

The proceedings marking the ini-
tial sessions of the new Russian
douma indicate that, despite all mis-
givings and doubts. there is fair
chance that real constitutional gov
eminent may yet be established in
Russia by process of evolution
rather than of revolution.
On one side the Car and on the
other the leaders of the new par
lament thus far show a disposition
TO be reasonable, fair, and moder-
ate. The Car viii be forced TO
yield some things he would prefer
10 retain, and the radicals of the
douma-who, by the way, would be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Columbia-In the Bishops Carriage.

When Jessie Busley presents her new
play. IN the Bishops Carriage at the
Columbia Theater next week, local
theatereoers will be given an op2or-
tuuity To see one of the most talked
about characters Of modern fiction.
Nance OIdeE, the girl thief of Miriam
Michaelson's famous novel I'm this
character Miss Busley has achieved one
OF her greatest charactcrlZaJions from
ali accounts. The supporting cast IS an
admirable one, including such excellent
players as Rose Etynge, James Keen,
sam Reed. Byron Douglas, Kate Jep-
son, and Lavina Shannon. The scenic
equipment is well up 20 the Liebler &
Co. standard, and the whole production
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
CHARGE
AGAINST YOUTH
Twenty Two - Year - Old
PENNSYLVANIA MarrieS
Too Often.

STROUDSBURG. Pa. March Luke
Whitaker. OF MarshaU's Creek, this
county. is charged with b.Eamy-
Whitaker last Friday obtained a
license at o'clock In the afternoon. and
beforA-S ne had married Ella Custard.
OF NarsEalrs creek. swearing on both
occasions that he had obtained divorce
from his former wife.
The accused man is snow My twenty
two years Old. and when ne made his
first matrimonial experiment. in 1892. he
was seventeen
The two wives live only about ten
miles apart
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
DISTRICT HILITIA'S
ANNUAL HANEUYERS
VIII Join Coast Artillery,
Possibly at jamestown,
This Year.

The District militia VIII have its an
nuaI rnaneUvers next summer in con-
junction with coast artillery at some
point ou the Atlantic. possibly AZ Nor
folk. Ga conjunction with the jamestown
Exposition. instead OF with The in
fautry. cavalry. and field artillery as
heretofore.
This announcement has been made by
The WAY Department. ia view OF the
fact that # has been found necessary 20
omit brigade and division eucamTmentS
for Instruction. as many army posts
viii De depleted Iy reason OF about 5000
troops being in Cuba. tEe movement OF
several regiments 20 Tle Philippines,
and the military display at norfolk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
OLDEST INHABITANTS
HEAR FINE LECTURE

That the linden trees OF Washington
are more numerous and more bes Utful
than the famous lindens OF Berlin was
Tie statement made last evening before
the Oldest Inhabitants Association.
which met iD the CorcOrau building. The
speaker was w r. Smith, superinten-
dent Of the Botanical Gardens
The organization adopted resolutions
in honor of the memory OF Rudolph
EiChGoru who died last SuUaa. The
following were elected new members Of
the aSs0gia-ilu-
Gilhert r. Fowies. Cfl5 Fourteenth
street. Patrick Cleary. 7l5 TwCnty-fourth
street. Louis Schmidt. Ig2 Seventh street
northwest. w A. H. Church. 81
Eleventh street southeast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
Lyceum-"The Star Girls" and Gun
ming, the Jail Breaker.

Next week the star Show Girls.
and Cunning. the iaH-hrcaker. viii be
the double Offering az the Lyceum.. No
prison cell In she country has ever been
able 90 hold Cunning. The Star Sow
Girls present a turee-act farce comedy
called "DOpCy Dan" i'm which Charles
Nichols assumes The leading role. He
is assisted by James MaCkcy. James
Dixon Frank Graham. and John Baker.
besides tWentN-foUr handsome show
girls The lady z0uavcs and the roller
skating Girls are two of the many
features offered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
SLEPT FOR FIFTY DAYS;
AW0KE DEAF AND DUMB

DENVER. Col March WILLIAMS II.
SchuabeI. wins has been asleep fifty
Gavs. recovered consciousness. but
avrolle dear and dumb. To all appear
arces Ec Is well. and communication by
VritInc shows his mind and other fGCul-
files normal SchEabei was iu good
health until early ia January.
Today he was taken before the Den
yer University medical school clinic. but
the doctors were unable TO learn the
cause Of his deep sleep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
COREA HONEYMOON
RUDELY DISTURBED
BY WARS ALARMS
WHR vs.. LOVE

Diplomats wedding to Miss
Fleming postponed once because
of threatened hOStilitieS.
Marriage date set after false
TumOr of settlement.
Wedding during hull in fighting.
Honeymoon tour abandoned
because of war.
Now honeymoon itself IS inter
rupted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07
STATE CAN'T AID IMMIGRATION.

in IN opinion from Attorney General
RonaDarte to The President in the case
of south Carolina bringing in a shiploaL
OF migrants as laborers. il is held that
IL is unlawful for a State government
70 paw the passa sc, OF intending imui-
grants OF 10 assist Immigration by any
means other than advertisement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07

Governor Hughes is finding the New
York Legislature fully as hard TO man
age as Mr.. Roosevelt finds Congress,
while he discovered that his Cabinet
Is lot harder to reorganize than that
Of the Federal Chief Executive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-07

The statistics running out to fractions
of cent indicate that the young men
at Yale smoke little. drink less, ana are
q mighty saving lot OF chaps Those
statistics viii have 20 De made over or
Yale viii lose all her scholastic stand
ing