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The Washington times., 1911-05-25
CHIEFWMKIE GETSDESERvED
PROMOTION.

Thousands of people, not only in
Washington but throughout the coun-
try, will indorse the promotion Of
John E. Wilkie, chief of the Secret
Service, announced yesterday, as de-
served recognition of long term of
faithful and useful service to the coun-
try. Mr.. Wilkie is to retain his old
position, but in future will also be
the head of the United States customs
agents.
Under the genius of Chief Wilkie
the Secret Service has become the best
organized and most efficient corps for
the detection of crime in the world.
Since 1898, when he was placed at its
head, violators of the coinage and
revenue laws have found it more and
more difficult to escape detection, ar
rest, and conviction; probably the
highest tribute that could be paid
Chief Wilkie and his service is the
wholesome fear in which they are held
by these offenders against the Federal
statutes. o..
Chief Wilkes life has been one of
remarkable activity along unusual
lines. In 1877, at the age of seven
teen, he became a reporter on the old
Chicago Times, and within the next
few years was twice sent to Europe
by that newspaper. In 1881 he joined
the staff of the Chicago Tribune as a
reporter, and worked up from the
ranks steadily, becoming assistant city
editor, city. editor, and commercial
editor. He went 70 London in 1893
and spent three years in the employ
of banks and steamship companies
there. In 1896 he returned to Chicago
and did special newspaper work, devot-
ing his energies to crime investigations.
The most conspicuous single piece
of work performed by Mr.. Wilkie was
Immediately after he became chief of
the Secret Service, in February, 1898.
He organized an emergency force of
Government detectives to checkmate
Spanish spies in the United States,
and succeeded in arresting the chief
Spanish emlssares and driving the
rest from the country.
MIR. Wilkie has just completed a
reorganization of the United States
customs agents. The decision of the
President to put him at their head
is fitting recognition of the thorough
ness and effectiveness with which this
work was done.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25
THE HOUSE
FROM MYSTERIES.

Representative Mann is engaged in
the work of vindicatIng the House
from a charge of undue susceptibility.
The late Oliver Goldsmith had some
thing to say about "the loud laugh
which speaks the vacant mind" and
close students of the Congressional
Record have been wondering of late
at the brand of humor which moves
the House to mirth. They have also
looked askance at the peculiar type Of
eIoquence (which moved the grave and
reverend signors to applause, and yet
both outbursts of emotionalism are set
down as plain as print. 1t was bring
ing reproach upon the lower house
that they could be SO lightly moved to
laughter" applause" and "tumult-
uous applause" so Representative
Mann started out for original MSS,
stenographers' notes, and other docu-
mentary evidence which would throw
some light upon the question.
He was panied, and those who choose
to believe it may assume that he
was surprised, to find that these out
bursts had been carefully edited into
the Record, and with no very strict re-
gard to the subject matter which
awakened these respective emotions.
Sober recitals of the benefits-or the
burdens, as the case might be-of free
wool had apparently thrown the House
into paroxysms of enthusiasm, while
the mere reader, cold and unmoved,
wondered what it was all about. Pass
ing pleasantrles, involvng, for In
stance, the stone age enigma as to
why a hen crosses the road, had tied
the listening members into hilarious
hard knots. The Record was convey.
ing the unpleasant impression that
men who were easily wrought up to
laughter or to tears were not safe
counselors.
After due consideration, Represen.
tative Mann has given fair warning
that he will expose the entire system
unless it is discontinued at once
Whereby he has earned nations
gratitude. 1t is bad enough to know
that some of the humor and eloquenct
uttered in the House should even bt
perpetrated. 1t is rubbing it in tt
herald the fiction abroad that it met
with approval and sympathy. 4
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PAYS HER RESPECTS
TO DIR. CYRUS BRADY
To thu Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES;
The Rev. C. T. Brady. in letter to
Mrs. Du Pont Lee, informs us that he
is not to be COMPOUNDED with those be-
nighted ones of his sex whose trousers
are worn so tight as to require hitching
at the knee upon seating themselves,
and imagines. he scores a point over
the foolish women who button their
waists down the back by saying tri-
umphantly that at least, IL necessary.
he can hitch his trousers for himself
without any assistance, while he asserts
that the buttoning of a waist In the
back is too complex feat for any one
to do without assistance; But not d SO;
by day, perform this complex act for
themselves, and do not require maid
(men, of course never have valets) or a
husband, to button. them up behind.
However, il upon matter of this ma
ture the citizenship of human being
could possibly depend, the argument
could as logically be used agains. all
men; because forsooth everybody knows
that the clerical waistcoat does not
button down the front. and many clergy
men wear them. The Rev. DR.. Brady
graphically described his own difficult
ties upon being served with one of
these garments, which no doubt his
troublesome(O, though doubtless long
suffering and patient spouse meekly but
toned for him in his extremity.
Were the structures upon the foolish
ones of his own sex directed at those
of his own cloth, or only those number
less American sovereigns in their own
right who turn their trousers up at the
bottom when 1t may be raining in Lon
don? Or, perhaps he was thinking of
the cigarette fiend, or habitual gambler,
or drunkard, all of whom are freely ac-
corded the political recognition and
power which Is denied to the wisest and
wcrthiest of women. When We consider
this amozing anomaly in this enlight-
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ened day. we naturarly pause and gasp.

