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The Washington times., 1908-02-11
DOLLIVER BILL
TORN TO SHREDS
Northeast Citizens AsSo-
citation Meets and Dis
CuSSes Measure.
viii Make Strong Fight to
Accomplish Defeat of
School Bill.

1T meeting OF the Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association, last night,
Senator Gallinger was declared 70 be
the real author Of the Deliver bin,
Senator DClliver was severely criticised
for attempting to secure the passage Of
that measure in the face Of the protests
OF the citizens Of the District, and Sen
atOr Tillman was hailed as the CHAM
pion Of the people. and the man 10
bring about the defeat OF The bill
The report Of the school committee,
which was submitted by +. d. Foster.
chairman, was the signal for a heated
discussion. The Board of Education was
lauded and the bill for the abolition OF
the board scored. DIT. William ChanceI-
Tor, former superintendent OF scbsalS.
was referred TO as an anarchist"
which remark was later withdrawn and
qualified tc the effect that he is from
the home Of anarchists.
In submitting the report Mr.. Foster
said in part:
In discussing his bill before the Sen
ate committee Senator Deliver said
that ne found that nearly everywhere
the ola system Of education has become
obsolete. He failed TO mention, how
ever, single city that now has a
system similar 10 the one he DroDosse
10 establish ii the District. Your com
mittee has inquired into the methods Of
school government in all the cities Of
me united states Of over 10000 inhabf-
tants, and finds that only one. Buffalo.
\. y IS governed by a director Of the
education. and IN this case q is stiu
an experiment, having been tried less
than three years.
IN reply 70 question from DR.. Starr
Parsons, Mr.. Foster said that he be
lleved Senator Gallinger TO be the real
author OF the bill.
James Wood said that he objected
strenuously to any measure which viii
leave the government or the schools in
any hands but those Of the citizens o.
the District
The association decided. If the bin
Is reported faVorably, to request d
senator TO move that il be referred
back 70 the committee Senator TfIluau
was spoken Of as the man for the task
because OF his heart-whOIe interest in
the affairs OF the people.
The discussion Of the school question
closed with the adoption of the report
and its references TO the committee o..
legislation
Satisfactory results of a hearing be-
fore the House committee on the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia on the bill providing
! Tor cross town railroad were reporL-
ed by Evan II. Tucker. president of the
association.
Upon motion Of 5. Sowerbutts the as
ISOLATION adopted a resolution thanking
the House committee Tor the cOnsidera-
| zion shown the citizens IN the hearings
On the street car measure.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

Washington knows something by
experience as to the prevalence of
rats. and the annoyance and de-
struction that follow them. Some
thing is also known as to the efforts
made by dogs, cats, and weasels,
and by poison and traps to extermi-
nate them, but alas, there seem to
be as many Of them in both private
and public buildings as ever
London and all England has been
having the same experience, In
deed, the situation has become so
grave over there that a national So
ciety of determination has been
formed, with dukes and lords as its
officers. The London Spectator, in
commenting On the proposition,
says:
The rat is 10 be destroyed. He is too
clicked, too expensive, too prolific. too
dangerous, and he is TO be put out OF
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
How Cheaper Gas Has Ruined" the Chi
CagO Gas Business.

me annual report just Issued BY the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Company of Chicago gives another illustration of how reduced price
of gas ruins concerns which supply it.
Chicago despite overcapaaon of the gas COM
pn which supply umnan has recently been able to reduce the
price IS cents being the ruling figure against ST. which long
prevailed Peoples Gas reports for 1907 as result
of operating under the and lower rate:
Gross receipts sl346368 being st66324 larger than ever be-
fore.
Net earnings S. t72742 S28OOO more than ever before
Dividend paid per cent for 1907 against per cent for 1900
The report shows just what cheaper gas does in every city, in
Ceases the number and the gross sales and results in
greater profits
This the testimony of gas managers everywhere who will be
candid about their the basis which the sliding scale of
pubcyontroed enforced Massachusetts, and in Great
Britain.
this sliding scale arrangement the company allowed TO
larger dividend proportion reduces the price That arrangement
brought gas down to low SC cents in England and has made
dollar gas exavagant there as s. gas does here.
1t made 8O-Cent gas for Boston
would give 75-cent gas Washington and would follow that
with 6OCent gas before long.
We commend to Mr. Congressman Campbes subcommittee to
the workings Of gas regulatory legislation where really
uates and study the relation of capitalization to price of the
modify
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
FOUR MORToNS DELIGHT
LARGE ACADEMY AUDIENCE

