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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
ASKS FOR OTHER TWO
GREATEST DISCOVERIES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
] had bc gun TO fear that my Question
relating 10 the four discoveries that
nave completely revolutionlzed tho
views Of Civilized man concerning the
nature of the universe, Or mans rela-
ton to the universe, had failed to be
noticed ny the readers of the Mail Bag.
In tcdhN's Tim 3 Ntnrch y ! find n
reply BY John ID. Bradley, and wish to
cCngrHtu;ate him on his accuracy. The
Two disc OveTies he mentions are the
demonstration Of :he correctness Of the
C0pelnicnn system, showing that the
earth is not the central body OF the
universe around which all celestial
bodies revolVe, and Earwin's demon
stration that living species are de.
scended from those which existed ages
ago.
This answer by Mr.. bradley encour.
ages me to ask again for the two re.
naming discoveries that arc of euuaI
Importance in the intellectual devotion,
ment Of the race with those mentioned
by Mr.. Bradley. The two given above ar,
the second and fourth in roint of tins
OF these four greatest discoveries. They
occurred about $50 years apart. Each al
'heS' two was prcCeGCd Nv ore C-f tht
Others by about fifty Years, and cact
o: these four discoveries has had al
I equally profound irfluenc" On the be
lictS of mankind. DE PIEU Jay
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ANTHEMS IN VAUDEVILLE
DESERVE, NO TRIBUTE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Let me say a few words about the
rendition of patriotic airs in musical
acts in the vaudeville thCaters in
Washington, and the actions of GER
Nain parties during their playing.
It's a pretty safe bet that a musical
team will get a hand" when, with
blare of trumpets it ends a selec
ton with THE Star SpanEled Banner"
The Red, White. and Blue" or even
MY Country IT'S of Thee" (Which lag
ter is decidedly British national an
thcmD, but why certain Jealous pa
triOts should attempt to dignity a pop
ulariZatiOn of these airs, rendered for
the selfish purpose of making a nit
with an audience by standing up dur
ing their playing, is more than l can
see, unless those standing are trying
| to get into the limclight themselves.
When THE Star-Spangled Banner
| is given with dignity, as at :hc close o?
| a Government band concert, or on the
| occasion of the raising Of the flag, or
in general, when it is played as The
| Star-Spangled Banner" and not as a
ragtime tune, 1t would then be fitting,
and the duly of every listener not only
| to stand, but to uncover his head in
reverence and homage to the tune and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
CITES GREAT MEN WHO
WERE ARDENT BELIEVERS

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
l would advise all those who doubt
that Christ ever existed to pick up any
history that deals with events occur
ring more than 1900 years ago. They
will then discover that He was as real
a person as they themselves are.
If those people who complain that the
Bible does not speak clearly about all
matters contained therein would only
read it as earnestly as they do the news
papers, they would find that everything
is so simple that a child can under
stand.
Again, those who pretend to think
that the stories In the Bible are only
them look at such men like William Il.
Gladstone and our own William Jcn-
nings Bryan. TIL his death the former
was an ardent believer, and the latter
Is now one of all that the Bible con-
tains. Surely, If such intellccts can be-
lievc, what of the many smaller ones
who pride themselves because of their
doubts? Would they not have more
cause for pride If they also believed?
In this connection let me also men,
ton another subject. Whom did Cain
marry? seems burning question
why, his sister, or course, or else one
of his brothers children, Is my answer
Owing to the extreme smallness of the
human family, there was no other way
and hence eminently correct and proper
A. w. RELTSEN.
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WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WHERE NEGRO'S PLACE is

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
! wish that the writer Of n letter
advocating Jim crow cars in the Dis
trict had signed his own name instead
of "B. G." This person also assumes
the responsibility of giving the opinions
or acting as spokesman for the colored
people of the District. I wonder who
gave him the commissionr 1t is too bad
that to mingle with people who are
willing, as history has shown, to lay
down their lives to defend and protect
the honor of this country and the rights
of her citizens, is such a disgraceful
thing to the city OF Washington "E
G." says he had no objection to the
Colored people as long as they "sta- in
his place" l would like to see that
person at any time or in any place he
may suggest. and have him tell me
what the negro's place" Is So many
of his kind have used that term so
often that ] think one OF them at least
should be able to define his place. -
The editor has my permission to furnish
"B. G." with my name and address
at any time. hope shall have same
courtesy extended by "B. @"
CITIZEN.
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REFUSES TO BELIEVE
IN HEBREW JEHOVAH