ened day. we paturaIly pause and gasp
Why?
That a human being simple and solely
on grounds of sex should be full citi-
zen, or not Is worthy Of the Dark Ages.
but not of our progressive era II 1t Is
argued that men are entitled to the
ballot because they risk their lives IN
battle and women do not, the answer
Is that many more women than men
risk their lives for their country, and
very much oftener. Most men never
have a call to war, and many voters
are exempt from fighting. Ike the Rev.
DIR. Brady and the others of MS profess
sion. There are also classes OF men
physically unfit to fight on account or
age, etc. Others send substitutes. Are
these classes OF men disfranchised? II
not, why not, II the test of fitness for
full citizenship Is the ability to bear
arms?
The sight of that platform full Of
clergymen, smiling blandly at the novel
proceeding of actually discussing woman
suffrage and listening to arguments by
women upon the subject, as though it
were a light and unimportant matter
(the legal and political status Of wom-
en), was a sad commentary upon the
wisdom of those self-constituted spirit
ual guides which make up a large part
of the Episcopal Church Of America.
A. T JENKINS.
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CROSSING POLICEMEN
SERVE GOOD PURPOSE
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Your correspondent, interested from
a pure standpoint of psychology, what
the crossing policemen are destined 10
do in the civic world" in The Times Of
the 18th instant, is requested to watch
the crossing policemen a little more. 1t
may be more a question of uutility than
psychology. What they are destined to
do is hard to tell. What they do do Is
much easier; they stop reckless driving
of horses, see that children and elderly
persons are not run over, in their viCin-
ity al least; stop frantic, reckless and
drunken automobilists who slow down
at sight of the brass buttons and club.
No rogue e'er felt the halter drawn
With good opinion of the law"
~ And probably of law officers. So Of
late these maniacs have heard the call
back to the land and while our city
is getting safer, our speed ''psycholo-
gists'' are either killing themselves in
the country or chasing the cows. If
the crossing policemen are gifted with
the ability to sleep standing up it is
a great accomplishment, but 1t is not
deep enough to prevent them arresting
those who are dangerous to the COM
munity as some of them have found to
their sorrow.
their sorrow. F. A. FORBES.
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Commerce Court railing in Sugar Trusts "Lgfaerage Case
Likely to Undo Effects of All AntiRsbatuy Legislation
Figures Sho1u How Ruling AAous Sugar
Trust Great Advantage

Sugar allowed so cents for Tightening three miles
shipments Psburg Points East 81 cents
for shipments billed west Of Pitsburg.
Corn is transported BY water from Chicago to Buffalo, 900 miles, at
40 cents q ton.
transported by water from Duluth Buffalo, ssS miles, for
so cents q ton.
Coal transported by water from Buffalo Duluth SS5 miles, for 30
o
transported from Superior Buffalo, ssS miles,
for 20 cents a ton.
Sugar transported Stettn Germany York. 1890 miles,
for $1.4O ton.
transported by Philadelphia
miles, for so cents ton.
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Transportation Men Regard
Act as Greatly Dis -
criminatory. ~
RESTORES SPECIAL
PRIVILEGES TO TRUST
Relating Now in New Form
and Possibly Outside
of Laws.

