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The Washington times., 1911-01-02
c pital T ales.
Has Telephone Habit.

When Congress, at the last session.
and at the behest of Senator La Toilette,
adopted an amendment to the railroad
rate law prohibiting the use OF tele-
phone and telegraph franks. nearly
every member of the House and Senate
was hit hard.
Since that time most of them have
been compelled to resort to the mails,
whereas in the past they were accus-
toned to telegraphing merry messages
to their families and friends on the
slightest provocation.
There is one member Of the United
States Senate who has not curtailed
his use Of the telephone wires because
OF the prohibitory legislation. That
member is Senator Winthrop Murray
Crane OF Massachusetts. Senator Crane
Is the long distance telephone politician
OF the United States. Using the mails
Is too slow a process to satisfy Mr..
Crane.
When Mr.. Crane happens to be In
Boston and thinks Of something which
might interest the President, he gets
into telephone booth and sends his
thoughts over the wires. He doesn't
care how far away he gets-he uses
the telephone wire II he can possibly
get connection. This habit was the
subject Of comment in the Senate
cloakroom recently when characteristics
OF Senators was under discussion.
Crane" said one OF his colleagues,
rs one Of the. greatest coupon clippers
In the United States Senate. There is
no man in that body who receives more
frequent dividend checks. Crane, like
wise Is the biggest individual stock
holder in the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. When he gets into
telephone booth in Chicago and talks
TO Washington for an hour he can
figure out that his next dividend check
Will be increased just so much. Hence
he has got the long distance telephone
habit. and while he spends more money
on that habit at the outset he gets n
all back semi-annuaHy."
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Those Slippery Floors.

Representative BILLY" Calder of
brooklyn, has a grudge against the
man who laid the floors at the Execu-
tive Offices.
calder went to the White House a
feW days ago to look after some Brook
yn patronage. After waiting in the
members waiting room for some time
he got the sign from Secretary Norton
that the President would see him. CaId-
er started across the heavy rug at a
rapid pace. From the rug he stepped
on to as finely polished piece OF floor
as can be found In Washington. Right
then and there Calder spilled his states
manlike stride, to say nothing of his
dignity. One leg started south while the
other was endeavoring to travel north,
and in an endeavor to regain his bal
ance, Calder's hat went spinning across
the floor
i don't mind letting the President
have all the luxuries the land can af-
ford,' remarked Calder, as he dragged
himself together, but 1 am compelled
TO remark that there are a few of us
at the Capitol who were not brought
up on these polished surfaces. These
White House folks ought to have some
consideration for ordinary folks who
live in houses fitted out with ordinary
floors"
Calder Is not the only member of Con-
gress who has found Il a difficult mat
ter to negotiate the slippery floors of
the Executive Offices. Senator Gull
lom. the veteran from Illinois, stepped
from the rug on to the floor a few days
ago and he cut a pigeon-wing which
would have done credit to an acrobat.
Senator Cullom is the personification
Of Senatorial dignity. and he. therefore,
refrained from commenting aloud, but
he muttered audibly as he gingerly pick
ed his way into the Presidents office.
Now, the old timers step across the
floor in a manner which reminds one OF
boys running bendies' on the lake
back home.
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A GOOD PRECEDENT TO SET
ASIDE.

