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The Washington times., 1910-11-17
Too Much Poetry.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times.
The writer wishes to say q few words
about the English course IN the high
schools Of this city. He viii begin by
making a few statements at random
The aim OF any course should be 70
prepare a pupil for the thorough use
OF the knowledge the course gives him
in after life In making this statement
one should not except the English
course; nevertheless the Board OF Edu-
cation has seen 1T TO allow a falIacy
there
Pupils II English are required 70 read
lengthy poems and verse OF All kinds.
but they have very little training in
reading prose works. One does not, as
a ruIe, express his thoughts in postfy
when he wishes TO say anything. Poetry
IS emotional rather than Intellectual. and
it Is the intellectual side OF our natures
that we need to cultivate. Indeed. our
emotions should be encouraged as little
as possible.
Therefore, It logically follows that less
poetry than IN the existing condition
and more prose should be read in the
high schools
"a PUPIL OF ARNOLD.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
HOLMES PREPARES
TALK ON CAPITAL

For his contemplated tour OF South
America next spring Burton Holmes,
who begins his annual engagement at
the Columbia Theater Sunday evening.
viii prepare a study Of Washington as
the seat OF the National Government
During the eighteen years he has been
visiting the city as a lecturer he has
frequently applied himself 10 a study OF
the subject and is OF the opinion that
no city is so full Of possibilities for a
lecturer as the Capital
MI Holmes believes that the work OF
the Bureau Of American Republics, IN
der the careful direction Of John Bar
rett, has reached a point where the
time is most aIspicious for the grouping
OF studies OF the great South American
countries IN q series embracing q de-
scription Of the Capitol OF the United
Sttaes-
The subject viii be taken I'D with sew
eral OF the Government officials during
his stay IN this city
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
Mail Bag Writer Tells Diff
fculties of Present
Systems.
UNEMPLOYED ARMY
SWELLED, HE SAYS
School Ventilation System In Vogue
Now Warmly Defended
By a Teacher.

To the Edito- of The Washington Times.
The privileges OF learning a trade or
acquiring a profession as a means Of
livelihood should not be withheld ord{-
nar1ly from the youth OF our country,
but when we note the number OF
tradesmen and professional men out o.
employment IN all the large cities, the
wisdom OF learning certain trades and
professions is brought prominently TO
Gus notice.
The industrial schools" which yearly
add 10 the army Of unemployed, are
certainly becoming a menace 70 the
community IN which they are located.
and since they have been in such
wholesale operation many OF their
graduates have rUed the day they re-
ceived their diplomas" Our lax tn
migration laws, also, IN cOntunctiol
with the Industrial schools" are driv-
ing the American workman 80 the
wall" The CRY comes Men are needed
in the country districts" While in the
country districts the cry Is: They
need men in the cities at better pay
than the farmers are able 10 Offer
All these OsciIlatiug movements Of the
honest toilers have caused unrest in
their ranks In addition TO this, the
new census announces an alarming IN
crease in the population. while ernploy-
ment IS scarce, with the unemployei
swelling the census figures tc enormous
proportions.
Our National Government, too. has
recently assumed the role Of an econo-
mist at home. while millions Of its
money IS being dumped in a propose
ditch between North and South Amer-
lea.
This being election time. our peoPi
arc bCsiIy endeavoring 10 select men
who promise 70 Ty TO remedy existiu-
evils and make improvements In evilz
that cant be entirely remedied- Tho
people have been fooled so often wit
brilliant talks that they are nov
seeking good men regardless Of par
affiliations, and empty promises Tina
is the real remedy. h 7. Nee.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
SOFPROPOSEDUNION
OF HOUSEWIVES

