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The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30

forms of Christianity. The court, however,
held the marriage legal and granted the
woman divorce it would seem in order
that she might exact exhoribtant alimony
from the unfortunate Look at it from
whatever viewpoint you will or may that
union was nothing short of cohabitation, in
the Edmund's law understanding of cohabi-
tation, and both of them should be sent to
state prison for living adulterous lives.
The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30
CURRENT COMMEyN NO

The chiIdless woman always thinks she
knows more about the care and rearing of
children than the
Such Advice Is mother with half
Worthless. dozen or more. The
person does not seem
to be born who is not ready and willing
to give the other fellow pointers about do
or experience. On the same principle the
man, who has never had more than a
weeks wages ahead gets up before an
audience and gives a complete solution Of
the financial ills and complaints of a gigan-
tic government. In order for any one to
discuss the why's and wherefores of any
subject diligent study and research must
be given it, and this should be highly sea-
soned with practical experience.
Smoking in public offices should be tabooed
and especially city, county and state of
fees In fact it
Office Smoking should be tabOoed in
Great Loss. all Offices in which the
taxpayers are direct
ly Interested In ninety-nine out of every
hundred of the offices in which you may
go you will find the clerks putting away
at a pipe cigar or a cigarette, and no
man can work honestly and squarely and
smoke any of those instruments of torture
IF the smoking habit was cut out in public
offices at least twenty-five per cent less
clerks would be needed When one of the
clerks lights his pipe, cigar or cigarette
all of the others, who indulge in the habit
follow suit and while enjoying the puff
they have social chat among themselves,
and it really makes them mad to have
any one come in and disturb their smoking
repose There should be a general rule
made that any person employed in a pub
lie office caught smoking while on duty
lose the position
The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30

No nation or government can exist very
long that has lost its religion and its patri-
otism was the ne
Prayer Patriotism mark of an eminent
The Cornerstones statesman, and, if you
will run back over the
pages of history you will find there is more
truth than poetry in the allegation. There
are lots of religions in the United States,
but very little Christianity, and it has
been thus for the past half a century. The
well of patriotism seems to be rapidly run
ming dry and unless new vein is tapped
Old Glory will be looked upon as a dirty
rag, as was shouted at her on the streets
of Seattle notwany moons ago. The Civ
ing away of those two fundamental prin-
aeipes, on which this government was
founded is being felt throughout the whole
structure, and unless the entire country is
re-baptized in the spirit of the Holy Ghost
and the patriotic fires of Bunker Hill and
Valley Forge are rekindlel America will
cease to be for Americans, but will be for
anarchistic insurrectionists
Anna Held, well-known theatre actress,
who is seeking divorce from her para
mour- -husand, admit
Common Law ted on the witness
Marriage Wrong. stand that, she had
never legally married
the man she was seeking a divorce from,
but that in the presence of a few witnesses
she had accepted him as a husband, and
they began living together as man and wife
without further formalities. Such way
Of doing things may be according to her
ideas of man and woman becoming husband
and wife, but it is contrary to the laws of
the land and likewise the teachings of all
The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30

It's most wonderful that whatever law or
measure that is passed for obeyance in the
United States there
Dodging the Law seems to be way of
Is Profession. getting round it. In
other words, the
American people seem to be constitutions
ally opposed to obeying the laws of the
land Men are paid to do nothing but
study out ways and means whereby the
laws of the land may be lodged. Laws are
attacked by alleged constitutional lawyers
on insignificant points, and too often judges
decide them on equally trivial points and,
in many instances, when the law says plain
ly, "Thou shalt not steal" it is either de-
clared unconstitutional or is permitted to
become imperative AS a result of such
legal bubbles the courts of the land are
over run with cases every month in the
year, the greater part of which ought to
be settled by the attorneys representing
both sides in one or the others law office
The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30

