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The Washington times., 1908-05-10

Illuminations were plentiful in the
House Of Representatives yesterday
Every time a bill whlzzed through un-
der suspension Of the rules. Minority
Leader Williams hung ON 1t a big
bright lantern to enlighten the voters
of the country. And every time the bill
went by Republican Floor Leader
Payne he SHE'D a rock at the Williams
red-hre effect.
Nobody seemed IU-Ssire much about
the bills. They were voted through. and
that was ali there was to it. But Will
liams was as busy as a Government
mule lacking up the lanterns that
should light the path for the r1blic
and demonstrate that the Democrats are
the only people who love justice and
right, while Payne nearly exhausted
himself throwing all the big verbal
rocks in the dictionary
What would have happened TO this
bill If my little nlibuster had not arous-
ed the ire Of the public and frightened
the Republicans =" was the burden OF
Williams song.
You're not the only poodle in the
pound" was Payne's mOnotonous re-
frain.
Laid for Bill.
A bill would come up. Then. Williams
would trOt out one OF his lanterns. While
the bill was up. he would ask the Re
publicans why they had not passed a
model bill TO give publicity in campaign
contributions. Having strung this Ian
tern to that bin. he would put another
on the next measUre-something in the
form OF declaration that the Demo-
Gratis wanted all rha GOOD IagfcIotfor IN,
the world. hated all the bad but We're
unable to turn wheel because they
were not in the majority
Payne would then get very solemn and
vociferous with the rock-throwing stunt.
He would announce that when It came
10 real, uplifting legislation. the Re
publicans were the only swell party in
the country He flung a few sarcastic
sentences across the aisle at williams
about the ''puny flibUster." and re-
marked that the Republicans were do
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
EXPECT TO ADJOURN
LAST WEEK OF MAY

Efforts c fix on a day % adjourn
ment wer" renewed by leaders OF the
House aRG Senate yesterday. So far
no agree1r mt, even tentative, has been
reached, although there is prevailing
sentiment in favor OF the last week in
this month
Hearings will be begun Monday on
the last OF the big appropriation bills
IN the House. hut the Senate is badly
of in it's disposition Of the money bills.
Few bills have come out Of conference.
ana still less have received the sigma
tuTe of the pr dent
With the currency. anti-injunction
and the sherman antitrust law 20 be
considered, the general impression is
that adjournment will not be reached
before May 3 or %
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
.PRIHATE OF NOREAY
REACHES Washington

To extend the heartfelt thanks and
gratitude Of the Norwegian government
and people, for the noble support and
encouragement shown them during the
last few critical years" Anton Caris-
tan Bang bishop and pr1nats Of the
Lutheran Church Of Norway. is IN
Washington as the guest 3f o. Cude.
the Norwegian minister.
Bishop Bang arrived yesterday after
noon from New York. He was met at
the Union Station By Minister GUIDE.
and was escorted incmeziatsly 70 the
Grafton Hotel Bishop Bsng VIII re-
main in Washington for se-5eraI days,
and viii pay his respects II the Presi-
dent as soon as the Chief Ezecutive r.
turns from his short vacation AZ Pine
Knot
Bisnop Bang is favoralbly Impressed
with the United States. ans has bean
unStinted IN his praise OF Americans
and American institutions from ths
highest 70 the lowest
Scandinavian unity IS more advanced
today than IL ever has been" said the
bishop last night 1T was unfortunate
that a separation was necessary. but
NOTsemeu and SWedes alike realize thar
II was inevitable and I wish to ada
that. although the matter struck
straight 20 the heart Of both No-senan
and SWede. there was no other recourse
IL Erieved Us both Scandinavian unity
is more advanced than for many. many
years. and the peoples OF Denmark
Sweden. and Norway are realizing the
strength which lies IN concerted ac-
riOn.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
WHAT CONGRESS- DID
N The SENATE.

An agreement was reached TO vote on
the agricultural bill at O'Clock Mon
day afternoon.
Nearly the entire day was cons dmed in
discussion Of the forestry provisions
Of the agricultural bill
The Burketr resolution for a Mothers
Day was referred 10 the judiciary
Committee.
The District Committee heard argu-
ments on the Anti-Saloon League bill
for stricter excise laws
The naval bill conferees reached an
agreement favoring naval pay eluf
20 army pay.
Senator Foraker gave notice ne would
ask Monday that his bill 20 reinstate
the troops who we're discharged on
account of the townsville riotinE be
made the unfinished business.
Leaders made ineffective efforts 70 de-
termIne on the time for ending the
session
The Washington times., 1908-05-10

adjournment. Administration Senators
say they are not opposed 10 a vote. It
is said that IL the Foraker bill is passed
il will he so modified as TO meet Admin
istraticn wishes.
In support of the Presidents course
an sending letters to Senators telling
them what ne thought about the
brownsville case and the Stewart case,
friends of the President said yesterday
that President Harrison had done sub
stantially the same thing when he ad-
vised Senators by letter that Congress
could not enact effective legislation for
the promotion of an officer from major
to colonel. as he would not submit 70
#. The officer was the present Adjutant
General AinswOrth.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
CIGARETTE EVIL OPPOSED
PY OFFICIALS OF NAVY

An attac,S upon the cigarette evil is
10 be made in the navy, as the result
Of reports received from naval medical
officers attached TO ships of war The
surgeon general Is on record as advo-
eating the prohibition Of cigarette smok-
ing entirely. and the naval surgeons
fiDd that its effects are such as to cause
grave apprehension" and constitutes
a menace 10 the efficiency Of the men.
The surgeon general will make recon-
mendations TO control the use OF ciga-
rettes. in his next annual report, but Il
is admitted that there would be trouble
in enforcing any regulation that might
be made.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
WILL VOTE TOMORROW
ON AGRICULTURAL BILL

Before adjournment yesterday after
EOOn, the Senate reached an agreement
TO take a vote on the agricultural bill
and all pending amendments AZ 4 O'Clock
Monday afternoon. It was decided 10
adjourn until II o'clock Monday morn
Ing. TO devote the time until ? O'Clock
en- Monday 20 discussion OF tie bin. 70
eDforce the ten-minute rule after 2
o'clock. and TO take the vote at
Yesterday afternoon. for more than
four hours. the Forest Service pre-
visions Of the agricultural bin were dis
cUssed. Senator SmoOt upheld the Ad-
HlinistratiOn and chief Forester PinchOt.
Secretary Lodge did Likewise. Senator
Clark OF Wyoming made 4 vigorous A.
Tx on the present con Iuct OF the
Forest Service Senator y arreu. his co..
league. stood by the Administrator.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
IN THE HOUSE.

The House passed the child labor bill
for the District OF Columbia, and a
bill giving Boston an immigration sta
ton.
Representative Fowler Of New Jersey
introduced a revised form Of his cur
rency bill.
Additional testimony regarding the op-
erations of the Audit System in the
Government Printing office was taken
by the Committee on Printing.
\ bill to pay Government employees their
salaries uninterruptedly when they are
confined 10 their homes by quarantine
precautions was advocated before the
Committee on Reform IN the Civil
Service by Representative Bennett OF
New York
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
NAVAL BILL C0NFEREES
AGREE ON RATES OF PAY

At a meeting Of the Senate and House
conferees on the naval bill yesterday,
an agreement was reached on the only
question that still remained in dispute
between them. This was the matter OF
naval pay.
It was decided to fix the specific
amounts TO be received by the naval
officers OF the different grades. making
them equal 10 the amounts that army
officers OF the same grades viii get
under the new pay arrangement for the
army The pay of the m.n is to be
equaIized with army pay $50.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
SpIit Wonld Be FataI

AT a conference Held last week in New
York and another in Washing on yester-
day, IT was decided by the dozen repre-
sentatlves OF the Bryan opposition that
a split ar this time would be the worst
possible step for the Democrats. Brvaa
has been played as the winning Demo
crat al along since his return from
Europe more than a year ago. they say.
anu tEey fear that any move toward a
change at this late date would mean
split throughout the south and GER
taialy loss OF strength in the national
election
The Johnson forces in BIRMINGHAM.
heaoed By A. G. Smith. for many years
division counsel OF the Southern rail-
yEay, has done much 70 create favorable
sentiment for the Minnesota candidate,
but the Bryan clubs organized IN Ala
bama, Mississippi. and Georgia during
the last four. years BY John ". TomIin-
son. 3 schoOinlate OF the Nebraskan,
have put ~ a barrier over which the
opposition cannot climb.
This is not admitted b. the johnson
men, but the delegates sent &c New
York and washington from the three
States were nOs long in deciding that al
attempts L weaken the strength Of the
Bryan camp at this late date would
Only mean disruption OF the party In
the Snlath.
P--r-n's Endorsement OF SC many or
the Roosevelt policies has been con-
den-ned by leading Democrats in the
thai mar OF his supporters favored
the Johnson move.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
Finds a Protector
In Friendly Treasury Clerk

Homing pigeon. Y. 35219 has been
taken 10 a quiet home in Maryland.
where he may rest after the excitement
Of boarding in the United States Treas
ury three days. and interviewing Rich
ard Harding Davis one The pigeon
now is the guest Of Miss Lester, one
Of the young clerks in the Internal Rev
enue Bureau Of the Treasury.
Miss Lester carried off the prize right
under the noses of her associates in
the office. when she went home yester-
day afternoon. That the pigeon was
girl broke was evident in the way
it tucked its bill down into Miss Les
ter's arm.
Owner May Have Bird.
Just how long the pigeon viii remain
with its new mistress no one knows
Should the owner of the bird cOmmunl-
cate with Miss Lester or the officials
% the Internal Revenue Service. pigeon
36219 VIII be sent straight home.
When the pigeon first pecAed on the
window OF the instrument room OF the
Treasury. little attention WAS paid 10 il
until Gordon H Lyle, a messenger in
the room. recognized il as a homer Mr.
Lyle opened the window and took the
bird In. Everybody IN the room and the
adjoining offices trooped into see the
visitor, and Uncle Sans work was sus-
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
NEW CURRENCY BILL
OFFERED BY FOWLER

An important development in the cur
rel:cy fight I'm the House occurred yes
teTday, when Chairman Fowler. or the
House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency. introduced new currency bill
This differs frOnse his previous bill by
the fac, tllat the provision for the guar
antee OF deposits and the provision con-
ferring trust powers on national banks
are omitted. These amendments are de-
signed 10 meet the objection OF Repre-
sentatives Weeks and Bacon, OF the
Nreeland committee. 10 Fowler's bill
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
SHIP WITH 100000 CARGO
Is THIRTY DAYS OVERDUE

BOSTON. May 9.-The British ship
Loeb Etive, bound from Melbourne.
Australia, to Boston, with a $500. 600
cargo OF wool is thirty days overdue.
She is a steel sailing vessel, and has
now been out 120 days. She carries a
crew of twenty-one.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
BRYAN ONLY CHANCE,
OPINION IN SOUTH
johnson Followers Believe
1t Is Too Late to Bring
Out New Candidate.

BIRMINGHASf. Ala. May 9-Desplte
the efforts Of conservative Democrats In
al parts Of the South 10 hatch out anti
Bryan sentiment AT the last minute and
throw at least a part Of the strength
10 Governor Johnson, or some other
man, the NebTaskan Will so q the Den
yer convention with the same strong
support he has had since his defeat
eight years ago It's too late now 70
bring out another Democrat and expecT
&c win With him, think the most bitter
men In the anti Bryan camp, and most
OF Governor Johnson's Southern friends
see no hope FOR victory for the Demo
cratic party unless Bryan heads the
ticket.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
ONE OF THEN.

Chicago Host-Uncle. ne have a few
hours At our disposal now and shah
be glad 70 show you any objects q
historic interest in or about Che city
that YOU would Ike 10 see
Visitor (from the far iuterfor)-Thst
awful good Of you. Henry. I've always
thought I'd Ike 10 see Cap Anson.-Ez-
change
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
REFLECTIONS.

SifVe r IS OF less value than gold: gold
than virJue.-HOrace.
Fortune gives too much TO many. but
% none enough Martial
Souls know no cOnqueTers.-Dryden.
Fortune brings in some boats taat. are
not steered- Shakespeare.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
A TRIFLE ovERwoRKED

'I want it understood" said Ms
Gabfest. that I am a woman OF very
few words"
Yes, I know" replied her husband
meekly. but don't you think Won are
over working them trifle?"-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
COBERTH, The Man Who Reefs Washington
WHAT PATRONS SAY

CoBERTHs ROOFING as all perfectly
On all viii prompt all who IN
By public ne seems to clmR
Expert at Timing stands supE
Renowned for Stoves beyond
The economical number seoT
Hence unsurpassed through
Practical Timer SI2 18th ST. N. w.
CUDLNIu Stove Expert Phone n 2730
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
May Grant Court.

Should the President grant the court
Of inquiry. as il is not believed he viii
do, Senator Rayner's resolution would
not be necessary. Senator Rayner IS
anxious 10 prevent the stewart case get
ting tangled up with the Brownsville
case The reason for this IS clear. Tle
Senate Democrats are supporting the
President with reference 20 Brownsville.
but they are expected TO take 4 different
course if theI have to act on the stew
art case
In case Senator Foraker gets his bnl
10 reinstate the colored troops made the
unfinished business. a vote on the
Brownsville question Will be had before
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
a POL T,cAL INK SHOP.

Containing the declaration that the
republican and democratic platforms
are "claptrap." Hearst's new inde-
pendence party platform proceeds to
offer bargain counter job lots of hob
bies The convention just held in Chi
cago appears to have been promoted
for the purpose of creating clearing
house for all the beautiful but imprac-
ticable political theories which have
been suggested but have found small
favor since parties came into existence.
Nothing new is offered by the new
party which is apparently inspired by
the hope of revenge and to boom Mr..
Hearst and his business interests. The
platform contains some ideas that are
good. AS whole it is more democratic
than republican, and more populistic
than democratic The convention it,
self was populistic, minus the whisk-
ers. The organization may live and
flourish for a time, but later will die.
The republican party has nothing to
fear from it. What new strength 1t
may gain will come from the radical
Bryan following that has witnessed a
disposition on the part of the Nebras-
kan to become too sane and conserv-
ativc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
Get the euttermiIk Habit.

(Farmers' and Drovers' Journal)
If people come to accept the state
ments of Bishop F'allows OF Chicago,
look out for a rise in the price of
buttermilk. Indeed it would make a
such a great demand for additional
dairy cows as would soon quadruple
their price. For wouldn't lots of peo-
pie like to live till they were 120 years
old? We have London Dairy as au-
thority. for Bishop Fallows' claim. He
declares that men and women should
be in their prime at 80, and that most
of us, If we only live wisely, can at
tain the age of 100. The reason, he
says, why men clio not live to a great
age is because, under modern condi-
tions, the arteries harden with advance
ing years, owing to deposits of calcar
eous substances. He is, positive that
sour milk or pure buttermilk, drunk
two or three times daily, is an eff
cient antidote for the hardening of
the. arteries. We are familiar with all
sorts of associations these days, but
Bishop Fallows would add another to
the formidable list. He hopes to see
sour milk associations established all
over America, and the doctrine of long
life by sour milk universally preached
and practiced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31

rapid explosions along with a steady
wheeling which puts nerves on edge.
The penny arcade with it's open front
and alluring music box has it's quota
in the general racket and the hve-cent
theater usually has monograph with
megaphone attachment which frees
to the air all sorts Of stuff from mon
ologues to ragtime. If not this, it has a
mechanical piano which is allowed to
have repertoire of a single tune only.
which is inflicted on the public with a
regularity and monotony almost mad
dening.
The factory whistle has its utility
1t is frequently a powerful steam horn
which can be heard for miles. and
where one short blast would do all that
is desired, the rule is three good, long
ones 1t is naturally inferable that If
it blows for quitting time some of the
men are reluctant to quit unless pro-
longed warning Is given them. AL start
ing time it is blown Just as tho they
were miles away and could be sud
denly whisked over the intervening
space by tho magnetism of noise.
Whistles on peanut roasters are COM
mon and the voice Of the peddler or the
street fakir can be heard almost every
day. We have roller skating on the
sidewalks, barking dogs, flat wheels on
street cars and the inevitable sitting
room monograph which gives its pro-
grams thru the open windows to the
delectation--or detestation-of the
neighborhood.
Truly, we are a noisy people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
An Unreasonable Wife.
(was;hington Starr

DR.. c. F. Aled, in the course of a
sermon on "Chivalry," said:
'In America we find less than in any
other country in the world the man
making a slave Of the woman-think-
ing that the whole of life centers about
himself. The American husband is the
ideal husband of the world, and the
.hus bands of the old world may well sit
at his feet"
Later, at diner, DIR. Aked contin-
ued his praise of the American hus-
band. "The old world husband he
said, 'is too apt to resemble John
Henry vigors of Liverpool. Vigors
complained one night at a supper that
the tea was weak, the meat tough, the
potatoes soggy, and so forth.
"His wife at last burst into tears.
"'John vigors,' she cried, have
cooked faithfully for you for seventeen
years. My one thoasht has, been to
please you. There is not man IN
Liverpool has better cooked food than
YOU. And this is all the thanks / get
-growlings and complaints. groWlings
and complaints, day after day. Why
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31

ure. It was an optimistic view to take.
but thus far nothing has occurred to
show that the prediction was not war
ranted The spring of 1908 was an ex-
traordinary one. With perhaps one ex-
ception, there has not been another
one like it in the past generation
Thousands Of acres of corn were
drowned out ard required replanting
and turnout the corn section excess
sive moisture hindered the planting
and the cultivation of the crop. Three
weeks ago the prospects were far from
cheering, but today the corn crop, par
ticularly in the Missouri river valley,
has practically recovered from the
early spring backset and an average
crop is assured. Whatever shortage
there may be resulting from the mum
dalton Of the lowlands. will be more
than made up by the prevailing high
price of the cereal. and there is no
reason to think that the farmers OF
the country will suffer any appreciable
loss by the unfsvorable weather during
seed time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
ore an audience OF farmers in ,

before an audience OF farmers in .
country school house. In the course of
his remarks he reviewed the great ag
ricultural prosperity Of the country,
and as an Illustration told a story OF
a poor farmer who had died, leaving to
his wife the farm heavily mortgaged.
He said that the widow set to work
with a will and succeeded upon one
years wheat crop In paying off the
entire mortgage. When he had com
pleted his speech, the senator, as is
customary, on such occasions, shook
hands and greeted the members of his
audience. One middle-aged farmer
finally approached him and thought
fully began:
Senator, you told story about the
widow raising mortgage on one
years crop?"
Yes, my friend that was true
story. 1t happened only last year. DUR
Ing our prosperous times"
Senator could you tell me who that
widow is?' inquired the farmer. shes
1ist the kind of woman I've been look
ing for all the time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
INHERITANCE TAX LEAST BURDEN.
1.-THE Marshalltown Times-Repub

1.-The Marshalltown Times-Republlc-
an wants an inheritance tax for this
state. Would 1t not be better to econ
omize little more? 1t says that such
"a tax is a tax on an estate that the
owner, thru death, has forsaken and
which has not yet cost the new owners
cent. While it is in transit, the Mar
shalltown paper thinks, is good time
to clip it for the benefit of the public.
But in Iowa the big fortunes are not
many and we should not place any OBJ
stacles in the way of the man who dies
leaving his savings to his children. y
Cedar Rapids Republican.
The greatest problem in the appor-
tionment of tax burdens Is to levy taxes
in such manner as to make them
equitable and the least burdensome
possible Accumulated estates receive
the greatest benefits from government;
In fact if they are left to minor heirs
the government steps in and manages
the property thru guardians until the
heirs become Of age and the security
given to property during the time In
which the owner was accumulatlng l1
was of inestimable value to him in his
enterprise There is an inherent right
on the part Of the state to receive
share of the property when the owner
leaves this earth and taxes raised In
this manner are felt the least of any
other form of taxes by the people
taxed. The man who accumulated the
property is gone. Those who are about
to receive it have never earned any
of it. On the other hand almost all
other forms Of. taxation are shifted to
the poor fellow who rents or pays in
terest or buys the necessaries of life
1t is correct in principle to let the fell
low pay the. freight who gets the most
benefit from government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-31
i NATION OF NOISE.

Unnecessary noises are feature OF
our strenuous life which amount al
most to an institution. The foreigner
who comes to these shores and visits
various cities in the country must Won
der at the babel Of useless and abso-
lutely needless sounds that seem to be
a regular concomitant of our daily ex-
istence.
Take all the necessary noise that
we have and 1t is about as much as a
human being ought to be expected to
stand. Add to this the din that comes
from various sources which have no
basis in reason and the result is a
sum total that is astonishing.
The trolley car, a comfort and con-
venience that no one wants to do
without, must necessarily make loud
whirr and hum as 1t makes its way
along the rails, with an occasional
clang of the gong to warn some care
less pedestrian to get out of the way.
No one expects the trolley car to put
on the mute The automobile is an es-
tablished part of our daily. life and
brings to our ears much honking and
Ginning, some OF which is done in rea-
SON and some of which is not, with Of
ten contribution of odor most un-
pleasant as good measure.
There is a type of automobile which
has sort of bronchitis. mixed with
asthma, and which has a most moi
some time for short period before
and after it gets under way. mixing