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The Washington times., 1909-11-17

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Anna Held's girls who remain with
her company through the season will
all be taken to London for Anna Held's
London engagement.
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Ethel Barrymore will give the first
American presentation OF Sir Arthur
Pinero's play, "AIid-ChanneI," early in
January. The author will come TO
America TO witness the first perform
ance.
Rose stahl viii delight the Southern
country for a few weeks with "Tbe
Chorus Lady" commencing at Rich
mOnd.
Al H. Woods win star Julian Eltinge
in a musical play next season,
Walter C. Kelly is journeying west
ward TO San Francisco TO entertain the
native sons Of the Golden West.
s
joe Weber announces his retirement
from the stage for the remainder Of
this season. It is doubtful whether the
public viii have the pleasure again Of
seeing this funny little comedian behind
the Toouights- Joe says that in the
uLure ne VIII devote all Of his time TO
ms theater and producing plays.
Il.
Otis Harlan. the rOtund comedian. re
Gently the principal furmaker in THE
Broken Idol and before that the
augh-maSinE aid of Elsie Janis IN "Tbe
Vanderbilt Cup has signed TO appfar
70 vaudeville at Chase.s in the near fu- /
ure.
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Remarkable among the many senss- /
lonal features Of The Clansman's''
our last season was its Endorsement
ma patronage Dv the governors of half /
dozen states. AT least two of tbesa
hlet executives came out in Dub.i,
latements warmly commencing TIE |
LAY for its historical accuracy and ifs !
JCWeT for good. Among these were !
swanson Of Virginia, Glenn Of Nort5 |
,arOlina and Lanham of Texas.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
WORK
PLEASES HEARERS

The Philadelphia Orchestra has rarely
played better, with more brilHancy, deli
cacy richness and variety of color. or
displayed more perfect suppIeness IN
der the hand Of its director than II did
yesterday at the initial concert Of its
Washington season at the New National
Theater.
The program comprised an exacting
collection Of numbers, beginning with
the overture TO Glucks masterpiece.
"Iphigenia IN Aulis." and ending with
FRIEDRICH Smet3Ha's meIodious con
the Banks Of the Moldau."
Midway on the program Herman
Sandy, nrst 'Cellist of the orchestra
appeared as the s0loist in Leon BoeU-
mann's symphonic variations for yio-
oncelO and orchestra" a SNOWY Sc
lection calculated 20 emphasizes Mr.
Sandby's pre-eminence as a techniCian.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
Secretary Knox Is Host
AT Dinner Last Evening

The Secretary Of State, Philander C.
Knox. was host at dinner last evening
IN compliment to the visiting Turkish
ENJOYS. The guests were Zai Pasha,
Col. Aziz Bey, Secretary of War Dick
inson, Attorney General Wickersbayn.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Score
tary Of the Interior BaIIinger, Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson, the charge daft
flares Of Turkey, A. Rustem Bey; the
second secretary Of the Turkish enabas-
sy' Ibrah!Ul Rafaat Bey; First Assistant
Secretary Of State Huntington Wilson:
Second Assistant Secretary Of State
Adee; Third Assistant Secretary of
State Chandler Hale; Brig. Gen. George
B. Davis. Brigadier General AIeshire.
Lledt- Col Charles L. McCawIey, Major
e insk, and Wilbur J. Carr.
yesterday afternoon the Turkish
guests went over to Fort Myer TO wit
ness the special drill given In their
honor by the cavalrymen. Today they
Will visit Mt Vernon. making the trip
down the river on the Sylph
The British Ambassador and M
Bryce were hosts at dinner last evening
N honor Of the Librarian Of Congress
and Mrs. Herbert Putnam.
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SENATOR ALDRICH FINISHES
HIS TRIP.

Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
Finance Committee Of the Senate and
head Of the monetary commission. has
finished his swing around the circle IN
the Middle West.
He has made number Of z,oooh.-
chiefly to audiences Of bankers and -
nov coming 70 Washington to attend a
meeting Of the monetary commission
II goes without saying that the ,,izf+
Of Senator Aldrich to the West has baen
IN the nature Of missionary one Tba
Senator has been a sort of John ~.
Baptist to the central bank movement
the West being regarded as a riIder,esg
wherein it has been necessary for him
70 make his appearance. The oueztio,
IS how far Senator AIdrjcb's sneecb..
have given impetus to the central bsrl-
While his utterauces have been yvidar,,
read they have not been presented 70
popular audiences, but mainly n mon
IN the banking business. In that bpsi-
ness there are many supporters for the
central bank, though it was clearly, 1
brought out at the meeting Of tbo /
American Bankers Association in Chi /
cage that only about half the member
Of that organization wanted a central /
bank established.
Little has come to the surface ttrs
far to indicate that Senator AIdricb,s
Western trip has added strength to the
sentrai bank movement. One reason for
this is that he has not presented q
specific proposition. lie has not ven
The Washington times., 1909-11-17


Frederick. Md. a Union flag IL her
hand. and shook It with a royal will"
IN the faces OF the troops Of stonewall
Jackson?
Whittier immortalized Barbara Fret
chic because Of this Incident of the
fias, but 1t has been pretty we'll estab-
hshcd that she was uot the woman
who waved the flag at all, though she
was loyal woman. As a matter Of
fact il was Mrs. Archibald QuantrilI,
an aunt Of Jhe famous guerrilla leader,
herself woman extremely devoted to
the Union cause.
The story has lately been printed IN
a book on QuantrilI and now il is vouch-
ed for by Mrs. QUantrilTs son. Thomas
. Quantrill, a weil-knOwn employe of
the Treasury Department Mr. Guam
tren is a first cousin of BIZ OuantrfH
the guerrilla commander. He says there
is no question that the Incident Of the
hag occurred and that his mother in
81 sted on waving the Union banner
when Jdc6sOn'S troops passed through
Frederick In 1862, about the time of the
battle OF Antietam. Eer daughter Vfr-
Slrlar sister of MI Quantrill, did the
same and an angry Confederate lieuten- !
ont cut two flags from the daughters /
hands Mrs OuantriII however 60. 4
lnued TO wave hugo flag and for her !
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
A sALARIED BOSSFOR BROOK.
LYN.

/ Former Attorney General Bonaparte
is credited with originating the idea of
salaried political boss. He put st out
several years ago, and he reiterated If
tins week at the meeting of the Ameri-
can Municipal League at Cincinnati
Now comes the report that the poll
ticians Of Brooklyn are seriously con-
sidering the desirability Of making an
experiment with the plan.
When Patrick H. sfcCarren was boss
Of the Brooklyn Democracy he got his
by dlnt Of service for great business in
tere5ts. He was recognized as a LOBBYIST
and political manager for such Interests
as the Standard OH and the SUGAR
trust. 1t is small wonder that there |
was a good deal OF disaffectioD with the /
methods OF his management Of CITY .af-
fairs The public interest and the big
private interests could not always he
reconciled, and the public interest was
likely to suffer.
John II. McCooev has been saI.c4o5
as boss in place Of McCarren; and t,e
question Is whether he shall he e,-
peeted 70 pick up a private revenue nv
processes similar to those which No
Jarren adopted or whether he shall no
frankly paid salary by the political
for his services as a sort Of
general manager. It has been pro-
'osed that $4,000 be paid. On such a
salary, It Is protested, a leader could
-Hord TO give his time TO the business
u leadership, and yet could be honest !
ne idea OF injecting the element of
honesty into the work Of political C
'oss seems to have caused a good deal I
i wonderment, but on the whole the
oVeity Of II has proved rather attrac. t
i've.
This notion Of paying a salary for d
leh services is strictly practical. The t.
ONT Is that If the boss-and there ia a
=rtain 10 be a boss-isn't paid nv +bo C.
ohtlcal organization 10 work for the D
rganization and for the public interest. :
g private interests will certainly find C
leans to pay him and have him work =
IL them. Perhaps it is something Of !
election on the capacity of the people
conduct a representative government
nat they should 60 outside all official
.iations and select a super-offciaI
'as; but that's just what they do in -
cry city, and to make the boss system di
unobJectionable as possible it seems de
lat the payment of a salary in an y
zen, straightforward. way, on behalf Of " y,
e party organization. is decidedly
eferable to the old-fashioned way Of co
wing the public service and bic busi. III
ss interests pay it--and get the re. r.
rms on IT.. -
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THE Observation-Disclosures
MERCER.

