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The Washington times., 1908-01-01
HappU New Year
DdU'S Wish For
Nations Heads

Next in Importance to the reception
OF the President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
the Waite House was that at the home
OF the Vice President and Mrs. Fair
banks, where both the Senate and
House, almost without exception. and
numerous other people in official soci-
ETY., called
Assisting Mrs. Fairbanks In receiving
were her daughter. Mrs. John Tim
mons, Mrs. William W. Bride, Mrs.
Carrot A. Hobart, Mrs. Shelby NJ. Gull
iom. Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins, Mrs
Joseph b, Foraker, Mrs. 81, A. Hanna,
Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. James ROB-
ert Mckee, while from the Indiana
delegation in the House were Mrs
overstrset, Mrs. Lincoln Dion, Mrs
]. II. Foster. Mrs. Charles B. Lands,
Mrs. ]. A. NJ. Adalr. and Mrs. W. L
Cox.
Others in Mrs. Fairbanks receiving
party were Mrs. Archibald Davis, Miss
Hemenway, Miss Perkins, Miss Foraker.
Misc Lucy Kean, Miss Anna Cockrell,
Miss Mary Lodge Mckee, Miss Louise
Maxwell. Miss FTOuIk. and Miss Mar
saret Wade.
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the President, wore a gown Of violet
megsaline satin with bands OF panne
velvet on the bodice and carried Whlte
roses.
ambassador, wore a mOdish gown OF
black velvet with a yoke and sleeves
of Irish lace, a black velvet hat with a
sweeping white Gigrette.
Nine. des Portes de la Fosse, vile or
the councillor OF the French embassy,
wore an empire gown OF champagne-C1l -
OTed cloth with large bands or emhro.d-
cry on the skirt, the bodice entlrely OF
the embroidery and a champagne hat
trimmed with champagne -colored plumes.
Mile. des POTtes wore an empire gown
Of soft gray satin with gold and silver
embroidery trimmings and large piSck
picture hat with pale blue piuFAes,
The Viscountess de MRrtel. Wlfe OF
the secretary Of the French embassy
wore a modish gown OF black mousse
line de sole over white with eHectlVe
touches Of pale blue on the bodice, the
woke and sleeves OF lace, the costume
completed with large black velvet nat
trimmed with white plUmes and q stole
and nun Of sable.
Nine. de BIanpre, wife OF the naval at
tache Of the French embassy, black lace
over white satin. and black nat with
white plumes.
Baroness Won sternburg, wife OF the
Ambassador from Germany, looked par
ticularly beautiful in a gcwn OF SOY
heavy peacock cOlOEea SHlih Win y oitoF
lace trimmings and black picture net
trimmed with yellow feathers shading
to a soft cream, TO correspond 10 the
lace on her gown.
Miss IanEham. sister Of the baroness,
wore a gown of light blue satin with a
ovke OF white lace and an oYerSklFE
| effect on the skirt edged with heavy due
| fringe
Mine. FIebbinghous, wife of the naval
attache OF the German embassy, wore a
mOdish gown Of pale gray crepe de chlhe
| embroidered in gold and silver ana
| black picture hat .t,
| Mime. Won Livonius, wife of the T1iit-
| tarv attache OF the Germany embassy,
who today made her first appearance
at the White House, wore handsome
| gown of salmon pink panne velvet Win
a black picture hat.
| Nine. NabucO, wife OF the Brazilian
Ambassador. wore g. modish imported
| gown of violet velvet with a large vel
vet hat with plumes. Miss Naouco, the
| debutante daughter Of Nine. Nabuco'
wore a dainty gown OF cream SATIN
/ embroidered IN silk and a white pic
| ture hat.
| Nine. de Apuino. wife OF the naval at
| taChe of the Brazilian embassy, wore
| a gown OF rose COlOred cloth with
velvet hat trimmed with p'umes and
set of black lynx furs.
Nine. Chermont, wife Of tine second
secretary, wore q mOdish costume OF
/ black with a black hat and fuTs-
| Nine. Nebolsine, the only woman in
| the Russian embassy group, wore a
handsome costume OF white broadcioth
| heavily braided with silk.
| Nine. Creel, wife OF the Mexican Am
! bassador. looked especially handsome in
/ a gown of green net over satin with
trimmings Of panne velvet hands She
was accompanied by Mime. Godoy, wife
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OF the counselor OF The Mexican en-
bassy IN washington and Mexican Min
lister 10 Cuba, who wore a stylish cos
tune or gale gray silk, with a large
white hat. Nile. Godoy looked very at
tractive IN a gown of pale blue crepe de
chene with blue hat and boa to match
Mrs. Bryce. wife Of the British am
baSSador, wore a gown OF green silk
with black hat and furs. Mrs. James,
wife of The military attaehe of the
British embassy. wore grey satin; Mrs
Young, wife OF the secretary OF the
embassy, wore white lace over tan silk
with black hat Mrs. Grant Watson,
the attractive American wife OF another
secretary Of the British embassy. wore
a pretty costume of pale blue broad
cloth with a black hat
Nine Leger. wife of II = minister from
Haiti, wore modish gown OF grey satin
with dark blue hat an0 sable furs
Baroness Moncheur, the wife OF the
minister from Belgium wore q nOdish
gown of fraise chiffon with a blue hat
Nine Padre, wife Of the charge daft
Of blue brOadcloth IN coat effect. with
gold embroidery, with a small blue
hat With white plumes.
Nine Van Swinderen, wife OF the
minister from the Netherlands. wore an
empire gown Of pale blue satin with a
black picture hat with long piumes and
sable furs,
Among the handsomely gowned vom-
en- in the Diplomatic Corps none ap-
peared 20 better advantage than the
wife OF Baron Mayor des pIanches. the
Italian ambassador. who appeared at
the White Houae today for the FIRST
time, after an absence ~ more than q
year abroad. The baroness wore a verv
handsome gown OF real white Venice
lace over satin, yelled with chiffon. the
sleeves Of white lace with the long
mOSquetalTc effect in chiffon and .
dog collar Of pearls and diamonds. This
effective costume was completed witS a
/ black picture hat with q huga electric
blue plume.
Miss Bernardy, the house guest of
Continued on Ninth Page,)
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Cabinet Receptions.

