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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21
Fastidious Nora.

Mistress-"Nora, why didn't. you fin.
ish winding tho clock? You only
gave it a couple of turns" Nora
"Shure, and I'll be lawn yez termor-
rer, mum, and I'd not be afther DOM
amy of the new gyrul's work." ..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21

The up-to-date butcher shop is now
provided with an electric meat saw,
and the old handsaw is relegated to
the junk pile. In it's place is a small
handsaw, driven by an electric mo-
tor, which sewers all bones in a neat
and expeditions manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21
Trouble Ahead,

"Isn't it too bad!" sighed Mrs.
Lapsling. II shall have to go to the
dentists again. I find I have anoth.
err vicarious tooth in my upper jaw"
Chicago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21
Gods Habitation.

A quiet state of mind, a state Of
mind free from its OWL troubled i'm
aginings and operations, is Gods hab-
itation. His inward kingdom and tenn
ple.-RuYsbrQke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21

While the Chinese do not care for
alcoholic drinks, but are addicted to
opium, the Koreans like strong drink
and do not care for opium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-07-21

AS many as 4,061 muscles have
been counted in the body of a moth.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
CATHEDRAL
HERE SOON TO BE
A REALITY.

The appointment Of the Rev. George
s. Sexton. OF Houston, Tex, as assist
ant secretary of the board of church
extension of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. means that work will
now begin to raise 100000 for the cree
ton of s great cathedTal-church of
Methodism in Washington DR.. Sexton
was named & the assistant secretary
ship Oy the board at its meeting ~
Memphis a few days ago, and was
selected for the special purpose of lead
ing the Washington church enterprise.
lie will visit every city in the South in
the interest of this cause.
At the ,last general conference, in
Birmingham in 1906, il was decided that
the erection Of a suitable church in the
National Capital should be made an
undertaking of the whole Of Southern
Methodism, but circumstances have
been such that II has not been advan-
tageous TO begin the movement until
nov. With q man actively In the field,
il i; expected that the desired amount
Of money. ard even more. viii be
raised within few months, and befoEs
the end of tHis year, DR.. Sexton e2-
poets to see ground broken for the mag
nifcent edifice TO be built at Massa-
Chusetts avenue and X street facing
Mt. Vernon Square.
The man who has been selected for
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
POPULARITY OF THE COM.
MISSION FORM OF
GOVERNMENT.
[From the Ballimore -

TFrom the Baltimore NeWsl
Defects in the city charter which
initiate seriously against good govern
ment have long suggested a revision of
that instrument. The charter was a
thing OF compromises when it was
adopted and, though it was a great i'm
provement on the organic law of the
city which it succeeded, it happened
TO be drafted at a time when opinion
in this country was in a nebulous con-
dition as to what authority the mayor
should be given and how much should
be left with the council and various
heads Of departments. In consequence,
here and elsewhere It was necessary to
compromise diverse views. and blum
ders were made.
Since the adoption of our charter
there has been steady growth in the
belief that the plan largely followed
in American cities of giving a city
bicameral chambers. a mayor, num-
Der of heads Of departments and then
I5pping these of with boards for this,
that and the other duty is a great
mistake The belief in the commits
sion form OF government has steadily
strengthened Many modern city char
ters eliminate the council altogether.
In the West the demand for doing away
with The council is widespread. In any
discussion Of a new charter for Balti-
more, of course attention will first be
directed TO this feature, and thorough
study viii be given to what other cities
have done and are doing.
But. while a new charter is needed.
it ought not TO be assumed that good
government cannot be had with the
present one. The truth is that under
this charter the mayor can be pretty
much what he wishes TO be and do
pretty much what he wishes to do, as
was shown by Mayor Hayes, who was
the first TO take Office under it. There
was no complaint during his term of
Office of lack of authority in the mayor
or of division of responsibility. Mr..
Hayes took hold of the situation with
a firm hand, and there was never the
slightest doubt as TO who was running
the administration.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
MR.. TAFT'S OPTIMISM AND
THE TROUBLE IN GEORGIA.

