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The Washington times., 1913-07-29
THE 2 PER CENT BONDS.

Ii is difficult to believe that there is an organized
conspiracy of banking influences to depress the 2
per cent bonds most of which are held by national
banks, in order to increase the difficulty of passing
the Administration currency bill. On the other hand,
it is very easy to believe that banks may be fearful
of any currency that does not fully protect
their interest in these bonds. ..,...s.
1t becomes question of what constitutes con-
spracy. II it were seriously proposed by legislation
to ruin the market for wheat and if then people own
ing wheat would throw it on the market and depress
the price, some difficulty would be experienced in
establishing conspiracy charge against the entire
wheat-producing community. 1t has been laid down
as automatic that entire community cannot be in
dicted 1t seems quite improbable that all the people
interested in the 2 per cent bonds would be engaged
in a conspiracy to injure their own investments.
1t becomes question of fact, then, as to whether
any minor group of banking interests has in fact
engaged in anything like a conspiracy to frighten
the rest of the bond-hoding banks. That is what
Secretary McAdoo charges, and he points straight at
New York when he says il. Is is a serious charge
and both the banks and the public entitled to
know whether there is substantial ground for making
it. The Secretary speaks with a confidence that
strongly suggests his feeling that he knows.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Smoot. Gsllipger type of Republicans, and the Cum
minsLa Toilette -Bristow group if these two groups
go ahead conducting mere opposition in which they
are able to act substantially as a unit
There ought never to be another tariff bill passed
by party vote. 1t would be a good thing if some
Democrats would vote against, and some Republicans
for, this bill; a good thing, because it would pre-
serve the precedent established four years ago, Of
nonpartisanship in tariff making
The greatly to be desired consummation in tariff
making is the creation of nonpartisan, nonpolitical
commission with proper authority. That will not be
accomplished, it is very plain until all political
parties made to understand that political tariff
making is dangerous business. If all sides are
made to realize that political tariff means the
smashing of political party, there will presently
be general desire to get the tariff out of politics
and into commission control
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Danger to Pedestrians.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
No more heart-renderlng tragedy can
be imagined than that resulting in
mashing the life out Of little Sophie
Birch within sight Of her parents some
little time ago. Is II forgotten already? .?
stop the callous use OF automobiles in
volving the lives Of our people?
Are We to continue at the mercy Of
those responsible for the cruel use OF
these engines? The cost OF public
apathy and inaction is appalling. Is
IL content to await dire individual re-
monstrance adapted TO effeCtually pre-
vent future killings by the same party.
accidentally or therwise?
a street is not like Il country road.
In a city, locomotives and street cars
are confined to tracks which discipline
their movements and guard the pedes-
trian. But a powerful automobile en-
gine is allowed to run freely in any di
rection. Its great weight combined with
the usual speed causes great momen-
tum, very difficult to overcome. In the
case or the slaughter of the little girl.
the engineer Cd could not stop the ma
chine in less than nifty feet AT full
speed 1t would have gone much farther.
Every mechanic knows that speed and
weight must be multiplied together to
determine the stOppage distance, which
Is proportionately increased by smooth
ness of the street surfacing
A more dangerous engine than a rail-
road locomotive and unconfined To a
track. an automobile should not have
such speed that 1t cannot be stopped
within six or eight feet The speed
power should be limited, and the ma
chine should have a competent apron
or fender.
EDWARD W. ANDERSON.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
SOME TARIFF PROGRESS.

Ten Republican Senators voted against the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill four years ago, after making fight
against il that commanded the attention of the whole
country. Their fight was directed chiefly against the
textile sugar, and metal schedules.
That fight emphasized the feeling that the tariff
ought not to be question of mere partisan politics.
The Republican party not able to agree BILL
and it passed without anything like solid party
backing
Now the same situation is repeated, in substance,
in the agreement of eleven Progressive Republicans
that they will stand together in opposition to the
wool and metal schedules as backed by their party
organization. There has been need that the Pro-
gressives do something of this kind to emphasize
their differences with the oldtme organization of
their party if they intend to be in any wise differen-
tiated Some time within the next year an extraor-
dinary convention of the national Republican party
is to be held There will be a fight to control that
convention; and fight without some kind of an
issue is wel-igh impossible. 1t is of the greatest
importance to the progressive elements of the Repub-
lican party that they manage, somewhere and some
how, to force upon national attention the fact that
they still very different from the regulars" BY
the time this tariff measure is made up, and vote
is taken it, the country will be in great difficulty
TO discover the difference between the Penrose-
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Here's a Book

