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The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Ca pital T ale S

a TTENTION has been called by the
L arrival OF the Roosevelt bust. 20
the fact that the Senate Of the United
States commentaries its distinguished
Presidents in marble while they are
yet living. II is a common practice TO
honor dead heroes in marble, bronze
and clay, but only the Senate system
atically cOnfers the distinction upon liy-
ing men.
Statuary Hall is filled TO overlooking
with statesmen and benefactors in
marble and granite. They come from
nearly all the States, but not one Of
them represents the living. The busts
In the Congressional Library are in
memory OF great Americans who have
passed away. The Senate. however.
prefers 20 honor it, Vice Presidents
while they are yet alive and are able
TO enjoy the mark OF their countrymen' s
esteem.
It is a singular fact. though, that no
ceremonies ever attend the installation
Of a bust Of a Vice President. Quietly
the marble is slipped into place by the
Superintendent Of the Capitol. This is
done without even an official announce
meut
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Mr.. ROOSEVELT ENERGIES
INTO CIVILIZATION.

Col Theodore Roosevelt has emerged
from the hunting grounds of Africa,
where he has been for many months,
and is approaching KhartOum- The
newspaper correspondents who went up
the Nile to meet him in boat of their
own fell in with the craft which Is con
veying him just before breakfast the
other morning, and were invited on
board to Join in the meal. Walter
Wellman is authority for the statement
that the colonel stood on the deck of
his vessel arrayed in a halo consisting
of a red shirt and pajamas. Also, so
Wellman says, he was barefooted. He
was immensely pleased to see the news
paper men, and about the breakfast
table and afterward there was a
mighty talkfest, in which the former
President did some of the conversing
and a great deal of listening.
All the evidence is that Colonel
Roosevelt has come forth from the
hunting fields in the best of health. He
is in good spirits, and as hard as nails.
1t is asserted that he ate six eggs and
considerable bacon for breakfast. Most
any jury would accept this as cireum-
stantial evidence of the fact that Mr..
Roosevelt is in fit physical condition.
II any newspaper man went to see Mr..
Roosevelt expecting him to talk politics
he was disappointed. On the contrary,
MIR. Roosevelt at once announced fatty
he would not be interviewed on politics,
either in Africa or in Europe, and that
anybody giving out an alleged inter
view with him on this subject would
be consigned to the Ananias Club. But
1t is hardly TO be supposed any of the
trained correspondents sent to meet
him expected Colonel Roosevelt to talk
on politics at this time, and conse-
quently it is not to be assumed they
were disappointed.
For all the hastiness that has some
times been ascribed to him, Mr.. Roose-
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the donor it would be possible to
specify the field of philanthropy to
which Mr.. Rockefeller hopes to devote
himself. The Foundation, however, viii
live long after Mr.. Rockefeller is dead.
1t is intended that its officers shall not
be hampered with specifications and red
tape which lead to the grave. 1t is
intended that the Foundation be able
TO meet any emergency which may
arise in the future. Mr.. Rockefeller
cannot anticipate the urgent needs of
humanity twenty years hence; he can
not, of course, foresee some calamity
which might be alleviated by the funds
at the disposal of the Foundation.
Neither can the Sixty-frst Congress.
1t is for these reasons that the charter
asked for is extremely broad, and, pos
sibly, indefinite.
There is no danger TO the people OF
to the Government in such charter.
1t should be remembered that the
Foundation will be required to make
annual reports to the Department of
the Interior. It should be remembered,
also, that the power which creates has
the power to take away. There are
numerous decisions of the United
States Supreme Court to substantiate
the claim that Congress would have
supervisory power over such an insti-
tuition as the Rockefeller Foundation.
If future events demonstrate that the
charter is too broad Congress can
amend it. If, as has been suggested by
thoughtless critics, the Foundation be-
comes a menace to the Government,
Congress can repeal the charter and
stamp it out of existence.
There should be no hysteria about
the Federal incorporation of an insti-
tuition which seems destined TO be one
of the greatest philanthropic organiza-
tions known to mankind. The people
are protected; the Government is pro-
tected, and humanity will be benefited.
1t is fortunate that Mr. Rockefeller
does not permit himself to be disturbed
by carping critics who raise their voices
in protest against every act of men and
women of wealth.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Cronies in Congress.

