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The Washington times., 1911-01-19
Midshipmen Ask Time.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 19-Midshipmen
who have been Ill with typhoid fever
have asked for a pOStponement of their
semi-annual examinations, set for the
latter part of January, and the board
Of the Naval Academy has taken their
petition under advisement.
The Washington times., 1911-01-19
IN MEMO RIAM

WILSON-In sad but loving remembrance
Of my dear father. JACOB FRANCIS
WILSON, who departed this life one year
ago tomorrow, January 90 1910.
BY Her Daughter. Louise w. b.
The Washington times., 1911-01-19
ALEXANDRIA HONORS
THE MEMORY OF LEE
Anniversary of Birth Oh
served BY Closing Banks
and Schools.
WASHINGTON TIMEs BUREAU.

ALEAANDhlAs Na.1 S<h~N- 49,
The birthday Of Gen. Robert Z. Lee
Is being observed in Alexandria today
by the closing of the banks and pubic
schools.
This evening r. E. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, will hold banquet
at its hall in Prince street. Command
er Smoot will be the tOastmaster, ana
toasts will be responded to as follows:
THE Confederate Soldier" Senator
John Randolph Thornton, of Louisiana; {;
General Lee" Senator Joseph NJ. Ter
rell. of Georgia.
The guest of honor will be Gen. W. c.
Castleman, of Louisiana.
The banquet. which will be provided
by the Woman's Auxiliary to Lee Camp,
will be brought to a close with the
reading of General Lees Farewell Ad-
dress by Edgar Warfield, sr.
An adjourned meeting of the board
of managers Of the Children's Home Is
being held at the home this afternoon,
when many matters Of Importance are
being considered.
DR.. Ennon G. Williams, commissioner
of health for Virginia has accepted an
The Washington times., 1911-01-19

Dr. Ennon G. Williams, commissioner
of health for Virginia, has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address at the
young peoples building In this city on
Tuesday evening, January "A, before the
Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
The Washington times., 1911-01-19

$50 pairs broken sizes of Misses
and Children's Vici Kid, Gun
Metal Calf, and Patent Leathers.
Button or Laced Boots-kid or
4,
36 pairs Child's high cut Storm
Boots-siZes to s.
As pairs Big and Little Boys
Tan or Black Calf Shoes-broken
sizes to 51A.
The Washington times., 1911-01-19

able spectacle of Mr.. Norton being
called upon TO sue himself"
The Washington times., 1911-01-19

One Tableful Tan Boots.
Cne Tableful Kid Boots.
One Tableful Calf Boots.
One Tableful Cloth Top Patent
Leather Boots.
Remnants of some of our best
known lines.
Hand-sewed Turn and Welt
Soles-Medium, Low, and High
Heels.
Sizes. of course. broken.
The Washington times., 1911-01-19
"MIDWINTER CLEARANCE" SALE PRICES asAs a. s,o,..
Boys and Girls

S1.25 Grade School Shoes
For Small Boys-Kid or Calf
Laced Shoes; sizes to 13h. Chill
dren's Vici Kid Button or Laced
Boots-Sizes to IL. Fri OK
day ............ OOC
The Washington times., 1911-01-19

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN-The
annual convention OF the U. S. Civil
Service Retirement Association will be
held at G. A. r. Hall, Washington, DC,
Jan 20 and q, 1911, commencing at Q
A NJ each day.
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
NJ F. O'DONOGHUE, President.
E. J. CANTWELL, Secretary
945 Pa Ave N w
The Washington times., 1911-01-19
SPECIAL NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS
LIGHT COMPANY, Washington. D. c..
January 10, 1911 The annual meeting Of
the shareholders of the Washington Gas
Light Company, for the election of di-
rectors and for such other business as
may properly come before said meeting,
will be held at the office of the Com
pany, Nos. 413-417 Tenth street n. w,
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1911, at u
o'clock noon The polls will be open
from Y o'clock noon to l o'clock p. m.
WILLIAM b. ORME, Secretary.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS - The
74th regular quarterly dividend of 1ATo
has been declared on the capital stock
of the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. payable February l, 1911, when
checks for dividends will be mailed to
all stockholders of registered address.
The books of the company will be closed
for the transfer of stock from January
"A to February !, 1911, both dates in
elusive. Stockholders who have changed
their addresses since date of last divi.
dend will please notify the Company.
HARRY G. MEEM, Treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
CHURCHAIENs WARNING.