The Truth About the Titanic" by
Archibald Oracle; Michel Kennerlev.
OF New York, publisher.
colonel Oracle tells of the fatal
trip. The the sinking and laundering OF
of the rescue. in a simple, straight-
forward manner. leaving all phiios-
ophizing and deduction to the reader
His untimely death, scarcely eight
months after the tragedy. due, with
out a doubt to the shock and expo-
sure OF the disaster. deprived this
country of "a very gallant gentle
man" The writing OF the book en-
tailed a voluminous personal cores
pOndence and the revival of many
narrowing memories, but he felt that
If was both a public service and a
.nrivate duty"
No attempt at a highly literary de-
srriptive account has been made: the
work is a brave recital of facts with
rhe brevity of a soldier and the con-
scientiousness of good citizen.
There are sixteen excellent photo
graphs and q conclusion written by
Charles ValA
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Learn One Thing
Every D ay
32ANTS.

oZ-ANIS.
Il n EN- who have spent years IN
M studying ant life place this
F tiny insect next to humans In
the matter Of intelligence. Ants
live together in colonies They build
Tor themselves intricate dwellings. They
work for their own tribe and reap the
benefits collectively.
Besides this, ants have wars with
their enemies. They fight to the death
and they make slaves Of the weaker
ants taken captive. They kill any
stranger ant that may enter their
dwelling; and yet, II one Of their own
number Is taken from the ant hill and
kept away for weeks they Immediately
recognize and salute it with Joy on its
return.
The ants body is divided into three
parts-the head, the thorax, or chest.
and the abdomen. The head contains
the eyes. two pairs Of jaws, the upper
and lower lips and the antennae. The
antennae are supposed to be the organs
with which the ants smell, hear and
speak" to each other
The queen ant and the males are born
with wings. The worker ants have no
wings. The queen ant, after her first
day on earth. when she flies into the
sunshine. comes home. deliberately
bites on her own wings and settles
down in the community as a breeder.
The males die after one day Of life.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Acacia, No. 1S King David,
No. 2S. and Takoma, No. %.
K o. T. M.-Brightwood Tent, No. 5,
Maccabee Hall. Brightwood.
Odd Fellows-Washington Lodge, No.
9. Golden Rule. No. q. and Amity,
No. q.
The Red Men-Idaho Tribe, No. 10,
Twelfth and H streets northeast: Os-
ceola Tribe. No. 1s. Tenleytown;
Waneta Council. No. 6. Degree Of Po-
cahontas, Fifth and G streets north
west.
Golden Eagles-Monarch Council, No. 2,
Fifth and G streets northwest.
knights of Pythias-Webster Lodge, No.
:. Excelsior, No. Il; Capital. No. a.
and Myrtle, No. 25.
Lecture to girls by Miss l. L. Strong.
superintendent of the Visiting Nurses
Society. Grover Cleveland School re-
creation center. $50 a. m.
Benefit lawn fete for little Evelyn, the
blind girl, Lincoln Park. night
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

OR morning wear the summer girl
has her choice of suits in linen,
eponge and cotton corduroy. The
smart suit carries out the COM
bInation Idea, favortte being the
striped skirt and plain coat with striped
collar, cuffs. and vest or belt Of the
stripe, or vice versa Cretonne Is
new combination that is making bid
for favor, and quite few plain skirts
have been noticed with coats of fancy
cretonne.
For practical purposes the black and
white check skirt Is again IN hlgh
favor. and Il is permissible to make
a choice in the check. to the 1-inch
size. Worn with black coats. these
skirts are extremely smart this season.
Now that the white waist has again
been accepted by Fashion, there Is a
demand for separate skirts and a col
ored linen or rstine skirt with the
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Money, the popular but frequently
filthy lucre, is acquirable in 26 or H.
900 ways, and new ones are ever turn
ing up. Our embracure of a sure meth
cd to getrichquick 1--WE omit the adver.
bial suffix out Of respect to George Ran
dolph Chester) Is the invention of the
Photographic typewr1ter-which will
type ones thoughts as one utters them
What is yours? Only bona-hde, six
cylinder suggestions will be considered
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
The Vacation Girls Dresses

