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The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Bacon Is Doomed.

CENATOR BACON Of Georgia is being
- talked OF as the next Democratic
leader Of the Senate his friends on
the floor insist that he is the logical
man for the honor.
Senator Money OF Mississippi, the pres
en- floor leader auC head o. the Demo
cratic caucus. will retire from the Sen
ate on March 4 and viii BE- succeeded
by John Sharp WI Jams He was chos-
en- 10 succeed senator CulbersOn OF Tex
as whose III health has enforced his
absence from the body during practi-
c.sIIy all. of this session
There are others whose friends are
discussing them for the minority lead
e-ship. Senator Bailey Is being talked
of Senator Sl5veTeE Of Indiana pressing
to the front, and senator Kayner is
mentioned
ThrouEh0ut the entire session how
ever. senator Bacon has been relied ND
on BY Senator Money and other Demo
Gratis 20 combat the majority arguments.
He has been ever ready 10 discuss the
cr,pressiou OF the tariff, 10 contest the
railroad bills features and to oppose
the postal savings bank scheme II all
looks ike he is being primed for the
minority leadership
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
CURIOUS CROWDS AND BLUSH
ING BRIDES.

The crowds which assembled to catch
a glimpse of Miss Marjorie Gould and
Anthony J. Drexel as they entered St
Bartholomew's Church. in New York,
for their wedding ceremony has been
uncompromisingly described as a mob, -
although women were distinctly in the
majority. For more than two hours
they waited in a pelting rain, and
many of them adopted the subterfuge
of attending a funeral IN the chapel,
held at noon, IN order to get into the
church When the principals appeared
there was a rush from the outside
which would have done credit to a
football team Hats were knocked of
and dresses torn as the mass Of hui
mainly broke through the Gordon OF
police. The bride herself barely IS
capped being mobbed-
There seems to be something about
a wedding, particularly in the more
exclusive circles. which oYereomes all
the restraints Of eonventionality- The
mingled mocesty and pride which would
keep the average man OF woman from
going where he OF she Is not wanted
and has not been invited dissolve be
fore the alluremeut OF a wedding The
attitude adopted seams to be that the
world and his wife have a right to be
present whenever any woman enters
matrimony- The bride Is fair game
This Is noticeable TO a certain extent
In the eagerness with which rank cut
siders devour al the details OF an ap-
preaching wedding, and when the con
tracing parties belong 10 @the upper
circles" this interest becomes a mania.
IN the face Of such demonstrations as
those which took place IN New York,
1t Is difficult 10 class 1t indulgeutIy as
merely an amiable weakness
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Nightmare of Figures.

Q ENATOR CLAY Of Georgia says
- that this IS q Government Of fig-
uTes-of statistics. He says that more
time and money are expended bv the
Government OF the United States in
collecting figures than hy any other two
governments u the world
Every day - two Congress is called
upon 70 make an appropriation for a
new set Of figures" said the Georgian
yesterday We are a Government of
figures, by figures ard for figures. We
appoint numerous commissions. and
send them % Europe and elsewhere,
just 90 collect more figures We ap-
point committees IN Congress and give
them money 90 collect and tabUIate more
figures. We create new departments OF
Government. and give them authority
to doing little else than collect and pub
Isb great masses Of figures
The Government Printing ONCE does
little else than publish books by tie
thousands fifed-with figures. I am op-
posed to more figures Life IS too short
to get conclusions out OF vast arrays Of
figures
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BILTTY MEASURES.

