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WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT. Is. 1903.
When Capital Will Not Work.

The country viii not be deluded into
the belief that industrial chaos and
business hard times are the alterna-
tives of Taft's election. 1t is a pre-
posterous hypothesis"
This is the judgment OF more than
one contemporary on the Presidents
letter to American worlmen. 1t would
apply to another campaign and another
opposition candidate. But the Presi-
dent is nearer right than our one or
two contemporaries.
For the election of Mr.. Bryan as the
exponent Of an impossible plan to
guarantee bank deposits, an impossible
inquiry into the state of any business
in order to determine if it monopolized
a given percentage of the product of its
wares, an impossible crippling OF the
courts, must inevitably make Capital
apprehensive. The probable conse-
quences then have been aptly expressed
by a Southern business man in these
seven words;
"When Capital will not work, Labor
cannot"
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defined by statute, goes on to state the
belief of the Republican party that mo
injunction, or temporary restraining or
der, should be issued without notice,
except where irreparable injury would
result from delay, in which case a
speedy hearing thereafter should be
granted" Certainly that is clearer and
sincerer than the Democratic platform
statement that "injunctions should not
be issued in any cases in which in
functions would not issue if no indus
trial dispute were involved"
Between them, Bryan and Gompers
have befogged the injunction question.
Taft stands for swift and straight JUS
tice. What more could any honest citi-
zen demand or expect?
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WANTS LAW TO MARK
GREYS' GRAVE FIXED
Confederate Soldiers Buried in Numbers Cannot Be
Given Separate Mention Under Statute as II Now
Stands, Says Representative w. c. Oates.

The President was informed today
that the work Of marking 5000 graves
Of Confederate soldiers who died IL
Northern prisons was being pushed for
ward rapidly. but that the existing law
would have 10 be amended II the intent
OF its author. Senator J. b. Foraker. Of
Ohio. was 10 be made fully effective.
Under amendments to the bill. IL was
required that headstOnes similar TO
those at Arlington should be used ar
the Individual grave. II has been dis
covered that there are hundreds Of
cases where scores Of bodies were
buried in one grave. If the law is
changed a monument can be erected
Former Representative W. c. Oates Of
Alabama. who has this work in charge,
related these facts 70 the President TO-
day He has already expended $4,000 Of
the total appropriation Of 500, 900
oates told the President Of the case
at indianapolis, where a railroad was
granted q right Of way through
burial ground, and the bodies of 1920
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Clearing Away the Fog.

In his latest and now we'll known
campaign document President Roosevelt
brings to the attention of the country,
through the modest yet effective me
diumship of an officer OF q lodge of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
at Binghamton, y. y, the fact that
Judge Taft is fair-minded man who
performs his duties conscientiously and
who, personally, Is the friend of every
worthy cause. Says the President:
The abuses Of injunction have been
fearlessly exposed and attacked by
MI Taft He recognizes, as IN my
judgment all faiT-minded men must
recognize, that again ana again in
the past this process has 1een used
10 the uetrimenJ OF WaEe-WOrkers by
certain judges. He is doing and will
continue 10 do everything that can
be done To do away with these abuses.
He viii not make vague promises
impossi bic Of fulhllment He viii
actually and in good faith try TO Sc
cure action.
Last February, long before Mr.. Com
pers departed from Chicago for Denver
TO express his dissatisfaction with the
judicious manner IN which the Repub-
lean party had treated the injunction
question, Mr.. Taft publicly condemned
the drastic eE parte injunction. He
showed, first of all, that the law gov
erning the relations between the en-
ployers and the employed is generally
a State law; that any law enacted by
Congress would apply only TO places
and processes under Federal iurisdic-
ton; that there once was Federal
statute which provided against snap in
functions; that the power 10 issue ex
parte injunctions 'has given rise to Ger
tain abuses and injustice to the laborers
engaged in a peaeeable strike" and
then he went on to give a vivid and
sympathetic picture of the abuses pos
sible under such injunctions. To avoid
this injustice" lie went on, Il believe,
as I have already said, that the Fed
eral statute might well be made what
it was originally, requiring notice and
hearing before an injunction issues"
The Republican platform, after ex-
pressing the view that the Federal
court rules of procedure relating 70
injunctions should be more accurately
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-28
In the Wake of Color.

