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The Washington times., 1912-05-06
He Approves of Roosevelt Because
The Colonel Stands For the Peo.
ple and Their Rights,

To the Editor of THE TINES:
We may rail at the high cost of
living; politicians may juggle with
the tariff, and a Democratic Congress
further cutting down the wages of
the government clerk. but the prob
lem of the high cost of living is one
that can only be solved by the people;
laws cannot do 1t for them. Just so
long as everyone wants to live in
town where the lights shine, and no
one wants to live In the country and
produce from the earth the necessary
foodstuffs to feed the people. just so
long will the, cost Of living be high.
this lesson early-early enough to get
into the suburbs while land within
easy reach Of the city can still be
purchased at something like a rea-
sonable figure.
Another reason for the high cost
Of living is that our system of mar
keting provides for too many and too
large profits to middlemen. Statis-
only a very small part Of the ulti-
mate sellin g price for his produce.
Tell US what becomes OF the re-
mainder and you will have explained
theprincipal reason of the high cost
of living. The parcels post would
remedy this situation, by bringing the
producer into direct touch with the
consumer. For twenty years the peo-
pie have pleaded FOR O. parcels post.
Has Congress given 1t to them? And
once said. There are three reasons
why we cannot have a parcels post
The Adams Express Company, the
United States Express Company and
the Wells Fargo Express Company"
Until the people can make their
wishes mean more to Congress than
the influence of the express COM
panies, we cannot have a parcels post.
Colonel Roosevelt is entirely right.
This is a straight, clearly defined
fight between the people and the old
line machine politicians. And II the
people let the politicians pull the
wool over their eyes by calling Roose-
welt a demagogue merely because he
has the courage of his convictions
enough to protest at the continued
| spoliation of the people, they deserve
| President Taft's opinion OF them. that
| they are not fit to govern themselves
FRANK G. CAMPBELL.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
What Mr.. Johnston's Bill Would Do
In Reducing the Efficiency Of the
Government Clerk.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
am amused at the ludicrous. et surd,
impracticable bill of Mr.. Johnston's now
up before the House-to dismiss the
employees in the Government every five
years. II such bill were to pass it
would ruin the systematized work Of the
Government and place matters OF vital
importance In the hands of 2ovi"es.
The Government would be thrown into
such a state Of confusion that II would
cost millions to get things back into
their present systematized condition. IL
Government clerks we're sworn In anew
every FIVE years nothing could ever be
accomplished. for It takes that long 70
perfect ones self in the different de-
partmental work thoroughly and to do
1t systematically II such bill were
to pass 1 suggest that the age limit of
Senators and Representatives be sixty
five so in future no such bills as the
ridiculous one now up before the House
would ever be thought of.
KATHLEEN LA VARRA.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
GIRL CLERK FALLS
HEIR TO $4,000
Miss Florence Kirkland Resigns
Her Position in Postofice
Department.

Problems Of city mail delivery, long
accounts to be added up, and other vex-
ations due to clerical work, will no
longer bother Miss Florence Kirkland.
who has resigned her position in the
Post Office Department because she has
fallen heir to property worth $4,000
Miss Kirkland, who has been an en-
ploye In the office OF First Assistant
Postmaster General c. P. Grandfeld,
comes into her money through the
death of an aunt living near Albany,
n. Y. Miss Kirkland has been in the
Post Office Department for three years
and was drawing a salary of 81. 200. She
handed in her resignation yesterday.
Miss Kirkland. who lived at 17os Nine
teenth street northwest, left for Albany
today to take steps toward the closing
up Of the estate.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
COMMISSIONER
RECEIVES SUPPORT
FROM MINISTERS
Many Assure Rudolph of
Cooperation in Mothers
Day Movement.

