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The Washington times., 1912-03-19
CAPITAL PAID NO RESPECT
TO BURIAL OF MAINE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
With impressive ceremonies and due
honors the battleship Maine was lower
ed on Saturday to its last resting place
in the Gulf Of Mexico. American and
Cuban officers of high rank and citizens
paid appropriate respects to the hulk of
that ship that had caused the former a
great war and the latter their freedom.
Buildings were draped in mourning in
Havana and flags were lowered to half
mast This was at the scene Of the
ceremonies. But miles and miles away
lin Philadelphia and New York, to be
eXacO due notice was taken of the send
ing OF this historic battleship to its last
resting place. Though these formalities
were far away, in fact, the memory of
the Spanish-Amerlca war still remained
fresh in the minds Of the people and
made the formalities near in fancy.
In New York all flags were at half
mast, river and harbor boats blew their
whistles, bells in churches in all parts
of the city were tolled, a parade in
honor of St Patrick was halted for
the brief space OF five minutes to do
honor to the ceremony which was TAX
ing place far away. In Philadelphia the
historic bell in independence Hall pealed
forth thirty solemn taps to mark that
city's respect to the lowering Of the
Maine into its watery grave.
But here in the city of Washington,
the Capital of the Nation, not one bell
tolled not one whistle blew; not one
flag stood at half-mast, and not one
piece of machinery stopped for a brief
| second to do honor to the vessel which
caused the acquisition OF another coun-
| try to the United States. 1t was TO
this city that the first news Of the diretul
calamity came, and 1t was from this
| city that the great war was declared
But not one semblance of respect was
evident here on Saturday
| petuorth n q
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
GIVES AN ANSWER
TO IRISH GIRLS QUESTION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
We are told by Gods word that we
should have an answer for every man
or woman, and as a question has been
asked as to the authorship Of the Bible
1 will answer that God, indeed. is the
author of the book. Now. l know a
great many in these days doubt this,
but when you get acquainted with the
author then you know the book is true;
and when you study carefully ana
prayerfully the sacred scriptures you
have no trouble in believing that, al
though divinely inspired men wrote
as God told them, God, Himself, Is the
One who gave the word, and told
through Moses and the prophets the
things to come TO pass in these days
clean up to the end of the world, ana
no man could in any possible way way
know things to come to pass l,OOO
years or more before they came to pass.
The Jews have the honor to have their
history wrote past, present, and future,
and God Himself became Jew, and
every time you see a Jew then you
know the book is true.
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
CHRISTIAN NATIONS DO
NOT FOLLOW DECALOGUE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
] had the pleasure of hearing Mr.
Schuster, and agreed with him, that
Russia had no right to act as 1t has
done. in treating Persia as it has. The
weakness of England, at the present
time, in giving in to Russia for fear
Russia might combine with Germany
against England, was brought out in a
very clear manner. Also the making
enemies Of the SOO,OOO,OOO of Mahomme-
dams of the world for England, because
England went back on the Mahommsr
dams of Persia in their hour of need,
was very forcibly brought out. The fact
that Christian nations do not always
follow the Commandments in a crisis
was also brought again to our notice,
and not to the credit OF the Christian
nations either in our own opinion, or
in the opinions of the rest of the world.
but in his conclusions on Persia, we
differ greatly. AS far as we know, the
earliest civilizations of the world started
in Persia. All the arts, music, poetry,
cooking, tiles, gold. iewelry, architec-
ture, great cities, culture generally and
education had their birth and beginning
in Persia, They conquered Greece later
with the largest army the world knew.
and in turn were defeated by Alexander
the Great, who died there in Persia,
but Alexander found there the side OF
great mountain cut on ana on II the
inscription, to be seen today: Il Am
Darius, the Great King" His de-
scendants live today. Do you think, or
can any one think, the oldest nation
on earth is going to be destroyed be-
cause through bad government of their
old and dissipated rulers, such a people
are to be permanently conquered or
wiped out, because Russia for the mo-
ment has more troops there in the field
than this wonderful race of civilized
men who have done so much for the
world. l for one do not believe it for
moment. l could write volumes, but
you only want short letters.
ROSTONIAN-
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
ALL ARE FREE-THINKERS
IN THIS GENERATION

