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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-08

Irwin OF vaudeville, and Swor and
Westbrook IN comedy singing
sketch
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
THE NEW CONGRESS SESSION.

Going back just four years. and comparing the
political conditions of today with those which marked
the opening of President Tafts first regular session
of Congress- it will be recognized that the Wilson
Administration is decidedly in better political form
than was its predecessor at a corresponding date.
Mr. Taft called Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion and had revise the tariff but that revision
sowed the seeds of dissenson, and the day it was
signed the country recognized that it had split the
party wide open. There has never been united Re-
publican party from that day to this
On the other hand, President Wilson's extra ses-
sion revised the tariff in fashion that met the ex-
pectatons of the country and confirmed the President
as the real leader of united party. Whatever may
be the ultimate verdict on that performance, it has
strengthened rather than weakened the parliament
ary position for the party in power for the time be-
ing at least.
The ambitious project of carrying through re-
vision of the currency system did not succeed at the
extra session, but it has not brought the party to
disaster rather it has proceeded far enough to make
probable that it will be concluded early in the regu
lar session, and that there will be no disaster within
the party because of it.
At the opening of the regular session, stupen-
dous array of tasks confronts the party leadership
As to very many of them, whatever is done will be
largely experimental Some mistakes will be made
mistakes of politics, we'll of policy. But the
country is disposed to be charitable and consderate
1t wants to see things done and doing. 1t is more
willing to forgive the mistakes incident to honest
effort than to paate the failures that result from
inertia 1t is the good fortune of President Wilson
that the country has in mind vivid impression OF
its disappointment with the Taft regime.
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GIVE WOMAN HER DUE.

Those Washington women who complain that in
the writing of American history their sex has not
been given the place to which it is entitled have
just cause and which, in the interest of historical
truth ought to be kept to the front until there is
more general disposition to adopt better standards.
The fault, however, is not altogether with the
writer's History, like law is progressive subject
and fashions in the method of its presentation are
cepted thing to confne the story chiefly to politics
and war. So strongly rooted was this disposition
among the best exemplars of the art that the late
Prof Adams of the Johns Hopkins University used
to repeat to his classes time and again that History
is past politics; politics is present history"
Although womans part in is perhaps the
most important of all, it was not of the kind that
appealed to American historians of the old school,
Now and then there was some mention of the work
of army nurses, perhaps of particularly daring
female spy; but that was about all. AS voting was
confined to the male sex until recent period, man
monopoIized the story of politics.
But the newer school of historians, of whom
Prof McMaster of the University of Pennsylvania
and Woodrow Wilson are pioneers is concerned
more with the real life of the people Their stories
are in great part the stories of the masses of those
who never held public Office and never bore in
battle. They emphasize the struggle of the average
family for better living conditions and an equal
chance in e the progress of culture and invention;
the development of social and industrial systems.
1t is better so. We have had too much history
that is not history ALL and that ots the story Of
the great majority of men, we'll as women who
make up the nation
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD OWNERSHIP

Senator Kenyon, one of the youngest members
of the upper house and of its most finished and
experienced lawyers, is going to talk about Govern
ment ownership of railroads in its broadest aspects
during the discussion of the Alaska railroad
That measure looks to the Government construction
and ownership of system of roads. MIR. Kenyon
has in mind to present a view of the nationwide
advantages that he believes would from pro-
ecting the same policy to the whole country
L. ANYBODY at all in touch with the thought and the
conversation of public men nowadays knows that the
thought of Government ownership of the railroads
commands more serious attention than it has ever
held before in this country. 1t enters into every dis
cussion from the most casual to the most profound
of the problem of increasing rates. There those
who insist that it would insure greater economies
OF. the financial side, which would make up for the
probable increase in operating costs. Others are JUS
as positive that the whole proposal is Utopian ani
impossible in country vast and in which sectional
conditions vary so widely as they do here.
At any rate, it is certain that the question i
prominent in community thought, and that discussion
of it in such forum as the Senate will mark mos
interesting development of the times.
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Book Reviews
+ dreaded of catastrophies, the loss Of =