IN his Howard University speech
Wednesday night President Taft made
several optimistic statements regarding
the negro problem which are particular
y interesting because of the present
trouble on the Georgia railroad. The
President said that never before has
The future OF the negro seemed so
bright, so hopeful. Conditions in the
South are more favorable to the negro
than they ever have been. Southerners
of the better class are coming to re-
gard the negro as one of their most
valuable assets. OF course. much de-
ponds upon the industry and persever-
ance of the colOred man himself. He
can make himself valued if he takes
wise advantage of his opportunity.
Thus argued Mr.. Taft.
A week ago the Presidents speech
would have been taken as matter
of course. A week ago there was no
quarrel over the colored men employed
on the Georgia railroad. Negro firemen
have been working for years on the
Southern roads
But since the Georgia strike began.
the negro question has been used to
gather sympathy for the strikers. 1t
has been given out that the strike is
due to the discharge of some white
men and the appointment of colored
men in their places. 1T is generally be-
lieyed," says a dispatch from Atlanta
that if the firemen win this strike. the
movement viii grow into a demand for
the elimination of negro iremen on all
the Southern railroads
AT any rate, the situation in Georgia
furnishes a rough idea OF the Difficult
ties surrounding the progress of a race
toward the best things that civiliza-
lion affords. No doubt the President
speaks with authority when he saws
that the better element among the
Southern white people are inclined Il
regard the negro as an asset. But it Is
clear that wide difference of opinion
may and does prevail in the South as
10 the proper means of developing and
realizing upon that asset.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29


Shall the children of Washington be provided with Fairgrounds this suner'
Congress again q appropriate this
a the
of 1908
go
meeting the executive d
to
grounds Notwithstanding the fact that the treasury practically
duty the child and to the
willing
andc of the work
Municipal Fairgrounds
should distribution TIC
if
be
education.
Make checks
toJ B. il, building.
UC1zze---Z-7 Z<ss-1~~
Vice rpsdu
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

standing by the beet sugar makers, -
which Senators will have to offer who
vote to let in vast and increasing
amounts of raw sugar either free or at
reduced duties. for the trust to refine
and then sell at prices based on a duty
of Sl.90 ON refined sugar. In a few
more years Cuba. Porto Rico. the Ha-
waiian and Philippine Islands win be
sending so much sugar here that none
of the imports viii pay full duty. Porto
Rico and Hawaii already send in their
sugar free; the Philippines are 10 be
given free entry; Cuba gets a conces-
sion on its duty; and they all send
their sugar 10 the trust refneries. The
trlIst has Sl.95 protection now, and
Sl.9O under the Senate bill; the beet
sugar man has only about 81 protec-
ton, because of the immense amount
of concession or free sugar that comes
in. The trust is left with the power
to squeeze the life out of the beet sugar
producer, singly or en- masse. That Is
the sort of protection the beet industry
will get if the Sugar trust schedule
goes through.
The men who are letting i'll another
100000 tons of free sugar from the
Philippines will have to~eYnlain to the
beet sugar makers how that helps. Ii
may be proper to give this benefit to
the archipelago. but it certainly isn't
protecting the home sugar makers.
Why not be honest about the thing!
There has generally been some sort
of scandal about the making of sugar
schedules. There viii be one about this
one. if the Finance Committee is allow
ed to have its way. It can't be gloss
cd over and hidden and cOnfUsed-nOt
this time The cat is out of the bag
and the brand of SUGAR will be on
the men who try TO fool their people
with the plea of protecting the Ameri-
can producer They can't get away
with it this year.
Now Is the time for gentlemen to
take warning. They viii have Op'
portunity to think it over and decide
whether they want to be labeled as
Sugar trust statesmen. If they don't
want to be so labeled, they viii have
to vote to remove the vicious, iniqui
tous. obsolete. and excu5eless Dutcl
standard of color from the law.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
PROGRESS OF FIVE YEARS
TOLD IN REPORT ON
ISTHMUS.

