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HOW THE GET-RICH-OUICK
GAME STARTED.

\ primitive marmOset in a primeval
cocoanut tree, too lazy to work, and
too nice to beg, circulated a rumor in
simian circles that if all the orangou-
tangs, chimpanzees, apes, balloons, etc,
in the neighborhood would deposit their
cocoanuts with him for twelve months
he would give them a jungle apiece by
way of dividend at the end of the year,
before which time he would be pulling
off the same stunt some three jungles
away. And that was the beginning OF
the get-rich- quick scheme. 1t may be
older, but certainly it isn't any young
er. And yet the little marmoset, in
the bodily shape of John Law or Five
Hundred ind Twenty Percent Miller
or Cassie Chadwick or the lady per-
fumer who more recently swum outside
our ken finds it as easy as ever to in
duce confiding friends and strangers to
bring him cocoanuts.
One is inclined to feel a little sorry
for the victims who fly in the face OF
human experience and copy book max
inns about Small and steady gains,
but it is enough to make husky man
feel all tuckered out to see how joy
ously the moths seek the fame year
after year with the same old result
1t would seem that anybody who had
the saving grace and self-denial to ac-
cumulate as much as an entire $l0O
at one time would be wise enough to
know that even if it worked with reck-
less disregard of union rules all the
year round it could not earn in any
high grade employment the returns
which the Mulberry Sellerses in pants
and, petticoats promise with such
cheerful assurance. 1t ougntn't TO take
any great amount OF what the high.
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POWER COMPANY RIGHTS AT
GREAT FALLS.

Back in 1889 the State of Virginia
issued a charter to the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company, authorizing
it TO build factories at Great Falls and
to make almost every product known
to man at that date
The company bought about 700 acres
of land OH the Virginia side, lust be-
low the falls, but never built build
ing or turned out a single manufactur-
ed article. 1t did nothing until 1858.
when the Government undertook to
tap Great Falls for water supply for
Washington. After the Government
outlined its plans, and before it start
ed work on them, the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company bought an
island in the river above the falls.
When the Government started to build
its dam, the manufacturing company
collected damages for the use of the
southern nose of its island
Again the company lapsed into
slumber, doing nothing until 1882,
when the Government wanted more
water. Then the company collected
more damages for the extension of the
dam to the Virginia shore.
Again the company lapscd into
slumber, waking up sufficiently in 1895
to sell out to the Great Falls Power
Company, which had just been organ
lied in Virginia and authorized to en-
gage in the electric light, power, and
transportation business.
The power company did nothing cX-
cept to acquire, quietly, an undivided
one half interest in 100 acres of land
on the Maryland side of the river at
the falls-a parcel of land in which the
owner of the other, undivided, one half
interest was the United States.
Since then the power company has
done nothing, thereby observing rigid
ly the policy of its predecessors, whose
activities were noticeable only when
it had an opportunity to collect some
thing from the Government
Today the power company is sub
sidiary corporation of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, which
will demand more damages if the Gov
ernment or the District attempts to
acquire at Great Falls, rights which
the manufacturing company, the power
company, and the electric company
have never exercised, although fully
authorized to do so.
In some States the courts have held
that riparian rights are forfeited if
their possessors do not utilize them
during a period of twenty years. II
would be no more than simple justice
to apply that rule at Great Falls.
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TN the second Of his series of articles
now running in the Outlook, eX-
President Roosevelt discusses under
the title "Nationalism and Popular
Rule" what he declares to be the plat
form Of the consensus of progressive
thought in the country. The existence
of this nation" he says, has no real
significance, from the standpoint of hu-
manity at large, unless ii means a rule
Of the people. and the achievement of a
greater measure of widely diffused pop
ular well-being than has ever before
obtained on a like scale.
Nominal republics with high aggre-
gate of industrial prosperity, and gov
erned normally by rich traders and
manufacturers in their own real or fam
cied interest. but occasionally by vio-
lent and foolish mobs, have existed in
many previous ages. There is little to
be gained by repeating on bigger scale
in the Western Hemisphere the careers
of Tyre and Carthage on the shores of
the Mediterranean.
.'If there is any worse form of gov
ernment than that of a plutocracy, it
by a plutocracy and control by a mob.
1t ought not to be necessary to point
out that popular rule is the antithesis
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THANKS THE TIMES FOR
HELPING THE CLERKS
70 the Editor of THE TIMES:

