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The Washington times., 1912-02-18
rs CERTAIN BECAUSE
1T is IMPOSSIBLE
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
A contributor to the BaCon-Shakes-
peare controversy, "E. f. H." assumes
that Shakespeare "small Latin and
less Greek" did not figure in the COM
pilation of the plays. as he had access
to the translations of those Languages.
Now tell us what translation of the
Ajax of Sophocles" was available In
Shakespeare's day. The material for
Titus Andronicus'' was taken from
this play. Compare the following lines
with the original of "Sophocles:"
The Greeks, upon advice did bury
Ajax,
That slew himself; and wise Laertes'
Did graciously plead for his funerals" !"
The plot Of THE Merchant of Venice
was taken from several Italian works.
among them Giannettos I'll Pecorone,"
not translated into English until long
after Shakcspeare's day.
"Timon of Athens" was partly taken
from Luclan's "Timon, or the Nissan
thrope," not translated into English
until 1916, the year of Shakespeare, s
death-so probably he did not write this
play: nor was 1t ever mentioned, per-
formed or printed until seven years
after his death.
We might continue this list ad libi-
tum.
The reasoning of the orthodox
Shakespcarites is as mysterious as the
philosophy of Tertullan, who said:
"Certum est, quia impossible est" 1t Is
certain because it is impossible.
MELPOMENE.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
WANTS GENERAL SYSTEM
OF OLD-AGE PENSIONS

T" the Editor OF THE TINES:
Good for RiF Saw! lie gets 81 a day
when he works. nothing when he
doesn't work. lie Is not after a PEN
sion. I bought goods last week from a
woman whose husband earned an hon
est living until he was eighty, now he
is too old to work and she carries on
his business and takes care of him.
She is out in all weathers, cheerful,
alert, never complains, while carrying
a crushing burden. Will some psychol-
oClst explain what there is about a reg
ulaT pay envelope, especially from the
Government, that deprives the receiver
thereof of reliance? one can see in
every block some worthy old person
who ought to be pensiOned. Why limit
t to Government clerks? Surely a man
who has hustled for himself is as de-
serving as one who has had an annual,
sure, income with easy hours, moder-
ate work, and vacations with pay. Old
aga pensions for industrious working
people who are worked out, Mr.. Edl-
tor. Tho saleswoman, the mechanic
Let the old clerks do as other people
co. Why Class-legislation in their
favor? AN EN-CLERK.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Pledge Support to
Agricultural College

Washington alumni of the Maryland
Agricultural College, who attended the
alumni association banquet at the Hotel
Emerson, in Baltimore, last night, re-
turned this morning firm in the deter
mnation to lend every possible aid and
assistance to the project of enlarging
the college.
In stirring speech, President r. w.
Sylvester, of the Agricultural College.
outlined his plans for five new build
ings, and received the pledge of the
members of the association to cooper
ate in obtaining the new and larger
college.
r. w. Sylvester, T. II. Spence. c. II.
Richardson, F. B. Bomberger, and I: b.
Symons, of College Park, Md, and J.
Enos Ray, W. w: Skinner c: q.
Church, II. d. Watts, +. r. Sasscer'
Wellstood White, and f. S. Holloway,
of Washington, attended the banquet.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES CASE.

