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to turn the same trick in Washington" I"
Amy Christian" worker employing such
an expression Of values should be
ersahisstion as unworthy to to represent
matter. consult such digniaed. earnest.
and valued Christian workers as Drs.
Grecne. G' woodrow. Muir. Radclific. ana
others, men who do Christian work in
decency and order. and who value the
privilege of Christian service and the
dignity Of the Christian religion too
in the terms Of the card table. and who
never turn their service Of worship into
cheap limitations CT vaudeville.
wons the cSst he Of an arrest Ts
charge against such procedure the en-
tire cost Of maintaining law and order,
and dividing the total sum appropriated
fer those p1psssss BY the number Of
order. and the maintenance OF them.
no higher value than is to be seen In
the arrest Of drunk and disorderly
person? The Christian church, It's labor.
and it's most generous expenditures for
the public good. have something more
in View than saving a soul, In the
Jocose and belttllng rense IN which
that. that expression is employed IN occa; ca
private good: the creation. and main
tenance of wholesome public sentiment
and conviction: the inspiration Of char
table endeavor; the increase of educa-
tion, virtue, and happiness. are but =
few of the noble objects supported by
Christian service And these things,
and the men who worthily represent
them, should be considered in ,estimat-
ing the "cost of saving a sinner in
Washington" I would gladly con-
tribute something toward saving
these sinners against good taste and
English. J. B. CLAYTON, d. n.
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Gorgeous Creations From
Europe's Marts Bring
Sighs of Envy.
SONGS 60 UNHEARD
IN RIOT OF COSTUMES
Even Mere Man" Is Dazzled by
Visual Effect Of Condolences
Clever Vaudeville.

Association smoker. on October n. he
Will entertain Hope Lodge. r. A. A. M.
and later dates include Ingram
Vaughn class Concert. November Il:
stunt" Club. Phiiadeiphia. November
"A. In addition to these Mr.. Callow
the Entertainers' Club, Of which he u
president, on November 2.
Mr.. Callow is featuring his own
Wiley, stories, which are in popular
Handsome invitations have been sent
out by Lebler & Co, for the . n5st
Garden Of Allah, which is to be given
in the Century Theater, formerly the
New Theater, Central Park, West, New
York, tomorrow afternoon. at 2:B
Rev. william e. Danforth, Of Chicago.
has completed his dramatization Of ICY
Whittaker's Place." q novel Of Cape
Coo folks. by. Joseph c.. Lincoln. A.
production and will begin rehearsals at
an early date.
Miss Lillyan shaffner. the well-known
Chicago society and literary woman. has
been engaged by Manager A. g. De-
ohotSi " p.oy NaAos SoiuaoSS Al An0
Firing Line"
Mrs. Fiske will begin her season In
Langdon Mitchell's new comedy. THE
New Marriage" at syracuse. N. Y.
Wednesday. After the opening In Syra-
cuse and q week in Pittsburgh. Mrs.
Fiske will go to Chicago for q season
Of eight weeks before presenting the
plav in New York.
Nancy Hanks" the popular play bv
Frank Tannehill. jr.. which was pro-
duced q number of years ago with
Marie Jansen. Clayton White and
Ienacio Martinetti in the cast. is soon
TO be revived.
A big production will be made shortly
of James Montgomery's newspaper
play, Jimmie. Jr.," which has been
given successful tryout In Los
Angeles recently.
Stephen Phillips has written a new
play called ''Pietro Of Sienna" the nrst
Of his plays to be produced since his
"Faust" 1t will be staged ty the
Drama Society of London.
Edward Peple. the author Of prince
Chap and 1.-The Little Rebel" has
Just finished another play called THE
cali OF the Cricket" in which Beulah
poynter viii star in the near future.
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New York city to San Francisco. Cal.
taking in the cities Of the map. as
will name them and which may be
traced on the map:
New York city to Harrisburg. Pa:
Wheeling, w. Va; Columbus, Ohio; In
dianapolis. Ind; Springfield. ILL.,; Des
Moines, Iowa; Lincoln. Neb.; Chsy-
enne, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Utah;
Carson City, New. and to San Fran
cisco.
You can see by the map that this
main line. This road should be built
fifty feet wide, with modern bridges and
culverts. lighted by electricity from
feed lines run from sub-stations Of a
to furnish light for the road and light
and power for small towns and mills.
The maintenance of the line should be
controlled by the eleven different States
which the road would cross. I would
also suggest that each company should
have a certain number of miles to
cover, for II one company were to have
the whole line it would create a trust.
Now, having transcontinental elec-
trio company, II would give competition
along the line. thereby securing the
lowest possible price for service. A large
se seGtFs sht at ssSf eTsry half mile would
and for military purposes. The cross
section Of this road should be six-inch
base, three-inch small stone, three-inch
macadam, with a twelve-inch crown.
This would grain nicely. AS to grades.
nothing greater than 8 per cent; as to
curves. nothing greater than three de-
grees
The estimated cost of such a road
would be $4,000 a mile, or a total of
81 100000. That is, If the United States
Government should have to buy the
right of way and construct the road It
self If the States which 1t would
cross would furnish the right Of way,
the cost would be about two-thirds OF
the above amount. This road should be
put on the map and also on the ground,
not only for military purposes, but for
touring parties and for any other trans
portation service. 1t would be harder to
put such a military road out of COM
mission than 1t would the Panama
Canal during time of war. The po-
litfcal party which builds this road Will
go down in the history of our great
country the same as the builders OF the
pyramids of Egypt and the great wall
Of China. L. w. BATES,
Late of the Government Engineers.
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has not been able to save anything.
On the last day Of each month he Is
down to his last dollar. He has taken
his annual leave and falls sick. His
sickness outlasts the thirty-day term
FOR sick leave and his pay stops. He
faces destitution. The officer, however,
Is not so treated. although as he has
been able to save part OF his salary he
could better stand 1t.
A case happened a couple Of years
ago OF bureau officer who was sick
and absent for five months at q stretch.
He received his $500 q month regularly.
And this discrimination Is not only
between the members OF the classified
service and their officers, but II is
between them and all other servants of
the Government-member of Congress,
employees Of Congress, judges of Fed
eral courts and attaches of the courts,
the whole army and navy-in fact, so
far as / know, all other employees OF
the Government in any capacity arc
not treated in this matter as are the
members OF the classified service of
the executive departments.
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meet with hearty approval, and the only
thing necessary would be to secure the
cooperation OF the weather man, or.
better still, to postpone the lnaugura-
tion until Spring shall wind her merry
horn to wake the flowers from thoir
winters sleep"
DR.. Emile Berliner's new rotary aero
plane engine. the workings Of which he
explained last night In lecture before
the Commercial Club, mas excited
great interest in aeroplane circles. 1t Ia
one OF the charms Of living in WASH
ington that one may have the pleasure
Of listening to men OF eminence such
as Or. Berliner. and further infornia-
ton as to his latest invention will be
awaited with interest.
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THE TALLY ON TELEPHONE
CALLS.