Through the cooperation OF the citi-
zens associations and clergy Mothers
Oay, May IL. will be fittinkly observed
In the District.
Letters OF assurance that they will
support the movement have been re-
ceived by Commissioner Rudolph, vice.
president Of the District Of Columbia
Mothers' Day movement from a num-
per or the associations and clergymen.
special sermons on the subject OF
Mothers Day" will be delivered In
many of the churches next Sunday.
The invitation Is issued by Commits
sloner Rudolph to every citizen Of the
District to join in the observance OF
the day The white carnation is the
CHOSEN emblem, typifying in its white.
ness and purity some Of the virtues
Of motherhood.
The manner Of observing Mothers
Day Is left to the Individual, but the
toliowing are some suggestions offered
by the Mothers Day movement:
baI1 Livs so1, this nva day as your mother would
Don't try, to, be an earthly saint
bo,is Seh Just the the big boy or girl your mother
III possible have your mother and
rather as your guests this Mothers
Day, or go home and visit in a way
which will make the day a pleasure tc
them"
III you can not do this through letter
message or gift, stamp the day with
darkness"
''1f this is memorial day to you, rev.
erence II as such in your own best way
it is not for anyone to tell you how.
Let every one, through co-opera tior
with the Mothers Day Internationa
Association, help to make the second
Sunday of May, 1912. a great home day
and day Of family reunion"
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Says the New Excise Law Is Going
To Interfere With His Glass of

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Don't be deceived in regard to the
liquor bill. AS an example would
refer you to that part of 1t which
would eliminate saloons from Eighth
street southeast. This is the principal
business street in this section. The peo-
pie In this section have no grievance
against these well-regulated saloons.
They invite your inspection in regard to
their conduct. The proponents of the
bill say no saloon shall exist in the resi-
Dental section and no saloon shall
exist within Loo feet of the navy yard,
thereby cutting out the saloons in our
best business street. They say they
are not advocating prohibition. and
still they deprive us of the glass of
beer which we are accustomed to. Drive
the saloons back 1000 feet and the OBJ
ject is apparent-there will be none In
this locality. The advocates Of this bill
are superservfceable in regard to our
welfare. We took care Of ourselves in
the civil war, and those who are left
Of US are still doing our duty toward
the Government. So please don't
abridge our rights. J. BERRY.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06

most loyal men gravitate to the employer who gives
the best working conditions and treats his employees
fairest is operating to improve industrial conditions
more than legislation. ....#.
Moralists may pride themselves upon the nflu-
ence they have had with legislative bodes but the
hard facts are that il has been the business and
labor world, convinced of the truth that honesty
pays that have been responsible for the general
movement upward in legislation.
One man trying to see how square and fair he
can be with those who have business with him
will elevate whole community, even in the absence
of laws. And every community has such men. 4.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Urges Help For the Sufferers From
the Southern Floods.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
II, after the money is all in-the funds
to erect a memorial monument to dead
heroes-nanly men and womanly women
1T were sent to the living sufferers-he-
roes many-of the flood martyrs" It
would reflect far more credit on their
common sense and also sense of COM
parative values In the eyes OF all really
thinking people-not to mention those
of the Lord-who commanded, first of
all. thought and care Of the poor and
needy.
Neither does 1t speak very loud for
the keenness or depth of appreciation"
and 'thankfulness" that requires a
monumental pile of stone, in order to
keep the memory green. But, II so, let
such funds be put in some memorial
useful to humanity. I'm sure those
heroes" would prefer II. for they were
sensible people.
MRS. !. A. WILLIAMS.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
RUDOLPH IS FIRST
TO DOFF HIS COAT
Commissioner in Shirt Sleeves
Sets Fashion in District
Building.

Shirt-sleeved days have arrived at
the District building. Commissioner
Rudolph reached his office early this
morning, glanced at a huge pile Of
mail, sighed, removed his coat, turned
on the electric fan, summoned his
tar1working, faithful. and efficient
secretary. Waldo Hlbbs. and settled
down to the task. within q few min
utes it was known in every office in the
building that :he president of the board
was IN his shirt sleeves. WhereupoR
every official who was so disposed, fol-
lowed his example.
Commissioner Rudolph each year 10
the pioneer Of the shirt waist bri-
ga1e." Under the former board OF
Commissioners an order prohibited erl-
ploves from appearing without coat
during working hours. With Commis-
sioncr Rudolph, comfort is more of an
asset than dignity.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06

various classes. For example, Class "A:
The nice" saloon with a mice" res
taurant on the side in which young girls
unattended can go and pick up stranC-
home! Class 3: The mice" saloon
with a pool table in adjoining room or
upstairs. Result: Hundreds of boys de-
bauched, and homes robbed of fathers,
who have wasted time and hard learned
and badly-needed money: Class c:
Saloon close to alleys with an amazing
bucket trade. Result Scores of homes
ruined that otherwise would be saved
to decency and honest living! These
ruined homes and these ruined lives
are the meat upon which many OF these
fearful squirmers have fed for years.
Other classes could be here added but
the above are specimens. Keep up your
good work and help this city get rid
OF them! Let little Of Rooseveltian
ozone get into this business
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
HONESTY AND PROGRESS.