The Committee of One Hundred in charge of the
civil service pension and retirement campaign, has
issued useful little pamphlet of siXty-eight pages,
presenting a summary Of the arguments in behalf Of
this movement. 1t gives an effective statement of
the position of the Government workers, compelled
to live, under present-day conditions, on the same
salary schedule that established over half a
century ago.
Beyond this, a summary of the experience of
States cities and nations in various projects for the
betterment of their civil service conditions through
pensions, retirement programs and the like, is given
This is followed by an analysis and abstract of the
systems that have been instituted by great railroad
and industrial corporations, for the same purpose
Altogether, the little book contains compendium of
information that ought to be at the command Of
everybody interested in this campaign so important
to the entire civil service and to every interest of
Washington.
Nobody can feel discouraged the prospects
of this movement, who has informed himself as to
the progress of like efforts in other countries and in
the industrial world. Congress is Slow it will follow,
not lead; but the lead is being taken by so many
communities and corporations, and with such excel
lent effects that Congress cannot much longer refuse
consideration and action upon the problem. Men of
the first caliber and abilities are coming to recognize
it as worthy Of their most serious consideration,
study and attention. The agepenSlon policy of Brit
ain has commanded attention of the whole world to
alruisc and practical aspects. The present need in
the civil service campaign of this country is to place
the facts before the people; the facts which make
clear the need for reorganizng the SYSTEM and those
which indicate, by the experience of other COM
munities, the practical procedure by which condi-
tons may be changed. The present publication is a
step toward making this information available. 1t
ought to be used widely and with good results in the
educational work.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
STILL HOLDS THE EARTH
is THE UNIVERSE
To the Editor OF THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
1 think it rather unkind Of Sunday
School Scholar" to upbraid Mr.. Scan
land for his ignorance and poor English
while he advises the study of geology"
to know something about Gland" The
study of land" is called geography,
while geology is the science of earth.
I would also take issue with Sunday
School Scholar with regard to the har-
mony between the so-called science OF
today and the Bible. Many Sunday
school scholars may tell you that there
is perfect harmony between the Bible
and science, but 1 challenge this scholar
to quote from one credited scientist to
the effect that there is even general
harmony between the Bible and science
Sunday. School Scholar. as every
Christian in every part of the world,
has been taught that heaven Is above.
Now. let me ask him one question to
answer If every Christian on the face
Of the globe was asked to point to the
heaven Of which the Sunday schools
teach. each and every one of them
would be pointing at different places,
as modern science teaches that we i've
on the outside of a spherical globe.
Now. If heaven is above, as the Bible
teaches. whore is it?
| agree with the writer that the Bible
is in harmony with true science, but |
think / can easily prove that II Is en-
tirely out OF harmony with the so-called
science which is swallowed down whole
by the credulous public.
The fact is modern astronomy Is false.
The earth Is the universe. The Bible
Psalms Xix-plainly teaches that the
sun Is in the earth. The heavens are IN
the earth. and II every man on the face
of the earth points directly up, all Will
be pointing to the same place.
+. B. WEBSTER.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
YOUNG MANS FIRST VOTE
is FOR ROOSEVELT
70 the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
! have read with great interest few
contributions to the Mail Bag on the
probable Republican nominee for Presi-
dent The consensus of public opinion
Is well expressed through the courtesy
of your paper.
will cast my first vote in the COM
November. My tendencies are Repub-
lican, but if Mr. Taft is nominated
will cast my vote for the Democratic
nominee, for | believe that no matter
whom they nominate the nominee cam
not help the special interests" more
than Mr.. Taft has already helped them.
On the other hand, if Mr.. Roosevelt is
nominated I will do as | believe the
majority of the American people will do
cast my vote for Theodore Roosevelt; {;
the tried leader OF the people. l believe
that he is the last resource of the Re-
publican party. The phrase "tempora
mutantur, nos ct mutamur in ills" finds
truth in the Republican ranks today.
c. f. G.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
NON-CHURCH MEMBER
DEFENDS CHRISTIANITY
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
1 have waited in vain for some pro-
fessional Christian to answer the
rather half-hearted attack on Chris
tianity by "An Orthodox Min
lister" in your issue of February IL,
but they have left 1t to a layman and
a member of no church.
]. Are you sure, Mr.. EX- X-Minister,
that the ones who ostracise you for
being honest with yourself are Chris
Saviour. Are they honestly trying
to apply them to their lives? II not,
you are unjust in saddling their be-
havior on Christianity.
2. What church claims that Jesus
was born without a father" What
did He Himself say about this? on
what ground does Modern science"
deny the possibility Of spiritual con-
ception? Who, according to this sci
ence, was the father of the first man!
8. Is evolution an intelligent pro-
cess? If so, whence the intelligence
Science reduces all matter to the
same base, finally. Is matter, then.
intelligent or inert? How does a $50
cart wheel? Why does not the cart
wheel run itself, If matter is intelli-
gent? If not, whence the power that
enables the man to run himself.
What exact, complete, absolute SCI
ence have we besides mathematics?
4. What have we all evolved from,
and what was the first cause? What
Is the present object and the ultimate
destiny of humanity? Does science
attempt to explain? Try to follow an
endless straight line for a while in
the longest stretches you can con-
Ceive of-try to follow time back
through eternity.
3. Such men as Cromwell. and Lin
coin found power and wisdom in the
Bible Look again, Eek Minister, per-
haps you have overlooked something.
J. II. LOUGHBOROUGH. JR.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1912.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN DISGRACE

A Republican convention in Tennessee yesterday
produced riot split lot of busted furniture, two
candidates for Congress, and double delegation to
the national convention.
About the same hour, subcommittee Of the ma
tional committee started for Louisiana in the effort
to compose the differences between the Republican
factions there and prevent similar split
Almost every day, now, brings story of riot and
wreckage from some Southern convention. What is
it all about? Most of these conventions represent no
real party at ALL They stand for organized greed for
, the Federal jobs 1t is condition of which the
country is tired and that is going to bring disaster to
the party if it is not ended.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
BARRING DIVORCED DRAMATIsTs.

A Washington minister recently delivered an ad
dress in Chicago suggesting that playwrights and
novelists who 60 through the divorce mill thereby
disquafy themselves forever after from dealing with
the tender passion in romance and drama. He con-
tends that the formula for modern play is: man,
a wife and a lover, and that through all the combina-
tons the wife is wrong; the husband is wrong
times but never the lover"
This is all linked up with the allegation that a
number of literary persons have recently passed
through the divorce courts, and when does that
'he ought to be debarred from writing love stories.
Those who are contentousy inclined will prob.
ably take issue with the statement that in the modern
play the lover is never wrong" From the personi-
fed Vice of the Mystery and Miracle plays, on down
to the brunette devils in evening clothes who laugh
deep down in their diaphragms, in East Lynne" and
Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl, it is mostly the
vlyan who gets the hot end of it, and goes out into
the night, followed by, the boots and Kisses of the
groundlings upstairs to speak.
The Drammer, and even theatrical productions,
will be able to take care of that end of the argument
but the speaker in question has raised an interesting
point when he indicates that naughty books are neces
sary written by wicked men. At the risk of sub
sttutng dog Latin for pigeon English old gentlemen
of the class of 40 might hazard an eX tempore quo
tation from P Ovidus Naso about 'Crede mihi, dis.
tant moTeS CaIIhlh hosul' e'9' Ol' IeHuereu INTO
the vernacuar Take it from me, my morals are not
near as bad as my verse;
{ If they were as bad in most modern instances
! the greater part of our national output of poetry
would be appearing in The Star of Hope"
In his essay on The Literary Character" Disrael
: contended that The Imagination may be volcano
while the heart is an Alp Of ice" And then he wen
on to enumerate such men as Bayle, La Fontane
Smollett and Cowley Surely the way of life of M
! Balzac was reasonably above reProach, while h'
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
SUGGESTS A LINCOLN
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
should like, through the medium of
your Mail Bag, to make the following
suggestion concerning the controversy
over the Columbia Hospital-Could not
the matter be settled and also the other
vexinE question of a suitable memorial
to Lincoln by erecting a great Lincoln
memorial hospital?
What more fitting tribute could be
paid to the memory of the man whose
great heart more than anything else
has placed him excepting Washington
alone. if even he) first in the affection
of the American people?
liberal appropriation by Congress
might insure the leading medical skill
group of buildings of highest arChiteC-
tural art, thus giving to the Nations S
Capital, and therefore the whole people
of the United States, an object worthy
of patriotic pride. II. *. r. b.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
MEN AND RELIGION
CAMPAIGN TO END
IN CAPITAL TONIGHT
Farewell Service Will Be
Held in First Congrega-
tional Church.

Formal closing of the eight-day cam.
paign of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement comes tonight at 9 O'Clock
with a farewell service in the First
Congregational Church. This service
will follow Immediately after the even
ing sermon by the Rev. Samuel II.
Woodrow, pastor OF the church. How
ever, conferences will be held in all of
the Protestant churches tomorrow
night at s o'clock, at which the uues-
tion, "What Will We Do?" will be dis
cussed.
Today's Sunday school and church
services were devoted to the campaign
work. At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon a
mems mass meeting will be held at the
New National Theater. DIR. Arthur j.
Smith, a specialist on evangelism will
be the speaker. A meeting will be held
at the same hour in the Belasco Theater
for boys from sixteen to twenty-one
years old. Arthur N. Cotton, a special
list on boys work, will speak.
A younger boys meeting will be held
IN the assembly hall of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
conducted by Lyman L. Pierce, former
general secretary of the local Y. NJ. c,
A. This meeting will be at the same
hour as the ones at the National and
Belasco Theaters.
A womans meeting at the Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church and
meeting for men at the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church also will be held
at $50 o'clock. Robert NJ. Hopkins, OF
Cincinnati, will speak at the meeting
for women.
The mass meeting for women IL con-
sidered important, being for the sole
purpose of urging mothers, daughters.
wives and sweethearts to use their in
fluence in having the reforms mapped
out by the movement carried out.
At the union institute and inter-church
Church last evening, Col. George Trues-
dell severely criticised the social service
committee for recommending in its
thirty-two reforms for Washington,
Legislation to gradually abolish sup
port from public funds for charitable
institutions under private control.
Colonel Truesdell asked that he be
given privilege of the floor to oppose
this paragraph, asserting that 1t was a
direct stab at Columbia Hospital. Chair
man Lyman l.. Pierce consented to per-
mitting Mr.. Truesdell three minutes in
which to make a statement. Mr.. Trues-
dali moved to have stricken from the
recommendations this paragraph, but
his motion failed to carry.
The reports of the various committees
will be sent to all the Protestant
the churches and If the majority re-
ceive favorable consideration, a fedora
ton of the churches will likely result.
This federation would have as its OBJ
ject the carrying out of the recommen-
dations presented to them.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
SHELTER FOR CAR MEN
AT IVY CITY STATION

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
4 great deal in the past has been said
about beautifying the plaza in front
of the Union Station. This is very well
and will be very beautiful when COM
pletcd, but If the public Conld but see
the backgrounds of this beautiful sta
tion, men suffering agony from the cold
at Ivy City, exposed to all kinds of
weather. half sick from rheumatism
end ailments caused from lying on the
icy. snowy ground, would not it be far
more beautiful If these unfortunate men
were protected with a shed (even if
made of several carloads of corn
stalks If the company is that bad off
financially A private dwelling. beau
titled in front. with the back yard filled
with dirt spoils its appearance and con-
dcmns its occupants. The same with
our beautiful station, a handsome plaza
and officials or oCCupants) with human
ity suffering in the rear, working worn
cut men over time to satisfy these
money Holsters and easy liVers.
BLANCH FRY.
800 X street northeast.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
ATTACK ON "DEADWOOD"
UNWORTHY OF NOTICE
the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The slurs as expressed in Mail Bag
under the initials of f. +. W., and di-
rected especially against the aged and
manned veterans of the Pension Office,
were unworthy OF an American citizen.
Mrs. General Pickett and the widows
of many others as noble and deserving
were included in his "Deadwood Spe-
cial."
1t is dcvoutly to he hoped that F. f.
w. belongs to that branch of the few
family, known as small potatoes and
few in hill" Such sentiments are not
deserving of notice or reply. +. J. +.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Hearing on Bird Bill
To Be Given in March

On March 6, a hearing on the Weeks
bill for Federal protection of miSra-
tory birds, will be held by the House
Committee on Agriculture. The hear
ing was scheduled at the suggestion Of
the American Game Protective and
Propagation Association. which is
working to secure the aid of the Gov
ernmeHt IN protecting birds during the
breeding season. The hearing will be
the first one ever held by n Congress
sional committee on the subject OF
bird protection.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
RATHER BE "DEADWOOD"
THAN A NOXIOUS PLANT
% the EdItor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TINES
The suggestion of one Of your cor
respondents that cars supplied with in
valid chairs and crutches be run on
certain lines in the city TO transport
the "deadwood" in the Government SER
vice is entitled to some consideration.
1t Is to be hoped, however, that there
are hut very "F. T.. w" of your cor
respondents who have heart to sheer
through the public press at those who
are decrepit or are unfortunate enough
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
ANOTHER PUZZLE
FOR READERS TO SOLVE
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
AS your readers seem to love puz-
zles, offer this. A blind man going
along Connecticut avenue, passed a
group of school girls, and taking off
his hat said, Good evening twenty
four young ladies'"
One of them replied, "There are
not two dozen of us, but II there
were four times as many with us, we
would be as many over two dozen as
we are now less than two Dozen"
How many young ladies were in the
group? i. IL.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Congressman Will
Speak at Mass Meeting