Our own Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company owns the telephone
service of Baltimore, and is being in
vestigated by the Maryland public serv-
ice commission. The company ought to
feel kindly toward Washington, for
here We don't intrude upon its privacy
with any such inconsiderate instru,
mentalities of publicity. There isn't
any public service commission in this
town, and the telephone company, in
particular, among our public service in,
stitutions, ought to be mighty pleased
that there isn't.
Anyhow, inspired by an inquisitive
curiosity about telephone charges, a
statistically inclined Baltimorean, by
name Wright, tried an experiment
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DISCRIMINATION IN
CLASSIFIED SERVICE
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The Times has been the consistent
advocate Of the proposition to increase
the pay Of the men and women Of the
classified civil service. 1t ought to
go without saying that II members of
Congress found 1t necessary years ago
to increase their own pay of 5000 to
$500 on account Of the increased cost
Of living universally admitted to be at
least so per cent?, 1t would be no more
than the commonest Justice to make
a reasonable increase in the salaries OF
the rank and file of the civil service,
which have remained without chang
ing for over half a century.
There is one reason why the increase
should be made which I have not OBJ
served referred to in the various printed
articles on the subject. 1t Is the great
injustice Of the discrimination between
the rank and file of the service and
their officers in the matter of absence
from duty. The officers may be alb
sent for rest and recreation, or because
of sickness, indefinitely. without loss of
salary. The rank and file, from chief
of division down to charwoman, may
have thirty days annual leave, and in
case Of sickness than can be proved
they may have thirty days sick leave
in a calendar year, and then their pay
stops. AS a favor and to avoid separa-
ton from the service, they are usually
granted additional leave without pay
for a limited time.
This is the discrimination. A head of
a department or bureau, or any Of his
deputies, at salaries from $500 a year
to 5000. may be absent from duty for
any length of time, and is paid for
every day. A clerks pay stops after
sixty days.
See how this practice works in the
case Of a clerk whose salary of $500 or
81 200 barely supports his family. He
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What's on the Program, In
Washington Today

