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The Washington times., 1912-07-07
CREW OF SCHOONER
PICKED UP AT SEA
Captain and Family and Seamen
Found Floating in
Lifeboat.

BALTIMORE, Md, July THE ship
wrecked crew OF the schooner Mary B.
Baird, which was abandoned at sea
wegian steamship Fritzoe, commanded
by Capt. T. Johannsen. due at this port
next Tuesday with a cargo Of ore from
FELTON,, Cuba. Those rescued are Capt.
and Mrs G. M. Cook, Mate William E.
Milliken, B. H. Cook, son of the master
Harry DENLY, steward, and Seamen q.
St. Hilaire, U. A. Lewis, L. Luke, and
8. Abbott.
According to advices received, the
hansen at a. m. June 27. 1t was no
ticed that the sailing vessel was not
under control, and the course of the
steamer was changed and headed direct
for the vessel.
small boat was seen flying the
American flag, and In the boat were the
survivors All had with them their per-
sonal effects when they were taken on
the steamer. and even the lifeboat was
taken on board. According to. the sur
vivors, the schooner sprung a leak dur
ing severe gale June IA The master
and crew stood by the vesesl for thtr-
teen days In an effort to reach some
nearby pert.
On the morning of June "a the steam
Jumps became choked and were rem,
the hand pumps, but the vessel was
taking in water faster than 1t could bt
pumped out. II was then that Captair
COOK decided to abandon the ship.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
VALE, LORIMER!

Lorimer at last is to go; public interest is now
most concerned with the manner Of his going. The
Senate has decided, in its chubby way, that it can't
assume responsibility longer for his retention.
But how shall he go? If he resigns as persistent
rmor says he may just before the hour for the vote
his exclusion, it will save his supporters the en-
barrassment Of having to flout public SEN
tment by casting more vote for him.
1t is sincerely to be hoped he will not resign.
Nothing would help more, in the national task Of
cleaning the bosses and the cappers out Of Congress-
than to compel one more lineup on this Lorimel
issue.
The people have uniformly wabbled right on
Lormer. It's like the business of stealing nonl-
ination for President they understand enough about
it, without all the details, to get right.
If Lorimer resigns it will add to the difficulty of
retiring large number Of Senators whose greatest
service to the public could be rendered outside public
life. If he sticks, and forces vote, he will per-
form the real service of his nauseous public
career He will be voted out, and that vote will
line up, in full view of the community, the bunch of
undesirable Senators and mark them for the slaugh-
ter that thus far has not missed any Lorimer sup
porter.
Don't resign, Senator; be patriot for once in
your life!
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
Says the Divorce Question May BE
Viewed From Many Different
Angles,

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The divorce question is discussed by
two contributors in your columns of the
27th ultimo, and appeals are made for
more liberal" laws The truth Is, one
too often flies from evils TO those he
knows not Of and, as men and women
are grown-up children. most OF us need
degree OF discipline; perhaps not all
that We get, some of us, but divorce
should not be too easy.
There Is an immense amount of fraud
in II, and the law, as 1t exists, usually
provides for but does not always sus-
tain this fact for various reasons Of
Misrepresentation on the part of COM
plainants, etc.
We are prone to outline to ourselves
Utopia, while. in fact. none In this
world exists. 1t has neither geographical
OF ideal outlines or limits, and where II
Is possible at all to adhere II Is better
to do so.
There is no doubt that inequalities In
some coupies-the one being refined and
the other bestial or the one growing in
tellectually beyond the other-do make
a great obstacle to that degree of ideal
association otherwise possible. But the
dissenter often concludes his wife 10
less attractive than in former years,
and, as in one case of which the writer
knows, would let her divorce him IL the
fact might be concealed that he had
plundered her and had broken faith in
many ways and was cruel or course
this is only one instance, and cited to
show how easy to resort to fraud. /. e.,
get divorce on other than the real rea- :
son. What would this person do II
free but marry again and do the same
thing over II he could. The law Is wise
in it's provision, although sometimes
abused. On the other hand, sometimes
women become dissatisfied for various
reasons, and while 1t is unquestionably
true that there are persons who can no
more cohere than on and water and, in
such cases, living apart. is perhaps bet
ter than living together, in the light OF
large observation, where life itself is
not endangered, It is to be hoped for
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
A DISTRICT DAY TOMORROW?

