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The Washington times., 1911-08-29
THROWS SOME LIGHT
ON COST OF LIVING
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
was amused at an article In one Of
the morning papers a dav or two ago
under the heasin< Of No Drop in Food
Prices" TIE party interviewed said
there will be no drop, but an advance
on account Of the drought. Even the
prize of all kinds Of sea food is charged
To the drought. 1t is unfortunate, in
deed. that the ocean has so dried up
that II can't mature its products. In
the same interview 1t Is said: Fruit
is beyond all preserving prices" The
sccretarv OF the Northwestern Fruit
Growers Association. now in session in
ST. Louis. Mo. repor ed to the conven-
tIon that the largest fruit crop in twen-
~ years was now on hand and was
nearly ready for market.
There Is something rotten in Den
mark" Either our retail grocers are in
the clutches Of band of highway rob
hers or they are systematically rcbbing
the people Of Washington. have with
in the last week brought a bill Of gro
ceries in Chicago at the following
prices: Breakfast bacon, IN cents a
pound: best sugar cured hams. 16 cents
bones or gristle. corned. cents pound.
A twenty-five pound sack Of the best
granulated sugar cost me s1.2S. A 100
pound sack Of as good -four as Mime
sofa ever DEOuuCcl. COcI me SSOu a
siie Of smoked bacon, closely trimmed,
about as good as breakfast bacon, cost
me N70. or 1917 cents a pound, and
other things in q like proportion.
don't like the, principle, of living in one
town and buying supplies in another
but when a saving Of % per cent can be
had On the necessarIes of life. II pays
to do it I have in my home at iii
Four -and half street southwest, pa
pers to prove the above statement, and
anvone is welcome to examine them at
any time. CLARK ARNOLD.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

, rails. The weakest link in a chain is
It's maximum strength, and the same
principle apples to railroad rails. II
any railroad manager will stand by the
side OF his tracks even where the bed
Is in the best condition. and watch a
heavy train so by at full speed he will
see the rails bend like willows between
e2ch cross-tie. and as the train rounds
curve ne will observe that the top
OF the rall-the part above the stem
Of the Twill bend outward under
the pressure of the fanges of the wheels
until the wheels on the opposite track
come dangerously near being derailed,
thus producing that condition so dread
ed BY all railroad men. the spreading OF
Now, can any man explain why rails
have retained this dangerous "T'' shape
from time immemorial? 1t requires no
scientifc training 10 know that a sud
den lurck of a heavy weight against
stem Of the IT. and cause a danger
Gus spreading of the tracks. Rails
should be made of solid billets of steel
and so framed as TO bring the weight
OF the wheels in close proximity to the
beams or which the rails should be
laid in order to do away with the dan
gerous side spring OF the T-shapei
rail. I an we'll aware that Mr.. Harri-
man considered this matter seriously
before hts death, but why has II not
self-evident u need any lengthened con-
si.ieration.
have referred to the beams on which
the rails should be laid. These should
be composed of heavy oak timbers. laid
On and mortised into the cross-ties, arl
extending as parallel stringers the en-
tire length of the road On these
strtnGers the rails should be placed ard
dove-tailed and spiked fast, so that
spreading would be impossible. A road
bed built in this manner would be a
solid piece from end to end, and II the
ties were large and strong and firmly
imbedded In the earth-or, better still,
in concrete-there could not by any
possibility be any more slipping or
spreading Of tracks. roadbed con-
structed in this way would cost a littl-
more, but the extra cost would soon be
saved in the elimination of the causes
Ct nearly 80 per cent of railroad acci-
dents, the spreading Of tracks and the
breaking Of rails. w. S. B.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
MOVING PICTURES
IN SCHOOLS HERE,
DAVDS0N'S PLAN
Superintendent Favors the
Scheme Now Being Tried
in Other Cities.

