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CONGRATULATES "RACHAEL"
ON THE ADVANCE. MADE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
congratulate Rachael on the ad-
vance she has made. She has given up
the notion now that a Freethinker is
necessarily bad because he does not
agree with her, only l am sorry poor
little Tommy had to suffer.
Why should Tommy be whipped for
asking an innocent question? However,
I am sure Rachael is too kind and SEN
sibe a mother to punish her child for
having done no wrong. Rachel, like
Silas Wegg, simply dropped INTO
poetry" and so 1 shall not take the
lines literally.
Now as to your atheist friends loss.
Death is always a calamity, especially
when It takes our little loved ones away.
But the atheist or agnostlc is not with
out hope. II all the systems OF re-
ligion and all Bibles were blotted out
of existence the question OF another
life beyond the grave would still re-
main,
not because of his unbelef, but be-
cause his loved one was taken from
him. IN the presence or death, our
grief is measured by the intensity OF
our affection toward the dead and not
because of belief or unbeliet.
Under such circumstances, II | were
at the grave, ! would not quote from the
Bible, but from Ingersoll these words:
They who stand with breaking hearts
around this little grave need have no fear.
The larger and nOber faith In all that Is
end Is 10 he tells us that death even at its
worst, is only perfect peace. We know that
through the common wants of hfe-the needs
and duties of each hour-their griet VIII les
sen day by day. until at last this grave will
be to them place of rest and peace-almost
OF JOY: There is for them this consolation
The dead do not suffer. II they live again
their lives will surely be as good ours
We are all children Of the same mother, and
the same fate awaits us all We too have
our religion and 1t is this: Help for the
living-hope for the dead
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WANTS AN EXAMINATION
OF CIVIL SERVICE FRAUDS

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In its last annual report the United
States Civil Service Commission states
that the separations from its office dur
ing the year covered by the report
amounted to 2211 per cent of its entire
force.
What are the conditions existing in
the office of the Civil Service Commits
sion that cause 2217 per cent of its en-
ployes to beat hasty retreat from the
office of the commission? The answer
to this question is to be found in the
fact that while one commissioner is
bewailing the failure of the merit law,
the other two are conspiring to defeat
the just claims of deserving employees
to promotion to the vacancies existing
in the higher grades. In behalf of the
gag bound employees of the Civil Ser
vice Commission | wish to ask what
clause of the civil service law author
ICES the commission to fill all the higher
salared positions in its office with the
personal friends of the Commissioners?
In behalf of the American people l
ask what clause of the Civil Service
law authorizes the Commission to raise
the ratings of certain candidates who
fail in the examination, in order that
the names of such persons may be
placed upon the eligible register? From
what source comes the influence that
, permits violation of Section 5 of the
Civil Service law in the interests of
certain candidates for positions in the
Cevil Service?
The writer is eager to appear before
| the House Committee on Reform in the
| Civil Service and swear that this thing
! has often been done, and he dehes the
| Civil Service Commission to demand an
| investigation of these charges. Give the
American people a squint at the doings
| of the Civil Service Commission under
the administration of Mr.. TAFT
| EX-CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINER.
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mistake, and that the indications are for bumper
crop.
There ought to be some way to put stop to
these false alarms They shadow the joys of spring
and thicken the general gloom without cause. They
create prejudice against the good faith Of the
grower, so that people are inclined to believe mis-
chievous stories to his placing the largest spec
mems on the top of the basket The rich liberia
needs no specious aid to make appreciate her
coming and "a hopeful public declines to be any
longer deceived
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PLEADS FOR DISCUSSION
IN TOLERANT SPIRIT

