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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
SALE AT M0RSE'S HOUSE

Raising Money to Aid Hnnker's Eftorts
to Free Hims elf.
New York. June 34.--The first auc-
ton sale of the house furnishings OF
Charles w, Morse was held yesterday
at the bankers home T2S Fifth Ava-
nue.. Receipts totaled $4,000.
funds for he effort which Mrs. Morse
. Is making to liberate her husband from
the Federal penitentlary at Atlanta.
5Ga, Nearly everything they possess
hammer, including Mrs. Morse's jew.
elrY, n i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
Hearing Is Postponed.

Washington. D. c., June 24.--The
subcommittee of the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections. which is
to Investigate the charges of bribery
in connection with the election OF SEN
ator Lorimer of Illinois, met to-day and
decided that 1t would be impra acticable
to begin the inquiry before September
10.
Members of the subcommittee have
engagements. some of them political
and having to do with their own can-
didacies for reelection. which cover
the summer Chairman Burrows was
authorized to call a meeting after the
date mentioned. but before doing so
he Will consult the convenience of
his colleagues 1t is probable that the
first session Of the Investigating COM
mittee will be held in Chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25

Neither of the defendants, Haas or
Peokham, has ever before been
charged with crime" said Judge
lockwood Neither of them has ever
before been engaged in any question:
able transaction. They do not deem
the allegations of the indictments
found against them to be true. but
the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the United States is broad enough to
cover any Information impaired by
an employe or Official to an outsider,
and IL it should appear upon the trial
that any such information had been
SO impaired, it would doubtless, con-
stitute, In view of the decision re-
ferred to, technical violation Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
AmerIcan a snicLde in I,nrlnnd

AMerIcah SNfcLHe In IangInnd,
Oxford, England, June 24.-H.
Stamford Burton. an American dental
dead In his Office to-day, death being
due, according to the authorities, to
poison, self-administered. Burton
was graduate OF Harvard Univer-
slty. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-25
For Relief Of immigrants.

Washington. D. c., June 24--A bill
amending the immigration laws so as
to grant relief to a large numbers of
persons was finally passed upon to-day
by both houses Of Congress. 1t was
drawn by Senator Hepburn to cover a
large number of bills for Individual re-
lief. In most of the cases there was a
supposition that the persons affected
We're entitled to exercise the rights Of
citizenship, while later 1t was discov-
cred that such was not the case. In
oluded in this class were number who
had been proceeding upon the theory
that their parents had been naturallzed
during their minority. which after
ward had proved unsusceptible of proof.
The bill, which lacks only the sigma
ture OF the President to make law OF
IT permits all such persons toftake out
their final papers without going
through the usual preliminaries
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
ca pital T ale S
Wby He Likes Washington.
sEVy oULD you like to know why

ESETT OULD You like 20 know why 1
w stay in Washington"
Il was Speaker Cannon who asked the
curious question, and he did IL at a
dinner given by one Of the memb bers Of
The Cabinet The President. the
Speaker. and the other guests had with
drawn 90 smoke following dinner. and
the stories were going thick and fast.
Every body wanted 10 know why the
Speaker insisted upon staying IN Wash
iuE-o1.
"Eu tell you the truth about IL" de-
rlared Uncle Joe. You see when I am
out IN DauvIIle I don't amount 20 any
thing whatever walk along the
street, and nobody pays any particular
attention 70 me I am as common as
an old shoe. Here IN Washington I can
be something Of a parsonage"
The speaker turned and swept his
arm I'm an expressive gesture t0Wal !
the beautiful room, the table laden with
flowers, the attractions of a most fetch
inc table.
Here 7 fnd everything 7 want or
need. everything I want and don't need.
too. Here there are the best cooks 10
be had. We get the finest products of
any Climes. brought especially for Us.
The liquors for the occasion come in
the wood from Scotland and France.
Gentlemen and the Speaker leaned
against corner Of the table and clasped
his hands across his waistband in a
gesture whose significance could not
possibly be mistaken, that is what I
came here for"
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
Eliminate Cruelty.