70 the Editor of THE TIMES:
Your valuable paper merits TIE CRATE
full remembrance Of every governmental
employe within the classified civil ser
vice for its splendid defense of their
rights. 1t has given US an opportunity
to express our views and desires in
regard to the treatment we believe
should be accorded those WHO serve the
Government in a civil capacity, and I
think Ii has been clearly demonstrated
in the recent ballot what we believe To
be equal and exact justice to the Gov
ernment and its employees. l feel war
ranted in stating that II the Govern
ment will deal with the civil service
employees through Congress in A like
manner as Congress has dealt with its
members in regard to salaries, there
will not be single Government en-
ploye who will object to any form Of
retirement whether it be on the con-
tributOry or straight plan.
Your appeal in behalf of the man or
woman who receives from $40 to 81, 20
per annum is the most humane and
at the same time the most businesslike
suggestion | have seen advanced in this
discussion to the present time.
The messenger, the laborer, and the
charwoman must live as well as the
higher graded employees, and if en-
plOyed in Washington must buy in
the same markets, and, therefore. must
purchase inferior quality as well as
less quantity. This has been and al
ways will be so. II would seem TO be
but just that the increase in wages for
Government employees should keep pace
with the farm hand, the skilled laborer.
and the mechanic. but my observation
has been for more than twenty years
that it is the lower class of clerks (say
from $3.50 20 $1,4OOD, who resign from the
Government service for the reason that
the opportunity for advancement is so
discOura ging that they despair of ever
reaching the goal of their ambition. |
cannot now remember of a chief of
division who was receiving 5000 per
annum who resigned his position in
the twenty years of my experience in
the public service, unless il WAS some
conscientious chief who felt that he
vas not rendering service Commensu-
rate with the salary he was receiving,
and then he accepted a lower appoint
ment and remained in the service. 1t
is fact that the chiefs of divisions
are generally aged persons. and while
such is the case the majority are men
who served the Government as vOlun-
teer soldiers during the civil war. and
were given appointments as recogni
tiCn of that service and irf-the majority
of cases are almost invaluable public
servants, and the same can be said of
the majority of the lower grades.
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
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KERN'S HIGH TRIBUTE TO
HIS ADVERSARY.

