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The Washington times., 1911-12-29
FURTHER DEFENSE
OF LADY NICOTINE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
To the recent remarks Of r. w. F.
1t would not be civil for me to seem
deaf. In letters like this. where the
signatures shady, I feel that the author
must be lady. And. being a smoker
instead of a saint with, doubtless,
my share of the nicotine taint,"
think II were fairer to all and far better
II this writer had signed his name to
the letter. F. remarks that. in the opin-
ions of some. II a man is a smoker he'll
soon be "bum,' Well, gentle r. T.,
let me say that it seems you've been
wasting your time on profitless dreams.
There are many bright minds who al
ways refuse. although they are smols-
ers. to take any booze" And we've
never yet heard of a ghost that would
tell that smoking's the crime that took
him lowell, that place where it's said
the wicked ones go; "where the worm
dieth not" and they never have snow.
And I don't think the doc" will agree
with you when, you suggest, he'll ad-
init, as the rest of us men, he Is any
such sinner, because, as you see, he
is not a tobacco disciple like we. As
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
ROADWAY NEEDS REPAIR
AROUND MONUMENT
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
am constant reader of The Times,
and especially the Mail Bag section. /
think this. outside of the editorial Sec
tonr Is the most interesting portion of
the paper. 1t seems to bring the people
OF Washington closer together, into a
better understanding with each other.
1 would like to tell You what observed
yesterday. as I was down in Potomac
Park. I am great bicycle rider, and,
although yesterday was such a rainy
day, my duties called me down into the
Speedway, as I am a collector. |
turned into the road leading around the
Monument, which is made of cinders,
or something of the sort, when right IN
front OF me the good road ended and
a Veritable lake Of mud yawned. Now,
why, In the name Of all that's good and
holy, don't some of the officials get busy
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

esommander,in-chief. United States
Ensign H. E. SPENCER, detached
Ensign F. IT. STEVENSON. detached
Delaware. to home. and resignation
Ensign H. D. F. BURDICK. detached
Salem. to Rhode Island.
Midshipman +. BRADLEY. detached
Montgomery. and wait orders.
Pay Inspector q. G. CEIBELS, to duty
as fleet paymaster, U. S. Pacific fleet.
on board California.
Pay Inspector T. III. HICKS. detached
on on bOa1s board California. January Is. 1912.
Chief Gunner R. f. cox, detached duty
Delaware, and will continue treat
ment Naval Hospital. New York.
Gunner A. B. DORSEY. detached duty
Iowa. December 81. 1911. to duty
Delaware, January /. 1912
Paymaster's Clerk H. MACK. appoint
ment as a paymaster's clerk in the
navy revoked.
Paymasters Clerk l.. r. CORBIN, ap-
pointed as paymaster's clerk in the
navy, duty. assist in the settlement
Of accounts paymaster of yard. navy
yard. Portsmouth. N. II.
Ensign r. o. BAUSH, detached Sara
toga to Samar.
Ensign H, H. FoRGus. detached samar
Chief Boatswain A. t. WEBB, Machin-
list ID. MCDONALD. detached duty
Albany to New Orleans.
Boarswain J. C. LfNDBERG. to duty
Albanv,
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
PRIVILEGED CoNFIDENCES
AND THE DENTAL CHAIR,

The supreme court of the State of
New York has handed down de-
cision to the effect that condolences
which have been impaired to dentists
in the course of their professional
practice do not come under the head
of privileged communications, as is
the case with physicians, surgeons,
and nurses.
It would be interesting to know if
the august tribunal really succeeded
in keeping its face straight while de-
livering itself of this interesting opin-
ion. Surely it must have been q long
time since the venerable pillars of the
law entered one of the dental torture
chambers.
What are the chances of anybody
imparting condolences to a man who
begins work by packing the patients
mouth with a soggy compound of
creosote and sea-island cottonf Then,
like banners on an outer wall, he ar
tistically drapes few centimeters of
Turkish toweling around the gibbous
outline of the lower jaw, with may
hap cork or other effective wedge
to keep the grinders apart in case of
any sudden convulsion of pain. All
of which, of course, is merely prepa-
ratory to the starting up of the cleo
trio drill which, in a modified form,
is used in structural iron work.
The circumstances are not exactly
suited to an exchange of condolences.
They are all on one side. The d. s.
is naturally at liberty to pour out
his whole soul, with frankness and
volubility which would make the Bar
ber of Bagdad and all his six broth
ers seem shy and reserved. He may
be relied upon, in fact, to confide to
you that you have neglected your
teeth terribly, and that you must be
careful about eating sweets.
1t is a moment, however, when the
condolences on the part of the patient
are decidedly in allegiance. And no
doubt it is just as well that they are
so-provided the d. s., under normal
circumstances, is your friend. Your
secret wish, in the language of the
poet, is;
would that my lips could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
But on the whole they would hard
ly be fit for utterance and by nc
means fit to print. Laying bare
ones soul while the dentist is laying
bare a nerve is not common prac,
tice, to put it mildly. And such con.
iidences as the patient manages to
impart the d. S. is in no danger OF
revealing, whether privileged or not
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
SOME REAL CAUSES OF MUIR.
DER.