The expected absorption of control OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company
by the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company is announced to have
taken place. 1t makes vastly the great
est public service corporation in the
world, bringing the Western Union and
Postal telegraph interests and the Bell
Telephone Company, with its vast sys-
TEN of subsidiaries, into one control.
For a long time past, preliminary to
this transaction, the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has been
gathering in the independent telephone
companies of the country, doing away
with the competition and duplication
Of service. Now it reaches out and
gathers in the big telegraph company.
The Postal interests had already been
associated with the American.
The explanations which are given
out indicate that the American has
taken over the Gould estates holdings
in Western Union. These constitute.
with other purchases by the American,
about % per cent of the entire Western /
Union stock. The remainder being
widely scattered, this large consolidated |
holding gives substantial control for all /
practical purposes.
Already there is intimation that a /
bilion-dOllar corporation Is to be form
ed to handle the entire fabric of cleo
trical communication instrumentalities.
This new concern viii issue its own
securities in exchange for those of the
various companies that have been taken
over.
Coming just at this time when there
Is widespread concern about the general ,
question Of regulating great corpora
lions and especially those engaged in
providing public services, this merger
viii be watched with intense interest.
II the managers of the enterprise are
to undertake a project in watering
stocks they win without doubt find
themselves confronting a hostile public +
sentiment such as has never before o.
itself TO a ike enterprise. The s.
country has come 70 understand as
never before, what is meant by imitation q.
of capital It understands the advap- \
,ages Of consolidation, unifcation =
elimination Of duplicated service and :
expenses but it wants some Of the o
'enefits Of those improvements to 90
% the public, and not all of them IN ~
'e crystallized into dividends on in p
reased capital. That is the SIMPLEST f.,
tatement Of the public interest in the q
natter.
The merger now announced NAV be p,
ct down as marking the end of possible Va
ompetition in this vast field. Here M
fter regulation must be relied upon to 70
rotect the public's interest. The great -,
OrPoration VIII be able to dictate its =
Wn terms, in large measure, when II ~
seks franchises. No city or town will
3 able to hold itself independent. If 80
ust have connection with this svster, -,
I'D the system viii be more powerful -.
ian any community wishes. It is as ~
ell that these things be fully under r.
God. "a
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
White House Callers

Secretary Knox.
Secretary BalIinger.
Secretary Maggie.
Secretary MacVeagh.
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Former Governor Hoggatt, II Alaska.
Former Representative Hepburn.
Alvin II. Saunders, of the tariff board
James Burton Reynolds. Of the tariff
board
Henry Emery. OF the tarir board.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

Man accused Of grand larceny was
gwen his choice between five years in
sing Sing and an indefinite exile ~
London. He chose London. iflustratire,
once more that there are all kinds of
tastes VI
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

"A Rhode Island man has welded his
sons divorced wife, and become the
sIepIather Of his grandson. A few mora
compHcating cases Of this kind will Ger
fanny arouse an effective sentiment
against the easy divorce business.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