To .he Editor Of TIE Washington Times:
The Senate Committee on District At
fairs is to be congratulated for its rul-
ing on the cruelty to dumb animal Ques-
ton.
We have no doubt as to the House
committees action on this matter.
Now that the humane question is be-
ing agitated let the humane society
have the following laws enacted which
practically cover all the cruelties:
/ Abolish from all drivers han1s
whips, clubs. or anything that Will
cause l. IRE. especially the whips.
2. Rem 5e from all horses that torture
second 20 whips. the check rein used TO
make broken down horses look young
3 Brakes on all dray wagons 20 re-
lieve the burden from horses necks.
especially when we have so many sore
ones here.
4. -Four thcl sand pounds a load FOR
two horses: over that cruelty. Fave
police and humane officers stop these
teams and see weight
O. No horse over 1,50o pounds 20 be
allowed out Of a walk We see too
many overloaded and heavy horses be-
ing run with heavy loads on In this
city
o. Encourage police ofuceEs Dy nulnB
law breakers 50 instead of so. OF s..
An officers arrests man for cruelty and
he goes 10 court only 10 md he has
forfeited the collateral and goes right
on working that team as he did the day
before. Fine him 81 first offeuse, and
lal sentence second time. None of these
aJrse owners can stand that long
:. Above all an animal inspector,
clothed with authority 10 condemn
horses without any red tape connection
with IT, Must he q humane agent.
s. Authority 10 be given Humane So
ci@ty 10 go into our public schools ami
start bands Of mercy societies among
the rising generatiOn. and a member OF
tho society 10 give a weekly talk 20 all
children in school and in this way make
humane officers OF tho young folks
g. Let the Humane Society. the public
police, the school children and the horse
owners all band together 10 stop these
CTUelties.
10 ATreE1 the owner OF horses. not
drivers. NnCu animals are lame OF sore
The owners always want 70 lay il on
the driver. but often times II would be
best for the Judge "a decide.
Thar king The Times for the work they
are doing here in Washington, and hop
inE vC- Will publish this in behalf Of the
dumb beasts. SUBSCRIBER.
WashnCtoE, March D
The Washington times., 1910-03-30

benefits of the Morrill, act to more than
one school in the District of Colun-
bia. Even if there were no question
but that the second applicant is en-
titled to the benefits, under a strict in
depreciation of the law, it is extremely
doubtful if both institutions could sue
ceed. When it is considered that the
claims of one are believed, by its own
managers, to be invalid, it IS easy to
understand how a continuation of the
present work in behalf of both schools
might prove to be time wasted.
Naturally, Washington would like to
have one Of its high schools enjoy the
benefits of the Morrill, appropriation,
but this is not the time to act on that
desire. Ii Washington is to try for
such benefits it must first establish a
high school which shall meet the re
quirements of the law in question.
When this has been done-and it will
be a big job in itself-there will be
plenty Of time to 60 after the Morrill,
act benefits. Today it is important
that all the Districts ammunition be
fred at one target.
Just as the George Washington Uni
versity movement gives promise of be
ing successful, it is threatened by local
differences. In other words, it is at
tackled at home. Besides being basically
wrong, this is foolish The promoters
of the high school plan cannot hope
to succeed, and if they persist in their
efforts there is possibility that they
will merely deprive the community of
any assistance whatever
This is a time for united action, not
for disagreement
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
"BETWEEN STOOLS TWO WE
MAY FALL THROUGH"

The decision of the District Board
of Education in the Morrill, act con-
troversy should do much to eliminate
local differences and cause all the edu-
cational interests of this community
to Join in the movement in behalf of
George Washington University. The
board takes the very logical position
that, while it would like to have the
benefits of the Morrill, act for one of its
high schools. it is not in position 10
request them Of Congress at this time.
because the high schools do not meet
the requirements specified in the Nor
rill law
1t would seem to the unpreiudiced OBJ
server that this should settle the dis
pute, for surely the board knows the
conditions of the schools and must be
well grounded in its decision that it
would be impossible TO obtain now the
assistance which may ultimately be
asked.
Those who have followed the case
OF George Washington University, and
have taken the most prominent part
in attempting to obtain the benefits OF
the Morrill, act for this institution, feel
much encouraged, yet they realize that
between stools two we may fall
Though" 1t is ridiculous to expect
Congress, at this time, to grant the
The Washington times., 1910-03-30

