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WOULD MAKE REUNION
A NATIONAL EVENT

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
: A reunion, of the blue and the gray
Is to be held at Bull Run, Va, embrac-
ing July p. 1911, in commemoration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the first bat
tie of the civil war. This is commend
able, and should be patronized by every
one who can attend. more especially
those who are survivors of that con-
fiict In this event the men who wore
the blue are to form in line of battle:
opposite them In a like line will form
the men who wore the gray Instead of
saluting each other with shot and shell
as they St8 on July Il, 1861, thew will
extend to one another the right hand
of fellowship, thus showing to the world
that the American soldiers who were in
deadly conflict on this field on this
memorable day, ready to die in defense
of what they thought was right. can
forgive the apparent evils of those dark
days; and that We are now one peonle-
one nag, and one country.
The object Is, indeed, a commendable
one. but why not make IL nationaI7 ,
That Is. let US hold one In washineton
Let every survivor Of that great con-
fict, one either side. meet here. Select
day to commemorate-the date Of the
peace PROCLAMATION would be a good
one, which think was in April or NAV
extend to each Grany Army post ana
to each Confederate camp an invita-
tion to assemble at the Capital Of the
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
WHY WEATHER BUREAU
FAILS IN FORECASTS

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The reason the weather forecasts are
so unsatisfactory is due to the present
policy of the head Of the Weather Bu-
reau OF neglecting practical work to
pursue that foreign to the legitimate
field of the bureau. For the $4,000 an
nually spent upon Mt Weather
ont. Folly would be more appropri-
ate name), we-occasionally get state
ment to the effect that kite flight has
shown an increase Of temperature with
increasing altitude while the reverse
might be expected; and again We are tol
that the pressure has diminished over
the Aleutian Islands and increased over
western Europe and that these condi-
tions probably accounted for the abnor-
NAL temperatures of last week. Just
now the chief of the bureau Is buSying
himself with seismology (an eminent
authority on that subject says 1t has
about as much to do with meteorology
as the great Canadian forest fires), for
which there is no authority, Congress
having positively refused to yield to the
chiefs earnest plea for the privilege of
taking up that work. 1t is departure
from the legitimate field of operations
and t!nkering with things about which
1t knows nothing that Is causing the,
Weather Bureau to neglect the import
ant work 1t ought to do.
JAMES BERRY.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

in coal contracts. No prosecution wal
started.
BUT A FEW DAYS AFTER THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATION HAD
RUN AGAINST PROSECUTION IN
THE CASE THE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL WROTE A LETTER SAYING
THAT NO ACTION COULD BE
TAKEN.
Is the Attorney General in position
to become the critic-the prosecutor
and the judge-in the case of DR..
Wileyf
We cannot too strongly recommend
to the Congressional investigators that
they busy themselves with considera-
tion of the performances of the Hon.
George P. McCabe, Attorney General for
the Department of Agriculture, and his
associates in the business of putting
the kibosh on Wiley. There is pay dirt
there.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
MONEY NEEDED FOR SCHOOL
FAIRGROUNDS.

The suggestion of Ernest L. Thurs.
ton, assistant superintendent of schools
that money for the equipment and
maintenance of school Fairgrounds be
provided in the regular appropriations
for the public educational system
should receive substantial support from
the School Board, from the Commits.
sioners, and from the District Commit
tees of Congress. School Fairgrounds
are just as essential to the children of
the District as school buildings and
books, and they should be provided in
the same way.
1t is only in recent years that ade-
quate recreation grounds have been
recognized as necessary adjunct to a
school building. Foremrly sites were
purchased with a view of obtaining
enough land to contain the building.
When the structure was completed and
opened for school uses it was likely to
fill its lot to the sidewalk lines, The
modern idea is to buy large sites and
erect smaller buildings, to the end that
pupils may have some place except the
street in which to play before the
beginning of the daily sessions, during
recess, and during vacations. This idea
has found exemplifcation in recent site
purchases in Washington, but it should
be carried to its logical conclusion.
Having provided the grounds, it is now
up to the community to make them at
tractive as recreation spots.
Such school Fairgrounds as have been
kept open during the summer have been
by the pupils of the re-
spective schools. For this purpose s6,4OO
was raised this year, and many of the
grounds will be kept open to the chill
dren of their neighborhoods. The
young people, however, should not be
required to bear this expense. Appro,
priations to cover it should be made |
in the regular way. Incidentally, the |
fact that the schools are not in session |
now has nothing to do with the case.
The Fairgrounds are as much needed |
during vacation as during the school
year.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

