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The Washington times., 1912-04-16
MINISTER'S DISCUSS
ACTION TAKEN BY
THEIR FEDERATION
Resolution Relative to Indian
School Question Causes
Talk.

Pastors of the churches of the city
today are widely discussing the import
of the resolutions adopted by the Pas
tors Federation of Washington at the
Y. M. c. A. yesterday. denouncing the
order of President Taft revoking the
rule recently made by Indian Commits
sioner Valentine that no teacher on duty
In the Indian schools should wear any
religious garb.
Members and officers of the Fedora
any discourtesy. implied or otherwise,
had been offered Monsignor Russell. OF
st. Patrick's lrectory, at the meeting
yesterday.
Monsignor Russell. under the impress
sion that the meeting was to be held
by all the pastors of the city, went to
the Y. NJ. c. A.. only to find that the
meeting was one Of the Protestant Fed
Grafton. He declined to discuss his
views on the resolutions before the
executive committee, the Rev. c. +,
Wiles. secretary Of the Federation
said, stating that It would not be prop
er for him to do 80,
The Rev. Mr.. Wiles was emphatic In
stating that the resolutions were not
aimed at any particular church.
THE resolutions were not aimed par
ticularly at the Catholic church, al
though II is admitted that among the
teachers of the Indian schools they
most habitually wear religious garb,
said the Rev. Mr.. Wiles. ut would be
just as obnoxious to the idea of the
separation of church and state for
members OF my own creed to wear dis
tinctive garb on duty and hang pic
lures pertaining to their faith only
on the walls" continued the Rev. Mr.
Wiies.
The resolutions were aimed at all in
trigues into the public schools, whether
Of the political-ecclesiastic nature ol
not" said the Rev Earl Wiley, pastor
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church, who was present at the meet.
ing OF the pastors yesterday. 1T was
aimed at no one church more than an
other. however,
Pastors who took a prominent part
In the deliberations yesterday were the
Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, the Rev
Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church: the
Rev. Randolph II. McKim, rector OF the
Church OF the Epiphany: the Rev. ]. j
Muir, pastor of the Temple Baptis,
Church, and the Rev. Samuel II. Wood.
| row, pastor Of the First Congregations
Church.
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VOTES FOR WOMEN.

The Chicago suffragsts who sought to obtain an
Endorsement Of their propaganda at the primary
Tuesday were disappointed, but not discouraged.
They will try again.
The rapid growth Of the movement for woman
suffrage in the United States is hardly to be realized
unless one stops to think that the sufragsts gained
two States last year and that they have succeeded in
having the proposition submitted to popular vote
in six other States this year.
The men voters of Ohio, Michigan, Oregon, Kan
sas, Wisconsin, and Arizona will this year determine
whether or not they will admit the women to the
privileges and responsibilities of equal suffrage. The
women probably do not expect to win in all these
States, but they feel that they have made showing
Of greatly increased strength to compel the legisa-
lures and-in Oho-the constitutional convention, to
submit the question.
Whatever may have been the disastrous effect OF
the militant tactics of the English suffragetes on
their cause in their country, it must be admitted
that the agitation begun by Mrs Pankhurst and her
co-workers has had marked effect in the United
States.
The American women have demonstrated their
good sense by adopting only the enthusiasm of their
English sisters and not their violence, else there
would be a different tale to tell on this side the
water.
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CHAUFFEURS AND CULTURE.

, Boston, ouriAthens and the fountau of our cul-
ture, has done radical thing. 1t has introduced
new subject into theApublc school curriculum 1t
has extended its municipaltmachne for education to
include new science. It'has opened a school for
chauffeurs.
b Taking the Y. IN. C. A.. automobile school as
an example, the Boston schooBboard it is announced
has decided to offer publiccourse in the care up
keep, driving and maintenance of gasolene driven
motor cars.
II is gratifying to. note that the course of in
sructon will be thoroughly and essentially practical
chauffeur who splits his tinfnitives may be very
annoying to his employer, but it is the one who
splits the street corners that gets on the nerves
Perhaps, 1t would be:useless, but there really ought
to be a branch of the Society for the Amelioration
Of the Misery of Pedestrians located somewhere
near this new school, 1t could at least, furnish good
target practice
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WARRINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, d. c., APRIL 16.

