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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
Mr.. HOUGH AS A FALSE
WEATHER PROPHET.

No one can answer the prevailing
charges against the Weather Bureau SO
well as those whose business has most
to do with the weather. The steam
ship captains, the householder whose
plumbing is in danger from sudden
cold, the grower and shipper of per-
ishable prOduee-these are the citizens
who know best how shallow and cheap
is the attack on the service made in a
current issue OF a magazine by Emer-
son HOugh. But it viii be well, for
the sake of that large field of patrons
who simply note the predictions for
effect on the nOn-special industry in
which they are engaged, to answer
here and specifically the most spec
tacular charges so made.
The bureau, says Mr.. Hough. is a
political machine. How and wherefore
are not indicated. The answer. then.
must lie made in the dark. Here it is:
Every appointment made to the bu-
reau staff has been made through the
Civil Service Commission, save that Of
the chief alone. These appointees,
owing their posts to no politician, aye
independent of politics, and so bear
themselves. There is no other depart-
ment of the Government more free
from political faint.
An annual outlay Of SI,5OO,OOO is
made for the maintenance of the serv-
ice, suggests Mr.. Hough, without com
mensrrate return. No one can even
approximate the value of the Weather
Bureau. But two nstances-speeial
instances, it is true, but such in.
stances as are required for an estimate
will suffice for answer.
A West Indian hurricane Threatened
the Atlantic coast in 1896. ShI,oinp
from every port was detained By the
warnings from Washington. After
about twenty-four hours the storm
broke on our shores. Ships at sea were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
THE GAS QUESTION
ASKED IN BALTIMORE
From the Baltimore News.

The News has already referred 10
Washington's good fortune in having
the price of gas reduced from 81 to 80
cent a thousand feet Washington is
not satisfied with that concession. and
The washington Timer says the fight
for a lower price will be continued. In
indianapolis, where one company has
been selling gas at so cents. a Compel
ing company has announced a cut The
consumer will have gas at almost half
the price paid here for 4.
This Is one demonstration of the need
in Baltimore of a public-service com
mission we can pick out cities on all
sides that are getting gas cheaper than
IL Is sold here. AT the price for which
gas is sold in Boston and New York
the people of Baltimore would save an
nuaIly several hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t is impossible to believe that.
with our cheap labor and coa5, gas can
not be made here as cheapiy as In Bos-
ton, or New York, or Washington. 1t is
important that cities which are COM
retitors in the business world should
not have business advantages over US.
1t is distinct advantage TO have cheap
gas in the home and in the home and
in the factory.
How is Baltimore &c meet the situa-
ton? If the gas company IS ap-
preached, It will say = cannot afford
70 lower the price. But suppose We
had a public-service commission in this
State. II could investigate the busl-
ness thoroughly and lay before the
public the facts in the case. If there
is any good reason why Baltimore
should not have as cheap gas as Bos-
ton. New York, Washington, Chicago,
Detroit, and a dozen other cities which
might be named, the commission would
say so, and the public would not ap
prove of any effort to make the gas
company sell its product at a price
that would not give Il a fair return.
Now our hands are tied. We have no
way to bring the company into court
without resorting to a troublesome and
cumbersome process of a legislative
investigation
Yet the saving 10 Baltimore on gas
alone-if It got the commodity at a
price which, Judging from other cities.
seems reasonable to expect-would take
care OF the expenses Of public-serv-
Ice commission ten times over. The
commission would give US. besides, a
feeling Of security. Of assurance that
the public interests are being properly
looked after.
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TAKOMA PARK COUNCIL
ELECTION REFUSED BY
w w nyPE
w. W. DYRE
" Of The washington Times:

