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nings. Mrs Nicholas Anderson, Mrs
Frank Ellis.

\ number of friends of Miss Bertha
Whilldin wetzei rendered her surprise
visit at the apartments OF herself and
mother in the Lanier Sunday last for the
purpose of saying goodbye aud express
ing well wishes. Miss WetZel and h'se
mother left Tuesday for Portland, ore.
where they will join several other mem
bers OF the family and establish THEFT
future home. A very pretty loving cu.'
was presented TO Miss WetZel. Mr.. Roy
F. Carly making the presentation r's
marks. The cup was filled with infer
mented grape juice. which each sappeds
the last person being the recipient. who
accepted the token in a pleasing speerh,
An impromptu vocal and Instrumental
program was given by Misses Edith Lor
more, Ruby NevinS and Frances Glenn
ents. and MeSsrs. Roy Carty, Hagnea
Gordon and Joseph Petit. Mr.. Harry
HeacoCk. who left recently FOR Charles
ton. :. &. to make his future home, was
present. and also received some felicitous
leave-taking compliments.
Miss wetzel is the daughter OF The lat
Charles j. WetZel and granddaughter 81
the late William II. WetZ I. who We're
prominent citizens Of the District. She
has for some time been private secretary
To Commander Robert +. Peary. and l.
highly cultured. being Il Nocali,t former
member of the choir ~ the Western Pre-
byterian Church OF this city and a'so an
elocutioniSt. She holds mem bers'ip in
Mount Pl asant Congregational churrrS
and Christian E.ndeagor Society ard Nass
very popular with her acquaintanc whs
are very much regretting her depal ture.
Those participating i'm the compliment
To Miss Wetzel Sunday evening wers:
Misses Frances Clements, Charlotte War
rem. Ruby Nevins. NJ. Ed tn 'ods'ii.
Edith 4. I.arimore and MesslS. John -
Longan. Roy +. Carly. Reyburn r. Burk !,
lin. Arthur II. DE Reiper, ;. r.. DoHmns.
Joseph +. Kit. Russcl Lynch. Hayner
IL. Gordon and Bruce Cleveland. =
Miss Flora c. Schuldt OF Capitol HE
left this morning for New York city.
where she goes to be the bridesmaid Ok
her cousin. Miss Clara Dorthea Phi, iphar q,
daughter of Rev. DR.. Charles Phnpbar.
having been pastor OF the tVanSelicaN
German Lutheran Church here som",
years ago. Miss Phihpodr is 10 b. mar,
red on the 18th inst. To Mr.. Robert
Wentch of Seattle, Wash. Miss Schuidt
will remain in New York for several
weeks after which she will visit friends
in Connecticut and then make tour OF.
the Jei sey seaside resorts.
Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker of Chevy
Chase Seminary IS enter aiming a ten
day house party composer OF Ms. Harry
l.. Jones or New \ ork ciGy, MISS Loans =
Kelley of Texas Misses edith ana i-ilZ-
abetn bopwood or r.nnsy.Na..la, Mss.
elizabeth vogt and Miss r-d.t.I ri ans
of Louisville, Aiss E.aizabStA Bates OF
boston, Miss irene ShetZilne of tnliadel-i
phia, MISS McLanahan oil ->e.tasha, Mr.
George Catin OF New York city and
Mr. John Gaines OF MISSISSIPPI
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DIED.