The campaign now in progress under
the direction OF the municipal authori-
ties in aid of sanitation and health has
been a means of arousing interest once
more in the plan of organizing in Ana
costa a womens civic league to act as
an auxiliary to the Anacostia Citizens
Association. While this proposition,
which was first advanced several
months since, has been received with
general favor, no positive action has
followed. In casting about for a COM
mittee to assist In the municipal clean
ing up crusade, DR.. Thomas d. Mudd'
chairman OF the committee on santa
ton in the Anacosia association, and
its representative on the central clean
up committee, favored the appointment
Of a large number of women, explain
ing that they would undoubtedly take
pride in supervising the cleaning UP OF
home premises. as well as influences
others in their sections to do likewise,
He also believed that they would take
pains to observe community surround
ings and report as to the general con-
ditions.
the association last evening at tht
home of President Charles R. Burr, DIR
Mudd placed his views before thos'
present. Several members commended
his suggestions as to the selection o'
Anacostia women to assist in the clean
ing up crusade, but President Burr de
cided that he was without authority Il
name any, as his Jurisdiction was lin
ited to choosing members of the as
ISOLATION for the duty.
President Burr finally named the fol
lowing members of the association t
take part in the cleanup movement
Capt. w. T. Anderson. the Rev. Georg'
NJ. Cummings, Albert E. Beck. Mauric,
Otterback. Jerome Diggs, Charles Gran
]. T. Herbert, wv. II. Lawrence, VII
liam Mushake, and President Burr.
The question Of woman's suffrage viii
occupy the attention of the Mems Clul
of the Congress Heights Methods
Episcopal Church on Friday evening
next: A debate viii take place on tn, tn,
Be Allowed to Vote" On the affirma
tive side will be HaswsiI Msgrudsr ant an,
view will be supported by John Mage,
and Charles Joyce. The meeting viii
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TUESDAY, APRIL 1s. 1912.
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.

Those Democrats in the House of Representa-
Itves who so ready with their objections to the
bill incorporating the Rockefeller Foundation surely
were not fully informed. They, perhaps, had in mind
the old bill introduced several years ago. 1t is to be
hoped that they will study the Peters BILL and will
assure themselves that the Objectionable features of
the Foundation have been ,eliminated Here is a
hundred million dollars thatlis ready to 60 to work
for the good Of humanity No fanced or theoretical
objection ought to stand in the way.
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THE HORROR OF THE TITANIC.

The French line steamer LaBourgogne was lost
In 1898 with almost 600 people aboard. 1t left
terror in the minds of travellers from which they
never recovered. Yet it would require three disas.
ters Of LaBourgogne character to equal that which
has, apparently, overtaken the Titanic.
Moreover, both these horrors resulted, in gen.
eral, from lack Of consideration for the safety of
the travelling public. LaBourgogne was travelling
out Of the agreed and accepted lane for steamers
at that season, after the then fashion of the French
line vessels, which persstenty declined to be bound
by the conventions of North Atlantic practice Had
the French company been willing to cooperate with
others that accident need not have happened.
In the case of the Titanic very similar criticism
lies. The Titanic ought not, at such a late date in
the season. to have been crossing by the northern
route. The desire for a speed showing on maiden
voyage should not have induced such recklessness
Of consequences This spring has been late the
bergs are coming farther south than usual at this
season. and for some time it has been reported that
they we're more numerous than usual therefore more
dangerous.
Only very recently we have received report
from Government investigating commission, which
declared that our modern steel "dreadnought" cars
and gigantic locomotives are too heavy to be run
safely over roadbeds and rails as now constructed
at the speeds required. We must have heavier and
better rails and structures lighter equipment or less
speed The craze for bigness, and yet more bigness
for speed, and yet more speed has reached into every
department of present-day existence. Everything
anything, Is sacrificed to the clipping off of few
minutes, the making of new record the satisfaction
Of having the biggest skEssFapsr' or fat steer O
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Pullman special and hurried about the
country, making train-end speeches and
engaging IN the hurly-burly Of cam
paign oratory which is found so ef-
fective when undertaken by men like
Roosevelt and Bryan.
Mr.. Clark will be sent out to Bowling
Green, Mo-, where his home In, and
WIN see the hosts of Democratic pill
grims who wend their way to Mecca.
He will, no doubt, make few big,
carefully prepared and reyised speeches
in leading centers. But, aside from these
speeches and his letter of acceptance
and carefully prepared statements or
authorized interviews, he will keep silent
for publication.
Mr.. ciarks friends do not propose to
have him, IL he Is nominated, throw
away the chances of Democratic sue
cess by any more indiscretions of speech.
He will not allow himself, or be allowed,
to utter a word for the public ear that
has not been weighed and reweighed
and then given few acid tests.
This course of action may or may not
be complimentary to Mr., Clark, accord
that il is at least the cautious and care
full policy that will scrupulously prevent
any bad breaks from the candidate.
Course of Action.
This is a course of action planned for
Mr.. Clark that the Republican campaign
management has probably not contem-
plated. What the Republican leaders
would want of Mr.. Clark would be lot
of hurried, ili-prepared speeches made
over a wide area. Mr.. Clark and his
friends intend 10 fool them about this
business.
II war of personalities Is waged
against Mr.. Clark, the men who are
close to him declare that II will react,
just as attacks on Grover Cleveland re-
acted In his favor.
Aa the personal attacks or attacks
relative TO Inconsistent political ut
terances, the friends of the Speaker say
he will meet all charges WITH frank
ness; that he will simply admit his
mistakes, when they are truthfuily
charged, and say:
Yes, that's true. That's one OF my
mistakes. l admit 1t and am sorry for
it."
This. in brief, is the route that Mr..
Clark and his friends have mapped out
for aim to reach the White House IL
he is nominated for President. They
insist that the common folks, who still
obtain in considerable numbers through
out these United States, will like It,
win say Champ is one of their kind,
and will triumphantly elect him.
But q lot of the Speakers Democratic
opponents don't see II that way. And
as for most Republican leaders, they
Just simply say that IL Champ gets
the nomination. he'll be eaten alive long
before the leaves begin to fall in No
vember.
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URGE CLARK
TO BE DISCREET
Speakers Managers Will Put Check on His Volublity
and Wise His Utterances
With Care.
By JOHN sNURE

