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The Washington times., 1912-01-15
Prominent Persons
Observe Birthdays

This cold day is the birthday of Con-
gressman John T. Watkins of Louisiana.
who is fifty-eighl years old. Mr.. Wat
kins is serving his fourth term in the
House.
Congratulations are also in order to-
day to the Duchess of SCania. crown
old; Mrs Ella Flagg Young, superin-
tendent of the Chicago public schools,
who is siXty-seven; W. II. p. FaSn&e.
president of Brown University, Who Is
siXty-fonr; Charles Landry, speaker Ct
the Canadian senate, who is siXty-slX,
and to Job Hartman, Social Democratic
candidate for President in 1900 and re-
cent unsuccessful candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, who is fifty-one
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN HEN.

The American rooster may be mistaken in sup
posing that the rises to hear him crow, but at
all events he has every reason to be proud of the
record his consort has recently made in competition
with the world. 1t is in the heart of the country
where Yankee thrift is appreciated that she has
Gently been placed on trial. so it is small wonder
that Connecticut is bubbling with excitement over
the triumph which the American hen has won in the
international egg-laying contest conducted during a
period of several weeks at the State Agricultural
station at Storrs.
The preparations were elaborate and the public
was kept informed of all the preliminaries Eng
land sent her picked breed of Wyandottes and Can
sda entered her choicest Leghorns. The regula,
tons were as rigorous and precise as if the Amer
icas Cup at stake. The daily reports from the
pens were awaited with as much interest as if il
were two-months Marathon.
There was time when the hopes and fears OF
the American people were almost evenly balanced
with slight inclination in favor of the fears The
foreign hens going strong during the first few
weeks The probabilities seemed in favor of the
Mother Country, and then again came triumphant
cackle from the representatives of Our Lady of the
Shows. Garlands of maple leaves were woven by
hasty partsans of the hen from across the border
But the American hen pursued the even tenor o.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
BACON-sHAKESPEARE FEUD REVIVED.

We publishing communication in the Mail
Bag today from an advocate of the BacSAan author
ship of the Shakespeare plays. Our correspondent
submits dozen questions to E. H. Sothern, who, in
the January number of Munsey's Magazine takes a
fall out of the Baconians."
Mr.. Sothern will be able to hold his own in any
field of the drama In the meantime the ancient
controversy will probably find an echo in the Mail
Bag which will be duly welcome. In anticipation
of it will extend the limit of space from 200 to
202 words, counting each "screamer" (D as word.
AS soon as the question has been definitely and
finally settled Gt would be inconvenient before that
time) purpose to get at the bottom of few other
burning enigmss:
Who wrote the Song of Solomon"
What becomes of the pins?
Who was Gains wife?
How old is Ann?
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
BACONIAN PUTS QUERIES
TO MR.. SOTHERN

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
note in Munsey's Magazine for
January that Z. II. Sothern, the actor,
has seen fit to take a fall out of the
Baconians." 1t is not my purpose to
read his nonsense for my friends, who
happen to be for the Shakespearean
side of the question, have dinged it
INTO my ears sufficiently. AS Mr..
Sothern will shortly appear in this city
with Miss Marlowe, l wish that you
would request that he answer the fol-
lowing questions, and thus disclose the
ansurdity OF his position. If Mr..
Sothern can answer these questions
without being nasty, he will be the filr
Shakespearean bug" who has been ore
to do SO:
/. Lord Macauley proclaimed Bacon a great
poet. Is this not significant?
2. Is II not a fact that Shakespeare was
unknown to the people of his own time. ex-
cept as player-not as poet?
8. Is 1t not fact that the only books IN
Stratford in the time of Shakespeare were
chained to tables in noblemen's houses?
T. What signihcance do you give to the
fact that Shakespeare was not mentioned in
any biography of his time?
8. Is II possible that a butchers son OF
twenty-four could have written the sonnets
6. Shakespeare gave, his second best bed to
his wife. Can you marry this to his
verse;"
7. Is illiteracy not indicated by the fact
that Shakespeare wrote his name in fourteen
ways?
s. Would Lord Bacon, chancellor Of Eng
land, be likely to put his name to a stage
play?
9: Is it not fact that all the testimony
indicates that Ben Jonson was bribed into
silence?
TO- II Ralph Waldo Emerson was a Bacon
ian, do you think II fair to call us idiots?
IL. Is not Bacon's and Shakespeares style
the same?
r. Is 1t not n fact that all the great stu
dents OF Bacons works have been of the opin-
lon that he was the author OF the plays at
tributed to Shakespeare?
If you will be good enough to pub.
lish these questions in this letter, I will
try to md way to reach Mr.. Sotherr
with a copy of The Times. He is prob,
ably, playing in the immediate nelghbor.
hooc' e. +. II.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY LIES.

