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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
Mr.. France. Edna Harris.

Especial to The Times -Dispatcn,I
Freder,cksburr. Va, November GO
Mrs. Frances Edna Harris. wife OF Pro-
lessor J VI. Harris. OF CuIpeper County,
died yesterday at her home after
b-ief illness OF pneumonia aged sixty
sertson member of the Baptist
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

or rather suddenly. following a stroke or
] paralysis He belonged to the Brethren
( Church He leaves four children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

Especial to The Times-Dispatch-l
Norwood. Va, November 3o--Miss
Mary Elizabeth Roberts. oldest daugh-
Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Richard Roberts,
died at her home here this morning
at ITO o'clock, In her twenty-hrst
year. She had been q sufferer for two
years from tuberculosis. she leaves
her mother and father ana FIVE broth
arm and cna sister
The Washington times., 1912-07-19

across the bridge at Rossiyn, causing
passengers to wait fifteen minutes to
go north as well as to get out on the
Falls Church line. The Interstate Com
merce Commission stated that they
would take this matter up six months
ago, as this road was operating inside
Of the District.
Another complaint against the same
railway is the lack OF placards on all
the cars large enough for the people to
see them, both at the Twelfth street
station, as we'll as at Rosslyn. The peo-
pie get on the wrong car, especially at
Rosslyn, thinking they are on Fort
Myer line.
The third complaint is against the
Metropolitan line. operating cars early
in the morning on Eleventh street.
Twelve cars went south and one north,
keeping all the passengers waiting
three-quarters of an hour coming from
the Baltimore convention before they
could get home.
On this same line cars are packed
every morning and stop for more pas
sengers, from s a. m. to 9 a. M, when
the cars are packed. without extra cars
to take up the people. Anv evidence
, you want I am ready to make, together
with other parties, who are familiar
with the situation.
Yours very truly, .
j. s. CoNwELL.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19

ions II they were not wide awake and
Vpromptly entered. Some Of our people
would pass away II that happened here
but there is no reason why a car should
wait for people who come around a
corner four or five a minute. And then,
when thew finally make up their mind
to board would call attention TO their
exercise of their own good pleasure In
the question of time and care at the
expense of everyone else on the car,
and sometimes there happens to be
some one thereon who desires to catch
a train. Take the trouble to watch
especially the people who kick about
the service. There Is to my mind
wonder that some one can't see this. In
several cities indianapolis, for in
stance), cars are not supposed to COM
nletely stop for young men, but merely
slow down for them. but the Western
people are little too energetic for us.
People here use the cars for market
wagons. lumber drays. furniture vans
have to qualify as human histories.
architects and political guides. Still
further. thev frequently help men on
and off with furniture and baskets
which they are not supposed to carry,
they assist women with children and
the aged and infirm. All one has to do
is to open ones eyes to see It, But
there are still lots of us who want TO
buy an auto for a nickel and expect to
get gasolene and a chauffeur with It and
even then wouldn't think we had
good thing when we got It.
l have the honor, sir. to be,
Respectfully
WARREN w. GRIMES.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
MAWKISH SENTIMENT.

Blame not the father of young Swartz, the New
York degenerate, who killed Julia Connors, because
he did not give the boy up when he learned from
his sons own lips that he was the guilty wretch.
Blame rather the mawkish sentiment that secured
the parole of the degenerate when he serving
sentence for unspeakable crime after only
eighteen months of incarceration because lot Of
busybodies and a fee-seeking lawyer worked up a
lot of crocodile tears about the poor boy"
The death of Julia Connors rests upon their
shoulders quite much as upon the wretch who
killed her, and far more than upon his father
1t should serve as warning in time to prevent
the release of other degenerates who trying to
get out of the penitenary and the asylum upon the
ground they have been punished enough. Such
human scum should never be permitted freedom.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
Quick Starting Is
Menace to women.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
-FOUR request in today's Times for
complaints against the street car COM
panies has prompted this contribution.
There Is hardly any end to the COM
plants which may be made against
;, Not later than last week. on Benninr
lihe, possibly on Tuesday or Wednes.
gay, conductor whom l can readily
10 ring Tor motion before passengers
were Wen on the car. In case of two
colored women, he rang the bell while
one was on the footboard, and, later on.
whlie the other had one foot on the
lootpoard and another on the step i'm
;;neoiatey ;n preceding the car floor. Dur
ing the same week another conductor
on the same line actually rang the bell
before a woman could get her child
on the car. The car was in motion
when the woman was dragging her in
rant on Last night, after the storm,
near being thrown off an II street car
In the neighborhood OF Eighth or
Ninth street by the endeavor OF a con-
ductor to make up lost time. The bell
rang for motion while the lady was
just alighting from the footboard.
shouted out but the car went on just
the same
On the 21st of October. 1911, I COM
planned to the Capital Traction Com
pany against the refusal of a conductor
TO see that passenger desist from
kicking me with his right foot, which
was hanging over his left thigh. The
conduct OF the passenger was SO glar-
ingly outrageous that a white pas
senger interfered in my behalf and in
formed the conductor that II was his
duty, in the interest of order, to see
that one passenger does not infringe
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
THE ONLY CAMPAIGN FUND SOLUTION