BoLAC. On Friday. May IL. 1910. al Cruui1
Lynne Delaware county, Pa, JOSEPH. te->
loved husband of A. B. Boiac t.ce AurpSy).s
Funeral from on.on station. Washington. ID. c.
on MONDAY. May III. ut ; v'coa4 PIN Re-a-i
t.ves AID friends invited. In.crmeut at Nj,
Oliyet cemetery.
BROWN. On Thursday. May IL. 1910, ED,
WARD brown. senior deacon OF Walker
Funeral from aoose cnurvh Sunday. May Id,
AT pm. Remains a. Birch unaertaAins esi
Enlistment, NJ street, West Washing'cn
BROWN. On Saturday. May H. 1910. at 1850
O'Clock, Mrs. ELIZA q. BROWN, widow OF
The iaIe John ". Iro"n. -
Funeral from residence of her SOP. HAIRY 5.
Brown. HIS Newton street northwest. Nom
day. May t. at $50 pm. interment, pri-f
waite. -
CAREY. Suddenly. on Saturday. May IL, lSl0,.s
at M, NARY ELIZABETH, beloved Wife,
of Hugh J. CaIey.
Funeral from her late residence 1905 Norta,
,atiTVi street, ON alouoay morning at s;3".-
thence to st. Martins Church. w-ere soieGin
requiem mass Will be said for the repose OF
Ter soul. IS
HAIRsToN. On Thursday. May II, 1910. at
12:l5 am, SAMUEL HENRY HA1iSToA.
husband OF Sophie h. iairstoA;
O'Clock pm, at NeruIont Ayende BsptissS
Church. Columbia orsier of Elks Will nave
charge Of funeral sr
Members of Columbia Lodge. No. IS. .wisd
list C.urch Sunday at 1880 pm attend tise
r.neral of .aIe brol-er. s-AMnI3L HENRI
Ruler. tLyncbburs and Roanoke papers pease
opy-)
MCINTOSH. On May IL. &c. at George Wasl-
ingion University II sp.ial. Mrs. Mary M
INToSH. widow CT Lieut. lad Mciutosi.
late of the 9Th C:.talr, 4. >. A., who weSn
Notice of funerai hereafter. -"
PERKINS Departed this life on Wednesday.
~ness. DEMpSE9' the ' be.oved father u Az.
fred Perkins and Ida Myers. -
Funeral from his daughter residence lo2s "a
Church. 9Th and I streets northwest, suns
day, May lS' at 1880 rs
SEVERANCE. On Thursday May l2. 1910, at
Nd. FRA%KIiN cHas d. snVER%Sclsa'
Ih'. beloved hasband OF LaAra >. Se,erancs;
pm. lnterment at Forest Uak cemeteFy,
Maryland Fr.enGs invited. Train ieaSeso
Union station baltimore and Ohio raiiroad.-
Low p'H'
In Memoriam.
band. WILLIAM oscAa GoNWAY. Who die.D5
saturday, May IA, looi. -
Friendships bond of firmest union
l. a.Edrei souls com aun "
Soul to soud we then were .lishted =.
And our souls are stIii united.
DADE In sad remembrance OF sister.
FLORENCE BEATRICE SMITH DADE, Nho-
departed this life three wears ago today,
Nav IA. 1907.
By HER SISTER AND BROTHERS. ~
DE VAUGHN In sad but loving remem rane.,'
of our darling little girl IDELLA LOUISE.
who entered her heavenly home two yeIrs
ago tomorrow. May Is. 1905
God, Siveth His beloved sleep. -
PAPA, MAMMA, SISTER AND BROTHER.
OSBORNE in sad but loving remembrance o.;
,ur dear mother MARY A OSBORNE, wao-.
departed this life years ago today, May
Il, 1905. -
DAYS of sadness still come Ger US,
Tears of sorrow silently dow;
Fond memory keeps our loved one near us -
Though heaven claimed her two Years .
BY HER CHILDREN. -
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Private" Dalzell Improving.

The condition of James NJ. Dalzell Of
the Treasury Department, who has been
critically Ill, is reported to be very much
improved. Mr.. Dalzell is visiting his old
home in Caldwell Ohio.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
NBWYORRPOLITICS THROWN
INTO CHAOS.