the facts as he has observed them.
1t will be recalled that Mr. Cloud,
when consul at Mukden, wrote letters to
the State Department in which he
criticised the course of the japanese.
Because one of these letters found its
way into print, through no fault Of his
owr. the State Department recalled
Mr.. Cloud, and he was forced out of the
service as a reward for his plain-speak-
ing.
Mr.. Cloud says:
Under present conditions. TO the
contrary Of the soft-DurrinE as
surances Of the Tokyo foreign office
Notwithstanding American merchants
do not enjoy 10 the fun extent the
trade privileges and opportunities in
Manchuria which an honest and scru-
puious adherence 90 the principle of
the open door on the part Of Japan
and Russia, especially pan, would
afford them.
The control and practical monopoly
of transportation facilities, according to
Mr.. Cloud, enables Russia and Japan,
through the manipulation of freight
rates and customs duties, to place the
American merchant at Il great disad-
vantage in comparison with his more
favored competitors He says that step
by step, by ways dark and devious at
times, but none the less effective, ia
pan the last four years has been
steadily Tightening her grip on Man
churia, making ner position firm and
secure, to the disadvantage of every
body else.
Mr.. Cloud believes, what Americans
generally are coming TO be more aIIl
more convinced of, taat the integrity of
the Chinese empire aad American trade
in that empire are At stake. It may
be we can do nothing about it, but it Is
at least valuable TO nave our ewes
opened.
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
President viii Attend
Navy Yard Ball Tonight

The principal event ~ this evening will
be the bal en- tcte and drill for the
benefit Of the Nav-- Felief Society, which
viii be held at the Navy Yard, at 9
o clock
Mrs. Meyer We Of the Secretary Of
the Navy, Mrs. Newberry, wife Of the
former Secretary Of the Navy. Mrs.
Be-ckman Winthrop. wife Of the As
sjstanI Secretary Of the Navy Mrs.
LeCtze. wife Of Rear Admiral L,eutze:
Mrs. Richs--:svn Glover. wife OF Rear
AdrimaI Clover, and Mrs. r T. Multi
san comprise the committee OF six in
charge OF arrangements, and viii also
receive the guests at the ball
Music for the dancing. which viii be-
sin at $50 o'clock, viii be furnished by
the Marine Band.
Flags, bunting, palms and vari-coIorsd
electric lights Will adorn the ballroom
and the room where supper VIII be
served
The feminine contingent viii appear in
fancy headdress, having their couture
powdered or adorned with flowers fruits
or birds The military and naval Off
GERS present VIII wear the fun dress uri-
form OF their rank. as mark OF resperr
20 the President
Presidelt and Mrs Taft are 10 at
tend, and on their arrival, a. 1880
clock, the drill viii be zive0 Hy me
sailors Of the Mayfower. Dolphin ard
the Navy Yard. The jackies from rHa
MaEnoWer VIII wear white uniforms
those from Ihe Dolphin. blue. and from
the Yard. blue and white
Admiral Dewey, who is president oe
I the Navy Relief Society, VIII attend the
ball, accompanied by Mrs. Dewey
A large number Of dinner Parties will
precede the dance
=
The Misses Switzerland entertained a
party OF young people at a dinner last
evening preceding the ball al the Ger
man embassy
Announcement is made OF the mar
rlage OF Miss Annabelle BurrelI. OF Chi
CagO. and Frank W. Rurdine Of Wash -
ington. The marriage took place al
Crown Point, Ind, on Saturday. March
After June Is Mr.. and Mrs. Rurdi7e
will be az home at I+l0 L street Mr..
Burdine is the son Of AIr and Mrs
William A Burdine, OF washington.
Miss EsteIle Crane. the schoolgirl
daughter Of Mrs. J. Burnet Crane. who
y,tatlons cut FOR TWO lunCheOnS, one on
1 Thursday and one on Saturday
Miss Endora Clover. daughter Of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Richardson clover.
who has been spending several weeks
in New York, has returned 10 Wash
inston.
=
Miss Dolly Lynch, Of Lakewood. y. :.
viii arrive IN Washington shortly To be
the guest or Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Sin
clair Cameron.
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Representative and Mrs. Wheeler. who
have as their guests FOR the Easter hoI-
idays. their sons, A R Wheeler and
I ". r. Wheeler. Of Yale. entertained a
party Of young pOple al tea at the New
Willard yesterday afternoon at ;
O'Clock. The guests Of honor were Miss
Mccall, daughter of Representative
Mccall. and Cornelius Lombardi. re-
Gently elected 70 the editorial STAFF of
the Yale Lit who Is visiting Iieuren-
ant and Mrs. Barbour for the Easter
holidays
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
Tableau