Out in Chicago, in Cook county Jail.
no less than seventy seven murderers
sat down together to eat feast in
honor of the King of Peace.
Of these, four have been sentenced
to death, one of whom explained his
presence by saying: "We had too
much liquor in us when we did it,"
and another of whom has taken the
comforting course after the event Of
becoming preacher and organizing a
revival.
Considering only the immediate and
superficial causes bringing these
seventy-seven to death or to face a
capital charge, it is probably true
that, in the great majority of cases,
the phrase, "we had too much liquor
in u.s. is explanation in full.
But the real cause lies deeper, is
far more serious. 1t consists in the
seventy three murderers feasting on
Christmas day who have not been
convicted, and many of whom stand
an excellent chance of never being
convicted.
1t lies in the ten times seventy
three murderers in Cook county who
have taken human life and gone free
with the privilege and impulse of add
ing another notch to their guns.
1t lies in the sloppy sentiment SC
quick to forget the innocent blood
in horror at the sufferings of the
guilty in chains; in the flowers, and
notoriety, and "sob stories," and
Christmas dinners, and applaudine
shiverings which 60 to make the last
hearty breakfast heroic; in the taste
which dotes to see heroine who has
shot her victim from behind conspicu
GUS in the spot light of the theater
in all the clap-trap and maudlin in
toxication with which society invest:
the performance of duty that should
be as automatic as shadow following
cloud.
The cause of murder, in short, lies
in the opportunity to kill in safety
which the highly technical American
trial affords and in the incentive II
risk with every advantage contest
with the law in which the State, heavi
ly handicapped, is not given the bar
est sporting chance. That the UniteC
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
PANIED BY MANY STORIES
OF POVERTY HE READS
the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Now that Christmas is over and Santa
HAS paid his annual visit to b,s children,
l think the first business in order is Il
vote of thanks to The Times for OPEN
ing its columns to correspondents.
have read with interest the letters ap-
pearing in the ''Myil Bag" But I want
to say have been much panied by the
stories Of want and poverty which have
appeared in your paper during the last
two or three weeks. And yet this Is
or!y a repetition of what appears every
year Mt Christmas time.
Now. sir, / would like to ASK. Is II a
settled matter that this state Of things
must go on for all time" What is the
cause of it, To what extent does 1t
exist? Is there a remedy? And what
is it? Fl. HENDERSON
Bethesda, Md.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
LAST ECHO OF TRIANGLE
TRAGEDY.

Distance lends not only enchant.
ment but conformation to the view.
On the day after the Triangle Waist
Company fire in New York, while the
charred bodies of the l47 victims were
still above ground as the terrible ex-
hibits of the indictment of popular
indignation, there was not voice
raised that did not hold responsible
for the holocaust the men who per-
mitted to remain the conditions that
made it possible.
With the passage of nine months,
public interest suffered its usual
abatement as regards that which hap
pened yesterday. Beyond brief agi-
tation for better laws respecting pro-
lection from fire, beyond a few with
ering interviews, and few spasmodic
news stories as to the survivors, the
LAT took their places among those
swallowed up in the chance tragedies
of city life. When at length the
proprietors of the waist company,
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, were
brought to trial, the jury looked to-
ward the men in the dock rather than
to the occupants of the graveyards,
and returned verdict of acquittal.
As to the trial itself, there was
abundant evidence, both that the fatal
door against which were jammed 80
many dead bodies was locked, and
that it could have been opened had
it not been for the panic of those
who pressed against it. Even to
those who hold the proprietors guilty
of manslaughter, it is doubtful
whether anything would have been
gained by making an example of these
two men who were only doing as con-
cerned the housing of their help what
other manufacturers in similar lines
were, and, it is to be feared, are to
a large extent still doing. The i'm
portant thing is that the sacrifice of
the Triangle Waist tragedy shall not
be permitted to stop at having been
news that has since become stale
Harris and Blanck will be punished
for the rest of their lives, but others
who in the rush of business may be
prepared to neglect their warning
should have reminder in laws so
exact and explicit that a failure to
observe them in detail will be equiva-
lent to a confession of guilt.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