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The reason that Christians as a rule
are intolerant of views opposed to their
own on matters of religion, is that they
ers knees, from the pulpit, in the Sun
day schools, and in the religious press,
the theory that those who crlticise the
Bible or question the existence of a
God do so because they are depraved
and evil-minded people.
Just so long as this false and per-
niCious theory is preached and taught,
lust so long will we have intolerant and
preiudiced Christians to deal with.
1t is perfectly natural for one who
has been taught from infancy that the
Bible is the veritable word of God to be
shocked" at criticisms leVeled at the
Bible. because to attack" the Bible is
to attack his God. Now there is a
vast difference in believing in the ex-
istenCe of a God and believing he is the
author of the Bible.
Many good men have believed in God,
but repudiat ed the Bible. God may ex-
list, but that does not prove he inspired
men to write the Bible. The Bible must
be Judged by what It contains, and II
there be passages there that shock the
moral sense of the reader or that are
absurd, childish, and untrue, or that
are self-COntradictory, it is a pretty good
indication, at least to my mind, that
God had nothing to do with the writing
of the Bible, but that it was written by
men and very ignorant and supersti-
tious and savage men at that
Come" said st. Paul. let us reason
together" Let us all accept the invita-
ton. throw prejudice aside, take 1t FOR
granted that he who accepts and he
who rejects are equally honest and sin
cere ana make up our minds to seek for
truth and nothing but the truth Let
our Christian friends substitute argu-
ments for personalities and we can then
make some Roadway in this discussion
on religion. JUSTICE.
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MORALITY AND HAPPINESS
TEST OF ALL CREEDS

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Whatever strengthens morals and
permanently increases human happiness
should be preserved. Whatever wcakens
these should be eliminated. TO this test
all Crceds must come
Every old religion rails against mod
ernism'' as undermining morality, while
modernism replies that the, old Is OBJ
structing moral and intellectual de-
Vclopment Socrates was put to death
for ''rcviling the gods and Corruptin%
the youth OF Athens" He was the free
charge nov as it was then. and with
no mere reason. "PolsoninG" IS alleged
because doubt Of assumed ln1allibillty is
opagatcd An infallible guide requires
infaTIib1e Interpretation and transcript
tion. If we were thus infallihIe we
would not need the guide, and II we
are not infalliblc the guide becomes as
ealltGlc rs the internreter: This &C
all drawing from the same authority.
Every freethinker from Paine to Hux-
lev has admitted that the Bible contains
many sublime truths and moral max
exist the cruditics of barbara though
and it is toward these objection is di-
rcctcd. Those who make the book their
guide are willing 10 go in anv direction
for which a texi can be found This
is the grave Hanger; for Mitchcraft.
slavery, .polygamy., Kingcraft, and in
Vulnerable immoral practices can be
thus sustained Instead of testing the
Rihle by it's standard of morals, they
tell us these morals must he accepted
Internationally. Murder is all right
| when a God directs It. as He did to
| Abra nam. Faith then becomes the
faculty Of suppressintE Judgment an!
believing without evidence. Such blind
| faith may lead ms readily to Moham-
mechanism or Mo-monism as in any other
| way Tertullian boasred that he be-
liaVed because his reason said II was
absurd ,,o,o,,
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THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1912.
THE DUPLICATE KEY" THIEVES.

1t is sincerely hoped that the police are on the
right trail, and will soon have in custody the "dupli-
cate key" thieves who have been engaged in nightly
robberies
1t is doubtful if the previous history of the Dis
trct show parallel for the daring and long
continued larcenies which have been committed dur
ing the past few weeks, and if the police have been
making the diligent search which the gravity of the
situation requires, it is evident that they have to
deal with no ordinary offenders.
1t is time to concentrate upon these nightly ma
RAIDERS and end their reign of crime.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

Salem, and SoIace at
Hampton Roads; Celtic at Navy
Yard, New York: Petrol at Guam
tanamo; Quros at Shanghai; CalIao
at Canton; Craven at Charleston;
south Caroline and CA at Hampton
Roads; Birmingham al Washington
Mars at Newport News; Dixie,
Flusser. Lamson, Preston. Smith,
DraNtOn, and Paulding at Pensacola
BainbTidGe at Shanghai.
Sailed-Neptune, from Guantanamo for
Norfolk; Reid. Perkins, Mayrdnt,
SterI EFT, and Wake from Key West
for Pensacola; Albany, from Shang-
hal for SRatOR.
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would fit him to preside at the White
House aB President with great honor
and success. IT was the Southern states
man who made the early history OF
this country, and II was he who brought
the country safely through her troubles
and made her what she was before the
war clouds of 81 changed the condition
OF things. / believe the time has now
come when the Southern people should
demand recognition. They have the
power in their hands and all that is
necessary for them to do is to exercise
that power. SAMUEL d. TRUITT.
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LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT.

