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The Washington times., 1910-07-15

be called, IS not directed so much
against the President himself as
against his dictatorial policy It can
not be questioned that the Presidents
personal authority did much 10 con-
vert chaos into something ike order,
but the maintenance Of this authority
through election after election has pro
duced a state of affairs that hardly
BELTS a republic. It has been said that
the rule OF the Gar has not been more
complete than that OF Diaz. The re
cent arrest Of his only formidable oP-
POnent for the presidency, Madero, IL
lustrates his autOcratIe methods Of
promoting peace and prosperity Yet
with all his abuse of presidential
power, the people at bottom venerate
him. But they would apparently wei
come a change. They could hardly
feel otherwise anG Oreserve any OF
their seIf-rcsPect.
Diaz has been boss ss we'll as bene-
factor and the pIA that must be
solved sooner OF Ia. > whether Mex
leo can do without a boss and really
govern itself
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
In the Mail Bag
Dissatisfied" T"

To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
happened across a letter in The
Times of the uth from "A Satisfied
Clerk I am heartily glad to see at
least one Of my feliow-workers. who
ever he may be. bubbling over with
satisfaction. Strange-but this was the
first sound OF its kind 50 far.
I happen to be a census clerk. in The
population division. remember very
clearly, also. the paragraph on the ap-
pointment papers having reference to =
raise, within, two months, from so to
SEQ per mon B.. and at the end Of two
following months another raise to So
\ present I am here just two months.
and not only is the raise invisible to the
naked eye. but, instead. were put on
pie cewOrk, causing a great deal OF
hurry a2G WOrry, on account Of the low
prices yaid. and the fear OF not being
able 20 foot necessary bills at the end
OF the sSonth. Besides this, many clerks
have come from distant parts Of the
country, and would have TO work a few
months TO save the money necessary for
travelling expenses. 50 you see it is not
the love OF the piece-price idea that
keeps the people here.
Uncle sam is fine Uncle TO have
but II this Satisfied Clerk" is in the
population department, and is receiving
the said raises by punching on the ma
chine. then our Glorious Uncle is quite
human, for what else. If not partiality.
is that which favors one against a num-
Der Of others.
II, on the other hand, this clerk Is
not in the population division, then all
his enthusiasm is wasted. for it Ism
necessary In either case he is a sur
plus quantity We all know that Il
takes more 10 satisfy some people than
others. not because they are kickers.
but. on The contrary. because they hap
pen TO have enough gray matter 10 be
able 20 reason out what a person 5
working faculties are worth to him
IN any case 7 do not think IL al all
becoming to our Government to coax a
mob OF people from all parts Of The
country down here. and then. very
calmly. bunco them ike q bunch Of
fsrmers-aud like farmers. ! suppose.
they'll shrug their shoulders and say
We'll. what cannot be cured must be
endured. - and let il 90 at that.
Let me say before i close that II jhis
Satisfied Clerk is stating what are
not facts, then he Is either crazy or a
genius to be so deucedly optimistic over
nothing. Anyway, lets give him the
benefit Of the doubt
However. I am sure that these are
the sentiments OF the girls in this d.
vision as / am one Of them and IN thei-
midst. seeing and hearing what goes on
Who knows-perhaps our wise judges
VIII decide 20 raise the price per hun
dred cards punched correctly, making
Il less Of a nervous strain 10 earn the
necessary $50 per month, let alone the
promised raises we are all ready 20 vel
come at any nomeut--ECurs.
A DISSATISFIED CLERK
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
BENEVOLENT DESPOTISM TOO
MUCH FOR MEXICO.

