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The Washington times., 1907-04-15
Beatty Posed for Photos
Gives Jury Making Award
Most Difficult Problem

To the Beauty Editor Of The Sunday Times;
Noting IN your columns some criti-
cIsms which suggest q lack OF a proper
estimate OF beauty on the part Of the
juries in the weekly contests. I have
veritured 10 offer the following sugges-
tons:
All .iuries are human. therefore they
arc not lnfalible. but should be cred
tied with the motive OF selecting what
seems to them the mOsts beautiful won-
an. as shown by the photographs con-
sidered-
Different standards Of beauty are fixed
by different individuals, or groups Of
individuals. II a fixed standard was
recognized. the necessity Of a jury would
be eliminated
Beauty IS. in some instances, as 4
mask, in others It Is not only the beauty
OF face. but the power of awakening
the feeling Of a charming personality,
added to great personal charms.
Students of the Beautiful.
Artists. from the nature of their pro-
fession. are students OF the beautiful
That their studies have made them
l-aener OF perception than the laynlan.
is only reasonable. That they are
wanting in this perception is only an
intimatfon that their study and their
calling has made them less capable
than they otherwise would De- 1nls
conclusion is not warTantable.
That our own relatives and friends
are more beautiful TO Us than the rela-
tfves and friends OF others, Is admitted.
Tbat others will agree with our opin-
ions. Is claim OF superior knowledge
on our part
Photography is at best but an imper-
feet medium for the presentation OF
beauty. Much OF the beauty Of wom-
anhOod depends upon the complexion OF
color In photography such a charm
as a beautiful complexion is lost. while
a complexion not at all attractive may
he rendered by the camera in such a
manner that the lack of attractive col
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oring in the original Is never SUSPECTED
II should also be remembered that the
skill OF the photographer in the arrange
ment Of the subject, and in the manipu-
laLiOn OF the light Of the studio. a. well
as in all subsequent operations which
intervene before the picture is present
ed 10 the jury. has much to do with
the final result
- Imperfect as II IS, and with its many
limitations. photography seems 10 be the
best method available in determining
the question Of beauty
Excellent Is the skill Of the ahotog-
rapner, great 3 the art Of the retoucher
sometimes far too great-and vet color
is yet too great a problem for success
ful solution
Praises Sunday Times Selection.
The Sunday Times has wisely placed
the question OF determining who IS the
most beautiful woman in Washington
outside OF those connected with the
management Of the paper. In selecting
jUries from a class who stand in the
position OF experts, il has diguified this
contest. That the most beautiful vom-
an In all the land may be found 10 be
a resident Of this city should be the de-
sire OF all. and we should believe that
this desire is as much a pat Of the
Intent Of the different juries, as OF
those closely. connected with the iuue-
date contestants. FE
Washington, April Is.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
TAFT'S BROTHER
SEES PRESIDENT
AfterWard Discusses Sec
retary'S Chances
Guardedly.

National politics. with especial refer
snce to the doings in Ohio and New
York, claimed the attention Of the Pres
ident this morning during a long con
ference he had with Henry w. Taft.
brother Of the Secretary Of War.
When AR Taft left the Executive Of
fee he was just a little bit guarded as
20 his remarks about his brothers flu
ture movements. but talked readily
enough upon The subject OF New York
politics.
4 don't know what my brother will
do he said IN reply TO a question 4
don't believe anyone has authority 10
announce that he has abandoned his
journey to the Philippines IN order 10
take the stump in Ohio. Since leaving
the country for Cuba and Porto Rico,
he has necessarily been unable 70 keep
IN very touch with the political events
that have taken place, and I don't be-
lieve he has a very clear idea what IS
going on. IS far as know he will
make his trip to the Philippines as
originally planned
Public opinion approves the main fea-
lures Of Governor Hughes policies. The
Republican party IN the State stands
for the policies OF President Roosevelt,
and the President supports Governor
Hughes because they work on similar
lines and have the same purposes. Some
Of the leaders Of the Republican organ
ization seem 10 be put in the attitude
Of opposition to Governor Hughes. This
cannot continue If the State is 10 be kept
Ia the Republican ranks. and ! believe
that what must be found is some way
by which Governor Hughes may be
given the sympathetic support Of the
organization.
Il feel sure that the President believes
that Governor Hughes policies are good.
and should. with such changes as a
friendly consideration may suggest, be
put into effect. The Republican organ
iZatiOn should have the advantage Of
the support Of the public opinion which
Governor Hughes Is leading and he
should have the support Of a political
organization which viii ala him 10 carry
his views into practical effect"
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
BURY CHILD-WIFE
At ROCK CREEK
Frederick VoeIker's Bride
Laid at Rest
Today.

