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The Washington times., 1911-06-17
ENCOURAGING THE TASTE
FOR GOOD READING
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In your issue of Sunday. May q,
last, read with pleasure the Ist
ward, as being those he would like
himself to read, and which he advised
young men to read. l am sure tina
any attempt, made by Nr Wood
ward now. to read any of these books,
would amount to re-reading by
him.
/ am glad that Mr.. Woodward has
raised to the Threshold. again, this
vital subject, not only for the sug-
costing of his admirable list of books,
but because 1t affords opportunity to
reading; a suggestion which may
benefit those who must confine their
attention to a much narrower neld
of reading and study. because they
cannot possibly accomplish the prof.
table task set by Mr.. woodward, who
is so we'll qualified by both his per-
sonal equipment of intelligence and
industry and his peculiar surround
ings, to select choice line or read
ing for those ambitious to acquire In
formation and culture
In all great movements, having In
view the instruction and edlhcation OF
the people, there must be overflow
meetfr Cs" for such audiences as are
unable to gain access TO the cmef
assembly, and to these overflow
du01enCeS, L Will SStiOii
expressed in a clipping, made by me
many years ago, from paper whose
editor was ever ready to encourage
the people in acquiring knowledge
and education.
The clipping is given below.
II you are deficient in taste: Read the
English poets-Thornpson,. Gray, Gold
smith. Pope, Cowpcr. Coleridge, Scott
and Wordsworth.
In Imagination: Milton. Akenside
Burke and Shakespeare.
In Reasoning: Chillingwortht Bacon
and Locke.
In Judgment and Practical Sense
Franklin (Benjamin).
In Sensibility: Goethe and Macken'
zie.
In Patriotism: Demosthenes ami
George Washington.
In Conscience: President Jonathan.
Edwards
For Every Subject: The Bible.
If following my own bias and prefer
ence, should place In any list OF po'
lite and useful reading, Lord Chester.
fields letters to his son, the letters oil
Junius, and one Cor more) Of Charles
Reade's wonderful novels.
JAMES A. BETHUNE.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
WASHINGTON HOT WEATHER
BOOZE AGAIN.

1t remained for Representative Tay-
lor of Colorado to drag forth the
Washington hot weather boyle and give
it official recognition by incorporating
it in an official public document. Mr..
Taylor has introduced resolution pro-
viding for the creation of a joint COM
mission of the Senate and House to
select Summer capital" In the body
of the resolution itself Mr.. Taylor de-
clares summer capital is needed be-
cause of the heat of Washington and
the necessity of more invigorating''
climate for the President.
Nobody knows where Washington
got its reputation for unbearable sum-
mer weather. Certainly it was not in
fact. That it has such a reputation,
however, is well attested by the Tay-
lor resolution. The rest of the country
seems to be obsessed by the idea that
human beings cannot survive a Wash
ington summer, in spite of the fact
that about 100000 of them have been
living through Washington summers
for years and getting fat on it.
The best answer to Mr.. Taylor and
to the other misguided individuals who
have accepted the Washington summer
weather myth merely because somebody
told them about it, is given by the
records of the Weather Bureau. These
don't show Washington to be an ideal
summer resort, for nobody claims any
such thing for the city. They do show
that climatic conditions in Washington
are little different from conditions in
other cities of about the same latitude,
concerning which there is no such uni
versal feeling of horror as is enter
tanned for the National Capital.
The Weather Bureau has been keep
ing tabs on Washington weather for
| forty years. Its records for that pc
Rod show the mean maximum tenn.
perature of this city and of other cities
similarly situated to have been as fol,
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
MUD BALKS WORK
ON MAINE, WRECK
IS BADLY TWISTED
Vessel Lists More at End
Than in Middle, Indicat-
ing Weakness.