In an address in Philadelphia few days since
the dean of the College of Agriculture of Cornell,
discussing the high cost of living, laid stress upon
few of the little things which apt to consider
not worth taking into account. Among them he
mentioned the telephone and the habit so many
householders have-who are not forced to do So
of living from hand to mouth in their purchase of
supplies.
The telephone increases the cost of living by
reason of the fact that it puts the merchant at
erybody's beck and call, enormously increasing the
expense of delivery. 1t means sending out vast
number of purchases which, in the old days, were
carried home by the buyer. 1t also means extension
of the credit system, which adds its serious share
to the cost of doing business The system of order
by telephone leads too, to extravaganza in other d.
reCtionS.
Another point on which the lecturer laid stress
was the custom of building flats and apartments, in
which so many city jewellers now live, without stor-
age room, as he says other than "a shelf three feet
long and three inches wide" The housewife, who
must keep the family larder in such scant quarters,
is thus badly handicapped if she wishes to buy in
any but the smallest quantity, thus still further add
ing to the constantly increasing cost Of handling,
wrapping and delivery of goods.
Very simple and homeIy truths. So simple in
deed that nobody is willing admit that they are
responsible for our difficulties. And they are not
the sole cause of the upward swing of the pendulum
but, taken together with other ana just as easily
remediabe conditions of modern living they un-
doubtedly account for a good deal for which we
blame the middeman, the trusts, or the stores.
Listen to this note from Atlanta, where the
Yankees are mbering up: in all my experience, -
said Street today, Il have never seen such pitching
as Caldwell has shown. Mark you, this is not spring
hot-air talk I've seen them all in the spring and
we'll" Hope springs eternal in the human breast
In the baseball world it is only shattered when the
phenom" goes straight up in the air in pinch
Nevertheless, the fan" will read the dope.
According to European cables, all the chancel-
eres over there are greatly perturbed about some
thing, nobody knows exactly what. AS Europe is
usually in parlous state of mind, it is somewhat re-
trying to discover what there is to be excited about
If Mr.. Morgan really decides to buy that ancient
Egyptian temple on the Island of Phyae, and bring
it to America will make long advance towarc
the collection of those picturesque ruins which are
about the only things on which we are shy.
1t is now reported that the plot against the life
of the King of Italy was Matched in Chicago Pater
son, NJ j. points with pride to the fact that for once
she escapes unscathed.
Perhaps it is only an accident, but conciden
with the announcement that Chairman Ben John
son is to resign sooner later the skies are over
cast and look as though they would weep.
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ARMY.

Captain EDGAR A. FRY, assigned to
Fifteenth infantry.
Lieutenant l.. WORTHINGTON NOSE
LEY, Thirticth Infantry, relieved
from Fort Slocum, n. Y, May II,
1912, to join his regiment.
Brigadier General DANIEL II. BRUSH,
relieved from command Department
of California April u, 1912; to home
to await retirement.
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RELIGIOUS INQUIRIES
BOUND TO DO GOOD

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
About 800 years ago DR.. walton, the
editor OF the famous London Polyglot
Bible, and afterward Bishop of Chester.
wrote:
Arstarchus in his day could hardly find
seven wise men in Greece; but amongst us
(English) are hardly to be found many
ignorant persons; for all teachers. all
diynely inspired, There is no fanatic or
clown, from the lowest dregs Of the people,
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NAVY.

