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The Washington times., 1912-05-25
POWER VERSUS PRINCIPLE.

The contest for delegates to the Republican ma
onal convention nearly over the party is where it
was when that contest commenced-facing the cues
ton, Shall the People Rule?"
1t is insisted upon the best authority that the
Republican party is to be asked to throw principle
to the winds at Chicago, and give the lie direct to
the theory that power in this Government from
the people, and is delegated to representatives,
rather than vested in few and graciously doed out
to the masses
1t is now conceded that nothing but the Repub-
lican national committee can prevent Roosevets
nomination, and that such an act can be done only
by their refusing to seat Roosevelt delegates, right
fully entitled to seats and full vote in that
ton Among the national committeeman listed as
parties to this proposition those from the States
of West Virginia, Washington, South Dakota, Ore
gon, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri Minnesota Massa-
chusetts, Kansas Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania.
None of these committeeman, if they are really
desirous Of representing the masses Of their party
in their States deal unfairly with Roosevelt.
They cannot do it even under the plea they are Taft
partisans because their constituents Taft part
sans-for in every State mentioned there is not the
slightest doubt that the majority Of the Republicans
want Roosevelt nominated and elected.
Deprived, then, Of that aSt-dtch excuse Of the
politician that he is only rejecting the wishes of his
constituency, none of these committeeman can offer
any for not seating every Roosevelt delegate
who is entitled to seat.
To do otherwise would be to announce without
equvocation that within the councils of the Repub-
can party, the people shall not rule and principles
have no place. 1t would furnish the unparalleled
spectacle in American history of the people Of one
great political party having candidate thrust upon
them that they do not want, that they have openly
repudiated in primaries and delegate conventions,
and having the machinery of their own party used
to thwart their will rather than to register it.
Can the Republican national committee afford
to make this announcement and furnish this
spectacle.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25

proach this condition Of non-utilization OF public
buildings.
1t is narrow, bigoted construction which de-
fines education as that knowledge which one ac-
quires from textbooks The best and higher educa-
ton comes from rubbing shoulders with ones fel-
lows-those in other walks Of life-and exchanging
views with them; it comes from viewing the world
through some one elses lenses; from purely social
diversions; from viewing art from score Of things
not to be found in any school textbook that is
printed.
In other communities especially in the West
public money is not tied up in school buildings, non
taxable, only to have it remain idle more than half
the time. The school building, be it in the city or
the country is utilized for art exhibits, for public
meetings, for the village lyceum, the neighborhood
dancing club, and the forum Of the people. One
city has opened some Of its buildings to the use on
Thursday nights Of young people who want to
spoon" but who have no home and do not wish
to patronize the cheap dance hall. Of course, the
chaperonage is strict.
All Of this proves that the proposition Of Super
intendent Davidson to have the public schools OF
this District used as social centers is only prop
osition for this District to catch up with the rest
Of the country in getting the most complete returns
out Of the publics investment in school property
and affording everyone in the community an oppor.
tunity to become better educated.
Besides we really cannot consistently attack the
untoward influences of modern society, so long as
we refuse to use the means we have in hand tc
combat these influences.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
OPPOSITION TO LOAN
MAY D|SORGANzE
CHINESE CABINET
Countrymen May Come to
Rescue of Government for
Patriotic Reasons.

PEKING, May 25.-Popular opposition
to the $500 600 foreign loan and tho
imperative need of the Government for
ready funds, which the loan would have
supplied, precipitated a crisis today in
President Yuan Shi Kafs cabinet and
its disorganization was imminent.
The National Assembly, President
Yuan and Vice-President Ii received by
telegraph from Nankin today memoir
ials against the advance of 5000, 900 taels
by the foreign syndicate. The meorials
were signed by Chief OF the General
Staff Huan Sing and were couched in
the strongest terms. They called upon
the Government to annul the contract
with the six powers on the ground that
the terms Of the loan practically in
vested the syndicate with control of
the Chinese army.
To raise needed funds, Huan urged
the immediate issuance of inconvertible
paper currency and the obtaining of a
national subscription. The Chinese, he
said, would come 70 the aid of their
own government to save 1t from the en-
barassing terms OF the foreign loan.
Huan's position as ctive head OF the
army gave his memorials great signifi-
cance. The cabinet fears that the mill
tary. already restless over deferred
wage pyments, in the event Of trouble,
would support their leader, who is a
popular idol. Also the fact that the
petitions came from Nanlxin, where the
revolution was born, gave the cabinet
reason to puse.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
PASSING OF A PIONEER.