HAVANA, Cuba, June 17.-Baring OF
the sunken battleship Maine to dis
lance of ten feet below the water level
today revealed such a condition that the
army engineers in charge Of the work
are doubtful II any part of the vessel
ever can be fioated, although this viii
not be definitely known until the bar
nacles. mud, and sea growths are clear
ed of. Indications are that the salt
water has so corroded the metal Of the
Maine during the thirteen years since
the explosion that 1t Is practically
worthless.
The wreck today is a sadly impressive
sight. The after gun deck, with ports
open. and the turret with its ten-inch
guns as true on their mountlngs as the
day the vessel went down IN 1898, now
are high above water. The afterdeck.
loaded with mud and silt, Is Just show
ing. This part Of the vessel lists about
seven degrees to port. while the list
amdiships is only four degrees, indi-
eating that the vessel is badly twisted
where it was supposed she was intact.
Not the least surprise TO the army
board is the discovery that the super
structure aft Is two thirds filed with
@-AA anu SIlls pTOUdDly Ine WnOlo
lower part OF the vessel is filed up.
Col William NJ. Black said this aft
ernoon that this mud must be cleared
out before the work will progress. which
means 1t will be a slow, tedious job be-
| fore the interior Of the battleship can
be explored. The mass Of wreckage
at the bow is about twelve feet out Of
water. This point is supposed to be just
above the greatest explosion.
The board rowed about the enclosure
in a barge this afternoon examining the
wreck. but without attempting to go on
board. Probably none will go on board
until Monday. and little more pumping
will be done until then. The cofferdam
apparently Is holding well, but the en-
gineers do not relax their vigilance.
Mr.. Jenkins, the Washington under
taken, was at the scene of the wreck
today expecting that an attempt would
be made to recover the body of Ensign
Darwin R. Merritt, who is supposed to
have lost his life in the mess room,
which now Is visible, but Brig. Gen.
Rixby refused to allow an attempt to
] enter the wreck until next week
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

under cover. Representing the, inter-
ests of the over-fatted express COM
panies, it has aroused the people of
small cities and towns to curious
notion that parcels post would destroy
their business and turn it over to the
mail order houses in the cities.
There rs just one other superstition
of economics, widely entertained in this
country, that may be compared with
this of the country towns about par
cells post. That is the superstition OF
farmers that protection increases the
price Of things of which they sell a big
surplus abroad.
The parcels post is coming, however
The light of intelligence is breaking in
and dissipating the old wives notion
that cheap and quick transportation
can injure the community. Less than
100 years ago there was opposition to
building a railroad from Boston to
Quincy, on the ground that it would
ruin the horse business, the trains
would scare the cows dry, and the hens
would be terrorized into suspension OF
laying.
"But, sir" severely demanded tory
nobleman who was protesting against
permitting Stephenson build the first
trial railroad, what would happen If
COW got on your tramway?"
at wad be awkward for the co.,
admitted Stephenson.
It is getting awkward for the COO in
this parcels post fight. The country
town has been dying of the LACK OF
proper transport facilities. The ter
minal cities have become points for
concentration of business, industry,
merchandising, because they had the
favorable rates and the best facilities.
The census figures show the country
town suffering worse than any other
section of the community. Intelligent
country-town people are coming to- re-
alize that equality of transportation
opportunity would help, not injuro,
them That idea, once grasped, will end
the superstition that, sedulously cult
waited by the express interest, has pre-
vented parcels post. The recent Con-
gressional hearings have shown how
keen and insistent is present interest
in the reform. 1t will not be post
poned beyond the present Congress.
There will be only beginnings at first
but like rural delivery, once started, it
will continue to develop.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

