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The Washington times., 1912-05-14
TUESDAY, MAY IA, 1912.
OCEAN TRAVEL. REFORMS.

The route for transatlantic steamers has been
moved southwark the second time on account of the
unusual number of icebergs that menace the accus-
toned lanes of ocean traffic All ocean vessels arc
adding to their lifesavng equipment, and testing it
prior to leaving port. Supplementary construction
to hulls is being made in order to lessen the shock
from a possible collision. A full complement OF
officers and lookouts on watch all vessels and
provided with marine glasses, and vessels while
within the danger arereduced to halfspeed and
sometimes to even less. All of these things have
happened and are happening since the loss of the
Titanic.
Awful and overwhelming as the disaster was,
those who were sacrificed did not die in vain.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
IMPROVED WATER
SUPPLY WANTED BY.
EAST WASHINGTON
Pumping Station for Section
of City Is Considered
the Solution.

The growing scarcity of water in the
East Washington Heights section was
Viewed in serious light BY the mem
bers of the East Washington Citizens'
Association, which held it's monthly
meeting last night in the Baptist
Church, in Bowen road. II was'voted to
renew the efforts OF the association with
the District Commissioners in order to
try and have action taken Immediately.
That the wells in the region are use
less, that the water supply at both the
stanton and the Garfield school build
ings is wholly inadequate and that peo-
pie have to seek springs in the vicinity
In order to procure a supply of water
for their households were some OF the
statements made in the organization.
David G. Fountain, the secretary, re-
ported having called on Captain Mark
ham about the conditions. He was
pleased to report that Captain Markham
believed the District should establish a
pumping station for the purpose Of fore
ing water UP the hills to the Heights.
Mr.. Fountain pointed out that less
than a mile away are the water mains
OF the District, recently extended. they
ending at Twenty-fifth and p streets,
near Naylor road. 1t was suggested
that an extension from this point would
relieve present necessities. and that
later a system might be installed.
Opposition having developed to any
bill seeking the taxation of property
owners for the purpose Of acquiring
land along the shores of the Anacostia
river in the project Of reclamation, 1t
was decided to indorse the bill prepared
by the representatives Of the various
citizens associations, which seeks to
have the cost OF the condemnation and
purchase of land made on the half-and-
half basis.
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What's on the Program, In
Washington Today

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No .. Rethlehem No, -
Tho foIIoWIng 7 n q + eanizations
vii meet fopigbt I I,odgesoWa shing.
ION No s. degree work: Golden Rule.
No 81 and Amitv No 81 business
camnmentNFred u stuart No l.
degree work.
The following Knights OF Pvthias
lodges will meet tonight: Webster, No
7, business Excelsior, No. a. rank
work: GermanIa. No Is: Capital. No,
"A, and Myrtle, No. 25, business.
Meeting of Brtghtwood Tent. No. s, K.
Q. T. NJ, Invitations with full ampli-
ned form, Maccabee Hall, Brishtwood
tonight.
Meeting Of Capital Circle. No. 3l5, p. H.
C.. Northeast Temple. Twelfth and H
streets northeast, tonight
Memorial services for Miss Kate T.
Brown by the Gales-Seaton Home and
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Indorses The Times Attitude on the
Liquor Question And Suggests
a Public Demonstration.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
For some days Il has been in my
heart to write to you commencing your
attitude toward the pending liquor legis-
lation for the District
You have either been converted, Mr..
Editor, or 1 have cherished a very
wrong conception with regard to the
policy of your paper. Whether. or not
1t Is true Of you. have been converted,
and now want you to place my name
on your subscription list at once.
You are the only paper in the District
that speaks out for the reforms which
any sober-minded person must see are
demanded, unless men whose business II
is to pray upon others. are to be given
OF you, and your praise in the mouth of
multitudes of people, who without you
would have no representation In the
public press.
Your editorials on The District ss
loon Problem" The Liquor Dealers
Rights" and now this last and best OF
all, to which no fair-minded man can
the skf ptstrict s Needs hsi ana AVA WRy, caps the
climax, and again l want to say, Three
cheers for The Times! And now, through
) our columns. desire to throw out a
suggestion. to the home-loving, flag
voted Christian people Of the District,
and II is this:
Let us organize a monster demonstra-
ton, call together 10, 0,0O0--20 0o-of the
best people in the Capital. who are not
afraid to do the unusual, and stand in
the open and march with banners fly
ing, drums beating, bugles blowing. CO.
horts singing, straight to the headquar-
ters OF the District Committee Of the
House, and tell these gentlemen what
we expect and show them that we are
neither fooling nor asleep This is my
| proposition. Will you fling the chal-
| lenge out to the people! Anyway, three
cheers for The Times.
ARTHUR WILLIS SPOONER,
Pastor Sixth Presbyterian Church.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
BUSINESS MEN IN THE CAMPAIGN.