white waist. carrying out the harmony
of color, in plain or Powered collar,
cuffs, and frills, makes a pretty summer
costume.
For dressy occasions there are light
silks in an unusual variety. the Pompa-
dour prints being especially popular In
colors, the favOrites are blue. pink,
white. yellow. tan and red
The dance frock Is an important ad-
Junct to every summer girls wardrobe.
These are mostly made UP of net and
shadow lace with simplicity as the key
note in development. Favored models
have the skirt in either double or
triple flounce effect. The waist is usu-
ally softly draped and ends in a coIored
girdle.
The waist finish has become an i'm
portant feature OF the summer gown.
and whether il is simple girdle or an
elaborate sash. II should be of color.
Many beautiful effects are obtained by
the use OF the pretty flowered silks or
crepeA
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
AT LAST WE HAVE 1T.
The Davis Cup has been lifted.

The Davis Cup has been lifted.
In two sports-tennis and solf-we have too long
had to suffer humliating demonstrations that
where or other there a nation that could beat
US. We have had the Americas Cup so long that
we regard it as personal property. We have the
Polo cup, and all the hope of retaining if that at
lease equal skill and the right TO defend it on our
own grounds can bring. Olympic games have been
easy for u.s. But until yesterday there remained those
two. Now there is but one,
:. 1t is peculiarly gratifying that the honor of
winning the final match fell to Maurice E. McLough-
lin. 1t was upon this young man that Americas
hopes were pinned; it was his vicious, lightning
smash and serve that addedte the ordinary interest
in an international match the feeling that we had
produced spectacular genius with a unique concep-
ton of tennis policy. The country has watched his
record on the other side partly with qualification,
partly with disappointment, but always with pride.
He has had some hard luck. But we are all mighty
glad that he did what he was sent to England to
do. The Davis Cup is. coming to US. Long may II
remain heret
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
MAIL BAG
Free Garbage for Farmers.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES,
From The Times Readers

Here is a good work for your valuable
paper to take UP, and help the people
OF Washington and nearby country dis
tricts OF Maryland and Virginia Now
there are hundreds of farmers living in
Maryland and Virginia, who raised
thousands of hogs, and today the same
people are not raising any hogs, just
because they cannot get free garbage
from the city of Washington. Now why
not allow these farmers to haul this
garbage providing they haul II In sealed
cans, and l am sure It will lesson the
price Of pork also the price Of chickens
Now let your valuable paper take this
up and push II, and 1t will do the peo-
pie some good.
A TIMES READER
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Amusements.

Columbia-"Prince OTTO" Sis D. m.
PoIps-"Arizona." 2:l5 and Sis o. m.
Glen Echo-Amusements-
Chevy Chase Lake-Concert by Marine
Band. dancing, and other am1sements.
Great Falls-Music and other amuse-
ments.
Luna Park-Dancing and other amuse-
ments.
Marshall Hall-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m. $50 D. m. and
$50 p. m.
River View Park-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m.. and D. m
Colonial Beach-Steamer St Johns
leaves Seventh street wharf every
day except Monday ar a. m. Satur-
DAY, $40 D. M
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
THIS&T THAT
WIN Sometimes q Lfffk srfhs 0fher
BOEHLING.

They tell US It 10 not the soore,
But hoto you play the game;
Not tohether yoI make less or more
That's oil tho same.
Tn make no dry andIyses-
YoW've likely heard enough;
MY sentiments are merely these;
IT'S pretty tough.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
"Virtue Is Its Own Reward"

LOST-Very thin gold Elgin Watch at
depot in Culpeper. Had a fob with
small gold anchor attached. Finder
will be rewarded by returning same to
this office.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Any Bets7

From The Trades Unionist")
do you think anybody in tho world
understands those funny paragraphs
in the Times?'' asked the critical
printer of his chum.
Yes. I guess So" was the dubious
reply.
''Huh-you doG Who. for goodness
sake?"
"oh, the man who writes them-
possibly
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