TRONIES are found IN public life at
- Washington just as anywhere else.
Congress Is fun OF Damon and Pythias
cases. Sometimes the intimacy between
two members Of the Senate or House
will follow the proximinity OF their seats
on the floor. sometimes Il viii result
from their association on committees.
or sometimes even their opposition to
each other on public measure will wax
into warm friendship outside the Capt.
tol
A singular instance Of this was the
friendship between Senators Tillman and
Spooner. They fought each other con
sistently IN the chamber, but they would
invariably lunch together afterward
Then. too. the late Senators Quay and
Vest were the closest OF friends. Sen
ators Crane and Knox, too, were inti-
mate friends. They came into the body
one day together and as new members
are not given much consideration they
rather drifted together out Of mutual
sympathy.
Senators Clark Of Arkansas and Over
man Of North Carolina so 20 theaters
together, walk down the Avenue after
session, and are almost inseparabIe.
Senator'S Frazier and Foster, both South
erners and accupying adjoining seats,
are cronies. while Senators Daniel and
Martin. both Of Virginia. are like broth
ers. They are the only two Senator's
from the same State with neighbOring
seats.
In the House II is often remarked that
ollie James Of Kentucky is somewhere
about il Representative Hefhin Of Ala
bame is in sight and vice versa. One
OF the newer intimacies among public
men IS that between Associate Justices
LurtOu and White OF the Supreme Court.
They are both old Confederate soldiers
and day by day they can be seen slowly
vending their way down the Avenue,
arm in arm
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Defends Tipping System.

Washington. d. G., March IL. 1910.
To The Times Mail Bag:
In reference TO why tips should be
given" ! beg to submit to the general
public this letter, and call attention
TO a few reasons why persons in posi-
tion to receive them should be allowed
TO take ali tips that may be given TO
them.
Every American citizen has the free
right to. give and spend his money at
his own viii.
Stop and think what your humble
servant, the Waterman, has to con-
tend with. High living strikes US all
alike, and We have to pay $50 10 so a
month rent. The wages paid US by the
best prOprietors run from so 10 S25 a
month. Can we be honest and support
our families at this rate?
/ wish 10 say here for the benefit of
all walters that we earn and are thank
ful for every tip we get. God bless the
kind and cheerful giver.
WM. FORAIAN,
1914 Nineteenth street ~. ".
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Members Of Younger Set
Hold Paper Chase in
Virginia.
Party Entertained at Glen
wald" by John Hender-
son. Jr.

A number Of young people met this
morning at II o'clock directly behind
OF tDe White House for a paper chase.
Wnen the signal was given they scam
pered OF toward Virginia. following the
trail, which ended al "Glenwald." !" the
country place owned by John Hender-
son, 5r. Mr.. Henderson, who was one
or the riders. entertained the party at
luncheon The riders included debu-
tantes, members Of the young married
set. and a number OF the Diplomatic
Corps.
Representative and Mrs. Francis H1r-
Ton Harrison entertained at dinner last
I war and Mrs. Dickinson. Their other
guests were Mrs. Burton Harrison. Mr..
anu Airs. HeroeTt Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs.
len Eyck Wendell, Rear Admiral and
siIs. -1Is. HsrTis' Nj and Mrs Edmond PEN
1Ieton' Dr- and Mrs Thomas NJ
Gnatard. Judge and Mrs Charles n
1oWry, Mr- and Mrs. Lewis Nixon. Of
NeW FORK; Mr. and Mrs Albert Doug
n15,i a. tcld 1lI- ana Mrs Charles G. Bennett,
ana former Governor MagOon-
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Mrs. Sidney G. Kaufman, OF the Ash
!eys entertained the Weekly Bridge yes
Ierday afternoon After cards a lunch
SoI Wa served The table appointments
The guests were Mrs Samuel J. Stein
DeISef, MS Sol Minister. Mrs. Calvert
Rosenthal, Mrs simon Kann. Mrs. 10
Stpn Auerbach, Mrs Simon LYONS Mrs
Sol Meyer, Mrs. A. Sigmund, Mrs, Ger
son Nordlnger. Mrs. Rudolph Behrend
and Mrs. l. Behrend-
Miss Lorraine Hcrma7 bss -.+,,-.s
home from q few weeks tim 10 Gin
cinnau, Ohio
Mrs NJ HOpfenmaier and family. vino
nave spent part OF the winter at Tam
pa, Fla, have returned home.
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Miss Mae Wildman. Of Baltiuors
who has been the guest Of Mrs. Simons,
returned 20 her home
The Mercsntil Club will give a CO.
union foT Its members next Wednesday.
, March Is.
Mrs S Gassenheimer and Mrs Stein.
/ or Mashrau, Tex. viii be at home this
afternoon at the Stanley.
Daniel Bensinger. who is attending
school al MercersbUrg, Pa, is now vis-
( ilnS his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Ben
singer, OF te Dupont
Miss Ia. Adler, Of Pittsburz. Pa
who Is The -uest of her sister, Mrs. Jo-
seph Abel. I454 Clifton street, IS noz
convaiescing- and viii be pleased 70 see
( he~ friends
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Mrs Julia Luchs, Of the Sterling. left
today for Philadelphia 10 be the s1Jesr
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. AdOlphe Baer announce
the engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Caroline Baerl 70 Morris Wolf, OF
Tampa, Fla
Mr and Mrs Derrick Burnstine win be
] home honor y
ding anniversary this evening from I 10
10 O'Clock at their residence, I122 Thir-
reeurh street
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Dr. and Mrs. Abram Simon left Wash
ingtOn last night for New York. where
DR.. Simon was invited 20 occupy the
pulpit this morning Of Rabbi Stephen S
Wise. Of the Free Synagogue.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
In the Mail Bag