Meeting of the Mississippi Society.
Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street
northwest, p. m.
Meeting of Canton Washington. No. ],
l. o. o. F., tonight.
Concert by United States Engineer
Band, Potomac Park, 4 p. m.
Amusements.
National-Robert Edeson. In THE Cave
Man." 2:l6 and S:l6 p. m.
Belasco-"The Balkan Princess" eli
and $40 p. m.
Columbia-"The Old Homestead" 2:1t
and 8:l6 p. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. 2:16 and s:li
p. m
Casino-vaudeville. 2:lb. s:45. 7:15. and
8 p. m.
Cosmos vaudeville.
Academy-'A Prisoner for Life" 1:li
and 8:l5 p. m.
Gayety-Harry Hastings show. Q and
Lyceum@aThe whiri of Adirth." a:1s and
IAresds- -sEatins. dancing. ana bowling.
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Reprimand for Captain
Parker for Grounding

The sentence Of Capt. James p. Par
ker. y. s. N, to be publicly reprimand-
ed for having run his ship. the Ne
braska, aground in Cape Cod bay, las.
summer, was made known at the Navy
Department today following the recent
fore which the officer was tried in
Boston.
on recommendation Of the court
however the sentence was remitted by
the Atlantic fleet, and Captain Parker
was restored TO duty 1t was found
that Captain Parker failed to take pro-
per soundings, and to Identify the pro-
per lighthouses.
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FUTILE ATTEMPT AT FASH.
ION REFORM.

The president of the New Jersey
Federation of Women's Clubs is en-.
deavoring to lift her sisters to higher
plane in the matter Of dress. She is
tired of the tyranny of fashion. She
sees no reason why q lot of dress.
makers in Paris should dictate to
American women what they should
wear, and, above all, she objects to
that constant change of fashion which
makes q continual drain on the pocket
books of husbands and fathers. She
comes out squarely for shorter hatpins
and the abolition of all those feathers
which involve the death of the bird.
Quite q number of women find them
selves in agreement with her SO far as
the feathers and the hatpins are con-
cerned, and she would have no diff
Guilty in rallying about herself an Of.
fective support. But when it comes to
the matter of a uniform dress for all
womenkind, she meets with jeers and
"Dear me's!" which would disconcert
a harder spirit. 1t is pointed out that
the monotony of uniform style of
dress would rob the world Of that pecu-
liar charm which comes with variety,
for which even the most parsimonious
husband would soon be willing to pay.
Even if such were not the case there
are difficulties in the way of uni.
formity which would perplex diplomats
and statesmen. For instance, who
would be the arbiter to decide what
should be the nature of that uniform 2
In view of the fact that it was to pre-
vail all over the habitable part of the
United States, SO to speak, and for an
indefinite period, it would be matter
of the gravest concern.
In any convention which might meet
to determine the question it is prac-
tically certain that there would be u
faction of the extreme Left which
would insist upon peacock blue, trim.
med with gold gimp and silver medal
lions, while the more conservative
Right would want something in ele-
plants breath or slate color with no
trimmings at all. Between these two
extremes there would be possibilities
of wrangle which would make d.
A. R. caucus look like Quaker meet
ing. If the matter were referred to
arbitration and some subdued style
were finally fixed upon, every woman
who put it on would claim that she had
worn it first, and that every other
woman in the town was a copycat. In
four days, by the watch, the distaff
part of humanity would look like a
solar spectrum out for morning walk.
The president of the New Jersey
Federation of Women's Clubs may
prove to have rendered distinct serv-
ice, not only to womankind but to
mankind in the more generic sense, ii
she manages to discountenance the
long hatpin and jolt the foreign die
tators of our costumes, but it is safe
to say that the uniformity, which
would look like the world in livery,
has been wrecked before it is ever
launched.
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During the space Of two hours he
called q certain number nine times. He
made careful record of Just what hap
pened each time.
He got the desired number one Of the
eight times, and therefore was entitled
to pay for one call.
But the telephone company's record
showed that he had called six times,
got his number three, and therefore
must pay for three little talky.talks.
Mr.. Wright told the public service
folks about it, and the telephone com.
pany said he was mistaken; that's
all. Wright explained his experiment
in detail, and swore to his statement
The commission, however, holds that
the company's records are conclusive
it can collect for all the calls it makes
the records show.
Perhaps the G. 4 p. would do ~
mean q thing as that in Baltimore
but Washington people, familiar with
its business methods here, will doubt
it. The company has other and more
dignifed ways of getting the goods
Folks who make service contracts with
it, and have paid the contract rates.
will be hesitant to believe that the
company would have the gall to charge
up calls that were not made.
If it should do that, It would pres
emily have all the money there is in
Washington, and business would be
automatically suspended for want Of
circulation.
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Sues Taxicab Firm
For Alleged Injuries

