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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
BAD MANNERS ON THE HUSTINGS.

If woman had to vindicate her right to the ballot
by showing that she could be as deadly as the male
in debate there would be no lack Of demonstrations
The Mary Ellen Lease type will be found in politics
at least as often as the Jane Adams.
Equal suffrage will yield not so many roughnecks
per capita male suffrage has afforded in the way
of rude-speaking or skulcracking partsanshp. But
suffragists might remind themselves that what would
pass without notice in precinct plug-ugly is pic.
turesque spectacle when presented by female cam.
paigner.
SINGERS Of blingsgate will have to step lively
however, to keep pace with Gertrude Anterior
This charming novelist mnces no words when she
takes the stump for Wilson. Thus Mr.. j. Pierponi
Morgan is "a fat old spider" and brute" Ambas,
sador Reid is "snob' and Roosevelt is com.
municable disease" The higher they are the harder
they are hit.
From which sample it looks as if the refining in.
fuence of the ladies on American politics would be
exerted by those who can keep their temperature
down. 1t was and it still is even so with respect to
our embattled brethren in the arena
Shreking at ones antagonists in political Con-
hict is a failing common to both sexes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
A CONVENTION IN RETROSPECT.

The more carefully last weeks gathering Of phys-
clans in Boston is considered the more impressive
are its purposes and its logical results.
1t was convention of professional men who live
by virtue of human ills, which discussed not how to
cure ills, but how to prevent them 1t was conven-
ton to discuss human conservation.
Not the cure of fevers but their prevention; not
the cure Of tuberculosis, but its emination not the
cure Of epidemics but how to make epdemcs i'm
possible. These were the topics that occupied the at
ention of the most eminent physicians and scientists
OF the world
Drugs were not mentioned; physic was, in truth,
thrown to the dogs Instead the questions of pure air.
pure food pure milk, sanitary surroundings drainage,
disposition of garbage and sewage, elimination Of
child labor prevention of occupaona diseases, the
proper care of workers during critical periods
in their life, destruction of disease germs and the
abolition of plague spots-these were the topics that
engrossed the attention of this congress.
If the congress should succeed in accomplishing
what it desired to accomplish all of its members
would be out of an occupation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
OUR BIG TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

No matter what the political and diplomatic
estrangement may be between Russia and the United
States, the rapidly increasing trade relations between
the two countries will 60 far in this commercial age,
to heal the breach.
The Russia who sold us Alaska and was the I'm
wavering friend Of the Federal Government through
out the civil war was considerably Jared by our
open sympathy with Japan in 1905, and that entering
wedge of antipathy was driven home by the sue
cessive blows of open-door policy in Manchuria, the
Shuster mbroglio in Persia, and the recent abroga-
ton Of the Russian treaty by the President and Con-
gress.
Yet all the time our trade with Russia has gone
on steadily expanding until now the United States
ranks second on the list to Germany in the total
volume of Russia's foreign commerce.
The Car will go slow" in actually alternating q
nation upon which he is dependent annually for
about $e0,oo0,0oo of foodstuffs, cotton, and agr
cultural machinery. And, by the same token, so will
we, tie producers of those goods, go slow"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
SEGREGATING BLOND ESKIMOS.

With the world still skeptical about explorers
Stories the dscoverer of the blond Eskimos might
have brought just one of them back with him as a
guarantee of good faith. When this very conscen-
tious scientist wants Coronation Bay Guaranteed to
keep the pestential civilized brother from annoying
and injecting the savages, memory unavodaby re-
verts to the little brass tubs, the gumdrops, and other
properties Of DR.. Cook.
If the ethnologist can verify his story he still
must have trouble to justify his program. Are the
Eskimos themselves eager to be kept cut off from the
great world they have heard about? Or has the man
who found them told of the wonders he would deny
to their eyes, ears, and feelings?
In any case he is taking considerable response
bility on himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
Finding the Doctrine.