Captain {. NJ. FANS, commissioned a
captain from December Il, I9l1
Lieutenant w. S. FARBER, commits
stoned lieutenant from February
r.. 1912.
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What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges: Naval, No.
4, L. A; Hiram, No. 10, F. G.. and
social evening. Royal Arch Chapter:
ry-Adoniram, No. ?, r. and S. NJ.
Eastern Star-Esther Chapter. No. 5.
meet tonight: Columbia. No. 10. and
Excelsior, No. Il, degree work; Salem,
No. q, grand visitation.
The following Knights of Pythias or
CARNATIONS will meet tonight: Lodges
business. Uniform rank-ColdWell
Company, No. 7, no meeting.
The following Knights OF Maccabees
tents will meet tonight: Golden Rule,
No 8, regular meeting and the passing
of the tent bylaws, third reading, 723
Eighth street northwest; District No.
s, regular meeting and initiation;
Metropolitan, No. u, regular meeting
Meeting of National Circle, No. 62l. P.
II. c., Royal ArCanum Hall, s p. m.
Address on Public Health" by DR..
Harvey w. Wiley before the Mems
Club of the Church of the Epiphany,
G street. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northwest s D. M.
Lecture on The Prevention of Tetan-
us" by Col. Louis A. LaGarde, before
the Federation Glass, the Public Lii
brary.
Lecture on 1.-THE Trust Busters" by
John W. Slayton, National Socialist
Lyceum. Odd Fellows Hall, 8 p. m.
Meeting Of the Henry w. hawton Camp,
Flynn's Hall. Eighth and * streets
northwest, p. m.
Exhibition of paintings by Gardiner
Lymons. CorCoTan Gallery of Art, to-
day.
Lecture w. II. II. Smith, THE Building
and Dedication of SOlomon's Temple, II"
auspices of Mems Temple Club,
Eighth Street Temple. p. m.
Readings for the Blind, Library OF
Congress, reading room. 4:45 p m.
Meeting Of Principals Association at
Franklin School,
Meeting Sunday school Institute, Epiph,
AMI parish hall, 1880 p. m.
I Lecture under auspices Of WASHINGTON
Chapter. American Institute of Bank
ing. by julius Peyser, p. m.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

February II. 1912.
Ensign A. II. DOUGLAS, to New Hamp-
shire
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Amusements.

Montgomery and Stone in
"The Old Town" S:l5 p. m.
Columbia-Columbia Players in 1.-The
Rose of the Rancho" 2:l5 and S:15 p m.
Observation-Disclosures Minstrels, S:l5
Chase s-Polite Vaudeville. 2:l5 and S:15
Academy Flats" 2I5 and
S:l5 p. IN.
Casino-Eite Vaudeville.
Cnsmos-Refned Vaudeville.
Ma iestic-Continuous Vaudeville.
Iyceum-"The Ducklings," 2:l5 and S:l5
Gayety-Rose sydelrs London Bellies"
2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Arcade-Skaung, Bowling and Motion
Pictures.
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Perhaps it is only accident, but coinciden
with the announcement that Chairman Ben John
is to resign later, the skies are over
cast and look as though they would weep.
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1t is now reported that the plot against the life
of the King of Italy was Matched in Chicago. Pater
son. NJ j., points with pride to the fact that for once
she escapes unscathed.
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PARSON-STUDENT IS DUCKED
Refusal to Join Hazers In Nightshirt
Parade 10 Taken a. Grave
Offense.

Waynesburg. Pa.-As q punishment
for his failure to take part In the an
nual nightshirt parade Of Waynesburg
college students, Frank Weaver, a
preacher with a local charge and a
student at the college, was ducked In
the lake in college park the other
night in the presence of a big crowd.
Weaver was spending the evening
with a young woman friend when the
nightshirted students, to the number
of $50, appeared at the house. With
drums beating and hundreds Of resi-
dents along the route Of parade.
Weaver was marched to the lake and
ducked.
He is a member Of the junior class.
and when the annual nightshirt pa
rade was announced, he declined to
Join in the festivities. and the stu
dents, after parading the streets.
marched to the young woman's homo
and forcibly took the young preacher
away.
At the conclusion Of the ducking,
Weaver scampered across the campus,
his wet clothing clinging to him.
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the medical class Of the University
College of Medicine, but declared
no medical or surgical skill would
avail.
STAG PARTY SEES SEA LION
Animal Instails Itself 40 Watch
dog at Mansion, According
to BeIated Party.