Much has been said and written OF
the dangers Of socialism Now, there
is an opportunity to see some concrete
examples of it. For instance, no sooner
does Victor l. Berger get himself
elected 10 Congress, than along comes
Mrs Meta Berger, his wife, and. at
the meeting of the national convention
OF the American Federation Of Labor,
proposes a nationwide union of house
wives Here are some OF the amazing
doctrines Mrs Berger IS preaching:
Women have social equality with men
now, and political equality Is coming.
but we must also have economic equal
ity. housewives union would be q
for starter, anyhow.
Why shouldn't there be a minimum
scale Of allowance from the husband TO
the wffe2 I think It should be at least
half Of al he earns For il the woman
did not take fun charge Of the home the
man could only spend half the time he
does now making money. So you see
one-half his wages really belongs 10 the
wife a. his partner.
Thus do the destructive doctrines Of
socialism run riot. L it possible that
when Victor Berger gets into the
House of Representatives he is going
to advocate such things as these >
Think Of a man being compelled by
law to give half his earnings to his
wife and being denied the time-honored
privilege of spending all Of his weeks
wages at the bar Saturday night if he
wants to, OF OF "sittin' in" at a week
end poker game and losing just as
much of the fruits of his weeks toll
as he feels like losing.
It is time for men folks to rise up
and protest against the threatened
cuTtailment of their rights and privi-
leges- It is as if repressIve hands were
closing in on them from every direc-
ton Think OF man having to stay
home nights while his wife goes out to
attend the regular meetings Of Local
999, of the American Federation of
Housewives, OF perheps Of the Inter
national Order - Housewives. Like
wise, what chs nee would a man have,
OF the male part of the community
have, If John Jo=es, living over in the
next block, should refuse to recognize
the union and because OF that all the
housewives In town should 60 out in
a sympathetic strike in order to com
pei Jones to knuekIe down to Mrs.
Jones?
Mrs Berger, with her fanaticaI So
cialistic creed, must be suppressed.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
THE END OF CANNONISM GER
TAIN To COME.

This country has>pronounced its YER
dict on the subject ofNCannonism. On
Tuesday, November 8, its fat went
forth with respect to a number of
issues One OF them was Cannonism.
by which is meant something a good
deal more than the mere regime OF
Uncle Joe in the House, and which re-
fers in a general way to any system
that prevents the House Of Represen-
tatives being what it ought to be-a
really self-governing body.
BY marvellous process in the affairs
Of government it has come about that
for years past the really popular
branch OF Congress has been the
Sens-e and not the House. The Senate
has habits faults, it has been handi-
capp1d By the powerful influence Of
SenftOr Aldrich and certain reaction
sriEs about him, but after all it has
core much nearer being a .seIf-gov-
erning institution, in which all mem
bers were on an equality, than the
House.
November the people, by their bal
lots, decreed, among other things, that
the House should become what It is
intended to BE- They are tired and
disguised with system that results
in sending men to the House from the
various districts every two years only
to find that these men are not think
ing, independent units, but mere parts
Of machine to be utilized as the
Speaker and small coterie about him
ses fit.
It Is as plain as day what the people
were thinking about when they de-
clared that the grip of the Republican
Old Guard in the House should be
broken Yet the strange spectacle is
presented now of numerous Democratic
leaders seeking 20 keep In the hands Of
q Democratic Speaker substantially
the same powers that made Speaker
Cannon so objectionable
The country liked Uncle Joe per
sonally in many respects. It grew to
hate the system Of which he was the
center It likes Champ Clark But If
1t is the intention to allow Mr.. Clark
or any other Democratic Speaker TO
do the thing that made Mr.. Cannon
so powerful the House commit
tees-that VIII be another story. The
Democratic leaders in the House can
neither hoodwink the country nor can
they afford to be charged with not
keeping the faith at the very beginning
of their control of the lower branch of
Congress.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
OPERA STAR CAST
FOR THE MIKADO"
FRITZ Scheff Heads Revival
of Famous Musical
Production.

When Nine FRITZ schen appears in
the role of Yum-Yum in the Shubert
revival OF the famous Gilbert & Sullivan
opera, THE B1kado." at the BeIasco
Theater next week. il VIII mark the
first appearance in this city Of a grand
opera star in that particular role
New York reviewers were unanimous
IN saying that the famous diva was
never more artistic than as the beautiful
Almonoed ward OF Ko-Ko. the lord high
cXecuuoner Of Japan Nine. Shen's
support will include Digby Bell, as Ko-
Ko; Frank Rushworth, as Nand-Poo,
and Charles ArIing as Pish-Tush-
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

