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The Washington times., 1909-05-17
''OH, THE DOCTRINAIRES ARE
AT 1T AGAIN"

Doctrinaires and mucfS-rakers are, Of
course, at the bottom % the whole
agitation for merit system in our
local and national governments. No
body else wants It. The whole theory
Of it is paternalism and the hope is of
fastening on the pay rolls the names of
a lot of men and women afraid of los
ing their jobs.
But isn't it strange, if this is so.
that a great corporation like the Penn
sylTauia Railroad should not only en-
force a merit system, but 20 the whole
length Of paternalism and pay retire
ment pensions As a matter of fact
every teaching of modern business life
IS that merit appointments and promo
tions are indispensable to an economi-
cal and efficient organization. The
Pennsylvania is only one Of thousands
of large concerns that teach this les
son.
Let us look a moment at this pension
fund of the 'Pennsy.7 Since it was
established in 1900 the sum of S3,445,-
1897 has been paid to retired en-
ployes. This does not include the oper-
ating expenses, which in 1908 amounted
TO S5,36947. The number of retired
employees on the ron December 81, 1908,
was 2,l76. And all employees, no mat
ter Of what rank, receive pension al
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
Getting Better Every Sunday

Some of the why worth we reading the Sunday e
ton of The Times yesterday a S toAowS:
James Hay described mastery fashion how
with childhood the of Dorothy Willard.
New Capt Charles
obtaining of dollars mining
known a Lady Alice
The winners announ il the
ma c. Borden saedto
George Washington University
ica College.
News first published of the hodup
dts who wrecked of
Details given 100000 Norfolk Va
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
ASKS INVESTIGATION
OF SCHOOL IN CUBA
Dean Appeals to State Depart
ment to Clear Up
Charges.

The State Department may authorize
an investigation of the Universal
Brotherhood and TheosophicaI Society,
located at Point Iona. Cuba, as the
result of an appeal to President Taft
made by the dean. Mrs Katherine
Tingiey-
Mrs Tingley declares an attempt has
eeen made to injure the character OF
her school by Cuban newspapers. As
a result. parents became alarmed and
a falling off N attendance resulted.
Mrs Tingley came to Washington after
asking Gen Carlos Garcia VaIez.
Cuban minister to the United States.
TO take the matter up with the State
Department
ne storles were printed she de-
clares ito hOTTify a certain class of
Cubans- I am here to demand an i'm
MEDIATE investigation in order that the
matter may be cleared up once for
all.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

lowances on relatively equal terms. For
every year of service the workmen is
paid per cent of his average salary for
the ten years Immediately preceding his
withdrawal from the service.
The next time there Is talk of a
real merit system in this jurisdiction
that It and It's corclstivc. retirement
on pension after years OF faithful
service, have been worked cut as In.
to good administration in
the largest and most practical Of non
governmental Institutions Then let
Us be ready with Tho answer the next
time we hear somebody say
"oh. the doetrfasires arr AZ IL again"
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
PRESIDENT IS VICTOR
OVER KNUTE NELSON
Minnesota Senator Finally Agrees Not to Oppose Ap-
pOintment of Willard as Judge to Succeed
Milton D. Purdy

At meeting of the Senate judiciary
Committee today a favorable report
was ordered on the nomination of
Charles A. Willard as district judge in
Minnesota.
The nomination will be reported to
the Senate by Senator Nelson himself
This is the nomination which President
Taft made after calling in all the men,
aside from Mr.. Nelson. for the purpose
of telling them he wanted to name Will
lard; that Nelson had Snother candidate
and that he hoped the Senator'S would
see their way clear de'icately 10 pre-
vail on Nelson to withdraw his opposi-
ton
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Milton d. Purdy. the chief trust
buster OF the Roosevelt administration,
neld the place for a time, but had to
step down and out because Senator Nell
son refused to permit confirmation.
President Taft set out to induce Senator
Nelson TO yield, and. though Mr.. Nelson
had another candidate on whom he =.aS
Tor time insistent, he at length
yieI9ed
The committee reported favorably a
number of other judicial nominations.
among them were those of Judge Laning,
of New Jersey, to be circuit Judge Of
the third circuit, and District Judge
Rellstad, of New Jersey. named to sue
ceed Judge Laning when the latter was
promoted.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
ALUMNAE GATHER
AT CHEVY CHASE
DR.. and Mrs. Barker Entertain in
Anticipation of Commence
ment Exercises.