Indana's newly elected Senator
made a speech of acceptance embroid
cred with some graceful arabesques
which look like they wouldn't ravel or
run in the wash. In coming back from
the twilight of obscurity into which his
Nebraska running mate had dragged
him after the Presidential handicap, he
made a non-partisan speech before the
Legislature, in which he took occasion
to pay high tribute to his defeated ad-
versary, who has represented the
Hoosicrs for the past twelve years.
Kern himself gladly, freely goes OIL
record to the effect that Beveridge re-
tires with integrity unquestioned.
with ability universally acknowledged,
and a reputation for eloquence and
earnestncss altogether unsurpassed"
This is as it should be. There is no
reason why the contests of the hustings
and the forum in these more plain
spoken and material days should not
be conducted with all the courtesies
and amenities whichy in fact, are but
the Towering of warm and gener
Gus nature, confident of its own
strength. The frenzied appeals to pas
sion and to prejudice which stir the
ribald mirth of the mob while the fun
is on only serve to show, when the ex
citement has subsided how pitifully
poor was the demagogue's solid equip
ment. He looks about as attractive
and imposing as a pOrcupine stripped
of his quilIs-as diverting as a be-
draggled Harlequin going home in day
light from the masquerade. Whatever
may be John Kern's political views,
his standard of ethics and magnanimity
is as fresh and refreshing as an In
diana April morning.
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income shall exceed $1,000" cut at
the heart of the matter. The fact
that Mr.. Weeks was not recognized
even, gives away" the whole animus s
of the bill. That the really needy
men will get the increase, is a mere
been presented had they been only
the persons benefited by the act. Had
| stood on the floor of the House as
member, l should have amended the
amendment by making it read, and
all persons whose annual income shall
exceed $1,000 shall be stricken from
the rolls of the Pension Department
as pensioners" Had such an amend
ment become a law, instead of an in
crease of about $45,000,000, there
present outlay of from five to ten
millions OF dollars. And could a bill
be passed that struck from the PEN
sion rolls all AthoSe who were receiV-
ing pensions who have been ordered
placed upon the regimental rolls, who
were never there, and who never
served a day, but were by special act
ordered to be placed upon the rolls,
honorably discharged and pensioned
in excess of the provisions Of the
pension acts, probably S50,000,00O
more would be saved. Again there
are men who served no more time
than men who are needy, from the
infirmity of age, who are receiving
from SOU 10 SIS per nOUIn Dy Spe-
cial pension bills. II these should be
reduced to the level of their fellows
another great saving would be ef-
fected. and If the Pension Office was
not a sta chamber" ard run be-
hind closed doors, and strict justice
done. under the terms OF the gen
eral pension laws, the present pension
expenses could be cut in half.
The sOld soldiers, who are deserving
and needy. are well aware that the
asz... =
grudge them espenny of what they
receive. and If justice were done, the
present pension expenses could be re-
duced to two-thirdS its present
amount and at the same time they
all get double their present pension,
and a further reduction would be
made. as in such an event, so to so
per cent who now are an extra eX-
pense in the various soldiers homes.
would be united to broken families
and the old men could be happy and
useful. raising chickens. vegetables
etc, on a little tract of land of their
own, and die surrounded by children
and grandchildren, and not in a
Federal almshOuse. farmed out to
corporation Incorporated by act Of
Congress. 1858, as the National
Homes for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers." AS a man able and willing
II he could get a start, to work for
himself and his destitute wife and
two little children, hut forced to be
here in a home. you know ] dare not
allow my name to be published, as
you know what IL would mean.
AN INMATE OF \ S. HOME.
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pay our lawmakers but a fraction less
than s25 day for each and every day
of the 365, irrespective of where they
may be.
Economy should commence with Con-
gress. as our Congressman would Yield
a higher percentage than the 30,0O0
clerks In the first place, the Congress
sional salary Is too high. All the emolu-
ments of Congressman are subject to
great abuse, as the fund for contingent
expenses would reveal. IL ever visible to.
the naked eye. Contested election cases
are serious opportunity for loss, since
paying two men from the same district
the salary and all the >emoluments OF a
member for an entire Congress, has
been repeated too many times for true
economy.
Cannot we retrace our steps-"merd
our ways" and in thought, word, and.
above all, deed, become true to the
great principles on which this really
great Government was founded?
c. z. MAIDEN.
January 20.
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THINKS LARGER PENSIONS
y WOULD BE ECONOMICAL

To the Editor of THE TINES:
l wish to answer an article concern
ing soldiers pensions that appeared in
your paper.
There are now located in the United
states nine branches of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
The value ofthese homes, together with
their sites, furniture. and other prop
erty is over $15,OOO,OOO. The last an
nual appropriation for the MAIN
tenance of these homes was S4,3O9, 80
and for State homes $1,150, 900, making
the total cost to the National Govern.
II would be a good deal better TO give
me members liberal pension, and a
large number of them would get out of
these homes. then four of them could
be closed up The governors of these
institutions get large salaries, and the
closing OF the homes would eliminate
the necessity, of governors. At the Day
ton nome the governor gets $1,000 a
year, besides a furnished residence and
two horses. The governors of the other
eight homes get $1,000 a year.
e. CUNNINGHAM
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What's S on the Program in
Washington Today.

(The Times will be pleased to announce
meetings or entertainments in this col
umn. Phone or write announcements.)
National Merchant Marine Congress,
New willard, 10 a. m.
Annual dinner of the Masonic Veteran
Association of the District of Colum-
bia, Hotel Gordon, tonight.
Meeting of the North Capitol and Eek
ington Citizens Association. st. Mar
tins Hail. North Capitol and T streets,
7:S0 D. m.
Southern Relief Ball, New Willard, to-
night.
Mission services by the Redemptionist
Fathers, st. Paui's Church.
Farewell sermon by Major J. n. Berri-
man, Salvation Army Hall, $50 Penn
sylvania avenue, tonight
Meeting of the Capitol Hill Literary
Society, the Iowa, Thirteenth and o
streets, s p. m.
Reception to f. P. Gates, retiring presi-
dent of the District Christian Endeay-
or Union, Y. M. c. A. tonight
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WANTS FEWER INSTEAD
OF MORE REPRESENTATIVES

