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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19
KNIGHTS PYTHIAS
RECEIVE OFFICERS
Nj Vernon, Second Oldest
Lodge, Completes Forty
second Year.

On Wednesday evening the 18th, Grand
Chancellor Woodward, accompanied by
his associate grand officers, paid a
spring visit to Mt. Vernon Lodge, the
second Oldest lodge in existence.
Mt. Vernon Lodge has just completed
Ks forty-second year in Pythianism and
there was large attendance. Addresses
were delivered by Past Supreme Chan
celIor Dunn. Supreme Representative
T. A. Bynun. Past Grand Chancellor
Kline. and others. The principal address
o. the evening was delivered by Judge
L. p. Seeds. a member OF the order from
Iowa. who is at present deputy auditor
for the War Department.
Decatur Lodge conferred the rank OF
esquire on one page at its convention
OF the 14th instant. and Will confer the
rank Of knight on the list instant.
At the regular meeting of Rathbone-
Superior Lodge. Knights Of Pythias,
held on the 10th, portion of the meet
ing was set aside for eulogies TO the
memory OF Past Grand Chancellor
Frank H Hosford. There was a large
attendance.
Laudatory addresses on the life and
character Of Mr. HOsfOrd were deliv-
cred by Past Chancellor w. W. Poult-
ney. Past Chancellor R p. Evans, Past
Chancellor Glasscock. Past Chancellor
w. ]. Coffin. w 7. Page. and Z. c.
Snyder. Of RathbOne-SuperiOT Lodge,
and by Grand Chancellor Woodward
and Grand Vice Chancellor Kahlert.
Vocal solos were rendered by w. T.
Page, who sang, Come Unto Me-"
and c. F. Roberts, who rendered
Abide With Ne"
Rathbone Temple. Pythian sisters. con-
ferred the degrees of their order on a
class of nine at their regular meeting
on the 10Th
At the regular convention Of SYRIA
cusians Lodge. held on the 10th inst,
another application was received, and
the lodge will confer the rank OF page
on A class Of four on the oath.
Ascalon Temple, Dramatic Order
Knights Of Khorassan. held its regular
monthly meeting on the 18th. Several
reinstatements were presented and fav-
urably acted upon The secretary OF
the temple was instructed TO send the
best wishes and Arabic greetings to
Benz Mora Temple, Of Richmond, Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Telegraph operators who we've put on
a basis Of eight hours day to con
form 10 the new law limiting their
working day to nine hours. are said -
be organizing 20 protest against cut
which il Is said, unohcially will be
made IN their wages
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Exclusive Of seamen. the number OF
British workpeople reported as killed
IN the course of their employment dur
ing January was 2e4 an increase Of sew
enteen as compared with the previous
month. and of twenty-six as compared
with January, 1907.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

No location has as yet been decided
upon for the Labor Temple. Final &C
ton Oh this important point will prob
ably not be taken BY the association
for some time to come
Friday night the committee Of the
Central Labor Union went over the
books. and Monday night viii make
their report TO the parent body Mem
bers of the Temple Association fee. as
sured Of a favorable report and com
mendation for the progress made in
one of the greatest movements ever
undertaken by labor IN this city.
Labor leaders and the labor press
are getting keen enjoyment out Of jabs
at Mr.. Littleheld and his one vote
against the employers liability bill,
which passed the House by 800 10
A trades union composed Of clerks OF
various classes CLERKS in banks, stores.
government departments. etc. is not
legal In France, and cannot sue or be
sued at law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Orders have been issued to the engi-
neers Of the Baltimore and CAio rail-
road in the Pfttsburg district to resume
all construction work on improvements
started last fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
The Towlss Studio.

