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The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Mr.. Weller Resigns.

Responding 10 a call from a larger
and more difficult field, Charles F.
Weller has resigned his post as sec
rotary of the local Associated Chart
ties. He is now TO go to Pittsburg,
and there undertake for the half
million residents Of that city and
Allegheny the work of awakening
the public sense of responsibility, Of
uniting the charities, and of apply
ing the forces thus brought to-
getL2r, which he has done with such
signal success here in Washington.
Characteristic of him as il was to
respond readily TO what he believed
to be the call of duty, it is not less
so that he was not dismayed by a
, clear understanding Of the special
and almost battling difficulties
which Pittsburg presents.
Washington is more than unwiIl-
ing to have Mr.. Weller put down his
work in the Capital. If there were
any right means of keeping him
here, any fair answer to the claim
of duty which calls him away, The
Times would urge that he should
be made to stay. But there is
neither means nor answer, and the
best this city can do at this present
is to testify gratefully to the value
of his service during the seven
years he has led the forces organ
lied in the District of Columbia for
its social bettermeEt.
Our news columns set forth
those services only in outline, yet
more fully than is possible here.
All that can be done in this place
is to cite that under his leader
ship
The number of volunteer workers
has been increased from p to 626,
the contributions from S11,722 to
nearly $4,000.
NeighborhOod House and the Col
ored Social Settlement have been
organized and maintained not only
as incentives but as helps toward
higher standards of living.
More than 5000 families once en-
tered on the rolls as mendicants
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
The Speed Mania.

In spite Of the constant cry from
some quarters that automobiling is
e bad thing because it causes in
some cases speed MANIA" every
thinking person viii realize the
faIsity of the claim when the real
facts are considered. Speed
mania" is a phrase coined to convey
the impression that there are auto
lists so anxious to drive their ma
chimes fast that they forget every
consideration of their own or other
peoples safety.
As matter of fact, there are
comparatively few autoists who
have speed mania" This affection
is confined TO two classes: the man
who has reached middle age with
out having previously had expert
ence in fast going of any kind, and
the young chauffeur who has but
an imperfect knowledge Of his ma
chine. Outside of these two classes,
there are few, if any, who are reclo-
less drivers.
The man of middle age who has
not learned to ride a horse, ride
bicycle, or sail a boat, is the one
who viii seat himself in the ma
chine and think he can without
trouble handle the power of forty
horses. And the young fresh"
chauffeur, who knows his machinery
not at all well viii put his auto
mobile out at any rate of speed
'just to go fast"
Eliminate these two classes, and
you have the end of the speed
mania" AS for these two, the low
ers of motoring need offer no ex-
cuse. There are in every sport and
every pursuit a certain number who
could give the fool-kiIler good en-
plOyment.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 10, 1913
A Time to Suspend Judgment.

The disaster at Twentieth and p
streets yesterday morning was
manifestly a dreadful thing. In the
two lives it cost and in the menace
it offered to other lives, it makes
plain the need for a thorough and
relentless investigation by the Dis
trict government, But every con-
sideration of fairness requires
that authorities and public alike
should withhold their judgment as
70 accountability for it until the re-
sponsibility Cor such an investiga-
ton has been either fulfilled or dis
regarded.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
ELECTION
THREATENS REVOLT
People Feel Pinch of Famine.
America Asked TO
Intervene.

PORT All PRINCE. June 16-Haitian
elections. always accompanied by blood
shed and ri0ting, bid fair 20 be more
revolutionary than ever this year. Ow-
ing TO the famine that has reduced
a large part Of the population 20 actual
distress.
There are three avOwed candidates to
succeed President Nord Alexis, and their
followers have become so embitter. d
that the few conservatives who are left
on the island are fearful Of a bloody
outbreak long before the election, May
Is. 1909. The situation has been placed
before the United States Government.
but intervention rs not expected FhOus-
ands are on the verge Of starvation,
and Haitian money has reached the
lowest purchasing power in its history.
Gen Jean jules military governor Of
the northern part of HAITI, the popular
candidate, threatens to use the army
Of North in his own behalf.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

