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The Washington times., 1911-07-05
DIVIDED AUTHORITY IN OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM.

The evils resulting from divided au.
thority and responsibility in the Dis
trict's school system are again sharply
drawn to the attention of Congress and
the citizens of Washington by the
plain language of Capt. James F.
Oyster, who paid his respects to
Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford
in a statement to the Board of Educa-
ton recently.
Captain Oyster declared that the
Commissioners and Mr.. Ashford have
been responsible for delays and extrav-
agance in the preparation of plans for
and in the construction of school build
ings. On the other hand, Engineer
Commissioner Judson and Mr.. Ashford
have frequently charged the Board of
Education with extravaganza in the
administration of the schools and with
refusal to cooperate for efficiency.
The deadlock between the school direc-
tors and the Commissioners is complete.
Broadly speaking, neither body will
concede that the other is competent to
perform the duties assigned to it under
the law. ...-
This condition is bound to obtain as
long as one half the school business is
in the hands of one board and the other
half in the hands of another. The rem
edy is to give the Board of Education
all the work connected with the Dis
trict's school system-the purchase of
sites, construction of buildings, and
handling of funds, as well as the ad-
of academic affairs-or to
abolish the Board of Education and put
the entire school establishment under
the District Commissioners.
The controversy between the school
board and the Commissioners has been
almose continuous for two years, and
it will not end until one or the other
is relieved of the authority it now has
and the system is placed under one
agency of administration.
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humor them, use diplomacy. and get
along with them as well as We can
You say your husband fuses. You
are not surprised at that. are your
Judge Pugh said to q complaining wife.
Married life cannot always be calm
and serene. Men will - dissatisfied
with things their wives do just the same
as the wives aren't always suited by
their husbands actions. You go home
and feed your husband well, keep his
clothes mended, stop nagging. and give
him a pleasant word when he comes
home at night and you'll not hear any
serious fussing from him."
And as a peacemaker between hus-
band and wife. Judge Pugh Is success
full. Many times he calls husband and
wife, estranged by some trivial mat
ter, to the witness box together and
shouldn't live together in peace and
comfort These little nonsensical diff
ferences wouldn't separate you II you
were not both foolish. Go outside and
patch up your quarrel and don't bother
the court and mako yourselves ridicu
lous by these childish spats."
Desertion Is His
Pet Aversion.
Desertion or nonsupport of wife and
family are offenses that invariably call
forth. straight from the shoulder, re-
proof from this judge. 'Nonsupport
and desertion OF wife and children
should be classed with murder. highway
robbery, and the other felonies. The
officers Of the law should be required
TO follow up and prosecute these worth
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less men who marry, and then leave
wife and children to their own support
In many instances 1t Is almost more OF
a crime against the dependent ones and
against society than is murder.
Society is becoming undermined by
this growing feeling of lack of response
bility among men for their families.
There Is no excuse for a man to de-
sert his family. When he marries a
woman he takes her for better or worse.
He mas no legal or moral right simnly
to walk away and leave her. Just be-
cause the conduct of a wife does nor
meet with his approval gives no excues
for man to leave her. If there is just
ground for a man to be relieved Of his
responsibility to support his family, he
has recourse to the courts Until such
legal relief is given men must be held
strictly to account for the propeE care
of their families II decent social stand
ards are to be maintained.
There's no worse temptation comes
in the way of persons than Is brought
to the wife who Is forced to struggle
and work along to support her children
and, perhaps the worthless husband as
well. No more worthless example can be
held out to children than that Of the
mother being forced to carry the burden
those children as charges on public
charity.
1T is not right that public or private
charity should be burdened with the
support Of the families Of these men
who are too worthless and mean to
fulfill their legal and moral obligations.
The day will come when these crimes
against the family will be rated, as they
should be, among the most grave Of
The Washington times., 1911-07-05
Senate Economy May
Hurt Civil Service Book

The desire of the Senate Committee
on Printing to economic may result in
serious curtailment of the distribution
of the primer on civil service retire
ment," just published as Senate docu-
ment.
The book, containing 225 pages, is the
work of Herbert D. Brown, who has
spent the past decade investigating the
civil service of the United States and
foreign governments and has embodied
in the document all the available infor-
nation concerning retirement and pen
sions.
1t is, substantially. a text book on the
needs of the civil service, and 1t has
cost the Government about 5000 or
$4,000. The Senate Printing committee
has had only 1900 copies printed, al
though the Civil Service Committees of
the two houses would like 500 copies
each for distribution among members of
Congress and others concerned In civil
service legislation.
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BAREBACK HAS BEEN MUS
TERED OUT.

