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The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Sensible Grover Cleveland.

Whether or not increasing wisdom
has come TO Grover Cleveland, the
sage of Princeton, at the attainment
of his seventy years, it is certain
he is a very great man in many
ways and that, as a teacher of other
men and a director Of human aspira-
tions, he has won for himself n def
mite and unique place in our Ameri-
can life.
Especially attractive for ever-in-
creasiDg numbers is this rugged gen
tleman's love for nature and the
things of the out of doors He has
won almost as much renown for his
writings on hunting and fishing,
filed with keen philosophy and
kindly humor, as he has for his po-
htical career. And now that he has
reached his three score and ten.
hearty and vigorous, he is more lik-
able than ever.
In New York paper the other
day Mr. Cleveland thus spoke of the
value Of the quiet life, the life apart
from the hideous uproar and mad
chasings of the city:
I believe that we must set ourselves
against the fallacy that q city life is
the easier and the most productive o.
happiness.
We are proud Of our cities. Of course.
But we must rot allow them wholly to
shape our ideals and our ambitions.
Nothing that the wealth Of a city can
buy will atone for the loss Of that
American sturdiness and independence
which the farm and the small town have
so frequently produced.
II is unquestionably true that nearness
to nature has an elevatinE influence
uron heart and character. Nature is a
school OF all the harder virtues. What.
lesson in patience than a days fishing
for the whimsical black bass?
The history Of our country shows that
and TO the influences OF nature is far
mere apt 20 shape his own political con-
viCtiDns. instead Of being a mere obed-
lent fraction Of n political machine. He
Is. certain to be more self-reliant and
more stubborn in holding fast TO his
own idea Of what is right
Grover Cleveland is not alone in
that thought. More and more are
men trying 10 get back 10 the soil''
for part of the year, at least, and
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Where We Ourselves Come In.

While we consider whats the
matter with Washington? we can
read this, from the Kansas City
journal TO its reaCers, with particu-
lar attention:
The very rich and the great corpora
tons probably stand in no greater need
Of reform than you and your next door
neighoOr. How lawless are yOu2 In a
republic every individual holds one Of
fice-the office of elector. II you neglect
the duty OF that office in order to make
money how much better are you than
thieving public treasurer? Don't forget
yourself. Your information about your
own crimes is much more accurate than
your information about the crimes Of
Rockefeller. And you can get at your
self better and quicker Don't forget
yourself How mendaciOus, laWless, and
dishonest are you2
More of that is pertinent 10 us
than we may think. We do not hold
Office as electors. We cannot indict
ourselves for neglecting our fran
ehise. But Is our own citizenship
impeccable? Do we all fulfill our
obligations tc the city which we
have made our home? Do we attend
it's business mems meetings, our
selves help to avoid the mistakes of
the citizens associations we are so
quick to discuss. attend the hear
ings at the District Building where
"the only point material to the issue
was not even mentioned?"
Do we do all this? If we do not,
are we not guilty as the man who
fails TO votS? Let us stop thinking
of The Amalgamated awhile and
think of ourselves. The District will
profit by it-and so Will we.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
A Frenchman I'm Our Midst. +"

lie Figaro has published, and the
Boston Transcript has translated,
the views of Camille Saint-Saens-
the impressions caught by the dis
tinguished French. composer-on his
recent tour of America. Interest of
a dozen sorts is bound up in the in
terview. Old man that he is, artist
and lover of peace that he is, he was
not tortured by the nerve and noise
of the New World. On the contrary,
rs he didn't go to America on a
hunt for relics of the past" he was
not disappointed. For him, "the
great charm of a country is in ma
ture and the natives" and both gave
him genuine pleasure over here.
Again, though he played in Boston
with the unparalleled Boston Sym
pony, he seems to have left the ex-
perience altogether out of his recol-
lections. New York's Philharmonic
is mentioned and particular atteu-
lAOl - given lis BCAAOA l4dACC Will
the Philadelphia Orchestra; but
there is not even a mention of his
visit to the Hub or the unapproach-
able excellence of its band. Strange
people, these foreigners. At any
rate, that's what they are saying up
in Boston.
But Washington will read most
closely the observations on the
American Capital. Tucked in be-
tween regret at being made to play
his own Concerto in G minor and
some wonderment over the -all
buildings, il begins with perst lal
compliments to the President ant NJ.
Jusserand. There is a certain refer
ence to the two which ought to be
noted in passing. The ambassador,
he says, SIS a great friend of the
President, who takes him with him
on those excursions, whose stories
when he tells them, become almost
incredible epIcs." Either the trans
lator has got his wires crossed in
that sentence or somebody is con-
vieted of drawing the long bow.
After that comes:
But need / describe my pleasure al
seeing in Washington the statue OF La
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

