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The Washington times., 1910-10-10
PRISON TERM FOR THOSE WHO
SMUGGLE.

Collector Loeb's dragnet has SHARED
so many rich smugglers of late that
the customs receipts show a substan-
tial increase; but there seems to be
no reduction in the number of smooth
citizens who think they can eude the
vigilance OF Uncle Sam. Judge Hand
OF the United States court has. there
fore. announced that henoeforth he will
not be content merely to impose a fine
on the malefactors of more or less
wealth who seek to evade the payment
OF customs duties. He will send them
to jail, and he desires that this deter.
mination be given as much prominence
as possible.
The judge is right, and the whole
country will applaud his efforts. BY
sentencing a few of these people to a
term in prison he will teach more
wholesome and convincing lesson than
he could by all the fines that have
been imposed during the present busy
season. A man like the wealthy candy
man who was caught with $4,000
worth of undeclared articles subject
to duty cares but little for a fine.
Meditating in the calm solitude OF a
prison, these offenders will have an
opportunity TO realize as they never
did before that their unblushing per
juries are no venial Offense. They will
Reslize, too, that
In vain we call old notions fudge,
And bend our conscience TO our deal
ing;
The Ten Commandments will not bulge
And stealing viii continue stealing.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
A VAIN SEARCH FOR THE
DiPLODOCUS.

The esoterie circles of natural his
tory have been stirred. A daring ex-
plorer has returned from the heart of
Africa with a firm faith that the dip
lodocus still lives From the natives
he heard many strange tales of the
great animal. beside which the ele-
plant looks like small cat and
which heretofore has been believed to
exist only as a fossil in the museums.
Charles Brooks, who brings the start
ling information, confirms previous re-
ports from the agent Of Carl Hagen
beck. and the scientific world is be-
ginning to take notice. The British
under secretary OF state for the col
onies has been asked to send an ex-
position into Africa to chase the ru-
mors to the fountain-head and, if pos
sible, capture a diplodocus-
Why this needless mystery and ex-
pense? Is it not clear that the natives
of Africa have merely come across the
footprints of the colonel? They heard
the echoes of his onrush as he chased
the hartebeeste and Mr.. Thompson's
gazelle. They caught the trumpetings
of his trusty caligraph as he recorded
his adventures, still hot and glowing.
at six bits a word. Can we wonder
that poor 10 of the jungles assigned
to him proportions which made the
elephant look like a cat?" At Sara
toga did he not make the elephant
look even as a kitten?
The great diplOdocus is not to be
sought merely as a fossil in a mu-
scum, though he has told us where
The great fossils are to be found He
is not to be discovered, Just at pres
ent. in the wilds of Africa. Those who
seek the real diplodocus will find him
rehearsing a synthesis OF folklore to
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
BEVERLY AND ITS EMINENT
HOUSE HUNTER.

The grand army of house hunters
will wish the President good luck in
his quest for new summer home.
1t is no secret" runs The report of
the hunt, that the President wanted
TO remain in his present location dur
ing the two years more of his term. -
Two years. at least; but that is an
other matter. The incident ds it
stands today Is an extraordinary IL
lustration of American democracy.
The cottage is wanted, and SO the
President must move, like any ordinary
tenant, and with due humility and dis
patch.
Hence these expressions of good luck
The President evidently enjoys Bever-
ly- Ths golf links are frst-class and
so are the North Shore roads that
tempt him TO take a whirl in his auto
mobile and forget about the RepubIi.
can elephant rampaging hither and
thither in the political Jungle. And
North Shore climate is .bracing. Even
the gypsy moth has made itself scarce
in the North Shore woods since the
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
Plays With Moral
Generally the Worst

