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The Washington times., 1911-06-08
REAL INVESTIGATION OF DIS
TRICT AFFAIRS.

Real and effective investigation of
the District Government and of the
public service corporations of Washing
ton is now possible. The passage of
the Oldfield resolution places in the
hands of the District Committee ample
authority for a thorough inquiry, and
reports from the Capitol indicate that
the committee will Immediately take
advantage of its new powers.
The committee could hardly be given
greater authority than it has under the
terms of the Oldfield resolution. 1t is
empowered to call for and enforce the
production of books, records, or other
documents; to subpoena and enforce
the attendance of any witnesses from
whom it desires testimony, to spend
any sum up to $1,000 for investiga-
ton expenses, and ito inquire into the
operations and methods of the Depart
ments of Assessment and Collection of
Taxes of the District of Columbia, and
such other departments thereof as may
be determined by them, as well as the
organization, capitalization, bonded and
other Indebtedness, and the manage
ment and conduct of any and all of
tho public utility corporations doing
business in the District"
For many years it has been common
gossip in Washington that assessments
were not equitable, in that holders of
large tracts of suburban property and
influential owners of large residence
properties were assessed at relatively
low figures, whereas the owners of
small properties, particularly small
homes, were assessed at the maximum.
This gossip has spread beyond Wash
ington, and frequently finds expression
in the press of the country.
The House District Committee is
specifically directed to look into the as
sessment and taxation system. If it
does this carefully, as there is reason
to believe it will, the result is bound
to be wholesome. If there is discrimi-
nation in District assessments, the fact
can be established and the practice
corrected If there is no discrimina-
tion, that fact can and should be es-
tablished. A clean bill of health for
the Districts assessment and taxation
system at the hands of the House
committee would have a ar-reaching
beneficial influence.
Everyone who has given any consid-
Grafton to the local public service COM
panies will rejoice at the prospect of
an inquiry into their conduct that will
get down to brass nails. The street
railway companies, with their huge cap
italization; the gas companies, with
their big profits and slowly descending
rates; the telephone company and the
electric light company, which are not
regulated at all, offer the committee a
fertile field for useful service. The in
vestigation should lay solid founda-
tion upon which to fix capitalization,
distribution of earnings, rates, and
quality of service. From it also should
come an effective public utility COM
mission, clothed with authority to keep
these concerns straight in the future.
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Elliott is the lifelong friend Of Gamble,
and perhaps the most finished politician
in the State. His appointment makes
certain that the Taft fight for dele
gates. the Gamble fight for renomina-
ton, and the Elliott political power
will be merged in a common cause
of mutual protection. The Represen-
tattves from South Dakota have long
had feud with the Senators; but they
are friendly to Taft, and out of the
a substantial unity in the purpose, at
least, of renominating Taft.
Iowa is another insurgent State with
strange complication that inures TO
ators Cummins and Kenyon are both
progressives. Mr.. Cummins has main
tained very meager relations with the
President. to put IL mildly. He has
been accounted an anti-Taft force, even
a possible candidate for the Presiden-
member Of the secondary cabinet Of
the President.
The position gave him the prestige
and importance that made possible his
to be the friend Of Mr.. Taft in the re-
nomination fight. He will be. at the
same time, a candidate for renomina-
ton and reelection to his Senatorial
seat for the full term.
In these circumstances. II Is possible
for Mr.. Cummins to oppose Taft in an
active aggressive way, without seeming
to oppose Kenyon. Such a contest
would utterly demoralize the State, and
might defeat Kenyon.
Situation in Kansas
Also Discouraging.
Kansas is another progressive State
in which the recent developments have
brought advantage to the Administra-
ton. Senators Bristow and Curtis are
political enemies; but they will both
oppose reciprocity, because their State
seems to demand II. Yet. there is so
much tariff revision sentiment there
that Senator Bristow Is inevitably
placed in a position of apparent incon-
sistency with his former declarations
for effective revision.
Curtis will be a candidate for re-
election to the Senate, and will be
friendly to Taft's denomination. An ef-
fective fight by the progressives against
both Taft and Curtis, whe nthe pro-
gressive Senator will have voted with
Curtis against the Taft reciprocity
measure, viii be difficult and Illogical.
The State is full Of opposition to the
President, as proved by polls that have
been taken. II is more likely to give
it's electoral vote to a Democrat than
to any Republican who has a chance to
be nominated.
Senators Works of California, and
Poindexter Of Washington, are both
going to vote for the reciprocity meas
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indorsing the reciprocity bill. He would
have lost some votes which in fact he
held, and he would have held some that
his opposition to reciprocity cost him.
But as a gauge of sentiment, the elec-
tion is failure. An anti-Tset pro-
gressive runs just about as a o-Taft
standpatter did. The party seems to
be just about as strong as it was seven
months ago, when it lost the House by
tremendous majority.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08
THINKS GARRARD'S SIDE
SHOULD BE PRESENTED
70 the Editor of THE TIMES:

