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The Washington times., 1911-07-24
INTEREST IN PACT
NOW SHIFTS TO THE
CANADIAN CAPITAL
Opposition in Dominion Is
Strong-Laurier to
Take Stump.

Interest in the reciprocity question, so
far as the immediate future Is con-
cerned. is now shifted FROM Washington
to Ottawa. There, the struggle Is just
as animated as it has been in WASH
ington.
1t will not be surprising If there is
an election ordered on the reciprocity
issue. The plan of the supporters OF
reciprocity is to push it hard for the
next week or ten days. They will urgs
day and night sessions. They hope that
following close on favorable action by
the American Congress, the opposition
in Canada may be broken down.
But If that opposition is not broken,
then VIII come an appeal to the coun-
Try through elections And II elections
are ordered, they are expected to be
preceded by hot campaign. The eIec-
lions will come in September il thsy
are held.
Laurier to StumA
Sir Wilfred Laurier, the premier, vSa
take the stump, IL there are elections.
ana VIII strongly urge reciprocity. In
opposition will stand the representatives
OF the manufacturing interests of east
ern Canada Western Canada Is gen.
orally for the agreement.
If Sir Wilfred should meet with a -
buke, should the elections go against
reciprocity, he will have to step down
and out and new premier will succeed
him. The cabinet, too, will change
the outcome of reciprocity. The liberal
government OF England IS friendly to
II. But the unionists are opposed, and
1t is talked that unionists are putting
up funds to help in the campaign In
Canada against reciprocity.
At this end of the line, the interest
in the situation in Congress has shift
ed to the wool bill, the free list bill,
and the question of whether any ad-
ditional tariff legislation will be en-
In the next few days there will be
a warm debate in the Senate on the
wool bill. The vote will. be taken
Thursday. The House bill will be
fixed for voting on the free list bill.
Prior to the voting on that bill there
will probably be the sharpest discus
sion the Senate has heard thus far
this session.
Seek Amendments.
The insurgents will try to amend
the free list bill so as to eliminate
free meats and free flour and perhaps
one or two other features and at the
same time will try to add the La
Toilette wool bill, the La Toilette cot 2
ton bill. the Cummins bill to reduce
the metal duties, and the Bristow
sugar bill, with other amendments, to
the frce-list bill.
The indications today are that there
will be a complete failure to get any
tariff legislation through. The Demo-
Gratis are divided on the question
whether to vote for the La Toilette
wool bill at any stage of the proceed
ings. Eighteen of them are baking
and If they continue to do so, tariff
legislation will fail The measure
that Just now seems to stand the best
show of passage Is the free-list bill,
with notifications. and even this Is in
jeopardy.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

pusher." Mr.. Sample. I'll tell him of one
way that graft can be. is being, and has
been worked right along for years in
these ''so-called" homes. In the first
place. the Government appropriates
enough money, annually, to purchase
first grade commodities of all kinds for
these homes. including food supplies,
clothing, medical. ard hospital supplies.
But, when the contracts are let for the
furnishing of these .'first-class Commodi-
Ties 'presuntablyD instead Of first
class commodities" being furnished,
second. third. and fourth-rate COM
modities" are furnished, and the differ
ence in prices. between these inferior
articles and first-class articles finds its
way into the pockets CT those who let
foregoing has been told to me by a very
truthful old comrade who held clerical
positions for years in the different de-
partments Ct several Of these homes"
and said he would make affidavit 10
every statement he made concerning
this graft business" And yet they'll
tell YOU there Is no chance for graft"
for the "buoks" would show it" Great
Scott! Can't the books be "doctored'
easily enough? Mr.. Sample should tell
his story to marines. where it will be
more likely 10 be believed. But. of
course. Mr.. Sample is playing to
gallery gods IN his article!
] could say much more in refutation
o. what Mr.. SAMPLE says in his article
had the space. There is more ''trIth''
also in what I. w. Anderson says in
YOUR issue of July IL. Evidently Mr.
Sample Is subject to periodical attacks
Of brain storIni" He saws they get
real butter in these "homes"' That
Is not true. Nothing but "oleo'' is ever
furnished in these homes
Johnson City, Tenn.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
THEODORE ROOSEVELT on
CONTROLLER BAY GRAB.