A good deal may be said in favor OF
the Kindred bareback which the
provender department of the army has
decided to abandon. Without requiring
so strong a heat as-does the baking OF
tiles, granite ware, and vitriied brick
the unleavened comestable is better
adapted to hard usage and exposure.
1t practically defies the tooth of time,
the ravages of rats, and all other
wasteful inroads. 1t is the original of
the remainder biscuit" which Shakes
peare cited as the last word in desicca,
ton. Its highest usefulness was to
lend color to the earlier stories of
piracy and shipwreck. 1t was one of
the unities of that style of writing
that the crew adrift in the South seas
should not reach the last biscuit until
the penultimate chapter, which always
meant that death or rescue was close
at hand. As a steady diet on the old
fashioned windjammers it was con-
.ducive to scurvy, and in signing for
a voyage Jacks first question was as
to whether lime juice or grog was dis
tributed on board to ward off the dread
disease. Where the grog was, the
ships complement was full.
In the exigencies of the civil war
bareback stepped from yellow-back
novels into real life. 1t was change
from parched corn. 1t also came with
a fair degree of regularity SO long as
there was anything whatever in the
commissariat. The water, the salt, or
perhaps the bran of which it was COM
posed must have contained some sus-
tanning substance, for there was more
fight in one bareback than in a skin
full of raw beef When the misunder-
standing was over, the bareback re-
enlisted, and has been in the service
ever since. 1t seemed to be a part of
the equipment, like the drum and the
flag. There were doubts as to its use
fulness, but nobody cared to say SO.
The Government has been expert
menting quietly for some time, how
ever, and has reached the conclusion
that even in the field and on the marcel,
there will be no occasion to rely upon
the crude cracker which has enliyened
so many campfire stories. We are left
to infer that except in the direst emer-
gency our soldiers win be supplied with
Graham bread, milk biscuit, and Vienna
rolls, hot from the oven, with fresh
butter or perhaps jam on the side. We
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THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
AT INDIANAPOLIS.

