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The Washington times., 1910-06-29
CAN COMPANIES AFFORD
OPEN STREET CARS?

As the unfortunate patron of the
Washington street car companies mops
his perspiring brow in a stuffy, closed
car, he naturally wonders why he is
subjected TO such miserable service.
Cant the companies afford open cars q"
he asks himself.
If he would take the trouble to ex-
anime the last annual reports of the
two local traction companies he would
be still further mystifed in attempting
to explain why he is compelled to SUI
fer the Inconvenience heaped upon pas
sengers because of the type of ear used
so extensively in this city this sum-
mer. As a matter OF fact, the com
panies are decidedly prosperous. Their
stockholders are reaping big profits
For instance, take the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. It's
outstanding capital stock Is SI5,OOO,OOO,
Of which $S,5O0,O0O is preferred and
S6,5OO,OOO common. The company's re-
port to Congress for the year ending
December 81, 1909, shows that dividends
of Sl25,0)0, or per cent, were paid
on the preferred stock. a dividend of
l per cent, or $4,000, was paid on the
commci, stock, this being the second
year that this stock has earned re-
turn for its holders
The Washington Railway and Elec-
tric also has outstanding a total of
Sl3,O73,5lS.49 of bonds, upon which it
pays interest Of /, ), and 6 per cent.
1t paid out in interest last year. ac-
cording to its annual report, 1922, $40.
In other words, the profits of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
Pany for the year ending December 81
last were sufficient to permit it TO
meet operating expenses and turn over
to stock and bond holders a total of
SI,Ol2,37O. After charging of So, 1850
for depreciation of property, the com
pany still had SOS. 367.gS left to the
credit Of profit and loss.
Another evidence of the company's
ability TO afford to operate open cars
IS found in the fact that formerly it
has given the public this convenience
in service. If open cars could be run
one, two, three, and four years ago,
surely they can be run now, when the
profits Of the company are greater than
they were then.
The report of the Capital Traction
Company IS even more significant than
that of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, and viii be dealt
with in these columns tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
NAVY.

Lieutenant Commander H. LANING.
TO Naval Academy. Annapolis. No.
Passed Assistant Surgeon W H rem
ME. detached Navy Recruiting
Station. St Louis. Mo- 10 home.
and granted sick leave three
months
Paymaster General F. p ROGERS
placed upon the retired list from
June 80, 1910.
Paymaster T. T. HAGNER detached
Nav Yard, Washington, .. c. 70
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts.
Navy Department, Washington, D
Paymaster c. " PIG3TAN, II, 70 Min
nesoJa as pay officer.
Assistant Paymaster J. r OHIARA.
orders OF June p, 1910, TO Aha
trJsS, revoked
Carr enter A L. SUNDQVIST- to Naval
station, Culebra. P r
Eashinist W p. COthran: detached
Vermont and granted leave one
month
Paymaster's Clerk r. c. MILLER an
pointed a paymaster's clerk, duty
Pennsylvania
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Is on account of militarism. In this,
he includes S94, 44O, 567.55 for the army,
Sl3I, $3.50, S54.3S for the navy, S5,6l7 200
for Notifications, 81, $50 ,249.s7 for the
Military Academy, and $l55, 75s,OOO for
pensions These make a total of over
S3S9,000,0OO that is carried in supply
bills devoted wholly TO making pro-
vision for the military side of our
Government. In addition, over Sl02,-
100000 more is allowed Indirectly for
expenses due to militarism.
Il do not believe that there was
ever a military despotism on earth, .
says Mr.. Livingston, that took so
large a toll from the taxes extorted
from all the people for purposes purely
of war as Is shown by this exhibit"
Americans think of the nations of
Europe as staggering under military
burdens But in view of the hundreds
of millions we expend ourselves on
militarism, we can afford to contem-
plate our own situation. Those who
deery the movement for universal peace
can fine food for thought in such
figures as these. Compared to them
our outlay for public buildings, for
river and narbor improvements, for the
rural free delivery service, and like i'm
provements of everyday use to the
people are meager and inadequate.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Loss of Positions Feared.