All hope of suppressing or minimizing
the significance of the Controller Bay
grab scandal was summarily ended
when Theodore Roosevelt devoted his
signed editorial in the current number
of the Outlook to that incident.
The former President, thoroughly ia
miliar with Alaska affairs and long de-
voted to the effort to save Alaskan re-
sources for the good of the whole peo-
pie, minces neither words nor meaning
in his consideration of the procedure
that gave Dear Dick" Ryan the privi-
lege of an exclusive entry of the shore
lands of Controller Bay.
Colonel Roosevelt completely agrees
with the view this newspaper has ex-
pressed about this case. He does not
even refer to the incident of the "Dick.
Dick" letter. He recognizes that as
unimportant. The question is not who
induced President Taft-to give this rich
prize to thinly veiled agent. of the
Guggenhefms, but how on earth any!
body could have induced the President
to give away that harbor to any private
interest whatever. !:
Controller Bay harbor was included
in the Cjugach forest by order of
Roosevelt, in order to prevent any pri-
vate interest getting it. Taft not only
took it out and placed it where private
interest could seize it, but he did it in
such manner that THE one most dam
gerous private interest could get it.
The President can make no explanat
tion that will justify his course But
perhaps he can answer one question that
viii remove the now violent suspicion
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
BAD ADVICE FOR DON'T
WORRY CLUB.

The medical adviser of the Don't
Worry Club has been handing out some
timely hints on the Importance OF
driving dull care away. He, rings the
changes on the aphorism of the man in
one of Tom Dixon's ragtime novels, 81
am an old man and have seen a great
deal of trouble-most of which never
happened" This psychopathic special
ist points out the familiar fact that
work never killed anybody, but that
worry snaps the nine-fold vitality of
cat.
All of which is both important and
true.
But surely he spoke, like David, in
his haste when he recommended some of
the diversions which are calculated, ac-
cording to his theory, to bring tran
gnility and content. Raising chickens
is a good antidote to worry" he says;
"also gardening, picnics," etc. Surely
he must have been indulging in the
humorous view,' which he recommends
to others. The wrecks along the shore
whom chicken raising has driven to
neurasthenia and early death, or bank
ruptcy and the police court, rank as
Exhibit One in the campaign of educa-
tion. Hardly less in degree as the
cause of an early decline is the time
honored effort to slip off to a picnic be-
fore our troubles find it out, as if they
were not anticipating us on the green
sward, where the red ants and the
chiggers are their faithful ministers.
The larger institutions for the hope
lessly insane now have a special ward
devoted to the victims of the fancy
gardening habit. On the bare floor of
their cell they imagine that they have
planted rare exotics, and, as in the old
days, they wonder and worry over the
failure of the tender leaves to shoot.
In pitiful agonies of mind they go
through the form of mortgaging the
potato patch to buy fresh flower seed,
and through grated windows watch the
clouds for signs of destructive storms.
The Don't Worry Club is engaged in
a good cause, but, judging all hu-
man experience, it had better get
new medical adviser.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
KEYSTONE DEMOCRATS
INDORSE WILSON

