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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

The Minister from Chile and Nine, Cruz,
who have been spending the early
summer at Atlantic City, have gone 10
the Breton Woods, in he White noun
tains. where they viii spend the re-
mainder of the season at the Mt. Wash
Ington Hotel. The minister rejoined
weekend after spending several days
in Washington closing up the affairs
at the legation for the summer
=
DR.. Paul Ritter, the minister of Switz-
erland. entertained a small company
OF men informally at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club last evening. Among
his guests were the German ambassa-
dor, Count Won Benstorff; the German
consul at Philadelphia, Mr.. Hagen;
Baron Won Richthofen and Mr.. Won
Prittwitz, Of the German embassy
staff. and Reginald Schroeder
DR.. and Mrs. P. ]. Lennox, OF Wash
ington. are spending several weeks at
Narragansett Pier, at the Revere.
=
Miss Frederica Morgan. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs James Morris Morgan,
lett washington today for Spring Lake,
n. J.. where she will be the guest for
a week Of Miss Lynch. at the New
Monmouth.
The marriage Of Miss Morgan, whose
engagement to Evans Sinclair Cameron,
of Baltimore, was announced last
spring. will take place some time in
October.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, who returned to the embas-
81 a week or 50 ago from an extended
Western tour, will remain in Washing
ton until the last OF the month, sailing
from New York for their annual visit
70 France on July g.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, wife Of Captain
Mclean, T.. s. n. VIII leave Washing
ton shortly for TUwandas Pa, where she
VIII join her daughter, Miss Elsie Nc
Lean. who has been visiting there for
several weeks. in August they will 90
TO Ocean City n. J.. for the month
and in September viii go TO the Adiron-
dacks for the autumn.
Captain Mclean will visit relatives on
Long Island before joining his wife and
daughter at ocean City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Crane Is World Patron
Of Reform Movement

Charles r. Crane, of Chicago. who has
been designated for the post of minister
to China, is one of the most interesting
men in the United States. His accept
ance of the Chinese mission viii be
noted with profound regret in many
countries. for peculiar reasons.
Mr.. Crane has been one of the world
patrons Of reform. He has financed,
and helped to finance. more kinds of
movements. in more plftces. for various
uplift purposes. than Gny other man in
the United States. If his friends are to
be trusted. He has toured Russia so
many times that he knows it like a
native-vastly better, indeed, than most
natives. He is the friepd and the patron
of all kind Of politician and civic enter
prises, in many countries, looking to
lettering social and industrial and gov
ernmental conditions. incidentally he
is a man of immense wealth. ana a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
TWO SALTS OF THE SEA
TELL A TALE MIGHTEE
1t Was About Cruise Through Quake, and Ride
on Stake of Church Down by the
Old South Sea-

NEW YORK. July Is. 80 One Jethro
Judd Of Gloucester, Mass blew into
town last night. and bumped right into
Jonas Horne, OF the baTkentlne Belle
White. They sought out old man Hobbs
back room. where, gathering a few
choice spirits, both of human kind ana
neuter gender too, they sailed old vOy-
ages again. but fingered most of all
-upon that famous tip they made on
board the Sally Hal.
Eyes, Jethro, boy" said Jonas, as he
set his glass eye straight, wen have
tc tell these youngsters here of that
stern fight with fate?'
Tell on" cried Judd, while I stand
by 10 lend d hand, old mate
I'VE was siippin' past a South Sea
isle when, like a lightning bolt from out
a cloudless summer sky, We got an
awful Jolt The sea, that had been run
ming smooth, with just a pleasant
breeze. commenced to throw all kinds
of fits, as saucy as you please.
IT'S mighty queer SAID Jethro here.
I smells some trouble brewin'-'
You're right says l. squirt yon-
der, boy, If you would see what's doin'.
To starboard was a stretch of land
and On its edge a town, each building
doin' a Salome. and doin' it up brown.
The LAND was roCkin, TO and fro with
every hill a-shake. 1t took no expert
eve TO see there was a grand earth
quake.
THE crew knew what vas comm
next. NO call now to be brave-each
man in terror sneaked below TO wait
the tidal wave. IL came, but Hrst the
SEA sank back. pTcpaTiag for its SnTing,
and then Ii sprang-oh me. Oh ny, it
WAS an awful fling! Cpcu the crest of
that there wave the Sally Hal. was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

