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The Washington times., 1911-04-11
THE ABSURDITIES OF RECI.
PRoCrTY LOGIC.

For many years we have been con-
versing animatedly about developing
commerce with the Orient, with South
America, with various other sections
of the world. But Great Britain con-
tinues right along to be our first, our
best, our most reliable market. Our
products are admitted, under British
tariff policy, without any duties at all
Now comes from the Court of Gus
toms Appeals a decision showing how
Britain will fare if reciprocity treaties
are negotiated with other countries.
English whisky is dutiable at S2.25 per
gallon at our ports. French whisky
gets the benefit of 50-cent reduction,
under the terms of the French recipro-
city treaty. A British firm, being as
sessed $2.25, protested it, and insisted
that under the Anglo-American trade
treaties Britain is guaranteed that no
higher duties shall be imposed on
articles from Britain than are i'm
posed on articles from other foreign
countries. That is what the treaty
says, and it may be assumed to mean
what it says.
But the Customs Court says that
France may have the lower rate on
whisky because France has traded to
us certain advantages, in reductions of
her import rates; we are especially
favored by France, so we may in turn
especially favor France. If Great
Britain wants her whisky admitted here
at rates as low as are charged on
French whisky, Great Britain can
secure that privilege by negotiating a
reciprocity treaty in which she shall
give US some special advantages as
against other countries.
That seems logical and reasonable
enough. Probably the court is right.
But in effect it means that Britain is
bound to get the worst of it, because
Britain can make no concessions to
US in exchange for concessions from
us. Britain has already given us every
thing. Her doors are wide open to us.
They cannot be opened any wider. She
has TO thing to give, no possible con-
cession to make, because everything
possible has already been conceded to
us-and to every other country.
Thus we discriminate against our
best customer. We give our best terms
to a country which imposes a high
tariff against US, which has been
especially discriminatory against Ger
tain of our food products at times
and we deny equally good terms to the
one country that throws open its mar
kets to us on the freest possible terms.
Such reciprocity" as this is in
vitation to Britain to adopt a pro-
tective tariff and 60 into the business
of tariff trading. In that game, we
stand to lose, because if once driven
to such a policy, Britain will be likely
to discriminate against our manufac-
tured articles, to protect her home
market in the interest of her own
manufacturers, and to favor non
manufacturing countries in her pur-
chases of foodstuffs in return to get
ting advantages in their markets for
manufactures
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
White Ribboners to
Meet Here Tomorrow

Delegates to the quarterly convention
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet tomorrow in Emmanuel
Baptist Church. Sixteenth street and
Columbia road. The speakers include
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, chairman Of
the welfare committee: Hilton jackson,
who will discuss Sunday observances:
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, and Mrs. Della
q. 6mallwood.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
"Chickenpox Club" In
New York Vaccinated

NEW YORK, April 11-There are n
lot of folks here today with little red
vaccination marks on their arms Tbsv
are members Of the "Chickenpox Cmb',
formed yesterday, while the steamer
Celtic was held at Quarantine. More
tnan l,oOo steerage passengers were
treated with vaccine before being al.
lowed to land.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
Test Spiral Fire Escape,
Now Standing Up to Eat

NEW YORK, April 11.-When notice
was posted recently that the $50 en-
ployes of the ten-story appraisers store
building in Washington street were to
test the spiral chute fire-escape, some
one sprinkled tacks and screws on the
turn of the slide.
Those who first went Gown now eat
standing up.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
LET CONGRESS MAKE.
UP JOHNSON'S SALARY
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
In line with the usual policy of Wash
ingtonians, to settle the Walter johnson
affair let the Washington Baseball Club
pay him $500 or 5000. and then have
some Senator or Representative intro
duce bill to make up the difference.
WILLIAM ]. SAINTER.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
Amusements.