Effort is being made by the Taft for.e. to make
il appear that the consistent victories of Roosevelt
are due to the indifference of business of Re,
publican affiliations who for one reason or another
are not taking part in any of the primaries but wl:o,
IL they should get out and vote would support Taft
In the first place, if this were true, it proves
that the business interests are not afraid of Roose-
velt for no class of society is more responsive than
the business men if they convinced their inter-
ests are being menaeed. The admission that they
are not voting is sufficient denial that Roosevelt is
standing menace and under his second Adnuni'-
traton the Nation would 60 to the dogs. The porket
book nerve is keen to sense danger and quick to
respond.
1t took four years of Tafts demagogc prosecu-
tion of trusts to prove the wisdom of Roo5evets
statement that there bad trusts and good trusts,
bad business and good business and that Little Busi
could be, and often times s in'ncal to popu-
lar rights, prosperity and justice as Big Business.
Quality, not sze must be the criterion by'whch all
business enterprises are judged.
Despite the garish display of long list of in
dictments returned against trusts" by the Taft
Administration, business men know it has been a
Quixotc campaign. Most of the indictments have
never been prosecuted. In the cases where they
have the Government has either lost because it
had no case dismissed the prosecution for the same
''AS'S
in name only to the great profit Of those interested
and the further exploitation of the people.
Business men also know that you cannot dis
solve and abolish trusts These great corporations
a modern necessity. You cannot return to the
days of individual producton-the days of the vii
lage wagonmaker and neighborhood cobbler. Neither
can you return to the days of individual and local
lied distribution What chance has the small con.
cern even to reach the great stretches of Canada
or the markets of the Far East? But in order to
find market for our products and provide employ.
ment for our laborers this must be done.
Business men also know that prosperity comes ur
from the masses--not down from the few. Conse
quenty, the middle classes must be contented, must
have voice in their Government, and share in the
wealth.
Knowing this and realizing its vital importance
at this time in our history, the business men no.
indifferent to Roosevets campaign, neither they
antagonistc to his ideas. Quite the contrary. The
business man, the middle man if you please, who is
the most concerned that the adjustment of busnes:
and the administration Of Government be along ra
tional lines that will regulate and really .overn
instead Of going to the extreme Of either trying It
destroy or else abdicating-that is found L
be a very large and very earnest part of Roose
velts following.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
TODAY'S CAMPAIGNING.

The days of the docile front porch variety of cam
pagning have fallen into dsrepute. Likewise the
reputation of the prophet who has assured the pub
lie that the printing press had made the stump
speaker picturesque antique
This is the day of political evangelism. Forms,
rituals and ceremonies bosses and blocks of FIVE"
avail but little The system of framing the platform
in Paror A, and parceng out the candidates behind
the closed doors of the private offices of the cor
poration counsel has broken down.
We not only invite the public to sit in the game,
but we permit him to shuttle and do the dealing.
Instead of leaving Garcia in the dark, waiting
for him to send request for information, we are
carrying the message to him in very truth, spoken
from rear platforms of special trains, automobiles
and trolley cars, and couched in his own patois.
If any are not saved it is because they will not
listen
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HONEYFUGGLING THE PEOPLE.