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In this day and generation we are
all free-thinkers. This is just as true
OF the Sunday school scholars, clergy
men, and good women who have been
writing for the Mail Bag as of those
whom they denounce.
All free thinkers discriminate in re-
gard to what is taught in the Bible
For more than a thousand years there
was no such discrimination in Christen-
dom, and the believers iE an inerTaole
Bible and an infallihle church burnt
astronomers who denied that tho sun
moved around the earth, tortured those
who refused to believe fairy tales as
true, butChCred each other for the
greater glory of their God when they
could find no scientists or free-thnkers
dren as witches, committed all kinds
of abomir able deeds, and justified their
brutality oy appeal to their inerrable
ihle.
If any persons in the world were
ever given over to strong deluslons
that they might believe a lie," If any
persons ever had pleasure in nm
righteousness" and in dsmnable deeds,
tFese were the ones.
In comparatively recent years the
progress Of science aud OF modern eiu-
cation destroyed to great extent their
power tor evil. The world, becoming
ennShtened' wonid no longer stand for
the brutal fanatlC.sm based or ignor-
anCe and superstition, and tho fanatics
began to discriminate, and gradually
became frec-thinkers, and. consequent
ly. decently humane in their practices
Just like all other free-thinkers, they
now reject many of the plainest pre-
cepts Of the Bible and utterly refused
to attempt to carry into practice many
Of its most positive commands
SO far AS the Bible IS concerned, we
all ingp- thinkGTa alike oil
in the sH"Is boat. the dcnLnciatoTs
equally with the hcnnrnC al the harsh
judges equally with the Judged.
PRESBYTERIAN EyREE-THINKER.
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
POLITICS IN POMPEII.

The excavations in Pompeii bring to light the
fact that in A. D. 79 election notices we're posted
very much as they are today. The details are not
yet given, but if they anything like others of the
period it will be shown that the radicalism of today
is not radical after ALL but return to first prin-
lciples
BY the time the returns from the various excava-
tons in Egypt, Babyonia and elsewhere all get in,
it will be found that the old pessimist who wrote
Eccesastes had good deal of ground for his as
sertion that there is nothing new under the sun
All we need to find is recall and the circle will be
complete. Initiative and referendum the ancents
according to their lights appear to have known pref
ty we'll
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
THINKS BIBLE CONTAINS
CRUELEST OF CODES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Through articles which appear at va
rious times in the Mail Bag, l find that
the same intolerant views as prevailed
among Bible worshipers when Servctus
and Bruno were burned at the stake for
attempting to clvilize church fanatics.
Bible worshipers in that day believed
God made the world nat like a trencher,
and made the sun revolve around the
earth, as could be plainly seen; the
sun rose in the east and set in the west.
When Servetus and Bruno attempted 10
correct this view upon that subject in
stead of being honored by the church
horrible death by burning at the stake
Ito please Ciod). Calico came near the
same fate; he was imprisoned and would
have been brought to trial, which
meant conviction, for heresy, but hsv-
ing horse sense IeCanted, and admitted
the church was right on that subject.
One of the contributors of the
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
AFTER TIPPING AGAIN.

The Kentucky Legislature has adopted a strin-
gent anti-tpping law Of course this seems like a
futile plan for breaking up the tipping evil but it
may have some effect in helping to create public
sentiment that will not tolerate all the present inn
positions.
The trouble with such a law is the absolute
,impossibility of enforcing it, Nevertheless, when
the law says that there shall be displayed in every
hotel every restaurant and every other place where
tipping is practced placard setting out that it is
illegal and punishable by fine, it will certainly
give many people who lavish with tips merely
because it is customary and they do not like to
stingy, countenance to refuse on the ground that
they don't wish to violate the law.
What is needed more than law, however, is a
sensible public opinion that will not consent to the
abominabe -demeaning to those who take
tips and annoying to those who give them-by which
the public is forced to pay the wages of many en-
poyes, who should look for remuneration to their
employers
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

Mail Bag cannot justify admit
ting into his household The WASH
ington Times should il continue this
Bible controversy, and yet It is safe TO
say that he keeps a Bible (Which he
never reads). This Bible is filled with
murder and assassination from Genesis
to Revelations.
Mr.. Editor, should you continue this
Bible controversy and lose this sub
scriber, you may draw on me at sight
cents and one holiday cents-untll the
subscriber concludes as / do that The
Washington Times he's more right in
clean families than has the Christian
Bible. Respectfully,
JOHN CoWGILL.
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
NAVY.