clearly the most harmful of The pic
-lres shown I'm Washington are those
which partaka OF the character Of what
Charles Dickens called "a good. murder
Gus UelOdrama-' These may be found
IN any Of The cheap theauers and seem
20 be the best card OF the flv cent
show. Some. not all OF them. pointedly
suggest wrOngdoinS-such as clever. de-
,eit. theft, drunkenness. and finally Sc
dGcJion and ulrder- but those who put
on this class OF PLAYS and pictures de-
feEd them as positive agencies for doing
good. and refer proudly 20 the whole
some moral at the end. the oppOrtune
rescue Of the betrayed or the swifC doom
% the evildoer But this. as we all
know. was the faIIacious defense Of the
old yellow-back novel Of odious mem
OTy and the fvc-CeEt melOdrama is too
often the old dime novel brought TO life
again. but clothed in so brilliant a dis
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
By A. 7. STUART.
Superintendent of Public Schools

My experience with moving picture
shows is rather limited. so I am not
competent 70 pass with authority upon
the merits of the pictures commonly
displayed in these SHOWS. Those which
I happened 10 see may have been the
best, probably they were not the worst
/ have seen enough Of them. however,
TO warrant me in forming an opinion
So far as outright immortality in the
moving picture shows goes. think
there is little 10 fear. They are easily
controlled IN this respect, and cannot
be IS demoralizing as cheap theaters.
where vice not only dsunts before the
eye, but shocks the ear Police super
vision or the films in any town where
a right moral sentiment prevails. VIII
serve, as IT probably has served in
Washington, 70 keep these exhibitions
free from anything that would offend
the moral sense.
I would rather risk my child in the
moving picture show than have him
habituaily see and hear many numbers
on the vaudeville stage. An efficient
police supervision Of the character OF
the pictures viii easily keep out those
THAI are positively bad. but police cen
sorship stops at tbs point Il can DO
nothing 10 protect our youth from exhi-
billions which, while not plainly labeled
as immoral cruelty outrage all the
standards held by people OF good taste
and refined seusibiIity. Here an edu-
Gated public sentiment alone can effect
a reform
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
Two 0pPosites
Portrayed On Canvas.

I recall at least one sweet scene which
portrayed childhood in its happiest
moods, innocent and free. This one
could be characterized as not only be-
yond criticism. but really invested with
an uncommon charm II fingers pleas
autIy IN my memory. Not 50 that other
one. which painted gratuitousIy the
swift descent 10 dish0nOr OF a beautiful
girl. and the buried hopes OF father and
brother. That was brutal. demoraliZ-
ing and serving no good purpose. The
story were better untold.
The grown up people who attend these
shows are sincere, thoughtful, quiet and
well dressed, and no doubt find much TO
divert them after the days work The
real artistic beauty and fascination Of
the moving pictures would make them
an especially effective iustrUnenJaIity in
The educa ton Of the young. and 7 hope
the time is not distant when they can
be made available for such high pur-
poses The heId IS Unlimi1ed-
7 am told that men are drawn away
from the saloons by the attractions OF
the fiye-ceut theaters.
# this lie so il covers a multitude Of
sins
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
Oldest Church in u. S.

Public interest in Maryland has been
awakened in an ancient little church
at Dorchester, on the Eastern Shore,
because Of its antiquity and its relics.
The church was built in 1880, and still
contains as cherished treasures "A
chaIice presented u IL by Queen Anne,
and a cushion on which the Queen is
said 10 have knelt on the occasion OF
her coronation
There are a number Of ancient
church buildings in the East, but the
oldest religious edifice in the United
States, antedatinE even the remnants
of the Spanish occupation Of the Flor
ida east coast, is the old church Of
Santa Fe. y. NJ
This IS without question the oldest
church in the United States Its
foundation was laid in i54l, and Il
was used at once. though not com
plered until either 1917 or 1913
For this old mission spain sent a stan
Of painters and scUlptOrs. and donated
a bell which was cast on August 9, 1355-
or 12f years. before Columbus discovered
America
This Old bell which did service in
Snain before il was sent 10 the New
world. still calls the faithful 70 mass,
TO vespers and TO the numerous services
that are being conducted regularly in
this Oldest church in The United States
The wholesale price Of canaries in tie
FTartz mountains Of Germany is SIS per
dozen. The United States imports $4,000
of these birds annually.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10