1t may be conceded that the Washington public
school system is expensive one. II so, why?
Congress gave the system; invented it, de-
veloped it, has insisted on perpetuatng it. Nobody
in Washington had word to say; nobody here had
the least responsibility for it.
There too many small school houses, too few
large Nobody but Congress is responsible for
that.
Overhead costs" are. very high. But they are
so because of the system Congress has imposed.
These things are not Wasaingtons fault They
are the misfortunes of its situation
An intelligent and broad-visoned city admins
traton has recommended some beginnings in the
direction Of busness-like management of affairs
here; such things as municipal garbage disposal,
asphalt plant. and harnessing the Great Falls for
light.
If these things denied, it will be on the ground
that Washington is hopelessly extravagant, and we
will then confront this pleasing situation:
Congress will have forced extravaganza on the
city, found it guilty. and refused to let it do the
things that needed to end the regime of extrava-
gance.
Travelling around in this circle of mismanage-
ment, Congress will perchance find excuse for pun
shing Washington by stunting its development. But
it should be honest enough to admit that Washing
Ton will be punished for the sins of Congress, not
its own msdeeds.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
DELEGATES COMING
INTO TOWN FOR THE
GOOD ROADS EVENT
Federal Aid Convention
Meets at the Raleigh for
Two Days.

The advance guard Of the advocates
OF good roads reached Washington to-
day Tor the big Federal aid convention,
which opens tomorrow morning at the
italeigh Hotel. Robert p. Hooper,
president of the American Automobile
association; George C. Diehl, chairman
OF the good roads board of that organi-
Zaton, and A. G. Batchelder. chairman
of the executive committee, today, COM
pleted plans for the convention, and
the outlook is that there will be one of
the largest and best good roads con-
ventions ever held
Delegations OF motorists are arriving on
every train, some of them having come
from the Pacific coast. Nearly all of
the forty-two State automobile associa-
tions included In the membership of the
American Automobile Association are
sending delegates, as well as a consid-
cradle portion of the 315 other clubs af-
hllated with the national body. Many
boards of trades, chambers of COM
merce and other business mems or
senfl5adons oIfha h,so Till be represeented,
tlon Is not committed to any srecitic
plan for Federal cooperation in road
building" said Chairman George Diehl.
OF the good roads board. 1T IL hoped
some defnite plan, on which all who
are Interested can unite, will come out
or this convention" he continued. Per
sonaily / think the first step ought to
be the appointment of a Federal COM
mission to investigate the need for
good roads, and propose a bill at the
next session of Congress-"
The convention will open tomorrow
morning, and continue for two days,
with morning, afternoon and evening"
sessions on Tuesday, and morning and
afternoon sessions Wednesday. num-
Der of speakers, Including Senators aud
congressman, will discuss various
phases of Federal aid in road building.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
Generous Collection
For Baptist Church

Nearly $1,000 was collected at the ded-
icatory services of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets
northeast, yesterday, toward paying for
the furniture of the new structure and
liquidating the interest on a $25, 900
mortgage. The dedicatory services will
continue through the week.
The new church cost S50,0o0 and the
site is worth SIC, 200. 1t was completed
late in October and the first services
were held the Sunday before Christmas.
The church has a seating capacity OF
about 1900. The services tonight will
comprise addresses of greeting from the
pastors of six Washington churches Of
other denominations
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
c. B. Jewell to Be
Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Claudius Il.
Jewell, eighty-seVen years old, will he
held tomorrow morning at II o'clock at
the Church of the Covenant.
Mr.. Jewell, who died at his home. 1924
Vermont avenue, yesterday, was born
in Mississippi, but removed to Mary
land when a young man. He came to
Washington fifty years ago, and had
been identified with the Masonic fra
ternity. He had been an elder and
trustee of the Church of the Covenant
since II was founded.
He is survived by his widow and an
adopted daughter. Miss Jennie V.
Jewell
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
MacCabees Commander
Will Present Banner

d. w. Gall, deputy supreme COM
mander. Knights of the Maccabees for
the State of Virginia and the District
Of Columbia, will be in Charlottesville,
Va, tonight, and will present the tent
there with the State banner for having
made the best progress of any of the
tents in Virginia.
Tomorrow night Mr.. Gail will be in
Newport News, Va, where he will be in
charge of a public installation OF Of
ficers by Newport News Tent No. l2
On Wednesday night Mr.. Gall will visit
newly established tents in Richmond
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
TERMINAL EMPLOYEES
SUFFER AT THEIR WORK