Boston Herald; Archbishop Ireland OF
St. Paul follows Cardinal Gibbons in a
announcement against the initiative,
the referendum and the recall. More of
what George Fred calls living In the
past"
Sioux City Journal; The warning cry
from Cardinal Gibbons ana archbishop
Ireland should give pause to the feet
OF those who are hurrying after the %
called reform politicians who are prom
ising TO save the people from hazy
calamity by q new route. The immediate
presumption is that Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Ireland are just as wise
as Senator La Toilette or Senator Bris-
tow, and vastly more disinterested.
81. Louis Republic: Many people viii
agree with Archbishop Ireland in his op-
position TO direct popular government by
means OF the Initiative and referenduH
who will not subscribe 70 his eharacteri
nation OF Il as mob rule. Representative
government is one thing ana a pur'
democracy Is another, but In either cas'
there Is no good reason to describe th'
activities OF the people as mobhke. Everl
harsh word that the archbishop nov
uses against direct legislation was hurlet
a century and more ago at those whit
Eentured 70 urge manhood suffrage undel
the representative system. No good caus
ever suffered from eplthets and NJ
democracy win ever be halted by thos
who refer TO the people a. a mob
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Punishment for Crime.

It may be more difficult to appre-
bend criminal In a country as large
as the United States and as sparsely
populated in parts than It Is In q
smaller land with a denser COM
munity life. II may also be more
difficult to run down criminals in
this country than In others because
Of the cosmopolitan population. But
II these explanations are valid, the
appalling fact remains, as was
brought out before the National
Prison Congress, that more murders,
numerically and proportionatelyI are
committed in the United States than
elsewhere and so many more as to
make comparison almost out of the
question. The statistician, taking a
given year, shows that 11S homi-
cides are committed In the United
States for every 100000 populR-
ton as against fourteen in Italy,
where passions are supposed 10 so
unbrldled; sixteen In Canada, nine
in Great Britain and FIVE in Ger
many.
Are these countries more law
abiding than the United statesI II
may be unpleasant TO admit, but
every thoughtful American knows II
is true that one reason why murder
and other crime of violence are 80
rampant in this country Is that we
have made too little OF the prao-
teal side OF law. In New York
with its population OF less thar
100000, 119 homicides we're in
yestigated within a year. but oonvic-
lions secured In only forty-fve. In
London, with its 1000, 600 of PEG.
pie, there were in the same year only
nineteen murders. Five OF these
murderers committed suicide and al
except four were arrested and either
convicted and executed or sent L
the insane asylum. What is true o
New York is true, on lesser scale
OF other American cities.
Is life valued more highly in Eng
land than In America? Is Grim,
regarded more lightly in Americi
than in England? Evidently we no
only unduly exaggerate the "prodig
ious technique" OF the law, but W
are too free with our paroles AM
pardons and too generous with tn
benefit Of doubt TO villains caugh
red-handed. That does not meal
we should punish on mere suspicion
any more than that because W
should conduct our prisons on a hu
name and sanitary basis We shout
cease 70 ditferenuate between tn
man who Obeys the law and the ma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
People Talked About

