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List of Valuable Works
On District Government

Because OF the growing interest in
the question of the proposed change in
the form OF the District government
and TO accommodate those who might
desire exhaustive information as TO the
character and history of the Capitals
municipal machinery, past and present,
Librarian BoweTman. Of the Public IL
brary, at the request Of The Times. has
compiled a list of the important works
on this subject which win be made inn
mediately available to readers.
This literature, which covers the field
of criticism and chronicle, is especially
adaptable for reference. The authors
are men who have been close students
of the science OF municipal government
and their authority is unquestioned-
The complete list, with the card cata-
logue numbers, follows:
Tindan. William. Origin and Govern
ment IF the District Of Columbia 1909.
eJJTS59-TA930
A thorough and valuable collection OF
facts and laws concerning the past and
present administration.
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WiIlougbby, ". +. Government of
the District of Columbia. In his Terri
tories and Dependencies of the United
States. 1905. JVS3-W6SSt.
A chapter summary OF the develop
ment, strength and weakness Of the Dis
tFict government.
Bryan, W. 3. Various Forms of Lo-
cal Government in the District of Co
iumbia 1898 %JWS59- BS42v.
A sketch of the different systems since
the formation OF the District.
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CIephane, W. c. History of the Gov
eminent of the District Of Columbia
1892. sJTS59~ C594.
Davis Henry r. Political Develop
ment Of the District of Columbia. 1879.
sJU855-DG2p.
A scholarly study of the origin and
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AN UNFAILING RECIPE FOR
GETTING COOL.

OF course you're no.. Who isn't. for
goodness sake? But there's a fine and
easy way to get cool. Try it:
After dinner Ia the evening 90 out
and walk down the main street OF your
neighborhood After "a while You viii
come to "a break in the houses. That
is an entrance to an alley. People live
IN there Go in-Hobodv viii harm YOU
in the least You viii find it hotter
than you like. But YOU needn't stay
there stop at any house that strikes
your fancy Inside viii be mother
with her spirit all dragged out by car
ing for her children and working in
that place all day. Make yourself as
agreeable as you can. 1t may be diff
fieult. but do your best and nobody
win blame you. Invite the whole family
10 be your guests on street car ride.
Leave the car tickets with either the
mothar or the baby girl. Then sit
two or three seats behind YOUR guests.
OF course this is a uew recipe. If
you've never tried if. yau may find it a
little hard. But be fair with it,. Don't
condemn ID unless you give it. try.
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STRANGE MISTAKE OF THE
SUMNER SAGE.

The spring poet has given way to
the summer sage. Here is a sample of
this seasonable sagacity:
Many persons spend far too much
on the week OF fortnight or month of
summer when they absent themselves
from their tasks July lOafing and De-
cember glft-giving create two areas of
expenditure whose outer edges may
of a whole yea To live like a lord
for a few days Is a human wish and has
whatever merit lies in a radical change
from the daily routine; yet the wish is
fathered in faulty
Like all practical observations. this
has its virtue. Prudence and CONT
nenee, we hope, viii always have ell
bow room. Some one must make money
if others are to burn it. But we would
correct the idea that a vacation may
fairly be described as loafng. Loafng
Is altogether too economical TO suit the
average vacationist. Now, if ever,
come strenuous days. The mere de-
parture from the city is generally a
time of violent excitement; and even
when recovering. in the car or on the
boat, from the exertions due to reach
ing the departing place at the very last
minute, there is apt to be a slight at
tack of apoplexy over the thought OF
necessaries left behind.
The vacation, generally speaking, is
a hop, skip, and jump. II is anything
but loafing If the man has nothing to
do for himself, some one else eagerly
supplies the deficiency. And certainly
no experienced observer would think
of calling the continuous dressing per
formanees of the women loafng.
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PRESIDENT TAFT'S POSITION
OFFICIALLY DEFINED.