Editor OF The WASHINGTON Times:
Under the caption. Three Are Elect
ed at Takoma Park" in The Times
OF this evening. you make mention OF
the fact that mr.. Saunders won his
position after hard fight against sew
eral candidates. the most prominent OF
which was W. ". Dyre. who has been
member OF the council and sought
reelection"
AS a matter OF truth and justice I
wish to state that Mr. W ". Dyre
has been for several terms one Of the
hardest workers OF the council Of
Takoma Park. and there would have
been no fight If he could have been
persuaded 10 serve another term He
refused TO allow his name to be used.
and nothing but mis- refusal to serve
prevented his practically unanimous re-
election.
Mr.. Dyre. by his valuable service to
the town of Takoma Park, needs no
defense, but In justice to the towns
people. ii is hoped that You will give
this letter as prominent a place in Your
paper as you gave the notice OF this
evening.
Very truly yours,
HOMER GUERRY.
Washington, May 4
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wrecked everywhere. And the value of
the vessels held in port which must
have gone to sea save for this service,
exceeded Sl3,OOO,OO0
Ships and shippers are not the only
gamers. A severe freeze threatened in
1900. Warnings were thereupon wired
to worknen IN every land indus
try coneerned-orange growers, horti-
culturists, transportation men having
perishable goods in cars, dealers in
fruits and vegetables-as well as to
householders whose water systems and
piping were likely to suffer. The saw
ing in that one instance amounted to
s., 100000.
Any newspaper with a telephone
and an inquiring deposition could null
tiply instances. It could go further
and disprove practically all of Mr..
Hough's article. He tells of the loss of
the steamer Portland, which sailed
from Boston harbor into storm and
went down with $50 tourists, but he
does not tell that the captain called
up the weather bureau office in that
port and deliberately chose to risk the
lives of his passengers against the
warning repeated to him by the local
agent. He smiles over the death of
the agent at Galveston, on the theory
that the official in charge knew moth
ing of the impending storm in 1900,
when-as the Milwaukee Sentinel
points QUIT is a well-known fact
that he remained at his post of duty,
telephoning out warnings, until he
rould reach his mouse only in a boat"
No adverse criticism directed against
any Government bureau in years has
been so shallow, so superficial, so
childish, as that which has followed the
bureaus failure to anticipate the
storm of Inauguration Day. With
from eighty to eighty six predictions
correct out of every 100, its record is
its own Justification. But when a joke
is started. to the effect that the bureau
did not provide good weather for that
day, and a writer like Mr.. Houqh I'M
dertakes TO transform it into gen.
eral indictment on such fiimsy grounds,
it is time for the American people to
stop smiling and keep their eye on the
facts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

ordinate profits, no wonder the Sugar
trust is after beet sugar mills.
Here is a chance for real tariff revis-
ion in the interests of the consumer
Cut down the duty to a third of cent
pound, if a duty is thought wise,
and give cheaper food to every house
hold in the land, and stimulate every
industry to which sugar is a raw ma
terial. Why not be fair? Why make a
tariff bill in hooks and corners and
legislate by stealth? Is it because their
deeds are evil? The sugar schedule
would seem so to indicate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES
SHOULD TAKE WARMING.

While it viii need the text of the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court on the commodities clause of
the Hepburn bill to determine the ex-
act effect of the decision on the coal
carrying roads, it is evident that the
ruling is a practical victory for the
railroads. But, since it seems to make
it clear that Congress, by stating more
plainly its purpose to do so, can ex-
tend the operation of the law to cover
generally the intent of the Hepburn
bill, the Government should not have
serious difficulty in accomplishing what
it started out to accomplish if it is
still thought advisable to do it.
What the public is interested in is
in seeing that the railroads do not
monopolize the business of coal min
ing. In discussing the decision and its
probable effect, it is well not TO over
look the fact that there was real
grievance with the way the railroad
companies were conducting the coal
trade. They were interfering unfairly
with the business of independent cper-
ators; they were refusing them cars;
they delayed the transportation of
their goods and they were exorbitant
in their charges.
Now, it was perfectly clear that if
the great carrying companies were oil
lowed to continue this sort of thing it
would be but a comparatively short
time before they would have a complete
monopoly of commodities that are es-
sential to the welfare of the country.
1t could not be expected that the
people would look with complacency on
the absorption of all their natural re-
sources by these vast corporations
which also had a monopoly of the
carrying trade of the country.
Yet this condition was rapidly COM
ing to pass. In the West thousands
of acres of coal and oil and timber
lands were entered by dummies" and
these holdings turned out to be for
railroad interests. 1t is not necessary
to specify the numerous ways in
which it was demonstrated that the
carrying corporations were using their
power to the detriment of the public
good. Investigations and trials before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
brought to light again and again
grave wrongs which were being per-
petrated. It was the feeling of hos
tility evoked by these disclosures which
so aroused public opinion that Congress
was forced to try to put an end to
condition that bid fair to become
intolerable.
1t is worth while to recall these
facts, because some of our eontem-
poraries are using this decision-as
they use pretty much everything else
TO provoke derision of Roosevelt and the
Roosevelt policies" They are greatly
mistaken if they believe that the pub
lie feels each time something Roose-
welt sought to accomplish is blocked
or retarded, that, for this reason, he
was all wrong both in his methods and
in the ends sought. In the very mat
ter of attempting to curb the powers of
railroads, if Mr.. Roosevelt's plan has
not been as effective as it was hoped
it might be, it has served to show the
railroads that the public was not pow
erless and that it would not put up
with a continuance of their wrongdoing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
White House Callers

