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The Washington times., 1909-03-22
GET BACK OF THE MAN WHO
CARRIES a GUN!

Everywhere public sentiment is
growing against the use of reVolvers
("Suns,' the younger generation calls
them). Every murder and hoId-up is
OF the infraCLiOn of q law against car
rying concealed weapons. We try,
by law, to prevent men from harming
themselves and others, and yet we
permit the sale of weapons designed
for use ia killing, and even permit
their display in show windows. .
No one, without a special license,
There viii come quick reduction of
crime when such a law Is enacted and
enforced and we put emphasis on the
enfOrceme at, for already we have a
law forbidding the carrying of these
arms.-Indianapolis News.
This is the sensible view of the mat
ter Why should we penalize a man
heavily if he is caught carrying a
weapon concealed on his person and
yet permit anybody to sell him a pistol
or any other kind of weapon? Why do
we fine or imprison man if he is
found with gun" on him and yet let
every pawnshOp in town display fire
arms in their windows at prices so
cheap that almost anybody can buy
one? It is entirely feasible to require
permit before a man shall be al
lowed to purchase a deadly weapon.
Other cities have done it, and Wash
ingtOn should follow suit.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
JOHN BULLOCK now
REPORTED BETTER
Police Looking For Men
Who Escaped From
Convict Camp.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. W. MARCH @

Reports from the Alexandria Hospital
are that the condition OF John Bullock.
who was shot by Charles A. ST. CLAIR
Saturday night, is unchanged. His
wounds are considered 10 De fatal The
Alexandria police haze notified the
authorities OF Fairfax county as TO the
ably come for him today.
On Tuesday evening. March 80. a choir
Of forty voices from Washington viii
sing The Holy City at Grace PrOUeS-
tant Episcopal Church in this city
where is Your Faith?" was the sub
ject OF a sermon delivered b. the Rev
William K. Williams Of Washington.
at Grace Church last evening" The Rev
Edgar Carpenter, the pastor. was absent
from the city. having gone 10 Falls
Church - conduct services.
on account of the sickness of Miss
hewitt a teacher in the Washington
Public School for White Boys. the
school was closed today.
Alva Aerie, Fraternai order Of Eagles.
will hold its annual memorial services
"a the lodge rooms, in the Alexandria
National Bank building. next Sunday
afternoon The address viii be deliV-
nard CiOss. of Nome. Alaska
The police of Alexandria have been
requested to look out for Wallace Chip
man. Jake Butler. AMI Alexander
Wheatley, alI1 cOlOred. WI" made their
escape from the State convict camp at
the Plains last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
Capital tales

The Senators of the United States
have a motley collection of niCknames
and sobriqueCs. Some of them are used
almost constantly, others are heard
only occasionally and are more familiar
IN their own States and localities than
in Washington.
Senator Briggs of New Jersey is some
times called Buffalo BIZ on account
Of his resemblance to Colonel Cody;
chance to discuss the Constitution, Is
''Old Constitution, Bradley is
Colonel" Depew is Our Chauncey;
Clapp BLACK Eagle of the Northwest
on account of his resemblance to John
A. Logan: Daniel. THE Lame Lion of
Lynchburg'' or ''SIlver-tOngued Ora
tor" Taylor. "Fiddling Bob, and La
Uncle Ike" Stone. Gum Shoe Bill;
Culberson, Sherlock Holmes and De
tective;" Cullom, Uncle Shelby and
Uncle Abe Lincoln GaIlinger,
Mayor or Doctor" Carter, "UnYle
SAM, because Uncle Sam looks ike
him; Aldrich, Big Chief and BOSS"
Page, calf Skin; Bristow, ''Sal!na
"Pitchfork Ben" Wetmore, The
Lodge is sometimes referred to as
THE Scholar" and Beveridge used to
be alluded to as The Boy Orator of
the Wabash" but he has outgrown It.
Senator William Alden Smith. Of
Michigan, used to sell newspapers on
the streets of Grand Rapids and began
4 page in the Michigan house Of repre-
sent atiVes
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
GIVES BEST SEATS
TO OLD MEMBERS
Loudenslager Thinks Representa-
tiVeS Should Get Pick
Of Desks.