The most definite statement of the
Presidents tariff position which he has
made since his stImping tour last wear
IS that which was given out at the
White House, following the visit Of a
large delegation of Congressman. The
callers had come to protest against the
move for free raw materials. or much
lower duties thereon. To them the
President made clear that he wants
unnecessary duties taken off entirely
and he wants duties which are in part
necessary for protective purposes re-
duced just so far as possible without
destroying their protective efficacy.
Altogether. considering especially the
time at which this statement was
promulgated, it is a highly gratifying
pronouneement The President re-
iterated that revision meant to him re-
vision downward, and that it had meant
that TO the country. He was endeavor-
ing TO have the promises of the Re
publican party kept As 10 particular
artieies-iron ore, hides, coal. ete.-it
was matter Of getting at the facts
If the duties were needed, they should
be kept; not otherwise. If part of the
duty was needed, that part should be
retained; no more, The President wa,
vigorous in bis talk to the delegation
and the official account of the meeting
which was given ont afterward leave.
no doubts of just what he wanted con
veyed 10 the country.
The President has taken the right
stand. though it may prove that he
waited too long before he projected his
authority into the situation.
And, meantime, there is the iniquitous
sugar schedule. The President win dis
cover that there is a powerful re-
enforcement waiting to Join him in a
program which viii include a reform OF
the sugar schedule in the interest OF
the public and for the purpose Of clip
ping the wings OF the corrupt sugar
trust
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Capital ales

LIVE and decidedly interesting
Il bunch Of young Americans are the
Senate pages. 1t takes sixteen OF
them to run the errands for the SEN
ators. They are from twelve 10 six
teen years of age and get s75 month
while Congress is in session. The rule
Is to appoint a boy at twelve for
period of four years. No second ap-
pointment is permitted.
The Senate looks on it as great
privilege for a boy to serve as a page
in that body. and as good thing as a
college course. The theory is that the
service is educational, and that when a
boy gets a four years course ne ought
to be prepared to go either out into
world and to work or to take post
graduate course elsewhere. It has been
pointed out that if the same rule that
applies to the pages were TO be applied
to department employees it might be a
good thing inasmuch as II would not
evolve a class of persons more or less
dependent on Government service, and
would result in giving many young men
and women a sort of preliminary tram
ing for work in other nelds
The Senate pages come from all over
the country. Bright boys are 70 be
found in the lot, anywhere from Maine
to California and from Michigan 70
FLORIDA. It is not generally known that
they know a lot about Senate procedure
In fact, some of them apparently know
mare about il than do certain OF the
Senators.
The pages have an organization OF
their own, with a president and other
officers. They hold frequent moot ses-
sions of the Senate, prepare bills, draw
10 resolutions, make motions, discuss
propositions, and go through all the
formulate for legislation in the upper
house Sometimes. they hold their seS-
sions in the pages room; sometimes IL
the Senate chamber itself after II IL
des erted of statesmen. However, TINS
practice of meeting in the Senate cham
her is frowned upon, for the reason the
pages have that iTTepresstble tendency
of the healthy youth to set too noisy.
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The other day. when the lads were
holding forth in the Senate chamber,
conducting legislation for the uplift OF
a great people, with the July sun SHIN
mering outside and the tariff bill stew
ing in conference. "FIddling Bob" Tay-
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AS TO THE DUTY ON HIDES