ham, \. c., had q net valuation in 1898
OF 100000; in June, 1908, the yalua
ton was $500. 627.
In the face of these figures does any
one seriously believe that the corpora
tons engaged in the hosiery industry
will shut down their mills. They might
cut wages, but would they cut off their
own enormous profits? Hasn't the
Dingley law nutured the hosiery in
dustry in a most approved fashion? 1t
would appear so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

splendid business man; but in the realm
OF world politics. the International uplift
movement. he has found the greatest
opportunity for the kind of work he
enjoys.
He has been one Of the worlds pro
motors Of the cause of human liberty
everywhere said a public man who
knows much about the Chicago mans
activities, and he viii hardly be IN
position, as the minister of she United
States, TO continue his activities Of
that sort He not only has money OF
his own which he has been liberal
bout using In the things which inter
ested him, but he has been a great sue
cess at getting other people TO con-
tribute suspect that if all the stories
Of his relations in Russia and other
countries, with people more or less iT-
regular IN their political relations TO
the existing order could be known, there
would be a fine and interesting story,
and some wonderment about whether
he was exactly equipped for the serious,
formal, solemn, and regular business OF
diplomacy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
BURGLE AND FEAST;
THEN GIVE THANKS
Too Much Salt in Dried Beef. "
Only Fault Visitors
Found.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July I've
injoyed yer hospertality, but hain't yer
got too much salt in the dried beef
Yours. with regards. and we hain't
coming back.
THE LONG AND THE SHORT 'UN."
The above note, pinned TO a showcase
ia the general merchandise store Of the
ArdmOre Beef Company. ArdmUre. and
found there yesterday. may have been
left by the thieves who ransaczed the
place over night.
The burglars had had the nerve TO
spread a fun meal Ia the place, after
they had finished CaTting away the vail
unhles. So II may be presumed that the
'short letter YVES a testimonial Of thanks
for the provender.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

oaks. At one time over 100000 acres Of
this timber was held in Florida alone.
in forest reserves on the most i'm
pOrtant. the Santa Rose reserve, the
Government went Systematically into
the business OF planting and developing
oaks, training and cultivating them.
That was the first movement to pre-
serve the forests. This country had the
greatest supply Of live oak in the world.
but every country was buying IL as fast
IS possible. because Il was Indispensable
in naval construction in that time Il
was an era of naval rivalries, and
people in the United States used 10 be
appealed to with eloquent demands 20
know 4 they were going TO permit our
oaks to 90 abroad to build naVies with
which other powers might one day at
tack us. while we did nothing to pre-
serve our own interest in the trees
The result was a very respects BILE he
ginning to develop great Government
oak reserves. But when the civil war
came and brought the iron ana stee;
warships. interest In the oak preserves
Gied with the naval Importance OF main
tanning them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
UNHEARD OF THINGS
TOLD BY THE TARIFF
Divi-Divi, Chicle, and Dragons
Blood Among Many Imported
Articles That Sound Strange.

The recent tariff discussions and the
Investigations made into the commerce
of United States with foreign nations
by the Bureau of Statistics has shown
the scope of American trade in ran
sacking the world for articles which
contribute 10 the wants of the AmerI-
can public. 1t has been shown that the
American trade absorbs hundreds o.
articles which the average citizen never
heard Of before the tariff discussions.
Importations Of divi dlvi, Ieeches,
chicle, dragons blood, musk, palladium,
birds and wild animals into this coun-
try amount in the aggregate to a con-
siderable sum. but the American public
would not be aware Of any such i'm
portatiOns if Congress did not see 1t
10 put a duty on such articles Of com
merce,
Divi-divi is an article of commerce
used fl the tanning industry and during
the past decade it has been imported
into this country to the value of SIS, 600
ii is made from the gum Of a tree
which grows In the West Indies and
South America.
Tie trade IN leeches is constantly IN
creasing. The value of these little ami
mails imported into this country I'm 1913
was 1851 The bureau once kept aC-
count OF lne Natue OF SndllS which were
once an article Of commerce, but this
has fallen so low that no account IS
taken of them.
Chicle IS an essential ingredient Of
chewing gum and the amount imported
shows the extent Of gum consumption
in this country. In the past deca0e,
there has been imported into this couu-
try more than 1900 tons OF this gum.
valued at more than 100000
Wild animals and birds imported for
geological exhibitions and for educa-
tlOual and scientific purposes are 1I-i-
ported free OF duty, but they have also
been imported 10 a considerable amount
for other purposes. Parrots and can
aries 10 the value Of about $4,000 were
imported last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Capital Tales

