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The Washington times., 1907-06-06
COMING TO THE THEATERS

''Dlvorcons,' one of ViCtorien Sardou's
n asterpieces. will be Edwin Ardea's Of
fering for next week at the Belcsco
Theater. This celebrated comedy las
been played by many Of the greatest
artists of the stage. II was originally
produced by BerDhardt, was then played
by Eleanora Duse, Olga Nethersole, and
Mrs Fiske The play is a comedy,
treating Of divorce, but purely from the
standpoint OF healthy comedy. Cypri-
enne, the wife of Henri des Prunelles,
thinks she wants a divorce because her
life is TOO prosaic. She finds the excite
ment she longs for. in the shape of her
handsome cousin, Adhemar. Des Pru-
nelles, knowing that his wife will be
undeceived as soon as she learns the
real character of the handsome cousin,
throws Adhemar into the society OF
Cyprienne. invites him TO dinner, and
finally agrees TO let her get a divorce,
so that she can marry Adhemar. This.
however, does not please Cyprienne-
Her jealousy is aroused. and 20 con-
vince her that he is not thinking Of any
other woman, he peTsuades her TO break
an engagement with Adhemar for din
ner and have dinner with him in little
room at a restaurant. The rest of the
play shows how Cyprienne IS won back
bv her husband. Mr.. Arden will be seen
as the indulgent husband, and MISS
Herne will be Cyprienne.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
DOLLAR WHEAT
FARMERS DEMAND
IN CONVENTION

OMAHA. Neb., June s.-One dollar
shall be the minimum for a bushel OF
wheat. with other grains in proportion,
was the statement OF President J. -
Everett, Of Indianapolis, head Of the
American Society Of Equity. which
he called TO order today. Nearly 400
delegates were present for the purpose
of Matchmaking the grain growers or
ganization.
There is no politics in this gather
ing" said Mr.. Everett, but when Il
adjOurns. action VIII have been taken
that will insure to the grain raisers Of
this country a voice In making the price
they shall receive for their products
One Of the important objects OF the
meeting is to secure control Of the 1897
wheat crop. The association viii make
a substantial appropriation to place a
large number Of agents In the field 70
stop the sale Of wheat by farmers 10 an
extent that viii reduce the visible sup
ply TO a point low enough TO keep the
price at or above the dollar mark.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Short Men, Beware.

The short ANONYMOUSLY known
as ''runts," ''sawed-offs," "pewees''
and other unpoetic things-haye a
new cross to bear. Not content
with making them sadly deficient in
imposing dignity, fate has also or
dained that they catch unpleasant
diseases more readily than the long
fellowS-that is, if Martin Friedrich.
health officer of Cleveland, is to be
trusted.
That profoundly observant official
announces that "a six-footer has
more chance to escape disease germs
than the little fellow. Those built
close 10 the ground must be on the
look out. | believe that most of the
disease germs are close to the
ground. We know that these germs
are taken into the system through
the nose in breathing. They find a
breeding place in the dirt of the
streets, and as they are stirred up
by the passing pedestrians they are
drawn into the nose"
Accepting these premises as true.
there seems 10 be little escape for
the abbreviated citizen unless he be-
takes himsf to stills or wears anti
septic breathing spOnges over his
nOstrils. Meanwhile in some mys-
FERROUS maner tall men will go on
dying. just as short men used to be
killed in war, spite of the fact that
the elongated specimens were sup
posed 10 offer better targets Tor
bullets.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
NAT GOODWIN
TO TURN MINER

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-when Nat
Goodwin bows the last recognition Of
applause in his final performance this
season, he will bow farewell TO the
stage.
The noted comedian is going to step
from the limelight and fine clothes into
the rough toggery and life OF a Western
mining camp. He has bought an in
terest in some properties in Nevada, and
says he will spend the rest Of his life
there.
I am quitting the stage" said he,
because acting interferes with my
evenings. Besides, I want 10 live among
real men and real things.
I've met men IN Neyada-men that
are men. And I prefer the desert and
its men 70 London and its tops. And
that's straight from the chest. London
is an excellent referee for the game OF
play acting. that's why act there. But
let me live In my own country, and
away from artihce and artistry. and all
the other big names for little things"
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Joining School to Factory.