The campaign of education In favor
OF employers liability measures Is
bearing the best possible fruit. for the
employers themselves are voluntarily
bringing about a system founded at
once on Justice and good will The
common law doctrine OF eOHtribUtory
negligence, and all the other vexatiOus
provisions by which employees prac-
ticaTIy had 70 assume all the hazards
OF a trade OF industry, are giving way
20 the principle that compensation for
loss Of life and limb incident to such
employment should be borne by the
business itself The result Of this viii
be to do away with damage suits N
which a few success sfuI sUitoTs get large
veTdicts. while the majority of victims
OF their dependent families receive
nothing whatever, because a fellow
servant was slightly negligent or be
cause the unfortunate employee has been
worn out IN the courts.
This enlightened self-inteTest on the
part Of employers has not yet advanced
so far that We can trust them to do
the right thing IN every instance with
out compulsiOn, and liability laws on
the line Of the Federal statute Of 1908
must continue. But In the meantime
it is gratifying to note that such cor
porations as the Steel trust and 5he
international Harvester Company have
moved OF their Own accord The United
States Steel Corporation has adopted
a system by which single men while
temporarily disabled shall receive %
per cent OF their wages and married
men 50 per cent. with an additional
> per cent for each child under sixteen
years Of age, and ? per cent for each
year of service above five years Lump
sums are to be paid for permanent in
Turies. and IN case Of death the widows
and children viii receive one and one
half years wages, with an additional
10 per cent for each child under sixteen.
and 3 per cent for each year Of service
above five years
The International Harvester Com
psny has decided TO waive absolutely
the old doctrine of eoutributorv negli-
gence, and viii pay for every accident
or death, except such as result from
wanton negligence, failure to use safety
appliances, or intoxication- The com
Pany VIII also enable its employees TO
increase the fixed scale of compensa-
ton by voluntary payments 70 the
company's insurance fund, but there Is
nothing compulsory about this feature
These are steps IN the right direc-
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
THE MOSQUITOES SHADOW on
HISTORY.

The little white termites have honey
oombed st. Helena, and the imperial
eagles cage Is slowly melting into the
sea. The toxin o. the tsetse is de-
populating Central Africa with the
sleep which swiftly merges into death.
With the rise and fall of the boil
weevil, the cotton market oscillates
ike a weaver's shuttle. The tickle Of
the hookworm makes the oil baron
cough up a million dollars So, too,
The pebble in the ztreamIet scant
Has changed the course OF many a
river,
The dewdrop on the baby plant
Has warped the mighty oak forever.
The climax comes, however, wien
we are told by Prof W NJ Wheeler,
OF Harvard University, that the fall 81
Greece and Rome was directly due co
the vagabond mosquito, which intro
duced malaria from Egypt and Asia.
It Is an announcement which skaters
many historic illusions and fatters our
contemporary pride. The coI.querCr
which humbIed the sons OF Romulus
and Cecropus has in turn been humble.
by a Panama health commission. re
must buzz in impotent wrath against
a screen door while his larvae sicElen in
the sun
The Huns and spiced cookery, the
onslaught of the Gauls and the tepid
baths of effeminsncy had neither lot
nor part IN the overthrow Of the city
by the yellow Tiber- The treachery Of
Paussniss, the rise of skepticism, and
the price OF figs had nothing to do with
the Athenian decline In each case
the moving cause has shrunk TO the
narrow compass Of a mosquito.
Henceforth we shall respect him
more, not for what he ian do, but for
what he has done. Fitting across the
pages Of history, he has cast shadow
like the great aux. He darkened the
sun at MONDAY He drilled "Ichabod"
on the Pantheon and "To Let" on the
front gate OF the Forum
Then he bit on the face Of the North
American continent and died a henri
sphere Is his mauso!eum and Nissan
thropos i his mourner-
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Band in Uniform.

To ire Editor q The Washington Times:
The Times states that the Marine Band
viii take part in the dedication OF the
bullying Of the American Republics It
is 70 be hoped the band viii. on that
occasion show the good taste and man
ners TO appear IN fun dress uniform
in the presence Of the President Of the
United states, its commander-n-chief
It was a matter of common remark
by no means complimentary to the band
that on the occasion Of the laying OF
the cornerstone OF that building IN the
presence Of the President and the rep
Tesentatives or the republics that the
band appeared In Undress uniform. ia
several instances Of very untIdy appear
ance, It would seem that on an coca
sion OF such Importance, due respect
should be shown the distinguished
guests CHARLES T. KEEPER
The Washington times., 1910-04-22

