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Oa,eiai Organ Of the Republican Party
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
CHEERFUL PLAN TO SUPPRESS
THE SPARROW.

We publish today an interesting COM
munication on the subject of that
winged Ishmael of the streets, the
English sparrow. The cheerfulness,
hope, and courage which underlie the
communication cannot fail to chal-
lenge admiration. Translated into ac-
tion by the general public, they would
perhaps be equal to the task of check
ing the boil weevil and stamping out
the hookworm, but greatly We fear
lat on the part of the impudent little
Arab of the skies it will awaken only
a derisive twitter. Summarizing the
manifold sins and offenses of the spar
row. our correspondent cheerfully pro-
poses that the small boy be offered i'm
munity and a bounty to exterminate
the pest. Alas and alack-a-dayl At
the very outset this raises the question
if the remedy would not be a modern
application of the fable of the doves
who, through fear of the kite, asked
that the hawk would defend them.
Waving that point, however, it would
still be true that the hopeful Mrs,
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND
OF THE WORKINGMAN

To the Editor of THE TINES.
In the space that you devote to letters
1, representing hundreds of employees
of the Washington navy yard, would
ask of you the favor Of publishing this
slight token of esteem to one who is
with US no more, but who has. of his
own volition, retired to private life
1 speak of the the Hon. A F. Dawson.
former Representative of the Second
Iowa district 1t is truly said that the
good a man does lives after him, and
the evil is oft inferred with his bones.
Men of today prefer honest "taffy"
while they live, and are willing to dis
pense with the "epi-taffy'' when they
are no more. Men more jealous in
the cause of the workingman, men more
untiring in the effort to help the toiler,
than Dawson, have seldom repr resented
a district at the Nations Capital. He
Is a man who stands four-square to
every wind that blows, and his loss to
his constituency, his district, his State,
and his country, as public servant,
will leave a void which will never be
more ably filled. His prominence as a
member Of the House was shown by the
committee appointments he held, and
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
SHE CALLS ATTENTION
TO PRIVATE SHOPS"

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
I have been reading your letters with
interest about the Government clerks,
and the interest Mr.. Gordon has taken
in them, and oh, how wish I was a
Government employe! How I wish Mr..
Gordon would have taken up the pri-
vate shops. 1 am a widow. I lost my
husband more than nine years ago by
untimely death, and was left with an
infant in my arms. / saw the separa-
ton from my child waiting for me. As
had no home and no money 1 was
obliged to part with my child and go out
to work in private shops, wherever I
could get work Ever since the death
of my husband I have been trying to
get together a home, so can have my
only child, but alas, 1 am as far from
it as was the first day l was a widow.
Ny wages in a private shop pay my
room rent and a mouthful to eat, and
all Is gone when make a full week.
But It is sometimes month before I
have a full week. I pray every day to
God that 1 can have my dear little boy,
so 1 can send him to public school. But
he says not yet, on small wages and one
room. wish Mr.. Gordon would take
up the private shops, as he is interested
in working people. am sending your
good paper this letter, as read it every
day. Please do not publish my name,
but the letter, so Mr.. Gordon can see It.
Do not publish my name, because what
little have may be taken from me. But
! will send you my name.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
HOW ABOUT TSHARKSINOTHER
DEPARTMENTS

Such vigorous methods as those pur-
sued by Secretary MacVeagh end
Director Ralph should have a whole
some influence in ridding the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing of the loan
sharks. Suspension for thirty days of
the employees who have been lending
money at usurious rates to fellow
employees will strike the average person
as about the correct degree of punish
ment, and will undoubtedly discourage
further loan shark operations among
clerks in this particular branch OF the
Government service.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, however, is not the only othce
where employees act as loan agents
The Government Printing Office is
known to harbor thriving corps OF
money lenders. Probably every large
Government office in Washington con-
tains its Shylocks. Why should they
not be weeded out, as they have been
weeded out of the Bureau of EngraV-
ing and Printing! Why should depart
ment heads wait for some such tragedy
as the Waple forgeries to spur them to
action against usurers, whose influence
is bound to be bad for the Government
service?
It is true that employees who now
borrow from their fellows would be
forced to patronize regularly estab-
lished agencies in the city if the loan
sharks were driven from the Govern
ment offices, but they should be driven
out Just the same. Loan sharks out
side the Government departments must
be dealt with by Congress; the fac'
that they prey upon Government EN-
ployes is one of the strongest argu'
ments for the enactment of legislation
regulating their operations.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31