The business career of James S. Topham who
passed away last night at the age of eighty years,
extended over period half as long as the exist
ence of the National Capital. AS citizen and as
a business man his death is sincerely mourned.
1t was youth of twenty-three that he engaged
in the manufacture of harness and travellers goods
Concentrating later the making of trunks he built
up a business which took leading rank among the
industries Of the Capital. AS he had witnessed the
completion of every public building in the city, in
cludng the Capitol, so he had been the friend of
Presidents for hree-score years. most of whom were
his patrons. AS link with the past his life was
unique; as citizen and business pioneer he will
be held in warm remembrance by a host of friends
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
GOVERNOR AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.

Former Governor Austin L. Crothers, of Mary
land, who died this morning, was of that increasing
class that having public responsibilities imposed on
them, rise to an unexpectedly wide and accurate
vision of duty and obligation.
He was made governor as a protege OF the
John Walter Smith machine, now haply in the way
of deserved disaster. There was nothing about the
man or the circumstances of his elevation to indi-
cate that he would be other than loyal machine
governor
He did, indeed, use his patronage to the Or
ganizations advantage; but on the other hand, ne
developed surprising social vision and made himself
leader of progressive sentiment and purpose rather
than an organization lieutenant. He conceived that
he was a servant and counselor in the peoples in
terest, not in the behalf of mere party machine
He believed the party would best serve itself by
serving the State efficiently.
Near the close of his term, declining to rur
again, he broke with the machine that had made hin
governor, and supported the antorganization candl
date for the Democratic nomination. The result
gave testimony to Maryland's progressvism, fo
Senator Lee would have been nominated in fai
race, and as it was, the man whom Lee and Crother
opposed, and the machine put in nomination wa
beaten at the polls.
Governor Crothers loss is very real blow Il
the sanely progressive movement in the Maryland
democracy. 1t needed such men he, and will neet
them yet more in future if it is to be saved from
repudiation
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
SCORES PUBLIC MEN
WHO CLOSE DOORS
TO CONSTITUENCY
Rev. John Lee Allison Ad-
dresses Graduating Class
of Belcourt Seminary.

Public men and especially clergymen
who have the sign private" on their
doors were scored by the Rev John Lee
Allison, formerly pastor of the Gunton
Temple Memorial Church, and now of
the Second Presbyterian Church of
Alexandria, in an address to the grad
uating class of Belcourt Seminary last
night. DR.. Allison DECLARES clergymen
and public men hold their congrega-
tions and subprdinates at too far a dis
tance from them.
The graduation exercises were opened
with prayer by the Rev. DIR. George
Fiske Dudley. Following a piana solo
by Anton Gloetzner, DR.. Allison de-
livered his address. After three violin
numbers Anton Kaspas, Mrs. Mary
Burke Somervell presented the diplomas
to the class.
Those who received diplomas were:
Misses Laur- Mcclure Allison, Martha
Lee Allison, Lillian Burk, Harriet A.
Chamberlain. Mary Arden Kelley, Gus
sic O'Keefe, Patti O'Keefe, and Martha
-: Shelton in the classical courses, and
Miss Louise c. hampton and Miss Nellie
Slaughter in the English course. A GER
tihcate was presented to Miss Katherine
H. Simmons,
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1912.
TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ~s,.

have just read an editorial in my Washington
newspaper, The Times, of yesterday under the cap
ton The Times Deplores Cowardice.
While am in perfect sympathy with the motive
of the writer of the particular editorial in his sincere
purpose to get action on District matters neverhe-
less deplore the of the word cowardice as applied
to members of the District Committee 1t was an
of judgment on the part of the writer due to the
hurry of daily newspaper work and to zeal for the
cause
. 1t is very unconventional thing for the owner
of newspaper voluntarily to express his regrets
and to apologize for the phraseology in an editorial
but do this because it is the right thing to do.
FRANK A. MUNSEY.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
Eleven Thousand Acres
Of Land Thrown Open

Eleven thousand acres Of land, con-
tanning 100 fertile farms OF from forty
to eighty acres each, all ready for cul-
tivation, were thrown open to home
stead entry today on the Belle Fourche
reclamation project, South Dakota.
This land is in the famous Black Hills
mining district, the scene of many Ir-
dian wars, which is now one of the
most attractive agricultural regions in
the United States.
The Belle Fourche project is one OF
the biggest reclamation works in the
West, covering 10000 acres. This is
divided into three sections, and section
two is opened today.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
Memorial Services at
Sunshine City Temple

Services in commemoration Of Mem
orial Day will be held tomorrow morn
ing at II o'clock at the Sunshine City
Temple, AZ Pennsylvania avenue, and
an invitation has been extended to all
Union soldiers of the civil war to at
tend. ]. d. Bloodgood, commander OF
the Department OF the Potomac. G. A.
r. has been extended a special invi-
tation and has been asked to urge the
old soldiers OF the District to como.
The Rev. Zed H. Copp, pastor, will
preach on Endure Hardness as Good
Soldier
The services will be made especially
attractive by some colored motion pic
lures, one illustrating the song, The
lie Hymn of the Republic" Little
Miss Katherine Reese, aged seven
years, will sing Looking This Way"
which will be illustrated with twenty
slides. A number of other songs i'll be
sung.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
WASHINGTON GIRL
.WOOEO AND WON
IN A SINGLE DAY
Miss Emile Kaucher Goes to
Brussels to Marry DR..
Botelho, of Brazil.

On board an ocean liner bound for
Cherbourg, France. today, is Miss
Emile kaucher. a Washington girl,
who until she met DR.. J. A. de Oliviera
Botelho, q Brazilian physician, and
agreed to marry him after a courtship
OF day, was employed at an r street
photograph studio. Accompanying the
bride-to-be, Is her mother and her
future husband. The couple have Brus-
sells as their destination. where they will
be married.
The romance for the happy couple had
Its inception in the photograph studio.
DR.. Botelho entered the place several
weeks ago to have some pictures taken.
He intended sending them to a girl he
left behind" in his native city, Rio
de Janeiro, but all thoughts OF the girl
back home" vanished when he saw Mi Is
Kaucher.
DR.. Botelho was In the city as a dele
gate to the Red Cross conference. He
could not speak many words in Eng
lish, but managed by gesticulation and
the few words at his command to tell
Miss Kaucher that he was In love with
herr Before the day was over he asked
her to become his wife. She consented,
and then 1t was finally arranged that
they be married in Brussels. where the
bridegroom has many friends and a
large clientele.
DR.. Botelho, his bride, and her mother,
will remain In Brussels about a month
after the marriage. They will then
make a tour of Europe, after which the
couple, accompanied by Mrs. Kaucher,
will go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where
they will make their home
Theodore Kaucher, father of the bride
to-be, is a police sergeant connected
with the Fourth precinct. Sergeant
Kaucher has been on the force for
that the veteran police officer parted
with his wife and daughter as they left
Washington for the European trip yes
terday morning.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
THE REASONS WHY.

Senator Frank Obadiah Briggs, one of the Lori
mer coterie in the Senate; Louis Kuehnle and Bob
Delaney, of Atlantic City; "Dorie" Strong boss Of
Middlesex county; ex-senator John Kean; Dan
Voorhees,, the boss of Morris county; Sam Dickn-
son, recently secretary of state and boss of Hud-
county, plus few postmasters and the collector
of the port of Newark make bakers dozen OF
why Taft is not saying anything about bosses
during his New Jersey campaign.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
What's on the Program, IN
WASHINGTON Today

Meeting of Canton Washington. No. /,
I. o. o. F., drill and social session,
, tonight.
Nothing" by the Coburn Players,
grounds of the Western HigA School, 1
p. m.
French matinee by the students of the
Bristol School, p. m.
Visit of members of the Washington
branch of the American Pharmaceu-
tical Association to the Government
experimental farm, Arlington, Va,
Annual shad bake of the Washington
Board of Trade, River View.
Concert by the u. S. Marine Band,
Potomac Drive, p. m.
Concert by the young women of Wash
ington College, p. m.
Amusements.
National-Aborn Opera Company, in
Lucia" 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Poirs-Poli Players, in "Seven Days" ,"
2:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Columbla-C Columbia Players, in Seven
sisters" 2:15 and S:15 p. m.
Belasco-Butterfield Players, in "The
County Chairman" 2:15 and S:15
Imniperial-vaudevine, NJ to 5 and 6 to
l0:45 p. m.
Casino-Vaudeville
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville.
Matestic-Continuous vaudeville.
Gayety-"Taxi Girls" 2:l5 and Sl5 D. m
Arcade-Motion pictures. bowling, and
other attractions.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
sUPT. DAVIDsoN's PROPOSITION.