THE announced intention on the part
OF Senators AIdrich and Rale 10
retire from the Senate at the close of
their present terms has caused conster-
nation among the scores Of Government
employees whom these statesmen have
provided with positions in Washington.
Most OF the uneasy ones are I'm the
Capitol itself. They are not under the
protection Of civil service, and some of
them are counting their days even now.
Committee clerks, dOorkeepers, elevator
conductors. guards. and a multitude CT
others are wondering what IS 10 become
Of them when their bosses" leave.
During the very long periods Of Senate
service Senator's Aldrich and Hale have
brought more constituents TO Washing
ton and placed them on Government
pay rolls than any other two Senator's
in the body. Seldom has a request from
either OF them 10 employ q constituent
been denied by those IN authority about
Washington, and that IS the reason the
Government buildings IN Washington
are well filed with citizens OF Maine
and Rhode Island
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Lovers of Buttermilk.

WHEN Charles Warren Fairbanks
w occupied the high office Of Vice
President, there was a disposition 30
jibe and Jest at him in some quarters
because he drank-nOt liquor but but
teImilk.
But il appears that Vice President
Sherman also drinks br;.termiIk. He
drinks a great deal OF IL. At the Sen
ate cafe, they have large quantities Of
excellent buttermiIk and M Sherman
is reputed 10 consume four or five
glasses daily.
Just to show how unevenly things
work out. IL is RECALLED that Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks for his addiction 10 but
termiIk was called scofhnsIy by certain
OF his political enemies. "BUttermMk
Charley But no one has attached
any such expression to the present Vic.
President.
a number Of members OF the Senate
Ike butteruilk. Among them are Sen
ators Scntt and Elkins. They are very
fond Of this beverage and often can be
seen discussing West Virginia politics
over a pitcher Of buttermilk-
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Miss Elizabeth Bryan Ewing
Bride of the Rev. G. A. Sparrow
Only Small Party of Relatives and Friends Attend Cere
mony at Hammond Court Owing to the Illness of
the Brides Mother

Miss Elizabeth Bryan Ewing. ddugh-
ter Of Mrs. Frances Barbour Ewing.
was married at noon today 70 the
Rev. George Attmore Sparrow, Of Gas
tonia, \. c.
on account OF the illness Of the
brides mother, only a small party OF
relatives and intimate friends attend
cd the ceremony. which took place ut
Hammond Court. the home of the
bride. The officiating clergyman was
the Rev Z. c. Anderson. Of Gastonia.
n. C., an old friend or the bridegroom
The bride was gowned in white
satin trimmed with rose point lace.
She was attended by her sister, Miss
Jeanni Pendleton Ewing, who wore
pink an d carried carnations Of the same
color
Quantities cs palms and pink and
white roses anC carnations formed the
house decorations.
Immediately after the wedding Mr..
and Mrs. Sparrow eft for a Northern
seaside resort anc upon the conclusion
OF their bridal tril VIII 60 20 their fu-
ture home in Gas, 1ia.
I'M bride belongs 10 a Well-kuOWn
Firgil q family. She is a daughter of
IN. late Rev. Daniel T. Ewing. y. D.
ana a great-granddeug lighter OF a former
justice OF the SuBreme Bench Of the
United States. Philip Pendleton Bar
Dour. Of Virginia. She is an artist
and has spent much time IN Europe and
In the art schools in New York.
The bridegroom is a member Of an
old North Carolina family and is q
prominent clergyman in his State
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The Absentee Record.

D REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED B.
N GARNER OF Pennsylvania, who
has just been defeated Tor the Repuh-
lican nomination TO succeed himself, has
a record only equaled in recent years
by that Of former Representative Harry
b Wolf, Of Baltimore. This is a rec
ord fer nonattendance-
4 member Of Jhe House who knows
almost all his associates ~ name, is
authority for the statement that not
twenty-five Congressman in washington
know Representative Garner by sight.
Even fewer know him personally. It
IS all because the Pennsylvania has
been absent from washington during
the greater part Of the current session.
Until the time Of his defeat by Con-
gresham krOnmiller, the Maryland
REPRESENTATIVE held the distinction of
answering to fewer roll calls than any
man who sat in the House within the
past five years Even Mr. Wolf. how
ever. had more friends in washington
than has Mr.. Garner. The former did
come over from Baltimore q few times
after the roll call and get acquainted
with the location Of his seat on the
floor.
Mr. Gamers absentee record was an
issue in his recent primary campaign.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29

government is that they agitate the
need of this provision and that they
give freely of their time and money TO
effect their enac .ment into law-and
then expect the legislation to work
itself automatically. and produce re-
suits. This, Of course, it never does.
Reform legislation is merely a means
to an end. 1t works only when public
sentiment is behind it to work it. One
reason the A'achlne in politics con-
tlnues in power, or, in case of tenn
porary defeay, soon RECEIVERS, is because
its opponents think that their duly and
work are done when they obtain the
passage OF proposed legislation. If
these workers, many of them having
high motives and good intentions, only
realized that there is no such thing as
automatic law, and that enforcement
OF an act of assembly depends upon the
degree of active public sentiment al
ways behind 1t, they would accom-
phsh more because then they would
appreciate the need of continuing their
own vigilance.
1t Is true reform costs money" as
former Governor Stokes remarks. but
can 1t be expected that the reforms
which are moving toward the ideal
are to be obtained upon a mere desire
for them? Is anything so obtained
Nothing is acquired without work, hard
work, and ii ever this country or any
community Is to have good government
in its highest form it must give both
money and time to get it, and be con-
stantly vigilant to keep it.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
MEYER AND THE AEROPLANE
EXPERIMENTS.

Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has put
his foot down on the proposal to have
mimic war at Atlantic City between
aerOplanes and a warship. 1t had been
arranged that a sham battle be held
There between a warship and aero
planes for the purpose of testing
whether it Is practicable for airships
TO drop BOMBS on the vessels OF a fleet.
The guns of the warship were to be
tested with respect to their ability to
wing an aeroplane and cripple it be-
fore 1t got into position where it could.
by dropping explosives, damage or sink
the vessel The experiments promised
to be of the utmost interest.
But Secretary Meyer refuses the use
OF the warshIp. He holds these ex-
Periments are OF such Importance they
should be conducted by the War and
Navy Departments in conjunction and
privately, in order that any result of
value which may be obtained shall be
held as confidential for the use of The
military branches of the Government.
and not made known for the edifcation
OF the general public and the advance
ment OF the art OF aviation along
similar lines for foreign military
service
1t may be doubted whether there Is
anything to be gained by the secrecy
proposed The question, after all, Is
an extremely simple one. It can be
solved without the use of warship.
If 1t is shown that a man soaring far
up in the air can drop bombs with
sufficient accuracy to destroy a battle
snip, then there viii have been added
new terror to naval warfare. 1t
may be that the man in the aeroplane
VIII take large chances of being hit
himself. But that is what always
happens in war and, for the sake OF
sinking an enemy's battleships, there
would be plenty of daredevils willing
TO take the risk in wartime.
Mr.. Meyer seems to be unduIv secre-
tive, considering the ease with which
foreigners acquire most of the infor-
nation they want as to our naval and
military affairs. But, leaving that
question aside, the thing that VIII i'm
press itself on one reading Mr.. Meyers
version of the case Is that the navy
has come to see great possibilities in
the aeroplane. Apparently, it is al
ready looked on as new force that
has to be reckoned with in war.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
ELECTORS
CASTING BALLOTS
Fate of the Provincial Government
Depends Upon Their
Verdict.