guise as 10 be more perlous 70 good
taste and good morals than its disC.ed-
lied prototype ever was.
Audiences were exceptionally quiet and
two-thirds Of the people in them were
adults Rufdans do not seem 70 resort
TO these places The character OF the
entertainments does not appear t. invite
fellows who want noise. but th- meet
ing Of very young people OF opposite
sexes IN great numbers, seemingly with
out chaperonage or restraint and at late
hours. constitutes a menace 10 which
parents Of girls seem astOnishingly
obIivious.
Mothers -sith babes in arms were not
infrequently present and this fact seems
TO guarantee the customary O.derliness
Of these resorts The films wee Of three
general tyDes-those designed 20 in
struct. those intended purely 10 sL1use
and the dramatic story with a sLirs bly,
thrilling climax The majority are Of
the last named class. Educational sub
jeCts were seldom used Some Of the
series Of pictures were without point,
and others simply silly. but il must be
said that most Of them. apart from
their onenses against good taste. as
shown in their subjects were artiSticaIIy
beautiful
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
Ptomaine Poisoning

II, ,ha Editor OF The Washington Times
saw, IN your September 30 issue that
Ms. Gordon Long was made III by par
taking OF food in which poisonous plo-
maines had developed. Il is certainly
appalling to learn how rapidly ptomainr
uo!soning cases have increased since the
enforcement OF the pure food law Ac-
cording 10 press dispatches there have
been in the United States since the en-
forcement OF this la1, 2l,2fS cases Of
ntomaine poisoning, 500 Of which were
fatal. Prior 10 the enactment OF the
pure food law boraN and boron COM
pounds were used al meat. fish, fowl
sausage. oysters, etc consequently
such food, which readily becomes con
taminated. was kept I'm an hygienlc,
healthfUI condition.
The pure food law compels truthful
labels on all packages which contain
food. 4 truthful label, however, upon
meat, rish. fowl. sausage oysters, etc,
will not prevent them from spelling. so
that conditions are favorable for the
propa CATION Of poisonous germs. Thus.
while the pure food law Compels truth
fui labels. il does not, on account Of pro
hibiting personalities. insure that food
viii reach the consumer in a pure,
healthful condition; neither does the
label prevent perishable articles OF food
from deteTioratinE. when in the con-
sumer's hands, 50 as 20 become men
ace TO health and life.
The authorities should realize the
above facts ard amend the laws so as
20 permit the use OF modern. nOninJuri-
GUS preservatives in all articles Of food
that favor the propagation of poisonous
germs. Fl. L. HARRIS
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
GOOD AND BAD FILMS
ARE SEEN BY STUART
Superintendent of Public Schools Advocates Elimination
of Crime Features and Preservation of the Moral In
Moving Pictures Displayed In the District.

Good murderous melOdrama in the words Of a T.
Stuart Superintendent of the Public Schools Of Washing
ton is not the right kind Of entertainment for patrons of
moving picture theaters.
Mr. Stuart IS the author of the fourth article in The
Times moving picture shows, having been of the
party Of eight Washington citizens who made nspec
ton Of number Of motion picture houses last week at the
suggestion of this newspaper.
Mr. Stuart makes vigorous objection to one class Of
story depicted in the moving picture theaters-the melo
drama with the moral On the other hand he finds much
commend in the motion picture show institution and
advocates the elimination of the bad features and the pres
ervaton Of the good.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PORTU,
GUESE UPRISING.