In order that the veteran members Of
the House may not be relegated every
two years to undesirable seats. Repre-
sentative LoUdenslage. OF New Jersey
today introduced a bill amending the
rules of the House 50 that the oldest
members or delegates in terms Of ser
vice shall be entitled to draw their seats
first, the next oldest making the second
choice. and so on until all classes so
far as length OF service is concerned
shall be reached. those elected for the
first time being the last class 70 draw.
This would give General Bingham OF
Pennsylvania the best Se;-t IN the
House.
Under the rules brought In by -,tr-
LoudenslaEcT whenever there are two
or more members or delegates having
the same length Of service the clerk shall
place in a box prepared for that Dur
pose a number OF small balls equal u
the number OF members having simiia.
terms OF service, and the drawing shall
proceed az in the past
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
MR.. BRYAN WILL NOT RUN IN
1910 OR 1912

William Jennings Bryan has recently
made it pretty definite that he does
not want to be a candidate for office in
the next four years. He expects to be
a private in the ranks in 1912, and he
has made clear to his friends that he
does not intend to run for Senator in
Nebraska in 1910.
The Nebraska Senatorial prospect is
surprising toimany people. 1t had been
widely believed, outside the State, that
the Oregon plan was being rushed into
the Nebraska statutes with the express
purpose o. greasing the Senatorial
ways for Mr. bfEan The act has been
passed, Nebraska's next Senator will
have to win in a primary of his own
party and then to carry the popular
vote of the State-and it is announced
that Bryan viii not be candidate.
Evidently Mr.. Bryan understands on
which side his bread is fabricated. 1t
would be an expensive business for him
to be a Senator, simply in the way of
money That would make little diff
ference to him, in all probability. The
real point is that by keeping out of the
Senatorial race he does the very thing
best calculated to conserve his dignity,
his party leadership, his rank as a sage
and philosopher rather than as a mere
politician. Mr.. Bryan has nothing to
gain by going to the Senate; he has
everything to lose; and it is evident
that he realized the situation before
most of his friends did
Mr.. Bryan might make a great Sena-
tor; in some WAYS he undoubtedly
would. But it would be career of dis
appointment to him. He would find
small satisfaction in it, while his ad-
mirers would inevitably misunderstood,
and wonder why he did, not accomplish
hat which in truth if they could but
know it, is the impossible
Mr.. Bryan, moreover, owes much to
loyal friends in Nebraska. There are
Democrats who deserve a chance at the
Senatorship; and no doubt these will
agree among themselves and manage to
put up united party front. Repre-
sentative Hitchcock of Omaha is the
obvious man for the place: he has been
as devoted a supporter as Bryan ever
had, and he has the ability and exper-
ience TO equip him for the Senatorial
career Bat for him OF any other Demo
crat. the proposition Of running against
Senator Burkett IS not full Of attrac-
tiveness.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
THE MISTAKES OF THE PAYNE
TARIFF BILL.

President Taft has had in some of
the experts in tariff matters, telling
them his misgivings about tLe Payne
bill. 1t is small wonders
If Mr.. Taft has not been strangely
misunderstood. his public utterances on
tariff have indicated that he peculiarly
understands and sympathizes with what
Is in the American public mind as 70
customs duties and their relation to
present day industrial and economic
conditions. He has been willing to sac
lifee whay he esteems minor, though
per Sc very important matters, to as
sure right and prompt revision. He
understands in its general aspects what
the country wants and insists upon get
ting.
And Mr. Taft knows that the Payne
bin IS not what the country wants or
will accept.
The Payne bin represents the worst
that tariff politics could produce in
several directions Tariff j. always
politics; politics invariably gets into
the tariff But never before has poll
ties got 50 deep and SO plainly into a
customs measure.
This bill menaces the country, in its
international trade relations. with Il
series OF tariff wars which could result
only In disaster II attempts 10 force
down long standing injustices by max
ing threat OF retaliation. H. would
catch trade flies with vinegar when it
has long been recognized that the coun-
Try ought TO quit the vinegar bait and
use sugar
Along with foreign trade compiled
tons, this bill also paves the way to
political Instruction at home Need
ing revenue, the trainers have thought
il safer 10 tax coffee and tea and let
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