In putting duty on hides after the
Ways and Means Committee had put
them on the free list the Senate Fl
nance Committee declared, in justifca-
tion Of its action, that the cattle-raising
farmer needed the protection. That
was a good argument, and it proved
effective The question to be decided
by the conferees is; Does he need it,
and if he needs it, does he get it, Let
us see
The duty viii apply only to hides
weighing more than twenty-five pounds.
To get a twenty-five pound hide it
would be necessary to Kill a heavy
beef The farmers kill throughout the
country viii show that they produce
more hides weighing less than twenty
five pounds than those which would be
entitled to the protective tariff. IF this
protection does not 90 to the farmer
there is only one other place where
it can 90. and that is to the Packing
trust. No one has yet denied that the
Packing trust is practically in control
of the leather market, and there are
many manufacturers who are fearful
That it will shortly enter the shoe
manufacturing business.
The danger of such state of affairs
is summed zap in a warning to the shoe
manufacturers to get busy and bring
every influence TO bear to have the duty
proposed by Mr. Aldrich removed.
You may take notice when the
/ Packers trust, in control of the leather
market, goes into the shoe business
"opens retail shoe store in you
vicinity. and then YOU will be looking
around for some other business to get
into
/ Does the United States Senate wish
TO push through legislation which will
make possible the creation of "a Shoe
tru-tg The demand for a duty on
hides is not widespread The demand
/ Tor free hides extends from the Atlantic
coast To Missouri. New England no
/ longer monopoiizes shoe manufacturing
and the benefit to be derived from fire,
hides would not be confined TO that sec
/ ton OF the country. To be sure, IN,
/ Massachusetts, factories would be in a
better condition, but SO would the fac
tories I'm Illinois and Missouri. The
greatest beneficiary would be the people
They viii get better shoes at less cost
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day on the Lapland. to spend the re-
maInder of the season in Europe.
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Mrs. Frank o. Lcwden, wife Of Rep
resentative LOWden, VINO is spending
the summer with her family at the ViT-
slnla Hot Springs, has gone to West
End, Long Branch, for a visit to her
the latter's summer home there.
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The Solicitor General, Judge Lloyd G
Bowers, and Mrs. Bowers, who occupied
apartments at the Highlands during
me spring, nave taken the house at no
Rhode Island avenue and viii occupy
IL next winter, after extensive improve
ments.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. II. T. B Har-
TiS ~ s n, who went to New York
several days ago and have since been
guests at the Hotel WOlCOtt, sailed this
morning on the New York for Europe
for visit Of several weeks.
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Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson has Joined the
Washington contingent spending the
summer at NarragaDsett.
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Hoover-Smith.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage Of Miss Halle Belle Smith, Of
okQ vinegar Me. 10 James A. Hoover.
of Washington. The wedding took place
in Baltimore Wednesday, July H. After
September I, Mr.. and Mrs Hoover will
be at home to their friends at SO Ninth
street northwest.
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Miss Marie Knapp and Miss Dorothy
Knapp, Of Massachusetts avenue. will
leave Washington tomorrow morning
for trip TO Boston by sea.
Miss Nellie Fort, Of Raleigh. y. c.
arrived in Washington last evening for
fortnight's visit to her brother-in-Iaw
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs Parker Rich
al dson Anderson at their residence, on
K street.
Miss Margaret +. Forbes has gone for
an extensive Western tour, visiting Chi
cago, the Great Lakes, Seattle Expo@i-
ton, and the Pacific Coast. and spend-
ing some time IN San Francisco. Yellow
stone Park and Salt Lake City, return
ing to Washington about the middle Of
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connie /. Bell and son
have gone for a months sojourn at Bet
terton, Nd, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur c. Turner and Miss Alice
Turner.
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C|ote Lunchroom Charlie today furnishes
another exclusive account Of the dOings
of the famous American sportsman now
in the African iUngles. In order 10 ap-
proach near the camp without rear OF
detection LunchroOm Charlie assumed the
disguise OF a kiIdee Last week, tmper-
sonating a crocodile. he narrowly es-
capped destruction by the bullet route.)
NAIVASHA, British East Africa, July
l7.-CSpeciaI cable, $l.23 a word.)
Again today did Bwana Jumbo, the
greatest hunter of them all, shows his
absolute superiority with the rifle and
his immunity from danger by bringing
to earth a aerOplaneibust, one OF the
most vicious birds thet ever took a
panoramic view of the Dark Continent
The oplaneihusr. soaring in a brisk
wind 1000 feet abdve the jungle, at
tracted the attention OF Bwana Jumbo
just as that celebrity sat down 10 an
eight-course dinner Before the soup
had half disappeared the mighty Amerl-
can hunter forsoOk the banquet liable
and made direct to the rack in which
is kept Lis eighty-Odd rifles. Norcha-
lantly picking up rife No. 81. BWana
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SKIRT THE EDGEOF PARADISE
AGAIN, GENTLE READERt

Cheer nap. gentle reader. Yoa are
welcome TO Newport after aIL No mat
Ter what you have Thought. sou are
welcome. Put away your Indignation
and take down your wicker suitcase.
It's all over bat the trip itself
You know now it used to De-. You
would buy ticket say in New York.
You would ride across Connecticut.
wondering the while how in the world
a man as sensible as Roger Williams
but never mind about that. Then YOU
would duck Providence. where Mr.. Al
drieh maintains his other headquarters.
And then
We'll. then you would be in the great
city Of Newsport (which is historically
and ethically the only correct way OF
spelling the name. You can divide it
IS you pIeasel You persuade the
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FORT AIYER-The Bright aeroplane dla
not fly today A lot of people came TO
the parade grounds. ana persisted IN
tanning themselves with large pal
metto fans. This created light
breeze. and me aeroplane dldn {
bulge.
tariff bill conferees
have been moved 20 pity for the people
Of the country. For this reason their
demands will be listened 10, and 10
alleviate the proletaTiats suffering
soothing syrup viii be placed on the
free list. This is regarded as a mighty
concession.
WHITE HOUSE-Informlng a bunch or
startled lawmakers that he didn't ike
their tariff tinkering. the First Citizen
Of the Land banged his ist on a table
I'm the executive office. throwing MS
entire weight behind the blow. 1t IS
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ANOTHER IMPORTANT VIC
TORY FOR SCIENCE.