Five years of progress in the way OF
health and sanitation on the canal zone
are described fully by the Isthmiaa
Canal Commission in report just is
sued The account shows that marvels
have been achieved in a hygienie and
sanitary way. Since May 4, 1894, the
achievements in this direction on the
canal zone have been. undoubtedly,
greater than any other country has 10
its credit Col. w. 9. Gorgas and his
aides. experts on sanitation from the
army and navy, have grappled with and
mastered q problem that in some re-
spects is as great as the construction of
the canal itself
As described in the report OF the CON-
mission. the public health work has in
cluded three branches peculiar to the
tropics: the eradication of yellow fever,
controlling malaria. and, by means of
rigid quarantine, keeping the isthmds
free from bubonic plague. yellow fever,
cholera, and smallpox.
Mosquitoes Garry Germs.
As to yellow fever and malaria. the
germs of these diseases are car
ried By mosquitoes, and when the Amer
leans took hold Of the canal it was
found the conditions in the cities of
Panama and Colon. and in the canal
zone villages were favorable 10 the
breeding OF mosquitoes. Stagnant water
stood in streets and Yards, water for
home use was peddled- frOrlA house TO
house, and was kept in barrels and
other containers. underbrush was allow
ed to grow unchecked, and there was
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

this important post has already made
great success as a church builder. and
the board considered him tie most
available for the work in the entire
Southern Methodist connection. He has
just finished a magnificent church
building in Houston, going there four
years ago by the appointment of Bishop
Key 10 organize q new Methodist con-
gregation in an exclusive residence sec
ton of the city.
He organized with a few members and
Immediately began TO plan for a build
ing. holding services temporarily in a
Eall, and later in a frame chapel erected
FOR the purpose. He interested some
wealthy Methodists in his scheme to
build "a Methodist temple OF pure Greek
architecture. and today. a little less
than four years since he went TO
Houston. there stands there as the re-
suit of his labor magnificent edifice.
built in classic style. completely equip
ped. It cost, as it stands today 500, 600,
and is the cOstliest church home the
MethOdists have in the South.
Sunday night. May % great union
held in. St Pauls TO bid DR.. Sexton
godspeed.
He goes from Houston to Mineral
Wells Monday for a ten days rest. and
then Will come 10 Washington to confer
with the local committee of Mt. Vernon
Church.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
HALE BEATEN BY MINORITY IN THE
SENATE BY CLEVER
RUSE.

About a week ago Senator Hale pre-
scented an order, in his capacity as
"father' TO the Senate. providing for
night sessions TO close at II o'clock.
He did not ask immediate action on il,
but IT was expected that the elders
would insist upon such action without
more than day or two delay.
The order. however. has never come
up for c.asideration: and now the story
has leaked out as to what suppressed
it, It is an interesting sidelight on the
tariff situation.
II the Hale order had been adopted
the Senate would have begun sessions
ct II O'Clock, sat till ;. resumed and
continued grinding till II. When the
proposal was brought forward the in
surgent Republicans and Democrats
recognized IL as part Of the plan TO
choke of their conversation, 10 deprive
them Of the night hours for work or
the bill and to force an early issue.
Most OF them work the better part OF
the night. with experts and specialists,
books and stenographers, loading up for
their fights CT the next day. Deprived
OF the privilege of night work they
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Milton and Sargent Aborn, directors
of the various Aborn Opera Compa-
MES, have just accepted from Robert
Harold May, a Washington boy. his new
song, entitled Dreams of You" which
has never been published, and the
manuscript Of which has but recently
been submitted. The Abofns are TO
have the song interpolated in "a chi
nese Honeymoon" their production here
next week. It viii be rendered by
Forrest Huff, the handsome and popa-
lar baritone.
Mr. May is known to a host OF
Washington friends as Cotton and IS
prominent in musical and newspaper
circles. He resides with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber J. May, at 1919 S
street northwest. Mr. Mays brother,
Huntington, was a member of the
Aborn Opera Company here last sum
mer, and is now travelling in vaudeville
in q sketch called The Patriot"
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
WHEN THE CIRCUS HAS DIS
APPEARED FROM EARTH.

