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The Washington times., 1911-04-07
RATES OF INTEREST FOR
LOAN AGENCIES.

Friends of the "loan shark" bill
have felt some apprehension over the
bills fate since Representative Ben
Johnson. the new chairman OF the
House District Committee, announced
few days ago. that he favored max
ing the interest rate 6 per cent per
annum.
We hope Mr.. johnson did not put
forth this expression as his final judg
ment, but that he is still open to CON
viction that a higher interest rate is
necessary.
Before the District chairman-or anv
colleague of his in the new House
takes position against the loan agency
bill on the ground that it allows too
high rate Of interest, he owes it to
himself to read carefully the available
literature on this subject He would
find that the Sage Foundation has
made a thorough investigation and a
thorough experiment to ascertain the
proper rate of interest to be charged
for loans on such security as that
taken by the loan agencies, which it
is proposed to regulate here. He would
find that the Foundation has discov-
cred , per cent a month to be neces-
sary. The risk of such business is
great, and the expense of operation is
heavy, the latter because the average
loan is only between SO and $l5
Manifestly. a lender cannot transact
such business on the same terms as
the bank which loans hundreds and
thousands for long periods on unques-
toned security.
Mr. Johnson would find, further.
that establishments where such loans
are made are a public necessity. There
is a large class of people who have to
borrow small amounts of money and
who have practically no security to
offer. They cannot be accommodated
at ordinary banks, and it, therefore
is incumbent upon society to provide
them with facilities by which they
can be accommodated.
A rate of per cent per annum would
wipe the loan sharks out of existence,
but, however much one may deplore
their vicious practices, he cannot, in
justice to the borrowers, advocate the
extinction of the loan agencies. 1t is
an open question whether greater evil
might not result from the entire aboI-
ishment of the agencies than would re-
suit from permitting them to continue
to operate as they have operated,
which means permitting them to
charge anywhere from so to 300 per
cent per annum for loans.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Congress, as against the people of the
United States. The "folks back home"
will be placed in possession of the
facts; they will be told in straightfor-
ward language just what are the con-
ditions under which Government EN-.
ployes labor; they will be informed
what legislation is necessary to make
it possible for Government employees
to live and for the Government to OBJ
tain efficient service. Once possessed
of this information, the people of the
United States will do the rest.
Incidentally, this same information
will be put in the hands of the men,
bers of the newly elected Congress.
The members, however, cannot be ex-
pected to enact the necessary legisla'
tion until the people of their districts
and States understand it and indicate
a desire to have it. Then it will
come.
The bureau of the citizens com
mittee will tell the country, for in
stance, the interesting story of the
average pay of employees in the classi-
fed civil service. How many people
in the United States today know it is
only $75s per annum! 1t will tell
the people the fact that the scale Of
pay of employees of the classified civil
service has not been revised since
1853, in spite of the increased cost of
living and the increase made in the
pay of officers and employees of the
outside the classified serv-
ice. 1t will shatter that ancient, deli
cious myth about the snap" of the
Government clerk in Washington.
When these things become known
there'll be no trouble about getting in
creased pay for Government employees.
There'll be no trouble about estab-
fishing some sort of a retirement sys-
TEN. The reason these reforms have
not been established in the past Is
that the people of the country have
known nothing about the conditions
that need reforming. They haven't
known because the Government en-
pIoyes can't perfect an effective or
yanization through which to tell them.
That's the reason it has remained for
a committee of Washington citizens,
which is to be augmented later by
members from the. States and larger
titles, to form an organization and 60
about the business of obtaining the
necessary legislation.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
THE CAMPAIGNFOR THE GOV.
ERNMENT CLERK.

The appeal for funds with which to
conduct a campaign for the Govern
ment clerk is meeting the ready re-
sponse which it deserves. Substan-
TALLY half of the total of $4,000 which
the citizens committee has undertaken
to raise has been pledged, practically
without solicitation and within a re.
markably short time. That the other
half will be speedily obtained is GER
tain.
The committees plan of operation
will commend itself to every person in
terested in the welfare of the great
army of practically helpless Govern
ment employees, and it will undoubtedly
produce, \results. Its keynote is sys-
tenn. A bureau will be established in
Washington, and through it the coun-
try will be educated. The campaign
will be directed, not 30 much against
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
INDEPENDENCE FOR
PHILIPPINES URGED
AMONG DEMOCRATS
Resolution to Congress Fol-
lows Consultation With
Bryan.

