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The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Writes to Defend
Brooklyn Pastor

To the Editor of The Times:
The reports eEanaung from Brooklyn
telling of the opening in that city of
the new headquarters Of the Watch
Tower Bible and Tract Society. and
referring to its president as Jelly Fish
Russell, have aroused a storm of pro-
test from his friends in Washington,
where he is well known.
This sObriQuet is founded upon an Un-
supported allegation of his former wife
when She was suing for a divorce. and
became the basis OF a suit for libel
brought iu the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia about eighteen
months ago by Pastor Russell
Pastor Russell is the founder OF tha
Tract Society, whose headquarters have
been for nearly thirty years at Ale
ghenv, Pa, Its publications are found
in almost every land and in many
languages. the yearly total running ur
into the hundreds OF millions OF tract
pages and exceeding the tract OUTPUT
Of any other society I'm the world. They
have become a household word i'm this
city, and the Society has, since the first
Sunday Of the year, been carrying on a
Sc ries OF meetings at the Pythian Tenn
pie Auditorium.
The work i'm which It IS engaged Is
strictly uou-sectarian. and Pastor Rus
sui will not allow affHatiou with any
denomination, though Christian demon
nations are found among the active
supporte IS of the Society's work. Nh
principal work, however, which has
brought fame TO Pastor Russell is the
series OF books OF when he is the
author. These works claim to com
pietely harmonic the teachings of The
Bible, and have come to be known as
"EibIe keys
At the last public appearance Of Pas
tor Russell I'm Washington several hun.
dreG persons were unable TO gain adj
mittance to the BeIasco. when he spoke
on the subject ''To Hell and Back" In
this discourse he maintained that both
reason and Scripture agree that he'll and
the grave are Synonymous terms, and
that TO charge Cod with torturins
eterually any being would be blasphemy
This has led TO curious statements o!
his views by Others who misunderstood
or disagreed with him.
A leading characteristic Of the Tn~U
Is bis consistent refusal 20 accept any
compensation for his services, nor viii
Dee allow any collection to be made
where he speaks. These facts and MS
awl4Dle personality have caused him
to De very highly esteemed g.. those
who know him. and he has uoste OF
friends in the Capital
CHARLES H. THOMSON.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03

would seem to rs. widely to extend the
American machinery market by first
extending the available supply of fuel
products.
On this head there is another para
graph from the letter sent here by Mr.
Hill. the practical value of which will
be plain from a business standpoint.
In that paragraph the statement Is
made that "the lowest reasonable esti-
mate of the number of motors which
would be placed given a reasonble
price on gasolene) must necessarily run
into the thousands, while the increase
i'm the number of autovehicles consum-
ing gasolene and mineral lubricating
oils would OF course be considerable.
As the consumption of a three horse
power motor. when worked 10 full ca
pacity IS 3 gallons per 10 hours, OF 900
gallons per year OF 800 working days.
it Will readily be seen that the annual
consumption OF gasoiene in Spain
would soon be increased millions Of
gallons, and as only high-class lubri-
eating oils (side products in petroleum
refnement) can be used on both mo-
tors and autos, the increased consUmp-
ton OF same would be spondingly
great
Here is an opportunity for organized
enterprise.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
White House Callers

Secretary Of State Bacon.
Attorney General BOuaDaTte.
Senators BOrah OF Idaho
Curtis of Kansas.
Ia Toilette Of Wisconsin
Scott Of West Virginia.
Daniel Of Virginia.
NeWlands of Nevada.
Nixon of Nevada.
Milton of Florida.
Representatives TerriU OF Massachu.
sets
Marshall of South Da,
kOUa-
O'Conueu OF AIassacllu-
sets.
Mcclure OF oklahoma.
Gaines of Tennessee.
Olcott OF New York.
Commissioner MCIlhenney.
Former Governor MagOOn of Cuba.
Chief John Wnlic.
Governor Big Heart. of the Usage Tribe.
william II. Page.
IT, u. q. Bryant.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
HOW POISON IS SAVING THE
GAS COMPANY.