Congressional committee has been taking the
evidence" of various gentlemen with very bad
memories and records, as to the sources and
amounts of campaign funds in various recent Pres-
dental campaigns.
Exactly was and should have been expected,
nothing worth while has developed Recoectons
become conveniently blank when pointed questions
are asked 1t might almost be suspected, from the
harmless tales told by gentlemen who have raised
millions for campaigns, that absolutely nothing save
disinterested patriotism actuated contributors.
1t is we'll enough to provide for publicity before
and after election, and to insist that no corporation
shall contribute But that is a kind of buncombe
that sounds we'll in the letter and means nothing
whatever in the spirit. The stockholders as private
citizens could not be kept from giving money; even
if they prohibited their shares could be trans
erred to dummies in order to qualify them to give
or the money could be given by the dummies, as has
in fact been very common practice.
There is just one way to solve this campaign
fund problem. Let a law be passed, granting to
each properly accredited campaign committee the
free of the mails to send say FIVE pieces OF mail
matter to every voter, during the campaign Let
Congress add to this contribution equal to- say 20
cents per vote of each party at the preceding general
election Let this fund be given in lieu of all others
and withheld if any other money is used Let Gov
ernment auditors supervise all expenditures and
report in detail them the reports to be published
both before and after election. o
Then how will anybody buy jobs or legislation
with gifts of campaign funds?
It's worth thinking about
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
Georgetown Line Is
"Simply Abominable."

To the Editor OF THE TIMES: -
So the railroads arc up against II, are
they? Good: It's time they were getting
their deserts know something OF tho
Georgetown line. and 1t is simply abom-
Unable. II the Ito my mind) wholly un-
necessary noise comes from loose Jour
nails the whole blessed car must be
made OF them. They start from about
Twenty-ninth street at breakneck speed
and race down p street. particularly
the part that bears the euphonious name
of Herring Hill. as If they were pursued
by all the furies. The way they round
the curves is enough to make you say
your prayers at once, and have stood
on the corner OF Twenty-sixth street.
and sometimes Twenty-seventh. waiting
for a car. and they came eventually and
coolly passed by. and not crowded
either. That has happened times with
out number. Again. they are dirty. and
what is the use of having summer cars
and then allow passengers to pack the
rui ming boards so the people inside can
hardly get a breath of air, and yet we
have a splendid service I hope The
Times will get on the job and stay
there. MRS I,
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
Has High Praise For
District Service.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
I note in an issue of your paper an
invitation 10 enter, through your
columns, complaints against the street
railway service in the National Cap
ital, and conscious of the fair-minded-
ness and desire to do right to both
sides, which the broad-minded actions
of your staff assure me you entertain.
I desire to call attention TO rev little
facts which / hope will somewhat en-
tighten a-few of your readers. l have
no interest in either of the traction COM
panies doing business here, other than
that of a passenger.
I would say something about the ser
vice first and then treat the people
who make use of the service both as
a means OF conveyance and an object
OF their feeling when politics and base
ball prove monotonous.
A trip to that model traction center.
New York city, may benefit some or
our prosecuted people. An impartial
comparison will reveal the fact that we
have here one of the most perfect all
around services in the country, but the
people howl Tor instance, for universal
transfers. They forget that they already
have something which Is almost en-
tirely unknown outside OF Washington
six fares for quarter. For the sake
OF the Yiddish traditions, what do these
people want for their money? In the
CITY of Brotherly Love, one not only
has to pay a straight scent fare but
he pays cents additional for any
transfer he gets. Ia New York city
people don't know what car tickets are
and II they did they would pay q
quarter for Ave. But we can't expect
| to equal those people in business deal
ings. We hear a howl about two com.
| panies. ANY rational being can per'
ceive the advantages of competition
over monopoly.
You can travel the country over in
hat boxes and horse cars (as some are
still doing in cities like Chicago and
New York;, and you won't find a more
comfortable all-the-year-round convey
ance as, for instance, those on the
Fourteenth street line or those center
| entrance P. A. Y. E. cars on the F
street line, or the cars on several o.
the other lines we use. More than that
they have supplied a herdic system
| which. however. much to their disgust
lazy people use rather than walk tive
| short blocks.
And now the oppressed people. Die
one ever stop to note the courtesies anC
privileges taken by the people here
I have, seen cars at the busiest hours
of the day wait fully a minute for per
sons who were running to catch them
III have seen in New York, the doc
slammed with little ceremony in tn
faces OF men and women of all sta
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
WHO PREVENTED A PROGRESSIVE?

