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Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

The term taking flyer" is TAX
ing on new meaning.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

AS a prophet, Congressman Under
woods stock has fallen several points
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

That Astor money must look mighty
good TO Miss Force.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

It seems that what makes Haiti so
eager for ex-President simon's return
Is that he took $4,000 with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

Senator Bailey believes in the recall
only as applied to his own designations.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.

Shelf is no sign because a girl is en-
gagged to a man that she is willing TO marry
him.
He-No but it's a sign that he IL willing
to run the chances.-Boston Transcript
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
Evening Services in the Churches

CLOSING EVANGELICAL sERvICES-The Harrison,
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church,
MYTHS OR THE MIGHT OF GODr-The Rev. Z. Hez Swem
Capital Baptist Church. 4ss street northwest SPIN.
"WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE MAN WHO DOES NOT TO
CHURCH"-The Rev. Charles Fiske, St. Thomas Episcopal
EVENING PRAYER-The George Fossen Trinity Epsco.
pal Church, p m
"ARGENTINA RELIGION OF THE MEDIEvALIsM"-The
Rev. Charles Wood, the Church of the Covenant p.
"THE SONS OF HAM"The Rev. Donald Macleod Illustrated
First Presbyterian Church, 7:45 p m.
YOUNG PEOPLES RELIGIOUS UNIONAn Souls Unitarian Church.
1880 p.
row, the First Congregational Church, p.
THE CHIEF FEATURES OF THE CHRISTIAN
ngn Lodge Theosophca Society," Capitol street. p
"THE RIGHT HANDLE"-The Rev.
ant Congregational Church.
"THE INEVITABLE RESPONSBILITYn-The Rev. Joseph M NJ
Gray, the Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church, p. M
TRAITOR AT LAsT-The Rev. j. j. Muir the Temple Baptist
Church, 7:45 p.
SPIRITUAL LESSON THE LIFE OF MENDELssOHr-The
Foundry N. E. Church, 7:45 p. m.
"ANCENT AND MODERN NECROMANCY, ALIAS HYPNOTISM
MESMERiSM, DENOUNCED"-The First Church Christ
Scientist p.
sERvICE-The Rev. George w. Atkinson
ST. Paups Church, Washington Circle, 8 p
"CHRISTS GREAT PROPHECY, OF THE SIGNS TINES
The Memorial Seventh Day Adventsts' Church. 745 p. m.
"NONCHRISTIN RELIGIONS"Mrs. II. s. Pnkham the Young
Women's Christian Association 1850 p. m.
an THE NAME OF GOD"Mr Sptuaist Church.
Pythian Temple 1880 p. IN.
EvANGELIsTIC SERVICES, MEN AND RELIGION FORWARD
MOVEMENT Mt Vernon Place NJ. f. Church South
ant Congregational Church.
Island Avenue NJ p Church. Fifth Baptist Church. West
Presbyterian Church. Georgetown, NJ E. Brotherhood
"THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FRE NDSHIP OR, DAVID AND
JONATHAN"-The Rev. Hermon Spencer Pnkham Emmanuel
Baptist Church, 8 d m,
"THE CHURCH AND MISSION.-The Rev. J. Murray Tayor
Centennial Baptist Church. Eighth northeast
Pm.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26

though q Democrat, found him exactly
the right man to conduct his investi-
CATION Of the canal affairs of New
York, which developed one of the most
important y reform activities of the
Tilden regime. He served one term as
secretary of state of New York.
IL is as writer and student that
Jehn Bigelow i, has done the greatest
work. He has seen the institutions
Of America develop almost from their
beginning, and his voluminous writ
ings on historical, economic, and social
topics tell of the ripe experience, as
well as general learning, which 80
long life of. intimate touch with
great affairs has brought to him. A
humanitarian always, he has found
time from his ceaseless work to serve
in many positions of trust and civic
usefulness. The last of his literary
works-in all they comprise from
twenty-fiv to thirty volumes-is his
"Recollections of An Active Life,' of
which three volumes have appeared,
and he is still at work on others.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
SENSATIONAL METHODS
IN RELIGIOUS WORK

To the Editor OF THE TINES: -.
Being a constant reader of The Times
for years. / ask Il small space In The
Mail Bag. I was interested in a ques-
ton asked by I broad minded Catholic.
who wished to know why the Catholic
church does not Join with other
churches in the Men and Religion For-
ward movement, and answered by an
ether Catholic, who states their churches
are so crowded that they don't have to
seek a larger membership in that way.
Now, wasn't It really because they fear
ed their methods would rot stand the
test Of light. and that they preferred
to do business under cover? he also
charges Protestants with senss ional-
ism. Don't We ali know the Catholics
are past masters in that line? For in
stance, recall some OF their entcrtain-
ments, such as fairs. which were man.
aged by and for the church. then sec
who holds the medal. He states that Il
large majority CT attendapts at Protest.
ant churches are women. Does he not
know their men are at tEeir backs?
AN OUTSIDER.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
LET ALL SMOKERS
REMAIN BACHELORS
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
In the Mail Bag" of November 18th,
]. ID. Murray calls tobacco "a blessing" !"
to himself and other smokers.
Granting this doubtful statement, let
Is look at the other side. A patient, all
ms woman once said to me. Mr.. HIS
pipe In the morning makes me so sick |;
many Is the breakfast I have lost on
Mr.. H. knew this; did he stop? Not
he: "only foolish womans whim," he
said. The unutterably vile smell of
nicotine ciings to everything a smoker
uses. He is not aware of 1t. but the
wife who mends and cleans for him,
knows 1t. The good-by kisses he gives
her ,(and they ought to be the sweet
est things God ever madeO are tainted
and made repulsive at their fountain
head. II smoker would be willing to
remain always q bachelor, and to smoke
his pipe only!in seclusion, no one would
him his 'blessing." But this
he will not do: he must smoke when
and wherever agreeable to him, and we
must inhale and absorb this "poison," !"
no matter how offensive.
l could fill the. entire Mail Bag
space with deeper and more vital
proofs uf the injury this "blessing''
does to others, living and unborn, but
] am restricted to 800 words-tho' Mr..
Murray used $50. A. L. I.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
PUBLIC NOT INTERESTED
IN RELIGIOUS DEBATE

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Isn't II about time to end this
senseless controversy between Protest.
ants and Catholics regarding the merits
Of their respective institutions. by de-
nying them the use of the Mail Bag
column? The points raised are not
questions OF public interest. nor do they
concern the public welfare. Catholics
are not Influenced by them. nor do
they. in the writer's opinion, voice the
attitude OF the great majority OF
Protestants toward the Catholic
Church. Rather are they the mouth
ings of few narrow-minded individuals
whose whole religion seems to be CEN
tered In a bigoted destestation of every
thing pertaining to Catholicity.
Almost invariably people processing
to be Protestsnts have started these
discussions, and Catholics, the pre-
serve their self-respect, have been
forced to reply In most cases the points
that II Is hardly credible that grown
men should SO waste their time, and the
foundations of fact on which some OF
these statements are based is SO slight
as to merit little or no consideration.
Rather do they appear to be the product
of an extremely vivid imagination. and
nothing more.
Intelligent discussion of any question
Is never objectionable, but this con-
Church by these small-minded .Jersons
is positively disgusting. The editor
called n halt on the Socialist dispute
because 1t lacked intelligent discussion.
Wouldn't 1t be well to do the same
thing here? NJ. r. d.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
PROTESTANT REBUKES
ASSAULT ON IRISH

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
A word on general principles about the
Irish plays; the Irish characters; the
Irish songs: the Irirh caricatures; the
Irish wit: the Irish mimicry. etc. why is
the makeup Of the characters always
representative Of the vulgar, the ignorant,
the coarse, the unshapely. the intemper-
ate, the depraved. the clumsy. etc? Do
the stageland and the dramatist know
that the most refined. cultured. beautiful
masters Of the English language are to
be found among the Irish race? The
most beautiful women In the British
Isles are the Irish women Of Dublin ana
throughout Ireland. Look at the Irish
ttatesmen. LAWYERS. soldiers, divines,
walks Of life. and zee the living ex-
amples Of noble. high, brilliant char
acters. Is the warm hospitable gen.
merged BY the % misrepresen,stion sn at oa suS and
me beastly. monkcy-like characters
that inva5iabiy typify them on the
stages? The devoutness to their church.
very depths of their soul and an example
TO the world. to be Knocked and SYMBOL
ized through the indecency Of the stage,
without a protest. Is It any wonder that
ly devoted women in the institutions 81
the church protest and resent such in
huences AGAINST their people? -. :.
l nave no DItcI' because none Is re-
auired. to defend the attitude Of the
Roman Catholic Church: 1t IL the very
foundation OF their duty. / am a Pro-
testant Episcopalian and common
place citizen in private business life,
but j have lived and mingled with the
Irish and all the anccstorial blood I'm
my veins Is Irish. and every fibre in
my body pulsates with contempt and
scorn the popular ridicule Of this great
warm.hearted race. hope to see the
Gay that the dramatist will portray
their higher characteristics and mix
their witticisms free from depravity and
profanity to the Overlooking,
ELIJAH Il. KNOTT
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
A WORD IN DEFENSE
OF VIRGINIA FAMILY
| To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