With the step of man not yet in his six
ties Ezra Meeker, the Puget Sound pioneer,
who has made himself fam
Ezra Meeker Gus throughout the civilized
Still Active. world by winning and los
ing fortunes, and subse-
quently by driving an OK team over the
trail. by which he crossed the plains al
most century ago, and his advocacy of
trans-continental highway from ocean to
ocean, was seen vending his way down
the streets Of Seattle one day this week,
with his flowing locks playing hide and
90 seek with the soothing breezes, 50 com
mon to this section Of the country, and
when accosted by the writer, and after pass
ing the time he remarked, 81 am going to
the city hall to register in order to cast my
vote for Teddy" Remembering his years
and likewise the good he has done for the
Puget Sound country from time to time
his hand was given a hearty shake with,
'God bless you regardless of for whom
you vote It is a pleasure to know you
are able to vote for any one Ezra Meek
is perhaps the most remarkable man that
has lived in tbs section, and history
thousand years after he is dead will tell
of the great things he did for the Puget
Sound country.
The Seattle Republican., 1912-08-30

No nation or government can exist very
long that has lost its religion and its patri-
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
MR.. BRYAN'S FUTURE.

The disposition to be made Of William Jennings
Bryan by the incoming President is question which
mas already begun to the minds of good many
people and newspapers
The New York Sun proposes an effective, if
simple and somewhat ruthless method of getting rid
of the Nebraskan. 1t says:
The deadly influence of Bryan and Bryanlsm upon
Democratic fortunes and usefulness ends with the in
auguraton of President Wson-if President Wilson so
wills
The best wish that the Sun express for the
President elect comparatively untried man facing
unpa eled opportunity is that he may seize upon the
windppe of Organism the very start and with all
the strength that the sincws of his long lean fingers
possess, throttle that persistent and fatal thing into
eternal silence.
But our esteemed contemporary by no means
expresses the attitude of the Democratic party or
of the general public toward Mr.. Bryan. On the
contrary there is widespread desire to Mr. Bryan
not taken care Of, because he always manages to
take care of hmself-but given opportunity to EN-,
ploy his recognized talents in the public service.
Should some suitable reward come to nim there
will be comparatively few of Mr.. Bryan's country.
men who will regard the honor as unworhily be-
slowed Here in Washington, where the extent OF
Governor Wilson's obligation to Mr. Bryan happens
to be we'll understood, there would arise no protest
if the governor demonstrates that he is not cold
blooded to those who nave helped him climb as he
has been represented to be.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
STATE CORPORATIONS IN INTERSTATE
BUSINESS.

The Virginia Corporation Commission has given
approval to the plan Of the Washington utilities mer-
ger promoters so far as those plans have been de-
veloped. The Washington Utilities Company will
be allowed to succeed to the rights and powers Of
the Maryland-Virginia Railway Company. Thus the
Washington Utilities is put in the way of going ahead
with its big plans for holding-company control Of
utilities in this city.
Manifestly, only the most perfunctory considera-
ton of form rather than Of merits must have been
given to this matter The Virginia commission would
hardly nave granted thus readily general permit
to initiate and monopolize great system of utilities
that was bascay Virginia affair. Certainly the
New York or Wisconsin commissions would not have
dreamed of such action.
This business of State issuing financial letters
of marque, for modest fee, commissioning corpora
tions to 60 out into other States with such projects
this. giving no consideration to the real interests
involved because they lie on the other side Of a
State line, is utterly wrong New Jersey, Maine,
Delaware, Virginia, and Kentucky have been chief
offenders But all the States do it, under a system
that everybody knows is anachronstic and that has
been responsible for much Of the evil in present
business conditions in this nation.
The Washington utility promoters may get their
big project past Congress and the courts; but we
don't believe they can. If they do, it will be one
more example of the evil of existing conditions
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
AGE OF "JOY" LIVING.


A group of fashionable women we'll known in
life in Philadelphia, will meet soon to discuss the
turkey trot" AS patronesses of numerous affairs"
given by the younger social set they hold themselves
responsible for the good behavior of their fashionable
proteges.
Certain dances, which have degenerated-rumor
has it-into saturnalia as the hours grew small and
the music struck up faster measure, have impelled
these mothers to take counsel with one another
They are not sure that it is wise, or safe, or even
decent to countenance dances which are at bc,; vu
gar and at worst ascivious
AS a prccauton, if for no other reason, these
mothers should take the action they contemplate.
But the turkey trot and kindred dances are only the
expression of tendency which has taken hold Of the
young people of the day in and out of what is
Society"
1t is the same tendency that prompts extreme and
freakish dress; that demands Newport villa home
in the BerksnreS, and motor trip abroad all
crammed into summer vacation that makes girls
in their teens ambitious to achieve fashionable mar
riages, with divorce soon thereafter as may
prove convenient. 1t is the spirit of unrest, dssat-
sfacton love of change hatred of all that is monot,
onously respectable.
1t is spirit that goes far deeper than the turkey
trot," spirit that cannot be dealt with as summary
Let them eliminate the turkey trot none the less
and then turn to the harder task of Strengthening out
their childrens perspective.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
Here's a Book