German steamship companies are going after the
ocean passenger traffic by advertising safety, not
speed" Their plan will win. 1t will also force all
their competitors to put safety first in the conduct of
their business.
Competition is the most potent factor for good
there is. 1t is stronger than statutes or creeds. 1t
pays to be honest, and sooner later the business
world learns it does. 1t pays to be square and de-
cent and clean. The who is not eventually
goes down and out, because he is transgressing a
natural and spiritual law, and compensation gets
in its work.
The knowledge that intcmperance will unfit one
physically and mentally and finally lose him his posi-
ton is the greatest temperance law we have 1t is
the law of competition in the labor field.
The knowledge that the most efficient and the
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
TAINT1NG THE MATHEMATICS.

II is going to be interesting to observe how some
newspapers will explain, later on, the misleading
political statistics they have presented during the
Republican fight Organs Of the Administration have
made and continue making preposterous claims
some of them going so far seriously to aege that
the President now has votes enough to nominate on
rs ballot This is utterly ridiculous, in the face
of the desperate fight the Taft forces are making
and Of their notorious panic over the Roosevelt
sweep everywhere, that it hardly need be taken
seriously. Nobody is being fooled-by such extreme
claims.
The New York Evening Post credits Mr. Taft
with 423 delegates and Roosevelt with 203. The
New York Herald, with equal solemnity and hnality
declares that Taft has $50 and Roosevelt 23S 1t
requires $40 to nominate.
These ludicrous claims are based on the simple
theory Of calculating for Taft everything that is not
instructed for Roosevelt, and uncontested. There
are in fact, | IA uninstructed delegates. New York
includes Lightweight Of these. The Evening Post
credits Roosevelt with only seven in that State,
yet it is positively known that tweny-one are pledged
to and will support him; in all probability that number
will be increased beyond thirty before the conven-
ton
Vermont is listed with six Taft and two Roose-
welt delegates. Yet it is known to every politician on
either side, and frankly stated in all their discus
sions that Vermont in fact has four Roosevelt and
four Taft delegates; the only instructions given in
the State were to the Roosevelt delegates from one
Congress district. The delegation at large was,
by agreement, split even; two for Taft, two for
Roosevelt, and instructions were not attempted.
The same newspaper lists Missouri with fourteen
Roosevelt delegates he has in fact twentysx there.
And so on, ad lib
The truth is that Mr.. Roosevelt is now in long
lead in actual, instructed, honestminded delegates
who intend to vote for him and can be counted on.
He has about two and half delegates from poten-
TALLY Republican States, to one for Taft. Taft has
the Terrtores-Porto Rico Alaska, Hawaii the
Philppines-all of which take no part in the elec-
being represented in the convention. Taft claims
about all Of the South-which has no significance
in the Electoral College-but is losing it fast be-
cause in some the machines acted illegally and
in others the oice-holdng delegates are climbing on
the Roosevelt wagon in order as they hope, to save
their jobs.
The delegates yet to be chosen will determine
whether Roosevelt or Taft shall be nominated Prac-
ticaly everything yet to be heard from is for Roose-
velt and Roosevelt control of the convention on first
ballot while not yet actually carried certain
anything in the future and in politics we'll be.
Moreover, the people who get up and publish
these misleading showings of delegate strength
know this. There has never been such extreme OF
audacity and Misrepresentation in political cause
The tainting OF newspaper news has never gone SO
| far.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
NAVY.

NAVY.
Lieutenant w. w. SMITH, detached
Neptune. to Vermont, connection
care Neptune.
Lieutenant z. e. SPAFFORD. detached
Washington. to navy yard, Wash
ington. d. c.
Lieutenant Junior Gradel G. T. SWA-
SEY, jr.. detached North Dakota; /;
home, wait orders.
Ensign JUNIUS YATES. detached Gel
tic; home. wait orders.
Ensign ]. c. JENNINGS, detached
Chester; home, wait orders.
Ensign r. f. THORNTON, detached
New Jersey; nome. wait orders.
Ensign r. r. YOUNG and Ensign
WEBB TRAMMEL, detached North
Carolina: home. wait orders.
Ensign r. G. HAXTON, detached Min
nesota; home, wait orders
Ensign o. c. PAILTHORP and Ensign
H. X. LEWIS. detached Washing
ton; home. wait orders.
Ensign ]. c, HILLIARD. detached
Georgia; home, wait orderA
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
The Originators of the Sixty.fve.
Year Retirement Plan Have at
Least One Supporter as the Fol.
lowing Indicates.
Editor of THE TIMES,

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
have read SO much about pensioning
Government employees that thought
would air nv views on that subject.
In last evenings paper Mr.. Tiller lays
particular stress upon the fact that all
railroad and industrial enterprises pen
sion OF their old employees. But he
doesn't mention that those men have
10 work from ten to sixteen hours daily
have no leave OF absence. or holidays
and get just about half the pay that
our chair-walminC Government clerks
get and yet manage to save a dollar
for a rainv day. And, Furthermore
these same Government clerks have
fine homes in Mt Pleasant, live up to
every cent thev make. and vet want
their Government to supper. them in
tkeir old age. They should be thrown
out Of the service.
A E PHILLIPS
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Here's Watchman Who Wants
Something in Addition to Eight
Hours Work Every Day In the


To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Is there no way of helping the watch
men in the Treasury Department Bu-
reau of Printing and Engraving, to a
raise In wages. At the present time we
are only receiving 81 per day, eight
hours. Sundays. holidays, and. in fact.
every day in the year, we have to be
on duty. We are deprived from being
with out families in the evening" Our
children go to school. and don't see
their fathers but once in a while Liv-
ing is high. Potatoes are as dear as
diamonds; meat went up cents per
pound more. so there is no meat FOR
the poor man; cabbages. 10 cents a
head; lettuce and all the rest of greens
are as dear as the emerald stone of
Ireland. Rent is also high, unless you
want to live in a coal cellar. After
you have paid your rent, gas fuel, and
the grocery bills you haven't got
enough to buy a pair of shoes for the
baby. Can't some good hearted Senator
help the poor watchman? NJ. NJ.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Bernhardt and Rejane
In Moving Pictures

To students of dramatic art. and to
those who are already in active work,
the moving pictures Of Sarah Bern
hardt and Mime. Rejane, given for the
second time at the Columbia Theater
last night, are OF inestimable value, and
present an almost ineXhaustible field
for study. Bernhard appears in the
role which contributed so largely to
her success, Camille, and Madame
Rejane as Madame Sans Gene, in
the play of that name.
Owing to insistent requests, the pic
lures will be given again next Sunday
at Sis at the Columbia and at o'clock
in the afternoon on the day following.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
4 Sentiment In Which an Increasing
Number of People Are Coming to
JndOrse,
Editor OF THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
The rugged figure Of Theodore Roose-
welt, afiame with courage and conviction
as the champion of the square DEAL"
never stood out more strongly than
now. He has fought the good fight for
twenty-five years; he has never lodged
an issue; he has quickened the nation q
conscience and started II on the road to
real government OF the people, by the
people, for all the people. Thrice fortu-
nate Is the nation that can claim such
a man as one Of its citizens. T. Fl.
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Approves the Works Bill and Wants
The Saloon Situation Cleaned

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Your news article of yesterday show
ing how certain liquor dealers are now
squirmins since the Works bill has a
chance OF becoming a law, was inter
esting reading. Please continue this
good work. Lift the lid every day and
help the 900 families who are made to
suffer because OF the heartless grasp
Ing methods of many of those who now
squirm. classes OF dealers who disgrace
the business and cause It needle IS hurt.
These squirmers can be divided into
The Washington times., 1912-05-06

Ensign G. K. sTODDARD. detached
North Dakota; home, wait orders.
Ensign G. B. STRICKLAND. detached
Worden; home, wait orders.
Ensign j. l.. RIHELDAFFER, de-
tached North Carolina; home, wait
orders.
Medical Inspector o. d. NORTON. to
navy recruiting station. San Fran
cisco, Cal
Naval Constructor r. d. GATEWOOD.
detached navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal; home. wait orders
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
In the Mail Bag ~

artmen
own write freely and frankly with the
be
but the
contributors address
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrivcd-Chauncey. at wuhu; Barry.
at Shanghai: Washington. at Nc
Call; Roe. Terry, at New York;
Vulcan, at Portsmouth, y. H.: Bru-
tus. at Key West: Isla de LuZon,
at VicksburG: sterling. at Charles
ton. Cyrleps, at Provincetown:
PTometheus. at san Diego
Sallcd-Petrel from Natchez for Vicks-
burg: Montana from Portsmouth, N.
H., for Philadelphia; Buffalo from
OlonEapo for Honolulu
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
Concerts Today
BY the q. S. Marine Band, Marine
Barracks, at 4:3o p. m.
WILLIAM H. SANTELMANN.
Leader.