Hillsboro, GAIA weird story to
the effect that real live sea lion had
found It's way from the ocean beach
to Uplands, the Hillsboro home of
Charles Templeton Croker, has been
going the rounds in San Mateo coun-
ty.
Up till tho other night the report
was received with considerable skep-
ticism, albeit many motorists are said
to have steered clear of the Croker
gateway, at which the new watch
dog" was supposed to have installed
himself.
The monster Of the deep may have
departed for regions where there ia
more congenial society than that of
Hillsboro millionaires, but that he
was there in spirit and in truth. even
If more in spirit than in truth, is no
longer doubted.
What greater confirmation Of the
report Is needed than that he was al
legged to have been seen by members
Of a jovial stag party returning in
the cold, gray dawn from a midnight
revel at polo club?
AS rule poloists do not run to
sea lions. but they are a pleasing
variation of vision OF pink crocodiles.
blue lizards and polka dot boa con-
strictors.
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SEEKS HER HUSBAND AT 100
kittitas squaw Dresses In Finery to
Woo Back Deserving Spouse
Met Him 80 Years Ago.

Spokane, Wash.-A tale OF the 10y
atty Of an Indian squaw comes from
Ellenburg, where "Old Julia" Hansen,
as the whites know her, has donned
her finery at 100 and is endeavoring
to WOO back the husband who has
deserted her. She has attracted much
attention on the streets as day by day
she has sought the runaway. He has
not returned to her yet, but she be-
leves that his old love will be re-
awakened in time.
Julia Is the last of the chieftain-
esses of the Sockley tribe of Kitti-
tas Indians. She and her sisters
have been we'll known to the white
settlers since the region was first
invaded. The three of them once
owned more than 1000 horses and
much land, but the property was
largely dissipated by the husbands,
who were unable to withstand white
temptations. These derelictions,
however, did not shake the loyalty
of the squaws. Old Nancy, another OF
the sisters. for years led her blind
husband about with every evidence OF
devotion, so that they become known
as the Darby and Joan of Kittitas
Valley.
Julia met her husband more than
eighty years ago at one of the great
councils of the Kittitas tribe.
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RxW JACKETS WRITING HQzHE

they may somesday see in grim real
ity. Just what the intent Of the man.
oeuvres may be and their results are
not made public. They are kept secret
for fear that foreign spies on shore
might learn the signals, plans, meth
DDS Of attack, ETC., of the navy.
Accuracy in scoring is almost as Inn
portant as straight shooting, and after
the targets have been hit they are
towed ashore. Three or four hits
nearly always put target out OF COM
mission, but they scarcely ever sink.
as they are built to remain afloat, so
that results can be recorded.
Shore leave for the crews during
the visit Of the fleet here allows the
men twenty-four or forty-eight hours
liberty on shore in relays. Oftentimes
the ships bands are ashore at the
same time, and give concerts at the
town parks, The jackies take advan-
tage Of the fine diamond at Province
town, and the navy ball games always
attract thousands OF spectators.
A favorite stunt of Jack ashore in
Provincetown Is climbing the Pilgrim
Memorial monument. And more than
that, they climb out at the summit
and walk around the topmost ledge.
jumping from one stone to another.
Jumping the stones at the top OF
the monument, nearly 300 feet from
the ground is the great hazing test In
| the North Atlantic feet.
The North Atlantic feet usually re-
mains here about month during July,
| after which it is up anchor and away
for rougher waters. Many of the wives
and families OF the officers stay at the
Cape while the feet Is assembled In
the bay.
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Shot Himself Through the Head.

died without recovering conscious
ness. That the act was one Of DELHI
Grafton was indicated by note
found in his pocket which gave his
name and requested that DR.. w. p.
Millspaugh of No. 427 Loughlin
building be notified
Despite q careful investigation on
the part Of the police no motive for
the suicide could be discovered, al
though members of the family de-
clared that the attorney had been
working unusually hard of late and
that his health had been undermined
by financial worries.
With his wife, the attorney lived
at the home OF his father, G. H. Smith.
No. 1917 Pasadena avenue. In speak
ing of the tragic end of her hus-
band Mrs. Smith said that she had no
ticed that he appeared worried dur.
ing the last few weeks, apparently
on account Of financial difficulties,
but he had never limited that he In
tended to take his own life
The lawyer was about forty years
old and came to this city from Buf
falo ten years ago and at once be-
gan the practice Of his profession
He was married about six years age
but had no children.