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The Washington times., 1912-01-19
SOME INCONVENIENCES.
BUT PRETTY GOOD TOWN
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The letter Of "Old Taxpayer in Sat-
urday's Mail Bag no doubt afforded
amusement to your many readers. We
can appreciate the condition Of his ner-
vous system. but why should he wish
old teams kept or the pricipal streets.
Logically, he should INCLUDE the pedey-
trian In old cloths. Aid who has the
temer1ty to say that those of us who
are compelled to appear In shabby at
tire shall use only the back or less
frequented streets. am doing my best
not to mar the scenery when appear
wearing the wooden coat Of winter
above my cotton trousers Of July, but
refuse to use the side streets.
Roller skating on the street un-
doubtedly is little overdone. but I
wonder II roller skates were in vogue
when ''Old Taxpayer was a wee kid
die?
AS to the boys "hollering," he should
know that boys have done that very
thing sice the world began and proba-
bly, will do SO from generation unto gen.
Grafton. I have three and II they did
not give an occasional yell I'd call in
the doctor. The boy who does not make
a noise will hardly become a man. In
all probability he will be a mollycoddle
in youth and a ne'er-do-well in later
life.
We have a pretty good little town and
I move to lay "Old Taxpayers" COM
plant on the table and recommend to
him one Of the several dyspepsia reme-
dies now on the market. z. L.
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
THE PASSING OF PERECRINUS.

A greater event in the National Capital might
have attracted less attention than the passing of
Peregrinus the Duck Hawk. As the Ishmael of the
skies he had his enemies, and perhaps it was in the
nature of things to expect that he would come to
violent end.
But for so many years he has been a winter vis-
itor that he had be looked upon as part and
parcel of the postoffice building. Perched on the
northern ledge of the tower, he looked like one of
the gargoyles of Notre Dame, save that he was an
incarnation of grace and strength No Tunisan
pirate, no Balkan brigand ever scanned the horizon
more narrowly for the sight of his prey and not one
OF them was so sure of his booty.
1t was true but treacherous craftsmanship by
which he fell. He had been lulled into false
security Artists and descriptive writer's had bestowed
their attention upon him. He had been reminded
that the representative of the true falcon of song
and story he belonged to the noble birds of prey
whose very 1oracity was a merit. The atmosphere
Of mystery which surrounded him had invested him
with romantic interest which he looked upon as
making his life nviolable. His return with the win.
ter season was looked upon as being quite as dis,
tinctive as the reassembling Of Congress and the
diplomats. II was ! Joab shot Of which he died.
His domestic status has been as much a mystery
as any other part OF his history. For two or three
seasons he appeared with a mate, but for many
winters he has kept his vgils alone. II has been
surmised that great grief gnawed at his heart. Al
all events it has been impossible to get into com
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
INCREASED HOTEL RATES.