DR. and Mrs. Barker. of the Chevy
Chase School, are entertaining a large
party OF visitors and members of the
aIunnae today in anticipation of the
commencement exercises which are to
be held tonight from until 10 O'Clock.
The exercises are but a part of the
weeks entertainment. which has in
cluded both musical and dramatic pre-
Sentations-
The members OF the graduating class
are Louise HarbesOn DOniphan, Ken
lucky; Jennie Shields Stryker. New
York; Ida Pickett Ferrill. Arkansas:
Marguerite Veta Halconb, California :
EuSenia Copper. Mississippi: Mittie
Wheeler Floyd, Mississippi; Amalia La
Mar Steen, louisiana; Marguerite Flora.
Skelly, California: LilliRs Irene Shetz-
line, Pennsylvania; Abba Wallis Coop
er, mississippi. Celeste Margaret Well
Texas; Lena Campbell, Tennessee:
Minette +. Switzer, Mississippi; Flor
entlDe Marye Monnig. California; Ruby
Saunders, New Mexico; Lillian A
Shrewsbury, w, Va.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
SEWER AND WATER
MAIN LAW UPHELD
Supreme Court Decides Against
Plaintiff, Holding Statute
Constitutional

The District Of Columbia sewer and
water main law were today held con
stitutional by decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the case
Of Alice Brooke against the District
Commissioners.
The former was assessed for cOnnee-
tion of sewer and water mains TO her
property on Third street southeast. She
refused payment and brought suit, al
leging that the law was discriminatory
and unconstitutional The Supreme
Court held that Congress had right to
discriminate betweeRr resident and nom
resident property owners in laws Of this
kind
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
TWO APPOINTMENTS BACKED
BY GOOD SENSE.

Two efficient men received reward
for faithful service yesterday when
President Taft nominated Charles Den
by, of Indiana, to be consul general at
Vienna, and Dr. Amos z. Wilder, of
Wisconsin, to be consul general at
Shanghai Both these appointments
are in the nature of promotions in the
consular service. Mr.. DENLY has been
consul general at Shanghai since the
days of John Goodnow, and DIR. Wilder
has been at Hongkong for the past~four
years.
To no officers of the consular service
have there been more difficult problems
presented than to these two men The
condition of the United States consular
service in the Orient few years ago
was disgrace. The Chinese people
have always regarded America and
Americans with favor, and yet it has
been Americans who have perpetrated
some of the most barefaced swindles on
these confding people.
In Hongkong a long period of inef-
ficiency had made the American con-
sulate a joke. 1t was under the most
trying circumstances that DIR. Wilder
took charge of the office He has made
it q power in the community and he be-
came one of the kind of men the Gov
eminent TO which he was accredited
took delight in honoring- A genial,
pleasant official, and a hard, constant
worker, he revolutionized consular af-
fairs at his station, and it is safe to
say his departure from Hongkong viii
bring out emphatic expressions of re-
gret.
IN Shanghai Mr.. DENLY had most
difficult position to I'LL. A son of the
late Charles DENLY, former minister to
the Flowery Kingdom. the consul gen
eral had spent most of his early life
among the Chinese and knew them
thoroughly. he had also absorbed
much of the spirit of the Orient, and
Was probably of all persons the best
equipped for the position he was called
upon TO fill had ell things been equal.
But things were not equal. Mr..
Denby was placed in the very difficult
position of standing between the
friends of lifetime and Judge Leb-
beus w. Wiley. Not that any of MIR.
Denby's friends were in danger from
Judge Wilhey's activities. But his
honor was unpopular and he was call
ed upon TO do lot of things that made
him more unpopular. While every
man and woman who knows anything
of the circumstances cannot but ap-
plaud the Whitley crusade and feel
happy in the general results attain
ed, the Judge himself did not take well
with the people of Shanghai, all of
whom were Mr.. Denby's friends, and
Mr.. DENLY was compelled by common
decency and his official position to sup
port Judge Wiley in everything he
did.
This condition of things placed the
consul general in a most unhappy DO
sition- But he filed every requirement
of the place and is easily today one of
tho best men in the consular service
Ali his education and training have
been along these lines. The United
States will lose a power for good in
China when Bir. DENLY leaves Shang.
bai, although DIR. Wilder is qualified
10 I'll the office so exceptionally well.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
MUDD SENTENCED
TO THREE MONTHS

