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The Washington times., 1911-03-23

OF, Commerce said: "Let us 60 and do
likewise"
a vigorous campaign for conventions
was launched and has been waged with
excellent results. But the conventions
committee soon discovered Washing
ton could not get the biggest and most
profitable conventions because there
is no building here in which they can
be housed. Then came the memorial
hall proposal. The national society
which is raising $2,500,OO0 for a
memorial to George Washington joined
hands with The Chamber of Commerce,
Its officers-wealthy men and women
of infuence-agreed to raise $2,25OOOO
throughout the country if Washington
will raise S250,O00. The offer was ac-
cepted, and it is this money that the
conventions oemmittee of the Cham
Der of Commerce has determined to get.
Instead of convention hall costing
$3.50 600, however, Washington will get
a convention hall costing S2,5O0,OOO
The work of bringing conventions to
the city will then be simple. Other
cities cannot stand competition with
Washington, once it has an adequate
meeting plIce. With the conventions
will come an influx OF money esti-.
mated b. the conventions committee
at $I0,Ooc,C0U per anEum.
This is the reason VIC state that a
turning Io:nt in the cIty's career has
been reached. Prosperity of the most
substantial character is just around
the corner.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
Historic Eddy Letter
In Munsey's for April

In a very remarkable group of hitherto
unpublished letters by Navy Baker
Eddy, written during her childhood,
which appear in the April number of
Munsey's Magazine, Is an intimation Of
historic value bearing on the much
discussed origin Of the Christian Science
Church.
Writing to her brother, George Sulli-
van Baker, under date of December 20,
1886, when she was fifteen years old, she
refers to her sister as follows:
Martha has been very i'll since i
returned from Concord. 1 should
think her in confirmed consumption
If l would admit the idea, but 1t may
not be so, at least l hope not.
The words, 'if would admit the
idea" are underscored in the original
letter, and Christian Scientists believe
that in this statement Mrs. Eddy gave
an intimation of what would later be
part~ of the cornerstone of the move
ment which bears her name.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23

whether she knows II or not. For john
ME must be spanked for fighting at
school today; somebody has got to teach
Mary Ellen her geography lesson, and
three of the other children are In need
OF a fathers counsel. Do you think the
fact that you are trying to earn more
money is any excuse for your being
mere cipher i'm the conduit of your
household? Wen, it isn't. Do you think
you will get a Carnegie medal for
bravery so long as you let your wife
usurp your own prerogatives In the
rearing of your children, just because
you are afraid Of stirring up trouble at
home? Well, you won't.
THAT Is it," said Mrs. Goodwin, who
in recent talks here before the House.
keepers Alliance and the Mothers Con-
gress, has attributed the lawlessness
and disobedience of the American child
to the child to the fact that it's father
takes no part in its rearing. Men are
not frank with their wives. Why? Sim
ply because they're afraid of them. They
are afraid of stirring up trouble at home
by what women call interference In
the training of the children. Yet the pa
ternity of most men Is as strong in their
hearts as maternal love is in a woman's.
When a man does try to take part in
the rearing of his children. however, the
child, instead of remaining a bond be-
tween the two parents, more often than
not becomes the bone of contention. You
see. women self1shly think that the
physical fact of motherhood gives them
the perfect right to overlook the spirit
ual fact Of fatherhood. 1t doesn't.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
ANOTHER GREAT CORPORA.
TION CONVERTED.