Ever since the appearance OF The
Seer" by Perley Poore Sheehan. little
ever month ago, through the house
Of Moffat-Yard people OF all stations
from all parts of the country have writ
ten to the author to ask him II the
things spoken of in the book were true
or merely theoretical Mr.. Sheehan,
who. by the way, is an associate editor
of the Munsey publications, has assured
his correspondents that so far as he IL
concerned the book is essentially real.
The theme is Il peculiar one-the ac-
count of country preacher from a
Southern State, who applies old truths
to modern problems Of fear and grief.
how he achieves power and fame, then
goes TO his own tragic end with smiling
good will. 1t is a book of old-fashioned
faith. optimistic and rich in human in
tercst 1t is not a mere preachment,
however: II is "a gripping story, as we'll.
II went not to bed until the last page
was ended clergyman wrote to the
authcr-and the letter is characteristic
ni all Yet he continues: Il finally
went to sleep with the sweet visions and
splendid hopes and divine possibilities
with which you have enswathed life
Mr.. Sheehan's career has in itself. to
large extent, justified his belief that
a sufficient fund of oid-fa hioned faith
| Is all that q man needs in this world
He left his home in Ohio for an Eastern
college with only $50 In his pocket.
| Four years later at his graduation he
still possessed the same amount. From
Union, his alma mater ne went to New
| York, where he entered newspaper
| work. A year or so after that he de-
! cided to go abroad for study and travel.
He had saved up as much as 500 at
the time. With this he Travelled eXten-
slvely in Cuba, Spain, and France,
! finally arriving in Paris with so left
and neither friends nor a knowledge OF
French. Five years later he had be-
come editor in charge or the Paris edi-
tion of the New York Herald. In all.
he remained in Europe for ten years.
either, for the Herald or the New York
| Times
Returning to America. he Joined the
MunseY organization, only to leave It
| shortly aftcrward for the wilds OF
| Florida, where he had bought a planta-
ton on the st. Johns. 1t was there that
he wrote The Seer" his first book.
one of Its strongest chapters-that
which describes the funeral OF a fallen
woman-was inspired by a visit to New
Orleans, after a long period OF seclusion
there. After the completion of his book,
Mr.. Sheehan returned to his desk ut
| Munscys.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
Persons in Public Eye
Have Birthday Today

Lawrence Y. Sherman, the choice of
the Republican party in Illinois to sue
ceed Shelby NJ. Cullom in the United
States Senate, Is celebrating his fifty
fourth birthday today. He was born
in Miami county, Ohio, November S,
1858, but was taken to Illinois when an
infant. He went to work on his faith
cr's farm at the age of sixteen, and
for several years he acquired schooling
through his own efforts from books.
with money earned by helping his
neighbors through the threshing sea-
son he was enabled to attend MCKen-
dree College, where he graduated in
law In 1857. Within few years he was
elected city attorney of Macomb, H.,
and then became county judge. After
one term on the bench, Judge SheT-
man returned to the practice of his
profession. lie became member Of
the Illinois house of representatives,
In 1896, and later served as lieutenant
governor.
Henry f.. Burnham, Senator from New
Hampshire, is siXty-eight years OF age
today, and Nathan Meyer, Baron Roth
schild, leading member of the IA
nous family OF tnanciers, has reached
his seventy year. Congressman
Robert o. Harris, of Massachusetts.
has attained his ffty-eighth year.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
1T is WILSON'S JOB.

