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The Washington times., 1910-01-12
INVESTIGATING HIGH PRICES
IN THE DISTRICT.

Chairman smith of the House Dis
trict Committee Is anxious to iHvesti-
cate the increased cost OF living in the
District cf Columbia He Is already
IN possession Of facts which lead him
to believe that prices are being main
tanned at fictitious values
There Is a scramble among several
committees of the House TO have juris-
diction over all legislation dealing with
the increased cost OF living In all
probability the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee viii be called up
on to investigate conditions throughout
the country. Such an investigation
should not interfere with the one which
Chairman Smith desires to conduct
The House District Committees
relations with the District Of Columbia
are such that there should be no
hesitancy IN authorizing It 10 probe
into such 4 vital question as the cost
II living. II the information IN Mr.
Smiths possession Is true then there
Is immediate need for an investigation
This information : to the effect that
prices are me- lntsiued far above their
normal level; that the possibility Of
sn investigation IN the District result
ed recently in a slight drop in these
prices, and that there viii be still fur
ther reductions after Mr.. Smiths com
mites gets 70 work
As to the accuracy or inaccuacy Of
tDe information furnished Mr.. smith
We have no knowledge The fact that
the information i furnished bv gen
tIeEnen in whom Mr.. Smith has implicit
confidence IS sufficient to Justify
prompt action on the part of the Dis
trict Committee. If there Is an agree
ment of any kind whereby prices are
inflated 1t should be exposed without
delay Even If there is no such agree
ment the people OF the District have
3 right to know why there Is such an
immense increase IN the cost OF living.
Here is a problem which concerns
every household in Washington Let
Us have the facts
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
MORE IN HIS LINE

Weir demanded the stern-faced we
man as she leaned over the red-hsndied
broom what DO wou wante''
Lady said the wayfarer, with the
long beard and matted chin sT'r, an
actor by profession and in hard luck
that2''
'Why-er-I was thinking If YOU could
spare me quarter to ger a shave and
a halT cut / could get Job in the role
Of Virgiuius-''
She eyed him disdainfuIIv-
ION, that's q poor excuse she said.
with curl OF her thin lips. Go I'D TO
the town without a shave and a hair
cut and get a job in the role OF Rip
Van WiUkleT
And before he could say s-pother word
she started TO unchain the dog.-Chic--
go News.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Mrs. aft Is Absent From
Brilliant White House
JUNCTION.
Her Sister. Mrs. Charles
Anderson, of Cincinnati.
Acts as Hostess.

me president and Mrs Taft enter
laiiea the members Of the DIpIomatf-
eofIs al the second state dinner Of lilo
season last evening AT the White TFo-s.
MIS- IaIT following Eor uIau made
early IN the season. dfd-nOt auDesr- and
her sister. Mrs Charles Anderson ~
cincinnati. acted as hostess for nor.
receiving the guests and sitting OPPOSITE
the President at the table
The table was beautifully decorated
with maUve orchids and farIaver.-
ferns and tall vases Of roses adorned
the drawing rooms
The guests were
The Ambassador Of Italy and Baron
ess Mayor des PIauohes.
The ANA bssad0r Of AUSTRIAN uze -
and Baroness HenEeImuUer.
The Ambassador OF the French Rergr-
lie and Madame Juzserand-
The Baroness Rosen-
The Ambassador OF Great Britain and
Mrs. Bryce
The Imperial German Ambassador and
Countess Won Bernstorff~
The Ambassador Of Mexico
The japanese Ambassador and Baron
ess Cchida.
The Minister Of Costa Rica.
The Siamese Minister.
The Minister Of Portugal
The Minister Of Bolivia
The Minister Of the Argentine Rep-9-t-
lie and Madame de PorteIa-
The Minister Of Ecuador.
The Minister Of Uruguay
The Minister OF GuatemaIa and MAJ
anne de Toledo He.Tarte
The Minister Of Salvador and Mad
anne de Nejia.
The Minister Of Sweden and Madam
de Lagercrauta.
The Minister Of Chile and Madam ....
Cruz
Madame GudC-
The Minister Of the Netherlands 4-I
Madame L0Udon.
Inc Minister q Denmark and Count
The Minister Of Panama.
The Minister Of Haiti an6 NADIA.
Saunou
The Minister Of Cuoa and Madame 10
Garcia Velez-
The Minister OF Ven7zueIa-
me Minister OF Switzerland and Mad
The Minister Of Greece
The Minister Of Suaiu
The Belgian Minister
The Ainlster Of tire Dominican Re-
public and Madame fIe Jou bert
The Chinese Minister and Madame
Chang
The Director Of the International r.
Tedu OF the American Republics
The Charge d-Afairez Of Tu-ly-v
The Charge G'Afsire.r Of Peru
The Secretary Of state
Senator FRYE
Senator Bacon
Senator Kean
Senator and Mrs. Carter
Representstfve and Mrs james T.
Perkins
Representative and Mrs. David ]. Eos
ter
representative Fenry d Flood
Representative aDL STrs N7cra- --
LOuEwOrth
Representative ard Ms 7 S-ra- F--
sett
Hon Charles P Taft
Mss Louise Taft
Capt Archibald W Butt
NJ and Mrs Charles ?. Tat al
Miss Louise TAFT, who have been guess
at the White House for a few DAYS. ~
turned 10 their home IN Cincinnati ..-
day
Continued on Ninth Paze9
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
GUGGENHEIM FAVORS FED
ERAL CONTROL OF COPPER.

Daniel Guggenheim, head Of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, has come ont IN favor Of Federal
regulation of the copper market. Nh
Guggenheim's pronouncement Is OF
peculiar interest because his interview
points very clearly the route by which
he would reach Federal regulation of
the copper market; he would favor the
plan Of Federal incorporation for such
concerns as the proposed copper merger.
Mr.. GuCgenheim's expression Is
worth looking into The copper mer-
ger, designed TO have somewhere from
half q billion to billion capitalization
was about to be perfected, when the
circuit court handed down its decision
against the Standard Oil Company.
The copper combine was dropped, at
least for the time being. It was in
stantly recognized that decision
which would dissolve the Standard Oil
Company would be a negative to the
proposed copper consolidation
So it appeared that the copper
merger was to be STAYED of, at least
until there should be a decision in
the Standard case. The plan of Fed
eral Incorporation Of great interstate
business enterprises has been put for
ward, meantime, and the explanation
Is put forth that # It Is enacted into
law the Standard Oil and Tobacco
trusts viii be able to continue in bust
ness, under its provisions, by comply
ing with those terms which win make
them good trusts" If this view Is
correct, 1t Is not obvious Just what
tangible results viii have been
achieved as a result Of the dissolution
of ths OIL and Tobacco trusts.
Nov comes Mr. Guggenheim, the
leader in the movement for Copper
trust, and makes clear that he would
ike to see the Federal Incorporation
act passed so that the copper COM
bination could be perfected under It.
with Federal regulation" Mr. Gug-
genheim points out that the control of
the copper industry by the Federal
Government would result in greater
stability of prices. He deprecates the
tendency TO fuetuationz and declares
that the policy Of the United
States seems TO be TO sell
our products to European custo-
mers at panic prices That reads ike
= vigorous protest that copper ought
to cost more, aud that under Federal
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
WORLD PRICES CONSTANTLY
GOING HIGHER.