There has been no discordant note
in the comments upon the appoint
ment of Mr.. Justice White to be Chief
Justice. Mr.. Roosevelt, who has been
roundly berated for criticising the
court for not keeping pace with "the
spirit of the times" is as much
pleased as are newspapers which seem
to believe members of the tribunal
should live in isolated majesty, with
their noses in law books, feeding on
musty precedent, oblivious of the
fact that the law is a living and not
a dead science; that it was made for
men, and that men were not made
for it.
But one objection has been heard,
and that does not concern Mr.. Whites
pre-eminent fitness for the honor. 1t
concerns the precedent of not select
ing a Chief Justice from among the
members of the Supreme Court.
The reason assigned for not doing
SO is to avert even suspicion that
justices are swayed in their rulings
by a desire to curry favor with the
President with view of obtaining
this promotion. But this seems rather
far-fetched.
Aside from the fact that the char
acter of men appointed to the court
ought to preclude fear of them sell
ing themselves even at this high
figure, in almost every other line of
activity the custom prevails of pro-
noting from one post to higher as
a reward of merit 1t has never been
suggested that the practice results in
making men dishonest.
Even if we grant that the justices
would be susceptible to such tempta-
ton, it comes so seldom that it is
hardly worth regarding. Chief JUS
tices never resign, and they are
phenomenally long-lived. We have
had but nine since the court was
established. A man who would gam
BILE his honor for so slim a chance at
reaching post so rarely vacant would
hold himself rather cheap.
When fitness and occasion point to
member of the court as the right
man for Chief Justice, he should have
it. When they point to an outsider,
he should be named. President Taft
has done a good thing in setting
aside precedent that is not based on
substantial ground. ..
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Fond of Music.

One of the Senate employees who will
not be disturbed in the event that the
Democrats control the upper branch of
Congress two years hence is Kennedy
Rae, Of Indiana, clerk OF the Senate
Committee On Appropriations.
Like James c. Courts, on the
House Appropriations Committee. Rae's
knowledge of appropriation bills is so
extensive that Senators would not know
how to go about the preparation of a
bill without his assistance.
They are telling I good story about
Rae's first visit to Washington. When
Jim" Hemenway of Indiana was chair
man of the House committee, he got
Rae job as assistant clerk of his
committee. Rae was ordered to report
at the committee room on March l.
''On this particular March l." says Mr.
Courts. Theodore Roosevelt was being
inaugurated. Rae called me on the tele-
phone about 10 o'clock in the morning,
and said he had Just arrived In town
and would reach the Capitol in a few
minutes. All day long we waited for
him to show up, but In vain. The next
day he failed to put in an appearance,
and was rapidly reaching the conclu-
sion that Chairman Hemenway had
picked poor man as my assistant.
About 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the
9Th Rae came In with sparkling eyes
and mud-bespattered boots and trousers
II thought YOU were going to be here
March t. remarked.
So did l. answered Rae.
Where have you been?' 1 demanded.
"'Well, twas this way, Mr.. Courts
he said. Out in the little town in
Indiana where 1 came from the only
music ever heard was from a piano
and fiddle, and then only when we
boys got enough money together to give
a dance at the town hall. Right after
1 telephoncd you at the station a big
band from New York got of the train
and started playing fine music. They
marched I'D Pennsylvania avenue to-
ward the White House, and 1 marched
with them: in fact. have been march
ing with them ever since. They lust
took u train for home a few minutes
ago. I'm ready to 20 to work now"
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Johnson Inaugurated
With Simple Exercises