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
No just person can read the article in
the Mail Bag of January II by Blanch
Fry about the prevention of cruelty to
human beings without feeling the in
justice and inhuman treatment of the
employees of the Washington Terminal
Company. l have visited the place and
noticed the condition under which the
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA,. VA. JAN. is


An additional Indictment containing
ten counts was returned against Louis
Hooff, secretary and treasurer OF the
defunct Mercantile Railway Building
and Loan Association by the special
grand jury in corporation court this
morning.
The indictment charges him with the
embezzlement OF s1,15O while secretary
and treasurer of the concern. This
makes a total of nine indictments Hooff
will face when he comes for trial this
month. An Indictment for assault and
robbery OF George Pappas, in a King
street restaurant, on December 26, also
was returned against Bertram Seaton,
young Washingtonian.
The ice on the river had frozen 80
thick yesterday afternoon that a dozen
Alexandrians crossed II on foot This
morning, however, the channel was
again open, the big Norfolk steamer
plowlng its way through the ice on its
way to Washington.
After an illness Of weeks, John w.
Riley. proprietor of Hotel Riley. died
at his home, 321 North Henry street.
yesterday afternoon Of pneumonia. He
was thirty-two years of age, and is
survived by wife and son. He was a
member of Alexandria Lodge of Elks.
Order OF Eagles, and Red Men. The
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

Arrived-Caesar at Sewall Point, Utah
and Florida at Kingston. Monaghan
at Bradford. Farragut. Lawrence,
Stewart, and Preble at San Diego,
Washington and North Carolina at
Eagle, Dixie, Ammen, Perkins,
Preston, Sterett Trippe, Wake,
Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan,
and North Dakota at Guantanamo.
Sailed-Perry, from Mare Island for San
Diego; Salem, from Hampton Roads
for New York yard; Maryland,
from Honolulu for Guayaquil.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

A collection OF fourteen short stories,
under the title of "Emerson's Wife, and
other Western Stories," is Florence
Finch Kelly's contribution to current
fiction, the first being a sequel to her
with Hoops of Steel" A variety of
incidents and people are sketched in
more or less agreeable fashion, but the
promise contained in the adjective
'Western" Is fulfilled chiefly in a geo.
no doubt, by the rich flavor and Writ
ity of Bret HaTte, owen WisteT, and
Henry Wallace Phillips, but II Is fair to
demand of their followers something a
Kelly has produced in this effort. These
stories are, moreover somewhat sicklied
DER with a saccharine sentimentality
which detracts from such convincing
character as they otherwise might pos
sess. Z. NJ. 3.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
First Railroad Is
Started in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Jan, ia large force of
men today began the work of construct
lines will radiate from Tripoli to Ain
Ear, Zanzur and Tagiura, all of which
points are now in possession of Italian
troops. As soon as these roads are
constructed they will be extended into
the desert and modern trains will be
used to take supplies to the italian
soldiers, who will be engaged probably
for years in battling with the Arabs in
the Interior.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
AmusementS.