On the anniversary Of her sixteenth
birthday. and only one month and seven
days after the date Of her marriage.
Mrs Susie Voelker. the chiid-wjfe OF
Frederick Voelker, died at her home IN
WOodburn, D. C., after an illness or
ONLY one week
Funeral services were held from her
late residence at 2 o'clock this after
noon, the Rev. Charles Buck officiating.
Interment was made at Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mrs Foelker was born at Terra Gotta,
Nd. When only a child she was a pet
Of Frederick Voelker. who was an en-
pl0ye Of the railroad. and was sta
toned at the place, As the girl grew
up, VoeIker found that his affection for
the child had ripened into a love for the
woman. He informed her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. snowden E. Jarboe, and his
suit meeting with favor, the two were
married March .. 1907
A few days before the first months
anniversary Of their wedding, Mrs.
Voeiker contracted a cold, which daily
Increased IN severity. When the ami
versary day arrived the little wife was
confined to her bed suffering from
severe attack Of pneumonia. She died
one week later.
The paubearers at the funeral today
were chosen from the intimate friends
Of Mrs Workers s. and were Louis Ander-
son, Henry Macdonald, Frederick HiseE.
and Bernard Hiser.
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The Rich and Washington.

John Barrett's weIl-expressed fear
OF the domination Of Washington Of
fetal life by the inpouring rich from
all parts of the United States who
seek the once democratic capital as
a place in which TO spend their gains
is not without foundation. For a
fact, our Capitalize all of the CAPT
tails of the Old Worlds becoming
the mecca of the rich. But that they
come TO dominate is to be doubted.
Washington society is official in
the strietest sense of the word.
Though the so-called smart set"
is yearly increasing, it win ever
remain official. 1t is the official side
of our life which attracts the rich,
and which gives many of them the
ladder up which they may climb to
social position, while to the others
it affords an interesting companion
ship not to be found elsewhere.
Mr.. Barrett is not alone in his
fears. Officials themselves have been
a trife confused by the growing
tendency TO Observation-Disclosures
too lavish hespitalitywhich threatens
TO bedim even the splendor of White
House entertainments. But since it
is all done for the official himself,
and but little is asked in return, why
should the official object? The one
menace would lie in provoking com
petition in the scale of living, which
is utterly impossible on the part OF
a man living solely upon a Govern
ment salary, and is therefore out of
the question. In Washington cf3cial
life. as in official life in other CAPT
tails, the socially important easily
triumph over the mere filters" who
fall into Government places.
Not one of the idle rich who have
sought Washington as a social haven
but knows the superior position TO
be gained by official alliances, and
one and all they lay the best they
have to offer at the feet of official
dom. No dinner party of Importance
is given without its Cabinet officers,
its diplomisss, and other officials as
guests. They bring an influx of
money for the tradesmen for al
least a part of the twelvemonth
they help local charities, pay taxes
and: while probably not wildly pub
lic-spirited, are sufficiently interest
ed in local affairs to do the town
good.
The rich and maybe idle American
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Reform in Criminal Practice.

Nothing has contributed so much
in recent years toward arousing
Americans TO realize the weakness
and ineffectiveness of their judicial
system as the Thaw trial In the
general disgust that has followed
the failure of. the trial even non
professional people are making com
parisons of the British system of
criminal law with the American,
greatly to the disadvantage of the
latter.
If anything were gained for the
cause of justice by the American
method of complicating TECHNICAL
ties and obscuring real issues, it
might be excusable. Doubtless, it
is true that the expense of a trial
in which a human life is at stake
ought not to weigh very heavily.
But there is no evidence that Justice
is subserved by the practice in
American courts.
On the other hand. criminal laws
are VIGOROUSLY i'll enforced on this
side OF the water. The wealthy
criminal, with purse long enough to
stand the strain, in one fashion or
another too often escapes the pen
atty of his crime. Disg lst with
these methods breeds distrust of
the laws and the courts and a spirit
Of lawlessness results. It is merest
platitude that lynchings are the re-
suit largely of this distrust which
the people entertain, not of the
laws, but Of the processes Of their
enforcement.
1t was Mr.. Justice Brewer. If recol-
lection is not in error, VINO some
years ago raised a striking discus
sion in this country by proposing
that appeals In criminal cases should
be forbidden. II seemed novel to
most people at first, but in the end.
when it was shown that this is the
method in most countries, and when
the arguments in favor of the plan
were fully set forth. the suggestion
gained much support. Nothing came
of il, but II seems that the present
IS an excellent time for a renewal
of the discussion. Mr.. Justice Brewer
could hardly perform a better ser
vice right now than to take advan-
tage Of the concentration of attan-
ton on this question, and reopen the
discussion of the whole criminal
practice of the United States.
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Hard Work.
It would be this:
She's all right.

