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The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20
EDITORIAL P AGE

outwsrT and visible sIgu or the strong CT sex. says the American Tailor and Cutter. Rut that position has not been won or maintained without a srug, gle. Many attempts have been made to trample down the tyranny of trou- Sers. as their rule has been called Many times has their superiority been chal- Ienced. But so far their position re- mains secure.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20

Bonded whiskies-GibsOn, Noun Vernon and Belmont The best of Beer-Blue Ribbon, Budweiser and Pale Rainier, at the Mascot. Tele- phone 67. 6
 Food cooked as it should be at the White Pass Cafe" Only the best in the market Mrs. Orloff King. proprietress. if
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20
Me, Ar. So stvpid.

Hub-Aren't you almost ready, dear1 Wife with irritationl-Why dc you keep asking me that question: Have not | been telling you for the last half hour that I'd be ready in a minute1- Boston Transcript
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20
New York were given as follows.

Figures recently compiled by the New York Sun showed hat the wholesale price ol American and Canadian beef .u London in the lat ter part oE August ranged from l2 to I2ac per 10. and iu New York City at the same time dressed heavy choice beef was bringing from l5 to l5Ic per 70. and choice native light beef from 1grz to 15lac per 10.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20

For S5c. you can get a wholesome, home cooked meal at the New Home Restaurant, 5th aveune, just off of Broadway.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20
William Britt HE DRU GGIS T

The best meals in wbItehorse at the White Pass Cate," only white help employed. Mrs. Orloft King proprietress. tf
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20

FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
 Pebbletord and Gibson Rye. Bud weiser, Blue Ribbon aud Pale Rain fer Beer at the Board of Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor nfCriOrS-Hazlitt
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
PUTTING BACK THE GAG.

The District Of Columbia Committee OF the
House has reported the Prouy bill to regulate lobby
ing 1t is an excellent bill, and also vicious one ;
good and bad.
Section ought to become law. 1t provides that
persons lobbying with Congress- for hire, must dis
close that fact and indicate for whom they are work
ing So far, good but there is no administrative
provision, no requirement for registration such as is
provided in the States which have like laws in short
in the form in which it is reported, this part of the
measure is utterly impracticable and unenforceab!e
But it isn't so bad as the second section which
reads thus:
men or of the District of Columbia, including police
men and fremen, to give, promise or contribute any
money thing OF value for lobbying any bill through
Congress for their benefit, and any promise
to so contribute is hereby declared void against public
policy.
Thus Congressman Prouty and the House COM
mttee would proceed to put back the gag that was
only few days ago removed from the Government
employees by the President.
1t is said that members of the District Commit
tee were shocked to learn that when the policemens
pay was raised legal firm got part of the increase
for lobbying the measure through That was pow
erful argument in favor of the present measure
Bless their innocent hearts, is this the first time
the District Committee ever heard the shocking news
that legislative agents are paid? Have they sus-
pected that street railroad, gas real estate, and ether
lobbyists without pay just for the love Of the
cause?
Suppose lawyer got paid for securing an in
crease of the policemen's pay? If he secured it. he
earned the money. The performance of the present
District Committee makes mighty plain that there is
little chance to get action out of without effective
acceleration of its processes.
Lobbyists ought to be registered, and their exact
relations and business declared, under penalty A
lobbyist for the policemen or fremen or charwomen
of the District ought to be registered in just the
way as lobbyist for the Steel Corporation or the
Gas Monopoly, or the Hartman railroads.
But if the Gas Monopoly or the Steel Corpora
ton is to have the right to send lobbyists, why in
reason or sense shall the humble policemen hremen
and civil service workers be forbidden?
This Prouty bill needs attention Section l.
which has a good idea in it, is so drawn to be
useless; Section 2, which has thoroughly vicious
idea in it, is very we'll drafted.
Kill Section 2, and make the first section work
able
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
DIRT ROAD CRAFTSMANSHIP.

