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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
WORK FOR THE WASHING
TON NAVY YARD.

Seven hundred men are not TO be laid
off at the Washington navy yard Or
ders are at hand enough to keep the
whole force of $500 men engaged at
present. The Navy Department is do
ing its best to keep the shops going
normally.
Where else is work allotted! To
smaller Government shops and TO shops
non governmentally owned. The res-
son for the assignment Of work to these
latter concerns is that the two service
have held consistently that
such shops must be kept alive in time
of peace for their value in time Of war
Any principle to which succeeding
Commanders in-chief and Secretaries of
War and Navy have held uniformly
is entitled to the benefit of the doubt.
But when it comes to the discharge Of
700 skilled workmen it would seem that
there might be very little doubt to con
slider.
These non-goveTnmental shops are
kept going on contracts for projectiles,
torpedoes, and small guns. All of these
supplies save the torpedoes can be
made at the Washington navy yard If
work does not offer for this shop on
the large guns, 1t would seem that the
Government would occupy its men and
make its investment yield on other
work There is no sentiment IN the
operation of the other shops. If they
continue in business it Is because there
is a profit in it. The moment that
profit lifts its bead the shops viii reach
out for it. At the very least they
should share the reductions with the
Government shops, and before Govern
ment machinery is made idle the Navy
should make mighty GER
tain that if these other concerns bear
all the reduction they Will be actually
land not argumentatively) closed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
A GENTLE SUGGESTION FOR
THE SMITHSONIAN.

An official statement, made In behalf
of the Smithsonian Institution, SAYS:
Mr.. Roosevelt will not receive one
penny of the fund for his own or his
sons use or expenses. On the con-
trary, he makes q gift to the Gov
eminent Of specimens worth many
thousands OF dollars, and possibly OF
value that can hardly be expressed
May it be suggested to the grave and
learned Smithsonian Institution that
there is one homely sdmoDition which
applies to the case in point;
Don't count your chickens before
they are Matched"
And there is cooking recipe which
is equally applicable:
First catch your hare"
Theodore Roosevelt is President of
the United States. He viii occupy tina.
high Office until March 4 of next year.
After that his trip to Africa for the
purpose Of killing big game will be in
order. Undoubtedly it viii take place
But how does the Smithsonian Institu-
ton know at this time that Mr.. Roose-
velt is to make a gift &c the Govern
ment of specimens worth many thou
sands Of dollars, and possibly of a
value that can hardly be expressed 2"
If anybody outside the Smithsonian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
"a POLICY AND NOT A PROJ.
ECT."

The National Rivers and Harbors
congresses have had the quality of in
creasing interest. Each has been
stronger than the one preceding, and
the one now in session is fuller of in
terest, greater in attendance, more i'm
pOrtsnt In every way, than any of the
former ones.
The motto of the congress is "A
Policy, Not Project" a motto which
has eliminated jealousies to a very
gratifying extent Uniting upon the
one attack of urging Congress to adopt
a more liberal policy toward waterway
improvement, the voice of the Rivers
and Harbors congresses has become a
powerful factor in the full chorus of
the nation wide conservation" move
ment
The advocates of the Lakes to the
Gulf deep waterway have the advan-
tage in this movement of the basic
character of the Mississippi in any com
prehensive national waterway system,
and in their interview with the Presi-
dent they were assured that the White
House regards their project as second
in Importance to the Panama Canal
only. The people interested in the
improvement of the Ohio, the Missouri,
and their tributaries, and of several
thousand miles of other rivers, must
look to the Mississippi as their outlet.
Therefore, it is almost inevitable that
the Father of Waters should get more
of the spotlight than any other stream.
In the final analysis, however. the
Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific projects must
be able TO force cooperation from the
mid-continental undertaking. True prog
ress viii be made only by concentrating
work upon so small a number of prof.
ects mat they wiz have a prospect of
completion within a few years. No
doubt the channel from Chicago to the
Gulf Will be one of the few. But the
Atlantic inner passage, connecting as
1t viii a number of isolated ports, and
welding into one system some 1000
miles of Atlantic rivers now separated
from each other by open sea impass-
able for river craft, must demand early
attention
The real difficulty in maintaining the
policy of harmony which has hitherto
marked the sessions of the congress
viii arise when the process of elimina-
ton begins necessary to the selection
of the initial and basic few among
many projects.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