posed to regard the presence of the ubi-
quitous sparrow as a menace TO the
welfare of the community. 1 present
against this creature a few charges, and
stop not to elaborate:
/. The sparrow is an interloper. He is
not indigenous to our country. He was
brought nnder false notion of his real
value and imagines now that the coun-
try is his by right Of usurpation.
2. He is pugnacious and quarrelsome
He is a natural fighter and is not con-
cerned to observe always the rules of
honorable warfare. With him the end
justifies the means, and his means are
often very mean
8. He is not musical. No one cares to
listen to the incessant twitterings Of
the little rascal His tones are far from
being grateful and pleasing.
4. He drives from our parks and for
ests the rightful native bird. He infiIcts
his own querulous tones upon a suffer
ing public. This is a strong objection
to the pestiferous creature.
5. He is filthy and therefore objection
able. He occupies the vines and trees
and houses of the city, and renders him.
self a nuisance generally. Passing along
the streets anyone will see evidences OF
this fact, especially under the trees In
front OF theaters and other buildings
brightly Illuminated at night.
1t is not practically determined wheth-
er the sparrow is under the Jurisdiction
of either the Police or Health Depart
ment Meantime the nuisance continues
unabated.
1 have a suggestion to offer. Let a
QnNfofy ha fOrFnaH TO cafr rid nf tho
tiferous creatures. Let the boys be Of
fered a penny head and be guaranteed
protection from the law, and directed In
such a manner as to prevent injury to
life and property. Shortly we shall be
relieved from the nuisance and per-
mitted to enjoy the presence and sweet
delightful music of our dear native birds.
]. FRAISE RICHARD.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
GOLD STORAGE LAWS BADLY
NEEDED HERE.

Convincing evidence of the need of a
law regulating cold storage establish
ments in the District is offered by the
dilemma in which the health authori-
ties find themselves as a result of the
seizure of decayed shad yesterday.
They know the shad is unfit for use.
There's no question about that, as the
shad speak loudly for themselves. The
difficulty is to fix the responsibility.
1t is stated the shad may have been
permitted to remain on counters for
public inspection until they began to
spoil, and that then they may have
been put in cold storage. To the pub
lie, this is a technicality of minor i'm
portance. To the health authorities,
it is the crux of their case.
The condition of a food product ut
the time it is put in cold storage should
be the foundation of cold storage regu-
lation. This was emphatically demon
strated at the hearings on the cold
storage bill in Congress a year ago.
If fish or an egg or a piece of meat
is bad when hung in the freezing room,
it will be bad when it comes out. Cold
storage has no purifying effect. 1t
merely prevents decomposition of food
that is wholesome to start with.
Cold storage legislation is another
important subject that demands the
attention of the new Congress. A bill
regulating cold storage establishments
in the District should be passed, and
it's principal provision should be a re-
quirement that food be in good condi-
ton when put on the ice.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31

Partington, attempting to sweep back
the Atlantic with broom, would have
a sinecure compared with the feat of
determination in which our correspond
ent would pit one gamin against a
multitude.
This crusade against the brown
buccaneer of the air is by no means
new, and the history of his multiple
cation has become trite. Peace to the
ashes of Nicholas Pike, director of the
Brooklyn Institute, who imported the
first specimens in 1850, "for the de-
struction of caterpillars," forsoothl
He knew not what he did. Far better
had it been if to the caterpillar had
been added the locust and the palmer
worm, the cormorant, and the sleeping
sickness. With five broods of six nest
lings a season, the immigrant has GER
tainly increased and multiplied and re-
plenished the earth, up to the very
borders of Labrador. Seven States
have 'legislated against him. Ohio has
placed a price upon his head. New
York, branding him as a pariah, has
made it a misdemeanor to give him
food or shelter. He still builds his nest
under the caves of the court house and
flaunts the spray of his wayside dust
bath in the very eyes of Justice.
Exterminate him by means of the
small boy! As well attempt to hunt
down a rumor with fox hounds or draw
out Leviathan with hook.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31