Science generally makes progress so
modestly that even a complimentary
reference may, by its omission of i'm
portant facts, do some scientist an in
justice Take the case of Dr. Flexner
the Rockefeller Institute. 1t was re
ported lately that a serum discovered
by this distinguished specialist had
effected an entirely successful cure of
spinal meningitis" The impression
given out was that much might be ex-
pected, but it should have been said
that much had already been done.
The meningitis anti-serum," as it is
called by tie medical profession, was
perfected in time for use in the epidemic
that visited Akron, Ohio, two years
ago; and whereas among the outside
cases the mortality reached 90 per cent,
among those treated with the anti
serum the mortality was only % per
cent. The average in the cases since
treated has been somewhat lower, or
more favorable, so that it is no exag-
geration TO say that the discovery is
one of the most remarkable in the his
tory of medicine.
Spinal meningitis has been known in
this country for more than century
It was epidemic in several localities in
1896 In former days even recovery
was dreaded on account of pathetic,
permanent disabilities, but under the
Flexner treatment me cure is often
complete.
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Departmental Bulletins Captured in Transit
Inside Information on What Really Is Going on in
Administration Circles.

The merry-go-rOund performance, the
law held. made the people in the
neigh borhOod dizzy. which Is not per
mitted in this hot weather, 1. Luck
will sell the dog; also his piano, parrot,
graphophOne, and children's toys.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING-Havins neg
lected so far to fall into the bathing
beach this year, Commissioner Best is
now planning TO give public exhibit
tiou of high diving on the second Fri
day Of next week. The Commish. will
be glad in a pea-green bathing suit
frightened by a dash of red, pink, and
yellow here and there.
POSTOFFICE-It is denied that South
ern postmasterships are being used 10
build up a fouT-year' silence political
machine Such TSthOds are not APP
proved here. u is admitted. however,
that AbHeT Perkins, postmaster at
Perkins Hollow. Miss. was asked 10
resign because ne persisted in saying
that the summer capital would be al
Nalyasha, British East Africa.
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PAPERS ON COAST
ABANDON CUTS

SAN FRANCISCO, -dy l7.-NearIy
three weeks ago zinc etchers on all San
Francisco newspapers were discharged
because they refused to allow printers
TO handle rouse blocks as bases OF cuts.
The etchery demand more pay before
they viii return.
Today tine publishers Of the San Fran
cisco papers decided 20 eliminate all IL
ustTatiOus IN daily papers, and tOmor-
row morning for the first time in TWEEN
ty years all the local papers will APP
pear without a single cut Whether this
drastic rule viii apply to Sunday sup
plemeuts remains to be seen.
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ior OF Tennessee wandered in He heard
roll call ordered. and his sense Of
humor was appealed TO. He Joined in
the proceedings, made the boys a
speech, and had what a whiIom occu-
pant of the White House would call "a
bully time" The pages seemed TO en-
joy il as much as he.
This incident recalls the fact that
when John c. Spooner was in the Sen
ate, one day he StTOlled into the cham
Der and found the pages In the xerv
throes of craftsmanship. They were en-
gagged IN fast and furious discussion
that rlVaied Senate contention over
constitutional law. Learned references
20 the Constitution were stTeWn around
IKE autumn leaves. It all appealed
nightly to SpOOner. He addressed the
chair, likely youth, Ben Hiss, who has
become a successful business man Of
Baltimore.
Mr.. President" said Spooner. in his
nest parliamentary mauner-and there
was none better
"The Senator from Wisconsin" re-
turned the chair with great gravity and
sOlemnity.
Then Spooner proceeded to talk He
did not talk about the duties of boys
TO their parents or how advisable il was
for youth to be good and mind his
pa, comb his hair, wash mis- feet and go
to Sunday school He talked straight
boys were doing. and he made an argu-
ment Erat would have been worthy Of
place in the Record. II pleased the bows
and likewise pleased Spooner and the
pages were busy telling the story for
days afterWar6
The Senate pages have usually turned
out TO be useful men. Senator German
was page And the records show
that many Of them have profited by
their experience on the Senate floor and
have been successful in business and
various walks of lfe.
Representative IIamer of Idaho, who
was colonel of the Idaho troops sent to
the Philippines, and who also served as
governor of Cebu and on the bench,
was at the White House one day this
week for the first time since he entered
the House In March. He and President
Taft we're in the islands at the same
time and they had a pleasant reunion
Hamer commanded one OF the finest
bodies of volunteer troops sent to the
Philippines and made a good record, and
he takes a pardonable pride in his work
IN the Orient.
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MRS. wINGROvE BATHoN.
Couple Well Known in Washington Newspaper Circles.
Mr.. Bathon Formerly Managing Editor of the Cos
mopoItan--Will Leave on Wedding Trip.