The establishment of a moving pic
ture course in the public schools Is
being considered by the officials and
members of the Board of Education.
Falling in line with Minneapolis, New
York. and other cities, washington
may, during the next scholastic year.
give this experiment in the visualize
tion course a thorough test.
Superintendent w. NJ Davidson said
this morning that the moving picture
course is the most advanced step In
the art of tea ching. 1t has been tried
in other cities, and in all probability.
he said, Washington soon will give II
a thorough test.
THE leading educational figures OF
the day." Superintendent Davidson
said. long ago pronounced visualiZ-
ing as being necessary in all train
ing schools.
The stereoscope. which made its
appearance when we were but Chill
dren, soon was adopted by teachers,
which twin pictures of scenes were
inserted, soon became a practical
rather than merely an amusing de-
vice.
Then came the stereopticon machine:
which started as a magic lantern,
Soon geography, ant, literature, ana
science were taught by the use of these
machines Enlarted maps of foreign
countries were thrown upon screens n
Garkened schoolrooms, where the young
minds were taught to grasp the mean
ing of each line.
"Out of the 'ster.oscope' has come
the Kaleidoscope. This machine IL be-
coming less expensive each day. lr-
stead OF having to ure the expensive
slides formerly required in the stereo-
scopes, and which were so easy to
break, in the reflectoscole any picture
or clipping no larger than a postcard
can he reflected on A screen.
Tho next step is the rlovtng picture
machine. As soon as these machines
are reduced IN cost, every school In the
country will make use Of them. The
teaching by INSTALLATION can be better
carried on In this wav, because an e!e-
ment of action occurs. The Impressions
left on the mirds of the young student
Will be lasting"
The machines will be used, DR.. David
son said. rot merely in the kindergar-
ten classes, but in the higher grades
OF the high and training schools The
military cadets will be shown how the
French army instructors get the best
work out OF their men. The students
in the technical departments will have
illustrated t. them how Brockton fac
tories turn out shoes: how the West
lnghouse people handle their appliances,
and so on.
The girls will be shown how the chefs
on the ocean liners prepare foods IN
quick order: how the FIJI Island girl
cares for her baby brothers, and how
in Paris every girl is her own milliner.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
THE FORCES OF REFORM
SHOULD CONCENTRATE

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The noble women who are battling for
the suffrage will only meet with success
when they join forces with the male
Ieformers. The male reformers will only
meet with success when they join forces
with the suffragists. Just so soon as
the superb intelligence of American
manhood and womanhood impels them
10 cooperate, existing systems OF un-
equal representation must cease. The
National Patriotic League insists upon
the new doctrine that all reform move
ments must concentrate into a fedora
tion Of which each is as powerful as
the whole, regardless of whether or not
new political alignments are the result.
Once the people unite they will be tri-
umphant. At present there is misun-
derstanding and division among earnest
advocates OF reform as great as the
dividing wall between special privilege
and the people themselves. II students
Of economics and business conditions
would give their first attention to the
doctrine of concentrating all reformers
into a dominant. progressive, organiza-
tion, those issues which are ethically
and scientifically correct would receive
respectful consideration even from
predatory interests. None know better
than the latter that the single-handed
whereas their combined numerical
strength would far exceed that Of their
opponents. Brave women would no
longer knock IN vain on the doors Of
the various legislatures. for they would
have an adequate champion: the agri-
culturist, whose products of the soil
furnish sufficient proof of his vital
Importance to the national existence.
would no longer be deprived OF equitable
participation in the wealth he creates,
for he would have back of him this in
strument for the preservation of his
freedom: the laborer would no longer
be robbed Of a just share of the fruits
of his toll, for the power of such a
federation would be invincible. Patri-
otic men and women, who write to the
undersigned, will receive printed pam
phlet containing the leagues declara-
ton of principles.
W. WESLEY MILLER.
Ardmore. Pa.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Pleads Guilty to Theft
He Never Committed

william Jackson. coIored. thought De-
cause he had been using a wheeloarrow
all day ION the job that he must Dc
o,,,,tv ot stealing II. Jackson pleaded
eu,Itv NJ larceny, but the foreman OF MS
80 WYIliam Cook, rushed into United
go. hr.ncb of Police Court and con-
S.as snadscted his plea. THE man did not
steal Iii right, and l do not see why
JACKSON JACKS pleaded guilty. said CoSk ok aax
Ma1an't Rnow but what that made
n ana g,,iity Of stealing It," said Jackson.
T,'dse O. E. Aukam dismissed the
cbarSe. after Jackson had Withdrawn
his plea of guilty.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Viva II Shows Speed of
Nearly Mile a Minute