Commander w. C. MILLER, inspector Of
ordnance, Philadelphia, Pa, and
Camden. n. ].
Ensign F. r. KING, detached Pennsyl-
vania; to oregon.
Ensign +. ]. WILLIE detached Colo
rado; to Pennsylvania
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

at Key West; Leb-
anon, at Hampton Roads; Cincin-
natl, at Shanghai; Castine, Tona-
pah, and SeVerRn at Hampton
Roads: Kansas at Norfolk
Sailed-Wa shington, from Puerto Bar
rios for La Guaira; Maryland, from
San Jose de Guatemala for Anna
oils; CO, C-3, C-5, D-1. D-2, D-3, Ell,
and E-2 from Norfolk for cruise in
Chesapeake bay; Smith. from Guam
tanamo for Key West; Nebraska,
from Tompkirsville for Hampton
RoCds; Celtic, from Boston for
Navy Yard. n. Y; California, Colo
RADIO and South Dakota, from Homo
lulu for A!ongapo, via Guam: Gla
eier, from Honolulu for Mare Island.
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
Amusements.

acknowledgements and Stone in
''The Old Town" S:15 p. m.
Columbia-Columbia Players in The
Rose Of the Rancho" s:l6 p. IN.
Belasco-Dockstader's Minstrels, S:l5 p.
m.
Chases-Polite Vaudeville. 2:l5 and Sis
p. m.
Academy Fadden's Flats" 2:15 and
S:l1 p. m.
Casino-Elite Vaudeville.
Cosmos-Refined Vaudeville.
Maiestic-Continuous Vaudeville.
Lyceum-"The Ducklings," 2:l5 and Sis
p. m,
Gayety-Rose Sydelrs London Bellies" ,"
2:1b and S:l5 p. m.
Arcade-Skating, Bowling and Motion
Pictures,
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
ARMY

Lieutenant DANIEL NJ. CHESTON,
JR., Seventeenth Infantry, detailed
as professor of military science and
tactics at st. Johns College, An
napols, Md, August Is, 1912,
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

ITSELF 1t is Billy in the Lowgrounds" and the hd-
die for which folklore lovers are concerned, and 1t
has been wounded in the house Of its friends
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

With good old Doc" Wiley submerged at the
end of a long brave fight, one feels right in the
pit of his stomach that his inards have lost their
best friend.
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

e@nhdpuh thONr hIh uB
e ne dh o
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

About 100000 Westphalian coal miners are on
strike If misery loves company, this may yet be the
healing of a great international -feeling
The Washington times., 1912-03-19

However, we cannot but feel certain sneaking
kind of pride in knowing that the best fighter and
the straightest brick thrower among the militant
English suffragettes is American born:
The Washington times., 1912-03-19
THE TENDER-HEARTED ALIENS.

There is a touch of pathos in the story of Sid
Aliens wife, setting forth his devotion to his chill
dren and even his parting request, before he went
on his man-king expedition, to take of the
dog and the cat 1t is another evidence of the queer
ingredients which enter into human nature. 1t can
not fail to excite sympathy for the wife of the noun
taneer, whose life has not, by any means, been all
beer and skittes
But there will be nothing maudn in the Allen
case. There was little thought of the wife and chill
dren of the victims when the outlaws annihilated
the court The drama seems to be drawing to a
close in the mountains. When it begins in the court
of law there will be no mistaken sympathy
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04

