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The Washington times., 1911-12-14

useful. Il promises to be . hard win.
ter, Isabslla. after this long, warn
spell. Perhaps. he would appreciate a
pair Of mittens. And yet, on the other
hand, he might draw = hasty con.
clusion and never como again. Pulse.
warmers, wrought out In soft shade
Of Germantown wool with soallops
around the edge would carry no such
possible construction as the mittens.
and yet we are not sure that they are
Being worn this winter. Fashions
change, Isabella, although we are quite
sure they were popular under the Ad.
ministration of President Polk or
thereabouts.
There Is a feminine tendency to-
ward the things which man wears
around his neck. But, strangely
enough, between neckties and yokes,
for example, the average man usually
prefers neither. Most men are color
blind, Isabella, and never know what
is really becoming to them.
The ample fields of literature offer
varied opportunities If you are only
sure of his taste. 1t is possible that
he would be immensely pleased with
Baxter's Saints Rest" And then
again he might 60 in for such light
er forms of literature as "Billy Bax-
ter's Letters" Both are well enough
in their way, but they differ radically
in subject and treatment.
The only thing to do is to use your
best judgment, taking care to select
something with an exchangeable value,
and hope that by the time you have
kept company with him for another
half yearly period you may know his
tastes better.
As to the two understudies. give
them those little Pandora caskets from
which all has escaped but Hope, which,
after all, Isabella, is often dearer than
realization, sad as it may seem. In
the meantime you are passing through
an ordeal which perplexes the wide
world today, and each must tread tho
wine-press alone.
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THE CHRISTMAS OFFERING
PERPLEXES ISABELLA,

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
l am young girl and have been
keeping company with a fellow which
like very much for about six months.
give me an idea about what to give
him for Christmas Would you also
tell me what 1 could give a couple of
other fellows which l have received
presents from. ISABELLA.
You little realize, Isabella, the re-
sponsibility You have thrust upon us
An error of judgment in these matters
is like that "pebble in the streamlet
scant" which, the poet tells us, has
changed the course of many a river"
Men are SO finical, SO ready to jump at
conclusions, that they expect girls to
be mind readers, and when they don't
get what they want they become un-
reasonable. So the Christmas gift, un-
wisely chosen, has wrecked more hap.
piness than all the villains bodied forth
by Mary j. Holmes or Mrs. e. d. Z. N
Southworth. .>
We taken it for granted that you do
not mean to say, literally, that you
have been keeping company with a
young man whom you like "very much
for about six months" This would
point to an Inconsistency which is not
in keeping with the kindly impulses
of your heart. And if you only liked
him for six months in the year you
would not choose that half yaarly NOR
iod which, oddly enough, includes the
glad Yuletide. No woman ever does
The sign and seal of her disinterested
affection is to grow cool and distant
toward men as Christmas draws near
Had you neser noticed it, Isabellai
If the young man is one of the sane
and wholesome kind he ought to be
grateful to you for sending something
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kind are not sociaiists at all In any true
sense OF the word. but mere meters 70
murder and preachers of applied an.
arohy--and the labor leaders AFFILIATED
part part they ins played In the trial Of Xoyer
and Haywood; and In this case. they
repeated their familiar tactics, and held
mass meetings. and scattered broadcast
papers and addresses in which they
ses sss snS sSf SOUGHT 10 Stbs
arouse every evil class instinct against
all who upheld the cause OF law or
sought to put stop po,In.. to az, z,
confessed his guilt Mr.. Moyer. the head
Of what purports to be q labor organ
isation, 10 reported in the press a. COM
menting upon Il, not by denounctng
MCNAMARA for having committed the
murder. but BY denouncing him for .,Ia hay. !:
Murder 10 murder, and the foolish
sentimentalists or sinister wrong-doers
Tn, wnS Try to sspologi.s for i as 1 an Incl Incl
morally cuipable but are enemies Of the
American people, and, above all, are
enemies OF American wage-workers. In
honorable contrast to these men stand
never asked for more than fair trial
only been to get justice, and who now
sternly demand that murder shall be
punished when committed In the NOM
ipal interest Of labor precisely as under
any other circumstances.
IT believe with all my heart in the
American workingman; believe with
all my heart in organized labor, for
labor must be organized in order to
protect and secure It's right; and there
fore with all my strength urge my
fellow-citizens, the American men and
women who earn their livelihood as
stand for honesty and obedience to the
law, and to set their faces like flint
against any effort to identify the cause
OF organized labor, directly or indi-
rectiy, with any movement which In
any shape or way benefits by the COM
mission Of crimes of lawless and mur-
derous violence" ..
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Banquet Given by
Woodmen Officials