Suit for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries was filed against the
Terminal Taxicab Company in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today by Grace
Bowen, who claims she was knocked
down and permanently injured by one
Of the defendants automobiles on Au-
gust 49, last.
The accident is alleged to have oc-
CURED near the Union Station plaza,
while the plaintiff was walking in the
street. Attorneys Charles s. Shreve and
Mason N. Richardson appear for the
woman.
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song that goes with this OUTFIT Is called
"Billy's Very Good to Me-
As background to these gorgeous
costumes. the stage 10 draped In green
velvet, with the stars name embroid-
cred In the center in gold. The effect
OF Miss Hite's appearance, both artis-
tcally and sartorially, Is one that
proves of more than ordinary interest
to the women In the audiences. as for
the men-where 10 the man who does
not admire pretty woman, elegantly
dressed7 Certainly he will not be found
in Chases Theater the week of Oc-
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NAVY.

NAVY.
Commander A. RUST. detached Bureau
of Ordnance, Navy Department.
Washington, ID. c., command Bal
timore. and additional duty as cap
tain Of the yard. navy yard, Charles
ton, S. c.
Lieutenant Commander w. p. SCOTT.
to Massachusetts as executive Of
ficer.
Lieutenant Commander e. p. JESSOP.
detached Massachusetts, to Arkan-
sas. as senior engineer officer when
commissioned.
Lieutenant Commander w. B. TARDY.
detached connection fitting out Ar
kansas, to duty navy yard. New
York, N. Y.
Ensign r. A. SPRUANCE, detached
Connecticut. to Cincinnati.
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IDEA FOR GOVERNMENT
HIGHWAY COMMISSION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
hope you will find space in your
valuable paper for what I consider a
good idea for the Government Highway
Commission. Having worked with three
Government commissions. would like
to make a suggestion about q trans
continental roadway. I would suggest
main line or central speedway from
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tober 30. when Miss Hite is to be the
headliner on a bill Of more than usual
merit.
JULIA MURDOCH.
Edwin Callow, the entertainer. read
er Of dialect and humorous stories. has
been engaged to appear in the near fu-
ture at a number OF high class enter
tainments. On Thursday evening he
played a double engagement, appearing
at the special session OF Lafayette
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ. and the Police
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Wilkes at Charleston, Eagle
at Key West, Panther at Tomp-
kinsviils: lSns New Hampssire At Rock
Roads, Monaghan at Newport,
Wheeling at Puerto Cortez, Buffa' o
at Mare Island Light, Vicksburg at
Acapulco, California at San Diego,
and Wilmington at Canton.
from Mare Island for
San Diego, and Albany from Manila
Tor Shanghai.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Ensign F: r; SMITH. jr.. detached Pan
Ensign c. McCAULEY, detached Ohio.
TO Cincinnati.
Ensign C. w. MAGRUDER, detached
Nebraska, to Hannibal.
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The net total circulation OF The washing
ton Times daily during the month Of Sep:
tember was 1,407. .H2, all copies left over and
returned being eliminated. This number
when divided by %, the number Of days of
publication, shows the net daily average for
September to have been 81, ,l31.
"A seeptember. 1911, includes 2s,10e extra pa
pers sold on Labor Day and e,8s6 extra
papers (Beattie verdict) sold on September ..
Deducting these figures, the average net cir
culattOn for September 10 shown to have been
Sunday.
Tho number Of complete and perfect copies
of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month Of September was ~ fol-
lows.
s...............-G,sn | 80
W................63,2se 2se A................N.ss .sss
Total for the month. 20. 30
Sunday average for the month....... 81. 2l6
The net total circulation bf The Warrington
Times Sunday during the month Of Septem-
ber was 1S5, 500. all copies left over and re-
turned by agents being eliminated. This
number, when divided by I. the number Of
Sundays during September. shows the net
Sunday average for September to have been
N,l0o.
Entered at the Postoffice at washington.
ID. c.. az second class matter.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER q, 1911.
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Dainty Soubrette Has Knack
That Is Despair of
Fair Copiers.
INIMITABLE GRACE IS
DOMINANT FACTOR
Shimmering Roll Of Satin Winding
From Shoulders to Feet Is
Prelude to Treat.