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. IA new
era dawred for California today with
the Inauguration Of Hiram Johnson, the
new reform governor. II Governor
johnson Is successful In the campaign
he purposes to wage as executive, he
claims that "the interests meaning the
railroads, steamship companies, and
other powerful corporations, will be
driven from their control Of the Golden
Gate politics.
Mr.. Johnson. who Is insurgent even
outside of politics. declared against q
snowy Inauguration and tabooed the
proposed ball, which for many years
has been a brilliant social adjunct Of
the inauguration ceremonies.
Friends and political followers Of Mr..
Johnson, who are looking into the fu-
ture. declare that fate may deal him q
larger hand In the game of politics.
They declare that Mr.. Johnson may be
named for the Presidency II the Repub-
lican insurgents are able to control ma
tional affairs two years hence.
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DIX INAUGURAL TEXT
CHOSEN BY HIS WIFE
Let Not Your Heart Be
Troubled" Watchword
of Governor. -
BRILLIANT PARADE
MARKS SERVICES
Military and Civic Join in Making
the Ceremonies I'm
presslve.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Let not
your heart be troubled"
This verse of scripture from the
fourteenth chapter of John. is to be
the watchword of John A Dix, New
Iork's first Democratic governor In
sixteen years. In taking the oath Of
office today Governor Dix kissed this
text, selected by his wife.
The new State executive head was IN
augurated at the capitol following a
spectacular military and civic parade
beginning at II o'clock. He rode in his
automobile accompanied by members Of
his staff. Outgoing Governor White and
his stan also figured in the procession.
Open With Prayer.
The inaugural exercises opened WIN
a prayer by Bishop Doane The oath
Of office was administered by Secretary
Of State Lazansky. Just as the last
words Of the oath were repeated the
band played The Star-Bangled Ban
ner. and the guns of the First Battery
fired salute of nineteen guns.
Former Governor White then made an
address followed by the inaugural
speech Of the new governor.
In his inaugural address, Governor
DIX said, In part:
frankly, We nave reached a point In
our State where we are living beyond
our means. The pressing duty is
measure Of reform and retrenchment
which will reverse this condition and
restore us to the healthy and normal
position where we shall have something
more than largely fictitious surplus.
Much to Be Done.
II realize that this is neither a pleas
ant nor popular position for an In
coming governor to take. / doubt not
1t would be more conducive to an easy
popularity were to use this occasion to
suggest that the attention Of the people
be fixed upon the solution of abstract
questions having to do with conduct and
morals-al admirable and necessary in
their way-rather. than to direct atten-
ton to the humdrum but nevertheless
vital problem Of receipts and expendi-
lures.
I'm my opinion, It Is far better to
insist on Inconvenience and difficulty In
public departments than to resort to an
expenditure which Will compel a return
to direct taxation"
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
THE HAPPY MAN WITH FORTY
POCKETS.

The Boston police recently gathered
in an ecru Italian whose only visible
means of support were incased in two
pairs of trousers. A hasty shake-down
disclosed the further fact that he wore
three coats and three vests and could
boast an aggregate of forty pockets.
There wasn't a red cent in any one of
them, and it was just as probable that
he had been working on the Cape Cod
canal, as he claimed, as that he medi-
tated burgling some peaceful freside.
There are at least two kinds of
people in the miscellaneous medley of
human society who would almost be
willing to accept his lot for the sake
of his forty pockets. The astute soci-
ologist does not need to be told that
we refer to the small boy and to his
sisters and his cousins and his aunts.
Philanthropists like Morgan and
the United States Government and the
proprietors of the Eden Musee have
done what they could to get together
large museums and other repositories
of strange treasures, but they have
never yet collected anything quite so
complete or so diversified as the con-
tents of one boyish pocket. Agates,
humble bees, twine strings, Horseshoe
nails, and gelatine capsules, are but
part of the cargo which loads his
blouse to the Plimsoll line, and then
there are several pockets more.
But there are never enough, and one
of the reasons he longs to grow up is
that he shall have a whole suit of
clothes made of pockets merely sewed
together in the form and fashion of
garments. The highest flight of his
imagination, next to two Christmases
year, would be a suit of forty
pockets.
1t is one of the tyrannies of con-
vention that the kickshaws known as
feminine wearing apparel, hobble,
hoop or rainy day, should rarely be
able to boast a single pocket. 1t is
one of the things which make strong
appeal to mans compassion. When a
woman buys spool of thread she has
to have it sent home by the delivery
wagon. But the length of time it
takes to find even single pocket,
when she has one, makes it certain
that the market would be subject to
fluctuations while she sought her purse
through forty hiding places.
Happy are the marsupials who,
having one. natural pocket, are con-
tent Herewith. And yet who wants
to be Kangaroo
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Born in Scotland.