The strongest statement of the case
for the reciprocity pact was made by
President Taft in his Chicago speech.
Though in a fashion supplemental to
the Chicago statement, the discussion
given at Indianapolis on July 4 ranks
as a clear and vigorous presentation.
The President has been as happy in his
later discussions of this theme as he
was unfortunate in some of the earlier
ones.
In the beginnings, this reciprocity
matter needed to be handled with the
greatest care. There should have been
realization of the power of ancient
prejudice. there should have been con-
cession to that long cultivated ignor-
ance in whose dense shadow people are
able honestly to believe that tariff
is good in proportion as it is high.
There should have been effort to pla-
cate those masses who have taken seri-
ously. the extreme doctrines of the
ultra protectionists.
Likewise, there was need of some po-
litical sense in handling the matter.
The President is widely reported to
have been especially pleased because the
reciprocity pact put the insurgents in
a hole" No doubt of it. But that will
be of little satisfaction if it results in
splitting his party when it ought to be
reunited, in defeating instead of elect.
ing him in 1912
The President has been the pro-
end of his party, in this matter
of reciprocity. But his progressiveness
on this one issue is not going to re-
store him to the full confidence of tho.
country, or to win over to him the
fund of confidence that the insurgents"
earned during the first two years of
this Administration. The progressive
has been embarrassed, but
not killed. There are other issues;
issues on which the progressives are
and will continue right, and on which
the Administration has been and is
likely 10 continue wrong. The business
of putting the insurgents in a hole"
will at last end in further emphasizing
the division of the party when unity
will be most needed.
Better management would have made
Ill this different. The country ought to
nave been prepared for reciprocity;
prejudice should have been forestalled
BY wise management; the progressives
should have been invited, rather than
The President insists that the reci-
Drocity arrangement will have very
slight effect on either the values of the
farmers products or the cost of living. |
He is probably right; and if he is
light, the issue is not big enough one
% have all this hullaballoo about The
Administrations bad management of
he business is largely responsible for
he conditions that have developed
The effort to play little politics and big
at the same time has
rot been a success.
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lenses that the law Furnishes and seeks
| to check"
Always Willing to
Give Another Chance.
The prisoners description of Judge
Pugh. the Judge who smiles in your
face and then gives you sixty days."
falls far short Of measuring up to the
man. He does smile in your facss
and he does give you sixty days"-if
you deserve II. But there Is one thing
that gives Judge Pugh place with the
| best police court judges in the coun-
try-he invariably gives another and
yet another chance" to the limit of
! reason, to the unfortunates who, are
| brought before him. The individual
himself. equally with the offense, fig-
ures in the judgments and disposals
that he makes of cases.
IF II would do any good, I'd give
you another chance gladly. But you've
! had the chances and thrown them
away. You've broken your word to
you. It's no pleasure to me to SEND
you to Jail, and l doubt If it does you
any good to go there. It's an awful
problem to know what to do. Society
must be protected, and at present
there's no other way to do it except
to send you people who will not re-
spect the rights of others and the
laws to Jail I'd much rather let you
go, but / cannot.
Words such as these are spoken al
most every day to the persons whom
Judge Pugh sentences. He smiles in
your face" out Of his natural good
nature when he sentences. But he
smiles with deep satisfaction when
he is able conscientiously to extend
clemency.
His Court Is
Place of Labor.
The court in which Judge James L
Pugh, son of the late Senator James
L. Pugh, Of Alabama, presides, has
been his place of labor during his
professional career. A year ago he
stepped to the bench from a period
of nineteen years as assistant corpo-
ration counsel, prosecuting in the Po-
lice Court offenses against the Dis
trict government and it's regulations.
The nature of the business of the
court and hundreds OF the prisoners
who come before it were familiar to
him before he assumed the bench.
None knows better than he how to
handle witnesses and defendants in
this court TO get at the truth Of q
story.
Judge Pugh, surprises veterinarians and
humane agents by his horse knowledge
and horse sense in cases under the hu-
Irane laws Successful as farmer, he
Is equally ready to talk of farm animals
and crops. --r r. --. -. 49,.
Although born in Alabama. Judge
Pugh has spent most of his life In
Washington. During the earlier years
of his fathers distinguished services in
the United States Senate, Judge Pugh
was getting his general and legal
training IN the schools and colleges of
Washington and its near vicinity His
appointment to the post of assistant
corporation counsel closely followed
HE graduation from. law school The
wear during which he has sat on the
bench has won for Judge Pugh the title
of a Judge who compounds his judy
ments and rulings literally with COM
mon sense, human kindness, an d
sunny view Of life and men.
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What's on the Program in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments in
this column
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band. home grounds. p. m.
Concert by the United States Marine
Band, Capitol grounds. $50 p. m.
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Osiris, No.
20, E. A; King Solomon. No. 81. NJ. NJ.
Eastern Star-Areme, No. 10.
The following 1. o. o. F. organizations
will meet tonight; Lodges-Eastern,
No. I: Harmony, No. .; Friendship,
No. p; Federal City, No. 20, installa-
ton Of officers. Encampment-Mt.
Nebo. No. s, installation of officers.
Rebekah Lodges-Ruth, No. ,; Martha
Washington, No. 3. installation of Of
ficers.
The following knights of Pythias or
CARNATIONS will meet tonight: Lodges
Mt. Vernon, No. 5, special business
Union. No. p, regular business Ply
THAN Sisters-Friendship Temple, No.
9, installation of officers, followed by
social session.
Meeting Of White Eagle Council, Degree
of Pocahontas. Fifth, and G streets
northwest, tonight.
Meeting Of Francis Scott Key Council.
No. %. Jr, o. U. A. NJ, Seventh and
D streets northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Old Glory Council, No. "a,
Jr. o. u. A. NJ. S16 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, tonight
Meeting of Valley Forge Council, No.
81. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, 4lS Tenth street
northwest, tonight.
Meeting of America Council, No. "a. Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, 3O4 B street southeast.
tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. l. Patriotic Order
OF Americans, Mariners Temple, Sew
enth street, near n street, southwest
tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. 2. Patriotic Order
of Americans, 623 Louisiana avenue
northwest, tonight.
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HOW ABOUT THIS, MR.. DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY

Why this continued silence on the
part of local authorities toward the
charges of two reputable citizens that
liquor is sold in the District of Column
bia on Sunday!
1t will be recalled that the Rev Wal
lace Radcliffe, pastor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, made a
sweeping accusation against the Dis
trict at the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church two months ago,
declaring, among other things, that the
Sunday liquor laws are violated on a
large scale and with impunity. This
was followed by a reiteration by the
pastor upon his return to Washington.
A little later Mrs. Mary E. Carroll, a
professional nurse, declared in a pub
lished interview that drug stores sell
liquor on Sunday without prescriptions,
and that she has personal knowledge of
the fact, acquired in the performance of
her professional duties.
Chairman Cuno Rudolph, of the
Board of District Commissioners, re-
piled to Mr.. Radcliffe's charges. He
said he did not believe the liquor laws
were violated with much frequency,
and declared the Police Department
was doing all in his power to enforce
them. He suggested that if Mr.. Rad
cliffe or any one else had information
concerning specific offenses he wanted
to know it, as the Commissioners would
like to use it as the basis of prosecu-
tons. Except for this statement of the
Commissioners nothing has been done
to prove or disprove the charges of Mr..
Radcliffe and Mrs. Carroll.
1t occurs to The Washington Times
that it is up to the United States At
torney for the District of Columbia to
get busy on this case. He is empow-
cred to bring any citizen before the
grand jury and require him to testify
violations of law of which
he may be cognizant. A new grand
jury has just been drawn and will have
little to do during the short period
which it will presumably serve. Why
doesn't the District Attorney subpoena
Mr.. Radcliffe and Mrs. Carroll, and in
vite them to lay their evidence before
the inquisitorial body! Being persons
of good character and possessed of
sound judgment and conservative ideas,
they certainly have not made the
charges of law violation without def
mite information. Being good citizens,
they would certainly be glad to give
the prosecuting officer the benefit of
their knowledge.
The District of Columbia should not
be required to bear the stigma which
Mr.. Radcliffe and Mrs. Carroll have laid
upon it. 1t should be freed by the
and conviction of the sa-
loon keepers and druggists who have
violated the law.
The Washington times., 1911-07-05
MRS. VANDERBILT
DELIGHTS VOYAGERS
WITH SNAPPY DANCE
With G. H. Duell as Partner
She Glides Through the
Bunny Cuddle."

LONDON. July 5.-Mrs. William K.
Vanderbilt, jr., arrived at Plymouth
under her recently assumed name-Mrs
Vincent-and sailed on to Cherbourg to
Join Mrs. Hermenn Oelrichs. her sister,
in Paris. Mrs. Vanderbilt treated the
!Olympic's passengers to a brilliant dis
play of dancing in the ships ballroom
with c. H. Ouell. jr.. q son of former
Judge DUEL, who Is a cousin of Elihu
Root.
Fourth of July ball was given for the
distinguished women passengers. intro
ducing Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs.
Henry S. Redmond. Mrs. William Jay.
Mrs. Hamilton Mckay Twombley, and
Mrs. James Speyer.
MIS-. Fish, who is in mourning. did
not enter the room, but, like a school,
girl, peered through the portfolio and
watched the proceedings
Mrs. Vanderbilt, attired in purple
satin. combined with black, made a
stunning appearance and danced con-
stantly with young DuelI. Suddenly
the orchestra played Teddy Bear"
Presently the floor was cleared while
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Duell executed
the PAS Seul," modified Apache
dance, which Mrs. Fish christened Tile
Duell Bunny Cuddle"
After the dance had been sustained
until the musicians wearied, the lights
were suddenly extihguished in the room,
and, as the passengers chanted rag
time, the pair danced alone on the floor
in this darkened room,
Duell was booked to disembark IN
England, while Mrs. Vanderbilt was
booked to France. During the reluc-
tant good-byes the ships lighter lost
Ave minutes, while the passengers
fumed and DuelF considered altering
his plans and continuing to France.
Finally Duell went ashore amid the
cheers Of the remaining passengers,
who enjoyed his youthful and obvious
enthusiasm for Mrs. Vanderbilt.
The Washington times., 1911-07-05
Kansas Corn Likened
; To Jacks Bean Stalk

William Allen White, the Kansas
Iitteratcur, praised at a picnic In En-
poria the fertility of his native State.
1T was a Kansas bow. YOU know,
said Mr.. White. who tried to climb q
cornstalk the other day TO see how the
corn was getting on. Like Jacks bean
stalk the corn is growing faster than
the boy can climb. and he is now out OF
sight.
"a lot Of neighbors with axes have
been trying to cut the stalk down. but
IT grows 50 fast thev can't strike 1t
twice in the same place.
TT was feared for a while that the
boy would starve to death. but I am
happy to say that the little chap has
already thrown down I'VE bushels OF
coIs: whence one NAV infer that his
diet. though monotonous. b adequate
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Washington times., 1911-07-05

northwest. washingtons oldest inhabi-
tants" are old in residence in the Dis
trict only. In spirit they are as young.
as aggressive. and as full OF the Joy Of
life as the rising generation. The new
home is fitting tribute to their youth
full spirit. Since the expenditure of s., 300
to make 1t suitable as a clubhouse, It
affords the society thoroughly comfort
able and up-to-date quarters.
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Amusements.

