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The Washington times., 1908-12-01
CONTROL BY COMMISSION
GETS RESULTS.

At no other meeting ever held by the
National Municipal League-an organ
ization that has done much to raise the
standard of city government in this
country-has there been SO interesting
a discussion on the question of control
ling public service corporations as at
the meeting held in Pittsburg last week.
The problem deeply concerns all muniei-
palities, and it is gratifying 10 note
Juat now when it IS taken up for de
bate it Is inteIligentlv discussed by
men who have had experience control
ling public utilities. It is idle to talk of
them as theorists and Missionaries, or As
wild-eyed fanatics who would do away
with private initiative by robbicq en-
terprise of its fair reward. They are
prepared to debate the question from
the standpoint of experience and to tell
what has been and is being done
Control OF public utilities was de
bsted by DR.. Myers, of the Wisconsin
commission; by Thomas NJ Osborne,
OF the new lbIk olalG commission,
aud by Joseph B. Eastman. Of the Pub
lie Franchise League. of Boston. In
pointing out what the commissions
have done, DR.. Myers said the commits
sion in his State has had this result:
CD 1t has taken ali public utilities
out of politics. 90 il tends TO eIimi-
nate feuds between the utilities and
citizens and municipalities; CD by
making the published rate the only
lawful rate, and by aboltshing all dis
ordinations, il raises the standard of
public and private morality. (4) valu-
alton and accounting compel sound
and progressive business methods,
causing "a revolution in many man
agements of utilities: (5) il tends to
make investments of securities of
public utilities more attractive
These are results of far-reaching i'm
portance. If we add'to them the work
of the commission in enforcing reason
able rates and good service, we have
everything that We could wish the com
mission to do. When the public OF other
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
GAYETY-Bryant's Extravaganza Com
pany Furnishes Coed BuTlesque.

Harry Bryant's Extravaganza Com
pany is at the GayCty again this week
with a good bUrlesque show.
Two rOllicking travesties, "The
Mayor of Tank Town" and The Lost
Garter" portraying the troubles Of u
theatrical troupe, are placed at the ends
of the performance, and between these
is the usual OliO. Fred WyCkOff and
Harry Parent are the principal fun
makers. and they got off" some 'unus-
uaIly classy WittiCisms.
The olio as a whole was rather poor,
but had some bright spots. 1t consisted
of DaTmody in novelty juggling; the
EVers, Parent aIC Johnson trio, in
some fairly good singing: Smith and
Meakin IN a comic talkfeSt: Miss Lii
liam Sieger, whose performance on the
cOrnet was excellent, and the Buch
Brothers. who did some comedy aero
battle stunts
There IS an abundance of comedy
throughout and the chorus Is quite at
tractive.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
LYCEUM-Williams' "ImperiaIs" Bur
lesaue Above Average

Williams Imperials'' is the title OF
the company presenting burlesque at
the Lyceum this week.
The production is somewhat above
the average, and contains several mu-
steal and comedy hits that were ap-
plauded by a go0d-sized audience last
night. The opening Is a one-act mu-
steal comedy written by Scarf Allen
and Jack Burnett. with original music
by Sol Ginsburg. It is named The I'M
perials Abroad" The vaudeville bill
includes a One-aCt race track sketch
presented by Charles II. Mackie and
company. Mr.. AIackie was formerly
of the well-knOwn team Of Mackie and
Walker, the Boston Boys" Johnnie
Dove and Minnie Lee were successful
In a singing and dancing sketch
GFuet and GTuet, minstrel BOYS. Sis
tiers Beardsley, singers; Ida WaIling.
coincidence, and Mile. Genac's Partisan
models. in a series Of living pictures.
completed the Oiio.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
HAVE WE A TREATY-MAKING
POWER?

