The Washington times., 1911-05-17

wanted to give the President a letter in
person was jugged as dangerous or for
rejecting upon Mr.. Hitchcock's depart
ment.
There will not be seats enough for
everybody at the unveiling of the statue
to Major L'Enfant. at Arlington, next
Monday, but it will be quite worth while
for every one to go along and carry a
camp chair.
DR.. Madison c. Peters able defense
of the Jews In his lecture last night
many of Washingtons worthiest citi-
zens, and. as President Taft remarked,
the race as such needs no defense.
Thomas Nelson Page spoke very en-
tertainIngly yesterday Of Washington as
''the common possession of all Amer
lean citizens" And while we are on the
subject we will just add that Mr.. Page
is one of the most valued of all our To-
cal possessions.
The generosity of Mr.. W. A. Slater
IN lending his magnificent collection Of
masterpieces to the National Gallery of
Art in the National Museum is greatly
appreciated. Representing many schools
of art, and each a treasure, a study of
them is a liberal education in itself.
The message OF greeting from Taft to
the Confederate veterans reunion, the
first to be sent by a Republican Presi-
dent to such an assembly, must prove a
new link in the chain binding together
the North and South and strengthen the
fraternal bonds of peace between those
who were once enemies because each
side thought itself right and fighting for
q principle.
One Of the best arguments yet ad-
Vanced for consolidation of the two
trade bodies is that made by Conrad
H. Syme last night when he showed how
happy were the results arising from the
combination of the Business Mems and
Jobbers' and Shippers Associations The
experience here in Washington in mer-
ger matters is a basis for prophecy of
what may be expected to follow the
proposed combination.
Judge Hannis Taylor, former minister
to Spain, and one of the great judicial
authorities of the country, used to tell
an amusing story of the inconvenience
caused the bosses" by the man who
came to a convention with views" In
coming forward to support the majority
opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Standard Oil case he expresses views"
which will cause no such inconvenience,
but will be generally read.
East Washington citizens should
have the support Of every friend Of the
public school system in their efforts to
obtain a new Eastern High School
building. The present quarters are
badly crowded, and a large number of
boys and girls are compelled to go to
another section Of the city. Consider
ing its population, the territory sup
posed to be served by the Eastern High
School has the poorest facilities in the
city.
Another social favorite in Washing
ton during the reconstruction days fol-
lowing the war is dead. and the older
residents OF the District are today re-
calling the generous hospitality with
which they were entertained in the
home Of Miss Bettina B. Brown in Nc
Pherson square. at the time her father
was acting as register in bankruptcy
under appointment by President Ln-
coin, and when she herself was profit
ing by the association and friendship
Of the late Grace Greenwood.
We are getting so accustomed to the
marvels Of modern surgery that we
don't express much more than mild
interest any more when some particu-
larly delicate operation saves a life
that would have been sacrificed a half
century ago. Take the case of Police
man Daughton, who is in the hospital
with a bullet In his neck. The physi-