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The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Mr.. BoGaparte'S Speech.

Attorney General Bonaparte's
Chicago speech of Saturday evening
is to be accepted as the answer Of
the national Administration to the
chorus of declamatory denunciation
lately raised against the policy OF
enforcing the laws of the land The
Attorney General, as spokesman OF
his chief, made plain that this Ad-
ministration has been in no wise
swerved from its conviction that
laws are made to be enforced, that
crime will continue to be punished
whenever it is possible, that crimi-
nails will still be denied recognition
as our leading and most useful citi-
zens.
This country is feeling the effects
Of a depression which was fore
cast long in advance by students
of business and finance. The pre-
dictions might fairly be compared
for accuracy with astronomical cal
culations of an eclipse. Yet when the
thing comes which was certain TO
come, which has always come at
periods hardly less regular than the
movements Of the stars in their
courses, we arc confronted with the
marvellous spectacle of a united on
slaught on the Administration for
unsettling business, destroying con-
fdence and breaking down prOsperi-
". How? By persisting in the an
cient notion that common honesty
is a good rule by which to regulate
business. BY assuming that laws
are made 10 be enforced BY deny
| ing that crime is creditable to the
criminal. BY differentiating com
mon fraud from business enterprise.
BY refusing to make one law for
the rich and another for the poor.
The Attorney General spares no
section of country in his character
ization Of the low moral plane on
which too much business is con-
Quoted. He finds the East, the
West, the South, all guilty. In each
there is a body of public opinion
or something which by dint of loud
proclamation gets itself taken foI
the voice of public opinion-hostile
TO enforcement of law. And he
warns that the American people
must beware of letting this false
standard measure the man who
shall be made President for the
next four years
1t is timely warning, effectively
stated. But the danger which is
pointed out has been magnified, SC
I far as political effect IS concerned
The country IS not going to elect a
/ President dominated by the law-de.
flying interests. The day Of mere
meek, unthinking partisanship
which permits that sort Of thing j.
past. The politics of the next Presi
dent isn't by any means certain al
this time; but he is going to be a
man in whose honesty, patriotism
and disinterestedness the people
will have confidence.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

William Favershan1. IN 'HTls suuaw
Man. returned TO the New National
last evening. minus Julie Opp and many
others who have helped to make the
EnElish-wfld west drama q success.
The new members OF the company do
their best with the roles ard IL IS no
reflection on their ability TO say that
they cannot give the same smooth inter
pretatiOns that their predecessors did.
One exception can be named. and that
IS Berton Churchill as Tabywana, the
peace chief Of the Utes In this role
he supplants Theodore Roberts, but The
latter is not missed, so acceptable IS
ChurchilTs Interpretation
Margaret Bourne struggles hard with
the part Of Diana She makes a su-
preme effort to iupersonate Julie Orp.
and therein lies her error. Much OF her
energy is expended in this direction with
the result that her Interpretation OF the
young British wife is somewhat stin
and STACEY. She doesn't evince the un-
conscious ease and grace Of Miss Opp
although she shows b srself 10 be a ca
pable and competent actress.
Virginia Cline, as Nat-U-Ritch the
souaw wife. is one OF the new nlembeTs s--g
Of the company and does very well
Maud HoSfOrd as Lady Elizabeth
Wynnegate, the mother, j. also a new
member Of the cast who makes a favor
able impression during the short scenes
that she appears in the first act
Mr.. Faversham, of course, gives the
same even, delightful Interpretation of
the Squaw Man that he has from tho
first with the added suoothness that
comes from longer experience.
George w. Deyo, as Big Bill, and En-
NETT Shack9lford, as Shorty, two OF
the SouaW Mans COW punchers. are
hold ~
the same interesting performance aE of
old and their comedy is pleasing
Charles II. Males IS the same old
Cash Hawkins and for an Interpretation
OF bad man in the Western cattle re-
gions his work ranks close to thar OF
Frank Campeau In THE Virginian."
THE >Squaw Man is staged with care.
and the presentation goes along with
out a hitch The waits between acts are
short, and the action Of the play goes
5zzikhollt q drag.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
BANQUET TO GEN. KEIFER.
FIFTY YEARS A LAWYER

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Dec. 24.-The
Ieadin- lawyers Of Springfield. Colum-
DUG Cleveland and Cincinnati are
united IN making arrangements for
jubilee banquet TO Gen J. Warren Kelf-
er, celebrating the fftieth anniversary
OF his entry into the legal profession.
General keifer, Congressman and
former Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
jentatives, studied law while on farm
and was admitted 70 the bar January
T. lS2s he has praciced almost con
tlHually since that time, his several
terms in Congress and his uarticipa-
ton in the civil and Spanish wars be
Ing the only things that interfered
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Empire BuIIesauers.