Nation and extend to each other the
glad hand of fellowship, showing to the
world how the men who had been in
conflict and had fought each other in
one Of the greatest wars the world has
ever known, now live together in peace
and happiness. constituting one Of the
greatest nations under the sun.
Say we celebrate this peace procla-
nation in 1872 Congress will be in ses-
sion; let 1t make a liberal donation to
make the event a grand success. Not
a man who has one spark of patriotism
in his soul but what would say amen to
a liberal donation to bring those old
heroes together face to face again in
peace instead Of conflict.
mighty host has gone to flames
Eternal Camping Ground" but there
Is great army on duty yet as Is de-
monstrated at the annual encampments
of the Confederate reunions and the
Grand Army. Bring the old boys to-
a good time. Let the Quartermaster's
Department furnish them tents and
cooking utensils; the Commissary De-
partment furnish them with rations-
the old boys would gladly put up the
tents and do their own cooking. The
country can afford it and will pay for
1t willingly. 1t would be a bright spot
in the closing hours Of those old grizzly
veterans who have fought the greatest
conflict the world has ever known.
Let the transportation lines make a
rate so low that every old soldier can
come. The thousands that would come
to see such an event would more than
compensate them for the reduction
made to the veterans.
Washington Is the ideal place to hold
such a reunion, It is the national home
Of every one wSo wore either the blue
or the gray, and every survivor has a
longing to see it, From 1t all the bat
tlefields are easily accessible: the old
boys would all want to visit those fields
once more before they answer to the
last roll call. Start the ball rolling
let US demonstrate the fact that this
country honors the men who fight It's
battles y CLARK ARNOLD.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
PEOPLE, WANT WILEY
RETAINED IN OFFICE
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
News items intimate that DR.. Has.
vey W. Wiley may be separated from
the Government service. Admitting
that DR.. Wiley has committed SONS
irregularities, II Is believed that his
service. past and present, is Of such
value to the country that he should
not under any ordinary circumstance
be spared.
Perhaps DR., Wiley has gone to an
extreme on some of his ideas for the
protection of the public health, but
that is necessary in order that the
medium which is eventually struck
shall be commensurate with the needs
OF the people. Were there not a
courageous, uhdaunted spirit back of
pure-food legislation the interests
that would rather make catsup of
cornmeal. spices, and colortng mat
ter, than of pure tomatoes, for In.
stance. would soon find a way to per-
petrate their unscrupulous and dis.
honest methods upon the public
There was a time when, paw what
one would, he could have NO assur-
ance of the purity Of his food
/ think the people want DIR. wilav
in office. 1 am sure that the makerz
OF impure food products want him
out OF office. Won't you. in yonr
paper that so often championa tba
cause OF the people. take up this MAJ
ter by urging petitions to the Presi-
dent for the retention of DR.. wilsv1
5. L. FRANCIS.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
MARRIAGE AND AGE OF DIS.
CRETION.

It's against the law to sell liquor to
minors out in Iowa, just as one would
expect of a civilized Commonwealth
And yet the special counsel to the at,
torney generals office has handed down
decision which brings on more debate.
According to that legal functionary a
minor, provided he is married, is fully
entitled to buy drink. The wedding
ceremony invests him with the toga
virilis, 80 to speak, and makes him a
man in every respect except in the
matter of the franchise.
1t would be interesting to know the
Intellectual processes by which the spe-
cial counsel has reached this conclu-
sion. The chances are that there would
be no disposition to take issue with
them, whatever they might be; but one
would like to know just what is the
point of view. Is a married man more
pressingly in need of a bracer, or are
We to infer that a man who has the
sagacity to take unto himself a wife
justifies the presumption that he can
draw the line between the use and the
abuse Of rickeys, highballs, and other
aids to the poor in spirit? Viewed in
one light it would seem like the eli
max of incongruity that a man who
has assumed the responsibility of pay
ing the butcher, the baker, the furni-
ture man, and the cook lady should
not be trusted to take little some
thing for his stomach's sake without
committing perjury or other heinous
offenses.
Naturally there would be some dan
get that the overthirsty, in desperate
emergencies, might enter upon matri.
mony with the sole and unworthy end
in view of getting a drink. 1t is a
matter of record that persons in that
condition habitually contracted for
Raines law sandwiches, and after Sc.
curing the concomitant drink went
their careless way, with never thought
of the sandwich that had tided them
over Could it be that in similar cir.
cumstances the thirsty minor would
do likewise with a wife? The more
drinks he bought, on the strength of
his matrimonial status, the more liable
he would be to forget the bridge that
brought him across.
The Iowa decision is of great inter
est, but its Importance is not merely
legal, and the underlying reason for
the opinion will be awaited with con-
siderable anxiety.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