ter to minimize the importance Of ath.
letic exercises and the wholesome
games which are part of the fall
season. But at the same time there
is no reason why the training of school
choruses should not receive due atten-
tion. The trained chorus as a part of
the school exercises would contribute
great deal not only to the pleasure
of study, but would be aivaluable ac-
complishment for after life.
1t is hoped that the musical director
of the Washington schools may secure
a higher measure of cooperation in
the future.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
CIVIL SERVICE PEOPLE MUST
STOP OUARRELING.

Crying for the moon never yet
brought it down. These cheerful folks
who are pretending to want to help
the civil service workers, but who
stridently protest that they will have
nothing but a straight civil pension,
are crying for the moon.
Everybody now old enough to take
even rudimentary interest in pensions
will be dead before there is a civil
pension list.
That's true. If you don't know it's
true, you need to accumulate. trifle
of elemental information before get
ting into this light. 1t may be all
wrong; it may prove that Congress
is ignorant and incompetent and in
human; but it's the fact.
There is plenty that can be done
for the civil service people this side
civil pension. The chance of getting
it done is injured every time joint
debate is started about the absolute
necessity of annexing the moon.
Congress wants to do something;
but if it is assured that nothing will
be accepted save that which it consid-
ers impossible, it will get disgusted
and give up.
Such debates as that at the Ameri-
can Civic Alliance last night are cal
culated to do about forty times as
much harm as good.
NO PLAN FOR A CONTRADICTORY
PENSION is AT ALL LIKELY TO
PASS, WITHOUT INCLUDING RE-
CLASSIFICATION OF THE SERVICE
AND SOME READJUSTMENTS OF
SALARIES.
These two things will more than
pay the individual employees share of
contributions. They will be long
step toward better general conditions.
just the chance of getting Congress to
talk while about civil service condi-
tions is going to be great gain. Con-
gress can't talk without learning some
things it needs to know. When 1t
knows them, it will be ready to i'm
prove matters.
Let the civil service people quit
quarreling. The attack which Miles
NJ. Dawson made on the contributory
plan at the Civic Alliance meeting last
evening was unfortunate. 1t indicates
division, it provides argument for re-
dictionaries who want nothing done.
There will be introduced soon after
the holiday recess bill which includes
a contributory plan, yet which we ven
ture will be approved by 95 per cent of
civil service people. Let them wait
and see before committing themselves
and prejudicing Congress against THE
ONLY REMEDY THAT is POSSIBLY
ATTAINABLE AT PRESENT.
Stop quarreling and give the friends
of real civil service improvement q
chance.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
NAVY.


Commander p. ANDREWS, detached as
aide to the Secretary of the Navy;
to duty is chief of the Bureau OF
Navigation, Navy Department,
Washington, d. G.
Commander r. r, BELKNAP, to duty
as assistant to the Bureau of Navi-
cation, Navy Department, Washing
ton, d. G.
Lieutenant Commander d. w. WURTS-
BAUGH, detached South Dakota; to
duty as aide on staff, commander
in-chief, United States Asiatic fleet.
Lieutenant Commander o. g. MURFIN,
detached North Dakota; to home and
wait orders.
Lieutenant Commander A. G. KAVA-
MACH, detached Mississippi: to duty
Louisiana as first lieutenant.
Lieutenant Commander L.. c. PALMER,
detached director of target practice
and engineering competitions; to
duty as aide to the Secretary of the
Navy
Lieutenant Commander T. T. CRAVEN,
detached connection general board,
Navy Department, Washington, ID.
c.: to duty as director of target
practice and engineering competi-
tions, January l, 1912.
Lieutenant 0unior grade) c, p. PAGE,
detached Navy Department, WASH
ington. d. c.; to duty as aide on stan
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
Amusements.