Some deliberate misunderstanding OF
the motive of the great East African
Jungle hunt would appear from reading
of certain contemporaneous news items.
It was not by mere chance, We take
it. that an interviewer came across
DR. William J. long. one of the charter
members of the Nature Fake Club, and
prevailed upon him to say that the
mighty nimrod now in liyeliest Africa
Is "a game butcher, pure and simple
It was not through sheer innocence
or ignorance, we venture to assume,
that the humanitarians in convention
assembled at kalamazoo fire name,
by the way, which would appeal to
the fancy of any dUsky African chief
rejected by an overwhelming majority
a resolution thanking the former Presi-
dent for his aid in protecting Alichi-
gan birds1 They could not seriously
have offered as an excuse for this act
that the subject of the resolution was
at present engaged in killing wild
animals in Africa" Such a half-truth
smells of rank injustice
The facts of the expedition are SO
we'll known that misinterpretation
should be discountensneed. The chief
OF the expedition is celebrated famal
expert who IS studying wild animals
in their native lairs and incidentally
procuring specimens for the Smithson-
ian Institution. So far he has been 50
successful as to bag specimens of such
rarities as the lion, the antelope, the
giraffe. the wiIdbeest commonly
known as the gnu, the hippopotamus
and other strange creatures seen as a
rule only in the circus. 1t is not right
that a circus should be better equip
ped than the Smithsonian Institution
The excursion has been very success
full; at least, we Judge so from the re-
port that the 'natuTalists of the eX
pcdition." who, of course, are simply
the assistants of the leading scientist;
of the party, "hsve collected two Ply
thons and 4O0-odd birds and mammals
When the circus has disappeared
from the face of the earth, visitors Il
the museum in Washington viii thank
the dauntless hunter for the sure ey,
and steady hand he showed in thu
jungle.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

would be in no shape TO continue the
contest effecti yely-
But on talking the matter over the
insurgents decided that they could play
that game as we'll as another. They
all went in for the night session idea.
Just what We want. lets hurry il
along and get away they all said,
when the Aidrich whip came around 20
feel them out next day concerning the
order. There was a perfect unanimity-
This very unanimity gave parse TO
the elders. They thought it over; and
they discovered that maybe IT would be
we'll not TO force an issue They
could muster the votes to carry the
night session order; but they suddenly
doubted whether they would want them.
I'VE had EN- on the night session
business explained an insurgent Re
publican. We had a combination to
meet that situation Our boys would ali
have been here, day and night, and
they couldn't have held theirs We
can sit around the cloak rooms and
smoke and tell stories as comfortably
q g anybody else can; and some of these
dignined fathers would be dropping out
iri disgust and disbursement from
time 10 time. with the result that we
would have been turning up with The
necessary majority to do business
They got wise 10 the fact that We were
ready for night sesslons-and so they
dropped it,
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
SUGAR; STILL A CHANCE FOR
REAL REVISION. XXI.

The budding scandal of the Senate's
vote 10 retain the Sugar trusts Joker
IN the Sugar trust schedule of the
tariff threatens yet to burst into full
blossom. Unwilling to accept one de
feat as final, the friends of the sugar
consumer, as well as the true friends
OF the American sugar producing inter
est, have announced that when this
schedule is reached on the consideration
of the tariff bill in the Senate they
VIII make another fight for elimination
of the iniquitOus and dishonest Dutch
color standard.
There Is one difficulty about continu-
ing 70 vote for the Sugar trust. The
country understands now, for the first
time, the point to this business. The
newspapers have already been full of
the exposition of the fact that the
Dutch standard of color is the real
protection of the trust. This was
never before made plain until this
year. The real in@ardness of this
schedule has been befogged and be-
muddled until everybody who wanted
honest revision managed to miss the
point.
But it Is now clear as day. No man
can vote for the Sugar trust graft ex.
cept with the sure understanding that
the country viii know that he knew
what he was doing. The issue is made
There Is no escaping from it. The
most. ubiquitous thing in the whole
tariff law" solemnly declared Senator
Clay; and he was right. For if Con
gress viii stand up TO the rack and
with demonstration before it, still per
sist in voting for another decade o.
taxing the people in order to pour fift1
or sixty millions OF profits into tn,
Sugar trust Golfers. then, indeed. ar,
we come TO a fine pass in our nationa
morals.
The record made on this sugar fign
is going TO the country. It viii b.
graphically set forth in the newspaper
and the magazines. No Senator's con
stituents viii be permitted to overlook
the fun significance of every vote cas-
on this proposition. This is going L
be a bad time 10 do Q friendly tuu
for Aldrich" and then try to sneal
away behind the cloak OF a dishones
claim that st might hurt the bee
sugar factories in my State Their
isn't going to be any room for tina
sort OF apologies The people are goini
10 know Just what il Is all about an,
how dishonest is any such excuse.
Ii IS indeed cheerful claim o
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