fayette and that of Rochambeau? The
Americans have a quality that touched
me much No ingrates are they; they
have never forgotten the part taken by
France in their independence.
Everywhere you find stat IS, busts,
portraits, souvenirs and relics of La
fayette. And while we're in Washington
let us hasten TO say, before quitJl'E
that city, how charming il is. While its
Capitol, its Library (admirabiy equip
ped. thought and its Obelisk didn't I'LL
me with extravagant enthusiasm, ! vas
delighted with the city itself, an oasis
OF verdure Hhere broad avenues are
bordered with pretty houses. where
tramways and few twenty-story sky
Scrapers.
With the Arch of Triumph, Notre
Dame and the Madelaine in his mind,
the Frenchman was not much i'm
pressed by our Capitol, Library and
''0belisk." But he did note the mon
uments to Lafayette and Rocham-
beau and he finds occasion to con-
tribute a little ammunition to the
fight against trade for Washington
Next time, maybe, some of the
younger members of our local bust
ness bodies will constitute them
selves a reception committee and es-
cort visiting composers about town.
There is one paragraph more
which must be quoted. 1t would be
better not 10 comment at all on
these naive ingenious and charming
observations than TO leave out this:
And then, how could one fail TO be
pleased In a country where all women
are charming? And there they all arei
Those who. by III chance. lack beauty.
make Up for the lack by making you
think them beautiful. 7 had steeled my
sensibillties against encountering man
nlsh women. with short hair and stony
eyes. What a delightful disappointment
woman rules in America little too
much indeed. by what / hear, but. she
remains essentially feminine, she rules
as she has right 20 rule, by charm
and grace and Irresistible attractive
ness.
Saint-Saens proves himself true
Frenchman.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Finds POcketbOOk
Dropped on Street
By Foraker's Son

Because Arthur Foraker. the fifteen
year-old son Of Senator Foraker, has a
ba3 cold. Robert Thomas, a cOlored
street sweeper. fifty years OF age, lv-
ing at 2I3S Newport place northwest, IS
a prisoner at the Third precinct police
station on a charge of petit larceny
The Senator's son is a student at the
Friends Select School, I street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
When Arthur reached the corner Of
Eighteenth and l streets shortly before
. O'Clock this morning, he reached In
hts pocket for a handkerchief. AS he
drew ii out a pocketbook containing a
81 bill fell to the pavement,
He did not discover his loss until he
got inside the school. Then some Of the
students told the principal they had
seen the street sweeper pick it up The
matter was reported 10 the police, and
Thomas was placed under arrest by Po-
liceman Cox.
Thomas denied having picked up the
purse, but when the bag in which he
had dumped the rubbish from the
streets was searched il was found under
some newspapers.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
A Hopeless Effort,

There is just about as much boot
In an effort ct this time TO arouse
Democratic opposition to Mr.. Bry-
ans nomination as there would be
in an effort to prevent Mr.. Roose-
velt's nomination by the Republ-
cans if he were now serving his
first term.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan ought
to be mighty friendly, for their sit
uations are nightly alike; maybe
too much alike for them TO get on
well together. Each is the unques-
tionable head of his party, and each
is cordially disliked by the politi-
clans of the party. Each is the living
proof that the politicians are sub
ordinate TO the people
The Democratic politicians are re-
ported at work organizing to get
conservatism into the saddle. 1t is
utterly useless. II the Republican
party goes ahead with Rooseveltism,
Democracy doesn't dare be more
conservative than Republicanism;
and If the Republicans should be or
ganized and financed into safety and
sanity" then Democracy would have
its real chance, by sticking to the
ideas that represent Rooseveltism.
Either way, the Democracy can't
get away from Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
BEAUTYS PHOTO
FREE OF CHARGE