beer 90 at the old rates. 1t is not
necessary to go into The charges of
political trades of most scandalous
sort, which have been openly made in
connection with this feature of the bill.
The motive of this adjustment is not
important. The fact is indefensible
and ineXcusable. The tax on beer is 81
barrel It was agreed that it should
be raised to Sl.50, as a revenue meas
ure. Some mysterious reason convinced
the drafters that they must not raise
the beer tax; they must have the
money; and so they put taxes on 5ea
and coffee. Apparently they did not
have the courage to break the whole
truth on the country, as the official eN-
PLANTATION of the bill given out on the
day it was introduced, said coffee was
free. Was this mere misrepresenta-
tion, or was it an error, due to the
haste with which the statement was re-
vised at the last minute, when it was
decided to change the policy and put a
tax on coffee in order that beer might
escape an increasey 1t would seem GER
tainly to be one or the other.
1t has been accepted policy IN this
country to use the internal revenue
system as the means to quick adjust
ments of revenues to emergencies 1t
is sound economic policy, and should
have been carried out in making this
bill. But it was instead abandoned,
and the program of taxing the break
fast table substituted.
All this is strange and difficult to I'M
derstand. Note these condolences:
a great speculative clique had rushed
Il score of shiploads of coffee into this
country, expecting a duty would be i'm
posed on it, and that a huge rakeofr
would accrue to the SPECTATORS.
Then it became known that the COM
mittee was not going to tax coffee.
Next it was learned that the specula-
tive interest was making a desperate
effort to have the committee change its
program back, and put in the tax.
At the same time that this huge and
vicious speculation in the necessaries of
life was trying to influence the draft of
the bill, the brewing interest was in
sistent that the tax on beer should not
he raised, and its lobby was very busy.
The situation, then, was that the
needed revenue could be raised from
beer, or from tea and coffee. Put it on
beer, and the brewers viii be offended !;
fail to put it on coffee, and the coffee
spectators will be deprived of their
rich pickings.
Put the tax on coffee, and take it off
beer, and both these interests will be
happy. Nobody but the people will be
outraged. Is it safe?
The draft of the bill reads, plainly
enough, that the tariff fixers thought it
would be safe-or else it was necessary
to take the chance. Will the people.
will the final judgment of Congress,
viii President Taft. permit it?
We think not.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
SAENGERBUND ADDS
TO OTHER TRIUMPRS
Members Are Pleased With Out
come of the Concert Given
Last Night.

Members of the washington Saenger-
bund are pleased today over the out
some o. their last public concert.
Everywhere among music lovers it is
acknowledged today that the concert in
the New National Theater last night
was a triumph for the Saengerbynd, not
alone from an artistic viewpoint, but
from the practical side, the large crowd
present showing the great interest OF
many Washinglonians is really gOOC
music.
There was an orchestra OF forty pieces,
which played magnihcently. The vocal
solo work Of Miss Elizabeth Dodge. et
New York, and the manner in which
fSaster KotlarslIy, the young Russian
violinist, interpreted the works Of the
masters. was delight to tie audience.
Count BernstOrff, the German ambas-
sadOr, and Countess BernstOrh and their
daughter, Countess Alexandra, accom-
panied by Count Wedel, the counselor
OF the embassy, and Countess Wedel,
occupied u box.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
DAVE GENARO,
Left Vaudeville Stage for Meiodrams
Thriller.