Upon plea Of guilty to charge Of
enbezzling s18 from the Knox Express
Co, James Mudd who was an agent
OF the company in Charles County, Nd,
was today sentenced by Judge Ander-
son to serve slree months In the work-
house.
Upon evidence That Mudd was an ia
dustrious man Of good habits. the Court
accepted the suggestion Of the district
attorney and gave him a light sentence.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
EVERYONE SMOKES
IN MILFORD NOW

MILFORD. Del. May 17.--Local cigar
dealers arc today doing a big business
as the result OF an experience Wesley
]. Satterheld. liveryman, had with a
scent perfecto.
Satterfield was smoking a cigar yes
terday, when IL suddenly stopped burn
ing Tearing away the wrapper to in
vestigate, he found hard substance
resembling glass. A jeweler pronounced
il two-carat diamond. worth $50.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
In the Mail Bag

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Dear Sir-I wish 10 compliment you on
your short editorial IN today's Times I'm
regard to the new pay-as-y you-enter cars
of the Eleventh street line
That style OF cars might do for little
old New York, where the corporations
rule, and the local company Will try to
set by with il: but. in the end, IL will
find that tho peoples protests in this
city will haze to be needed. Yours
respectfully. G. (. CASASSA.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
ISLANDER IS COMING
TO SUPPORT DEMAND
Porto Rican Politician Will Join
His Countrymen in
Washington.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Francisoo P.
ouinones, one OF the Porto Riean dele
gates 70 the Republican national con
Neukion at Chicago last June. arrived
here today on the Caracas from Ven
ezuelan and Porto Rican ports.
He is going 20 Washington to join
the other Porto Ricans now there In
endeavoring to secure a more liberal
rule for the island and eXpects TO be
granted a personal audience by Presi-
dent Taft
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

The British government IS worried
about the American Meat trust. Its
gradual extension to other meat-produc-
ing countries suggests TO the English
cousins the possibility OF a worldwide
trust. and it doesn't look good TO the
beef-eating Englanders. Confidentially.
II doesn't look very good TO US, but we
are giving it protection as an infant in
dustry.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
White House Callers

Senators Crane of Massachusetts
Lodge of Massachusetts,
Jones of Washington
Representatives Cushman OF Washing
ton.
Humphreys of Wash
ingtOR.
Secretary of the Interior BaHinser.
Delegation OF the National DayIIsht
Association.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

AS the Hon. Truman II. Newberry
looks back upon the Pandora's box of
troubles he turned loose in the Navy
Department, he must be getting some
grim satisfaction out Of the worries he
conferred on the man who got his Cab
inet seat away from him.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

A soft answer tuTneth away
The wrsthful. but
Just as effective any day
is an upper-cut.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Among Sther things It Is announced
that taupe shoes will be much worn.
Whatever tauDe is it seems TO he COM
ira into ifs own.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

The Sugar trust people are pleading
not guilty 20 fraud IN connection with
the weighings In New York. Wonder
If they would have the nerve TO plead
that there isn't any fraud in the sugar
schedule of the present tariff law?
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

President Tafts picture and lie his
tory do not appear in the Porto Rican
book OF the islands leading conservers
of the llberties of the peonle.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDAY. MAY II. 1909.
Capital Tales

- ENAToR JOHNSTON pf Alabama
seldom makes a speech, but the
one he made in the Senate the
other day was entertaining. John
ston is a scber-looking parsonage who
wouldn't be suspected of hsrboring any
humor, but as a matter Of fact he is
chuck full of il. His recent speech was
replete with stories and anecdotes Ar
guing that the very consideration Of
the tariff tended to give a man Intel
lectual strabismus'' he said:
IT feel that it is something like he
Presbyterian elder who was whipping
his child for misstating the facts about
the cost OF production or the cost of ap-
propriating a watermelon, and he asked
him, in the course of his correction,
what the Bible said about liars. The
boy disclaimed knoxying: but as the
switch came down with greater vigor
he finally decided that he knew, and
said I know what it is.' and his father
said, What is it?'" The boy said, "a
liar is an abominstion in the sight of
the Lord, but a very present help in
time of trouble
Certainly" added Senator Johnston.
when the laughter had subsided, ''this
is time of trouble for the msnufac-
turer."
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Having a murder mystery; a week
OF carnival, and disastrous FIRE in
their midst within the course Of a few
months, TO say nothing Of a member of
Congress who lives among them, the
citizens Of Alexandria have right to
feel the town possesses other claims 10
fame than the fve-minute car service
20 Washington.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
BOTH GOOD.