Belasco-The Vagabonds in Lorna
Doone." 2:15 and S:lS p. m.
coIumbia-C Players IN What
Happened to JONES'" S:15 p. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, I to II
cbbevv Chase Lake-Dancing and mu-
sic by section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancins aid music
bv section of Soldiers Home Band.
Luna Park-Midway attractions.
Arcade-Motion pictures. Bowling. and
pool.
ments: boat leaves Seventh street
wharf 10 a. m. and 7 p. IN.
Colonial Beach-Boardwalk, bathing,
and other amusements; steamers leave
Seventh street wharf daily except
Monday 3 a. m; Saturday. 80 D. m.
Marshall Hall-Steamer Sha:ies Maeal.
a. m. ESQ and GAS p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po-
tomac, p. m.
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Interesting Antique.

Zine old inn. SIR" commented the
host. Everything in this house has
its story"
81 don't doubt It," remarked the
grcuchy tourist 'tAnd is there any
legend connected with this old piece Of
cheese?'-kansas City Times.
The Washington times., 1911-07-05
Concerts Today
By the q. S. Marine Bind, Q
the Capitol, at SIS P. N.
WILLIAM H, sANTLEMANN,
Leader.

PROGRAM.
March. Through Battle to Vic
tory Won Blon
Overture, Merry Wives Of
Windsor ......................Nt colai
Czardas. from Der Geist des
Wowoiden' .Grossmann
Saxophone solo. Norma" .Bellini
(Musician August Pficger)
Excerpts from "Lohengrin''
Wagner
Waltz. Spring and Love-
Won Blon
Slavischs Rhapsody, .Friedemann
The Star-Spangled Banner"
BY the q. S. Soldiers Home Band
Bandstand, at 4 p. m.
JOHN S. NJ ZIMMERMAN.
Director.
PROGRAM
March. THE Poyal Trumpeters''
Settler
Overture, "Scmiramide" .Rossini
Two Popular Songs, Dreams,
Just Dreams. .........Ted Snyder
I'm the Land Of Harmony
= Ted Snyder
Grand Selection. "Tannhauser"
Wagner
An Island Idyl. Avalon. $3.50. .Moret
Excerpts from THE Girl in the
Train" ...,..................... ....Fall
Finale. Sounds from the Orient
Lincoln
THE star-Spangled Banner"
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Little Story of Success.

Mani hope Jack got through that
little deal of his all right. Papa says
he's in pretty deep water.
might
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Non-Support and Desertion
of Family Should
Be Felony.
AS BAD AS MURDER
TO ABANDON WIFE
Growing Feeling of Lack of Re-
sponsibility Among Married Men
Undermining. Society.

The Judge who Smiles is what the
prisoners call him.
Even when he is 81 avest, hearing the
details of the little tragedies OF mar
ried life, there is his smile of sympathy.
And when he listens to a story from
the lips of a prisoner. who feels that
the world IS against. him, there is n
smiling light in the judges eyes-a
smile of understanding. Again. when
he listens TO the raucous voice Of an
offending automobile horn. he, smiles,
for the Judge appreciates the humorous
hide CT things. even while he condemns.
And the Judge who smiles Is Judge
Pugh, who has made the District Of
Columbia Poli''e Court famous through
out the country
The scores OF prisoners and the whole
gamut of offenses tried by MIN every
day are Of personal interest ami thought
TO him.
The Washington times., 1911-07-05

shall have to wait until the next
"maneuvers" to tell just how wise has
been the change.
The Washington times., 1911-07-05

The opinion seems to be that plucking
is all right in navy circles. so long as
the other fellow furnishes the feathers
The Washington times., 1911-07-05

Once more Washington wakes up with
all its fingers, eyes. ears, hands, feet
legs. and arms where they ought to be-
The Washington times., 1911-07-05

Up rocket and down a stick had
Uttered illustration on the White
House ellipse this morning.