National-John Drew in "A Single
Bsiasco-"Jacinta," s:15 p. m.
Columbia-"Mutt and jeff" 8:15 p. M.
Academy-'The Rosary" S:15 p. m.
Chase s-Polite Vaudeville, 2:15 and S:15
p. m.
Cosmos-Continuou Vaudeville.
Casino-Elite Vaudeville.
Imperial-Vaudeville, 2:l5, 6:45, and S:45
p. m.
Gayety-Al Rice's Show, 2:15 and Sis
ID. m.
Lyceum-Tom Miners Show, 2:15 and
S:l5 p. nj.
Convention Hall-Roller Skating.
Arcade-Motion pictures, skating, and
other amusements.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
Opposes National Anthem

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Miss Hsrriet
Dunn, secretary Of a branch of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
has started campaign against the
adoption of a new national anthem
She will distribute buttons bearing the
inscription, "'Thc Star-Spangled Lam
ner' Is Good Enough for Me-" A prize
of 81, 500 las been offered Chicago school
children for a new cong.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

States leads all the world in murder,
that there are nine slayers at large
for every one who is undergoing pun
ishment, and that not more than one
out of twenty convictions results in
execution--these are the causes of
murder of which "too much liquor" is
merely the transient excitement and
superficial precipitant.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
MONEY SUPPLY EXPLAINS
INFLATED PRICES

To the Editor of THE TIMES.
This letter Is addressed to Massa'
Champ and Uncle Joe. House Of Repre-
sentatives, to whom I most respectfully
suggest the following for their deepest
consideration:
The following figures are taken from
Treasury reports for 1910:
Our ratio Of gold is 26 per cent of the
we WSrlds 81 81 supply lep namely hho'oooooo, or
We have a total stock of
money, including that in cir
cuiaaon and in the Treas -.
Less for gold suppiy....... i.IO. .S0SSoS
Pr Flat .IIHHr mIIoney;;,i. Sunni, !: % n:. lSS Sssas
worlds production, namely, SIS, SO COO.
Our population is 81. .679. 900, taken from
Treasury reports, and we have per
head here $34.6.
Our paper money supply is.......... 1243
Our silver money supply is.......... no
Per head ...................:.... sS.1s
Balance unaccounted for.......... S.65
The highest point in history of indi-
yidual deposits was on September ].
Yet our total supply is........ 3,616.526,61s
Who made it?................. 1870, 46S, ,3S5
Do you wonder at the imitation OF
prices when we have In circulation
$2o.13 per head without a particle of
legal standing?
Massa Champ. both you and Uncle
Joe stole the three next best of my
turkeys, and I called them Initiative,
Referendum, and Recall, and you got
'em going. Now, If you are real good
for New Year, you are welcome to the
best gobbler / have, and / call him
Bimetalism, and both of you can have
a piece of him, and he is 10 to better
than those three you stole from me-
WALTER ASSHETON.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

and have that place filed in and fixed?
Why. 1t is impossible to get by the
place, on any conveyance. why, oh
why, 1 say again, are they always put
ting new roadways around the ellipse.
which don't need 1t, when this place
does? Now, i am not talking through
my hat. or grouching, but just take a
bicycle ride down to the ellipse after q
hard rain and you'll see what 1 mean.
believe yours truly,
CENSORSHIP.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
ARMY.

The following changes in the stations
and duties Of officers Of the Corps of
Engineers are ordered:
Major LYTLE BROWN to Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, to command the
Second Battalion of Engineers.
LEWIS M. ADAMS to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas.
First Lieutenant JOHN N. HODGES
from the Third Battalion Of En-
gineers, to Wheeling, w. Va.
Second Lieutenant THOMAS H. Nc
NABB, Sixth Field Artillery, to his
home preparatory to his retirement
from active service.
Lieutenant Colonel RICHMOND P.
DAVIS, Coast Artillery Corps, to
the General STAFF Corps.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

ArT1Ved-BurroWs, Monaghan, PatIer-
son, at Bradford, r. l.; Perkins and
Sterrett, at Hampton Roads.
Saiied-Birmingham from Newport for
Hampton Roads; Arethusa, from
Charleston for Port Arthur. Tex;
Rowan, from Mare Island for San
Diego; Rhode Island. from Boston
for Hampton Roads; Salem, from
Hampton Roads to assistance of
Warrington: Nanshan, from Annoy
for Olongapo.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