Senators Burton of Ohio.
Flint Of California.
Curtis of Kansas.
Representatives Smith of Michigan.
Reeder Of Kansas
Scott of Kansas.
Gardiner OF NIassschu-
sets.
c. c. Glover.
Myron NJ. Parker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

drich. and Henri Martin, of the legation
staff
Marchese df Montgllari. counselor of
the Italian embassy. and Lieutenant
Camperio, naval attache, were joint
hosts, at dinner at Rauscher's last even
Ing, In honor of Mrs F. A Bryan, OF
baltimore. who is the guest OF Miss
Eleanor Terry. Miss Anna COckerell
ana MISS Terry were among the guests.
=
Miss isabel Clarke entertained at a
doucie box party at the Belasco Theater
last evening for the performance OF
Lulu laser in Mile. Mischief" fol-
lowed oy supper at the New Willard. In
- ne ps..ty were Gen. and Mrs. Clarence
towards, Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard.
Miss CamrcrOn. Miss CockereIf. Miss Col
ton, Mis- Terry, Mrs. Bryan. of Balti-
more, az, others.
Mrs. William A Edwards, sister of
the President, who has been a guest at
the White House for several days, left
washington this afternoon for her nome
in Los Angeles. Cal.
Mrs. Taft viii attend the coneert AT
Potomac Drive this afternoon IN one OF
the White House automobiles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
FRlDINGER'S BODY
TAKEN FROM RIVER
Police Recover Remains of Canoe
list Drowned Near Highway
Bridge.

The body Of Paul n. F1rdinger. a clerk
IN the War Department. who was
drowned in the Georgetown channel by
the capsizing Of a canoe, short dis
lance below the Highway bridge last
Friday night. was recovered by the pO-
lice Of the Harbor precinct this morn
ing. The crew had been dragging for
the body with graphing irons daily
since the accident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

side at the table Thursday and Miss
Mary Motifs Amber on Friday
Snlrt waists. neckwear, chfidren's
comes Sao,il fancy and useful articles, pre-
serves, 1ellleS, cakes, candies. relics. old
silver, and laces will be on sale.
me ofdcerS of the seague are: Mrs.
han Hoes, president; Miss Johns,
nrst vice president; Miss Mary Morris
Amber. second vice president: Mr.
Howard s. McCandlish. corresDondins e
secretary; Miss NJ. z. Tiffey, treasurer.
and Mrs. E +. NcClelland, assistant
treasurer N'---
The list of patrcnesses is:
Mrs. Arthur d. Addison.
Mrs. Murray Addison.
Miss Biddle.
Mrs. John s. Blair.
Mrs John c. Boyd
Mrs Arthur T. Brice
Mrs. j. Fairfield Carpenter
Mrs. Robert Craig
MS. Gordon-Cumming
Mrs. Richard c.. Davenport
Mrs. Charles Henry Davis.
MIS- George I. Dunlop.
Mrs. Elkins.
Mrs. George F. Elliott
MRS Green Clay Goodloe
Mrs. Hay.
Miss Heintzelman
Mrs c. Albert Hill
Mrs Archibald HOPKINS
Mrs Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Mrs. Thomas Hyde.
Mrs. Ralph Cross johnson.
= Miss NJ 3. Johnston.
Miss Kean
Miss Kibbey.
Mrs. Fleming Lavender.
Mrs. ArthEr Lee.
Mrs James Lowndes.
Mrs Nicholas Luuuer.
Mrs. George 7. Marye.
Mrs John MCGOWAN
Mrs. Duncan McKim.
Mrs. Simon Newcomb
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver
Mrs Charles Parrish.
MIS-. Henry Cleveland Perkins.
Mrs. Pinchot.
Miss j. Riggs.
Mrs P. Sanger
Mrs Roland Cotton-Smith
Mrs. John P. Story.
Mrs. r Rush Wallace.
Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson.
Mrs, Yarrow.
IN MIS- Mary Gale Davis will speak to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
aye GentIewomen,s sale.n

