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The Washington times., 1910-12-29

Committees or any form Of election OF
committees by the House. They sag they
fear 4 may cause confusion
The uncertainty Of one element and
the secret hostility Of another element
is Jeopardizing the plan to have Com
nIttee on Committees Talk is arising
that the caucus after all may decide to
let the Speaker name the committees
II Is expected that the plan Of having
a party leader, as suggested BY John
Sharp Williams IN g recent interview,
viii be discussed seriously at the caucus
The tariff question is likewise giving
trouble and concern. The Democrats are
divided on the question OF what tariff
policy ought to be followed Il was
lately pointed out BY Representative
Rsnsde1 that some Of the Democrats
are free traders. some are for tariff -
revenue and others are protsctionists.
II IS not easy to see on what common
ground they win be able TO meet II
they fail 70 meet on common ground
then the whole business Of tariff revis-
ion may be endangered and Democratic
pledges may be broken with the result
that the Republicans VIII be strength
ened fer the e12 campaign
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
C pitaI T ales.
Remembered Pages.

Page boys in the House Of Represen-
tatives and in the Senate can size I'd q
statesman as soon as he is assigned to
his seal
Some members make hit with the
youngsters because OF their ability, 6nd
others because they seem to remember
that they were BOYS once.
Just before Congress adjourned for
the Christmas holidays the pages in the
House got together after the members
1ad departed for the day.
The House VIII come to ORDER de-
cldred the oldest boy pounding the
desk in front Of him after the fashion
OF Uncle Joe"
The gentleman from Illinois Is rec
ognized.' was his next announcement.
II desire to present the following
privileged report declared the young
ster, who got his Job from some mem
Der Of the Illinois delegation.
Clerk viii read" ordered the prssid-
ing officer shortly.
Resolved began the clerk. ''ETa1 the
pages Of the House Of Representatives,
in convention assembled, hereby s5.press
their gratitude to the Hon Frsnk o.
LoWden, Of Illinois. JIr. Lowden was
good enough TO remember that page
boys as well as others have TO buy
Christmas presents. and remembering
that important fact, re provided US with
the wiherewithal. to-Uit: a g gold piece
Tor each and every page we Gre deep
" grateful for this substantial remem-
brance Of the Yuletide season; be It
further
Resolved. That we are sorTy that Mr..
I,ovvden viii not be with Us next Christ
mas; be It stiH further
Resolved That we are glad that Mr.
Lowden is leaving Us Of his own free
wiz and not because he had 70 become
q member OF the Lame Duck Brigade -
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MONEY IN ELECTIONS AND
PRIMARIES.

Adams county, Ohio, presents the in
teresting spectacle Of a whole com
munity indicting itself, pleading guilty,
paying its fines, and sheepishly going
home again. The grand jury is in
vestigating the wholesale purchase of
votes, which has been a regular in
dustry for many years Indictments
are being ground out by the hundreds,
people come into court, confess, pay
up, are disfranchised for five years, and
go away, apparently rather glad to
have It done and of their minds
There viii be much expression OF
horror over such degrading conditions,
vet the Ohio county Is. not sui generis.
In rural precincts Of Rhode Island,
Delaware, and Connecticut like condi-
tions have prevailed for many years
and no secret has been made Of them
In many cites of the country they
have become notorious The Ohio case
simply presents the cheering spectacle
of whole community Tossing up and
taking its medicine as cheerfully as
possible
Buying votes, sometimes directly and
more often indirectly, is carried on
more or less all over the country
What shall be said of a recent pri-
mary election in Wisconsin, where onS
Republican faction submits an expense
account showing that It spent sII4,OOC
in the primary campaign and PoIIed
1900 votes-about $40 per vote?
If there IS no law in Wisconsin tc
prevent a repetition Of that disgrace
there ought to be. It is only three Of
four years since a Senatorial candidacy
was financed BY a rich man, on a SINH
larry lavish scale, and the thing be
came the more discreditable because tbs
man with the big wad actually got the
nomination and was elected Senator
We need more effective corrupt prac-
tees acts in this country. It ought tc
be impossible for 4 man to spend two
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
SIX OPPORTUNITIES LEFT
TO CITIZENS.