CHOES of the rules fight OF last
l. March in the House have not yet
died away. They are 10 be heard
frequently. II is evident that the sup
porters Of the rules expect the strug-
sic Tor change to be renewed at the
hrst opportunity. At any rate. they are
losing no chance TO defend the existing
rules and to seek TO Justify themselves
IN the eyes OF the country in standing
by Speaker Cannon when the House
was organized.
Representative Olmstcad of Pennsvl-
wanna mas just had inserted in the Rec
ord mass of material in defense Of
inc Speaker ard the rules. This mas
ter includes a discussion Of the rules in
leading monthly By Representative
frederick c. Stevens Of Minnesota. who
comes TO their defense: d defense of
the rules by Asher c. Kinds, clerk at
the Speakers table and tIs right hand
man OF Speaker Cannon in ruling on all
VeXed parliamentary questions; an in
terView with the Speaker I'm a leading
newspaper, lambasting the fauItfuders;
ana an article by the Speaker in a re-
cent magazine, tending TO make light
OF the lamentations of a minority"
POLITICIANS about the Capitol see
much significance in these defenses of
the rules and of the Speaker. They
believe that Mr.. Cannon and the rules
Will be widely discussed in the coming
Congressional campaign. It is well
known here that many Republican
members who are seeking denomination
and reelection are finding one of their
chlef sources of trouble is their record
in standing by the existing rules and bv
Mr.. Cannon.
In other words, Cannon, Cannonism
ana the rules will be one of the Con-
efesslonal campaign issues. Mr.. Can
non $ friends perceive this and they are
setting out early to meet the issue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
HUNTINGTON WILSON
IS MUCH IMPROVED
Assistant Secretary of State Better
His Physicians

Huntington Wilson, Assistant Sec
rotary OF State, who has ben con-
dned 70 his home since last Friday
with an attack Of stomach trouble
that at first was regarded as very
serious, and occasl0ned his many
friends much unessiness, IS consider
ably improved. and his nurse declared
this morning that II is expected that
Mr.. Wilson viii be able to be up in a
few days.
Though scores OF his friends have
called at the residence, 1905 X street.
none IS allowed 10 see him, as the
physician in charge desires to keep his
patient as quiet as possible
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
WEDDING BELLS ARE
NOT FOR BENNIE
Playing at Marriage Results Dis
aStrOusly for BOy-DOesn't
Care for Real Thing.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10
Seven year-Old Bonnie Cohen. Of 72S
North Second street, walked into the
Roosevelt Hospital 7l0-I2 North Fifth
street. yesterday with a cut in his
head.
II took two or three stitches to mend
the cut and while the doctor was doing
il ne asked Bonnie how it happened
with tears rolling down his cheeks,
Bonnie said that he and his little sister
were playing husband and wife III
cam, home late he said, "and sister
took a poker and beat me over the
head with it,
Asked by the doctor who was having
a hard time to be sympathetic if he
would be married again, Bonnie replied,
Not very soon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
EATS STRYCHNINE;
THINKS 1T CANDY

PITTSBURG, July 19.-Mistaking mis-
fathers medicine for candy little
eiShteen-moutbs-old Frank AielO ate
enough strychuine TO Kill half dozen
men this morning and dice in an hour.
at his home On Axnlton.
The tstheT had been In Tor some time
and h..l been taking the medicine. He
left the pills in a box on a chair near
ais bed when he went 70 sleep.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
VIII Name Committees