National - Zelda Sears in THE Nest
Egg" Sis p. m.
Belasco-French Opera Company, IN
Carmen" $40 p. m.
CoIumbia-Iyman H. Howe's motion
pictures. 2:15 and SIS p. m. -
Chase 's-Amelia Stone and polite vaude-
vile, 2:15 and Sis p, m
Academy-"Paid in Full" 2:15 and Sis
Gayety-"The College Girls" 2:15 and
S:15 p. m.
Lyceum-"Jardin de Paris" 2:15 and SIS
d. m.
Majestic-"S Holmes" afternoon
and evening. -.--
Casino-Continuous vaudeville, 12:45 to
IL D. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, I to II
p. m
Arcade-Motion pictures, bowling, and
skating.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
She's Mrs. Robert M. La Fol-
lette, of Wisconsin and
Washington.
EFFORTS DEVOTED TO
HUSBANDS PAPER
She Has Disproved the Man Theory
That Women Lack
Intelligence. ...
BY SELENE ARMSTRONG.

She Is the first woman's page editor In
the United States of America to go on
strike against formulas for hair dye
and recipes for beauty. She Is the first
wielder Of the trenchant pen. / know of.
who had the nerve to accept a posi-
ton on a paper. and then to inform her
employer that his woman's department
would offer its readers stronger intel
lectual food than vaseline and massage
creams. How this story might have
ended II he had failed to sympathize
with her originality. and had said
sternly:
Madam, renounce your principles, or
give up your pay envelope" one simply
shudders to surmise.
But he didn't. For she is Belle Case
La Toilette. and the man for whom she
edits a woman's page Is her husband.
Senator Robert La Toilette, Of Wiscon-
sin.
Despite her duties as mother of four
children. and one of the most popular
of Washington's official hostesses dur
Ing the Congressional season. Mrs. La
Toilette has found time for three years
past to conduct In La Follette's
Weekly one of the brightest, breeziest.
and most altogether readable depart
ments for women that any paper in the
country can boast.
IT want to conduct a department"
she told her friends, when Senator La
Toilette launched his weekly three years
ago. (which shall be distinctively for
women readers, and yet which shall not
= ha int af
these women readers by offering them
such warmed-over topics as go the
rounds of women's pages Of the country
week after week and year after year"
Cant do it." warned the men of ex-
perience who thought they knew. I'VE
don't mean to give a back-handed blow
at the intelligence of women, don't you
know. but your sex simply won't stand
for anything heavy in the reading line"
But Mrs. La Toilette was determined
to build up her woman't department
after her own ideas, and with these
ideas Senator La Toilette was in full
sympathy. With Miss Caroline L.
Hunt, former professor Of home econo-
mics in the University of Wisconsin, as
assistant. she inaugurated In the first
issue Of La Follette's Weekly a wom-
ans department
Advised to Shun
Serious Subjects.
Despite the fact that I was advised
against conducting a page which should
deal seriously with the subjects of
health, education, house building, ply
sical culture, and child training" Mrs.
La Toilette said today, 81 can say that
we have realized more than our highest
hopes in the interest which our page
has aroused from the very first.
"As for the extent Of this interest, I
cannot see that the standards which |
chose for my woman's department when
II was tnaugurated three years ago.
have in any way lessened It. Rather,
we simply succeeded in gaining the at
tentfon Of both men and women read
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
TotaI for m'nth........ ................ As
Daily average Tor mOEjh..............s 50, ,19i