That patriotic dcspOt. POrfrio Diaz
; due 20 be iEaugurated President Of
the Mexican republic once again The
popular vote showed an overwhelming
majority IN his favor The doubtful
question whether the electors, who are
not positively pledged 10 follow in
strucdoHs, would choose a " presi-
dent according 10 Diaz's program or ac-
cordIng TO the ,-i~hes of those who
think that Mexico has had enough Of
Diazism has been settled bv the selec-
tion OF Ramon Corral. the Diaz can
didate- There Is feeling in the
land ou the other side of the Rio
Crande that the next vice president
viii succeed President Diaz, who,
though politically rs powerful as ever,
is physically much enfeebled-
The anti-Diaz movement, as It may
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Minister and Miss Calderon
Leave Capital for New York
Bolivian Envoy and Daughter Will Not Return to Wash
ington This Summer, and May Visit Mexico
Before the Autumn.

The Bolivian minister. Senor CsIde-
ron. accompanied by his daughter.
Miss EIeTl CalderoH, left Washington
this morning for New York. They viii
probably not return 10 Washington
again this summer. and may visit Mex
leo before returning in the autumn.
DR.. and Mrs William NJ Newell left
washington today for fortnight at
the Hotel Fenimore, -Zsbury Park, y. J.
Miss Alice Margar z knight. who has
been spending several weeks al Sol
diers' Home with her grandfather, Gen
= B. n Young, L :. A., viii leave
washington tomorrow TO join her
mother, Mrs. John T. knight. wife Of
Colonel Knight. Z. s. a, IN the noun
tains Of Virginia fO- the summer
Mr. and Mrs Charles 2 Carusi have
closed their residence On Eighteenth
street and have gone % Capron Springs,
W Va. for the sum They were
accompanied BY t1eir son, Eugene D.
Carusi, and his daughter, Miss stella
Carusi About the middle OF August
they wiz -cturu to Washington for a
few days before going 10 Atlantic City
for a fortnight
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
The Business Doctor
By Roe ulkerson

fifth circle at the bottom. This is TAX
ing 1t thss the system uses the upper
left-hand corner as q starting point.
but Of course sUy other point could
have been used just as well
These gummed stickers can be used
70 a good advantage for another pur-
pose also II instead OF the selling
price OF the article. the name Of
firm making a price be put in the
blank place IN the center they make
a splendid record Of prices given The
price itself can be checked of Of the
bO|der and discounts put in the cen
ter with Sde firm name and the label
pasted in q convenient book
No amount of publicity can AFFECT
The plan. as no two tyasiness men use
the same point in the border as a
starting point Put II into operation
here and you viii never change II. as
there are Unbounded possibilities for
good IN it
IF We get a letter with careless
stragGTy address slapped on It any was
We are apt to think that the sender
doesn't consider the contents very. SER
ously himself; that he is just sendiU=
It on the chance that It may hit some
body; whereas If we get an envelope
with the address carefully written b.
seems more as if IL were not merely
one Of a thousand or two thousand aC-
dressed to Tom. Dick, and Harry bUt
rs II il were seriously addressed 10 Is.
as II the sender had taken care 10 ad-
dress rs with fuII courtes- and had
himself considered seriously what BE
was sending US" The above statement
of a prominent lawyer IS the best imaS-
inable argument against turning mall
ing list and a lot or form OF advertis-
Z ing letters over 20 an ofnce boy
cant you remember the time YOU
! ere sfrlf6 when you crossed the street
Won might he run over By a horse AMI
/ buggy
There IS a man in Washington wto Is
temporarily down and ont and working
I for 81 a week and taking his meals in
/ she cheapest restaurants. but who
rooms in one of see best loteIs- Il is
/ there he comes in contact with mas
/ former business associates. Is he IiShtg
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
OPEN CAR ADVOCATES GAIN
ING SLOWLY.