500 500 MN helping hand to escape. It's
Soetiils so every woman with a MIND OF
lel own Is regarded as a suffragette.
ollu men lust instinctiveIy league them
selves against her.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
baroness Won Paumgartten and Her Daughter
Honor Guests of Mrs P. J. Lennox at Large Tea
viii Leave With the Baron
for Europe About the
Last of Month.
Linen Shower and Tea
Given for Miss Laura
Sylvester.

baroness Won Paumgartten and Bar
Ohess Marie Won Paumgartten. wife.
ana daughter of the chancellor of the
| AusIro-Hungarian embassy, will be the
! hohoF guests Of Mrs. P J. Iennox at
large tea this afternoon from TO &
O'Clock at the Toronto. Baron Pam
sartten has been transferred to Rucbar-
est and with his family will leave Wash
lhgtOn about the last of the month for
Europe. He viii go directly to his new
post or duty, but his family will travel
lot while on the Continent before
Joining him.
assisting the hostess and the guests
Oh honor IN the Inequalities of the after
noon VIII be Mrs. Thomas II. Carter
we OF senator Carter; Mrs. Rich2rl
oy IVester' Mrs. John James Walsh, and
III . James Il F'rier, who viii preside
~ the dining room Others assisting
Ira 20 the Misses Kirby, the Misses
III Key. and Miss Sylvester.
TIE house viii be effectively decor
ated for the occasion Uyitb ni,l~ 80
WINE carnations and the centerDfece /
on the daintily appointed tea table viii
u crimson carnations and white
chrysauthemums.
VIE, LehnoX VIII receive her guests /
crsla handsome gown of White 1
s.St -. - Ci4Ile trimmed with gold pas
9@'i'ehteTle and irish lace
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MISS Laura Sylvester. daugbter osl
,as 5J ana Mrs. Sylvester, whose mar
ssa4ss TO Carleton L. Wood. of TTtica
~. 4 viii take place early in DsceT1-
80 80 y ds given 2 linen shower and tea
80 "a. afternoon from 8 to 5 O'clock
~ MISS virginia Walker and Miss
-'T rIhie Flerce, at 1923 Euclid street
ne mousse was adorned with Mains
- - clusters or white blossoms and the
- IaDle' which was provided over nv
MSS Bette Baines and Miss Eugenie
CshI. both OF whom wifi be brides
ilaQs Tor Miss Sylvester, had
49, CSip piece OF ferns and Bride roses.
'llers assisting were Miss Mae Eear- !
.ey' MISS Edna Roberts and Miss Her
On tuesday. November. o. Miss Ret
e~- iI ~ VIII be hostess at a hand
.s elCLlleI shower in honor Of Miss Svl- S
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

James J. Hill has just issued another
OF those Macedonian calls to the ma
ton TO be more careful of its money
OF II VIII 90 to ruin. Mr.. Hill. however
would be much grieved If people would
take him at his word to the extent OF
cutting out investments In his securi-
ties.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

New York burglar was chased into
the street by the woman whose bo,,se
he was r0bbing: but the burglar e,-
plaioed to passers-by that his wife
was on the rampage and everybody
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

It's at least suggestive of the animated
character OF the forthcoming proceed
ings, that the insurgents are going to he
among the first OF the Congressional
FORCES 10 get to Washington.
Speaker Cannon says he kneu be
would never be President. The Speaker
aIter all, seems able TO reach an ac-
curate conclusion, on occasion. from a
study of public feelings.
They are kicking up such a hinge rov
ABOUT the price of milk in Washington
and Philadelphia, that one really IS
moved to wonder why Washington man
ages to keep the peace.
II the new telephone-telegraph merger
can now corner the atmosphere. it will
De able TO reduce to a minimum the
competition Of the wireless systems.
The lords have definitely decided m
reject the budget Later the country
will definitely decide to reject the lords
The latest issue demanding attention
Is whether James Burton Reynolds is
above Parr or below Parr
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Sugar affair certainly is deveIopinv 1
into sweet mess, isn't it7
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

Inen again there is the view, which
q sOou many people will take, that the
Nv eiephone-telegraph merger will
. 91I' tHe useful purpose of wrapping
IN. IN al up In neat package tied with
L sIIi rlDDon' in preparation for their
ueIlVery TO your Uncle Samuel
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
Dick Confident
OF His Ra-eIecfinn

~ AAAo NC-El6EIlOQ.
senator Charles Dick Of Ohio has been
S3ouL washington this week and - MS
friends has expressed himself a. rsD-
Sulne over the Senatorial outlook. He
thinks the prospects for his reelection
are excellent Senator Dick does MOI
look for Charles p Taft to be a can
didate against him.
While he did not say IL, II is the feel
ing OF some OF Senator Dicks friends
that the reflections cast By the Presi-
dent shortly before election on Boss COY
did not tend TO help Charles P. Taft on
MS way 70 the Senate. Senator Dick Is
said to have assurances that former
senator Foraker win not run for the
Senate against him. Senator Foraker is
now IN Washington.
Not only is Frank II. Hitchcock, the
best dressed man in the Cabinet. but he
insists on having Well-dressed men
around him The result is that the
young men about the Postofdce ne
partment who are in evidence in Tba
immediate region of Mr.. Hitchcocx's OF
nee are molds OF fashion and follow
the latest rulings of the books In the
matter Of correct tailoring.
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
Mrs. Roger S. G. Boutell
to Entertain at Tea
This Afternoon.
Miss Alice Boutell VIII
Be the Guest of
Honor.

1Fs. Roger S. G. Bouteil viii h
hostess at tea this afternoon a. -
residence on Lamont street In co1,-Ii-
inent to Miss Alice BouteU dars,bta.
OF Of Representative and Mrs Hem
sherman BoutelI, Of Illinois. who IS 10
make her debU. this season.
The house wgI be p~eftut- 49,.
with quantities Of ferns and veIlo,-
81 ysanthemums, and both Mrs. BoI,t- n
anu the debutaHte VIII be beconainol,,
so"hed In yellow. Mrs. Boutes, v,iil
wear draped princess gown OF sofr
= yei.ow Siik' made with panel effect
Miss BoutelI WI wear aprieot roess-'
black Iouches or
8, assisting Airs. Bouteu viii ba Ne
denTy Sherman BoutelI rnott,s-- ~.
S e.s.3 us,s-nte, Mrs. George Barrie Mrs
WARES Marlatt, Miss Frances Webster.
crime Holbrook. nam
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

courage was finally applauded by some
or the Southern soldiers and even sa-
uted by Confederate officer, probably
not StOnewau.
know Barbara Frietchie," said Mr..
Cuantrill- She was q brave and loyal
woman But 1t was not she. but nv
mother who waved the flag in the pres
ence of Jackson troops"
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President Taft has not yet acquired
the facility Of his predecessor. in han
ding callers. The result is that many
White House visitors have to wait long
on the Chief Executive before they can
get their affairs disposed Of. The Pres
ldent likes 10 sit down with a caller
ana LEI him take his time, and in con-
sequence Private Secretary Carpenter
fnds that the visitors frequently get
Iar behind the official schedule
The Washington times., 1909-11-17

do this, Mr. MischIer had but one as
slslant: On President RooseveIt's long
STIps' Lnere were three stenoeraDhers
10Y only did Mr. MischIer and his as
typewriter form, but there Vas . r,ssI
o. man and correspondence to take care
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
Miss BlOut's
Engagement Announced

MT and Mrs. Emanuel BIout. Of
montreal can, formerly OF Washing
ton announce the engagement Of their
aIaughter, 'Zerlina, 10 Richard Wiemann
ID e''eli'acH' OF Munich, Germany
MT. ana Mrs. David Wurtzburger, Of
baltimore, who have been Spending a
rev Gays with friend, IN Washington,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Emile A. StiebeI are
now located at 2l23 Eighteenth street
norm vest S.e. and Will be pleased to see
Miss Teekla .Sondheimer has gone to
VISIT relatives In New York city.
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Miss sheeline. Of New York. is the
s uest OF the Misses Alexander of Har-
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
No Easy Outing
Is Presidential Swine.

Any one thinking that a Presidential
swing around the circle is a pleasant
sort OF an outing, a snap, so to speak.
should talk to Wendell ". MischIer,
Assistant Secretary to the President.
who accompanied him on his recent
trip Mr.. Mischief managed to gain
eight pounds, but he says 1t wasn't be-
cause he was not busy.
The President made 265 speeches and
they all had TO be taken down by ste
and typewrftten. This had
TO be cone hurrtedly, as the newspapers
The Washington times., 1909-11-17
Miss yesterday
Recalls Tea Invitations

Recalls Tea Invitations.
Owing to illness. Miss Afarpsrl+ r7as
terday. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
J. Easterday, has recalled her invita-.
lions for the tea she was to have give,
tomorrow in honor Of Miss I5IcInda
Pennebaker. the debutante aeugbtar -
baker. '''' eiiiie-
An important event OF Christmas veal,
vii De the charity ball at the New wiz
under the auspices Of me JInio+. 4 - ~, 20
4 4oI me Denent Of the National Tu5fo1
a dtS P - &c 4 ne ball IS to take the place
~ me ,hEermiss, which was to have been
even 4uesoay, Wednesday, and ThIIre-
DAY evenings. December 2S, %, and en-
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Mrs. Hoes is spending several vvae,,.
IA Ne" YORK visiting friends
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The board Of lady nana,-.rs - -.
oIA Tor Poor Churches will have a
tea and Christmas sale at Ea,,sot,o,.,-
on the afternoon Of December q 60.
3 TO Z O'Clock. This date is that on
which the annual sale for the House 80
the Good Shepherd usually takes Mac
Out the tea and sale on that dav viii
De Tor the benefit Of the Work for poor
Churches. OOi
The officers and patronesses are.
baroness Mayor des PIanches
Nine Jusserand.
Nine NabucO
Mrs George Bliss.
Mrs. ID. ,. Mccartney
Mrs. Thomas +. RYAN
Mrs. John Moore.
Mrs. William x Carr.
Mrs, Eugene Carr.
Mrs. Henry Nav
Mrs. Robert Hiucklev.
Mrs William NJ Irwin.
Mrs. Thomas II. Carter
Mrs. David Mccarthy.
PISS Alice Riggs.
Miss Sarah Lee.
Mrs. LenHOX.
Mrs. Pcscia.
Mrs. Henley Smith
Mis-. Darlington
MIS- Knox Taylor.
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Mr. and Mrs. ". w. FINLEY ba--.
cards out for an afternoon racartior
w ednesday, December /. at which tba,55
VIII present their daughter. Miss T,ao-
nora Finley. to society.
Miss Julia Heyl Ii
To Entertain At Tea.
Miss Julia Heyl, daughter Of CoIo,aI
8eyi, who was one of the debutantas
II last season. has issued cards for q
ca for young people on the afternoon
u 9@tuA udys november q.
Mrs. Murray and Miss CAROLYN AT,,o-
ay, wife and dauglter Of Brig. Gen.
arthur Murray. viii return to WasbInr-
on tomorrow from New York. ygbeSa
hey spent the last week
MISS Helen Seymour entertained a
mali company informally at a bridge (
luncheon today at her residence on GO, =
ectlcut avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans F. Richardson
ave taken the house, 1913 New Ham
hire avenue, for the winter.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews was hostess ar
inner last evening I'm honor of her
1use guests Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Wat II
'rson' VINO are spending several davs n
washington, en- route to their home III
Louisville from Paris.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson y,
lover nave cards out for an AFTERNOON "
cepuon, November 81. when thew viii -
esent their daughter. Miss Endora ~