The newest scheme to take money out of the
Federal Treasury for the purpose of assisting Con-
gressmen to get reelected is the Shackleford bill
euphemstically providing for compensation for the
of highways for carrying rural mail Mr.. Shackle
ford, it is proper to say, introduced the bill at the
request of select company of twenty-seven other
statesmen who are united in their dirt road patriotism
although divided between the Democratic and Re-
publican parties in political allegiance.
The plan is simple, The Federal Government
gives the local authorities who have provided good
road the sum of $25 mile annually, for road not
good the of $780, and for dirt road of Glass
c. the sum of SIS. No stipulation is made that this
money shall be expended for the up-keep of the
roads. 1t is mere rent. Where the roads are not
good enough to come up to the specifications Of
Glass c" no rent is paid.
So far as the public knows, no State or county
or township has demanded that the Federal Govern
ment pay rent for using its roads, But the Congress
man knows that it would make him popular to get
such an appropriation for his home folks.
1t is to be hoped that the bill will not be limited
to rural fields. Shall it be said that city Congress-
men are less fervent in their support of "the old
flag and an appropriations"
Nay--let the city Congressman get ready for the
fray. Let him prepare amendments requiring the
Federal Government to pay an annual rent on pave
ments used by letter carriers. Let there be sliding
scale-asphalt, $40 block; brick $50; and cobble-
stones $40. Everybody knows that city block Of
city paving costs much a mile of country road,
and the going is better. Therefore, city rents ought
to be higher.
Also, there ought to be sidewalk rent. A con-
crete sidewalk ought to be Compensated" at high
er rate than brick one, and brick one at higher
rate than a suburban walk of gravel or board con-
struction.
Curiously enough, this bill is favored by some
Democrats who think ship subsidy is stealing. And
by some Republicans who have spasms of economy
every time any one mentions the readjustment Of
the 1854 scale of wages paid to Government clerks
The Democrats being in power, they can 60
long way toward convincing the country that they
really are unfit to run the Government by passing
this bill.
But, of course the money in the Federal Treas
ury is not collected from the people. 1t just grows
there. ,...
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
THANKS THE TIMES FOR
ITS FAIR TREATMENT

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
AS chairman of and spokesman for
the committee of the National Demo
cratic Association of the District Of Co
lumbia Uhe only Democratic club actu-
ally having an open headquarters doing
effective work locally) that appeared
before the District Committee hearing
on the Norris primary bill urging that
body to take favorable action on this
bill, I was heartily glad to see your
paper so earnestly advocating the bill,
and can assure you that your action
is appreciated by all persons desiring
honest primaries in the National Cap
itol irrespective of political faith or
affiliation, for no person really desiring
political fairness could be opposed to
an instrument of its character. Further,
believe It's passage an assured fact,
unless those interests who would be
robbed of the opportunity to repeat
once more the soap box primary"
method of juggling and control shall
succeed in delaying its passage sufti-
Cient to make II ineffective for the
coming primaries.
And, lastly, 7 wish to take this op-
portunity to thank The Times on behalf
of the association / represent for its
broad fair-mindedness that 1t has ex-
hibited in matters political when our
party has been involved. Wishing you
and your paper continued success, l
remain, HESTON s. WILEY.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
ARE THESE CONDITIONS
CONDUCIVE TO HEALTH? ?

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
/ see by the April edition of your
paper that the District Commissioners
have appointed a general committee tor
the city cleaning. 1 would like to sug-
gest to that committee, that they be-
gin with the District government house
cleaning. I would direct their atten-
ton to the wholesale country produce
market between Tenth and Twelfth,
big B and little streets northwest
where the farmers and gardeners sell
their produce. These country teams are
backed up to the pavement on these
two blocks both on the out and inside,
in order to sell their produce they must
unload II upon the pavement and
ground, this lot being higher upon the
Inside, with absolutely no sewerage,
causes the drainage of all the filth from
the horses to percolate under their
produce, both on the ground and across
the pavement. whenever II rains. II
this was a private market how long do
you think this state of affairs would
be allowed to exist. suppose they
will say they cannot help II as Con-
gress will not give them an appropria-
ton. But they accept no excuse from
private distributors OF foods II they
do not comply with every order that
the Health Officer sees AT to promul-
gate. The District collected over S.. ooo
from these country people a year for
the privilege Of standing on this gel M
breeding lot. II.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
OF WAR
WITH SPAIN EXTEND
VOTE OF SYMPATHY
Miles Camp Express Sad
ness for Bereaved Families
of Titanic's Company.