with many Republicans frankly de-
claring they hope the Democrats will
nominate Speaker Champ Clark for
President, on the theory that he would
be the easiest man to beat, and on the
other hand with Mr.. Clark making
such gains in some parts of the country
as to lead many politicians to think he
is likely to capture the nomination, the
question is being widely discussed here
as to what sort of a campaign will be
made for and against this candidate
II he is nominated,
II Is pretty well understood that II
Clark gets the Democratic nomination,
the Republican campaign management
is preparing to launch on him an at
tack that will be one of great bitter
ness, severity. and force. II will be a
perfect broadside of political fire. 1t
will deal, among other things, with the
inconsistencies of utterance of the
Speaker. It will show how he has been
on various sides OF the tarih question,
how he talked about tearing down the
army cut down, and the Diplomatic
Corps abolished.
Dig Up Past Mistakes.
Republican campaign managers have
ALREADY, u u unuhTetoOu, uuE I'D u o'
Of the former utterances OF Mr.. Clark
both In the House. in interviews. and In
speeches and lectures in various parts
of the United States. They intend to
spring them after the baltimore con-
rentlon IL clark gets the nomination.
Moreover. many things pertaining to
Speaker Clarks personality for years
back have been dug into.
All this ammunition, whether pertain
Ing to political indiscretions or per
sonal foiblas. Is being carefullv stored
I'm In the Republican wsr chests.
This being So the question that DEM
ocratic leaders are spe:ulating on is
what they are going TO do about 1t II
Mr.. Clark Is nominated.
1t can be said on authority that Mr.
est 10 him in this campaign, have
talked the situation over freely among
themselves and with the Speaker They
have considered what sort of a cam.
paign they are going to make to elect
Mr Clark Z he is nominated. And
they have their plans pretty well ma
tured.
When troy talk freely about the situ-
alton and do not fence they admit that
Mr. C1ark's disposition to talk and te
he voiuble on numerous occasions In
.he rast Is weakness that cannot bt
ignored.
Front Porch Campaign.
It has been decided that 10 Mr.. CLARK
is nominated he will conduct front
porch camosign. He will be kept OF
the stump. He will not be put into q
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SOME CURIOUS EXPLANATIONS.