cate hands OF the housewife rather
than of the commercialism of the
bakery. They made, and still make, in
the land where they are indigenous, a
positive Joy Of the morning meal, rather
than a hasty expedient for bridging
over the work Of the early hours
They were too delicious not TO come
under the ban Of the grave scientists
who, ike the physician of Sancho
Panza, delight in forbidding US to eat
the tempting things set before US.
They have been made the text OF
hygienie sermons and held up as a
ready agency of certain suffering No
body except the scientists and their
echoes seemed TO know Just why hot
bread should be full of indigestion and
misery. It was accepted as a fact,
while the disciples Of hot bread calmly
continued, until a green old age, to
enjoy the rePast-
Secretary Wilson, who comes from
the West, may be regarded, from
sectional point Of view, a. an impair
tial arbiJer, and he has laughed away
a nations fears. Hot bread, he tells
US IS as wholesome as any other kind
OF bread. 1t makes Drawn and brain
and conduces to the spirit Of cheerful
ness. He Is already the dean of the
Cabinet By reclamation the South
viii nominate him to MS present posi-
ton for life
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Ca pitaI T ale S
Iilden Statue Urged.

= RIENDS Of that great Democratic
4 leader, Samuel J. Tilden, wish TO
honor his memory - the erection Of a
statue In the city OF washington
Congress has already been asked 10
appropriate S59,0e0 90 aid in this move
ment- The biu Is now pending before
the House, and It viii be strongly sup
ported By the Democrats and by many
Republican members OF that body
THden was elected 10 the Presidency
on the face Of the returns back in the
seventies and the election was contest
I'd BY Rutherford 3 Hayes. Congress
sustained the contestant and seated
Hayes No other man ever came so
near being President Of the United
States and failed
Statues Of many great Americans oc-
Cupy the public squares Of washington
and a mighty effort viii BE- made TO
have that OF Tilden added 10 the num-
brr
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
THREE MEN KILLED
IN INDIANA WRECK
Big Four Train Strikes Sleep
ing Car AT Sanford.
Eight Hurt.

TERRE HAJTE- Ind, April e.
Three men were killed and eight serf-
OUSIy injured when a westbo11rf
equipment train on The Big Four rail-
road ran into an open switch this
morning near sanford Ind and
plunged into q sleeping car which HAD
been placed on the siding for the
accommodation Of a crew Of workmeu
engaged in putting in q new inter
locking switch. The dead
ENGINEER ELY
H. DRISCOLL, Of the construction
crew
l. b DONNELLY. Of construction
crew
Seriously injured sam Monett- DsI-
las Sprin safe, Charles z Jones. Harry
Clark Fred Wiley, Harry CuIIeft
Conductor Shipman, and T D Griffith
The engine and one car Of the
equipment train were overturned and
badly wrecked. The injured Fvera
brought to TerTe Haute- A defective
or open switch was the cause of the
wreck
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
A TARDY VINDICATION OF
HOT BREAD.

The Secretary OF the Department Of
Agriculture mas issued a bulletin in de-
tense of hot bread. This form Of psbu-
Inn has long been regarded as mark
ing the boundary between the North
and the South more distinctly than did
the rcd and chain OF Mason and Dixon.
The steaming roll and thu Tison biscuit,
IN which the willing butter melts ike
summer ram IN the parched earth, have
been regarded as tyPifying the warmth
of the hospitality which offered them.
They savored Of the home ard the deli
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
In Spring Dress.

KTET Err have the grounds OF the
IN United tSates Capitol looked more
beautiful
They are the pride OF Superintendent
Elliott Woods he personally oversees
their spring dressing Many Of his mul-
titudinOus duties ne delegates 20 some of
his Suhordinates, but when the time OF
year comes for OVernauiinE OF the park
space around the Capitol, he takes to
the open air
The grass has been grOOmed, the trees
pruned- the ShTuhberv trimmed and the
flowers reset The whole IS a charming
picture in landscape effects and is the
delight Of the thousands or Washington
visitors who make tie Capital City their
Mecca when spring comes
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Lieutenant Abbott
And Mrs Abbott Guests