Expressions Of sympathy for the be-
reaved families of the Titanics crew
and passengers were set forth in a reso-
luton adopted at a meeting held last
night by Spanish War Veterans at
Flynn's Hall, Eighth and X streets
northwest. The gathering was under
the auspices of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, No. l, and Commander Hin
the regular order Of business, so the
members could give an hour to me-
mortal mention OF the sad sea disaster
which has shocked the entire world.
Many eulogistic remarks were made
concerning Major Archie Butt, a Span
ish War Veteran, who, according to re-
ports, went down with the ship. Col
John Jacob Astor who founded a camp
of Spanish War Veterans now at the
United States Soldiers Home, was also
remembered. Many Of the boys" pres
ent at last nights meeting knew both
of these soldiers personally.
FIRE" and smoker on Thursday night.
April 25, at 8 o'clock at Eagles Hall, at
which many members of Congress who
served In the Spanish war will make
addresses.
The following former soldiers and sail
ors who saw service In Cuba and tho
Philippines we're admitted to member
ship: Wyatt A. Cline, Clarance E.
Wilson, Alfred Giacchetti, Clauddis L.
Burton, Lee w. Stevens, William D.
Allen, Samuel Gates. and Ollie H. Hill.
the Secretary of War and Navy for
the courtesies shown the members of
the camp at the recent burial OF the
victims Of the Maine
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
THINKS SOCIALISM is
IN THE ASCENDANCY

TO the Editor of THE TIMES:
John w. Crowley has been out again
in exhibition of his chronic mania
against socialism. Spring sport for de-
crepit ideas. The Socialist party was
defeated in Milwaukee by 12,s24. Mayor
Seidel receiving $1,000 votes against his
10000 two years ago. Here is an in
crease of 80 per cent in voting strength.
At this rate OF progress every biennium,
1t cannot be so very long until the So
cialists will be in control In this coun-
try. Yet this defamer OF socialism fig
ures out its destruction! There Is
something pathetic in such hallucina-
tion. Mr.. Crowley has a fatal habit
proudly states that the patriotic"
Democrats and Republicans buried the
hatchet and Joined hands to turn out
the incumbents. 1t took the entire op-
position, elite and riff-raff. In Milwau-
kee. to do IT. Does Mr. Crowley de-
ceive himself with the plausible hope
that such a combination viii hold to-
to believe II will. think he will not
have long to walt till experience will
teach him wisdom. or make tender Of
1t to him. In all probability his next
TIE Deum" will be a Jeremiad.
Socialism is a principle moving for
to give to all persons better admins
tration, and better national, municipal,
and individual conditions. 1t Is to be
hoped that our nervous alarmist will be
in so good a state OF health when the
change Is gradually taking place that
he will pass through the ordeal with
out seattle, excepting such as will re-
suit from his mental terrors. No need
to worry that II is a ''shoot-the-chute''
trip. SOCIALIST.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
A PLEA FOR DUMB
ANIMALS IN DISTRICT

To the Editor of THE TINES:
There seems to be no abatement Of
the horse numbering going on in the
District. Persons with brutal, criminal
natures are venting 1t on the horse.
The sights that one witnesses here
are shocking. maddening, and almost
makes you hate humanity, as viewed
from the point of Justice. At least
nifty men should be arrested a day, II
justice were done, but am told the
Humane Society stands no show at all
with the Horse-Owners' Society ar
rayed against them, and the judges also.
All that is required to decide the case
against the Humane Society is two men
to swear against them. Why, you can
pick hundred human brutes who will
do that any day. The Horse Owners
The Humane Society has no one. Not
even the person who makes the com
plaint will appear for them-cowardice
or timidity, or indifference. What is II
that makes them refuse? Why don't
they go boldly and bravely to the front.
and say 1t was who complained. and
will see justice done? How can the
Humane Society do anything when no
one will help them prove their case
So the suit turns out a farce.
Men of business concerns who trust
their horses to the care of brutal
drivers care not what treatment their
horses receive, or know not how they
are starved and beaten. l have seen
these animals begging, in their mute
way, for water-trying to get their
mouths down to the moist streets.
am told when Baltimore, or any ad-
joining town, has broken-down, helpless
horses. fit only for the bone yard. they
find ready sale for them here in the
District. These horse murderers take
delight in torturing these defenseless
animals. You have only to stand in the
Avenue to be convinced of this fact
In Gods name. is there no help from
the laws to protect these prosecuted
helpless animals from these human
fiends, who laugh at and curse a per.
son who tries to protect them?
! overheard a negro woman tell an
other what cruel husband she had
And" said she, when he gets angry
at me he goes to the stable and takes
II out on the horses by beating them. -
The awful sight one sees here of horses
dropping dead on the streets, mur.
dered by inches! Oh, the shame, the
disgrace that falls on this nations
Capital! AN OBSERVER
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
What's on the Program In
WASHINGTON TODAY