Independence for the Philippine Is,
lands as the only effectual method oi
putting quietus on Japanese war ru,
mors Is being discussed among Demo,
cratic members of Congress.
Following a conference between VIII.
liam Jennings Bryan and Congressman
Cline of Indiana. Mr.. Cline introduced a
resolution providing. first, that the
United States declare itself as to its
intentions regarding the granting OF
independence to the Philippines, and,
second, that the State Department as
certain whether the big powers will
agree to the naturalization of a Philip
pine republic.
Manuel l. Quezon, the hard-workinG
delegate of the Philippine Islands to the
United States. has taken his coat of,
and is working industriously for recog-
milton of the demands Of his people for
independence.
Argues for Investigation.
Mr.. Quezon desires immediate inde-
pendence If possible. II he can not get
that he would like to have a commite =
appointed to go to the Philippines inr-
mediately, make an impartial investiga-
ton as to whether the Filipinos are
ready for independence, and report 10
Congress in time for action at the next
session.
Mr.. Quezon is Filipino, and, al
though a young man, makes an excel
lent impression on everyone. He de-
clares unQualihedly that the Filipinos
are ready for independeRceGpow.
Democratic members otSongress are
subject, because in the la Pee Demo-
cratic platforms the party Hedged itself
to do something definite looking toward
Philippine independence.
Democrats in favor OF getting rid of
the islands are far in the majority of
pendence, while others would prefer to
have the date for separation fixed for
the end of five, ten or fifteen years
Would Be Big Saving.
1t is agreed by nearly everyone that
II this country was free OF the islands
il would reduce TO a minimum the possi-
bility Of friction with Japan, and save
the country millions OF dollars annually
by relieving the necessity for the tre-
mendous naval expenditures which are
declared to be necessary to protect the
Philippines
In the Philippines the belief Is growing
that the United States is clinging to the
islands more because II makes 1t handy
for American capitalists TO exploit the
vast natural resources of the islands
than because the Filipino people are
not ready for independence That the
Sugar trust and other big American
intend that the United States
shall retain the islands forever they
nave little doubt. The Filipino people
arc looking to the Democratic party as
the only source from which they are
likely to receive their freedom.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
THE FATAL GIFT OF COCK
SURE OMNISCIENCE.

1t seems a little unfair that few
heaven born spirits should be left to
repress the follies and enlighten the
understanding of an entire community
simply because they happen to be
blessed with a cock-sure omnlsclence.
Such gifts are, of course, boon to the
people over whose welfare these SEN
tinels of Truth keep watch and ward,
but the strain only too often inter
feres with their digestion. This, in
turn, generates thick vapors in the
brain and in the end merely darkens
counsel.
Posted on the cast wind and signed
bv the same, the following has
reached us:
II goes without saying that the men
who were mean enough to rob couple
of CrippIes over in Alexandra were not
natives here nor to the Virginia manner
born.-The Times.
Manner born, In Hamlet YOU will
find to the manner born" What stu
pidity. Do you think the reading public
are idiots?
Piqued thus by our learned, but
nameless, friend, whose authority is
all the more unbiased because it owes
nothing to ethics, we attempted to
get in touch with this Hamlet" so
highly recommended as a specialist in
the cure of stupidity, and discovered
that he was a play, vulgarly attributed
to a London stableboy, but more gen
orally supposed to have been impro-
vised by the players themselves, one
evening, after coming on the stage
somewhat in their cups" 1t appears
that the stenographic notes were
little hard to read. but as far as the
transcribers could make it out, the
passage in question, having reference
to the Rum Demon. ran as follows:
Horatio-Is it custom?
Hamlet-Ay, marry, Isl
And to my mind. though I am native
And TO the manner born, 1t is custom
More honored in the breach than the
observance.
And after listening 10 a hbrary-1ull
of argument, during these three hun
dred years, hurled at them by such
learned Thebans as this local superin
tendent of the Universe, the high
brows, like Furness and Clarke and
Knight, kept right on printing it just
that way.
No, the reading public are not
"idiots"-in the sense our chastener
understands the word Its earlier
meaning, at least, was simply one with
a personality of his own-and TO this
our nameless friend pleads not guilty.
On the whole, this Fable teaches:
That it is a great deal better not to
know so much than to know so much
that isn't so.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