Tomorrow represents the last chance for Dis
trct Of Columbia day in the House at this session.
1t Is the second Monday in the month, and in the
regular order should be given over to District busi-
ness
The Rules Committee has directed reports in
favor of several measures of general legislation.
but these will not be brought on till Tuesday There
is an excellent chance for District business getting
its rights for the first time in many weeks, provided
anybody takes interest enough to claim them
1t is certainly time for some consideration of the
interests of the Capital City. There has been sug-
gestiop that down in the last week of the session
day might be given to District business That how
ever, would be Of practical worth because the
passage of measures after it is too late for confer
ence committees to agree and the houses to take
final action, would be mere mockery.
Tomorrow is the last practical opportunity to do
something for the District. There is no substantial
why it should not be done, and every reason
why it should
For many years Washington was given to attrib-
uting this kind Of neglect to the Senate committee
But the boot is on the other leg now. The Senate
committee has done its share; it is the House that
has persisted in refusal to act The responsibility
for this neglect cannot be laid entirely at the door
of Chairman Johnson. The managerial powers Of
the House could start something if they wished
The facts seem to be that the House leadership
wishes to shunt off consideration of certain measures
till after the November election and everything else,
however harmless it be politically however i'm
portant it is to the District is being smohered be-
cause of this program. 1t is rank injustice to a
helpless community.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07

the broad valleys under cultivation, and the hllsides
with their almost prmeva forests vie with the more
conventional attractions and present to the visitor
kaleidoscope that he little dreamed was the daily
portion Of Washingtonans.
Washington presents a wealth and variety Of
historic, artistic, and natural attractions that cannot
be duplicated in any other city OF America and
although little modest in proclaiming her advan-
ages, she is nevertheless coming into her own She
extends a cordial welcome to the thousands OF
strangers who will be here for over week and
hopes they will be as reluctant to depart as she will
be to see them CO.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
SUNDAY, JULY Z, 1912.
THE NORRIS PRIMARY BILL.

Congressman Norris Presidential primary bill is
predicated on the requirement that before it shall
take effect at least twenty States must pass egisla-
ton accepting its plan. In other words to funda-
mentas, the measure is advisory rather than man.
datory This is weakness likely to defeat the plan.
Reforms, sweeping and drastic, there must be in
the method of nominating Presidents But Federal
CONTROL within present constitutional limitations, is
doubtful, both to its attainment and its efficiency
if attained 1t is not very apparent how satisfactory
reform is to be secured short Of constitutional re-
vision.
Is there any good reason for retaining the old
notion Of the State unites in connection with either
the nomination or the election of Presidents? Why
not have President chosen by nationwide popular
vote?
The Norris plan, and others that have been put
forward, good enough for dscussion if they can
be enacted and tried, we'll and good But it would
be a good idea if, while legislation is under con-
sideraion, to have introduced also resolution for
constitutional amendment which would place control
of the whole subject in the hands of Congress- with
power to exact real reforms
In all probability, the Constitution could be
amended quite as soon as the Norris bill could be
passed by Congress and the necessary acceptance
thereof could be written into the legislation of twenty
States.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
WAsHINGToNs PERPETUAL WELCOME

The International Bible Students Association
will find its eght-day sojourn in Washington a
period Of pleasure and profit outside that gained
from its own program. The vast majority of the
association will leave Washington with a newer,
broader and better conception of the Nations Cap
ital than they entertained when they arrived and
Washington will be benefited in proportion
The stranger who really makes a real tour Of
Washington is delightfully."- surprised to learn the city
has been grossly misrepresented to the country
probably by default and omission rather than will
fully and by commission
Washington is not one-street city where Con-
gress meets, with the Capitol at end of the
street, the White House at the other, and public
buildings, politicians, and hotels sandwiched be-
tween, which is the opinion commonly held through
out the country. On the contrary it is a large,
roomy metropolis presenting a surprise at
every turn Of its liberal avenues with great busi-
ness section spread vast territory that is a
happy relief from the congested sections of most
cities, with innumerable number of parks and
grass plots to break the monotony of piles Of stone
and granite, and possessing wealth of shade trees
even in the heart of the business sections that make
it resemble vast park, when viewed from the sur
rounding heights.
No other city in the country except the few for
tunately situated in the rugged Rockies possesses
the variety of picturesque scenery within a few
miles of its business center, ard nowhere are the
facilities for reaching these bounties of nature better
adapted. Rugged gorges and the placid bay, the
broad Potomac and the roliekng, plunging streams
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
Says That the Greatest Of all the
MOnOpOlise Is the Water Trust.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
While we read volumes of abuse Of
various trusts. seldom more than a
whisper IN heard in the papers against
the most infamous, injurious, grasping,
relentless OF all trusts or monopolies,
viz: the Water trust. While all other
trusts or monopolies, such as gas, trac-
ton. electric, steam railway, etc, have
reduced prices, though they have paid
Tor their properties and pay millions in
taxes and percentages of receipts to the
District this water works which origin
ally cost nothing to the District (being
gift from the Federal Government
and pays no taxes, has steadily raised
prices. When the water works were first
taken over the rates were very reason
able, but they. in cahoots with the
Health Department. at once proceeded
to cut of all independent supply by con-
people TO buy hydrant water. Then
they begin to raise prices, within the
last Ave years sticking on a 30 per cent
raise from $3.50 to $3.50 for small houses.
then 10 per cent raise from $3.50 to
$500. Then doubling the meter rates by
cutting down the minimum from If, 900
to $500 gallons, which will raise the
charge on investment tenements and
small house from 800 to 500 per cent,
depreciating the value Of this class OF
property S per cent, as where the ten
ant knows the landlord has to pay for
II, they will often waste all the water
they can the law as TO waste being
Rbrogated). There will be no saving of
water and a greater volume will go
through the pipes than ever. Though
the water works was a gift, intended
for the benefit of the people with II
the District authorities have wrung con-
tinually increasing extortions from the
citizens. II. A. DAVIS.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
National Municipal
League Gathering

LOS ANGELES. July 7-Civic experts
and publicists from all parts OF the
country are here for the eighteenth an
nual convention OF the National Munich
pal League, which will be opened Mon
day by Gov. Hiram johnson of Cali
fornia. The session will continue until
July II. Mayor Alexander, of Los An
geles. will make welcoming speech,
and DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart, of Har-
ward, will respond on behalf of the
league.
In addition to its active membership
of over $500 men and women, the ma
Jority of whom are prominently identi-
fed with local and national movements
for the betterment OF civic conditions.
the National Municipal League has en-
rolled various associations, giving il a
total membership exceeding ls0 600
Expert City Planning" will be the
theme OF an important address Monday
by william Dudley Foulke, who sue
cseded former Attorney General Charles
J. Bonaparte as president Of the league.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
Protests Against the Legalized Crime
That Comes Through the Saloon.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
God did not make the saloon, but God
has provided one special day in the
week for his servants in the church
He has founded, to take counsel against
all tendencies leading to crime, and
criminal-producing causes from every
source.
The law for worship. one day in the
week, does not pull down the bars and
invite all manner OF outrages, SO free
ly indulged, to even up the loss for
Sunday during the other six days OF
the week.
Those days are sacred as God made
them for the holy purpose Of progress,
and not for destruction of people.
The Pilgrim Fathers rigidly indorsed
and actively enforced this primitive
ruling for the preservation OF good
order.
Good order does not and cannot exist
in or about the sales places OF intoxi-
eating liquors. The ~ tural instinct u
drink is disorder, created by those who
get filled with its consuming fires.
Disorder, continued and repeated, has
its fruits in some grade of crime. sooner
or later; the formula Is as certain In
practice as the occasion which inspires
it.
That we have legaliZed cause oi
crime in this District, goes without say.
ing. whether We acknowledge the fac
or not.
Without the legal sale Of intoxicating
liquors in the District OF Columbia, ol
any other place. the conditions which
lead to disturbance and crime woulC
not exist.
\ man never gets drunk or in a con
dition for trouble, on ina gfnation.
The Stars and Stripes under which Am
erican disgrace in localities is formu
lated in the destruction of humanity b,
degrees, have no right to float, on an!
building where death is retailed &C
cording to law.
No special law with discriminating re
suits. looming up in the distance a
an appendage for saloon protection ha
any right to exist under the Declara
tion OF Independence.
No body of people, with ostensibl'
Christianity, displayed in shining ex
hibits, can claim immunity from dis
grace as citizens who stand as sponsor
for conditions in saloon territory in tn
District of Columbia which they hav,
brought about and continue.
II the printer will honor this cop!
under the providence of God. the pubii
can have II in their own homes in coli
facts. A. NJ. BROWN.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
Evening Services in the Churches

"THE PRNcPLE"-The Brasksmp, Church
the Covenant, p.
PEOPLES OPEN-AIR EvENSoNG-Washngton Cathedral
PRAYER-St Church, Third and southeast
CHORAL EvENSONG-St Paul's Church. 81
CHORAL SERvcEThe Rev. Joseph Gray the Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Church, 8 p
BRIGHT HoURS-Th W. R. WeddespOon the Foundry M
Church, pm
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
Church, p ...............
SERvcES-The Rev. j. j. Muir, the Temple Baptist
Church, p.
"THE POOR KIN OF WASHINGTON swem
Centennial Baptist Church, m.
ILLUSTRATED John Briggs Fifth Baptist
Church, p
"SoNGS ABOUT FUTURE LIFE"The Rev. Comp
ton Ball. Metropolitan Baptist Church, m.
PERFECT PEAcEThe Rev. B. D. Cav, the West Washington
Baptist Church, p m.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
Second Son of Kaiser
Is Twenty-Five Today

Prince william Eitel Friedrich, Sec
ond sen of the German Emperor, is
twenty-nine years old today. This IL
the birthday also of the Right Rev.
Davis Sessums, Protestant Episcopal
bishop NJ l. ruisiana. who is ffty-four
years old, eight years the junior OF the
Rev. James H. Van Buren, formerly Il
bishop of the same church in Porto
Rico. James r Campbell, former gov
ernor Of Ohio and lCng q prominent
political igur4 there. Is sixty nine
years old today. He served one term
In Congress.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
STOP THIEF" THE ISSUE.

In commenting upon the editorial in the current
number Of The Outlook by Theodore Roosevelt,
which itemzes the list of stolen delegates at the
Chicago convention, the New York Post observes:
The country is quite weary of the Stop Thief
business as an issue in ITSELF"
But advices from the country are quite to the
contrary and justify the belief that with the Post
the thought is fathered by the wish. The entire
campaign Of 1912 is going to be predicated upon
the Stop Thief" issue which was created at Chi
cago, for the simple and sufficient reason that the
people intend to force that as issue. 1t was their
right to rule which was stolen and the theft Of the
right of people to rule strikes at the very founda
ton of popular government. There can be no
greater issue.
In vain will politicians OF both old parties en-
deavor to excite the people by the old battle cries
and interest them in the old issues The people
have been awakened, as from a deep sleep, to a
realization of the truth that they have been fighting
among themselves minor issues the while their
government has been hched from them by Special
Privilege and Bosses. They have awakened to
realization of the truth that among those who have
been stealing control of the Government there are
no such issues tariff and currency and foreign
policies, no Republican or Democratic parties.
Well did Mr.. Bryan say these bosses and ennis
saries of Big Business are politically sexless They
care not who makes the issues so long as they con-
troll both old parties, keep firm hand upon te nom-
nations and able to muster bipartisan majority
in Congress whenever they are hard pushed. 1t is
their sole desire to keep the people divided along
imaginary party lines while they retain the balance
of power
At Chicago for the first time, and for the only
time up to now, the powers that have undermined
our system of representative government through
adrot manipulation of the party system were forced
into the open, and great their extremity that
they had perforce to abandon their stealth and
openly resort to plain naked theft.
Having been forced into the open, where the
everyday citizen can them and know them for
what they are it is not to be wondered that they are
growing irritable and desire above all else that
people cease pointing them out as thieves of great
party and thieves of the rights of the man in the
ranks to register his wish and have it respected.
"No thief felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
But the country, which means the people, are
not weary of the issue. On the contrary they are
just beginning to take it up in deadly earnest After
they have recovered their stolen rights and driven
the thieves out of public life they will then settle
down to a consideration of how they wish to exer-
else these rghts-in favor Of high tariff or fret
trade, in favor of trustbustng trust regulation
in favor of the Aldrch banking system or against it.
In this campaign the one big all important issue
is to stop the thief Ii is issue in itself and the
people are not going to lose sight OF it.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07