The following Masonic organizatio
will meet tonight: Lodges.-Washington
Centennial. No. II. F., c.: Osiris. No
2Sr,M. 2S NJ n; Royal Arsh Shaptsrs-SSo- ,, IoGd Go
8. knights Templar-Potomac Com.
mahdery. No. ;; Scottish Rite-Rob.
bert DE Eruce Council, knights Of
Kodash, No. l, p. m. twenty-first
p, m.. thirtleth desses. Eastern Star
-Areme Chapter, No. 10.
The following I. Q. o. F. organiza tions
will meet tonight: Lodges.-Eastern.
No. I; Harmony. 9, and Federal City.
~ business. Encampment- Mt. Neho.
No. c. dcgrAs work. Rebekah lodges
Ruth. No. >. business: Martha Wash
'ngton. no. 3, visitation.
The f"lGMinE nigns, m ; tor,gSt Of Rythiac or.
--ATt Vernon. No. s; Union. No. p.
I'ythian sisters--Frlendship Temple.
Ne. 9. Uniform Rank-Washington
Company No; ]. driall;; drill; ,,,-o,. >o 70,
Protected Home Circle. Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest.
Physical examinations for promotions
and commissions. District National
Concert by Nine. Schumann- Heink, Co.
lumbia Theater. 4:30 p. m.
Lecture on "A Bunch of Keys" by the
Rev Samuel W. Graffiin, Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. Eighth
Meeting of the Board Of Education.
Franklin School building. $3.50 p. m.
Reception to the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution. Arlington Hotel. 4 to
Dedication Of the statue of John Paul
Jones, near the Tidal Basin. this after
noon.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
JOHN PAUL JONES.

Today the United States Of America honors the
memory of its first great naval hero-John Paul
Jones. The cord that will unve the statue in Po-
tomac Park will be pulled by the last survivn naval
khero-George Dewey.
1t matters not that Britons call John Paul Jones
pirate; it does matter that with his seamanship
and his fighting ability and his courage and his mill
tary genius, he helped to achieve the independence
Of the thirteen colonies and thus to lay the founda-
tons for our great republic.
Republics, it is said, are ungrateful. But this
republic today dsproves the dictum, and pours out
liberal libation of appreciation for the memory
of John Paul Jones.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
A COST-OF.LIVING INQUIRY.

The Senate has passed bill approprating ex-
penses Of project for international investigation
Of the cost of living Of course, if held, the inquiry
would produce little of value, but probably much
more than enough to justify its work.
In the way of results of such an investigation,
the world doesn't want lecture on the beauties Of
thrift and the wickedness of extravaganza. 1t knows
fairly we'll about those details already.
What it wants is some candid consideration Of
measures by which to improve the distribution of the
worlds product of wealth. 1t is doubtful if nterna-
tiona initiation can accomplish much toward better
ing conditions. But it is easily possible that great
international conference might be able to view the
whole question from such detached and dsinterest-
ed standpoint as would give especial point to and
command unusual consideration for conclusions
reached
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
WHAT ABOUT THE WEATHER?

What is the matter with the weather? Not the
weather today, particularly, but the weather for the
past few months. The winter was the most severe
known in the United States the general extent Of
the cold being clearly indicated by the tales of dis
tress from the rural mail carriers. And then there
have been the heavy rains in parts of the Mississippi
valley that have caused the unusually early and un-
usually destructive river floods.
In the dead of winter when even the Southern
States were experiencing zero weather. we were told
that Alaska basking in springtme sun, and that
had had practically no winter weather.
And comes this unprecedented drift of
ocean ce at a time of year far earlier than usual,
with its appalling result in the sinking of the Titanic
Certainly something out of the way is the matter
with the weather. Can it be the sun spots? Prob
ably nothing be done about it, but the subject
ought to provoke some interesting scientific CONVEX
sation, if nothing more
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
THE LITERATURE OF THE
PSYCHIC is LARGE

TO the Editor OF THE TIMES:
AS M. D." has not responded to a
correspondents request 10 suggest a.
good book on psychic research, I take
the liberty to supply that want. For
the neophyte in this most fascinating
realm OF investigation / would sug-
gest The Widows Mite" bv that re-
ncwnsd churchman. photographer. phi
losopher, Isaac x. Funk, lately de-
ceased. Other writings by this author
on the psychic riddle" would also be
helpful. The Coming Science" by an
untirinC Investigator. Hereward Car
rington, Is OF great interest. A monu-
mental work OH the subject is Human
Personality and It's Survival of Bodily
Death" by r. w. II. Myers. The liter
ature Is rapidly growing, READER.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17