height of his power, largely disposed
of his interests in the Sugar trust
and consolidated them instead in the
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
property. which cleared al sugar ZOE 95
the Tightening and got the huge al
lowance Havemeyer was a broker ~
transportation, and found he could
make more money that way than d.
rectly in sugar.
Worked Against
Other Ports.
These huge allowances to the trust
worked to the immense disadvantage Of
other ports than New York, at which
refining was carried on. Dominating
the transportation situation at New
Yor, Havemeyer and the Sugar trust
sought to concentrate the refining bust
ness there. Accordingly, they reduced
constantly their operations at Phila-
delphia. and increased those at New
York, until Philadelphia. once about
equal to New York as a refining center,
was an almost inconsiderable factor.
For instance, the rate per 100 pounds
on sugar from Philadelphia to Cleveland
was Is cents; from New York to Cleve-
land. II cents. But the carriage and
lighterage allowances at New York re-
duced the real rate, as already shown,
to 10 As cents at New York. Conse-
quently, Philadelphia, still held up to
the full 15-cent rate, was at an impos-
sible disadvantage. Yet the haul from
Philadelphia to Cleveland was ninety
miles shorter than from New York to
Cleveland.
such are the conditions, favorable to
the Sugar trusts monopoly, which were
built up through this sytem of allow
ances. BY virtue of the Commerce
Courts order. these conditions, once
ordered to cease. will be restored, so
far as concerns the ighterage allow
ances.
Not only Is the public vastly concerned
because Of the effect of all this on the
cost and control Of sugar, but 1t is still
more interested because of the precedent
which is esta blished. to apply to other
Industries The Lumber trust will be
an even greater beneficiary of this de-
cision than the Sugar trust. The lum-
Der situation, in this regard, Is critical
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RED CROSS ASKS GIFT
OF OLD MAGAZINES
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of,THE TIMES:
At this time Of the. year many fami-
lies have a winters accumulation Of
magazines and weeklies that they do not
care to keep. The Red Cross Is desir-
Gus of collecting number OF these
magazines and weeklies to send to the
hosnItaIs and reading rooms of the
army divisions now at San Antonio and
other points along the Mexican border
for the use of the soldiers. Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood. chief Of stan, United
States army, writes TO the Red Cross:
81 am sure good reading, matter-that
is, magazines and weeklies-would be
appreciated, especially at the military
hospitals"
Magazines and weeklles may De lett
at the residence of w. j. Boardman. 1901
P street northwest. II not possible to
leave these publications. please send a
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DISTRICT MUST PONY UP,
wILLY-NILLY.

Without going so far as to designate
which is which, the new ruling of the
Comptroller of the Treasury on the
status of District patients at the Gov
eminent Insane Hospital puts the Dis
trict Government in that unenviable
position sometimes described as mid
way between His Satanic Majesty and
the deep blue sea. On the one side
stands tie United States Government.
On the other side stands the District
Supreme Court. Caught between these
two forces, the District stands to lose
about $4,000 a year.
Two classes of patients are committed
to the insane hospital from the Dis
trict. One is the INDECENT insane, who
are supported by public funds, an ap-
preparation of about 100000 a year
being made for them. The other is the
Independent" insane, whose expense is
supposed to be borne by their families
or estates. Prior to March, 1911, the
hospital authorities rendered bills to
the trustees of the latter class and
collected from them direct. Beginning
in March they rendered these bills to
the District, holding that the District
should pay them and then collect each
account.
The District Auditor refused to pay
the bills, and asked the Comptroller
for a ruling on the issue. This has
just been made. It suggests that the
hospital authorities continue to render
bills, but holds that if the bills are
not paid by the trustees they must be
paid by the District, which must then
get its money the best way it can.
This wouldn't work such a terrific
hardship on the District if it wasn't
for the fact that the Supreme Court
has just held that the District can
collect money for the care of insane
patients only up to the time trustee
for the patient is appointed.
1t so happens that no money can be
collected from the estate of an insane
patient until a trustee is appointed,
which means that, as the case stands
today, the District would be powerless
to recover money which the Comp
troller says it must pay to the insane
hospital if the hospital doesn't collect
the money itself. ,....a.
Under the Comptroller's ruling and
the courts decision, the situation is
resolved to about this: If the bills of
independent" patients are not paid
by the patients trustees, they must
be paid by the District, but the Dis
trict has no authority to collect, in
turn, from the trustees. Human nature
being what it is, it is not unreasonable
to anticipate that the trustees-many
of them, at least-will refuse to pay
and that the District will be allowed
to foot the bills.
A reversal of the District Supreme
Court by the Court of Appeals, a new
ruling by the Comptroller, or change
in the law relating to the insane hos
pitah viii be necessary to straighter
out the tangle.
p
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