The uniformly amusing, and sometimes inter-
esting Washington correspondence Of the New York
Tribune has undertaken some explanations of the
recent disasters to the Taft campaign in Illinois and
Pennsylvania. The Tribune is an ardent supporter
Of the Administration, animated by the same lofty
motives that inspire the Southern postoffce brigade
il has good job in the family When Roosevelt
was President and the Tribune family held that same
job the Tribune was just as jealous supporter OF
Roosevelt Should Roosevelt after his return to the
Presidency next March, permit the Tribune to con-
tinue its official relationship as now, that newspaper
would Of course return to its old devotion to the
man it now so enthusiastically denounces
The Tribune Washington correspondence has
explained that Taft lost Illinois because Of Lorimer
and Pennsylvania because of Penrose. The peo-
pie" says the astute correspondent gained the
wholly erroneous idea that the President himself
was standpater of the Penrose type"
They assuredly did They had reason to. They
began getting that idea before Mr.. Taft was nomi-
mated, when he use all his power and prestige to
force the electiont Cannon as Speaker.
They got more Of it when the President, during
the tariff session, absolutely refused to take part
that would help satisfactory tariff measure.
They got more when he undertook to pass a
vicious bill that would in substance have repealed
the tweny-year accomplishments in the direction Of
railroad control.
They got the idea that Taft was "a standpatter
of the Penrose type" from the fact that all his
friends counseors, and supporters have been of that
school, and that progressives have been rejected.
The people saw progressives barred from the
cheap privilege of their share in PATRONAGE as pun
shment for being progressves. They read the Presi
dents own confession of that performance, in the
Norton patronage letter Yet in the face Of that they
are now asked to believe that the President is really
progressive
The people have seen the Taft campaign turned
over to the management of Mckinley, Lorimer,
Crane Penrose, and Smoot.
They have seen the Administration influence
aligned in favor of Lormer's retention in the Senate
and from the day when it became apparent that the
Administration was that side, they have observed
an improved chance for the jackpot Senator to re-
main in his seat.
Mr.. Taft may not be "a standpatter Of the Pen
rose type" Perhaps he is progressive "of the Pen
rose type" On the whole, that seems the right ex-
PLANTATION: He is progressive Of the Cannon-Pen-
-Smoot-Lorimer type.
Well that isn't the sort of progressive the
country wants. II wants progress forward not back
ward. And it has done with Mr.. Taft simply be.
cause it understands him. Both by his associations
and his public course, he has beed every claim oi
progressivism in his own behalf He has been the
ideal of standpatters from the day he became Pres
dent That is why the people are rejecting him just
as fast as they can get action on his case.
The Washington times., 1912-04-16
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Vulcan. at Franchmans bay;
Prairie, DraYton, Paulding Perkins,
Mayrant, Sterrett Wake. Patter-
son, Amnien, Borrows, Monaghan.
Trippe. Arethusa, and Dixie, at
Guantanamo; Potomac and I.amson,
at Norfolk: Cheyenne, at Bremer-
ssile,i-Atsx. from. HAMPTON Roads for
Melville station, r l.: Hector. from
Hempton Roads for Guantanamo;
sylph and Tecumseh. from Nash
iagton for Pincy Point: Chester,
from Norfolk for Phile delphia: Her
cnles from Norfolk fcr Washing.
from Norfolk for Lynnhavsn bay.
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Commander Trimble
Says g. A. r. Wants Action

eve are not criticising or approving
any particular pension measure. We
are only seeking to get some kind OF
legislation" said Commander-inchie ef
II. NJ Trimble, of the Grand Army of
the Republic. this morning M. Trimble
has been in Washington for several
days comforting with members Of the
Pension Cimmittees. "If we supported
some particular proposal our position
would be taken advantage Of" ne said
Mr.. Trimble will leave at 5:35 tonight
for Concord, n. H.. where he will at
tend the annual encampment Of the De-
partment OF New Hampshire. Later he
will go to Connecticut and thence TO
Atlanta, Ga, and Birmingham, Ala.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

tached Cleveland, Ohio. to Asiatic
station.
Lieutenant H. B. KELLY. detached
North Carolina. TO Tennessee.
Lieutenant F. j. FLETCHER, detached
Dale, to Chauncey.
EnSigns w. r. SMITH and II. r. A.
R0RcHARnT. detached North Car
olina: 10 Tennessee.
Midshipman 6. a. BAILEY. to Ne
brsska.
Midshipmsn T.. d. LAPHAM. to Mis-
ssSippi
The Washington times., 1912-04-16
What's on tie Program, tn
Washington Today