As a pioneer in manual training
schools, Washington Will watch
closely an experiment in industrial
education about 10 be tried in Fitch
burg, Mass. An advanced course is
there to be established on much the
lines of our local technical high
schools. So much is not now I'M
usual. But this is only the begin
ming Students of this new course
will cover ground calculated 10 fit
them for work in six Of the larger
manufacturing concerns of Fitch
burg, and from those firms obtain
allowances against ordinary appren-
ticeships according to the number of
years spent in the school.
Several advantages suggest them
selves. The first is the boys more
rapid advance to the ranks of skilled
labor. The second is the inevitable
tendency TO keep the manual train
ing essentially practical. The third,
and the greatest, is that the student
will carry to his work a good gen
eral education as a proper basis for
his citizenship, obtained at no loss
of time.
Germany has attempted to achieve
these same results with what she
calls continuation schools" These
are night classes to which appren-
tees are compelled to go. Civics,
ethics, religion, business arithmetic,
correspondence. and commercial
geography are there taught in addi-
tion to special courses relating to
the craft the student has chosen.
Essential differences between such
an institution and the course pro-
posed at Fitchburg lie here:
That in Germany the boy is effec-
lively bound to his trade for life, is
compelled to attend the school, and
must do so at night; while in this
American city he has the advantages
of practical training, goes to school
in the daytime, and on being gradu-
ated is free to use his training or
enter upon some other work, as
seems best.
An experiment in administration
is unhappily united with this new
enterprise in Fitchburg. Instead of
keeping the manual training courses
related to academic studies and sci
ence, and giving the pupils the adj
yantages of advanced pedagogical
direction, the school is to be gov
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

OF protecting himself against capital.
The greatest danger from unrestrict-
ed immigration. Mr. Baer said. was the
illiteracy OF the majority and their
unwiIingness in many cases to improve
their education.
Messrs. Kennedy and Gates the other
Affirmative speakers, maintained that
there are many economic. moral, and
social reasons for the further restric-
ton OF immigration II does not mat
ter they claimed. whether this is
brought about by the existing laws or
By the creation OF new statutes
Negatives Contention.
The negative debaters said that the
scarcity Of labor in the West and South
would be overcome by sending the de-
sirable class Of immigrants To these sec
lions. They claimed Il was morally
wrong 70 refuse entrance 20 aliens. as
there is a demand for immigrants from
an economic ana Industrial standpoint.
not only IN the far West and South.
but In the more densely crowded sec
tons Of the country
mcnts. the judges retired and decided
the local institution had gained the VIC
tory The Judges were Mgr. C-CopaelI.
OF the Catholic University: Prof. Earl
Kelsey, University OF Pennsylvania; and
Dr. George Sibley. OF the Bureau OF
Economic Research
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
TODAY.

Other suns will shine as golden.
Other skies be just as blue;
Other south winds blow az softly,
Gently drinking up the dew,
Other goldenrod and asters
With the sun and sky agree:
These Tor other men and women
Just today for you and me.
Other fruit OF Wincy favor
Wanderers will pluck and eat.
Other birds with winsOme voices
Other songs will sinG-as sweet.
Ger the dappled brook VIII midges
Dance an hour. then cease to be,
All the world may have tomorrow
But today's for you and me.
other gardens will be planted
Fair as this which we call ours,
Other blooms will put TO shaminE
These benign, old-fashioned flowers
All the Elories Of the sunset
In the sunrise one may see;
That which otherB call the dawning
Is the night for you and me.
Anonymous.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
POrterS' Tips.

The unionized hotel porters of
Boston have laid down their ulti-
matum to the prOPrietors who en-
ploy them. They declare they will
strike next Monday morning unless
meantime their demand of $50 a
month and tips for day porters, and
$50 month and tips for night por-
ters is granted, together with some
reform in the matter of Sunday
work
The words 'and tips" will doubt
less be noted with surprise by read
ers of the newspapers. Do not the
Porters get the tips? The ordinary
traveler viii surely have vivid recol-
lections of having parted with sun
dry quarters" and halves" for the
-moving of trunks from baggage
room to apartment, and will doubt
less think he ought TO know.
Apparently, the working porter
does not get the tips except tempo
rarily. In the big hotels of Boston
he is obliged TO turn all of them
over TO the head porter. who is gen
orally a man of consequence and
wealth.
As one of the humber variety ex-
presses it:
The porter carries a trunk up to a
mans room. puts il Just where he wants
it. unStraps II. and waits around until
he gets a tip. Then he gives the ususl
Thank you, sir and goes down stairs
TO be shaken down by the head porter
for every cent he has received.
It certainly seems a bit rough that
the man who has done the actual
labor should get none of the per-
quisites thereof. But the larger
question is where does the public
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
NEW DANCE
VERY LIKE FLORODORA