.wists and twines it's way in to the
park. 1t is triumph Of engineering
skill.
The government has entire control
Of the park. All new roads opened
md the repairs and maintenance Of
nd roads and trails are entirely de-
pendent upon congressional appropri-
atoms. The roads are now In very fine
condition, great deal of work and ex.
pense having recently been put upon
them. and steel and concrete bridges
have almost entirely replaced wood
en- ones. Prominent among the i'm
provements is the construction of the
fine lava arch entrance at Gardiner.
1t cost of $4,000 1.-The new concrete
viaduct at Golden Gate, costing &c.,
300, to replace the old timber trestle;
and the erection Of a very fine con-
,rete and steel bridge of artistic de-
sign across the Yellowstone river and
:apids, just above the upper fall of the
Yellowstone at the Grand canyon, at
he expense of 100000
Fort Yellowstone, the military post
n the park at Mammoth Hot
springs. Here, also, are the head
quarters of the United States engineer
in charge Of the park improvements,
and the United States commissioner.
Mammoth Hot Springs Is thus the cap
ital of the park. In recent years this
place has been greatly improved. A
Encouragement OF roads, new buildings,
concrete Sidewalks a new waterWOrkS
and an irrigation system and a con-
sequent carpeting of grass on the old
white plaza in front of the hotel and
officers quarters, has metamorphOsed
the locality. Mammoth Hot Springs is
the largest and most important place
jim the park. Here all authority cen
ters; it is the heart from which pulls
ate the currents of life which perme-
ate the park.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04
CHAPTER Vlli.-Continued.

Then the grin died away. and his
face grew bleak and serious IGav.
ing out his Interests in the several
Western reclamation projects (which
were still assessing heavily. he was n
ruined man. But harder hit than this
was his pride he had been 80 easy.
They had gold bricked him. and he
had nothing TO SHOW for II. The sim.
plcst farmer would have had docu
ments. while he had nothing but n
gentlemans agreement. and n verbal
one at that Gentleman's agreement
lie snorted over II. John Dowsetts
voice. just as he had heard 1t in the
telephone receiver. sounded In his
ears the words. "On my honor as
gentleman" They were sncakthieves
and swindlers, that was what they
were. and they had given him the
dOublc-cross. The newspapers were
right. He had come To New York to
be trimmed. and Messrs. Dowsett. Let.
ton and Guggenhammer had done 1t.
He was n little fish. and they had
played with him ten days--ample time
I'm which to swallow him. along with
his eleven millions or course. they
had been unloading on him all the
time. and now they were buying Ward
Valley back for II song ere the mar.
ket righ,ed itself
And Daylight sat and consumed
cocktails and saw back in his life to
Alaska. and lived over the grim years
In which he had battlcd for his eleven
millions. For awhile murder ate
nt his heart. and wild ideas and
sketchy plans Of killing his betrayers
flashed through his wind. Daylight un-
locked his grip and took out his auto
matte pistol--a big Colts A He re-
leased the safety catch with his thumb.
and. operating the sliding outer bar
rel. ran the contents Of the clip
through the mechanism The eight
cartridges slid out In a stream. lie
refilled the clip. threw cartridge into
the chamber. and with the trigger at
ful cock. thrust up the safety ratch
ct. He showed the weapon into the
side pocket of his coat. ordered an.
other Martini. and resumed his seat
Al ten o'clock he arose and pored
over the city directory Then he put
on his shoes. took cab. and departed
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04

mother a sprinkling, cart You.all move
your chair alongside, Guggenhammer:
and you-all Dowsett. sit right there.
while Just irrelevantly explain the
virtues of this here automatic. She's
loaded for big game and she goes of
eight times. She's a sure hummer
when she gets started.
preliminary remarks being over.
| now proceed to deal. Remember.
amt making no remarks about your
deal. You done your darndest. and it
was all right. But this is my deal. and
It's up to me to do my darndest. In
the first place. you-all know me. I'm
Burning Daylight-savvee? Amt afraid
of God. devil, death. nor destruction.
Them's my four aces. and they sure cop
per your bets Look at that there
living skeleton. Letton. you're sure
afraid to die. Your bones Is all rat.
tling together you're that scared. And
look at that fat Jew there. This little
weapons sure put the fear Of God in
his heart He's yellow as a sick per.
simmon. Dowsett. you're cool one.
You-all amt batted au eye nor turned
hair. That's because you're great
on arithmetic. And that makes you.all
dead easy In this deal Of mine. You're
sitting there and adding two and two
together. and you-all know | sure got
you skinned You know me. and that
amt afraid of nothing And you-all
adds up all your money and knows
you amt agoing to die II you can help
It."
I'm see you hanged" was Dow.
sett's retort.
Not by damned sight When the
fun starts. you're the first | plug IN
hang all right. but you.all won't live
to see It. You-all die here and now
while III die subject to the laws delay
-savvee? Being dead. with grass
growing out of your carcasses, you
won't know when ! hang, but TN sure
have the pleasure a long time of
knowing you,all beat me to IT,"
You surely won't kill u.s." Ietton
| asked IN queer. thin voice.
Daylight shook his head.
! It's sure too expensive Youall
Amt worth 1t I'd sooner have my
chips back And ! guess yon.ail d
sooner give my chips back than go to
the dead-house."
a long silence followed
Well. I've done dealt, It's up to
you'all to play But while you're de.
liberating, want to give you.aIl warn.
ing: II that door opens and any one
of you cusses lets on there's anything
unusual, right here and then sure
start plugging They amt soul II
get out of the room except feet first
GRO BE CONTINUED
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04
Original Sunragette.