every reason-moral, civil. ana spirituaI
that mutual forbearance should bridge
the chasm. Marriage 10 a spiritual bond.
II is too often regarded otherwise. IL
should be the bond of friends. After
ly equality is the basis upon which to
build friendship, and when this does not
obtain II ts sad beyond words and be-
comes a difficult problem to solve.
Life and happiness consists solely In
doing ones duty. This ameliorates even
martyrdom.
While men and women are as they are
the. need of stringent divorce laws is
evident. L. III. M.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
J. BRUCE ISMAY IS
PRAISED BY MERSEY
FOR PART IN WRECK
Criticism Example of How
THE Vulgar Are Liable
to Err"

LONDON, July 7.-Lord Mersey, the
commissioner presiding at the court Of
inquiry into the loss OF the Titanic, has
submitted to the five assessors sitting
in adjunct with him draft of his re-
port and the recommends tions based
thereon. The report will be formally
made In about ten days, without any
dissenting or supplementary opinions
that the assessors may have to express
J. Bruce Ismay, managing director OF
the White Star line, is completely exon
Grated by Lord Mersey on the popular
charge that he Influenced the navigation
Of the ship or the speed that she at
tained. He Is, instead, commended for
tine consideration he showed toward the
Titanic's passengers at the time of the
collision.
Sir Cosmo Dun Gordon and his wife,
Lucille, the dressmaker, who paid the
men in charge of their lifeboat to get
as quickly az possible away from the
wreck, are not discussed in the report,
Lord Mersey believing 1t no part of his
duty to pass upon such incidents. On
the other hand, ,Symons, the seaman
who testified at some length regarding
the Dun Gordons and who told both
here and in Washington OF ignoring the
appeals for help from passengers strug-
Cling in the sea- is censured for not re-
turning from the Carpathia to the sue
cor Of those drowning.
Speed to Blame.
Lord Mersey's decla raj ton regarding
the chief causes Of the disaste is that
the speed at which the Titanic was 60
ing was principally responsible. AS a
corollary to this, he finds that the liner
might have made her schedule at a rate
Of two knots an hour less than she was
making. Captain Smith is, however. de-
clared to have been following only the
established practice of navigators in
maintaining the speed he did through
the ice fields.
There Is an expectation that excep-
tions may be taken to the references
to Ismay and Captain Smith by the as
SCISSORS. Only two OF these-Rear Ad-
miral Cough Calthorpe and Prof. John
Harvard Biles. the naval architect
might successfully defend a dissenting
report, and their attitude is problem
atical.
Lord Mersey's conclusions are regard
ed here as severely Unconditional,
showing how properly constituted ju-
dicial mind can detach itself from the
human side Of a calamity that har-
rowed the world" They are also regard
ed as demonstrating how easily the
inexpert public may draw unjustified
conclusions from clear. uncontested evil
dence."
The Vulgar Apt to Err.
The case of Ismay is cited as IAN IL
lustration how. when placed in its
proper perspective, the vulgar are liable
to err"
In exonerating Ismay from having had
anything to do with the navigation OF
the ship, or her rate OF speed, Lord
Mersey holds that these were RESPONSE
bilities Of which the captain could not
dIvest himself. The report is very
lengthy document, beginning with a
strong expression OF sympathy for those
bereaved by the disaster and going on
to elaborate detailed discussion Of many
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
No Bodies Are Found
In Wreck of Balloon

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July THE
car of the dirigible Akron was raised
last night from Absecon inlet, where It
fell a mass of twisted steel on Tuesday,
when the balloon blew up when 1000
feet in the air. Not a body was found
aboard. The only thing discovered was
a cap, believed to have belonged TO
Walter Gest, the amateur mechanician.
Search will be continued for a mile
about the spot where the car was raised
The debris bore no scars OF fire.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
In the Mail Bag -

Of The Times invited
write freely frankly
Objectionable
addresses
made MAIL
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
THE TIE THAT BINDS.

1T such appropriate match-that of Miss Pack
enham and young Sugarbeet"
Yes. Their fathers indicted by the same grand
jury, beleve"-chicago Record Herald.