There are said to be more thrilling in
cidentS and exciting situations and
climaxes I'm the latest A II. WOODS
thriller Tony, the BoOtblack,' at the
Academy this week, than in any melo-
drama produced in years.
Dave Genaro and Ray Bailey. vIude-
vile headliners. are the stars, and they
have been supplied with capital parts.
The plot deals with life in New York
and the insid, workings Of the infamous
Black Hand gang. The piece is ia
four acts and twelve scenes. The stare
viii give their noted speciality in the
final act. Besides an excellent scenic
investiture the production can boast Of
a strong supporting company.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
MORE GOVERNORS
FAVOR THE CHANGE
Last Thursday in April APP
proved For Inaugural
Ceremonies.

Responding to an invitation 10 serve
on the committee on the proposed
change Of Inauguration day, the gov
ernor of nearly every State and Terri
tory has assured Commissioner Macfar-
land OF his cooperation in the move
hent 10 change the date 10 the last
Thursday in April.
The following letters were received
today:
Gov Benjamin +. Carroll of Iowa:
Il am certainly IN accord with your
views and that Of your committee as
to the ACCESSIBILITY Of changing the date
Of the Inauguration II had rather &C
CURED TO me. but perhaps more as mat
ter Of sentiment than anything else.
that the Goth Of April, the date Of
WashingtOn'S first Inauguration. would
be a proper date 10 select. Z would not
object 20 serving on the national COM
mittees, assuming that it does not en-
tail any time or labor on my part but
] am overwhelmed with Ia Dor at the
present tnei and coUid not give any
active attention 10 it
Gov. Martin F. Ansel, OF South Caro-
lima:
Il very heartily concur in the change.
] shall he glad 10 serve on the National
Committee on the Proposed Change OF
Inauguration Day, and in nv feeble
way, will be glad TO do all l can To-
aid in effecLing the change. I have long
since thought that this change should
lie made. and this spring spoke OF il ~
friends here. The first week in May has
suggested itself to my mind as 2 IA
vorable time; however, the last Thurs
day in April viii suit my ideas and
snail be glad to cooperate along these
lines"
Gov Herbert 5. Hadley. OF Missouri:
Il will be glad to serve upon any com
# n Hrnrr
bout change in the date OF the in
augurauon. as / participated in the last
one
Governors FeInald. Of Maine. and
Kitchin. of North Carolina, who wrote
Commissioner Macfarland that they
were heartily i'm favor Of changing the
Inauguration day to the last Thursday
in April but did not see their way
clear to serve on the national commit
tee. nave. uIon request Of Mr. Macfar-
land. reconsidered THEN determination.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
Colonial Danes Tea.


The Society of Colonial Danes will
entertain at a large tea This afternoon
in its new headquarters in the Airing
ton Annex in honor Of Mrs William
Ruffn Cox, Of Richmond, Va, the presi-
dent of the National Society Of Colonial
Danes.
Mrs. Spencer. the president. viii re-
ceive the guests and the tea table, which
will be adorned with a centeTpiece of
ferns and yellow jonquils, viii be presld-
ed over by Mrs. William Reed, of Bal
tifn0re: Mrs. Foraker, and Miss Viz
ginia Miller.
The rooms will be decorated in a COL
or scheme of blue and yellow, the colors
of the society, quantities OF spring
flowers being used
Miss Pangbourne. OF Baltimore, who
has been the house guest of the Mill
tary Attache of the German embassy
days, viii return TO her home tomorrow.
John Barrett. direc r Of the Bureau
Of American Republics left Washington
is to deliver an address before the Iacut-
~ and students of Yale University
Mr.. and Mrs w 7 Boardman. who
have been spending the winter at Bon
Air Hotel. Augusta, Ca, and for the
last ten days have been guests &C the
Jekyu Island Club, ave returned .
Washington and joinet Miss BOar1nlau
at their residence near Dupont circle
Mrs. T. H Stevens Vail. OF the Cham
plain, viii be hostess at a bridge tea
this afternoon.
Among the guests viii - Nine. GodoS
Mrs Stewart, Mrs Carpenter, Mrs.
GoOdlOe. Mrs MUsgTave, Mrs Percy
Musgrave, Mrs. Stevens, Of New York;
Sonora de CUES ada, Mrs Hooe, Mrs.
Shepard Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs. Converse.
Mrs. I.ewgarten. Mr.. MOhun. Mrs
ThrOpp, Miss Gouver aeur, and Miss
Marie Stevens
NewlandS-Dabney
The marriage of Miss Ada Newlands,
niece of Senator Francis w Newlands
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
INJURED NAVAL AIDE
NOT NOW DELlRIOUS
General Condition of Lieutenant
Read Unchanged, But Mind
Is Clear.

The condition Of Lieut. Scmmes Read.
who was seriously injured by being
thrown from his b, rse in Rock Creek
Park nearly &. week ago is unchanged
today.
1t was said at the hospital this morn
ing, however. that the mind o. IEe
VOlne, office t. perfectly clear and there
IS no indication Of delirium ;vh--tevei.
Physicians in attendance sad that
while there has been no change ia thu,
condition cf the injured portions Of the
body. Il Is a little too early to note an
Improvement or change ana that n will
be some days before this is indicated
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
White House Callers

Senators Bradley of Kentucky.
Overman OF North Carolina.
Warren OF Wyoming
Burton OF Ohio.
Representatives Gaines Of West Vir-
ginia.
BrouSsard Of louisiana
Livingstone of Georgia.
Barchfeld OF Pennsyl-
Vania-
Gillette of Massachu-
sets
Burke of South Dakota
Foster of Vermont.
Gronna of North Da-
kOta.
Mckinley OF california
Delegate Larrlnaga. Of Porto Rico.
John B. Sleman, jr-, of Washington,
D. c.
Former Representative James T. Wat
son of Indiana
Former Senator Lindsay of Kentucky.
Robert Bacon, former Secretary of
State.
Attorney General WickcrShaul.
Postmaster General Hitchcock
Secretary of War Dickinson
William Hayward, secretary of the Re
publican national committee.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
MEYER At MEETING
OF GENERAL BOARD

Secretary Of the Navy Meyer set prec-
edent aside today by attending a meet
irC Of the General Board Of the Navy.
1t is an unusual thing for the Score
tary of the Navy TO take part I'm the
deliberations of this body. Several i'm
portant subjects are under considera-
lion by the BOARD. the location OF naval
bases, the closing OF certain navy Yards.
and the plans for the new 26,O9Q-t0n bat
tIcship. which have been tentatively
drawn by the Bureau OF Construction.
Ii was probably one of these subjects
that occupied the attention OF the
JJard today
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
HAD SIX TOES.

Visitors 70 the Capitol are attracted
in large numbers to the great paintings
in the rotunda and to none more than
THE Baptism Of PocahoHtas." One Of
the curious things about this painting
is that II shows the old Indian warrior.
CpechancanCJgh, with six toes on his
left foot This fact is often commented
On by those who examine the painting
Some think il a blUuder OF the artist
IL that Opechancanouph had six toes.
In this respect. he was not unlike q
prominent official Of the Government
who served through a part OF the last
administration.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
MANY WILDCATS.

CUMBERLAND. Md. March 22.-John
W. Harms. OF Hyudman. Pa today
brought two wildcats. which he had
captured in the mountains near his
home. to Cumberland and sold them 70
H Il. BiIlmVer Ar. KaFnS SAYS he
caught two others. which he killed. and
that the mountains are fun Of Wild
cats
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

Mr. Tawney went TO the Bureau of
Engraving one day. and while nosIng
around though. Of a scheme by which
one machine could be devised to do the
work formerly requiring three. His
plan was put into effect and is now
saving the establishment about $4,000
q year. II Is explained that Mr.. Tawney
used TO be a blacksmith. and has
great genius for machinery. People
VINO have seen the operations of the
Cannon machine. Of which he is an ina
portant part. are satisfied that it's
true.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
Mr.. AND MRS. LAWRENCE V. BENZ
ARE GUESTS OF HONOR
AT DINNER PARTY.