One by one the great corporations
are opening their eyes to truth and
their minds to wisdom.
Today's news records the confession
of Conversion on the part of the great
telephone corporation to the belief that
public control of public service, cor
porations is wise and safe.
Wise and safe for the public.
Wise and safe for the corporation.
1t believes that representatives of
the public have a right to know the
ratio of telephone stock and bonds to
telephone property and values.
1t believes that representatives of
the public have a right to know
whether profits are too large and
whether rates are too high.
1t believes that these representatives
of the people if they find abuses OF
overcapitalization, of overcharges, OF
bad service, should have the right and
the means to require prompt and com
plete correction.
All this sounds good. It sounds
good coming from the parent company
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone corporation.
1t means, or we hope it means, that
the telephone company will help in the
movement started in the Washington
Chamber of Commerce for the full un-
coveriK- Of the local telephone situa-
tion, the capitalization, the charges
against the local branch, the rates, and
the efficiency per dollar charged for
local service.
With the public and the corporation
both demanding this why should Con-
gress refuse?
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
QUESTIONS THE WISDOM
OF THE OYSTER OFFER
NHE TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES: ,
The plan suggested in your editorial
of a few days ago for accepting Mr..
OYSTERS offer in lieu Of the Straus milk
laboratory. and which, according to the
interview published in yesterdays
Times, Is tentatively approved by Mr..
willige, chairman of the special COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, is
In some respects a most remarkable
proposition. First of all, would like
to inquire in whose name Mr.. Willige's 5
committee would accept the offer; and,
secondly, how those favoring this plan
expect to effectively and adequately
supervise the management Of the lab
oratory which Mr.. Oyster proposes to
establish.
As to the first question, 1t seems to
me that this special committee is act
ing, and can act, for no other than the
Chamber of Commerce and its several
members. Certainly it has no legal au-
thority to act for all of the people in
this city. Like other similar organiza-
tions, it no doubt may use its good Of
fees to further in every legitimate way
any project aimed at public good, but
fail to see how anyone can seriously
maintain that it has authority to take
the action which is apparently contems
plated in this instance. Why should
there be any occasion for accepting or
rejecting the offer made by Mr.. Oyster?
Acceptance by this special committee of
his offer, or of an offer made any other
milk dealer for similar purpose, is not
needed. If Mr.. Oyster desires to es-
tablish laboratory for supplying modi-
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
TAFT ANXIOUS FOR
PACT WITH FRANCE
President Hopes for Treaty
Similar to One Pending
With England.

While President Taft is not now ne
gotiating an arbitration treaty between
this country and France. similar to that
being drafted by the foreign offices of
the United States and Great Britain, he
is anxious to interest France in this
matter. and may take 1t up as soon as
ambassador returns to Paris.
The subject has been talked over in
formally between the President and the
American ambassador. The attitude Of
the French government is not yet fully
known. but will be learned. it is expect
ed, by Mr.. Bacon when he returns to
Paris.
There is no question but that the
President regards the promotion OF in
teFnational arbitration of differences be-
tween nations as one of his most i'm
portant policies. He has indicated this
clearly to the officials of the State De-
partment, and he has repeated the same
thing to members of the foreign affairs
committees of the House and Senate.
Just now the State Department is pre-
pairing a draft of the arbitration treaty
with Great Britain. This provides that
all matters of national honor as we'll
as all differences arising from the ac-
QUESTION Of territory be submitted TO an
arbitral court for settlement. Never be-
fore has such a treaty been seriously
considered by this country.
Previous arbitration treaties have dealt
with questions of lesser moment. They
have never purported to settle amicably
disputes that involved the honor Of two
nations.
1t is now understood that the treaty
with Great Britain will not be ready
for action at the beginning of the extra
session, but the President hopes to have
II up for consideration by the Senate
before adjournment.
There have been repeated intimations
from France that similar treaty would
be favorably considered by that country.
While these intimations have not been
conveyed officially to the President, Am
hassador Jusserand has unofficially sug-
pested that he would like to talk the
matter over with the President some
time.
Before this is done, however. the Ad-
ministration will wait for developments
in the negotiations with Great Britain.
Should the President be successful in
urging the measure now pending, he will
be encouraged to invite other govern
ments to treat with him along the same
II a series Of these treaties could be
made effective between the United States
and the friendly powers, the President
would regard the effort as the greatest
achievement of his Administration,
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
TURNING POINT IN CITY'S
CAREER REACHED.

