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The Washington times., 1911-02-27
LIGHT ON THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS SUBJECT

TO the Editor OF THE T1EEs:
About $500 years ago the leader Of
nomadic tribe of people compiled in the
wilderness a set OF laws for the govern
ment of his followers, and the centuries
sitting in Judgment have upheld the
spirit of these laws. Viewed in the light
of intellectual development, this spirit
is seen to possess an imperfect body.
While no one has any intention of ban
ishing from those tablets of stone any
one Of the ten sister spirits, yet the lam
guage is not acceptable to any man,
woman, or child of this enlightened age
who is not content to remain a fool by
the wayside.
For l the Lord thy God am jealous
Cod may have been Moses idea of a
god, but it clashes with the liberality of
our century, while visiting the inqutty
of the fathers upon the children" the
most horrible expression 10 be found
in the literature Of the worlds not
in keeping with modern ideas of justice,
and should be eXpurged from the Com
mandments we teach to our children.
Honor thy father and thy mother;
land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee" The spirit of this command,
Honor thy father and they mother" is
the only portion that is applicable to
the people of our day. II IS evident that
the promise following this command
was intended for the Israelites only;
otherwise we might infer that a promise
was given to unlimited posterity that
has been many times broken. In the
nineteenth chapter of Matthew. verse
10, Christ quotes the spirit of this COM
mandment, ignoring the words that fol-
low, and since this curtailment came
from the lips of one who studded with
thought gems the pathway of life, il
ought surely be good enough for any
orthodox minister.
Let us encourage the progressive min
listers. Let every Christian recruit in
the ranks of advancement inform his
minister that he heartily approves the
plan of pruning this vine of the ages.
Let us see that the ten little spirits that
rise from the dust of Mt. Sinai grace
garments becoming such angels of
heaven. A. F. HODES.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Hugh McGregor Funeral
Was Largely Attended

American Federation of Labor mem
bers in a body attended the funeral OF
Hugh McGreGOr. seventy years OF age,
and one of the founders of that body,
who died early Saturday morning, at
his home, 1915 street northeast. Ser
vices were held at the family residence,
at o'clock this afternoon. lie was
buried in Congressional Cemetery.
Mr.. McGrcgOr not only contributed to
the Forum and the North America n
Review, but wrote several books him
self on labor subjects.
When Joseph Messina went to London
in search of volunteers for the wars.
which Garibadi was carrying on in Italy.
Mr.. MCGreSor enlisted, and went to
Italy. Hc served throughout the war.
and was severely wounded. For his
bravery he was made a lieutenant. He
went TO London and engaged himself
in labor organization work. In 1869 he
was compelled to leave London, II e
merchants refusing to give him er1-
plovment on account of his agitation
III labor circles.
He went to New York and organized
the jewelers. Union and the America n
Gompers, an intimate friend, and 4
labor union man. with whom he set 10
work organizing the American Fedora
ton of Labor
lie cam, to Washington about eleven
years ago. and from that time until a
few months ago he has contributed ar
ticleS on labor and economic questions
20 the leading magazines OF America
and England.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
THE COLONEL IN THE NICK
OF TIME.

A lady, motoring along the highways
of Long Island, runs plump into a
horseman who maintains his seat with
admirable deXterity, and with the fine
courtesy of Prince Rupert, calms the
lady's fears. It's the Colonel.
A leviathan of the deep is in i'm
minent danger of running down a
bOatload of newspaper correspondents
and hanging crepe on the door of
American journalism, when the quick
eye of an observant passenger takes in
the situation and with wave of the
hand averts the disaster. It's the
Colonel.
A stray urchin gets jammed against
the platform during great outdoor
gathering in Bristol, Tenn, when the
speaker interrupts his Grafton to re-
store the fearful estray to his anxious
father It's the Colonel.
On Friday, while the public was still
reading of the honors and troops of
friends which had gathered about the
Colonel out in Chicago, little Albert
Gunet. aged nine. cn route to Belgium
from Monongahcla, Pa, leant against
the railing in Gramercy Park, lifted up
his voice and wept. BARLEY Campbell
couldn't have timed the arrival of the
kindly Parsonage in the fur coat to
finer advantage. With a turn him
in to FIannely," little Albert was re-
stored to his distracted parents by way
OF headquarters. 1t was the Colonel.
Never for a moment can you lose
him or catch him mapping. The stars
in their courses are his handmaidens; +;
Destiny is his man-of-allwork.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
NEED NOT HAVE POOR WITH
US ALWAYS.