The first ta5leau in the set Of twelve
10 be given on April Z at Continental
Hall for the House Of Mercy. has at
tracted the interest Of Washington art
lists
Captain John Smith Teaching the
Little Pocahontas" s~the subject of the
tableau. which is IN charge of Ms
Eliphalet T. Andrews NJ Andrews.
who Is an artist Of wide reputation. or
ganized the Corcoran At School Their
daughter, Miss Mary Lord Andrews.
who VIII take the part Of Pocahontas is
a direct descendant Of King Carter. %
the FauntlerOys, and the Randolphs.
through whom she goes back 20 Poca-
hontaS
Karl Rakemann. as Captain smith.
and Spencer Nichols. as POwhatan. are
both well known in art circles of Wash
inSton.
Miss Alice Reading and Miss Gather
inc Carter Critchter. who take the parts
Of Indian women. are equally well
known IN Washington. Miss Critchter
has recently returned from Paris. where
she organized a school in pOrtraiture
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perk-
ins were among the dinner hosts Of last
evening.
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
FREDERICK d. CLOUD on THE
OPEN DOOR.

Frederick D. Cloud, former American
consul at Mukden, in AIanchuria, an
expert on conditions in the Far East,
has written long article on the situa-
tiOn in Nlanchuri8 which Eliminates
that much discussed subject in a man
ner worthy of attention.
Mr.. Cloud is not impressed with the
protestations that the open door is still
open for American trade in Manchuria.
The official pronUncismentoes that all
is as it should be in that neck O. the
woods have not convinced him against
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
ELoquence of BarthoLdt.

. EPR RESENTATIvE BARTHOLDT Of
IN Missouri, who Is the leading ex-
pOnent Of international peace in the
House. waNed eloquent in the extreme
the other day, in speaking against two
battleShipS.
To-day said BarthOldt. more than
4,gp.tH men are confined to the routine
drudgery Of barracks. while millions
more labor 10 support them. The in
crease Of armaments goes en- until II
means slow destruction in time of peace
or swift destruction I'm the event Of war
an ouinoUs hush hangs over Europe
In the silence We can hear the clang
Of the hammer in the shipyard as bolt
Cv bolt and beam by beam the mighty
engines Of destruction take shape"
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
"At Homes in Society

Mrs. MacVeagh, wife of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, will not receive this
afternoon.
=
Mrs. WicEersham, wife Of the AttOr-
ney General. will be al home today after
o'clock.
=
Mrs. Duncan UpShaw Fletcher and the
Misses Fletcher, OF Ass Massac achusetts
avenue. wife and daughters Of Senator
Fletcher have issued cards for an at
home on Thursday. March 81, from I
TO o'clock.
Mrs. Walter Mclean, 1255 New Hamp-
shire avenue viii be at home tomorrow
afternoon foI the last time this seasoEL
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
Dinner Party
At Japanese Embassy.

The japanese Ambassador and Baron
ess Uchida had dining with them last
evening the British Ambassador and
Mrs James Bryce. Representative ard
Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Representative
DENLY, the Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. BeekmRn Winthrop, the
Assistant Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver. Gen and Mrs.
Tasker II. Bliss. Miss Mabel Boardman.
the military atIaChe of the Russian
embassy and his sister, Baroness Eliza
beth de Bode; Prof. and Mrs Andrews.
Senior Don Germon BuIle, second secre-
tsry Of the Mexican embassy: Miss
Wood, sister of Representative Wood OF
New Jersey; Miss Annie Mcclure, Miss
Harriet Mcclure, anG the Counselor OF
the Embassy and Nine. MatSui, Mr.
Hanihara and Mr.. Takahashi, of the
embassy staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brlttou en-
tertained about 100 young people at a
dance last evening at Rauchers' for
their schoolgirl daughter. Miss Mar
garet Britton.
Palms. ferns and quantities of spring
flowers adorned the house. An orcFes-
ira furnished the music for the dancers
and buffet supper was served.
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
In the Mail Bag

The Times will accept for publ
cation in its Mail Bag columns
short, vigorous Ietterii on questions
OF public Interest. IL cannot un-
dertake 10 publish Irtters exceed
ing 25O words, and reserves '"e
right rigidly 90 cOBdenSe commu-
nicatf0ns which are of greater
IengfL. Letters should be written
on one side of the paper only, and
must contain the name and address
of the writer, but these viii not be
published if request 10 that effect
Is made.
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
HEARING ON THE COUDREY
RESOLUTION.