The investiga ions Of the Bureau Of
Statistics indicate very plainly that the
increase of prices on necessaTies Of life
Is not a phenomenon local to the United
States On the other hand, It Is going
on all over the world, judging by the
prices at which foreign articles are bill
ed to American importers.
But the increase in the prices of
foreign articles has to do mainly with
those which come from the great IN
dustrial cOUntTies-with manufactures,
that Is. It appears from the figures
that tea. sugar, coffee, and the Ike,
which come from coaptries compare
lively less intimately inltQueh with the
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Sly Digs at Chicago

Gertrude Anterior says she would
rather 20 to hades than 70 Chicago -
Note-she-s willing to take this chance
on only hearsay evidence about hsdes-
Cleveland Leader.
The campaign for making ChfCa 20
dry has begun It will be q long
struggle. IN spite Of the fact that Chi
caEo has always been thirsty-St
Louis star
They are going 10 try to make Chica 20
dry New York hopes they'll succeed.
Springfield Republican
A subj ban town near Chicago has
prohibited TIRE keeping OF raising Of
chickens OF the premises Of its citizens.
This looks very much like an ATTEMPT
20 discourage prospective negro settlers.
New Orleans Times-DemoCrat
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
White House Callers

The Secretary Of Agriculture
Senators Brown OF Nebraska
GUggenheim Of Colorado.
Dillingham; Of Vermont.
scott OF West Virginia
hughes Of Colorado.
stephenson Of Wisconsin.
BacOn Of Georgia
" arren OF Wyoming
curtis Of Kansas.
Bankhead Of Alabama
Clarke Of Arkansas
Representatives Bennett Of New York
FoeIker Of New York.
Dwight of New York
Adamson Of Georgia
Hardwick Of Georgia.
flowers Of Mississippi
Thistleweed Of Illinois.
Townsend OF Michigan.
Campbell OF Kansas.
COudrey Of Missouri
Austin Of Tennessee.
Brownlow Of Tennessee
Byrns Of Tennessee
Seth Bullock. United States marshal o
South Dakota
Albert T. Potter, acting forester
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Reuaud AttaiuS
World-Famed Success

Maurice Rcnaud is one OF the few
haritoues VINO has attained the popular
success usually reserved for vorld-fam-
60 tenors-
IN equal part he owes Fis fame 10 his
vocal art and 10 q histrionic genius.
HIS skill in makeup IS little short
Of marvellous. His eyes are wonderfully
expressive. and neither his song nor his
carriage has more eloquent power than
the play OF light AM SHADOW, intensity
and purpose which sweep over his face.
His technique as a singer is admir-
able; his intelligence supreme There
are voices Of more luscious qualify, but
there are few singers so gifted with IT.
art OF fitting the tone 10 the thought
One moment, one questions whether
Renaud is greater as an actor t7sn Q
singer new one doubts that his acting
equals his vocal art In the vzrliar
scenes he Is the aUstere. stern saint
with no compromise for the flesh. fan
atical. God-fearinS. iudOmiIable in the
pursuit Of his purpose IN voice and
face ne shows a sanity eEulCariOn in
Of Venus Not less remarkable IS the
facial depletion Of the iusIIfcCS change
from saint TO sinner. the triumph OF the
man over the monk
His broken voice when. c0usiCniuE
That's 20 the care OF the White Sisters,
be bids her farewell, is terribly eE-
p-essive. and Ike one v-hc. has under
gone the tortures OF inferno are his sves
when he seeks the dying That's 70 i'm
DIcre her TO turn from her new found
path Of holiness into the Igyways OF the
world
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Vice Rubs
Elbows Of Saintliness-

From the drst minute 90 the last,
That's" IS not pleasant. neither IS u
inspiring II g realistic and couviuc-
ing, but conviction IN this field goes
against the grain II brings evidence Of
truths we all would prefer not 10 con
template, and sometimes II is SO true
It IS sickeniuR- In hideous 5uxraposi-
tior, vice rubs elbows with virtue,
saintIiness stands sEhaSt ar sin. wan
tonnes feers az Innocence, and EI5mpses
OF the prurieutIy vicious are flashed En-
hard lights against the bleak back
ground made BY the lives or the un-
taught, the numbed, the sscetiCslIy self
deIUdinE-
However. the briIIiancy OF the con
trast In That's and the constant play
OF emotion IS satisfactory alike 20 the
scenic artist, the actor and the singer
Meanwhile. the orchestra IS no less a
dominant factor in the development Of
the drama than the men and women
on the stage Straight along on a re-
sistless tide the strings, TIE woodwinds
and the brasses carry Jreir burden Of
psychological import
There is no waiting for an 0terludc-
everything is action or a prefgurins
Of action The breath Of wind in an
oboe. the tinSIing Of bell, OF the Carish
tapping Of a tom-tOm are as fun Of
significance in their way as the strong
est climax Of the operatio ensemble. As
an instance take the OrientaIly eccen-
trio bit Of orchestratiou which accom-
panies the scene where That's clad in
her gray robes OF repentance finds
AthanaeI keeping vigil on her doorstep
Again note the COnvulSiVe downward
stroke Of the bowling OF the viOlius IN
the entr' acte before the curtain rises
to show the terrible havoc wrought in
AthanaeI depicted in his confession 10
the eyed Falemon:
Peace IS dead in me, N vain 7 have
FACILITATED ny flesh, IN vain bruised It;
q demon possesses me. I see only Thais.
rather Il IS not She-'tis Helen and
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