voluminous scrap books and cabinets in
which she has filed these papers con-
stitute a library in itself.
New corners to washington are agree
ably surprised to ind that practically
all the script in circulation here is in
brand new bilIs-but the Capital is away
behind the times in allowing the milk
men to supply milk tickets to their GUS
toners, that are used over and over
again, pick up germs no one knows
where. and deposit them again no one
knows where. and which are often put
into bottles into which milk is poured
later. Small tickets in perforated sheets
like postage stamps. have been found
very satisfactory substitutes elsewhere.
The annual spring influx of tourists
to Washington is an evidence of what
we may anticipate throughout the
summer and fall when the George
Washington Memorial Convention
Hall becomes a reality. The conven-
tion committee of the Chamber of
Commerce estimates that, with a
meeting place provided, the number
of conventions held in this city be-
tween May l and December l will
bring frcm 500 to 1000 visitors a day.
This is another reason Washington
ians should invest literally when the
campaign for the convention hall fund
gets under headway.
Unexpected opposition to the loan
shark bill has developed among some
members OF Congress, who have raised
the unique cry that the rate Of interest
authorized-2 per cent a months too
high. Heretofore, opposition has been
founded on the belief that the rate was
too low. The fact is that 2 per cent is
about right. The experience of philan-
thropic agencies that have established
loan Offices, is that fair profit can be
earned at 2 per cent. Boan agencies of
this character are a public necessity.
Nobody wants to eliminate them. The
desire is only to limit their charges to
a reasonable amount and to regulate
them.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
Enthusiastic Over Modern
ization of Husbands
Fatherland.
HAS BEEN HONORED
IN PERSIAN COURT
Her Gorgeous Evening Gowns
Show Wonderful Handicraft
of Native Women.

knows so little Of conditions as they
really exist in Persia. How can she
feel, then, a vital interest in her Per-
sian sisters need? First OF all, feel
that l can serve the women Of both
countries by bringing them into closer
knowledge Of each other. SO, / am be-
ginning by an cffort to interest profes-
sIonal women of this country in the
great opportunities which await them
in Persia. ! do not mean that they
should give their services as charity
for the advancement and enlightenment
Of Persian women. But I mean that II
school teachers. doctors, and nurses are
willing 10 learn the language and Gus
toms of the country, remuneratiVe ana
delightful field Of labor awaits them
there.
II am hoping and working for the day
when the Persian woman will haYe the
education, the freedom, and the wide
scope of activity which tine American
woman now has. And though l cannot
speak yet for publication Of the concrete
things my husband and I are planning
along this line, do not hesitate to tell
you in a general way that am working
TO bring the Persian woman and the
American woman into a knowledge OF
each other. They have much to learn
from each other"
Golden Decoration
Of Learning.
Madame Khan, who, before her mar
riage, was Miss Florence Breed, OF
Boston, is the happiest of wives and
mothers. She is the first American
woman to marry a Persian of tlusuious
rank and to be admitted to inner court
circles in that country. Not only has
the Persian government bestowed upon
her the golden decoration of learning
In recognition of books she has written
and services she has rendered TO the
women of Persia, but has conferred on
her the title of honor-MoraVeh-es sui
taneh. .,, c,..I.
street northwest, the three happy chill
dren of the Persian Charge dAnaires 70
the United States and Madame All KUN
Khan may be seen romping. They are
| 10 all appearances, children Of the ORR
ent, and their names are Rahim kanp,
a boy; MarZieh Khanom and Hamlden
Khanom, two dark-eyed' black-halreo
girls.
wearing some wonderful, really sensa-
tional gowns at various functions this
season. They are gowns that make the
! embroideries and laces OF the frencn
modiste look almost gaudy and vulgar,
| for they are woven and embroidered ac-
cording to the art of the Orient, which
| is a magical art Cloth OF silver and
gold sewn with Pes5FlSS; tSn ihimmstIit1S nstinpS
and intricate handwork OF years, are
| the materials out of which madame's
evening gowns for the last winters sea-
son are made.
! My husband brought them to me
| from Persia on his last trip there" she
| explained when I asked her about
| them, together with rare old scarfs
which could scarcely be duplicated in a
| European or American shop. But my
| husband" she adds with smile, has
brought me everything good"
My WIFE" says Mira Ali KuH Khan,
! has made me what am. My dream Is
I to help the men and women of my be-
l loved country"
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
JOHNSON AND THE MUNICIPAL
ASPHALT. PLANT.