Miss Leila Marion Wilson, daughter Of
Henry c. Wilson, of Boston. and Win
grove Bathon were quietly married at
noon today in historic old Rock Greek
Church, of which the brides grand
father, the Rev. Henry Wayman Woods,
of Baltimore, was at one time rector
The present rector. the Rev. Charles
r. Buck, performed the simple cere-
mony in the presence Of a small COM
pany of intimate friends Of the bride
and bridegroom.
Both blide and bridegroom were IN
attended. The bride, who was given in
marriage by Henry schron Brown,
wore a becoming gown of white batiste,
made on directOire lines with panels in
front and back Of embroidered batiste,
edges with embroidery and Irish lace.
In lieu OF the conventional veil she
wore a dainty hat Of white valenciennes
lace over pale pink satin, with cluster
of palest pink .r7sebuds at the side.
The bridal bouquet was a shower Of
roses and the brides only ornament was
a topaz pendant, the gift of the bride
groom.
Wedding Breakfast
Immediately after the ceremony a
wedding breakfast for the bridal party
was served at the Shoreham, and later
In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. BathOp
left Washington for a wedding trip to
Magnolia, on the Massachusetts north
shore. Mrs. Bathon wore for travelling
a mOdish tailored linen suit with a
straw hat trimmed with wings,
After August 10 they will be at home
at the Lafayette Arms, 1924 II street
Mrs. Batbon is "A young newspaper
woman Of Washington, having been con-
nected with the Washington bureau or
the New York Herald for several years.
She is related to number OF Well
known families belonging 10 the RACES
~ Vfrpin.a the Northingtons of Worth
Ington Valley Maryland. and the Lees
and Haskett-Derbys OF Salem, Mass
Newspaper Man.
Mr.. BathOn is a son of Mrs. Mary
VVinprove BathOn. of New York. He is
now a member Of the editorial stan OF
the Washington Post. In 1898 and 1888
he became known as a writer of hctlon
for the magazines, and in 1902 Joined
the stam Of the Cosmopolitan. He was
made assistant managing editor in that
year and served as managing Gator O.
/ the magazine In 1903 and part OF lSJ4 lie
left the Cosmopolitan 10 become liter
arv critic on Golfers Weekly. Later
ne entered newspaper work, serving n
New York on the STATS Of the Herald
and World He came to Washington
i'm 1907. and has been employed here on
The Times and the Herald.
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Miss Helen NJ Capron, daughter Of
( Representative CaprOn, was one OF a
motor party mnching at the Casino ab
/ Narragausett Pier yesterday.
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Mr.. and Mrs Bellamy StOrer, Of en-
/ cinnati, who have been at their camp at
Saranac Lake for several weeks. sailed
I today from New York for Europe on
I the steamer Lapland.
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I To Naragansett.
I Mrs. Norman Gait has gone to Mar
ragansett Pier for the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Hugh s. Legare. who
have been spending the early summer
at their country place. Kent place, Suf-
field. Conn, sailed from New York to-
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believed that the table can be re-
paired, and possibly used again.
CIVIL SERVICE-The Commission has
declined to add the question. why is
the Civil Service Commission" to the
application blanks distributed here.
Outside of a reply of three. or four
columns the Government clerk makers
have nothing to say anent certain mild
criticism.
AND LABOR-It was
thought possible today to announce d
number of changes in this depart
ment BY waiting @ week however,
it is believed a greater number can
he announced. Therefore. there will
be this slight delay.
POLICE CCURT-There must be quiet
I'm this town. Mr.. T. Luck was fined
$3.50 here today for allowing his dog
to chase it's abbreviated tail around
and around after 3 o'clock at night.