A turning point in the career of the
city of Washington has been reached.
1t is marked by the campaign to raise
$25O,00O for the George Washington
Memorial Convention Hall.
Please consider a little recent his
tory bearing on this project-history
so newly made that We are likely to
overlook it unless we sit down and
review the events of the last four
years.
The Chamber of Commerce grew out
of the nebulous desire of a few hundred
progressive business men of Washington
to expand the commercial and indus
trial activities of the city. The Cham
Der was organized, primarily, to bring
new industries to Washington and to
increase the business of industries al
ready here. 1t was felt that Washing
ton should be made more of trade
center. Back of this was the con-
yiction that the business houses of the
city-all of which employ labor-could
be assured a wider range of outside
patronage, would then have to employ
more labor, and would thereby create
greater local market, which in turn
would demand still more labor. 1t
was believed, in a word, that Washing
ton could be made a great commercial,
as we'll as political and art, center,
with increased opportunity for the ris-
ing generation and increased prosperity
for the whole community. ..
Through the activities of the Cham
Der of Commerce marked progress on
this program has been achieved. A
year ago, however, an additional
method of advancing the city's pros
pefity was conceived, or, rather, copied
from other cities. This was the con-
vention method. A committee of the
Chamber of Commerce was appointed
to consider it. Ihe-committee dis
covered that Rochester, Indianapolis.
Des Moines, st. Paul, Atlantic City,
and a score of other large American
cities were getting rich by entertain
ing all sorts of national and inter
national conventions. The Chamber
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
WAR STEEDS TO Be
SHOWN IN ENGLAND
Department Training Six
Virginia Horses for Inter-
national Exhibition.

Six new mounts enter training today
to represent the War Department ard
the United States at the international
horseshow to be held at Olympia, near
London. in June. They will begin a
rigid regimen Of diet and exercise at
Fort Ayer to make them fit to show
war horses from all over the world
what this country produces in horse
flesh.
They were bought at Warrenton yes
terday by Col. Charles G.: Treat, Major
Henry T. Allen, and Capt. NJ. ]. Henry.
representing the department Their
prices marked the top-notch of prices
paid for horse-fiesh at one time in Vir-
ginia. Mrs G. R. Tompiins was paid
5000 for Timber1ost: and the same
amount was paid to DR.. Sewers for
Justine, and to Rodger Bailey for
another horse not named. William
SINNERS Hilltop cost the Government
81 800, Z. S. Cooper's Tampico the same,
and Richard Wallach's horse, also un-
named, the same.
All the horses purchased yesterday
are well known in Virginia, and have
been shown with success in other parts
Of the country. Mr.. Wallach was dele
gated to obtain five more mounts to
represent the United States at the Eng
Iish show. John z. Calvin and Elliott
Calvin, of New York, who represent
mounts for the army. accompanied the
army officers on their shopping tour
They expressed enthusiastic admiration
of the horses.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
.One-Parent Children Fail
ures AS Bonds to Hold the
Parents Together.
WOMEN MAY RUIN
IF THEY LEGISLATE
They Will Rob Civilization Of Its
Very Foundation, Mrs.
Goodwin Says.

DO / think a woman capable Of
grasping the problems of government?
Do believe she can clearly comprehend
public affairs? l most certainly do
And she should study to keep herself
thoroughly informed. But the moment
she goes outside the home, the moment
she begins to legislate, she robs civili-
zation of its very foundations, and be-
gins to work from the top downward.
''The problems of her home life, the
care of her children, are inceSsant in
their demand upon the resources Of
every woman who discharges the obli-
cations of wife and mother. How, then,
can she spend her time, strength, and
energy legislating?
Women who insist upon the ballot
forget that a woman's force is a spir-
itual force. She never has done, and
never can do, the masculine things. II
all goes back to what We were speaking
of when our conversation opened
women try to do IL all. They leave
nothing for man but money-making
Mrs. Goodwin does not know whether
women will ever evolve the qualities OF
truthfulness, Justice, and respect for
the men would only take a hand and
help rear the children, we might see a
change for the better in the next gen.
GRAFTON. It'takes some courage, know,
for even strong man to suggest what
ought to be done when it comes to tho
education and training OF his boys and
girls, for what do men know about II.
anyway? But II his wife freezes him
out, let him take heart and insist upon
having his own way. For men are
needed to inculcate the virile virtue Of
courage, most of all Then their sons
will never be afraid to interfere when
they have wives Of their own.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23