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Inclosed you will find an extract as to
the Endorsement of Gov. Woodrow VIII
son. Of New Jersey, by the united Demo-
cratic committees Of Pennsylvania,
The Wilson Endorsement passed the State
committee without a dissenting voice. The
name of the New Jersey governor was
cheered by the committeeman every time 1t
was mentioned.
Not only did the committee Indorse the
New Jersey governor as the choice of the
Democrats of this State" but in order to
make sure that Pennsylvania sixty-eight
votes in the next Democratic national SON
vention should be cast for Wilson, and that
no man. or set Of men should be given a
chance to thwart public sentiment, II passed
q resolution calling upon every county in the
State to instruct its delegates to the next
national convention, and declaring that any
violation of instructions was an act OF per-
fdy and dishonor.
As your paper is the only one fair to
us Democrats in the city would you
kindly let the lever faithful Pennsyl-
yania Democrats be heard through
your columns? There has been no
authentic account of the action of the
Democratic State committees as to this
great political event published in the
Washington press: The Endorsement
and instruction Of ,sixty-eight. delegates
to the next national Democratic con-
vention for Hon. Woodrow Wilson!
But the greatest significance of the
event Is that the keystone party is
enmasse in support. of Governor Will
son, and both factions of the Democratic
party are insSrueted-one honestly and
the other only for corrupt trading pur-
poses. Lest anyone tho wishes to know
what this means take up and examine
the poll of the vote at the last gubern-
Material election and study them, as
we'll as the present current of political
thought.
The Mr.. Rhoods who presented the
represented Hon. Mr.
Berry's county in the committee. Mr.
Berry was only defeated by some 10000
in our great State, even with the COM
bined saloon element and brewery vote,
together with the corrupt Democrats of
Luzerne, Lackawanna,
Philadelphia, Schuylkill counties, ETC.,
also against him. Then following one
of the most profiigate legislatures ever
seated in Pennsylvania, whose almost
every act was indorsed oy Governor
Tener. So "Watchman, what OF the
night?"s
I remain, in honor of those great
Democrats-James. Kerr,
Samuel J. Randall, and Robert e. Patti
son, DAUPHIN.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
SAYSY GRAFT PREVAILS
IN SOLDIERS HOMES
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In an article that appeared in the
Knoxville. Tenn. Journal and Tribune
Sample Gn reply 70 a criticism in regard
to the CONDUCT of the National Soldiers
Homes, which lately appeared in Pear
son's MaGazine). says. in substance,
that everything is lovely, and the goose
hangs high in these homes and that
what these writers say to the contrary,
including Representative Cox's shake
up a year ago, iE the House of Repre-
sentatives are all lies! According to
Mr.. Sample. there is no graft, and no
chance for graft to be perpetrated in
these homes. In the first place, there
isn't a department in the Government,
from the highest to the lowest, but
what is honeycombed with graft, or, else
presume that men (some mem, can
come into these homes. practically pen
niiess. and out Of their salary as gov
ernor, treasurer, .qu2rterTnaster, ETC.,
etc, lover and above their living ex-
penses). within very few years own
farms, blocks of real estate, bank ac-
counts. and stock in various Industrial
enterprises Can they do all of this
out of their salary alone? No: they
caE'ti Does he suppose that Mr.. Cox
would dare say what he did in the
House of Representatives a year ago
regarding the misuse of post funds and
other misconduct Of these homes IL he
wasn't sure of his "footing?" Why. he
could be prosecuted for criminal libel
IL he ,nisstated these things.
For the etlification and enlightenment
Of this Journal and Tribune pencil
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

that he KNOWINGLY AND NTEN-
TIONALLY gave that harbor to the
Guggenheims. When he communicates
with the Congress on this subject he
ought to answer this questions:
Did you, Mr.. President, decide to
make a secret gift of that harbor to
Ryan AFTER you learned that Ryan
was a Guggenheim agent, and BE-
CAUSE he was Guggenheim agent, or
did you do it under the impression that
he was honestly independent
An early answer to that question, an
answer full and frank-an answer
given 50 promptly as to avoid suspicion
that it was held back till the Admins
tration could learn just how much it
was SAFE TO ASSERT without fear
of subsequent developments-would be
very much in point.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Boy Scout Ideas
Showing Much Good

Many members of the faculty Of Co
lumbia University, after making a thor
ough study of the principles of the Boy
Scout movement have given the organi-
zation their cordial Endorsement. They
praise 1t because 1t gets the boys out
of-doors, developing their self-reliance
and manliness, and also appreciate the
value of the movement that seeks to
systematic the play of the boys in a
way that means more benefit for the
lads, and a more thorough physical,
mental, and moral development
Prof Henry Suzzallo, of teachers s
college, Columbia University, writes:
II have a strong feeling myself that
the movement has tremendous poten-
tiality for good. 1t will certainly mean
health, because 1t means an out-of-door
life; 1t will certainly develop ideals in
the boy with relation to his conduct
among his fellows. 1t provides a dis
tinct outlet for youthful interests, and
helps to move him toward i better COM
mand of adult responsibilities. l believe
the Intellectual treatment of our schools
requires just this supplement But the
Boy Scout movement will depend upon
how ii is organized, and upon the spirit
in which 1t is conducted"
B. L. Thorndike. professor of educa-
tional psychology, writes:
Il do not know very much about the
Boy Scout movement as II Is actually
working out in this country. Like any
such enterprise, its future depends upon
its management. Although the problem
which 1t tries to meet is one which. in
my opinion, must always depend largely
upon the family. this organization can
not well do any harm, and until II be,
comes petrified into conventionality.
seems likely to do a great deal of
good"
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Camp Visitor Robbed;
Man and Woman Held