have been developed into self-sup-
porters and money-savers.
Public Fairgrounds have been es-
tablished, summer outings and free
car rides provided for thousands,
and a serious. continued, logical
fight begun against tuberculosis.
The alley problem has been
studied first hand, and the Presi-
dents cooperation obtained for the
establishment of commission 70
grapple with the problem of hous-
ing conditions for the poor.
Any such outline is and must
seem a poor view of such a work. 1t
does not touch the heart as would
the sight of a single workman who
once stood in line as a beggar and
is now in line as good citizen; or
of a hundred children playing hap
PLY under a supervision that in
ereases their #un while it yet keeps
their talk and their thoughts clean;
or of a single mother, taken from
the hot kitchen of an alley shack
and given two weeks of open air,
good food, and complete rest for
herself, with health and life for her
baby. These are the only ones who
can gauge the value of such a serv-
ice as that Mr.. Weller has rendered.
But the gratitude of all of these is
not more than the measure of the
citv's debt.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
REBATE CHARGES
AGAINST RAILROAD

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1O.-Rebating
charges again are worrying the South
ern Pacific. The Federal grand jury
here today IS considering 80 charges
brought against the road by the spe-
cial counsel, II. B. Duncan, Of Wash
ington.
The accusations are based on recent
road, and there is a widespread fear
that the shippers Of the goods will be
indie ed, as well as the officials Of the
road.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Ceremony Takes Place in Ap artmens Of Brides Parents
at the Connecticut ding Breakfast for Two
Hundred Guests Follows.
Couple VIII Leave Late This Afternoon in Touring Car
for Manchester-by-the-Sea to Join Mrs
L. Z. Letter.

destroyed. and that particular kind 81
lace IS no longer made. The sleeves OF
the gown are long and closely fitted.
Miss Williams only jewelry was The
long string Of pearls, one Of Mr.. Letter S
first gifts, after the announcement OF
Ir 5ethrotha. Her bridal bouquet
was a shower II exquisite orchids and
lilies 0: the valley
Roman Baldwin, son Of the late c. 9.
Baldwin and classmate Of Mr.. lei
ter at Harvard, acted as best man,
Miss Williams was unattended, save for
her little sister. Miss Francise Williams,
a school girl at the Georgetown Con
vent Of the Visitation. who held her
bouquet. Little Miss Williams wore a
dainty frock OF pale blue cr-De de chine
and lace.
Those in the party at the house were
Col and Mrs. John r. Williams. par
ents of the bride; Mrs. L 4. Letter,
mother OF the bridegroom; Mrs. Hewitt,
OF St. Louis, grandmother of the bride;
Mr. and Mrs. c. " Douglas and son,
brother-in-lav and sister of Colonel
Williams. OF Fond du lac. Wis, who ar
rived in Washington yesterday and are
guests at the Richmond Hotel; Mrs. b.
c. Turner, of St. Louis, sister OF Mrs.
Williams, and Miss Hardway, OF St.
Louis, also guests at the Richmond
Miss Dorothy Williams, sister of the
bride, who wore a dainty gown of paIe
pink chiffon and a pink hat with pink
plumes, and carried pink sweet peas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Remington and
Peyson Thompson, relatives Of the
bridegroom, who arrived in Washington
from Manchester-by-the-S yesterday
with Mrs. Letter in her special car. and
viii return with her this afternoon.
Wedding Breakfast.
Mrs. Williams. mother OF the bride
and a strlkingly handsome woman
wore a beautiful costume of white chtr-
fon, hand painted in roses and trimmed
with bands of black chiffon ana lace
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
The Sheath Gown in America.

Students of local history viii note
that 1t was about p. m. on Satur-
day. June 6, 1908. that the sheath
gown made its first public appear
ance in America-and that the city
selected was Boston. According 30
one of the Sunday papers, the
"theater district got a rude shock"
This means, of course. that one by
one those of the stretching necks
caught sight of the gown, or rather
of what the gown revealed, and let
their curiosity lead them on.
Talk about rude shocks on such
an occasion is nothing but a time
honored and rather Puritanical
euphemism. As a matter of fact,
there was no scattering of fearful
and offended populace; and the
chronicle in question bears us out
when it says that the wearer of the
sheath gown went up Washington
street until I'm despair she got into
a cab. as the crowd was too large
The proprietor of a popular res
taurant had previously declined to
serve the woman in the sheath
gown con the ground that she was
improperly clad, and as a result she
left the place wearing a look of
indignity." There is here as a sug-
gestion Of the venerable story
about the West African who was
seen wearing a smile; and we are
alsb reminded of the fact that
OrientaIs regard the evening dress
our ladies wear in this and other
Occidental cities as somewhat scant.
But opinions are all in a heap as
regards dress, anyhow; and it is
conceivable that man who looks
not askance when the merry milk
maid comes on the stage would call
the police if he saw such a sight on
the Common. The confusion of
laws, customs, and fashions often
produces the most paradoxical sit
uatiOns.
When the sheath gown blossomed
out in Paris there was much amuse-
ment: but we heard of no nerve
SCATTERING shocks. When it reached
London two distinguished states
men bumped into each other as they
watched it; hut that was another
kind of shock altogether. The
sheath gown makes its appearance
on the stage as an incidental TO
certain stock company engagements
this summer. But no special eX-
element is looked for. The women
will wonder how much the dress
cost, and the men viii probably vote
If tame. Other considerations than
circumstances alter opinions.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