Where is the Monroe doctrine? Oh,
yes, everybody in Washington knows
WHAT 1t is, but WHERE is the
original document containing It? A
man recently started out to find 1t.
Seems like 1t ought to be in the
White House, the original" he ar
gued.
And forthwith he betook himself
thither.
Haven't got 1t here" said the
White House officials with profess
sional politeness. you ought to find
that over at the State Department.
That's the repository for all official
documents of Importance"
And forthwith he betook himself
thither.
Haven't got it here answered
the State Department officials. with
diplomatic courtesy. "You ought to
find that at the Congressional Lii
brary, in the document room. That
where all important papers are
kept"
And forthwith he betook himself
thither.
Haven't got 1t here" replied the
Library officials with learned suavity
you ought to find 1t over at the
House Of Representatives.; it's in a
| Presidents message, you know, and
| thew are aent tn the Sneakarb
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01

sin, and enlisted from there. He saw
active service In a few battles.
Though Commissioner Davenport
is sixty-seven years old, he declares
that he feels no deterioration of
bone, tissue or mental structure. He
delights in punching the bag. and In
a friendly round or two can lay
many a younger man on the mat.
His associates feel convinced that
a sunny disposition preserves human
tissue and guards wrinkles from the
brow.
Eminent authorities also have
stated such q theory in times past.
II this theory is literally correct,
Commissioner Davenport will be
paying pensions to the veterans Of
the civil war seventy-five or eighty
years from now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
ToTING DANGEROUS WEAPONS.

Dozens of innocent citizens we're put in jeopardy
last night by the Wild West methods Of man who
sought revenge via the pistol route.
There is scarcely day when a revolver or a
knife does not figure in some brawl with dangerous
results.
Is there not law the enforcement Of which
would eliminate this to citizens not concerned
in the rows themselves? Can there not be an order
for police officers to search every person suspected
of carrying dangerous weapons and when found and
brought to court let the judge nict punishment Of
character to discourage the practice? Something
should be done to lessen present dangers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
People YouMay Not KnowFacts You May Not Have Heard

Thirty-one years ago a young man
came down to Washington from the
hills OF New Hampshire. He wanted
a Government job. He had been
selling groceries on the road for
twelve years and had dabbled in
politics. He had some influence. He
had been promised the place he
wanted. an Indian agency.
But in those days 1t seems that
these particular positions were filed
with regard to the church affilia-
ton or tendency Of the applicant.
This young mans tendency hap
pened not to be Just the tendency
rotating at that time for the place
to be filed.
So the young man was advised to
wait. and he was told he would get
the next place vacated. The young
man waited. He did not go home to
wait. He hung around the Pension
Office, where he would be handy and
would not be forgotten. While he
waited he took a small position on
the bottom round Of Federal clerk
ship at a low possible salary. He
thought 1t best to keep busy while
he was waiting.
Still at Pension Office
That was thirty-one years ago.
This young man Is still down at the
Pension Office waiting and working
around. But he Is not waiting for
the Indian agency.
He got SO busy back yonder thirty
years ago that somehow he forgot
to remind the boys Of their promise
and just kept on working around. II
he ever thought Of the promise again
he did not mention 1t. If there was
vacancy, and there must have been
number of them, he did not seem
to notice. He was too busy working
around and waiting. He was work.
ing more than he was waiting. .
He moved steadily from one jot
to another, and his movements were
always upward. His income In
creased proportionately. He wormet
along up until he had made a fairly
successful stab at nearly every jot
In the bureau. 1t was soon evident
that he had his eye on the top ant
would go there unless he got tha
job he came after.
Hard to Hold Him Down.
But nobody tried to head him off
1t would have been lost time and en-
ergy. He had been a commercial
traveller for twelve years and abou
the only thing that will stop one o
those boys is a railroad wreck.
He Is boss of the works now. No
body is surprised. Fact is, every
body seems to be pleased. He Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
HOW FAST WE HAVE TRAVELLED!