A good Likeness assured when We Do your
work Ths best equipped photos-aph studIo
II the city 1lG ST. y ".
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Beginning March l the salary Of every
telegraph operator employee by the
Denver and Rio Grande rsnroad was
reduced to sec. with an additional 90
cents subtracted each mont. for hos
pital fees, making the net sa,ary $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

At the close OF the national child Ia
Dor convention. which was held in At
lanta. Ca. last week, the following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby indorse the
District Of Columbia child labor bill
now pending in Congress. and urge its
passage for the protection OF the chill
dren Of our National Capital"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

cauitoi Dental Pa-lors. 1893 F st. NV. Elk
perts in Crown and Bridge Work All work
Guaranteed Painless operations Prices
moderate. Open sVs1lnxE1 Phone ~. 2ss- z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Strenuous efforts are 20 be made be
fore Congress again this year for an
appropriation for the construction OF
a new steel foundry at the Washington
navy yard All the old arguments are
being brought forward. with many ad-
citiOnal facts.
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their living in the capacity OF baggage
man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Nearly 5000 women are employed in
Prussia as brickmakers- An eleven
hour day IS the rule.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Joseph Broadbent and lois Stark
were elected delegates TO the 1nternG-
tional Bookbinders' convention, Tues
day night. at q meeting Of the Book
binders Union. The convention Will be
held IN Cincinnati In June.
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PLUMBING AND HEATING.

Frederick e. StelzeCt
Sanitary Plumbing. steam, and tot Water
Heating. Get our prices on bathroom TX
lures. repairing ana renOlCing- We win be
pleased - furnish estimates upon application
All work cone prom pity. and under nay own
SUPERVISION Telephone Main SJfs- 10 seventh
Street SouLANesL.
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The Bdw 2 Miller Inst OF Physica!
Training Fencing. wrestling. Dancing.
Tumbling, etc. Physical training IN AL its
branches: physical culture Tor men. women
and children; individual Instruction only
I3I3 Il ST M. Phone II 5sZY-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19
PLUMBING AND Thinning.

J. L. ATKINSON. 1soz 18th St. Register
ed Plumber. You need a
HOTWAT
Gas Water EeatsCs Phone North
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BUFFERS RHEUMATIC REMEDY.

kidney and heart tonic. A remedy for
rheumatism and govt. neuralgia and sciatica
Beneficial in paralysis and blood poisoning
Price 50 cents Indiana ave. and D SITS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

Rathbone Temple. Pythian sisters. con-
ferred the degrees of their order on a
class of nine at their regular meeting
on the 10th.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-19

VIM R. WALLS, TSs sth St s. E. Dealer IN
Paints, Glass and Hardware. Pure ready
mixed paints. Porcelain enameis- Fine Var
niSh status. Telephone i ISM.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
BETTER RAILWAY EARNINGS.

Preliminary reports of the gross
earnings Of railroads for the month of
September make the best showing of
any month of the present year. The
reports are from roads that have 49,
157 miles of lines, about one-third of
the mileage of the country, and these
roads are chiefly in the west and
south. 1t is believed by railroad ex-
perts that the showing of the other
roads will be equally as good. The
crease of but SIS per cent from the
earnings of September of last year,
II of the best months in the history
of American railroads.
Much of the increased earnings was
due to the moving of the heavy grain
crop of the west and the cotton crop
of the south. In the month of Sep
TENDER 10000 900 bushels of wheat
were received at Duluth and Mime
apolis alone. The aggregate grain de-
~liveTies at Chicago for five weeks,
ending October 3, were 1856, 700
bushels, an increase of 10, 900, 900
bushels over the corresponding weeks
of last year.
Reports from eighty-six leading
cities of the country show an increase
of 10 per cent over September, 1907.
in building construction. This has
added to the earnings of the railroads
and the manufacturers and iobbers in
the east, where the depression has
been felt most keenly, report brisk
increases in practically all lines OF
trade and industry. Taken in all the
outlook is more favorable for the rail-
roads than at any previous time since
the depression set In about a year z
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22

astic party workers and Mr.. Bryan's
close associates whose relations to the
Standard oil and other interests have
been so clearly established?
On the other hand. II Mr.. Taft is
elected the public would have no worry
or unrest over his appointees to the SUI
preme bench. MIR, Taft Is a lawyer of
the highest type. He has refused,
even for political purposes, to abandon
any advanced ground in defense Of the
courts and the equality of all citizens
before the courts. He has had wide
experience on the bench, has trained
judgment and could be relied upon,
without question, to fill the prospective
vacancies with men of high character
and answering devotion to the law.
The question is one for every thought
full citizen to consider, and there is all
the more reason for deliberation OF il
because of Mr.. Bryan's we'll known hos
tility to the courts as 10Y constituted
and Mr.. Taft's desire to preserve the
integrity of the greatest judicial tribu-
nal the world has known.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
PUBLICITY.