The great need of our American
homes in the decorative sense is color.
We have allowed ourselves to come to
monotony. All our houses are either
white boards or red bricks, and the
interiors have become either neutralized
smatterings of color or more white.
A growing art sense is correcting this
lack. Our women folk are talking
learnedly, these days, of color schemes.
We are clearing away not only the
superfuous hues but the superfuous
Furnishings A little more of this move
ment and we shall have better decora-
tion and better health
The intercOmmunication of human
causes Is aptly illustrated by one as
pect of this change,
Brass is being more and more used.
It has distinct color value and adds to
the substantial decorative interest.
Now, brass used TO that end is brass
almost entirely worked by hand. The
charge for labor is many times as great
S that for the cheaply decorated china
and nodded iron which it displaces.
Likewise is the reward To the workman
many times greater. All at a single
time come to him an attractive task, a
wider market, higher wage.
The whole field Of metal working has
felt the impulse Coppersmiths are Civ
ing new attention to their wares as
psssibiHties I'm the uses and decora-
tions of the home. Pewter and white
metal are regaining some Of the ground
they have lost And through all these
industries are mental uplift and fnan-
ciaI advance spreading their ways.
So, great are the consequences in
volved in the introduction Of a little
SIMPLICITY, a little substantially, a
little color, in our American homes.
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Not a DeStrter in Japan.

While we are proud of the feet of
battleships which we have sent to the
Far East and boast of the TACT that no
other nation could venture TO send so
many great fighting machines 50 far
from home, we should not forget there
Is one thing that will make an even
greater impression than these bulky
men-of-war. 1t is the personnel of the
fleet.
The countries we visit all have navies
and they can build ships that are as
large as ours and equally powerful. A
navy does not amount to much, no
matter how mighty the vessels it sends
down to the sea, unless it mans them
with the right sort OF men. It is much
TO be proud of that on the occasion
of the visit of the fleet TO Japan not
only did the thousands of sailors who
were given shore liberty conduct them
selves well, but when Admiral Sperry
sailed away there was not a single de
serter.
Nothing could speak better for the
discipline of the men, for their satisfac-
ton with their treatment, and for their
loyalty to the service. 1t is likely that
the man behind the gun" was more
surprising revelation TO Japan than the
size of the feet or the power of its
units.
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CORN FIELDS ARE
BIG AS ENGLAND

The American farmers corn field
measures a trife short OF 10000. O0j
acres-an area greater than that Of
Norway or Japan and nearly equal 90
tnat of Germany or France. It would
be necessary tC pillow up the streets OF
London il the British Isles wanted TO
SOW SO much
The American wheat field occupies
more space on the map than Liberia
ana Portugal combined. The South's
cotton neId would spread over one OF
the Central American republics ike q
white blanket with a generous margin
TO tuck under-and so would the oat
HeId. The American alfalfa ana hay
FIELDS were larger last wear than SaNOny,
and the rotate patch bigger than Porto
RlFn
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the entrance on the second floor IS
continuation of the circular alcOve which
protects the entrance 10 the manSion
from the wind and rain From the
corner Of this alcoYe a heavy iron fierce
runs before the house and conn ects
with a high, thick wal, topped with a
low iron fence and oVerrun with vines.
This picturesque wall of brick incloses
a spacious gapden. which once abound
ed in morning glory vines. chrysanthe-
NUNS and roses OF livery kind and
hue and where many delightful social
affairs have been held"
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ELECTRIFYING RAILROADS.

In an address delivered before the
Electrical Club Of Chicago on the sub
ject Of the identification Of steam rail-
roads. f. A Sager stated that the
railroads viii have to spend approx
mately 5000. $685. 600 within a few years
to keep up with the increase of traffic.
BY electrifying their lines at a cost Of
"a OO0. 600. coo, they would increase their
capacity to such an extent that no new
traCkage would be needed,
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welded at Sd. Steplenls-