II Is now announced that the Speaker
viii name the House committees lust at
the end Of the special session. This has
Deeh expected In many quarters. In not
waiting until the opening Of the regular
session to name committees the Speaker
has shown good judgment, acco. ding to
most OF the comment about the Capitol.
A veteran on the Republican side sum
med it up this way:
II the Speaker is wise he will name
the committees at the end OF the
special session. He win, i'm the frst
place, not have the committees on his
mind through the vacation If he selects
them before he goes home. In the
second place, every man VINO is dis
gFuntled over his assignments will have
a chance to get over his soreness before
the regular session opens If the
Speaker waits until the regular session
10 appoint the committees all the dis
appointed ones will be roaring around
here for month after the session
opens, and will lose just that much
time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Senate Provision
WIN Go Into Law

However, the Senate provision is the
one which will go into the law and there
has been a great deal of curiosity as to
just what countries it would affect
1t now appears that If the American
Protective Tariff League has any ingu-
ence' France is the particular country
which viii get whacked over the head
BY the maximum club of the new tariff
measure.
1t Is charged that France has been
carrying on her tariff negotiations with
TINS country with high hand. Presi-
three members to that country. headed
by Assistant Secretary Reynolds. to
meet a similar commission from the
French government. The object of the
mission was to enable the United States
TO obtain the French minimum rates
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
No More "Cheap" Trips.

cen Clarence Edwards was telling
Representative Tawney his vacation
troubles. said he'd only had eight days
of all last year. and now he was again
threatened with no rest If Congress per-
sisted in staying here and hammering
away al the tariff.
But say said the general, "If L can
ever get started, I've got a trip planned
that's cOrker. It's five weeks iaunt
TO Barcelona and it's cheaper than stay
ing at home You'd better come with
me-"
Yes, cheaper than staying at home. -
replied Tawney. I've heard that be-
fore, It may be cheaper so far as the
fares concerned, but how ahCut thu
other things? L haven't forgotten that
last trip I took with you"
And, although the Honorable Jim
IS something of a dead game sport him
se!s, he ciapped his hand to his wounded
PCcketbOOk and walked away musing
sadly to himself about the ways of Jhe
tribe of high rollers, Of whom General
Edwards Is not enormously supposed
10 be which.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
France Is the Nation
Meant In ariff Bill

That France is the nation which IS
particularly aimed at by the maximum
and minimum feature Of the new tar1h
bill, is the intimation which is strongly
given in a report made public by the
American Protective Tariff League of
the United States commission which
was sent to France In the Roosevelt
Administration to consider the tariff
differences between the two nations.
Just what happened when this COM
mission was sent to France has been
kept under the seal of official secrecy.
Now, according to statements made Ia
the organ of the American Protective
Tariff League, the facts have come out.
They show that France has been taking
high-handed course in tariff matters
ard has been asking for large cOnces-
sions without being willing to make ade-
quate return.
In the consideration Of the tariff bill,
there has been a great deal OF opposi-
ton to the maximum and minimum
features of the bill. The House maxi
mum and minimum provision met with
much condemnation and so did the Sen
ate provision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

The total Of money-ordeTs issued In
the United States and payable abroad
last year was $685. 900 larger than the
total Of money orders abroad and pay
able here That indicates what hap
pens TO the balance Of trade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
SHOWS NO CONCERN;
WANTS MELONS

WIIKESBARRE, Pa July 19.-Ralph
Wills. the coIored horse jockey who
with Stanley NazarkO viii De hanged
next month, shows no concern as 10
his fate The only thing uiat ia troub-
ling him Is to get enough watermelon.
he is a Southern negro and loves the
juicy fruit
Give me o good, ripe watermelon.
ne said 10 his keeper. "aPo 1 will be
hapRX.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
Uncle Serene Popular.

Uncle Serene popular.
Do they love your uncle. the Hon.
Serene Elisha Payne over ina the con-
ference committee?
II they do. they have strange ways
Of showing it. 1t is safe to say that
if Senator Aldrich, Senator Penrose.
John Dalzell, and the other high tar
if men on the conference committee
could fin3 quiet way Of getting the
massive chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee deported to Guam
for the next month, they would rest
better o'dghts.
Get most any OF the high protec-
tiOnists on the committee OF into A
corner and invite their opinion of
Brother Payne and the chances are
you viii get an example OF what
terse, lurid, vigorous, and compressed
English as she is used by statesmen
is.
Payne has a voice that is first cousin
to d fOghOrn, and he is pUgnacious and
pertinacious- Moreover, he wants 10
be shown" as to all these Senate in
creases. OF course, il makes him In
tensely popular
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

When the sail-bOats, motor boats, au-
tos, autO-cycles, aeroplanes and trolley
cars all turn loose on Sunday TO com
pete in the tournament of slaughter. il
makes the Sabbath quite a spectacular
occasion, and adds interest to the query.
why don't more people 90 to church,"
and save their lives
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Don Carlos Of Bourbon has passed
away, and the Bourbon stock in general
seems to have better prospects in the
tariff-making business in this country
than III the King business abroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

They are getting ready 10 hang 500
people in Turkey. The ancient theory
that you can't indict the whole people
seems to be lowering on the brink.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Pat NcCarren says Boston is a great
city with good politicians. There is no
doubt. anyhow, that her politicians
have done Boston good.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

There are doubtless a few people who
derive a certain grim satisfaction from
noting the wreclzing of the Curtiss flyer,
all right all Wright
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

The man whom Evelyn Thaw admits
she is thinking Of marrying, is evidently
not fearful that excitement will do him
any harm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

A correspondent asks the New York
Tribune why it condemns the tariff bill,
and the Tribune replies at length with
out ever mentioning the Saint James
embassy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

And TO think of those $3.50 suits OF
underwear being sold oy a Cheapside
dealer! It they came from Regent
street the decimal point would have to
be dropped out!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19
PROGRAM

March-"Glorious America .Losey
Overture-"King OF the Dwarfs'
Adam
Suite de Ballet-"La Feria". .Lacome
% Los TOros. % La Reja.
90 La Zarzuella.
SeIection-"The Rose Of CASTLE"
Balfe
Romance from L'Eclair-'' Bright
Star OF Hope" .................H alevy
NIessrs. Voith and SgUeo.
Nautical. ........... Tobani
Waltz Suite-'Les Patineurs"
Waldteufel
Finale-"The Palm Limited. Lincoln
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Congressional folks who are threat
ening TO turn down the Presidents tar
If bill would acquire valuable informa-
ton by associating their ears from the
ground for a brief spell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

BALTIMORE. July la-The Maryland
steel Company mas TeCeived from the
Boston and Maine railroad ah order for
10000 tons OF Bessener steel rails. The
price is SIS . ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

If the House Of Representatives de-
cides 10 follow the President, what's
10 happen to Speaker Cannon?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-19

Tor American goods. The outcome OF
the visit of the American commissioners
was long series of exchanges with
the French commission and a report TO
the State Department That was all
Nothing has come Of st.
Now, II appears that the French gov
eminent is considering a new tariff act
but that II is held back for the purpose
of finding out what this country does iu
respect to the maximum and minimum
The French bill would Increase the rates
on large number OF American
products.
United States Pays
The Highest Rate.
The United States now has to pay the
French maximum rates It is about the
only important nation that does have to
pay them. The French government Is
apparently apprehensive that If the
maximum OF the new tariff law which
is proposed here goes into effect. it will
embarrass French producers Of manu-
featured articles. and that il may COM
pei concessions to this country.
without going into detail as to what
the American commissioners found the
French were demanding when they
sought to get an adjustment Of the
tariff differences, 1t is sufficient to say
that the French asked highly impor-
tant concessions as to administration
and as to legislation.
On the other hand. the French were
not willing to make a surrender Of
ANYTHING of Importance. Especially,
they were not willing to let Up on the
impositions they make on American
meat and meat products, fmpositions
which practically prevent lmportati0nS.
The American Protective Tariff League
is exploiting the facts as 70 what hap
pened TO the commission which was
sent TO France for the purpose OF boil
steering up the maximum and minimum
provisions of the pending tariff bill.
II is the argument of the high tariff
rnen that the situation as between this
coursry aad France shows the need of
a drastic maximum and minimum law.
Withou much question, II such law
is obtafuec as seems now entirely like
Nv, France will be one OF the first OBJ
jectives If II.