A banquet was given Tuesday night
by District officers, deputies. consuls,
clerks. and physicians Of the Modern
Woodmen OF America, in honor of
Supreme Organizer Ralph e. johnson.
OF Lincoln. Neb.
II. H. Millard, lecturer for the Dis
trict, acted as toastmaster. Among the
speakers were: Supreme organiser,
Ralph e. Johnson; former head di-
rector, Charles Saunders, Council
Blufrs, Iowa; State deputy, A. r.
Chaffee; District deputy. william Nc
Caffrey; medical director, DR.. ]. W.
Sutherin; delegate, w. H. Cole; alter
nate. DR.. B. F. Gibbs; State consul.
C. l.. DAWSON; State clerk, Or. NJ. J.
Ready; assistant deputies, August ii.
Jaeger, William c. Boteler. Vergne W.
Potter, and John L. Bateman.
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"MURDER is MURDER" !"
An Editorial By Theodore Roosevelt
In THE OUTLOOK
In THE OUTLOOK

In May last. when the McNamarss
mad Just been arrested, ana when, I
regret to say. many men who posed
either as leaders in the Socialist party
or a. especial champions and represen-
tatives Of the cause Of labor were fran
tically denouncing the arrest and were
trying to cloud the Issue of right and
wrong by an appeal to class prejudice,
wrote In the outlook an article en-
titled Murder IL Murder
In that article set forth what GER
tainly seems the sufficient. obvious doc.
trine that heinous crime should be
treated purely ms crime, without regard
to the POLITICAL social, or business af-
nliations of the criminal: doctrine
which, however obvious In theory, our
country sorely needs to have put into
active practice. Not only laboring men,
but business men-capitalists-hav at
times shown the worst form of class
onsciousness--that Of sinister and
brutal class selfishness in standing by
criminals simply because they were of
their own class.
This has been done by capitalists in
the case Of capitalists who have been
guilty Of brazen corruption, and by la
oorers In the case Of labor leaders who
nave been guilty Of murderous violence.
The two offenses stand on a par from
the standpoint Of damage to the COM
munity. In San Francisco in one mu-
nicipal contest the capitalists who de-
sired to be free from all check on cor
ruption and the labor leaders who de-
sired to be free from all check on law
less violence struck hands and elected
their ticket; and this proved in the end
to be lasting misfortune to San Fran
cisco. to the cause Of honest business.
ana to the cause Of honest labor.
Scores Apologsts.
"since the startling outcome of the
McNamara trial certain apoiogists of
these men have made themselves con-
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Ohio, BATTLE-GROUND
OF POLITICS, IS TO
see HARD FIGHTING
Opposition to Both Taft and
Harmon Will Be De-
termined. 4

Ohio Is going TO be the dark and
bloody battle-ground of politics for the
next eleven months. In all the tumultu-
GUS history OF the politics OF the Buck
eye state II probably has never before
nad more important contests than the
ones that will prevail until the election
next November.
The developments at the meeting OF
the Republican national committee have
in no way served to compose things In
Ohio. State Chairman Walter Brown
did not get what he wanted. the right
to hold Presidential primary in Ohio
under the auspices Of the state COM
mittee. 1t was not expected by we'll
informed folks that he would.
Too Much At Stake.
1t would be too much hike taking
everything on 4 single throw II the
President gave sanction to the primary.
for IL the anti-Taft forces should get
the delegates at large in Ohio 1t would
be a severe blow at the Presidents po-
litical prestige. and he probably would
feel compelled to announce that he
would not seek denomination.
be n applied to delegates at large in
Ohio, however. merely means that the
Taft and anti-aft dght, or q largo sec
ton Of It, will be tran6ferred to Ohio.
state Chairman Brown. who ranks as
a highly astute and able politician. Will
night to get Roosevelt delegates. It Will
he real lighting. too, according to all
Fhe district delegates will be elected
by popular vote and only the delegates
at large selected by the convention sys-
TEN. The plan will be on the part OF the
anti-Taft men, not merely TO MAKE q
stiff fight to win In q large share OF the
districts, but even to sweep the con-
vention for the delegates at large.
Fights Elsewhere.
Plenty of other States will have stiff
fights over delegates. All the States
having Presidential preference laws
are going to be Of special interest. and
they will. In each case develop a hot
contest. New York Is going to be q
great center Of attention before the
national convention, by reason Of the
anti-Taft activity there and the fact the
State is the home of Roosevelt.
But none Of them Ia likely to compel
the attention that Ohio does, owing to
the unusual circumstances Of trying to
beat President for denomination by
grabbing the majority OF the delegates
from his home State.
Because Governor Harmon there 10
threatened with opposition for the Preoi-
Dental nomination, Ohio will be still
more closely watched. Then when the
conventions are over, Ohio will be one
of the chief fighting points OF the pre-
election campaign.
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Officers Elected By
oForesters for Year