The marriage OF Miss Florence D.
Viedt, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Viedt, to Joseph A. DAILY took place
this morning at Il o'clock In St.
Stephens Catholic Church, the Rev. T.
G. Smyth performing the ceremony.
Miss Viedt wore a modish travelling
costume Of taupe broadcloth, with a
hat Of the same shade, trimmed with
peacock blue plumes and carried
shower bouquet Of Bride roses
Miss Jennie p Viedt who acted as
her sisters maid OF honor and only
attendant, wore a becoming gown Of
brown silk with q 5TGUn hat and car
Tled yellow chrysanthemums. James
W. Brown was the best man for Mr.
DAILY.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY left Washington
immediately after the ceremony for
a Northern bridal trip, and upon their
return viii reside al 6I2 Tvventy-third
street.
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late Marcus A. Hanna. Senator from
Ohio. Upon his death, the properly
passed into the possession of his widow
and the numerous fine paintings went
tn the COTcoTan Gallery Of Ar Some
years ago, the house was sold TO Sena-
tor J. Donald Cameron Of Pennsylvania,
who improved the residence extensively
'One Of the last visits ever made by
President William Harrison was 10 the
Tayloe mansion, in connection with his
prospective appointment of a member
OF that family to be Treasurer Of the
Unitsd States. Phillip Barton Key was
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Cont ederates were removed He says
the railroad made the TeinteTmeuts N
an acre of ground. dumping scores OF
bodies in one grave. General Oates
wishes the President TO urge legisla-
tive action that will permit the erection
Of q monument on this spot suitably
inscribed with the names of each one
buried therein.
General oates also told the President,
il is understood, that when Senator
Foraker was governor Of Ohio. he
cleared on the burial ground Of ESQ
prisoners at Camp Chase. near Column
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MISS COREY TO WE'D.

WEST CHESTER. Pa, Oct. 2S.-Dr
Charles Howard Aufhammer. OF Pitts
burg and Miss Ada 3. Corey, sister OF
the Steel trust president. called at the
office of the clerk of courts and pro-
cured license for their marriage,
which will take place Monday. The pair
answered the usual questions in pla !,
matter-of-fact way.
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Miss Portner Engaged.

Mrs. POrtner announces the engage
ment of her daughter. Eta Waller Port
ner. to William Payne Meredith, Of Viz
ginia. The date for the wedding has
not been set. but II viii probably take
place early in the winter.
Mrs. Portner and the Misses PoTtner,
who spent the summer in New Eng
land and at their country place in Vir-
ginia, have recently returned to Wash
inEton and have opened their house on
Vermont avenue for the season. Miss
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Lafayette Square.
An iron balcony
runs along the en-
tire front OF the
house at the sec
ond floor. and step
ping through the
tall windows which
reach to the floor,
you find yourself
standing beneath a
beautiful v!!a2-clad
bower The snail
er balcony at he
end Of tie building
and on the same
floor is hardly rec
ognizable for the
mass Of ivy that
clings to it. and.
climbing upward,
covers the roof
with a bed Of
leaves.
The circular bay
window just over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-28
White House Callers

Colonel Hopkins.
Father Ketcham.
Charles Lyon Chandler.
Gen. W. c. Oates.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Il. West.
Guy Murchie.
Pablo Ocamp0 de Leon.
T. < ESca militia
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f1 DINING
II the Belas-
! co Theatar-
ladies and gentle
men, the site Of
the Blaine-Seward-
Rodgers house, is
the famous old
Tayloe mansion, al
2 Madison place,
now the winter
home Of ]. Donald
Cameron.
THE T a ylo e
house was built in
1928, by Benjamin
Ogle TaylOe. son Of
Col. John Tayloe,
the builder of The
old Octagon House
1t has served in re-
cent years as the
home Of Vice Pres
ident Garrett A.
Hobart and of the
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Miss RothrOck a Bride.