These Masonic organizations will meet
tonight: Lodges-National. No. l2, e.
A; Armlnius. No. 25, z. A.; Myron NJ,
Parker, No. q, F. CT King David, No.
2sxsffs rs F. 4 No Foysl ArcS SsaPssGsk ks
val. No. 8, mark. Scottish Rite-Evan-
gelist Chapter, Rose Croix, No. /, 5
p. m, fifteenth degree; 1880 p. M,
eightesnth nsb SSsh,sr deETse' nee Eastern star-Miz-
meet tonight: Washington, No. 6. de-
gree work; Golden Rule, No. 81 and
Amity, No. q, business.
The following Knights OF Pythias
IGdses will, viii meet %Sas.OT tOnisSt S3 We0SssT
rank; Capital, No, a, esquire rank;
Myrtle, No. 25 knight rank
Meeting Of Brightwood Tent, No. s,
X. o. T. M, initiation: tonight.
Meeting of the National Academy OF
Science, National Museum.
Presentation of moneys and memorial
D. A. r. Congress. Continental Hail.
Patriotic entertainment by the Children
of the American Revolution, meetings
OF various State delegations, including
District conference, Continental Hall,
S p. m.
Lecture on "The Raising of the Maine. -
by Col. W. NJ. Black, under the aus.
pices of the Washington Society OF
Engineers, Pan-American Union Build
Meeting G OF the District of columbis
Congress- OF Mothers, the Raleigh
Ladies' night, Kallipolis Grotto. Mystic
order Of Yelled Prophets, new Ma
Regular monthly meeting Of the Colum.
bia Historical Society, the Washing.
ton Club, 1719 I street northwest,
p. m.
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be a public one, and much interest
centers In the debate. H..
Appreciation of the members of the
congregation over the reappointment of
the Rev Merit Earle as pastor OF
the Congress Heights Methodist Epis-
copal Church for a second term took
the form OF a surprise party party to the s Rev: =;
evening last. The compensation was
represented by large gathering In the
church parsonage, In Nichols avenue,
the visitation having been kept a pro-
found secret. Charles A. GUIDE, the
president of the board of trustees Of the
church. delivered an address OF welcome
to the Rev. Mr.. Earle and Mrs. Earle
on their return. The Rev. Mr.. Earle
Thomas z. Reardon. who has been
identified fer many years with indus
trial councils. has been elected vice
the District. He served formerly -four
successive terms as president. followed
by membership on the executive board
Miss virgis Harris, of Richmond, Va.
Is visiting Miss lola Gator, of 1880 Mich
| els avenue. Aubrey Harris, heI
| brother. who was a visitor also. has re.
| turned.
Oscar c. Brothers. ir., owner of Fair
lawr. has sold to Mrs. NJ &. Howser
| wifi - DR.. u. s. Howser, of Anacostia
the homestead known as the Howard
property, in Minnesota avenue. Tht
| ground is improved by large franu
| dwelling. and has attractive surround
| !nes. Many improvements have beer
| undertaken bv Mrs. Howser 1t Ia un
derstood DR.. and Mrs. Howser will re
| side there.
Charles Carl Is having a six-room
! frame dwelling erected in the Moore
| addition to Anacostia. Samuel Lucas |:
| having two brick houses built in Shan
non place, Mrs. Ida l.. Boswell is hav
I ing improvements made to her home
| at 1916 V street, at a cost OF $500. TIL,
| construction of house for e. T, Phil
| lips, at 2A6 Shannon place. to cos
81, 400, is under way, and yesterday worl
was started on q frame dwelling fol
]. F. Pyles, at 2010 Fourteenth street
A movement has been started in Ana
| costa for the formation of a Rechabit'
| tent George w. Shoemaker, prominen
| in Rechabite circles here a number o
years ago, will be called upon to heat
| 1t. When this order was activeAin Ana
costa II figured in many movements
against the establishment of saloons II
! Anacostia- -.
The Washington times., 1912-04-16
Water and Light Men Meet

SALISBURY. N, C., April lS;.The
embracing Georgia and North ana
South Carolina convened in annual
meeting here today for a two days,
session. President w, y. Steotelits. OF
Columhia, :. c.. presided at the OPEN
ing 81 salon.
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AN ABSOLUTELY NECESSITY.

Old Gent-So you want to become my son-in-aw?
Youth-No, DON'T but II marry your daughter don't
very well get out Of it-London Opinion.
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ARMY.

AM"
Lieutenant AUGUSTUS NORTON, c.
A. c., TO report to commanding Of
ficer artillery, District OF Columbia,
for duty on his stan.
Captain CHARLES L. McKAIN. Seven
teenth Infantry, transferred to
Eighteenth Infantry, vice Captain
PAUL w. BECK, transferred to
Seventeenth Infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel WILLIS T. MAY,
infantry, relieved from duty at Army
War College, Washington Barracks,
ID. G.
Lieutenant WILLIAM f. PERSONS,
Eleventh Infantry, to his regiment.
The following offi0rs Of the Thirtieth
Infantry, designated as disbursing
agents of the pay department, at
the posts named: Lieutenant l..
WORTHINGTON MOSELEY. Fort
Gibbon. Alaska; Lieutenant BILOXI
HAM WARD, Fort Davis. Alaska
Lieutenant CHARLES B. ELLIOTT,
Fort ST. Michael, Alaska.
The Washington times., 1912-04-16
ALL KINDS.

IT your is making out Of his voice
opera, Where did he learn singing?'
''Oh, he don't sing; he calls the carriages"
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A REPETITION.

Claude-Am ] the nrst man you ever loved2
Maude-why certainly How strange areI They all
AK me- that question. --.-