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mrs. LEFFINGWELES BOOTS,

Augustus Thomas laughing success.
MIS- Leinnewell's Boots" viii be re-
Vlved next Monday night at the Colum-
hla Iheater where Guy Standing and
his company enter upon the sixth week
Of their present season. As the title
indicates. The action hinges about an
episode OF pair Of lady's slippers
becoming mislaid at the door OF a room
they were noe intended for I'm a Bar
HarDor hotel. and the complications
that enSue are amusing IN the extreme.
MI Standing viii appear as Walter
Corbin, who IS IN love with Mabel Aims
lee, which role Dorothy Hammond will
portray. Nlra stowe, JeffTeys Lewis.
Alice Butler, Frank Craven. George
Castor. Rob Y. Ferguson and the other
members Of Mr. Standings company
VII all have suitable roles.
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THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 1908.
The Wise Conclusion.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced that no notice
has been received by it looking 10
an advance of railroad rates July l.
There is no doubt that a very few
weeks ago the railroads did contem-
plate such advance, and had prac-
tically perfected arrangements TO
put il into effect at least in Trunk
Line territory. The announcement
of this purpose was made by eXecu-
tive officers of the big Eastern
roads, following meetings for dis
cussion of the project. 1t was ex-
planned that the reduced volume of
business made it necessary to get
higher rates, in order to enable the
roads 10 come out even.
1t is now accepted as nearly GER
tain that there viii be no such adj
vance of rates. The original plan
20 make the increase effective July
! would have necessitated filing the
tariffs June /. None has been fled,
according TO the Interstate Com
merce Commission officials.
In deciding to give over their de-
mand for larger revenues, the rail
road men have taken the wiser
course. The country has been in no
cheerful frame of mind about this
business. The protest raise 1 against
the advance has doubtless had much
10 do with lettering the roads; and
political considerations doubtless
have had as much or more. 1t has
become apparent that a general in
crease of rates at this time would
turn into a mockery and by-woTd
all the claims for the recent rate
legislation.
President Roosevelt doubtless is
entitled to chief credit for staying
the hand of the rate-makers. When
he allowed his Attorney General to
start an anti-merger action against
the New England railroad combina-
ton, he served notice that not even
this Presidential year was to be a
closed season for combinations and
cOnspiracies in restraint of trade.
The transportation managers had
apparently hyPnotized themselves
into the belief that they would be
allowed to go ahead and fix things
10 suit themselves, for this year at
least. They received warning in the
New Haven suit of their error. 4
few days later Interstate Commits
sioner Clements, in an interview
given to The Times, served warning
that any scheme of concerted rate
raises would be likely TO meet the
test of the antitrust law, which
includes both triple damages and
Imprisonment penalties.
The two hints appear TO have
served the purpose. The rates are
not to be raised. II is a good thing
for the railroads, which viii avoid
the imminent danger of arousing
public opinion to a pitch of exasper-
alton which would entail retaIia-
ton; it will be a good thing for
business in general; and it will pre-
vent the injection of the railroad
issue, in an acute form, into the
political campaign this year.
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Playing With Defeat.

The issue chiefly in the mind of
the American people today is the
reduction of the cost of living.
Most important to that end, in
their judgment, is the control of
corporations and trusts, particu-
larly the railroads. Hardly less i'm
portant is the revision of existing
tariff schedules. Any one can find
this out who viii take the trouble
10 talk with intelligent men in any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04
CHASE'S LAST WEEK.