Court Washington. No. 2 Foresters of
America. elected officers for the en-
suing year at a meeting held in the
Eagles home, Sixth and e streets
northwest, last night. The election
was as follows:
Chief ranger, w. J. Finley: substitute
CHIEF ranger. w. A. Gibson; treasurer
]. z. Hall; financial secretary, q. A.
Freer; recording secretary, H. G. Sc
boure; senior warden, M. L. Hall;
junior warden, p. J. inland; senior
brother. A. p. Grinder; junior brother
BILE; trustees, J. w. Hendley, ST., ]. T.
Minahan, w. s. West; physician tc
court, DR.. r. 8. Trimble.
The retiring chief ranger. w. 8. West
ing Good and Welfare"
A buffet luncheon was served after
the business Of the meeting was fin.
ished.
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CHOOSING THE CONVENTION
CITY.

Chicago gets the Republican national
convention chiefly because big major
ity of Republicans preferred that city.
Politics played small part. The
questions of rooms-with- bath, temper
ature, lake breeze, accessibility, rail-
road facilities, and the like, did the
business.
The element Of political expediency
has never weighed 30 strongly with Re-
publicans as with Democrats in loca-
tion of the convention. There are rea-
sons why the Republicans can be rather
more independent in this regard than
their opponents, and, at best, the ex-
pediency argument has not often been
justified by any substantial results
that could be traced to the wisdom or
unwisdom of the convention city's Sc
lection. A few years ago, there was
a sort of superstition that the party
which held its nominating convention
farthest West, was fated to carry the
election. That had CHANGED to be the
record; but in 1895 it was smashed,
and it has gone to the bow vows since.
It is in the same category with the old
truism that Vice President, succeed
ing through death to the Executive
chair, could not afterward be elected.
Colonel Roosevelt made considerable
havoc of that tradition.
Local atmosphere and environment,
the possibility of q packed gallery
stampeding a gathering, and all that
sort of thing, are inevitably talked
about vastly, but in recent time the
stampedes have not taken place. The
gallery didn't nominate Bryan, with
a wave of contagious enthusiasm, at
Chicago. The gallery didn't 60 crazy
any more promptly or empha tically
than did the delegates. Mr.. Bryan's
fine sense of the situations psychology,
plus that cross of gold speech, got spec
tators and galleries at the right mo-
ment, and smashed all arrangements.
The gallery didn't nominate Cleveland
in 1902; the delegates and the sober
sense of the party did that. The Roose-
velt stampede that was widely adver-
tised and enthusiastically promised for
the 1908 convention could not ma
terialize because the delegates knew
Mr.. Roosevelt meant what he said.
In recent years the rule has been
that the convention held farthest
East nominates the winning candidate.
The Democrats commonly don't go to
the same city as the Republicans.
Things, therefore, point to an Eastern
convention for Democracy, and that
points peculiarly to Baltimore, which
is both Eastern and Southern, and has
the facilities, in all respects, to han
die the convention.
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George Washington Died
112 Years Ago Today

One hundred and twelve years ago
George Washington. first President OF
the United States, died at Mt. Vernon.
lie was born in westmoreiand county.
Va, February q. 1T32.
On December IA, 1873, Alabama was
admitted to the Union.
December" H. 1853. was the date Of the
opening of the London and Greenwich
railroad. the first ope to be built out
% London. On this date in 1851 the
Prince Consort. husband Of Queen Vic
toria, died. He was born IN 1919
In 1894 The Mexican government on
this day published severe orders against
the custom Of dueling.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
AN ALLEGORY ON
ANGLO-SAXONISM
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:

