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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29
TAFT INCONSISTENT
IN PEACE ADVOCACY

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Those are amazingly sanguine friends
of Mr.. Taft who imagine that it will
be finally believed that he intended no
mischief by sending a large part OF the
American army to the border of Mexico,
because 1t is now being removed with
out having engaged in hostilities across
the line. In this case the threat proved
to be suffcient-that is all! Let US
See what challenge Mr.. Taft made.
from the point of view Of the friendly
spectator" when he submitted the
United States to the adjudication of
circumstances
1T seemed that Mexico was becoming
more and more the prey of chaotic
civil war, and the question trembled in
the balance whether the United States
would have to intervene ana send a
tier. 1t was not an inviting prospect to
invade the difficult mountainous coun-
try OF Mexico ana to face the POSSIBLE
ity that American troops would be re-
garded as common enemy by all Mex
leans, both federalists and Insurgents
But the statesmen of Washington, al
though extremely anxious, did not
shrink from committing their fortunes
to the adjudication of circumstances.
Fortunately a provisional settlement
MAD Deen TCdCDGu AL m6NlCO. Out IL
matters had drifted so far that some
external authority had been required to
protect the nationals of foreign coun-
tries, there is not a doubt that Ameri-
can troops would have crossed the from
tier"
While Mr.. Taft is being hailed as a
peacemaker for his promotion Of arbi-
tration treaties with Europe, he is car
rying out at home policy in pursu-
ance Of what he calls the Monroe doc
trine for the control of South America,
requiring, of course, the development OF
a naval and military strength equal to
the undertaking. Whereas the arbitra-
ton treaties profess to avoid the
chance of war, where war Is practically
impossible, the Monroe doctrine, which
will doubtless be a supplementary I'M
Outstanding, is to invest the United
States with a bellicose authority over
the South American nations sure to
lead to collisions. Honduras, Guate-
mala, and Nicaragua are to be reckoned
in the great Western protectorate. Mr..
Taft points with pride to the success
of the receivership Of Santo Domingo
las though the burglar should claim
praise for the excellent Investment Of
his "swagv') which was seized by file
gal violence, and he IL complacently
proceeding with the fertilization of the
canal against the protest of every
peace man in the country. Meanwhile
Mr.. Facing-Both-W Ways presides with
Snug urbanity at the peace congress
where he is applauded to the echo as
the Apostle Of peace
EWING WINSLOW.
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Gray, railroad attorneys. Mr.. Britton
is also the close, personal friend OF
General Harries, and lunches with him
almost every day at the New Willard,
General Harries appointed as vice
chairman of the committee H. T. New.
comb, lawyer, economist, and publicist
who writes articles attacking the de-
cisions of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and who derives consider
able revenue for acting as an expert
witness for railroads in suits involving
economic questions.
Among other members of the COM
mittee may be found the following,
whose personal, business interests make
their report on the proposed public
service commission intensely interest
ing;
W. W. Bowie, freight agent Of the
Pennsylvania railroad in Washington.
Col. L. S. Brown, general agent of
the Southern railway in Washington.
Evans Browne, son of Adds B.
Browne, who is a law partner of Alex
ander Britton and counsel for the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, whose vice president, Clarence
F. Norment, is president of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
Charles T. Clagett, manager of the
contract department of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
Morris F. Frey, law partner of H. T.
Newcomb.
H. w. Fuller, general manager of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and its affiliated companies.
Odell S. Smith, secretary of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, and partner of Clarence F. Nor
ment in the real estate firm of Nor
ment & Smith.
The other twelve members Of the
committee, who are not known to have
any public service corporation affilia-
tons, are the following:
H. Clifford Bangs, Frank A. Butts,
William P. Emo, Ralph w. Lee, Thomas
N. Henry, Lee D. Latimer, Stirling
Kerr, IT,, w. S. Richardson, George G.
Shinn, James H. Taylor, A. Coulter
Wells, and G. Langdon Whitford.
The report written by these gentle
men has been pending in the Board Of
Trade for six months, and now it is
announced that General Harries, Secre-
tary Eynon, of the board, and Mr..
Britton have decided not to bring it
up Friday evening, at the last meeting
of the members for the season.
Whether or not it is brought up and
whether or not the Board of Trade
would be gullible enough to adopt it,
it should exert no more influence upon
Congress than sparrow's feather
would exert against a Kansas cyclone.
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A CURIOUS VERDICT IN AMYS.
TERIOUS CASE.

