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AN ORIGINAL CONSERVA.
TON WORKER.

Thomas R. Shipp, ten years Wash
ingtonian, has returned to his India
napolis home to open the permanent
headquarters of the National Conserva.
tion Congress, of which he is secretary
MIR. Shipp has had most interesting
and remarkable relation to the con.
servation movement.
MIR. Shipp was, and is, secretary oi
the conference of governors. He man.
aged the first conference, at the White
House, attending to the preliminary
work for President Roosevelt and Gif.
ford Pinchot. He became at length
about the entire executive authority OF
the conservation movement: at one
time he was secretary of the governors
conference, of the joint committee on
conservation, of the national conserva.
tion commission, and of the National
Conservation Congress-.
Coming into this work through his
intimacy with Clifford Pinchot, Mr.
Ship became one of the most i'm
portant figures in the entire movement
He has organized and directed conven.
tions, conferences, and all sorts of &C.
tivities from the beginning. He was
during most of the year, the real work
ing head of practically all the conssr'
vation organizations, and came to b.
known as the conservation trust
Mr.. Shipp was an Indiana politician
and newspaper man before he became
. national conservation authority. HI
came first to Washington as secretary
to Senator Beveridge; was later secre
tary to Forester Pinchot, and Themes
was drawn into the conservation activi
ties. At indianapolis he will devot'
himself to the work of the big con
servation congress, which cooperate
with all the other organizations. 1t Il
explained that there is no division
among the conservation leaders, bu
that on the other hand the close co
operation which has been maintaine.
among the various organizations in tn
past is to continue in future.
| The conservation movement as &
national force owes to Mr.. Shipp ,
debt which few people understand. Hi
work has been done quietly and in tn
background; others have appeared il
the spotlight for few minutes ol
great occasions and harvested tn
glory, the recognition, and the adver
tising. "Tom" Ship got little o
these; but he did get the real worl
done, and he was recognized for tina
by the men at the top of things.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
POLICE AND FIREMEN'S
PENSION FUND
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
II Congress, at the coming session,
could be presented with scme Of the
sights that are witneEsed In the District
Of Coluru bia. am sure there would not
be any doubt Of the passing Of bill
which would mean SO much to the man
that endanger their lives for us day af-
ter day ard year after year.
What Is to become Of the poor, gray
haired veteran. who has put in q life
time serving us through all kinds Of
weather and is now getting too old to
properly perform his duties as an Of
flcer? Suppose he Is retired: the PEN
sion fun1 Is so low. he gets one-third
OF what he should receive. How is he
sna his family to i've on such sSs Bss,eas pray
standard? At his full! pay it is hard
Next look at the widow with her
home full of little cnes to be taken
care Of. Perhaps a baby too young TO
be left to the care Of some one else,
while she, q frail creature, goes forth
&c help make dp that which she is be-
ing deprived Of by the loss of a hus-
band, who has given his life trying to
save or protect some one or something
You or I value.
i have read of the accounts In the
differentS papers In regard to the work
Of the Pclicemen's Association aRd
wish to congratulate them On such a
glorious work. They must succeed be-
cause there is not a member OF Con-
sress but will see the necessity OF suoh
a bill being passed.
You have the most hearty wishes for
q great success from at least one wom-
an OF the District Of Columbia. EGG.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
Aloysus Truth Society Bitterly Denounces Irish Pays
After Special Committee Sees "7he Ryboy at The Bezasco

Of the new thought of Ireland? Ar
either pleases or teaches, or By a hap
py combination, offers both pleasure
and instruction, which end does The
Birthright' subserve?
I'm The Playboy Of the Western
World Synge & Co. has given US a
loathsome picture of immortality. STU
pidity. and depravity. Where did Mr..
Synge find the material for his dra-
matte freak: In the Latin quarter Of
Paris where he went to develop his
taste There Mr.. Synge made q
study Of the decadent French writer's.
particularly Baudelaire. and thence re-
turned to exploit his foreign ideas in
simple Peasan. setting. Baudelaire
would often try to astonish folk by
opening q conversation with such a
phrase as: ri.
After assassinating my poor father
this morning and Mr.. Synge has SIM
ply borrowed this Gallic framework for
his pseudo-Irish picture.
He made his 'Playboy' last night
become a hero at Flaherty's tavern
solely because he boasts OF having MUIR
dered his father! Thereupon all the
peasant girls run after him. And when
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
POLITICS AND RELIGIONS
BELONG TO VILLAGE

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
In last Fridays issue Mr.. w. Z. Allen
voices we believe, the views of a
good majority OF the readers of timely
letters Religion and politics in the ar
gumentative sense has its proper place
beside the stove OF the village store.
judging from the anxiety OF the old
parties TO grab the popular planks from
the platforms Of new parties In their
efforts to retain their grip. shows that
conditions are ripe for a new political
movement. Hence tho interest shown
by conservative people in Socialism.
Socialism, as II energts from the mis-
taken associations of anarchisn. COM
rnunism. and like impressions, bids fair
to become the coming political party.
recognize that municipal affairs are be-
coming understandable by the masses.
In broad sense We can include all
patriots from Christ down TO Roose-
welt, as good Socialists. Why? For the
simple reason that trus patriot. a
true Christ. and a true Socialist is one
who seeks to reform society.
ObservipR the. compensatory, law, OF
nature, monopolies have had their day,
and given valuable lesson In social
economies, which is the power OF
system.
Let us hope we are passing the period
interest of monopoly. the rubber-stamp
statesmen of the interests, and ths ig-
norance of party branded voters OF the
old age, and hail the coming awaken
ing. when labor shall have emerged
from the crudity of its new-found
power, and which shall receive a Just
recompense commensurate with its skill,
and joining hands With capital In the
intelligen Of newer conditions, will
harmonic, ..Acialism to the adjustment
OF pubic :tilities for the benefit OF
society and the preservation OF the
home for the individual, e ~. Y.
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suit to the clean-minded. At the mo-
ment of the solemn miracle all the
spectators were poking fun at the
blind pair; the man blasphemed in the
presence of the saint. who replied
that he would damn him to hell were
the offender a seeing man.
Neither from this, nor any play of
Synge, is II possible to gather that the
Irish Catholic peasantry had charity,
chastity or reverence. or respect for
any law, human or divine, or that the
Irish priest is other than a grasping.
domineering boor.
The whole is a travesty OF the Cath
Ollie belief In miracles.
The Birthright' was tragic barbar-
ity. In this sorry attempt to elevate the
Irish drama some of the fundamental
laws Of stage esthetics were cast to
the four winds of heaven. The cheap
dialogue, the animal-like passions, and
the furious strangling of one brother
BY another served only to depress and
two men rending and strangiing each
other like infuriated Wild beasts, while
the parents stand by, one In horror, the
other in mi-indifference-is this type
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his poor father turns up with nothing
more than a cracked crown. they all
repudlated him as poor creature until
the swaggerer indicated himself b.
chasing the miserable old man from the
inn and striking him down again.
"The frequent and blasphemous refer
ences to God. the evident animosity to-
ward Catholic ideals and the racy gibes
of the drunken roisterers. are an mex
cusable insult to Irish manhood and
womanhood. NOTHING more vulgar. un-
natural, or better calculated to degrade
and defane a people with all they hold
sacred and dear was ever witnessed on
the stage cf Washington. 1t was de-
cadent freak from the decadent Bohem-
las Of the twentieth century. an odious
libel on pure race which people. press,
and priesthood join in stigmatizing as
unthinkable to truth and religion alike.
IF the admirers of Mr.. Synge must
have his symbolism. let them look to
The Birthright,' and in the person of
Bat Morrissey read. as in a mirror. his
condemnation!
"He would rob the Irish nation of its
priceless Inheritance"
THE ALOYsIUs TRUTH SOCIETY.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

rigan's Michael Flaherty was excellent,
The play was given without change OF
setting, the action taking place on q
dark autumn evening and the following
day.
The Irish players are innovators In
the matter OF stage scenery. Everything
was kept as simple as possible, the rep
rssenta tion of open air scene, a glimpse
of which was given through the door
OF the public house, being suggested as
in the japanese theater. rather than de-
picted.
Propriety of Some ...
Of the Lines Questioned.
With respect to the alleged blasphem-
Gus line or lines: It may be true that
once In a while such line would be
spoken by real live character. The
propriety Of putting such a line into q
play brings up an almost endless ques-
ton.
II the uplift view Of art Is to be taken.
the words might well be omitted, or they
might be omitted as a matter of policy,
to avoid the condemnation of an other
wise quite acceptable play, but II the
play Is to be considered from the View
point Of 'art for arts sake" II realism
is what was sought by Synge, 1t Is emil
nently correct to have used the lines
that have been objected to- On the
whole, II seems to the unbiased critic
that the rage Of the irish societies
against the "Playboy Of the Western
World' Is premature.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

Sending a committee of five pro-
fessional men to the performances
of the Irish Players. the Aloysius
Truth Society today Issued a state
ton Of the management of the Irish
Players, that snap Judgment had
been passed upon the plays by mis-
taken enthusiasts. The following
statement Is given out as the ofncial
view Of the society:
Like the We'll of the Saints and
others of the Synge-Yeats monstrosities,
the 'Playboy' does not represent, but
defames, Irish life. 1t Is Irish only in
name, ana Is redolent. not of the whole
some air of the Irish heather, but rather
of the slums Of Paris. 81
Most Of these libels have been stolen
from decadent French literature, and.
in order the better to sell, have been
labeled Irish. Nor can the misty de-
ferise which the management feels
necessary to append to the program OF
the .Playboy' free them from the stig-
ma of attempting to palm on French
nastiness under the counterfeit brand.
Made in Erin! One swallow makes
not n spring, and one isolated fact lie
not the whole Irish race!
"The management opened the en-
gagement with its least objection
able wares. Hence. they fell back
on 'Cathleen Nj Houlihan'-a mysti,
cal incarnation of Ireland in its
most patriotic greenery. But to be in
tellectually honest, they should have
followed 1t with its apologize. Counties
Kathleen who finds salvation by se.i.
ing her soul to the devil. thus iliustrat'
Ing how Irish prosperity may be at
tanned by the sacrifice OF Catholic
ideals.
Saints were numerous, and almos
everyone of them lustful. suspicious, un,
is a miracle-working priest who Is un.
educated and unsaintly. The motives
which lead the miserable pair to seek tc
be cured of their blindness are an In
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
ASKS FELLOW CATHOLICS
A POINTED QUESTION
Tp the Editor of THE TIMES:

- the Editor of THE TIMES: .g
II am permitted space In your Mail
Bag column. I would like to ask why
the Catholic churches in Washington
and other cities do not join with other
churches Of different denomina tions in
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment? / am sure It for a good cause,
the movement. All true Christians are
supposed to serve and love the same
God, and I think that this movement
should be encouraged, not only by a
rew, but by all Christian religions.
IN the open. 1t looks more like true
Christianity. A CATHOLIC,
Prince George county, Nd.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
What's on the Program In
WASHINGTON Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodge-l .afays stte.
No. 10, M. M, Cortnthian night. Royal
Arch Chapter-Capitol, No. II. M.
and NJ T.. NJ. Royal and Select Mas
ters-Adoniran Council, No. 2, degrees.
Eastern Star-Esthtr Chapter, No. ..
The following Knights OF Pythias
lodges will meet tonight: Columbia,
No. 10. annual roll call; Salem' No. e,
business.
The following knights Of Pvthias
lodges will meet tonight: Franklin.
No. 2; and Hsrmony, No. Il, business.
Meeting of Logan Tribe, No: 8, ]. O.
r. M. Wisconsin avenue and street
northwest, 8 p. m.
Lecture on Egypt before the Immacu-
late Conception Academy Alumnae As
Leefnre. esfiation, care P, of of the Eyes" by DR.
Carl Henning, under the auspices OF
the Wcman's Clinic, Garnet School, =
Gallery instruction Cor Second Rattal-
ion, First Infantry. District National
Guard, 80 p. m.
Opening exercises of the Takoma Park
branch of the Public Library, p. m.
Special meeting Of the Philippine Club,
street northwest, S q. m.
soCial Service Day. st. Johns Parish
and Eastern Presbyterian Church. 4:l5
Greek comedy lecture by Dr. George
Melville Rolling. Catholic University.
this afternoon.
I%migrs,iSS,n, S,,, "fiieials' Conference. the
Henry w. I,awton Comp, No. 4. United
Spanish War Veterans, meets at
FIynn's Hall, Eighth and X streets
! northwest, s d. m.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
Euchre Party Tonight.

The Damenverein Of the Washington
Saengerbund will award prizes to the
winners at the euchre party that the or
ganization will give tonight. The gath
ering will be held in the Saengerbund
clubhouse, 314 G street northwest. Play
at progressive euchre will begin at 8
O'clock The party has been arranged
by Mrs. X. G. Barthell.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Roe at Hampton Roads. Ia
coma at Philadelphia, Wheeling at
Port Lmon.
Sailed-Mohawk from Washington for
Norfolk. California. Maryland. South
Dakota. from San Diego for San
Sun Francisco.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
NAVY.

The following naval orders have been
issued:
Captain A. p. NIBLACK. detached as
naval attacbe. Rrazil, Buenos Aires.
Argentina. ana Santiago. Chile. Do
cember ], lad1. to duty ss naval at
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

for grief and distress In any form will
not needlessly add to the unhappiI ess
OF these men who gave as e>idence of
respect and affection for their late CONF
rade Muggsie q military funeral.
E. j. r.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

What's this? A meeting OF the gov
erning board Of the Pan-Americal
Union without making any iaroads Of
the kitchen?
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

What steps have been taken to ge,
at the truth Of the alleged doping
OF Paul Beattie within this jurisdiction
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL. BAG

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xcee2O wd In nus % ue 81 b
the usaad dresses m ut g n depu
without the consent o
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

The Washington baseball club re.
ports Indebtedness Of $3o6OOO 1t is still
deeper in debt to the faithful fans Of
the Capital.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1911.

Former Vice President Morton will
be welcomed as a more or less consist
ent resident of the District.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

tache. Berlin, Germany. and The
Hague.
Medical Inspector E. p. STONE, when
discharged treatment Naval Hos
pital, Mare Island, Cal, to treat
NJ "
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
ARMY.

Captain CHARLES c. PULLS, Second
Field Artillery. will proceed to Chi
cago, ILL.,, for duty as inspeotor-in-
structor of the Organized Militia.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16


on the opening Of the branch of the
District Public Library. It will be one
Of the most admirable additions to that
section Of the city.
The new automobile delivery service
just established by tie Postof:ice De-
partment in the District has started of
iH way which promises to give the
highest satisfaction.
With two plans for financing indus.
trial and other large undertakings be,
fore the Chamber of Commerce, It looks
as though the time to get down to rea
business had arrived.
Much interest attaches to the forth.
coming report of a subcommittee on
Eites for the Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation Synagogue. The report will
be submitted to the Mems Temple Clur
Monday evening.
The statement that 600 pounds OF
beefsteak was devoured at the Elks
dinner last night gives a fair idea OF
what a mammoth celebration 1t was
The Best People on Earth never adop,
halfway measures.
The Star-Spangled Banner was work.
Ing full time last night. Th. Sons O,
the American Revolution were in ,sss.
sion and are preparing to make an
earnest effort to increase the member.
ship.
A. M. Lothrop has surprised and de.
lighted many Of his friends by returning
to their midst after more than two
years absence on account Of serious i'll.
ness. His first appearance was at the
dinner to General Harries, where he
shared honors with the guest.
This will be the last week of flying by
the army aviators, so all the Washing.
{ tonians desiring to see the men fly once
more before they leave for Augusta
Ga, had better go to College Park to-
day. tomorrow. and Saturday. Mex
week will be taken up in preparations
ter the trip South.
a number Of prominent physicians and
surgeons from northern Virginia arc
the District are now in session here, ant
many valuable addresses are being lie.
iivered. A thousand years ago we wcr,
told that
'.The wise physician all our Ills to heal
u more than armies for the nation,
veal"
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

Takoma Park Is to be congratulated
on the opening Of the branch of the
District Public Library. 1t will be one
Of the most admirable additions to tha
section of the city.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
Amusements.

ADJUSTMENTS
National-Blanche Bates In "Nobody's
Widow" S:15 D. m.
Deinsco-Irtsh PLAYERS, s15 p, m,
Columbia-Lulu Glaser IN Miss DudeI-
sack" 2:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Acsdenfy-'The MiEiqpaire Kid" 2:l5
ard $40 p. IN.
Chases-Polite vaudeville. s:15 and s:l5
p. m.
Casino-vaudeville. l to p. m: 6 to
1890 D. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville.
Gayety-"Queens of the Jardin de
Paris" 2:15 and S.l5 p. m.
Lyceum-"Queens of the Foiies Ber-
gere," 2:15 and S:15 p. m.
Misunderstanding, dancing, bowling, mo-
ton pictures. and other attractions.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times (Slnday) during the month OF October
was 197. S8s, all copies left over and -et drned
BY agents being eliminated. This number,
when divided ~ l. the number OF Sundays
during October, shows the net Sunday aver
eGs Tor October to have been 80. 56s.
Entered at the Postoffice at WASHINGTON
D. c.. as second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
OCTOBER CIRCULATION.
naaIv

Tie number OF complete and perfect copies
o. The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month CT October was az foil. ~s:
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

Total for the month.. ...... ....... 81. .nb, 7e2
Ths net total cirsula ton Of The washingtoG.
Iimes daily during the month OF Dot Ibec
wes 1,d2. IA all copies left over and ret urSsd
being eliminated. This number, when ii
vided BY %. the number of days OF puDlioa-
tion, shows the net daily average Tor octe-
ber to have been B,843.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16
Sunday.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
cf The washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of October was a. follows:
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

Total FOR .25s, 096
Sunday average for the month. ii. e1c
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

The new automobile delivery service
just established by Tie Postof.ice De-
PARTNER mt In the District has started off
II way which promises to give the
highest satisfaction.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

With two plans for financing indus
trial and other large undertakings be-
fore the Chamber of Commerce, It looks
as though the time to get down to real
business had arrived.
The Washington times., 1911-11-16

Much interest attaches to the forth.
coming report of subcommittee on
sites for the Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation Synagogue. The report will
be submitted to the Mems Temple Clur
Monday evening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01

John +. Bowe Of Bellows Fails has
probably lost the use of his left hand
and arm, as the result of stabbing
several months ago by Polander with
who mhe was having trouble. Ons nerve
of motion was severed aud two others
were cut, and although ever since the
ARRAY he has been undergoing treatment
and has had an operation for splicing the
severed nerve, he is now only able to
move the extreme tips Of the fingers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01
Uniform Prices.

The determined effort now being made
by the Granite Manufacturers assoeia-
ton at Barre, Vt, to put some prices
upon basis which will afford fair re-
turns upon labor and capital invested
is a step in the right direction that viii
be watched with great interest. Great
er uniformity in prices has been sought
for years by retail monument dealers,
who were constantly confronted with
the ANNOYING diversity of estimates fur
nished by manufactures on the same
classes of work. IL does not seem that
the agreement now on trial could con-
fiiet with the reasonable" qualifications
now injected into the Sherman act by
the supreme court of the country While
the opinion is not held by the Monu-
mental News, ii is nevertheless in the
minds Of some, that there is the danger
of going too far with such an agree
ment. and In view of the recent ex-
preston of the views of Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham, if there is sufficient
ground for so doing, his suggestions
should have careful consideration. He
saws that the law having been construed
BY the supreme court, offenders I'M
der il must voluntarily enter the fed
eral courts and obtain decree as an
evidence of good faith" He quoted the
recent decree of the Ohio court entered
at Toledo in the matter Of the electrical
trust: Not only was the combination
forced to make record Of its violations
of the law, but its officers were com
PEELED to execute papers which make
them personally responsible for the good
behavior Of the various" subsidiary com
panies. Standardization is now the tend
encv on all lines of trade, and it will
vastly help conditions in the monument
business; but il must come through
methods which win not lay the ASSOC
citation open to the charge Of conflict
ing with the law.-From Monumental
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01

larger cities, where other kinds of pave
ment have been laid, there is a con
slant drain for repairing the street. Al
though engineers and city officials have
been tireless in their search for an ideal
pavement and have expended millions
Of dollars in costly experimenting, II
remains an indisputahle fact that no
other paving is rs economical and dur
able as granite blocks. What is more,
this is the one kind of paving that
meets the hearty approval Of all who
do heavy teaming. The principal objec-
tion 10 granite blocks come from those
who run automobiles. Until these people
began driving their heavy cars at rail-
road speed macadam was considered the
ideal material for suburban and country
roads. But the automobiles have cut
these admirable highways to pieces, be-
yond all possibilities of repair and now
the road masters are in despair as to
methods and materials of construction.
The automobile drivers cannot injure
the granite block pavements OF the city
streets, and it would seem advisable to
disregard their protests Stone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-01

TENEMENT TO RENT Hot and Geld water,
electric lights, furnace, etc Inquire OF DR..
o. G Sickney i62tf