In his speech at Dennison, Ohio yesterday, Presi-
dent Taft said:
II hold that the man is demagogue and flat
terer who comes out and tells the people they know
it all. | hate flatterer. | like to tell the truth
straight out, and hate to see man try to honey
fuggle the people by telling them something he
doesn't believe"
That is off the same piece as Mr.. Taft's other
statement since denied and monkeyfuddled with ex-
panatons that all of the people are not fit to rule.
Mr.. Tafts fundamental conception of government is
ant-democratic. 1t isn't necessary to seek particu-
lar excerpts from his addresses to prove this; it is
shown by his general attitude toward proposals that
look to large, direct participation of the people IN
government. 1t is habit Of mind. 1t would have
aligned him, if he had been member of the consti-
tutional convention, with those who in all sincerity
believed it best to minimize the part of the people
in the government, to establish arstocratic up
per house, and to limit the suffrage.
This is Mr. Taft's intellectual attitude, and when
ever under stress of excitement he permits himself
to show the real inner workings of his mind he al
ways confesses to this misgiving about the capacity
of the people.
If the people are not capable of ruling them
Selves if ALL the people are not on the whole wis;
and juster and safer to trust what particular repre-
sentative part" would he have to rule them? If it is
indeed Representative part, it only represent;
if it accurately reflects the purpose of the whole
people, it can only do what they want done. There
can be no real reason for wanting to take political
power away from the people and give it to selected
few, unless it lies in belief that the selected few
would do some things that the people would not do,
and leave undone others that they would do
This issue between aristocracy and democracy is
as old as the process of governmental evolution. Mr..
Tafts is the view that opposed wrestling the Magma
Charta from King John, that would have seen danger
in creating the Commons the dominating parIia-
mentary body that would have stood with the dukes,
two years ago, against limiting the veto power of
the lords.
Mr. Taft opposes the popular primary, the initi&-
tive, referendum and recall; he is allied with those
bosses who oppose direct election of Senator'S His
attitude makes him the lineal descendant, in ntellec-
tua process from the tories of a thousand and of
hundred, and of two years ago His instincts place
him on the tory side of this struggle; would have
placed him there at any stage of the struggle; and
will keep him there so long as he shall be partci-
pant in it, 1t is a struggle that will always have
with us, and in which the Roosevelt side will always
be winning, because it is right and the Taft side will
always be losing, because it is wrong.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
Bill to Repeal Sale
Of AnacoStia Land

Repeal of the law of 1907 under which
it was proposed to sell certain property
along the Anacostia river to Sidney
Bieber is recommended in a bill report
ed favorably by the Senate Public
Buildings and Grounds Committee. The
committee report shows the property
was appraised at SzI,UUl.iS, and Mr..
Bieber declared this excessive and de-
clned to purchase II.
The report of the chief of engineers
of May 8, 1912 holds that Mr.. Bieber
has manifestly no desire to purchase,
and takes the view the land should be
retained for use in connection with
Anacostia reclamation work.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
Another Supporter Of The Times
Campaign For the Cleaning Up
OF the LiuuOr Situation,

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
want to take this opportunity to con-
gratulate you on the stand you have
taken with regard to the legislation
pending in Congress on the regulation
of the liquor traffic in the District
The news you have published in the
past setting forth the views of both
sides of this question has been uni
formly fair in treatment and your edi-
torial in the issue of this evening I
consider one of the very best articles
of its kind ! have ever read in a
daily.
Your stand that legislation is needed,
but ONLY legislation that is fair to
both sides, is commendable, especially.
l agree with you that there are GER
tain objectionable features in the pro-
posed BILL looking at it as do from
the point of view of those favoring 1t.
and think the word house should be
substituted for place" of worship.
| assure you of my personal appre-
citation of the fair treatment you have
given the matter, and believe that a
large majority of the people of the Dis
trict see the matter in the same light
al do you and myself.
w & X
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
If We Went to Ball Games, Which
We Do Not, We Would Want to
Get Home Before Dark, and You
Can Do That With q O'clock

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
In regard to the starting OF ball
games at $50 or p. m. would like
to know why the various sporting edi-
tors take IT upon themselves to say
that the populace prefers that games
start at $3.50, and attempt to influence
the public through the medium OF the
press to vote for an early start of the
games, apparently for their own con-
venience, only.
The city Of Washington differs from
nearly all others. in that the people who
to a great extent, support baseball here
are departmental workers. who must
take extra leave II games be started at
$3.50 instead of 1. Why not leave 1t to
the people to decide what they want,
rather than the several sporting edi-
tors, who have in view only their own
personal convenience?
H s WILSON
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
ARMY.

The following transfers are ordered to
take effect this date:
Captain ALDEN c. KNOWLES, from
the Fourteenth Infantry to the Six
teenth Infantry.
Captain LOUIS ]. VAN sCHAICK from
the Sixteenth Infantry to the Four
teenth Infantry.
Captain ARTHUR N. TASKER, Medical
Corps, from the Preside of San
Francisco, Cal, to Fort Hancock,
N. j.
The following transfers are ordered to
take effect June l:
Captain GEORGE p. WHITE, from the
Sixth Cavalry to the Ninth Cavalry.
Captain FRANCIS w. GLOVER, from
the Ninth Cavalry to the Sixth Cav
airy.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
AmusementS.

