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The Washington times., 1912-01-31
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1912.
THE BENEFITS COME QUICKLY.

The city of Baltimore is about to demonstrate
the value Of the public utilities commission created
two years ago by the Maryland Legislature. The
Patapsco Electric Light and Power Company has
pettoned the Baltimore city council for franchise
under which it would propose to compete with the
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light, and Power CON-
pany.
Under the old conditions the probable result
would have been that the franchise would be grant
ed and then shortly the bigger company would have
bought the littler company, and swelled its capita
zaton in geometrical ratio to the amount paid, and
in the end the public would have paid the price.
Now it is different Whatever the city council may
think the final word will be said by the public utilities
commission. If it decides that competition is needed
and that the Patapsco Company can furnish that
petition it will indorse the granting of the franchise.
If thinks the public will be better served by
pany than by two it will not allow the competition.
II serves to protect both the corporations and the
public.
Doesn't it strike you being pretty good
scheme? Don't you think that public utilities
commission would perform a useful function for
Washington?
It might cut the price of gas; probably would.
might order and enforce universal transfers. prob
ably would. 1t might furnish you with seat instead
OF q strap probably would. 1t might correct num-
ber Of evils and abuses
Don't you think it would be good idea to talk
with your neighbor about public utilities commits
sion for Washington, and then both of you work
for il?
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
BEST OF PRINTERS WAS
SHAKESPEARE'S FRIEND

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
One of your correspondents in his
effort to confute e. H. Sothern's argu-
ments in defense Of Shakespearean
authorship was to the effect that the
plays were written by somebody init
mately acquainted with the printing
trade on account Of the many refer
ences to the same in the plays-Bacon.
for example, who was very careful
with the printing of his books. This is
but another example Of the woeful ig-
norance Of these Baconians. They are
not aware. of course. that the most i'm
portant printer Of London during
Shakespeare's time was one Nat Field.
Curiously enough, this printer was a
school-fellow Of Shakespeare's. 1t is
perfectly natural to suppose that when
Shakespeare went up to London and
began the writing OF his. plays Nat
Field was the first man he went to.
Field was the publisher, for instance,
Of Sydneys Arcadia" Spenser's s
Fairy Queene." also the works of
Chaucer and Cover. 1t is oddly the case
that he was also the publisher of
"Plutarch's Lives" from which
Shakespeare got the stories of several
of his plays.
Will these Baconians ever wake up?
p. H. HOYT.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
MACHINERY FOR WATERWAYS.

Senator Fletcher of Florida, president of the
Southern Commercial Congress- is doing good work
as the head of of the most progressive CONNER
cial and industrial institutions of the country
His latest suggestion is that the machinery now
being used in digging the Panama canal should be re-
tanned by the Government for use in developing our
national waterways He has called for a meeting of
all those who are interested to assemble in Nashville
April 8, and is hoped there will be prompt re-
sponse
Millions of dollars are represented in this high
class machinery. With the completion of the canal
its usefulness in that connection will end, but it will
be found excelently adapted to the development of
our great inland waterway system. 1t would be a
thousand ptes to it sacrificed when there is 50
much need for it.
The proposition is at least one which is worthy OF
careful consideration.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
SLEZAK IN CONCERT
DISPLAYS VOICE OF
PLEASING QUALITY
Singer Heard in Interesting
Program at the Colum-
bia Theater.