New York Republican politics has
bean thrown into chaos by the results
Of ths conference of Republican mem
hers Of the State senate at Albany last
night At this conference, in disregard
of ths wishes of Senator Root, who
has taken over the leadership of
the party, and in defiance Of Govern
or Hughes, an anti-Hughes man, State
Senator Cobb, has been picked for pres
ident pro tenn. Of the State senate.
II Is too early to comprehend the full
effects Of this action. It is likely. how
ever, they viii be far reaching. That
they viii not be confined TO New York
State is entirely probable.
In the first place, Senator Roots
leadership hss been put IN Jeopardy by
what has happened. The combination
Of such old leaders as Chairman Wood
ruff, William Barnes, jr-, and their
allies has proven too potent for the
leadership of Mr.. Root, with the back
ing of President Taft, Governor Hughes
and most of the Republican members of
the New York delegation in Congress.
The talk of thrusting Woodruff out of
the Craftsmanship Is made to look IN
some measure strange as the result of
last nights conference in Albany.
It is possible Mr.. Root, who Is adroit
and sagaciOus, may rehsbilitste his
leadership and be able to force Wood
ruff and the old crowd Of leaders into
retirement But the way to such an
achievement Is not vet open. just
now, the chaI."as appear greatly i'm
proved for New York to be turned over
10 the Democrats this fall. Not only
that, but it is a question whether the
party can get on its feet in time for
the 1912 campaign Democratic pros
poets for carrying the House of Repre-
sentatives are undoubtedly helped.
II does not require any stretch oI
imagination 20 perceive that the i'm
portance of Roosevelt as a factor In
New York politics rs enhanced by what
has happened. Think of the professions
of politicians who viii wend their way
to Oyster Bay when be gets back. He
viii be appealed TO as the only man
Who can save things. And if he does
turn in and quen the factions in New
York State, what win be the inevitable
effect on HIS followers In the nation
who are clamoring for him to lead the
party in 1927
The Washington times., 1910-03-11

that one-third II these families take a
summer vacation That leaves one
third of these 10000. or 6.G68 2 3
stranded, helpless, homeless, bowling
cats, sitting on tlie back fences of
Washington society making night hide
Gus. Think of il!
1t is useless to say, Don't laugh" to
those who have never had the cat bust
ness brought home to them. Members
of Congress raay naturally be expect
ed to show little sympathy. for they
are not residents in the city in the
same sense as other folks are. and they
have left their cats at home.
Pray, what did they do with them /?
They do not even know, many of them,
shifting such responsibilities upon their
wives. Moreover, for some inscruta bic
reason the cat, like the billy goat, be
longs to that unfortunate element OF
this modern society which, however
useful, or ornamental, however valuable
a contributor 20 human happiness, the
American people just will not take seri-
ously.
But for all that the problem Of the
1866 23 homeless eats is a serious one
Who, so cruel as to throw an old
shoe or a hair brush at two-thirds of
a cat.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11

Doubtless President Taft gave a sweep
ing Endorsement to the bill under a mis-
apprehension as 10 the true nature of
some of its provisions. For instance,
there Is contained - the bill provision
that would legalize traffic agreements
between railroads Without the approval
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Another provision would make it
possible for the proposed interstate
commerce court TO legaEze a merger
between competing lines, providing the
court thought the contemplated merger
would be of benefit to the public. An
other provision would prevent the In
terstate Commerce Commission from
defending its own orders in the courts
and would shut he shipper out from
appearing by counsel to defend in the
courts an order of the commission.
These are samples of features of the
bill that are indefensible. The Admin
istration has been supporting the bill
in its entirety. 1t would do well, how
ever, to get out from under some of the
provisions, of which those referred to
are instances.
At any rate, in the Senate and House
there are distinct signs that the bill is
not going to be swallowed whole. The
House Interstate Commerce Committee
is insisting on important amendments.
Senate opposition to many features Of
the bill is intense The symptoms are
that both houses will take hold OF this
proposed legislation and in the end put
through bill that will be a real for
ward step IN Government regulation Of
the railroads and carriers. Not only
is this as it should be, but any other
course viii be political folly and ut
terly indefensible from the standpoitt
of craftsmanship.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
Lessons IN SeLfishness.