"And, so, our boys and girls. one-par-
ent children, are growing up minus the
more yirile virtues that can be incu.-
Gated only by the father. AS Hugo
Munsterberg says: This entire America
is suffering from an over-feminization
of its culture so American childhood
is suffering from an over-feminization
of rearing. The women are trying to
do II all. when II can only be done by
man and woman, cooperating, work
Ing hand in hand.
"The American man Is absorbed in
business. lie is often Indifferent. More
often still, he is positively afraid to
meddle.' And SO, we see, as a result,
the obstreperous. lawless. disobedient,
American child, and often unhappy
homes, and divorces
Mrs. Goodwin, after many years given
to a study of the problems of home life,
and to public work in various women's
organizations. is the open and avowed
enemy of the woman suffrage cause.
She is among those women who not only
disagree with the views OF the suf-
fragette, but who actively oppose the
cause. She will later this spring speak
in Boston for the anti-suffragists OF
that city.
"It is difcult for me to speak as
strongly as I feel" she said today,
about this matter OF woman's chasing
the ballot. The moment she enters pol
itics, she must begin to act from the
selfish and partisan, and self-interested
standpoint, instead of from the disiu-
terested, and unselfish, and womanIy
standpoint.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
ALIENATION OF INTERNA-
TIONAL AFFECTION.

The pestiferous character of Nine.
Grundy has drawn upon her the atten-
tion of the students of international
affairs. If certain proposed legislation
is enacted she will be liable to suit or
prosecution-perhaps both-for the
alienation of one nations affection for
another. DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, super
intendent of the International Reform
Bureau, has transmitted to President
Root, of the Carnegie Peace Founda-
tion, the complaint of an American
citizen resident in Japan, setting forth
the mischief making propensities of the
Grundy person and calling for rem
edy. The master of the dovecote is
asked to consider the malignant power
of gossip and forestall the efforts to
breed ill-feeling between perfectly
friendly and c0ngenial neighbors.
The dangerous whispers usually take
very insidious form. 1t is simply
rumored that Nine. Chrysanthemum
has spent an enormous sum on her new
spring navy, or that her engagement
to John Bull is about to be renewed
for another term of years, and
instantly Mrs. H. Columbia goes up in
the air. The friendly exchange of raw
cotton and kimonos is threatened and
the international neighborhood is soon
in barnyard flutter. Somebody drops
careless bromide to the effect that
the German Kaiser is particularly fond
of herrings and Immediately the busy
bodies set on foot the report that Ger
many is about to seize Holland and
convert it into a naval garage. Natu-
rally there isn't word of truth in it,
or else it would have made no impress
sion upon the mind of the gossips, but
it breeds distrust and postpones the
peace of the world for a decade or so.
Incidents like these have accumulated
until it is thought in the quarters indi-
Gated that the time has come to pen
alize this exuberance of imagination.
The problem which confronts the Peace
Foundation in the premises will be to
frame law which will operate to hale
rumor into court. The Swamp Fox
himself would not be able to chase
down this ignis fatuus which glimmer
eth where it listeth and yet is ever
elusive. And even if caught it would
be difficult to prove, after all, that it
was a vagrant with no visible support.
The effort will probably be futile,
but the more heroic scale on which
prosecutions for alienation of interna-
tional affection will proceed will lend
pleasing variety to the sordid details
Of everyday wife stealing.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
WHO is RESPONSIBLE FOR
WAPLE TRAGEDYa