T. the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Cannot something be done 10 prevent
the threatened enlargement Of the
House of Representatives?
Several taxpayers who are Mortified
at the present prospect think that If the
people Of these United States more
fully understood the ways and means"
of the Congress they are supporting.
perhaps the catastrophe might be avert
ed.
We have often wondered how many
people in this country know that the
noble parliament of Great Britain serves
for honor alone. and that we have the
only legislative body in the world which
is paid by the year. Also, that the
highest pay for members of any parlia-
ment of EurOpe-always excepting the
honorable body just mentioned-is 80 a
day during executive session, while we
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AN OLD SOLDIER RAPS
PENSION LEGISLATION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In a recent editorial comment on
the pension increase of about 45,OOO,-
900 you expressed sentiments that
merit the thanks and gratitude of all
the old vets of the late unpleasant
ness" The Weeks amendment cut
ting off the benefit OF the proposed
increase from those whose annual
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
AmusementS

Natienal-Frank Daniels, in 'The Girl
in the Train" S:15 p. m.
Belasco-''Excuse Me- $40 p. m. -
Columbia-Chauncey Olcott, inJ Barry
of BaIlymore," Sis p. m.
Columbia Heink, 4:30 p. m.
cademy-''Superba, S:15 p. m.
chase's-Polte vaudeville, 2:15 and Sis
p. m.
Casino-Vaudeville, afternoon and even
ing. ..
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, / to IL
u. m.
Gayety-"Ginger Girls" 2:15 and S:l5 2.
m.
Lyceum-"The Merry WhirI," els and
Sis p. m.
Convention Hall-Royal & Adams Cir
Gus, 2:15 and S:15 p. m.
Arcade Skating and bowling, afternoon
and evening.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
THINKS THE CLERKS
OUGHT TO ORGANIZE

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The exceedingly generous and very
practical efforts Of The Times to Sc
cure just recognition for the Govern
ment clerks ought to be fully appre-
ciated by that large class of under
paid workers. and their appreciation
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Times invited to this their
To frankly with that no letter
Objectionable will be denied publication
not however, written only
side of the paper
Address MAIL EDITOR OF THE TIMES
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

The Australians are now persuaded
that their big island was first discovered
by Amerigo Vespucci. Don't ever be-
lieve 1t. He would have sought some
good clearing and set out his name in
century plants.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Alberta Hill, the latest henpheasant
in the suffragette barnyard, boldly de-
clares that "a modest women never got
a husband" OF course not. But every
once in a while some wise guy gets a
modest woman for a wife.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Sports.

City Association bowling tourney, Pal
ace alleys, tonight.
Opening of City Bowling Tournament at
Palace alleys.
asketball-Company k VS.. Company
u, at National Guard Gymnasium
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Secretary Ballinger's discovery of a
tribe of Indians who do not care for fire
water gives us a line on what has be-
come of the old-time cigar signs.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

In looking out for new vehicle for
its talents, the playhouse historians
might cast their eyes upon the drama
of Great Falls. 1t would lend itself to
some admirable electrical effects.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Concluding, reasoning and example as
to the initiative and referendum in
practice, Mr.. Roosevelt says:
"UnquestionabIy an ideal representa-
tive body is the best imaginable legis-
lative body. Such a body,'i if composed
of men of unusual courage, intelligence,
sympathy, and Observation-Disclosures, .anX-
ious to represent the people, and at
the same time conscientious in their de-
termination to do nothing that is wrong,
would so act that there would never
come the slightest demand for any
change in the methods of enacting laws.
Unfortunately, however, in actual praC-
tice, too many of our legislative bodies
have not really been representatives; and
not a few of the ablest and most promi-
nent men in public life have prided
themselves on their ability to use par
liamentary forms to defeat measures
for which there was a great popular
demand. Special interests which would
be all-powerful in Legislature If they
enlist the services of few skillful tao
ticians; and the result IS the same
whether these tacticianS are unScru-
terests, or whether they are sincere
men who honestly believe that the peo.
pie desire what is wrong and should not
b allowed to have it.
Incidentally the referendum IS certain
to be of great use in a particular class
of cases which very much puzzle the
average Iegisl ator-where a minority of
his constituents. but large and in
fluential minority, may demand some-
thing concerning which there is grave
doubt whether the majority does or
does not sympathize with the demand.
In lsuch a case the minority Is active
and determined: the majority can be
reused only If the question Is dlrecly
before it. In other words. the majority
does not count it for righteousness in
representative If he refuses to yield to
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Perhaps it would be seasonable to re-
mind budding genius that some verses
have already been written entitled
THE Beautiful Snow ....
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