Cornelius N. Bliss shortly before he died de-
sroyed all the records of national campaign finance
that he had accumulated during his long service and
left letter saying he considered it much mans
right to give in secret as to vote in secret
1t sounds like strange doctrine; yet Mr.. Bliss
was sincere and man of such high character
that his association with campaign assured its
strict probity.
1t was but as yesterday, when the Bliss view Of
campaign finance was everybody's view, almost.
1t was only the day before that when everybody
who was anybody rode free railroad passes. Social
standing was quite impossible to the base slave who
paid.
In that period, too nobody who did any real bust
dreamed of paying the tariff rates without big
rebate.
We certainly have been moving fast! And what
led us on the way?
Go back to the Roosevelt Administration, and
think over the impetus that all these moral move
ments received them think of the day by day appeals
to the better instincts of the nation, that came from
the White House; think of the unremittng war
against all these corruptng ideas and influences that
Roosevelt led.
Assuredly, we have travelled fast, with Roosevelt
at the head of the procession.
We have much farther to 60. The old parties
have dropped out are back-tracking; the procession
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
THE ROoSEvELT.HARRIMAN COR
RESPONDENCE.

The most complete case that has ever been pre-
scented for Colonel Roosevelt in connection with the
campaign contributions Of 1904 is stated in the let
ters that read into the record Of the Senatorial
investigating committee on Monday
These letters show that the then President was
urged by Mr.. Hartman to omit from his Congress
sonal message, discussion Of the railroad question
The answer to this was that Mr.. Roosevelt had made
up his mind what he was going to do in this regard
He had not taken up the railroad question with Mr..
Hartman, and Mr.. Hartman seemed disappointed
at being overlooked Mr.. Roosevelt explained that
he would have been glad to discuss the subject with
Hartman, but it would have made no difference;
he had already decided what he would do.
What he DID do was, to send in the famous mes.
sage railroad matters which was the initiation Of
the great fight that brought the Dover Hepburn bill
Of 1906
Again. 1t has been attempted many times to make
the connection OF Paul Morton With the Roosevelt
Administration pretext for criticism. Morton
the power in the Santa Fe railroad, hard COM
petitor Of the Southern Pacific. The Hartman let
tiers indicate that Morton wanted friend and sup
porter Of the Santa Fe named as governor Of Ari-
Territory. Hartman protested against this on
the ground that the Southern Pacific would not be
able to get fair treatment In the end the Hartman
protest prevailed and another man was named.
Hartman asked for an advance copy Of the rail-
road parts Of the famous message to Congress-
Roosevelt replied that he was not letting anybody
have any parts Of the message.
II appears, then, that
Morton, though a Cabinet member and close
friend OF Roosevelt could get Roosevelt to make
an appointment that would be friendly to Morton's
railroad.
That Roosevelt did not consult Hartman about
his railroad policy, and would not let Hartman see
in advance his recommendations on the subject.
Later he ordered an antitrust suit to dissolve the
Hartman railroad combination.
Campaign Contributors wanted James Hazen
Hyde made ambassador to France. Roosevelt fatty
refused.
They wanted Depew made ambassador to France,
after that Again Roosevelt declined.
The Standard Oil Company claims that it con-
tributed heavily to the 1904 campaign, and boldly
AYERS that it expected consideration in return.
Instead, it sued under the antitrust act, and
ultimately its dissolution was decreed
Out Of the whole record one thing appears per-
fecty clear. The campaign funds of 1904 were
raised under the old system, and it wrong sys-
tenn. II was a system that inevitably led powerful
interests to believe their contributions in the
nature Of payments for ndulgences The indulgences
we're never delivered by Roosevelt and Roosevelt
was very insstent that nobody who gave should be
permitted to understand that he was possibly paying
for some advantage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01