Belasco-"The Gamblers" SIS p. m.
National-"TAe Slim Princess" Sis p.
m.
Columbia-Chauncey Olcott, S:15 p. m.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, 2:15 and S:l5
p. m,
Academy-"The Goose Girl" Sis p. m.
Casino-Elite vaudeville, 1880, 7:45, and
D. nj.
p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, ! 80 to II p. m.
Gayety-Golden Crook Co., els and S:15
p. m.
Lyceum-Biny Watson & Co., 2:15 and
S:l5 p. m.
Convention Hall-Skating aud dancing.
Arcade-Skating, bowling. and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
GERMANTOWN PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
WITH $4,000 LOSS
Montgomery Countians Fight
Flame sto Prevent Towns
Destruction.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Jan. 15.-The
milling and manufacturing plant and
Bowman Brothers, at Germantown,
this county, and the large storage ware
Louise nearby, which belonged to w. II.
Benson, were destroyed by fire and sew
eral tons of grain and feed that were
In the milling buildings and a large
quantity of machinery in the ware
mouse were also lost. 1t is thought that
several thousand bushels Of wheat in
the steel elevator, which is still standing
were ruined. The fire attracted large
number of the people of the community.
whose efforts prevented the flames from
wiping out the little town. The loss is
placed at about $4,000, part of which is
covered by insurance. The cause of the
fire Is unknown.
Hilleary l.. Offutt will this week sever
lis connection with the Kensington
branch of the Farmers Banking and
Trust Company, of Rockville, of which
institution he has been cashier for sew
eral years, and will, it is said, accept a
position with prominent Washington
banking institution.
Charles T.. Surriss, of Gaithersburg.
was arrested py Deputy oherlH melvin
Etchison on complaint of his wife, who
charges him with nonsupport and as
sault. He was taken before Justice Ed
mondston, who fixed bail at $500, He
will be tried in the police court here
Thursday.
Under the primary election law re-
Gently passed by the Legislature st
Annapolis, the Democratic and Repub
lican Presidential and Congressional
primary elections will be held in this
county the first Monday in May. This
is several months earlier than such
primaries have heretofore been held.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
ARMY AND NAVY. ORDERS
NAVY.

Lieutenant Uunior Grade W. L. MAD
DEN, to Naval Hospital, Las Ami
mas, Col
Ensirn b. B. TAYLOR, when dis
charged Naval Hospital, Washing
ten, d. c.. to home and wait orders
Nidshipman NJ. VI. FENNER, to New
Hampshire.
Midshipman NJ. X. GOODRIDGE, de-
tached Rhode Island, and will wait
orders.
Assistant Paymaster o. ID. CONGER,
detached Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md, settle accounts. and resigna-
ton accepted.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
Church Women Will
Give Minstrel Show

Not to he outdone by the men, the
young women Of the parish and teach
ers of the Sunday school OF st. Dom
inic's Catholic Church, about forty, will
give a minstrel show tonight at the
church han.
Rehearsals, under the direction OF
Father Meagher, have been conducted,
and the young women are ready for the
performance to be repeated tomorrow
night The entertainment Is expected
to draw capacity crowds.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

The poultry show opens tomorrow. At the old
Masonic Temple there will be exhibits from nearly
all the States east of the Mississippi, and the ooca
sion is expected to lead to the organization Of
national poultry association. There are birds, even
aside from the American eagle, of which the Capital
may we'll be proud.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

All together for the ice carnival. 1t has struck
popular chord 1t is not often that this ideal win
ter resort has the opportunity to indulge in skating,
seighing and the winter sports which are now reg
nant The carnival ON Wednesday will be unique
and will bring out large attendance.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
{ In the Mail Bag II


write frankly
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

Has carbon monoxide claimed another victim /?
The warnings have been so frequent and so en-
phatc of late that the chance of accidents should be
reduced to the minimum but the facts in the case on
M street should be brought out without delay.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

The Emergency Hospital squabble still further
supports the contention that the District would fare
better in Congress if there were unanimty of
expression and action among those working for the
advancement of the city.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

The policemen who have been relieved of duty
at the White House might be used to keep the peace
in the excited precincts of the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
Here's a Book

EMERSON's WIFE. AND OTHER
WESTERN STORIES. BY. Florence
Finch Kelly. published by A. C.
McClurg 81 Co., ChicagoO
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

Depositors in the defunct Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation this
morning received the receivers checks
for 10 per cent of their funds, in accord
ance with a dividend recently declared.
This makes total of 30 per cent SO far
recovered.
Congressman II. d. Clayton of Ala
bama, has accepted an invitation from
r. r. camp. Confederate Veterans to
deliver an address at their annual ban
quet next Friday night. Addresses also
will be delivered by Seantor John Sharp
williams of Mississippi and Congress-
man A. L. Rucker of Colorado.
A special meeting OF Relief Hook and
Ladder Company has been called for
this evening to take action on the death
of John w. Riley.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15


o
mailed
bona purchasers subscribers.
FRED A. WALKER,
of
Subscribed before this first of January
A. ALFRED H1GB1E Notary Public.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