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. June 6.-Fan-
ing 10 persuade the dancing public TO
adopt their views that modern tvo-stsrs
and other favOrite steps are vulgar as
compared 20 the old-time glide waltz.
members OF the American Association OF
Professors Of Dancing decided 10 20
in and teach sim more radical depart
ures from the stately steps OF the gen
eratiOn's fathers and mothers The idea
was advanced b. Prof. p. IT. Kelly. OF
Holyoke, Mass. who advocated a new
fgure dance, which he declared would
be even more fetching than the difficult
dances Of the stage.
Prof. Kellys idea is based on the
FlOrOdorR dance. hating, however, short
Of the lap-sitting circle finale.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

swallows thar built a nest under the
caves Of a railway coach that made
daily trips between Zittan. in Saxo.v.
and Reichenberg, in Austria, a distance
Of twenty miles. The trainmen xould
not disturb the birds, and for four
years the nest has been renewed. the
parent birds raising a family each year
and flying back and forth during the
breeding season with each trip OF the
train. The mother bird sticks 10 the
nest while en- route. and the father bird
keeps in the air or perched on the car
during the journey.
An emplOys Of the Arlington found
a baby robin lying IN the grass OF the
park after a heavy rain. II had been
blown from its nest and the parent
birds had evidently lost or deserted s.
So the finder took the bird home md
fed H. That was two years ago and
the full-grOwn bird has become very
tame. IL eats from its owners mouth,
loves 10 perch on his head OF shoulders
and although allowed freedom wiz al
weys return 10 its home and is not Al
lurcd by THE cali OF the wild" In the
adjacent parks.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
G. w. u. DEBATERS CONQUER
In CONTEST WITH SYRACUSE
That European immigration Should Be Further Re-
strcted, the Question Decided in the Affirmative
By the Collegiate Orators.

BY eloduently presenting their arg1-
ments, the debaters representing George
Washington University gained victory
over the ENJOYS Of Syracuse University
yesterday afternoon in Continental Ne
mortal Hall. on the question: Resolved,
That there should be more restriction
of European immigration 10 the United
States" David A Baer. John =. Ken
nedy. f. Gates. and J. Berry as alter
nate. represented the washington inst
tuition, while Erwin Nichols, J. A.
Perry, and w. T. Wannit argued for
Syracuse.
Each of the debaters was allowed
twelve minutes 10 present his argu-
ments. David a. Baer was introduced
By DR.. Z. E Brown. the presiding Of
hcer' as first speaker MIR. Baer argued
that large majority OF the immigrants
come from southern Europe; that they
do not mix with the other races. and
therefore are a menace 20 the country
Arguments Of Affirmative.
Southern European immigrants, &C
cording 10 the speaker. do not seek the
country places. but exist IN the large
cities. IN squalor and filth. They work
for exceedingly small wages. thus de-
priving the skilled artisan OF a means
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
BOYCOTT ON READING
DOESN'T SCARE BAER

Yielding substantial reductions in the
passenger rates TO Frankfort. President
Baer yesterday laid il down as final
that no further concession Will be made
by the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way 70 the public demand for more rea-
sOnable suburban rates.
Representing the business mems and
protective associations of Philadelphia
and vicinity. the advisory committee. of
which Congressman w w. Foulkrod
Is chairman, passed resolutions calling
upon the city authorities TO strictly en-
force speed and other ordinances as a
way to bring the railroads to terms.
Announcement by the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad that il had restricted the time
limit on all lower rate tickets to Sep
TENDER 90 as a step to lifting rates
should the efforts 70 knock out the 2-cent
law fail, caused public indignation to
include that company with the Reading
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

erned by a special board consisting
of two representatives of organized
labor, two representative of skilled
mechanical workmanship, two citi-
zens in no way connected with in
Gustrial institutions, and one wom-
an. Such division of authority over
the educational system is almost
sure to prove unfortunate 1t places
an entirely avoidable question mark
before the new course. If, however,
IL shall not prove disastrous to it,
we of Washington who hope for the
development of the Capital indus
trially, will follow the experiment
Of cooperation between school and
factory with the keenest interest.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
EIGHT YOUNG MEN
COMMENCE BATTLE
FOR LIFE HONORS