Mrs, Johanne Meyer. the first Danish
woman TO speak from platform in be-
half Of woman suffrage. attended the
Universal Race congress recently held
in London as the delegate to the Peace
Society o. Copenhagen AS soon as the
congl ess closed Mrs Meyer began an
inquiry ir behalf OF the Danish govern.
ment to ascertain the effect that SO.
cial and political work in England has
had on women In 1870 Mrs Meyer
founded re first organization for the
better.nent OF women In Denmark.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04
TIED DOWN.
20 Years SIavery-hiow She Got Free.
dom.

A dyspepsia veteran who writes
from one of England's charming rural
homes to tell how she won victory In
her 20 years fight, naturally exults in
her triumph over the tea and coffee
habit:
II feel 1t a duty to tell you," she
says, "how much good Postum has
done me. am grateful. but also de-
sire to let others who may be suffering
as did, know of the delightful meth.
cd by which was relieved.
81 had suffered for 20 years from
dyspepsia, and the giddineys that usu.
ally accompanies that painful ailment,
and which frequently prostrated me.
! never drank much coffee, and cocoa
and even milk did not agree with my
impaired digestion, so l used tea, ex.
clusively. till about year ago. when
found In package of Grape-Nuts the
little book, The Road to Wellville.'
after careful reading OF the book.
let ! was curious to try Postum and
sent for package enjoyed 1t from
the first, and at once gave up tea in
its favor.
II began to feel better very soon.
My giddiness left me after the first
few days use Of Postum. and my stom.
ach became stronger so rapidly that It
was not long till was able (as still
ann to take milk and many other ar
ticles of food of which | was formerly
compelled to deny myself. have
proved the truth Of your statement
that Postum makes good. red blood
II have become very enthusiastic over
the merits OF my new table beverage,
and during the past few months, have
conducted Postum propaganda among
my neighbors which has brought bene-
tit to many. and shall continue to tell
my friends of the better way In which
rejoice" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville." in pigs. There's a rea.
SON."
Ever read the above letterP A new
one appears from time to time. They
nre genuine, true, and full Of humua
Interest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04

Charles Mason and jeremiah Dixon
l763.67.
For over 100 years this line was a
bone Of contention" and England
finally sent Mason and Dixon to the
colonies to make an official survey
which was to be final.
At the end Of every fifth mile of this
line stone. brought from England,
was placed, engraved on one side with
the coat Of arms of Lord Baltimore,
cnd. on the other with those of the
Penns; while the intermediate miles
were marked by smaller stones, 16
inches square and 1S inches high,
bearing a large letter NJ on one side
and p on the other. The line is $50
miles long.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-04

whatever happens. I'll see you
through"
Returning To his hotel. he changed
cabs as before. went up to his room,
and with one more cocktail for night.
cap. went to bed and to sleep. In the
morning he dressed and shaved. order.
ed breakfast and the newspapers sent
up. and waited But he did not
drink by nine o'clock his tele'
phone began To ring and the reports 10
come in Nathaniel Letton was taking
the train at TarrytOwn John Dowsett
was coming down by the subway. Leon
Guggenhammer had not stirred out
yet, though he was assuredly within.
And In this fashion. with map or
the city spread out before him. Day
light followed the movements OF his
three men as they drew together. Ma
thanicl I.ettOn was at his Offices In the
MutualSolander Building. Next arrived
Guggcnhammer Dowsett was still In
his own offices. But at eleven came
the word that he also had arrived. and
several minutes later Daylight was
In Il hired motOr.car and speeding for
the Mutual. Solander Building