TO George Bernard Shaw the world
"a indebted for the definition, a
Gramatic soprano, for singer
w'tE a WORKOUT voice. Shaw's cpl
grams, thu..S often wi.lfUlly eNae-
gerated. are Invariably suggestive, and
this one in particular is a cf.,istic crit.-
oism of presert-day artistic standards.
70 those who ara familiar with musical
vocal art, as art. is a thing of the past.
Ihe marvelously cultivated voices. OF a
| fsrincili or Grisi are today but a
uad,tion Grand opera has been sup
eoncert singer by the singing actor.
When one Of the latter. schooled in tho
| proad and heavy style of Wagnerian
uscIanation, appears on the concert
instructiye than inspiring
Herr Slezak, who was heard in reci-
| tal yesterday afternoon at the Column
| bia Theater. proved to be better fitted
case with operate singers. His voice,
whiie not great one, Is of most pleas
| ing quality; his enunciation is unusually
| distinct, and he has oceans Of tempera-
| ment. The pardonable overemployment
OF q delicate pianissimo was his chief
| faults but this did not materially de-
| tract from the beauty Of his interpre-
tations. A most enthusiastic audience
forced the smiling tenor to repeat many
Of his songs
| The program, which very slightly re-
sembled the advance programs appear
| ing In last Sundays papers, consisted
almost exclusively Of lieder by German
| composers of the romantic school. No
more striking examples Of the pictur-
esque and Infinitely varied songs Of
that great generation could have been
selected. Schubert's Am Nicer" and
| Schumann's "Lotusblume" were sung
with an impressive and winning SIM
plicity. in vivid contrast to the bold.
dramatic eloquence Of Loewe's "Tom
| der Reimer." In the latter number,
the singers remarkable story telling
abilities were delightfully."- demonstrated.
The other German lieder were by
Brahms. Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss.
successors Of Schubert and schumann.
Strauss 'Standchen' and Liszt's ever
popular "Lorelei'' won special favor
with the audience. The program closed
with a group of light English songs, one
of them by a former washingtonian,
| Walter Rummel.
Herr Dachs, who, by the way, bears
a startling resemblance to the familiar
portrait of Richard Wagner, was a most
| sympathetic arr intelligent accompan-
list. His solo ms 1bers were well chosen
and warmly appIauded.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
PEOPLE WILL TAKE CARE
OF ROOSEVELT CANDIDACY

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Considerable speculation Of late has
been INDUCED in by two different ele-
menis OF the interested voters as to
the advisability, the desirability, and
the necessity Of former President
Theodore Roosevelt declaring himself
as tc his probable candidacy or the i'm
probability Of his being a candidate in
the coming Presidential election.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not q candidate, and
the necessity Of his becoming the stand
ard bearer in the next contest does not
necessarily make him a candidate.
Neither Ia 1: necessary for him tc be-
come candidate (accbrding to the def
milton Of the term. :andidate). in order
TO present his name 10 the Chicago con-
vention. next June.
III. as many Of our Wise men think
II will be necessary. IN order to pull
the party through. at the next Presi-
Dental election. to nominate Theodore
Roosevelt (and freely predict that con
dition). then the people will take care
Of that contingency by not only noml-
mating him. hut 10 elect him.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not desire to h. n
candidate, but II the necessity arises.
dr; Roosevelt will accept the situation
and not only will he allow his narne to
e' SonNSbllloH, Dut Wnen
nominated. he will not not only puii
the two elements Of the Eepublican n
party into line. but he will carry the
ELECTION without shadow Of doubt.
I;unlmins develop sufficient strength
to secure the nomination 1T the Chicago
convention. next June. Mr.. Roosevelt :
name will not go before that convention.
The nomination Of Mr., Taft is as
4th day of March. and his re- electiop
would stili he more in doubt. so il
would be the height of folly to nomi-
Eate him-evcn II such a stupendors
undertaking. could be accomplished,
as we'll be eliminated from tho prospec-
tive candidates now. and much better
now than later.
The possibility Of Mr.. Rooscvelt's rum
ming will take care Of itself. and in the
50, he will be nominated. with a clear
held. as both Of the other two candi-
dates are men Of honor. AMI will give
due consideration to the situation. SO II
It be"ornes apparent that Mr.. Roosevelt
aspirants for the Illumination will grace
fully withdraw aNA then do all In their
power for the election OF MIR. Roosevelt
I hope I have now cleared the pool
II MUDDY Water" and there will be
velt's candidacy. and that the element
that 70 much desire his nomination bu,
are not wise to the political situation
will subside and let the atmosphere
clear itself: and the other element
will take warming and nominate the
Onlv man that stands any show al
against Mr.. Roosevelt: a clear-headed
wise, conservative man: one We oil ono.
feared, but now no one fears. William
J. Bryan. B. NJ. h.
Richmond, Va.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31