Two distinct gains have been made
BY The Washington Times and its
friends who are helping in the cam
Paign for open ears The Washington
Railway and Electric Company has re-
sPonded TO public pressure 10 the ex-
tent Of putting a dozen open cars on
its Mt Pleasant line. and the Capital
Traction Company has begun an ex-
pertinent to ascertain whether its clos
ed cars can be altered TO provide more
openings. permit more air to circulate.
and, therefore, be more comfortable
for passengers
When II Is considered that only two
weeks AGO the traction officials con
temptUousIy ignored the existence Of
a demand for open ears. the action Of
the companies IN taking heed of public
sentiment even 10 this limited extent
may be accepted as significant and as
encouraging further effort on the part
Of the public in the open car campaign
It j. true that the ridiculous, little.
bOb-taii open vehicles on the Mt Pleas
ant line are hardly worthy the name
or street cars They look ike toy
models Of about 1854. but they are
open cars The cooling brcezes blow
through them freely. and those who
are fortunate enough to get seats in
one Of them very properly consider
themselves lucky and enjoy their rides
homo, which they have not been doing
when taking the same trips in closed
cars More and bigger open cars are
needed, but such as they are, the little
fellows are welcome.
It is gratifying to find the Capital
Traction Company experimenting with
= view OF producing a cooler closed
ca. The people want and are entitled
70 the comforts they used to enjoy
IN the open cars but If they cannot get
them, naturally, hey VIII be grateful
for closed cars that are endurabIe
Without admitting loss Of its appetite
Tor bread. street car patrons, neverthe-
less, VIII not spurn a half loaf
We can at least congratulate our
selves that the traction companies
have taken cOgnizance of ou- protest
Lets keep after them and not give
them a minutes rest until they hav,
furnished what the law requires them
10 convenient and comfortable
transportation
The Washington times., 1910-07-15

has fredue atty been a guest at the
British emil assy, and also at the home
OF the SeCi Ctary Of the Navy and Mrs
Meyer.
Miss Helen Lee, daughter Of Mrs
Charles Carroll Lee, of Washington
who is spending the summer at New
port, was hostess at one Of the hrsl
bridge parties Of the season yesterday
afternoon
Mrs. William Sinclair Bowen. who
recently went over 20 New York
sailed II 0m Jnere a day or two ago
FOR Europe, where she viii spend the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter GoeIet Gerry
nave taken the Knoll cottage al Bar
lfarbCr and VIII spend the remainder
OF the season at that resort
Ar- and Mrs H w. Schaub and sons.
Victor Schaub and Morris Schaub are
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs Frederick
A ThCm, at their Miles River home. on
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland
Announcement IS made Of the mar
Tiage Of Miss Gladys r LOugIev 0f
RObey. Va, and James r King OF
Washington, formerly OF BailstOn, Va.
The ceremony took place yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock at tne residence
Of the Rev. A w Graves. the Oficia1-
ing. clergyman at 10 Seaton place
northwest After a brTeI wedding tour,
Mr. and Mrs King VIII make their home
at BailStOn. Va
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FLOW OF MONEY IS OUT OF
UNITED STATES.

For a long time, We have heard much
about the balance of trade being in our
favor. That Is to say. 1t mas been pro
claimed with pride that we were selling
more TO other countries thgn we were
buvinr of them. Consequently, 1t fol
lowed that we were taking IN more
money from other nations than we paid
cut to them.
But 1t Is an interesting and import
ant fact that we have arrived at time
when the flow OF money Is no longer
i'm our direction. The current has set
the other way Annually, the United
States IS paying out more money than
1t takes in There Is yearly drain
on the national pocketbook and It needs
no stretch OF imagination to perceive
that this i one of the factors in the
increased cost of living of which every
body Is complaining.
The Bureau of Statistics Of the De
partment OF Commerce and Labor has
given out the figures on total exports
and imports for the fiscal year Just
closed. They show a dwindIing excess
of exports over Imports This excess
in the fiscal year Just ended amounted
to only SIS7,III,}49. This, on its face
would seem to show that we are still
taking in more money than we pay
out. But, as Is admitted by compe-
tent officials and statisticians. these
figures tell but part Of the story. Aside
from the money We send out every year
TO pay for imports, We also pay out
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
.DYRENF FORTH'S HEIR
BEGINS HIS TRAINING
Conditions of Eccentric Old
Soldier TO Be Met As
Far As Possible.

CHICAGO. July I5--Roberr St George
DEreufoTrh heir q SO. 900 under the
freak VIII OF his Crandfat,Ier- Col Rob
er- DyreufOUth. beCan today his actual
training 10 meet the conditions 50 far
as possible made by the eccentric old
soldier
In preparation for the course q
sprouts" the boy was taken 10 the
country for q Ion= rest
Then he IS TO enter a military training
school probably che Culver Military
Academy at Culver Ind
The bOy-S guardians have decided that
iU viii be impossible to carry cut the eX-
act limits Of the r-iII hut they autici-
nate no trouble in getting an appoint
meut TO West Point CwinE TO the bril-
liant career OF his grandfather
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
TWO THEORIES OF VALUE OF
PUBLIC OPINION.

TIE publication Yesterday by The
Times OF an article from Baltimore
explaining the public policy Of the
United Railways and Electric Company
OF that city should prove OF interest 10
the people OF Washington and OF prOit
to the Washington traction officials. 1t
seems that over IN Baltimore the street
railway managers consider the good
viii of their patrons a valuable asset
They solicit complaints and give
prompt attention to all criticisms and
suggestions received As a result pub
lie sentiment in Baltimore Il friendly
TO the traction company.
In Washington the street railways
are stiI in the dark ages OF corporation
bIundarIng. Instead OF seeking TO make
friends Of the public they adopt an ar
bItrarv attitude. resent criticism, Ig-
more complaints when possible, and
as a result. reap popular condemnation
In Baltimore recently a street car
pa ssenger wrote to newspaper, ask
Inc why transfers were not issued at
a certain corner. The letter was for
warded 10 the street car company
Within a week the newspaper received
a reply from the general manager, who
wrote that the complaint had been in
vestigated. that it had been discovered
there was no reason transfers should
not be issued at the corner specified
and that in the future they would
be issued. Such instances are com
mon in Baltimore. Occasionally the
street railway officials, in yielding to
+ public demand. do so at a financial
sacrifice. but whenever possible they
Weld. for they believe the good viii
+ of the community Is worth more to
them tomorrow than a few dollars is
worth today.
Evidently. the men Al the head Oi
the United Railways and Electric Com
panv are wise in their day and gen
Grafton. Their policy stands IN strik-
( ing contrast to those OF our street raIl-
wav operators. In Baltimore, the path
of the street car company Is growing
smoother and smoother and the feel.
; ing between the corporation ard It's
( patrons Is growing more and more
. friendly. In Washington the path oi
the street car companies Is growing
roucher and rougher and the feeling
between the corporations and then
patrons Is growing more and more UIt
! ter. The reason for the eXistonee OF
such a condition here is found IN -ht
attitude of the companies toward th'
public. Carried far enough, It vii
create an antaconism which 1t Is pos
sibIe the companies can never remove
There's more In this closed car Issue
than the mere comfort of street cal
patrons for one summer, and the man
ayers Of the companies would DC wei
to recognize the fact Baltimore Offers
them an excellent lesson IN the Wis
dom OF a different sort OF public policy
It is to be hoped their vision Is not We
50 blinded by the arbitrary iHdePend
+ ence in which they have INDUCED them
selves for so long that they viii be un
able to profit by the experience OF tEef
neighDoTs-
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
Miss Slack
To Wed Ii. Nicholson. L.