The Christmas week bill at the New
Lyceum IS the Empire BurlesQuers. The
Offering IS below the standard Of ex-
cenence usually offered by the manage
ment. especially for the holiday week.
In the opening bUriesque. Casey, the
piper, Roger Imhof. as Casey, the Irish
comedian and Napoleon AOntambe, his
enemy, easily carried or the honOrs-
Miss Emma Weston. COntralto soloist,
won favor in popular songs The clos
ing part Of the second half OF the bill.
The Slave Mart" with the scene IN
a Turkish harem, gave George Kilen,
Ed. Jonnson, and Roger InhOf an op-
portunity. as three wandering American
musicians, 10 amuse the audience The
chorus IN this part appeared IN several
changes Of handsome costumes
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Christmas and Humanity.

Whatever be ones opinion of
Christ as man or God, his birth
revolutionized the social and re-
hgious world.
1t exalted womanhood. Until He
came, woman was considered, and
is so considered in pagaIl lands to-
day, as mans plaything or convent
ence, or beast OF burden, never his
equal or companion. The treatment
of woman is the standard of civiliza-
ton. No one denies the equality
with man of that sex which gave
the Babe Of Bethlehem to the world.
Strong-minded women may declaim
about their rights, but the regard
paid to them, their opportunities,
and privileges, began in the stable
over which the Star shone in daz-
cling splendor, where the Virgin
gave birth TO the immaculate Child.
Christ's birth consecrated child
hood. Heather religions and states
paid little attention to children. In
FAINT girls were counted intrusive
and worthless. Boys were useful
only after they were grown. The
infant Redeemer proves that a lit
tie child is the weakest and yet the
strongest force In the world.
Christianity makes much of chill
dren- The Bible is the only book
that says, Children are heritage
from the Lord, blessed is the man
that hath his quiver full of them" {"
Christmas demonstrates that the
child is the axis on which the sphere
Of humanity revolves.
Christ's birth dignifed manhood.
Whether the doctrine of original
sin be true or not, man fell very
far from the image of God. The
best of US are by no means angelic.
We may differ on the deity of
Christ, but all agree that he was
the ideal man. No unbeliever has
ever fallen so low as to slander the
personal character, the inner or the
outer life, of Jesus. Rosseau, sneer-
ing skeptic that he was, placed
Christ as a model man far above
Socrates, the ultimate flower of
non-Christian civilization. Anthony's
eulogy of Brutus, That all the
world might stand up and say,
There was a man." applies with a
hundred-fold more truth TO the
Nazarene. When we shudder at the
numerous crimes recorded in the
news columns, we are often pessi-
mistic concerning the human race;
but our optimism grows ascendant
when we consider the innumerable
loving, peaceful, law-abiding citi-
zens; and especially when we look
through the centuries to the ma
jestic figure of the Man of Galilee,
~ realize that millions of men
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
"MiSS Hook of Holland" Tuneful,
But Wholly Lacking in HumOr;
Two Former Successes Return
Cast in 'Miss Hook of Holland"