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
NOT question that your Mail Bag"
is a useful and dverting feature and
one that more people read than read
your editorials. To me nothing Is mora
interesting than the letters from the
people who regard themselves as re-
Iigtous, perhaps even plous, because thew
believe the appalling doctrines taught
by most of the Christian churches and
involving what Is known as the scheme
of salvation" and who regard peonIa
Ike myself as infdcls or atheists he
cause We utterly reject the theory mar
me Hebrew scriptures are any more
the word OF Cod" or any more sacred
than the primitive chronicles and folk
lore OF other races. Why should | an
lriShman. Tor instance, believe that the
creator Disseminated against NV re-
mote ancestors by refusing to reveal
his laws and his will to them, while
he showed partalitY to tho ancient
Jews by taking them specially under
his wing and making them the reposi-
tories of his commandments and his de-
signs for the world and mankind?
refuse to believe anything of the
sort; ! believe my people are just as
much the chosen people as the Jews;
believe the Chinese. the Japs. and all
the other races are and always We're
Just as close to the heart OF the Crea-
tor as the Jews. I decline to take the
WIZ Va N''' i''''' IilD4S ltlS Nlldl INC
Creator Disseminated against all the
rest of his children for their special
benefit. But it is half amusing, half
saddening, to read the letters Of those
delegates from the Dark Ages who still
cling to the belief that the Hebrew
chronicles are the word OF God" and
that those who doubt this are ire
ligious. The Times is doing a useful
work in reminding us how much ignor-
anCe and superstition there still is all
about US. NILES O'MAHONY.
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PUZZLED BY LEAD ME
NOT INTO TEMPTATION

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
i read much in your valuable paper
of articles written by very learned per-
sons in defense of the Bible and like
wise articles in refutation of same. Be
ing an ignorant but anxious to learn
individual, and assuming that the Bible
is the word of God, l am somewhat
confused as to the wording and mean
ing of the Lords Prayer in the Bible
and would be thankful for enlighten-
ment in regard thereto. In the Lord S
Prayer in the Bible these words are
expressed: land lead US not into temp
tation," etc. Am | supposed to believe
by those words that it Is supplicatiOn
to an infinitely good Being not to en-
gage in leading us into temptation and
wrongdoing? If so. surely such words
are a direct insult and insinuation to
good and holy Being. Any such
sinful Implication applied in serious
manner to any good and pure person
would be resented as an insult and i
hope that such an insult TO God AL
mighty as IS made in the wording OF
the Lords Prayer herein referred Ia
will be criticised by other than
AN lGNORAMUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
THINKS BIBLE DEBATE
SHOULD BE SUPPRESSED

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
I enjoy reading the Mail Bag page
of The Times very much. but I think
that the discussion of religion should
be discontinued. Those who claim to be
unbelicvcrs are not seeking enlighten-
ment. but. as some one suggested YES
terday, are DESTROYS of seeing the prod
uCts of their pen in print. Because
some may doubt the existence of a
heaven or hell does not change mat
tiers at all and no good can result from
such controversies.
l regret very much that an out-of-
town pastor should have seen fit in a
recent issue to so harshly CritiCise other
faiths in uphOlding his own; surely we
cannot convince folks of our own right
eousneS in this way, nor can we win
them to our way of thinking. Let me
suggest that such questions as IF
Adam were white, why are there black
people," etc, go unanswered, and re-
serve this page for the discussion of
topics of interest. such as Can Teddy
Come BaCk?" as well as subjects for
the betterment of civic conditions. IL
am not a church memberD
COUNTRYMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
THE WAGES OF SIN.