Mrs. Gray. She has fought, without money, and at
the price Of actual deprivation, for what she believed
honest and right She has been too interested in her
work to think about money.
Now, Mr.. Mann, 90 ahead and get real in
vestigation. That's just what Mrs. Gray has been
wanting for years.
But be warned that If you get it, you will take
the lid off the most unsavoury that any nvesti-
CATION has yet uncovered
We dare you, Mr.. Mann, to push your persecu-
ton Of this devoted, sincere, earnest woman to the
point where she will get chance to tell her whole
story in public
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
CHEMIST" OFFERS AN
ARGUMENT FOR ALCOHOL
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

TO the Editor of THE TINES:
The food value of alcohol is higher
than that of other articles. according
10 the experiments bv the committee
of fifty. Prof. Atwater writes: when
taken in small quantities, alcohol has
been found TO be burned at least as
completely as bread or meat" "Alco-
hol supplies working energy. IL substi-
tuted in part for a regular diet" He
says of the experiments: '"The aver
age energy given off from the body was,
in the experiments without alcohol.
2ss sss Galleries: cslorItss: III those with alcohol
70 a person In a state Of coilanse- =
alreaiv nearly unronsTious-whiskv IL
Administered by physicians, never a
narcotic.
Clcmm. Of Germany. has found that
for a recent Infection from snake bite
alcohol in large quantities acts as an
antidote Great amounts OF alcohol
are tolerated. The same is true Of use
In consumption whisky .is valuable.
as shown bv work of Gervino and Mir
coli in italy, Wolf in Germany, Huber
IN America.
and benefciol effe its of alcohol in dis
Ease physicians say there are many
cases IN which the bodily functions are
maintained and life is even saved by
sicchol all Sm1,,Sh wh:n ordinary food could not
The deaths from all causes in regis
tcrci area o. United States G9os) were
7%:. .53'. Deaths from alcoholism were
as1G.
Al .ohol is not common cause OF de-
generacy, even In offspring. This has
after exhaustive Investigation.
CHEMIST.
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
GOING AFTER COL. ROOSEVELT"

The Taft management announces that it is done
with soft pedang, amiabiliy and consideration for
old friendships
From this forth it is going after Mr.. Roosevelt
hammer and tongs."
Yes; to be sure.
Taft and Mckinley going after Roosevelt ham,
mer and tongs" sounds about as convincing as the
announcement that torpedo boat was going out to
butt all the cebergs out of the North Atlantic
The bergs might not find out that anything had
happened, but the torpedo boat would
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
HERE'S A DARE, MR.. MANN.

The Hon. James R. Mann, Republican House
leader, is all wrought up because he believes some
body has paid money to Mrs Helen Pierce Gray a
lobbyist He wants an investigation.
So do we, Mr.. Mann Let us tell you why:
Helen Pierce Gray is lobbyist. One of the
sort that lobby for things they know to be right and
against things they know to be wrong. She knows
more Indian business, more Indian rottenness, and
crookedness than anybody else who has the nerve
to tell it.
The Washington Times knows Mrs. Gray. 1t
knows how she has struggled for years and years. in
the effort to get hearing for her story of how In
dians have been robbed and victmized in all sorts
of ways; of how the public domain has been looted
time after time.
We sincerely hope somebody has paid money to
The Washington times., 1912-04-17
Given Will Be Urged
For De Lacy's Place

The appointment of Harvey Given.
former assistant district attorney, as
Judge of the Juvenile Court in place OF
Judge William H. De Lacy. will be
urged upon President Taft through a
memorial addressed by the Mothers
Congress yesterday to Attorney General
Wickersham, who is asked TO take UP
the subject with the President.
Officers OF the District society Of the
congress were elected as follows: Mrs.
A. A. Birney, president; Mrs. Josiah
Kern, first vice president; Mrs. Henry
7. Rainey, second vice president: Mrs.
]. F. James, third vice president: Mrs.
G. s. Rafter, fourth vice president; !;
Mrs. NJ. J. Moore, corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. w. E. DeReimer, treasurer.
Mrs. Swagar sherley, wife OF Con-
sressman Sherley of Kentucky, was
added to the membership list.