1t may be set down as almost GER
tain that the strict constructionists will
force a fight in the Senate against the
arrangement on which the Washington
and Tokyo governments have agreed
concerning relations in the Pacific, be
cause that arrangement is declared not
to be a treaty, and therefore not to
require ratification by the Senate
The Constitution provides tnat treaties
shall be rauied by the Senate The
administration negotiates them; the
Senate, however, decides if they shall
become effective. We all recol.ect
the sad fate of the reciprocity treaties
which almost everybody favored; of
the convention relating to Santo Do
mingo, which was so long and earnestly
opposed i'm the Senate. We recall the
constant protests against Executive
usurpation. whenever the Administra-
ton has tried to secure ratification of a
treaty.
It has ceased to be a question of
whether the Administration or the Sen
ate had the larger power in treaty max
ing. 1t is really a question nowadays
OF whether there is any real treaty
making power in this Government.
Nothing could be more discouraging
10 a foreign minister than to realize
that the work of months or years would
in all probability be Pigeonholed and
suffocated because the Senate, or few
Senators, might not like some aspect
OF it.
Take this case of the understanding
with Japan. Secretary Root, who has
heretofore been credited with some
skin in lodging technicaHties, recog-
nized that an understanding with
Japan, for mutual guarantee of peace
and certain conditions in the Pacific.
was Of the utmost Importance to both
countries. IN the face of jingoi7m and
eXtremism and demagoguery, he set
about to find a way TO reach such
understanding.
1t was recognizeu that a formal
treaty NbNtA III NtA AAhNli4tDtA never
get through the Senate. Therefore, the
established method of reaching an
agreed statement by exchange of notes
was taken up. 1t resulted in agree
ment; in agreement which in the realm
Of world Polity is probably only sec
ondary in Importance to the Triple Al
lance or the Anglo-JaPanese pact. In
deed, it Is probably worth vastly more
as a guarantee of peace than is the
moribund and antiquated Triple Ali
aHce.
But what does Mr.. Root confront
now The Senatorial critics, insisting
on information whether this agreement
Is in effect a treaty, and therefore sub
ject to their censorship. 1t is alto
gether probable that the agreement will
be indefinitely tied up by these critics
- u awhile the question whether or not
there IS any real treaty making power
in this Government Will become a live
and animated one. Soon OF late it will
have to be answered. The present an
omalous situation cannot always CON
tinue. Castro's government doesn't re-
0uire international relationship; ours
does.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
DRIVES INTO LAKE.

along a country road in inlxv DARKNESS
last night, Leroy Br6st, or Mercer. Pa
driver for a lumber company. with his
wagon and team OF horses. plunged OF
a high embankmcnt into the lake at
Struthers. Brest and both horses were
drowned In fifteen feet OF water. In
the darkness Brest had missed the rIoff
road and took another leading TO the ton
of the embankment over the lake
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
CHAsE's-operatic Selections by zelie

de Lussan.
Mile. ZeHe de Lussan, the operate
star. made her first Washington ap-
pearance IN vaudeville at Chase's last
evening. singing "a group OF her favorite
selections, and won a hearty welcome
from her first appearance on the stage.
Her selections Of songs was one that
appealed 10 all. and hearty applause
followed each rendition. She responded
gracefully 70 the eucores demanded.
SfgRCr Angelo Frouaui a Washing
tUntaH, was her accompanies and
played with rare SKIN ana feeling
William II. MaCaTt, a former klaw <
Erlanger comedian. was aeXt I'm favor
with the audience, and entertained for
brief period with a pleasing miTthO-
Beatrice Mckenzie and Walter Shan
non again present their musical comedy
skit. "A Shine Filtration" Hugh
Lloyd, on the bounding rope, performed
some marvellous feats- MeIrose and
Kennedy are a miTth-pTOVOking aero
batic team. appearing in amusing
antics, and Wynn and Lewis return this
season with their "Rah. Rah. Boys, d"
introducing their Popular Millionaire
song.
The opening number or the program
presents Lightning Hopper. an
American CartOouist, who draws in
The FItagraph displays "A Runaway
Horse" on the musical program d.
rector Smith and his orchestra render
Ofeubach's overture, "OTpheus," and
the ballet music from GounOd 8
Faust"
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
ESCAPED CONVICTS CAUGHT

ALBANY, y. Y. Dec. Abel Fuller
and George Rogers, two Of a trio ar
rested at midnight last night IN the act
OF robbing the clothing store Of William
II Butler, on Broadway, were Identified
today as COnvicts from Sing Sing
prison. who escaped las- Tuesday night
during the heavy fog ION the new
State prison site, near Iona Island,
ROcklauC' county.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
PLAY, MINSTREL SHOW
AND COMIC OPERA AT THEATERS
OFFERINGS or WEEK

New National-Dockstader's Min
strels.
BelascO-The Gay Musician.
COlumbia-The Divorce.
Chase's-POlite Vaudeville.
Academy-The Bandit King.
Gayety-Harry Bryant's Extrava-
CANA.
New Lyceum-Wilhams' Imperials.
Majestic - Moving Pictures and
Vaudeville.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
COLLEGE ATHLETICS FOR THE
BODY OF STUDENTS.