The old theory of charity was very
sweet and noble. It was founded on
the belief that the poor we have al
ways with us. What could be more in
spring, more uplifting to self, than TO
give TO the poorY Under that theory
we felt it was the duty of the pros.
porous to care for the unfortunate
by outright aims living.
Latterly we have outgrown that
theory. The extent Of our advance
and the progress in our conception Of
duty TO humanity, i illustrated by the
changed theory OF rharity. We no
longer conccdc that the poor We have
always with ~, We deny that proph.
cry, We have learned that 10 admit
such theory ~ the foundation for
charitable work is wrong, is bad 40
uomirs, and is iHhumnn We hs,s
lFarusd that outright almsFl,ina, un
less ahsoluisly nsgsssafy ~ ooassfs
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
SOME SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD
ANESTHETICS.

The use of plain, hot water by
baltimore physician as an anesthctic
has brought out the announcement
from New York that it is by no means
new, as a local physician has used it
in 5000 operations. Now that the sim
plicity and efficiency OF it are fully
realized, people are beginning to be
think them that there are many little
household agents, so to speak, which
have been found useful in producing
sleep and insensibility. 1t was known
TO the SchoOlmen, for example, that
the mere effort to memorize Homer's
celebrated catalogue of the ships was
sufficient to reduce a patient to such
state that even a major operation
could be performed without disturbing
him in the slightest. The same is al
legged to be true of the Westminster
catechism. and Baxtcr's Saints Rest"
One is almost led TO believe in the
potency of incantations when one sees
the spell which is sometimes thrown
over an entire school room by the mere
repetition of the multiplication table,
particularly in the drowsy season of
the year when the minnows begin to
bite in the creek and the value of cdu-
cation seems at its lowest ebb.
The practice of reading speeches
from MS. became so common in the
Senate a few years ago that members
were in a constant state of confusion
as to the day of the week. Unseemly
wrangles took place between grave
statesmen as to what business was on
the calendar, because each had a diff
ferent opinion as to how far the cal
endar had waned. This is the inside
explanation of the movement which
was set on foot at the time to require
every member of the Senate to deliver
his speeches extempore.
it appears to have been thoroughly
established that hot water is an eX-
cellent anesthetic, but it is not new,
nor, on the whole, is it the simplest or
the most effective.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
VETERAN REPUBLICAN
SEES HIS PARTY'S FALL

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
After almost one years absence from
Washington, mingling freely With the
people of Ohio and Indiana as a Re-
publican in their last wonderful cam
paigr, [ returned recently to Washing
ton and have visited Congress and over
looked the situation political with feel
ings and apprehensions indescribable. No
one younger. no one who has not been
a constant, consistent. persistent Repub-
Ncan since 1855, as ! have been land
no one living or dead not excepting
even Lincoln, has been longer In and
Of the party can fully understand. ft
was and Is TO me the party OF God and
country. Yet in the great revolution or
evolution ! read but the death knell OF
that great party,
Josephus has described the fall OF Je-
rIisalam and the causes of It's fall even
as graphically as GibLon has described
the downfall of Rome, from faction,
division Of sentiment, distraction, dis
sension, like that which of late has
befnllen our party " gll in vain To
attrmpt 10 countervail such intsfnecine
dlaaeHalaH The house divided must
fall n II the Republican paTiy ~
Vlsled and dnumed a. disaster and defeat
thst spells OCT the full history ~ the
past fsW years. YOU can pui no other
II Wfitlen" Aenn Teksl lrahnd The
liattt has fHllrd ani iuffsitth publir
flnndfnpr Thr people hre aHaiHsi tho
HFpuhilrHH paTiy Nas pepul tua liei
tlslIa fiHt end slHWs fBisf ttlfs ~
Isfsisn, and fsnaissehgs " fhsfash'
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
PLANS TO BLOCK
THE GOULD DEAL
Missouri Pacific Stock
holders Will Be
Rounded Up.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27-Dispatches
from st. Louis and Philadelphia with
admissions of an attorney in New York,
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. syndicate perfects
its control of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road 1t will have to conquer a deter
mined and powerful opposition.
Although the combination which ad-
mittedly eliminated the Gould family
from the system processes to have ply
sical control of a majority of the stock,
efforts will be begun today to secure
proxies for control from shareholders
throughout the country by the time of
the annual meeting at St. Louis on
March "A.
The names of the persons or the inter-
ests involved in the syndicate which
will thus court a fight with the most
powerful financial interests of the
country. is a carefully kept secret. The
statement issued by George J. Gould at
the time he announced his forthcoming
retirement from the presidency and the
fact that virtually he Is in control Of
the Jay Gould fortune, eliminates him
The Morgan interests cannot be traced
in any of the moves, and no other es-
tablshed combination of capital in the
country can be found connected with
them.
4 week ago at st. Louis the law firm
with which Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Nagel formerly was connected
appeared at the main offices of the COM
pany and made request for and re-
ceivcd complete list of the share
holders, the amount of their holdings,
but not the addresses. The fight was
then shifted to this city.
The stock is almost as widely held as
the Illinois Central was, the proportion
of holders of less than 100 shares being
very large. These are scattered through
all the Southwestern States through
which the system has its lines.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS
NEED MORE PAY.