the chief milk dispenser of the
United States Government. Not
cows milk or goats milk, but the
milk of human kindness and nation
al gratitude. And he puts no water
in it.
James L. Davenport fills the place
ITO t-y-ty He sheds 30 much sun
shine about the premises that a
rainy day loses its terrors.
Where come so many tales of woe
and walls of poverty it naturally
would be expected that human spir-
its would get sour and sad. But
this Is not so about the Office Of the
Commissioner OF Pensions. Perhaps
the ability to carry Joy and sun
shine, warmth and provender into
thousands, aye, millions of hearts
and homes overcomes much Of the
gloom that struggles here for in
trusion.
Ran Away to War.
Jimmie Davenport tried to break
away and go to the civil war when
he was barely sixteen years of age,
but his father managed to keep him
out on account Of his youth and his
smallness of stature. He was less
than Ave feet tall then. He is not
much more than that now. But in
1864, when the war was nearing the
close, Jimmie ran away to Wiscon-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01

written document Of thirty pages Of
foolscap. About six OF these are
devoted generally to what Is called
the Monroe doctrine, about three
lines containing the meat Of It. These
pages are In a handwriting different
from the rest, and Senator Cullom,
who made study Of 1t, declares
that they were written by Monroe
h!mself-didn't want to take chances
on such an important thing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
TUESDAY, OCTOBER /, 1912.
WHY NOT GIVE 1T A NAME?

Not even Murphy can take serious objection to
the desire expressed by Governor Wilson to see the
New York State convention Embossed, the delegates
left to exercise their own discretion in the selection
of candidates That is what Murphy has said all the
time the convention ought to do and will do.
What the public wished to hear from Governor
Wilson was a ringing denunciation Of Murphy him
SELF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01

must 60 ahead. The Progressive party is leading it.
That is the Progressive parys excuse for existence
The cause II represents is sure to win as Sir lsaacs
apple was to fall downward instead Of upward. The
laws Of nature are pulling for it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-10-01
What's on the Program In
WASHINGTON Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Arminius.
No. 2S, business; Royal Arch Chapter
Templar-Potomac commandery. no.
8. Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection.
9Th. 9th, and 18th degrees. Eastern
The Following /. 3. 3. F. r: oors.ni.a-
tions will meet tonight: Lodges
Washington. No. g. social session;
Golden Rule, No; n, and Amity. No.
ton oe Wilmington. afF No. " !. monthly
The following knights Of Pythias
lodges will meet tonight: Webster. No.
Z; , Excelsior. No: =; Capital. No, "A.
Meeting Of Brightwood Tent. No, s
Longfellow streets, tonight.
The following Red Mems organizations
s; sioux Tribe. No. is; waneta
Meeting Of the Parks and Reservation.
Committee, the Washington Board OF
Heights Citizens Association. St.
Stephens parish hall. p. m.
Annual meeting and election OF ofncers
Of the Washington Architectural Club.
club rooms, 8 p. m.
Forecasting," by Frederick Bennett
Wright, Reading Room for the Blind,
Library Of Congress, 4:45 p. m.
Lectures under the auspices OF the Med
zeal Society OF the District Of Column
bia. Hygienic Exhibition quarters
Seventeenth and b streets, as follows:
what to Do In Emergencies" by DR..
Il. p. Magruder, p. m; "Quack Me-
chanotheraphy," by DIR. Egbert, 8 y.
m; Self Medication" by DIR. Barton.
$3.50 D. m.
Monthly meeting OF the Washington
Florists Club, 1914 street northwest.
tonight.
Meeting OF the charter members of the
NJ. Emmett Urell Camp, United Span
ish War Veterans. Ebbitt House.
Address on 1.-The Good of Organize
tion." by Isaac Cans, before the
Clerks Mutual Benefit Relief Asso-
citation, Elks' Hail. tonight
Monthly meeting OF the Lincoln Park
ial Church, Tenth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast, Sp. m.
Amusements.
National-"The Other Man." S:l5 D. m.
Columbia-"The Rainbow" S15 D. m.
Belasco-"Two Little Brides" S:l5 D, M
PoiFs-"The Grea. Divide" 2;l5 and
c has 2; vaudeville. 2a5 and Sis
Academy-"The Divorce" sl5 and
| Cosmos-Vaudeville.
| Casino-Vaudeville.
Gayety-"The Queens OF Paris" 2:l5
Lyeeum.Matt ksnnedy,s Tiger LII.
lies," 216 and s;1b p. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22
WILMINGTON.