Miss Hook Of Holland" seen for the
first time in America at the Columbia
Theater last night. failed tn catch the
entire good win Of the audience. The
explanation which the audience gave It
self was, 1.-THE humor is English, don't
you know" Perhaps Il Il. At any
rate let US clear America Of the impu-
tation.
No fault whatever Is TO be found IN
the staging which Mr. Frohman has
given his new musical production, and
only words OF praise can be said OF the
melodies which abound. But the comedy
element In the new piece is a negligible
quantity. In It's wealth Of words the
humor is as two grains of wheat hid
IN two bushels OF chan; you shall seek
all night ere you find them; and when
you have them they are not worth the
search.
With new book Miss Hook OF Hol-
lGnd' would probably have a prosperous
career I'm this country. for there are
some half dozen Of the most tunefuI
songs that have been heard here this
season, and, they are all sung with
much taste and feeling. Furthermore.
the costumes are unique and decidedly
picturesque. while the settings are rich
and harmonious The chorus Sc 50 well
trained and IS so powerful. especially
she male contingent. that IL IS reminis-
cent Of one OF Savage's best produc-
uons. II is really a pity that the en-
tertainment should be handicapped by
such deluge OF inane dialogue Dur
Ing the entire first act one can scarcely
cCnjure up a smile for the lifeiess. col
orless talk that takes place. The sec
end act Is a decided Improvement, hut
even this does not lessen TO any ma
terial extent the wish that the company
would devote !ts 'ime exclusively TO
singing.
IT, first song hit Of the evening was
Bertram Wallis Soldiers Of Neither
lands" Then followed in quick success
sion Sleepy Canal" a delightfully."-
melOdiOus and dreamy lyric, sung by
Christie Mcdonald and John McCIosky;
Flying Dutchman," by Georgia Caiue
and chorus. and "A Little Bit Of
Cheese" by Al Leech, HaIlen Mostyn.
and Richard Les. In the second act
there was a snnorous malc chorus,
Bottles a Pink Petty FROM Peter"
by Miss Game, and "VioIincello" by
John McClosky.
The hnale. Cream OF the Sky was
sung with stage setting or myriad
incandescent lights which shone through
many hued bottles. The effect was
striking, but the color scheme was
gaudy rather than harmonious
The cast is on the whole capable and
well balanced. Honors with the wo-
men were divided among Miss Mcdonald
Miss Caine. and Miss Florence Nash.
Miss Nash was last seen in Washing
ton as the lisping girl in The Boys OF
Company 3" She has a similar role
in the new play She scored as many
laughs as the accredited comedians. and
what Is more important, the merrimcnt
which she evoked was spontaneous,
whereas the rare occasions on which Al
Leech and Hallen Mostyu succeeded in
CoaNing a srnite were due more 10 the
earnest efforts of the sO-callcd mirth
provOkcrs than 20 any inherent hu-
NOR IN their lines. Bertram Wallis, seen
here recently with Hattie Williams in
The Little Chcrub,' made a good i'm
as Captain Pap.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
ROCK ISLAND Is GUILTY;
VIOLATED STOCK LAWS

CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Pleas OF guilty
were entered in the United States dis
trict court yesterday by BENJAMIN
Gable on behalf Of the Chicago. Rock
Island ana Pacific railroad 70 the thir-
ty-fOur suits against q fo- violation OF
the 'uwenty-eiEht-hour law" This IS
the statute which prohibits a common
carrier from Conining stock In cattle
cars more than rWenty-eight hours
without unloading and feeding.
There are los similar suits pending
against Othsr railroad companies.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

two comedians, Andy Lewis and Ed
Morris. 70 evince their talents and also
that OF the comedian Al Reeves. The
last bUrlesque with the chorus Of pretty
girls, who are beautifully CosttIrned. 90
TO make up an excellent musical fan
tasy- Al Reeves in his original song
parodies made the hit OF the evening.
Andy Lewis and Company appeared in
a clever skit entitled, Won at the
Wire" the Savoy Quartet, with their
own ideas Of harmony, was exceedingly
good, and Delmare and Lee IN their
clever acrobatic act won applause.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
TO FIRE.

o fire, thou free Onei
Thou god unspoiled,
Attaining swiftly,
Where man has toiledi
Thy formless glory
No mind may see,
Nor brooding "a lom
NTny mystery.
Destroyer. Father.
Creator, King,
Thy raging beauty
A living thing;
In desolat0n,
Bright wings unfurled.
Thy barren pathway
Les round the vsorld.
All foul corruptions
Thou makest clean,
In flame they vanish
To space unseen.
The shames Of nature,
The taints of earth,
BY thee transfigured
Have airy birth.
o force Supernali
. rose OF heat
Incarnate wonder,
Unrest complete,
Remote from knowledge,
Defylng sense,
All, whittier speedestP
And comest-whence?
More strange than Jewels,
More fierce than hate,
ConsummatS wonder
Thy flames create,
o perfect passion!
o great desirel
I, bowed, salute thee,
Resistless fire.
slen Huntington, IN Everybod,
aauazinA
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
HThe Boy With the Boodls.s