The cars for women only" have
proved a failure in London. suffragettes
had to have male heads to knock.
The Cincinnati millionaire who thinks
that nobody loves him should move up
to Cleveland, where the flash OF a roll
draws a smothering crowd.
Those who doubt the swiftness OF the
pace can draw a mental picture OF the
strike OF girls in New Hampshire
school against domestic science on the
ground that cooking and dlshwRshing are
vulgar and mental"
A Missouri man wants $4,000 damages
for being kicked by a native mule. II
the fellow had touch of state pride in
his makeup he would paint on the good
luck sign, Made in Missouri by Mis-
sourians," and let 1t go at that.
The great and only Christy Mathewson,
as an expert on the game, bewailed the
folly of Pitcher Vanguard handing Home
Run Baker the right kind OF a ball to
belt. Before darkness fell on the tragedy
of Tuesday the great Matty handed
Baker the same kind OF a ball which was
belted into the sweet by-and-by. Matty
was too weary to give expert testimony
on the second cruel blow.
The Havana Post puts out a fetching
bid for northern tourists in search Of
summer climes in winter. tourist num-
Der notably rich in Colored pictures Of
city and country scenes in Cuba, his
torical buildings, monuments and battle
fields. with explanatory descriptions,
stirs the wanderlust and invites mental
calculations on the wherewith. In mid
winter when the SHOWS do blow and bliz-
yards grip the ears the Cuban feast
would be irresistible. Just now Cuba
has no weather In stock equal to the
golden glories Of autumn in the corn
belt.
| A husky Indian In a red riding Co.'S
tune, mounted on a red horse and
standing on the red banks OF the fretful
Missouri, points to a red perspective of
Sioux City with the conscious pride OF
the artist who has painted the town. Two
red bridges span the stream. Red tug
boats dash hither and thither among
river craft, and red schooner pokes its
bow into the scene, suggestive of the
masted windjammers whose freighted
decks, like olden Orgossles, bear
away to the seas beyond the golden
fruitage of the corners of four states.
Thus is art and imagery combined in the
Sioux City Journals exposition Of THE
Gateway OF the Northwest" In the
eighty odd pages Of descriptive, pictorial
and adcraft exhibits comprising the
booster number there is much to admire
and enjoy, but none carries the deft,
brilliant touch of the decorated gate
way.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Paradox on Peace Through War.

The remark, I'VE will have peace,
though we have to fight for It," is
usually jocularly made, but there is
much more truth than poetry in the
paradox that peace is won through
war. 1t cannot fail to strike reflect
ing minds as anomalous that the very
time when people everywhere are
coming to realize the horrors Of war.
and clamor more loudly for the bless
ings OF peace, should be the time for
armed conflicts and Instructions to
break forth almost simultaneously in
various parts of the world. The
apotheosls of peace, and the notable
progress toward arbitration by inter
national agreement, and agitation for
disarmament, is apparently accom-
panied by a revolution in Mexico, by
war drama in Tripon and by a re-
bellion in China.
VIII these demonstrations of in
herent savagery set back the rising
tide on which the peace movement
was being carried forward? Or will
these outbreaks OF turbulence, and
the lessons thus taught, serve to
force a keener appreciation of the
cost of war in life and treasure, and
the burden It piles up for future gen.
erations, and make the people still
more eager to embrace every promis-
ing project for peaceable settlement
OF disputes between nations?
In the history of civilization thers
have been many righteous wars and
many unrigiteous wars. If little
lighting by Mexicans, Italians, Turks
and Chinese could really prove to be
a material step toward world peace
the blood-letting might be worth
while, after all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Saving Pension Money.

Assurance is given that II will
save not only time and red tape, but
much money, for the government TO
send its check direct to every pen
sioner without the routine of hav-
ing the pensioner make out a new
voucher every three months and
waiting until It has run the gauntlet
Of determination whether or not the
notary's seal is entirely above the
dotted line" or some other detail
equally as unimportant.
Under present arrangements the
old soldier or his dependent must 60
before a notary at the end of each
quarter and make out new
voucher, establishing his OF her
identity and right to the money.
Then, in due course of time, a war
rant for the pension comes back,
accompanied by a new voucher for
the next quarter. In addition TO the
time and trouble and expense to the
pensloner the process also proves
costly in a financial way to the gov
eminent. II involves an immense
amount OF extra stationery, printing
and clerical labor. The government
itself, estimates that by adopting the
plan proposed by congress, that OF
merely sending a check for the
amount due to each pensloner with.
out all this red tape, It would save
100000 annually to the pension
ers and eventually nearly 100000
year to the government.
or course, the governments whole
aim In pursuing the present method
has been to guard against imposition
and fraud. In this, therefore, II hal
had the interest of the bona fde pen
sioner in view as much as that o.
the strong box at Washington. i
is notorious that tremendous pension
frauds have been perpetrated in The
years gone by and the government
therefore, is not to be severely crit
icized for its effort to protect worth!
and honest pensioners and thwar
unworthy. and dishonest applicants
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
coaxinp Rain in Kansas.