- tl-e @l-i-le creature
Nothing Omitted
To Paint Purple Tones.
Always there is contrast sharp. clear
incisive- Massauet wrote TO make the
bOulevardic-s Of Paris take note and the
most blass we're thrilled Nothing is
omitted % paint the picture in proper
y purple tones. The stage settings
are wonders Of the scenic artists work
nor is the physiology Of clothes for
gotten
That's, in the heydey Of harlotry:
That's. Chastened by khe unusual trend
Of thought caused by the monkish
preaching. and Thals. sanctifed. are
three distinct and separate sartorial
propositions
A host Of subsidiary characters ap-
pear in the working out OF the central
theme and series Of impressive stage
pictures are presented. notably the gor-
EeOus spectacle o. BscchauaIiau aban-
don at the banquet hail OF Meas men
age. which serves as q back ground for
That's In the first moment OF AthauaeTs
active ministry in her behalf Again,
the scene in Thais's 5oudoir when Attn
auael, hollOW-eyed faudtiCdiiy impeTi-
Gus, burst IN upon the city's favorits
who, clad for conquest. mirror IN hand
apostrOphizes her own alluremeut
Nevertheless fl is an effort TO remember
these. for. after all. when the fun toll
Is taken by eVery. accessory the incOm-
parable art Of Maurice Renaud and
the marvellous tOne-pIaV and the his
trionic skill Of 8Iary Garden only re-
main with the spectator.
Last night these two held the crowd
% house srclIhoUnd None Of the tu-
wuItuous applause when echoed 70 the
roof when Lucia was sung marked
the performance for the simple reason
thar the spectators were awed 10 81
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Expressive Face
Carries Tale Of Life


Miss Garden was no less stureudrusIy
fo-CefUI as That's
The lure Of all the Phryn.s. the
Hele1S. and che CieOpatras mrrEed in
her Her superbly vital form 7eut Itself
with horrible suggestion 10 her role OF
temptress- her expressive face carried
the tale Of inconsequent pIeasur e-IivinE,
and her voice ran I'D and down the
Eamut OF emotion at her will The
greatest tribute one can pay Miss Car
den IS to say she was That's That's, tie
splendid, WantOn That's. the woman dis
turbed by an awakened conscience.
That's. the aspiraut for holiness. and
That's, the White Sister. spiritualized
until the soul outran the body
Miss Garden is an original ard she
has the brains and -the courage to fol-
low her convictions In That's she
sings, If song IS most effective: 7 words
literally Jared from her BY force Of
emotion best suit the moment. she
speaks She is sanity IN 2 crysJaI-pure
SaintlinesS- she IS Wauton beyond the
power Of words. She is primarily a
woman of ina ginatIon backed with sy-
perb temperamentaI power, and one
can readily understand how she may be
That's. a COuTteSan; Louise. Paris
shOpEirl- torn by her conflicting sense
Of love and fiiial duty, OF little Jean.
the JuEgIer, who places his poor tricks
before the Virgin, safe n the knouIedee
Of their aCCeptabiIiry 10 the Holy
Mother.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
MUSKRATS EMPTY POND.