Out of all the complexities of the
situation in Portugal, where the bick-
erings and conspiracies OF seventeen
political parties necessarily cloud
the issue, it is becoming increasingly
clear that the present revolution is
not disorderly uprising of the mob
but Is conducted by republican leaders
sincerely DESTROYS of freedom and so
hcitous for the welfare Of the coun-
try. While it is agreed that there are
two wings to the republican party
one of which is known as intellectual
and the other as radical. it seems evi-
dent that the intellectual branch is in
control of the situation, giving hope
that it is prepared to carry out a welt
considered plan of representative gov
eminent.
The levity OF pleasure-loviag
young King, spending half a million
dollars on queens of the dance hall
while his people were on the verge of
starvation and his government was
bankrupt, could not fail to fan the
flames of discomfort, and it needed but
spark, such as the assassination of
Bombarda, the republican deputy, to
spring the mine
The cause of the uprising has now
become less important than its effect,
however, since there seems reason %
believe that the smoldering revolution
in Spain may yet break into fame.
Raci lly, the relations between the
Spanish and the Portuguese are less
sympathetic than might be supposed,
and the subsection OF the Lusitanian
provinces Ia the kingdom of Spain,
ending in 1910, Is still referred TO as
the sixty years captivity" But the
fellowship OF republican sentiment is
more sympathetic. and there can be
no doubt that TIE events Of the last
few days increase the gravity OF the
Spanish situation.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
Correspondent, In Letter to
The Times Mail Bag,
Registers Complaint.
FEARS FOR LOSS
OF MUCH SHADE
HaberShaw Believes Work Would
Have Been Better Done BY
Private Citizens.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
NVoodman. spare that tree;
Touch not q single bough;
For in youth II sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
These are the words Of a famous poet
which are known TO every American cit
izen. May I ask the question. Are the
trees Of Washington being protected
from the woOdman?'
The answer is decidedly in the mega
tive. and why Because the corps OF
men employed by the District authori-
ties are not performing their duties IN
the proper manner.
I invite any and all citizens Of the
District who are Interested IN the
beautiful shade trees or this city u
take wall. along some Of the streets
which have been visited by the so-cailed
trimming committee" and notice no"
the limbs and branches have been un-
necessarily cut off.
Never before in the eXis- ence Of the
Trees and Farl,inSs Department have
they So carelessIy trimmed the trees
along some OF our most prominent thor
5ughfares. When summer comes again
these streets will be without shade, and
complaints will he coming :nto the DIS
trict Commissioners saying that the
trees aIorg such and such a street are
not giving any shade, and can new
trees be set OGJ
Had these citizens superintendent the
trimming Of the trees along their streets
there would have been no cause foI
complaint When we speak Of trim
ming tree we mean simply cutting
Of small branches and not the main
branches. vIi-h have taken at least hvt
years TO grow
] sincerely hope that tie taxpayers
and other residents or tie District viii
take a harG in the future toward tine
preservation Of our Numerous and beau
tiful trees. -..,,-
JOHN HABERSHAW-
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
What on tie Program in
Washington

Knights Templars, Field Day, at
Friendship. commencing II O'Clock.
Special meeting advisory Health Board
to consider infantile paralysis and
pellagra.
Opening of the Girls Juvenile Club, at
$3.50 p. m.
Meeting of the committee on Industrial
interests, Washington Board OF Trade,
p. m.
international Humane Conference pro-
ceedings opened at National Museum,
at a. m. and p. N.
Meeting of the Anacostia Chapter, No.
u. Royal Arch MasOns, S p. m.
Meeting of the Northeast washington
Citizens Association. at Northeast
Temple. Twelfth and y streets north
east.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10