DAL i an SbIADGSs EtD4lG4 4AllD-
gene. The paper shows a material.
reduction on all beef and pork prod
Hcts in the Chicago markets"
You cannot develop much enthu-
siasm in NE about the Chicago mar
ket, said Andrew Il buy nv meat
in Center Market went down yes
terday and asked for a dollars worth
Of boiling beef. and the butcher took
the dollar and laid it on the piece OF
beef and cut around the edges Of Il
like a woman with a paper pattern
cutting out a bias border for a blue
basque a fat lady followed me and
asked for pork chops, and as she paid
in silver she put all the money she
had in a pair Of these OId-fashioned
balance scales, and the butcher piled
pork chops IN the other side Of the
scales till the money and the pork
balanced"
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
ACADEMYlaSt Elmn-p

st Elmo" Is the bill at the Academy
next week
The scenes are laid In the shadows of
Lookout mountain. On the estate OF Ia
BOCage." the home OF the Murrays- st
Elmo becomes involved IN q duel with
Murray Hammond, the son OF a ven
eraDle minister, and. as be slays hiru.
Edna Earle, tie blacksmith's daughter,
eppeGrs as a witness OF the tragedy.
She believes him a murderer, but, new
ertheless, shields him from arrest Love
develops between them and runs its
customary rough course through doubt
and suspicion TO a happy termination.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
LYCEUM-aNew centrrv Girls

In The New Century Chs the man.
agement OF the Lyceum promises a the
atricsI novelty.
Two new burlettas, from the pen Of
the popular author and comedian, Sam
Rice and an srrav OF vaudeville talent
have been provided A well-seleoted
musical program has been arranged
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
WATER POWER POSSIBILITIES
AT GREAT FALLS.

An excellent opportunity for prac-
teal demonstration IN conservation and
development Of water power is offered
right here at the threshold Of the
National Capital
At Great Falls, only fifteen miles
from Washington, there IS now going
to waste energy which could be con-
verted into s,OOO-horsepower, which, IN
turn, could be used\to make electricity
with which to light the streets, parks,
and public buildings of the District
Of Columbia.
The power IS there, supplied by
nature. We are here, IN need Of cleo
trio current. Why don't we put into
practice the theories OF water power
development Of which we have re-
Gently heard so much, and thereby
save money and have more IIumina-
ton?
We don't simply because no deter
mined, organized effort to act has been
put forward Now, however, a move
ment has been started The District
Commissioners have dug up the old
army reports on Great Falls and its
possibilities, and they have begun an
investigation which, if properly sup
ported BY the community. should re-
suit IN the actual use Of the power
1t the falls for lighting purposes
On July ., 1894, a board of army
0Eineers, in reporting to Congress on
this question, made the following OBJ
servation:
The board concludes that it IS advis-
able 10 use the water power at Great
Falls for public purposes The advan-
Sage in using the power for lighting the
streets and grounds Of the District viii
be the increased amount Of light af-
forded for the same annual expenditure
About the same line the Senate
Committee on the District Of Colum-
bia, in recommending a bin giving the
United States complete control at
Great Rails, cIted the following peril
nent reasons fo- its report:
Your committee are Of the opinion
that al the water and riparian rights
1T Great Falls necessary for the control
and use Of the entire water power should
be acquired at this time, that It viii be
q wise economy to do so; that owner
ship in part by the United States and
In part by private business corpora
tions IS q relation C1Wise and unsafe for
the Government md should be ter
minated at once: that the other owners
can afford 20 surrender their rights now
on much better terms for the Govern
neut than after they have made their
improvements, and that no outlay Of
money. can contribute more than this
TO the future welfare % the Capital Of
the country
Whether il is not feasible and econom-
Zeal for cities 10 generate and supply by
electricity heat as well as light is
question already mOOted- II generally
adopted within twenty-five years il
would he no stranger than the progress
OF the last quarter OF a century. But.
laying this possibility aside, the matter
Of lighting is a present issue, and one
Of greater importance in this city than
In any other, on account of the large
number OF buildings TO be lighted al
public expense
II this committees recommendations
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
FORBES-ROBERTSON
AT THE PRESS CLUB

7 FOrbes-Robertson, the English
actor, starring this week at the Belasco
Theater, VIII be given q reception at the
National Press Club rooms at Fifteenth
and T streets tonight beginning at HIS
O'Clock.
Mr. Forbes-RObertsOn will come TO the
club Immediately after the conclusion
Of the evening performance, He viii
speak, Informally. 10 the newspaper men
and their friends
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
NATIONAL-"The Bachelors Babv -

Francis Wilson has scored distinctly in
MS comedy The Bachelors Baby. -
since he presented it here last season.
It comes again to the National next
week
II IS the best vehicle the comedian has
had, It Is stated. There are many sit,,a-
tions In the three acts
The Bachelors Beby' tells an inter
esting story Of how e vvorIdI, bacbAIor
dlsltklTg children. lea med TO love them
IN general and a little fve-year-oId
niece IN particular. v no had been left
70 MS guardianship BY q twin brother
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
CHASE'S-POHte Vaudeville.