The net total CircaatinU OF The Washington
Times tdailvt during he month Of March
was $50 72&, all copies len over and re
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by =, the number ui days Of publi-
cation, shows The net daily. average for March
10 have been so.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Services at ST. Marks Episcopal Church,
Third and A streets southeast, 7 and
IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Services at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Third and c streets northwest, II a.
m. and 2:35 p. m.
Holy communion al st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and H streets north
Service at Epiphany Episcopal Church,
G street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northwest, Il
Services at All Souls Mission est. Al
bans parish), 26H Garfield street,
Woodley Park, $40 p. m.
Services at Holy Catholic Church. Four
teenth and A streets southeast, 10
a. m.
Holy communion at st. Paurs Lutheran
Church, Eleventh and H streets north
west, this evening.
Services az st. Marks Lutheran Church,
Eighth and B streets southwest,
Services at Epiphany Lutheran Church.
400 r street northwest. p. m.
Vesper services at All Souls Church,
Fourteenth and L streets northwest.
Services at the Church Of the Covenant.
Connecticut avenue and street,
d. m.
Services at Foundry NJ. E. Church. Six
teenth and Church streets northwest
this evening.
Services at Eastern Church, Maryland
avenue and Sixth street northeast,
this evening.
Services at Trinity NJ. E. Church, Fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, p. m.
Services at Gunton-Temple Memorial
Chapel, Fourteenth and R streets
northwest, I:45 p. m s
Services at Waugh Church, Third ard
utr Gf fbiS aUpninR-
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges Federal,
No: l, NJ. M; Takoma' No, y grand
Templar Commandery-De Molay. Nc.
Scottish RiteHAlbert Consistory. NJ
r. 8. Easter star Chapter-Electa.
No. ?; Bethlehem, No; 7. I.
will meet tonight: Lodges--Phoenix
No. Is; Amity. No. q; Golden Ruls,
No. II; Washington, No. 6. Encamp-
ment-Fred B. Stuart. No. T. grand
visitation.
Mass meetings of the congregations Of
the ten Christian churches Of the
city in the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, Vermont avenue and N street
northwest. 2 and p. m: luncheon. 8
Illustrated lecture on Labrador" by
DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfell, Masonic Tenn
pie auditorium, Thirteenth street and
New York avenue northwest, 4:O
p. m.
Meeting of bird study class under aus
pices of the Audubon Society. az
Franklin School, Thirteenth and K
streets northwest, 4 p. m.
Banquet in honor of the Eighth Bat
talon, District of Columbia Volrn-
teers, Riggs House, this evening
Meeting Of the Petworth Citizens
Association, Presbyterian Churcn,
Georgia and New Hampshire avenues,
7:45 p. m.
ington," by Glenn Brown and David
Fairchild, Brookland Baptist Church,
Twelfth and Newton streets northeast
o. m.
Davisons' dancing assembly, National
Rifles Armory, G street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets northwest, to-
night.
Meeting Of the Council of Jewish Won.
en-, in the vestry of the Eighth Stfeee
Temple. 2:30 D. m.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of March
was lf[552. all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 4. the number Of Sundays
during March, shows the net Sunday average
for March TO have been 42.l3S.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The Senate has adjourned~Iinti Thurs
day. The Nationals play tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Unlike the King Of France, "Steeple-
Jack Brown marched down the. spire
and then marched up again.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Johnson merely wanted TO see that
those improvements on his farm we're
getting along al right.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Summer is having a mighty hard
time this year to crowd winter off
the lap Of spring.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The breaking ont of measles in the
Mexican embassy here does not mean
that the home government has the
ToseOla.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

S14,S7O and the fund still growing, the
Headquarters opened and the cam
paign on.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
Nbat's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

CThe Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments IN
this solumn. Phone or write announce
ments0
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

In each issue Of The Times the circulation
figures FOR the previous day are plainly
printed at the head Of the first page at the
let Of the date line.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Don't fail to turn out to the Board
Of Trade-Chambcr of Commerce cele-
bration and give the new Congress
the glad Land.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Entered at the PQstoTice at Washington,
y. c. second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed SUNDAYS
during The muu-h uf March vas follows:
March 5.........46. I73 March I9.........46, I27
March 12.........4G,234 March 26.........41, $50
Total for month....... ....................lS5.7 794
Sunday Average TO- month............ 46. 449
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

is apparently entirely satisfied with
the society world in which and for
which she seems to live. Miss Taft
impresseS me as one who might care
more for serious things, who, married
or unmarried, might not be satisfied
with a life Of gayety alone"
Mrs. La Toilette enlivens her wom-
ans department with the liveliest So
cial chat each week. nor does she
consider the subject of dress beneath
her dignity as a writer But these
are. topics which she handles almost
incidentally.
The fact that we have succeeded
in interesting both men and women
readers" she says, "only proves to
Miss Hunt and me the truth of what
l argued to my friends three years
ago. That is, that woman, like insti-
tutions. has made progress. Time
was. perhaps, when she could succeed
socially, and as a wife and mother,
by being merely sweet and pretty.
Now. she can't For an alert and
trained intelligence is the essential
requirement which modern society
makes of its women.
Credits Women
With Intelligence.
'I have written upon the supposi-
ton that no subject is too broad, too
dignified too advanced for women
readers And the standards I have
set have been successful in the high
est degree, as you would realize If
you could find time to read the in
The Washington times., 1911-04-11
MARCH CIRCULATION.
Daily