Six Of the Eight Opportunities Of
the Associated Charities are still in
need Of attention from the citizens Of
the District OF Columbia. In the case
OF two, the total sum solicited has
been received
At this season, when good cheer and
generosity are supposed TO be 50 thick
in the atmosphere that anybody who
needs any can reach out and gather in
a double armful, the Associated Chair
ties should experience but little diff
Guilty in raising money for these par
tieularly worthy cases But the Asso-
ciated Charities has experienced diff
Guilty
A total Of 1926 was asked for ten
days ago. The cases of eight desti-
tute and worthy families were pre-
sented as the benefeisries OF the con
tributions. Up to yesterday but
Ss6J-C6 had been received, and $3.50 of
that was given by one person
Over in Baltimore the Federated
Charities presented twelve oppor-
tJmities" to the people Of the city. In
ten days more than s., 400 was con
tributed.
Are the people of Washington will
ing TO stamp themselves as less ap-
pTecistive of the welfare of their un-
fortunate neighbors than the people OF
BALTIMORE
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WILES AND THE
KANSAS SOLON.

They do things differently IN Kan
sas We mean, the sufragettes do.
None of your brickbats for the fair
progressives Of the Prairie State. Mrs.
Pankhurst can go hang. The sand
witch girls, with their Votes For
Women" chausables, can parade UP
and down Trafalgar square as long
as the boobies III let them The
brave Boadicea who leads them can
knock OF the fretful Asquith's topper
every time he dares put a foot outside
his Englishman's castle. They can
boot and hurl in Lunnon to their
hearts content. But IN Kansas airs
as merry as the Christmas chime
We read that out there, on the edge
of what some old fogies are pleased
still to call the wild and woody
West" the sufTragettes are "prepar-
ing for a gay social season at the
capital, during which they are 10 try
TO secure their sacred rights through
the gentle but effective art of per
suasion-' Boutonnieres viii be pinned
on the coa+ Of the Iawmaler- There
viii be sweet simels for him wher-
ever he deigns to cast his twinkling
eye
No doubt he viii receive appeals IN
every breakfast maiI-soft, scented
missives calculated to touch his sus-
eeptibIe feelings. A beauteous gallery
viii be on hand to applaud his grand
stand speeches against the trusts and
the gypsy moth and whatever else
they specialize on in the Kansas Legs
lsture- Gently, graeiously, gradually
he VIII be encharmed and made sub
rnissive- AT least, that is the Kansas
program
But viii it work out, We have our
doubts. Progressive legislation comes
hard Which explains why, over in
England, they have turned from the
soft word to the stiff punch that serbs
the ministerial statesmen scUrryz ne
into hospitabIe doorways and begging
for mercy until they have time to
frame up some scant concessions
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Taft's Judges.

President TAFT has a way OF appoint
Ing 5tdges that IL rather disconcerting
70 Senat--rs- He IS likely 70 call IN the
Senators IRON State OF a circuit, get
recommendations, and then proceed to
disregard them entirely This explains
why so many states were heard OF
prior 70 the appointment OF the Su-
prene Court and Commerce Court
judges Senators or Representatives
who went - see Mr. Taft to urge their
candidates found the President wiling
TO listen aaEefully, and they frequently
came away with the impression that he
2CCeded % their views, when as a mat
ter Of fact. he WIS miles away from
any such idea
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Great Pedestrians.

Caisf Justice Edward Douglas White
and Associate Justice John Marshall
Harlan are Two OF the greatest pedes-
TRANS In Washington
They are boon conpanio-s s, and any
day, after the adjournment Of the
United States Supreme Court. they can
be seen walking down Pennsylvania ave
nue. at a pace which would have done
credit to the most energetic members
Of the now defunct Tennis Cabinet
a few days before Justice White was
made Chief Justice and while his old
friend Harlan was still presiding officer
OF the court OF last resort, the two
Judges started 20 walk home. Justice
Harlan's only discomfort IN walking IS
due 10 automobiles. He hates an auto
mobile worse than Champ Clark hates
the protective tariff.
As the two Jurists were crossing a
street an automobile came zhizzing
around a corner and Justice Harlan vas
saved from possible injury BY Justice
White, who dragged him out OF harms
way
Let ne make a prophecy" remarked
Justice Harlan after he had recovered
his breath.
Some day a real man from the West,
from the plains. from that section OF the
country where men do not permit other
men 10 trif7e with their feelings, some
day such a man win come 70 Washing
ton he viii walk down Penr sylvznia
avenue, just as you and I are walking
As he starts across the street an auto
mobile viii come bowling along at
breakneck speed and come within an
inch OF taking OF q leg Il VIII be an
old story with the driver, but a new
one with the man from the West That
particular man from the west viii Dull
his shooting iron from his pocket and
I'll the reckless driver full Of holes, and
judge though I am, I believe the man
West Will get OF scot free"
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
THE FREAKS OF FASHION
REACH A CLIMAX.