Every citizen of Washington who is
interested in the proper regulation of
the gas companies should recognize the
obligation to make his position under
stood when the District Committee of
the House takes up the Coudrey reso-
luton tomorrow.
This Is the joint resolution intro
duced by Representative Coudrev Of
Missouri some time ago. providing that
no gas company in the District shall
issue any bonds certificates of indebted
ness, or other evidence of debt. except
such as may be necessary to pay for
necessary betterments and improve
ments, without the express consent of
Congress.
The resolution. of course. Is aimed
to put definite stop to the project
now urged by powerful faction in the
gas company, for the issuance of a
huge block of bonds The company
claims that its property Is worth many
millions of dollars more than its pres
ent capitalization, and Is anxious TO
Issue securities equivalent TO the ex-
cess.
If the Gas Monopoly is permitted to
issue millions OF additional stocks or
bonds. the charges on these will add
so much to. its present charge for in
terest and dividends that there will be
an end to all chance of getting the
price of gas reduced to a reasonable
figure.
There Is a special and peculiar rea-
son why Congress ought To take steps
preventing this imitation at this time.
Within the last year the Gas Monopoly
has accepted the principle Of making a
valuation Of its property as the basis of
capitalization, and. employing men
whom it claims To be qualified experts.
has had a valuation made. The public
had no part and no representation in
making this appraisal. The work was
done by the agents OF the gas com
panies. and, Of course. was done with a
view TO pleasing the employers Of the
experts" It undoubtedly was pleas
ing. for 1t demonstrated. to the salts
faction Of the gas officials. that they
have some five millions Of dollars of
property in excess of the present face
of their capitalization.
Now. if the Gas Monopoly is 10 issue
capitalization on the basis of a vaIu-
alton. it is apparent that the valuation
ought to be made by experts represent
ing the public, rather than the gas
companies.
There is, evidence that certain in
terests in the gas companies are de-
termined to proceed to capitalize their
surplus, willy nilly, and then fight out
in the courts the serious question
whether the action was legal. That
procedure can be stopped by passing
the Coudrey resolution, which ought to
be passed. The resolution makes the
necessary exception to allow the COM
panies to raise money for improvements
and betterments. As the companv has
a full treasury it doesn't need money
for such purposes. What it wants is to
double Its capitalization as a safeguard
against being compelled. at some time
or other, TO give the people of the
District fair treatment in the price of
gas The Coudrey resolution would put
an end to the danger of the Gas
Monopoly trying to force imitation
without regard to the law.
The Washington times., 1910-03-30
Miss Caroline Brownson
Weds Lieut.. -Comdr. Hart

Miss Caroline BrOVnson and Lieut..
Com. Thomas c. Hart, l.. s. y, were
married AT noon today in the home Of
the brides pare~ts. 1851 y street. Chap
lain Clark. l. s y, stationed at the
Naval Academy. at Annapolis, per
formed the ceremony in the presence OF
a small gathering Of relatives and inti-
mate friends.
The bride was attended by her sister.
Mrs O.. l. Hussey, wife OF Lieutenant
Commander Hussey L. s y, as ma
trOn OF honor and by Miss Har-isy
Sutherland. OF Washington. Miss Edith
Cutler, Of BrOokline, Mass, and Miss
Ceciie Giford, Of jamestown, y. Y, as
bridesmaids
Miss BrOwknson wore white satin and
point lace, with Uuile veil the brides
maids wore pink flower chiffon and pink
and white hats
Lieut. Comdr. Leigh Q. Palmer. aide 10
the President, acted as best man and
the gTOOTasneH were Lieut.. Com. r X.
Crank, Lieut. Com l. ". Ove-sr rect. and
Lieut. Hugo W. OsterhaUs. L s A