The number "f complete and perfect. copies
OF The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month u MaEeh was fnIloMs:
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Chief Wagner reports decided fall
ing Off in the number of people who
run to fires since the adoption of the
hobble skirt
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

-Graciousness in democracy where
the gentle courtesy OF equality prevails
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The case of Washington's famous
twirler promises TO give US some
valuable, nrst-hand Information on
the operation Of the recall
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

When sleeping quarters are provided
sor the conductors and motormen at the
Ear barns they will probably have TO
wait .or their annual leave to go home
20 dinner.
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

Teaching practical morality In the
schools, without conflict with. theoretical
morality as preached in the churches, is
the object of a series of lectures in the
various schools of the District, started
yesterday. The initial lecture taught
that thrift is a cardinal virtue of right
living, and it taught this excellent les
son where it can be taught to the best
advantage-to the child. 1t is an effort
of far-reaching influence and one. that
merits most hearty support
-Graciousness in n democracy where
The Washington times., 1911-04-11

The paving blocks. laid in 1870 and
recently uncovered near the Willard in
an eyceliout state Of preservation, must
have been put down with powerful good
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26
Good for SIckroon.

A sandbag is one of the most ser
viceable articles to use in the SICK
room. Get some clean, fine sand, dry
it thoroughly in kettle on the stove
make bag about eight inches square
of flannel, fill 1t with the dry sand
sew the opening carefully together
and cover the bag with cotton or lin.
en- cloth. This will prevent the SAND
from sitting out, and will also enable
you to heat the bag quickly by placing
it in the oven, or even on the top Of
the stove. After once using this you
will never again attempt to warm ths
feet or hands of a sick person with 3
bottle of hot water or a brick. TIE
sand holds the heat long time ana
the bag can be tucked up to the baeA
without hurting the invalid. II is
good plan to make two or three Of tn'
bags and keep them ready for use
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26
A Japanese Room.

Upstairs | have drifted into the
Japanese, although have not confined
myself to 1t to painful degree. There
are only three bedrooms. In the first
| have light gray walls, the woodwork
stained deeper shade of gray, and
the furniture, made on the simplest
cottage lines, also stained gray. The
curtains are of lavender and light blue
cotton crepe with a fascinating iris
design. The rugs are hand-braided of
heavy lavender wool with bits of the
blue mixed In. The bedspread is Of
gray homespun linen with a monogram
embroidered In white. The dressing
table Is draped with the crepe, and
has q glass top. There are only few
pictures and those are all gray photo
graphs Of white birches with darker
gray frames.-Jane Calhoun. in Har
per's Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26

airy of $4,000 a year, he could afford
house in the country as well as one
in the city.
Mr.. Vane stuck to his horses and
carriage, instead of selling them for
junk and doing his riding in a chug-
wagon. He thought it safer for the
public. In an auto he did not know
what minute he might run down one
of his own policyholders who carried
$4,000 risk and had paid but one
premium on 1t.
1t therefore came about that one aft
ernoon Mr.. Vane's coachman was
driving Mr.. Vane's daughter over the
highway leading from home to the vii
lage and the railroad depot. There
were farmhouses to pass. There were
cows and pigs and geese and hens to
pass. Mr.. Vane's coachman sat I'D
very straight and dignified. He had a
position in the world Cows and nigs
and geese and hens had not. There
fore, it was for them to look out. They
seemed to realize this, and slowly
sauntered out Of the dust into the
mayweeds.
All but one old gaDder! He was
full of dignity and had reputation TO
maintain. There was his flock looking
on and waiting to see if he would show
the white feather. He took his stand
and with ouJspread wings he Kissed
defiance. He was a brave old gander
but he went down under the iron hoofs
of the blacks and met his doom. He
gave forth one squawk and all was
overt
Here-stop-what have you doner"
exclaimed Miss Mildred at the coach.
man as she realized that there had
been an accident of some kind.
Only an old goose, Miss" was the
reply, though the horses We're checked
But Wen see about the old goose
just the samei" announced a farmer
and the owner of the bird as he
stepped from his gate. Young LADY.
your coachman deliberately drove over
that gander!"
But he didn't get out of the way!"
protested the coachmsn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26