'FEVERY time get a letter nowadays
IL from a professed patriot or
phuanthr0pisJ. I Immediately want to
dix beneath the surface to discover just
how many dollars and cents he is going
70 make IL his scheme goes through 1
am not nearly as trusting as ! used TO
be"
Representative Henry 5 BouteI OF
Chicago made this confession while dis
Cussing the tar.h with a friend. The
tariff, ne continued, was the means
Of Opening my eyes to a good biz of
human nature that 1 had not met be
fore. 7 am now conv inced that there IS
more pure, unadulterated selHshuess
represented IN the tariff than in any
other branch OF our Government.
As member OF the WAYS and Means
Committee 7 attended the long series of
hearings preceding the framing Of the
tariff bill. and il would have done your
heart good 20 listen 70 the long ser
mons on virtue. fair play. and the Gold
en- Rule that were read to us by gen
tlemen who came 10 urge the lowering
Of This schedule. the raising OF that, or
the abolition OF another.
Take the subject or denatUred alco-
brought TO the fore We began to get d
perfect avalanche of protests from tenn
peranCe societies. Anti-Saloon Leaguers
and white ribboners against the idea
of allowing this produce to be manufac-
Uured at all The temperance people
wrote, sent resolutions by the peck. and
came on 10 Washington in person to
impress their objections against this
40 al.
assured that If we allowed it to he made
without the tax we would create whole
armies Of wretched drunkards and
would have upon our COnsCiCnCeS the
tears and broken hearts Of cities full of
widows and orphans. The assurances
Of scientists and experts that the dena-
tured alcohol could not be used as a
beverage and therefore could not pos
sibly make any drUnkards. seemed t.
have no effect upon the crusaders. Trey
knew better
At last the secret came out. When
we turned down the temperance arEu-
mentS as being EUOUndlCSs, a new crowd
OF anu-denatured alcohol people a ! ear
ed on the scene. The wood alcohol max
erS sW ooped down on us and demdL ied
that we protect their monopoly BY re
framing from putting denatuTed alec hOi
on the free list. They had been push
ms the temperance people FORWARD TO
fight their battle for them
1t was much the same story i'm many
other lines We would get a storm OF
protests or appeals from the best peo-
pie In section or p city. against o. in
favor OF some particular tariff Sched ale.
We would pay no attention 20 the al
trulstiC arguments, and then, in lit
tie while, we'd receive a visit from the
man or the men who had fiTanCi6l in
terest IN the game Those who preached
loudest about the needs Of Uncle Sans
Treasury would. as a rule be found 10
be the most heavily interested ia some
hidden feature connected with the tar
m that was to bring the Treasury out Of
its deficit.
-fter sitting through those hearings
Therefore I am tempted TO smile very
broadly when / hear anyone get up and
talk about The tariff as a patriotic or
benevolent institution The man who
does the talking usually measures its
patriotism and benevClence by what il
Will do for him.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
Vice President
And Ms Sherman Guests.

The Vice President and Mrs S6Ermau
were the guests IN whose honor Sena-
tor Rayner Of Marylsud and Mrs. Ray
ner. entertained a party at dinne- last
evening al RauscheT s.
The additional guests we're the Jap
anese Ambassador and Baroness Icalda,
the Chilean Minister and Nine Cruz,
the minister from Greece, L. A Coro-
milas, the POSTMASTER General. Senator
Bacon, Senator and Mrs. Depew, senator
and Mrs. OverWau, Senator auI Mrs.
Guggeuheiu. ReprescEtauve aid Mrs
EouteIi, Representative and Mrs Bur
ton Harrison. Reur-Sg utatlye and Airs
Coyiugtou. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Schley. Justice and Mrs. HCwTy, the
Naval AttaChe of the Austrian Embassy
TOR and Mrs. DRYDEN, Nj. and Mrs Lev
IS Nixon, OF New York -1TmCr GoVeTuOr
and Mrs Merriam Dr- and Mrs Chat
ard. Mr.. and Mrs. Hemphill Mr.. and
Nrs. William Corcoran HIN, Nr. and
Mrs Robert w Wells. Major and Mrs
p G. stevens. Mr. and MrS. Thropp. Mir.
and Mrs. William r. Eayner. Mr. and
Mrs Perry Belmont. Mrs StUaTJ-\l urt-
ley. Mrs T B. Moran, Walter DeCOUr-
Sey POultUey. Of Baltimore. Mrs. T. G..
Of Baltimore Miss Cameron. Gis- Blair.
Miss Marie BeNau, and George A. Zoos.
Mr. and Mrs Harrie Craig AnsIey
were hosts at a dinner party last even
ing. IN compliment TO Mrs. +. L. O'Cou-
nor, Of England, who is the guest OF
her sister. Mrs. James c. PilHn- The
additional guests were Rear Ajmi-Hl
and Mrs Holyday. Commander and
Mrs Henry BdTOM Commando anu
Harry Eimmeu Mrs. Arthur Yates,
Fielder Chew and Oscar n. Elliott
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson and
Miss Caroline Brownson, who have been
spending a few days in New York. re-
turned to Washington this afternoon
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won RernStOrf left washington Al noon
today 10 spend the weekend in New
York.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
khartOun1 as Necca.