March-"Old Comrades. .........Teike
Overture-"Oberon" Weber
Fifth Nocturno. .Leybach
Suite-"L'Arlesien ............ .Bizet
(a) Prelude.
Cb) Minuetto.
(c) Adagietto.
(d) Carlton.
Waltz-"Dream on the Ocean" .Gungl
Prologue and intermezzo from
"Pagliacci' ........... .LeonCavallo
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2.....Liszt
The Star-Spangled Banner"
By the U. S. Soldiers Home Band,
From 4 to S:2o o'clock.
JOHN s. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
March-"Colonel Petit" Zimmerman
Hungarian overture - ''Hunyadi
Laszio' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Erkel
Sextet from Lucia" .Donizetu
Messrs. Wallace, Leonberger.
Glove, Fenstad. sgueo. and
Schroeder.
Fantasia Souvenir de Wagner"
Tobani
Contents-"Prayer," from "Rien-
zi;" chorus from "Lohengrin;"
"Tannhauser;" "Cavalina," from
Flying Dutchman;" Spinning
Song" "Tannhauser;" Die
Meistersinger;" Bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin."
Rag intermezzo-"Poison Ivy"
Ingraham
Excerpts from ''The Pink Lady"
Cagyll
Finale-"Par Excellence. &C.. st. Clair
THE StaT-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1912-05-06
What's on the Program, In
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Potomac.
No. 5, F. c.; BENJAMIN B. French, No.
Pentalpha. No. %, E. A; Mt. Pleasant,
No. SO. Knights Templar-Orient
Commandery. No. 5, important busi-
ness. Eastern Star-Ruth Chapter.
The following I. Q. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Union. No, II: Cove
nant. No. l3; Beacon. No. 15. and
Langdon, No. rs, business.
The following knights Of Pythias
II: Amaranth, No. q, and Century,
No. 80, business.
Meeting of Central Labor Union, Co
lumbia Typographical Temple. 42a G
Concert by United States Marine Band.
w H. Santelmann, director, at Marine
Barracks. 4:3O o'clock.
Concert by United States Soldiers Home
Band, j. S. NJ. Zimmerman, director,
at the bandstand, from TO $50
Vaudeville entertainment by Pan-Hel-
lenic Association of Georgetown Uni
versity. 2O33 street northwest. at s
o'clock
Anniversary banquet by Theta lambda
Phi, at Continental Hotel, at 1880
o'clock.
Lecture by Dr. Charles F. winbigler
at w. c. T; u, building. 622 Sixth
Meeting of North Washington Citizens
Association, at Parish Hall, Second
and L streets northwest at 8 o'clock.
Amusements.
National-Aborn Opera Company, in
Madame Butterfly" Sis p. m.
Polis-Poli Players in Overnight" S:l5
p. m.
CoIumbia-Columbia Players in "Are
You a Mason?" S:l5 p. m.
Belasco-Butterfeld Players in Fifty
Miles from Boston,, Boston Sl5 39o p M m; u
Majestic-Vaudeville to II p. m
Casino-Vaudeville, l'30, 3. 80. and :
p. m. "
Cosmos-Vaudeville. to II p m.
Gayety-"TTocaderos 2:l5 and Sis
p. m.
pictures.
| Barnum & Bailey's circus, Fourteenth
and H streets northeast 2 and 8 y. m
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-26
YOUR INTEREST INVOLVED.
POLICIES OF
THE RALPH o. COCHRAN co.

with the coming Of the new year,
the officers and stockholders Of the
Ralph o. Cochran Company have new
and bigger hopes, and are possessed
with renewed energy for the carrying
forward to greater success the different
features of their business.
They conduct a real estate, renting
and loan business. with offices at "A,
rs. rs Peachtree street Also they are
auctioneers and sell much property at
public sale in Atlanta and other cities
Of Georgia. Each department has able
competent and courteous men in charge
of IT,
This company appreciates little bust
ness, as well as big business, from their
patrons, and all who place their bust
ness with them obtain the most salts
factory results.
The essential features of courtesy and
kindness always characterize their re-
lation with the public, and, irrespective
of money OF standing, every one who
enters their door receives fair treat
ment.
They are up to date in all their meth
DDS and stick close to business. (Advt.)