as State geologist Of West Virginia,
has discovered a large barren zone in
the Appalachian coal area. The veins
in prospect are thereby lessened by
half. That means that at the present
rate Of consumption all the coal In
the vicinity of Pittsburg will be gone
in fifty yeGrs-within the lifetime of
many men who read this paper. The
supply In Ohio can hardly last twenty
five years. And there is no substitute.
What is the United States going to
do about it, Is it inclined to play the
rake on scale unsurpassed in the
history of the world2 Is it willing
bull-headed Congressman should make
it play that roller As long as the
national moneys are dropped loosely
round in allowances for Government
buildings designed to re-elect Congress.
men, as long as economy is practiced
chiefly in appropriations for such bu-
reaus as the Geological Survey, the
United States is willing to present this
spectacle to the world. This year the
old, old fight viii be on anew. What
are we who read this editorial going
to do about TT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
IS THE UNITED STATES TO
PLAY THE RAKE2

All the mineral wealth the United
States has or ever will have is in the
ground now. If it is wasted, OF if any
part of it is not used for lack of OBJ
tainable knowledge, the United States
is the loser for all time to come. Two
things are needed to insure the full
employment of it-care and infOrma-
ton At this writing, neither Of those
things is being put to work.
What is the proof of this? The
waste last year of enough natural gas
every day to illuminate all the cities
Of the nation with 100000 population
or more; and of 100000 tons of coal
Care would save that gas and make
the whole nation richer. There is now
SO little care that practically no city
advantaged by this wonderful gift ever
t1Irns of the burners in its street
iamps- Day after day, through winter
-,ddday and summers scorching heat.
they burn on-and the waste would
illuminate New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Boston, Washington, Pittsburg,
and every other large city of the unionl
knowledge and care together would
SAKE half that appalling aggregate Of
100000 tons of coal American miners
only skim They don't even consider
the roof coal, and there is a vast guam
tity Of burnable grades they do not
even sort out. All that is good which
is not taken out is made inaccessible
by such weak snoring that the mines
cave in and the cost of going after
the neglected deposits is made to ex-
coed the value Of the coal.
At Pittsburg, the United States Geo
logical Survey is running a gas engine
with refuse coal at IS cents a ton. Be
side that amazing experiment another
is being conducted. A modern boiler
has been erected, equipped with the
best firebox in the market, and SUD
piled with the despised roof coal 1t is
making steam and running a turbine
in Pittsburg the Smoky without sign
Of smoked
Part Of the coal waste Is due to
reckless blasting Today thousands of
tons are blown into the air in dust.
Also thousands of lives are blown into
eternity. Both values can be saved.
But not until explosives are standard
lied and mine dangers are scientifically
analysed
Again, one State is fighting all this
waste. It's neighbor is neglecting the
problem. And the ocean liners are 60
ing right on using 5000 tons of coal
each half of each voyage.
Again, DR.. Isaac White, highly re-
EPscted through years OF capable service
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
KING OF THE POLES
ON THE JOB AGAIN

Though new to a majority OF those
who will compose the coming Legs
Iature Of Minnesota Theodore Sikorski,
sent I'D from WinOna this time, Is by
no means new to the jc1- He was a
member six years ago, and those who
can harken back to that period will TO
member him well SikorsBd carries with
considerable dignity the title OF King
Of the Poles" and it comes pretty near
belonging to him Polish himself. and
perhaps one Of the wealthiest IN the
State. Sikorsh represents a ward IN
Winona known as de Forth that Is
almost Polish to 2 voter. II IS a big
ward. too. and those living within its
confines come pretty near debating the
political principles OF the city and
county.
Sikorski's one ambition when a mem
Der six years ago was 10 secure for
his people the right to seine In the Mis-
sissippi and other rivers without the
restrictions now imposed The house
gave an affirmative answer, but when
It a prompt quie Us
With a majority % his people fisher
men by calling, the defeat OF the bill
was a severe blow. aud angered him
considerably. On the last day OF the
session, when good Fellowship is the
rule and parliamentary law conspicuous
by its absence, thu member from the
Fourth was called on for a parting
speech What SikOrsId had 70 say was
house IS all right" said Sikorski. re-
spending. but dat senate can 20 to
thunder" Sikorsxi, by the way, IS a
DemOcrat.-St Paul Dispatch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
A WOMAN TO WIN.