| To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In behalf of apparently a victim OF
circumstances, who at this moment
seems unable to say anything that
| would eliminate a portion OF that :nder-
current of bad feeling>that Is customary
| to prevail In public sentiment in a case
of this kind. most especially where
| woman Is concerned, her honor SEEM
! ingly besmirched, ] would like to say
| have known Mrs. Frankie Davis from
childhood up to her marriage, when l
lost trace Of her: the young woman
! The Davis Woman. a Chum Of
Smiths" She is Virginia girl OF
gentle birth, of one of the first tam.-
| lies in the neighborhood of Deco iuan, Va.
1 Her father was high sheriff of old Prince
! William county for a number of years,
| the office he held until he died. He was
a man of means and highly respected
by all who knew him. / dare say there
Were but few people for, miles but thst
Prince William county, Va. He was
man approachable to all, rich and
poor alike. He was considered a great
| benefactor throughout that neighbor-
hood. i personally know, of one case
! where he assisted II not kept, one poor
| family through bad winter. He was
man who came from We'll connected
people in Fairfax county, his wife
equally as we'll from Prince. William,
respected by all, The subject of this
missive. as previously stated. have
| known from childhood up TO woman
hood. A sweeter girl you seldom met,
/ a mixture of optimistic modesty, and AZ
! there is anything in the influence Of
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
A FRESH VISION 1.-THE NEW
WASHINGTON"

1t is characteristic of human nature
that people do not fully realize the
power and enchantment of the beauties
in the midst of which they spend their
lives. Familiarity with the charms OF
Washington has perhaps made us less
keen in discerning and appreciating
those charms than is the case when we
are surveyed from the outside.
This fresh and penetrating vision is
brought to bear upon us by Isaac F.
Marcosson, whose article on "The New
Washington is the leading feature of
the December number of Munsey's
Magazine. The illustrations them
selves, which are profusely scattered
through the text, have been taken from
new and unconventional angles and
bring out picturesque effects which at
first glance are surprising.
The city is hailed as the future
capital of capitals, the only strictly
residential community that we have.'
Mr.. Marcosson's article abounds in
graphic descriptions which stimulate
our own appreciation of the city, but
it does more than that. 1t brings
home to the country as whole the
fact that this is in deed and in truth
the capital of the nation, the common
property of all the people, and as such
il ent tiled tn tho nurf,ire ond dovot;o,
of all our countrymen.
The picture has not been overdrawn
and the timely circulation of this
article will place us in more just and
appropriate relation with the nation at
large.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
AND DISCOVERY DAY

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
If 1 continue to discuss the asser-
tons Of p s. r., 1t is not because he
has stated them skillfully. but that he
has expressed some thoughts which
are popular. II only the countrymen
of the early explorers may with pro.
priety commemorate great maritime
exploits, majority of Americans
could not be participants. The pion-
GERS In the extension Of geographical
knowledge. beginning with the thir-
after them (i41s-i49S) the Portu.
guese, and. still later, 1492-1522, the
Spaniards. If we except the voyages
OF Cabot, an Italian. neither England
nor France. the leading powers of
the succeeding centuries. had any
share In this great work. Their
splendid achievements were to come.
and, indeed. to come soon.
In this situation the Knights Of CO.
lumbus appear to have as good a
right to celebrate the greatest OF
nautical triumphs as have other citi-
zens. II your correspondent will ex-
bus. he will find the name Guillermo
Lres. fWilliam Harris), of Galway.
Ireland. The Irish were represented
not only at San Salvador. but at Ss-
vannah and Yorktown. II any Amer
lean OF that day was amused" at the
appearance of the Dillon Regiment,
he was prudent enough to conceal his
sentiments. For a list of Irish Of
ficers, see Les Combattants Francais
dams la Guerre Americaiue.
CHARLES H.. MCCARTHY.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26