''The Boy With the BoodIe' was
greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the
Majestic last night. and he made good.
The boy" is the central figure in a
carnival OF thrills. and he comes out
winner. A few Indians are killed 70
break the monotony. The Quality ouar-
tet sang several new songs and they
boy" did in his hairbreadth, death
defying, thrilling thrillers.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

the twin subjects Of the income and
the inheritance Sax we find that he
opens in gay and jocose manner;
Taxes have the sterling quality OF
constancy and like fate and the poor
shall be with us alway Under the
systems OF taxation have grown up
the taxgatherer, the taxpayer, the TAX
cart and the tax docger. Ihe taA
dOdger is unlike the tax cart. The dis
ttnguishing feature between them lS
that the cart was exempt at one time
under one English law. and the dodgerI
as far as possible. eKempts himself ell
the time from all law.
Hastily passing from this conces-
sion to the somewhat light and
frivolous character of his readers,
the subscribers to the Record, he
advances heavy column after heavy
column of figures against the OBJ
iect of his attack, and at the end
we again find him on an elevated
not to say frenzied plane, where he
pays this glowing tribute to Democ-
racy:
AIlured by no idol. dominated By no
the truth as she sees r.. nor from the
right as she knows Il. II she must go
down in defense uf such principles, let
II be remembered that there IS no sac
rife too great for her to make and no
time too soon for her 10 fall on the al
tar of the Constitution, and she will go
down holding high the flag Of indus
trial protest and independence forever!
Loud applause.l
Highway Improvement - Good
Roads" is a dull-enoUgh-sounding
subject. We have a right to expect
our hero viii falter and stumble
and humble here. But not so. Even
here he scars TO heights. Our space
.Perforce makes us content with only
an excerpt from the conclusion:
We shall look out upon the lesson OF
her civilization. transmitted TO the
homes Of the Pyramids and the light
OF her example, flashed to tho summit
of the Alps.
Let the present and the future clasp
hands in the buOyant prospect, let Ar
kansas and New Jersey, Texas, and
New York Georgia and Illinois, Vir-
gtnis. and Massachusetts-and all the
States-march To the goal OF national
unity and the perfection Of national
development! loud applause
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

An old lady in York, Pa, announces
that she is tired OF the men just be-
cause her sixth husband has deserted
her. But she ought to remember there
IS luck IN odd numbers and give No. Z
q trial
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
MISS MANNERING DELIGHTFUL
IN ROLE OF GLORIOUS BETSY
The Cast.

Mary Mannering. who appeared al the
Belasco last night in Glorious Betsy
the play written especially for her,
AFFORDED her audience an evenings en-
1oyment. although tho play does not
Withstand the most superficial analysis
as 20 Its construction. After an exceed
ingly w1shy-washy first act the piece
gets down 70 business more seriously.
and the remainder Of the evening Is
devoted 10 unfolding. with rough places
here and there. a pretty little love story.
The plot Of the play concerns itself
exclusively with the romance Of Miss
Betsy Patterson. OF Baltimore. and
Jerome, brother or Napoleon Bonaparte.
In the piece the author, Rjda Johnson
Young, uses two characters that never
do anything TO aid IN the development
OF the plot and never say anything 70
amuse the audience. They are an old
colored man and a young white boy,
and act merely as curtain ratserB for
three OF the four acts
But these shortcomings are forgotten
IN the light OF Miss Mannering's art.
Her portrayal Of the wtllful. impuisive.
nOble-hearted beauty OF Baltimore Is
delightful. showing the results OF the
most careful study and the greatest at
tenuOu 10 the smallest detail To her
beauty of face and gracefUlness and
charming stage presence she adds the
real gift OF good acting. And her beauty
IS stu as evident and as attractive a.
the American public has always know "a
her Her work IN the third act, when
she was called on by Napoleon 10 give
up her hance, was emotional work with
out any OF the trash and fubdub that
lndulgent critics often characterize as
"Overdons-" Throughout Miss Manner
ing did such WORK as took Miss Betty
Patterson out OF the musty leaves Of
history and put her before the audience
a real and living person
The supporting cast was on the whole
adequate. with the exception OF the cur
tain raisers before mentioned. Frank
Gilmore played Jerome BOnaparte with
much ease and grace. making the role
attractive and convincing. John Web
ster, with the aid % \ false nose and
good voice did a good piece OF work s
Napoleon. Edward Trever. as Sir Henry
Blake, one Of Betty's suitors. played the
Irishman and the wOOer with great
effect Henry Clay and John c. Cal
houn appeared in the play in roles OF
Importance in inverse proportion 20 the
magnitude they attained IN directing the
affairs OF their country.
Helen Macbeth. as Betsy's friend, was
very good and very pretty.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

You would think BY the way she talks
about II that the Lynn, Mass. woman
who wears trousers while she works
was the only female who ever donneG
those garments. But she isn't Just ask
most any old-time married man.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Young women who are IN love with
young men who won't propose will be
IN a position 70 end their suspense In
Just seven days.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

It's a mighty poor story that can't be
tied 70 some Representative or Senator
by the correspondent OF the Congress-
mans home paper.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24
Good Bill at Gayety.