IT HIS the title of serial story to begin tomorrow
Saturday in The Washington Times 1t is brand new;
has been written expressly for this paper by Charles
Carey; has never appeared book FORM is it
haShed narrative Of play being performed the stage In
plot Characterization and cumulative interest the story calculated
to rvet the attention of the reader from the very deals
with the sort of people that might live door you their
experiences are most wildly set forth.
"A Woman TO Win" is written by author who has had
great success in serial felton, and this story of the very
he mas turned outu of incident and with plot clear
y and simply told Women readers will take to Helene hero
ine at Although she is shown at first rather angry mood
she is very ovabe woman well worth the harShips Jim
riSOn goes through in order to win her.
Do not miss the opening chapters of this splendid story There
will be three of them in Saturdays Sue good generous in
Samen and you may rest assured that the serial will be
handed out to you in mudated sections cut of old place
to make for advertisement has often been the
case in newspaper fiction.
An nsament of "a Woman to VIM will run every day in
The Washington Times until its publication is completed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
DIVIDENDS RE
Fleet BETTER TINES.

That the railroads of the country are
again becoming prosperous is evidenced
by increased earnings, which have been
sufficiently large to justify two of them
In disbursing part of their surplus
among their shareholders. The Col
orado and Southern and the Wisconsin
Central have recently joined the class
of dividend payers for the first time
in their history, and dividends of other
systems, which undoubtedly would
have been reduced had conditions con-
tinued as they were four months ago,
seem certain to be maintained.
As an example, we may cite the Bal
timore and Ohio. This company paid
the usual semi-annual dividend of 3
per cent In September, although the di-
rectors admitted that the full amount
had not been earned, and the profit and
loss account had to be drawn on for
s., 300, 600, representing the difference
between the amount earned and the
amount paid. In the four months Of the
present fiscal year the earnings have in
creased at a gratifying rate, showing a
surplus applicable to dividends on the
common shares equal to 20 per cent,
or at the rate of nearly 8 per cent,
thus assuring the maintenance of the
3 per cent semi-annual dividend
The prosperity of the railroads is
simply a reflection of the better condi-
tons in business generally, for one can
not 90 ahead without the other also
making progress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
Governor Magoon and Win
throps Among Those In
vited to Meet Them.
MISS BOARDMAN HAS
TAFT PARTY REUNION
Members of Crowd on Famous
Philippine Trip Gathered From
Far and Near.

The President-elect and Mrs. William
Howard Taft were the guests a. luncn-
con today Of Mr. and Mrs Thomas 7.
Can. IL their home on Twentieth and
. streets. The company invited 10 meet
than included Governor AIagoOn, OF
Cuba, the Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs Beekman Winthrop,
Mrs Franklin Ellis, Miss Boardman,
and one or two otheTg-
Last evening Miss Boardman enter
tanned at dinner the guests who sat at
the table with Judge and Mrs Taft on
the steamer on the Taft party trip 70
the Philippines
Following the dinner was large 70
ceptIOn 10 the other members OF TIA
party a number coming from distant
parts Of the country 20 be present O.
the occasion
The Boardman home. which IS one Of
the handsOmest in tbs Dupont circle
section. was -astefuliY decorated last
evening with American Beauty rOssA
palms, and ferns
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
Tea for Miss knight.

Lieutenant General and Mrs Young
have cards ont for a teg. this afternoon
| from TO I O'Clock In honor or the debut
or General Young's granddaughter. Miss
Alice Margaret knight. daughter OF
Major and Mrs John T Knight
Mrs Fred W. Sladen. wife Of Captain
slaqen. Y. 5. A, and Mrs Tracy. wife
OF captain Tracy, T. S A. will pre-
side at the table and others assisting
VIII be MIS- William P DuvaL. wife
OF Major General Duvau. Mrs John A
Johnston, wife OF General Johnston. T.
,. a. Mrs. George T. Summerlin, VIE
Of Captain Sunmerlin, l. s. A, Mrs
Hannay, vile Of Captain Hannay; Mrs
George ". Read. wife OF Captain Read.
Mrs Charles Henry Butler. Mrs Rj-n-
ara Harlow, Mrs A G. Chaplain. and
Mrs John H Gibbon, Mrs Charles Bid
die, and Mrs Samuel Thomas, o. Phiia-
delphia-
General and Ms Young. who arrived
! IN Washlnston recently from tae West.
are guests at the Arlington They viii
spend the winter n washington.
Mrs John NJ Da-zeII. wife Of Repre-
sentative DalZell, VII not be at home
tomorrow afternoon Mrs Charles P
Dun, Of Canton, OHIO, is expected 70
arrive tomorrow for a months visit %
Mrs DRlZeI1
Mrs DalzeHs niece, Miss Helen Moni-
ca Montgomery, OF Portland, Ore, who
] n A..
viii come TO Washington next week
for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Laura Wells entertained a lunch
con company today IN compliment 10
Miss Caroline Murray, the debutante
daughter OF Gen and Mrs Arthur Muir
ray.
Nine Bonaparte, widow Of Colonel
I B5naparte. entertained at dinner last
evening. complimentary 70 the Attorney
General and Mrs. BOnaparte.
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife OF the Vice Pres
ideCL was at home Yesterday after
noon at 5 O'Clock in their residence on Il
street to the members Of the Waterways
Congress The ballroom, where the
guests were received was beautifully
adorned with PAINS and chrysanthe-
NUNS.
Miss Gertrude HerzOg, OF Cincinnati
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Louis,
Ia her home, SQo7 Eleventh street. They
VIII be at home Sunday afternoon and
evening.
MI and Mrs Abner c P Shoemaker
left Washington this morning for their
winter home in DaytOna, Fla, where
they viii spend several weeks before
going to California They will return 10
Washington IN May.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
WILL RUSH INTO
REMOTEST CHINA

CHICAGO. Dec. u.-"Farthest west"
in the great Chinese empire-farther
than any expedition Of white men ever
penetrated-wiH be sought by a Univer-
sity Of Chicago expedition led by
Thomas c. Chamberlin, head Of the de-
partment OF geology, which viii leaEe
Inns son, Rollin, now connected with the
United States Geological Survey, viii
accompany his father. The Chinese stu
dents alliance viii give a banquet to-
night to bid father and son formal
farewell.
The possibilities Of foreigners induct-
ing themselves into an appreciation Of
Chinese cooking also viii be discussed
from practical viewpoint at the ban
Quet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
IN The FUTURE.

Yes, we arc f. the midst Of a most
exciting campaign" says the native to
the visiting stranger.
II suppose you are holding q great
many public meetngs?'' ssks the Wis
itOr
Wen. no. We've called them off for
the present"
THE marching clubs, I presume. are
parading the streets OF your large cities,
and bonfres and tOrchlight professions
make the night like day"
mo We haven't time for them
Haven't timer
No. Our prominent men are al
working fifteen or eighteen hours a daS
writing open letters to one another
Chicago Post
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
WOULD-BE ROBBER
SHOT BY MERCHANT

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. Nv. II.
Kerns, twenty-three years cid, OF Scran-
ton. Pa, was SHOT and probably fasaIly
wounded by Charles H. Schrader, a
grocer, who caught Kerns IN the act Of
attempting to enter his store through a
rear trs- nsoIn late last night.
When Schroeder discovered the would
be rObber standing on a sugar barrel
and engaged IA prytng open the tran
som and called on him to surrender,
LS-rs drew his revolver, but received
a bullet in the head before he could
t.9e- In kerns' pocket were found 81
IN cash and notebook containing this
sentence III case I am found dead
please notify S27 Beech street. Scranton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
d lite House Callers

Se'St''sS f>ciSe Of Massachusetts,.
Beverage of Indiana.
Dixon Of Montana
ScJrS OF West virginia
Ws-sler Of Missouri
Smoot Of Utah
Speaker annon OF Illinois
Representatives Dwight OF New York.
Kahn Of California
Douglass Of Ohio
Delegate Ma rcus Smith OF Arizona.
Col. "I4afe" Young. Des MoineS lowe.
Gen. Clarence Edwards
Bishop ]. B. Scott. Washington.
Harry ReiseE berg, Indianapolis
The Cabinet met at II o'clock...--ss.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

A Munich dispatch tells Ct a woman
who tainted because her Merry Widow
hat was so big and heavy that she was
worn out carrying It around on her
head. And yet we incline 70 look UP 10
people!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
"ONLY AN INCIDENT.