Los Angeles dispatch says that J. B. Nc
Namara is dying in the San Quentin prison, from
tuberculosis, complicated by the conditions Of his
employment. He works in the jute mill that is an
appurtenance to the prisons industrial equipment,
and the dust from the jute has been very severe on
lungs already Weakened
His brother, J. ]. Mcnamara, is also reported to
be very seriously i'll, in the prison.
Perhaps it is the wages of sin; perhaps it is the
penalty of getting caught. These two men, when
taken into custody few months ago, did not appear
likely subjects for such sudden physical decay as
has overtaken them. In any event, theirs is the
experience that seems inevitably assured to the sin
ner who sins deeply and with malice and premedi-
tation.
While the two arch criminals are thus pegging
the sorry last days of undesirable existence is
good time to consider the effect their work has pro-
duced. Today they are looked upon as fanatics;
the crimes they committed, the sensational expos
ures have had but slight effect on the currents of
social thought. The labor movement as a great
determined effort for the establishment of something
like industrial democracy, has survived the shock of
this dynamtng exposure. The bigger, better things
of the movement have not been sacrificed. There
were aarmistS who feared that the dynamiting con-
Spiracy's exposure would be followed by a great
reversal of sentiment that would parayze the efforts
organized progress by the workers of the country
1t has done nothing of the kind The great problem
of securing to the average man, the average person
an average fair chance in the of life, is just
the same as it was before 1t is analysed and rec
ognized and interpreted just it was before The
sin of the individual sinner is, after ALL his own
affair." for which he pays the penalty pays it obscure
ly and without ostentaton or glory. The great
things in which society has real concern are moi
swerved from their course.
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REGARDS THE "LENTULUS"
DOCUMENT GENUINE
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
For the sake of those who can not
readily obtain history from which
they can prove to their satisfaction
that Jesus Christ really lived in this
world. l shall quote "a few words from
a description of Him, sent by Publius
Lcntulus, president Of Judea. to the
Roman senate:
There llvos at this time in Judea a man Of
singular character whose name Is Jesus
Christ. The barbarians esteem him as a
prophet, but his followers adore him as the
immediate offspring of God. He is endowed
with such unparalleled virtues as to be able
TO call back the dead from their graves and
10 heal every sort OF disease with a word or
touch. His person Is tall and elegantly
shaped. his aspect amiable and reverend.
His hair falls in those beautiful shades which
no united Colors can match. dropping in
graceful Curls below the cars agreeably
touching the shoulders and parting on the
crown like the head-dress OF a sect called the
NaZaritcs. His forehead is smooth and his
cheeks without a spot. His nose and mouth
are formed with exquisite symmetry. His
beard Is thick and suited to the hair of his
mead, reaching 10 a little below the chin,
where it parts in fork" etc
IL anyone will indicate in these col
umns a desire to read the remainder
or the description, l will give IT in
another article. A. w. RELTSEN
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RACHEL TEACHING TOMMY
SPIRIT OF INTOLERANCE
To the Editor Of TIE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
"EaChel," according TO her own ac-
count. IS impartinS to her little boy
the worst possible mental training when
she teaches him that because come one
differs from her on the subject of re-
ligiCn, that that person Is necessarily
"wickCd." Judged Nby that standard,
some Of the greatcst minds the world
has ever known were and are wicked"
Let Rachel and all other parents
teach their children that the highest
ideal OF American citizenship consists
in inNulcating into the minds of all
that that Individual is in the highest
and broadcast scnSc the best citizen who
IL willing to give TO others the same
right he claims for hirself-the right q
express his honest thoughts upon any
subject whatsoever. In no other way
can We expect TO arrive at the truth.
To condemn any one for the free cX-
preston of an opinion is bigotry. The
denial of the freedom OF speech and OF
the press has delugcd the world in
blood and has sown the seeds of hatred
and persecution.
Little Tommy is taught this selfsame
spirit Of intolerance when he Is told that
''r'rce Thinker is wicked" not be
cause he has done n rad deed, but be-
cause he has expressed Il certain opinion
on religion. 1t will be noted that "Ra-
Chel'' does not attempt to refute what
Free Thinker" has said, but calls hin
'wiC ked' for no other reason than that
he differs from her, whereupon her i'm
pressionable little Low Immediately
breaks out with this couplet:
He better net kick my God aroun'
Else my Col will KICK him down.
| and this tho fond mother not only
quotes approvinSly, but speaks of it Il!
"wisdonN, Wh"1 in truth II is the mos
dangerous form Of religious intolerance
Let us all cultivate mental hospitality
FAIR PLAY
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EAVESDROPPING ON PARTY LINES