Chase's next week viii enter upon the
last twelve performances OF its season.
and the program will comprise Almas
Temple Arab Patrol or the local Mystic
Shrine, Laddie Cliff. Louis A Simon.
Grace Gardner and company. Watson s
Farmyard Circus, Espe. Duncan and
Espe, Meta Vesta. EIdridge. and the
yitagraph motion pictures. Almas TEN
pie Arab Patrol VIII give martial dis
play. composed Of the picturesque and
thrilling Oriental zOuave drill and tab
leauX formations.
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Here Next Week
At the TheaterS

English musical comedy will hold
sway IN the Aborn Onera Companv's
series for tgo more weeks an the New
National, where the OFFERING next week
VIII be another Aue7Istfn DaIv success
OF three years run in Tondov and one
year in New York-"Tbe C,aisba .. a
Japanese musical play in two acts The
same cast that has met ,.ifb fa,-or. A.,
A Runaway Girl. viii he ret,{,od
The list will incIude,1r,, r,o,,to,, =, ~
title role; George " asiia a. ~ yV me
~ ~. H. w Ire Denick. as me MARQUIS
~ fii.,li Eorrest Hun, as ReginaId FafT-
ham han. larry Benham. as Dick Cunning
F,dnss <A5Les Finiay, as Molly Seamorc;
George George =. jackson, as Takamina and
i'O"'ilA Cadiz, as Tommy STANLEY.
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BEHMAN RURLESOUERS.

The Behman show will return to the
Gavety Theater next week. The first
act. The Passing Review" consists of
limitations Of such lights as oscar Ham
merstein. Joe WEIGH. Charles BigeIow,
Maud Adams FRITZ Schen. MOutgOm-
ery and stone Mrs. Carter. Eddie Foy.
and others The several bright and up
to-date vaudeville acts are said 10 be
a feature OF the program
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CANDIDA ,,

AS the Offering for the second ,,sol- If
her present season. Miss charlotte
Walker and the members of nor coD,-
pany viii present at the Ralaeco Thea
~ beginning next Monday evening
&c Bernard Shaw's comedy of
CAhdlda- Miss Walker will interpret
the character from which The NAV de-
IlYes us name. and an interesting faa-
tuIe VIII be the first appearance here
ms ms season in her support OF Edward
ElllS, VINO joins the Organization in the
'apatlty or leading man. Mr.. Ellis
proved a warm favorita al the PeIssco
last summer, where he appeared with
MISS walker Miss Frances Keenan,
viii be seen Is Prossy.
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Seeing Washington With The Times Guide.
No. XIV.-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

got in the limelight
last month when he
was one of the lumi-
naTies ct the con-
ference of gov
errors.
There is one ac-
tivity of the deDarr-
ment that makes Z
a favOrite with the
Con reSSnlcn; that
Is the seed division.
which sends out an
nually many MILL
ions of seeds TO their
constituents. When
the little building
housing this divis-
ion was burned last
fall. Congress i'm
meGiately appropri-
ated q quarter OF a
million 10 replace IL.
There was no fill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Miss Pausv Bloomer. who is to be
Miss Enrol Browns bridesmaid al her
marriage to Lieut.. Charles Russell
TT .in. Monday, June Is, gave a dinner
last evening en- honor OF Miss Brown.
Lieutenant Train was unable 20 come
from Philadelphia, where he Is STA
toned. for the occasion. The guests
were Miss Brown, Captain and Mrs
Poole. Mrs. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. Jor-
dan, Miss Shelby Converse, Lieutenant
Commander Pitt Scott, Lieutenant
Hart. Lieutenant ShaCkfOrd, and Beale
Boomer
Miss BIoomer Is the daughter Of Mrs.
Samuel Lawrence Heap, wife OF Pay
Inspector Heap, u. 5. y.
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SENT TO ASYLUM
BY HIS BROTHER

Harry A Burgess, who q few days
aga made sensational escape from
rbe virginia State Asylum for the IN
sane. at stanton. has been arrested in
this city at the instigatiOn of his
brother. Ralph +. Burgess, and COM
mit.ed 10 the Washington Asylum Hos
pitai.
Yesterday morning when the clerk at
RaIDh's coal yard. Eighteenth and .
streets. went 10 open mp, he found that
the Office had been entered, and Harry
was asleep on the second floor Ralph
feared bodily harm and called upon the
police Harry was arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04
LUNA PARK