Kansas Is again going into the
rainmaking business. Farmers in
the western part of the state are
planning TO build thousands OF small
ponds or reservoirs to store the
water from the winter rain and snow
10 tempt precipitation during the
spring and summer months. They
proceed on the ancient theory that
water attracts water" and believe
they can prevent another such dry
season as the last one in this way.
The state steps in with the approving
proposition that for every such pond
built holding enough water TO cover
ten acres of ground one foot in depth
It will remit taxes to the sum of
500. Four ponds will be allowed
for every quarter section. There
fore, farmer having 100 acres may
get back taxes not exceeding S400 a
year by building the ponds.
SO far as building the ponds are
concerned, that is perfectly feasible,
whether accomplishing the ultimate
purpose or not. The farmers may
set out trees about these ponds. thus
enhancing the beauty OF their farms
and adding the supposed attraction
OF forests to draw water and make
rain follow the streams and timber
belts. The water in the ponds. al
any rate. could be used for irriga-
ton, even though a secondary con
sideration.
It will be interesting TO watch thil
experiment, and yet the records Of
rainfall are not sufficient in them
selves TO give assurance OF success
While a perfect comparison may no
be made between western Kansas
and the San Joaquin valley in Cali
fornia, It is, nevertheless, worth not
ing that IN that valley, 90 abundant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Roosevelt as a Conservative.

Democratic newspapers are trying
very hard to make former President
Roosevelt out TO be a champion Of
the recall Of judges, although Colonel
Roosevelt has been very careful at
all times, while asserting that the
people must be superior to their gov
eminent and retain control Of the
judiciary as we'll as the other agen-
cles of government, not TO set very
great store upon the device proposed
in the recall. Colonel Roosevelt has
stated that some conditions would.
in HIS opinion, Justify resort to the
recall as an extreme measure to rem
edy abuses and correct crying evils,
but has also distinctly disclaimed be-
lief in IL for general application. II
the position OF Colonel Roosevelt is
correctly reflected by the Outlook,
which carries his name as con-
tributing editor, It must be expressed
in these extracts from the current
number Of the Outlook commenting
on the California election:
The referendum, initiative and recall
have been adopted in California, as they
have been proposed elsewhere, as q rem
sdy for bossism. IL remains 20 be seen
whether the remedy will be efficaoious.
We think II IL only TO be held in re-
serve-that the short ballot principles
should be made a precedent reform, and
the direct appeal for town-meeting leg
islation should be reserved for last
resort The outlook is strongly OPP
posed to applying the recall 10 the iu-
dicial office, and thus making Il posi-
Bile at any time 10 transform q town
meeting into a court OF appeals. But we
can understand why recent events have
led the people OF California 10 adopt the
perilous remedy for the injustice
wrought by technicality and traditional
ism, IL by nothing worse. in the courts.
II this is correct definition Of his
attitude. Colonel Roosevelt's declara-
ton that he is conservative, and
not radical, on this subject will be
found to be well grounded, and the
efforts to put him in the list of ex-
IRENE radicals VIII fall short.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
DOMESTIC PLEAsANTRIEs.

she-when women vote, you will not
be able to buy their ballots.
He-Don't need to, IL the department.
stores can be induced to have big bar
gain sales on election day.-Baltimoro
American.
Mrs. sharpley-My husband and I get
along beautifully ] always do as
Miss Bright-What an ideal husband.
always to do as his wife pleases.-Boston
Transcript.
Papa" asks the little boy, why do
they say a woman is setting her cap
for man when she wants to marry
hlm7"
because, my son." explains the father
softly, IF she sets her bonnet for him
she knows blamed we'll the price OF IL
will scare him to death."-Judge.
Eyes, have just finished a treatise
on the single tax. Next shall grapple
with the woman question"
Consult me. old fellow. grapple with
fresh one every hour
How is that?'
~ am married. Satire.
IT'S positively disgusting"
",rhe way people crowd to the theater
to see an improper play. Just think!
They've sold out the house for three
weeks in advanced
How do you known
II tried to purchase tickets and
couldn't PUCK.
Mrs. Jokeley--John, I wish you'd take
down a book and see what's good for
keeping those pesky flies away.
Her Husband-,What book, dear?
Mrs. J:-Oh any book win do They all
have fly leaves, you know.-Boston
Transcript.
why did you select Charles instead
of George?" asked Maude.
well" replied Maymie, George said
I had eyes like violets, cheeks like wild
roses, shell-like ears and lips like cher
ries"
Very pretty"
Yes. But Charles said I had eyes like
diamonds. teeth like pearls and lips like
rubes. II seemed to me that his ideas
were much more practical. w ashing-
| ton Star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
|HOoklnS Backward
IhisDSSy ln0maha
COMPILED faoM BEE PILES :
Thirty Years Ago
: COMPILED FROM BE
OCT. %.