T HE exodus Of pilgrims in the Al
rection Of Khartoun takes on
larger proportions.
some days ago. II was announced that
lhere was great stir in Washington
news spaper circles and that certain Of
uNe elte Of the corps had ftarted in the
erection OF the Nile. Gison Gardner
was one Of the earliest 10 go. Walter
Wellman. turning his attention away
from polar exploration. bent ms tracks
IN the direction Of the Equator. John
Csllan O 'LauEhlin left Washington on
the plea he WAS suffering from nerv-
Gus breakdown As matter OF fact.
Mr. OLaughlin has just turned up In
hnartoum and is telling by cable OF the
fashion In which the city where Chinese
Gordon lost his lie IS preparing Tor
the coming OF Roosevelt 10 appears
that El Mshdi, even in his psImles,
days. never aroused the natives the way
Colonel Roosevelt has done.
But tHIs IS not ali. Ii is learned tuat
and New York, has lately left London
a. the representative of Golfers.
And there Will be others
II would take chapters 10 tell Of the
E' sSlp that surrounds the visit o. some
OF these individuals 70 the SOUdau. some
are said 90 20 as prOgressIves and some
e-s reaCtiouaries- IL is alleged that some
OF the men named are laden down with
letters et welghty sort from politicians
Before Roosevelt is able TO poke mis-
head into the euyirous OF khartuum
be viii be flooded, SO u is SAID, Wi-u
information touching vn anu apDerJdIa-
lns 90 American politics
RumOrS have 81 that some one viii 10
10 khartOUm as The representative Of
the Administration and the Republican
Congressional committee, TO urge on the
former President that he cannot AFFORD
20 listen 20 Lhe siren song Of the insur-
gents and fail 20 ugnt with az mis- might
d. uphold the Administration OF PreSI-
dent TAFT and the course OF Chairman
Mckinley and the committee.
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
10, THE POOR PUSSY, A SER
IOUS PROBLEM.

There air good p'ints as well as bad
p'ints that c'recterizes cats sang John
Charles McNeiII, the celebrated North
Carolina bard. And everyone knows
that it is so. Likewise, if Congress
men will lust he serious about it, they
VIII see that there are good points as
well as bad about this cat warden bust
ness.
Many members of Congress who have
received communications urging an sp-
preparation for the maintenance of a
cat warden to take care of the home
less cats of the District have either
laughed at the frivoIity of the sugges-
ton OF, attributing it to the vagaries
Of one of the numerous and variegated
species of cranks which the Capital
harbors, dismissed it as monstrously
absurd
But Just consider, in all seriousness,
for a moment. What are people who
90 away from home in summer, say,
shutting up their homes. to do with
their cats? They cannot take them with
them; they cannot leave them in their
house alone And. of course. if they
wanted to, they could not kill them.
1t would seem to be a matter of large
enough proportions to be taken cogni-
zance of by such an august body as
the Congress of the United States.
which sits on certain days as a board
Of aldermen for the city of Washington.
Just figure a little. There are in this
city some 100000 human souls. or.
counting the usual FIVE to family.
10000 families. One cat 10 each of
three families may be a reasonable al
lowance. That makes 10000 cats.
Admit, for the sake of argument,
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
Capital T ale s