EDMONTON. Alberta. June 2.-The
electors in Ve-mill50n. Medicine Hat and
LeJhbridge districts are today express
ing their political preferences at the
reflections and on their verdict de-
pends the fate Of the provincial govern
ment. which. under the leadership Of
Premier Sifton. came into power re-
Gently on the fall Of the Rutherford
cabinet.
Il IS expected Premier SiftOn will be
elected from NermilliOn without serious
opposition The election Of A. J. Nc
Lean. provincial secretary. who is run
ming in LethbridEe district. is also re-
garded as certain. c. +. Mitchell. the
new minister OF EDUCATION and attorney
general. has opposition in Medicine Hat.
his brCtheT-in-laW having been EOmfnat-
ed by the conservatives.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
OUR ENORMOUS EXPENDI-
TURES FOR MILITARISM.

Representative Livingston of Georgia,
of the House Committee on Appropria-
tons, in his discussion of the appro-
priations made by the session of Con
gress Just closed. has some interesting
facts TO present on the subject of the
cost of militarism in this country.
The figures presented by Mr.. Living
ston ere startling, and when one is
considering what it is that is helping
add to the cost of living in the United
States he can hardly overlook them.
Mr.. Livingston, after pointing out
that the appropriations and authorize
tons of the past session of Congress
run up close to the mark of 81 ,lOO,-
100000, finds that not far from half
of this, or about a half billion dollars,
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
ca pital Tales .
Patronage Club in Use.

president TAFT IS still adhering to
his policy of furnishing the in
surgents In Congress by the use Of the
patronage club. Every now and then
some new Illustration Of this crops out.
Just before the adjournment Of the
session Of Congress, the President took
occasion TO pay his respects to Senator
Joseph I. Bristow Of Kansas. Senator
Bristow has been one OF the most active
Of the insurgents in the Senate. The
question of appointing a postmaster for
Saltna, Kan, where Senator Bristow
lives. came up. Senator BristOw recon-
manded a friend and supporter OF his,
but the White House sent in the name
Of another man. who is identified with
the regular faction OF the party out In
Kansas.
1t IS needless to say Senator Bristow
is not pleased over the outcome. and
that il he can accomplish it the con-
frmation OF the appointee viii be long
delayed.
One of the most interesting situations
with respect TO patronage has arisen in
Iowa. The Sixth district Of that State
is represented in the House by Mr.. Ken
dali On his recommendation the Presi-
dent sent to the Senate the names Of
George Clark for postmaster at New
ton. and Of John c Foster for post
master at Hedrick
clark and Foster are prosressives or
insurgents. Protest was made to the
President by some Of the standpat or
regular Republicans in Iowa, headed by
Former Representative Lacey They as
serted that Clark and Foster were in
surgents. Thereupon, the President
withdrew the names. Mr.. Kendall was
asked 20 name men satisfactory to
Lacey, who with former Representative
Hepburn and former Governor Jackson.
are referees for patronage in Iowa. He
declined IN do 60
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Miss Mcdonald
BRIDE Of r. r. Hogan.

Announcement IS made Of the mar
riage Of Miss HOnorah 1IcDoraId TO
Robert r. Hogan. The wedding took
place at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
at the Church Of the Holy Comforter,
the Rev. c. L. Wheeler officiating in
the presence Of a small party Of rela-
tives and a few friends.
The bride wore her travelling suit
Of navy blue serge. with a hat of the
same shau-. Her only attendant was
her sister-in-law, Mrs. 7. i. lIcDOn-
aid, who wore a blue tailored suit
with a black hat
T. J Mcdonald. brother Of the bride
was best man for Mr.. Hogan.
Immed ately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs Hogan left Washington for a
trip TO Atlantic City, and upon their
return will make their home on Cap
itOl Hill.
=
The enga cement OF Miss Mary Bar
bOUr EtiNeyl the elder daughter of
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
FOOD PRESERVATIVES AS THE
CAUSE OF APPENDICITIS.