Eight students received degrees IN
academic courses at the ninetieth annual
commencement OF Georgetown Univer-
sity held last night IN CASTOR Hall. I he
Rev. David IIiIihouse Buel. s. J. presi-
dent of the university. gave out the
diplomas and conferred the degrees.
At the close Of Father Buels address
the Rev. Charles J. Macksey conferred
the degree Of doctor Of laws upon Jus
tice Wendell Phillips Stafford. Albert
Briscoe Ridgeway delivered the bache-
lors' Grafton. speaking on "DenomIIIa-
tiOnal Sch The masters grafton
was delivered by Alphonso Ganahl. who
spoke on -'Denominational Academies.' 90
The degree Of doctor of philosophy
was conferred upon Joseph Maria Cuen-
co, Francis Stanton Montgomery,
Charles Vincent Miller. and IgnaciO de
Ycaza- The master Of arts degree was
conferred upon AIphOnsO Cfanahl and
James Joseph Schlafiy, while the follow
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

come in? Why tips at all? Why
should not the hotel proprietor him
self be looked to TO pay the men he
hires to do what is expected of
them? Or, why should he not
charge fixed sum for the work and
include it in the bill? If he could
meet competition with that sort of
tax added, well and good; if he
couldn't, so much the better.
The public is not highly interested
IN squabbles as TO who get the tips.
1t is mainly cognizant of the fact
that it is compelled to pay them,
often by the most indefensible
methods.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
BLACK HAND" LETTER
TO BALTIMORE MAYOR

BALTIMORE, June 6.-Mayor Mahool
has received a letter purporting to be
nom the Black Hand" demanding
10, 600 liraS, upon threat OF death. II is
generally believed to have been sent as
a joke, but some OF the city hall people
think it a genuine Black Hand demand
Il was a typewriter communication.
signed aileEedly by the secretary OF
the Black Hand Society,"" but IT bore
the name of one Of the most reputable
italian residents of the city. man who
has himself been pestered for some
dine past by these alleged Black Hand
conspirators. Friends of the man whose
name was signed to the letter indig-
nantly denied that he had anything TO
10 with it. and easily proved that the
signature was not his.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06

ing received the degree OF bachelor OF
arts; Charles William Byrnes. John
Herbert Doyle, Leonard Francis Geneste
Thomas Mccain. Joseph Justin Nc
Carthy. Albert Briscoe Ridgeway. Fran
els De Sales Roach, and John McHUgn
Stuart.
After the commencement the George
town University Alumni Society held It's
annual meeting. and elected the follow
ing officers for the next two years
President, George Ernest Hamilton. first
vice president. William +. QuicksaIi:
second vice president Eugene ID. Z
Brady; third vice president William
Henry Dennis. fourth vice president.
Thomas A. Stephens. fifth vice preSi-
dent. Dr. William N Cogan; secretary.
Henry r Cover: treasurer. Charles
Harper Walsh; executive committee, DR.
Samuel 5. Adams. Raymond A. Heiskell.
Joseph J. Weller, Dr. Joseph s. Wall
and Patrick J. Brennan, all Of the DIS
trict Of Columbia. and Joseph NJ Dolan.
Of Philadelphia. Pa; Dr. John r Stat
tery, OF Boston. Mass. Thomas Walsh.
OF Brooklyn, y. Y. and i. Vincent
Smith, or Norfolk, Va
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
The Omar of the Annual Report.

This is the town of annual reports.
From the ten-page pamphlet in
which Mr.. DeGraw describes the ac-
tivities of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General to the hand
some folio, illustrated, cIoth-bound
volume detailing the rise and fall
OF tides in the Potomac and the
condition of water for the fisher
man, we of Washington know the
institution as our very own.
But new light is shed upon it, a new
path is blazed-so TO speak-by a
rank outsider. His name is Dreamer,
and he is fire marshal. Whether
he marshals the blazes for the
whole State of Ohio or for some
single and specially blessed town, the
Buckeye exchanges do not disclose.
Whatever his present Office, he is
destined to national fame.
We all know the usual report of
such post. Number of fires. -:
number of alarms, -; amount of
damage, --. 1t is in the infinite
variety with which he relieves the
familiar statistics that Mr.. Creamer
eXcels. In treating of the danger
of using alcohol for fuel, he gives
the unsuspecting reader terse lit
the sermon on the risk of using il
for bodily fuel. Then he passes on
to touch lightly the happy servant
lady who starts the fire with coal
oil. In this wise:
Fully many a gem of purest raw serene
The dark. unfathomcd caves OF ocean
bear.
Full many a maid who toyed with gaso-
lCne
Has quickly clambered up the golden
stair.
Can you beat IL? Well. Mr..
Creamer beats it. He emphasizes
the Importance Of examining church
fiues by dropping casually into the
following verse:
A fly and a flea
In a pipe were imprisoned.
Said the fly, Let US fee
Said the flea Let US ny."
so they few through a flaw in the flue.
Being a poet he takes a little IL
cense, naturally. He also covers the
last vacant spot on his brow with a
highly ornate laurel leaf when he
writes:
During the past summer an unusual
number Of fires from cremating bed
bugs has been reported. One buildinEwas
burned by gentleman who with
murderOuS intent, held a kerosene lamr
under nest of the pests, and
The mosquito sings his prey to sleep
And then ne takes "A bite
The bedbug crawls from head - feet
And graZes all the night.
Win the executive departments
stand idly by and allow this rank
outsider TO take the lead? In the
interest of high art (and some local
pride) we hope not.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
TWO NEW SINGERS COME
FOR 'MIKADO" AT NATIONAL