There is no excuse for the partisan criticism al
ready arguing that, because he is Presdent-eect by
a minority vote, the credit of Mr.. Wilson for his
victory has bemish. He got so many more popular
ballots and he will have so many more Electoral
College votes than any other candidate that our
political system considered, such question is not
worth discussing except in the of speculation
as to the future of all the political parties.
Mr. Wilson's credit for his election is the very
largest will be his responsibility for doing what he
was elected to do. 1t is true that not one-haf of the
American electorate decided that he should 60 into
the White House. But probably much more than half
decided to give him Congress to back him up in
carrying out the platform pledges of his Democratic
party. Anyhow, Mr.. Wilson not only has a perfect
title and right to execute that program but is solemn
y pledged to do that very thing for those who elected
him. 1t is Mr.. Wilson's Job.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
What's on the Program In
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-St. Johns 5,
No. II, f. G.; Hope, No. 10, +. 4.
Royal Arch Chapters Eureka, No. !,
II. Al; Potomac, No. S, special p; NJ.
and NJ. l.. NJ. Eastern Star Chap
tcrs-Takoma, No. l.; Cathedral,
The following !. o. o. +. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Central,
No. !: Metropolis, No IL; Phoenix,
No. IS. Rebekah Degree-DorCas
I.odge, No. 4, business.
The following Red Mems organizations
will meet tonight: Seneca Tribe, No.
II; Mineola Tribe, No. IA; Idaho Coun-
The following National Union Councils
will meet tonight: National Capital.
No. AL; Mckinley, No. S92; George
town, No. 10ll.
Annual meeting of the Germania Club,
1896 f. street northwest, tonight.
Musicale by Miss Ruth Ayres Stokes
and Thomas q. Shearman. reading
room for the blind, Library of Con-
gress p. m.
Meeting of the executive committee OF
the Board OF Trade, noon.
"AcuuaintanCc party" the Y, w. c. A.
building, Twelfth and Il streets north
west tonight.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band. Stanley Hail. $3.50 y. m
Lecture on "CniVcrsal Peace" by Ad'
dul Haham, Eighth Street Temple
y. IN.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08

They do not work unduy hard; their meals are good
their quarters clean and we'll heated. They are
not at liberty it is true, go and come as they please,
but neither are they under the necessity of aboring
hard to keep body and soul together.
Yet not few of them would prefer to labor, had
they the chance. They come out Of their winter
quarters in Jail less fitted than before to bear their
rightfu responsibilities, and more likely than before
to go back to Jail for more serious offenses.
large proportion of the "downand-ous" would
60 work if they had their choice and their chance.
This is shown clearly enough by the success of the
charities which make it their business to give these
men temporary shelter and get jobs for them.
1t is poor business, as we'll as shabby humanity,
to put these unforunates in Jail for the sake
of keeping them out of mischief, when that purpose
could answered far better by putting them to work
They need jobs, not prison terms.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, NOV. 3

ALEXANDRIA, VA. NOV \.
Alexandria's new high school build
ing, to cost $40 ON0. and to be erected at
the corner Of cameron and West street,
on property purchased n year ago for
this purpose, will be started early in the
spring, If city council approve the
plans of the city school board adopted
last night. The board will recommend
to the council that II be permitted TO
begin the erection of the building as
soon as the plans can be prepared and
the contract let. The funds for the con-
struCtion will be secured from local
bank which has agreed to accept the
notes of the school board extending over,
a number of years so that payment OF
the principal and interest can be made
out of each annual appropriation unth
the debt Is wiped out 1t Is thought
that council will adopt the recommen-
dation of the board as the new building
Is urgently needed.
The board reelected DR.. William NJ.
Smith chairman, and Henry ID. Nlrk
clerk for the present term. The terms
of the following members of the board
have expired, and council VIII be now
ficu in order that their successors may
be elected: Oscar +. Philips. flrst
ward: Moxley Erwin, second ward; Dr
w NJ, Smith, Third ward:t j. FRANK
Myers, Fourth ward
In accordance with a custom which
has done much to unite the Masons OF
Alexandria, the officers and members
OF Alexandria Washington Lodge paid
fraternal visit last night 10 Andrew
Jackson Lodge, where the master Ma
sons degree was conferred on a class
of candidates by the officers OF the
visiting lodge. The officers taking part
in the degree work were T.. H. kem-
per, worshipful master: S w. Pitts,
senior warden; Charles b. Swan, junior
warden: Charles Il. TennessOn, senior
deacon, and G. Page Waller, Jr, Junior
deacon. At the conclusion of the 'ntia-
tory work a buffet luncheon was served
Samuel C. Brent, attorney for the
Commonwealth, received notice lasI
night of the death at Staunton, va, OF
his brother, George G. Brent, formerly
a resident of Alexandria. The remains
will be brought to this city for inter
ment.
After next Friday no milk can be SOLD
| or delivered in Alexandria except IN DOT,
ties, according to an order promulgated
| James j. GarVery, who states that the
law will be strictly enforced.
| The fourth, sixth, and fourteenth De
| grees OF Scottish rite Masonry VIII be
| conferred at a meeting of washington
| Memorial Lodge of Perfection, NO. I
which will be held tonight in Masonic
Temple.
] was held last night to determine th'
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
ALEXANDRIA WILL
BUILDNEW SCHOOL