Public school buildings standing testimony
to the economic waste of this nation. Built at great
expense admirably adapted in the majority OF cases
to accommodating public gatherings, they are closed
the greater part of each school day. two entire days
out of every week and three to FIVE months out Of
every year. Nothing except the churches can aP-
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
ARMY.
No army orders issued.

Anmt.
No army orders issued.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral Z; Il. G: LEuTzE. re-
Rear Admiral RICHARD VAIN
WRIGHT. retired, detached all duty;
home.
Rear Admiral \. T. MAHAN, retired
detached all duty.
Captain ". NC. LITTLE. retired. de-
taGhed all duty; home.
Captain W., F; HALSEY' retired. de-
tarhei all duty; home.
Captain o. W. IlOESTER. retired. de-
tuchad nll duty: home.
Comma nder w. .. HUI.ME, retired. de-
tachcd all duty home.
tachCd all duty; home.
Commander ]. NJ. POYER, retired. de-
tached all duty; home.
Commander ALERT NORTH, re-
tired detached "ll duty; home.
Lieutenant Conrmander II; ii. WHIT
TLESEH, retired, detached all duty;
homo.
Lieutenant II. P. MCINTOSH. retired.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

detached al duty; home.
Lieutenant G. ". DANFORTH. retired,
detached all duty
Lieutenant r. $. KEYES. detached
Idaho home. wait orders.
Lieutenant Fl. A STUART. detached
Naval Academy. to Missouri.
Commander w. A. EDGAR, detached
commend Wilmington: home.
Commander J. T.. HUBBARD. to COM
mand Wilmington
Ensign j. S. SPORE. detached Mona
drock. to Il eatment Naval Hospital
Olungapo.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arriyed-E-2, Paulding, Drayton and
New Hampshire at Newport; An
napolis and Prometheus at San
Diego; Petrol at Helena; North
Dakota at New London.
SaileG-Nebraska from New Orleans for
Hampton Roads; Mars from New
port for Sewall Point; Pontiac from
Newport fer Navy Yard, y. Y; Are
theus from Norfolk for Newport
Lebanon from Navy Yard, y. ",
for fhiladelphia; Supply from Guam
for Honolulu.
The Washington times., 1912-05-25
Concert Today
By the United States Marine Band
at Potomac Drive, at S p. m.
WILLIAM II. SANTELMASS,
Taadar

PROGRAM.
March. The Gladiators". Sousa
Overture. "Euryanthe" won Weber
"Arabesque". e".....,..,....... Schumann
Waltz, Jolly Fellows. .Vclstedt
Grand scenes from "siegfried''
Wagner
Characteristic. "a night on the
iIdup s..,......ss...s lsdkb
Grand Military Tattoo. Rogan
Grand march. "Kaiser-Parade"
Wagner
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
solid Gold.

Commercially speaking. the term
solid gold" is q misnomer, since such
gold has not been used for many. many
years. Some of the ancient Roman jew
elry and some Of that of the Renais-
sance> period was, indeed, made of
pure gold. worked up by hand with
the crudest of tools, but since the old
days there has been a constantly in
creasing employment Of alloys, for
the reason that jewelers. found that
the harder the gold was rendered by
good alloys the greater its wearing
qualities and the more secure, there
fore, was the setting Of the gems II
contained. Nowadays jewelry is Of
eighteen, fourteen and ten carats, ac-
cordlng to the design and character
Of the article, and It is much more
frequently ten than eighteen carats.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
sMT%|Gs'
A Catcher's Mltt.

sew crescent-shaped pad; this forms
pocket and helps to keep the ball
from slipping through when the hands
are not closed quickly enough on a
fast shoot" Cut a strip Of leather
about one inch wide and long enough
to 60 around the glove. sew the back
Of the glove to one edge Of the strip
and the face to the other edge: a
space about six inches wide should be
left unsewn and arranged to lace.
Horse hair makes the best stuff
ing. as It is elastic and does not
sitting through" easily. but cotton can
be used; as 1t fiattens out from use,
more can be stuffed in through the
laced openings. If you don't mind
the odor, oil of tar is a very good
thing to rub into the face Of the glove;
1t keeps the leather soft and helps
the ball to stick"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
RECORD OF TIMES CHANGES
Surely Visitor to the Scenes Of He
5oyhood Could Not Fall to
Be Impressed.