The Times VIII accept for publ
cntiOn in fits Mail bag columns,
short, vigorous letters on questions
or public interest. 1t cannot IN
dert"ke 10 publish letters exceed
Ing go words, and reserves the
right riSidly to cOndeDse cOmmu-
ntcHttOns which Hre of greater
length. Letters should be written
on one side of the paper only, and
must contain the name and address
of the writer, but these Will not Sc
published IL request TO that effect
n made.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

velt Is not in the habit of going of
half cooked on proposition of politics.
He will not in this case. He viii un-
doubtedly look the ground over in this
country carefully before he ventures
any political Outgivings. He may or
may not talk later on.
1t does not dstract from the acute
interest of the situation that some OF
the dispatches from the men with
Roosevelt say he intends TO keep silent
on politics even when he gets back to
the United States.
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Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh Entertains
At Tea From Four to Six O'Clock
"At Homes in Society

Mrs. c. c Pratt, wife OF Representa-
tive Pratt, Of Pennsylvania, will re-
ceive TUESDAY, assisted BY her house
guest; Miss Margaret Leymann, Of
MIS-. Charles l. COrby will receive ir-
formally tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Wallace Radcliffe will receive
tomorrow afternoon, assisted by Dr
Mary Riggs Noble. OF Lodiana, Ind.
Mrs. Williston Hough viii moi receive
tomorrow.
Mrs Philip 7. Dodge will receive to-
morrow afternoon. assisted bv her
daughter. Mrs. Thomas c. Musrrsvs
Mrs. James c Pilling win receive to-
morrow afternoon for the last time this
season Mrs. Pillins win have with he
her sister. Mrs T. p. O'Connor, OF Eng
land, who 3 her house guest.
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MEXICAN EMBASSY
CHANGES ARE MADE

Promotions, transfers from Ee
home office and from Honduras. Cuba.
and London, and new appointments
figure in the reorganization OF the
Mexican mbassy az Washin gton.
President DiaZ and Ambassador de Ia
Barra will install here some OF -he
brightest young MEL in MeXicO'g dip
lOmatic service
The first secretary OF the legation
will be SenOr Luis Ricoy- Senor Bal
bins DavaleS. whom r. succeeds, viii
be charge d-aTaiTes at Portugal.
Senor Baz, former second secretary Of
the embassy here, viii 80 10 Lon
don in the same capacity. He viii
be succeeded by SenOr Romero
Algsba-
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Hunt Ball
At Chevy Chase Club.

One OF the most important events OF
the spring season, Of equal interest tc
the dancing contingent and the follow
ers OF the hounds, is the hunt ball. ar
ranged by the governors Of the Chevy
Chase Club 10 take place al the club
Friday evening, April s.
This Will be the first event OF the kind
for years. and promises to be a brilliant
AFFAIR The program will include gen
eral dancing for the early part OF the
evening, followed by a cOriuiOn for
which the favOrs viii be appropriate 70
the occasion.
a number or dinners viii preCede the
ball. and members OF the hunting sets
in Washington and from Virginia. Mary
land. and New York will attend.
Clarence Moore. master Of the hounds
Of the Chevy Chase Club, will have
charge OF the details OF the ball. assist
ed by Brig Gen. Clarence R. Edwards,
as chairman Of the executive committee
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
WASHINGTONi

