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The Washington times., 1912-05-04
THE LIQUOR DEALERS RIGHTS.

In the consideration of the excise law proposed
for this District it is we'll to get back to first prn-
Icples. The sale of liquor is licensed. Primarily it
lis unlawful, and every license law begins with the
preamble that the sale of liquor is prohibited except
las hereinafter provided" The exceptions are the
only legal status the liquor traffic has.
Saloons operate not as other business concerns,
by virtue of any inherent vested right but only
by virtue of the suferance Of the people, by being
given permit to do business for stipulated time
under certain conditions. This permit is not even
contract. 1t cannot be sued upon. At the end of
the year it is no longer in existence and the man
holding it has right to complain il it is not re-
newed That is the chance he accepted when he en-
tered the business for year by permission Of the
authorities.
In view of this fundamental fact in discussing
the excise law it is merely question of how much
liberty the people want to give the saloon keeper
The sale of liquor is prohibited except as herein
after provided" How many exceptions does the
public want to make?
1t is not question of how many rights is the
public taking from the liquor dealer; it is question
of how many concessions will it make him.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Appreciates The Times Editorial on
the Excise Law and Hopes the
House VIII Pass II.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
wish to express my appreciation OF
your most excellent editorial In The
Times of recent date, on the Senate s
Saloon BILL" which passed the upper
House April e. Every right minded per-
son must see that this action is a truly
progressive measure. and is in harmony
with the best temperance legislation
among the States in recent years. II
can not fail II the House acts faVorably
upon It, to make for health and happi-
ness, and for morality and civic right
eousness.
The almost unanimous action of the
Senate will. l trust. have a salutary in
fiuence upon the House when II acts Oh
the measure, and your editorial will
serve to clarity the atmosphere and
show the wisdom, sound business sense,
and righteousness which moved our
Senators to pass the bill.
You deserve and have the sincere
thanks of every friend of temperance
and righteousness for your splendid edi.
torial. and I trust that you will dc
what lies In your power to bring about
similar action in the House.
REV. c. H. BUTLER.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1912.
SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC.

Traction companies are trying to get the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to exempt electric roads
from the provisions Of the law which limits the num-
Der of consecutive hours any having to do with
the operation Of trains shall labor Their contention
|is that the law contemplated only steam roads.
1t is not known what the trainers of the law con-
templated, but common sense would justify the con-
cluson they contemplated greater safeguards to the
travelling public by preventing overworked men, at
"a minimum of their mental and physical efficiency,
from having any part to play in the operation dis
patching of trains. If that is true, it is hard to see
why electric lines should be exempted, so long as
they transport people
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Thinks Honor Is Due to Those Who
Kept the Lights Burning to the
Iast

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The nerve and bravery Of some of the
men on the Titanic was simply wonder
full. You know that on a ship like that
there is O large force of engineers and
electricians, and 30 far as I am able to
lesrn. all stuck 10 their machinery, and
kept the lights burning to the last,
and not one has been saved. To me
that Is the most remarkable evidence
Of bravery in the whole sad catastrophe
Those men were down inside the shin,
and must have fully appreciated their
danger when the water rushed in, but
they never 1uit their posts: lust kept
the lights going, and the pumps work
ing, which gave the lights to load the
small boats. and the pumps, undoubted-
ly. helped to float her a little Longer.
You know the chief engineer on a boat
iiSc nkI go that a as l a understand il, Is lust
his assistants are even better men than
the ships different officers, but no one
seems to give them much credit, and
certainly think they deserve more, II
possible, than any others. H. G. j.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04

start something really tangible and practicable look
ing toward the prevention Of these floods and the
harnessng Of the great rivers so that their power may
be utilized to create rather than to destroy. The
present policy is primitive; II is the theory that man
is the helpless victim Of his environment, and that
all the elements are intended to be destructive instead
of creative. The flood situation in the Mississippi
valley calls for some constructive statesmanship-
the same kind that launched the policies Of conserva-
ton and began to dig the Panama canal.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LEVEES.

The flood losses in the Mississippi valley grow
more serious and in volume. They will now aggre-
gate millions of dollars and the end is yet The
richest land in the country is threatened 1t is a
situation that arises every year in some degree, al
though this year it is exceptionally serious.
Why its continuation? Is the problem too great
for the nation to solve? Surely not, in view of the
work actually done in the way of irrigation plants,
the reclamation of swamp land, and the preservation
of forests.
1t avails nothing permanent to appropriate mil
lions of the Government money to rebuild the levees
only to have them washed away again in few years.
The problem is not to protect that valley but to con-
troll the rivers that menace it annually.
II is time for Congress to take some action to
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
lula Murdock Writes of Pfvate
LfveS of Women Circus Performers

When one sits in q circus seat and
watches some little boy or girl scarcely
bigger than minute performing some
hairbreadth feat one cannot help won
dering what these little children do
when they are not driving a tentful of
spectators to the verge of hysteria by
their marvellous stunts In midair;
parents. ana what said parents are do
ing while their children are counting
death and laughing in its face7
These spectators who probably grow
these little children are forced to earn
their daily bread and butter in this
fashion, do not guess that the parents OF
fnese fners.r chilSren are are usually circus per-
than likely that the man who is tossing
the little chap In the air 10 his father,
or that the woman who holds some little
air, is her own mother, and that these
children are as tenderly cared for as
Is any little boy or girl who sleeps
every night in real bed instead OF in
sleeping car berth.
Nearly all on the list Of circus per-
formers , have Inherited their strength
to the arena. and some OF them repre.
sent the third and fourth generation of
circus families.
Training of Children
Starts at Birth.
The training OF these children beeins
at their birth, and in the vast ma iortty
or cases there Is the powerful effect of
heredlty, which exercises an infIuence
on the child, and helps II to oyercome
obstacles that would seem weIl-niQh inn
possible to others. The chief effort is 10
create courage and daring, and to de-
Velop these qualities, where they already
exist. The lungs are expanded by daily
exercises and the muscles are hardened
and developed by daily athletic work.
among the circus women, for the rea son
that they are deprived OF home life a
great part Of every year. II finds an
outlet In many little ways one of which
| is an appeal to the chef in charge OF
| the dining car to be allowed to bake
| q cake. II he is in a mood to give them
| permission they are as pleased as chill
dren, and begin a hunt for eggs and
milk.
The circus train may be standing Just
outside Of some village and frequently
they run out and buy the materials and
come back and cook as though II were
the greatest fun in the world. When
| the cake or pie Is done, II Is passed
through tie car, and no matter how
small II may be. there is always a bit
| for everyone.
The circus women sew. too, and many
| OF them do exceedingly pretty fancy
work. They are not required to keep
| their circus clothes in order-the circus
mother" does that but they do all
the mendirg of personal garments and,
besides, keep some sort OF "pick- up
work on hand. There isn't home Of
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Calls the Sixty.five.year Dismissal
Provision q Stab at the Old
Soldiers.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The proposed dismissal Of old clerks
on reaching the age of sixty-flve is
aimed especially at the old soldier. The
G. A. r. should so recognize IT. A large
majority OF men Of that age in the de-
partments served as soldiers in the civil
war, and of the women, many are
widows of soldiers who so served. They
have been receiving salaries notoriously
provide for their declining years. This
flrnsy pretext of economy is too trans
parent To propitiate the old soldier The
pension bill is passed so extravagant
never agree to it. 1t posed then as The
soldiers friend. and now prepares to
stab him in the back. All this for
buncombe!
How many votes will be gained by
such tomfoolery? C..
The Washington times., 1912-05-04

circus woman that is not furnished
with the covers OF some sort she has
ore seldom sees a circus woman In
0 city after the season is over. she necs
from II, for she detests the noise ana
hustle, and, almost without exception,
In little country towns, whore they prac-
tice their professional work during the
winter, go early to bed and emerge In
fine physical and mental condition for
the spring call to duty.
Mrs. Talbot 10 tho mother Of the
Barnum & Bailey circus Her life Is
devoted particularly to the welfare Of
the women and children performers
tron of the women's dressing rooms.
She superVises their wardrobes, rnends
sudden breaches in the tarlatan and be-.
spangled skirts, and cares for her
charges, in case of illness or accident.
In short, she is a general cnaperon,
hospital nurse, friend, and counselor In
one. Men and women come 10 her with
the petty troubles tlet are bound to
occur IN the uncertain and strenuous
existence they lead.
The circus woman is modest and good.
No town has any identity to her. nor
any stranger any individuality. 1t
makes no difference to her whether the
show is in New York city OF. Broken
Bow. There Is simply performance
to be given, and she is not playing
to any one person. There is no John
ME" In the audience who may be at
, tracted to take her out to supper after
ward. He wouldn't have the chance to
speak to her IL he wanted to, and IL
she seems to him an earth-born fairy,
she never knows It..
No women could live more protected
lives. The performance is not over
Until II o'clock, and all must be in the
cars OF the circus train by midnight.
when the cars are usually locked for
the night.
Many Women are
of Foreign Birth.
Many of the Barnum e. Bailey
women acrobats, equilibrists, aerialists,
and equestriennes are foreign. They
have homes abroad. and work indus
| triously in leisure hours to beautify
them. Victoria Cordona is trying this
season to complete an entire bed set of
renaissance lace, cover, and pillow
| shams. Mrs. Orrin Davenport, twitted
| for her economy, is wont to reply:
! well, Il is another brick in my house
every dollar save" She is buying a
Anyone who witnesses the perform
ance Of these female athletes must
marvel at the strength, skill and en-
durance that a woman Is capable Of.
They like their business. They have
no special dietary. They eat when they
feel ike It; eat heartily. too, and OF
| anything they crave. Their renumera-
| tion varies from $50 10 $3.50 q week. The
best Of them and, Of course, the few,
! JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
To Represent Army.

Capt. Samuel G. Shartle, military at
tache to the American embassy at Ber-
lin, and Capt. Alfred w. Btornstad.
Twenty eighth infantry, now on duty
with the general staff, will represent the
United States at he German army ma
neuvers next fall. The latter officer will
relieve Captain Shartle, as military at
tache at Berlin at the conclusion of the
maneuVers.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
NAVY.

NAVY.
Commander c. B. BRITAIN. detached
command Wheeling, to Board of In
spcctinn and Survey for Ships.
Commander c. 7. VOGELGFSANG, de-
tachcd Nayl war College, to fitting
out wyoming and as executive off,
Ger Of, when commissioned.
Commander =. \. BRAND. TO home
Lieutenant ]. S. ARwINE. detached Blu.
r"au OF Ordnance: to inspector Of
powder, East coast.
Iieutenant A. PICKINS, detached in
spector Of powder. East coast. to
Bureau Of Ordnance
10 Washington, ID. c., Cor eNamina-
tian.
Chaplain j. f. FLEMING, detached
navy ward. New York. N. v. to
California.
Professor of Mathematics G. X. CAL
HOITN, detached MasSachIsetts In-
stituta OF Technology to temporary
duty SChnrctady. n. Y.
The United states ship Annapolis was
placed In commission ct the navy
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Asks a Very Pertinent Question Re.
garding the Advance in Coal

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Will you permit me to ask ques-
ton in your valuable paper. which is
the one paper that stands everlast-
ingly by the people, and which is the one
champion in this city of the Govern
ment clerks. My query is this: A year
or so ago there was great strike
among the miners and they won out,
receiving an advance of about 10 cents
a ton and to the consumer coal was
advanced a dollar per ton. and on
some grades a bit more. The strike
that is just now being settled ad-
Vances the miner about the same, 10
cents, yet coal here in Washington,
Vanced on even the cheapest grade,
pea coal, one dollar. These strikes
seem to be good things for the
"bosses" as they get an excuse each
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Pennsylvanians to Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Society will be held to-
night at 3 o'clock in the Pythian
Temple in Ninth street northwest. A
musical and literary program will
be given. Samuel r. Strattan. the
president, will preside.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04

old consumer gives the miner about
10 cents more each time and the mine
owner 90 cents. The question is, what
are we getting up against anyhow.
NJ A r.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
ARMY.

Captain CLARENCE II. KNIGHT. Corps
of Engineers, from st. Louis, Mo-,
to Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo.
First Lieutenant HERBERT l. FREE
LAND, Medical Reserve Corps, Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, to Fort
Mott, N. J.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Concert Today
By the United States Marine Band
at Potomac Drive, at S p. m.
WILLIAM H. SANTELdANN.
Leader

Leader.
March-"Lincoln Centennial"
Sanford
Decentralization ........Lassen
Andante and Capriccioso. .Mendelssohn
Waltz-"Wine, Woman and
Song ''''''''''''''''''''''' ''otTduss
Excerpts from la Boheme"
Puccini
Music de Ballet-"Queen of
Sheba" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Gounod
Hungarian Dance No. 5...... Brahms
THE star-spangled@Banner."
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

at Taku; Vicksburs
at Corinto: MasEsssGit. Potomac at
Kansas at Newport: Isla de Luzon
at Natchez; Nebraska at Donald
sonville.
Sailed-McCall, Roe. Terry from Hamp-
ton Roads for New York: Washing
ton from Philadelphia for New York {:
Vulcan from Frenchman's Bay for
Portsmouth, n. H.: Cyclops from
Sewall Point for ProvinestoWn,
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

yard, Mare Island, Cal, on May 1.
The United States ship Talbot was
stricken from the Navy Register on
May l. 1912.
The United states ship Vulcan has heon
ordered place out OF service at the
navy ward, Portsmouth. n. H.. i'm
mediately upon arrival
The United States ship Laonidas has
been ordered placed out of service at
the navy yard. Portsmouth. N. H,
Immediately. ''
The United states ship NEPTUNE has
been ordered placed out OF service
mcdiately.
The United states ship Ajax has been
ordered placed otu of Sci vice at the
at the navy yard. Norfolk, Va, I'M
atcly upon arrival.
The United states ship Sterling has
heen ordered PLACED out of service
at the navy yard. Norfolk, Va. i'm
mediately upon arrival.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
What's on the Program, In
WASHINGTON Today

Annual banquet OF the Georgetown
AluInnt Association. the New Willard,
: D. nj.
can Club, club headquarters. lS47
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, 4 TO
p. m.
"Mlrth and music feast by the Wash
ington Canoe Club. the lew Free
donia 8 D. m.
Memorial executive committe and Sub
committee Of the Department of the
Potomac. Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie meets at G. a. r. Hall, S D. m.
Regular monthly meeting OF the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations, Cham
her of Commerce rooms, 8. D. m.
Last day of the National Capital Horse
Show.
Meeting of Canton Washington, No.
10, I. o. o. F., drill and social ses-
sion, tonight.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04
Amusements.

Amusements.
National-"The Tales of Hoffman"
2:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Polrs-"The Witching Hour" 2l5
and Sis D. m.
Coiumbia-"Green Stockings" 2l5
Beiasco - because She Loved Him
So" 2:l5 and S:15 p. m.
Academy-Vaudeville. 2:15. 1880. and
Gsyety-"The Jersey Lilies" 2:15
and S:l5 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1880, 8. 1880.
Casino-Vaudeville 1880. Q, 1880. and
p. m.
Cosmos-Va to IL p. m.
Imperial-Vaudevllle l TO IL p. m.
Arcade-Skating, bowling, and mo-
tion pictures.
streets northwest. y. N.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04

The District is building a sewer in Q
street between Twenty-fifth and Twen-
ty-seYenth streets.
The Washington times., 1912-05-04

Charles Marshall of Maple View ave-
nue., has gone to southern Texas to en-
gage in scientific work for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The Hayti herald., 1912-10-03