AS we patter to press Mexico IL lead
ing the Frontpsge League by a three
column head, lobby being second with
an 1s-point lead over currency. Man
ager Wilson. of the league leaders, an
continue he will undoubtedly bring his
team out ahead.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

average man appears manage Hcense
Light of chdufeuIs license, which gives him the prp
lege of running" But then the average girl is
apt regard dog license which entities her keep
a leash
Aa the becoming shy and elusive hunted deeri
But dear SOMEBODY'S got be shy and elusive order
keep up the lope-chase.
Somehow, the fact that you kow HouM hare made
utterly miserable consolation for not having married him.
keep continually falling in lone, and you'll keep eernaly
young philosopher But dl the spends only
onequater his life falling lope the other thee-quaers
spends in crawling out of it.
No girl be loped for "beduties of the intellect
still girl need live the narrowing fear that she wH be-
Judgment poud hudder the thought eating
Nth his LOBSTER bu this time of the year. he w
tate flint NTH uo girls, in the hotel, the time
womdns heart like frame which holds only picture
heart like biograph Nth pictures
at every tu-n.
No. Deaie, Solomon didn't really appreciate woas infinite
pariety" takes who is tied DOM
that
break modern mans heart in fftysepen different
wthou making dent his resolution marry
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Pursuing the topic Of Why Men Do
Things, the way of a car conductor in
reversing the seat-backs when the end
of the line is reached-which Is giving
each a push and permitting 1t to come
unconnected with the fact that he is
a car conductor.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
The Ubiquity of Woonsocket.
Erom thu "Tdmes",

From the "Tmes"O
Hackensack Southpaw. Fresh From a
Victory in Rhode Island The
young lefthander won his game satur-
day in woonsocket, Conn.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

We have decided. but don't get your
hopes up. TO tin certain Congressman. d"
1t strikes us he's anything but certain.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

K. H. Y. who freights US the fore
going. demands payment for the stamp
consumed in the act. or" he hints.
subtract from certain Congressman's
Indebtedness" Well agree 10 the lat
ter. old man, but you stand a fat
chance l.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Our Southern Correspondence.

G. 8. K: Hello! Just dined at Nine
Begue's restaurant. Good-by.
New Orleans, July 20.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

The Browns. extrinsically speaking,
are a record breaking lot.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

The House was in session but three
minutes yesterday, but we have II that
allowances for stationery and clerk
hire went on as usual.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

What, II it's a reasonable question.
has become of the alley crusade?
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
DUMP CLEAN DIRT HERE.

Ere passing the Maps, o Climbers,
your attention is summoned to another.
and necessary item. in the passing line.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Add front page information: "Charl-
ton Confident of Acquittal."
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Newspaper Tales We Have Met.

Newspaper Tales We Have Met.
Ill
That of the playful lightning bolt that
tripped down a mans left side, welded
his loose change into one piece, set his
watch ahead three hours and a half.
and departed without hurting him.
Mr.. McAdoo is Representative.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Are You Sure YOU Didn't Say It7

G. S. X: l listed several summer re-
sorts. from which to select a vacation
spot. and showed the list to Bill J. why
not go to -" he asked. Not II II
were the last place on earth" I an
swered. Not even" he queried. "as a
last resort"
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
With Our Deep Gratitude for the Ad

CFrom "Judge."O
in face OF the fact that he notes
that ten thousand new Masters Of
THIS AND Doctors OF THAT" have
Just been turned loose by the colleges.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

From Verse XXD
All, my Beloved, FILL THE CUP
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Omar Boosting the johnson Fund.

CFrom Verse VID.
Come. FILL THE CUP
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Alas, the men are becoming as shy and elush'
But dear me, SOMEBODY'S got to be shy and e
keep up the lope-chdse.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
At Anacostia bridge:

Mr.. McAdoo is Representative.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

Please pass the pepper.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
Bears Grease,

In recent volume OF "reminiscences
the writer states that badness Is
much more common now than In bis
early days and ascribes our loss of
hair to the decrease In the use of
bears grease" This pomade was
made principally OF lard, colored and
scented. but "hairdressers. many OF
whom called themselves professors.
used TO advertise the slaughter OF an
other fine bear. exhibiting. particu-
larly In the Walworth road, canvas
screen depicting in glaring colors a
brown animal OF elephantine proper
tions expiring in a sea Of gore."--Lon
don Standard
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
PICTURE SIGNATURES.
Difficult to Find Sometimes and Not
Always Reliable.