The Viva II. the motorboat racer, de-
signed and constructed in Washington
will enter tomorrow upon elimination
contests with the fastest motor craft
of the 40-foot class in the United States.
These contests will determine which
boats will represent this country in the
international British trophy races Sep
tember 4, 5, and G. The Dixie w is the
present holder of the cup.
The Viva II has made by far the
strongest showing during the trials that
have been held in anticipation of the
elimination contests.
The try-out of the American boats
will be held with reference to speed,
stability, and reliability, and it is ex-
pected that three boats will be selected
to- represent the United States.
With the record of 57.1 miles an
hour reported from this washingtoi
built craft in practice. IT is expected
the Viva II will show at ieast sky
miles an hour In the fnal races,
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
WARFARE OF SOUTHERN
SYLVIA GROWS ACUTE.

Bad blood is being engendered be-
tween Georgia and South Carolina. The
Savannah river, which Henry Grady
described as more of a bond than a
boundary, may yet run, reddening, to
the sea- The rivalry which has brought
about this state of affairs began in a
discussion as to the relative size of a
sassafras tree in Atlanta and another
in the Palmetto State. The public
prints of the Georgia capital heralded
it abroad that the city could boast the
largest sassafras tree in the world, and
gave its circumference as seven feet six
inches. This vainglorious boast echoed
as far as Calhoun Falls, on the Caro-
lima side of the Savannah, whereupon
the patriot defenders of the local sylvia,
with tapeline in one hand and a
fountain pen in the other, wrote a
piece to the papers setting forth that
the Calhoun Falls sassafras tree meas
ured nine feet and four and a half
inches in circumference. 1t seemed un-
necessary to add, in face of the figures,
that this was the largest sassafras tree
in the world.
1t may not be generally known to
the unregenerate that the sassafras,
however delectable as a beverage or
beneficial in cases of gout, ricketts,, and
misery in the back, does not usually
pretend to be a tree. 1t is modestly
classed as a shrub, and fits harmonious
ly in the jamb of the rail fence, where
it fraternizes with bullises and the
poke berries. 1t was all the more i'm
pressive, therefore, when the rival
States began to claim specimens which,
if the controversy continues, bid fair
to emulate the giant redwoods of Cali
fornia
But having reached the limit Of
credulity in the matter of sassafras
trees, other growths of the fields and
forests have been laid under contri-
button. A leading citizen of Dorchester
claims to have a walking cane made
of one of the smaller sprigs of the
pungent mint, while a Georgian from
the neighborhood of Social Circle
counters with the assertion that some
of the young folks recently danced a
quadrille on the stump of an artichoke
stalk which grew in the kitchen garden.
A Beaufort citizen rises in his place to
say that the rice mas grown so tall
this year that the pickaninnies have
to be sent aloft to gather the grains
by hand. An honest granger from the
headwaters of the Oconee gives out a
story of a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
which, to put it mildly, could be swal-
lowed without an effort.
There the matter rests at present,
but the controversy is liable to break
out again at any time, and when the
wonders, or the imagination, of the
rival States shall have been exhausted
it is feared that the only resort will
be to arms. Angry partisans are at
once reaching for the empyrean and a
gun.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Anti thrust League
Opposes Gary Proposal

The Antitrust League. from its
headquarters here. has given out a
statement opposed to the proposal Of
modifying the antitrust laws along the
lines suggested by Judge Gary and
other captains OF industry. In the state
ment, the league says:
ANY Senator or Congressman who Is
obsessed with the idea that he Is going
to make hit with the people by invit-
irg a Froup of millionaire offenders
against the antitrust law to come down
to Washington and advise Congress
how 10 amend the law they are break
ing. is ant to wake up with a sudden
iolt the moment TIE scheme Is made
clear to the lava biding people of the
country. The honest citizens believe the
trust managers have already had far
toe much Of hand in legislation, and
the people of the United States would
much prefer to see them kept away
from Washington altogether.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Stanley to Probe
Iron Ore Situation