dreaded of catastrophies. the loss Of .
purpose.
"Honk and Horace" by Emmet F.
Harte. illustrated by F. Fox and pub
lished by the Reilly & Britton Com
pany, of Chicago.
Honk and Horace were sent out to
Honduras by lothian P. Stringfeiiow TO
trim the tropics. They went. and they
trimmed. or were they trimmed?
Horace, who tells the story in the irst
vivid descriptions are made in the scin-
tillating style. pregnant with the
hyperbole which Is so large factor
in American humor. so favored and
newspapers Of this country. Somewhat
reminiscent of Frank r. Stockton. the
humor of Emmet F. Harte differs in
that 1t allows for the witness OF but
one person. viz Horace. whom one Is
TO identify with the author.
The conversation of one provides the
humor. where the personalities Of sew
eral adroitly drawn characters we're
humorous in proportion with the perspi-
cacity of the reader. Perhaps readers
Stockton story where they would easily
grasp the obvious saltency Of Harte.
Which does not seem to say much for
appreciation In these days.
art in Spain and Portugal" Marcel
Dieulafoy, published by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, of New York.
A rev volume in a noteworthy series
of publications on art Of different coun-
tries Is to be found in this valuable
hook of reference, which represents the
concentrated knowledge of one of the
greatest living authorities on art. Mar
eel Dieulafoy, member of the Institute.
Coincident with the publications IN this
country in English. volumes will ap-
pear in French. German, Italian, and
Spanish.
Beginning with the first evidences of
an art brought from Persia, as mani
tested in the architecture of the coun-
try, and passing through every phase
of the growth, the author carries the
story to the present day. giving numer-
Gus colored plates, and endless small
and full-page half-tones. In the short
paragraphs on the various works OF art
| the main points of technical AMI de-
scriptive interest have been incorpor-
ated. The index makes the book OF even
more value to the student or traveller.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
GEOGRAPHY AND THE REGIONAL
BANKS.

1t Is not remarkable that Philadelphia is excited
over the discovery that it is in the way of being
gnored in the distribution of regional banks through
the Glass-Owen currency measure. The third city
the nation, with vast financial resources and in
terests does not fancy being overlooked in the esab-
lShment of the facilities of the system Yet it
has every prospect of that fate and is arousng itself
a vigorous protest.
Baltimore is listed to become the seat Of a
regonal bank, and Philadelphia protests fiat if such
institution is created between Washington and New
York, II should by all 60 rather to Philadelphia
Ii is to be hoped that the two cities will not develop
rivalry of that SORT Baltimore is entitled to regional
bank, and so is Philadelphia They are, indeed, only
two hours apart by rail; but they represent entirely
different sections and interests. Baltimore is gate
way to the South; its commercial and financial in
terests trend Southwark and are distinct from those
of Philadelphia this regard. Each city stands for
the financial concerns Of great region, each is en-
titled in such plan as is now under consideration to
be equipped to care for those concerns 1t is not
primarily question of the geographical propinquy
of these cities but of weighing and considering
the oueaching interests that focus in these cities
from very different directions.
This geographical and financial rivalry between
Baltimore and Philadelphia suggests new set Of
difficulties inevitably incident to fixing by law the
centers of banking primacy. There will be other
controversies of the same kind Shall Kansas City
and ST. Louis both in the same State have regional
hanks? Like Philadelphia and Baltimore, they are
business capitals of differing regions Shall there be
long jump from the Missouri river to San Francisco
And shall San Francisco have regional bank while
the north coast gets none? These are all questions
be most seriously considered and they will fill this
discussion as full of politics, sectionasm and log
rolling as a river -and-harbor pork barrel is.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
THE HETCH HETCHY ISSUE.

, Whenever a municipality starts out to establish
publicly operated utilities special interests always
work underground to defeat it, Just at present San
Francisco is striving to end twelveyear effort to
procure municipal water supply. Whether the desire
will be fulfilled rests with the Senate of the United
States.
The Hetch Hetchy water bill is to be finally acted
upon this week. The House passed the bill in Sep
tember, and since that time hydro-eectric power in
terests, working through insulated political conduts,
have sought to shortcircut the grant to the city.
All over the country there has been an editorial
and typewritoria voltage directed at the Senate and
this extraordinary has been solely directed at
he electric power possibilities in San Francisco S
project.
The development and use by municipalities of
more than l00,000-horsepower would certainly be a
shock the of corporations engaged in sell
ing juice at practically their own rates.
Secretary of the Interior Lane and Clifford Pin
chot suggest openly and unequvocaly that the hydro
electric power companies are the most interested
opponents of the bill.
The nature-lovers, who protest so vi igorously ap-
parently have been overweight, and stimulated by
some powerful interest that seeks to use a laudabe
and patriotic sentiment for an ulteror and profitable
purpose. Many Senators have raised queston-mark
as to the expense of the anti-Hetch Hetchy propa-
ganda and the query is also made: Who is paying
the bills for the thousands and thousands OF circu
lars sent from New York and Boston to the women
organizations and individuals throughout the coun
uy?" Surely the Society for the Preservation OF
National Parks, with only 200 members, is not ca
pable Of financing such far-reaching crusade.
Twenty years ago the Geological Survey found
the Hetrh Hsicbx valley and reported that it would
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Washington, D. C., Monday, December 1, 1913.
NOT THE SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH
SON.