There has been much difficulty in OBJ
tanning boarding places for the help on
the Hoosac Tunnel Il Wilmington rail-
road. The boarding houses are all filled.
Manager Frank Childs will give the
people of Wilmington and the surround
ing towns another evening of pleasure
Dec. . when the Mendelssohn trio and
John Eberly, baritone, will appear at
Memorial hall.
A fine load of deer from Somerset
passed through town Monday. The party
were from Jacksonville. a. S. Holbrooks
capture was an eight point buck,
Charles FoX's, six points c. A. Pike
and NJ. l.. Fox secured younger ones.
Edward Short was arrested Thursday
night in Chlds Tavern charged with the
theft of $40 from the Mountain Mills
station of the Hoosac Tunnel * Will
mington railroad. In court Friday morn
ing he pleaded not guilty, but was held
under 5000 bonds for another hearing
Short according to Wilmington people,
has been posing as a retired colonel
of the regular United States army.
He had been in the employ OF the rail-
road since September %.
There was a light fall of snow Sunday
night, which pleased the hunters There
were many on the trail at daybreak
Monday. John H. Buckley was one and
with his Savage rifle on his shoulder
started for the orchard back of his res
idence. He had not gone 20 rods before
Mr.. Deer came over the hill. At the same
moment Jack leveled his gun and the
buck fell. 1t was a fine one, l6 points
ami weighed 2lS pounds Charles Hare
of the Power Construction company,
killed a deer in Somerset Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22
BRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.

Fred Bridges of Westmoreland was a
guest of Miss Charlotte Barrett over
Sunday.
Miss Florence Pentland and Miss
Charlotte Barrett have finished work
for the season in Donnell & Daviss
millinery store.
James O'Connor returned Saturday to
New Britain Conn, after "A few days
visit with his cousins, John c., and
Miss Johanna Baker of Birge street.
Frank p. Barber who attended the
banquet and convention of the clerks
of the ReXall stores in New England
IN Boston this week. returned last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gum, who were
on their wedding trip, visited from Mon
day to Wednesday in the home of his
brother, John Gum of Elliot street.
They went from there to Rutland. From
there they will go to White River June
ton, where they will live.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22
HoW's This 2

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
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lieve him perfectly honorable in all BUSH
carry out any obligations made by his
firm Walding, Kinnan e Marvin, Whole
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Halls Catarrah Cure is taken inter-
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monials sent free. Price Use per bottle
Sold by all druggists.
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

a midnight alteration in one of the
Main street restaurants Wednesday night
resulted in one young mans scalp being
split open with a chair. Two men be-
came involved in an argument and in a
few minutes the dispute had assumed
the proportions of a violent quarrel.
Fists were used and suddenly one of
the disputants lifted a chair from the
floor and, swinging it about his head,
brought it down on the other man S
Uranium. A doctor was summoned and
the wound was dressed. The police were
not notified of the affair.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

The western end of the island of ia
maica has been devastated by a hurri-
cane lasting five days. A great tidal
wave swept over the north and south
coasts, practically wiping out the towns
of Savanna la Mar and Lucea. Forty-two
persons were reported killed at Montego
haV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

Everyone suffering with Asthma,
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22

TIE annual Thanksgiving food sale of
the Congregational church will be
held in the chapel Tuesday, Nov. 26,
opening at noon. Home cooked food,
canned fruit pickles, jelly, candy and
flowers will be for sale. Orders may be
telephoned to Mrs. E. ]. Waterman. 270
or Mrs. A. l., Pettee, 507-W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-22
Gbe l)ermont pbonis.
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ANNoUNcEM ENTs.

FURS repaired and made. Hours to
4. MRS. E. e. HOLMES, q Green st.
Tel. 10.