Representative Stanley Of Kentucky.
chairman of the special committee to
investigate the Steel Corporation. has
9one to Chicago where he will make
INQUIRIES concerning various phases OF
the iron ore situation. relating alike to
ownership of ores in the Minnesota
field and to the manner in which the
United States Steel Corporation Is al
legged to dominate the freight rates on
ores shipped on the Great Lakes.
ON the resumption Of the inquiry by
the House committee in October, the
ore situation and rates on the Lakes
will be carefully probed.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
B. Herman Appointed
Maintenance Chief

B. Herman has been appointed chief
engineer Of maintenance Of way and
structures Of the Southern railway. He
Will assume his new duties September
l.
His office will be at the Southern
office in this city. The announcement
was made today by z. II. Coapman,'
general manager.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Andrew Will Make Trip
To England and France

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
A. Piatt Andrew will sail from New
York for Europe, Thursday Of this week:
He will make a flying t1p. and VIII
stay abroad only about two weeks.
He will visit England and France. and.
while making the trip partly as a va
cation, he will look Into a number of
matters for the National Monetary Com
mission.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

they are preparing for submission next
week will be written. 1t is said, in
language that leaves no room for doubt
as TO the stand Of labor on the mat
ters between DR.. Wiley and Secretary
Wilson and President Taft. The union
will distribute 10000 copies.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Concert Today
By the q. S. Engineer Band, at
Smithsonian Grounds, at 1890 ?. NJ
JULIUS HAMPER. Leader.

PROGRAM.
March-"Gardo Jaeger zu Pferde"
Linke
oyerture-"Nabucodonosor' Verdi
Reverie-"Apple Blossoms. -. Roberts
Suite Espagnole-"La Feria" .Lacome
(a) LOS Toros."
(b) la ReJa-"
(c) la Zarzuela."
waltz-"Girls Of Baden -. .Komzak
selection-"A stubborn Cinderella"
Howard
Intermezzo-"Pepita .Tobani
Descriptive Fantasie-"A Day at
West Point. t.................B .Bendix
THE Star-Spangied Banner"
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
ARMY.

board Of officers to consist of Lieu
tenant Colonel GEORGE w: McIN.
ER, 18th Infantry. Captain AUBREY
LIPPINCoTT. 18th Cavalry, Flrst
Lieutenant GEORGE c. SHAW, zltn
infantry is appointed to meet at the
School of Musketry, the Preside OF
Monterey, California, on or about
September 20, for the purpose OF re-
vising the Provisional Small Arms
Firing Manual, 1909.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Bainbridge, Barry, Dale, and De-
catur, at Yokohama, and Atlantic
feet and auxiliaries at Hampton
Roads.
Sailed-walke, from Boston for Gar
diners Bay, and Buffalo. from Mare
Island for San Francisco
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Amusements.

Palasco-Dante's Inferno" in color
moving pictures, 2:30 and $50 o. m.
coIumbia-C Players, In "A
bachelors Honeymoon" s:15 ., m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, .2:15 and Sis
Academy-"The Cowboy and the Thief"
2:l5 and s:15 p. m.
Gayety-'Trocadero Burlesquers." 2:l5
Ne% sRd SI;yeePGmn"Miss S;1S Pi m New York, Jr.. g"
MaaitesticoHolden lie d Players in Dora
Thorne," S:i5 p. m.
Casino-Continuous vaudeville, II q. m,
cosmosEContinuous vaudeville, to IL
chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and music
nv section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo-Dancing and music by Sec
ton of Soldiers Home Band. Free
vaudeville.
Luna Park-Midway and attractions
Arcade-Motion pictures, bowling, and
Colonial Beact-Boardwalk, bathing.
and other amusements: steamers leave
Seventh street wharf daily, excepf
Monday, g a. M; Saturday, 2:S0 D. m.
Marshall Hali-Steamer Charles Macai-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
a. M, 2:30. and 6:45 p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
Chesapeake Beach-Bathing, fishing,
and grabbing: other amussmsnts.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Marley Encampment of Odd Fellows
at a meeting last night elected three
candidates for the Patriarchial degree,
and in addition received two applica-
tions for membership. W. A. Conway.
who was formally elected degree mas
ter, announced plans for work for the
fall and winter months.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
x In the Mail Bag Il