Almost as imposing as the White
House reception itself. and really more
brilliant, was the breakfast given by the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Root, 10
all Of the members OF the Diplomatic
Corps. where every foreigner wore his
splendid uniform, and all the decora-
tons in his possession. and with no
plain-clothes men, except the host.
American Beauty roses and Christmas
plants added to the beauty of the draw
ing rooms,
II has long been the custom OF the
Secretary Of State and his wife TO re-
ceive alone. and today Mrs. Root had
with her only Mrs. Robert Bacon and
Mrs Huntington Wilson, wives of the
Assistant Secretaries Of State, while
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant her daughter,
and Mrs. Elihu Root, jT-. her daughter
in-law. both brides, were in the draw
Ing rooms.
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NORFOLK & WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT co.

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Meyers Entertain.

The Postm2ster General and Mrs
Meyer entertained a party of young
people at dinner last evening, the guests
consisting chiefly Of young friends OF
George Meyer, who is home from col
lege for the holidays. The dinner was
followed BY a dance, TO which more
guests came. consisting chiefly Of friends
or the Misses Meyer, young men Of the
Diplomatic Corps. and officers in the
army and navy
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Secretary and Mrs. cOrtelyou Receive

The unusually large number Of
bureaus under the Treasury Department
brought large number OF New Year
callers to the home Of the Secretary
and Mrs. Cortelyau. The latter had as
sistlng her during the afternoon. Mrs.
J. H Edwards, Mrs. Beekman Winthrop,
Mrs. Charles II. Treat. Mrs. William
Barrel Ridgely, Mrs. John G. Capers.
Mrs. Weaver. and Mrs. E. + Fowler,
all the wives OF Mr.. COTtelyous assist
ants IN the Treasury Department. and
Mrs KlnsoIving, wife Of the Bishop of
Brazil; Mrs. Coolidge, the Misses Treat,
Miss Helen Woodward. Miss Gertrude
Brown, OF New York. and Miss Kinds.
the sister OF Mrs. Cortelyou. with a
number OF the unofficial friends Of the
family
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Japan's Position Changes.

Had Viscount Aolzi, the japanese am
bassador, been here until today instead
of leaving for his home Monday, his
place would have been before that or
the British ambassador. AS it was. ia
pans station in line was after the am
bassadors and ministers, Tsunejiro
Miyaoka, the counselor Of the embassy,
representing the Mikado's court and
leading the little crowd of secretaries
and attaches into the White House and
past the Presidential handshake.
Following the ambassadors In the or
der were the foreign ministers and their
suites led by Constance Brun, OF Den
mark With the handsome and accom-
ullshed young secretary OF the NeneZue-
ian legation. Augustof PulidO, bringing
UP the rear.
Court OF the United States, headed by
Mr.. Chief Justice Fuller. were next re-
ceived. Mr.. Justice Harlan VINO mao
just regained his breath, after his
sDeech before the Kentucky Club, OF
New York, about THE Misguided Few,
who interpret the Constitution, as they
think il ought TO read at a specific
time, wished the President "A very
Happy New Year" ana Justice Brewer,
whose recent words about the President
playing hide-and-seek with the third
term " goaded Roosevelt 10 reiterate his
post-eIectiOn statement. wished the
chief Executive many returns Of the
day"
Senators and Representatives.
Following close on the heels of the
men who interpret the laws. came those
who make them-the Senator'S and Rep
reseutatives.
Especial attention was attracted to
the officers Of the army and navy, on
account Of their respondent uniforms
Women constituted a large element OF
the Presidents Well-Wishers II the line
following the official callers. One be
came confused upon entering the White
House and grabbing an innocent police
man by the hand exclaimed HAPPY
New Year. Mr.. President"
Some were so Illustrated by all the
surrounding grandeur that they rushed
right by the President, without giving
him chance 10 shake hands, and were
stiu looking for the President when
they reached the East room.
ROsy-cheeked lads and slightly soiied
toilets were given as hearty Agreeing
by the President as any who came.
No one enjoyed the day more than the
Roosevelt children, Queutin's position
IN an upstairs window was said to be
be due to a hope that the lady love"
TO whom no sent Christmas present
would call Miss Ethel entertained a
few young friends at a dance upstairs
after the dlgnitaries had left.
After the last urchin had shaken
hands with the President and he had
extended his good will TO the aides and
others who had assembled in the tecep-
ton room, he had finished the biggest
social task OF the year
The job had sent some Presidents
70 bed, but by virtue OF a special
course of training President Roosevelt
went through the three hours of hand
shaking with ease. That's one reason
why he took a week off during the
holidays, hunting game among the
Virginia hills.
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Vast Crowds
Shake Hand
Of President
Continued from First Page)

Brazil; Baron Rosen, the Russian am
bassador; senior Don Enrique G. Greel.
Hon. James Bryce. the ambassador from
Great Britain.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
GOLDEN RULE

T HIS is a good day on which to re-
member the Golden Rule, and pre-
n pare yourself for putting 1t into
effect during the excitement of the
week. But" you ask, ''how can the
Golden Rule be applied to political
election?" That is one of the occasions
on which the Golden Rule shines with
new lustre. You can put 1t into ef-
feet during the closing days and hours
of this great and momentous election
by being kind and tolerant.
Your neighbor is not necessarily an
lass" or "fool.' or a "blockhead,"
because he does not share your senti-
ments and obstinately refuses to sup
port your candidate. From his point
of view you are as stubborn as he, be-
cause you will not share his sentiments
and you obstinately refuse to support
his candidate. Your neighbor has as
much right to his opinions as he has
to his vote You have as much right to
your opinions as you have to your vote.
An election ''row," or brawl or fight,
or even an acrimonious dispute, shows
the participants are not as well edu-
Gated in Americanisms as they are in
partisan politics.
During the closing days and hours
of the election treat your neighbor
with consideration and your neigh
boris views with respect. Hooting and
jeering are not argument. Try to live
up to the American spirit that the
greatest good for the greatest num-
ber is what is most desirable In po-
litical and national life. II the
greatest number of voters choose a
man whose policies they believe will
be for the greatest good, it is impossi-
BILE to quarrel with their choice and at
the same time remain a real, true blue,
Golden Rule American.
When you hear that your neighbor's
candidate has defeated yours, shake
your neighbor's hand and congratu-
late him. But DO not lose grasp OF
the thought that you and your candi-
date and his cause will live to win
another day. When you hear that
your candidate has defeated your
neighbors, shake your neighbours hand
congratulate him on the gallant fight
his candidate made, and don't crow
over him, and, above all, don't say. -
told you So"
The Golden Rule is a great rule all
the year round and through all the
years, but it is never greater and more
effective than when obeyed, lived and
practiced in an American presidential
aIactiou week
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
DEFEAT THESE

TN recommending the defeat Of as
sembly constitutional amendments
Il 8 and "a the law committee and
board of directors of the chamber or
commerce undoubtedly represent the
expert judgment of professional edu-
Gators. The chambers committee on
laws points out that amendment NO.
8 seeks to throw the support of the
city kindergartens on the state instead
of requiring the cities to support them'
as at present. This would be unfair
to the rural counties which have no
kindergarten system and would mulct
the state school fund, which is already
too small to provide adequately for the
primary and grammar schools.
No. "a seems to have for its aim
the disorganization of the entire edu-
cational system of the state in order
that it may be reorganized on partisan
political lines, and owned and operated
by predominant political machines.
The board as it is at present consti-
tuted represents the best educational
thought and experience.
To subject education to the disturb
ance which would follow constant
changes would impair it's efficiency.
lower it's standard and make it i'm
possible to carry out consistent, per-
manent educational policies. The state
would become haphazard experiment
station for faddists; costly and unde-
siro1,la ipnovatiors might he intro
duced, ostensibly for the sake of the
test, but in reality for the sake of the
special expenditures necessitated.
Scandal would be inevitable and the
praiseworthy and patriotic endeavor
now being made to establish the SUI
premacy of California in educational
matters would be thwarted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
Southern Pacific Is Sore
OUer Criticism of CIOSeneSS

Francisco and California maintain
their regulations for hospitality or not.
In fact, because Phelan was chairman
of the fleet reception committee, these
corporations would have been very
much pleased If San Franciscos re-
ception to the fleet had been, in Phe-
lan's hands, miserable, fiat failure.
And it was to make the reception as
much of failure as possible that the
two corporations refused to contribute
to the reception fund. Luckily, how
ever, for San Francisco and California,
the patriotic people of the city refused
to follow the unpatriotic lead of the
two niggardly corporations and sub
scribed considerably over $4,000 to
the fleet reception fund. And much to
the chagrin of the two corporations,
the reception was a great success, and,
after all bills have been paid, there
remains a large unexpended balance
in Phelan's hands. This exposure of
their niggardliness makes the two cor
porations vince. And, therefore, the
Tribune abuses Phelan. The latter,
no doubt, comforts himself with the
thought that the enmity of the Harri-
man and Calhoun corporations is a
certificate of good character, and that
the Tribune's abuse is a prima facie
evidence of civic decency and freedom
from corporation control. Public con-
fidence in any man would be shaken
as soon as it became known that these
two corporations were friendly to him
and the Tribune approved of him.
Phelan can congratulate himself that
the Tribune abuses him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
TAFT BACKERS

TN EXACT proportion as William
H. Taft has lost the confidence of
Il the American people he has won
the confidence of Andrew Carnegie and
John D. Rockefeller. Both of these
worthless now think he is "safe" and
"trusty" man and are giving him their
backing both in influence and cash.
Rockefeller's position is easy to un-
derstande The depilated old man be-
lieves the remission of a $29,0O0,O0O
fine in exchange for a big campaign
contribution will be cheaper than the
expenditure which would be necessary
in order to have the fine set aside.
And Andrew Carnegie sees in the
election of Bryan the end of system
which enabled him to build up huge
business and accumulate a vast for
tune with cheap, imported Hungarian
and Polish labor. A few years ago his
employees, hearing strange tales about
the princely donations of their
master, for which he, and he
alone, and not they his fellow
workers, reaped the glory. went
ON strike and asked for better wages.
Professional Philanthropist Carnegie
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
TRUSTS

" ENRY CLEWS writes: Evidently
II we have gone too far in the effort
AA to suppress competition" This
is a mild and businesslike Wall street
rebuke of the trusts, but it shows there
is in Wall street an element sagacious
enough to know that competition is
natural, restriction unnatural, and that
without competition it is the tendency
of human beings and human institu-
tions and human nations to deteriorate.
We don't know why this should be So,
but we know 1t is so. 1t is the opposite
of what one would expect would be the
case. Perhaps an explanation may be
found in human nature, which is not
yet sufficiently advanced to live up to
responsibility without stimulus. The
efforts of the trusts to suppress or re-
strict competition have been followed
by Generalization all along the line. 1t
may be true, as advanced thinkers
argue, that If all society were properly
organized for the general good there
would be a vast Improvement in con-
ditions, but at present, when organiza-
ton is confined to business rings and
cliques and other oligarchical arrange
ments termed bluntly and impolitely by
Uncle Samuel "conspiracies in restraint
of trade" nothing but mischief has re-
suited from efforts to exclude competi-
ton from Industrial activity. If the
government should own the trusts per-
haps American civilization might be
benefited. But as long as the trusts Ito
all intents and purposes) own govern
ment through their control of an undue
proportion of the means of production,
the articles produced and the means of
distribution, nothing but mischief may
be expected. The Democrats will revise
the tariff in manner which will make
it more difficult to bleed the American
people and (paradoxically) blame pro-
lection for the blood letting. But along
with revision OF tariff there must be
absolute and unconditional internal
free trade between individual and in
dividual, community and community,
state and state. Trusts must be elm
mated from the business economy of
the nation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

UT HENEYER any of the Southern
w Pacific or United Railroads peo-
pie peel onions the Oakland
Tribune weeps briny tears, says the
Oakland Enquirer. Recently the organ
of the bribe- e-giving Higher Ups
printed an editorial attack on former
Mayor Phelan of San Francisco. The
head and front of Phelans offending
consisted in the fact that in rendering
his report of the finances OF the san
Francisco feet reception committee,
of which he was chairman, he called
attention to the fact that neither the
Southern Pacific nor the United Rail-
roads contributed a cent to the fund
out of which the expenses of the re-
ception to the fleet were paid. Worse
than that, Phelan called attention to
the fact that of all the people OF the
metropolis the Hartman ana Calhoun
corporations profited most, because
they transported to and about In san
Francisco the many thousands of peo-
pie who visited the metropolis TO see
the fleet and help welcome the sailors.
The Tribune says that Phelan should
not have exposed its benefactors' mig
gardliness, and it endeavors to excuse
that niggardliness by saying, in effect
that the corporations refused to con-
tribute because Phelan favors the
prosecution of the bribe giving High
er-Ups" and looks with favor on the
Lincoln Roosevelt Republican league.
The truth of the matter is that both
the Hartman and Calhoun corpora
tions do not care whether or not San
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
CAMPAIGN SUGGESTIONS

w E THANK all our good friends
w for campaign suggestions which
~ have been offered from time to
time, and we appreciate those which
are coming in during the closing days
of the controversy. We are painfully
aware that most of them would not be
effective at the eleventh hour, but we
believe they show interest in this
great fight for Democracy and Ameri-
canism has been increasing steadily.
The best suggestion which any Demo-
crat or any Democratic newspaper can
now offer is: ''vote, and get out the
vote" Make sure that all the Demo-
Gratis and Independent Republicans with
whom you are acquainted do their duty.
Ask your friends to vote early.
The feelings of citizen who loses
his franchise by tardiness are not en-
viable, yet, in most cases, he has no
one to blame but himself. Don't Jeop-
ardize your chance of voting by
"fooling around watching the fun"
during the best hours of election day.
"By George! That reminds mel
haven't voted yet. wonder what could
have been thinking OFF" We are all
familiar with this, the Mortified excla-
nation of the eleventh-hour voter, and
we can picture him rushing like wild
man to perform with hurry and furry
the dutiful and important task which
should have been his first concern.
Vote early, deliberately, sanely, for
Bryan and Kern, the local Democratic
ticket, and the constitutional amend
ments recommended by The Herald-and
we would impress on readers the fact
that The Herald's recommendations
with regard to the amendments are
founded on experienced legal expert
ence and judgment as well as on good
citizenship and Democracy.