In response TO many letters of
inquiry, The Sunday Times has
made arrangements with several of
the leading photographers of Wash
ington whereby photographs of
prospective participants in The Sun
day Times contest for the honor of
being declared the most beautiful
woman in Washington may have
their photographs taken free of
charge.
All that IS necessary is for the
woman whose photo IS TO be taken,
or the person who IS TO enter the
photo in the contest to call at the
news room Of The Times, tenth
floor, MunSey Building, and obtain
an order for the photo from the
Beauty Editor, Sunday Times.
These orders will be addressed TO
any one Of the following photog-
rapherS:
BachraCh. . 1884 F street northwest
Bell. ..t32f-23 O street northwest
Boyce. e.....t325 F street northwest
Buck. .......fi13 F street northwest
Gilbert .6O2 iiih street northwest
Harris & Ewing. 1911 F street n. W.
Paine. .923 F street northwest
Parker. 1928 F street northwest
Prince. Pa. ave. and nth ST. n. W.
Rice. 1905 F street northwest
TOwleS. ....iiO7 F street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
At ANNUAL BANQUET

The civil war was fought again last
night in Carroll Institute. when more
than 100 veterans held their annual ban
quet. Three hours were passed IN rem
Iniscences and song.
John T. Clements, chief Of the South
ern division OF the Pension ONCE, was
toastmaster. and interesting speeches
were delivered by Vespasian Warner,
Commissioner Of Pensions, and by Gen.
John c. Black. president Of the Civil
Service Commission. Others who spoke
were Judge W. w. Curry and S. w
McElderry. Between speeches were
songs and recitations by Capt. l.. NJ.
Kelly, Deputy Commissioner OF Pen
sions, Major ]. Tyler Powell. aud Har-
vey Ellis. Marching Through Georgia, :"
when sung by Captain Kelly, brought
a rousing chorus from the veterans.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Security Good at Present.
ManteRs ObeDo Simple;
DeSdenona Is Sin1pering;
ago of 6NcGtnn a Joke

"OtheIlo" was the bill at thu National
last night, with Robert MaHJell in the
name part. Francis McGinn as Iago.
and Marie Booth Russell, OF course, as
Desdemonas one cannot help wishing
that Mr. Mantell had chosen 10 give
Washington his Iago instead Of his
Othello. since he could not give il both
For certainly Iago is infinitely the more
interesting part and. moreover. il would
have had the virtue of novelty. while
the OtheIlo was done during the Man
tell engagement here last season, and
one knew pretty we'll what TO expect
OF !t
In presenting his "Othello" Mr.. Mantell
harks back 10 the days Of The Cor
sican Brothers" The characterization
Is distinctly meiodramatic-whic after
all is nothing against Il, for. in the final
analysis, "Othello" is melodrama, pure
and simple. Because Il is written in
sonorous blank verse we call il a trag-
edy. OF course. It is a tragedy; most
melodrama is; but, none the less, It Is
melrdrama. Mr.. Mantell has the ply
sique for the part. but his makeup Is
awful. one admires the erect. stately
figure. and shudders at the face. The
cleaning teeth, the rolling whites OF
the eyes, the thickened lips make the
Moor entirely TOO much the negro. One
quite agrees with old Brabantis that
there must have been some wizardry at
work TO explain Desdemona's marriage.
Othello IS a simple character. and In
the main Mr. Mantell plays him simply
There are moments when his passion
becomes mere violence when, in his
mental excitement, he becomes too
much the beast unclaimed He Is at
his best in his more passive moments,
when he expresses the tumult OF doubt
merely by his voice. For Mr. Mantell
Is gifted with a deeply expressive voice,
than which there IS no more important
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

attribut for a Shakespearean actor. n
the third and fourth acts his fiUctua-
tons between rage and faith are ad-
mirably done; in the earlier scenes the
tenderness 10 Desdemona. and IN the
last scenes the sOlemnity with which he
bids her make her peace with heaven
are most impressive. and the horror and
remOrse Of discovering that what he has
regarded as an act Of divine justice IS
In raj " the foul murder OF the woman
he adV-"s could scarcely be improved
uPon.
Francis McGinn's Iago IS mora or
less or joke. True. II is an acJor-proOf
part No man who reads his lines in
telLlgenuy can altOgCtht- . fail as lagO-
and MT. CHM certainly reads his lines
intelligently. But there he begins and
ends The IagO OF Shakespeare is an
artist and epicUre In villaiuy. a bad
man, but - 5000 actor, who thoroughly
enjoys his own cIevcrneSs, and takes
sardonic satisfaction in the evil he has
wrought. Just why he hates OtheiIO
does not appear. He does not really be-
lieve that the Moor has been unduly In
innate with his wife; he merely sug-
gests that 20 himself as a possibility and
a Justificatlon- He is the persCnlncat.On
OF motivelCss malignity. All OF which
Mr. McGinn Is not He has a good
voice and a fine stage presence, but
his Iago i absolutely lacking In the
craftiness, the subtIety that makes up
ones conception OF Iago. He IS 50
frankly the villain, that Il IS inC0n-
Ceivable Jhat any one should call him
honest IagC.' he would not deceive
a child. anc the assumption that Othello
IS taken In Dy him argues the Moor
fool.
Miss Russelrs Dasdemona is beautiful
10 look at; but that Is about the best
that can be said about IT. Il is fun OF
posing and Of siIlpeTing; the artificial
ity that nlarred Lady Macbeth IS even
more in evidence and more objection
able Cecil Owen Is entirely adequate
TO the demands OF Cassie. and Guy Lind
sley is fairly satisfactory as ROderigc-
The part seems TO be intended for what
in non n-Shakcspearan melodrema IS called
comic relief and Mr. Lindsey FUR
nishes f. NJ. Med.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
DISLIKE HOUSEEEEPER,,
DYNAMITE HOUSE

NEW YORK, March 20.-.'My only re-
gret Is that the explosion did not kill
her" said Mrs. Otto FentzIan, with en-
phasis.
Seemingly, some one tried 70 kill
Otto FentzlaE, a contractor. and Mrs.
Mary Phillips. q sood-Iooking widow.
at 10 o'clock at night. A stick OF dyna-
mite. probably. was exploded at the
west end Of the double house y Charles
street. MontcIair. where Fentzlaf and
his hOuselleeper have been living. and
which he owns.
At S a. n. Mrs Phillips, carrying a
valise, left the house and walked hur-
rledly toward the nearest trolley line.
An hour later Fentzl8f locked up the
house and drove away. His wife and
children 1--we at 159 Harrison avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
President FinIey'S Idea.

The widespread concern about the
development of relations between
the transportation concerns and the
government-Stat and Federal
may be pleaded as excuse for brief
animadversion to the address which
President Finley of the Southern
Railway made at the Atlanta Cham
Der of Commerce dinner a few even
ings ago. President Finley has been
explaining to the employees of his
system, and 10 the people along it's
lines, the policy he designs TO en-
force.
The addresses he has made, some
to officials of his road, some to com
mercial organizations, deserve com
mendation because they recommend
TO the public and demand of en-
ployes a policy of cooperation and
mutual understanding between peo-
pie and railroads. He has told his
traffic and operating people that
they must make friends of their
patrons; that the good will of a
community Is to be regarded as only
less desirable than its tonnage.
When the railroad is unable to meet
the demands of the people, it must
let them know the reason, fairly and
frankly.
President Finley called attention
in his Atlanta address to the work
the Southern has done for the in
dustrial development of the South.
He assures that this work is TO be
continued and broadened. The prom
Use means much TO the South, for
the Southern and the Illinois Cen
trail have been pioneers in this kind
of enterprise in the South, and their
efforts have been benfcial TO a de-
gree not yet fully appreciated.
The people have no disposition TO
infict injustice on the railroads or
on holders of railroad securities.
The necessity that railroads shall be
able to get more money to invest in
betterments and expansion of facili-
ties is quite appreciated. President
Finley is taking hold of his task in
the right way to strengthen popular
confidence and good win. 1t is
necessary that financiers as well as
operators of railroads assume this
attitude. The public is entitled TO
the assurance that when a railroad
sells securities, tits selling something
with real value. When that assur-
ance is firmly planted in the minds
of investors, there will be less con-
Germ about raising money.
President Finley represents the
men who operate railroads. He is
not n railroad financier. The prob
lem is to get the financial head, who
is generally the chairman of the
board, and the operating head, who
is usually the president of the COM
pany, TO work together. Too often
they fail TO do this. Such men as
Stuyvesant Fish, A. J. Cassatt, and
few more of the old school of
railroad presidents who were both
operating men and financial direc-
tors, owed their success largely to
their capacity TO perform both these
tasks. They were too busy to do
much stock jobbing, and that was a
good thing.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
SMITHSONIAN CLOSES
FOR RHEES FUNERAL