obligations to The Times for the fight 1,
has made in behalf OF Justice to all,
rich and poor alike. The fight for
cheaper gas, universal transfers on the
street car lines. and its righteous at
tack on the forts Of the merciless loan
sharks" who have been in the business
of robbing the poor, unfortunate men,
women. and Children in this city en-
daily reader in every household in the
District Of Columbia. The Times hasn t
yet reached the goal for cheaper gas
nor universal street car transfers; but
may 1t soon see and reap the fruits Of
its earnest labors.
But there is one other thing that we
fear The Times has overlooked. and
that Is the gigantic coal trust here in
Washington. In the trust smashing
business there should be no special ia
excuse for these wood and coal dealers
keeping the prices so high in this city.
That there is a combination-a combin-
alton which prevents competition IN
that line of trade in the District-there
seems to be no doubt Coal Is the same
high price in every coal yard In the
National Capital-just as though one
man owned and controlled the whole
business. How long will the poor peo-
pie here keep silent under such unjust
Competition Is the life of trade.
There are men who would go into the
coal business here and sell to the people
at reasonable and honest prices. but 1t
is said that the coal dealers have got
things arranged so that none but them
can buy from the coal minis. Is this
not violation of the statutes under
which some Of the other trusts have
been called into question?
The Times, which has shown itself a
friend of the oppressed, will certainly
do the people of the National Capital
a lasting favor by calling the attention
OF Congress to the existing wrongs
heaped upon them by the coal trusts
OF this city. Why should the Oil and
Steel trusts be put out of business
while the coal trust here be allowed
special privileges to remain combined
and compel the people to pay unrea-
sonable and unjust prices? Echo an
swer, why?
J. C. CIrNNINGHAM
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

difficult to guess the secret Of this dar-
ing young aviaror's success. There is
nothing Atwood has ever attempted that
he was a boy. At first. his parents. es-
pecially his mother-(and all mothers
can understand and sympathize with
this mothers fcelinSs) did not want
their onlv son to engage in such a per-
ilous and sensational undertaking. But
having once carried 1t through to an
auspicious ISSUE, they feel that he has
conquered, and are now as pleased as
Punch TO use the words Of a friend of
his
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
GO OUT AFTER
NEXT G. A. r. REUNION

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
With the Grand Army encampment at
Rochester. y. Y, only about two
months off we have failed to see any
movement whatever on the part Of our
Board Of Trade or Chamber Of Com
merce or the citizens generally to Sc
cure the next annual G. A. r. encamp-
ment here. Why don't they rise up
like William Riley and show some
spirit and gumption toward this desired
end on the part of every veteran now
living?
Grants memorial could be unveiled
then and the city would be filled with
people for a week or ten days. Who
will take the lead? Let US get together
and show to the world that this isn't
the one-horse Washington they have
been reading about.
PROGRESSIVE INSURGENT.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

II there was any fear. any apprehcE-
sion as to the outcome of his HiSht, GER
tainlt that smiling little woman did not
give any indication Of such a state OF
affairs.
No interviewer need ever ask Mrs. At
wood whether she IS proud Of her son;
II isn't at all necessary. Every word
breathes pride in his achievements past,
and confidence IN those OF the future
Succeed? Why. Of course. he will sue
coed. Harry has always been a success
from his babyhuod UP, in everything he
has ever attempted
And with q mother like that. II Is not
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
TEMPERANCE CAUSE
OFFERS NO SUBSTITUTE