Poison, it would appear, is a better
friend to the Washington Gsslight
Company than good gas. Simple illum-
mating gas, properly manufactured and
sold, could never have hung up the bills
lifting the present tax on the consumer
Tor the benefit of this public service
corporation. But poison can hang up
those bills-and the outlook Is that the
Congressional committees ON the Dis
trict of Columbia Will be worked so
that it shall.
Suppose the question of carbon mo-
noxide is debatable. Suppose the ques-
tion OF water gas is debatable. Does
either question tighten the proof, now
sustained by the United States Su-
preme Court, that good gas can be pro
duced and sold at so cents a thousand
feet with profit to the producing cor
poration2 Does either involve the
pending bills for the reduction of the
price OF gas in the District so as to re-
move the prevailing tax Of $3.50 a year
per household above their gas bills at
the s0-cent rate?
AS to the difference of opinion over
water gas and carbon monoxide, here
St is:
]. Three Government experts pro
nounce the two products dangerous
,. All the opposition to their testi-
mony comes from experts hired by the
gas company.
Could any situation be more trans
parent? OF course, the gas company
experts contradict the Governments ex-
perts. So did the "rectifed" whisky
experts contradict the Government, and
The bleached flour experts. If contra
diction is to cloud Government findings
We may as well suspend every law de
signed to regulate the output of any
industry.
1t Is TO laugh. But if, in addition to
allowing the gas company to give a
character to carbon monoxide. these
committees are to hang up bills reduc-
ing the price of gas to a fair figure,
there are constituents to some of the
committeeman who viii be interested
10 know all about If.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand Give
Large Dinner Party.

The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
evening a company including the Score
taTy OF state and Mrs Bacon. the
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Wright. the
Turkish Ambassador. the Persian Min
lister. Senator and Mrs. Crane. the As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Beckman Winthrop, the Naval At
tache Of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy
and Baroness PreusChen, General and
Mrs. Greedy, Mr.. and Mrs. Legare Miss
Lee. the Naval Attache of the French
Embassy and Nine de Blanpre. and the
Secretary of the French Embassy and
NlscOuntess de Martel
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
FINAL VOWS TAKEN
BY FATHER O'REILLY
Ceremony Conducted at St. Alloy
sius' Church by the Rev.
Charles w. Lyons.

The final VOWS Of the Jesuit priest
hood have been taken by the Rev.
Joseph ?. O'Reilly. S. J.. vice presi-
dent Of the Gonzaga and project Of
studies in that college. The ceremony
was conducted at St. Aloysius' Church
yesterday by the rector, the Rev.
Charles ". Lyons, S. j.
In taking these hnaI vows OF the or
der. the priest knelt before the altar
and pledged himself to poverty, charity.
and obedience, renOuucing all worldly
advantages These vows can not BE-
taken until the priest has attained the
age of thirty-thTee years and been
eighteen years in the Society OF Jesus
The taking of the VOWS by Father
O'Reilly indicates the belief of the So
ciety that he has acquired a profound
knowledge of the human heart and a
correct appreciation of the religious in
stincts and impulses of man.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
ASKS $4,000 IN SUIT
AGAINST PULLMAN co.
Woman Alleges She Was Crowded
From Berth by Semi-InroXi-


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-Awakened
in her sleeping car berth by the body Of
a half intoxicated man being Iif5ed into
the compartment by the negro porter
IS the basis for O. damage suit for
$1,000 dIod IN the federal court today
by Mrs. Amelia Malonoy DuDerg against
the Pullman Palace Car Company.
Mrs. Duberg had taken a train IN New
Mexico for New Orleans. During The
night of January -, IL IS alleged, the
Intrusion occurred.
The petitioner relates that she was
greatly Inundated. the intoxicated man
Insisting on cr0wdluE her out into the
aisle Iu her ueEIgeC.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
AUTOMOBILE CONDITION s
HERE AND ABROAD.