Take a look at intercollegiate ath-
leties From the middle of August m-
til Thanksgiving Day Two scores of
students working with might and main
for a cause separate from their studies
football From the middle of March
until graduation week two score more
of students working with might and
main for another cause separate fr0m
their stuGies-baseball. In between, a
track team of perhaps two score more
working with like absorption for other
causes. And on the field days, thou
sands and thousands of spectators,
college students and others, yelling
like mad, many of them betting money
they do not own on teams that have
been developed with as much enterprise
and as little personality as are required
to float great business.
What of the great body Of students
while all this goes on! 1t is to be
hoped they are spending more time on
their studies than the chosen eighty or
one hundred who make the teams.
Whether they are or not, it is common
knowledge they are finding less bodily
upbuilding at college than they found
at the secondary schools. For them
college athletics are a name excepting
that they subscribe to maintain the
teams, attend the big games, and take
part as spectators, rooters, and often
gamblers.
This IS the situation which DR.. Eliot
grips firmly as he writes on collegiate
athletics for the Baseball Magazine.
His comment is all meaty. But only
this much can be quoted.
The only proper object Of inter
collegiate competitions is the develop
ment Of the largest possible number
of players in each sport at an insIi-
tuition. All these good effects
Cthe maintenance OF sound body
10 support a sound mind and a firm
Wild can be obtained in two hours
day Of moderate activity In sports
free from brutality. cheating, and
The sports which are SO
exaggerated as to exhaust the players
and make them incapable or intel
leCtual work in that part OF the day
WnEU IhEE are NOT Playing are NOT
SO wholesome as the more moderate
sports. The college sport
most popular with spectators and
newspapers, namely, football, Is the
least useful of all games. because
smaller proportional number OF stu
dents are fit for that sport than Tor
any other.
Very we'll; what are we going to do
about it? DR.. Eliot would have the
advanced schools unite to suppress all
competitions excepting
two for each school in each sport.
1t may work, If it is tried But
will it be triedg Not unless the boys
at school believe it ought to be tried,
and they will not believe it until the
man paying the freight back home
comes TO see that his boy Is rank
outsider in college sports as now or
ganized and that their only touch with
him is a touch for money. In the end
this problem, like most others, win
have to be settled by the F4blic, and
the chief value of DR.. Eliot's article is
not that it win change the situation,
but that it will help American fathers
10 understand.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

The POstOIfiCs Department again
recommends the rural parcels post,
which is about as cheap and offensive
a method as could lie devised. Tor adj
hitting that the express companies
WELD more power than the department.
Why should the farmers have the bene-
ut OF parcels post. while other folks
are denied il? Simply because in the
country il wouldn't interfere with the
graft OF the express companies; in town
it would. How do folks like that sort
OF Jhng2
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

States fully appreciates the advantages
of those States that have undertaken
the regulation OF their public utilities,
the demand for a similar scheme OF
control viii become irresistible.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
TAFT WILL SPEAK
IN PHILADELPHIA
Accepts Invitation TO Deliver Ora
ton at the Washington Birth
dox, Cafah-ot:o
day Celebration

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 1.-President
elect W. II. TAFT, has accepted tie in
Xitaton extended by the University OF
Pennsylvania to deliver the Grafton at
the Washington's birthday celebration
on February -
This day has been observed for MANY
years by the university with great Cere-
mony and distinguished public men have
delivered the Grafton
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
White House Callers

Representative Overstreet of Indiana
Hull OF Iowa.
Dawson OF Iowa.
Bingham of PenpsvF-
Nauia.
consul Robert Wynne. Of London
The Rev. DIT. Wallace Radcliffe. OF
Washington.
Jean de NazImOfI, Of Russia
Anatole Issaef, Of Russia
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
~ IRECTLY across the street from
the Tenney School ladies and
- gentlemen. at S1l7 o street. Won