Alas and alack! What tempest in a
teapot, What mountain from mole
hill Have our esteemed President and
our ex-Secretary of War been touched
on the raw? Is there faint strain Of
Jewish blood in each of these over sem
sitiye gentlemen? I have been truly
amused at the ridiculous fuss stirred
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Amusements.

NationsiMAso@Tns SIS 4pefI 3. m. company IN
vagabonds in "The
Columbia - Columbia Players in
"stronCheart,' 2:15 and Sis p. m.
cosmosSContinuous vaudeville. to
ca asino-Vaudeville. ! to .. m. and
to IL p. m.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and mu-
Sic by section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancfng and music
by section of Soldiers Home Band.
Luna Park-Midway attractions,
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has left the Republican party as badly
divided before the country as the in
surgents are divided among themselves.
Anti-Taft Men Confused
Over Reciprocity.
But the immediate effect Of all this is
to surround with hopeless cmbarrass-
ments the men who must be looked to
for any anti-Taft leadership. They are
suddenly concerned more about saving
their own bacon than about debating
policies and programs to their party in
the national field. Some Of them have
frankly made common cause with Presi-
dent Taft; these will support his reci-
procity arrangement, and his candidacy
for denomination. Others will oppose
the reciprocity arrangement, and, II
opportunity offers for effective effort,
will also oppose the denomination OF
Mr.. Taft. Yet others will support reci-
procity, while being committed to a
fight against the Presidents indorse-
ment of the next national convention.
A few of them will oppose the reci-
procity arrangement, but will not fight
the denomination Of the President. Yet
another group are still uncertain
whether they will finally vote for or
against reciprocity.
Thus divided, it is seemingly impos-
sible, as matters now stand, for the
anti-Taft leaders to unite in any effec-
tive campaign. Take the case of Sena-
tor Brown of Nebraska. He signed the
declaration Of principles of the National
Republican Progressive League, but in
doing SO did not commit himself to a
part in opposing Taft. Senator Brown
Is personally very fond of the President.
He has been chosen by the Administra-
ton to father the income tax amend
ment program which played such an
important part In connection with the
Payne-Aldrich revision. He will cast in
his fortunes with the President.
Gamble Crawford Case
Shows Discord.
The South Dakota situation is curious.
There is powerful anti-Taft sentiment
in the State. Senators Gamble and
Crawford have not worked in harmony,
but they have not come 20 q definite
split. The President will not expect
them to support the reciprocity pact,
but by skillful use of patronage and
personal relations, he has been able to
keep Senator Gamble friendly to him.
self, and TO weaken the chance of Sena-
tor Crawford making a fight against
him.
The recent appointment Of James D.
Elliott to be federal judge for South
Dakota has gone far to strengthen the
Administrators hand in that State.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08
Named Charge d'Affaires.

LIMA, Peru, June S.-Manuel de
Freyere y Santander, first secretary of
the legation at Washington, has been
appointed charge d'affaires in the place
of Felipe Pardo, minister to the United
states, who rendered his resignation
that he might act as special envoy at
the coronation Of King George.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08
Concerts Today
By the q. S. Marine Bind, at
Marine Barracks, at Ago P. n.
WILLIAM H. SANTELMANN,
Director.

PROGRAM.
March, THE Call of America"
Won der MeAden
Overture, THE Beautiful Galatea,"
suppe
Sizilietta. .....Von Blon
Clarinet solo, Ninth Fantasia"
Brepsant
(Musician, Jacques L. Vanpoucke.)
Hrand Scenes from THE Walkure,"
Wagner
Waltz. THE Merry widow. .Lehar
Grand March, THE Queen Of
Sheba" a"....................... .Golnod
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
BY the q. S. Engineer Band, at
Garfield Park, at 1890 p. m.
JULIUS HAMPER. Chief Musician.
PROGRAM.
March, Occur D'Alene" Sweet
Overture, "Zempa" .Herold
Reverie, Apple Blossoms. Robert
Waltz, 1.-THE Dollar Princess" =. Fall
Fantasie, THE Opera Mirror"
Tobanl
Cardas, Der Geist des Wojow-
oden' .................Gr .Grossmann
Intermezzo, La Pepita' ......Tobani
Medley Overture No. s, Bits OF
Remick's Hits. ...-..-........, ,Lampe
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
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procedure in the United States Court,
the chief justice might call in the SER
vices of that distinguished authority,
Harrison Wagner, the eternal litigant."
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The fan who was arrested for his
comments on the way Washington plays
ball must have made up his mind that
he was mistaken, as he decided not TO
fight the matter out in the courts.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

Mai Kim Bee. Of Siam, sent to this
country by his government is the win
ner of a special prize for proficiency in
mathematics and physics at the Col
legiate School.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The action of the District Commits
sioners in refraining from either ap-
proving or disappearing the bill estab-
fishing a Presidential primary election
in the District of Columbia should not
be permitted to interfere with the pas
sage of the measure in Congress. The
citizens of the District are going to
participate in Presidential nominations.
any way, and it is no more than proper
that they be furnished the legal ma
chinery to make their action mean
something. The example which the es-
tablishment of a Presidential primary
here would offer the States is another
good reason for favorable action on the
Bristow bill.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

Matching coins outside the Senate
chamber does seem very much like pix
ing when you think of what occasion
ally goes on inside.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

wholly upon education is shown by the
Washington Humane Society in its prize
essay contest on Humanity to AMI
mails" The contest is open to public
school children, who are invited to COM
pete for the prizes, which, while not
large, are sufficient to arouse interest
among the boys and girls in the kind
treatment of dumb animals. The hope
Of the society is that the child whose
attention is called to animals will carry
with him through life a desire to be
humane
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

With the Endorsement Of the plans
for the new Federal buildings between
Fourteenth and Fiftee nth streets there
will begin the most notable single addi-
ton to architectural Washington in its
history.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The net total circulation OF The wash
ington Times daily during the month OF
May was l.2S9. $50. all copies left over and
returned being eliminated. This number,
when divided by q, the number Of days OF
publication. shows the net daily average Tor
May to have been. 45,917.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month OF May
was 357, ali copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number,
when divided by T. the number OF Sundays
during May, shows the net Sunday average
for May to have been Ass.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08
Sunday.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
May POI May 2l............T,ll IA
May H............4S2l 2l6 May 2s....s....... .SS
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What's on the Program in
Washington Today.

(The Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments
in this cOlumn.)
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In each issue OF The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head Of the first page al the
left OF the date line.
Entered at the Postoffice at washington
d. C.. as second class matter.
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will begin the most notable single addi-
ton to architectural Washington in its
history.
It is trusting the calendar too far to
assume that dog days end on August II,
and if the present mad dog scare con-
tinues the law will have to be extended
with some regard to the actual
weather.
The attitude Of A. c. Moses in the
matter Of the Columbia Heights play
ground stamps him as a man who once
determined that a thing is right and
needful leaves no stone unturned in its
accomplishment.
The career of Rear Admiral Robie
who died yesterday was full of deeds
we'll done. He contributed much to the
development Of naval construction and
devoted an able mind to the advance
ment of his chosen work.
There have been many commencement
addresses in and around the Capital
within the past few weeks, but none of
the speakers have made a more effec-
tive address than Justice Anderson, of
the Supreme Court of the District, who
dwelt upon the duty Of self-reliance.
Employees of the Government Printing
Office are preparing to observe Flag
Day in a manner that might we'll be an
example for all of the other Govern
ment employees. Each employe of the
monster printery will wear a small silk
flag.
It was the fourteen-year-old son Of
W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire hotel
man who was shot in New York yes
terday, who made a dramatic plea. be-
fore the Senate last year against a bill
restricting amateur wireless operations
The boy won.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the outing Of the Retail Grocers' AS
sociation, who are to take a run down
TO Marshall Hall on June q. The shoe
makers wife does not go barefooted,
and the grocers may be expected to
cater wisely and we'll to their own
wants.
Nashville shows itself progressive by
inviting Robert Alphonse Taft, son of
the President, TO establish himself there
for practice, and the chances are that
if he accepts Nashville will get a first
class lawyer, for Bob Taft, both by
inheritance and personal application to
his studies, gives every indication that
by his ability he can measure up to
any opportunity that his prestige as
son of the President may secure for him.
Probably the best known and best
liked river man within hundreds OF
miles of Washington is Capt. John Bar
clay, of the Maryland Pilot Association,
who is in the city renewing old friend
ships. He is as proud as boy OF his
first pair of trousers that he has been
selected to pilot the German steamer
Eaake, the biggest vessel entering this
BORT in more than a quarter century,
20 the capes of the Chesapeake. sailing
Aday.
The Association of the Oldest Inhabit-
ants is viewing with alarm the rapid
depletion of its ranks. George T. Eur
horst, who was the youngest man ever
to be in charge of an undertaking busi-
ness in this city, when he was but fif-
teen years of age, is dead after having
successfully conducted the business for
fSrty-two years. He was a member of
many organizations, in all of which he
took an active interest, and generous in
charities, never letting his left hand
know what his right hand gave.
An appreciation of the fact that civic
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MAY CIRCULATION.
DAILY.

Total for month. 42S l9d
Daily average for month. .......... b2'IlV
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An appreciation Of the fact that civic
and social progress must depend almost
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

It is trusting the calendar too far to
assume that dog days end on August IL,
and if the present mad dog scare con-
tinues the law will have to be extended
with some regard to the actual
weather.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

Elaborate preparations are being made
for the outing Of the Retail Grocers AS
sociation, who are to take a run down
70 Marshall Hall on June 81. The shoe
makers wife does not go barefooted,
and the grocers may be expected to
cater wisely and we'll to their own
wants.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The attitude Of A. C. Moses in the
matter Of the Columbia Heights play
ground stamps him as a man who once
determined that a thing is right and
needful leaves no stone unturned in its
accomplishment.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

1t was the fourteen-year-old son Of
W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire hotel
man who was shot in New York yes
terday, who made a dramatic plea. be-
fore the Senate last year against a bill
restricting amateur wireless operations
The boy won.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

Employees Of the Government Printing
Office are preparing to observe Flag
Day in a manner that might well be an
example for all of the other Govern
ment employees. Each employe of the
monster printery will wear a small silk
flag.
The Washington times., 1911-06-08

The career of Rear Admiral Robie
who died yesterday was full of deeds
we'll done. He contributed much to the
development Of naval construction and
devoted an able mind to the advance
ment of his chosen work.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-06
PASS NEW ELIGIBILITY RULE
Only Academic Students at Penn
sylvania May Play on Teams.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

by Telegraph TO The Tribune
Philadelphia. Jan 5.-The athletic associ-
alton of the University Of Pennsylvania at
O secret meeting a few days ago passed
an eligibility rule which will prevent all
except academic students taking part in
and varsity sports. This rule, which was
suggested by DR. Carl Williams. means
that all games with Western colleges after
next fall are likely to be eliminated.
The drastic effect of the new rule is best
shown by the fact that Of the twenty
Pennsylvania athletes who received their
letters last year, eleven are special
course" men. being either in the medical
or engineering branch Of the college. These
men are the best athletes in the college.
They are Ramsdell, Marks, Radyear,
Wolfeith, Kaufman. Sommers. Mercer,
Kennedy, Young, Keogh and Harrington.
All but three of these men had planned to
return to college and take an active part
in athletics
The new rule will take effect on Novem-
her 80 this year which allows special
course" men 10 take part in all sports
until the end of the athletic year Of 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-01-06
RACING AT JACKSONVILLE
Rose of Jeddah Wins Baby Race
from a Shifty Band.

Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. 5.-P. T Chinn
sent another winning two-year-old to the
post az Moncrief Park to-day. when his
Rose Of Jeddah, a Cesarion- Maria FLY.
easily defeated band Of shifty youngsters
ir the first race.
The winner. which was coupled in the
betting with Naughty Rose, always was
the favorite IN the betting al TO .. Three
favorites and two well played second
choices won.
The summaries follow:
FIRST RACE purse $500 fo- two-year- olds;
two furlonSs, straishtawayJ-Eos II Jeddah
siies GreSn. ii5 ,Goose TO ~ J. To- o. "gn epj
70 ? second; Cold Mine ll5 ColdsteinJ.
20 ]. to and even. third. Time. O.23 Sis
ger F'orcrcc. Li-ile Marian. Frances Dean. Mora
light, Mary lee johnson. john Stneuft. Drexcl
HI. Naushty i;Gse. Coiettcr. Eaton. Efhcicncy.
Grace No and Lillian +. also ran.
SECOND RACE selling purse 500. for
three year ods aud upward, six fIrlongsi
Marc 'ycc, 'i9 'b.,is' - 3 TO 70, 10 " and
60 o. 10 10 and 10 g. second; Louis Reil -
Dunn, ~ 20 ! ~ 10 and 3 TO l. Third
Stiart. Morning song and Ford Bank also ran.
THIRD RACE purse. 500; for four year-olds
Az Az 1p"ar9; seven inrionngsl- Carlton g.. lOi
tMusetatci. io 3. 10 and out won, Tom
HafNsId. iVa wills E,, oven, 10 and out.
secoud. 10y llozbcrg 1o4 Gross, 10 70 /.
. 10 and 3 i0 D. itird. Time, l:23As. Long
hand and Bob Go. als0 ran.
FOURTH RACE @oiln2: purse $4o0 for
three year -olds and upward one mile ana sey-
enty y8rds)- E5r II Richmond. 1G7 GOOSE.
. to ~ / 10 . ar3 out. won Limpet. % tHop-
kinsb. q 10 J. 3 % ! ana even second. Aviator.
- tAfcCahe,b. : 10 J. 10 and 20 D. third.
Thns 1:f9+. Wanter. Roseburg II and Miss
Marjorie also ran.
FIFrH RACE purse 500. for three year
olGs ana upward. So fnrl0nssi Eye White. lW
thiusgIaveJ l3 10 =. q % : and 20 ., won.
All RED ~ Davenport. 7 70 .. 10 . and
20 ., second. May Amelia. 100 'McCahe&l.
70 2. even and 70 ?. third. Time i.l5+s.
Colonel Ashmea6e Nannette and Smoker also
ran.
SIXTH RACE purse. 500; for three-yea--
olSs and upward: mile ard a sixteenth
Staroyer I0l ,Goosel - 20 :. 20 end 10 !.
wOr. Facads. I03 Uoftus), u 10 =. 10 lO
and 20 . sccnd vi Kogk i0l tRcss). . 20 =.
even and 2 10 = third Time. ljlB. Whin,
Judge Walton. Mique OBIien and Radiam star
also ran.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-06
TO RESUME RELATIONS
Columbia Will Go to Syracuse for
Track Meet.

Columbia and Syracuse have resumed
track athletic relations, according TO an
announcement made by the manager OF the
Columbia team yesterday that dual meet
had been arranged for between the institu-
tons for Saturday, May s. at Syracuse.
Several years ago the Morningside Heights
teams met Syracuse each year. but diff
culties arose, and after 1903 the contests
we're called off The trip TO Syracuse VIII
give the Columbia men excellent expert
ence for the intercollegiate meet which VIII
be held in the Salt City stadium on May
26 and q.
II Coumbias plans 60 through the track
team will have an ambitious schedule next
spring. Already a meet has been scheduled
with Johns Hopkins, although the date mas
not been definitely decided upon. Negotla-
tions are being carried on with Dartmouth
and it is probable that a meet will he ar
ranged with Harry Hilman's team. IL mas
usually been the custom for the Columbia
team to meet the Annapolis track team on
the same date as that on which the Colum-
bia and Annapolis crews row. Ihe race
has been settled on for May l3 and the
track schedule may contain the same ar
rangement as heretofore
New-York tribune., 1911-01-06
WILL DRIVE IN BIG RACE
Disbrow Named to Pilot a Pope
Hartford at Indianapolis.

Louis Disbrow will drive a PopeHartford
car I'm the $4,000 automobile race at the
Indianapolis Speedway on May q.
B. c. Finck. treasurer Of the Pope Hart
ford Automobile Company, made the an
rouncement yesterday. and said that the
factory at Hartford was building special
car for the big race. It will be entered In
class c and will be ready for Disbrow to
begin training very soon
Disbrow probably will go South for pre-
liminary training-possibly to savannah
after the car has been thoroughly tried out.
The entering Of this car is an indication Of
the racing policy of this company next sea-
son. The company will he represented in
every race Of any importance throughout
the year