Holiday delights await Chase's vo-
tar1es next week when the Tbanksrfv-
ing bill VIII offer The Code Boolr ..
aarFy Williams and Jean Schwartz.
water Lawrence and Lillian Fitz-
gerald stuart Barnes, Zertho's Dogs
OF All Nations, Tom Mahoney. Emile
Lea and William and Louise IdIcifer-
and W lllie,' a pictorial farce
The Code Book Is a military come-
oy; Williams and Schwartz VIII sing
their own catchy refrains; Walter Law
renee and Lillian Fitzgerald Will pre-
sent Jolly and lduEhable musical
cOmety incldent
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
GAYETY-aPansian Widows.s

A good burIesCUe show Is promised
for WebeTs Partisan Widows at the
Gayety next week
The standard maintained for years IS
said 70 be maintained in the scenic set
ungs and the elaborate COstuming. The
company IS a large one and well bal
anCed. The principals are Glare Burg,
kelso and Leighton, Julia Sinclair. Ike
Well. Cherry Spencer. and NibIo and
Spencer.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Thanksgiving will be celebrated at the
Arcade, Fourteenth street and Park
road northwest, next Thursday evening
The management Of the ballroom an
nOunCeS the second feature event OF
the season. a Thanksgiving ball, an
event expected 10 suTpaSs the one that
attracted widespread attention on Hal
lOween evening The spirit Of ye Olden
time viii hold sway. the distribution Of
AIbermarle Pippins, and tapping OF the
cider barrel hold an important place on
the program.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
HoWARp-aSt. Elmo

HUW AhD--OL- EImO-
Jane Waldorf viii star IN Augusta
J. Evans novel OF the South. st FL
mo-" at the New Howard Theater next
week
Since IT was first offered TO the pub
a half century ago. the book has been
among the most popular 2rlzs Of na-
tive authors
To the dramatist IL has presented a
particularly difficult task, for the
crowded incidents OF the written page
do not lend themselves readily TO
transposition TO the stage The com
pany, It is promised, IS made up OF
carefully selected players
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
'COSMOS-vaudeviIle.

The management Of the Cosmos Thea
ter concluded arrangements today to
give an entire change OF vaudeville pro-
gram twice q week. beginning on Mon
day.
Twelve or more acts have been en-
gagged for each week. SIX OF wfich will
oe shown on Monday, TUESDAY, and
Wednesday, and the other six on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Sunday IS
devoted to concerts and musical pro-
grams, as heretofore.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
COLUMBIA-The FIonzalev Quartet

The Flonzaley Quartet. recognized
interpreters OF chamber music, will
be presented at the Columbia Theater
tomorrow afternoon at 4.S0 O'Clock.
On the program are the Mozart
quartet In g major (Kooh--Verz. SS7),
DeBusSeys quartet in G minor, op. 10.
and the Hadyn quartet IN F major,
Op- 3 No. 8 Perfection Of ensemble
technical finish, and beauty OF tone
are said to be the FIonzaley's con-
spiCuOus qualities.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
COMTE DE LESSEPS
WILL BREAK GROUND

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. I7.-Accept-
ance OF the invitation to break ground
for San DiegO's Panama-CaIifornia Ex-
position has been received from Corcte
Jacques de LesseDs, now IN Baltimore.
Comte de DeSsepS was selected because
his father. the count, was the engineer
VINO first conceived the building OF the
Panama Canal
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Chief Waz Cloud, and his company OF
six Indians and two other actors, 20
be seen In a One-act drama called
THE Indian"
Chief War Cloud has been a feature
of Wild West shows and Indian ex-
hibttfODs- Other feature acts are the
New York Jolly -Four and Dean
brothers. hand balancers
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

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obtain prompt and satisfactory de-
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The Washington times., 1910-11-17
INDORSE CIVIL SERVICE PLAN

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. I7.-That
the voters Of Illinois in casting their
advisory vote on the Statewide civn
service proposition. indorsed il with q
big plurality is evidenced by the returns
to Secretary OF State Rosa.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
CoLUEBIA-''The Fascinating Wild

Julisn Eltings Will be seen at the Co
lumoia next week In his latest Offering,
The Fascinating Widow"
The musical play is the joint work Of
Otto Hauerbach and Karl Hoschua- also
responsible for Madam sherry" Mr
Eltinge VIII not sing a song in his nevy
production that has been heard before.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