the same car out at o'clock this morn
ing. Now you see why l am sleepy.
But this is the way we have to work to
hold our job Still, l don't feel capable
of performing my duties as they should
be done. and working so long with so
little a rest"
Isn't this a violation of law for rail-
road men to be working through with
out proper rest? The stupor this man
was in that morning as l rode on the.
car made him unfit to perform his
duties.
Why isn't there a way for these rail-
TEN IF working their men? VIII you
please print this, as I thought II my
duty to send it to the press"
JOHN E. OSBOURN.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
HANF FORD'S OTHE[LO
STRONG, MANTELL'S
|AGO COPIES FAUST
Finished Work of Actors
Prevents Censoring Even
of Small Flaws.

II Mr.. MantelI is the generous spirit he
can so well afford to be. he must have
been deeply gratifed by the cordial re-
ception given Mr.. Hanford in the title
role Of "OthellC," at the Belasco last
night. His own Iagn was artistic and
sincere. This still remains true after
one has expressed tie wish that, mere
Iv as a matter Of Judgment, his concep-
tion of the subtle rnarplot we're less OBJ
:rusively modelled after Mephisto.
Perhaps, in a wsv, all villains are ot
Ievilishness all compact. But the foul
fiend Of the Faust legend. with all MS
variations down TO the Black Crook,
may well he left to subsist as a tradi-
tion to itself. without too closely ap-
proximatins to 1t the italian malignance
Of Othello's evil genius.
This Is hut a thought by the way,
however, the very Indulgence of which
is equivalent TO saying that there were
no large sins against art to summon 10
the bar of censorship.
Very Pageant of Roles.
II it must in conscience be set down
that on this occasional assumption Of Il
long and difficult role Mr.. Hanford
sometimes stumbled in his reading. one
should in justice remember how many
such parts this distinguished interpreter
Of the legitimate carries in his memory.
] he roles he mas played. first and last,
stretch out like a very pageant OF dra-
matte history.
And how many of the more slender
players of today would willingly assume
several inches of his girth II they could
command his musical witchery Of voice.
Knows Wisdom of Restraint.
To cavil with an actor who knows so
we'll the wisdom of restraint seems so
bold that one feels his seeming excess
of impa ASSIGNED defamation must be his
deliberate conception Of the part, rather
than an unconscious blemish. Surely
the suppressed intensity of his farewell
to the occupation of war lost nothing by
its restraint, and, like many other nota-
BILE passages, could hardly have been
improved.
Mr. Mantell invested the knavish an
cient with all the subtlety and finish OF
which the character was capable, and
once more confirmed the good opinion
Of his loving friends. These same
critics, whose opinions, after all, are
best worth while, gave a generous
measure OF applause to the Emelia of
Miss Scoot, while Miss Russell gave a
sympathetic Interpretation of Desde-
mona.
The costumIng and stage setting were
In keeping with the high standard which
has been maintained throughout the
week
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Ohio Alumni to Hold
Series of Dinners