1t becomes increasingly evident that
Uncle Sans sea-dogs should learn TO
swim.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times daily during the month OF December
vas l,OS6,Sls, all copies left over and returned
peinE eliminated. This number, when divided
oy "a the number OF days Of publication,
SHOWS the net daily average for December
60 have been 40 236
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

Even the seismographs in New Or
leans recorded the chuckle of satisfac-
ton with which she received the good
news.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

If Captain Peary can get with 1.6
miles of peace and quiet he will prob
ably be satisfied. ..t
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

It's quick wit Upton has. You
might know he's Irish.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23
Concerts Today
By the U. S. Marine Band Orches-
ira, at Marine Barracks, at
2 p. m.

2 p. m.
WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN.
Leader.
PROGRAM.
Overture, FESTIVAL" ".........Reinecke
Scene de Ballet. -Czibulka
symphony in BIB Major" .Schols
CFirst movement, Allegro)
Albumblatt ...................W wagner
Waltz, The Beautiful Blue Danube"
Strauss
IA, csvotte.-"The First Heart
Throbs' '................... Eilenberg
(b) Egyptian Serenade "Amina,'
Lincke
Grand March, "Tannhauser,"
Wagner
By the q. S. Soldiers Home Band,
at Stanley Hall, at $3.50 p. m
JOHN s. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
w, PROGRAM.
Hungarian Overture, 'The Two Hus-
sdTS ''.....'.....".'...-.. DoppIeT
Romance from L'EcIaIr. Bright
Star of Hope. .Halevy
Selection, "Amorita". ...... Czibulka
Oriental Idyl, THE Star Of India,'
BrattOn
Waltz Suite. Bride Bells. .Ru6ens
Finale. "Stop, Stop, Stop Berlin
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

tBy special arrangement with the
Outlook Company The Times will
hereafter print as they appear the
further and more detailed articles of
Colonel Roosevelt. in which, as prom
ised. he will specifically eIucidate his
ideas as to the scope and manner OF
legislation necessary to put into prac-
tice the theory of a new spirit work.
ing through old political parties.1
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Sunday.

This number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of December was as
December l..4o,365 December 49,. ~, ,ss7
December H.. .4l.724 | December 25... 40, SOL
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a minority; while a minority, on the
other hand, will not tolerate adverse
action. In such cases the temptation to
the ordinary legislator is very great to
yield to the demand OF the minority.
The Washington times., 1911-01-23

ours is a Government of laws. but
everyone should keep always before
him the fact that no law is worth any
thing unless there is the right kind of
man behind it. In tropical America
there are many republics whose consti-
tutions and laws are practically identi-
cal with ou1s, yet some of these re-
publics have throughout their govern
mental career, alteTNated between dSs-
potism and anarchy, and have failed
in striking fashion at every point where
in equally striking fashion we have
succeeded.
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DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
nnTlr

The number OF complete and perfect copies
I The Washington Times printed daily dur
~ the month OF December was as follows:
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The net total circulation o: The Washington
Times tSunday) during the month Of
December was 4S,332 all copies left over and
returned by agents being eliminated. This
number when divided by 4. the number OF
sundays during December. shows the net
sunday average for December to have been
H.Oss
In each issue OF The Times the circulation
bgures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head OF the first page at the
teft Of the date line.
Entered at the Postoffiee at Washington.
ID. C.. as second class matter.
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of mob rule. The Progress
sives. in fighting for sane and steady
progress. are doing all they can to safe
guard the country against this kind Of
unhealthy oscillation of government by
cCnvulsiOn"