Walter Kincheloe and Mable Morris
are in the Alexandria county, Va, Jail
today awaiting trial on a charge OF
robbing Robert C. Garnett, of Falls
Church, Va. of gold watch and a
small amount of money. Lille Carey,
negress. is held as a witness.
The trio were arrested yesterday af-
ternoon by Detectives Burlingame and
Weldon and Policeman Newkirk. of
the Sixth precinct, ina rooming house al
226 Pennsylvania avenue northwest al
the request of Crandall Mackey. COM
monwealth attorney for Alexandria
county.
=. kincheloe; tie Morris woman, and Lii
lie Carey were camping on the Virginia
shore of the Potomac a few days ago.
They invited Garnett to the camp, Kin
cheloe is alleged to have assaulted him.
and with the aid of the Morris woman
robbed him of the watch and money.
The police recovered the watch from
a man who said It was given to him by
the woman.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Now for the Safe
And Sane Christmas

GARY, Ind, July A.-Now that -the
sane Fourth has proved a success move
ment is on foot for a sane Christrnae
The Worlds League for a Sane Christ
mas has been organized with Rrucs
Calvert. publisher Of the Open Road
Magazine, as president; Rabbi Josenh
Lesser, of Allentown, Pa, as secretary
and DR.. r. Il. Aston, of Chicago ss
treasurer.
Each member will be required to SIGN
the following agreement:
II will from this time forward neither
Civ enor accept Christmas presents from
persons outside of my own household
and l will do all / can to discourage the
senseless practice of indiscrin7inate
Christmas giving to the end that true
human love and brotherhood NAV reign
in the hearts of men instead of Ibe
maudlin insanity which disgraces the
cay. --~fr - ->---
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Taft Sends Mohammed
Congratulatory Wire

President Taft has sent a message OF
congratulation to Mohammed V, EN-.
peror of the Ottomans, upon the third
anniversary of the establishment of con.
stitutional government in that empire
The telegram is as follows:
"On the third anniversary of the es-
tablishment of constitutional govern.
ment in the Ottoman empire. I take
pleasure IN rendering to your majesty
ton, in the name of the people of the
United States and in my own. sincere
congratulations and earnest wishes for
the continued peace and prosperity of
the Ottoman empire" -
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
SWims Twenty Miles
And Quits Near Goal

NEW YORK, July 24.-Undaunted
by his failure to negotiate the dis
tance between the Battery and Sandy
Hook yesterday, Charles Durburow,
of Philadelphia, will try to swim over
the treacherous Boston light course
on August s.
Durburow was in the water almost
seven hours yesterday and covered
almost twenty miles. He was forced
to give up when the tide changed
within one and a one-Quarter miles
of his goal
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Rival Society Leaders
In War for Supremacy

NEWPORT. July A.-Has II come to
the same tactics used by the army and
navy in war games-spottlng and plot
ting-with society? This is the question
being asked in the cottage settlement
where Mrs. Ogden Mills and Mrs. John
r. Drexel, who are waging a social war
for leadership In the Newport-New
York sets, give large dinner parties.
Mrs. Mills will play a trump card
when In a week her daughter, Lady
Granard. arrives from England, having
been one Of the most popular America n
women during the coronation cere-
monies
Mrs. Drexel had thirty guests. at din
ner. She used her gold service with all
the guests at one large table. On the
same night Mrs. Mills mad guests at
three tables set with decorations OF
white and green.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Submarines Will Alter
Warfare, He Declares

NEWPORT. July 24.-Commander Ed
ward w. Eberle, who had cnarge Of the
Atlantic torpedo fleet and the subma-
rines in the recent war game of Block
island, has declared that he believed
me me eG Geies Tes1It a1 tbe s,'ccsssfu1 Sota T9
operations of the underwater vessels
against the battleships of the Atlantic
fleet.
The submarines surprised some, but
not me-" he said. II knew what they
could do. They are the best coast de-
lenses the country could have
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
x In the Mail Bag Il

of TO
freely frankly with
howev n
the
6ressB IL EDITOR
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Reception for Triplets.