fate OF Tot" an English bulldog. the
property of II. +. Costello, whom neigh
bors had brought into court for harbor-
ing a vicious dog. A large number of
witnesses were present to testify to the
dogs bad character, and Justice Cation
was just about to pronounce the ami
malls fate, when Mr.. Costello agreed to
remove the canine from the borders of
Virginia by next Tuesday.
Miss Salie Stuart, Mrs. George s..
French, and Mrs. +. 8. w. Howard are
the Alexandria delegates who are at
tending meetings of the Woman's Aux
iliary of the Episcopal Church, which is
being held in Winchester.
Frank Machlazina and n. A. Erskine,
two soldiers from Fort Washington. who
had been detailed to the target range
at Edsalls. Va, made their escape from
that place yesterday and tried to evade
an officer and0squad Of privates who
had been sent to Alexandria to arrest
them. Chief Goods, OF the Alexandria
MachiaZina, and after a lively chase
of several blocks. captured him. Ers-
kline was also arrested.
The reception given last night by
Alexandria Canton of the Patriarchs
Militant was largely attended. The
canton was inspected by Fred A. Groom,
of Baltimore, grand master of odd Fell
lows In Maryland and military in
spector of the Baltimore canton.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
1T SEEMS PLAIN ENOUGH.

Discussing the question whether the Progressives
or Republicans entitled to representation in Mary
land on election boards, very bright mind has
evolved the idea that the term, leading political
parties of the State, means the leading political par
ties in gubernatorial elections.
The law providing for the appointments of judges
and clerks of election says they shall be named from
each of the two leading political parties of the State
so that such parties shall be equally represented at
all times among said election officers
AS the Progressive party defeated the Repub-
lican party in the Electoral College and in the pop
ular vote in both State and nation if this does not
make it one of the two leading political parties
Of Maryland within the meaning of the law, the law
say what it does not mean little more emphat.
ically than we gave it credit for.
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
The Day and the Man

Lca Dembtz Band who looked the
United the
Louisville
the public schools of
Harvard Dresden
admitted the 1875 and has paced law Boston
He member the Phi Beta Kappa Society
chiefly his
counsel Clifford Pnchot
appeared shippers before
chief
railroads gaining the horizontal increase
asked
generally believed that he will have place the
Cabinet
The Washington times., 1912-11-08
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR.

With the Massachusetts legislature Republican
In both branches, the election of Republican as
United States Senator to succeed Crane is settled
II will be made upon the old methods by which each
Of the different aspirantS for the seat endeavors to
bag the most senators and representatives. and eav-
ing the final decision to machine caucus.
This, we feel sure, will be the final outcome,
despite the call of Bosons mayor for direct pref
erence primary. The history of the procedure will
expose both the old parties more.
Neither Fitzgerald nor Governor Foss wanted
direct primary long as they thought they could get
a Democratic legislature But the Republicans, by
the Fitzgerald bogy having got control of the legs-
laure, Fitzgerald who claims Foss favor, wants to
set up primary.
But the Republicans, having opposed giving the
people their chance from the beginning, will not
reverse their action now.
But Massachusetts has ratified the amendment
to the Federal Constitution for direct election of
Senators. That will be in full operation when Mr.
Lodges term expires in 1917. Then there will be
no question The people will choose.