Bearing down on Washington, the
White House, and Congress, chock-full
of local pride, enthusiasm, and argu-
ment, is a delegation of New Orleans
boosters, fifty strong, bent on obtain
ing the Panama exposition for their
city.
Recently Representative J. Hamp-
ton Moore, in a spirited address before
the Commercial Club of Washington,
presented cogent reasons why the
Capital of the nation should have the
Panama exposition and why Congress
should be glad to foster the project for
the benefit of international commerce.
Why was this suggestion allowed TO
smolder into cold ashesz Where are
the members of the Commercial Club,
the Chamber of Commerce, the Board
of Trade, and other local bodies, or
ganized TO foster projects for the good
of the whole city, that no further
word has come to fan such fruitful
flame?
Backed by the Southern Commercial
Congress, and on account of its geo
graphical situation, New Orleans will
have a powerful argument in her favor
San Francisco has already also started
n boom for the exposition, and what
San Francisco goes after she goes after
hard, and in a majority of cases gets.
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much in her favor, for the Panama
canal is especially planned to bring
the Pacific coast in closer touch with
the Eastern ports. Other cities by the
score viii soon be coming 10 the front
with more or less convincing talk in
their favor.
Above mere locality, however, and
the temporary benefits to be derived
from holding the exposition in this or
that city, stands the permanent good
that might be done for the nations
commerce by holding the exposition in
the nations Capital. As Mr.. Moore
pointed out, the permanent fixtures
which such an exposition leaves in the
city holding it far outweigh the tenn
Porary boom which the exposition
brings. As he also showed, the need
for permanent structure OF architec-
tural worth TO be used as a museum
for the nations manufactures and the
nations commerce has long been felt.
Such museum would accomplish much
for our commercial relations with
foreign countries
Washington is the place for such a
museum Foreign commercial deIega-
tions visiting the United States NAV
zee this city or that city. and may
skip some, out they one and all visit
Washington.
And the most fitting and feasible
method of building such a permanent
museum and stocking it with the ma
tion's products is to hold the Panama
exposition at the Capital and to leave
this structure as one at least of the
permanent exhibits.
No one city is building the Panama
canal No one city is to reap the bene-
fits therefrom. The United States is
building the canal. and Washington is
the one representative city in the
United States to which all cities can
and should point with pride and a GER
tain sense of ownership.
Therefore the exposition celebrating
The greatest engineering feat of the
century should be held here.
Let those who live here ami lave
the eity's welfare nearest t53 heart
wake up and get in the game.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
John Barrett
Host at Lunchenn.

John Barrett. Director Of the INTER
national Bureau Of American Republics
was host at a luncheon at the New VII
lard yesterday in honor OF the former
Amba ssadOr 10 Paris, Henry White.
Lewis Nixon, Of New York. and Col
E. II. Crowder L. S. A. delegates OF
the United States TO the Fourth Pan
American Conference.
The additional guests were:
The Mexican ambassador. Francisco
Leon de Ia Barra.
The Third Assistant Secretary Of State.
The Chief of the Latin American nj
vision Of the State Department. Thos. c.
Dawson
The Commissioner General OF the
United States 10 the Argentine Exposi-
ton. Ernest H. Wands.
The minister OF Costa Rica, Joaquin
Bernardo Calvo.
The minister Of the Argentine Reuub-
lie. EpifaniO Portela-
The minister of Ecuador, Luis Feline
Carbo.
The minister OF Uruguay, Luis Melian
Lafinur.
The minister of Guatemala. Luis To-
The minister Of Salvador. Federico
Mejia.
The minister Of chile, AnibaI Cruz.
The minister Of Honduras, Luis Lazo
A
The minister Of Haiti. H. Pauleus San
non.
The minister OF Cuba, Gen. Carlos
Garcia VeleZ.
The minister Of Venezuela, P. EzequieI
Rojas.
The minister OF Colombia. Francisco
de p BOrda.
The special envoy Of Costa Riea. Luis
Anderson.
The special envoy Of PanaIia, BeIisario
PorraS.
The charge d'affaires of Brazil. r. de
Lima c Silva
The charge d'affaires or Peru. Manuel
de Freyre Y Santander.
Cen George W. Davis.
Scott c. Bone.
Ira Z. Bennett
Francisco J. Yanes.
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WILL INSPECT MILITIA.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March IL
Capt Isaac G. jerks. of the Twenty
fourth United States Infantry. who has
been stationed AT Buffalo. y. Y, and
who was detailed to make inspections
of the West Virginia National Guard,
has arrived here and begun his work,
which VIII be completed April 5.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Mrs. Letter
Entertaius az Dinner