tanned during business hours You fol-
lowed that last man almost to the door,
didn't your Are you conscious Of why
YOU did it, You were telling him an
anecdote which was a good one, but he
didn't come in here for a vaudeville
shOw-he came for pair of socks, and
while the story was a good one and
thoroughly appropriate, he was in too
big a hurry TO listen 10 II, or you would
not have been compelled TO follow him
TO the door
This gabby habit Of yours is what
caused those little notices BE Brief,
This Is Ny Busy Day and others TO
be so popular for the desks OF business
men.
The best thing of this sort I have
seen recently was a travelling salesman
for an office appliance, who came in to
see the buyer Of a big office when
was there. He came briskIy up 10 this
mans desk and set a little three-minute
sand glass on the desk before the buyer.
On the top Of the wooden end Of the
glass was his name and the article he
sold. His opening sentence was:
&c This is my name, business, and the
amount Of time it Will take me TO tell
my SJOTy.
Before the sand had run out of the
glass he had given facts, figures. selling
points and arguments for his device, and
had permission Of the buyer TO put them
into the office on thirty days trial The
glass he left on the desk as a souvenir.
He actually created the impression in
the mind Of that buyer that if he didn't
buy that device in three minutes he
would lose the chance forever.
a week later ! was paving over some
/ cost statistics in the same office when
/ a salesman came in and asked If he
could speak TO the buyer for five min
utes. The buyer gave his consent. and
reaching in his desk drawer he set this
same glass IN front OF the salesman
saying. That runs just three minutes
You should have heard that sales
man talk! The ouyer told me that this
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
CHOLERA SCARE AND PNEU-
MONA FATALITY.

We are all gratified to read the as
surances of our health authorities that
there is no danger of cholera gaining
foothold in the United States.
1t makes US proud of our Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
to find that, the moment cholera re
ports came from Russia and Italy,
American health officers were dispatch
ed TO guard American health by scru-
tinizing passengers sailing for this
country from European ports. Pre-
cautions at American ports were
doubled. Even the death of one arrival
at New York has not alarmed us. for
we know that scores of trained, en-
ergetic experts are on duty day and
night, and that the funds at their dis
pOsal are practically unlimited. So
we 90 about our daily tasks. free from
worry.
But why is it that we feel practical
" no concern over the fact that an
other disease. taking a toll of thou
sands of lives. hourishes among Us
year after year? The Census Bureau
has Just told us that 7O.O33 people died
of pneumonia in the registration dis
trict of the United States in 1909. and
that 70.O4O died OF tuberculosis of the
lungs Fortunately, a vigorous cam
paign is being waged throughout the
country against tuberculosis. but, un-
fortunately, little is being done to
fight pneumonia, despite the fact that
it Is running a close second to the
great white plague
The element of Preventsbiiity IN
pneumonia, 50 far as death is con
eerned, is large; beyond this is the
possibility Of suppressing the danger
by individual precaution. Many
people who dread contagious disease
frequently run the risk OF getting
pneumonia by permitting their sys-
tens to become weakened and then
exposing themselves by improper
dressing or improper living.
One scientist has said that the per
son who invariably breathes through
hi nose VIII never have pneumonia.
Ii the person would take this advice
and add TO it the general. welI-known
rules of health-such as those demand
ing good sleep, fresh air, wholesome
food, and adequate exercise-he not
only would probably never have pneu-
monia, but would probably enjoy good
health at all times
Our health authorities are pretty
certain 10 keep cholera out of the
country. It's up to us, individually,
TO protect ourselves from pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10
AmuSements Tnninht

Coiumbia-"The Girl in Waiting" SIS.
National-''The Girl in the Taxi" SIS.
Belasco-"Up and Down Broadway"
$50.
Chase's-POlite vaudeville, SIS
Academy-''The Ninety and Nine" S:l5
Gayety-TrocaderO Burlesquers, SIS.
Lyceum-Pat Whites Gayety Girls, SIS
CasinO-NaudcviIle and motion pictures
COsmosNaUdeVille and motion pictures
Avenue Grand-Naudeville and motion
pictures.
Majestic-VaUdeville and motion pic
lures.
Masonic Auditorium-Motion pict Ires.
Georgetown open Air Theater-Motion
pictures.
Chevy Chase Lake-Section Of the Ma
rine Band and dancing.
Arcade-MotiOn pictures
Aihambra Theater-Motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1910-10-10

summer capital was established on the
edge of Salem bay. 1t would be a
thousand pities to have the pleasure
and the profit of the last two seasons
end in an abrupt ana enforced de-
parture.
Beverly gladly and proudly wei
coined the President, and viii make
every effort to fulfill his wish to remain
another season or two. In the circum-
stances. that is what it should do.
However, it will have to produce a
suitable house.