Relasco-"If Were King" s:15 D. m.
Coiumbia-"The Dawn OF a Tomor-
row" s:lb p; NJ.
Pc Poi Madame X" 2:15 and Sis D. m.
Academy-Vaudeville 1880. 8. 7:30.
Ma sticEVaudeville. 1870. 3. 1880, and
Casinomvaudeville. 1870. 8. 1880. and
Cosmos-Vaudeville. to II p. m.
mperial-Vaudeville ! to II p. m.
Gayety-"The Social Maids" 2;15 and
Sis p. m.
Arcade-Skating. bowling. and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14

l.; johnson. s.. G.; Mccall. Mccory,
mers. Rsiney. Redneld, sherley, slsson, son.
slayden. Talcott. N. Y; Underwood, and
Whitacre: HOWARD q. MARTIN.
Rockville, Md.
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In the Mail Bag Il

Of
OF
TIMES.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
Concerts Today
By the U. S. Marine Band, Marine
Barracks, at 4:3o p. m.
WILLIAM H. SANTELMANN.

WILLIAM H. SANTELIhANN.
Leader.
March, 1.-The Man Behind the Gun"
Sousa
Overture, Jubilee. "........Von Weber
Famous Minuet. Paderewsh
Grand fantasia. The Merchant of
Venice Observation-Disclosures, PlnSuu
Waltz, THE Debutantc". .Santelmann
Scenes from THE Fortune Teller"
Herbert
Valse petite. "Flirtation". ........ .Steck
Descriptive fantasia. "A Hunting
Scene" ...:..................Bu Bucalossi
THE star-Spangled Banner"
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, At
Fort Myer, Va, at 4 p. m.
GEORGE BITTRICH.
Associate Leader.
March, "Everybody's Doing 1t Now
Berkin
Overture, "Tantalusgualen" .Supre
Melody, wild Rosebud" ...... .Tobani
Waltz, Jolly Fellows. Wailstedt
Selection. I'll TroYatore". ".......V Verd!
Ballet music from William Telr'
Rossin!
Excerpts from Woodland" Luders
The Washington times., 1912-05-14

and should not only be denied his naturalization
papers but he should be deported.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
NAVY.

NAVY.
Commander c. A. BRAND, placed on
retired list from May Q.
Lieutenant Cjunior grade) ]. B. GOLD
MAN. placed on retired list from
May 3; to home.
The Washington times., 1912-05-14
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Caesar at Guantanamo. Pa
ducah at Cienfuegos, Saratoga at
Taku, Sterling at Norfolk
Sailed-Maryland from Santa Monica
for Mare Island. Georgia, Rhode
Island, from Salem for Rockland;
Samar from Shanghai for Kiukiang,
Abarenda from Shanghai for Nan
king Albany from Shanghai for
Chefoo, Petrol from Greenville for
Helena, Ark; Nebraska from ST.
Joseph for Vicksburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
OAKLAND NOTES.