II the growing American generation
lacks a comprehensive and inspiring
familiarity with the works Of its Ma
tional Government there will be no ex-
cuse whatever for this unregenerate
state. A wealth OF such information, in
Francis Rolt-Wheeler's ~. s. Service
Series," Of which there have already ap-
peared THE Boy With the u. 8. Geo
logical Survey" THE Boy With the
U, s. Foresters," and now "rhe R"y
With the U. 8. Census"
The Census Bureau is usually thought
Of as aftording little but the dry bones
of statistics, but Mr.. Rot-Wheeler
readily convinces his readers that few,
IL any. other departments of the Gov
ernment can offer more of human IN
terest, more immediate contact with the
more of adventure than falls in the
days " ork Of the alert end understand
ing census taker. The book is subject
to the one criticism, that the lad who
is the hero would rival the ful-fedged
college nen of the experienced census
sl0nally the authors own enthusiastic
appreciation OF a situation bctrays him
| elsewhere into sacrificing fidelity In
character and speech to the needs of
his narration. But never Is there q loss
of essential verify. and never does tie
Of the factories, the cbiid-labor prob.
lem, the negro problem. feuds OF the
Southern mountaineers. the thrilling eX-
periences of census-ta taking in Alaska, a
tenement district Of New York, with
an exciting glimpse of Chinatown and
Hand-.all these enter into the account
| to AFFORD stirring interest and genuine
| information, enjoyable to adults no less
| than to boys and girls.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
SWEARING AND SPRING
ANNOY 81. M. BOARD"

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Tor heavens sake won't that fanatic,
Swearingen. ever get over his mania
for the evolved Caucasian and his So
cial system'" 1t seems to me that
full grown man Qor snch take him to
be from the length Of the words he
uses) can find something better to do
lot of tommy-rot to annoy the public
with. He is one of those people who
talk all day without saying ANYTHING
heartily agree with "Job," when he
suggests>that SweariDgen and Everett
Spring get together and amuse them
selves with their idle chatter, The pub
lie doesn't mind how much Swearingen
thinks about the "ENsfYed Caucasian"
so long as no keeps his thoughts out Of
the Mail Bag. DO you agree with me.
good people? I. M BOARD
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
MELCHER RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS OWN DEATH
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Many newspapers have had short ed
itorials regarding the Kinmundy train
wreck on the Illinois Central, which
cost the lives OF several railroad off,
cials, among them F. O.. Meicher, vice
president of the Rock Island railroad
Mr.. Melcher was, in addition. chair
man of the railroads legislative COM
mittee, which committee is composed
of horde Of lawyers, agents. ETC.,
throughout the United States, and their
duty Is to defeat any bill, State or
national, affecting the railroads.
A bill introduced In Congress long
ago would have. IL enacted, prevented
the accident that killed F. o. Melcher
and others. and the reason this bill was
not enacted was due to the opposition
OF Melcher and his delegation.
The organization Of which Melcher
contributed by the railroads Of the
United States. which fund Is to defeat
all legislation affecting the railroads
also to ruin, financially and otherwise,
islation to which the railroads are op-
posed.
This organization Is about as pow
erful as II can be made; 1t consists
not only Of railroad officials, but SEN
ators and Congressman. Mr.. Melcher
more than once spoke Of "our Senators
and Congressmen;" also Of the three
Pennsylvania senator's" meaning Pen
rose. Oliver, and former Senator Kean.
Their ''star" man in the House is Con-
gressman James r Mann, now minor
ity leader.
The aforesaid organization also has
its drag at the White House, for
Melcher agents always received from
Y Tnf hn, Nd ahr,, In no. aalr< ~
for. Time and space does not permit
| citing all events, but I will cite re-
cent one.
When the boiler inspection act was
passed by, Congress, Melcher's agents
| who were candidates for chief and as
| sistant chief inspectors, and gave them
| to understand upon wnat terms and
conditions they could secure the In
dorsement Of the railroads. which in
| pointAent.
Now. none Of the expert boilerrnakers
| considered that Melcher's delegation
controlled the situation. and paid nc
| cxpevts figured thar since Taft was
constantly preaching honesty he
| would have to practice what he
! breaches, but they made mistake In
| having such confidence in the President
which fact they now realize.
| Melcher's delegation not being able
| to drive a bargain" with the boiler
| experts, opposed all of them. and put
up as candidates men who never con.
structed. repaired, tested, or inspected
| boilers, and these men, Taft, due tc
the railroads Endorsement, appointed
Some of the men Taft appointed could
not, at the time they were sworn into
office. name the respective parts of 6
| boiler. and yet these inexperienced, in
| Competent men, were selected over mer
who are regarded generally as boilel
| experts. And Taft, dumb as usual, can
| not understand why the mechanical
! men, railroad employees especially. arr
H. g. JEFFERY.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
PLAGUEIN' BR'ER FOX AGAIN.