The attraction at the Gayety this
week provides lively entertainment. The
two burlesaues. THE Piclwick Class
and ''CnnnlnExSs. (. <ixS ssaRaa6- chance GAE
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Football has n beneficial moral effect.
SAYS Walter Camp. But its physical ef-
feet sometimes is rather disastrous.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Representative Garrett OF Tennessee
thinks the time IS ripe for the nomina-
tlon Of a Southern man for the Presi-
dency. All right. Just let the South
unite on the man.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Prof Lowell Of Boston, declares Il
is only a matter Of time till no water
IS left on earth. That being the case
il might be just as we'll for the prOhi-
bltlonists TO 20 a little slow.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Archaeologists have discovered that
women stood high n ancient Egypt
They frequently take a high -tand now
adays.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Iynchburg. Va. decided 20 have
balloon ascension instead of speech
by Mr.. Bryan. when the citizens learned
that ne would cost them S50o- Some OF
them were so mean spirited as TO say
that it would be the same thing, any
way, only in a different way.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

Some one removed a large and heavy
painting from the lobby of a Philadel-
phiI- theater the other night. Thile the
pl"y- was IN progress. and disappeared
with it IN the lonely gloom OF Chestnut,
Walnut. or some other deserted lane.
Where was the constable2 1t should be
a matter Of personal pride with him to
put a stop TO these outrages.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

They stopped coming silver dollars IN
1905. We thought they stopped it longer
ago than that
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

"One kiss. 5000 is the bill a young
Pittsburg matron has sent 70 her family
doctor. The doctor doesn't deny the
kiss, but he balks at the price. He
says no kiss is worth that much. Little
did we think that Eittsburger would
ever quibble over little bill like that
for a kiss or anything else.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

New York women are very busy Just
now reading Mrs. Glyn's book in private
and snubbiug the author In public.
The Washington times., 1907-12-24

"Once Were Lovers; Are Married
Now" is the puzzling headline found in
a Pittsburg paper.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-13

farmer. Hay and gold are as much
convertible terms as cotton and gold,
and it don't take half as much work
to grow and harvest the hay as II
does TO grow and harvest the cotton
The Pensacola Journal has very
suggestive paragraph, full OF interest
ing facts and figures on this Subjec;.
as follows;
. Figures compiled by the State
labor commissioner place the value OF
the hay crop of Nebraska for the past
year at $4,000, 900. The tame hay
crop Of 6I7,223 tons Melted farmers
over ten and half millions. the
alfalfa twelve millions and the wild
hav thirteen and half millions. Not
so bad for Nebraska. But an acre
of ground in Florida will produce
more hay than an acre OF ground in
Nebraska and hay is worth twice as
much per ton here as il is there. Why
are We not raising our own hay in
stead of buying il from NebraSka?'
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-13
Farmers Are Interested.

Farmers from every section Of
Florida having expressed the desire
to exhibit the products OF their farms
collectively at the coming State Fair,
to be held at Tampa from February
9Th to 22nd. President T. J. l..
Brown and the board of directors OF
the Fair Association have determined
to offer special inducements for ex-
hibitS from individual farms, thereby
giving the thousands Of visitors from
other States an opportunity OF seeing
just what one plot OF Florida ground
is capable of producing. 1t is ex-
pected that not less than fifty farms
will be represented. about that num-
Der of letters having been received
on the subject
At former Florida Fairs, only one
premium has been offered for the
largest and best collective exhibit
from one farm. this amounting to
500. At the coming Fair, however,
three premiums will be offered, as
follows: First. $3.50; second, 500;
third, $50 These premiHmS will give
each exhibitor an opportunity Of
making more than the expense in
Cured in exhibiting, particularly as
the products displayed can be sold at
profit without difficulty. In add
ton, the products will be entered for
the large premiums given for in
diyidual products displayed in cOuG-
ty exhibits. No equal offer has eve,
been made TO the progressive plant
ct al any State Fair.