One extract from the record of Rep
resentatiFe Ben johnson of Kentucky,
published in full in The Times yester-
day, is sufficient to stamp him as I'M
fitted for chairman" of the Committee
on District of Columbia in the new
House. 1t tells how Mr.. johnson pre-
vented the establishment of a munich
pal asphalt plant in Washington.
When the District appropriation bill
was reported to the House it contained
an item of $4,000 for an asphalt plant.
The reason the item was there was ex
planned by Chairman Tawney, of the
Appropriations Committee, as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. I trust no member Of
the House will make a point of order
against this paragraph. We appropriate
almost $60O,0O0 in this bill for repair Of
asphalt pavements and for new con-
struction. There is no competition. The
city has no opportunity to secure that
work at a reasonable cost unless II can
by this provision construct plant of its
own, when 1t can then either make the
pavements or repair the pavements IT.
self, or accept proposals that are reas-
enable and just. These two asphalt
companies before the combination were
competing, and as a result of that COM
petition the city was having its asphalt
laid at S1.45 a square yard.
The moment these two asphalt COM
panies combined, thereby wiping out
competition, the cost to the city of
laying its asphalt jumped from $145 a
square yard to S1.T a square yard. Now,
that beinC the situation, we propose to
meet 1t by putting 1t in the power of
the Commissioners of the District to
either accept reasonable proposals for
the laying of concrete or to lay the con-
missioners themselves. It is measure
that Is absolutely in the interest of
economy.
Mr.. johnson heard this explanation
and Immediately rose from his seat
and objected to the item, on the ground
that it was new legislation. 1t was
new legislation, and could be thrown
out on a point of order raised by any
one member. Mr.. Johnson insisted on
making the point of order, and the
item had to be dropped.
When the conference report on the
District bill was made to the House the
asphalt plant was again recommended.
The item had not been inserted in the
Senate, but in view of the seriousness
of the asphalt situation the conferees
had put it in, with an urgent recon-
mendation that 1t be retained. 1t was
again subject to defeat if any one
member opposed it, and Mr.. Johnson
again objected.
As a direct result of Mr.. Johnson's
attitude on this question, the District
is still in the hands of the asphalt paw
ing combine. 1t will spend nearly
100000 in the next year for asphalt
paving, and a large part of the money
will go to paving contractors as profits.
If the asphalt plant had been author
lied, that money could have been
saved. Mr.. johnson is directly re-
sponsible for a needless expenditure
of thousands of dollars.
Gentlemen of the Committee on Com
mittees, do you think this is the sort
of man you should select for chairman
of your Committee on District of
! Columbia?
The Washington times., 1911-03-31

South its soldiers who fought against it.
And these men fraternized around new
campfires.
In the Spanish war both sections were
represented, and fought side by side.
Now let the Spanish war soldiers send
their members from both sections, and
the bonds of union viii be strengthened,
whilst proper legislation will be secured
that the soldiers of our last war shall
be treated as well as those of our form
er war. Al
Mr.. Dyer was a private. and there are
hundreds of others like him in the army
who are well qualified and will make
good" as legislators as they did as SOL
diers. EZRA NAT. HILL.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31

his friends at the navy yard, who are
legion, and all readers of The Washing
ton Times, want to attest their sincere
friendship in this way for the impor-
tant part he played in benefiting the
toiling masses at this Government work
shop. No matter the sacrifice, his
eye always saw (even anticipated), and
his ear was never deaf to the need of
those who earn their bread by the sweat
of their faces. Unfortunately for those
he has benefited, he has decided to re-
tire to the practice of law, even though
he was offered the fattering position as
Secretary to the President; but men of
the caliber of Dawson will not stay in
retirement, but. as the rose, will bloom
again in the political garden and lend
fits Individual fragrance and ability to
his nation. He cannot be spared. He
will not be let alone until he comes
again to mingle with us-to share our
sorrow and ioys, W. H. H.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
SHOULD ENTER POLITICS