While automobile shows are In prog-
ress everywhere, the Government con
sular publications contain a report upon
the motor trade at Barcelona, Spain.
which has some especial interest. Sum
marizing some conditions affecting mo-
tors in Spain, owing to the high cost
Of the fuel oil there. Frank j. HII. the
consul general of the United States at
Barcelona, forwards a letter addressed
to him from Madrid, from which we
quote.
Your attention Is respectfully
called to the following data referring
10 The SdsOleuc market ln Spain and
the effect OF same ou the sale OF 500
called explosive engines or motors. Ia
Is the consensus OF opinion OF an
those who, like the writer. have
studied the possibility of creating iu
spain market and demand for en-
Zlucs OF motors iu which power ia
developed by the combustion OF Ea-
ported petroleum products tgasOleue
beuZine, naphtha, Kerosene, etC.J that
trade amounting 90 ara annual sale
uf hundreds of motors. ranging iu
and ia price. at the sea board OF the
United States, from 500 % Sd 600 each,
could Dee ana would bee developed were
81 possible 10 employ such motors eco
nom caliy- D. CO were 81 possible 10 de-
FelOp power with such motors or eu-
Eines at cost that would allow some
profit ON same 20 tLe immense mum beI
~ users of small quantities OF power
whose industries viii not warrant the
installation or care OF expensive
steam or electrical power producers.
ihls motor trade is barred from Spain
at present by the pEoHibitiye cost OF
sasoleue. The per horsepower cost
fu the United States OF cent is lu-
creased 90 approximately cents lu
spain for the same unit.
IL is thus obvious that I'D the matter
of power from engines OF this character
the advantage with the Americans IS ss
f7r 10 one A combination OF forces
asula here be brought into play, il
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE
WORK IN PANAMA.

If cable reports are correct, Mr.. Taft
had a very easy problem to solve when
he got to Panama.
/ Information for the last few weeks
has been rather discouraging. We were
given to understand that the lock sys-
tenn might have to be abandoned and
that the Gatm dam was unsafe. There
was also discouraging talk about the
cost OF the project. And as for the
way the work was being carried on,
Mr.. Rainey and several other gentle
men have spread the impression tliar
the whole undertaking Is PermeaJed
with graft.
Yet the dispatches tell US that Mr..
Taft. who has been IN Panama only q
couple of days, has already decided that
the Gatun dam is all right and that a
lock canal Is entirely feasible. The
news sounds almost too good to be
true. We must conclude either that
the announcement Is premature or else
that there has been an astonishing
amount of romancing about the diff
culties that have been encountered,
Otherwise, it is not conceivable that the
complexities could be so easily disposed
of.
The nation viii hope, at least, that
the reports are true and that Mr.. Taft
has found it his pleasant duty to urge
those in charge of the work to con
tinue to make the dirt fly
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
CUBANS ALL RIGHT.
DECLARES MACON
Former Governor Optimistic
as Ever Over Islands
Future.

Ex-Governor Magoou optimistic as
usual. called at the War Department to-
day to pay his respects TO the Secretary.
and 10 prepare tor his SUPPLEMENTAL
report which cover the affairs OF his
administration from lie beginning of
The year to- The inauguration.
Governor MACON sees no bgeis for
predictions OF failure gor the Cuban
government iu the incidents that oc-
CURED since his departure
Governor Macon viii 90 to Peoria 40
speak at the Lincoln Dav banquet after
which me will return 90 WASHINGTON for
the inauguration. Tie viii then 20 Go
Europe for "a rest ard vacation D. Js
uos1ibIe ihat Ie NAV Doe aBu0Iuted TO-
succeed Governor General Smith. OF the
Philippine Islands, though this is as
yet only a rumor,
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
No LIGHT IS THROWN
ON WILHELM MURDER
Wife and Man She Claims
to Love Held by
Police.