PITTSFIELD, Mass, July 24-Hun-
dreds called on Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
Livingston, of IS Dartmouth street, yes
terday afternoon to see their Fourth OF
July triplets. The parents of the pair
of boys and a girl were so beset they
decided to hold a public reception Many
coats. tiny dresses. and other baby
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

The net total circulation OF The Wash
ington Times daily during the month OF
June was l,165. 769, all copies left over and
returned icing eliminated. This number,
when divided by 26. the number of days OF
publication. shows the net daily average for
June to have been a. S37.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
What's on the Program in
Washington Today

CThe Times will be pleased to an
nounce meetings and entertainments in
this column.)
Meeting of Usage Tribe, No. 6 l. o. K.
tonight.
Meeting Of Sioux Tribe, No. Is. I. q r
NJ S2S Louisiana avenue, northwest.
Meeting Of Oneita Council, No. 2, De-
AnScostia. tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. l. P. o. s. A.. 51;
Ninth street northwest. tonight.
Meeting Of Camp No. 2. P. o. S. A.
Mariners Temple. Seventh street, near
n street southwest tonight.
Meeting OF Camp No. {. p. o. S. A..
Odd Fellows Hall. Geol gctown, to-
night.
Meeting of Bennlng Council. No. H.
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Benning, tonight.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
AmuSementS,

Columbia-Columbia Players In ga
Texas Steer" 2:15 and S:l5 D. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, /. to IL
p. m.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and music
by section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancing and music nv
section Of Soldiers Home Band.
Luna Park-Midway and attractions
Arcade-Moton pictures, bowling, and
pool
River View-Dancing and other amuse-
ments; boat leaves Seventh street
wharf 10 a. m. and and D. m.
Colonial, Beach-Boardwalk, bathing.
and other amusements; steamers lea ve
Seventh street wharf daily except
Monday, a. M; Saturday, 2:3D D. M.
Marshall Hall-Steamer Charles Macal-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf ic
q. M, 2:O and 6:4s p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po-
tomac, p. m.
Concert by the United States Engineer
Band. Washington Barracks. 8 p. N.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Sheriff Viett had another busy Sun
day yesterday and introduced his
travelling auto court to various tour
lists who exceeded the speed limit.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Legacy of Ten Million
Is Spurned by Doctor

Los ANGELES. Cal. July 24-Re-
nouncing his claims to a 100000 for
tune left him in Germany, Dr Samuel
Balla says he desires the money to go
TO the establishment Of hospitals in
Austria.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

An Alex1ndriaa, seventy wears OF age.
announces that he is cutting a toctk of
fhS bicuspid variety. You would scarce
ly call him dentally proGre ssive.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

A Sunny Jim is certainly just the
character to take along on a scouting
tour over the roads of the Old Do
minion.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Revolvers versus searchlights will
make life on the river interesting to
the police department..
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

There could be no better training
for a young man than few years Of
service in the National Guard and
there should be no difficulty in keep
ing the District organization up to
its full strength. The enlistment
period will be held open until August
/, and it is hoped there will be num-
erous responses to the opportunity.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

The Russian ambassador and Danish
minister are. about to sail on a visit
home In fact the whole school Of
diplomacy is about to take a vaca-
ton
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
Sunday,

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month of June was as follows:
June 4...........4s.OO2 June 1S..........47,l7l
June n...........47,O55 June 25...........46.3l 3l7
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month OF June
was l66Sls, all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number
when divided by 4. the number Of Sundays
during June shows the net Sunday average
for June to have been a. 705.
Entered at the Postoffice at Washington,
D. c.. a. second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Total for month Observation-Disclosures. 1854
Sunday average for month........... 47,13C
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Washington and Paris break about
ever as the most desirable capital cities
OF the world in which to live. Our re-
cent heat wave is now sojourning on
the bouleVards
The Washington times., 1911-07-24
JUNE CIRCULATION.
na1Iy

The number Of complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month OF June was as follows:
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

ter was elected organiser. and William
D. Clark trustee and member OF the
executive committee. .sz5..
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

The trip of the good roads officials
TO Richmond is the first move toward
a fine highway to the Virginia cap
ital. From the beginning. let the good
work progress to completion.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Five Washington boys with Jolly
Roger aspirations were nabbed in
Baltimore and now having been
spanked and put to bed their hunger
for adventure has been satisfied.
The Washington times., 1911-07-24

Three Washington men were honored
at the convention Of the International
Steel and Copper Plate Printers Union
at Boston. Charles T. Smith, publisher
of Plate Printer. received the office of
SECRETARY and treasurer; George p. Fos-