Just what 1.-THE Big Stick" was in
the play with music which the Four
MortOns brought to the Academy of
Music last night consisted of seemed
re Their vague, almost invisible. unless
It was the debt Of $780, which lowered
over the head of the darling son of
the Donahue family, accumulated by
him playing the stock markets, and
which was disposed Of in the first act.
There was plot enough, however, and
one that carried with it enough comedy
to keep a house full of people laughing
nearly every minute. When they were
not laughing they were sympathizing
with the DOnahue familys hard luck
The music was good, and well sung
by the American Ladies' Quartet, the
acting very good, and the general pre-
Morton, as Daniel DOnahue, head of
the Donahue family. and an ambitious
contractor who gets into trouble with
the Italian Cammora, is constant
notchers in his own line. and the sup
port given him by the other MOrtons
was up to his own standard.
The plot deals with the Vaccinations
Of a money shark, John Flint, the base
and artful villain Of the show. His
heartedness, John was the man with
what little Of THE Big Stick" there
was. but he was as far from being a
politician or q statesman as a man
could be.
The singing of Margaret Flavin, who
plavs the part Of the neigh borhoOd
gossip, and general custodian of every
bOdy's business, made a decided hit
with the audience, and she was re
called half a dozen times. Professor
Bauerscmidt, a music teacher with an
artistic temperament, was played by
TONY Hart with good effect, and Mar
ion Sherwood, the scheming woman
with the big hat' as the gossip called
her, whose job in the plot was 10
assist John Flint. was satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
More American Cardinals.

Leading prelates" in Rome are
quoted as saying that Archbishop
Farley, of New York, Archbishop
O'Conneu, of Boston, and Arch
bishop Riordan. of San Francisco,
Will soon be made cardinals A re-
port. apparently not without basis
in fact. explains that the Pope has
changed his mind and vii accord
the American Catholics increased
representation in the sacred col
Iege.
At present their only representa-
tive Is Cardinal Gibbons, who is per-
sonaIly and officially widely ad-
mired and respected Prelate; but
the desire of the Catholics of this
country to have more than one rep
resentative has been demonstrated
frequently. True, the college OF
cardinals is not intended to DC a
representative body, geographic
ally. but nevertheless the general
impression that it is or should be
has become deeper on this side OF
the world, and so, if the latest re-
mort turns out to be well founded
there will be widespread rejoicing
The Roman Catholics are today
distinctly one of the most powerful
Christian bodies in the United
States. With their total of about
u. 600 900 communicates, their more
than Il. 600 churches, and their $1,000
priests, they constitute an impor-
+aut element in the religious forces
Of the world. Their Importance IS
fast increasing, together with their
strength. Before long there VIII
he as many Catholics in the United
States as there are in Spain, which
has five representatives in the sa-
cred college. Since 1898 the Amerl-
can church has gradually been as
surninr Jurisdiction over the many
Catholics in the old Spanish depen-
denotes. Finally, the Pope has re-
peatedly shown his warm regard
for this country, from which he re-
ceives so much moral and financial
support, so that sooner or later il
would seem that some such recognl-
1ion of American influence as that
suggested in the news of the day
was certain to come.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

the way by all means, and in as large
numbers as possible.
The rats sins are manifold. The dam
age which he does IN a year 70 crops,
CargOes. stores. SrGuaries. poultry, and
game, and ddirleS and OuthCuSeS, fOun-
daUOns, walls, and drainage cannot be
calculated exactly, but IL must be enor-
mons. He IS ubiquitous. ne sWarmS IN
nelds, hedges, cONerts. farmyacds, cell
lars. sewers, docks, ships; he IS clever in
getting out Of difficulties, extremely
cOura geOus, able TO exist on almost any
kind Of food, and horribly prolific. It IS
Impossible to check, though many peO-
pie would accept. tie calculation made
by Herr Zuschlag, a Danish engineer,
that there are more rats IN Great Brit
ain than there are mel, women, and
children, and that each rat costs the
community a fartEinE a day for board
and lodging. Forty million rats cOst.n g
a faTthing a day works out at the pretty
hgure Of &4l, coo per day, or over cI5
600 OU0 per annum.
Perhaps those figures may seem ex-
cessiye, OF even ridiculous: but now and
then II IS possible to estimate the dam
age done in a small area OF ground. and
the amount may be prodiglous. For In
stance, when the London county coun-
Gil pulled down the buildings north OF
the Strand by Kingsway and Aldwych
Il was found that Catherine street
Drury lane and the neighbOring streets
were infested by great troops of rats
which had done damage 10 the extent Of
&5.C0e. one Of their achievements was
to gnaw to pieces over !, 700 napkins be-
hind the wainscOting OF the bandstand
OF the Gayety restaurant and another
to remove and stack thirty OF forty wine
and beer bottles to make comfortab bile
sleeping places. Those are merely in
stances Of measurable pieces of desIuc-
ton. or examples Of cIeverness and
strength.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
THAw CASE AT MAJESTIC
AS 'MILLIONAIRE'S REVENGE