When the Senate committee on inves-
LEGATION of the Lorimer election gets
organized and ready for business, 1t will
be able to kill two birds with one stone
II it will look into some Of the earlior
activities of Edward Hines. the gentle
man who so often boosted that I'VE put
Lorimer over
Here are some facts which may inter-
est gentlemen concerned about main
tanning the sanctity of elections and the
good name of the Senate:
On September q. 1900. former Gov.
Edward L. Scofield. Of wisconsin, walk
ed into the Hotel Pfster. in Milwaukee.
and, meeting an old friend. fell TO talk
ing politics.
Wisconsin at that time was still agog
over the election of Isaac Stephenson,
muIti-millionaire lumber man, to be
Senator Mr.. Stephenson is still Sena-
tor. The Wisconsin senate recently has
adopted a resolution declaring its opin-
ion that his seat was obtained corrupt
", and asking the Federal Senate to in
Governor Scofield was interested
greatly, as all public men in his State
were. in the result Of the long deadlock
at Madison, which had been broken
Win the elotllCi u
Stephenson's Election.
He chatted about the affair. It was
recalled how Stephenson had spent inn
mense amounts Of money in the pri-
maries; how he had sworn to spending
vastly more than $4,000 in the primary
| campaign alone: how, when the legisla-
ture met, the Democrats and some Re
public ans refused to vote for the man
of lumber and many millions. and the
assembly was very close.
| The two houses met in separate ses-
sions, and Stephenson finally received q
| maiority of a quorum In each. But he
| must vet get majority In the joint ses-
| sion. and that proved the sticking point
He did not have the necessary majority
| there.
Day after day the ballutting dragged
along without a choice. After drearH
its end, and it looked as if there would
be a failure to elect,
Put one morning. when the assembly
met with a considerable number Of
members absent. three -Democra1s , T SSS
consistently voted for Democrat fol-
Senator. They left Just before the daily
ballot began.
| With those three Democrats absent,
the number of votes necessary to elect
was correspondingly reduced; and be-
cause they were absent that reduction
of the vote made it possible, when the
| roll was called, to elect Mr.. stephen
son. -
The roll was called, and he was de-
cIared elected. He received certificate
and now holds the seat.
Election Predicted.
Now our story comes back to Gov.
ernor Scofield. We left him standing ir
the lobby of the Pfster Hotel, in Mil.
waukee, September q, 1sOs-several
months after the contamination of thai
election of Stephenson. He had met a
friend, and they were talking about that
election.
Last spring one day, while the flghl
at Madison was still on" said Governor
| Scofield, IT was here in this game hote
and met the secretary OF Edward Hines
the big Chicago lumberman.
HE told me he had been al
Madison, and was just here Oh his way
to Chicago.
This secretary told me that that
thing at Milwaukee is all fixed
Stephenson will be elected next week
naming a particular day. He spoke
with the utmost confidence.
Stephenson was elected on the day
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
In the Mail Bag
CURTAIN CALLS SPOIL
THE DRAMATIC EFFECT

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
VIII not some kind person, with suf-
ficient nerve, step down to the stage
and inform the Aborn Company man
ager that, because or II. or, perha ps
"A persons continue applauding unduly
II Is not necessary to raise the curtain
and spoil a beautiful and effective scene
In That's, for instance. after AthanaeI
has hidden That's farewell forever the
curtain rises almost Immediately on the
same stage setting with the two smil-
Ing and bowling, hand in hand. Imagt-
nation pictures the white sisters wait
ing in the wings 10 resume their jour
ney, fixing their back hair and chewing
gum, for, a scene once spoiled, the
mind leaves the characters and goes to
the actors. Nearly every opera present
ed shows some such instance
p. w. WILEY.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
THE LONG FIGHT FOR THE
PARCELS POST.

1t took over twenty years, after the
agitation was started in earnest, to
bring this country a national pure food
law. 1t has taken longer, already, to
get it in sight of a parcels post; but
it is now in sight.
No more skillful or resourceful op-
position has ever been invoked against
a manifestly just, proper, and neces-
sary step in progress than that which
has prevented parcels post until this
nation actually stands alone among
progressive countries in its lack of such
facilities.
The opposition has done its work
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

1t is true that Washington shows a
higher degree of relative humidity than
any of the other cities, but it is not
enough higher to account for the ridi-
culous public opinion regarding Wash
ington summer weather.
The least Representative Taylor can
do, in fairness to Washington, is to
withdraw his resolution and eliminate
from it his prejudiced, blanket indict-
ment.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
LET CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE
TO SANE FOURTH FUND