A series OF monthly dinners. the first
of which was held last evening, are to
be given by the Ohio State University
Association of Washington. Plans
were formulated for the reorganization
of the general Alumni Associat tion OF
the university. Membership in the
local association is open to former stu
dents as we'll as alumni, both men and
women. All who are not now on the
n ailing list are invited to send their
addresses TO the secretary. The new
president has appointed Isabel Weber
and A. c. Nothstine members of the
social committee, of which the presi-
dent Is chairman.
The following officers recently were
elected for the coming year. President,
Carmi A. Thompson. Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior: vice president.
George L. Morton. of the Patent Office,
secretary. Irwin G. Priest, OF the Bu-
reau Of Standards, and treasurer. Nell
lie F. Sheets, OF the Tariff Board.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
WHAT'S on the Program, in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to announce
meetings and entertainments in this
column. Phone or write announce
mentsD
The following Masonic organizations will
meet tonight: LodSes-Columbia, No
2; f: A; hePanSn' No. / IN n, IN: M:
ter-School of Instruction. knights
Templar mandery-Columbia, No
., election. Eastern star Chapter
Martha, No. 4
The following l. o. o. F. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodses-Central.
No. l. Metropolis: No. 16. Encamp-
ment- -.Magenenn. No, 4. Grand Lodge
Fancy drills by the infantry and cav
airy for the benefit OF the newsboys
of Washington. Fort Myer, 8 p. m.
Celebration OF "Appomattox Day" 3ls
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, S p. m.
Meeting of the Citizens Northea Sc
Tenleytown, 7:30 p. m.
Meeting of the Park View Citizens As
sociation, Whitney Avenue Christian
Church, Park road and Georgia ave-
nue. northwest. 7:J0 p. m.
MaundCr's cantata, "Olivet to Calvary
will be sung in the Church of the AS
Cension by the choir at p. m.
Annual meeting of the Womans Inter-
. denomInational Missionary Union,
Church Of the Ascension, p. m.
Annual debate between Atlanta Un'-
versity and Howard University, Rar-
kin Memorial Chapel, .. m.
Meeting oe the Colonial Beach Citizens
Association, ST. Joseph's Hall, Fifth
and II streets northwest, p. m.
Meeting Of the Zwingt Bible Class OF
Grace Reformed Sunday School. Fiji
teenth and o streets northwest, p. m.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
SPARROW DETERMINATION
is A WAR MEASURE
To tn. Editor Of THE TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Citizen j. Fraise Richard, a leading
member Of the free lance corps of copy
makers, always interesting and gen
orally convincing, appeared in COM
prehensiYe Indictment of the English
sparrow, in The Times of March 81.
He followed this presentment with the
suggestion that the boys Of the District
be made immune to punishment for law.
lessness, and then set upon the spar
rows-to the end that the winged
Ishmaels'' be eXterminated.
A luminous editorial in the same issue
of The Times informed its readers just
where we stand as a nation touching
these brown buccaneers of the air.
and commented on Mr.. Richards pro-
posed remedy for the wrongs committed
by them, in a way as charming in its
pleasantly as It was effective in its dis
posal of the proposed cure.
The undersigned dnds himself In full
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
ECONOMICAL METHOD
TO GET RID OF MOURNERS
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
"The suggestion for having tene-
ments built over factories" Mr.. Cool
idge says. although 1t has many dis
advantages, would make it possible
for the men and women who furnish
cheap factory labor to get sufficient
light and air."-Times Interview.
Another advantage of this idea is
that when catastrophe occurs, like
the shirt waist factory fire in New
York city. the dependents and fam
lies at home will be burned up stimuli
taneously with the bread winners
very economical way of disposing of
the mourners. CHARITY.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Woman Is Exonerated
Of Charge of Robbery

Annie M. Dorsey has been exonerated
from the suspicion of holding up
the clerks and robbing the cash register
Of the store of. the Sanitary Grocery
Company, 3103 NJ street northwest,
last Monday morning.
The woman was released without ar
raignment by Judge ]. l.. Pugh in Uni
ted States branch of Police Court. AS
sistant United States Attorney Ralph
Given requested the release of the
woman.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Amusements,

NationaI-Lillian Russell, In In Search
of a Sinner" sis p. m.
Belasco-Mantell in Macbeth Sis
p. m. -
Columb!a-Thurston, the magician, Sis
Chase's-Nat NJ. Wills and polite vaude-
willie, 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
y-''Graustark," S:15 p. m.
Casino-Continuous vaudeville. 12:45 to
IL D. m.
Cosnnos-Continuous vaudeville.
Lyceum-"The Big Review" 2:15 and
S:15 p. m.
Gayety-"New Columbia BurlesQuers,"
2:l5 and S:1S p m.
ArCade-Skating, bowling and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
OVERWORKED CONDUCTORS
UNFIT TO PERFORM DUTY

To the Editor of THE TINES:
AS / was riding down on one of the
Capital Traction cars, April I, noticed
the conductor nodding. 1 said: Young
man, you must be sleepy this morning. =
p He told me he was; that he only had
three hours sleep out of twenty-four.
why shouldn't 1 be sleepy? I went
to work yesterday evening at o'clock
and worked until 1, at night. BY the
time / got home and got to bed 1t was
O'Clock, and had to get UP and take
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Victim of Street Car
Reported Improving