The subcommittee of the House in
vestigators of the State Department
has recommended that two department
employees be dropped, because of the
incident of the juggled vouchers in
connection with the Day portrait. The
recommendation seems altogether as
mysterious as was the voucher affair.
1t is difficult to understand on what
theory the subcommittee has reached
such view.
William H. Michael was chief clerk
and Thomas Morrison disbursing Of
ficer when the voucher juggle was per-
petrated. There is no divergence Of
testimony as to the basic fact that
81, 900 was extracted from the Treasury,
for purposes not yet explained, and ac-
counted for by adding it into the
amount of the voucher which covered
payment for portrait. Moreover, Mr..
Michael and Mr.. Morrison were the
employees directly concerned with the
physical details of the transaction.
But it is far from demonstrated
that they dictated the performance.
The State Department has given as
surance, through Secretary Knox, that
the concealed expense was for some
proper work of the department, the
identity of which it was automatically
desirable to keep out of records that
might become public. Since Secretary
Knox gave that testimony, assurance
has been given from his department
that the purpose of the 1900 expendi-
ture had been discovered, that the
money was legitimately used, and the
Government got value received.
In view of these statements, it is
apparent that full responsibility for
the essential honesty of the transac-
ton has been shouldered by people
higher up than Michael and Morrison.
If the House committee thinks, despite
these statements, that the money was
stolen, then it should start trouble for
the higher officials who say they know
it was not stolen. The transaction
dates back to John Hays regime as
Secretary of State. There is no reason
for concealment now, unless it is the
wish to save Mr.. Hays name being in
volved. But the worst reflection that
could be made on Secretary Hay, would
justify only criticism of bad bust
ness methods. 1t is not fair that
two longtrusted employees should be
disgraced and left under the imputa-
ton of grave misconduct, simply that
the memory of Secretary Hay may be
protected from such a minor criticism.
Messrs. Michael and Morrison are en-
titled to complete vindication or else
to actual conviction of direct wrong
doing.
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HOW THE CARP PREPARES
HIS SAUERKROUT.