Luna Park promises it's patrons a
vaudeville trea- next week. The grand
opera prima donna. Edith Helena. has
been engaged FOR the week and the
Sunday concert. Another feature is
Tom Waters. late with the Mayor Of
Laughland," introducing songs. stories.
and his piano act. Others on the bill
are Reno and Smith. comedy acrobats;
Miles and Raymond, sketch artists
GiTdella's comedy dogs, and Murphy
and Dunn, Irish comedians.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

clustering on thaf-the farmers wouldn't
stand for it.
las an object Of interest for you
siehtseers. the Department OF Asricul-
ture is not much, but there is a lot OF
work done there, and hundreds OF
thousands of farmers throughout the
country think II the most important
part of the Government.
IF you care to visit the grounds take
a Bureau CT Engraving car at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fourteenth street.
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- WfIliams HonoE Go.

Miss .uUette Williams and Joseph
Letter. whose wedding takes place
Wednesday, We're the honor guests OF
Preston Gibson last evening at dinner
al Hampton Farms, his Virginia coun-
try place
Invited 10 meet them were Represent
alive and Mrs Nicholas LongWorJh'
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert stone, OF chi
caao. Mr. and Mrs Farquhar, Of Ne"
York: Mr.. and Mrs Paul ;. PearsaA'
Mrs. r. G. Bulmer; Miss Frances Nc
D,ral5 of New York. Miss Katherine
FIkins. Miss Eleanor Terry. Miss Anna
CocIzreU. Miss Emory, NlscounL De
Chambrlln- SiguOr Cora, OF the lJalan
embassy Malcolm sloane OF Sew
H0Ystmauu.
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IN Washington upon their return. Mrs.
Wygants travelling gown was a tailored
suit OF Copenhagen blue rsjah. with hat
10 correspond.
Among the oUt-of-toWu guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dalrymple. OF New
ark, n. j., MI and Mrs. John IilIuEs-
worth, OF Newark. y J.. Dr. and Mrs
Frey, Of Petersburg, Va: Dr. and Mrs
CleTnnestOn, Of BTadd0ck. Pa. Robert i
Cant. Of Newport, ore; Mr.. DeWolf. OF
Dennison, Iowa, and DR.. .. L Butcher.
Of Atlantic City
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the department, many Of them rented
and the department also occupies build
ings in other parts of the city. The
Bureau of Forestry, which has grown
to be an important division of the de-
partment, is located in the Atlantic
building, in + street.
the grounds which YOU see on your
right are part of the Mall. and are the
most beautiful grounds in Washington
1t would he well worth your while 70
them a visit. Secretary James Wilson
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White House Callers

Senators 'Beveridge Of Indiana.
CuIom Of Illinois.
Long Of Kansas.
Representatives Olcott Of New York.
Sibley Of Kentucky.
Alexander of New York.
Mckinney Of Illinois.
Secretaries Taft
Wilson
Assistant Secretary Bacon.
Governor Post, Of Porto Rico.
Bishop CranstOn.
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on his discovery-if not of an unas-
sailable medical fact, at least of
new form of waggery.
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takes great pride IN these grounds. as
he does in his whole department.
Farmer Jim,' they call him, and he
is the record holder for long service in
the Cabinet. When somebody sprung
the story a few weeks ago that he was
TO resign, there was a furry in official
Washington. and ,he farmers of the
country got the cold shiVers.
Clifford Pinchot chief Of the Bureau
of Forestry, is another celebrity at
tached 10 this department, and he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Il He Depart
ment OF Ag-
rIculJUTe oC-
cupiCs nearly a
dozen buildings, la
dies and gentlemen,
but the old build
ing, which you see
through the trees.
is the principal one.
Two wings of the
new nome of the de-
peTtment have been
completed, but an
appropriation Of two
millions Jf dollars is
needed to construct
the main building.
"AlI the buildings
on both sides of =
street are used by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Utterly impossible to withdraw Amer
lean troops from Cuba Gang of rob
bers broke into a bank there, iutimidat-
ed the town, and got away with al! the
money. Such barbarism is certain To
extend all over the island as soon as
American protection is withdrawn. (P.
S.-A second reading Of the dispatch
shows that this bani--wrecking outrage
happened IN Cuba. Kansas, ana that
apparently it wasn't such an unCiviliz-
ed thing after alb
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Reading about these election manipu-
lations in the Panama republic, one can
recognize readily that the Latin-AmeT-
lean peoples are hardly any more ntted
for real self-government that the peO-
pie Of Manhattan island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Massachusetts Legislature is hhbus-
tering against the New Haven anti
merger. Why Coesn't it wire for La
Toilette?
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The country ought to feel cheerful.
and To get right back 10 the business
Of restoring prosperity. Congress has
done two 3lendid things for the coun-
try. It has passed the currency oil.
and It has adjourned.
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It is reported that the Public Library
in Washington is now making arrange
ments 10 circulate canned music rolls for
the mechanical piano players by the same
Dlan on which books are circulated tt viii
be assumed. pending further details,
that this report is put out BY some en-
envy OF the library.
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The chiefs Of police, in annual con
vention, are going to ask the Federal
co vernment tC assume the duty q
mfdntairiug the National Rogues' Gal
lerv for the common benefit. One more
.nenacing expansion of the Federal
power thus threatens TO tear down our
liberties and ruin the porch-climbing
ana other established professions
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Sands Close Home.