1t seems to be difficult work to
convince the keepers of places of
amusement in various parts of the
country that their dislike to the
United States uniform is unpatri-
otto. In Plattsburg, n. Y, the other
day, the proprietor of skating rink
declined to admit some soldiers TO
his sacred precincts, and the local
court backed him up, holding that
the troopers had no case warrant
ing the imposition of a fine on the
owner. And that is good law, for
If has been decided times without
number that the proprietor of a
place of amusement has the right
to exclude anyone he sees fit.
If there is any remedy at the
hands of the Administration for the
enlisted men, it viii have TO come
via damage suits, in which the sol
der or sailor viii have to prove,
first that he was deprived of the
right to obtain recreation because
he wore a certain dress and, second,
that he has suffered enough humili-
alton, distress, and loss to demand
pecuniary recompense. The path is
not easy in any event. Nor is it al
together probable that a law on the
subject passed by Congress, as has
been suggested, would be constitu-
tiOnai
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
IN WHITM0RE CASE

Sentence was suspended in the case
90 E,ua whirmore who was brought be-
fore Judge Mullowny this morhihs'
charged with attempted false pretenses'
until her grandfather. living IN 81
Nary's county. Nd. can be notlhed or
her arrest. When the case was called
for trial this morning Assistant District
Attorney Given requested that i be
continued until it could be ascertained
whether or not her grandfather would
hermit her to return 70 his home The
defendant pleaded guilty
Miss Whitmore. under the alias Of
Mary A. Clark. is alleged 10 have gone
to several houses in the city and So
licited subscriptions, claiming 70 be an
agent for the Associated Charities. She
admits having received s..
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
MISS BDOU FERNANDEZ
WITH ROBERT LORRAINE

Washington theatregoers will be in
terested in the fact that Miss Biiou
Fernandez, a member Of the Edwin Ar
den stock company at the Lafayette,
now the Belasco Theater, viii return 20
Washington tonight as leading woman
with Robert Lorraine. Miss Fernandez
Joined the company last week in Pitts
burg. and has been sigua1ly success
ful in the chief feminine role Of Ber-
nard Shaw's brilliant comedy Man
and SuQerman."
She has been resting for the greater
part OF this season. Miss Fernandez
viii be remembered here not only for
her charming work with the summer
stock company, but for her connee-
ton with the Amelia Bingham COM
pauy, in which she scored 8 distinct
success both n The Climbers" and
The Friszy Mrs Johnson" Her work
in the Shaw play IS said to be the best
Of her career.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15