A circumstantial story comes out OF
Lee, Mass, to the effect that Fred
Vosen, a fisherman at the Lee reser-
voir, recently saw giant carp reach
out of the water and pick straw
berries, which grew ten inches above
the waters surface. There is no de-
sire to reflect personally upon Mr..
Vosen, and yet there must be some
error here. We base this statement
upon the established fact that the true
German carp, which alone deserves the
name, shows a marked antipathy to
strawberries. DR.. Hermann Vogelsang,
in his "Piscatorial Eccentricities," has
made it clear, after a series of expert
ments, conducted in his carp ponds in
the suburbs of Charlottenburg, that the
acid contained in Strawberries pro-
duces a kind of locomotor ataxia in
the carp, although perfectly harmless
to it's congeners, the gibel and the
goldfish. The carp seems to know this
instinctively, and can only be made to
nibble the strawberry by carving it
into the shape of a green pea, which
is a standard bait in use by expert
carp fishermen.
Mr.. Vosen, however, was on the
track of one of the most interesting
facts in natural history. He probably
saw carp in the act of preparing his
winter supply of sauerkrout. Fresh
lettuce leaves are, Of course, the piece
de resistance of carp food throughout
the summer. months, but it is not
generally known that, with the thrift
of the ant, the carp lays by supply
of this vegetable, picked, as it were,
for winter consumption. An excellent
substitute for salt is found in the pep
per grass which grows along the banks
of lakes and streams, and to give the
proper flavor to the compound the carp
habitually gathers the juniper berries
which are also found in abundance in the
countries where the carp is at home.
Near its bed among the rocks these
wise Dutchmen of the water place a
layer of lettuce leaves, alternating with
a layer of pepper grass and juniper
berries, and there the wholesome relish
is allowed to remain until it has fer
mented. The unwonted activity noted
by naturalists as taking place in a
carp pond in the early days of No
vember is now known to be Incl
dental to the broaching of the sauer
krout. Overindulgence frequently pro-
duces a species of inebriety, just as the
robin is known to get drunk on China
berries, when he reaches the belt where
they are indigenous, on his way north
from the Everglades. At this period
even the largest and wariest carp may
be caught with the hands, as all stu
dents of the celebrated fish well know.
Substitute juniper berries for straw
berries, and there is nothing strange
in the story sent out from Lee, Mass.
It is merely a matter of regret that
Mr.. Vosen, standing in the presence of
one Of the most interesting facts in the
natural world, did not watch the entire
process of picking the piscatorial
ssuerkrout.
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TIME TO WAKE UP
ON HEROIC ABUSES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
l am told that the herdic line, whose
vehicles occasionally wend their weary
way along Sixteenth street, is being
operated at a loss. This is certainly
wrong. The public is not justified in
expecting a company to pauperize itself
for the community. No one will blame
them II they retire and allow some one
else to lose a little. Or, l am sure, II
the service were good, no one would
object to their making a little.
We are thankful to The Times for
their interest and hope some other Of
our friends may wske nS again.
S. A\BOWERS.
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments in
this column0
Meeting Of the East Washington Citi-
Zens' Association, East Washington
Hall. 314 Pennsylvania ayenIe south
east. p. m.
Concert by the pupils of Mrs. NJ. R.
Waldecker. 1880 G street northwest. s
p. m.
Annual outing Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Employees Relief
Association, Chesapeake Beach. today
and tonight.
The following 1. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Columbia, No. 10, de-
gree and election; Salem. No. p, cleo
ton of officers.
The following knights OF Pythias lodges
will meet tonight: Franklin, No. 2,
social; Harmony, No. q. special bust
ness.
Concert by the United States Marine
Band. Marine Barracks. 40 p. N.
Meeting OF National Circle, Protected
Home Circle, Royal Arcdnum Hail.
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, tonight.
der Of Americans, Washington Hall.
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. I, Patriotic Order
Of Americans, 419 Tenth street north
Meeting of Camp No. s. Patriotic Order
of Americans. Congress Heights, to-
Meeting of Camp No 10. Patriotic Or
der Of Americans, tonight.
Meeting OF Logan Tribe, No. s, ]. o. r.
NJ. Wisconsin avenue ind n street
Meeting Of Edward J. Ross Council. No.
% Jr, o. U. A. NJ Seventh and D
streets northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Columbia Council. No. 30.
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, $40 Twentieth street
northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Constellation Council, No:
40 Jr, o. U. A. M. E9 Tenth street
Concert by the United States Engineer
= band. Washington Barracks. p: m.
Concert by the Fifteenth Cavalry Band,
Lincoln Park, 1880 p. m.
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Canine Beauty Doctors
Start Business in Paris

PARIS, June 29.-Canine beauty doc
tors have made their appearance in
Paris. One Of them published his scale
of prices today. 1t included:
Alteration OF the shape of the muzzle.
SO.
insertion Of wrinkles on the face of a
bulldog, SIG.
Change Of color of the skin, s..
Removal Of superfluous hair, 81 per
hour.
Changing size Of tail 81 .
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Vehicle Tag Law to Be
In Force August First

The regulation requiring the display
of a tag on every horse-drawn vehicle
in the District will go into effect Au-
gust l.
The regulation was to go into effect
April l. but was postponed, owing to
ond shipment was quickly exhausted
and orders placed for 5000 more. These
have been received and are being issued
by H. M Woodward, permit clerk, at a
cost of 80 cents each. 1t is estimated
that the total number required will be
between 1900 and $1,000.
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AmuSementS.