Br'er Fox is so plagued and pestered between
his enemies and his friends up in Massachusetts
that he feels he might as we'll seek out some good
brar patch in the neighborhood and just lie down
and die. About one half Of the State, mostly made
up of men who are interested in the upkeep of poul-
try, have been circulating scandalous stories about
his habits and clamorng for the Great and Gen.
eral Court to set price on his heador more prop
ery his tail
His fair-weather friends have come to his res
cue, in way. They have marshaled their forces
for organized appeal to defeat the bounty, and
in fact, to establish closed season for his benefit
And yet he is just obleeged to recognize in this
plausible benevolence simply the preservation of
his race that, an individual, he may be hunted
down with horse and hounds when the open season
comes. There are times when he feels that he might
just as we'll be hawk skunk, or any of those
evil birds and beasts of prey which rob the barnyard
since people will believe all manner of mean
things about him. He has become downright afraid
to stop and admire the glossy pumage of pullet
the proud carriage of cockerel, for fear the tongue
of sander will accuse him of some thievish and
bloody purpose.
The hearing before the Committee on Fisheries
and Game, tolled off by the General Assembly, was
almost as thrilling fox hunt, during the Monday
session. The bounty bill was up and the poultry
men, big with the importance Of representa-, some
six or seven annual millions of barnyard products,
were there to bring their charges against Brer Fox
They could bring forward nothing but the dollar
argument. 1t was the same old henroost story that
has haunted him ever since Aesop began telling
tales about him.
But the Massachusetts fox-huntng squire was
there to plead his cause-from selfish motives to be
sure. STILL he pointed out that it was really the
woodchucks and the field mice and the crows that
destroyed the poultry while Br'er Fox, he never
so happy as when he was destroying these "1emies
of the barnyard. He not only furnished the true
sport of kings, but if the truth known, he was
the constant friend and guardian of the farmers in
terests. Timid poultrymen might easily keep their
pulets penned up, if they had any doubts about
Brer Fox's probity; it was no more than they ought
to do but the fact remained that they could say like
The Washington times., 1912-01-31

cipitating the civil war and in ira
ducing the Southern people than was
this same Weekly, even up to and
after the days OF reconstruction.
Under the circumstances, Il was an
Southern people to have Mr.. Wilson
paraded on q pedestal as the protege
and personally discovered candidate of
Mr.. Harvey and Harper's Weekly.
Whenever the Democratic party be.
comes SO abject as to have its candi-
dates made and unmade by Mr.. Har.
vey. Of Harper's Weekly, and Mr.. Wat.
terson, of the Louisville Courier Jour.
nal, then II will be in order to disband
and seek new alignments. r. G. p.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
What's on the Program IN
Washington Today

Lecture. Beside the Bonnie Briar
Bush," by DR.. w. r. Wedderspoon, at
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Sixteenth
and u streets northwest, 8 D. m.
Meeting of Columbia Chapter. No. /.
Royal Arch Masons. grand visitation,
The following I. o. o. r. organizati tions
will meet tonight: Lodges-Eastern,
No. Z: Harmony. No. 8: Federal City,
No. 20: Friendship, No. l2. Encamp-
ment-Columbian No. !, degree work
The following knights of Pythias or
ganizauons will meet tonight: Lodges
Pythian Sisters-Friendship Temple
No. 9, business and social session.
Joint meeting of Protected Home
Circles, Pythian Temple, tonight.
Reading by Miss Julia Chadwick, read
ing room for the blind. Congressional
Library, p. M.
Graduating exercises. Business High
School, s p. m.
Regular meeting OF the Women's Wei
fare Department. home Of Mrs. A. J.
Parsons. 1704 Eighteenth street north
Glass night exercises. Mckinley Manual
Training School, s p. m.
School for non-commissioned Officers
Guard, and gallery instruction. Cen,
ter Market Armory, s p. m.
Fifteenth annual meeting of the Audi.
bon Society of the District of Co
iumbia, Mckinley Manual Training
School, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue. p. m.
Annual reunion of the Washington
alumni OF the Western Reserve Uni
versity, University Club. $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
In the Mail Bag :