CITY HALL
: { : which con-
tains the
courts of the Dis
trict OF Columbia,
that long white
building, on your
right, is one of the
Oldest OF the public
buildings of the
Capitai. 1t was
built when Wash
ington was gov
erned by a mayor
and city council,
and has been con-
stantly enlarged to
meet the growing
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Taft Cot Angry.

He declared that he was not TO be
"bullyragged" into answering questions
that he did not want TO answer and
gave the unhappy newspaper man such
a rakiug down before all OF his col
leagues. as he had probably never had
before. It was such a surprise coming
from Taft that for a few moments no
one uttered a word. Then, just IS sud
denly. the storm cleared. Jumping up,
Taft put his arm around the shoulder
OF the correspondent and IN a most af-
.fectionate manner apolOgized frankly for
his outburst Of temper.
Taft Is a hard but a cheerful worker
He gets up early and does q lot Of work
at his home before going TO the depart
ment at $50 or 10 o'clock. He usually
finds his desk there piled up wiz, papers
awaiting his attention, and he keeps
three stenographers busy all day dis
posing Of them. He seldom leaves until
6 o'clock and frequently works late Into
the night.
Yet in the midst Of all this he finds
time 20 receive many callers lie has
the hapDv faculty Of putting visitors
Immediately at their ease. and when
Taft saws he is glad to see you he makes
You feel that he really means 1t and
that It is something more than the per
functory greeting usually handed out
by public men.
Nothing in the line of work seems 10
| Tease him. He is just as ready to pack
mis- grip on a few hours notice TO start
| for Rome. Havana. Panama. or Manila,
| as he is TO take up the question whether
the middle span of a bridge over a GER
tain navigable stream should be forty
| eight or sixtv-twO feet high.
An extraordinary variety OF work has
falhen in his lot since he left the po-
| sition Of United States circuit judge In
Ohio, upon the earnest solicitation OF
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

when erected, was considered one OF
the architectural gems Of Washington.
As the business of the courts Increased
more room was needed, and IL was dou-
bled in size The rear annex contains
three large court rooms and many
offices. Congress, at its last session pro-
Yided for its further enlargement at an
expense Of quarter Of a million dollars"
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
d a black hat trimmed with black

and a black hat trimmed with black
plumes.
Mrs. Letter. mother OF the BRIDE
groom, was in gray chiffon cloth TRIM
med with oriental point lace. and a be-
coming gray toque trimmed with gray
ostrich plumes.
Mrs. Hewitt, Grandmother Of the
bride, wore d gown of black lace over
satin, and a small black hat
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were not present at the wedding, but
sent 10 the youthful bride q large has
ket filed with Easter lilies. jessamine
mignOnefte, sweet peas, roses. and other
spring flowers from the White House.
Following the ceremony at the house,
wedding breakfast for nearly 20
guests was served at RauscheTs. Here
the decorations also consisted of palms,
hydrangeas, and peonies.
The guests, including members of Of
fetal, diplomatic, and resident circles OF
society, were seated at numerous small
tables with covers laid t0T ten at each.
The bridal couple sat at a heaTt-shapCd
table in the center of which stood tho
huge bridal cake and at which all the
decorations and favOTs were heart
shaped. The guests at this table were
the most intimate friends Of Lhe bride
and bridegroom, including capt. and
Mrs. George Suumerlir. under whose
kindly espionage most OF the COUrtship
was carried on; Representative and
Mrs. LongWOrth. Miss A-aLllldC Town
send, Miss Marion Oliver Miss Louise
Maxwell, Miss Esther Denny ana Mrs.
Buluer wife OF Lieut.. r. G. RuimeT.
Colonel and Mrs. WiliaEla presided
over the next largest tEg al which
the guests were the near relatives o.
both families in Washington for the
wedding
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

needs Of the courts. The COrneTstOne
was laid in 1870, and the original cost
was S14S, 000.
1t is known as City Hall because
the city government was once housed
there. Later, when the form of Dis
tTict government was changed, 1t was
transformed into a court house, but
retained Sc old name.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

veyOT, and the
United States Mar
shall fer the District
Of Columbia, have
Offices there.
The last named
is one OF the best
offices which the
Government ca n
hand out in the
District. In the
good old days, the
marshal was ex
OfnCiO the ma ior
dOmO of the White
House, and had
charge of all social
affairs. Now the Of
fee carries a salary
Of s., so.
o. n p T-r4FTlFr,--
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

The Republicans are all ready to
charge that the packers have advanced
the price Of beef a cent pound as
wicked Democratic campaign trick But
one sight Of a meat bill would persuade
the Democrats to give up their advan-
tage If they could.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

II John Hayes Hammonds Vice Presi-
Dental prospects could be done up IN
the shape of ore, he would be too
good a mining man 70 buy any Of the
stock
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

President Roosevelt has said that II
It would help matters at all, he would
cheerfully walk on his hands apd knees
from the White House 10 the Capitol
10 see William Howard TAFT inaug ur-
ated President of the United States
Senator Foraker. who would like 20
prevent the contamination or that
event. has declared that no one eould
meet Taft and not love him as man.
There must be something wonderfully
pleasing in a mans personality TO evoke
such expressions from two such diverse
sources.
And there is. Genial. whole-souled'
happy. hearty big "BuT' Taft, as he is
known to his intlmates, attracts men
to him as irreslstibly as the magnet
does the steel.
one Of the biggest men in the coun-
try, physically, Taft is six feet tail and
weighs go pounds. His shoulders are
so broad, and his frame so big thaJ ne
carries his weight without giving the
appearance Of a fat man in the ordin-
airy sense.
RubblIng over with good nature. with
laughter ever ready 10 his lips, Taft Is
nevertheless, the personihcation Of dig
nicy and hrmness. Convinced of the
wisdom and Justice of certain line Of
action. no one. not even President
Roosevelt himself, is more aggressive
and courageous in pursuit Of his object.
His own Master
Taft IS his own master. No greater
mistake could be made than TO assume
that, IL elected President, he would be
under the domination of any man. In
the marring out of the great policies
of he Roosevelt Administration no one
has been more freely consulted than
Taft, ard no one has been more free
TO critcise the President when criticism
seemed lust.
Roosevelt is not a lawyer. Tart Is.
Sympathizing heartily with the PTesi-
dents purposes, TAFT has used his legal
training TO shape ROOsevelts ideas into
practical form. The. abilities OF the one
have complemented those Of the other,
with the result that a great work has
been accomplished for the people.
TemperameutaUy they are almost Op-
uosites. II would be difficult TO conceive
OF Taft forming classes Of liars
.malefactors Of great wealth. or ma
turc takers He has not the phrase
making capacity OF Roosevelt but ne
can be none the less vigorous ia de-
nuuciation of wrong. He does not be
Iieve that epithets are necessary to
make speech strong and inCisive. Where
Roosevelt is impetuOus, Tatt's legal
training makes him deliberate, judicial
and. once convinced. unyIelGIng-
No man IN public life is more frank
and unreserved in mis- intercourse with
newspaper men than TAFT. He goes on
the theory that the public has a Tigh5
TO know about the administration Of the
War Department. and he takes the cor
respondents into his confidence, but he
reserves The right 10 decide when the
proper time has arrived for publication
of The facts. He plays no favOrites. but
when Taft says NO" there is a hnality
q bout IL which IS generally accepted on
one occasion, however. a correspondent
persisted in asking leading question on
a subject uFon which the Secretary had
said that he could not speak. Taft
face lost its smile the kindly gray eyes
developed q steely glitter. and suddenly
the storm broke.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

IF Mr.. Bryan gets the nomination
what will he DO with it?' asks West
ern paper. Having done II twice, he
will doubtless have no difficulty this
time.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Guests az Breakfast.

Among the guests were the Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Taft the Italian Am
bessador and Baroness Mayor des
Planches, the French Ambassador aud
Mime. Jusserand. the brazilian Ambas-
sador and Nine Nabueo and Miss Ma.
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page)
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

The allies seem 10 be in the precari-
Gus situation Of having one foot in the
grave and the other on banana peel
The Washington times., 1908-06-10

Some of the gowns the women wear
nowadays must have been made by
nhvsician instead of q taiios They
i-nl, like confessions in anatomy.
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
Pearls Her Only Jewels.

The bodice of the gown is finished with
a Dutch neck above a guImDe OF finely
tucked chiffon embroidered in pearls
and draped in bertha effect with old En-
glish lace, an heirloom in the brides
family, and Of which she IS particularly
proud since the pattern was long since
The Washington times., 1908-06-10
JOSEPH LETTER.

In the presence Of only a small com
pany of relatives the most important
social event of the season-the mar
riaEe OF Miss Emile Juliette Williams
10 Joseph Leiter-took place at noon to-
day in the apartments of the brides
parents nj the Connecticut
The apartment was simply decoEated
with palms and 2otted hydrangea plants.
and the bridal party stood before ar
impr0vised altar of palms and hydran-
Eeas. studded with white pe0nies- The
officiating clergyman, the Pev. z. L.
Buckley, of St. Matthews Catholic
Church, stood behind the white satin
priedieu, at which the young couple
knelt.
Miss Williams, who is a tall. stately
blonde. entered the drawing room with
her fatho- Lieut.. Col. John r. Williams
L. S. A, who gave his daughter IN
marriage.
Colonel Williams wore the fun dress
uniform OF his rank.
In her bridal costume of heavy
white satin with long train. and
her long tulle veil, arranged with a
coronet Of orange blossoms, she made
an ideally beautiful bride. Miss VIII
Hams bridal gown, which Is the crea-
ton of a Washington modiste, was made
in modified empire fashion, with a Sc
Verely plain skirt the train falling in a
graceful box DIait.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
BIRTHDAY OF THE EMPEROR
War Lord of Germany Will Celebrate
the Occasion by Opening
Art Exhibition.

Berlin, Jan. 25.-Emperor William to-
day inaugurated the celebrations in
connection with the beginning of his
fiftieth year which will take place next
MOnCay. his birthday. by opening in
this city unique exposition which has
been arranged in his honor This con-
sists of loan exhibition of forty l:les-
terpieces of British art, with a total
value of $S,500,000 at the Prussian
Royal Academy of Arts The pictures
were brought especially from England.
with the consent of the private own
ers.
Among these are j. Pierpont Nor
gan, the Duke of Westminster and Will
liam Loeket Agnew. The collection
comprises masterpieces by Romney.
Lawrence, Raeburn, Reynolds, Gaines
borough and Hoppner and some of
them never have been exhibited pub
licly before.
Detectives are watching the pictures
night and day and every precautiOn
against fire and damage has been
taken. The exposition will last a
month and during this time art treas
ures will be protected by insurance
amounting TO $3,750,000
The emperor was present at the ex-
hibition for two hours and looked at
each of the forty masterpieces. He said
that Lawrence's portrait of Miss Eliz-
abeth Farren was the most perfect
work in the collection. This picture
belongs to Mr.. Morgan.
Prince Henry of Prussia was among
the notable persons present at the
first view of the exhibition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
CANS ITCHING FOR GAME
COlored Champion Wants to Meet
Both Murphy and
Mcfarland.

New York, Jan. 25.-Joe Cans, the
old master. dropped into New York
yesterday for a visit. He was dressed
up like a house, too. Fur-lined coat
diamond hoops on The fingers. Zig
sparks i'm the tie, swell walking stick
and a watch charm hat would keep
you in biscuits for years.
Joe is as modest as he is clever He
sat down while a crowd Of sports
looked on in admiration and talked
fight, but when it came 10 boosting
himself he was as shy Of speech as a
rabbit is. He talked Of others--sorlc
were boosted. some We're i6nOcked-but
on Joe Cans he was silent except when
it was dragged out of him
I'D like two fights in two weeks"
said Joe during the talk. L Womb
like 10 meet Murphy one week and
Mcfarland the next. Yes, I have seen
them both and think Mcfarland the
best paid now, but he's 10 hitter Ike
COrbett or McGovern. I saw Murphy.
too, and think Packey will beat him if
they meet.
johnson and Burns are the two
now That's a great fight and it's no
cinch for Johnson, as a lot IF people
think. Burns is a good rough fellow.
but he hasn't the science johnson has.
1t will be a tough fight to bet on"