cOlumn).
Address by the Hon. w. P. Hepburn
before the Mems Temple Club, Eighth
Street Temple, d. m.
Third anniversary reception and supper
at the Terminal Railway Department
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. Union Station.
The Return of Ulysses" by the pupils
OF Business High School, at the school.
tonight.
the Sons of Veterans, 304 B street
southeast, s p. m.
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-The New
Jerusalem, No. 8, N. M; Temple. No.
day services, Church of the Ascension.
Massachusetts avenue and Twelfth
street northwest, p. m.
The following 1. o; Q; Iodges VIII
gree work; Salem, No. y, regular busi-
ness.
The following knights of Pythias or
PLANTATIONS will meet tonight: Lodges
HARMONY s No: r. o,d IegIIar c SISess
Evolutionary contest for the William
Writ Dixon. jr., memorial medal, open
to the students of Georgetown UNI
Meeting of E. ]. Ross Council, No. %,
], o. u. A. M, Seventh and d streets
northwest. tonight.
Meeting of Columbia Council. No. 81.
]. o. u. A. NJ, $40 Twentieth street
northwest. tonight.
Meeting of Constellation Council. No. 80.
]. o. U. A. NJ, 4l9 Tenth street north
west, tonight.
Meeting of Logan Tribe, No. s, I. o. r.
NJ, Wisconsin avenue and N street
northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. 3, Patriotic Order
of America, Third street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. s, Patriotic Order
of America, Congress Heights, tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. z, Patriotic ORDER
of America, 419 Tenth street northwest
tonight.
Address by Mrs. J. B. Withers before
Stanton Suffrage Club at 1S4S Biltmore
street, p. m.
Amusements.
Naturalization English Opera Company
in That's" S:15 D. m.
Belasco-The Vagabonds in Peter
Pan" $40 p. m.
Columbia Columbia Players In "a Wo-
mans Way" 2:l5 and S:15 p. m.
May Carnival by the pupils of Miss Cora
B. Shreve, Chase's Theater, p. m.
Majestic-''Ten Nights in Barroom."
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, ! to II
cssino-vaudevilie. to and to II
p. m.
Gayety-Burlesqus. s:15 and Sis .. m.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25
CORRECTION IN LIST
OF FAVORITE BOOKS

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
notice a slight omission in my list
of zone Hundred Favorite Books
which was printed in The Times of Suli-
day. May q, which 1t might be well
to correct.
II i may be allowed little space.
would like 20 say that IN suggesting
my list of books to the members of the
midshipmens Y. n. c. A. at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, 1 urged a general
course which would be of interest to the
average young man. and embrace such
topics as are of general interest. My
schedule is something like this:
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

In counting the list as 1t appears in
The Times, l find only ninety-two titles,
the following having been omitted,
probably by accident:
How to Know the Wild Flowers"
Mrs. w. s. Dana.
our Native Trees" Mrs. Harriet
Keller.
Florence B. Merriam.
wild Animals l Have Known"
Thompson Seton.
''Innocents Abroad" Mark Twain.
Tom Sawyer" Mark Twain.
THE Piper" Josephine Peabody.
THE Blue Bird" NJ. Maeterlinck.
FRED E. WOODWARD.
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TIMELY LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL BAG

postcard to the Red Cross, War Depart
ment. giving name and address, and
they will be sent for.
The Red Cross asks your cordial CO.
operation in thus helping 10 make
pleasanter the long summer days of our
soldiers at San Antonio. especially those
who are Ill.
MABEL T. BOARDMAN,
Member of the Executive Committee,
American Red Cross.
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nothing better results we shah at
least have some improvement in the
average of speeches whose eloquent
passages are only too often the only
features in the course of debate
which really deserve a laugh.
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Decision Gives Monopoly
Loophole Through Which
to Evade Law.
POINTS NEW WAY TO
WORK AN OLD TRICK
Means Ruin to Rival Concerns
Unless Way Is Found to
Stop 1t.
By JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