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
l read In Wednesdays Times that
the same trouble is being experienced
in regard to getting subscriptions to
the sane Fourth fund that the commit
tee had last year. Now, as the sane
Fourth is primarily for the safety and
pleasure Of the children, I want 10
make the suggestion that they collect
the necessary funds. II the COMMITTEES
would get cards printed officially and
numbered so they could be given out
properly, each card marked off IN
nickel squares to hold a dollar. and
then these cards taken to the different
schools and given to the boys and girls
to collect on. venture to state you Will
be able to raise all the money the COM
mittee needs to give US all the best
sane Fourth that was ever known.
WILLIAM BARLOW
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

This, mind you, is the official record
of the Governments Weather Bureau.
1t shows that Washington has just
about the same sort of temperature as
the other cities in the list.
But, you say, it isn't the heat so
much as it is the humidity that makes
Washington unbearable. You're wrong
again. Note the Weather Bureaus
record of the average relative humidity
of Washington and other cities during
the last forty years:
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
ExnicioS Reelected.

T. ]. Exnicious, treasurer OF the So
ciety for Savings of Washington, has
be reelected secretary of the National
Federation of Remedial Loan Associa-
tons, which is a section of the National
Conference on Charities and Corrections.
District to the conference at Boston.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

Major Butts voice may fail him by
the time he has called out the names
of 5000 visitors, but his memory will
never waVer.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

(The Times will be pleased TO an
nounce meetings and entertainments
in this column-)
Concert by the United States Mari1e
Band, Potomac Drive, tonight.
Meeting of Canton Washington, NO. !.
Patriarchs Militant, 1. D. o. F., drill
and special session, tonight.
Washington Canoe Club regatta, Po-
tomac river, above Aqueduct bridge,
afternoon and evening.
Meeting of Champion Council, No. 10,
Jr. o. U. A. M, 623 Louisiana avenue
northwest, tonight.
Annual conference of The Persian
Observation-Disclosures Society, Public
Library, Mt. Vernon square, sessions
morning, afternoon, and evening
Eighth annual exhibition of the WASH
ington Architectural Club, Corcoran
Gallery of Art.
Amusements.
Eational-Aborn Opera Company In
Martha" 2:15 and S:15 o. m
terry Man." 2:15 and Sis D. m.
Coiumbia-Columbia Players in Before
and After" 2:15 and S:15 D. m.
Cosmos-Continuou vaudeville, I to II
p. m.
Casino-vaudeville. to p. m. and Z
to IL p. m.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and mu-
sic by section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancing and music
by section of Soldiers Home Band.
Luna Park-Midway attractions.
Arcade-Motion pictures. bowling. and
pool
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The process OF developing the White
House into a fairyland has already be-
gun.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

When canny Andy comes before the
Stanley investigating committee he Will
probably have something particularly
pointed to say about Mr. Gates remark
that the Laird of Skibo is an old
man"
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has required the street car companies
to operate more owl cars, but 'screech-
ing" is barred.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of May
was 1e6, 35T. 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 II, $50.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

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
left Of the date line.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

Entered at the Postoffice at Washington,
d. c., as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
SUNDAY.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of May waS as follows:
May 7............4S, 21 May H............47,ll
May N............+s.21 ne May 8............Is.SI 3
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

Nine. All Kun Khan is reaping the
reward OF many years of devoted serv-
ice in the cause of the education of the
women of Persia. The Persian-Ameri-
can Educational Society paid her a high
and deserved tribute.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The net total circulation Of The Wash
ington Times daily during the month Of
May was l,2S9, $780, all copies left over and
returned being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 81 the number Of days Of
publication, shows the net daily average for
May to have been. 1877.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
Concert Today
By the U. S. Marine Band, at
Potomac Drive, at S P. NJ.
WILLIAM SANTELMANN,
Leader.


Leader.
PROGRAM.
March, Fearless and Mighty"
Won Blon
Overture, La Gazza Ladra."
Rossini
Music de Ballet, tAstorga". Albert,
Solo for cornet, Josephine. .Kyri
(Arthur s. witcomb.)
Waltz, Gold and Silver" .Lehar
Excerpts from The Runaway
Girl" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Caryn
Minuett and Gavotte from Pa
gliacci' ..Leorcavallo
Wedding March from The Rat
charmer of Hameln" .Nessler
The Star-Spangled Banner"
CONCERT TOMORROW.
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, At
Fort Myer, Sunday Morning, HE'S
GEORGE F. TYRRELL. Director.
PROGRAM.
March, The Beacon Light.
Laurendean
Inspection. when Jesus the Lord"
Handel
March. United States Forever"
TyrreIl
March, '+Nibelungen" ........Wagner
CONCERT.
Sacred Song, 81 Will Sing of They
Great Mercies" ....... .Mendelssohn
Andante from OPP .RubensteIn
Voluntary, ''All Souls Rest in
Peace" Observation-Disclosures. Schubert
(a) Choral-Sleepers Wake" (St.
Paul., OBJ Choral-"Let All Men
Praise the Lord" .Mendelssohn
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

F1fty-one sales were completed yes
terday by Washington real estate opera
tors, and the top notch for the year in
business done on any one day was
reached. The total for the week also
set a new mark for 1911.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
MAY CIRCULATION.
Daily.

Total for month. 423, 1911
Daily average for month .......... 6271o
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
What's on the Program in
Washington Today.

(The Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments
in this column.)
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

Washington is to have a coronation
service, and loyal subjects, and former
subjects Of the British Empire will
gather in st. Johns on Tuesday, June
p. and take part, fguratively, in the
crowning Of King George
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

No National Guard organization ir
the country is more deserving OF the
The Washington times., 1911-06-17
CONCERT TOMORROW.

By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, Al
Fort Myer, Sunday Morning, 1I:1s
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The sweet girl graduate has her place,
but the sixty-two students who have
finished their four years course in the
Mckinley Manual Training School will
bring a substantial addition to the real
dynamic force of the nation.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

The cold storage evil developed new
phase when a plaintiff asked $4,000 in
the District Supreme Court for having
been thus confined for half an hour
against his will Even in midsummer
one likes to get cool in his own way.
The Washington times., 1911-06-17

GEORGE F. TYRRELL. Director.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01
Personalities.

Congressman Tawney Of Minnesota is a
blacksmith by trade. He was born near
the battlefield OF Gettysburg.
Rose Pastor Stokes, the socialist, wife Of
= Phelps Stokes, was formerly a
aker. She was born in Russia.
I'd f. Barr the novelist, is a native
Of Lancashire, England. She Is the author
OF fifty varieties OF heroines and
heroes.
Albert f. Sterner, the artist is a native
OF England, and began his career as a
scene painter.
Kirk Munro. the juvenile author, was the
founder OF the League OF American Wheel
men.
Senator W. A. Smith OF Michigan was, in
his youth, a telegraph messenger boy.
Charles A. Missing Is a banker in New
York.
Ex-Governor 5. ". Pennypacker Of Penn
sylvania Is a famous book collector, making
a speciality Of early American imprlnts
Anthony Comstock. New York's arch
enemy OF vice, has made $500 arrests and
seized 126 tons OF obscene literature. When
RESTING from these pastimss. he makes art
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-01

She has shed her vanity in the security
of having got him tied up in the matri-
monial harness with her. And his Illusion
comes gathering down about his ears as
his eyes behold what she really looks like
without the pretty vanities of dress.
A wife without vanity is real worry.
It's always running a risk for the husband
to bring an unexpected guest. The mop
is apt to be on the front porch and spots
on the dinner linen.
woman who is little bit vain knows
that she needs a clean and attractive house
to set her off So she keeps it in order
so that II is becoming to her.
She spends her money better than a
woman without vanity can. She takes the
necessary pains TO have her clothes fit
She wears her hats so they look as il they
cost more than two-ninety eight. She is a
comfort to her husband He likes to have
her look as well as she likes to do It. It
fills him with complacent self-approval to
see the admiration of his friends corrob-
crate the excellency of his choice.
A girl who is just vain enough to want
TO look pleasant, we'll dressed and refined