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
more than like the stand taken by
you in regard 10 the Rev. DIR. Radcliffe
and the nurse. They are like many
others Of their temperance kind; they
will talk but do nothing to help tenn
perance along. Where can one get a
cool drink of water these very hot
DAYS? Why do not DR.. Radcliffe and his
temperance kind get busy and see to
getting cool water fountains through
out the city? The saloon men do some
thing; they offer you cool glass OF
beer and a little lunch on the side.
a cool place to rest yourself, with some
good music to cheer you up.
ONE THAT KNOWS.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

the average reader and gossip monger.
II the divorce law of the State Of Vir-
ginia has been employed in the past
ten years to multiply the output of 200
to 500 per cent in the labor Of relieving
marital woes. what may not now be
looked for? This work has been done
modestly. untrHmpeted by the ''satchel
residents" and yet 1t has "iourished." 4"
May IT not now be expected to advance
by ratios heretofore unknown, for those
who see II in The Times will not for
get to tell II, and tell II once again,
about this Mecca over the Potomac?
A VIRGINIAN.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
LOCAL COAL DEALERS
IN COMBINATION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
While the authorities of the law seem
to be determined to check the Oil trust.
the Steel trust, and ot3fer trusts. which
have been feeding on the poor people of
this country for many years, let us ali
hope and pray that the coal trust in
this city may not escape their notice.
The people Of the District of Columbia
ought to feel themselves under many
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
MECCA
FOR DIVORCE SEEKERS

To the Editor>w THE TINES:
Should not the good citizens Of the
corporation Of Alexandria and of the
counties of Fairfax and Alexandria, es-
peciaIly the attorneys therein and there
of, feel deeply indebted to The Wash
ington Times for generous and unsought
advertising In the matter Of divorce
legislation and its heretofore unpublish-
ed possibilities in that locality Of the
Old Dominion?
Your recent articles and editorial OBJ
servations certainly well and ably set
forth matters not generally known to
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

The election of the Rev. Earl Wiley,
OF the Vermont Avenue Disciples
Church, to the board of trustees of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
at the recent Atlantic City convention,
is an honor that is appreciated not
only by his congregation but by the
general public of the District. The Rev.
Mr.. Wilfley accepted the pastorate of
the Vermont Avenue Church less than
year ago, coming from Indiana, but
he has already taken a prominent place
among the clergy Of the District.
The Biological Survey has just issued
very Illuminating pamphlet giving
complete information as to The game
laws of the District, Virginia, and Mary
land. Such valuable tips as when II Is
permissible to shoot wild deer and tur-
key in Washington may be found with
IN the covers. Dtligent Investigation
Of the document, however, fails to re-
veal any statement as to the open sea-
SON on goats, in spite of the hunting
for such animals now going on in the
Bureau of Chemistry.
Between now and August the esti-
mates of school expenditures for the
fiscal year 1918 will be compiled and
submitted to the Board of Education
Early in the fall the board will trans
NIT them to the District Commissioners,
who, IN turn, will transmit them to
Congress. Right now is the time,
therefore, for the board to consider the
of more open-air school
rooms. The one room operated last
year did a world of good to the chill
dren who attended school in II. We
ought to have more.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
Louisa M. Alcott's Old
Home to Be Preserved

BOSTON. July 15.-In a record length
of time $2,Oae has been subscribed by
lovers Of Louisa NJ. Alcott's works to-
ward a 5000 fund to purchase the old
Concord home of the authoress
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

If the operation for adenoids per-
formed on Samuel Sabato to make
him a good boy should be successful
the surgeons ought to be busy for a
long time TO come.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

We have a new poundmaster on the
job now, and every dog in town is
nortally afraid that he may accidently
lose his muzzle.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

Mr.. Tapp as a sewer Taper, should
be a positive success in a comparatively
harmonious job
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
Harry Has Afzuays Been Success From HIS Babyhood Lb
Says Aeaator,s Mother "Cf Course He VIII Scceed,,
Mrs. S. S. Atwood Always
Confident Her Son Will !,
Succeed.