NEWARK. n. Js Feb. 3-Subja, led
to a cross-ure from the police, Mrs
Frank Wilhelm, wife of tIe sian JUS
tice of the peace whose body W 5 found
in his home Monday threw H,Le fur
tier light ON the tragedy today.
Detained with the woman is Nicholas
Sica, with whom the woman declares
she is in love. She told the police that
she intended marrying Sica, her hus-
band having agreed 10 get "a divorce
Sica was also examined in am effort
10 break down the alibi which he has
established. ANY formal charges in the
case depend wholly ON the DEVELOPMENTS
tOday Sioa is "a real estate man with
offices iu New York. He denied chat he
was az the Wilhelm home 40 the tirle
OF The tragedy.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Newberry En-
terrain.

Tie President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
the honor guests Of the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. NeWbeTTy at dinner last
evening i'm their home on Sixteenth
street.
Invited to meet the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were Representative
DENLY, Mrs. Harriet DENLY Wilkes. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b. JOY, Mr.. and
Mrs john 5. NewberTy, jr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus LOthrop and Mr.. and Mrs
StTathearn Henry, all of Detroit; Miss
Carol New berry and Victor Barnes
brother Of Mrs. NewberTy. of Brooklyn
Secretary and Mrs NewbeTry are en-
PERTAINING house party, including the
Out-Of-tOWn guests who came TO Wash
ingtOn TO attend the dinner last evening
The party will leave the Capital this
afternoon for New York.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
BANKERS BANQUET.

At the Raleigh Hotel next Saturday
evening the Washington Chapter Of the
American Institute OF Banking Will no. (
its sixth annual banquet II. b. r. Mac
farlaud. president OF Jhe Board Of Com
missioner of the District Of Columbia,
win preside as t0astmaster and a list
of distinguished speakers viii be heard
on topics affecting finance and banking
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Afternoon Reception.

Major John A. Dapray, T.. S. A.. and
Mrs.. Dapray win entertain at an after
aooE reception from to o'clock to-
day, in their home on Sixteenth street,
n honor of Senator and Mrs. William H.
Milton Of Florida.
Assisting Major and Mrs Dapray to
receive their guests viii be Miss Mil
ton. of Miami. Fla, the house guest Of
Senator and Mrs. Milton; Mrs. Shelton
and her guest Miss Ncttletou, of New
= OTk- Mrs. CaTusi. Mrs Young, Mrs
Avery. Mrs Herman. Mrs Davis, Miss
AleshlTe. Miss Niche, Miss Harvard,
and Miss Cassiu.
The decorations viii be I'm yellow. The
table being adorned with a center
piece of yellow roses, and the Cand les
will have yellow silk shades. Clusters
OF yellow flowers and palms viii be the
house decorations.
Mrs. Boggs, wife of Capt r. c. B0ggs,
Of the WesJmOTelaud, viii entertain In
formally at bridge this afternoon.
Mrs. j. W. MacMurrav is spending
several days in New York, "a guest at
the Hotel WOlcott.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
THE ULTIMATE PLAN OF COR.
PORATION CONTROL.

Herbert Knox Smith. in his annual
report as Commissioner of Corpora tons
presents a series of suggestions FOR
broadening the work of the bureau into
a general and comprehensive scheme OF
supervision and publicity of corporation
affairs, which he believes can best be
effected through a plan of cooperation
between the Government and the cor
porations. Without entering into con
sideration of constitutional difficulties
Mr.. Smith proposes the practical ad
miuistratiye plan which has appealed
to him as a result Of his experience.
He believes this supervision should
be Federal. 40 State can make its
laws widely effective, he thinks, and
cooperation among the States has been
proved impracticable.
Great interstate corporations should
be required to report regularly to a
Government department, and this de
partment should have access to their
books and records. Proper publicity
should be given to useful parts of this
matter. business secrets being guarded
Corporations complying with these
requirements should be registered as
good corpora tions" giving the public
to understand that they permit proper
publicity of their affairs and have moth
ing to conceal
Mr.. Smith points out what does not
seem % have been realized by many
people. that the Government cannot at
once both prohibit and regulate comb.
nations. 1t must do one or the other
If 1t chooses TO regulate, it must some
how fix a standard by which it viii de-
termine what combinations may be per.
mitted and what may not. Combina.
ton having become an established fact
I'm the business world, Commissioner
Smith concludes that the Government
ought to recognize it and set about to
develop O system OF administrative SUI
pcrvision.
These suggestions, thus geucralized
sound well. But when they were worked
ont iH the concrete form. for instance
IN the late Iamcutcd Civic Federation
bill. there was endless protest against
them. They would give too much power
to a single officer or bureau OF the
Government. They would make IL pos
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
NOT RECEIVING

Mrs. Bourne. wife OF Senator Bourne.
VIII not receive Thursday afternoon
Miss Mary Z. McCeney will not re-
CeiVe today or on February IL, but will
be at home informally the remaining
Wednesdays throughout the season AT
the Arlington Hotel
Mrs. J. J. Richardson, Of the Portland.
viii not receive today.
Mrs. Charles Parker Stone will not
receive tomorrow, but Will be at home
informally the remaining THURSDAYS
during the season.
Mrs. r. w. stubbledeld. Of Euclid
street, viii not receive today.
Mrs. Robert z. Parker, Of the Portner.
will not receive today, but viii be at
home February 10 and II.
Mrs. G. Eaton Creepy and Miss Fen
wick will not be at home tomorrow,
but viii receive informally Wednesday,
February 10.
lfr5 Charles Keene will not be at
home Wednesdays during the remaining
weeks Of the season.
Mrs. Joseph A. Thropp viii not re-
ceIve Saturday
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
DR.. SIMON TO STAY
IN CONGENIAL EAST
Rabbi Finds Conditions
Here More to His Lik-
ing Than in West.

81 believe Washington to be a strs-
tegic point which is coming more and
more 20 be looked upon as religious
center which must eventually come uu-
der Hebrew influences"
This belief is one OF the reasons
which decided the Rev. DR.. Abram ST.
mon, OF the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, to decline a call to the
Temple Emanuel. of San Francisco. His
declinatiOn was announced last night
at the close Of a meeting Of the Optimist
Club, at the Church OF Our Father. at
which Rabbi Simon had delivered an
address on Abraham Lincoln. the
Prince OF Optimists."
Prefers the East.
Commenting today upon his decision
to remain in this city. Dr. Simon said:
''There are number Of reasons why
I chose TO remain in Washington Ia
the first place, I formerly lived i'm the
West and all the while / was there L
yearned TO be in the East. I do net
wish to go West again. StiIl, I had 10
give the San Francisco cali serious con-
sideratiOns and it was only yesterday
afternoon that ! decided to decline H..
am glad 10 say that my action was
not Influenced by any pressure brought
TO bear by my congregation, which had
no official knowledge Of the call from
me.
Duty Lies Here.
81 think it is my duty to stay In
Washington, which is not only a
strategic point with great possibilities
for the Hebrew, but is in the heart Of
Eastern culture. 1t ai5a keeps me in
close proximity TO men who are very
cOngeniaI to me. Tt would certainly re-
quire more than pecuniary attractions
to induce me to leave this city.
81 have three years more under my
agreement with my congregation. and
my work here is not yet finished. I be-
lieve that there is a great future for
me in the East and 7 have been urged
TO remain here by many friends outside
Of my own faith"
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Barrett's Address.

ernoon at 4 O'Clock by John Barrett, di-
rector Of the International Bureau of
American Republics, at the Trinity Col
Iege, under the auspices of the Beta
Sigma Phi sorority The subject OF Mr..
Earretts address viii be "WHy the
Young Ladies of Trinity College Should
Be Interested iu Uncle Sans Prestige
Abroad
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Musical Tea