fTmun8 Ofhce, who found himself n
lottery as the result of organizing ..suit
clubs" now probably feels that he drew
q misfit.
If Mr.. Taft does not feel himself n
otS man today 1t is not because Mrs.
Tom Thumb did not give him an oppor-
tunity TO DO SO when she paid visit
to the White House.
AT the same time John varre would
DO well not to try tumbling from each
successive story as the new Riggs build
Ing goes up, in spite Of his survival of a
three-story fall.
orders Tor the vaccination of all Off
GERS and men Of the navy with typhoid
prophylactio will put the men on the
battleships under fire for the first time
since July 8. 1888. ..-
The Commissioners request for the
termination OF the Fish Market lease is
recognition that some things speak
louder even than words that are heard
around fish markets.
John Walkers suspicious that he is a
bigamist appear to have been confirmed.
If he ever gets matters Strengthened
out he will perhaps try to break himself
Of this careless habit.
About the only part Of the program
OF the universal transfer mass meeting
ct uncompleted is the musical part.
No one has written a song on universal
transfers. Who will volunteer?
Judge De Lacy's prescription for
young men addicted to stone throwing,
that they spend their energy on making
The fires in the morning, is fine advice
unless one lives in an apartment.
Graduates of Washington high schools
are scarcely less loyal to these institu-
tions than are college alumni. McKin-
ley, Central, and Eastern held reunions
this week which were largely attended.
A Washington school Is to introduce
the honor system in examinations. AS
a final effort to end bribery scandals
how would 1t do for Congress to try
such a plan in connection with the cleo
tions of its members?
The telegraph clerk at the Union Sta
ton who gave up the days receipts of
his office to the impostor who repre-
sented the regular collector had a con-
fidence equal to the assurance Of the
man who asked for it.
Congressman Schley Howard of
Georgia appears to have done more in a
few minutes to impress the President
with the seriousness of Charles w.
Morses condition than all the more
noisy forces have accomplished in
months. Sure, and it's a winning way
Schley has.
New designs of the War Department
contemplate officers quarters attractive
to bachelors, but insufficient for the
married, the idea being to discourage
the tendency Of the second lieutenant
to provide himself with a wife. Besides
laughing at locksmiths, 1t will probably
be found that the young officers and
their fiancees will take the view that
Two can live in the same space as one,
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

Among those present in Washington
10 Louis r. Claws. Another addition
to the list headed by Battling Nelson of
those who come back"
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

SNOW windows with "Shop Early
nsn or q last months theatrical poster
are not calculated to give a good i'm
precision Of the firms progressiyeness.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
Concerts Today
By the U. S. Soldiers Home Band,
Stanley Hall at $3.50 O'clock.
tr
JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMAN,
Director.

JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN,
Director.
PROGRAM.
March--"Olympia" .............. Metz
Overture-"Zampa" ........ Herold
Dance suite .,Tschakoff
. /. Dance Africaine.
Sambo's Holiday
9. Dance Grotesque.
Z Cossack's Revel
3. Polka Elegant,
Pekoe Dance
4. Valse Russo.
Selection-"The Quaker Girl"
Monkton
Humoresque-"Turkey in the Straw,
Bellstadt
Finale from "Ariele' ..,.......,..B Barh
''The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

~ 90 hnrnd
names wi nhpb bmwh
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
Sunday.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
oI Tne washington Times printed Sundays
curing the menth Of November was as fol-
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

MI. Shelby Smith. Of the Government
PRINTING Office, who found himself a
lottery as the result Of organizing "suit
clubs" now probably feels that he drew
n misfit
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
NOV EMBER CIRCULATION.
Daily.
, Total for the month.

Total for the month. 32s, sn
Daily average for the month ....... 60,S99
The net total circulation of The Washington
1lmes daily during the month Of November
oeing eliminated. This number when d.
woed oy rs. the number Of days Of publi-
SSntlon. shows the net daily average for
november to have been l367a
The Washington times., 1911-12-29

II Mr. Taft does not feel himself a
big man today 1t is not because Mrs
Tom Thumb did not give him an oppor.
tunity to do SO when she paid visit
to the White House.
The Washington times., 1911-12-29
Total for the month. lS2, ,A26
sunday average for the month as, 607

The net total circulation Of The washin ston
rImes sunday during the month OF Novem-
per was 14S.3 37S. all copies left over and re-
sulned py agents being eliminated. This
nnumper. when divided by T. the number Of
sundays during November, shows the net
81 rsumaay aoa average for November to have been
- Entered at the Postoffice at Washington,
~: e. as second class matter.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1911.