Representative James McLachlan, the
California man who recently succeeded
in stirring up the country over the
danger of war;, Is Scotchman by
birth, but was reared upstate in New
York.
At the age of three he removed with
his parents from the old country to
Tompkins county, New York. where he
was reared on farm and educated in
the public schools He was graduated
from Hamilton College, the institution
from which Elihu Root was graduated,
and practiced law at Ithaca for time.
He removed to the Pacific coast In 1881
and since then has become as loyal
Californian as If he were Q native son.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Simplicity Is Keynote
Of Osborn Inauguration

LANSING, Mich. Jan. 2.-SimpHcity
formed the keynote of the ceremonies
today attending the inauguration Of
Chase NJ. Osborn as governor Of Michi-
gan.
All military pomp and ostentation
were lacking and even the customary
public reception was dispersed with. in
accordance with the wishes of the new
executive. The Inauguration exercises
we're held on the steps of the capitol,
and were witnessed by a large crowd.
The principal features Of the program
were the invocation by the Rev j. A.
Kennedy, the administering of the oath
of office by the chief justice Of the
supreme court, and the inaugural ad-
dress of the new governor.
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THE TOLLS OF THE PANAMA
CANAL.

1t is none too early to be consider
ing the conditions on which the Pan
anna canal shall be operated BY the
time it is opened this Government will
have an investment of about S400,-
100000 in it. Whether it shall be a
success will finally depend on the ma
tion's political policy toward it.
All the authorities have agreed that
there is no chance for an early reve-
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Observe Anniversary
Of Black Republic

In addition to the fact that yesterday
was New Year Day, 1t was also the
10th anniversary of the Independence Of
the Haitian republic, and as such was
quietly celebrated at the Haitian lega-
ton, l429 Rhode Island avenue. Follow
ing the custom of years the Haitian
flag was raised over the legation build
ing early in the morning and stayed In
place all day.
Speaking of the present condition of
the island republic, H. Pauleus Sannon,
minister to this country, said today that
never before his his country enjoyed
such general prosperity as at the present
time, the imports and exports ranking
ahead of some of the Central and South
American republics.
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Reception Tonight
By Temperance Union

At the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union headquarters. SO Sixth
street, northwest. the young peoples
branch of the Ditrict union will hold a
reception tonight from Z to 10.
Mrs Eismma S. Shelton. president of
the District union, will receive, assisted
by Mrs. Flora Kays Hanson, president
of the young peoples branch; Miss
Eleanor E. Walker, vice president: A.
w. Davis, recording secretary; Frank
Frost, treasurer. and the officers of all
the separate unions, which compose the
young peoples branch.
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Yes, indeedy!" he replied with
enthusiasm, but his face had
scared look, which showed plainly
he had forgotten again. Dear old
Georgetown"
Yes, shall ever hold 1t and New
Years Day in fond memory, for it
was at a New Years reception in
Georgetown 1 first met you," she
continued
He frightened up at once "I shall
never forget the day and place as
long as live" He was on solid
ground now. -Four of we fellows
had saved up for several weeks and
hired one. of Downey's carriages
with a footman on the box and were
cutting our first social swath. The
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Feast to Close Y. w. G. A.
Membership Contest

The end of the winter membership
contest for the Y. w. C. A. will be
marked by a banquet at the home on
Sixth street on January 13.
Two hundred and seventy-flve new
members have been enrolled, and II Is
expected $50 more will join before the
close of the contest. The total is 1000.
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Southern States Give
Reception This Evening

The eighth annual Southern States
Reception" will be held this evening
from 3 to 10 o'clock at the Mt Vernon
Place NJ. E. Church, Ninth and K streets
northwest.
The reception will be given under the
auspices of the Epworth League, each
of the Southern States being represented
at booth by a sponsor, who will give
by the Delta Alpha class of the Sunday
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Begins Second Term.

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Jan. 2.-Aram
J. Pothier took the oath of office as gov
ernor of Rhode Island for the second
time today With him the newly-elected
State officers assumed official author
ity. The Inauguration was conducted
with the usual ceremonies in the pres
ence of both houses OF the general as
sembly
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New Year Stag.