A shocking little paragraph crept
into the European prints a few weeks
ago It announced that the jaded
msntua-makers of Paris were plotting
a new thrill by decreeing that the bag
trousers of the Islamic East were to
be the latest feminine agony. People
read it and looked the other way.
They changed the subject and pretend
ed not TO have seen the item, inwardIy
hoping that the Iynx-eyed slaves Of
fashion in this country who "fsIID for
every French absurdity would not hear
about It.
And in the midst of complacent
feeling that the hint had not been
taken comes an announcement from
New York, the great slave market OF
Fashion, that the bag trousers are al
ready on exhibition in the metropolis,
Cupidity Is ready to make them and
Stupidity TO wear them
No two OF the reporters who have
been sent TO describe them have
brought back the same description
The new garment consists partly OF
skirt and partly of trousers, and II Is
agreed that the fair weaTer must get
into them feet first Hence she must
relesrn the whole science OF habiting
herself Where and why the trousers
end and the skirt begins, and how
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
DEMOCRATS IN QUANDARY
ON SEVERAL QUESTIONS
Manner of Naming Committees and Method TO Be
Adopted In Revising the Tariff Is Causing
Leaders Much Anxiety

As the tine approaches for the Demo-
cratic caucus IN January the House
Democratic leaders are more and more
at sea They are worried over num-
Der OF questions. chief OF which is the
manner Of naming committees and the
method TO be adopted in revising the
tariff.
While Champ Clark. leading candidate
for Speaker. has declared he f. willing
to let the House elect its committees.
and while leaders are concedIng II IS
necessary 20 do this IN orde- 20 keep
Democratic promises, the fact OF the
matter is there is a reluctance on the
part Of large number OF Democrats
in the House to try IT,
Some Of the members are covertiy
against the plan, want the Speaker to
name the committees, and are Wiling
quietly 70 throw obstacles in the road
Of a Committee on Committees or any
similar proposition. Others who believe
the Speaker should be stripped Of power
ara weakened about a Committee on
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Knox and Taft Favor
Embassy for Argentina

A plan to have Argentina take am
bassadorial ram IS favored by Secre-
tary Knox and approved by Presi-
dent Taft, Final action viii be left
to Senate leaders
II the Legation here is raised 10 Su
embassy, magnificent building Will
be constructed for the successor TO
Minister Portels- Senior Portela has
been delegated by his government to
look after important matters at The
Hague, and has been absent since
Ia 81 March
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Tickled the Lion;
Minus Two Fingers

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Dec @-John
KelleTt. Of Knights Landing, Cal, is IN
q local hospital today, nursing an in
jured hand and bemoaning the loss OF
two Of his fingers.
KeIlert visited a Wild animal shcv
hare yesterday and was told by a fTIenT
that II he tickied the Hon under the chin
that the beast would yawn- KeyIert
rickled Leo, but the latter responded by
nipUing or TWO OF the formers fingers
and refused 10 yawn-
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Tilted at the Altar,
Young Man Suicides

CONCORD. Ga. Dec. Zs-ThoUEh Miss
Bessie SsInn is Frustrated by the suicide
Of David allen. whom she Tilted at the
altar, she insists that she was wise to
reject him
Miss Bum and Allen were standing
yesterday before the minister IN the
Bum home. when she startled the young
groom By whispering that she had
chang her mind and could not y1arTy
him.
Allen got a shotgun and killed himself
on tie front porch.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
School Manicure ParlOr
Decided on by Board