AIr and Mrs Julian Gerard Buckley
of GeneSeO. y. Y. announce the engage
nc1t or their niece. Miss Mary Gerard
slack. 10 Leonard LisDenard Nicholson
rr.. Of washington The wedding VIII
take place early IN September, az Bleak
H1Ese- the country place Of AR ana
Mrs Buckley ar Geucse0, and on account
q the recen. death Of the bride-elect' s
mother VIII be private
T1e brid%-elect and Eer sister who
are Inc daughters OF the late Capt ana
Mrs William II Slack = ; y, closed
rn,.ir residence, on = -treet. after the
deaIn of their mother. and have been
spending the summer with MT- and Mrs
Buo KEY Mr. Nicholson belongs TO one
OF the Oldest Washington families
Lord Shut.lew=rth, of England, arrived
route 10 Dublin, ~ T., for q visit 70 ais
sou-in-Iaw and daughter the military
attacbs Cf the British embassy and me
Hen. MIS- b r James. ar the sum
Iner embassy
Rear Admiral and Mrs Thomas r.
stevens have gone 90 New York ior q
Few days
Announcement has Just been made
in London Of the engagement Of Miss
( Claire Frever. daughter OF A0retou
W Frevven. the vEeII-known ecor1-
mist and author. 70 Bri1sIey sheridan
son Of AlEeruOu Thomas Brlnsie-
Sheridan Miss Freweu's mother was
{ Miss Jerome, daughter Of Leonard
Jerome. of New York Her father IS
{ well known in Washington. where ne
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
Mrs. Bacon.
And Sister Return.

Mrs Sankey Bacon. wife Of Dr. Ba-
con. L 8 y. and her sisteI, Miss Eta
Taggart. returned 10 Washington this
morning from SuffoIk, V's-, where they
attended the Bruce-EIiiOtt wedding. at
which Miss Taggart was one OF the
bridesmaids.
Henri Martin, charge d-anaires OF he
Swiss legation. viii leave Washington
this evening for Long Island where he
viii visit MIS- SteEH al her place at
Glen Cove, and Ms Edward Townsend,
al Oyster Bay before going 10 Newport
for the remainder Of the season
-
Air Lefevre-POnCOIiS. charge d -aTaires
of the French embassy. accom- panied by
NisCOunt EeSoiSt q AZy. who has been
spending the summer at Manchester-by-
the-Sea- is on motor trip TO SebagO
Lake Maine
Mis- Julia Stout. Of Washington. who
has been abroad for several Years. is
spending the summer St the Ait- Pleas
ant House IL Breton Woods
Miss Marion Davis has gone t- Beth
1rtem- = H where She has taken
aDartu-e enrs Al the Sinclair House for
the summer
Mrs Holman Vail ard Miss Julia Vail
have closed their arartments at the
FarTlCUt and have zone 70 Mountain
is4Tv House WhiteGeId. y Il for the
season
The Washington times., 1910-07-15

8ooooO5ooO8 If there is any
one way Of avoiding the unpleasant
ness OF having patrons try TO geS
you 10 sell at lower price than
YOU ask il is to have your goods
marked in plain figures The one-price
housc is the only one that wins. and
the drst move Of the one-price house
IS 10 mark all goods IN plain figures
Your cost price may be a secret one
in fact. must be. and there are hundreds
of methods Of handling this. The time
honored one is to take some word with
ten different letters in 1.-THE word
Republican IS . good eXamPle-and
allow each one Of the ten letters 10
stand as a symbol for one figure Ihls
is easy Of detection, however The next
is bv numerals OF this. the simplest
form is TO put an exera figure at each
end OF the cost. making an article cost
ing &c be marked SIS. by the mental
process of eliminating the first and last
fg-res will be carried into other cal
c1lIati0us. making mental arithmetic
difficult for the man who uses figure
symbol cost mark
The most satisfactory scheme yet
devised is undoubtedly the one where
the cost of an article IS Indicated in
the oruamented border to fthe price
tag. Suppose the merchant has a
supply of string tags and gummed
labels printed with a narrow border
OF small circles printed in the general
form OF q square In the center of
the s4uare on the blank space the
selling price may be put in plain ig-
1lres- G'he cost is marked by a small
tick mark in the circles in the border
h.
tel. little circles and each circle repre-
sent one of the zen fEurs. An article
costing S3.75 and selling for IS would
then have little mark in the third
circle Of the top. row. the seventh
circle of the right side and one in the
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
FIREMEN OVERCOME
BY AMMONIA FUMES

NEW YORK, July 15--Tweuty-fve
-7reuen were overcome by ammonia
fumes and rescued with difficulty early
TODAY in a fire at the F. G. Linde Com
panv cold storage plant. at 20 jay
street
chief Croker was compelled to order
All men from the building. fighting the
See from the street and roofs The
briIding was gutted. with damage Of
more than s5o,0Qo-
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
MILKMEN MUST RESPECT THE
RIGHT TO SLEEP.