Lieut. J. r Abbott. L s a. and Mrs.
Abbott. Of san Francisco. are the guests
Of the parents Of the latter. M and
Mrs Thomas W Smith. on Columbia
road Lieutenant and Mrs Abbott VIII
sail shortly for the Philippines, where
Lieutenant Abbott viii Join the Second
Cavalry at JoIo, SUIu archipelago
Kansas CITY. No. Is represented at
the D. A. r congress by a. number Of
prominent women Among them Is Mrs
joan h Walker. first vice president gen
erai Of Missouri. who IS the guest Of he
hro-her-iu-law. former Senator Cocker
ell and Mrs John r White. chairman
81 the committee 10 whose efforts Mis-
souri, Daughters are indebted for the
painting or Mrs John r Walker. which
aC0Tus he walls Of the Missouri room.
Mrs " lite is a writer Of gene illogical
history and Is st the present time en-
gagged IN the compilation OF a history OF
the hiEneaT family OF America
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
What S on the Program
Tonight IN WASHINGTON

Concert for the Seneft Of Columbia
Polytechnic Institute for the Blind.
Foundry N T. Church. Sixteenth and
Church streets. S-15 D. m
Entertainment BY Mrs Michael Philip
Carroll, New Willard ball room, $50
D. m
Roycroft Fraternity. 30 y street north
west. - m
Theaters-
NatonaI-BHIie Burke, In Mrs Dot"
8-I5 D m
BelascO-Marie DTessler, in Titles
Nightmare so n. m
Co.umbia-''The Girl From Jacks" SIS
y m
Academy School DAYS. SIS D. m
Chase'-PoIite vaudeville. S.I5 D. N
vaudeville.
Cayety-Sam Scubner-s show, Sis D m
Lyceum--Jardin de Paris Girls" s.15
p m
Ma estic-VaudeviIle and motion mic
lures, 10 II 2 m
and other attractions
CThe Times viii be pleased TO an
nOunCe meetings and entertainments in
this column Phone OF write announce
mentss
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Dr.. and Mrs. Fremont
Smith Entertain for Miss
Van Rensselaer,.
Hosts IN Honor of House
Guest Of Mrs. Beck
man Winthrop.

Dr. and Mrs Fremont-Smfth enter
tanned a party at dinner last evening fl
honor OF Miss Alice Van Rensselaer,, OF
New York, who IS the house guest OF
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop for a few
days
The additional guests were Baron and
Baroness KorI. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Crowninshield. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Ellis, Miss Elizabeth Wells, OF Boston:
Miss de Smirnon. Prof Emory. Captain
de Laney. and Mr. cable
Estler-0ckershausen
Marriage Is Announced
Announcement is made Of the mar
rage OF Miss Mary L Estler and Ed
ward W Ockershausen- The wedding
took place Wednesday evening in the
Church OF the Ascension. the Rev
Charles r Warner. assistant rector OF
St Adams Episcopal Church, oTicIat-
ing. in the presence Of a large gathering
OF relatives ana friends.
Miss Virginia b Gaskins was her cou-
sins only attendant and Charles c
Staub was best man for Mr. Ockers-
hansen.
After an Informal reception az the
church. a wedding supper was served al
Mr. and hrs. Ockershausen left for a
southern trip They viii reside IN
washington after june L
Announcement is made Of trz mar
mage OF Miss Mary Emma Bresnahan
and Thomas II 8IcRenna- The Cere-
mony was performed YEedness5da-- after
noon az 81 Joseph Catholic Church,
the assistant pastor, the Rev. TEustius
Eealy, officiating IN the presence Of a
party OF relatives and friends
30 L---T =
gray bTOadClOth and carried q shower
bouquet Of lilies OF the valley An In
formal reception IN the new home OF
the couple on 8 street northeast. fol-
lowed the ceremony
-
Mrs. Evan Sinclair Cameron was host
ess at luncheon today IN compliment
20 Miss Louise Cole. whose marriage 70
Robert Sidney Belknap takes place next
Wednesday
Among the guests were the Misses
Hawley- OF Hartford, Conn daughters
Of the late Senator Hawley-
Dr. and Mrs Pettus closed their resi-
dence on Connecticut avenue today and
moved TO their country place at Chevy
Chase for the summer
l1rs. Maurice Rosenberg and daughter.
Audrey Of BiltmOre street, left today
for Columbus, Ohio, 10 be the guests
Of the formers parents, Mr. ard Mrs
A. Cohen.
ar and Mrs y J. kaufman, OF
Rhode Island avenue, are in New York
=
AR and Mrs. AMMAN Behrend and
daughter, Miss Nellie Behrend, LETT
Wednesday for Atlantic City. 20 remain
two weeks.
Mrs. Joseph Dreyfuss. Of the Warning
ton. Is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs WoOE, IN New York
=
Mrs. Addie Sismund. Of the Ashley.
entertained the Weekly Euchre Club
at her home last evening Those who
attended We're MS Lewis Newrnyer.
Ms L Strasbu-Eer Mrs Max Cold
smith, Mrs. F. NerfeId, Mrs Max
Fischer, Mrs Julia Luchs, and Mrs. :
BeusinEer.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
In the Mail Bag