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Dec BE
lHsving that no child can be kept clean
BY merely telling him TO remain 50, the
board Of education Of this city has
passed & rule that there shah be q
manicure psrlor, IN addition 70 the bath
rooms already attached 70 the new
Blaine school
Pupils viii be taught how to keep
their finger nails and hair clean and an
attendant VIII be hired 20 preside az the
instT--tiOns IN this branch OF learning
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

says it's a very important feature Of
dentistry"
1T would not seem 20 me one-half
SO important as lodging" said An
drew If I were going TO teach a
man dentistry, the first thing 1 would
do would be 70 stand him I'D in the
corner for a. couple Of weeks, and
throw things at him I'LL he learned
20 dodge them, and then begin with
him on that refined torture called
dentistry"
I see that the doctor himself says
that filing large cavities with gold is
barbaric," remarked Imogere.
DO you mean 70 tell me that lnec
have come 70 this town from all ovsi
the country to hear a man say a thing
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

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The Washington times., 1910-12-29
MarrieS Descendant
of General Greene

NARRAGANsETT PIER, r. L. Dec.
2s.-Miss Nathalie Ray Greene, daughter
Of Nathaniel Ward Greene, a Hneal
descendant Of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, OF
Revolutionary fame was married here
TO-DAY 70 George Wallen, widely known
az the Coffee King" MT. Wallen was
once reported engaged 70 FRITZ ScheT.
the actress. His bride is athletic and
has won several ribbons for her skill IL
riding and driving. She Is also known
az al expert swimmer
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Andrew and Inogene
By Roe Fulkerson

a
n chair, while she paper to
Here's meeting OF Of Dental
replied
are going o square way
suppression announcement
Imogene paper casting and
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

The net total circulation % The Washington
Tines Sunday during the month Of ~
Ver1bsr rSTas 122.e61, al copies left over and
returned by agents being eliminated This
number. when divided by 4. the number OF
Sundays during November. shows the net
Sunday average for November 70 have been
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

Tines daily during the month Of November
was SIS rs. al copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number, when d.
vided BY Is, the number Of days Of publica-
ton. shows the net daily average for NOvem-
Der 10 have been s.. SO.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

There is reason to believe that the
Rubber trust. though only year and a
half old, has escaped the epidemic Of in
fantile paralysis sweeping over Rhode
IsIa nd.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
Sunday.

TIE number q complete and perfect c6pisa
@ The y Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month q November was as fol-
lows
-soFeuloeT g. 56sl5S .NoTeulbe a. IS, Cos
November H. 3. SIS November Il SS22
Sunday average for ths mo1th,,.,.-- SS,2S5
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

II Dr. LoWen wants TO keep abreast
OF the other college presidents he'll have
10 pick out something more exciting
than rag1fme to muckrake.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

The AssocI-eed Charities Eight OPP
portunities' ~ emit the kind that knock
only once . you don't grasp one Of
them today you can do 50 tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

Considering that they'll be closed the
first day Of the year. it ought 10 be easy
TO keep q water wagon pledge for
" snty-fOur hours at least
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
What's on the Program in
Washington Today
Anussmenfs.

Cornell University Masque IN The But
terfies," National Thester, 2:I5 .. ~.
NstiOnal-'-F oIlies Of 1910" sis D. n
Marriage Ia Carte" $40
D n
Columbia-"The Deserters,' 2:15 and SIS
.. m
Academy-''The Port Of Missing Men. -
2:15 and s:15 D N
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. 2:15 and Sis
.. m.
Avenue Grand-VaudeviIle. ? and D. m
Lyceum-''The Rollickers,'' 2:15 and SIS
.. m.
Gayety-"Queen OF the Jsrdin de Paris"
2-15 and s.15 .. m
misunderstanding and other amusernents,
Afternoon and evening
0laJestic-MOCiOn pictures.
(The Times viii be pleased 10 an
1ounce meetings and entertainments IN
ss-la rn1.--rs. nlaNra r..rlfr
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

IN each issue OF The Times the circulation
figures Tor the previous day are plainly
printed az the head o. the nrsI page at ths
left OF the date une-
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

Entered at the Postorfce at Washington
D c, as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

Auditor TweedaIe shows a generous
willingness 10 ease the Engineer Com
missioner temporarily as the School
Board ta=get-
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

1otsl Yer TIE II, rs
Dab average fox tho u1Outh....s.... 9s,s52
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

In spite Of the modern transportation
facilities available 10 the use OF Santa
Claus. the Christmas mails were heavier
than ever.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES BIZ MAIL.
NOVEMBER CIRCULATION.
Daily.