10 the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Many years ago there dwelt in one
Of the Toriest Of the counties of Eng
land an estimable cid gentleman who
owned a fine estate and who was very
proud of 1t. He loved his house. his
lawns. his meadows, but most of all
his garden which was tenued by a
faithful old gardener. g..
Now this estimable old gentleman
was harmless as a dove personally.
but politically he was what we call
q lingo and ferocious as a tiger.
Whilst rambling among his flowers he
used to preach the beauties of lingo
ism to his gardener for he was zeal
Gus in the cause and like most zealo.s
eager to proselyte. He was especial
ly fond Of expatiating on our. Anglo
Saxon civilization and what a blessed
thing 1t would be II we could impose
1t upon all sorts and conditions Of
peoples and live in an Anglo Saxon
lied world.
His gardener, who did not dare to
diner too radically for fear of losing
his place, used to solace himself by
taking his masters arguments with
a pinch OF snun-he was up to snuff
and grain of salt. One day when
his master had finished q paean in
praise of Anglo -Saxonism, the gar
dener. said to him: Are you sure,
sir. that the Anglo-Saxon ways OF
life are the best in the world?"
There Is no doubt Of IT." exclaimed
his master 1abbing his walking stick
hve inches into the loan and letting
1t stand there like an exclamation
point.
'May be they are" murmured the
gardener.
After civilization and war they
talked about cultivation and flowers.
The master. as you perceive, was an
erratic old gentleman. He had two
hobbies-roses and war.
Turning to his gardener. "You have
done well! he said. "I have never
seen the roses looking better"
"Thank you, SIR" said the garden
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from that control by these few office
holders would be lost were the party
built up. Then the delegates to these
conventions would be selected from
would enter these conventions with a
mind of their own, and would demand
the right to exercise their convictions
and defeat dictation from three or four
men who are now in reality the entire
party in their own States.
Remove the representation from those
States until something is done to show
the strength OF the Republican party
In those States. and then allow repre-
sentation in accordance with that
strength and place the party there as a
party in a Commonwealth. and not one
In a group of a few men.
These conditions turn the face OF any
conscientious Republican in shame, and
blushing. he turns himself away
r. T. M
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

KINS. detached Louisiana, Decem-
Der N, 1911. to Minnesota as first lieu
tenant.
Lieutenant Commander T. L. JOHN
SON, detached as ordnance officer
louisiana, to duty as navigator.
Louisiana.
Lieutenant l. N. McNAIR, to Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Lieutenant A. q. HOWE, detached as
assistant director Of target practice
and engineering competitions, to
Louisiana as ordnance officer.
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. r. GILL,
kota-
Assistant Surgeon C. w. SMITH, de-
tached Nashville: to naval hospital,
Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.
detached North Dakota; to naval
hospital, New York, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Judge De Lacy to Pass
On Gang Leaders Case

Matthew Vucinovich, said to b the
ringleader of the gang Of boys that
robbed stores in the vicinity Of tho
Union Station of cigars, candy. sar-
dimes, and notions. will know his fate
this afternoon. His three companions
have been released.
John Hand. Of S0S New Jersey avenue.
was let go on condition that he leave
this Jurisdiction. lie Roy Murray, of
131 F street northwest, and Albert SUIT
ton, of Third and r streets northwest.
were each put on one years probation.
II am convinced that you are the
leader of this gang" Judge De Lacy
said to Vucinovich, land am going to
send you to the house Of detention and
think your case over"
A revolver valued at IS was among
the articles stolen. Restitution was
made,
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
CurtiSs AviatOrs to
FLY At Havana Meet

Cuba is aviation mad. The, people of
the island are looking forward to the
flying meet which will be held at Ha-
yana from December % until December
20.
Lincoln Beachey, the Curtiss aviator,
and Beckwith Havens, also a Curtiss
performer. will be the headliners in the
meet there, but Eugene Godet and
Charles +. Walsh, also of the Curtiss
company, will fly. too. From Havana
these fiers will go TO Santiago and
other points on the island.
At the conclusion of the Cuban tour
Lincoln Beachey and Beckwith Havens
will tour number of the South Ameri-
can countries, visiting the larger cities
in Brazil. Venezuela, and Argentina.
Beachey is now flying at San Juans
Porto Rico.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14