Tonight in the new Children's Hall,
E25 Twelfth street northwest, the Rev.
J. Henning Nelms, rector of the Church
of the Ascension, will be host at a New
Ysar stag party given to memoe $ - his
parish. The program is first a Dinner,
then a smoker, then a musicale
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Requiem Mass to Revive
DR.. Stafford's Memory

Requiem memorial mass will be cele-
brated fer the late Father D., ]. STAFF
ford. =. n. at st. Patrick's Church to-
morrow, the anniversary of his death.
The Rev. DR.. William T. Russell will
he the celebrant, assisted by. the Rev.
William Carroll, as deacon, ana the
Rev. Father Yasselli as suhdeacon.
There win be no sermon, and the church
will be decorated as IL for a funeral.
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Andrew and lnogene
By Roe, Fulkerson

r Imogne you
"A 7sr's,yrs ~
MY love, know that lies
that
liable to when New Years comes"
you remember them" said, smile "It
in GEORGETOWN, wasn't
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

One of the best resolutions Congress
could make would be a determination to
do some legislating for the District OF
Columbia,
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
Durbar at Delhi.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 2-The announces
ment Is made by Lord Harding that the
King mas selected Delhi for the hold
ing OF the coronation durbar. The hope
majesties would visit Calcutta after the
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

1t Is reliably reported that giving up
japanese war talk was not among the
resolutions adopted by Richmond Pear
son Hobson.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

Nineteen-eleven will start out with a
pretty good record as to the number Of
new Senators elected.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

Unfortunately. the comic supplement
is not one of the things the newspapers
have sworn off,
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

1t seems that Commander Peary can
ride something besides his hobby.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

It's case Of love me, love my dog
| with Mrs. James Brown Potter
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

We are certain to be spared discussion
as to wether the old year can come
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

Can the Cumberland mystery be mere
ly another blow at the Chewing Gum
trust?
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

about the only people in the empire that
have nothing in common with the cause
of labor.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month OF
returned by agents being eliminated. This
number, when divided by 4, the number of
Sundays during December, shows the net
37.OS3..
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A lot of men would like to swear of
their Christmas neckties.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

This is the season when the statistics
fiend Is in his glory.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02

The net total circulation of The Washington
Times daily during the month Of December
was Loss. .S7s, all copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number, when divided
by "a, the number OF days of publication,
shows the net daily average for December
TO have been 1926
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In each issue OF The Times the circulation
hgures for the previous day plainly
printed at the head Of the first page at the
left OF the date line.
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Amusements.

National-John Drew, in Smith," 2:15
and 8:15 p. m.
Belasco-"The City," 215 and S:15 o. m.
Coiumbia-Ruth st. Denis. S:15 D. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, 2:15 and S:15
p. m.
Academy-"Through Death Valley" 2:15
and BIS p. m.
Lyceum-"The Brisadiers," 2:15 and Sis
p. m.
Gayety-"Follies of New York and
Paris" 2:15- and s:15 p. m.
Avenue Grand-Vaudeville, 3:15 and tbs
d. m.
Majestic-Yaudeville and motion pic
lures, 2:15 and S:15 p. m.
Misunderstanding, dancing, motion pi.-
lures, pool and billiards, afternoon and
evening.
(The Times win be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments In
this column. Phone or write announce
ments.)
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Sunday,

The number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of December was as
follows:
December u....1,724 December 25, 40 S9l
Total for the month. .l65, ,3I7
sunday average for the month";. Il, S2S
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Entered at the Postoffice at Washington
D. c, as second class matter.
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Open house at Young Mems Christian
Association, 2 to 10 D. m.
Reception by Young Peoples Branch of
the District Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. 522 Sixth street north
west, to 10 p. m.
the parish by the Rev. j. Hennina
Nelms, of the Church of the Ascen.
sion, 1121 Twelfth street northwest,
this evening
Revival services at Cosmopolitan Tenn
pie Baptist Church tonight.
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It's strange. but nevertheless true.
that the Unionists of Great Britain are
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
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The number Of complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed daily dur
3ng the month of December was as follows: