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The Washington times., 1912-05-05
ONE MORE BOSS'S PANIC.

The condition of abject panic that has taken pos
session of the Crane machine in Massachusetts is
ludcrous. One little experience with primary has
been a fearsome revelation. Senator Crane, in
whose behalf the fiction of unbounded popularity has
so long been seduously cultivated, licked out Of
his boots for delegate at-large 1t eye-opener
Crane is near the end of his term; the legislature
chosen in November next will elect his successor;
and his position suddenly appears desperate.
characteristic Crane performance in pussy-foot
politics is being put on Roosevelt has insisted that
the delegation elected under pledges to Roosevelt
shall for Taft because Taft carried the prefer
ence vote Now it develops that the Crane organ-
zaon doesn't want it to do so, lest this shall disaf
feet the Roosevelt rank and file and accentuate the
split and the hostility to Crane. So the word is
going up from Washington to Massachusetts, that the
Taft people must not make contest and must not
be dsagreeable If the delegates -at-large insist on
supporting Roosevelt: everything must be done to
restore amity and save the day for Crane. Senator
Crane, who fought Tafts nomination four years ago,
then became of his intimates when that seemed
more remuneratve, is now ready to desert in order
to his bacon in the coming Senatorial fight
But above all else, the Crane machine feels that
it must put an end while yet there is time, to this
heresy about primary expressions. The Massachu-
sets legislature is in session, and the lower branch
has passed bill, on the Oregon plan, to LET the peo
pie take preference vote Senator instructng the
legislators how to vote.
This is the very particular thing Crane doesn't
want to happen. He has accumulated some new
views to personal strength before the real people
No preference voting for him.
So, on Friday, when the bill up in the
Senate, it duly killed by the machine majority,
under orders from Washington. The vote thir-
teen to nine against it, with six pairs. For the mo-
ment, the Crane organization has escaped
But motion to reconsider was filed, and will
have to be taken up Monday The fight it is an
nounced has only just begun and the progressives are
making terrific assault. They threatening to put
out of circulation those Senators who vote to
kill the measure. Indignation is running high and
whether the Crane road roller will be powerful
enough finally to crush out the popular demand for
the Senatorial primary, is very uncertain 1t is con-
ceded that if, after trying to kill the primary, Crane
fails of his purpose, he will be in shape than
ever.
Massachusetts has taken leaf out of the anti
boss record Of Illinois and Pennsylvania, and bust
ness looks very bad for Mr. Crane.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
BARTON MEMORIAL
IS WELL RECEIVED
Committee in Favor of Building
Monument Near
Glen Echo.

The movement for the erection of n
national memorial to Clara Barton,
founder of the American National Red
Cross, is being rapidly crystallized
The memorial will probably be erected
in Washington and members of the me-
mortal committee of the Capital are in
favor OF having 1t on or near the site
of Red Cross, the old Barton home, on
the Conduit road, near Glen Echo.
The question OF a site will probably be
determined at the national memorial
meeting to be held May II at the Phila-
delphia School OF Nurses, in which Miss
Barton was deeply interested during her
life. That there will be some contest
for the memorial on the part OF other
cities, particularly Philadelphia and
Boston, where Clara Barton is buried;
there Is little doubt.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, chairman of the
memorial committee. expresses himself
today as strongly in favor of the me-
mortal. mo more fitting tribute could
be paid by the American people," he
said. than the raising of a monument
of some sort that will perpetuate the
life ana work of Clara Barton. She
was, indeed, a noble women, and the
greatest worker for the cause of hu-
manitarianism that the world has ever
known. I will put forth my best efforts
In this cause"
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
Evening Services in the Churches

EVERLASTING Christ Scientist
spIR1TUAL1sT PRoPAGANDA-G Kates Spiritual Church.
Pythian Temple, 1890 P.
FULL SERvCE-St
Dupont circle, m.
EVENING PRAYER SERMoN-Christ Church. Georgetown
CHORAL SERMoN-S Church. Twenty
Washington circle m.
"SUPERFCIALITY"A and the
Wood, Church of the Covenant, m.
Macleod the First Presbyterian Church.
MoDERNNESs BABEL"-The Joseph M. Gray,
Hamline M. E. Church, p. m.
PLACE" The Shera Montgomery
Metropolitan Memorial E. Church, p. m.
SPRING"-The W. Wedderspoon Foundry
NJ E. Church, p.
SHOULD CHRISTIANS LAUGH IN WASHINGToNP-The E.
Capital Baptist Church. Typographical Temple
4as street northwest, p m.
Woodrow,
Church. m.
YOUNG PEOPLES Church. 1890 D. M
PREPARING GoD"-Memoial Adventist
Church, p.
ADDRESS-Capt. Thomas H Mckee, Gospel Mission, p m.
MAY DEVoTIoNS-St Pauls Catholic Church, 1890 p.
LEAGUE SHEPHERD-St Paicks 1890 D. m
MEMS MISSIoNS-St DOmnrs Catholic Church, 1890 m
VESPER Conception D.
cRosS"The Rev. L. Morgan Chambers
Kendree M. E. Church, spm
FACT-GoSPEL LESSONS FROM DELUGE"-The
QUINN Fifth Seventh Day Adventist Church.
and streets northwest, 7:45 p m.
JoNESWoRKS BILL"-The Spencer
Pnkham, the Emmanuel Church. Sixteenth
road 74S p. m
The Washington times., 1912-05-05

found the most interesting reading in it was one of
series Of ads by the local street company telling
the irritating round Of petty details that enter into its
daily operation the story Of how 1t relayed its en-
ployes and routed its cars, telling of the owl car
and the rush hour" the class of passengers at diff
feren times of day and their peculiar needs and des-
tinations. 1t was the human interest side to a big
public service corporation. 1t promises to give us
in the next ad the story Of how and why it makes its
schedules.
We venture the assertion that when that series
Of ads is finished there will be better public service
in that city and better appreciation of it, less friction
between the people and the "souless" corporation
better community-spirit and-why not?-a better
market for street railway stock.
Advertising is the art of making friends and, so
customers, and the corporation either private pub
c that makes the most of it is profitable student of
human nature.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
TAFT IN THRONG At /
THEATER TO HONOR
MAI. ARCHIE BUTT
President and Others Paw
Tribute to Soldier Who
Was Lost at Sea.

Three thousand persons met in the
National theater this afternoon at 2:3o
clock to pay tribute 10 the memory OF
Maj Archibald Butt, u. s. A., former
military aide to the President
The service began at 3 o'clock with
invocation by the Rt. Rev. Alfred
Harding Bishop Of Washington. On the
stage sat President Taft, Secretary
Stimson, Carter B. Keene, who is grand
master OF Temple Lodge, No. 32, A. F.
and A. NJ, which conducted the service:
Senator Hoke Smith. Edwin c. Snyder
and Charles Hanford.
Attendants at the memorial service
saw no somber ceremonies of grief in
the decorative scheme when they en-
tered the theater. Instead the auditor
ium and stage were bright with hun
dreds OF flags and shields of the United
States. Flowers in profusion were used
in the decorative scheme, which it was
determined should not employ crepe.
Besides flowers, the only decorations
were the official insignia of the country
in whose defense Major Butt bore a
swerd.
Flags hanging the full height of the
stage. In the wings, at the rear of the
stage, on the box fronts. and the fronts
OF balcony and gallery hid a large part
Of the wall surface of the theatcr and
gave the scene a distinctly military air
large flower-trimmed Masonic emblem
hung above and behind the row OF
chairs where the speakers sat.
The United States Marine Band
Orchestra. under the direction of Lieut.
w. II. Santelmann, played three num-
bers at the service, besides furnishing
| the accompaniment for three hymns
| America Lead. Kindly Light" and
Nearer, My God, to Thee" The selec-
! tions chosen were Wagner's Album
Leaf" Martins Melody of Peace" and
CANNES "Ecstasie d'Amour." d
| President Taft talked OF Major Butt
as friend and associate at the White
| House. Secretary Stimson told of his
| military career. Senator Smith re.
counted the majors days in his native
Georgia and his start In newspaper
work. Edwin c. Snyder had for his
| subject. Major Butt, the Washington
Newspaper Man" Carter 3. KeenC
spoke Of him as a Mason. and Mr.
Hanford read a poem, written by Phil.
ander c. Johnson, on Major Butt'I
| death.
| Temple Lodge members assembled a
the Ebbitt House this afternoon tc
| march to the theater.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1912
BOSTON AND ITS LIQUOR LAWS.

Apropos of the agitation here over the proposed
new excise law it may be interesting to know that the
licensing board of Boston has clamped the lid on the
serving of women with liquor and the private dining
room. In doing it did not discriminate between
the loose" cafe and the exclusive hotel although
it varied the strngency of its orders according to the
record of the place to which its orders applied In
some places no woman accompanied by male escort
can be served with liquor under any circumstances,
while in other places she can obtain drink only in
the public dining room.
Lest some may say that Boston is naturally in
clined to be overly NICE let it be added that in St.
Louis and Kansas City, Mo- indictments are being
returned against not only such practices, but also
against the social club" for men only, where the
chief sociability consisted in drinking. Certainly
Missouri is not effete!
The moral The liquor traffic must clean up, con-
sent to strict regulations, divorce itself from any
picon of trying to evade laws provided for its con-
duct-or it must 60. word to the wise should be
sufficient.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
DOLLAR TRIBUTES a.,
FLOWING IN FOR q
TITANIC MEMORIAL.
Total Subscriptions Now
Near 81 900 Mark in Ma
tion-Wide Appeal.

Hundreds Of letters, each inclosing 81,
were received this morning at the Of
fees of the Woman's Titanic Memorial,
the remittances coming from women in
all parts of the United States. The
appeal to women, written for the Ii
tanic Memorial by Mrs John Hays
Hammond. has been sent to thousands
of women, but hundreds of thousands
more are yet to be circularized. Clerical
work of the offices has so multiplied
that an extra room was fitted up today
besides the quarters already In use.
Additional workers will be hired for
clerical labor in a short time, according
to expectation of the necessities Of the
situation.
His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons
is a new indorser of the project, and
Mrs. Louise Carnegie, wife of Andrew
Carnegie; Mrs. Charles Warren Fair
banks, OF Indianapolis; Mrs. Theodore
Marburg, of Baltimore: Mrs. Oscar I'm
derwood, Mrs. Julius Kahn. Mrs. Anna
Kelton Wiley, wife of DR.. Wiley, and
Mrs. John d. Rockefeller. jr., are
among the women whose letters ami
dollars have just been received.
The total subscription received is
nearing the $1,000 mark, according to
announcement today. The women lead
ing the movement declare themselves
greatly encouraged by the prompt re-
sponse made to the appeal for a Titanic
memorial which shall be entirely the
gift of the women Of the country.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
IMPROVING THE MINISTERS.

A critic of churches, writing in exchange at
tributes the lack of interest in religion upon the part
of men to the poor quality of ministers. Beyond
doubt there are number of poor ministers. So are
there number of very poor ball players, and bar
tenders and newspaper WRITER'S and actors and law
yers and so down the list. Even in politics there
quite few cheap limitations.
But none of these causes mortal man to forswear
any of his favorite amusements, reading of news
papers, being interested in politics, or seeking legal
advice. He simply seeks out the better ones. Why
not the same rule in church work?
1t is a confession of ones own weakness and
shortcomings to attempt to justify his faults by say
ing some one else is weak sister" Not only So
but it's cowardly and an admission that it is the
cheap and lower things that wish to set up our
model, instead of trying to square ourselves by the
best.
Perhaps if more of the self-confessed high grade
men would attend church the quality of ministers
might improve
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
Here's One Supporter Of the Work
OF the Present Congress.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
All this fault finding and falsehood in
dulged in against the present Congress
is for political effect to destroy the
very men who are binding their energies
to relieve the taxpayers of their bur-
dens and give an honest clean admin
istraton. They are the friends of the
people, holding extra sessions, working
overtime to save this ruined nation
from complete destruction. Yet these
blasphemers would destroy, II they
could, these pure men and keep in power
men who are friends of the money
sharks.
Why is il when honest men do get in
office they are bounded by these char
acter destroyers who delight in corrupt
ing everything good. No wonder the
world has gone to the bad and is
shocked each day at the horrors chron-
icled. AS to the Government clerks,
they will get justice. This honorable
body which now occupies Congress are
not the kind who Injuries any one. Their
intention Is to better conditions. They
have accomplished more in their short
time TO relieve the people and give us
just law than the Republicans have in
twenty-five years. Work for and as
sist your saviors. not your destCoyers.
l.. w. w.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
BAD BOOKKEEPING.

Kansas City is bankrupt-and some $7500O0
more. 1t is due to lack of bookkeeping and d-
vision of responsibility for administrative affairs
among several departments and officials plus partisan
politics. But chiefly the trouble is bad no
counting system. No really knew how much
money collected, nor how much spent
When there not enough in one fund to meet the
needs it was taken from the till of some other fund.
But the humorous side to the affair is the editor
ial dig given Kansas City by the st. Louis PostDis
patch which, in moment of exultation, exclams
that while Kansas City has deficit of $750000 ST..
Louis has surplus of ST OOO This is about as
startling a confession of poor municipal accounting
as is the deficit. What business has city with a
surplus of over million? How could so much un-
necessary money be accumulated? And if it finds
itself with so much surplus, why doesn't it lower the
tax rate?
1t is dangerous bookkeeping to find the cash ac-
count is "over' as it is to find it is Short" We
would suggest an expert be put the books of ST.
Louis
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
DEMOCRACY AND OPPORTUNITY.

The likelihood OF, Roosevelt's nomination has
caused Democratic Warwicks to stop, look and
listen" If such proves to be the outcome of the Re-
publican convention, then they must change their
plans and nominate some other candidate than the
one they had in mind when they considered Tafts
denomination matter of course.
Thus does Democracy justify its claim to its being
party of opposition and reaction No initiative, no
constructive qualities, no capabilities of leadership.
Just wait and what the other fellow is going to do
and then do the other thing-is its ruling maxim.
The first time in a generation that Opportunity
has not only knocked at its door, but actually kicked
it in the Democratic party refuses to invite its
unexpected guest to dine until it ascertans whether
the Republicans going to issue invitations If so,
they will yell for the police and eject their guest
The Democrats have become so accustomed to
being at the talend of the procession that they
suspicious of the band
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
COMPENSATION BILL
FIGHT NEAR END
An Agreement on Workmen's
Measure Reached and Vote
Will Be Today.

The filibuster on the workmen's 8
compensation bill in the Senate is
practically at an end.
An agreement was reached late yes
terday afternoon to begin taking a
vote on the measure Monday not
later than o'clock All debate will
end at that time and the amendments
and the measure itself Will come up
for final disposition.
The bill is expected to pass the
Senate, though the situation as to
certain amendments designed to in
crease the compensation Is close.
Senator Hokc Smith led in the fight
against the bill all yesterday after
noon. He urged the Senate to defer
action until the next session of Con-
gress in order that there might be
opportunity for the railroad employees
to study the measure and EXPRESS
their views on 1t.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
Colonial Danes
Ask Members to
Aid in Memorial

The National Society of Colonial
Danes before closing their eleventh an
nual session at the Arlington Hotel
yesterday. recommended that all men,
bers of the society throughout the coun-
try give 81 to the fund for a memorial
to the Titanic victims.
A number of the members re-
mained in the city to attend the services
at Bethlehem Chapter this afternoon.
The following officers were elected to
serve until the next convention Mrs.
William Ruftin Cox, of Richmond, Va,
president; Mrs. Joseph Rucker Lamar.
of Washington, first vice president;
Mrs. Elizabeth Cass Ledyard Goddard.
of New York, second vice presidenIt
Mrs. Elihu Chauncey. Of New York,
third vice president Mrs. Charles r..
Miller, of Delaware, secretary; Mrs.
John Y. Taylor, of Pennsylvania, as
sistant secretary, and Mrs. Alexander J.
Cassatt of Pennsylvania, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
GOING UP.

Because Of the recent decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the tapline case, lumber
men announce the price of lumber will be advanced
20 per cent.
AS soon as the landlord reads this he will in
crease the rent
All that is needed nowadays to increase the price
of everything and anything is an excuse Every
bodys doing it,"
But no one has yet discovered any excuse for
lowering prices. 1t would thus appear that all the
laws conditions, and innovations that necessitate an
advance become automatically part of unaterable
and immutable system, coordinate with the North
Star.
The fear is almost justified that some day the
law of gravtation will yield to this modern impulse,
and thereafter nothing that goes up will ever come
down
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
Here Is Tim Tickle With an Answer
to 81. Il. 50
osOTROS PARA TEDDY SIEMPRE