Robert Lett. whose inimitable style Of
humor made him a Washington favorite
when he appeared here before on sew
eral occasions, will have a stronger com
edy role than any he has ever been
seen here before in, when he joins the
Aborn Opera Company next week at the
New National as Ko-KO in The Mi
kado." Another addition to the cast for
one week only. will be a decided novelty
Mime. Fuj-Ko. the japanese actress,
who will be assigned to the role OF Pitti-
Sing.
EsteIle Wentworth, viii, Of course, be
the Yum-Yum, the leading feminine
role Albert Parr will sing the tenor
role Of Nanki-Poo. the picturesque wan
dering minstrel and Edith Bradford will
appear as Katlsha- Phil Branson viii
make a funny Mikado, and the voices Of
Huntington May and Karl Stall viii be
heard to advantage as POOh-Bah and
PiCh-Tush respectively.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
WILL REVIVE "ARISToCRACY"
AT COLUMBIA NEXT WEEK

On next Monday evening the Columbia
Theater Company will enter upon the
sixth week of it's successful spring sea-
son with an elaborate revival Of Bron-
son Towards society drama, Arts
tocracy." which was originally produced
fifteen years ago at Palmer's Theater,
in New York. with Wilton Lackaye in
the role OF the American millionaire,
Jefferson stockton.
Mr.. Lackaye will next be seen in his
original role, and Miss Hilda Spong,
Miss Charlotte Walker, and Miss Dor
othy Hdmmack have been entrusted
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Bird Meets Hans on F
Street, and Seems to
Like Him.

. fians Roberts. an actor. well known
in Washington. was making Thesplan
strides along T street the other day
when he felt something warm touch his
neck He reached and held a haIf-dedged
sparrow In his hand. Hans tried 70
persuade the sparrow that it ought 10
fiy away home, but e. futtered back to
his neck and stayed there. trying TO get
warm II hung onto Hans. and, he hav-
ing some Of the superstitions that per-
tain to the stage, walked into a photo
graph gallery and was photographed.
bird and all
a visiting consul tells Of a pair OF
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO you
THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1907.
Mr.. CrOker'S Derby.

Richard Croker gratified his ambi-
ton by winning the Derby. but he
was not invited to the Kings Derby
Day dinner. Other Americans who
have had the bad taste TO win the
great event have been invited. and
the fact that Croker is both an
American and an Irishman is I'M
likely 10 increase satisfaction with
the explanation that he is not re-
garded as a proper person to win
a Derby"
That's one trouble with your
upper class Englishman, whether as
sportsman, politician, or what not
He thinks there is only a limited
class of people who are fit per
sons" That is one great touble with
the whole tendency of things in
'England. The supply of lift people"
isn't large enough, and society is so
organized that those who are tradi-
tionally set down as of the unfit
have mighty small chance to prove
their fitness.
1t would have been the handsome.
generous, polite, timely thing to in
vite the eX-boss of New York TO
the Derby dinner. It would have
helped solve the Irish question, and
it would have added to the Kings
popularity in both Ireland and the
United States. But it is altogether
probable that Mr.. Croker was honest
when he said he didn't care.
The Washington times., 1907-06-06
Howe's Pictures at National.

A mingled entertainment Of education
and fun is announced at the New
National Theater Sunday evening when
Lyman II. Howe brings his spectacle in
moving pictures
Finely blended with the serious and
educational pictures displayed, are very
humorous Incidents. In the comedy as
well as the instructive, the introduction
OF mechanical, musical. and vocal effects
prove a pleasing novelty Imitators At
the action OF the subjects with natural
sounds. The audience not only sees but
hears what IS going on at the place
depicted. The company OF imitatOrs in
cludes ID. J. Tasker, K. Q. Mayo, and lie
Roy Carleton