That the public interest in the Thaw
case is not dead was shown yesterday
by the large audiences that greeted tie
MittenthaI Brothers production Of the
''Ai1iOnaire's Revenge at the Mates-
tic. - lille the story is true in the broad
out tines to that given before the jury
N New York, it sti!I has a few minor
details added 10 furnish the human in
terest necessary for a drama. The first
scene IS laid in the studio OF STAN
FOR : Black, when is introduced Harold
DaW and Emeline HudSpeth-
James CTUzs was featured as the mil
ionaire and carried his part with hon
ors. especially in the drunken scene in
the first act. G&Y Rhea also deserved
commentator IN the way in which she
played the part Of MAZE MCEiTOy, a
woman OF the world.
Vaudeville numbers were furnished BY
Charles Baker. Leo Doherty, and the
Crane Sisters.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
SANCTUM SANCTORUM.

The wine Of life is poured out deeply
red
Into the cup OF trembling. spiced with
joy
While fear and rapture which no fears
destroy
Beat in my heart. the while my lips
are fed
From the clear, crystal Chalice held
with dread
In the white hand OF Love-without-
Alloy,
Who bids me safe in peace aoove annoy
Ny starving soul with heavenly wine
and bread.
Oh, God OF love and power, remember
this
That we are dust! The earthly and
divine
Mix in our mortal clay, the spirits bliss
With love all human, such indeed as
Thine
When Thou didst cOnseCTate the bride
grooms kiss
BY turning Cana's water into wine
-Heloise Soule, in the Atlantic.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
Teachers Answer
Senator DolHUer

That some Of the teachers in the pub
lie schools are still chafing under the re-
Gently published utterances OF. Senator
DOiliver that teachers were being 90
creed into signing petitions commen-
datory 10 the Board Of Education, iH
evidenced by two communications re-
ceived by The Times today.
The purport Of the communications is
that such instnuations are false, that
the petition which was so largely signed
by the teachers was entirely voluntary.
and that the public should be set Alright
on the matter. The letters, which are
from the principals Of the Seventh and
Eighth divisions, are as follows:
Editor Of The Times:
An the teachers OF my building,
eighth division. deny that they were
ccerced into signing the school petition
recently sent to Congress and are indig-
nant at the false accusation. We %
not believe that any public school teach
er was COPrCed- If there IS any. let her
come forward and say so; otherwise
the comm unity viii continue 10 believe
the charge q base fabrication
c y. Thompson, principal OF Jefferson
School. NJ l. Smith, principal of Ami
don School; \. B. NeUmeyeT. principal
OF s. J. Bowen School; Annie Van Horn,
principal of Bradley School: Sarah z.
HALEY, principal of Cfreenleaf school.
Lily BuchleT, principal of Mccormick
School: b Price, principal Of Potomac
School; Charles A. Johnson, principal
Of SmallWoOd School
ITO the Editor of The Times:
LAS the author of the petition to the
Senate Subcommittee on District School
affairs. expressing confidence in the
present school law, the School Board
and the school officers. have been in
terested to investigate the charge OF CO.
ercion IN obtaining signatures Of teach
ers, as far as it applied to my own, the
seventh division.
7 have asked each principal TO indi-
cate over her signature whether any
tea cher in her building was cOerced.
in my own building every one under
stood she was perfectly free TO sign or
not. MARY AWKWARD,
Principal Peabody School.
''The teachers of my building emphati-
ca " DENY that they were cOerCed into
signing the school petition recently sent
to Congress:
Anne Beers. p ncipal OF Wallach
School: n. NJ. MaCL principal Of Tow
ers School; LYDIA Dalton, principal OF
Brent School, A. Z Hopkins, principal
Of Dent School: Julia NJ. Rawlings.
principal of Hilton School; Alice p.
S,rombergeT. principal Of OIauTy School;
NJ. G.. Young, principal of Benning
School. f A. Voorhees, principal OF
KenilwOTth School"
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
Refusal of MOneu
To Street UTChin
Causes IndiGnitu