''Ye GentIewomen's League" will hold
their annual ''Ye GentIewomen's Sale
Thursday and Friday. May and T.
from 10 O'Clock In the morning to
o'clock in the afternoon I'm st. Johns
Parish Hall. Tea will y, served after i.
O'Clock. Mrs. Randaif Hoes win pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs. Abram Simon, of University
place, left Washington this afternoon
for Cincinnati for a fortnight's visit TO
her mother, Mrs. u W. Obendorfers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

MIS- Mary Gale Davis will speak to
the Nurses Association In the uyonnan,s
oulIGing of the George Washington uni
XS,eersity this afternoon at BIS O'Clock on
hhytnm, Aepiied to Natural Develop
ment and Expression .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Col Pete" Hepburn of Iowa. who
was one of the Lame ducks thet re-
tired from the House at the close OF the
Sixtieth Congress, finds it impossible TO
break away from his old associations
He journeys to the Capitol every day,
and makes his headquarters in the Of
fees of the Committee on Interstate
Commerce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

The Merrynakers have issued invita-
tons for a dance on Thursday. Anril &.
4SVs' at National Rifles Armory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Representative J. Van Vetchten Olcott
Of New York has joined the ranks Of
Congressional autOm0bilists. He No
longer uses horses. but drives Up to the
Capitol in an electric runab bout
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

a a,da and Henri Martin. Of the lesatiOn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs Benjamin Reeves Russell enter
tanned box party at the Belaseo The
alter last evening, followed by a supper.
Her guests were her daughters. Miss
Sessions and Miss Bessie Sessions. Carl
w oodrun' oscar Portner and Mr..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Senator Root stands at the head OF
the legal profession in the United
States"
That Is the opinion entertained ny
Senator Bailey Of Texas. who IS looked
upon as a man OF more than ordinary
ability as a lawyer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs. Thomas NJ. Chatard was hostess
at a bridge party yesterday IN her
home on Rhode Island avenue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

The Misses Kean entertained a party
at luncheon yesterday in complimeEf
TO Miss Ethel Roosevelt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Miss Sallie Darlington, daughter Of
General and Mrs Garlington. Is sr,end-
ng few days in Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
To Entertain At Tea.

The Secretary of the Siamese Ieza-
ton and Mrs. Lotus have issued cards
for dinner and dance at the CHEVY
Chase Club Saturday, May 5.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs. Alesnire has issued cards for A
small bridge party Tuesday, May II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

had as his guests at elmer last even
ing the Belgian Minister and Baroness
MOI cneur, the Danish Minister and
Countess MoltiZes Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

The marriage of Miss Janet L Wal
ton TO Abner X Wright viii take, place
TINS evening at 80 O'Clock in Calvary
Greene officiating
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Mrs. BuImer's LUNCHEON.

Mrs. r. c. Bulmer entertained at
luncheon today at the Chevy Chase
Club in honor of Miss Josephine Du-
rand daughter of Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand. the former British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Durand. who is at pres
emf visiting Miss Marion Oliver, daugh-
ter OF the Assistant Secretary of War
ana Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

dance last night at Dyers' Hall which
was largely attended. The decorations
OF the hall were in the club colors. en-
twined with spring blossoms The fol-
lowing ladies were present: Miss ReIis
Schi6man, Miss Rena Fleishman. Miss
Rita Baer, Miss Celeste Goodman. Miss
Ernestine Rich, Miss Gladys MAYER,
stein. Miss Carrie Robinson Miss
Selma Kahn, Miss Irene EinsteIn. and
Miss Edith Nattans, OF Baltimore The
gentlemen we're Lester Marx. Alfred
Haas. Alfr5d Stern. Morris Eiseman,
Meyer Simon, Malcolm Auerbach, Ed
win Hahn, Roy and Melvin King, Ar
thur and Lester Neuman, Melvin and
Stanley Fisher. Herbert Rich, Milton
Goldsmith, Herbert Jacoby, Arthur
Luehs, and Bernard md David Baer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs. George w. Wi>kersham, wife Of
the Attorney General, returned to
Washington yesterday afternoon from
New York, accompanied by Sir Robert
and Lady Hadfeld who will I've her
England
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham win entertain a party at din
ner the latter part of the week in COM
field
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