4 =
the Tenney School, ladies and
- gentlemen, at 3Jl7 o street Won
see a large, plain, gray brick house ter
raced above the street, the residence
for many years OF Commodore stephen
Cassin.
The house, as you see it today. was
built shortly before the civil war about
the ruins of the original structure, which
had been partially destroyed by fire.
The exact time when the original house
was built is hard to ascertain. but II IS
over a hundred years old. since we know
that it was the residence Of Richard
Crawford, at one time Mayor OF George
town, very early IN the nineteenth cen
fury
"Fo a few years after Richard Craw-
ford left the residence IL was occupied
by Mrs. Phillip Barton Key, mother of
Francis Scott Key. the author of The
Star-Spangled Banner 1t was with
great regret that she gave up the house
when IL was purchased. about 1880, By
Commodore Stephen Cassin, son Of
Commodore John Cassin and a descend
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
MRS. H. H. D. PIERCE.

Mrs. Churchill Candee was hostess at
small informal tea yesterday after
noon in her home on Rhode Island
avenue Ia compliment 70 Mrs. Herbert H.
D. PIERCE, wife Of the American Minis
ter TO Norway, who is visiting in Wash
ington.
Assisting Mrs. Candee and Mrs. PIERCE
in dispensing the Inequalities Of the az
ternoon, were Mrs. Tiffany Dyer ana
Mrs. B. n. Randolph, who presided at
the tea table.
Mrs. Randall Hagner was hostess this
afternoon at a bridge tea in her home
on Jefferson place. Her guests were
Mrs. Henry Spencer. Mrs. Tiffany Dyer
AIRS. Charles :. Bromweu. Mrs. Rich
ard Harlow. Mrs John BiddIe, Mrs. Ten
Eyck Wendell. Mrs. Horace Westcott.
Mrs. Henri de sibour. Mrs. Eldridge
Jordan, Mrs. r. G. Bulmer, Mrs. An
drew Bradley, R'rs. William Kelly. the
Misses McIlvain Of Philadelphia, who
are spending the winter here; Miss Jean
LOrlng, and Mn Francis Hagner anC
Mrs. Murray A. Cobb. the latter two
presiding AT the tea table
Mrs. HagneT and her children viii e
to New York December Il, where they
will be the guests Of Mrs. Hagner's par
ents. Mr.. and MIS-. A. H. Lawrence
until January. Mrs. Hagner will be tn,
matron Of honor at the marriage Of heI
sister, Miss Margaret Lawrence, to Rob
eTt II. Miller. which will take place
shortly. AIr. HaF1er viii join his family
for the weddiEr. a.d for the Christmas
holidays.
Last nights initial performance in
Washington OF The Gay Musician" at
the FeiSscO Theater was greeted by a
large and enthusiastic audience OF rep
resentatIve Washington society.
The Italian Ambassador and baroness
Mayor des Planches entertained a marty
including members Of the embassy star.
Senior NabuCo, the AMBASSADOR of Fra-
I'll, and Nine. NabucO had q double box
party their guests including the Min
lster OF Peru and Nine Pardo, the
Misses Meyer. daughters OF the Post
master General and Mrs Meyer: Miss
IuckeTman, o. Boston, their house
guest. Miss Na5uco, Prince Koudachen,
Of the Russian embassy; Mr. do Amaral,
Alr Jassens, Lieutenant Read. L. 5. N.
and Mr.. Nabu 20.
Others who entertained parties were
the Ambassador of Great Britain and
Mrs. BTice, the Charge d'Affaires OF
Mexico and Nine. GodOy, Baron Hay
merle, of the AustrO- Hungarian embas-
sy, who had as his guests Representa-
tive and Mrs Nicholas LOngWOrth. and
the Secretary TO che President and Mrs.
William Loeb. ir.
Some of those in the audience were
the Minister of Costa Rica and Nine.
Calvo, the Nicaraguan Minister and
Nine Corea, the Cuban Minister and
Nine. Calderon, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Mitchell, Lieutenant Butler and John
Barrett and party Of friends.
Miss Katherine Clabaugh, daughter
OF chief Justice H. NJ ClabaUgh and
Mrs. Clabaugh, who has been sDeDding
rev days IN Philsde}phia as the guest
L = x.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
LOT OF WATER.