Count Boni is going hunting again
not for heiresses. but for wild game.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

The gentleman with the sure cure for
poison ivy and Drickiy heat is just a lit
tie bit overdue SO-it might be added
is the season for prieily heat.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Have you cleared out your annual
crop of Department OF Agriculture nv
birds yet. and instructed the hired man
TO make a real garden2
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Maybe certain person left the Big
Stick at the customs house in caro- of
Loeb during the present open season
in Africa
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
Raps Aldrich.

have been reduced S0e,0O0,0D0 without I'M
pairing the efficiency of the Govern
ment.
Where was Roderick. then?" asked
Senator Johnston, abiding TO last ses-
sion when the appropriations were made
and when Senator Aldrfch was silent.
''One blast upon his bugle here was
worth S50,000.0 600. We can congratulate
the Senator that It is better TO repent
now than never to repent at ALL
THE Senator reminds me OF an old
man down in my State who. desiring
70 break a steer, concluded that the best
plan was TO yoke himself up with the
steer. he lived near courthouse
town. After he had yoked himself up,
the s:eer ran away with him, and he
had TO keep a rapid pace in order to
prevent his head from being pulled of
by the yoke tn that nth he ,S was ors wsabTng
town; the steer ran him around the
square, and he yelled to the bystanderS:
Won't somebody stop us burned fools
quick?' So it is with these appropria-
tons"
- ENATOR DOLLIVER, whose great
two days tariff speech is still
a a chief subject of discussion at
the Capitol. has subtle sort OF
humor which riDens late.
He hands out funny things, OF which
the point doesn't appeal to his hearers
TIL he has got halfway down into the
next sentence. and then the audience
IS apt to wake up and begin to applaud
OF burst into laughter. But once in a
while he is so fast that folks never
do catch up with him.
1t was two days after his tariff sPeech
before Deliver began getting returns
on what he had supposed was one OF
the best things in it. Then somebody
discovered the point, told somebody
else, and presently the Senate was guf-
is wing about il.
The Senator had launched into
statement about a sample of goods he
was displs ying with all the JUNCTION OF
said. "a sample of very common line
OF goods: you will note that IL is an
extremely attractive article; we can
put il in for you at
Smoot, that the Senator is going to
represent that that piece of goods is
subjected to an Increased duty"
That was DOLL 'er's chance.
"Ah,' he said, ''the prophetic soul Of
the Senator foreshadows with marvellous
accuracy my precise drift" There was
a laugh, but II wasn't a Whoop, as
it ought TO have been. and Dolliver was
sorrowful.
He mourned in solitude for two days
and then a Senator came to him and
recalled tho incident.
IT'S just come to me- he said
What's that7" demanded Dolliver.
why, that one of yours about Smoot' s
prophetic soul. l never thought, at the
time. about Smoot being one of the
prophets OF the Mormon Church"
Since the point was discovered Dol
liver has cashed in flu returns on il,
but Senator Smoot isn't among those
who have explained that they only got
the point by freight.
+
- ENATOR HEYBURN, of Idaho,
doesn't look especially like a
philRnthrupist. but he did a right
good turn by Congress incident
to the coming Of the circus to town.
THE greatest show on earth has
been here this week; it doesn't make
any difference which one; they're all
that. On the morning of the day it ar
rived, clever young man detached
himself from the main aggregation and
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

General and Mrs Grimes have given
up their residence at 1893 Nineteenth
street and have gone 10 Lockport n.
Y ior the summer.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Maj and Mrs. Henry Todd L
Of Nineteenth street, are entertsininG
MIS- Todd's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Green
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Former District Attorney and Mrs,
William A. Stryker, of New Jersey. en-
tertained a company of Chevy Chase
college eirls at luncheon AT the Shore
ham yesterday. in honor of their daugn-
ter, Miss Jeanette Stryker, who is
member of the graduating class or the
college tonight.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Paymsster John D. Robnett, L. S. y.
who has been on duty in San Juan.
is spending a few days in Washington
with his family before reporting for
duty on the Z. s. S Olympia. Mrs.
Robnett and their children viii remain
in Washington, where they have taken
apartments in the Portsmouth.
The Washington times., 1909-05-17
Joins Husband.