WHAT distinguished statesman OF the
dead past will have 10 walk the
plank TO make room for the strenuous
Theodore Roosevelt?
That is the question which is agitating
the members Of the Senate Committee
on Rules. What Vicc President, now
dead and gone, is sufficiently unknown
TO justify the committee in removing
his bust from the niche II has occupied
for many years in the Senate chamber
There Is a precedent IN the Senate that
when a vice President leaves Office he
is entitled 10 have mis- bust adorn the
Senate chamber. marble likeness or
former Vice President Fairbanks IS al
ready adorning a pedestal a bust OF
Theodore Roosevelt. who presided ove-
the Senate as Vice President for a
short time. has been received by Secre-
tarv Bennett There Is no niche IN
which 10 place #. but there Is an in
slstent demand that II be placed some
where
All available places are occupied by
such distinguished men OF the past as
Thomas Jefferson. John c. Calhoun.
chester A. Arthur, Adlai Stevenson,
John Quincy Adams, and Levi P. Nor
ton II is not difficult TO Imagine the
howl Of rage that would follow If an
attempt were made 70 stow the bust OF
Jenerson Ia the cellar in order 10 make
room for Roosevelt
John Quincy Adams has been dead
long time. VIII his bust be consigned
oeloW In order that Roosevelt may be
eieVated2 Such an act, in the opinion
oi the Massachusetts delegation. would
oe as much Of sacrifice as TO destroy
the sacred Goldfish which adorns the
state capitol in Boston
ADAMS seems 20 be safe for q few
more years. because Senator Winthrop
Murray Crane is chairman or the Com
iA'lee on Rules But Mr.. Crane would
me some one 10 tell him how he can
remove one Of the ousts Z, Mich now
acorn the Senate chamber wI-,out ans
Ing howl Of rage from some section .or
the country
The Washington times., 1910-03-11
CONE ON, YOU IDES OF
APRIL

The call of the diamond Is abroad in
the land.
Despite an occasional bareback in the
form of snow furry, from Sacramen-
70 TO Norfolk, the doings of the greats
and the near greats are causing the an
nnal unrestfulness that completely
eolipses other affairs Of State and Ma
ton The back from Elba movement
Is secondary 70 the far more momen-
tous question of whether the esteemed
Lajoie Is to make good at his new
berth, while the edicts of President
Taft sound but a sorrOwful refrain to
the mighty mandate of the national
commission I'm the King case.
No class, race, creed, or condition of
man is immune from the sting Of the
bee that has quit alternating in the
conversation leagues by the hearths
and is now ready for real business at
his ancient stand
The fever is contagious ar5 infec-
tious and few and fortunate are the
women having husbands who can with
stand the ever present temptation and
return home in time for an early din
ner after the gong once rings in the
Ides of April.
Would that each office boys family
and other relatives were so numerous
that serious illness could be so arrang-
ed that be could see more Of the games
without violating the eternal truth.
To the youngsters we would advise
that absence from office has no place
on the calendar from now until the
opening of the season, Tor on that day
matters may so shape themselves that
the whole startling array of excuses
may be exhausted and the budding fan
may be compelled 10 forego the pleas
ure of joining the hosts that viii gather
10 welcome the returning heroes.
Shattered hopes with their resultant
cellar championships have not daunted
the faithful of Washington. The Ma
tionals, as they are. are as dear to the
hearts Of the fans Of this city as any
aggregation that was ever gathered TO
defend the Nations Capital in the
grandest OF all American sports.
In the past there has been little need
of good fortune in the land of the Ma
tionals. He that abideth low cannot
fall hard says the old Proverb and
there may be consolation in this. With
the mighty doctor, with uplifted hand
and pointed diget, let us all rejoice and
enter fully into the spirit of while
there's a team there's hopel"