The net total circula lion OF
The Washington Times (Sun-
day. during the month of De-
cember was 1S2.0l5. all copies
left over and returned by agents
being eliminated. This number.
when divided by 5, the number
of Sundays during December,
shows the net Sunday average
for December to have been
36,40S.
Entered at the Postoffice at
Washington, ID. c.. as second
class matter.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
HOOFF MUST FACE
TEN MORE COUNTS
These Are Contained in Indictment Returned by Grand
Jury in Alexandria Today-Accused of En-
bezzlng Funds of Association.

former organization will probably have
charge of the funeral.
The Washington times., 1912-01-15
DECEMBER CIRCULATION
DAJI.Y

The number of complete and
perfect copies of The washing
ton Times printed daily during
the month Of December was as
fnliows,
The Washington times., 1912-01-15

Total for the month. 1. ga. 469
Daily average for month, 49,01S e
The net total circulation of
The Washington Times daily
during the month of December
was 1, 1,0S2,151. all copies left over
and returned being eliminated.
This number, when divided by
26, the number OF days of pub
lication, shows the net daily
average for December to have
been 1881.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
Buying Trees

The advance agent" is around, repre-
senting nursery firms and soliciting
spring orders. Some of these agents need
watching. Unless a man is known, or can
show the proper credentials, 1t is best
| not to place an order with him.
AS rule 1t is wholly unnecessary for
a buyer to be seriously swindled in tn.
purchase of nursery stock, yet there are
irresponsible agents are known as
sharks" or tree swindlers." By using
a little common sense the two classes
can be distinguished The honest nur-
sery agent should not be refused an or
der if one Is to he given, as he really Is a
public benefacto-'.
Simply because fruit trees do not
thrive is not always the fault of the
agent who sold them Much of the trou-
BILE is due quite as much to carelessness
and lack of knowledge on the part Of the
buyer as to inferior stock.
Nursery agents are smooth takers, but
less than one-half Of them know what
they are talking about. 1t is indeed,
| rare to find one who can give reliable in
formation regarding the culture of fruit.
Novelties" are made to sell, and in
stead standard varieties should be pur-
chased.
Never sign any papers, for very often
these tree orders" are turned into bona
ide notes
One of the common forms of humbug
is the contract orchard" which has
oeen successfully worked in some States
,or years, invariably by outside firms
The contract" usually calls for several
hundred trees, at as a rule, about a dol
lar per tree, one-half to be paid on de-
livery of stock, and one-half at the end
light TO take one-half OF the crop of the
fifth year. In most cases the company
agrees to trim the trees for five years.
Generally the stock is delivered, the first
payment collected ana the buyer hears
| nothing more OF the parties They have
pocketed big prices for almost any kind
Of stock, and nice big orders, too. 1t is a
good plan to let alone, as is any other
plan by which the agent or company
guarantees impossible things.
Very naturally such rmposters can and
have hurt the legitimate business Of re-
sponsibe firms and have at the same
time further discouraged many in the
growing of fruit. The same parties might
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
RAIN, MUD, ETC.

For week or so past we have had
rain, snow and hard storms. The thick
clouds have hung over us .or weeks;
large quantities of rain have fallen with
an occasional sprinkle of snow or shower
of hail-and we have been more than
once tempted to sing with the clown In
Twelfth Night
with hey, he, the wind and the rain,
For the rain it raneth every day"
The wheat fields look bad in many places
and that pest of housekeepers and shop
ping ladies--Mud everywhere.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
THE NEXT LECTURE.

The third lecture in the course will be
delivered in the NJ. E. Church in this
town on Wednesday evening, the 29th
inst, by Rev. J. H. Lightbourne, of Phil
adelDhia, on 1.-The Head and Its Lessons"
All who attend will enjoy rich treat.
Mr. Lightbourn was the junior preacher
on this circuit in 1850, and is we'll and
fayorably known to many of our readers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
The Choice OF A Husband

Is toe important a matter for woman
to be handicapped by weakness, bad
blood or foul breath. Avoid these kill
hopes by taking DR.. Kings Life Pills.
New strength, fine complexion, pure
breath, cheerful spirits-things that win
men-follow their use. Easy, safe, sure.
25c at all Druggists.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
COMMITTED TO JAIL.

Tive negroes John Webster and Robert
Boyer were arrested on Tuesday by
Sheriff Cosgrove and committed to Jail
charged with stealing the key of the
store of Mr.. S. B. Foard, at Cherry Hill.
1t is supposed it was their purpose to
enter the store for purposes of plumber.