He In the only boy I have, and you
can easily understand why didn't want
20 be present at his frst fight. His
tSther went and late=. during that
Week. ] wen. myself. TO see him maka
Trip. Since thea have never been ap-
prehebsiye except when he Is flying over
a CITY. On these occasions it is dcubIy
niHicu: fcr him TO make landing, and
me danger is doubled owing to the pos
sibikty Of accident"
Had Physician
Only Once in Life.
! Growing reminiscent, the aviator.
mother told Of his boyhood days. one
that was exceptionally free from sick
ness and the uEual nishaps of child
hood. Atwood has always been a
healthy. normal boy. and never had a
physician but one in his life. During
MS school days his room in the farily's
nome IN Roxoury. a suburb of Boston.
contained the usual boyigh clutter of
strlnSs, bits Of wire. nails, tools and
Ddraphernalia which mean sc much 10 a
poy. but wht:h means nothing but dir
order TO his mother. His room was a
labyrinth Of ele ;tric batteries and other
instruments. and he was allowed all the
freedom In the world for induIgfng his
natural propensity for invention. When
he grew older he was sent to the Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology, al
ways with the end IN view that ha
would amount to something in the tech
meal line. After three Years at college.
the call of the air proved too strong
for Young Atwood; he grew restless, and
finally left school. to associate himself
with the Wright brothers. pioneer aero
planis:s
And we are glad now that he did
this. says his mother, for we find
great satisfaction in knowing that he
has made good. Perhaps il he had
waited. some one else might have been
the successful one We think it is a
rents and his sister feel that he has
achieved something"
Want to Go Aloft
With Young Aviator.
One of the experiences Of her life
which Mrs. Atwood recalls With perhaps
as much pleasure as ary she can re-
member. is on the occasion Of one of his
early flights, when as a member Of q
house party at SIuanIun. Mass, she
was awakened early in the morning by
her son. who flew past the window Of
her bedroom. encircled the house twice,
then alightrd on :he Lawn in time to
BREAKFAST with her. Wasn't that
fne?' she asked with enthusiasm. and
any mother would agres with her that
it was fine. I am quite SCre.
Mrs. Atwood has never been UP above
terra firna but expresses the hope that
she will do so at soma not far distant
date.
"Of course" she says. Il should never
&c I'D with anybody else, but I hope I
snail GO I'D with him very Soon
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

The injured husband who complains
that when his wife returned home late
at night she broke six windows, should
state whether the weather was cold
enough to make things disagreeable.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

DR.. Wiley's enemies, according to all
indications, have gone to his goats
house for wool
The Washington times., 1911-07-15

Reorganizing of the plumbing depart
ment starts unpleasant reminders while
II Is yet summer.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
AmusementS.

co,umbia-Columbia Players In THE
barrier" 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Cosmos-Continhous vaudeville. ! to Ii
CHEVY Chase Lake-Danciag and mu-
sic by section of Marine Sand.
Glen Echo Park.Dancing and music by
section of Soldiers Home Band.
lima Park-Midway attractions,
Arcade-Motion pictures. bowling. and
River View-Dancing and other amuse-
ments; boat leaves Seventh Street
wharf 10 a. m. and and D. m.
Colonial Beach-Boardwalk, bathing
and other amusements: steamers leave
Seventh street wnarf Sa.n,, daily except
Marshall Hall-Steamer Charles Macal-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
a. m; 2:30 and 6:45 p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street.
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po-
tomac. .. N.
The Washington times., 1911-07-15
Tells of His Boyhood Days
in Family Home at
Roxbury.
By JULIA MURDOCH.

There's good story over at the VII
iard Hotel, where Mrs. Atwood is stop
ping said the city editor enthusias
tically. Think of what the sensation.
or mother must be with her son 20,
feet In the air, liable to be dashed tc
death any minute. Atwood will fly this
afternoon. Suppose you go over and gel
an Interview with her; her hopes, heI
fears. her thrills during the flight"
Gentle reader. the interviewer went
over, but failed to get any fears, any
thrills, any hopes from the very charm
Ing mother Of Washington's latest aerial
visitor. because there were none.
Mrs. s. 8. Atwood is not one of the
sort OF women who have hopes. thrills,
and fears.s She believes in her son i'm
plicitly, she knows just what he In
capable Of, and, measured by a mothers
standard. this means that there-ts moth
Ing in the world that he cannot do, II
he only tries. Even with such an un-
known quantity as air, she knows hts
iron nerve will not fail him. and that
he will conquer.
She does not hope. because she al
ready is sure of his success. She does
not thrill, because by this time she has
become used to his success. She does
not fear, for the reaon that always he
has done that which he started out
to do.