Congressman Sisson of Mississippi and
Roddenbery of Georgia will deliver ad-
dresses at a mass meeting to be held
Saturday evening. March %, under the
auspices of the Loyal Lodge, /. o. G.
T, at 3H Pennsylvania avenue south
east. The Isabel WoTrell Ball Flag
Association has been invited to give
the flag salute aud Mrs. Ball also
will speak.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

novels were-wel, not exactly like those Of Miss
Grace Aguillar.
The plan of censoring the dramatist rather than
the Drama the novelist as we'll as the novel, will
meet its difficulties.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL BAG

owneheey yam frankly
letter will
bea o good ,but tte
ihou H cmse o u
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

Perhaps Russia will claim that she, like Lieuten-
ant Hines in Mexico invaded Persia entirely by acci-
dent, and after getting started couldn't stop
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

Methodist Episcopal bishop y the Middle West
has just preached his ten thousandth sermon. He
has been an ordained minister for sixty years, and
is vigorous and in good voice in his eigheth year
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

The Republicans down in Tennessee have been
holding a Billy Patterson convention. At least it
struck some of them that way in the course of the
fist oght
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

Mr.. Gompers among those who enjoyed
the 'benevolence and protection" of the New York
Elks.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

The Kaiser to the President of the reichstag: IF
you have anything to say to me- write it out and mail
it,"
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

Total for the month. E. 1.2S3, $50
Daily average for month. 1880
The net total circulation OF
The Washington Times daily
during the month OF January
vas 1,lo4, 1856, all copies left over
and returned being eliminated.
This number, when divided by
"a, the number Of days Of pub
Hcation, shows the net daily
average for January TO have
been l0.s22.
I solemnly swear tn at the ac0o
circulation Of The Was hington 7
net figures represent II returns
Of The Times which ar Q sold, dc
bona fide purchasers or subscribe
District OF Columbia SIS:
Subscribed and sworn to befol
a. D. 1912. AL
(Seal.)
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
JANUARY CIRCULATION

DAILY.
The number of complete and
perfect copies OF The washing
ton Times printed daily during
the month of January was as
The Washington times., 1912-02-18

The net total circulation of
The Washington Times (Sun-
day. during the month OF Janu-
airy was 146, 5O4, all copies left
over and returned by agents
being eliminated. This number,
when divided 4, the number OF
Sundays during January, shows
the net Sunday average for
January to have been SO. .62s.
Entered at the Postoffice at
Washington, d. c.. as second
class matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-23
CHANCELLOR ON
PEACE QUESTION

BERLIN, February 15.-Dr. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg the Imperial Chan
cellor, spoke today in the Reichstag
on the question of Germany's rela-
tions with Great Britain. He said:
"Viscount Haldane, although with
out binding the British Government,
still at the instance of the British cab
met, discussed with us the points at
which the interests of both countries
come into contact. The object was to
find a basis on which the mutual re-
lations of the two countries could be
improved. These confidential CONVEX
sations, which were heartily welcom-
ed by us, have been exhaustive and
frank and will be continued ="
The Imperial Chancellor hoped that
the house would not ask for further
announcements at the present mo-
ment
The bitterness against Great Brit
ain evoked by last summers events
has not yet passed away. References
in the Reichstag today to the mission
of the British Secretary of War un-
mistakably we're cool, except on the
part of the Socialists, who warmly
favor better relations between Ger.
many and Great Britain.
The Chancellor's statement respect
ing the conversation between the Ger
man ministers and Viscount Haldane
said they had been exhaustive and
frank and would be continued
The spokesman for the Conserva
tive Center and the National Liberals
while declaring they would welcome
a rapprochement, commended very re
served action. The National Liberals
speaker said;
I'VE all will support the peace eff
forts as heretofore, but the chief as
sistance must come from the Eng
lish."