Readers The Times
freely frankly with
Objectionable
but
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
What's on the Program, tn
Washington Today

Meeting of following lodges, Knights Of
Pythias: Webster. No. Z; Excelsior,
No. Ia; Capital, No. "a, and Myrtle.
No 25. business.
lows: Washington, No. s; Golden
Rule. No. u, and Phoenix, No. 2S, reg
ular business. Amity, No. .s27, third
degree.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Samuel Petitt's funeral took place
this afternoon from his home, 22s South
Peyton street, Rev. w. F. Watson, pas
tor OF the First Baptist Church. officiat-
ing. Burial was in Sharon Church
Cemetery, Fairfax county.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Miss Mary Mason Swami died last
night at the Alexandra Hospital. She
was q daughter OF the late William I,
and Rosina Swami and lived at Four
Mile-Run, Alexandria county. Burial
will be In Preston Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The general public is quite prepared
ito believe in the feasibility of the street
car mail boxes, which Postmaster Mer-
ritt has indorsed. and it is hoped they
will soon be installed.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The barnyard voices which you prob
ably took for a performance of Chante-
.cler was merely the opening of the
Rockville fair.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Ons solution of this question OF the
, tax on foreign built yachts would be
for every man to build his own yacht.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The more vigorous words which lurk
here ard there in the dictionary will be
brought into reQuisition again. The
Hammond-Sully trial will soon be in cur
midst again.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The voteless District is looking on
with interest. II not with envy, while
Maryland holds her primary today.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The Southern railroad clock certainly
needs a tonic. It's all run down this
summer.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The net total circulation of The Washing
ton Times daily during the month of July
was 1.1S7.s4s. all copies left over and returned
being eliminated. This number. when oil
vided by 26 the number OF days Of publica-
tion. shows the net daily average for July
10 have been $3.50
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The marriage of Miss Evelyn NJ. Cline,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w.
Cline, and George A. Gorham was ceIe-
brated yesterday by Rev. r. K. Massie,
Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
NAVY.

Midshipman L. B. GREEN, detached
MidshiDman ]. M. DEEM. to Wheeling.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
REGRETS PASSING
OF WHIPPING
Alexandra Judge Tells Wife Beater Old Punishment Is
Needed-Victim Appears in Court With Dis
,.colored Eye.

advanced age. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been made.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
MnvEMENTS nF VESSELS.

and Rowan, at Mare
Island; Iowa, Indiana. and Massa-
Preston, at GARDENERS Bay; Tnppe,
Terry, and Sterrett, at Newport;
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

TUESDAY. AUGUST %, 1911.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of July
was 2026,6. all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number.
when divided by g. the number Of Sundays
during July. shows the net Sunday average
for July to have been 40,5l5
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Entered at the PostofTice at Washington
D. c.. as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,

'Ne-' HSS. 50.
This is another case of where the
whipping post is sadly needed" said
Justice Cation when the case Of John
Evans was called in court this morning
to answer a charge of assaulting and
beating his wife. The wife seemed loaIh
to testify against her husband. although
she bore evidence. in the shape of a
bruised left eye, OF an assault
The court explained that he would
impose fine were IL not for the fact
that such punishment would deprive
the wife of support
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

diminutive colored youth named
Joseph Washington. was arraigned on
a charge of stealing a pocketknife and
u from the store OF Robert f. knight.
where ne was employed. The court
ordered that corporal punishment, with
a stout switch, be meted out to the
youngster. and his walls could be
heard for blocks as the rod was applied.
The Washington times., 1911-08-29

Mrs. A. H. Thomson died this morn
Ing at her home, l26 South Washington
street, after a protracted illness at an