The London Spectator is one of the most con-
Servative, we'll as one of the best informed, of
English papers. Consequently its views the Mex
ican situation our relation to it, and the probable
outcome will be read with interest 1t forecasts in
tervenon and the ultimate annexation of that coun-
Try by the United States.
The outlook is so little to the taste Of the people
of the United States that, while they may read at
tentvey what the Spectator Predicts they will reflect
with no slight satisfaction that it is not the seventh
of seventh son and cannot see much farther
than other mortas behind the veil that hides the
future
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

make a proper and ideal source for water supply
for San Francisco. Twelve years ago San Fran
cisco began its effort to obtain this supply and pro-
cured lawfully and by purchase the ownership to the
water Ever since this project started the city
has been frustrated by the water monopoly and the
hydro-electric interests.
The Senate ought to pay attention to the reports
of noted engineers, including three United States
army engineers and give San Francisco the right to
use its own property.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Thus.

As frequently blared in this titillatinS
tvmpanum, we are for women's suf-
frage. We balk only at the implications
that votes for women mean a prompt
and complete make-over Of the earth
and the solar system. and the Danish
ment nf misery and injustice from the
haunts Of men. And that, you may
have noticed, was the text of most of
Yesterdays speeches
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

''The Lost Road" by Richard Hard
ing Davis, published by Charles Scrto-
ner,s Sons, of New York. Illustrated oy
Wallace Morgan.
Z The chief Question concerning pooA
by as seasoned short story writer as
Richard Harding Davis, Is not SO fnuch
whether the book is good or not, as II ID
a question of what kind Of book II Is.
.srhe Lost Road is the first of seven
short stories of love and adventure
which form the volume. Just as much
IN love with grit. energy and resource
In his heroes as he ever was III INC oaS
of his famous newspaper yarns pasiS
leaves the slow-moving, the nanny
namby problem story to those VINO WISH
n hut for himself chooses TO SWING his
characters from New York to Hong
Bong and from San Francisco to IAN
-,hor All of the tales IN the late VOL
,n,s have not the excellence OF FORMER
.,or;as. at timas there seems to De an
;n.1ahie something lacking in them
hu. al, Of them are well told, and 1ar
he,ter than the average. Evil to him
Wbo Evil Thinks is the least IKE
former tales Of any, yet Is one oi tne
hsst in the book. The God OF CoinSi-
dence" on the contrary, Is quite III LILO
style of Gallagher"
".r Outline History of China oS
uerbert H. Gowan, published DS ehei
,,an French & Co., of Boston
"p.rt n of the Outline History oi
c,,,." +" nv Herbert Gowan, carries 'he
de- from the time Of the Manchu con-
-. 80 the recognition Of the Repuo-
~ n 1918. In his preface, the au-
thor makes very clear that 'he
"neither a complete history Vi
nor a selection of episodes ehosH
cording to the authors TASTE ,,eu liter.
.,l - ..Ortline' is to be taken LI'e =,
tne WIZ. Nv knowledge of the history VI
81, however superficial. adrnits Vi -, ~
c.';,v ~ that history and OF tne ~ ~
nnSsibiiity of writing even s. ts, wbich
ptoi1ed history of that eounuy uy,nrsban-
would at the nt;on same .,'icS of eliminating all
sNe' lions all extraneous nlatteI en- ra
~ giving only those racts .hn de-
80 Illuminating. A reader WI, sub-
sirss an infinity OF detail upon any n the
| iect, can be satisfied py ntas
hooks mentioned in the ho'e''
..Iy,dina His Soul" by Norman pu"-
on nubIisbed by Harper and Bro'ner>
Of New York and London. ,.,
Thia is the story of a man who los,
ihS His argument, while not Al
all all a process of logical reasonins' wa wa:
a.. Axe that of many human beings Goc
took away his son. therefore ss, III anere re,,lt
no cod But he found that ne SouSt
~ III, sboes His name was Falcon
tsnt @ and he was one of the best sales
a,, uo In the country until his little sol
died and he was evidently left withou a
any further excuse for living crop S
and Mccarthy. his employers thousn
n"n. ,,ord man was worth saving. s.
they they decided to use heroic treatment
Tbis This story of the Christmas visial
among the hills of Bethlehem tells hoV
Falcontent found bis soul and tne ex !,
cnse to keep on living. somewhere Il
his trip to the Holy Land at Christina
time. Norman Duncan has given
message Of good cheer and comfort {
au 6 ths6s vha experience the mos
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
THIS AND THAT
With Sometimes Little of the Other