| "nO 10 TespOnSlDle lot Jne lerrlDle
tragedy which has entered the little
home of the Waple family, at 652
Eleventh street northeast?
A son of the family has been
arrested-a fine, stalwart, kindly young
man of thirty-fve; hard working
young man; young man Of honest
motives. He has been formally charged
with having committed forgcry-and he
has admitted the truth of the accusa-
ton. He had to have the money, or
he thought he did, which amounts to
the same thing, so he made the mistake
of signing another persons name to a
piece of paper and converting it into
cash.
Now he is branded as criminal.
The little home where happiness used
to reign has been plunged into misery.
Young Waple may be sent to prison.
Why did he do it?
i He did it to get money with which
to meet the demands of loan sharks,
who had their talons securely fastened
upon him.
Young Waplc himself is, of course,
directly to blame. But a broader,
graver responsibility rests upon others.
The people of the District of Columbia
and the members of Congress of the
United States are the guilty parties,
the former because they have not been
sufficiently vigorous in demanding loan
shark legislation, and the latter because
they have failed to enact laws that
they knew were needed. The loan
sharks cannot be very severely con-
| demned. As long as such leeches are
permitted to prey upon the public, we
will always have them in our midst.
If Congress had passed the loan
shark bill when its attention WAS first
directed to the loan shark evil the
Waple home might now be a happy
home. Young William Waple might
! be an honored member of society. His
crime of forgery might never have been
committed. But instead of passing
the bill, and giving protection to the
William NAPLES of the District of
Columbia. Congress listened to the
pleadings of the loan sharks, who
begged to be allowed to continue to
feast on human sacrifices.
Not one interest in the District of
Columbia except the loan shark inter
est opposed the passage of the bill /;
thousands of citizens urged its passage,
but the bill was beaten, not by direct
vote, but by members of the House OF
Representatives who refused to allow it
| to be considered.
William Waple is but one of hun
dreds who have fallen into the grip of
the loan sharks of the National Capt.
tai. How many others are trembling
on the verge of crime because of the
demands of the Shylocks who have be-
come their creditors and who insist
upon having their pounds of flesh:
And what of those who, though not
driven to law-breaking to get money,
are nevertheless in desperate straits as
result of having become involved
with loan sharks? Hundreds of young
men and wonderland old men and
women, too-are paying outrageous
rates for loans. In many cases interest
has exceeded principal and the original
debt remains unpaid. Is Congress
always going to listen to the loan
shark and turn a deaf ear to his
victim?
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
Pastors Wife BIDS Men Help Wi0es Take Care of Little Ones
AndNot Be Afraid of edng For Women Can't Do Alone
Mrs. Frank ]. Goodauin on the Rearing
of the Chad.

essentially unfair and untitled the child
without their husbands aid
The child child and this
parent is always the
would hand in the rearing Of their children
but they afraid of stirring trouble. at home.
When legislate they will civilization OF Its
very begin work from the down"
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
"Stork Mayor" Wants
Bonus for All Babies

ALTON, Ill. March :3.-A bill giving
a bonus of 500 for each baby born with
in two years after marriage has been
introduced by Senator Beall, the "stork
mayor' of Alton. The amount goes
double that for twins, and three ways
for triplets.
Statistics show that twins come most
frequently in TIE summer months. In
Chicago fifteen pairs were born last
June and fifteen during July-S3, 600
worth
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
PATERNALISM WOULD
JAIL PATRICK HENRY

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
They are erecting monument TO Pat
rick Henry in Richmond with his IA
nous exclamation carved upon 1t:
give me liberty or give me death!
If Patrick, with his old-tasnioned mo-
,tions about personal liberty, lived in
these DAYS of paternalism, they might
not give him death, but they would
nrobabIv give him at least six months.
LIBERTY. EQUALITY, AND PA
TERNITY.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23

fought for the passage of legislation
that should reduce the evils of the loan
shark business and the finding of its
unhappy results among Government
employees should be another and strong
argument for action during the extra
session about to convene
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
Amusements.

National-"The Dollar Princess Sis
D. m
Beiasco-"A Certain Party" $40 p. ma
Columbia-"Miss Ananias," 2:15 and S:l5
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. 2:15 and Sis
d. m.
Academy-"Bunco in Arizona" 2:15 and
S:15 p. m.
Gayety-"Vanity Fair" 2:l5 and Sis
of Pleasure" 2:15 and
S:15 D. m.
Casino-Continuous vaudeville, 12:45 to
IL D. m.
Observation-Disclosures.
Howard-Black Patti.
Arcade-Skating. bowling and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
With Votes for Women
Cotton and Needles

NEW YORK, March 2s.-Every good
suffraGist In New York will darn her
hosiery and other '1darnables' after
Easter only with votes-for-women darn
ing needles, now on sale at the Wo-
mems Political uuton.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times (Sunday) during the month OF Feb
ruary was 1863 sl7. all copies left over and
returned by agents being eliminated. This
number, when divided by 4, the number OF
SUNDAYS during February. shows the net
Sunday average for February TO have been
4, 229.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23

The flames devoured a large part Of
Kenilworth with as much avidity as If
It had been the first issue of the novel
itself.
The Washington times., 1911-03-23
Sunday.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of February was as follows:
February 5.....46 l76I Feurbray 19........46.4 .424
February February 26....... tS. 2OS
Total for month. h.............-...........l ..l6tS SlO
Sunday average for month. h..............46,S1 S17