year.
Miss RothrOck a Bride.
Miss Leulah ROthrock and Howard
Gregory Brown were married today at
o'clock in the home Of the brother-in-
law and sister Of the bride, DR.. and
Mrs James Taylor McCleuahan, the
Rev. s. H. Greene, of Calvary Baptist
Church, officiating.
The house was tas. efUiiy adorned
with palms. white chrysanthemLms and
roses. and Mrs. J. W. GidIey played aD-
prOpriate music preceding and during
the ceremony. and for the entrance Of
the bridal party the Mendelssohn we'd
ding march.
Henry c. Rothrock, brother OF the
bride, gave his sister in marriage She
wore a becoming travelling suit OF dark
blue broadclOth. with a hat OF the same
shade, and carried a shower bouquet OF
Marechal Neil roses and lilies Of the
valley.
The brides only attendants were her
little niece. Miss Elsa Eberly ROthrock,
as ringbearer. and the bridegroom-s
little niece, Miss Bessie Graen Brown.
as flower girl Both wore dainty froclzs
carried pink carnations.
Louis c. Wilson acted as best man
for Mr. Brown.
Only a small party OF relatives and
close friends attended the ceremony.
and the breakfast which followed.
owing TO the Illness Of Mrs. McCIena-
han, and Immediately afterward Mr..
and Mrs. Brown left for a Northern
AL ssHH
will reside at 1913 Thirteenth street.
Among the Out-Of-tOWn guests pres
enu were Nj and Mrs Dennet NoOe
brother-in-law and sister Of the bride
Of PittsbOF0, y. c.: Mrs ri. T. Nc
Clenahan, OF Raleigh, y. c.; Mr. and
Mrs. W. Wallace Brown. brother and
sister-in-laW Of the bridegroom, and
Thomas Is. Wren OF MahanOy CITY. Pa
The bride is the daughter Of the late
Dir. and Mrs d. 3. ROthr0ck, Of North
Carolina.
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20 have two organizations operating
along the same general lines. This
ought not 10 be; and we further believe
that il Is unfortunate that there has
cation devoted exclusively TO CONNER
eial and trade interests. The nOn-exist-
ence OF such body for so many years
has meant a great loss Of trade and
commerce. The subject of traffic rates
and discrimination against merchants
and manufacturers alone is sufficient TO
justify an organization working eXclu-
slvely along those lines The results to
be thus accomplished. in our judgment.
would be far-reaching and beneficial
beyond computation.
To consolidate these two organize
lions might mean conflict at once
such a conflict as would leave either
municipal or commercial interests DOM
inant, one 70 the exclusion Of the other,
and we might find ourselves practically
IN the same position, after lapse If
time. as hes been ia the case IF the
Board of Trade and the other JrZani<a-
tons already mentioned.
Might Cause Trouble
There were other matters that de-
vefoped during the course OF the discus
sion of the general subject Dy the joint
committees. raising questions that, in
our judgment, would create a very Sc
rious difference Of opinion. and possibly
result disastrously TO the merged cor
poration. We believe that members Of
the Chamber Of Commerce who are fav-
OraDle 10 this amalgamation would in
sist upon very radical and far-reaching
changes in the bylaws OK the Board
Of Trade. Two Of these changes have
already been suggested. both OF which,
as whole, were opposed by your com
mittee. and which. we heiIeVe. il car
ried out, would be "a departure from the
conservative course always maiI tainea
by the Board OF Trade.
These bylaws, at least ia so far as
they relate 10 the reference OF new bus
mess 10 appropriate committees. have
resulted IN the highest degree of ac-
CuraCy in the work OF the Board Of
Trade. 10 has ever been the policy OF
the board 20 prevent in every possible
way nasty or nlCOnsidered action.
Therefore, when the Board of Trade
expresses Itself upon any question, the
respect and attention ri Congress. the
general and local government, as well
as the public at large, IS at once Sc
cured
Your committee. entertaining as IL
does the belief that there ought not 10
bee two organizations working along CIV
e. lines, respectfully suggests that the
Board OF Trade cOuhne itself 10 matters
purely civic IN their nature and that IL
submit 10 the Chamber Of Commerce
the acvisability OF that organization
conhning it's operations 20 matters eE-
ciusiyely commercial. and thus both or
ganiZati0ns working along their respec-
tive lines viii surely bring about the
greatest good for the District Of Co
lumbia.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN p. LARNER,
THOMAS vs.. SMITH
WILLIAM G. HENDERSON.
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related to the Tayloes, and it was into
the club house adjoining the Tayloes'
that ne was car led 20 die after he had
been shot by Daniel f SlCkes
The late PRESIDENT Mckinley fire.
quently breakfast ed in this house during
its occupancy by Senator Hanna. aid
the Litter matured MS plans for the 1900
national campaign within its walls
This mansion Is a three story brick
structure. the side walls of which reach
to a considerable height above the sloP-
ing roof. on this roof are three odd
looking, small gables. which look across
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Goes to Hot Springs.