have been for her moral spiift. as her
associates were OF well-to-do and good.
moral people. / feel very keenly for
Mrs. Davis, and regret the fact that she
10 In any way associated with q pc.fon
of immoral habits. 1t Is quite dih:,' oit
Sr to ss res's an asanse 80 few ~ s. IN
Like many. girls who marry at such d
tender age, soon learned that the path
OF life was strewn with thorns. Unlike
ant in the United States army and re-
sides In Cuba, having her happy home
blessed with a husband and father of
seriousness and accountability, u man
primary. reason for my writing this
article is to inform the writer of
certain written article OF the fact that
fne suesst # this sslys never came me
definite article and proper noun Of his
would tend to indicate. To me 1t occurs
as an extremely unfortunate thing FOR u
& ~as iS ssf hss at Gy nsy ms Is
most needed. We all know how hard
1t Is to enlist the interest OF others in
our cause. no matter how worthy. 1 am
am unable to conceive of any cause
great enough to make me abandon the
care OF the little dependen.3. 1 do not
wish even. to insinuate that the subject
path OF Righteousness, but II she has
feel sure It Is not too late to assist her
n returning 20 her sphere ~ life. ana IL
ever SO humble. II is a place we ali
reverence nevertheless. II she be given
chance to step from the limelight of
pupHcity. am sure she will not hesi-
tate to do 50, never to return through
such channel. 1t Is imperative that
the guardians Of our homes get all the
Information they can, and 1 trust they
clear up the hoi .ible mystery In our
CITY. i hope the subject of thfs missive
Will, upon her release from being held
as material witness In this case, re.
turn to her home and resume the Chris
tian duties with which she used to be
occupied. am yours truly, a friend
and respected citizen r. H r.
Washington. D. C. ....
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
JOHN BIGELOW AMERICAS
F.. GRAND OLD MAN.

James Madison was just entering on
his second term as President when
John Bigelow was born, in Ulster
county, New York, ninety-four years
ago yesterday. Between these two wide
removes in time he has lived life of
varied, remarkable and continuous ac.
tivities. No other man of our day
can be compared to him for extent
of career or varied activities in civic
interest. He was one of the editors
of the New York Evening Post in
lS49, and afterward became the biog-
rapher of William Cullen Bryant,
with whom he was long and init.
mately associated.
Consul at Paris for three years, he
became minister there in 1864, serving
for three years, and doing magnificent
service to bis country in period when
relations with France were most diff
cult. As he had been chosen. by Lin
coin for difficult post, so later Tilden,
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
SAGA OF ERIC THE RED
OF DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

To tho Editor of THE TIMES:
l have before me a picture. First
Leaf ir American: History" represent
ing Fac-Simile Icelandic maIcucript
from the Flatcyt Ecuk Of the Saga Of
Eric the Red. describing the discovery
OF Ametica by Lief Ericsson, A. u. 1G0O."
with literal trans atlpn. as follows:
The horse stumbled which Eric rode. and
fell he of from its back and hurt his foot
then quoth Eric: not is for me fated to find
more lands than this where We now dwell
we now longer may follow together. Went
tbe c .bin hT,he ana "a bs felIo%ea % with him three
tens and half men. There was a southern
man with them who Tyrker was called. Now
they had finished, and found that land first.
which Biarne found laff. There sailed they
to land and cast anchor and put out the
grass. large ice mountains were seen far
away. but like one stoneneid was all to the
ice-mountains from the sea, and seemed 10
them this land to be good for nothing. Then
quoth Lief: not to US has 1t happened with
this land to Biarne, that We have not got
land i and and call call 1, Hoiluiand Gabrador,. After
wards they went to the ship, and then sailed
they the sea and found another land, sail
the boat and get ashore; that land was level
and wood,cosered and wide white sands
TSsr they sS snd nc. sssp a. ri:
New aa Foandisnd| Went after that % the
ship as fast as possible. Now sailed. they
from thence the sea before a northeast
and were out for two days, ere they saw
land. and sailed to this land and came to an
island. which lay to the north Of the
land. and went up there and looked
about in fine weather and found, that
there was dew on the grass. and II hap
pened to them, that they touched the dew
with their hands and brought to their
mouths, and thought not to have known any
thing so sweet as this was. Afterward they
went to their ship and sailed into sound.
that lay between the island and that
cape, which went to the north from
the land, steering TO the west Of the
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
FRATERNITY OPPONENTS j..
ARE PARTIAL JUDGES