New National-Aborn Comic Opera
ReIaseoHfhe Vagabonds in THE Mer-
chant of Venice" $50 p: m .
american Widow" 2:15 and Sis .. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville. to Il
chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and MT
sic by section Of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Danctng and music
by section of Soldiers Home Band.
Lima Park-Midway attractions.
Arcade-Motlon pictures. bowling, and
River View-Dancing and other amuse-
ments; boat leaves Seventh street
wharf 10 a. m, 2 and p. m.
Colonial Beach-Boardwalk, bathing,
and other amuseme pts; steamers Ssi1H leave
Monday, Q a. m; Saturday, 2:30 p. m.
Marshall HaIl-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. p. m.
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Lodge Wins at Harvard
After Defeat Long Ago

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 2s.-After
being defeated for the office twenty-one
years ago, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
it was announced today, has been
elected to the board of overseers of
Harvard College. In 1884 Senator Lodge
was chosen to fill the Office for the
usual six-year term and served until
1890.
He was renorlinated in that year, but
was beaten for reelection owing to his
vigorous opposition to President Grover
Cleveland.
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In the Mail Bag
HEROIC SACRIFICE
OF SENATOR LUKE LEA

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Senator Luke Lea's sacrifice to save
his wife's life is worthy OF mention. 1t
Is an evidence of true manhood. and
purest devotion. 1t is an example to
mankind. Truly in this case Two
hearts beat as one
Mrs. Luke Lea has in her husband
q treasure, and a hero.
May God grant that for his noble
act he may be compensated by her
speedy recovery. A. c. c.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29

The ocean to ocean" tourists passed
through the city yesterday and received
a warm welcome. It would have been
even more hearty If they had brought
along little of the wind and the spray.
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Testimony has been brought out IN
the local courts that the wages OF
chauffeur are higher than those of
cook. 1t is sincerely hoped that the
cooks do not hear of it.
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Divorce for Mrs. Slye.

Justice Gould. Of the District SUI
preme Court, has granted a decree Of
absolute divorce to Mrs. Elizabeth Slye
against Robert W. Slye, motorman.
They were married in 1854. and have
two chtlQren
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29

1t must be conceded that the manager
OF the local moving picture theater who
Is advertising scenes from Alaska hath
an eye to the main chance.
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Al-day attendance upon a Lorimer
hearing was calculated to sap the
strength of even a stouter man than
Senator Lea
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Sunday.

me net total circulation OF The washington
Times Sunday during the month OF May
was 166, s57 all copies LEFT over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 4. the number of Sundays
during May, shows the net Sunday average
for May TO have been ass.
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questions. and the fact that he was the
unanimous choice Of the members IL In
itself no small compliment.
The suggestion Of President Joseph
Strasburger, OF the Retail Merchants
Association, that the organization cele-
brate the completion of Its first years
work with a banquet in September. Will
undoubtedly meet with hearty approval
among members. The advantage of or
ganization for commercial advancement
has never been more striktngly demon
strated In Washington than in the OPP
Grafton Of the new association Of mer-
chants. 1t would be particularly fitting
to bring the year to close in the fash
ion suggested by the president.
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In each issue Of The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head of the first page at the
lot Of the date line.
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Entered at the Postofice at Washington.
d. C, as second-clhss matter.
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Concerts Today
BY the q. S. Marine Band, at
Marine Barracks, at Ago P. II.
WILLIAM SANTELMANN,
Leader.
PROGRAM.

PROGRAM
March, THE Boy Scouts Of Amer
lca' new Sanford
Overture. The Beautiful Gala
Noe sea Last Hope" .Gotts SdR4s
Duet for piccoIos. The Night
CMusicians r. Seel and W. De Luca.l
Mosaic, "Rigoletto" .............Verdi
~ Marenco
Grand Military Tattoo. .Rogan
THE Star-Spangled Banner.
By the U. S. Engineer Band, at
Washington Barracks at p. m.
JULIUS HAMPER. Leader.
PROGRAM.
March, The Suffragettes,
Overture. Poet and Peasant,
Gillian Dance, "Manana" -. .Missud
Selection, Faust" .....-...... .Gounod
Dance of the Serpents 49,. :Bocalart
Medley Overture, No. 8, Bits Of
Remick's Hits" -Lampe
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, at
Lincoln Park, at 1890 P. M.
GEORGE F. TYRRELL. Director.
PROGRAM.
March, Frat" ..................Ba rth
Overture, ''Oberon ......... Weber
Waltz, Red, White, and Blue"
Tobani
(a) Barn Dance. "Dr. Tfnkle
Tinker. ......................H ochma
(b) Baritone Solo, THE Vale Of
Dreams -.'...ss. ''''De1cA
Selection of Southern Songs,
THE Sunny South :....::.; Lampe
Cornet Solo, The Holy City" Adams
(By request)
Excerpts from the Pink Lady Caryll
Finale, Honey Girl .BotsforG
"Star-Spangled Banner"
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Aunt Della" Torrey will leave Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon with the
President and his wife. She must bear
in mind that the golden anniversary will
not be complete without her, and It is
hoped that she will then be present Also
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The net total circulation Of The Wash
ington Times daily during the month Of
May was I,2S9,7SO, all copies left over and
returned being eliminated This number.
when divided by ~, the number Of days Of
solicitation, shows the net daily average for
May to have been 1871.
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MAY CIRCULATION.
The number of complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily dur
t,v ~. month of Nav Was folloWI.