tngly executed and is an important
feature in the design of this house.
Through these simple means the ex.
terror is made attractive, while the
simple straightforwardness of the rec
tangular plan is preserved. A house
all cut up with wings and ellis may
look very nice from the outside, but
it is expensive to build and is seldom
so convenient as a compact, rectangu
lar dwelling of this kind.
The floor plans show five good, well.
lighted, large.sized rooms on the first
floor. and five rooms and bath on the
second floor. These rooms are nicely
arranged for convenience in the neces-
sary labor OF housekeeping.
On the first floor. the parlor, sitting
room. and dining room are exceptional
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26
A Case of Goose
BY DONALD ALLEN


Young sewell Chester thought very
well of himself. He had studied law
and been admitted to the bar. He was
rather good-looking and the praises
OF certain ladies had made him vain
While waiting for his first case he
mad the consolation of feeling that his
bread and butter did not depend on it.
altogether, Mr.. Chester was taking a
rosy view Of life. He might have con-
tinued IN this line for many months
more but for forming the acquaint-
ance of Miss Mildred vane.
After his first case a lawyer is eau
tious. Instead of plunging he looks up
the law. The first time Mr.. Chester
met Miss Vane he admired her. The
second time he fell in love- The third
time-well, Miss Vane was rather a
blunt-outspoken girl. and she turned
on him with:
Mr.. Chester. should think the law
would occupy your attention to the ex-
clusion of everything else until you
had carved a name for yourself"
Mr., Chester mentally admitted that
the girl had the advantage.
"You aren't in practice yet, are
you?" continued the girl. 81 mean the
practice of law?"
II haven't had a case"
But you probably will have, if you
wait long enough"
Yes"
Il had an uncle who studied law and
waited five years for his first client.
She was an old woman who had had
goose stolen from her 1t was sim
pie case, but he won it and then went
right head and became great lawyer.
You should not get discouraged"
Lawyers never swear. They know
the laws against profanity, They
never indulge in threats. There's a
law about that They never seek re-
ycnge. The law faces them again. Mr..
Chester felt himself crushed, but he
could lock himself in his office and de-
clare in whispers that the day would
come-yes, it should come-by the
beard of his father it must come
when-and so on and so forth Then
he took up life again and did more
waiting for client and still continued
to love Miss Mildred Vane, though he
took care not to lisp the fact to any
body.
Mr.. Vane was something or other in
a life insurance company AS that
something or other brought him sal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26
LAYS CRIME TO LORD BACON

DR.. Orville w. Owen, who is dig
ging diligently in the mud of the
River Wye in England for manu-
scripts he believes were hidden there
by Lord Francis Bacon, is after
bigger game than has been sup
posed.
The American declares that the
cipher which is guiding his operations
and reveals that Bacon killed Shakes
peare and buried the bard of Avon's
head in the box which is now being
reclaimed from the river bottom.
The top of what the American
thinks is the hidden cache was
reached by the sounding rods, but
there is considerable layer of clay
to be removed before the logs or
planking forming the cover can be
removed.
Despite the contention of archaeolo
gists that DR.. Owen is only excavating
a structure used as foundation for
a Roman bridge, the investigator In.
sists that everything tallies exactly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-26
Mean Suggestion.

Mr.. Plumpleigh, fat and so, was
paying visit to the country. and, ar.
irving at the deserted station after
dark. he was at loss to find the exit
After he had roamed around for sew
eral minutes ragged urchin peeped
through the ratings. The boy APP
peared to be vastly amused at the
visitors solid dimensions.
Can you show me the way out of
this COMPOUNDED station" Numbered
Plumpleigh
The lad eyed him from top to toe.
Have you tried sideways?" he
asked