Out in Fl Paso, Texas. is keen, ac-
tive doctor, wearing the uniform of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service and watching faithfully every
day to people with contagious
diseases entering the United States
and spreading sickness and death
among his fellow citizens.
Over in Manila, 1000 miles away,
another doctor. in the same uniform, is
guarding the health of Filipinos and
Americans. This man. with the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service
behind him. has transformed Manila
from a plague spot into healthful
city.
Straight through the globe beneath
us, at Bombay, is still another doctor,
also in the uniform of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
scrutnizing the passengers and crews
of all vessels sailing for the United
States and OBTAINING those whom he
thinks are liable to bring disease to
the people of his native land.
Throughout the civilized world these
doctors are scattered. At the ports in
this country they are on duty. Their
business is to keep disease out of
America. Here in Washington other
doctors of the same service spend their
time working out ways and means for
the people at home to protect them
selves from disease that springs up in
their midst The results of their re-
land and account in large measure for
the steady improvement of the public
health of the nation The efficacy of
their labors to keep disease out of the
country is demonstrated by the infre-
quency with which epidemics of other
countries extend to the United States.
Does the country appreciate the
value of the services of these officials
1t thinks it does. 1t always has kind
words for these doctors. 1t boasts of
their work. but
1T FAILS TO SHOW ITS APPRE-
CITATION IN DOLLARS AND CENTS!
The officers of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service are receiving
the same salaries they received in 1889.
Since then the salaries of officers of
the Army, Navy, and Revenue Cutter
Service have been increased, but the
salaries of the scientists who protect
the public health are right where they
have been for more than twenty years
There is pending in the House a BIZ
to increase the salaries of officers of
the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service about 20 per cent. It's passage
would increase the pay roll of that
service only about $4,000 a year. The
increase. is imperative to the good of
the service and is sorely needed by the
officers thereof. In spite of the rush
of the sessions end, Congress should
be able to find time to pass it.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
POSTAL MONEY SAVED AT
EXPENSE OF EFFICIENCY