That the whole force and effect OF the
anti-rebating laws Is in imminent dan
ger of being broken down by decisions
Of the new Court of Commerce. is the
fear entertained by transportation au-
thorities who have studied the effects Of
the recent decision in favor of the Sugar
trusts lighterage allowance.
For the last two or three years 1t has
been popular to assume and announce
that the vicious practice Of reDating has
been ended, as a result Of the vigorous
laws and their righteous enforcement in
number of cases. As a matter Of fact
rebating has taken a new form, and
there Is grave uncertainty whether In
the new form II comes within the inhibi-
ton Of the. Federal statutes.
A series of cases of the first magnitude
are about to reach the Interstate COM
mission, while others have passed that
body and are awaiting the attention Of
the Commerce court, involving these
new and ingenious practices which are
held to be the substantial equivalent Of
rebating. II the Injunction in the New
York Sugar trust lighterage case is to
establish precedent and be followed to
its logical conclusion by the Commerce
Court in coming decisions, then. in the
view of Interstate Commerce officials,
the industrial railroads, the tap-line
lumber roads, the systems of wharfage
and harbor charges, and various other
methods that have been devised to en-
able great shippers to secure specially
low rates, are likely to be sustained.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

In spite of the glad sunshine, shad-
ow rests upon the Capital City since
Major Butt announced last night: II
don't believe l shall ever marry"
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

The F street parade is preparing to
take a tip from Baltimore and don the
sunbonnet, in which case we will pit
eur Sues against the world.
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Gets Rebate In
Lighterage Charges.

The Sugar trust Is allowed cents and
1-6 cents for Tightening 100 pounds of
sugar three miles across New York
harbor.. Is 1t a reasonable allowance?
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

b The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times daily during the month OF April
was 1.17S,662, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by rs, the number of days of publ
cation, shows the net daily average for April
70 have been 47.146.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

And now they are going to investigate
the Weather Bureau. If they find that
Jupiter Pluvius is drawing a salary he
should be docked for continued neglect
of duty.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the, month OF April
was 2O7, SO5, all copies left over and returned
when divided by g. the number of Sundays
during April, shows the net Sunday average
for April to have been q, 5H.
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OA6 SOhSSAhS
Have Advantage.

The danger Of such decision. it is
pointed out, lies in the fact that such
practices are possible only in the case
OF very big, rich, and powerful indus
tries that can provide their own indus
trial transportation facilities. The de-
cision in the Sugar case, for instance,
confirms the trust in a tremendous ad-
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Total for month. 1886. 1879
Daily average for month............. 6S.4IS
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In each issue OF The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head of the first page at the
left Of the date line.
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in this
column).
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

Major Sylvester says that hereafter
1t will cost Washers" caught speaking
10 women the maximum penalty of SIS,
which shows the major is going at the
evil in the right spirit.
The Washington times., 1911-05-25

substantial backing Of cash assets or
their equivalent are likely to prove
futile and to cause a great many
people, who buy such insurance, to
think they are protected when, In
fact, they are not. The minimum re-
quirement in the Gallinger bill Is not
large enough TO hurt any company that
is entitled to live.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman's appeal, on
behalf of the American Red Cross, Tor
old periodicals to send to the soldiers
in camp along the Mexican border de-
serves to meet with hearty response.
Instead of throwing away or burning
your winters accumulation Of maya
zines, send them to w. T. Boartman.
1901 p street northwest, or drop a pos
tai card to the Red Cross, care War
Department, city, giving your name
and address.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Washington,
D. c. as second class matter.
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Sunday.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
u The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month OF April was as follows:
April 2..........E,11o April 2..........H,i! 0
April s..,.......T,11S April sO..........4S'l4S
April N....-....45,612I
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APRIL CIRCULATION.
Daily,

The number Of complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month Of April was as follows.
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The awful calamities which have re-
suited from fires in institutions for the
insane should result in the Immediate
correction of the inadequate protection
now given the lives of inmates of the
Government Hospital.