Mr. 5nd Mrs. John Sidney Webb en-
tertalned dinner company last even
Ing IL honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Benet, OF Paris, " & are spending
several weeks in Washington.
Mrs Benet was formerly Miss Mar
garet Cox, Of Washington
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
WHERE SENATORS LOAF.

What becomes o. the Senators when
the session gets dry and few have the
patience 10 stay in their seats Often
times a Senator will suddenly disap-
pear from his seat, be missing from the
Senate chamber a couple Of hours and
then as suddenly bob up. Often the
question is asked. Where does Senator
SO and SO spend his timer"
Well the chances are he spends it
in the SlOakTOOm. Senators cOngregate
there out Of the public eye while ~
session is on and discuss every subject
under the sun. What a man says in
the cloakroom is by unwritten law not
used against him in the Senate cham
Der. Some of the Senators when in the
cloakroom engage in joint debates,
others smoke and others improve the
time by stretching out on the touches
and going 10 sleep. This last is a
fayOrte occupation of not a few.
The favorite diversion Of Charles A.
PrOuty, Interstate Commerce Commits
siOrer, is gardening and ne spends his
vacation out in the garden, among the
radishes. the onions, the peas. beans,
and CEcumbers- Judge PrOUty knows
as much about running a garden as he
does about interstate commerce mat
tiers and he is accounted one Of the
brainiest members OF the commission.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22
REID
TO BE GRANDFATHER

LONDON. March 22--Mrs. John HUI
bert Ward, daughter of Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid, is daily expecting a
visit OF the stOrk. Mrs. Reid Is with
her constantly.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

For the first time since the establish
ment Of Republican regime at Washing
ton. New England receives considera-
ton in the making of tariff schedules
The tariff bin is ia many respects COM
mendabIe, reasonable. reformatory OF
ancient evils and corrective Of ancient
wrongs. But it is far, very far. from
perfect or even satisfactory.-BOst ton
Post Dem.).
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

No objection TO Mr.. Lowden coming 10
the Senate; but we do hope he'll keep
his hands off when the legislation for
the abolition OF upper berths comes up
for consideration.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

Of Nevada. 10 DR.. Nirginius Dabney,
win take place May Is in the Chevy
Chase Church, followed by a small re-
ception az Senator Newlands' country
place in WoOdley lane Miss Newlands
viii have IS her attendants Miss Ger
trude Williams, Miss FerOline Perkins
and Miss Katherine Jennings. James
Crawford, Frederick Faust and Dr.
Henry Parker will be the Lshers-
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Moore have as
their house guest Lady Paget- Mr. and
Mrs Moore were dinner hosts in honor
Of Lady Paget last evening and a num-
Der OF entertainments nave been planned
for her this week
Mr. and Mrs Edison Bradley enter
tanned Informally at dinner last even
ing.
Mrs. T. Dewitt TalmaGe was hostess
at dinner last evening at the High
lands.
Mr. and Mrs Preston Gibson. whose
marriage took place here recently. have
returned TO Washington from Palm
Beach and are the guests OF Mrs. Glib
sons grandmother, Mrs. James Nc
MILAN.
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

The concert Of the powers has at
last pulled off something In the face
Of united and disappearing Europe. lit
tie Seryia has finally decided to dis
arm
The Washington times., 1909-03-22

Illinois man quarreled over politics
with his wife, and he finally left home
and lived three years at a hotel Makes
a good story, but it's a good bet that
the politics was only an excuse.