MILWAUKEE,, Dec u--Charles W.
Severson, q travelling salesman, from
Baldwinsville, N. Y, today committed
suicide at a local hotel by blowing out
his brains He left note addressed
70 the hotel clerk. saying; This u only
an incident"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
Miss Roosevelt Honor Guest.

Mss AADOoLhGAL -AOLOA OuC9L
Mss Ethel Roosevelt was tie guest in
whose honor the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Newberry entertained at din
Der last even ng- Their guests were
Miss Bacon Miss Mum. Miss Constance
Hoyt, Miss Helen Downing, Miss New
berry. Mr.. Centaro. OF the italian en-
bAssy; Captain Cheney, Commander
Cleland Davis. Lieutenant ShaCkfOrd.
Franklin Ellis. Frederick r Brooke
and huntington Jackson
The Italian Ambassador and the Bar
oness Mayor des PlanChes we're hosts
al dinner last evening in compliment TO
their house guests, Prof. ami Nine
Ferrern. OF Ita.y-
Invited 70 meet them were the Aus
TRAN Ambassador and the Baroness
HengeImuller, the French Ambassador
and Nine. JUsserand, the Bra lillian Am
bassador and Nine. NabUco. Mr. and
Mrs. George Q. Lodge, Countess EcS-
toptchiDe. Mrs. Fish, Dr.. Wiley, Mr.
Thayler. Viscount de Chambrun, and
Prof RavaiOE. Of the italian embassy.
Major and Mrs Dapray were hosts at
dinner in their home on Sixteenth street
last evening IN honor Of Governor
Broward OF Florida Among their guests
were Senator and Mrs. Milton, Senator
elect Fletcher, and former Governor
jennings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
c. A. JAMES FUNERAL
MONDAY AFTERNOON
InteTment of Well-Known Banker
Will Be in the Congress
SiOnal Cemetery.

Funeral services for Charles A.
James. who died yesterday morning at
his residence. 1906 Massachusetts avenue
northwest, viii be held at the residence
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev.
T. Parker Phillips. pastor Of St. Paurs
Church, Alexandria, a cousin Of Mr.
James, officiating. Interment will be in
the Congressional Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

Castro has been allowed to land IN
France. Instead Of g. 8J6 denly devel-
oped spasm of friendship however. this
probably means that he is to be In
vited to Paris and turned over to tho
guides
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

A theosophist in Michigan announces
the conclusion that President Roosevelt
Is a reincsrnation OF the Emperor Au-
Rustus. Confirmation may be found in
the fact that Augustus found Rome
brick and left it marble; and the Presi-
dent has recently been developing a
great talent for throwing bricks around.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

The exciting feature of the news is
not that Abe Ruef is guilty. but that a
jury has actually found him to be so
San Francisco jury, TOO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
Gives Informal Tea

Mrs Otto Louis Veerhof WIN n.
hostess for the Columbian Women to
morrow afternoon at an informal tea in
TIE Women's building OF the George
Washington University. Ms. veerhon
viii be assis-e1 BY Mrs. Thomas Sid
well, MIS-. Alberk Bushnell, and Mrs. NJ
Allen Ma-IindeIl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

Institution had made that statement
he would have been accused of shoot
ing of his face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

Another difficulty about giving the
President a rebUke Is that he might not
care to receive it. and tlen what?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

Senator McCarren has been framing
things up to induce the Democratic
leaders in Congress TO serve notice on
Mr. Bryan that he win have 20 60
Senator RIcCarren Will discover that the
minority is very bold while Mr.. Bryan
is a long way of. but 1t loses its voice
when he looms above the horizon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

This country lie reported 20 have over
one-th.rd the banking power or the
world; and with Christmas a fortnight
ahead. it feels pretty poor at that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
Mrs Cranes Luncheon

Mrs Winthrop Murray Grams enter
tained at luncheon yesterday IN hcoos
OF her sister-in-law and house S7rezt-
Mrs Zenas Crane, who Is spending sew
eral days IN Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

The real question now Is whether II
was Uncle Joe or Judge Tart. or may
hap both, that winlted the other eye
and crossed their fingers when they
said IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11

Castro will not be allowed to talk for
publication while he remains In Europe,
Seems as II he and the Kaiser might
get together and exchange a few con-
dolences over the disconforts OF the
e~ap