Reports are coming into Washington that the
hotekeepers in Baltimore, in spite of their solemn
pledges given during the effort to secure that Ma
tiona Democratic convention are preparing to raise
their rates to the limit. One of the leading hotels is
reported to have quoted rate of FIVE dollars day,
with five in room, conditioned on contract to
remain 6ve days. whether the convention is in session
that long or not
1t is hoped that the hotelkeepers will be ami
mated by higher degree of civic pride than to do
anything of the kind, and that the pledges which
were part of the inducemen held out to secure the
convention, will be literally and faithfully kept They
can i'll afford to adopt any such getrich-quck policy.
They might be able to turn the convention into
golden harvest but the inevitable result would be to
compromise the good name of the convention city.
There will be other conventions hereafter and Bal
tmore's chance of securing them will not be en-
HANGED by breach of faith in this case.
The situation is not so bad as it might be, how
ever, for the that it is ride of only forty
five minutes from Baltimore to Washington, where
the accommodations will be ample and the prices
unchanged If anything like exorbitance is attempt
ed it will be easy matter for the delegates take
the train to Washington after each days session of
the convention and under any circumstances this will
be done to a large extent
Baltimore will conserve her best interests by
concentrating her attention on providing accommo-
dations for what promises to be the largest coven-
ton in the history of the Democratic party and at
the same time by living up to the obligations entered
into by the hotelkeepers.
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true. From 1854 to the time of Shake
speare'sf death, In 1916, there were over
100 printers and publishers In the city
Of London. all turning out books and
relatively cheap, and England Hooded
with them. This question might well
be called an alteration from the path
Of accuracy" Our friend Is at least
one hundred years out Of the way In
q. -. What significance DO you givo
TO the fact that shakespeare was not
mentioned In any biography OF his
A. give no significance to this fact,
Tor r,i The reason .:, that there Tsrs no bios.
time In which he could nave been men
toned. The first biographical collection
" Hnglish was Fuller's "Wcrthies VI
Englend.". This book was begun in 1913
given prominent mention. This data
may be accepted as being authentic,
and for the reason that Fuller was able
to converse with at least two actors
peare's company; with Sir william
Davenant, who had known the poet as
child. and with Thomas Heywcod. a
contemporary dramntist. But this does
mentionea me during his time. I would
suggest that our friend, E. r. H.. should
inspect Hughes THE Praise of shakes-
peare. We Will then, hereafter, be
saved from asking at least one foolish
question.
@. IS. Is It possible that a butchers
son Of twenty-four could rave written
the sonr cts attributed to Shakespeare"
A. Not only possible. but very likely.
Cardinal Wolsey was a butchers son,
30 also Michael Drayton. Zen Jonson
worked as. a bficklayer. ard Marlowc
was a shoemaker. Keats was an
apothecary's boy, and Francis Thomp-
son street-crossing sweeper In Lon
don.
@. &c. shakespeare gave his second
best bed to his wifs Can you marry
this to his verse;"
A. Our Baconian friend evidently has
not taken the trouble to read Bacon's
will. for. oddly enough, Francis Bacon
gave his nrst bed to his servant. Ste
phen Paisc.
6. az. Is iliitsracy not indicated by the
fact that Shakespeare wrote his name
In fourteen ways?'
A. II does not indicate anything Of the
sort II was strange habit Of the
time. II Shakespeare is to be branded
as illiterate on this account, what about
the other great men OF his age? Mar
loves name occurs In ten different
spellings; Gascoignes with nineteen
Percy's in twenty-se> en-. and Jonson' Q
In various forms. Cir Walter Raleigh
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kaleghe. and Raleigh" sir Philip
y sidney tssy n. sna Ed%Und crI spencer were guilty
q. a. Would Itis Bacon o. ',sSssaSyiin sSsrSysi,o, =,
England g Y. - ss likely to put his name S1 70
A. quite true; only Bacon did not
become lord chancellor until two years
ws sss. Tss into dssG
son. Then was the time Tor MIN to
have ackpowledged the authorship Of
q: sss III Hth dsS never ten whisper oi
suggestion Ahat he lad anything to do
with the sonnets. 'Lucrece." or the
q. %. IL It not q fact that all the
testimony Indicates that Ben Jonson was
bribed into silencef"
A. It is the most unlikely thing in the
world. Nothing on earth could have
kept Ben Jonson quiet. As Brandes
sy was and aways reaay
for the fray" After Shakespeare had
been laid away in Stratford for a num-
ber of years, Jonson 1ourneyed to Scot
land. where he visited Drummond, the
versations, and In these talks Ben jon
son told Of his friend, VIII Shakes
peare, and discovered upon his mighty
genius. No. II William Shakespeare. was
odSOhhoH ouuiuys JohSoh Wooio ho o
known Il and would have been sure to
have placed him In the pillory. Our
friend, E. r. H., evidently knows little
Of Ben Jonsons character.
@. 10. II Ralph Waldo Emerson was
a Baconian. do you think It fair to call
US idiots"
A. do not think It fair or good man.
ners to call anybody an idiot. But the
point II that Ralph Waldo Emerson was
not q Baconian. Some dishonest per-
son has taken garbled sentence from
Emerson's famous eulogy of Shakes
peare and attempted to make 1t appear
that he doubted that Shakespeare was
the author Of the plays. / would advise
our friend. 4. F. H., to read this essay
by Emerson, which will be found in his
Representative Men"
OIL. Is not Bacons and Shakes
peare's style the same?"
A.-Positiveiy not! When Bacon
wrote verse he always rhymed, while
Shakespeare usually employed blank
verse. In Bacon's writings we find him
employing the antithesis and epigram,
while Shakespeare. as has been said,
varied with the passion OF the speaker.
has q gradual growth. tending rather to
end In q climax, when "fervors are on
him." or to break of abruptly. suggest
ing tho inexpressible. Shakespeare
often mixed his metaphor and crowded
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Here's a Book
HARMONY HALL. BY Marion HILL
published by Small, Maynard and
Company, Boston.)

Marion Hill. who wrote the clever
and deliciously amusing stories OF
the Pettison twins, comes forward
now with "a story for girls" Its title
Is Harmony Hail." which, one hesi-
tates to explain. is not the name of a
place. but Of a girl, the heroine. Tho
sprtghtly dialogue and the clear cut
ngures In the story make 1t enter
tanning with certain atmospheric,
pictorial success. 1t Is really, how
ever. a very absurd little book
Even the children nowadays have
outgrown the Elsie and Rolo idea.
Nobody believes that either the meek
or the resolute shall inherit the earth
unless they use their good sense.
Harmony Hall was q heroine because
she cheerfully hired herself out as q
house servant when she was quite
capable of editing a magazine de-
partment. Not that she could not
have found more remunerative and
less humble employment than she
to make that kind of a story Har-
mony was discovered" by an oppor-
tune editor, whose admiration for
her sacrihcial spirit led him to Sc
cure advancement for her brother
also. while another opportune friend
sent little sister abroad to study mu-
sic. Soon the whole family was pros
pertng, even the insane fathers mind
being restored-all because of Har-
mony's nice disp osition.
Marion Hill can write and write
we'll Why does she offer such fool
ishness as Harmony Hallp
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WORKHOUSE SENTENCES
FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Though I am not ! member of the
Humane Society. am deeply interested
in it's work. and wish to say that a
discouraging personal experience has
taught me that it's agents. as we'll as
the police (at least Of the Seventh
prec.ncO are willing and anxious to
see tho brutes who send sick. or old.
or UNIT horses onto the streets, as we'll
as those who so numerically beat and
ill-treat them when they patiently try
to work beyond their strength. arrested
and punished. but that unless the Police
Court Judges will impose workhouse
sentences or heavy fines, little head
way can be made. The present plan of
lining persistent Offenders IS or SO.
or of allowing them to forfeit collateral.
only to continue in their wicked course,
Is reprehensible. HUMANITY.
The Washington times., 1912-01-19

municaton with his relatives, or even his next
friend, and the obsequies will 60 forward without
delay
The Postmaster General has personally interested
himself in the matter and the best taxidermst OBJ
tanable will serve as the undertaken. The memorial
will consist OF the reams that have been written
about him, made into Mark Twain scrap book. In
the PostoHlce Department he will be given some
palid bust Of Pallas, perhaps Of Mars, to perch
upon, just above some chamber door,
During the ceremonies the arc light will veil itself
In shadow and the tower clock will stop in token of
respect.
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
NO LINCOLN MEMORIAL
IN POTOMAC PARK
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Evidently there exists a systematic
publicity plan to convince and influence
Congress to expend the 5000, 900 appro-
useless pile OF q monument to be erect
cd In the solitude OF Potomac Park.
The following is going the rounds Of
the press now, namely:
the bituminous- csdamized roadway would
mile Tor . road similar to the proposed boule-
for the srsnder aettysburg memorial. or
$500 . mile. and s52O. 900 for the complete
distance; Now: i has been found that It is
ticaIiy rebuild their roadbeds once every
sF N.Y. Vernon on. Would ccss :%s5 sG
ms%Orial one. VIZ Zoo. Co. e Hdd annual 'SnSas %ain
penditure Of about s2,s2oooo
The Lincoln Memorial Roadway Associa-
tion does mot stop at parking and driveways.
to be effective, such memorials should be at
least one.half mile apart. one on each side,
making 400 at 500 900. making $40 0Oo, 000
or 's & ooc, sS oco c0' maintenance " ''r cent
Just think of how misleading It is to
compare the proposed road to Gettys-
with Central Park. New York; as that
is the only place where what they state
above applies. There will not be one
automobi to Use either of the two
Central Park. Then tho increase in
value of real estate along these roads
will equal its cost. not to mention the
help It will be to truck and dairy farm
Ing.
That q college education as an archi-
tect qualities any man to be a censor
of art, Is the most naked buncomb. Es-
thetic taste and art are born, not made.
! judge no one, because I lay no claim
to a high attainment In esthetic taste
or artistic gift, but show me a man s
home. his library or den, and l will
form my own conclusions about his abil-
lty TO dictate as an expert what Is ar
tistic for the city beautiful or not
ELIJAH e. KNOTT
The Washington times., 1912-01-19

The American Government" he states
that tho Patent Office has seven mil
lions Of dollars to its credit and these
have accumulated from the fees paid
by the applicant for letters patent.
An experience Of my own has pro-
voked this attitude. and I am positive
I have been unjustly treated by our
present system and I propose to make
q brave stand for my rights.
Patents were granted me by England
and France In q recent idea and denied
In the American Patent Office on ILL
founded references, as the opinion of
several experts whom I consulted will
attest Does one need better proof
that the system is in error when an ac-
cumulation Of several millions Of dollars
is the profit OF its operation? Should
this sum not go toward increased ef-
hciency Of the examiners and other Of
ficials or else q reduction be made in
the filing fee and final sealing fee, which
combined equal S45.
I am in favor CT the Patent Office
making the preliminary examination and
upon Issuing q patent. guaranteeing
same as valid. I shall continue to
work toward this end.
CECIL CALVERT.
1750 Corcoran street.
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912.
MISSOURI.

: The Republican city committee of St. Louis has
adopted a resolution favoring Roosevelt for Presi-
dent.
ii Missouri is doubtful State. Roosevelt is the
first Republican who ever carried it for the Presi-
dency.
The backbone of Missouri Republican strength
is in St. Louis.
In the coming campaign there are half dozen
very possible combinations which, at the end, might
make the Presidency 60 as Missouri goes.
The word which the St. Louis city committee has
sent along the line will be heard reverberating all
over the country in the next three months.
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REFORM THE SYSTEM
IN PATENT DIVISION
To the Editor Of THE TIMES;

To the Editor of THE TIMES;
Through your valuable columns de-
sire to ask of your readers, those who
have had experience or are familiar
with the present system Of the United
States Patent Office, as to whether
said system might not be greatly I'M
proved in the interest or those applying
for letters patent.
II has been pointed out that two or
more OF the foreign countries have sys.
TENS which 1t might be well TO stuoy
toward the ultimate END OF improving
Quoting Mr.. Haskins, the author OF
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
CLEAR CHARGES AGAINST
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Several days ago. In the Mail Bag,
a gentleman came out with q very
grave charge against our Associated
Charities. At an open meeting Of an
educational society here. January IA, a
member of the Oldest Inhabitants' As
sociation came out with still graver
charges against the same institution.
the Associated Charities. For the pur-
pose of clearing of these charges. q
meeting was arranged for January q,
Sunday, 8 p. m, at the Typographical
Temple, Fourth and G streets, where
q member Of the Associated Charities
ip going to discuss these matters. All
Interested are cordially invited.
G. A. BRANDES.
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SEEKS THE ETYMOLOGY
OF NAME "SWEARENGEN"
To the Editor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
What's in a name? There's sood
deal In "Swearengen." In consulting
other authorities, find that the word
'Swearengen" Is traceable to the sau-
scrit, which goes over In the GermaniS
to "schwer." which means heavy"
"burdensome." boring, and IN the
"to become" The ~ is inserted for
ease In pronunciation. The word.
"Swearengen," then. means, become
q bore. or burdenSome."
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
Concert Today
BY the u. S. Soldiers Home Band
Stanley Hall at $3.50 o'Clsck
JOHN s. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director,

PROGRAM.
March-"The Magnet"
overture-"Saur. Bazzini
Duet for two clarinets-'"The Two
Little Bullfnches" Killing
Messrs. Voith and Meiners.
Selection-"Jacinta" Robyn
Rag oddity-"That Peculiar Rag"
Snyder
Medley of Popular Songs-"Rem-
ick's Hits No. Lamna
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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ARMY.

Brig. Gen. WILLIAM w. WOTHEf-
SPOON. United States Army, to At
lanta, Ga, and assume command OF
the Department of teh Gulf, relieving
Brig Gen. ALBERT L. MILLS.
United States Army.
Capt. CHARLES d. RHODES. General
Stafr Cavalry, relieved from Cen
eral Staff Corps.
Lieut.. Col. JAMES B. ERWIN, inspect
or general, from Central Division to
Manila.
First Lieut.. CHRLES A. THUS, Twen-
ty-third Infantry, ts detailed as in
spector-instructor of the Organized
Militia of Oklahoma.
The Washington times., 1912-01-19

Readers Time theey rapkyw
In
saofu d b will
contribute de
The Washington times., 1912-01-19
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

hayy Dspartmspt Washington. D.
iiie4 4tphaht y. y. sCRA,NrON. detached
{eesrses {erseseNNh 10 Naval Hospital. New
i4ehtehaht j. NJ, ENocHs. detached
dxeettiys,
Uunir grade) r. p. sCUD-
DER. detached command Truxtun to
navy yard. Mare Island, Cal.
Ensign II. e. KNAUSS. detached North
Carolina, leave two months.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
ARRIVEn

Celtic At Guantanamo. Nero ut San D'-
ego, Paulding, Mccall. at Norfolk
vioksburg ht torinto.
SAILED.
Washington, North Carolina, Nashville,
from Hampton Roads for Key West,
Ajax from Key West for Newport
NewA
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his illusions in way Bacon never did.
Shakespeare never wrote In the nrst
person; Bacon almost always did.
It IL evident that our friend, e. r. H.
has not read Francis Bacon's works.
Can he imagine that Shakespeare was
the author Of the following. to be found
In the writings Of Bacon:
witches cannot hurt kings"
The rainbow touching anything
,..Ss .ESsgs laid In, in the full of the moon
,or r,,ns s.. maSs from snakes are GOOD
"'The skin OF the wolf might cure the
collie. because the wolf has good a.
Q. "i2. Is 1t not fact that all the
been Of the opinion that ne was the
suthor Of the plays attributed to Shake
A. e. r. H. is here woefuliy at fault.
snIs y is generally acknowledged that James
ope9oing knew more of Bacon and his
%orks than any man who ever lived.
speeding was challenged by Judge
toines to reply to his book, THE Au-
IhoTsnip Indrs & OF SHAKESPEARE" In this book
strate that William Shakespeare did
not, and that Francis Bacon did, write
the plays. SPEEDING made the following
II have read your book on the author
ship Of shakespeare faithfully 10 the
end. ! must declare myself not only
unconvinced, but undisturbed. Asking
me to believe that Bacon was the
author Of these dramas Is like asking
the author OF not only Dickens novels.
but Thackerays. also, and OF Tenny-
sons poems besides: II there were any
reason for supposing that somebody
else was the real author, think, 1
am In a position to say that, whoever
1t was, 1t was not Bacon"
In 1885. some years previous to the
first Towering Of the Baconian theory,
Ball published the life and works Of
Bacon. In this life we ind this signifi-
cant paragraph:
"Racon was an excellent critic, but
from want of genuine sensibility and
early practice, or from the scientific
| character Of his pursuits which led him
to think more Of q mans wants than
his feelings, he was no poet"
Yours very truly.
s II & II
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What's on the Program, In
Washington TODAY
The following Masonic organizations

The following Masonic organiza tions
will meet tonight: Lodges-Columbia
No. 8; Lebanon, No. Z; Hiram. No. 10,
F. c. Royal arch chapters-School of
instruction. Knights Templar-Colum-
bia Commandery, No. 2. Eastern Star
Martha Chapter. No. 4.
The following l. o. o. F. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Central,
No. l. and Metropolis, No. 16. business.
Encampment--Mt Nebo, No. 6. busi-
ness. PatrMrchs Militant-Canton
Washington. No. /. drill and social
The following Knights OF Pythias or
ganizations will meet tonight:
Lodge-syracusians. No. 10. business.
Pythian sisters-Rathbone Temple. No.
Lecture by DR.. Inazo Nitobe on What
the Japanese Have Done in For
mosa," before the National Geo
BENEFIT performance of the Georgetown
Glee and Mandolin Clubs, for the
Christ Child Society. CASTOR Hall. s
Song recital for the blind by Miss Au-
gusta Hill. eontralto. and Miss viola
Shepherd, soprano Library Of Con-
gress, reading room for the blind. 2
p. m.
Open meeting, Of the Consumers
teenth street northwest, 4:3O p. m.
Weekly drill by the cavalrymen and ar
tillerymen. United States Army. Fort
Myer, p. m.
Joint celebration Of the birthdays Of
Gen. Robert e, Lee and Gen. Stone
wall Jackson. Arlington Hotel, S p. m.
Address on Colds and Their Relations
to the Diseases Of the Ear. Eye, Nose.
and Throat" by DR.. Francis A. Foye,
before the Child's Welfare Association
Of Congress Heights. Congress Heights
School. Sis 2. m.
Address on The Renewal OF Life by
mothers and teachers Of the Emery
lexington Parents and Teachers As
ISOLATION. lexington School $3.50 p. m.
Address on Nervousness In the Child
and How to Prevent It," by DR.. Tom
A. williams before the Parents and
Teachers Association OF the Mott
Talk to rhe Boy Scouts of the Emery
School by DR.. A. A. Snyder, at $3.50
Illustrated lecture on Ben Hur" by the
Rev. Earle Wiley, pastor OF the Ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church at the
Fifth Baptist Church, sixth and e
Meeting OF the Washington Board of
Trade, the New Willard Hotel, 8 p. m.
Inspection by Capt. James B. Allison,
United States Army, of the Third
Battalion. First Infantry, District Ma
tional Guard, Center Market Armory,
School for noncommissioned officers.
tion, First Battery, Field Artillery,
District National Guard, 1880 p. m.
Annual grand ball given by Drott
Lodge. No. 1888. Order OF Vasa, at
Pythian Temple tonight. at o'clock.
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gAmusements.

Belasco-"The Gamblers" Sis p. m.
National-"The Slim Princess" Sis
p, m.
coiumbia-Chauncey olcott, s:15 p. m.
Chase's-Polits vaudeville. 2:l6 and 8:l5
p. m.
Goose Girl" s:15 p. m.
Casino-Elits vaudeville. $780, 7:45. and .
p. m.
Imperiai-vaudevilie. 1850. 7:45. and 0
p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville,1 1:3O to II p. m.
Gayety-Golden Crook Co., 2:l5 and Sis
p. m.
Lyceum-Biily Watson & Co.. 2:15 and
s:l5 p. m.
Convention Hall-skating and dancing.
Arcade-Skating. bowling. ana motion