Two Massachusetts, boys are said to have invented
device which will prevent "eavesdropping" on
party line telephones 1t is explained that the prn
ciple is cutout which breaks the circuit when the
receiver is taken from the hook, and will insure
absolute privacy
The young inventors have not yet attained their
majority, and Philip Lavery particularly, is hailed
as a coming Edison.
At all events the device is which will
contribute materially to the utility of the telephone
Indeed greater degree of privacy in the matter Of
electric communications of all kinds is of the
real needs of the time. This need has been deeply
felt in the matter of wireless telegraphy
The leakage in telephone communications is a
known fact, which is often depored, and yet for the
sake of economy the party line must be used in a
great many instances Some device which will au-
tomaticaly provide for the necessary privacy, with
out increasing the cost, will doubt be hailed
by the telephone companies we'll the sub
Scribers, and it is hoped that the invention will
prove to be all that its promoters expect.
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NYACK'S OFFICE DODGERS.

The usual description Of officehoders to the ef-
feet that few die and none resign" is rather gen.
orally confirmed by experience, but the city of Nyack
in New York State, presents a situation which not
only negatives the whole spirit of the proverb but
presents condition which is absolutely unique.
In this Presidential year. with politics in the very
air. would think there would be at least five as
prants for every office, but in that remarkable city
there five offices and single aspirant. They
the highest elective offices in the community and
while Democrats and Republicans have sunk all minor
differences and named the same candidates in caucus
the nominees have absolutely declined to accept and
no others can be found who are more receptive
Unless John Kendrick Bangs can be induced to
spend another three weeks in politics and arouse the
community to the necessity Of meeting its civic duties
all the functions of government may be dried up For
G time it will seem like the Year of Jubilee, with no
taxes to pay and wrangles to settle because one
man has six feet more of new pavement than a less
influential citizen in another part of town. Even the
tedum of attending the deliberations of town meet
ings will not have to be endured by the easygoing
Levtes who love to pass by on the other side.
But when the utilities fail and the highways fall
into dsrepar and the ackal bays through the streets
of Nyack civic pride, joined with necessity, will once
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1912.
THE BRAINS OF THE SPHINX.

Prof. G. A. Reisner, the brilliant young oriental
Isl professor of Harvard who has made such notable
Egyptian discoveries in the last few years. is about
to undertake another interesting task. It appears
that at the top of the head of the Sphinx there is
hole which penetrates into the brain of that remark
able monument, or where the brain ought to be. DR..
Reisner proposes to excavae and find cut what there
is in that hole and it is not beyond the possibilities
that we may finally have to drop forever the express
sion, the riddle Of the Sphinx Thus another of
our familiar and famous epithets will become unin-
telligbe to the children few generations hence, and
footnotes will be necessary to explain that there once
was riddle of the Sphinx but that it is not one
any longer.
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GERMANY SAILING AHEAD.

In the course of comparatively few years the
automobile show will be supplemented by an airShp
show. There will be small aeropIanes for ndivid-
ual use, for the aviator chauffeur and single
passenger and there will be larger air craft, cor
responding to the touring and motor bus; but
most interesting of all, because within reach of the
largest number of people, will be the dirigibe liners
built to fly daily between Boston and New York and
other cities. The wonder is that such arships are
not already in commission between those points.
The German line sent a ship, the Victoria
Louise, on her maiden voyage this week from Fried
'richshafen the main terminus, to Frankfort dis
lance of 200 miles, which covered easily in
seven and one-haf hours. The fact that there were
twenty-hree passengers shows how confident the
Germans have come to be as regards these latest Of
vehicles. One of the German liners last year carried
ia total of $500 passengers $500 miles without a
single serious mshap-a record that ought to open
the eyes of public accustomed to trolley and rail
road accidents. The Germans are not paying much
attention to the aeroplane, but in their quiet per-
sistent, practical way they have done wonders with
the dirgible balloon.
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MAKE THE DEDICATION
STRICTLY STATE AFFAIR