The strenuous ones who were the booa
companions of President Roosevelt on
his walking and riding trips. have not
abandoned their daily exercise Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, who was Mr.
RooSevelts constant companion. con-
tinues his horseback rides in Rock
Creek Park, and always walks home
from the Capitol He is not so Strenu-
GUS In the morning. however, for he can
be seen almost any day going TO the
Senate IN taxicab-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Mrs. MacVeagh, wife of the Secretary
o 1.-THE Treasury, viii not receive today
owing TO her absence from the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-18
NEW BARGAINS.

A nice home. fine location. center OF
city In Pasadena, Cal, 10 trade for
country property near Salem.
A good homestead claim, itO acres.
TO trade or Salem or suburban
property; one OF so acres 10 trade,
See me or a snap.
My dairy ranch In Tillamook county
near oretown 20 trade for valley
property.
f-room new house, hard finish, easy
torms, small payment down; two
lots and barn; Sl6O0g
5-rOom house. lots; same terms;
s7V0.
i-room house. lots and barn; same
terms; s7OO.
Large house. Z rooms. porches, barn
etc, 1880.
Fine farm In Palouse country, Slt
acres, 22O Ia wheat, so acres In
oats, 80 acres fine orchard, to trade
for Salem property or farm land.
SEQ acres near Condor, Gillian Co,
TO trade; $40 In wheat. balance
summer fallow; good improve
ments. fences, etc.
100 acres IN Grass Valley. Oregon, to
trade for property near Salem.
See RYAN for your wants, notary
work, insurance, etc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-18
LINCOLN COUNTY PROPERTY
FOR SAL
Newport, Oregon.


Seven and one-half acres OF upland
bordering on deep water slough on
Yaquina Bay; all good land. Price
$3.50.
Forty acres, half way between New
port, Or. and Toledo, Or, on coun-
~ road. one and half acres clear
ed with shanty on Il; considerable
bottom land; good alder and vine
maple on land. Price 800.
Good level lot on South Beach oppo-
site Newport, Or. price SIS.
Lot 3, block 46. at Seal Rocks. Or;
fine view OF ocean, good level lot.
Price 500.
Seventy-eight acres near Pioneer, Or,
all alongside II. II. track between
seven and eight acres OF bottom
land on Il is cleared; forty good
bearing apple trees; good stone
quarry on land near II. II. Price
$500.
Two-acre oyster bed at Oyster City.
on Yauqina Bay; with this goes
half acre upland lots. Price $500.
Ten-room house, 30x4O feet In size
and block of land. on Nye Creek
and Olsonville sidewalk; house is
In fine 'onditlon; good woodshed
and good water; this Is fine prop.
osition for n summer boarding and
roOming house, as well as a per-
mRnent home. Price $500.
j. q. OLSSON, Newport, Or.
Inquire nc Journal Ofilce.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-18
VAUDEVILLE ARTIST
HAS HER TROUBLES

San Francisco, May 1S.-Mrs.
Horton Forrest Phipps, social favor
tie known as La Valera since she
went on the vaudeville stage two
weeks ago, decided today that the
troubles of the social whirl are a
mere bagatelle when compared with
those of a theatrical star.
Since Mrs. Phipps made her pro-
fessional debut as La Valera she has
seen the ghost" walk but twice and
both times the preverse spectre has
ambled right past her without stop
ping for breath. Jake Rauer, col
lection agent, is responsible for the
retractlons of the Orpheum shade
He has enticed Il past It's logical des-
tination both times and the public
Is awaiting further developments.
First Mrs. Phlpps' salary was at
tached for a jewelry bill, next her
husband was served with a summons
in a suit for S45 alleged TO be due
Nat Goodwin for house rent, and now
a bill for SIS confronts the actress,
who is billed for that amount on the
books of local cloak and suit house.