Mrs. Letter entertained a party at din
ner last evening IN honor OF the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand.
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The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce and Nr- Justice and Mrs L,urton
were the guests in compliment to whom
Mrs Samuel Spencer entertained a
party at dinner last evening
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Mr. and MIS-. Arthur Lee were among
those entertaining parties at dinner last
evening.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

The Baninger-Pinchot inquiry has
ended; Jim Ham Lewis has shaved III
his whiskers; DR.. Cook has gotten 20
the North Pole, and William Jingles
Bryan doesn't want to be President.
None Of this is true, but It's a fine day
dream for an afternoon like this.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

It is hoped the weather will be fairer
than some Of the New York promoters
when the avia: N meet comes off, wher-
ever Il may be.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

Mr.. Jack Cudahy had no trouble In re-
signing from his club The club stew
ard didn't want a run on his butcher
knives.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

We infer that spring has arrived a
little in advance of Colonel Roosevelt
at Khartoum. The thermometer regis
ters 105 i'm the shade.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

War with Japan is sure" says Leslie
NJ. Shaw, but everybody remembers
that. when Mr. Shaw was Secretary Of
the Treasury, he ruled that frog legs
were poultry.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Luncheon Party Given
b. the Misses Cameron

The Misses Cameron entertained A
party at luncheon today in honor Of
their house guest. Mrs Leeds. OF New
York
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Mrs James G. PilIing entertained a
small party al dinner last evening in
honor Of her house guest. her sister.
Mrs I. P OConnor, Of London.
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The Misses CaraerOn entertaine5 a
party al dinner lest evening IN honor
OF their house gUeyt Mrs. Leeds, OF
New York
Mr.. and Mrs. T. {. Dawson were hosts
az dinner last evening. having among
their guests the Minister from Costa
Rlca and Nine Calvo. the charge daft
faires OF Peru, Mr.. Sautander- Repre-
sentative and Mrs Hitchcock. Com
mandeF Logan, OF the MayfiOWer, and
Mrs LlImley.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine
Louddn entertained at a musicale last
evening az the legation. The artists OF
the evening were George Harris. jr-. tie
tenor and Darlington Branch. the Di-
aniSt-
Mrs. Stanley Matthews entertained
a party at dinner last evening.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

Governor Fort may be right when he
says arbitration is the solution Of un-
rest, but the trouble is that so few peo-
pie want TO arbitrate.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

Master-Since your wife died you have
got drunk every day. You had better
get married again at once.
Scranton, sir, leave me vet a
month in my grief.-Bon Vivant.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

The New York magistrate who SAYS
he will not allow children TO marry
might 60 further and not allow married
people to act ike children.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Wife of Secretary of the
Treasury Hostess This
Afternoon.
Miss Mary Cryder' Guests
Enjoying Musicale
and Tea.

Mrs MacVeagh, wife Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury, is entertaining at a
Tea this afternoon from ! TO 6 O'Clock.
Palms. Killarney roses, tulips, and
jonquils will form the house decora-
tions and the tea table will be adorned
with a centerpiece Of spring flowers.
MISS Georgiana Hopkins will preside
at the tea table
Miss Mary CrydeT viii entertain at a
musicale-tea this afterro oon at ) O'Clock
In her residence on " street.
The artists Of the afternoon will be
MISS Mary McFall and Miss Katherine
Brooks, soloists, and Miss Ethel Tozier,
accompanist
Miss Flora Parker viii preside at the
tea table, which will be adorned with a
centerpiece Of spring flowers.
Mrs Albert Clifford Barney was host
ess at an informai luncheon party to-
day.
Mrs Henderson entertained a party
az luncheon today at Boundary Castle.
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Mr.. and Mrs. z. RinEsburv Curtis. OF
NeW york, are tbs guests OF Mrs. Cur
~ ~ nother, Mrs @. ". McLanahan, OF
IWrnty-ilrSt and - streets, for the
nohtn or March. They Will open their
4 uNedo mouse about the first Of April
Ior the spring season.
The Washington times., 1910-03-13

With SlO0 a month and offers Of a cou-
pie OF scores OF jobs on his hunds-tO
say nothing OF d wife who. he says, is
a Jim-dandy-yOIng Mr.. Knox seems 10
be in position 10 give somebody the
laugh