ELKTON, I'D, jan I2--For the sec
ond time within fDrty-eight hours, musk
rats cut holes j. the large ice pond Of
Andrew Rant known as Towards
Park, and let lie water escape from
under the ice Saturday night the wa
ter was AL lat out bE tbs Eods1tss
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

regulation" 1t could be made to cost
more Perhaps that is what the people
want as a result OF Federal regula-
tion," but 1t is hard to believe.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS

Arrived-Vicksburg at Cor1nto, SIacie-
at Yokohama, New Orleans at Ma
Island, and Wilmington and CaIIa0
at Annoy
Sailed-Prestou from r-ev1or+ ro-
Charleston, and Denver and Calves
ton from Guam for Honolulu
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
NAVY

Commando 7 J KNAPP to duty
photographic, Bureau of Fu74ffs-
menJ- Navy Department Wasting
ton, DC
Lieutenant H B SOCLE, detached naval
station Tutuila- Samoa TO home ana
wait orders.
Lieutenant s. CANNON, upon expIrs-
ton sick leave u Naval Acadeu.-
Annapolis. Nd
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
The Young Lady Across the Way
We asked the

We asked the
y0HHg lady
across the nay
# she had read
the President
m e s sage yet
and she said
no, her father
got so many
kilograms that
she had lost III
teTe6 In then,
and didn't even
Try TO see if she
could make out
Rhether they
came from any
one she kHep
BY the WritiHg
on the eHpeI-
oPes any longer
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
THOMAS F. WALSH
GREATLY IMPROVED

Thomas F. Walsh. the Colorado
mining king who has been I'll fS- more
than a week at his home on NasSa-
chusetfs avenue. is today zreatI- i'm
proved, and il is stated at his hone that
Re Is soon expected 70 recQYeE,
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Physical Beauty
Is Made Esthetlc.

It would. II physical beauty can be
made esthetic Miss Garden does just
that Her methods were daring, but
they never approached cheapness or
coarseness.
Let's stop talking shop a minute,
while I tell you how much 1 think Of
the applause out there" she continued.
It's about the best pay I get
Il had heard Washington was cold
Well. I was anxious 20 know what they
would think OF me Frankly, wonder
ed whether I was only an acquired taste
in New York I feared Washington
might not like Massenet at once. or me-
I am gratified at that applause more
than I can tell It comes from persons
who know, and It seems TO come frOId
the heart
For the staging OF That's" as wen SIS
that for Lucia" OF the night before,
Mr.. HammeTsteIu deserves great cred
It. Gram opera performances have
been see z. Washington when there
was Iegi-Is NEE doubt as to whether
either Me- Va costumes or scenery
had been e-c:rlt here Mr. Hammer
stein 20 all APPEARANCES. has given the
same care and attention to every detail
OF the product on here as he gives TO
those in his Ms nhRttan house In New
Work
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Perhaps that recent cold spell re-
minder had something 10 do with the
committee recommendation made 70 the
House yesterday that the date Of future
fuaUg7Iratious he changed.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

a Chicago Judge has advocated the
bed STAT for bad boys The judge should
have added that If it's too much trou-
BE 10 tear ID the bed the oId-fsshioned
shoe may sim be piled with good ef-
feet
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

A Massachusetts, man Is reported TO
have eaten thirty eggs at one meal
the other day. Evidently this indi-
vdiual IS not concerned in the current
agitation anenr the high cost Of Iiv-
Ing
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

There seems to be a lot % high
flying out Los Angeles way Il IS
also 70 be understood that there are
quite number Of strained nscks in
the same vicinity
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Newspaper headline says that Hondu-
ras owes more and has less to show for
il than any other country. we know
an individual or so who is thus burden
ed but regret 10 see It spreading TO the
nations
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Speaking OF HalIey's comet again II
= interesting 20 note that its tail has
Feen Photographed is reported 70 have
been wassfng with pleasure over the
prospects OF its near visit TO the earth
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Atlanta IS investigating her convict
system It IS e dull day when Georgia
doesn't divide the limeIiEht with Con
gress along the investigating line.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Bwsna Jumbo has killed an "octo-
yOn.' We have never met an octo-
yCn. but the word is doubtless good
for sll0
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

The tidal basin IS scoring a bigger
success as q skating rendezvous than :
did as a summer swimTniu' hole
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Uses Body and Arms
As a Classic Dancer.