Hewitt-What do you think Of that
building lot I sold you?
Jewctt-I think that IF you were
an honest man you would have ad-
VeTtised il as swimming DOcl.-New
York Press.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
MAJESTIC-Live Vaudeville and Nov.
ing Pictures.

A varied vaudeville rogram makes
up the bill at the Majestic. Eve Col
Inns and Jewell Anna Lady BaTjOists.
and a comedy magician were the hits,
while cameraphone talking pictures
roundeG out the show.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01
WANTED TO BE SURE.

Parson-Do yo' take this man 70
better or 70 worse?
Bride-elect-Lan sakes, pahsOn, how
kin All tell SO soon Circle.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

The insurgent army IN Haiti has made
such progress with his revolution that
he is now confident IL viii turn cIea-
over
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

New York preachers have banded
together to make a fight for the closing
of ali Sunday vaudeville. They might
get the result by having the town OF
New York abolished; short of that any
accomplishment will be only nominal.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

Not that the Senate thinks it could
make any better arrangement with
Japan. but just because it wants to
show its authority. it will undertake to
muss up this Oriental arrangement.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

Seems odd to refer to it as a joy ride.
when it's very apt to end in something
else
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

Mr.. Archbold has been testIfying about
the foreign trade Of the Standard Oil
Company. There's no denying that the
most rabId trust-hater, when he goes
across the pond and observes the big
tanks and terminals of the Standard
scattered all over the SIX continents and
seven seas. is liable TO feel that even
a trust from home does look good.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

Somehow we suspect that the French
will not persist in excluding Castro from
their territory, after they are assured
that he had real money on his person.
The Washington times., 1908-12-01

Miss Katherine Clabaugh, daughter
OF Chlef Justice H. NJ ClabaUgh and
MIS-. Clabaugh who has been spending
a few days IN PhiladeIphia as the guest
or her cousin, Mrs. William de c. Doug
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-15
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Mere Are Facts Backed Up By a
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opinion, a person free from Catarrh
was never troubled with Debility
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-15
THE MAINE SANAToRIUM

For the treatment and cure Of persons
with pulmonary tuberculosis. was erected
by, and is under the management of the
Maine State Sanatorium Association de-
gal title). It's purposes are wholly philan-
thropic. This sanatorium is model of
its kind. For curative effect and for in
spring outlook it's location Is unexcelled.
It's present capacity is fifty-fve pa
tients. The completed plant would pro-
vide for one hundred. The cost of COM
pleting it would be comparatively small.
Money is wanted for this. and for aiding
needy patients. An endowment fund Of
$5O0. 900 Is greatly needed. For further in
formation write to the secretary, Angus
ia. Maine.
The officers and directors are: Presi-
dent, Gen. Selden Conner: Vice-President.
Hiram w. Kicker; Treasurer, Treby John.
son; Secretary, A. G. Young, M. D.; Med
ical Director, Estes Nichols, M. D.; Trus-
tees: Hon. John F. Hill. Hon. Waldo
Pettengill. y. H. Weeks. NJ D., Hon +. G.
Whitehouse, Rt. Rev. Robert Goldman
Hon: Vim, d. Pennell. F. c. Thayer M.
o., c. H. Payson. Hon. Cyrus w. Davis
Hugh J. Chisholm. f. D. Chamberlain.
Frank q. Payson, Estes Nichols, n d..
sagt,e1smes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-15

knocked down by horse that was
working out Wednesday forenoon, but
was uninjured
The skill and mastery displayed by
Starter Franz NJ Simmons, Wednes-
day. saved a number of situations and
made the entire program pleasant
one.
Among the horses shown at the wire
during the afternoon were Northland
Ajax, by Axworthy, 2.151a, owned by
R. H. Waite, Lewiston; Bingham Boy,
by Bingham, 2.06A, owned by c. w.
Sylvester, Richmond; and Silk Patch
en-, 2.13A, by Joe Patchen, 2.01A, dam
Split Silk, wearing the beautiful floral
wreath which was presented as token
of appreciation of the mare, of Driver
Woodbury. and of her owner, l. r. Nor
rill of Brunswick.