pressed-not by force or by violence, but
by the development Of the highest civil
lZatiOn the world has ever known, and
our nation, arising 10 this development
will draw all other nations TO II by the
power of noble example
"The Prince of Peace"
In the afternoon, to an audience that
packed the New National Theater, Mr..
Bryan delivered an eloquent grafton on
the prince Of Peace" Hundreds gath
cred IN front Of the opera house long
before the hour set. hoping TO gain ad-
mittance and standing room, every
available seat having been assigned
some days ago.
After attacking the various theories
Of the materialists and those who
thought IL clever 10 be sKeptical, Mr.
Bryan expressed his faith IN the old re-
ligiOn that has stood for centuries IF
a man chooses to believe he descended
from a monkey" said the speaker, che
has that right I don care to have such
a man select my ancestry, however"
Mr. Bryan then entered upon an i'm
pressive, eloquent dissertation upon the
life OF Christ, referring to His love,
His sacrifice, and the influence Of that
life upon the people and nations OF the
world.
Proof of Divinity.
When asked To explain the divinity
OF Christ" he said. 1--WE describe HIS
life and death, and then ask you 10
explain It or any other theory that
He was divine. IL is easier for
me TO believe Him divine than to ex-
plain His life and death In any other
way"
Mr., Bryan's address, which lasted
Tor an hour, was a classic sermon
Among the prominent men seen in the
boxes and upon the stage were Senior
Crsel. ambassador from Mexico Senior
Jose Codoy, Mexican minister TO Cuba F,
Baron HengelmulleT, ambassador from
Austria-H Hungary; John W. Foster,
former Secretary Of State; Senator J.
W. Bailey. Of Texas, the Rev DR..
Donald g. Macleod. the Rev. Dr. +.
ID. Power. Supt. W. +. Chancellor,
John ". Crawford. L. S. n; Merrill Z.
Gates, Alvin N LothrOp, Miles NJ.
Shand. George W. +. Swartzell, Arson
s. Taylor, Justice Harlan, Justice Stat
ford. Secretary OF the Interior Garfield
T. Southland Parker, Charles II. Treat.
Judge Hayes. william +. Curtis, am
bassadOr from South American republics.
and members Of the British embassy
On the stage Of the Columbia Theater
with Mr.. Bryan last night were:
Gen Robert Shaw oliver, Mai. Gen.
Franklin J. BEL. Gen. John NJ Wilson.
". 5. A; Henry 3. r. Mcfarland. ..
W. Baker, Charles H Treat, William
I. Andrews. Hilary A. Herbert Marion
Butler. Truman Newberry. Clifford Pin
chOJ. John W Gaines. Samuel s. Smith,
Nespasian Warner. Col L. T. F. John
son, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs.
Allyn *. Capron, Capt Nathan Bick-
ford. Major Richard Sylvester, Gen. H
.. WOrthlngtOn, Judge d. A. GTimsiey,
| Willis J. Abbott Seth Shepard, Louis
Z. McComas. Harry ri Clabaugh, Job
Barnard. Ashley NJ Gould, Wendell p.
Stafford. Col. Charles Lyman A
Capt. o. II. Oldrovd. J. G. McCiearv.
Newton Ferree and sraff. Ezra Gould
p. A. Drury, ". I. Chambers. Mrs.
Ralph Walsh. Mrs. Resale H. Bocock
Mrs. Drurv C. Ludlow. Charles A.
Douglas. +. ". Huidekoper Blair Lee
Mrs. John n Thurston, J. Mcdowell
Darlington.
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Undue Fear for the Sardine.

Much of the New England OPP
position to the pure food law, par
ticularly that expresse,. Is Sector
Lodge, is thought to have had its
rise in concern for the Glouster and
nearby fisheries. That the Yankee
congressman should have sought to
protect that industry was entirely
natural and legitimate. But that
they should have imperiled the
cause of pure food to that end-as
Senator Lodge distinctly did
aroused justifable resentment on
the part of the whole country.
Two things have contributed to
make the fight utterly futile. One,
clear from the opening session of
the last Congress, was thai the
American people would not endure
the defeat of pure food legislation
in order that Glouster fish or any
other food commodity might be
falsely labeled. The other has just
come to light. 1t is that the New
England fisheries have never been in
the slightest peril through the pas
sage of an effective bill to Let the
label tell' reasonably administered.
Many inquiries moved the Agricul-
tural Department to obtain the help
of the Bureau of Fisheries in franz
ing the new regulations as to fish
foods. Particularly was this true as
to sardines, IN which the public has
little interest save that the stores
shall sell the fish to which the con-
sumner is accustomed, packed in pure
oil, and free from harmful preserva-
tives. The question has been rather
What is the commodity known to
commerce as the sardine?" than
What is the particular kind of fish
scientifically classed under that
name?" So the Department of Com
merce and Labor has advised:
Commercially the name sardine has
come TO signify any small. canned,
ration are so various that il is impOs-
sible TO establish any absolute standard
OF quality. It appears TO this depart
ment that the purposes Of the pure food
law win be carried out ard the public
fully protected If all saTdines bear labels
showing tina place where produced ana
the nature OF the ingredients used in
preserving or iavOring the FISH.
Wherefore the Agricultural De-
partment holds chat the term
'sardine' may be applied to any
small fish described above, and that
the name 'sardine' should be accom-
panied with the name of the country
or State in which the fish are taken
and prepared, and with a statement
of the ingredients used in preserv-
ing or flavoring the fish"
In other words, French" sardines
must come from France; Nor
weigian" sardines must come from
Norway: Maine" sardines must
come from Maine tt is incredible
that this ruling should hurt the New
England industry. On the contrary,
there is every fair trade reason TO
think it viii help; for the effect is
to lift the "sardine" fisheries Of
America out of the class of frauds
and establish them on the firm and
commercially advantageous basis of
complete honesty.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
ON SOUTHERN FRANCE