The State of MISSOURI at the relation
and to the use of Chas. u. Pierce,
Collector of the Revenue in and for
the County of Pemiscot, in the State
of Missouri, Plaintiff,
The Hayti herald., 1912-10-03

then at the general election vote
against the nominees the primary
named? Is it? We say that it is
not. No seasoned democrat will do
it, and the citizen who will, what.
ever his politics may be, side
steps serious obligation. There
is only one excuse for voting the
republican ticket after you have
voted for democrat in the pri-
mary, and that is since voting
at such primary YOU have chang.
ed your politics hy disbelieving
in democratic doctrines and be-
lieving in republican doctrines.
In such case it is duty you
owe your country as you see it
to vote the repu blican ticket. But
of all things to be despised and
held in contempt most it is a
person calling himself a demo.
crat voting in a primary, then af
terwardS, when the crucial test
comes, and when the party is
fighting the last fight, with enc
mics on every side, who will stab
his party in the back by CRITICS.
ing it's nominees and speaking
naught of the republican nomi.
neeS. However, be it as it may,
and we do not propheSy, but as.
Sert that the democrats of Pemi.
scot county will not be deceived
by the claptrap being hanoed
out by the Republican Boosters
Club, composed of republican
bosses and diSgruntled. has. been
baby democrats, or mugwampS,
if you please. All democrats
stand up who are going to vote
the straight democratic ticket.
Do you RISE. Will you be weigh,
ed in the balance and found want
ing. or will you when the battle
is over and the smoke has clear.
ed away, and your name is reach
ed on the roll, answer: Il have
kept the faith:"
The Hayti herald., 1912-10-03
Preventative Medicine.

Typhoid fever is an infectious
disease caused by the typhoid ba,
cillus which, entering the body
in food stuff, passes through the
stomach into the intestines.
Here it grows and. when an oD.
portunity presents itself, passes
through the intestinal wall into
the blood stream by which it is
carried to all parts of the body.
In this way, the entire body of
the typhoid patient is teeming
with typhoid germs. All of the
eXcreta, such as saliva, vomitus,
urine, and feces contain typhoid
germs.
This infected eXcreta is the
means for carrying the typhoit
germs from the patient to the
outside world. In the excreta
the typhoid germs live from Il
few days to several months.
Freezing rctards their growth
but does not kill them. Sunlight
kills the germ only when the
germs are directly exposed to
the light. In the dried ex.
creta, germs may live for from
one to two months. Owing to
the resistance Of germs in excre.
ia to cold and dryness, the OK.
creta becomes a menance to the
family of the patient, to the
neighborS, and to the commune
tV.
The Hayti herald., 1912-10-03
What a Great Man Sa VS..

The late David Davis once said
Each year every local paper
gives from SlCO to $4,000 in
free lines for the benefit of the
community in which it is located
No other agency can on will do
this. The local editor, in pro
portion to his means. does more
for his town than any other ten
men, and in fairness, man with
man, he ought to be supported
not because you happen to like
him or admire his writing: but
bee ause "A local paper is the best
investment a community can
make, 1t may not be brilliant
or crowded with great thoughts,
The Hayti herald., 1912-10-03
How About Your Fall Trade?

Mr.. Merchants The people in
your trade territory are going to
buy more goods this fall than
they have ever bought before.
Are you going to sell them
YOUR merchandise?
They are open to conviction.
They will listen to reason.
They can be convinced with
facts and prices.
Are you going to convince
them or are you going to allow Il
mail-order house in Chicago "a
merchant in another town--.a
local competitive merchant to
convince them?
When you assume that the
buyer of merchandise knows all
about your goods and prices, you
surrender to competitions
The mail-ordcr house your
local competition all competition
will slug You through the ropes
and of the platform.
The avenues of trade are open
to you the sam" as they are to
competition, but there is only
one gateway.
Will you tell the people what
you have to sell and what your
prices are?
If you havn't time to drive
ont and see all of the people per
Sonally, we will take a contract
TO do the work for you at nomi-
nal cost. WE THINK WE CAN
BRING THEM IN TO SEE YOU.
HAYTI HERALD.