Rear Admiral and Mrs, J. Hoban
Sands and Miss Marion Sands have
closed their home, on Connecticut ave
nue., for the summer and gone North
for the season. They viii spend some
time in Boston before going to one OF
the resorts for the remainder Of the
heated term.
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Bryces Entertain.

The British Ambassador and Mrs.
James Bryce were hosts at an informal
dinner last evening in the embassy in
honor OF BIT. and Mrs. Butler, OF Eng
land. Cant. the Hon. Horace Hood,
naval 2ttache- was among the guests
invited 10 meet them.
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The way to be prosperous. in short,
Is to feel sure you are prosperous. and
get out and hustle so that you won
get time 10 change your mind.
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Miss Alice Goodwin and Miss Eliza
beth Goodwin have gone 20 Northeast
Harbor, Ne, for the summer. Mrs.
Goodwin viii close their washington
home late in June and viii Join them
there
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Hobson-Rumball Wedding.

a wedding of interest to Washington
people is that OF Miss GeOrgiana Hob
son. daughter Of the late Mrs. George
HobsOn. Of Baltimore, TO MendeIcott
Rumball, Of Stsnordshire, England,
which takes place today in Baltimore
in the home Of the bride on East Eager
street. Owing TO the recent death Of
the brides mother, the wedding will be
attended by only q small number Gz
relatives and friends. After the cere-
mony they will leave for a wedding trip
North, which viii end at London. on
tario, where they viii make thcir future
hGme.
Miss IIobson is the granddaughter OF
former GOV. Thomas G. Pratt, Of Mary
land.
Mrs. Wotherspoon, wife of Brigadier
General William ". WotherspoOn, and
their son. Alexander WOthersp0on, left
Washington yesterday afternoon for
jamestown, r. l.. where they viii
spend the summer at their country
place.
Major d. Gu B. GaiHard. L. 6. A. and
Mrs Gaillard have arrived IN wash
irgton from Panama, where Major Call
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Only a few more days now and Wen
know whether the Wright brothers have
the best flying machine or merely the
most skiIIfuI press agent on earth.
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Mays Going Abroad.