The Commissioners have a hard row
TO hoe They are roasted for putting
out lights and now, when they seek
more Illumination through their vehicle
order, they are roasted for demandiz.9
lights.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

That Albany Congressional candidate
who bought lemon reversed the gen
eral order OF things, IN whsch II is
usually discovered the purchase has
been made by the voters
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

In considering their attitude on the
powers 20 be entrusted the Speaker the
Democrats would do wei to remember
that an ounce Of prevention etc
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Henry Gassaway Davis occupies the
unique distinction of being the oldest
and newest member Of the come back
club.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

II begins to look as IL the new foot
ball rules had actually achieved the i'm
possible
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

1t IS emphatically denied that the
colonel VIII be among the distinguished
guests at the Columbia College dinner
70 DIX and Wilson
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

L s doubtful, however. whether the
farmer VIII Join in the general rejoicing
over lower prices.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
Andrew and Inogene
By Roe ulkerson

~ H. ook!" exclaimed a in
j price ChcagOi"
be selling excursion tickets to Chicago
insd O two replied
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Don't waste any sympathy on the
Thanksgiving gobbler. He's probably
been dead and In cold storage for
months.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Tines daily during the month o. October
S7s SSH al copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number. when d.
V1oed b. q, the number OF days OF pubIica-
uO1. shows the net daily average for October
20 have been sc s66
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Recent scientific experiments lead to
the suspicion that the people got hold
OF a lot Of explosive gelatin on Novcm-
Der g.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
CASINO-VaudeviIIe-

Patrons OF the Casino Theater next
week are promised the famous Indian.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
WHAT'S on the Program, IN
Washington Today

washington Auxiliary Of National IN
dian Association. First Congregational
Church, 2-30 D m
Meeting Of Mems Temple Club, Eighth
Street Temple, 8 p m
Illustrated lecture on The Mineral Re-
sources Of Alaska" by Alfred n
Brooks. before the Washington chap
ter OF the American Institute of Bank
ing, 1214 + street northwest. $50 D. m
Celebration Of the fifth anniversary OF
the organization OF the AIoysius Club
GOnZaga Hall. S p. m
Free lecture under the auspices OF the
washington Society Of the Fine Arts
with a Sketch Book in Spain.'' Pub
Swimming contest, Y NJ c. A, s D. m.
Gospel meeting, Grace Baptist Church.
Ninth and d streets southeast D m
Fair at St Andrews Episcopal Church.
Fourteenth and Corcoran streets
northwest. afternoon and evening:
Meeting Of the ". o. N A. R d. az 1nns
B street southeast at p. NJ
Amusements.
Natfonal-'rThree Twins" s:15
Belasco-''The Passing Of the Third
CoIum mbia-s'AIy Man" 2:I5 and SIX
Chase e's-Polite vaudeville. 2:1S and SIS
Casino-Continuou vaudeville.
Cosmos-ContinuOU vaudeville, beein-
AcademyE."Tne White Captive 2.15
Gagety-a ave " Marathon & Girls" 2:15 and SIS
LggcceuHm-''The z H Jolly Girls" 2:15 and s:15
Arcade Skating and dancing, afternoon
and evening
Majestic-vaudeviHe and motion pic
tUress s ?. n.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

The number OF complete and perfect copies
81 Ihe washington Tines printed SUNDAYS
ourt1g the month Of Oc1ober was follows:
October 49,. A -g0IOctober 3d. E8.Ofs
october So. ss.lZ-lOCtObeF S9------ &o.Z53
October IA 81 olsi
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Tie net total circulation OF The yVsshIngtoa
Times Sunday during the month of October
EFas MSS al copies left over and returned
~ agents being eliminated This number,
when divided 5y .. the number Of Sundays
during October, shows the net Sunday aver
asa for OCSObsr 70 have been - 81.
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

IN each issue q The Tines the circulation
nEuTes for the previous day are plainly
printed at the bead Of the nrst page At the
Eaft of The dafe Ina
The Washington times., 1910-11-17

Iotai for the month 10. rs
Sunday average for the month. Ills
The Washington times., 1910-11-17
OCTOBER CIRCULATION.
nnTF~

Total Tor tse uOngh-----..-....----.- rs so
Daily average for the n1onth-.----.-. las
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Entered at the Fostonios at VyashinEtoar
d c. IS second class matter.