suicuous by asserting that these deprav-
ed criminals, who have on their scared
souls the murder of SO many innocent
persons-all of them laboring people, by
the way--are Victims or at worst ia
natics,' who should receive sympathy
because they were acting In what they
regarded as a war on behalf Of their
class! The plea IL monstrous in its
folly and Its wickedness. 1t 10 precisely
the kind OF plea ometfmes advanced on
sa,if behalf Our. Of cr0eksd rss,S man p.v cf great
that he has to do It to protect his busi-
ness. We are not here dealing with
any OF the kinds of offenses incidental
to the sudden and sweeping changes
ditions into which capitalists or labor
men are sometimes drawn without any
very great conscious moral turpitude
on their part. We are dealing with
Sinai, with crimes-murder and theft
that have been prohibited ever since the
deca!ogue was formulated.
The murders committed by men like
the the McNamaras, although nominaliy In
not one whit in moral culpability from
those committed by the Black Hand, or
by any band OF mere cutthroats. and are
fraught with an Infinitely heavier men,
menace is to the community. the mem
ace to the cause Of honest organized
labor Is still greater, and no duty is
more imperatively laid on the leaders
freeing themselves and their followers
from the taint Of responsibility for such
criminals and such crimes.
Leaders Do Harm.
"The labor leaders who by their loud
championship Of the McNamaras-al
previously Of Meyer and Haywood-havs
succeeded in identifying them with the
cause Of labor in the eyes Of the public
have rendered an evil service to that
cause. Mr.. Debs and the extremists OF
his type among the so-called political
socialists--I say so-called because Debs
and the followers Of the Emma Goldman
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Italian Sought AS
Murderer of Four

Albany, N. Y. Dec. 14-Scores of
detectives and volunteers today are
searching for Ned Dennis, an Italian
farm hI I'd, suspected Of having mur-
dcred Mrs. Mary Ann Morner, a rich
widow, and her three children, Arthur,
twenty-eight; Edith, twenty; and
Blanche, seventeen.
Their bodies, mutilatsd with a
hatchet. were found buried in a COW
stable in the rear Of the Morner farm
house. in Blooming Grove, last night
1t was believed the murders had been
committed for the purpose of robbery,
but the police today found Mrs. Nor
and several checks lying in plain view,
The Washington times., 1911-12-14

er. do you think the rose is the best
of all the f1owers?"
There is no doubt of It," his mas
ter replied.
"Then. might I suggest, SIR" the old
gardener continued. "that we dig up
all the other flowers and have nothing
but rosesg'
Why. John, what are you dreaming
about" exclaimed his master. Moth
ing but roses! What on earth could
have put such a notion into your
headT"
The gardener did not answer the
question.
JAMES T DooJISCs'
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Cincinnati at Yokohama, South
Dakota at Hilo. Quiros at Hankow
and Sterling at Norfolk.
Sailed-Biddle and Barney, from Nor
folk for Annapolis; st. Louis, from
Bremerton for San Francisco; Pts.
cataqua, from Cavite~ for Annoy
Mohawk, from Washington for In.
dian Head; Patuxent and Potomac
form Pensacola for Key West; Wi.
can, from Newport for Hampton
Roads; Eagle. from Guantanamo fol
Survey Grounds.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
What's on tie Program, In
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-New .Jeru-
salem, No. 9. election and installation
of officers: George c.. Whiting, No. 22:
Temple, No. ~. Royal Arch Chapter
sMashnSt0n Nc nssteR R. Na a. X Eastern
Visitation lspeciai1. Miscelianeso1s" so
Masonic Veteran Association. =.
meet tonight: Columbia. No. TO- de-
gree work: Salem, No. q. business.
Meeting of Harmony Lodge. No. q.
knights Of Pythias. tonight:
trict cabinet National Union, at Ma
tional Rine's Hall. 7:30 o'clock.
Meeting Of Logan Tribe. No. S. I. o. r.
NJ, wisconsin avenue and N street
northwest, o. m.
Degree-conferring meeting OF washing
ton Camp. No. l,464. Modern Wood
nm men Of the s World; llst 8 2, st m n,,,,.,,..
Church. Fifteenth and streets north
west. IL a. m. to II o. m.
Meeting of the Eastern High School
Home and Society Association, 8 p. m.
Annual examination Of candidates for
admission to the bar OF the District.
Special meeting at the NJ. Pleasant
banquet of the washington Stock Ex-
change, the New Willard. p. m:
Address by DR.. Elnora G. Folkmar.
"Social Hygiene" before the Woman 8
Suffrage Association Of the District, 6l9
r street northwest. -,
Address by David starr Jordan, presi-
dent Of Leland stanford University. at
a mass meeting OF the teachers of the
Washington public schools, Central
High School. this afternoon.
Meeting of the directors OF the German
Orphans Asylum, s j. m.
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To Hold Church Meeting.

A question box will be opened tonight
at the Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church. The evening program will be
in charge of DIR, Frank ]. Goodwin.
pastor; Mrs. A. L. Sturtevant, and N,
w. Baldwin. The meeting is one of a
series OF mid-wesk meetings that were
arranged by DR.. Goodwin to stimulatS
interest In church activities.