There 10. perhaps. no young woman in
vaudeville today who wears prettier
clothes, and wears them better. than
ooes Mabel Hite, who 10 coming to
Chase's Theater the week OF October
~. There 10 an art in wearing clothes
tnat some women never learn, an art
that comes as natural to some women
as their very breath.
The despair of many society women,
VINO spend thousands Of dollars upon
their wardrobes every season. and never
achieve distinction. Is the almost regal
manner In which some poorly paid buni-
ness girl can carry of q marked
down suit. appearing trig and chic,
ana thoroughly UP to date through some
mysterious secret which the million
ares wife would give ten years OF her
life to know.
Mab'e Hite has the key to this secret,
Tor she knows 30 well how to wear
her clothes that nine out Of every ten
or the women In the audience sigh au-
dibly when she makes her FIRST slashinR
appearance on the stage in a gown
that starts at the shoulder and winds
around her dainty hgure until It reaches
me me noor In pink satin cascade. The
the uninitiated mind the whole afYair
looks as though key might be needed
when the fair Mabel unwinds this
gistening satiny garment for her next
When she leaves the stage for her
SECOND song, II Really Hate to Talk
About Myself" she wears one Of the
most gorgeous creations that ever came
across the Atlantic from France. in a
vessels hold. 'A
Creation That Takes All
Thought Save Admiration.
Underneath a frou frou of chiffon
parasol she MARBLES the song. but those
who have seen her in this gown say that
not a woman in the audience could tell.
TO save her life, what that song IA
about. although every woman could
tell Just how many yards of CHIFFON
and satin lace It would take to make
that gown, and could guess within a
rev dollars just how much money n
would take to produce the effect.
When Miss Hite sings the son1 ou
ltied Get a Girl from the EmeraIa
Isle. she wears garment made -
green crystal beads over q slip OF wb,ta
satin. but in her fourth song. she ane
pears In costume that almost shoop.
the audience. because Of it's radical da'
parture from those that have Sona ne
Iore: ms Is a sailors costume, with
Wmcn MISS Hite wears'a hot water bot
Tie IN place OF a chatela.ne bag. The
The Washington times., 1911-10-21
Concert Today
By the U. s. Engineer Band. at
Potomac Park, at 4 p. m.
JULIUS HAMPER. Leader.

PROGRAM.
March, "Brabante". e".......... .Maquet
Overture, "LaGazza Ladra". Rossini
Reverie. apple Blossoms. Roberts
Waltz, "Espana" waldteufeI
Fantaise, "The Opera Mirror
Tobani
Intermezzo. la Danseuse"
Won Blon
Selection. 'The Chocolate Soldier"
Strauss
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
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TIMELY LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL. BAG


HI
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BY the end Of the month. apparently
we shall have a bill for universal trans
fers on which the popular interests OF
the entire District can easily concen-
trate.
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An acrobatic locomotive engine was
one of the things not on the Laurel
program, but 1t furnished almost as
much excitement as a horse race.
The Washington times., 1911-10-21

The next burglar who decides to rest
from his labors will probably take the
precaution to grease the springs of the
chair in advance.
The Washington times., 1911-10-21

Loves young dream was shattered
rudely when a boy-husband had his
sixteen-year-old wife of three months
brought into Juvenile Court for hitting
him in the head with brick.
The Washington times., 1911-10-21

Gloom is mounting in the tobacco
world, with Judge De Lacy and Com
missioner Rudolph inveighing against
cigarettes and the Department Of JUS
tice going after the Tobacco trust with
a sharp stick.
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sEPTEMBER CIRCULATION.
DnfIy
1he number OF complete and perfect copies
The Washington Times printed daily dur
u the month OF Septeniber was a. folloXa:

Total for the month. ................1 i, 80, =
Daily average for the month...... GLE
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The hint - passed along to all pros
pective disturbers Of our national peace
that we now have a Secretary Of War
who can shoot straight. Out In Texas
he hit the bulls eye twice IN SUCCESS
sion.
The Washington times., 1911-10-21

THE stunts" that are to be pulled
or at the dinner of the Retail Mer-
chants Association have already ex-
cited such keen interest that the men,
bers can scarcely wait until Novem-
Der 8.