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
/ was surprised to read in The Times
that high school fraternities are to go.
They haven't gone yet, but just the
same 1 welcome the opportunity to ex-
press myself on the subject.
Let the school officials consider the
Case in all its lights before they attempt
to enforce the proposed legislation. 1
know of a fraternity that Is moderate
in dues, democratic In its dealings with
others. which promotes a fraternal bond
that cannot die SO long as its members
live, which does not take up more than
six hours at most a month OF the men,
pered with school politics, and in which
such a thing as running In debt to keep
up social appearance. Is absolutely un-
heard of: l am In a fraternity whose
every influence is only for the good or
the members. ! challenge anyone to
disprove this statement. There are very
likely many other fraternites OF great
good. but this do not know; ,.II the e
are not in fraternities. they cannot un-
derstand the good that Is In them-they
are partial judges. unknowingly they
ternities, they view Them with mlstrut,
apprehension. and dislike. Not know
ing what it is to love your frat. to obey
its pe-cepts, and to try to live up to
isS is invariaSIy nraS prejudieed. d % The dispas-
sionate fraternity man. knowing what it
is to be in and out of frat. is the
and even he can speak accurately of
but one fraternity. 1t would hardly
seem therefore. that any official Is jus
titled in removing fraternities on the
strength of what he knows about one
or two or three even. And just as long
as there are some good fraternities. and
Just as long as these exert the tremen-
dous influence for good that they DO.
Just so long will I maintain that high
school fraternities should not be abol-
ished. PHILIP e. SIGGEHS.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
ASKS LIGHT ON
VATICAN TREASURY

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
As your Mail Bag communications
reveal such general knowledge of af-
fairs. will some person make known the
amount of money paid into the treas
ury Of the Vatican for the creation OF
the last group Of seventeen cardinals
1t is said that about Ave million dollars
was collected from non-Italians or for
gn cardinals Of this group; and that
such an unusual number was created
in order to obtain this money for Rome
to support the Italian cardinals. who
are too poor to properly sustain before
the world such princely position. And
l will also ask for q revelation of the
willingness of the American, English
Irish, French, German and Austrian
Catholics to pay for the upkeen or
many Italians to rule their church or
ganization, when a mutual arrangement
between them would result in a major
'ity of foreign cardinals and successive
foreign 'Popes. The millennium would
arriye Quicklysif dear old Ireland should
produce Pope.
JOHN c. RANDALL.
The Washington times., 1911-11-26

coaxing Of king. A soft marquisette
embroidered ina quiet design, ought to
have the soporifc effect desired. Even
In the restlessness of insomnia IL would
be a pleasure to follow the delicate
traceries of the needle, where, among
the leaves and flowers that twine about
the yoke, imagination may spell out
an endearing love the. giver." This
airy conjury of fancy would lead
naturally apd inperceptibly into the
nebulous meadows. where Forgetfulness
scatters poppies over shimmering sands
of gold.
What higher office could a hand.
embroidered marquisette "nightie" be
reasonably expected to fillY One does
not necessarily wear a slumber- robe as
the Pharisees said their prayers. Like
beauty itself, 1t is its own excuse for
being. Its caressing folds should serve
to awaken Thanksgiving that the peni.
tentiai haircloth has been supplanted,
and that we have advanced to stage
Of civilization beyond that of the
wealthiest chatelaines of medieval
romance who owned half a province
and yet had no "nighties."
: There are restless ones all around
us who toss with envy because they
"have not been made a present of a
beautiful hand embroidered nightgown
of marquisette." You should be happy,
"In Distress!',
The Washington times., 1911-11-26
WASH THE ASPHALT
DURING THE MIGHT

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
II seems to mo that the Humane So
ciety might take the initiative and try
to prevail on the District authorities to
wash the asphalt on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and other impoytant thoroughfares
at night, as Is done in some Of the
other large cities. Wetting the asphalt
during the early morning, when traffic
10 heavy to and from the markets and
stores. causes horses to fall, endanger-
ing their limbs. damage to vehicles, and
vexatious delays by having to unhitch
the horses. 1t is bad enough when 1t
rains. Crowning the streets was a
mistake and probably never would have
been done had the persons responsible
once considered what the result would
be to the poor dumb brutes who strug-
gle to keep their footing on the slip
perry street, rain or shine.
HUMANE CITIZEN.