Difficult to Find Sometime and Not
Always Reliable.
Many Of the works of the old mas
ters are not signed. Experts rarely
rely on signatures alone In determin.
ing the authenticity Of an old work,
but trust rather TO their knowledge OF
the painters technic.
False signatures can be easily de-
tected. Spirits OF wine or turpentine
will usually remove a name OF later
date than the painting. In the course
of time signatures often become very
difficult to find. Painted originally in
shade slightly lighter than the
ground. perhaps. they sink In. darken
and merge into the ground color or
they are almost rubbed away by sue
cessive cleanings. Recognizable one
day In specially favorable light. they
may not be visible again for weeks.
Experts speak Of "wlll-o' the wisp"
signatures. and many collectors have
encountered accidental strokes and
cracks that tantalizingly suggest sig
nature. though IL can never be made
definite. On the other hand. there
have been remarkable cases of such
marks, after careful study. resolving
themselves into a famous name.
Sometimes the painters name Is
most conspicuous-as, for instance. In
Raphael's "Sposalizio" at Milan Proud
of having surpassed bis master, the
youthful genius wrote on a frieze In
the very center OF the canvas IRA
phael Urbinas."
Reynolds hardly ever signed his
work. But upon the completion OF the
portrait OF Mrs. Slddons as the Tragic
Muse he wrote his name large on the
gold embroidery OF her dress. He was
unable. he said, Ito resist the tempta-
ton OF sending my name to posterity
on the hem OF your garment"
With reference to unsigned paintings
there is told I'm Germany an amusing
story Acbenbach. the German artist.
enjoyed a vogue about ten years ago.
A certain collector had bought from
an art dealer a marine represented as
genuine Achenbach. Afterward Ii
was pronounced to be q copy. The
buyer brought an action against the
dealer. who turned the tables by de-
claring that his picture was genuine
and the other was n copy.
Achenbach himself was summoned
by the court to tell which was which
Amazed at the similarity OF the two
paintings, the artist gazed at them for
long time inspected them closely
nj
mitted that he could not tell which was
the original and which the copy
Harper's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
The History Of the Key.

The key was one OF the first things
invented by man. The primitive key
was probably thorn or splinter.
Afterward fsbbones seem To have
come into use. Wooden pegs followed
these In modern times the process OF
manufacturing keys is very highly de
veloped. Fifty years ago there were
only some hundred varieties of keys.
each having its special name and dts.
tlnct use Today they are legion. -
uarper's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
Sunset and the Flaq.

A stalwart sergeant In an artillery
regiment stationed in one OF the har'
Dor forts walked into store I'm upper
Broadway the other evening Mt about
s o'clock and demanded OF the store
keeper the reason for having the stars
and stripes displayed after nightfall
isn't that all right. generalr asked
the bewildered tradesman.
'Tm not a general" said the big sol
dier. "but Il isn't all right to keep the
dag out after sunset. Only during d
siege Is the flag displayed at night, and
judging from your business. | don't
think you're under siege. New York
Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

A tariff should be duty rather than a
privilege.
Captain Kidd had a young name, but he
was old in sin.
Moments as a general thing go fast
enough witho~spurs.
A horse blanket is a sort of creature
comfort.
Bryan scored on the grape juice Incl.
dent.
The Western man whose shack on the
prairie was covered with snow in biz
zard, said he was "under the weather"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
PARAGRAPHS.

If statistics from Denmark are cor.
rect, they furnish food for thought
for the American farmer and con-
sumner. They show that the Dan
ish farmer receives no less than 92h
per cent. of the price at which his
produce finally sels.-Evening Bull
letin.
In this country the farmer has
divided much more generously with
the middleman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
Domestic Bliss.

I'm sorry | ever married your
shriekcd the bride on the occasion of
their first quarrel.
"You ought TO be- retorted the
groom. really angry and bitter for the
first time You beat some nice girl
out Of good husbandr-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-05-02
One of His Faults,

Mrs. Peck must say you have
more faults than any other man | ever
met Peck Well. you have plenty of
faults yourself. Mrs. Peck-There you
go again. always changing the subject
when try to talk to you.-Boston
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