Items for this column may be 'phoned
to 1915 or the State Journal office.l
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of the charter members of the Engineers,
Wives auxiliary, was the honor guest n
a luncheon this afternoon given by the
other charter members of the society.
H w Lewis, scale inspector on the d.
vision between Fort Madison and Chi
cago. is in Topeka on business for fe"
days.
There is a large demand for tickets for
the entertainment to be given tonight at
the R. R. Y. NJ. c. A.
A. Swaet. travelling passenger agent fcI
the l. & N, was in Topeka on business
Thursday.
W. J. Curtis, district passenger agent,
returned this evening from Hutchinson,
where he has been on Company business
the past week
Walter Prunskis of the new steel boiler
shops will be married November 10 to
Miss Mary Waycekuns in Kansas City by
q Polish priest. Mr.. Prunskis has been
in the country a number OF years, and
his bride is expected to arrive in the
United States about the first of next
month. Mr.. Prunskis has a home fur
nished for his bride at 300 Klein street
where they will receive their friends after
November 15.
Mrs Mary eastman of Sabetha, Kan,
is visiting her brother, John H Snyder,
of Ohio street.
The following ladies attended the state
meeting OF the G. 1. A to the B. of l. =
Thursday at Kansas City, KAN Mrs
William Sherman. Mrs. George Sherman,
Mrs Ed Ash, Mrs. E. E Smith, Mrs
Chas Tennyson Mrs. Clara Barry, Mrs
Noah Foutch Mrs George Wood, Mrs
Sol Richardson, Mrs. Geo Furman, Mrs
frev Mrs. Jones and Mrs Brown OF the
Fmporia division attended This was the
second state meeting and over ninety were
in attendance
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to 1915 the State Journal office.l
R. W. Mohler and family were dinner
guests last Sunday at the W. L. HamiI
home. $50 Wabash avenue.
Miss Ray Gardner is slowly improving
from a serious illness at her home, 2o9
Forest avenue
Word has been received from Miss Har-
rlett Hummen of Springtown, Ark, that
the entire family are enjoying good health
and like the climate better each day.
The Oakland Forestry club will give an
oyster supper this evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jordan on Oakland
vited quests will attend.
The members of the Standard Bearers
diligently practicing for an entertainment
and social to be given next Wednesda =
eveing at Hardtens hall for the class
members, their families and invited
friends
Mrs. W. H. Draut entertained the
Ladies Aid society of the Oakland Pres
her home on Michigan avenue. TIE fol-
lowing were present: Mrs. ]. G. Huey
Mrs: R. P. Taylor. Mrs. Jas. Bower. M
]. Kelley, Mrs. L. Lee, Mrs. R. P. Tay-
lor Mrs. Dora Sinner. Mrs. Ernest
Grubbs. Mrs James Wilson and Mrs. }
l. Massey Mrs. Draut was assisted dur
ing the afternoon by her daughter Mis-
Opal The date for the ladies' bazaar
was set yesterday for November 20, to be
held during the afternoon and evening a I
Hardten's hall. Supper will be served tre
puOuC at o CLOCK
Mr.. William Walker of Los Angeles
Cal. spent the weekend with his uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs: L. Biscoe. 124
AFTER avenue. Mr. Walker is spending
this week with relatives in Kansas City
and will leave the first of next week + IT
his home.
Mrs Harley Taylor, Mrs. Frank Collins,
Miss Florence Taylor and Miss Esther
Taylor were dinner guests Wednesday of
Mrs W. H. Draut, "a Michigan avenue
The ladies of the Oakland Christian
church will serve dinner at the home of
Mrs. c. NJ. Reaugh, IA Oakland avenue
election day. The dinners will be servsd
to the public.
]. n. Graft and W. R. Light are serv-
ing this week as jurors on the district
court.
Mrs. r. L. Robinson and daughter
Louise of North Topeka were dinner
guests Tuesday of Mrs J. NJ. Doyle, 3i9
Forest avenue.
Mrs Albert Mannon has returned to
her home in Canada, after a few weeks
visit with Mrs. G. E. Howell, 235 Wabash
avenue.
Mrs. Bessie Wilcox and Master Charles
Wilcox, j-., are guests at the J. v.
Dawdy home. Isl Kellam avenue.
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Marvin and Louise, of Oakland, Cal, who
are visiting relatives here for a few
weeks. Those in attendance were: Mrs
Totem Miss Louise Totten. Master Mar
vim Totten, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Painter,
Mr.. and Mrs H. c. Lambert Mrs T. o.
Campbell, Mrs. Isabelle Macarthur, Mrs.
Anna Moore Mrs. C. A. Grover. Mss
Bertha Raab. Miss Margaret Brentnau.
Mr. Wayne Lambert. Miss Helen Lar
bert, Mrs. Virginia Grover. Master Clay
ton Painter. Master Gene Painter ard
Master Wayne Lambert. The social even
ing was spent in games, music and read
ings.
Charles Simons of 215 Branner street,
who underwent an operation several
weeks ago at StormOnt hospital, is still
in serious condition.
Miss Hazel JolIey and Miss Lulu Powell,
who have been visiting friends in Chicago
the past ten days, are now in Kansas
City, visiting friends until the first of
next week:
Miss Mabel Beeler of Madison street
spent Thursday and today with her
Fountain City. Tenn.
Mrs Marvin Husband entertained the
following members of the Sunflower club
Thursday afternoon at her home, 63I
Lime street: Mrs. George Batz Mrs. Rex
Brill Mrs. Charles Cole Mrs. George
Pettitt, Mrs. Otto Rain, Mrs. Mike Miller,
Mrs Marion Snyder, Mrs. Fred Skidmore
and Mrs. Frank Davis. The guests yes
terday were Mrs. viii Geiser and Mrs
Charles White. The next meeting will he
held with Mrs. Mora Hammond. A Hal
Wednesday evening, October 30, at the
home of Mr.. and Lon irish, 1923 COLLEGE
avenue, to which all club members ard
their families are cordially invited