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In the matter of economy and reduC-
tion of the deficit in the Postoffice De-
paTtment due consideration should be
given to the fact that much of the
money saved" has been saved at the
expense of efficiency and by postponing
work that will be inevitable Not only
have promotions been withheld from the
younger clerks, but the purchase of
very necessary supplies and appliances
for the department, and the entire pos
tai service have been postponed A
cheap make of typewriter is being fur
niShed, whirh is SO lightly built that it
will not stand the heavy work required
of machines in the department for but a
short time; the man of the future who
wishes to put the department in good
working order will have to replace all
of these.
Word from the supplies division is to
the effect that the clerks have orders
to prune down quantities of supplies
sent to a very small figure, except (this
on the IuieO to a few favored offices
louisville. Tampa. and others). and 1t
is said to be very difficult TO keep post
masters from writing very pertinent
letters regarding the trouble in getting
the necessary supplies.
The country Is already aware that the
money appropriated by Congress for the
extension of the rural free delivery ser
vice has been saved by not establish
ing new routes. Arrangements have
been made In the division of rural mails
for the opening of thousands of routes
when 1t shall seem impractiCable to
economiZe further along this line. A
goodly number of them have been es-
taGlished recently since pressure has
been eXerted through Congressman.
prOmOtiOnS have hpan mil
the clerks are in a rebellious and dis
couraged state of mind. The higher-saI-
aried positions have heen filed bv the
low-salaried clerk without increase in
paw. II seems that most of the higher
salaried positions recently filled have
been filled by drafts of former friends
from the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. This has been blow at the
whole body OF clerks by keeping pro
motions from the deserving ones.
Another demoraliZing feature requires
mention. which may be illustrated in
the following instance. Congress appro-
PIRATES 5000 wear for the employment
Of a printing clerk for the department
Some two or three years ago the CLERK
filling this position incurred the dts
pleasure of the man who happened to be-
chief clerk at the time. aud was dr-
missed lin February or March, lp0al, aud
the position was vacant until month
or two ago. The man who NaH his 49,
siatant took up the work Rnd has been
doing u 80 Satisfactorily that u seems
not to have been necessary 10 have auN
one else 20 take the piHrs, ile haf hsrn
dnlnH I'M. work a. some - 90 ur tl,0n
per wear hopine that he might set che
promotion, 1T course Thp man W hn
draws the salary ~ fims HH WintiHa
rlotk haH never seen thr man ehn does
The Nnfk ~ the nftntinH riffk Ne D.
nan rpreitina ~. phV r m"Hth ~ tuW
Hn
I hs abnfr Hfs suiHf - ibr ihiHkr that
rtHkf a 30 tifhFaftHninH tn Hufk iH ihH
uftuhhs Department AZ luaN ralff5
aaNAnh uEAL
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
VERDICT DUE TODAY
IN LEFTR|DGE CASE
Status of Baltimore Girl,
Black or White, Based on
Scientific Grounds.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 27.-Law, patho-
logy, and religion enter into the case OF
Luella Leftridge, which strangely re-
sembles that of Isabel Wall, the Wash
ington girl who was excluded from the
white school because of coIored bIoodA
In the case of the eleven-year-old
Leftridge girl the verdict expected in
city court today will be on scientific
and not on genealogical grounds. Upon
the decision of Judge Niles today will
rest the future status of Luella in the
community as white or a colored girl.
The case will ne brought before the
court because LueiIa is an inmate Cf
st. Elizabeth's Home for Colored Chill
dren. Her release is sought by her Sis
Ter, who was also an inmate of the
same institution, but who obtained a
release when she was fifteen years old.
She is now nineteen, and for the past
year she has been making an effort
to obtain the release OF her sister, and
10 prove that both are free from COL
ored blood.
Added Interest.
Added interest is attached to the legal
fight because Elizabeth recently adopt
ed the Lutheran faith, and wants her
; SlSltI u uO lIiS S1iiIt
Attorney Daniel e. Joseph, as counsel
for Elizabeth, applied for a writ Of
habeas corpus. Former Attorney Cen
eraI Charles J. BOnaparte is counsel for
the home. The case was called last
Monday, but Judge Niles decided TO OBJ
tain scientific aid in determining the del
icate question and since then some Of
the foremost scientists in the city have
become interested.
Among the experts whose opinions
have been sought werO DR.. William
WelCh, of Johns Hopkins University;
DR.. J. Whitridge Williams, of Johns
Hopkins, and DR.. Biedler, pathologist
of the Baltimore health department.
Their opinions will be read in court to-
day by Attorney Joseph.
On Six Points.
On the opinions of these experts the
attorney says the question will have to
be determined on six points which mark
the dema rks ton between white and COL
ored blood.
A BLUSH tint of the part of the eye
known as the ScleTa.
Pigment form of hair, known as kinky
hair.
Dark pigmentation or coloring on the
body.
4 dark line following the spinal cord
Fingernail test-a blush half moon
on the nails.
The alar cartilage.
The girl has been examined at Johns
Hopkins by Dr. Williams and other
members of the staff.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Carnegie and Pockefeller
Emulated by Frenchman

PARIS. Feb. 27.-Bequests of more
than $1,2OO.OOO await several Partisan
scientific institutions. The endow-
ments of science are made in the will
of the late Aususte LoutrefI. one of
Frances richest finsnciers. who was
born a peasant He leaves 300. 600
to the Academy of Sciences. $500, 600
to the University of Paris and $50. 0Ou
to the Pasteur Institute. Loutrefil Is
said to have regretted the sCant en-
dOwments of science in France as
compared with the United States.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Sailors Will Attend
Mardi GraS Festivities