The fight over Sunday closing IL wag-
ing fast and furious, the temperance
committee Of five trying hard to follow
UP its move on Sunday saloons by clos
Ing barber shops, drug stores and bath
rooms
Albert Bierstadt, the noted artist,
passed through the city on his return to
New York with the Willard party
Through an extended trip through Ore
gon and Washington territory.
Average rainfall, one-uuarter of an
inch; average depth Of mud. six inches.
Omaha can raise more dust and mud
than any other city in America, and do
II quicker
The funeral Of Mrs. Johanna Redden
was held from the cathedral and the re-
mains inferred In Holy Sepulchre GEM
etery.
eago and Racine, Wis.
L. NJ. Bennett, general superintendent
of the Pacific Pullman division, re-
turned from the west.
Mrs, Senator Saunders and daughter
Miss Mamie, arrived home after a pleas
ant trip in Colorado,
DR.. Frlsoni left for Germany. where he
will leave his daughter, whose posses
sion the courts recently gave him, and
return in about three months.
Ed s. Mayo has returned from the east
bringing with him his bride,
Miss Agnes Simpson and Miss Mamie
Barker of San Francisco arrived in
Omaha on a visit to Mrs. F. II. Davis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

Chicago Record-Herald: One st. Louis
preacher has sued another for $4,000 be-
cause the defendant said the complain
ant preached in a church that was sup
ported by prominent brewer. 1t looks
as il the prominent brewer also had
cause for complaint.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A Jersey City
clergyman comes out with an announce
ment that he is perfectly willing to re-
marry divorced persons. Some preachers
are so slowl This one missed fat fee
by not making UP his mind month
or so sooner.
Boston Transcript: A bigamous En-
glish parson. living at Joliet, insists that
he is not a criminal in the sight OF God
but only according to American law. He
should have remembered that the gov
eminent Of Illinois Is not a theocracy-
not muchl
Houston Post; A Louisville preacher
says there is not enough spanking in the
home. We believe this to be true, not
because there is less disposition to spank.
but the average home does not contain
the quantity of free raw spanking ma
terlal II used 10 contain.
Springfield Republican; II understand
that the emperor OF Japan will shortly
issue an ediet establishing Christianity
as the official religion OF the country
thus is quoted Rev. DR.. Mckenzie, presi-
dent OF the Hartford theological semi
nary. Such an event would be extremely
interesting. for the emperor would have
TO establish some particular kind OF
| Christfanitv. Would he select Roman
Catholicism, or Greek Catholicism OF
Professionalism, And II Professionalism
would hS prefer Lutheranism. or Angu-
canism, OF Methodism2 The range ei
choice Isl wide.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
Perseverance,

Ask any man who has a record OF
achievement in any field Of human
endeavor and he will include perse-
verance among his keys to success.
LIES pathway lie not one continu-
Gus smooth roadway to be travelled
without Instructions or mishsp. On
the contrary, It is usually a tortuous
highway with many rough places,
and many obstacles TO be overcome.
Nor Is the march always steadily for
ward. but often halted. and some
times apparently blocked altogether.
This is where perseverance, comes
into play, and where perseverance,
counts, The easily disheartened and
quickly discouraged turn back or fall
by the wayside, while those who pos
sess perseverance, push on and pass
their laggard fellows even though
the latter have started In the race
earlier, and with better prospects.
Every man and woman should Set
TO It that perseverance IL among the
personal resources which he or she
has conserved and may draw upon
Every child should have perseverance,
instilled into It as one Of the splendid
traits necessary for It's future well
fare.
The Kingdom Of Heaven is only
for those who persevere in the right
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-22
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

II every man had all the money he
wanted. the devil would get US all.
A sunny spirit will do more TO i'm
prove the looks than powder rag.
whenever the devil has minute to
spare he sets another trap for the boy.
The man who succeeds must work
hard, but not so hard as one who fails.
You can't down the man who can
always find a blue spot in black sky.
Nothing can move the hand OF God
like the cry Of a soul that seeks his
help.
The world always says, GO up
higher" TO the man who Is getting
there.
The man who has no money 10 poor,
but not so poor as the one who has no
God.
Many boy fails because he has a
father who runs his shoes down at the
heel