Nbtal for month. u.s. sl
Daily average for month.......... 62,n0
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Representative Sheppard Of Texas calls
the District the playground of dishon-
est corporations" The children had be-
gun to wonder why It was that their
rights were not looked after a little
more closely.
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JULIUS HAMPER. Leader.

By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, at
Lincoln Park, at 1890 P. M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29
PROGRAM.

GEORGE F. TYRRELL. Director.
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By the U. S. Engineer Band, at
Washington Barracks at 8 p. m.
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Grand Military Tattoo. .Roga
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
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Leal. e. II. Hill, Brandon. Man.
2:25 Pace--Lillian Green. d. A. DIM
ME, Minot, NJ D.: Saufta. Mrs, George
Dickinson, Jessup. Ia; Geo. w. New
ton, A. r. Slocum, Minot; Dakota
Bell william Beck. Bowbells; Lady
Googoo, SOL Murray, Belgrade. Mont.
Flora Davis. ]. r. Newly, st. Paul:
Teddy. Riley Frye. Radser. N. D..
Billy Prunes, j. T. Newton, Williston,
N. D.; Grace Evans, Bob Evans, r. r.
Hawley, Williston; Kitzel. G. G. Bott-
ger. Ollie. Ia; Helenas, jr.. AL Russell,
Spokane.
2:19 Pace Dakota Dell. William
Beck, BowbelIs. N. d.; Lady Googoo.
Sol Murray. Belgrade. Mont; Donald
r., J. w. Newly, st. Paul; ST. Croix.
j. Stacy, Bottineau, ~. D.; Lady Mae
Sprague q. Al. Mcintosh. Williston, N.
D.; Kitzel. c. G. Bottger. ollie. Ia. !:
Mere Chance, All Russell. Spokane.
zoe Pace Captain r and Don
Densmore, ID. A. Dennie. Minot; Cas-
tlewood, III. Al. Sias. Wheaton, MINI.
Ethel M. s. r. Atkins Gallo, N, ID;
Miss Jerusha, AL Russell, Spokane:
Buck. e. Il. Reichels. Spokane.
2:1s Pace--Don Densmore, ID. Al.
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The Elka.

The Elks held a special meeting on
the 18th Of this month and decided
to appoint a committee to consider
the proposition OF founding home in
the state. The committee was in
structed to look for a suitable site to
build permanent temple for the
order The next regular meeting will
occure on July s.
Hector Barnes will represent Fargo
lodge of Elks at the grand lodge at
Atlantic City the week of July 10, as
James Burns, who is out in wyoming
on business for the James Kennedy
Constructing company. has written
that it win be impossible for him to
attend, Mr. Burns being the regular
delegate while Mr.. Barnes is the alter
nate
Addison Leech, the district deputy
grand exalted ruler for the state Of
North Dakota, will also attend, as he
is one of the members Of the grand
lodge and Charles Dill, who is at
Hamilton Mont, and who is also a
member of Fargo No. $50, will also at
tend
IT Is expected that the trio will leave
here on July for the convention, and
they will have fine time.
The Grand Forks delegation will
leave the Forks July and AT St. Paul
will Join the st. Paul special train on
to the Atlantic sea coast.