Everyone nowadays gets appendicitis,
that Is to say everyone who knows
where the appendix is situated. and
who can afford a somewhat expensive
malady. For this reason a special in
terest attaches to the report of a Lon
don physician of high standing who
says that the increase in the number
of sufferers is due TO the use of preser-
natives IN food. But he says the
Preservatives themselves are not the
direct cause, which is to be found in
the decomposing matter that is placed
on the market under the disguise OF
various chemicals that are used to hide
its real and unpleasant nature.
DR.. Wiley, the Government chemical
expert, has been exposed and Is still
exposed to a storm of abuse because
Of his efforts to minimize the evil of
chemical preservatives. The interested
source Of these attacks is evident
enough and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the public at large is deeply
appreciative of official protective
measures that it cannot apply for
itself.
The theory of the london physician
is at least a feature of an interesting
discussion, and it seems plausible
enough TO command the attention Of
those who are disposed to applaud DR..
Wiley in his uphill fight and to do
what in them lies to strengthen his
hand.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Army and Macy
SerUme Orders
ARMY

ARMY.
Captain ERNEST A. GREENOUGH
paymaster, viii proceed TO Seattle,
Wash, for temporary duty until
the arrival Of Captain AUGUST c.
NISt.N, 5th Cavalry.
Captain JOHN F. PRESTON. 2sth In
Iantrys IS detailed 20 III a va
cdnoy IN the pay department. 10
take effect November 2. 1910, vice
Captain HENRY 6. LYON. pay
master, relieved
Each or the follouvin named officers
or tle Coast Artillery Corps is re-
HeVed from assignment 70 the
company indicated after his name
ana placed OE the unassigned list
Captain WILLIAM II. HAMILTON.
from the 1z5th Company First
Lieutenant PAUL J. HORTON,
from the 9Th Company.
Captain DANIEL W. HAND, Field
AfulIeryr unassl gned, IS assigned
TO the LIST Field Artillery.
First Lieutenant FRANK w DAw-
son. 18th Infantry. having been
found oy an army retiring board in
cdIacila-ed Tor active service the re-
Ilrement Of Lieutenant DAWSON
from active service. is announced
Captain LLOYD p. HORSFAIL. Ord
nance Department. viii proceed 20
atlantic City. y. J.. for the PURPOSES
OF ATTENDING the thirteenth annual
meeting Of The American Society for
Testing Materials
CAPTAIN JOSEPH r COIN. oua-e--
master now az Seattle. Wash. viii
proceed % Portland Me take STA
ton at that place and assume
charge under the instructions Of the
GuarfeTTuaster general OF -he army.
Or construction work at Fort Nc
kinney. Fort Levetr Fort Prehre.
u OFT Williams. Fort Knox. and Fort
ccaUmel. Maine. relieving C-rfaf in
CHARLES r. HUMPHREY. Up
Qu2r-eTmaster
First Lieutenant WAYNE Il CPT7r
Medical Reserve Corps. VIII rrocez5
70 Fort Ontario, y. Y. and raD0rf
Tor detail and service as a rnemb~-
OF q board OF officers 20 meet at r-,a-
post July y. 1910, Tor the examiua-
non OF candidates for aUnofntuncrr
as second Iieutenants in The Coast
Artillery Corps
Dental surgeon ROBERT r PATTER-
Sy-Ns United states Army. VIII ur0-
coed from San Francisco. Cal %
duty.
First Lieutenant ASA L. SINGLETON.
tlIIh infantry, upon the completion
or MS duties with COmuauv 4. Sig
Altl 1orpSr AZ the camp Of instruction
ar Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind.
VIII proceed 20 Join his regiment
Captain HERSCHEL TUPES. First In
Iantry. and Captain GEORGE 3
PRITCHARD, IT,. Fifth Cavalrv-
VIII reuort by letter TO the com
maudlIg general. Department OF the
Lakes Tor assignment 10 duty Der
tanning 70 the Inspection Of the or
gained militia Of Michigan during
Jae encampman-, August 9 10 Is, 1910.
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\
take IN 30 money at all and contract
your bills Just the same, and the fol-
lowing month YOU have large checks
come in from your clients. and, being
flush, you spend your money recklessly.
The D PERSONAL bookkeeping Of the
average professional man would make
an accountant tear his hair. When
your money comes in you bank it
When your bank account is big
enough, you pay your bills This is
the same system used by a child at
play.
The very best system is to devote
half an hour to finding out what it
costs you 70 live-fnd out exactly
what il costs YOU TO comfortably get
along on each month, and then draw
check for that sum on the drst day OF
the month, and spend nothing but
that money. Put every fee YOU receive
IL the bank, and then you viii force
the bank to keep your accounts and
teach yourself q little OF that system
in your personal affairs which is a
necessity to success in all matters
financial.
= merchant who would co business
without taking stock at least once a
year would be considered candidate
for the financial insane asylum, yet
there IS not one professional man in
a hundred who takes the trouble at
the end OF the year to figure I'D his
office fixtures. instruments, automo-
bile, or any other necessity used N
the practice OF his profession.
The inclination for professional men
70 calculate their incomes by the
business which their books show they
are doing without reference TO bad
accounts and other items Of expense,
is what has made their names a syno-
nym for bad pay in the mind Of the
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the Hon. John +. RiXey. who for a
number OF years represented the
Eighth Virginia district in COnEress,
&c DR.. Robert + Compton IS an
nOunced. The wedding viii take
place Ia the fan at the home Of the
brides mother, near Charlottesville.
Va where Mrs. Rixey now resides
Miss I1gey made her debut IN
Washington while her father was in
Congress. ana has a large circle Of
friends here. DR.. Compton is q mem
Der Of the medical faculty OF the
University of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
Miss Lewis to Wed
Lieut.. Muir SATURDAY..