pom BEING ALLOTTED AN ADDITIONAL THREE INCHES
Three inches more to crowd NTH sparkling jest;
Three inches Ot-so some phrase t-rot;
! haze but this reply: PH do my best;
At times it shall be filled, at others not.
And whether it be taken up by this
Here column be filled Nth odds and ends,
That we're query easy to dismiss;
In fact, to put buntly, depends.
Depends upon the number of idees
Contributors good enough to mail;
Depends small amount upon the
With which great lyrics ripple off my flaH
Depends on if scribble at all
Stray lines which after paired fret and FUSS
I pheedle them set up double-col.-
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
New Orleans. November cs

The VOsische Zcitung," Berlin, "raps
Mr. Wilson" The "Vusische Zeitung'
and our only regret is that B. L. T.
beat us to the whecZe-has something in
common with the majority of German
and English sheets. It is excellent rap
ping naDer
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

fgE ] \ 5E5 5s|;H!1|
. :.Yl5lEZCJE
[:$z!Ig :Y92Is slE5da;11sIT31
= Copyright The Press.
1s-The Drawing of Pistol That Led the Modoc War.
Indian
a his belt day in ls Whether he intended @ shoot
led what the historian Bancroft calls "
Boston Charley" a "Nodoc"
enemy in
and Wss, Ts .s s s asse. Z s I'd @ Il. En- @ @
and while they slept he and his friends murdered forty
n of them u .a ans r s @ nna one long line OF ' hA'
him Captain Jack when the Modocs were driven from hunting
sound' and he,sd onto the barren ne used n. In
aahs hara.sed them his voice s for
Jacks family died Jack killed tho doctor and fed for HI. NE 70 from the rs.
A Conference and a Fight.
of United States cavalry from Fort
The hoha' the Moaoe' refused 70 and e,so
than have war"
ehancsd to come out Of nearby D
Charley Indian
Eight cavrymeu and fifteen Indians fen
Jack at
10
of
these
Beds could fight OF
narmy.A AM b
murdered settlers and had
. ss sa AND s 91as ors .aa
sought odss the In
Defending the Lava Beds
picked
hurled OF
ing shells
as whaons
had
General
his saudy Uniform and himself
in Ia !.
cooped
remained betrayed
Captain
and
three Boston Charley whose foS
bel 8
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
We Grieve For Thee and Drop Silen
Tear

Herbert Kaufman, poet. short-story-
ist and adviser ID. II. b. o. MusD and
your correspondent occupied 76 per cent
of last evening lamenting upon the fact
that We had ceased TO call Washington
home i've years b. J. (before Johnson).
The other "a per cent we spent COM
mcntinS upon the seeming scarcity of
Capital City lamentations thereover.
Yes, dear g., twas a FULL evening
We shall watch the exchanges
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
DECEMBER ninth
G. :. k.sLOnce more now-WHAT is
your anniversary date?
NJ NJ NJ.

j. +. B., inquisitive soul, wants to
know why women board or exit from
the front of street cars and NEVER
close the doors. be the day ever SO
breezy. Three car tickets. good for
trips on the Mt. Pleasant line, for the
best answer.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Champion Elephant Hunter.

James Sutherland, the champion ele-
phant killer in world arrived New York In the
thirteen years which African jungle he
has shot more than 800 eephouts. ..
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
COPING THE STARS" STUFF.

tFrom the Erie. Pa. ''Despatch.'D
Announcement is made of the marriage OF
Miss Mary A. Whitford, OF North East
which was solemnized in Kingsley Methodist
Episcopal parsonage by the Rev. Freeman
~ Redinger. Thursday afternoon. November
20. in the presence of small company OF
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

Prominent man: one who has an in
terview published in which he lays the
blame for the high cost of living on the
fact that the Cities are Overcrowded.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Personal Frenzy.
1From the Post,

Il realized that these high prices
United states, just as in Brazil, and
we're not universal over the whole
country"
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

II cannot give you the keys of the
city" said Commish Newman to the
suffs. for We have no keys" Well,
Wen tender 'em the freedom of this
column.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

vitality Shown by Patients. Each
with Fractured Skulls, Surprises Ply
sicians. The star"
Each with how many fractured skulls ?
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