The Bryanites last Thursday gave out
with a great flourish Of trumpets what
%purported to be the names of con
tributors to the campaign fund. This
is all done in pretentious pursuance of
Mr.. BryaRis expressed determination
to publish during the campaign the
name of each and every subscriber to
his assistance. And yet Mr.. Bryan
has overlooked something, or perhaps
it was his wicked partners" who over
looked it. At any rate, no showing
has yet been made of the local con-
tributions to the Bryan fund. The
Omaha double-ender has paraded daily
through its columns for weeks the dol
lar subscriptions offered to it by de-
voted democrats throughout the United
States, which now totals the magnif-
cent sun of 81, 00O-just a trife over
what the campaign committee handed
out to Tom Tibbles alone four years
ago. This is a mere drop in the
bucket, for the democrats have spent
money like drunken sailors in Ne
braska, and it is the boast of their
party workers that the fund is ample
for all their extravaganza.
The reported purchase Of three lin
dependent" republican newspapers
shows that the democrats have plenty
of money. Why do they not tell from
whence it came? Has Mr.. Bryan's
zeal for publicity petered out already.
or is his brother-in-law pursuing the
tactics that marked his course foul
years ago of doing things of which Mr.
Bryan knows nothing? The $4,000
jackpot furnished by Ryan and Bel,
mont in 1904 has been raised clear out
Of sight by the jackpot of 1908, and
the probabilities are that those who
are putting up the ante will never be
known until stirred up as was T. For.
tune Ryan. Mr.. Bryan's campaign O.
publicity has no more candor in it thar
Mr.. Bryan's course on any other ques,
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
PERSONAL n

The ~cruelist cut Of all was perpetrated
by some unknown enemy of the plain
peepur' who sent 5000 of confederate
money to the democratic headquarters in
Chicago.
A New Jersey lsborer in a brickyard has
fallen heir to 5000 but says he Will stick
to his Job. This is i'm strict accordance
with the prevailing style Of correspond
onts' humor.
Edward Cecil Guinness Of the famous
Irish firm OF brewers was made a baronet
IL recognition of his gift OF N'2SO.OO for
the rebuilding of the slums Of Dublin. The
work occupied six years.
Probably the name Of the late Noah
Webster stands az the head Of the list Of
those whose books have been "the best
sellers" seventy-five million spelling books
and from lO,OOO,OOO to 10000 dictionaries
look like record figures.
Tho honorary degree Of doctor OF science
was conferred upon Prof. Samuel w.
stratton, director Of the national bureau OF
standards. at washington, on the occasion
OF his visit to the University OF Cambridge,
England. Prof. stratton = a delegate to
the International conference on electrical
units. which is at present holding rs ses
slens in London.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
Cheap Politics.

Kansas City Times Olnu'J'
Early in the campaign Mr.. Bryan as
sumed, at least charged, that the trusts
the railroads and other big corporations
were financing the republican campaign
as they had financed campaigns In the
past. Although he did not recall the fact
he might have added plausibility by re-
minding the country that the Silver trust
financed his campaign twelve years ago.
But as the campaign progressed the only
evidence of money in considerable auanti-
ties was on the democratic side winch
had far more than in any former cam
paign OF the last twenty years while the
republicans were known to be Short"
The evidences of abundance on the one
hand and OF lack on the other were so
marked that the country could not be
deceived.
Now Mr.. Bryan seems 10 admit this
relative success in securing funds, but
saws that since it has appeared that he IS
going to be elected through natural ten
denotes. the republicans have had an
eIeventh~hour rally in contributions and
are preparing to buy the election" This
is tho usual noise OF the candidate who
sees that he is beaten. There has been
nothing in the attitude of Mr.. Taft nor in
that Of his campaign committee TO give
Mr.. Bryan the slightest warrant for as
suming that they have enough money TO
buy an election, much less that such a
thing would be considered.
The country wants to believe Mr.. Bryan
to be a big, sincere man, but he is strain
ing creduIity harder in this campaign than
in any of his former contests, although
he started out with higher prestige than
ever before.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
Mr.. Bryan and the Spells