The Times VIII accept for publ
cation in ifs Mail Bag columns
short, vigorous letters On questions
OF public interest. II cannot uR-
dertake TO publish letters exceed
ing $50 words, And reserves the
right riEidIy TO eondenze cOmmu-
HicaftoEs which are Of greater
length Letters shOuId be written
on one side OF the paper only, and
must contain the name and address
OF the writer but these VIII not Be
punished IL request 40 that eject
n made.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook Hostess
At Luncheon at the New Willard
Capt. and Mrs. Balnes
Are Guests In Washington

Capt. and Mrs. 3. c. Barnes. T. 8
y, have arrived in Washington from
League Island. where the former. IS
stationed. and are the guests II Mrs
W w White and Miss Louise White.
wife and daughter OF Commander
White, Z S. y. at their residence in
q street
Miss White has just reformed from
2 two months sojourn n Charleston,
3 c, where she was a guest on board
the receiving ship at the navy yard
Lieut. and Mrs. Roscoe F. Diuen, L
8 N, the latter formerly Miss Eliza
beth Goodwin before her marriage on
Wednesday. are spendiog their honey
mon at the Virginia Hoe Springs
Marchese Cusani ConfaIIoniers, The
recently appointed ambassador Ct
Italy. who succeeds ParOn Mayor OeS
PiancheS. viii arrive ~ his lew post
Of duty IN May He viii establish the
summer headquarters of Llc embassy
ar Manchester. Mass
The Minister OF Bolivia and SsnOrita
CaIderou have returned from n snort
trip TO New York and Waterbury,
Conn where the latter was the guest
OF Mrs. Frederick Piiney LiIleyr form
erly Miss Perie Anderson Of Wash
iugton-
The Minister Of Sweden and Nine
de LaEerCrantz have postponed their
departure from this country for their
summer vacation, which was SCI IoI
next week. until some time IN May
Vice President
And Mrs Sherman Guests
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman
were the guests in compliment TO whom
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Kaufman en-
tertained a party at dinner last even
ing
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Burton, the Sec
rotary Of War sJ,s Mrs. Dickinson, and
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs william A
CuIIoD Of Indiana, were the honor guests
Of Mrs Thomas J. Latham, Of Memphis,
Tenn. a prominent member Of the D
A. r.. at dinner at the New Willard
last night
The additional guests we're Senator and
-.rs. Taylor. Representative and Mrs
Sims. Gen and Mrs Marcus J. Wright
MS. John Miller Horton, Of Buffalo,
Miss Mary Temple, and Miss Carrie
sins or Nashville, and Mrs. Frank
Venn, secretary for the D a R for the
state or Tennessee
The table decora lions were Enchsn-
tress carnations with COrssge bouquets
for the women
=
Representative and Mrs Eugene Foss
OF Massachusetts were the guests IN
COMP f7ncnt TO whom Representative and
Mrs FOsS Of Illinois entertained at din
ne- last evening
Mrs. CuideV- TI~yee has been obliged
70 cancel all her social engagements
owing TO the death Of her bro-heT-in-
law. Richard " Buckley, IN Paris, or.
Wednesday evening.
The military attache OF the British
embassy and The Hon Mrs James were
dinner hosts last evening in honor Of
Colonel Ave and Miss Adye. Of Eng
land The additional guests were Gen
ersI and Mrs Aleshire, Col ard Mrs
Spencer Cosby. Miss NaEe. Miss
Gladys Hiuckley- the counselor Of the
embassy. Mitchell Jones, and Mr.. Won
BrueuinE- Of the German embassy.
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
GAS VICTIM BETTER.