Why all this chatter in standpat Big Business,
Taft circles, and newspapers that it is Roosevets
fault there progressive nominated at Chicago?
If progressive not nominated at Chicago
wherein is it Roosevelt's fault? The Taft Steam
Roller controlled the conventon-not Roosevelt. The
Taft Steam Roller seated enough fraudulent dele
gates to give them majority; why did they not
nominate Cummins Hadley or Borah or any of
the men they now say should have been nominated
The answer is: None of these men would accept
the nomination at the hands of corrupt convention
any more than Roosevelt would Taft is the only
man who would have such a nomination. Roosevelt
is not to blame for Tafts tastes in this matter.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19

upon the rights Of another; but the
conductor simply laughed, responded
impertinently and passed away. The
reply Of the company, which still have
quired to keep order In cars and give
reasonable protection to passengers"
the particular conductor In my case
could not have properly determined or
prevented the conduct of the passenger.
but UD was rather a condition to be
self"
Now, this means that should have
tied the provocation in manner most
satisfactory to me. And yet It Is also
true that In resentment OF the kind
inferrable from the company's letter a
would surely have been preferred
against me following an arrest which
could not have been avoided.
While I have not had very many
troubles on the cars, ! have witnessed
many in connection with other people.
The remedy may be summarized as fol-
, lows:
Conductors must keep order on cars
and prevent one passenger from infring-
ing on the rights of another: their
| treatment to passengers must be with
out discrimination and animosity; fail
ing to do their full duty, they ought
| to be punished.
Motormen must "slow-up" or stop
| the cars when some one is on the track;
| falling to do and running over any one
| as a result, ought to be severely pun
ished by heavy Jail sentence and by
| hanging by the neck when they de-
iiberateiy cause the death OF any one.
II the car employees were punished
for dereliction of duty instead of the
| companies being made the target OF
suits for large sums Of money to atone
for the wilIfuI crimes Of their employees.
| street car accidents would be almost
unknown.
] The compa MES themselves have their
1 responsibility, which must be fxed SO
| necessary. Yours very respectfully.
! r MAYFIELD BOYLE.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
EX NIHILO NIHIL FIT.