A Waking Thought for Every working
me Give Myself a Good Hand!'
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

Just as Well to Remember that Some
times the Standpatter Ossifies into a
Pigheadi
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Double-header from the New Yorl
journal"
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Every Day IN the Year the so-termet
Giant Despair is Walloped to stand
stiJI by Folks Of Ordinary Stature!
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

You're hep. no doubt. to the Mexican
national motto?
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
What's on the Program tn
Washington Today
Meetings, evening

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-Potomac Lodge. NO. o.. e'ec-
tons: BENJAMIN 3. French. No: To-
elections: Anacostia, No. z, electioas.
Pentalpha, No. O. elections ana IN
staIiation: Mt. Pleasant. No. 81 cleo
tions. OrienS Commandery, No. D.
Eniphts Templar; Ruth Chapter, No.
Eastern Star. elections.
odd FsIlows-Union Lodge, No. II, So
ciaI session: Covenant, No. l3, busi-
ness: Beacon. No. 10. and Langdon,
No. G, degree work: Naomi Lodge.
No /. Rebekah, and Ruth. No. :, de-
gree work.
II; Amaranth, No. q, and Century.
No 30. visitation.
National Union - Federal Council
Flynn's Hall. :,
X. o. r. M-National Tent. No. l. old
Masonic Temple, elections; Mt. Yer
non Tent, No. I. Northeast Temple
elections: Anacostia Tent. No. 4. Ma
sonic Hall, elections.
Amusements.
National-"The Land of Promise" ST.
Beiasco-"BIue Bird" $50 p. m.
Columhia-''The Prodigal Judge" 81
Coiumbia-Burton Holmes lecture. 3:S
poirs-"st. Elmo" a:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Academy-'Little Lost Sister" s:l5 pm
Keith's-Vaudeville, els and S:l5 p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, continuous
Casiro-Vaudeville. afternoon and even
GayGty-Burlesaue, a:15 and Sis p. m.
Masonic Auditorium-suffrage meeting
AScsde~Tanso party tonisss q
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

CFrom the Westfield. Pa. "Republican.)
Rev. Z. c. Delaplain underwent an opera
n Eetting along nicely.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

OF course, If We MUST
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

The Wind on the Moorland Is Made
Tn OF a Million 1T Might Have Beens"
The Washington times., 1913-12-01

Let there be pesos.
The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Optinettes
Copyright. 1918. by The Times Publishing COL
Bv CLARENCE L. CULLEN.

- UNNING has never been Success
fully Used as a Substitute for
4 Courage,
Success doesn't Subpoena those who
The Loser StraddIes, the Winner SOL
yes,
When Trouble makes the Track
Heavy, try and be Good Mudder"
Walk Out. II the Hour for that has
struck-but don't Exit Lmping!
We Like to Call It Caution" when
we're Simply Scared,
Nobody ever Saw the Facts OF Life
Through the Bottom of an Upturned
Flagon!
We Laugh at the Phrase, He would
Cheat Himself at Solitaire"-but, Figur-
atively Speaking, some Of US Cheat Our.
selves even More Absurdly than that!
The Boss says that when he Over
hears one of his Employees blithely re-
! marking. BE Good and You'll be Lone
some" DO Others or They'll Do You,"
and such like, he Sends for an Auditor
| 10 10 over lHdt . DOohS.
A Lot OF US Imagine that We can
| Flirt with Fate-until We Get Pinched
Few Times for that Kind OF Work!
Love may be Blind-but Plain Good
Feeling can Read by Moonlight!
Probably the Man who Tells you that
| he Has your Number wouldn't be
Able to Do a Sum in Common Fractions
to Save his Soul!
! Go Down Fighting" Of course-6ut
| Don't Enter the Battle with the Idea
| that you've GOT to Go Down!
Every Day IN the Year the so-termed
| Giant" Despair Is Walloped to a stand
still by Folks Of Ordinary Stature!
| lust as Well to Remember that Some
times the Standpatter Ossifes into
Pighead!
! A Waking Thought for Every Working
! ~ aUaln-wAfCh
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Go Down Fighting" Of course-5u'
Don't Enter the Battle with the Idea
that you've GOT to Go Down!
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NOT FASTING THE BROOKLYN HOS,
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Probably the Man who Tells you tina
he Has your Number" wouldn't b,
Able to Do a Sum in Common Fraction:
to Save his Soul!