W De
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
1t is a question with me how to ac-
cept the article of ]. B. s., in Mondays
Times, seriously or humorously, as he
Is, like the Irishman's flea, an expert
Jumper. ] would suggest, however,
that as the circus Is soon to arrive. that
he apply to the manager for the position
of "tumbler," as from his own admis-
sion he can turn a double somersault in
the air and change his political views
before he reaches the ground. Or, bet
ter still, engage with the Weather Bu-
reau as a Vane; then we can have all
the seasons in one day. He blows hot
and he blows cold In the same breath.
Praises me one moment, and gives me
free pass to Hades In the next breath.
He tells your readers that ! was the
lieutenant of the late Senator German
and Barnes Compton, and that l
financed one OF the latter's campaigns.
In looking backward, there is. no one
thing In my past life that memory re-
calls with more pleasure than the one
fact that both of these gentlemen were
my friends, and / am proud OF having
been one of the rank and file that
ever was a lieutenant ! never wore the
shoulder straps. l regret that my
friend, who Is so much interested in my
welfare. gave out the Information that
L, -
financing the campaigns of Congress;
men. From now on no doubt my mail
| will be heavy from Congressman pecu,
niarily embarrassed seeking aid. ! will
have the pleasure, however, II ! ac-
uuiesce in their demand like Carnegie
OF dying poor. He states that | am
holding down a fat Government job. He
strikes the nail on the head. IL it were
not so, would not now be multi:
millionaire; nor be in position to ato
poor and deserving Congressman who
geek reelection. I will not Gor want Of
space) attempt to answer his attack,
! on organized labor. except to say thai
as labor Is the foundation Of all wealth
believe in the principle that .Labol boz
| to get on the Republican band wagon
In answer to this proposition, ! woult I
slow freight. but prefer the Royal Blue
Line with Champ d Clark R,,iH as erSan engin"er a
| conductor In conclusion, let me re
mind J., B. s. that I am for Clark an! anc
Sulzer because believe their election
will bring lie bon temps viendra.
Come again. ]. B. S. TIM TICKLE.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
NEW REVOLVERS FOR
THE STATE MILITIA
Ordnance Department of Army
Ready to Supply Latest
Firearm.

The ordnance department of the
army announces that it will be able
to begin the distribution of auto
matte .45-caliber reVolvers. mod
el of 1911, to the organized militia
Of the States, about December /, 1912.
In the meantime the ordnance de-
partment can supply to each State
not to exceed twenty revolvers with
extra magazines, holsters, and am
munition, charging them to the quota
of the State through the division of
militia affairs, or the revolvers may
be sold 20 the states for cash under
the provisions of the law.
The price of the new fire arm is
Sl4.75. A leather pocket to carry
extra magazine. and web pockets to
be worn on the held belt are being
designed by the ordnance department
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
A. L. 8. Thanks Those Who Volun.
teered Help For One in Deep
Distress.

Distress.
70 the Editor Of THE TIMES:
I wish to express my thanks to the
kind hearts who have shown an interest
in my poor woman. The sympathy
shown will warm the heart and bones
Of this, our sister. l wish that / might
meet each one who has answered my
appeal, and I much desire that you
each may meet the object of our efforts.
1 desire to acknowledge the receipt
of 81 from Another Old Person." 81
from "A Working Woman" 81 from
Courtney w." 50 from The Brigh-
ton," and SO from u. II. b."
have been endeavoring to secure a
warm room for a reasonable price, but
have been unable, so far. Last even
protege rents, and she promised to put
some sort of a heater on the gas let
until something better can be done, and
to furnish her three meals a day.
One of the Lords own has offered
help in the way of something to eat.
This friend is not far from the 900 block
on Twenty-first street northwest and
We must manage to bring the woman
and the food nearer together.
Dear friends, let me see you face tc
face, and you can help me by advice
| am in office and have little time OIL
strength to run around after my days
work is done. AS ] think of you, the
vision of Sir I-aunfal comes to my
mind; and the words which Christ ir
the vision said to him:
Who gives himself with his aims
feeds three-himself, his hungerins
neighbor, and Me- A. e. g.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
COUNTERFEITER ASKS
MERCY FOR HIS SON
Seventeen-Year-Old Boy May Be
Saved From Prison BY
Fathers Plea.

BOSTON. Mass, May 5.-Patrick J.
McGrath, a Brockton counterfeiter has
secured from the United States district
court the mercy and exemption from
prison sentence of his son which he
could not obtain for himself. The son,
Joseph McGrath, is seventeen years old.
Judge Dodge sentenced the father to
seven years in the Federal prison at
Atlanta, but agreed to file the case
against the son after the father had Of
fered a plea.
Both father and son pleaded guilty to
the Counterfeiting charge. The father
is suffering from consumption and real
ICES that prison sentence may mean
death to him. But all his thought wac
for the son. His plea brought tears to
the eyes of the Government counsel,
court attaches. and lawyers.
The Washington times., 1912-05-05
Guggenheim Will
Filed in New York

NEW YORK, May 5.-The will OF Ben
jamin Guggenheim, who perished in the
Titanic disaster, was filed yesterday In
the surrogate's court. The amount Of
property is not stated, except as being
more than $4,000.
After disposing of more than $4,000 to
various charities, the will dlsposes of
the residue-one- third to his widow, Mrs
Florette Guggenheim. and the other
two-thirds equally divided among his
children His widow and two brothers.
Simon and William, are named as exec
5, 1905.