Now, may blessings light upon the
man who first invented sleep said
honest Sancho Panza, and the Pittsburg
courts have held that the patent rights
TO the invention may not be infringed
with impunity.
The milkman has long been regard
ed as SYNONYMOUS with the lark as
the herald OF the early morning, but
ne isn't satisfied to twitter like the
lark To the contrary, quite the re-
verse, as Sam Weller would say, he
seems 10 delight in Iattling his wagon
over the cobblestOnes and otherwise
disturbing the slumbers of those who
are taking their last sweet forty winks
which come between daylight and COT
lee.
Leo Harmsn, of the Smoky City,
was apparently one of the milk dis
tributers who think they have right
10 make as much noise "a they please
during these early hours. He rested
under the delusion that as miikman
he was a law unto himself and his
rights there were none to dispute
But there was one irate citizen dis
turbod In his slumbers by the rumI le
of he milk cart who decided 20 c.ul
him TO account Harman was fned
SO. and when the case was appealed
the Judgment Of the court below was
sustained
This Is calculated to iolt the whole
fraternity OF miIkmen, lucksters, and
other early birds. Il IS lesson IN
regard 10 the sanctity OF sleep
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
What's on the Program in
Washington
Amusenents

AmuSementS.
Ese1ss~0 Roof Garden - Midsummer
SSf-ht's Dream S-15 D. m
f-01Uull,iz-- Sunday" S-I5 p. III.
Css4uo-Notion pictures and vaudeville.
r0suos-AIOtiOn pictures and vaudeville.
NTaFestic-N Vaudeville
NIesonfc Auditorium-AfOtiOn pictures
GEORGETOWN Open Air Theater-NOtion
Tictures and vaudeville 7-s5 and g:I5
D. m
Glen r-Cho-DdnCing and motion pictures
Luna Park-MUsic and vaudeville
Chevy Chase LaEe-Section of Marine
Band.
The Washington times., 1910-07-15

Persons leaving the city for =
IozE or short period during the
sumner can have The Times
mailed to them at the rate OF
thirty cents a month, or seven
cents a week Addresses may be
changed as often as desired. All
uail subscriptions must be paid
II advance.
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
ADMITS WOUNDING
CHICAGO GUEST
Richmond Man in Tolls In To-
rOntO Renamed for
Sentence.

TORONTO July Pleading guilty
20 a charge Of wourGing W l. Page,
OF Chicago. IN the King Edward Hotel
T. Whitnal Bynuff, who SAYS he lived
in Richmond, Va was today renanded
until July = for sentence
Rynuf IS twentv-Oue years old lie
REGISTERED al the hotel aS Guy Cecil
Today ByuUf told the police that he
was porn in North Carolina. and AZ
seventeen years was left a plantation,
which he sold for $4,000
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
THIEF KILLS POLICEMAN.

CLINTON. III, July 15.-Chief Of Po-
lice John StrubIe was shot and killed
while trying TO arrest 2 burglar Blood
hounds were placed on the scent in dn
hour. but the murderer has not been
found
The Washington times., 1910-07-15

The net total circulation OF The Times
(caiiF) during the month Of June vas
Ll-9-gl5. all copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number. wnen cl-
Vlded by -, The number OF days or DuDiica-
lion, shows the net daily average fo- June
have been SglZ
The Washington times., 1910-07-15
NOT AN OBJECT LESSON.

The Egyptians are very angry be
cause the example Of the sphinx had s.
little effect anon Colonel Roosevelt
Philadelphia Record