The marriage of Miss Caroline II.
Lewis, daughter Of Dr. and Mrs. j.
Hall Lewis. 10 Lieut. James I Muir,
L. : A. VIII take place Saturday
evening July ,, at : o'clock, in the
Church Of the Ascension
Only a small company Of relatives
and intimate friends viii be present
at the ceremony, which viii be per
formed by the Rev J. HeuDing helms.
There viii be no reception on account
OF q recent bereavement in the brides
family
Lieutenant Muir is a member Of this
years graduating class OF the Mill
tary Academy at West Point.
=
AR and Mrs AbneT c. P ShOemlk-
er have returned from New York and
are at present the guests OF Louis =.
Shoemaker
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
.REFORMCOSTS MONEY"-AND
ALSO CONSTANT EFFORT.

Reform costs money" says former
Governor Stokes of New Jersey. But
money alone win not stop ballot frauds
and insure honest elections. Money
plus acts of assembly will not accom-
phsh these things Something else Is
requisite-pubhe sentiment.
One grave mistake which is made by
reformers and workers for better
The Washington times., 1910-06-29
WHAT on the Program in
Washington
Amusements.


Bohemian Girl SIS D. m.
BeIasco-"Caste." SIS D. m.
Columbia "A Bachelors Romance"
Sis D. m.
Casino-MOtion pictures and vaudeville.
Cosmos-Motion pictures and vaudeville.
lalestic-Vaudeville
Masonic Motion pictures.
GEORGETOWN open Air Theater-Notion
pictures and vaudeville. 7:85 and 9l5
D n
Glen Echo-DancinE and motion pic
lures.
Luna Park-1Ius &c and vaudeville.
Chevy Chase Lake-Section Of Marine
Band.
Chesapeake Beach-Boardwalk attrac-
tions.
CThe Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments in
this column. Phone or write announce
ments)