IT reckon you see the old town look
ing some different from what 1t looked
when you left 1t thutty years ago"
said Uncle Eb Skinner to the native
returning for q visit to the scenes OF
his boYhood. All o. the back part O.
Peevy's store is new since your day
here, an that bay winder in the drug
store was put In since you left US. The
deepo used to be painted yeller instid
o. red, an the town hall Is het by
steam now instid o. with stoves, like
1t used to was in your time. Them
two iron hitch posts in front O the
postofflce amt been there more than
ten years and that stone watering
trough instid o. the old wooden one
you remember is another change.
reckon you've noticed that Hi Greene
has raised his house story an add
ed q summer kitchen. That plazzy In
front o. the hotel is another change in
The old town, an, Of course, you've
noticed the new boss sheds back O.
the church, an the broom shop want
here when you was boy with US. 1t
employs f1Ve hands regular an seven
in the rash season. Time makes
changes, as / reckon you have seem
From Judge.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
F0rMeP ~
UIIU>k|lA
ONES 81
TO MAKE A cATcHER's NIT
Where Leather 10 Not obtAlnabls
Canvas May Be Used for Every
thing but Face Of Glove.

Leather is, of course. the best mate
rial, but canvas can be used for every
thing but the face Of the glove. II
leather is used, a heavy piece should
DO selected for the face and lighter
weight for the back; II you lay these
pieces face to face. and use q "regu.
lar" glove for model. front and back
may be cut out at one time.
Then take a piece OF cloth or OF
thin leather, q trifie smaller than the
glove is to be. and lay the hand upon
It with the fingers outstretched.
Mark around the fingers with pen
ell and sew the piece on to the back
OF the glove, as shown by the dotted
lines In the picture. Then sew
around outline of the fingers as IN
the drawing. Cut a piece Of heavy
sole leather to correspond with the
front part Of the glove back, and sew
It on so that the rear edge comes
about halfway down the fingers when
they are slipped into the glove. This
piece protects the ends of the fingers
and stiffens the whole glove: the ad-
dition Of strap and buckle completes
the back.
On the piece of heavy leather which
was cut out for the front of the glove,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
A ouastLon Of Namea.

In some of the country districts Of
ireland It is not an uncommon thing
to see carts with the owners names
chalked on to save the expense OF
painting. Practical jokers delight In
rubbing out these signs to annoy the
owners.
A constabulary sergeant one day 90
costed q countryman whose name had
been thus wiped out unknown to
him.
'Is this your cart, my good manr
"Of course It Isl" was the reply. do
you see anything the matter wild itr
II observe" said the pompous police
man, that your name is o-blitherated."
Then ye're wrong" Quoth the coun-
tryman, who had never come across
the long word before, for me names
O'F1aherty, and don't care who
knows it."-YOuth's Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
Shock for a Brother.

"John," said an eminent physician,
YEARLY, entering his home after
hard days work, John, II anyone calls
excuse me-"
"Yes, suh." agreed John. the old
family darkey.
Just say" explained the doctor.
that the masseur Is with me-"
A little later the Doctors brother
called-called and received the shock
Of his life.
'T want to see the doctor at once"
said he.
"Yuh can't do 1t, sur" solemnly an.
nounced the old darkey, turning up his
eyes till the whites alone showed
"Yuh can't do It, sub. The doctor, sub,
am wild de Messiah. York
Evening Sun.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
Simple Explanation.

To illustrate a point that he was
mal1ing-that his was the race with Q
future and not a race with a past
Booker T. Washington told this little
story the other day.
He was standing by his door one
morning when old Aunt Caroline went
By.
: GOOD morning, Aunt Caroline" he
said. where are you going this morn
ing?"
"Lawzee, Mlsta' Wash'ton," she
replied. Use done been what Use
gvlnO. "-Kansas City Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
Her Ruling Passion.

The woman who had chased dust
and dirt all her life finally reached st.
Peter.
"Come in, you poor, tired woman"
he said, and held the gate ajar.
But the woman hesitated.
Tell me FIRST" she said, how often
you clean house?"
The saint smiled.
You can't shake on the ruling pas
sion, can your" he said. "oh, well, step
inside and they'll give you a broom
and dustpan instead Of . harp
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-07-25
1rue TO HIa Trust.

Father" asked the beautiful girl.
did you bring home that material
for my new skirt?"
YES"
Where is IT."
Let me see? Wait now. Don't DO
impatient! l didn't forget 1t. I'm
sure I've got 1t in one Of my pockets.
somewhere"