Some of nervous friends and anxious ene-
mics have announced, with sundry shifts of con-
tempt that Colonel Roosevelt will patch up new
party out of old materials" And why not? The
weak and worn portions of the old parties will be
knocked off and sent to the scrap heap, and the
portions which still have good value in them will be
taken by Roosevelt and fused in the crucbe of his
powerful personality; and the result will be splen-
did product of ethical deasm and practical eff
ciency
use old materals?" Why not? What else is
there to make the new out Of? You cannot make
something out of nothing. The Creator alone could
do that-and did it on one occasion only.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
What's $ On the Program,
In Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
Will meet tonight: Columbia Lodge,
No. 3. E. A: Lebanon, No. Z. E. A.
Meeting of Hiram Lodge. No. 10, r. A.,
Royal Arch Masons. tonight.
Meeting Of Columbia Commandery, No.
2, knights Templar tonight.
Meeting of Syracusians, N. 10, knights
of Pythias, tonight.
Meeting of Rathbone Temple, No. 8,
Pythian Sisters, tonight.
The followin. organizations of Odd
Fellows will meet tonight: Central
No. /: Metropolis, No. 16, and Phoenix,
No. %; degree work; Megenenu en-
campment, No. 4, degree work: meet
ing of Miriam, No. 6; Rebekah, bust.
ness, tonight.
The following Red Mems organizations
will meet tonight: Seneca Tribe, No
nue. southeast; White Eagle Tribe, No
II. Society Temple, Fifth and G
streets northwest; Mineola Tribe, No
IA, Masonic Temple, Anacostia.
Meeting of Idaho Council. No. /, De.
gree of Pocahontas, Northeast Temple
Twelfth and H streets northeast, to.
night.
Meeting of Dupont Circle. No. 4S6, Pro.
tected Home Circle, Pythian Temple
tonight.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, bandstand. p. m.
Concert by the United States Engineer
Band, Lincoln Park, 7:30 p. m.
Concert by the Fifteenth United, States
Cavalry aI3nd. Fort Myer. p. m.
Open-air services, McKendree NJ. e
Church; stereopticon lecture on "Tht
Prodigal Son." by Rev. DR.. Chambers
The Washington times., 1912-07-19

any one, which deprives Governor Deneen Of the
right to FIJI the vacancy.
The decision may be letter-proof legally but
as to the actual facts in the case there is quite
difference between what HAS happened and what
would have been the situation had the legislature
not elected Lorimer. I
The election of Lorimer precipitated public sent-
ment, drove the representatives of Big Business
into the open, made Special Privilege show its hand,
disclosed the bipartisan community Of interests
between the Baileys and Johnstones and the Pen
roses and Guggenheims and, back OF all that exposed
the real forces of the corrupt few which control and
manipulate the Republican and Democratic party
organizations against the people who make up the
masses Of these parties.
The situation is not the same as though Lorimer
had not been elected 1t is vastly improved His
election was blessing in disguise.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
Objects to New
Side Door Cars.

t. the Editor OF THE TINES
I was much concerned to read in The
Times, day or two ago, an Item to
the effect that the WASHINGTON Rail
way and Electric Company had ordered
sixty-fve cars OF the new ide-entrance
type. i was concerned" for the ret-
son that l am a daily patron o; that
line. and object most strenuousy to one
feature OF this particular style Of car
the two double seats on either side OF
the entrance, which are made to face
each other. The space between is 80
small that passengers seated opposite e
can hardly avoid personal contact THIS
defect should be remaGied as TO self
respecting woman would care to occuL v
one of these double seats II her Wis d
Wis were of the masculine persuasion.
At last that is the opinion of,
ONE WOMAN.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
LAST WORD IN BOSSISM.

Republican National Committeeman Stanley OF
Kansas has asked for an injunction against any
Roosevelt man having his put on the primary
ballot to be voted upon by the Republicans of Kan
sas, August g.. A lower court has granted his pen-
ton. 1t will now 60 before the supreme court Of
that State for action.
The Kansas primary election law is very simple
very direct, very representative. II permits the
people directly to say whom they want in office
After the Chicago convention in order that there
might be no doubt as to where Kansas stood and
what the people wanted their electors to do, both
the Taft and Roosevelt followers placed full set
of electoral candidates in the field.
The Roosevelt candidates openly advertised the
fact that they did not regard Taft as the legally
regularly, and honestly nominated candidate of the
Republican party, and if they were selected at the
coming primary and elected in the fall they would
cast their votes in the Electoral College for Roose
velt The Taft candidates held the contrary opinion
Here chance to have the Republicans Of
Kansas determine without the Intervention of any
machinery of delegates whether they wanted the
electoral vote Of their State cast for Taft Roose
welt. Never could an issue be more clearly or
honestly drawn or more simply and directly decided.
But the Taft managers, in possession of the
machinery, refuse to submit to the test. They know
that the voters would nominate the Roosevelt cand-
the State would instruct the electoral vote of Kansas
to be cast for Roosevelt in event the Republicans
carry the Kansas elections.
So, in order to prevent what they know would be
honest expression of the people, the leader Of the
Taft machinery appeals to the courts to deny the
right of any Roosevelt man to appear the ticket.
This is tantamount to dsfranchisng every Repub-
lican in Kansas who is for Roosevelt tantamount to
denying the right of suffrage to every Republican
in Kansas who does not permit the Machine to do
his thinking for him and vote him to suit their plans
1t is tantamount to this because it deprves all
Roosevelt of any candidates to vote for; hence,
they must either vote for men in whom they do not
believe or not vote at all.
1t was bad enough when the forces Of Special
Privilege opposed the enactment of primary election
laws. 1t when they ignored the will of
the people expressed at these primaries, they did
in Ohio by selecting six Taft legatesat-large after
the Republicans of that State had repudiated Taft.
1t was plain theft when they threw out delegates at
Chicago elected by the people at direct primaries.
But when, finding even these measures ineffective,
the Taft managers and the mechanicans of the
Republican machine 60 so far TO deny the masses
of Republicans the right to express their preference
among candidates, it is the last word.
Evidently Taft meant it when he said the people
are unfit to rule. He and his managers have chal-
enged the fundamental principle of this Govern
ment. They unequivocally line up in favor Of an
oligarchy of bosses, as opposed to a democracy of
the people.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
ONE TYPICAL OF MANY MORE.