ANoN Nuh's
lions ever made concerning the distribu-
ton Of offices. Presumably, Il Mr.. Bryan
were elected. he would abolish the civil
service. or so much Of II as comes within
the executive p~ower-snd that is most "
it. Then he would carefully proportion
the officers among democrats, republicans,
socialists, prohibitionists, populists. ard
other parties according to the popular vote.
Nearly one-half Of the offices under Presl.
dent Bryan would he filled, therefore. by
republicans Of his choosing \ majority
licans, populists, prohibitionists, socialists
and other n"ondemocrats!
Would Mr.. Bryan stick to his plan in the
filling OF cabinet positions? Would he
have about one-half of his advisers menu
bers Of a political party opposed to him
and interested in defeating his policies?
Certainly not; and yet. how could he avoid
such a course if he should earnestly try TO
follow his plan?
Mr.. Bryan's plan is hardly calculated
to appeal to the thirsty and hungry demo-
cratic host, unless it is in reality a scheme
to upset the civil service and fiji all the
offices with democrats. But he cannot af-
ford TO advocate such a scheme, for such
advocacy would ALLEVIATE more votes than
it would gain. The civil service system is
firmly established and no party dares to
abolish II.
suggestion? Was It because he finds 1t i'm
possible to resist the allurement of novel,
absurd, unavoidable theories2
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22

federal salary it is equally reprehensiblc
to seek to draw one. In the eighteen years
since Mr.. Bryan entered public life he has
earnestly endeavored to hold federal Of
fices and draw federal salaries. He was
a representative in congress for four years
and was a colonel OF United States volun-
teers for nearly a year. He has been q
standing candidate for United States sem
ator from Nebraska and three times a can
uldate for president. 1t is hard to find a
single two-year period between 1890 and
1893 in which he did not have plans afoot
FOR attaining federal office. 1t is certainly
not his fault il he is not in a position in
which a failure at the polls will cause a
panic in his family and compel him to
look to other than officcholding activities
for daily supnort.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22

Mr.. Robert Underwood Johnson, associate
editor Of the Century Magazine, is an able
and truthful man. He declares that he
had a conversation with Mr.. Bryan last
May at the White House. during the con-
ference Of governors, in which Mr.. Bryan
expressed himself in favor of distributing
public offices among the political parties,
according to their voting strength, thereby
doing away with the civil service system
and placing the government under the
spoils system.
Mr.. johnson is quoted as follows regard
ing this col versation with MI, Bryan:
Meeting Mr.. Bryan at the White House
one morning last May. during the confer
Gree of governors on the conservation of
national resources. | said to him: Mr..
Bryan, when are you going to become in
terested in civil service reform? You know
you must come to it sooner or later. as
the merit system is the only practical way
OF running the service?'
To this he responded. in a voice that
might have been heard by a dozen persons
near us:
why. | am interested in civil service re-
form. believe everybody who enters the
have a plan of my own. / believe that the
offices should be divided among the par
ties, in proportion to their political
strength"
And you would include in this arrange
ment third parties also?'
flinching.
At this point our conversation was inter
rupted by the opening Of the session, and
l did not ascertain the details OF Mr..
Bryan's project.
This is one of the most novel sugges-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
THE SUPREME COURT VACANCIES.