Arrangements have been made for the
seventh anniversary exercises Of the
Classical Club OF the George Washing
ton University, the principal feature Of
which will be an illustrated lecture on
Roman Remains in Southern France
by Prof Wifred P Mustard of Haver-
ford College. The meeting win be held
at $50 o'clock Tuesday evening. in the
University Hall. corner Of Fifteenth
and II streets, and cards of admission
may be obtained by the public on appH-
cation to the registrar of the University.
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who throws into contrast the mod
est official must be welcomed to
Washington. He is a feature of
progress. In the large view he is
not a menace. but a public good, and
though he brings all the glamour of
untold riches to dazzle the sight and
ill the maws of a gaping public, yet
he cannot obscure the worldwide
power of official life.
The American Capital is strictly
and powerfully official. The outside
social world feels it, and when it
turns toward Washington it does so
to bask in its official glory.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
FARMER, AGED 81,
WEEDS SCHOOLGIRL OF II

DOVER, Del. April 1.-THE marriage
OF Thomas Chadwick. aged sixty-four
years. g wealthy retired farmer. OF
Leipsfc, Del. and Elsie May Bennett,
a school girl Of seventeen years, was
made known today This is Mr. Chad
wick's second matrimonial venture, his
first wife having died. He said:
Some people may think hard Of me
for this, but I know that my little wife
loves me. I know I have a coy home
for her and more than enough TO eat in
il. and I know that life without a wife
is not worth living"
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
Bryan Opens Here
Campaign of 1908
Next Jackson Dav

After the Lincoln exercises last night
William Jennings Bryan had as his
guests at an oyster supper, c. T. Bride
and ". J. Dwyer. At this time he gave
his promise to these gentlemen to be
the guest Of honor at the banquet to be
given on Jackson Day. January next
by the Bryan Democratic Club. and to
which all Democratic members Of Con-
gress viii be invited
Ma, BrS ans speech on this occasion
will practically open the 1908 Democratic
campaign, coming a fl does just before
the selection Of delegates by all States
20 the next national convention. His
utterances therefore will have especial
significance and viii, il is believed.
have effect upon the action Of the vari-
Gus States which will follow soon after.
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PRESIDENT AND SON
DO THE HURDLES

President Roosevelt and his eldest
son Theodore. jr., did some stunts
on horseback at Rock Creek Park TINS
afternoon. They left the White House
ten minutes before the noon hour and
drove to the park. where their horses
we're waiting for them. in charge OF
Sergeant McDermott, the President s
orderly.
Those who saw the President leaplng
his horse over five-fOOt hurdles were
very thoroughly convinced that the
stories Of his being under the
weather" which have been whispered
bo,,t town for the last Two weeks, had
very little foundation in fact.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15

member Of the leading clubs Of Chi
cago and of various clubs in the East
Mr. Eckels was born al. Princeton. III
November =, 1893. and most Of his life
was spent IL Illinois. He got his early
eduCat1On in the schools of Princeton.
he was graduated from the Albany On
y Law School, in 1880. and practiCed
law at Ottawa H.. until appointed bv
president Cleveland TO the post Of
Comptroller of the Currency, in 1898. Rfr.
Eckels. during the agitation of the cur
rency question, became prominent as an
advocate OF the gold standard. Always
a Democrat, he became affiliated IN 1886
with the gold standard Democrats. He
retained the office Of Comptroller of the
currency until the end of President
Cieyeland's term in 1897, when he be-
came president of the Commercial Ma
uonal Bank of Chicago
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
Marriage Licenses.

Matthew A. Cross, L. S A, and Ma
bel II Gleunou.
Charles V. Dummire. Altoona, Pa, and
Julia A Hall District of Columbia.
Albert 4. Hineyi Covington. Ky, and
Laura Y. Laurtns, District OF Column
bia
Ernest Alleen and Ruth S. Stansbury.
Harry G. Thomas and Clara E
Goetzner, both of Baltimore.
Mayo c. Mitchell and Catherine II.
CaTmOdy.
Thomas Fealy and Marianne Roarka
Calvert C McCabe and Marie A.
Green. both of Baltimore.
Charles Coharton and Sarah /. Jones,
both Of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15
ThrongS Hear Bryan
Speak Upon Lincoln
And Prince of Peace
Bryan S Idea.

1 hope that the time will
come when churches will
refuse the gifts of those
who acquire their money by
dishonorable methods, tell
ing them to keep it, and
learn how loathsome a
thing is a man who has
nothing but money.
The Washington times., 1907-04-15

his conduct are bad, and for that
reason such excursions as his into
tie regions of vice are not to be