NEW YORK, Feb. IA boy who had
climbed upon the step OF Mrs. Herman
OeI~ichs' victoria at Fifth avenue and
Forty-second street, deliberately spat
upon her when she declined to grant
his demand for pennies, The action was
so sudden and unexpected that She
had not the least chance to evade il.
Companions CT the young ruffian then
rallied about and jeered with their
fingers.
Greatly MORT flied, Mrs. oelrichs called
to the goodman 10 drive the boys
away. but it was not until the appear
ance of Mounted Policeman England
that they fed.
There ara any number of dirty 1T
tie rascals who should be arrested .
said Mrs. Oelricbs. They come up to
ones carriage and insist upon selling
a newspaper and If the person in the
carriage doesn't purchase or give them
money an insulting remark is sure to
follow
Mrs. OeIrichs, who was Miss Theresa
Alice Fair. and is a sister OF Mrs. VIII
liam K. Vanderbilt, intends TO COM
nlaiR to Commissioner Bingham.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
DESERTS AFFINITY
FOR HER HUSBAND
Man Sold Furniture to Paw
Departing Wife's
Fare.

NEWBURG. n. Y. FEB. u.-Mrs.
Wallace Miller, of this city, whose hus-
land sold his household furniture last
November TO provide her with funds
with which she could go to Salt Lake
City TO join the sweetheart OF her child
hood, is home again. She returned here
a few days ago, arriving at night, teIe-
phoning to her husband she was home
again. and asked him TO meet her at
the railroad station.
Miller at once FASTENED thete, forgava
his wife and the family IS once more
reunited
Following Mrs. Miller's departure Mil
Ter received a letter from her in which
she said she had repented of going be-
fore she reached Salt Lake City. and
asked him TO take her back.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
OFFERS NO CRITICISM
FOR SCULPT0R'S WORK

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Dear Sir: IN your issue Of January
50, 1S0S, there was published a letter by
J. NJ. Dunbar criticising the Sheridan
statue by Zolon Borghlum.
As my name has been so long assO-
ciated with art in Washington, quite
naturally a large circle of friends and
acquaintance credited me with the crit
icism, thinking the difference in initials
a typographical error. AS it IS directly
unprofessiOnaI to publicly criticise q
brother sculptor's work, I wish thus
publicly tc disclaim any connection with
the criticism whatever.
I was not a competitor for the Sheri-
dan statue and naturally Do not care
to be placed in the false position OF a
disappointed one.
Thanking you for your courtesy, am,
yours truly,
U. S. j. DUNBAR.
Sculptor.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
New Anacostia School
Will Open IN Ten Days

The new John II, Ketcham school in
Anacostia, recently completed at a cost
of $4,000. is now being heated, furnish
ed, and floor oiled prior to It's occupancy
within the next few days. The Ketcham
School is an eight-room building, which
will relieve the somewhat eongested con-
ditions in the Anacostia schools,
brought about by the increasing popuIa-
ton of that section Of the city.
The heating and furnishing of the
building will possibly require ten days
and in the meantime 1t is expected that
the building will be formally accepted
by the Commissioners and Board OF
Education.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
washington Society Girls'- Lyceum.

Hughey Kernan's burIesque show.
Washington Society Girls" opened at
the Lyceum last night.
The burlesque opened with 1.-THE
NIIkado's Harem.' an effusion which the
management was pleased to designate a
screaming farce" There was no dues-
+4oY7 about the scream. The performers
screamed three-fourths of the time and
when thev were not screaming they
were punmeiing each other with stuffed
clubs.
The oIio was fair, Mark Adams as a
German monologist being the feature.
The performance closed with The
ToreadOr."
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
CYRIL SCOTT IN PRINCE CHAP"
LOSES NONE OF ITS APPEAL
The Cast.