Some democratic newspapers and
are, we are convinced, making
a serious mistake from their own side
of the case and aiding the republican
cause by calling attention to the fact
that -four of the present justices of
the supreme court will, in all probable
ity, retire within the next four years
and the president elected in November
will have the appointment OF their NC
The change will, in effect,
amount to a reconstruction of the court
and the question of the kind of men
Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Taft would be likely
to name for these exalted positions is
of considerable importance"
The question is not "of considerable
Importance" but is of the utmost i'm
portance. However much individual
voters may differ in their preference
for candidates for the presidency, for
congressman, for governors and other
elective offices, they are practically
unanimous in the agreement that the
JuoNlNNo VI IN SuplNAAN NOul oAbulu bC
chosen with great care, great wisdom
and full appreciation of the duties de-
volving upon them. The people have
an abiding faith in the integrity of the
supreme court as raised above the con-
fict of party and party opinion and
guided, in its deliberations and de-
c%isions. by an unbiased view of the
law and an unwarped sense of public
justice. The public does not really
care whether the a%ppointees to these
positions are republican or democratic,
but it does demand that the justices be
appointed because of their ability and
high character. The question, then,
is whether the country would be best
served by justices to be selected by
Mr.. Taft or justices selected by Mr..
Bryan?
Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Harlan,
Justice Brewer and Justice Peckham
are eligible for retirement and all
probabilities are that they will all
leave the bench before the expiration
OF the term OF the president to be
elected in November. Should Mr..
Bryan be elected the country will be
slow to forget his threat Of 1896 to
pack" the supreme court to secure
decisions favorable to his partisan con,
victions. The country will wonder
whether he will be any more careful
in selecting justices of the supreme
bench than he was in selecting Haskell
OF Oklahoma TO write his platform a.
Denver and TO act as his campaign
treasurer. II will wonder whether hC
will be influenced in his selections by
men who have been most active il
pushing his 1908 campaign. by 'Fingy'
Corners, Roger Sullivan, August Bel
mont, T. Fortune Ryan. Mayor Jim
Dahlman, Pat McCarren, Nose
lWetmore and the long list OF enthusi
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22

IlhIft Nkl iNibN IhDNfEi II.
The platforms Of both the republic
can and democratic parties carry
pledges Of tariff revision. Both Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Bryan have bound them
selves. if elected. to MAZE tariff revis-
ion the sole subject for consideration
at a SPECIAL session of congress, TO be
called very soon after March 4, 1903.
The sole question then remaining is
under which president, Mr.. Taft or Mr..
Bryan. would there be the best pros
pect of a revision OF the tariff and a
readjustmcnt of the existing schedules.
The question finds its answer, not only
in the attitude Of the men and their
parties, but also in the facilities which
they would have, in case of election.
If Mr.. Bryan Is elected president,
he can not hope, during his four years
term, to have a senate in political
sympathy with him, however strong
the democratic majority i'm the house
may be. He admits this and has de-
clared in his public speeches that he
HOpt5, il tleCltu' W DlluS sum pres
sure to bear that the senate will, lay
ing politics aside, respond to the presi-
dental wish and aid in passing a demo-
cratic free trade measure. This, as
Mr.. Bryan must know, is a political
dream that has no chance of r~ealiza-
tiOn. He will remember that even
President Cleveland. with all his con
viction and great determination, was
unable to get from a congress in his
party's control a tariff measure up TO
the demands of the most moderate re-
formers. Mr.. Bryan can not hope to get
such q measure from a divided con-
gress. He need not hope that a repub-
lican senate, pledged to the protective
tariff principle, could ever be won to
the support of a free trade policy such
as he is now demanding. The most
ardent standpatter in the country
would have nothing to fear from Mr..
Bryan's plan to revise the tariff, except
the natural and inevitable disturbance
of business conditions that would re-
suit from four years of profitless agita-
ton Of free trade.
Mr.. Taft took advanced ground on
the question of tariff revision in his
address at Bath, Me-, in the fall of
1906, when other leaders Of the repub-
lican party were holding the question
in allegiance until other matters then
pending before congress had been set
tied, as they have since been. In his
pre-convention campaign, Mr.. Taft
pledged his efforts to immediate re-
vision" of the tariff. He has expressed
his conviction that the Dingley sched-
ules are toe high and should be revised
to meet changed conditions. His party
platform carries a pledge to that end.
If Mr.. Taft is elected, he will go into
office solemnly pledged to use the re-
publican majority in congress to Sc
cure revision of the tariff.
The difference then, is clear. MIR.
Taft is pledged to tariff revision and
will have the power to accomplish it.
Mr.. Bryan is pledged to tariff revision
and, II elected, will be powerless to
make his pledge good. The purpose
of revision is vital. Under Mr.. Taft
1t would mea confidence and pro-
gress. Under Mr.. Bryan, it would
mean unrest, industrial fear and four
years of stagnation. The choice is up
to the voters.