and
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old King Philip: 81 shall sleep we'll Br'er Fox is on
guard"
The fox hunters won the day, so far, and no
bounty will be placed upon the life Of the much
abused animal In qualified way he feels CRATE
full but he is not forgetting that the closed
has not yet begun and he is still cautious to the
company he keeps.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Federal Job Delegates
Enumerated in Munsey's

MY best Information Is that about
so per cent of the delegates from the
eleven Southern States to the national
convention of 1908 held Government
offices at the time. or have since been
named to them" writes Judson c..
Welliver in The Munsey for February.
Senator Jonathan Bourne Of Oregon,
after q very detailed inquiry from both
official and private sources"
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Entertainment for
Blind at Public Library

Selected readings will be given this
afternoon at O'Clock at the Public
Library for the benefit Of the blind
Miss Julia Chadwick will he the reader
Tomorrow night piano. song, and
violin recital will be given at 8 o'clock
by Miss Gertrude Schwameake, pianist !;
Miss Lillian Menaugh. soprano: and
Miss Lillian Miiovich, violinist
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Concerts Today
BY Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
This Afternoon at $3.50.
JOHN s. M. ZIMMERMANN,
Director.

PROGRAM
March-"Bless Your Ever Loving
Little Heart" t"................Ma Marshall
(F'rom The Slim Princess
Medley overture-"I Want a Girl"
Harry Won Tilzer
Two popular songs
1.-The Moonlight. the Rose. and
You .-...................... .Baer
Love Never Dies". -Bereney
(From Little Boy Blue.")
observation-disclosures Lou (new)
Jerome
Observation-Disclosures Of the Scng
Birds" ......................R hmond
Excerpts from THE Little MIL
honaire' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Conan
The Star-Spangled Banner"
BY Fifteenth U. S. Cavalry Band
and Orchestra, Post Gymnasium,
Fort Myer, Va, at 8 p. m.
GEORGE F.. TYRRELL. Director
ORCHESTRA.
March, "Ragtime Violin" Berlin
Waltz" Little Miss Fix It,"
Henneberg
Russian Episode, siberian Dip"
Johnson
Selection, Baron Trenck" ".....Albini
BAND.
Overture, Jolly Robbers" .Suppe
Three dances from Henry Will"
German
l. Morris Dance"
o"Shepherd's Dance
g. Torch Dance"
Idyl. "Fraum der Senneyin,"
Labitzky
Selection, The Dollar Princess"
Leo Fall
The Washington times., 1912-01-31

Senator Bob Taylor delivered his lecture,
The Fiddle and the Bow" for the sake of charity
at the Arcade last evening. It's of those gems of
ray so pure and that even when he delivered
it on business basis it was really charity to man.
kind.
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Vania, and additional Pacific re-
serve squadron.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

neutrality-suspicious. at Santa Elena
Bay, Ecuador; Nashville at Santo
Domingo City.
Sailed-Cyclops, Ajax, from Hampton
Roads for Guantanamo,
The Washington times., 1912-01-31
Amusements.

Belasco-Sam Bernard, 2:l5 and Sis
p. m. =,
National-"The Concert" 2:15 and s:15
p. m.
Columbia-"1'he Price" s:l5 d. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville. 2:l6 and S:15
Academy-"Mrs. Wiggs." s:15 p. m.
Casino-Eiite vaudeville. 1:SO, 7:+5, and
j.. m.
NCo Cosinos-Vaudeville. 1:S0 TO II q. m.
Gavety-"The Cracker Jacks" 2:l5 and
S:l5 D. m.
lIyceuni-Star Show Girls. 2l5 and sis
y. IN.
Arcade Skating. bowling. and motion
pictures,