Middle Western papers are weighing the sig
niicance Of the announcement by NJ F. Harrington
Of ONel Neb. that he will support Roosevelt
The is significant, because typical of thousands
more. ..'
Harrington Popust; then a Democrat
in the recent pre-convention fight ardent Wilson
supporter
He is one of the big figures in the progressive
Democracy of his State; lawyer of great abilities
an eloquent orator. and man of highest character
a real progressive with social sense and the desire
to make politics the true interests of the peo
pie He has been in sight of Senate seat more
times than once
This fight" says Harrington, "is between Roose
welt and Wilson; between the new progressive party
and the reactionary Democracy. The new party
offers opportunity for progressive Republicans ant
progressive Democrats to bury their past difference
and unite in common cause in which they botf
believe"
Harrington could have had almost any appoint
ment in Nebraska, if he had remained regular anC
Wilson had won. He prefers to do what he think
is right His declaration means thousands of pro
gressive votes for Roosevelt in Nebraska.
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
NAVY.

Captain\J. H. OLIVER. detached COM
mand New Hampshire; to command
Alabama.
Commanie Ter C. F. PRESTON, detached
command Alabama; 10 command
New Hampshire.
Commander l. il. CHANDLER, de-
tached command Salem; to commend
Illinois.
Lieutenant Commander FARMER NOR
RISON. detached New Hampshire
tiCer.
Lieutenant Commander F. l.. CHAD
WICK, detached New Hampshire To
Alabama as executive officer.
Lieutenant Commander +. j. HORNE,
detached New Hampshire; to Ala
bama as navigator.
Lieutenants OunioT grade) G. c. LO-
GAN, HARRY CAMPBELL. and q
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
Careless Schedule
Makes Trouble.

July Is, 1912.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
am glad to know where to make a
few complaints. and I am glad the
papers have taken this up. The first
complaint made was made to the
Interstate Commerce Commission with
out any action to date. concerning the
Washington and Virginia Railway Com
pany. operating in the District. They
mental to the travelling public. starting
two minutes before the arrival OF, cars
from Fort Myer, and starting two min
utes before the Old Dominion car arrives
The Washington times., 1912-07-19
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

H. BOWDEY, detached New Hamp-
shire; to Alabama.
Ensign J. NJ. B. SMITH, detached Vir-
ginia; to Illinois.
Ensigns r. NJ. DOYLE, ir., L. A. DA-
McCAULEY. w. D. BRERETON, jr.,
c. c. KRAKOW, M. M. FENNER,
w. c. BARNES, and G. F. PAR
ROTT, jr., detached New Hamp-
shire; to Alabama.
tion.
Midshipmen HANS ERTS, ]. A. SAUN-
DERS. o. w. BAGLY, C. II.
WRIGHT, and Surgeon r. T. Or
Wis. detached New Hampshire; to
Alabama.
Captain l.. NJ. GULICK, detached ex-
peditionary service; to Marine Bar
racks, WASHINGTON.