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend viii be hos
tess this afternoon at O'Clock. at a
musical tea In her home on Twentieth
street
Among those who will participate in
the program win oe Miss Boyle. who
viii sing, and David Kind ebergers who
viii give several piano selections
Mrs. Townsend and Miss Townsend
viii be assisted In doing the hOnOTs OF
the occasion by a number Of young
girls including Miss Eva de Lagercrantz
and Miss Mary de LagerCrantz. daugh-
tcrs Of the Swedish Minister and Nine.
de Lagercrantz, ana Miss Chew and
Miss Lillian Chew
Mrs. Marshall Field, of Chicago, ar
rived I'm Washington yesterday and is
"a guest at the Arlington for an eX-
tended stay.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
THOUSANDS ATTEND
REVIVAL IN BOSTON
10000 Bouquets Distributed About
the City Bearing Christian
Greetings.

BOSTON, Feb. Clearing the words.
Christian Greetings from the United
Churches OF Greater Boston" 10000
bouquets of flowers today are being
distributed throughout the jails, hos
pitfalls. and homes OF the city as one OF
the prettiest Incidents Of the great re-
vival which for a week has been sweep
ing the Hub.
The attendance FOX the week has been
I'm the neighbOrhOod of 200 0O0 Business
men representing millions of dollars are
daily attendants at the meetings.
The Washington times., 1909-02-03

just 10 snow taat there are two
sides 10 a tariff wall. the French are
fixing up their tariff duties with "a
yiew go discriminating against Amer
lean products. The Ways and Means
Committee viii doubtless take due no.
lice ana issue encouragement that this
The Washington times., 1909-02-03
Mrs. Rogers Luncheon.

Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers entertained
at luncheon today in her home on Far
ragut square, having as her guests Mrs.
Marshall, wife OF General Marshall,
Mrs. Green Clay GoOdloe. wife of Col
oneI GOodlOe. Mrs. Joseph Z. Craig.
wife Of Rear Admiral Craig. Mrs. J..
j. MORROW, wife Of Major Morrow: Mrs.
Morgan Brown, Mrs. r. r. Hoes, Mrs.
Hancock Robinson, Mrs. John r. Edie,
Mrs. f. r. Harris, Mrs. Musgrave, Miss
WOTthingtOns and Miss Wilcox.
Miss Wheeler, daughter Of Represent
alive and Mrs n =. Wheeler Of Penn
sylvania, entertained at a beautifully
appointed luncheon, in honor of the
Misses Skinner, Of Westfieid. n J., to-
day at the New Willard. The table was
effectively decorated with pink and
white sweet peas, and each guest re-
ceived corsage bouquet OF the same
flowers.
The company invited TO meet the
guests OF honor included Mrs, Hamilton,
Nine Thierry. Mrs. JoerisSon, Miss
CdIderOn, daughter Of the Bolivian min
ister; Miss Carlo, daughter az the min
lister Of Ecuador; Miss G0dOy, daughter
of the charge d affaires of Mexico: Miss
Weeks, Miss Parker, Miss Langfitt,
Miss Knox, Miss Grandin, Miss Alice
Grandin, Miss Mccoy, Miss CaSsel, Miss
Frances Cassel. Miss Brooks. Miss An
dersOn, Miss Koon, Miss LibEey, Miss
Mae Libbey, and Miss Lamberf
Mrs r. E. Cunningham, 1853 GiTard
street. viii receive this Afternoon from
3 to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Edward s Wescott, Of Cleveland
Park, and her daughters. Mrs. Haugh-
ton. Of Chicago. and Miss Nescott, will
receive this afternoon from to
o'clock.
Mrs Gamble. Mrs. Brown and Mrs.
Borah will receive at the Portland to-
morrow afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter c. Murphy were
hosts at a box party at the Belasco
Theater last evening. followed by q
supper party in honor of their nephew,
DR. John A Terrell, and his bride, who
are spending several DAYS in Washing
ton.