Mrs. E. h Cook, wife of Captain
Cook, I. 5 A. who has been the guest
of Mrs Magruder, left washington re
Gently for san Francisco, Cal, TO joir
Captain Cook
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

Mrs Murdociz and the Misses Nur-
dock, mother and sister of Lieut.. James
r MurdOcks L. s N, who have snent
the winter in Washington, have gone
20 portsmouth. Va. to attend the we'd
9inS OF Lieutenant Murd0ck and Miss
hsoecca Nash. on Wednesday, Nav 10.
MIS- Murdook and her DAUGHTERS zriIi
spend the summer months Ia Canaas
The Washington times., 1909-05-17

The Counselor of the German En-
bassy and Countess Won Wedei wer
the guests in whose honor the Germa
Ambassador entertained a company a
dinner last evening at the Chevy Chas
Club The gyssStS were the milltar
attache of the embassy. Major vo
Iivonius, the avail attache, Command
er Retzmann. Baron Won RichthOreI
Baron Won Hardenbroek and Mr.. vo
PrittWitZ-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-29
FIRE DESTROYS MILLION
DOLLARS OF PROPERTY

Chicago, April 29.-One fireman was
killed, another is missing and eight
were hurt in fire which destroyed
elevator 'tB" of the Illinois Central
Railroad early this morning. The con-
fagration was discovered at the
height of a violent electric storm and
before it was through had destroyed
million dollars worth of property.
Though heavy rain was falling when
the firemen arrived, the building
burned like tinder. The bins, filed
with all kinds of grain, were a mass
of flames when the firemen started
to work. Lieutenant Patrick McElli-
gott was buried under the debris and
killed James Cooper, a fireman is
missing.
The elevator contained $7.000,000
worth of grain including $4,000 BUSH
els of wheat owned by Bartlett, Pat
ten & Co., the leaders in the recent
"Bulp' campaign. The grain is fully
insured. Elevator GA" contained 4SO,-
600 bushels of wheat also owned by
Bartlett, Patten & Co., which was
slightly damaged by water.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-29

four inches tall and was powerful. He
was hanged after q court martial on
the charge OF instigatdng the mutiny
OF April Is. He was reputed to be am
bilious and 1nsensfble to the sufferings
of others. He was one of the trio who
made up AbduPs private cabinet. The
others were Izzot Pasha now hiding
in London and F>ehim PaSha, since
killed in Russia.
Saloniki, European Turkey, April
29.-The deposed Sultan, Abdul Hamid
arrived here last night from Constan.
tinople. He was accompanied by his
two sons and eleven of the women OF
his harem. The party was quietly es-
corted to the villa in the suburbs set
aside for their use.
Mersina, April 29.-Two battalions
of Turkish troops arrived here today.
1t is understood a strong detachment
will be sent to Hadjin to effect the re-
lief of the American women mission
aries there, who, for a fortnight have
been besieged by horde of fanatical
Moslems.
Constantinople, April ga te1e-
gram received here from Adana says
the fighting which began there again
last Sunday continued for two days.
That a terrible fire is destroying the
Christian quarters of the town and
that further efforts are being made to
stamp out the Armenian population.
Adana, April 29.-The emergency
hospitals established here contain 300
patients suffering from wounds. Many
of them are women. The average mum
Der of the wounds are poisoned. There
is great need of medicinal supplies.
Practically the entire Armenian pop
ulation of Adana, $4,000 persons, are
homeless. Several women told the
nurses they were shot because they
screamed when they saw their hus-
bands shot before their eyes.
The conditions in the country sur
rounding Adana as the result OF the
recent fanatical Moslem movement
upon the Christian population Is ter
nible. Dead bodies are lying in the
fields. Numberless Armenian farm
houses have been burned. Conditions s
are most unsanttary and dysentery
Is appearing.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-29
LUMBER HIGHER UNDER
THE ALDRiCH BILL.

Washington, April 29.-Considera-
tfon of the tariff bill was resumed in
the senate today. After Mr.. Rayner
had made an exhaustive speech in op-
position to the general protective tar
iff policy OF the Republican party, Mr..
Nelson took the floor to present OBJ
jections' to some of the schedules. He
manifested special satisfaction over
the discovery by himself OF what he
said were numerous jokers in num-
ber OF the schedules, while the rates
of duty on lumber were supposedly
lowered, he said, they were in fact
higher than in the Dingley bill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-29
TEN INCHES ON SNOW IN
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburg, Pa, April 29-The heav-
lest snow fall of the winter in West
ern Pennsylvania began last night and
at Bradford this morning 1t was ten
inches deep and still falling.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 29.-Snow
fell in a portion of Wisconsin last
night to the depth Of three inches.