Miss Garden uses her shoulders, ner
body. her arms. IN acting as effective
~ as does a classic dancer. Her face
al times is rather expressionIess. bur
the dramatic quality OF her voice never
failed her, even when It was least
musical The cOnsummate grace OF her
every movement carried scFoss the foot
lights last night clearly and forcibIy
every emotion she tried 70 express.
The success Of Miss Gardens acting
does not depend wholly upon her beauty
That asset 81 Indispensable in the car
IIer scenes OF That's but Il figures
little IN the final act She is 5usC as ef-
fective as the penitent sister as the
CouTteSan.
In two scenes Miss Garden reached
the acme Of her art The first was
laid IN the room OF her home dedicated
10 the worship or Venus, and during
which she forEakes the world for the
Rev teaching Of AIhenael- The other
was the first scene OF the last act
where she rests with her teacher IN an
oasis. and IS consigned 70 the White
Sisters
To return 10 the Interview
The least touch Of VulEaTity would
spoil the scene and make the play OBJ
uoxiCus,'' declared Miss Garden in talk
ing Of the earlier situation
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
What on the Program
Tonight IN Washington

All Souls Church-John Priestly Con
ference, s D m.
Southeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation WeIlers Hall, D. m.
National Rifle Association Of America.
New Willard, D. m.
Women's Rivers and Harbors Congress.
New Willard, s D. N.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

Uncle Joe declares that he has an
nouUced once and for all that he does
not propose 10 retire voluntarily y.
That means that in the game Of
political chess it's the insurgents
move and your Uncle Joseph isn't
taking his eyes OFF the board. either.
The Washington times., 1910-01-12

For a non-partisan affair that Boston
may0ralty race stirred up considerable
excitement
The Washington times., 1910-01-12
Believes IN hEt
For Moneys Sake.

Miss Garden also intImated sac be
lieved in art for moneys sake, which
won the admiration Of those who met
her The same kind OF frankness was
rejected IN her singing and must have
been felt By the audience
Mary Garden has a right to be called
the Bernhard Of the opera In ap-
Dea-anCe she dehes all the traditions
OF opera singing just as she does in her
acting
in appearance Miss Garden IS OF me
dunn height, has a IissOms hgUTe. yields
long arms with wOudTOUE ETaE=. ana
has dared to be beautiful, For the last
ofense she has been calico IconOCIastic-
Beauty has not been thought neces-
sary adjunct TO standard works, but
Without personality closely akin 10
Miss Gardens this Massener work
would be polDtleSs. She was the first
woman 70 sing the role IN America and
il ~ g little hard 20 determine which
made the other famous
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Interview With Miss Garden
Proves That She Is
Different. -
Intimation Made of Belief
in Art for Moneys
Sake.
BY J. R. HILDEgRAND.

Mary Garden. actress
This fair-haired, comely young woman.
who has been made to dye her hair
green, 20 Join the Catholic church and
then turn fre-worshipper, to preach
woman suffrage. and do other stunts
according 10 the whims Of her several
press agents, proved last night she vas
not wholly famous because she had been
advertised
Her advance man coyly admitted there
was a slight difference of opinion about
her singing, and that-is an awful and
significant admission for a press agent.
But" he added, no one questions
her ability as a singing actress"
The Capital will not challenge that
statement
Miss Garden is dinerent-differeut
from other opera singers and from
most actresses
Il love to sing That's" she told news
paper men, and she admitted them be
tween each scene last night. = don
mind seeing you boys for j an not
Jemperamental," she told them.
This is a review and also an inter
view-a curious combination. but this
extraordinary person demands extraOr-
binary treatuenLJ