Fifteen-ye ar-Old Charles Brown. OF
Knoxville, Tenn. who was accidentally
overcome by Illuminating gas yesterday
in room at the Mt Vernon Hotel.
has practically recovered today. The
boy probably leave the Emergency. Hos
pitaI this afternoon
The Washington times., 1910-04-22

ton They VIII work 20 the economic
advantage of employees and employers
alike, and VIII contribute greatly to a
better feeling on the part of both
parties concerned
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Congressional Club
To Hear Former Justice

>
Former Justice Henry z Brown. Of
the United States Supreme Court. VIII
add-e the S-embers Of the ConEres-
sionaI Club this afternoon at their regu-
lar Friday afternoon reception His
subject viii be IN Opposition 10 Won
an Suffrage"
Mrs. 5. ". smith, wife OF Representa-
tive Smith Of Michigan, and Mrs. H
OIn Young. wife Of Representative
Young of Michigan. viii receive the
guests
Mrs Gordon lee wife Of Representa-
tive Lee OF Georgia. and Mrs. William
= Humphrey, wife Of Representative
Humphrey Of Washington viii preside
at the tea table
The club viii give a reception next
Friday afternoon April g from 10
O'Clock. in honor Of the National Society
of Colonial Danes, which vii then be
in congress here in place of the reEu-
lar Friday afternoon at home
Mr.. and Mrs. David Meade Lea have
issued cards for the marriage of Miss
Marie Elizabeth Williams to Odsi1
Long Whipple. on Wednesday evening,
Nav (. al o'clock, at st MaTEaret-s
Episcopal Church
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Society Folk
To Attend Entertainment.

The evening Of Songs. Stories. and
Sermons o. the Old South, IN negro and
cracker dialect by Mrs Michael Philip
Carroll. wife Of Captain Carroll Of the
Confederate Army, at the New willard
tonight, VIII attract a large audience
from official and resident circles Of
Washington society The Southern con
tinEent is particularly Interested IN the
entertainments and Senator Bob" Tay-
Tor % Tennessee will present Mrs Car
roll 90 the audience
The patrons and patrouesSes OF the af-
fair include members Of the Suureue
Court Cabinet members and their
wives, and a large contingent Of Con
gTeSsioual and residential circles
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
SATARA'S CREW RESCUED.

NEWCASTLE, New South Wales.
A priI o2-The crew Of the British India
Navigation COmpany's steamer Sstara-
which went ashore on the Seal Rocks
has been rescued by the steamer Arara
and landed at sydney
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
Mrs AudenTeid
Entertaius at Dinner.

Mrs Audeureid entertained 4 PARTY
at dinner last evening IN honor Of M
and STrS. Wayne MacEeaEh. who have
recently arrived in Washington from
the south Nj and Mrs MacVea ga
and their daughter. Miss MacVea gh.
viii spend the spring season in Wash
inCrOn-
The Washington times., 1910-04-22
PROGRAM

March, The Journalist Fulton
Overture. -'MireIla''- Gounod
Rural suite, Forest Scenes ----Orth
Selection, Fra Diavaio'' -Auber
Medley. Put On Your Old Grey
Bonnet --.-------.----------W enriCh
Gems from THE Waltz Dream
Strauss
Characteristic, g The Cavalry
NHdt5t -------..-- -----..--.-- 1JllderS
RaEgles'- ---------.---...------T Tobias
Finale, Yankee Luck. Brown