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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
7. f. DRAKE FUNERAL
IS BEING ARRANGED
Services for Superintendent
of Insurance Will Be
Held Tomorrow.

Arranzements are today being COM
-,7a+e5 for the funeral Of Thomas E
Drake. for the last eight years suDerIr-
1endsnt of insurance for the District OF
Coiurabia who died last evening At )
O'Clock at the Providence Hospital fol-
1ov-fnz, an Illness Of three weeks Unless
-,-as.n ,Ians are changed Tie services
v-il he held at the family residence 10
Riggs place, tO10rr0w afternoon
M brake was taken 10 the Hospital
sTo,,+ the 6rst Of the month suffering
from 2 nervous breakdown due 10 over
v-o~Iz Although his condition was con
sfdered serious If was not thought
dangerous. and every hope was held
out for his recove-y until q rapid SINK
inc beza7 several days ago With nm
at the end were his wife and two chll-
dreu. Helen and Alice Drake
The first superintendent Of the De
oartment OF Insurance for the District,
ATr. Drake built I'd the system OF IN
e,ec+fov now in force here, and the hsEn
80 Of efficiency that the department
has attained Is due II large part % HIS
Daniel Curry. the examiner, has been
2 cling SUPERINTENDENT during Nj Drake 5
T6omas E. Drake was born near
waldo Ohio. July =, 1S32. ms eetly
Cd
SCb0ols and in a private school at Dela-
v-ara ohio Later he attended the
SmithvIlIe institute --s.--
E-7T a time ne taught school and aIteF-
v-a~7 Tv7s a clerk in the office OF the
T-riru Mutual Life Insurance Company
At cincinnati In lSI4 he became mn
, ~c-er and financial agent OF the Cnarter
OSI- Tffe Insurance Company, Of Hart
for5 Conn for Ohio. Indiana ken
f11rIzv- and west Virginia He resigned
ms DoSition in 1888 to become pTASldeat
of the ATarteU Manufacturing company
Of Cbicago. Ill, which position he held
ten years. -, ..--.
r,--eiv7ess- becoming connected with the
T3Tovfdent Savings Insurance Company
[-f+b headquarters at CHICAGO Later he
became associate manager for the Aetna
7 &C. Insurance Company and afterVya-rl
was connected with the New EuSisNd
Mutual Life and John Hancock MUcual
life Insurance Companies
re resigned the latter position IN June
1901. 10 become deputy sUperinteDde lent
/ IF Insurance OF Ohio and when the Of
Gee % Superintendent OF Insurance OF
the District Of Columbia was created in
1901 1fr. Drake was selected for the
post.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
NO LACK OF HONOR IN BEING
POLITICALLY AMBITIOUS.

There Is diversity Of opinion as to
the ethical right OF a man active in
politics to aspire - public Office but
IN this as III many other things cir
cumstaHees govern the case. Thus it
IS possible 50r the view TO be taken in
the case Of one man that he should
suppress his ambition and recognize
the patriotic theory that the "offiee
must seek the man. while in the case
of another a burning ambition to be
a lamp to guide the Publie's political
feet would be defined as wholly Gun
sslfsh willingness to be a sacrifice to
q cause In truth, the view depends
largely upon ones friends and their
ability 10 explain
BrOad-minded men must have little
patience with the critics who find fault
with ambitious men and who attempt
to discredit their activity IN behalf OF
reform OF civic advancement because
Of these aspirations. Yet It Is common
TO have men of intelligence voice their
4eSoAt saaiA eAAA-e-tA iplS7l against d
man because, as they describe him, Jhe
Is "a chronic offceseeker.
What Of it, When did 1t become a
violation Of the ethical code for a man
10 be ambitious2
That "tbe office should seek the
man Is an un-AmeTicdn theory; 1t
Is contrary 10 the teachings which
Tor years have prevailed TO the effect
that every American boy has q chance
to be President of the United States
Further, II men were encouraged to
aspire 70 public office, If 1t were not
deereed to be unsthicaI to be ambitious
1t Is likely that high-type candidates
would be more readily found
A man who Is honestly ambitious
and not ashamed TO confess his desire
10 serve the public TO the limit Of his
abilities ought to be encouraged. This
sort Of man has at least one known
attnbute-honesty-
It Is to often true that men are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
TWO WOMEN SHOT
BY WEALTHY ITALIAN
Assailant Arrested After Battle,
Says Victims Tried TO
Rob Him.

CINCINNATI. Chic. July 24--BeIia
Wilson, aged tweuty-ei ght, and abby
Smith, aged twenty-five. at 5z9 George
street, were shot early this morning
by Latari0 KaIebro. aged fOTry-fOur,
a wealthy italian business man who
resides on Plum street
The Smith woman was shot in the
abdomen. and VIII die She was taken
TO the City Hospital with the wilson
woman
The IIaliaENaS arrested by Patrol
men JohnSCn- HaEeE, and Lyler. at
Seventh and Plum streets. after two
shots had been fred at him
He tod the police Of the first dis
trict that the women robbed him Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
THE HOUSE OF GOVERNORS
GETTING BUSY.

The next meeting Of the new house
of governors, at Frankfort, KY
from November % to December ,,
gives promise of being the most in
terestiug and the most successful yet
held. The house of governors IS rap
idly taking definite form as an ef-
fective. permanent institution Re
Gently its committee on arrangements
Tor the Frankfort meeting selected a
permanent secretary IN the person OF
William George Jordan, the originator
OF the plan for a house Of governors
and a man well qualified for the task
Of uniting the members and making
the work of the house systematic and
continuous Beginning with this meet
ING. the house should be able 10 get
started on the labor OF reform Tor
which 1t was created, having by this
time disposed OF most OF the details
Of its organization
As an influence for bringing about
badly needed uniform legislation in
various States, the house OF governors
should prove an agency of much power,
There are many subjects on which the
States should have uniform or at least
similar laws. but heretofore there has
been no organization through which
such uniformity OF similarity could be
obtained. The States have been go
/ inc It alone" with the result that hard
TX any two have the same laws on the
same subjects. It Is to correct this
condition. which has resulted IN lack
of control or in insufficient control where
absolute control Is necessary to the
public welfare, that the house Of gov
+ ernors was created.
The governors, of course, viii not
attempt to enact laws. They viii
merely confer with each other, decide
on uniform laws when possible and
/ seek. through the exercise Of their
personal and official influence at home
/ backed by the moral influence OF the
house Of governors, to have those laws
enacted by their Legislatures.
! Uniform legislation among the States
/ Is needed on marriage and divorce
{ corporations and trusts, public health
/ insurance, labor, elections, conveyance
Of property, penalties for crime, and &
/ large number Of other subjects. Many
/ problems remain msolved because ont
State acting independently finds 1t diff
Hcult If not impossible 70 solve them
J This condition has given impetus Il
the growing tendency to call upon The
Federal Government TO control inter
ests which should be controlled by tn,
+ States
1t cannot be presumed that the hOUst
I of governors VIII prove the panaees
for all political and government Ills
Indeed It win probably fall far short
IN accomplishment, of what is pro
motors hope and expect Of It It wi
be purely a voluntary institution with
out official character, created without
/ law and endowed with no legal powel
whatever. Nevertheless, as a clearing
/ house for the interchange of ideas anC
as moral force N the elaboration.
OF State Legislatures, 1t should &C
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
UNITARIANS HONOR
FAMOUS PHYSICIST

The Presley Unitarian Church, at
Northumberland. Pa which was built
by Dr. PrfestIey. the disCOTeTeT OF
Oxygen, is, today the mecca OF Uni
tarfanS from all parts of the country
TO participate IN the ceremony OF con
-e-1fu- the old house Of religious wOc-
ship into a memorial in honor Of the
celebrated physicist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
Mr.. and Mrs Victor Kaufman
Motoring to White Mountains
Making Trip From Atlantic City by Way of Massa-
chusettS North Shore

BIr. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman and
their two sons, who have been making
brief sojourn at Atlantic City. have
left there for a motor trip up the At
lantic Coast TO the Massachusetts,
North Shore and thence 10 their camp
in the White Mountains
The Misses Portner are spending the
summer at Atlantic City, chaperoned by
their sister, Mrs. William Payne Mere
dith.
Mrs Nicholas LOuEworth, of Cincin-
nati mother Of Representative Long
worth. has leased her summer home at
Beverly 70 Charles 2. Curtis for the
remainder Of the season
Mr. and Mrs. J. ". Wright have gone
to vVhitedeld, y H, for the summer.
MI Wright is marshal OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States
The Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs Huntington wilson were among
those entertaining small parties infor-
maIly at the Chevy Chase Club last
~ ening-
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Tuttle, Clarence
Wilson, M Snow and Mr. Wheeler
formed one Of the many informal din
ner companies at the Chevy Chase
Club last evening
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24

pTISed- o
wonder YOU are puzzled. You are pay
ing him $50 q week and he is asking fo :
more He is right He is worth nor 2
and vet you are paying him too much
salary as II IS
Mind YOU did not say you were
paying him too much money! said
too much salary There comes a tisae
when your best employees need and de-
serve more mosey, and yet you do not
feel like giving them more money, =
partnership or stock in the business
if It be 8 stock company Any OF
these moves takes to a certain ex-
tent the privilege Of discharge out OF
your hands and takes the reins of the
business partially out Of your hands
But there is a way It's the pUO1t
sharing plan You are now paying
Jones $50 a week and If you gave him
: raise in salary YOU would give him
about $500 a year increase OF course
Now take your books and figure what
percentage of > your profits last year
$500 Is. We viii say for an 1llustra-
ton that it is per cent Now go 70
Jones and tell him instead OF raising
him SO per week you are going TO
give him > per cent OF next year 5
profits payable At Jiie emu "a t-AC 81
If ne is still with YOU
.-This plan has half . dozen advantages
Jones is not going TO be easily pulled
out Of your place by some competitor
If ne knows he viii lose his bonus OF 3
ne~ cent Jones is not only going 70
hustle sales Just the same as he would
If he were getting a percentage Of his
Drofts. but he viii also do all he can
70 --,t the overhead expense, knowing
that he viii get > per cent Of every dollar
he saves Just the same as he viii Of
every dollar he makes Jones is going
to be more interested in the w.-0Ie
Enlistment than he was before. erd
II Jones has a quick temper that per
cent at the end Of the year is going 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
Minister Arosemena
Entertaius At Dinner

The United States Minister to Panama
and Mrs Thomas c. Dawson were the
guests in honor Of whom Q. c. Arose
meua. the minister from Panama enter
tanned Il small company at dinner ar the
Chevy Chase Club last evening Others
5n the party were Dr- and Ms Morgan.
ar ard Mrs Benjamin 5. Minor and
Mrs EIIIuEer-
Mr. and Mrs Harry Cunningham are
spending the summer at Atlantic City
Ms Randall HaEuer and her son.
Robert FfaEu=r, who spent the early
summer at Highlands Manor, Tenley-
town road, have taken possession OF
their handsome ueE residence recently
completed al Bethesda. Nd
The engagement IS announced Of Miss
Valera stone GOodenOw. daughter Of
the late Col Nathan Cutler GOOdenOW.
and Henry Warner Maynard, son OF
Prof Geor-e Cotton Maynard. OF the
Smithsonian Institution
Mr. and Mrs clark WagEaman were
among those dining Informally at the
Chevy Chase CE1b last evening
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
HOLMES AND PARKER
IN BATTLEFORPOS
Lively Contest Is on for APP
pointment as Mines
Bureau Head.

Friends Of DR.. Joseph A Holmes, for
mer chief Of the chronological branch Of
the Geological Survey, and OF Z W.
Parker, sJatisLician in charge OF the
division Of mineral resources, are urs-
ing their names for appoIntment-as chief
Of the new Bureau OF Mines, in one OF
the warmest bureau campaigns seen 10
Washington In many years.
From many sections or the country
Endorsements Of Dr. Holmes have come.
The mine owners Of many Of the coal
and iron producing States have called
upon the President IN behalf Of the doe
tor. Miners associations, too. have
Joined IN the movement 20 make him
head OF the new department
On the other hanG. Interior Depart
uoent officials have lined Up for NJ
Parker Secretary BailingeT Is saids 70
be favorable TO him. and Director
George Otis Smith, Of the Geological
Survey, is also lending support
Campaign Is Begun.
These officials regard Mr. Parker as
being more IN harmony with the Bal
Iinger policies than Dr.. Holmes
President Taft directed NJ Smith 20
proceed with the organization Of The
new bureau The director, therefore, IS
the Temporary. head Of that organization
r
are temporarily subordinate The di-
visions Of these officials were trans
ferred TO the new bureau under the law
creating It.
After the Holmes people went TO see
the President and presented his claims,
the Parker advocates began. IL Is SAID
9, teleGraphic campaign IN the interest
OF their applicant Scores Of kilograms
/ have been sent to vsATioIs interests con
cerned in mining anH mine rescue work.
urEing that they communicate with the
President
No Word From Taft.
So far the President his not indicated
which applicant he favors. So much
/ pressure has been brought 10 bear upon
/ him IN behalf Of both men that he has
/ hesitated to act In the meantime. there
/ fore. Director Holmes IS proceeding. with
I the work OF placing the new bureau up
+ on a business basis Whether or not hs
/ VIII remain IN charge until Congress-
I recOnvenes cannot Ue determined
( The opposition 20 Dr. Holmes Of Sec-
reCary BaIIiuger and his associates IL
/ the department IS said br DR. Holmes
friends. TO he based entirely upon the
: policies Of tho present Secretary are not
/ ali subscribed 20 Dr. the applicant The
( President. Therefore 5 being aDDeal led
I 10 not TO allow this fact to prevent the
/ promotion Of a valuable public Official
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
BIG FRUIT HARVEST
IN DELAWARE VALLEY

DOVER, Del, July 24-River steam
boats plying between Delaware towns
and Philadelphia have been compelled
to alter schedules because Of the sud
den and rather unexpected opening Of
the summer fruit season
During the last week the PhiladeI-
phia steamers have been loaded TO
their carrying capacity with fruit
The peach crop viii be the largest in
years, reports from the Pennsylvania
railroad showing bis shipments
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
THREE HURT IN RUNAWAY.

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. July 24--Mrs-
Rose Bredbenner, OF Berwick was so
badly injured that she may die, and
her daughter, Lois. and Mrs Fannie
stiles were badly injured at Asoury,
Columbia county, when tEeir horse,
with which the were driving 10 2
camp at Forks took fright on steep
E5U, and, running away upset the
three over a steep embankment at a
sharp turn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24

Brunswick in celebration Of their
tTenty-ffth wedding anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. isaac Cans have gone
to Bolivar. near Harpers Ferry, " Va
where they wiz be the guests for the
week end OF Major and MIS- Richard
sylvester.
Representative and Mrs. George F
Hum VINO have been at AuanLIc ClIy
1or several weeks, viii motor from
Lnere TO their estate in the mountains
at Grecnsburg, Pa, this week
Mrs John A. Logan and Mrs Tucker
enter tanned q small company Informally
az dinner last evening at the Chevy
Chase club Among their guests were
Miss Price Of Philadelphia. Lieutenant
Price. Miss Cunningham and Dr. Tiger
Chevy Chase Party
at Old Point Comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs George Langdon Whit
ford and 1Ir- and Mrs Charles d Par
ker, Of Chevy Chase. are spending the
weekend at old Point Comfort, Va
Major and Mrs J. A. Dapray. Z s.
A, and family have gone TO Atlantic
City for the remainder Of the season
Charles J. Bouaparte. OF Baltimore
formerly United states Attorney Gen
eral. and Mrs BOnapsrte- are Spending
q, few weeks in Breton Woods y H
Capt W. Il. Clifford. Z s n c. and
AIRS. CIimoTd have gone TO keunebUTlE-
port, Ne for the season.
8fr. and Mrs. Edward 3. Mclean are
making extensive improvements on then
Bar Har5or estate, The Briars, pre-
scented 70 Mrs Mclean as a wedding
gift by her father. the late Thomas T.
walsh The stables are being moved
away from their present location and
replaced by an elaborate sunken gar
den.
Guv Norman Of washington. 2 sum
uer resident Of Beverly, 50 OffS-eu a
trophy for the winner in the Easter
FTachr Club races in the series OF ci1r
runs The trophy viii become the per
maueut property OF the yacht oVneI
who wins II three times and 70 tne
winners in the other races a replica -
the cup viii be given
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
The Business Doctor
By Roe Fulkerson

act as a brake ION .Eat temper. and he
VIII not be so IsSeIy TO fly OF the handle
ana quit you without notice Again, you
retain the right to discharge, you lose
none Of your rights as proprietor and
give Up none Of your stock Jones
knows ! IS JOS IS worth Just what he
makes L and Il IS the best scheme
ever devised for high-class men in any
line. It is my honest belief that few
men should be paid over SO a week in
actual salary, and that all over that
should be paid on this plan. as 1t is bet
ter for all concerned, making the en-
I,Ioyer have less worry over his business
and 10 the emplOye 1t means enforced
saving OF all his salary over actual ex-
penses as the mOney. coming in a lump
at the end Of the year is likely to do him
more good
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
BIG HATS TO THE REAR.

MARION. Ind, July 2G-8Ien who
sleep and women VINO wear big hats
hert after must occupy the last three
rear seats in the United Brethren Church
here. according TO the edict Of the Rev
James z. Shannon, publicly prOmUl-
gated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24

Persons leaving the city for a
long or short period during the
summer can have The Times
mailed to them at the rate OF
dirty cents a month, or seven
cents q week Addresses may be
changed As often as desired. All
mail subscriptions must be paid
In advance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24

eompIish real good It VIII certainly
encourage the States to cooperate in
the enactment OF general laws, there
by establishing a practice that is now
practically unknown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
Miss DOwuey
To Wed F I Rice.

Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Dowuey, Of Six
tenth street. announce the engage
r,ent Of their daughter, Miss Agnes
Isabelle. TO Frederick J Rice The
wedding VIII take place In the early
fan at St. Matthews Church
Nrr and Mrs Charles Hanback, we're
10 evening at their apartment at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
FRANCONIA LAUNCHED.

VALISEND-O N-TYNF. England.
Jaly "a The Cunard liner Franconia,
built for the Boston service. was sue
cessfuIly launched in the presence II
great crowd here. The vessel was
named by Lady Forwood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
BABY DASHED DoWN FLUME.

GLOBE, Ariz., July 24-Five-year-old
Thomas Gardiner, of Thatcher, was
dashed seven miles down a steep Ium-
Der fUme in as many minutes ard es-
capped practically unhurt-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
BUYING AUTOMOBILES ON
BORROWED MONEY.

Another crime has been laid at the
door-or perhaps one should say on
the step-of the automobile. This time
1t Is the bankers who are protesting, in
stead of the real estate spectators,
the summer resort prOprietors, NE
theatrical managers or the horse trad
ers. The bankers say a large part Of
the country Is mortgaging its soul to
buy snort wagons that II cannot af-
ford.
The most positive evidence that such
IA condition exists Is offered by a big
St Louis banking house, which has
Just completed a poll Of $50 bankers
of the Southwest on the automobile
question The following query was
propounded to fnanciers of Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona,
and New Mexico:
Has the purchase Of automobiles IN
your section been by persons who paid
cash or by persons who bought with
borrowed funds OF on time payments2
The result of the canvass, as an
noUnced by the st. Louis firm, shows
that about halt of the automobiles
IN the territory covered by the poll
were purchased with borrowed money
or on credit by people who could not
afford the luxury Almost every bank
.er condemned this practice.
A banker in aLittIe F.oel., Ark, s=-oUe
that more than hair the autos here
were bought with borrowed money or
on credit From AIoulton, Tex, a
banker wrote thai some have spent
the last dollar of their savings and
have borrowed the balance to buy
autos" s Wichita banker declared
that this auto craze Is running the
country We have 600 IN our little
city a GTeeuville. Tex, banker
wrote that his county had sent out
S225. 600 for automobiles in the last
year and that sit has proven a severe
strain on the county, amounting to Z
per cent Of the individual deposits In
KeoIlub, Iowa, It was reported there
is one automobile Tor every 100 citizens
Kansas City bankers asserted that a
large number OF people there had mort
gagged their homes TO buy cars
One of the most interesting letters
was from a banker at Van Buren,, Ark,
who wrote as follows:
We believe the tieinE UP Of large sums
Of money IN unurJducriEe property con-
tributes largely 90 sr-5uEeucy in money
matters Il is all right 10 put money
into something that VIII produce more
money, But when 70 IS invested in uu-
productive property we fail 10 see the
benefit
Forty per cent Of all the bankers
questioned expressed the opinion that
more than half Of the machines IN their
/ communities were purchased with Dor
rowed money OF on credit
These stat ments, It should be re-
membered, come from a class OF men
who are inclined 20 be conservative
/ and whO-are never alarmists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24
tNFANT DISEASE SPREADS.

SEAEOKIN. Pa, July 24-The new
disease DIAGNOSED as 'infanIi1e par
afysis." has been discovered here by
DR. W J Scanlin-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-24

The net total circulation Of The Tines
ecaily) during the month OF June vas
1-oz9,s15. AL copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number. when d.
E1ded BY IS the number o. days Of publlca-
uons shows the net daily average for : une
90 have been Ss,GZ