Edward Peple's charming little
comedy. The Prince Chap" returned
to Washington at the Columbia Theater
last. night. and again demonstrated the
effectiveness OF a simple stage story
PRETTY told. Cyril Scott. who first
MADE known THE Prince Chap IN
Washington. again plays this loyabie
ard wholly manly young fellow and
Beryl and Helen Pullman give good
cause for the Prince" to forget his
Ease love and be faithful 10 Claudia.
The Prince Chap" tells of the
struggle Of a young sculptor for fame
ana fortune that he may wed the girl
Of his heart Another little girl, a mite
Of FIVE, com s into his life with the
death Of the child's mother, and the
story weaves !tse.f around the life OF
these two. drawn more closely together
by the suspicious and final rejection
Of the young sculptor by the girl he
had expected to make his wife. There
are no complications in the play. il
is the simple life story Of a big man
and a very little girl, unfolding in a
charming way the love Of the man,
/ wounded TO his hearts core BY the loss
OF his sweetheart, for the little too
until after thirteen years both awaken
10 the realization that they love each
other in grOwn-up fashion, and the
tinkie Of wedding bells-this time with
fame ard fortune at his feet-ring il
/ the ear Of the sculptor. The simplicity
/ OF the story, cid, perhaps, but never
worn out. appeals strongly, and Cyril
Scott puts into the character of the
| artist the strength. tie love. and the
| vi-ility Of big man. His scenes with
/ the Pullman children. each OF whom
| plays Claudia, the child, at the age
+ * five and eight, respectively, were
altogether charming Mr.. Scott has a
/ fine personality, an excellent voice, and
enters keenly into the spirit OF the play,
( particularly when playing opposite his
{ two youthful leading women. Each of
these little girls is unusually clever. \
good character study Of a slavey,
I Phoebe Fuckers by name, is given by
Mary keCgh. Charles p. Wells is ex-
/ ceedlnglV. clever as the young artist
man servant. and Ida Stanhope is well
/ fitted for the role Of Alice Travers,
/ Princess Alice" who jilts the prince
/ Chap" Emily Ann Well plays Claudia
/ when she IS grown up. katherine Rives
l furnishes the tragic element in the
/ play. as Mrs ErrIngtOn. Claudia 8
| mother, wis dies in the artists studio
/ from starvation, after exacting from
1 him a promise TO ca re for her fiye-yeaT-
/ old tot. Mr.. Scotts first lesson in play
/ ing nurse maid TO his new charge was
/ one of the most amusing incidents in
/ the play.
The Prince Chap is not fuss and
/ feathers, but it goes straight TO the
/ heart.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
aCitv Sports at Gayetv.

Phil Sheridan's city Sports" is the
attraction at the Gayety this week
WITH two burlesques which is made up OF
a lot Of nothing with plenty of would-be
burnor. the only pleasing parts being
the singing of Anna Chandler, and he
cbor1Is. which Is wei drilled. The vaude-
vile is interesting in parts, he best be-
ing limitations of Fay TempletOn. Anna
Held. and Ethel Levy by Miss Chandler.
and the Ellis-Nt Ian troups
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
CHEATED IN EXAMINATION;
CORNELL. MEN SUSPENDED

ITHACA, n. Y. Feb. u.-By admit
ting that they had cheated in a f1raI
examination in chemistry, six Cornell
students in the freshman, sophomore,
and n,nior classes have saved them
selves from expulsion, and escaped with
the penalty of suspension from the
university for the remainder Of the
academic year.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE DEAD.

BROOKVILLE. Pa, Feb. 11.-Former
Representative George Augustus jerks,
one of the best known lawyers in west
ern Pennsylvania and a prominent figure
in national affairs twenty-five years ago,
died at his home here today from the
infirmities of age. He was seventy
two years old.
He was elected to Congress from the
Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania district In
1S47x -...--, - -
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

All Atlanta must be getting shaved
every day now. The demand for bay
rum is said TO have increased about 800
per cent
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

There is On awful temptation to say
something about the new Lea}se in the
House, but we refrain.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

Sing popular songs for one hour every
evening" was the prescription given a
Philadelphia MIN suffering from
nerves by his doctor. Now the neigh
bors want him to prescribe something
for their nerves.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

Mr.. Morgan seems TO be ambitious 20
start an Ananias Club Of his own.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

have barred Chevy Chase from getting
District water the village need not sur
fer. Their IS no ban On other popular
liquids.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

West Virginia politicians don't want
the women over there to vote. Prob
ably think they have ALI the voters now
that they can pay for.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

Strange about kisses. The longest
one always seems short TO The partici-
pants. and the shortest one long to the
observers.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

New York seems surprised to find
holes in its hose. Our experience
teaches that that is the normal con-
dftiOn Of the things.
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

That crazy girl in New York. who
thinks she was summoned there TO
testify in the Thaw case, would have
made a good witness all right
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

Having put the octopus on the free
list. the Treasury Department may
now be expected TO remit that little
fine
The Washington times., 1908-02-11

II the example of the Indiana man
who committed suicide because ne was
losing his mind is generally followed
there viii be plenty OF room in this
world for the rest OF us.