no general understanding among the in
habitants that the breeding Of mosqui-
toes was a menace to health.
The record of five years shows that
IN the face of this situation, and with
yellow fever seizing hold of the new
arrivals as early a July, 1904, the dis
ease was stamped Que by December II.
1905, with 134 cases and 81 deaths among
the Commission employees, and 2i6 cases
and 81 deaths in all. The disease was
confined to the cities of Panama and
Colon. 1t was fought by preventing the
Introduction of more cases from other
countries and by war on mosquitoes,
by keeping patients in screened rooms
people had been taught to assist in the
destruction OF the mosquito.
Malaria conditions were extremely
bad when the Americans took hold OF
tie ssuauoh. MOSQUITOES Were Iouho
IN large numbers in the buildings and
wards at AncOn Hospital and the con-
ditions there were typical.
To Prevent Malaria.
The permanent work for the proven
tion OF malaria will be practically ac-
Complished in a year. though certain
routine work, as oiling pools, cutting
brush and the like must go on indefn-
itely. The rate per thousand Of persons
having malaria is steadily being re-
duced In 1906 it was as high as S2l
per thousand. In 1908 IL was 2S2.
Only two cases of bubonic plague
have developed on the isthmus since
American occupation.
II Is shown that the sick rate on the
canal zone is dwindling steadily. The
death rate, based on the total number
of employees and the number of deaths
is steadily going down. II was as high
al Il. "a in 1906. In 1908 il was reduCeC
TO as low as 1901
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

The Baltimore sun Is right. The
monument TO Grover Cleveland should
be a national monument. and should be
located In the National city. Washing
ton. Moreover, II ought 20 be built
enan
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

There is one thing about this political
unrest in Cuba which the American con-
sumer must look upon with equanimity'
If Cuba finally has TO be taken into the
United States. its sugar viii come here
duty free, in any stage OF rawness or
refinement. and the flood Of it will help
smash the Sugar trust
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Let it not be lightly overlooked that
the mixture OF labor and race problems
IN this Georgia strike surely presages
one OF the most difficult and complex
social situations that this nation must
face I'm the future
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

4 physician has discovered that pea
nut oil will prevent old age. May be
sight, but our observation of how
peanut craftsmanship has brought wria-
Hles and old age upon this tariff meas
ure leads 20 some uncertainties.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Armed and masked men held up d
country bank I'm Illinois in broad day
light, took the money, and escaped
That's nothing: lot of politicians held
up the Illinois Legislature and got away
with a Senatorship while the whole
state aas looking on and threatening
10 do something about il.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29
Mrs. Dickinson Hostess.

Mrs Dickinson. vile = the Secretary
of War, entertained a few out-of-town
friends informally at luncheon today at
the Highlands.
Vice Admiral Uriu, of the japanese
Navy, and Baroness IJriu arrived in
Washington last evening from San
Francisco They left Washington this
morning for Annapolis. where they viii
be the guests of Commander and Mrs.
Badger. Vice Admiral Uriu will be the
honor guest this evening at the annual
banquet of the class of 81, of which he
is a member.
Mrs. Badger will entertain at dinner
this evening in honor of Baroness Uriu.
=
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce entertained informally at lunch
guests. Canon and Mrs. Henderson, OF
New York.
Miss Emily Tuckerman. who has been
spending some time in Newport, is now
| in Stockbridge, Mass.
| Representative and Mrs. James Breck
/ Perkins have closed their Washington
! residence, and Mrs. Perkins mas gone 10
their home in Rochester, y. Y. Mr..
/ Perkins will join her there later and
they will sail for Europe
| Senior Don Alberto Costa, first secre-
tary of the Argentine legation, left
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Ida NJ. TarbelIs views about Pitts
burg and the tariff sound almost as bad
as the recent upiift report on moral
conditions in the smoky City.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Miss Isabel D. Noyes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Moves. left Wash
inSton this morning to spend the week
Rockville, Nd.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Miss Anne Bayard, daughter of Mrs
James A. Bayard, left Washington this
morning for Annapolis, where she viii
spend several days.
The Washington times., 1909-05-29

Mrs. Mccormick. OF New YORK, is the
house guest of Senator and Mrs Elkins.