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Is it not a fact that the building and
dedication Of the Columbus memorial.
in Union Station plaza, is a Distinctive
ly state affair? If so, why not strict
~ state celebration at the unwilling?
From all reports, one can but CLEAN
that sectarian society, the knights of
Columbus, Is to be the Big Noise" ard
dominate the celebration.
Remember that Columbus was a re-
leEiOnist of a peculiar type in the days
when it was inviting death to he Other
wise in his enViIOns, and when freedom
of thought was an unknown quantity.
Let that boosted separation of church
ad state be a reality, and honor CO.
lumbus as a hardy and heroic ex-
plorer who discovered our noble land
and crown him "a first American" a
honor to which no mortal can add.
Mrs. d.
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REPROACHES CONTRIBUTOR
FOR VANITY AND ALIASES
TO the Editor OF THE TIMES:


Dearest Miss Minerva profession
al Apologlst." "Teklof,"' ard "Aphro.
ditc," Since you are one and the same
being please tell me whether you are
q "lobstcr'' or a molycoddle. and. FOR
the love of Mike why did you stooD, SO
car beneath your manly dignity and dis
play such ''feninnity'' in praising your
self as you did in letter headed,
FINDS Most People Interested in Mail
:, and signed. "Aphrodite." Is il not
enough to make us ashamed OF brceches
and want to don "pcttiCoats" And
does il not prove 10 US that vanity" IS
not confined To the "fairer seX?'
Perhaps when Mr.. So-andSO reads
this he will not think Il am speaking of
the Mail Bag it is nice 20 rave a forum
where the opinions Of all can be given,
etc.
No, dear, Minerva" Professional
Npolcgist," "Trklof," and "AphrOdite.
though wise you may be. you are not
too wise for me. UNCLE CH.
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GALSWORTHY'S DECREE.

The most remarkable European visitor in two
decades has arrived in New York. He is John
Galsworthy, novelist and playwright
Il neither expect to write impressions nor to
receive any," said Mr.. Gasworhy. Il distrust sur
face impressions of America anyway, and the thing
has been oVerdone"
Mr.. Galsworthys thinking apparatus is in such
good running order that wish he could stay to
make thorough survey.
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What's on the Program in
WaShfnqton Today

Meeting OF, Grand Lodge f. A. A; NJ.
degree of cxempliI'ication. tonight.
Meeting of Canton Washington, No: l.
/. o. O. f. drill and social session,
Addrcssrs by Congressman Henry
George. jr., and Congressman James
a. Hamill, tonight at o'clock, before
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens AS
sociation, at Army and Navy Prepare
tory School Connecticut avenue and
Upton street.
Dinner by American Society Of Naval
Engineers, COMMUNICATING MerrimaC
and Monitor conflict, at Rauscher's, 8
p. m.
Annual banquet of Missouri state So
Ciety, Arlington Hotel. p. m.
Meeting of the Alumni Association of
the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,
the Raleigh, S p. m.
Illustrated lecture, by Charles Diehl,
before the ALLIANCE Franchaise, Wash
Address on Dutch Art" by Mrs. Ellis
Logan, Public Library p; U m Do,,,n
before the Engineering Society of
George Washington University, p. m.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Ensign II. c. TRAIN. detached West
Virginia, TO California.
Ensign j.. II. KLEIN, ir., detached
P,nus, Mania, to Oregon.
Ensign W. =. I.AFRENZ. detached
Pennsylvania, to ST. Louis.
Ensign Q. NJ. HUSTNEDF detached
West Virginia, to Raleigh.
MiGyripmau d. O. THOMAS, detached
West Virginia, TO Raleigh.
Midshipman +. b. MkLENDH, detached
West Virginia, to Pennsylvania.
Midshipman r. n. MILLER, detached
Pennsylvania, 20 New Orleans.
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more find expression, and FIVE patriots may be found
who will stand for election.
And if, in the meantime, any idle Caesars are
looking for likely opening the city of Nyack seems
to be the very place he has been seeking for quite
some time.
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Broke Monte Carlo Bank.

NICE, March s9-Grmd Duke Michael
MiChaCloViJCh, playing AT Monte Carlo,
bet the limit on and around the num-
her -, and won. The bank was forced
10 suspend for the evening.