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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17
OPINIONS OF WRITERS
ON THE CONVENTION

After reviewing the first DAYS session
of the Republican National Convention.
the special correspondents on the
ground in Chicago paragraph the sltua-
tion as follows
William Holster. IL is the best han
died convention the Republican party
ever had, and IS chiefly remarkable for
enthusiasm that won't come of.
&. F. Norcross. The delegates are
aaame with enthusiasm for Roosevelt.
but the Tart hook and ladder and the
Niagara Falls hose company have the
situation well under control
Samuel Blythe The only difference be-
tween this convention and the one TO ae
heId I'm Denver is that the Republican
convention cannot nominate the man
IT. wants and Democrats must nominate
the man they do not want
Louis j. Lang. I agree with President
john a. Stewart of the League Of Re
publican clubs of New York. that this
is the best pusnhutfou and call couveu-
ton that ] ever attended since I began
TO attend conventions. fu 1885,
Ernest r. DesgT- 4 huge nvWhrrI
sometimes rs shattered to- fragments
Joy it's own speed and "A great snow ball
often CrumHies tu pieces from its own
accident Son handling big machines and
fHere no DENYING the magnitude OF
the Taft machine
j. French E0ranca. The dynamite is
here. but they cannot find the man with
the match.
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A Needed PrecautiOn.

Practically the only way in which
rabies can be communicated is by
the bite of a dog. If the disease
makes its appearance the only
safety is TO prevent as far as posi-
BILE the roaming of dogs, and make
il practically impossible for them to
bite. If this is to be done, it rests
with the owners to keep the dogs
at home. but it rests with the state
TO see that the animals wear muz-
zles, and so are made generally in
capable of biting.
Rabies has made its appearance in
Washington. Our news columns
have made that plain. The need for
muzzling the dogs who roam Wash
ington was therefore, 10 the judg-
ment of this paper, manifest. \
statement to that effect was made
IN these columns, together with
suggestion that a muzzling ordi-
nance would simplify the work Of
hAT FoEAlifAtileaNh'A AN tAea't * ia
rating the animals whose owners
keep a sufficient watch over them
from those whose owners do not
keep such a watch. Now that such
4an order has been issued. this paper
Us glad to commend it as a reason
able and needed precaution against
the spread of a disease which fills
the mind with heavier dread, per
haps. than any other.
The objection TO this order is
chiefly that muzzling has not proven
altogether sure preventive, and
that it is hard on the dogs. The
fact that any protection is not in
fallible is a poor argument against
using such precaution as can be
had. AS for the canine pets, muz-
cling may easily enough prove to be
a substantial and great kindness to
them-in safeguarding them from
hydrophobia. in saving them from
general suspicion. in averting even
severer measures.
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Conventions for Washington.

The executive committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has taken
action that should lead to results
for Washington. By its vote the
secretary and a committee chair
man have been commissioned to go
TO other cities. one to Cleveland and
the other to Atlantic City, for the
purpose of inviting and urging sew
eral organizations of national i'm
portance and scope to hold their
next conventions at the Capital.
OF course, this is only a first step.
but the fact that an active, bust
ness-like, and purpOseful beginning
has been made is both important
and encouraging. The Chamber is
now to send out active drummer"
for the city. 1t is not content to
send a simple letter inviting large
organizations to do business with
Us by holding their conventions
here, but its members have seen and
met the necessity Of sending living
salesmen to got the orders.
Il was brought out in a recent
meeting Of this committee that one
large organization had expressed a
desire TO hold its conventions in
Washington, but that no invitation
had ever come from her business
men. while desire TO come on the
part Of business men IN other cities
had not been lacking. According to
the report just issued by the Board
of Trade, thirty-seYen conventions
'Vere held in Washington from No
vember, 1906, to the same month
last year.
Here is a situation that the bust
cess men Of the District have d, ter
Rlned shall not continue; orgaLiza-
tons actually desiring to hold their
conventions here, yet not coming
because the invitation is lacking,
and thirty-seven conventions held In
a year without invitation being ex-
tended to them. If this be the case,
why not have every convention in
the United States at Washington?
It seems as though all we have to
do is to go out on the highways
and by-ways and gather them in by
the simple asking. Surely, they viii
come, if we go after" them
Other cities of the country bend
untiring efforts and spend much
money TO secure conventions.
Washington has been doing nothing,
yet she has been found so desirable
q convention city that organizations
have come without invitations.
Conventions are desirable for
three reasons: First, delegates are
good trade bringers, for they have
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Side Lights on Men and Things
MoLdng the Chicago Convention

CHICAGO. June 17-So much stuff
idle stun; exaggerated, fiinsy non
/ sense-has been written about the
Hitchcock steam roller" for fiattening
out the faces OF the contesting delegates
that the world has heard not ..ng OF his
prize toy.
The thing he likes. the plaything
which charms his leisure moments, is
his well-Oiled, high speed, noiseless,
sensational roller coaster for Vice
Presidential candidates. Hitchcock has
built il on a new plan 1t has more
ups and downs than a ducks head
when the duck is running at fun speed
II Is constructed so that the operator,
after treating the passenger 10 all sorts
OF wild dives and jumps, can take him
TO an exceeding high place and then let
him shove himself OF.
He tested the apparatus last Saturday.
Ia a wild and desolaIe spot. thirty
miles from Chicago, where the voice of
the lake sounds like a hulIabaloo. he
tried it out, with John Hays Hammond
as the passenger. 1t worked TO perfec-
ton On the car were put John Hays,
his bload manager, mis- carload Of type
writer's, and the rainbow OF hope he has
been wearing.
Every time the car went up, John
yeIIuG with delight, Every time il went
down. he sighed in disappointment.
When he came TO the end Of the ride
and saw that he had TO shove himself
off. his smile faded, and faded, and
faded, ded, dead.
Ever since then. Hitchcock has been
giving them rides-Cortelyou, Dolliver.
Kcuogg.. Murphy, sherman, the whole
gang. He pushes them up with quiet
tips about their chances for nomination
and lets them down with solemn
frowns When he froWns twice, they
have to shove themselves of.
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NearSighted Dairymen.

/ Certain Washington dairymen
have been conspicuously in the lead
for clean milk and pure The most
advanced bacteriologist or hygienist
could not have entered into the
fight with more vigor or practiced
his own preaching with more ffdel-
ity. But certain other milknen
have not been so broadminded, and
TO their attention these columns
desire to call a declaration from a
source close 10 their own business.
In Hoard's Dairyman, a journal
published for dealers in milk and
producers Of it, edited by a prac-
teal dairyman who is neither a
scientist nor a physician, there ap-
peared lately an editorial headed,
Some Things Some Dairy Farmers
Do Not Always See" It should be
quoted entire if there were space
for it. But the items of fact which
these milkmen overlook are too i'm
pOrtant to be abridged. Here they
are;
a. That the move to Danish tubercu-'
losls from the herds is a move directly
IN the interest of every stock raiser and
the community where such stock exists.
Those Wisconsin farmers, for instance,
VINO are lighting the tubercuiin test,
ought 10 interview some or the DuTChds-
ers of cattle who are attracted 10 Wis
consin because as one of them told us
New York recent
trying 10 down tuberculosis, and there
Is where ] want TO go for cattle"
90 These fighters do not see that II
they We're left to their own devices
nothing would be done 10 keep their own
herds clear of the disease.
60 They do not see that ID is the fu-
ture interest OF the many that Is Al
stake The smallpox patient must sub
init 10 quarantine for the sake not OF
himself bus of the community
a. They do not see that men OF sci
enCe. who have made a lifelong study
of tuberculosis must inevitably know
more about the disease and how TO fight
It than they do.
90 They do not see That IL ought 10
he the ambition, the pride, the purpose
of every dairy farmer To produce and
maintain only healthy cattle. What
danger TO community ls that man who
cares for none OF these things. and so
with the men who fight the laws for
the improvement OF the purity OF our
dairy products
They DO not see that Just tn proportion
as this is done the demand and con-
sumption of milk. cream, butter and
cheese is increased
They do not see that as that demand
increases the price of these products
becomes more remunCratIye.
They do not see that good milk in
Creases consumption OF milk, while poor
milk decreas SEES it, So we say thar thesr
M FlrnF vwnUTaEE and
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ready money and leave it; second
the city has opportunity for more
favorable advertising through the
returning delegates than could be
had IN any other way; and, third,
every convention brings it a pecu-
liar contribution of knowledge and
Information through the public re-
porting of its sessions.
The CAMPAIGN for conventions
promises results as fruitful as any
of the other activities Of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
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was a private residence. albeit a
strange one INTELLECTUALLY, built by a
WashingtOnian named Richardson. and
was acquired by the Government in
1855 for the Weather Bureau on account
of it's particularly fine location for the
work This is the corner Of NJ and
wenty-fnurth streets northwest.
since 1870 the Government has main
tanned q service for the forecasting of
weather conditions. but up to 1890 the
work was conducted by the Signal
Corps of the army Congress estab-
lished the bureau in 1880 as a branch
OF the Department OF SaSTic Glture.
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DISTRESSING THE TRUSTS
IS A POPULAR PASTlME

Histl
A man said that this morning. "Hist"'
Just like that
Then he scowIed darkly. pointed to a
far corner Of the lobby, drew pistol
from his pocket and made ready 20
defend himself. II loOKed dangerous.
you see that man over there?' be
said. We'll he's the agent for trust
Hes here 20 get something into the
DIatform. He wants 10 knock all the
strength out of the revision plank and
ne wants to bore holes in the deciara-
ton against monopolies. Watch out for
him!'
around here. Every hour or so fellow
comes up and points mysteriOusly 10
a vvell-fed. freshly shaved gentleman
ana says he's a trust agent, and is
irving TO knock the spots out OF the
platform. According to these well in
formed gentlemen, every known and
several unknown trusts are represent
ed on the ground by rich malefactors.
money barOns. millionaire TenegadeS,
and unscrupuiou as bankers
HoWeyeF-
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as the cost figures are concerned.
Prince Cupid Kalanianaole can vouoh
for this. In fact, he has already
vouched for 1t in emphatic and pic
turesque words.
The prince. who is the Hawaiian dele
gate. got into cab with two friends in
the central part OF the city and told
the cabman to drive to the Auditorium
Hotel.
How much Will 1t be?' asked the
prince.
a dollar and half" said the cabby.
On the way to the hotel KalanianaOle
very Carelessly let slip the fact that
he was a delegate. His friends talked
to him at length about what was liable
to happen in the convention. As the
day was cool and the conversation
bright and witty. the drive was pleas
ant one.
When the hotel was reached the
prince handed the cabman the $3.50, ana
started into the house.
Hold or" cried the jehu. IT'S two
and a-han now"
'.How's THAR" asked the prince.
Il forgot TO tell you" was the reply.
but the prices have been put up this
week
The delegate went on his way AS he
disappeared in the lobby. he flashed
back 10 the csbby:
TRY that on a Tube. no come-onH
The grand old MANTLE only original
grand old man'-of this convention is
George "a. Williams. of Portland ore
Mr.. Williams IS eighty-seVen years old,
and he is here TO second Tatts nOmlua-
ton He thinks he win not have much
trouble in making his voice heard In
the Coliseum
He VIII make the speech as result
of "a special request from the TAFT man
ayers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17

points along the Atlantic, Pacific, ana
Gulf coasts, and the shores of the Great
Lakes Millions of dollars worth OF
property have been saved annually by
the predictions. Among the notable
achievements Of the bureau was the
prediction of the Mississippi river floods
in 1897 and 1905. when it is estimated
over $50,000000 worth OF property was
removed from the danger zone
THE library of the Weather Bureau
contains about 5000 books and PAM
phlets The apparatus at the bureau
the kites. meteoFogrsphs, and self-ree-
istering instruments, are favorabIv
known throul. bout the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17
BOURNE'S BOOM HAS GONE
TO THAT OTHER BOURNE

Senator Jonathan Bourne. jr oi
Oregon. has at last come TO realize that
his tnfrd-term boom for Roosevelt has
zone TO that other bourne about which
Hamlet once made a few dismal re
marks and from which there is no re-
turn
When the Senator arrived here last
Saturday night, he hired himself. q
press agent and flooded the hotel lob
bfrs with a statement 50 long that no
br5- couId print il all. II set forth that
Roosevelt again must be the party s
nominee.
Now the senator spends half his time
talking 10 himself. and he doesn't have
TO hire a press agent 70 let people
know what he's saying
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SOME DAY THE COLONEL
WILL TELL ALL ABOUT IT

Col II. Clay Evans former Commits
sioncr Of Pensions, former consul gen
ersl TO London. and now and always
from Tennessee. is here. The colonel
talks like a pair Of scissors, sliding his
words out between his set teeth in
punches OF three or four. and cutting
them off short.
THAT Brownsville affair was very
peculiar" said the colonel today 81
lived I'm Brownsville two years.
know some things
What are they. colonel2' he was
asked.
some cav 7 will say" he replied.
SCiGEOriuL the words.
Tie colonel . Taft man, but 1T is
rumored that he does not like the
President
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Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

the rural districts
receive the fore
casts by telephone
within an hour OF
the time the pre-
diction is made.
The we a ther
map which yCU
have so often con
suited is mailed i'm
mediately after the
morning forecast is
telegraphed Warn =
ings are given
OF e X ceptionaIly
severe conditions
such as storms and
hurricanes at 3Gl
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FRIENDS CONTEST WILL.

NEW YORK, June T.-Friends Of VII
liam c. Rhinelander, Of Albany, son Of
the late multi-milhonaire William Rhine
lander. of New York, have applied to
SURROGATE Beckett to revoke probate Ct
the rich mans will, by which his broth
ers Phiiip and Thomas j., and a sister.
Matilda Oakley Rhinelander- received
Nemesis of several million dollars, Will
liam G. RhnelandeT Is mentally un-
sound. He was left only 5000 annual
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17
No. XXV-THE WEATHER BUREAU

Results from over 20 observing sta
tons IN the United States and the West
indies are telegraphed to the bureau
every day, where they are charted and
Interpreted by the experts, and the pre-
diction sent out Forecast centers are
also established at Chicago, III; Bcs-
ton, Mass, New Orleans La: Louis
vile, KY; Denver Col; san francisco
Cal. and Portland ore.
The forecasts are telegraphed from
the forecast ceuters TO more than 200
principal distributing points. The fore
casts reach nearly 10000 addresses
daily by mail. and more than q mill
lion telephone Subscribers, mainly IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17

Z" % Office e " . Of Of
the United
States Weather
Bureau, ladies and
gentlemen. in that
building which re-
sembles a brick
castle with its bat
Elements, Is the
source OF the
w e "A til er predic-
tions which have
come TO play an
important part In
modern commerce
and agriculture.
ct d G building
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17

George AIDE. the walking slang die
tfOuary and author of musical comedy
euccesses and failures. is d delegate
from Indiana His State has made him
it's representative on the committee TO
notify the Presidential nominee that the
deed has been done. AIDE probably VIII
walk I'D to the fortunate man and say.
Sir YOU have the white edifice dashed
TO the mast, the big cheese ali sliced up
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CorbinS Hosts to Secretary
of War at Highwood,
Chevy Chase.
Wife of First Secretary of
Brazil Guest of Miss
Sloan.

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Taft
were the honor guests of General and
Mrs. Corbin al an Informal dinner last
evening at Highwood. their Chevy
Chase residence.
The Secretary OF Commerce and la
Dor and Mrs. Straus, who spent the
weekend in New York, have returned
TO Washington. and do not expect TO
leave for the summer until about June
.. The Secretary's vacation plans will
depend entirely upon the work of his
department.
Mime. Chermont. wife or the first sec
rotary Of the Brazilian embassy. has
gone 10 Baltimore and will spend the
remainder of the month with her sister.
Miss Sloan. in the Green Spring valley,
at Miss Sloan's country place there.
Mime. ChermoHt is accompanied by
her interesting little son Jayne. She
viii return 10 Washington in time 10
accompany the secretary when he goes
to Hamilton. Mass. for the summer
with tie ambassador, about the first Of
July. Nine NabucO. wife of the am
bassad0r. and her children are ALREADY
established at Long Meadow, Hamilton,
for The season.
Mrs Robinson Boykiu, Of Baltimore,
who came TO Washington TO attend the
BrOUn-Train nuptials, has returned 10
her nome.
Mrs ". J. Oates and Miss Lulu Tav-
enneT are visiting in Berkeley, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster have
left the Capital and have opened their
place at Henderson Harbor, y. Y, for
the season.
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Cassels-Brewster Wedding.

Miss Mary W Brewster, daughter of
Capt Andre w. Brewster, L. s. A.,
ana Mrs. Brewster, and James Donald
Cassels. were married today st noon in
the home OF the brides parents, 1872
Connecticut avenue. The Rev. E. L.
Buckley. OF st. Matthews Church. per
formed the ceremony, In the presence of
small company OF relatives. No invi-
tations were issued, on account OF the
recent death Of Col John Cassels, IA
Their OF the bridegroom.
Miss Vera Bloodgood. OF New York.
who arrived in Washington last even
ing, acted as Miss Brevster's maid Of
honor and only attendant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cassels will make their
home IN Washington upon their return
from a bridal trip.
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PRINCE NO "COME-ON"
FOR CHICAGO CABMAN

ChiCago's motto nowadays is "Boostl'
And Chicago is happy because this
form OF compulsory upward locoRotion
has been applied in great shape so far
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-17

the party eating out OF YOUR hand the
country coming across and the Marine
Band playing What's the Use of Jump
ing II You Can't Stay Up?'"
Ohe OF William Jenning Bryan's rep-
IesenJduVes has been running around
WITH the statement thar the Denver
Lord's prayer.
TN be shorter than that even" said
I' eptes95ntauVe Rodenberg of Illinois to-
,.a,, me me Commoner's columns will tell
you no" 10 vote. Subscribe. %
Capt. BIZ Mcdonald OF Texas. the
L LI+.i- VINO mas been described as brave
49,, rs mere with a loud and Diercins
declaration that Roosevelt yvOiIId mon
accept a third term. -'o'
NO; sun. said the cautafn 'sTbe
L-ISstieht and 1 have a huutiu' trim
framed up arTter this term expires /
leH you, sun, there is rathfn' tnaU can
Oieek up that paWty."
For the first time in many. MANY
years, Charlie" Mann. vino 1resides
over the destinies of tna Jo,,se nress
gallery in washington. is nor Al inc
convention. Charlie prefers now to Sin
IN MS yard IN Washington and abuse
the street car companies
JIM Preston and Eddy" HaIstead
guardians OF the Senate press gallery.
are looking after the newspaper fra
te'hlty IN chicago, seeing that every
correspondent mas seat iu the Coll
scum ana ornamentlng the city in yarl-
GUS ways.
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Get a good nights sleep tonieht
You'll want 10 have both eyes and ears
open tomorrow,
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Mr.. Taft is the first candidate that
comes to mind whose friends charged
him with being an atheist in order to
give him a chance to say that he at
tended three churches.
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Shreve-Mofett Wedding.

A pretty wedding took place at 5
o'clock last evening in ST. Marks
Episcopal Church when Miss Ellen
Christine Mofett, daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. T. AIonett, became the wife Of
Benjamin Dorsey Shreve.
The Rev. Dr. James IT. ". Blake.
rector OF Christ Church. Georgetown,
performed the ceremony. assisted by
the Rev DR.. W. l. DeVries, rector
Of St Marks
Palms and pale pink roses form d
the decorations at the church and an
interesting feature OF the ceremony
was the musical program and the
singing Of the Lohengrin Bridal
Chorus" BY the St. Katherine's choir
Of girls. The girls wore soft vest
ments Of white instead OF the custoT-
airy black, and preceded the bridal
party TO the altar.
Mr. Trott, Organist OF the church.
played a program Of appropriate seIsc-
uons including two wedding marches
and The Spring Song
Miss MOuett entered the church with
her father, who gave her In marriage.
Her bridal costume was q princess
gown of white liberty satin trimmed
with rose point and dUChesse lace and
touches or pearl embroidery. The long
veil Of tUlle was arranged with a
wreath OF orange blossoms. and sac
carried shower bouquet OF Bride roses
and lilies OF the valley
Miss Phoebe MOfett. sister OF the
bride as maid Of honor. wore a dainty
frOck OF pink Organdie and carried Col
den Gate roses.
The six bridesmaids. who wore gowns
of white organdie over pink, made nrin-
cess, with a panel effect in the front
carried Bridesmaid roses. They were
Miss Anita Dleterich. Miss LUcIe Comp
ton, Miss Rebekah De LashmUtt. Miss
May Wells, Miss Marion Skinner Of
California, cousin Of the bridegroom.
and Miss Courtney Williams OF Ijams-
Vile Nd. cousin OF the bride
Charles Ruffner, Of Manassas, Va.
acted as best man.
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The Rev. and Mrs. Charles NJ Wood
OF the Church of the Covenant. have
gone TO New York, and viii sail TO-DAY
for their annual European SO1ourn
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PROGRAM.
0verture-"Pique suppe
lnternnezzo- Susse FRANKIE
OoInet SoioFretty Hartmann
MUSICIAN Arthur S. Witcomb
Excerpts from ~ Herhert
Watz-The Merry Widow. Lehar
PatrolThe Blue and the DaIbey
"reminiscences Of Ireland. Codfrav
THE starspangIed Banner"
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Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Downing. OF New
York and W sshington. have closed their
house in Massachusetts avenue and will
spend the season at Warm Springs, Va.