The funeral Of William Jones Rhecs.
Keeper OF the archives at the Smith
sonlan Institution. was held this after
noon at z:Sp from the residence. 24O
Columbia road. All offices OF The Smith
sonian FfopCr were closed at > o'clock
In order to allow Mr.. Rhecs' associates
70 attend He had been an officer OF
the institution for more than fifty years
Mr. Rhees was also affiliated with "a
number Of organizations IN the citv.
which were represented at the funeral,
among them being the Sons Of the
American Revolution, the Anthropoiuyl-
cal society Of Washington, the National
Geographic Society, Pennsylvania HIS
torical Association the Columbia HIS
torical Society, and the District OF Co
lumbia Library Association.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
NURSES BOARD MEETS;
ORGANIZES UNDER LAW

The Nurses Examining Board, just
appointed by the Commissioners under
the new law for the registration and
examination of nurses. consisting OF
Miss Kanely, Miss Hewitt. Miss Doug
lass. Miss Drake, and Mrs. Fleetwood,
called upon Commissioner Macfarland
Yesterday afternoon and organized, as
required by the Act of Congress. DIR.
William Tindal, secretary TO the Board
of Commissioners, administered the
oath of office. They organized by elect
ing Miss Hewitt. president. and Miss
Douglass, secretary. The latter is also
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
Quake C0n1ing--MiLre;;
Not for Sure--Marvir1

quakes reported from distant places;
the Chilean tremOrs were preceded BY
earthquakes IN other parts OF the. globe,
as was also that Of Kingston For that
reason l do not believe a lull in earth
qUakes presages any great upheaval. /
hardly think that Prof. Milne has been
correctly quoted, In stating that present
conditions are abnormal. That the
period between shocks IS long is 20 be
admitted. but Il must be rememb bered
that of late years we have been expe-
riencing more than our usual quota OF
Quakes. We are bound 10 have earth
Quakes, but that they win be Of unusual
severity because Of the present Quies-
cent condition OF the earth is not based
upon fact. They are just as apt to
be Slight as 10 be severe and as likely
10 happen in the middle Of the Pacific
ocean as in Berlin. Earthquakes, as 4
rule, cannot be predicted"
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
BOY ARMED WITH PISTOL
WANTED TO PLAY COWBOY

Armed with a revolver. and burning
ambition 10 become a great cowboy.
Orator Edwards. d messenger boy, and
Walter Kendrigs, were arrested by De-
teCtive Mullen while trying 20 purchase
cheap dirk AZ a D street pawn shO3.
Both were held at police headquarters
until their parents had boen notified.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20

John Milne, the noted seismoloSist.
promises that a big earthquake will
shake things up soon somewhere on
this globe. He predlcstes his unPleas-
ant augury upon the unusual fact that
not a seismograph in any part Of the
world has recorded a single mark since
the terrific tremor that laid Kingston
low.
Charles Marvin admits that the seis-
mograph in the Weather Bureau here
has not done thing toward chalking
down earthquake movements since the
upheaval at Jamaica
Il must admit it Is rather unusual"
said he. but I believe that it is not
abnormal. Before the San Francisco
shake-up there were a good many heavy
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
MASONIC TEMPLE BIDS
DISCUSSED TONIGHT

Discussion on the letting of the con-
tract for the erection of the new
Masonic Temple will be heard at the
meeting of the building committee At
1925 New York avenue northwest this
evening at O'Clock President Small
says the executive committee has made
certain recommendations which win not
be made public until the meeting Is
ended this evening.
The Washington times., 1907-03-20
PROTECTION OF BIRDS
DIFFICULT IN SOUTH

7. C. Pearson, secretary Of the Ma
tional Audubon Society and game com
missioner OF North Carolina, last night
gave an illustrated lecture in George
Washington University on Bird Pro
lection in the South" Mr.. Pearson told
Of the many difficulties encountered in
protecting the game from professional
and amateur hunters, and said that in
spite of the efforts Of the Audubon So
Jciety thousands OF birds were slaugh-
tered each year for the Northern mar
kets and for plumage for wOmen's hats.