The number o. complete and perfect copies
C The Washington Tines printed daily dur
inE the month Of November as as follows
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

It's reasonably certain that Edna
Goodrich didn't get Christmas present
Of 10000 from her husband this year.
The Washington times., 1910-12-29

It's not reported whether one OF Nat
GOodwfn's resolutions win be to swear
OF marrying
The Washington times., 1910-12-29
COnnor Selected to Lead.

VIII this refusal Of AR EdrIonds TO
go along. " D Conuor was made head
of the organization The former Sen
etor. Il is alleged. assured the gather
ing that Mr- Connor's selection would
be particularly agreeable TO President
Tat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-29
ACUTE INTEREST
In Railroad Circles in Retaliation OF
the New Haven System.

New Haven, Ct, Dec 2S.-There IS
acute interest i'll local railroad ana
banking circles i'll the re-valuation OF
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad CO., which is said to be
the first public appraisal ever made o.
q great Eastern railroad system. The
report Of the railroad commissioners,
tax Commissioner and bank compis-
sioner Of Massachusetts under the law
passed last June. must be flea on OF
before next Monday III the form Of q
certificate showing the valuation. Il
is not believed, owing to the magnl-
tude of the work, that anything more
than the certificate showing the SUM
Of the valuations win be filed before
the above mentioned date, the details
coming later.
The task mas been one covering SeN-
eral months and has involved besides
the immediate work of Prof. Swain OF
Harvard University, the employment
of between 70 and 50 experts, including
4 trained accountant, several engineers,
real estate appraisers and legal coun-
sci. The experts, as we'll as the COM
mlssionors and Prof. Swain, have been
taken practically over the whole Sys-
TEN Including the Ontario & Western,
the Navigation properties and tie troll
leys. TIE work las also involved the
com pllatlon Of the various charters OF
the parent and consolidated compa-
Mes. These consolidated companies OF
the parent corporation and the merged
properties number no less than 500.
The object Of the valuation under tho
Massachusetts state law is not so much
as nave been stated, to validate the
securities OF the comranv tor savings
bank investment in Massachusetts,, as
to remove the old grounds Of dissen-
sion under the Massachusetts charter
and its conflicts with the charter Sc
cured III Connecticut.
While the old Stevens valuation, as
certified hy firm OF accountants, was
IN part the basis of the new appraisal,
it is understood that the valuation has
gone considerably farther into details
together with consideration of the IN
crehents 81 the property since the
Stevens valuation was made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-29
shown the teacher, Mrs. Laura Lee, by
gifts given her by her scholars.
A CONSOLIDATION
Of Nashua, N. r., Two Cotton Manu-.
featuring Companies.

Nashua, y. H., Dec. 2S.-The early
consolidation Of two cotton manufac-
turing companies of this city which
have been closely allied for some time
past is indicated by the action late TO-
day of the stockholders of the Nashua
Manufacturing Co, who voted to in.
crease the capital stock of the CON-
pany by $4,000 and to- apply this
stock to the purchase of the property
franchises and good will of the Jack
son Co. The new stock win consist
of goo shares of q par value of $500
each, making the total capital stock
of the Nashua Co. $1,450,000. Of 1903
shares represented at the meeting only
four were voted in opposition to the
consolidation.
The sale has not been formally rati.
fled by the Jackson Co. but such aC-
ton only awaits the transfer of stock
into the hands Of two trustees. Fred
erick Kelsey and Theopilus Parsons,
who have the matter in charge. Al
ready the majority of the stockholders
have signified their Willingness to al
low the proposed sale.
The Nashua Manufacturing Co. EN-
ploys 5000 hands, while there are 1900
operatives i'll the jackson mills. For
some years past the boards of direc.
tors of the two companies have been
identical. ..-.-,.--. .,--.----.