Formal permission for sailors abOal j
war vessels CT France TO land at New
orleans for the purpose OF participating
in Mardi Gras festivities tomorrow was
announced today by the State Depart
ment. The vessels. the Gloire, Aube.
and Conde, were in Mobile yesterday,
and will be in New Orleans for the ar
rival of Rex tomorrow. The United
States vessels in Mobile are the cruiser
Birmingham and three torpedo-boat dc
stroyers. The navy is represented at
New Orleans by the cruiser Tennessee
and the scout cruisers Salem and Ches-
The Washington times., 1911-02-27

ism have dragged the party down
to contempt. The people laugh at this
recent recent propaganda Of reform and prog
ress. movement engendered only by
personal ambitions, by designing dema-
gogues for their our selfish ends The
old ways are abandoned. New Pharaohs
that know not Joseph have arisen. 1t
Is going TO the devil. | am for Paul,
some for AppOllos, few for the old Lin
coin party, so that our success in 1912
Is not doubtful. We all know defeat
Is sure in that year, and we well de-
serve defeat.
PRIVATE DALZELL.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Capital I ales II

The President the Capitals leading social caller He also the c
leading dropping his
official family Congressman he banqueins with
or o
Nothing little
is nightly the job also the Secret Service
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Amusenents

National-Mrs. Fiske IN Becky sharp"
Si5 y, ~.
Belasco-Faversham In "The Faun," s:m
D. ~,
Columbia Richard Carrie IN "JumplnE
Jupiter" Ni1 q. M
Chans - Edward Abcies and polite
vaud, vile, 10 ana siia o. M
ADadrmN IN old keuturkY," k.ls n, m.
uHNUiN 'Crsrker IaUkH," gia and kila
D. ~.
l,ttruW The Wise NuN," 40 AID kIis
a. m
raslun Continuous vaudeville tf.B 20
iip
Arrsa' Nldsay atifsslisns, Afternoon
ana siehihs.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
University Club banquet. New Willard

llllS COlulIill' "Ille announce
mentS.)
University Club banquet, New Willard,
tonight.
Meeting of the joint committee appoint
ed by the Chamber of Commerce 10
cooperate with the American Institute
of Architects, at the Chamber of
Commerce, 1902 + street northwest 4
p. m.
Annual banquet of Carroll Institute,
92O Tenth street northwest tonight.
Meeting of the Capital Hill Literary So
ciety, 61013 Park road northwest, to-
night.
Farewell reception to P. NJ. Hughes,
Central High School, 4 p. m.
Musical and literary entertainment I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society, Mt. Pleasant Methodist Epis-
COpal Church, tonight
Concert by United States Marine Band,
Marine Barracks, > p. m.
Mission services In Christ Church,
Thirty-first and o streets northwest,
3:30 p. IN.
California State Association banquet
in honor of the Panama-Pac In
ternational Exposition, Riggs House,
: y. m.
"SufTragette Dame" at Davison's Acad-
Cmy, 7lg sixth street northwest
Musical by Ladies' OF Sodality, Immacu-
late Conception Church, in new schoo!
hall at s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
Fell From Train.

Falling while getting off a train at
the Terminal yards this morning,
George G.. Thor. Pennsylvania rail
road conductor, fractured his right leg.
He was taken to Providence Hospital in
an ambulance.
Thor is forty-nine years old and lives
at 1885 Arch street, Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27
X In the Mail Bag X

invited this
freely frankly with the that
Objectionable language will be denied publication Letters
words length,
Address MAIL BAG EDITOR OF
Letters bea The
of but
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The Washington times., 1911-02-27

A Philadelphia minister. while under
the influence of ether, thought he went
to heaven. where he recognized num-
ber of his parlshioners. The dtsap'
pointmert he felt on waking up ought
not to be so keen, however, since he
sees how easy II is to make the trip
The Washington times., 1911-02-27

The contagion of donations to science
has now spread to France. Thus the
between Mr.. Rockefeller
and Mr.. Carnegie as to which will be
first to 60 broke has been made more
by new entries.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27

The attention of opponents TO the
reciprocity agreement Is called to the
fact that President Taft Is now wearing
almost daily an angry red necktie.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month OF Jan
Uary was 1873. 1858. all copies left over and re
turned by agents being eliminated. This
number, when divided by s. the number OF
Sundays during January, shows the net Sun
day average for January to have been Ss 6H.
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.
Entered at the PostofrIce at Washington.
r. c.. second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-02-27

Mrs. Brent's $500 Angora cat, butch
cred that Wellesley might learn anat'
omy, will take his rank along with
Toblts dog and Gclhcrt the hound.