Col and Mrs. Henry May and their
daughters Miss Isabelle May and Miss
Cecilia. May. the latter who is 20 make
her debut next fall will go 10 New
York shortly from where they viii sail
some time this month Tor Europe. They
viii spend the summer travelling
abroad and Will not return to Wash
iugtOn until late in the fall
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This German professor, who after
careful investigation. has decided that
we talk better average English in -he
United States than they do IN Eng
land, is manifestIy trying to get even
with the BrItons for plugging up that
triple alliance against Germany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-04

Pittsburgs daily scandal is the final
REPUTATION Of the theory that there
nothing new under the gun
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A wedding OF interest TO washington
took place Tuesday morning in the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception,
Germantown, Pa, when Miss Vera
o Rourke, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John O'ROurke, OF WinKOhOC1ing
Heights, Germantown. became the bride
OF Carl A. DOubet, OF Washington.
Owing 10 The illness OF the brides
father the wedding was strictly private
and was attended only by a small fam
lily party. After q bridal trip through
Canada, Mr.. and Mrs. DOubet will make
their home in washington.
Mrs. Jane Alexander Sellers. has an
nounced the engagement of her daugh-
ter Mary 70 Edmund L Pearson. OF
NewburypOrt, Mass. The wedding Will
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No. gentle reader. we do not under
stand that il was the famous political
dark horse that pitched the President
into the creek and tried toNall on him.
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Engineer Hammond doubtless made a
careful survey Of the field before de-
Gliding to run for Vice President.
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General Chandler. in fact. proposes to
fight it out on this line If it takes all
srumer-and fall.
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invited 10 meet LLell-
The Argentine Minister ard Nine
Portela viii leave washington June %
for -Dy-the-Sea, where they
VIII spend the summer. They VIII give
up the house on Sixteenth street which
they have occupied al tho legation for
the last several years. and viii move
into new quarters upon their return IN
the fall The secretaries Of fIr Iega-
ton Will also spend the summer there.
The minister OF Switzerland was host
at dinner last evening having as
his guests Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Ellis.
Mr., and Mrs. COTcOran Hill. Mrs.
HemphiH, Mrs. John Rodgers. Mrs.
Horace WestCOtt. and Mr.. Roland
Mrs. Skybak, secretary of the Norwe-
glan legation, who has been spending
d Few days in New York. viii return TO
Washington this afternoon.
Mrs. Benjamin Reeves Russell and
her daughters, the Misses Sessions and
her little twin daughters. Irene Han
cock and Emily Reeves Russell. viii go
10 Spring Lake. y. J.. fo- the summer.
Miss Bessie Sessions viii 60 down Sat
urday and Mrs. Russell, Miss Almvra
Session and the children will go on
Monday. Colonel Russell is detained
in Washington for some days yet on
account OF the COUrt-EartiaI proceed
ings Of Assistant Surgeon Spear.
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Chicago. OF course. will take on a good
deal Of self-esteem now for few weeks.
L will look almost as big as Oyster Bay.
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This story about the President falling
into the creek with his horse coming
out unhurt. and rather enjoying II. viii
not be complete until the right young
man comes along ans shows that the
President came out OF The water with
a pocket full OF gold ishes.
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BERODOLL TO DRIVE
IN SAVANNAH RACE
Quaker City Millionaire Will Pilot
Vanderbilt Winner in Grand
Prize Event.

Pursuing his policy OF being a con-
tender at every big auto contest pos
sIDle, Louis J. Bergdoll is going 20 be a
competitor il the Savannah sweepstakes,
which takes place on Thanksgiving
Day.
BergdOll loves 10 be a winner and the
remarkable way in which the Chalmers
Detroit Thirty" has been rolling up
triumPhs lately has convinced the mil
lioHalre Philadelphia sportsman that in
a car OF tins type he would have more
than chance 10 come out in first place.
OF the recent tTiumphs that have
stamped the quality of the Chalmers
Detroit. none stands ont more strongly
than the races held October 10 on the
new Motor Speedway, New York, built
for holding the Vanderbilt Cup race and
similar events.
The Chalmers-Detroit was entered for
the Jericho Sweepstakes, 40 miles. and
two cars of the make finished first and
second, the winner being driven by
Burns, and the Their by Bowers.
It is a duplicate of this car that Mr.
BergdoU will drive IN the Savannah con-
test. and In view Of his success at Or
mond Beach last spring, where he es-
tablished several new records. he viii
undoubtedly go into this event heavily
backed TO win.