A decided change for the better was
noted today in the condition of John L.
King, a retired maChinist of the navy.
whose skull was fractured Wednesday
night. when he was struck by Capital
Traction car at Pennsylvania avenue
and Sixth street northwest. Physicians
at the Emergency Hospital say he has
a good chance for recovery.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Boxing and Wrestling
At the Southern Club

Boxing and wrestling are on the card
at smoker TO be Leld under the aus
pices of the Southern Athletic Club. in
its rooms at 90S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. this evening.
The main boxing exhibition will be be-
~ cen Kid" Egan ard Kid Sullivan.
while on the mat Joe Turner will
Wrestle with Frv King
All members Of the organization are in
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

the force of salaried inspectors to "ver
the ground, but with the help of volun-
teers there is no reason why every cor
ner OF the District should not be ex-
plored. Philadelphia. in the last two
years, has achieved remarkable results
from such an organization.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Records Believed Safe
After Court House Fire

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April THE
records and other documents of value
in the court house destroyed by fire yes
terday are believed to be safe in the iron
safe in which they were kept Sir
CHRISTOPHER Wren, the architect of St
Pauis Cathedral in London, erected the
court house in 176a.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
RECKLESS CHILDREN SPOIL
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL"
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Just one word on the subject of the
City Beautiful" Can find out through
the medium of your valuable paper, how
to keep unknown children from making
playground Of my lawn and digging
their heels into my terrace until it IS
an eyesore to all concerned? II remedy
could be found ior this unnecessary evil
1t would merit a vote of thanks from
many helpless sufferers. F. NJ. S.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Sports.

Meeting of Southern Railway Baseball
League, at Southern Railway offices.
Meeting of Marquette League, at Center
Market Armory.
Meeting of Sunday School League, l019
D street northeast.
Meeting OF the Bankers League at $50,
at American Security and Trust Com-
pany's oflces. a-g----.---
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Bravery of Policeman
Prevents a Lynching

NEW YORK. April 7-only the brav-
cry of Patrolman Marion saved Gregg
Franklin coIored, from the hands of a
mob of White Plains white citizens.
Franklin cut the throat of a street car
conductor.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

The Woodmen Of the World are plan
ming quite a number of delightful out
ings, TO take place when the green gets
into the trees"
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month OF March
vas l6S, b55, all copies left over and returned
oy agents being eliminated. This number.
when divided by 4, the number OF Sundays
curing March, shows the net Sunday aver
age for March to have been 42,l3S
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

With eX-Candidates BRYAN and Hearst
In town, things begin to look like a near
Presidential reunion
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

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.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Now comes B. H Warner with a plan
TO organize Southern business men into
washington Boomers" When every
BODY pushes something has to move
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times daily during the month OF March
vas 2se. 7sS, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
olNioeo by q, the number OF days Of publi-
cation, shows the net daily average for March
20 have been a. s07
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
Sunday,

The number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
curing the month OF March was follows:
march l2.........46,2S4 March 26.........+7.260
Total for month. .1S5, T94
sunday average for month. ............. 46.449
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Entered at the Postorrice at Washington,
d. c. as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Speaking Of Alexandria, it may be re-
marked that out in Reno they at least
give the courts a chance to sanction the
separation.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Spring needed the Macedonian cry Of
Washington real estate men and came
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

The talk of universal peace seems to
have no appreciabIe effect upon the
number of lawyers who want to be ad-
mitted 10 practice in the United States
Supreme Court
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

IotaI Tor month, n 81, ,42S
DAILY average for month. 60,7Si
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
MARCH CIRCULATION.
Daily.

ne number Of complete and perfect copies
q The Washington Times printed daily dur
fng the month OF March was as follows:
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Senator Crane is authority for tho
statement that he never had a quarre,
in his life. Perhaps the fact that in all
his political life he never made a speech
NAV be in part the reason.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

Miss Bennett says she is going to
parade F street in her harem skirt, and
puts impudence on notice that she will
be accompanied by her English bull
dog. Fie upon her! The color scheme
calls for a Nubian slave.