Mrs. George H Morgan. Of New York.
who has been the guest for several davs
Of Owen Scott ana her nieces, the Misses
Scott, has gone to Hot Springs TOR sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Morgan viii. visit
Washington en- route To her home.
Mr. Scott and mis- daughters have
opened their house On Connecticut ave-
nue., and VIII remain here until abort
the lst Of December, when they eKpect
10 90 South for q month or sc. I.ata
in the winter or On Jhc ea-'v sUrinr
they viii sail for Europe. IA Iss AIic,.
Scott viii not make her debut this sea-
son, as had been expected but VIII
probably do so next winter
Mr.. and Mrs Murray Addison Cobb
who spent the summer at Chew Chase
have taken possession OF their nAu.
nc use on Eighteenth street for the win
ter. Mrs. George Hun, Mrs. Cobb's
mother, Is their guest for a week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Oxnard. Of Nauy
York. have leased for the winter fi7a
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lowrfe BeU.
22l0 Massachusetts, avenue. and will
take possession about November Is
Senior GOnzalo de Quesada. the Gu
ban minister to the United States, left
Paris today for Washington. He has
just completed three months tour OF
the Canary Islands. Portugal. Spain.
italy, Switzerland. and France, during
which he investigated conditions con-
corning emigration to certain parts of
Cuba.
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respectfully submitted.
JOHN B. LARNER,
THOMAS W SMITH.
WILLIAM O, HENDERSON,
Committee
Noyes Resolution.


The resolution offered by Mr.. Noyes
follows
Resolved. That In the opinion OF the
directors Of the Board Of Trade the pub
lie welfare viii be best served 10y the
division Of functions on commercial and
ucncommercial lines between the Cham
Der os Cornmerce and the Board OF
Trade as suggested 5y the Board o.
Trades spe. lal committee.
Resolved. That the right Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce 10 take the Initiative
ln action upon the merger suggestion
Of its directors is fully recognized, and
that whenever the Chamber OF Com
merce shall favor either the division Of
labOTs suggested by the Board Of Trade
committees report on. consolidation In
The name of the Board of Trade as re-
ported by the conference committees
OF The two boards OF directors, the fav-
0Fed proposition shall be promptly sub
micted 10 the Board II Trade for its
consideration and action.
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To Wed Miss Shafer

The marriage Of Miss Julia A Shff-
Ter, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs g. Gin
ton Shaffer. OF Laurel. Nd, % Muir
ray W. Glenn, formerly % Prospect.
Va, but now OF Washington, will take
place this evening al $50 O'Clock In
the Mt Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, the Rev. J. Howard
Wells. pastor or the church, officiating.
Miss Evils Walters, Of Laurel, viii
be the maid Of honor. and bridesmaids
viii be Miss Lorna Hubbard. Miss
Berta Hopkins, Miss Augusta Bond, OF
Laurel, and Miss Carrie H Riddle.
Little Miss AIiskel Taylor viii be the
flower girl. Albion " Tuck viii be
the best man for AR Glenn. and IN.
ushers viii be WyIaad Shafer. OF
Laurel, cousin of the bride: Robert T.
Lewis, Charles Z. Runner. and NeImes
Kyle.
The wedding music will be played By
Mrs. John W. Stewart
There viii he no reception following
WlH leave Washington for a Southern
wedding trip. Upon their return they
VIII reside in Washington.
Mrs Wright. wife of thu secrc,,,-,,
O. W ar. mss returned 70 Washington.
and she and the Secretary are al he
ShOTeham for tho season
AIr. and Mrs. William Scbo6aid T4oga
nave announced the eTgagemenr of
their daughter Mary, to Alexander Muir
doch Norris Of Baltimore The date
ior the wedding has not been set
Mrs Alfred Cooley, wis o. the for
meT Assistant Attorney General. has re-
turned 20 her home. on II street Mrs
SColeY mas been a guest ct the White
House for several days. Snn win leave
W Washington tomorrow 20 Join BTr. Cooley
in Mexico.