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
I saw by the public press that some
OF the Spanish war soldiers from the
District of Columbia propose to give a
banquet to one Of their number, L. G.
Dyer who has been elected a Represen-
tative to Congress from the Twelfth
Missouri district.
Mr.. Dyer was a clever young lawyer
Of this city when the Spanish war came
and enlisted as private in Company
c, Of the District regiment. He served
his term and then settled in Missouri,
and now rejoins his old comrades Of
that company as nembeF of Congress.
They have rendered him a banquet at
Costello's Hall, Sixth and G streets, on
next Saturday evening. Somewhat to
my astonishment received an invita-
tim to this banquet. This was some
what Of q surprise TO an old rebel SOL
dier, but shall attend.
Ny principal reason for doing so is
TO encourage these Spanish war soldiers
into entering politics. remember very
well that after the close OF the civil
war, the Senate and the House were
both filled with men who had served in
the armies. The North sent its soldiers
Nha fought ter the Union. and the
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
NM0I

have passed the age OF nine years, many
OF them accompanied by their nurse or
servant They are going to school; they
are going to learn the LESSONS which
have freed the women of all nations.
do all the Persian women still go
veiled? The veil will be the last old
custom to be discarded by them"
Most Americans" said Mira Ali
Kuli Kahn. madam's husband, who
sat listening to our chatter, have the
idea that the yelling of women in Per-
sia is a religious custom with US. 1t is
true that the custom is a Mohammedan
one, but 1t only shows what high
place woman holds in Mohammedan
countries The veil she wears means
that she Is the Holy Of Holes, too
sacred to be looked upon by profane
eyes"
But as for the task which Nine All
Euli Kahn has undertaken, OF bringing
about the modernization Of the Persian
woman through the efforts Of the AM
erican voman-lt is one for only brave
heart.
THE American woman" she says,
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
UNCERTAINTY.

i he grass is green upon the lea
CThis walking's rotten; look at thatD
The whispering breeze sings low to me
(Confound the wind: there goes my
hat)
'Tis sweet to see the children play;
Gook ou-t-that ball gets on my
nerves.
They're glad with me, because it's May
ca licling's what that brat deserves).
My soul is filed with discontent-
(This dampness makes me shiver)
/ wonder If I am a poet
Or (oucb) If it's just my liver!
BAyARp MORROW.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
WORD IN DEFENSE
OF THE ARISTOCRACY

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The jealousy that prevails on the
part of the second class toward those
of royal ancestry is a sad commen-
tary. Being of good breeding and cul-
ture they, Of course, never put on
airs" nor wound interiors. Abroad
there are decided castes. and 1t Is rec
ognized, but In America, where there
are few who can claim royal descent,
they are subject to criticism and ridi-
cule. Take for instance, the assistant
rector of Ascension Church, who was
censured for wearing a hat "a little
too large" and other heinous pecu-
liarities. OF course, having a mind
far above the average he will retain
his "hat," and go on the even tenor
of his way. VERITAS.
The Washington times., 1911-03-31
Amusements,

National-Bilie Burke in suzanne"
coiumbia-'The Seven Sisters" s:1S
Chase's-Hugh Herbert and polite
vaudeville, Ais and Sis p. m.
Academy-'Happy Hooligan." Sis p
Lyceum-star Show Girls, e:l5 and s:is
Gayety-"rainty Duchess" 2:15 and Sis
d. m. .sE-
Majestic-Va 81
Casino-Contlnuous vaudeville.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville.
Arcade-Skating, bowling. and molten