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The Washington times., 1913-12-11
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS, AND OURS.

few weeks ago terrific outcry went up against
the New Haven road because it was found using
chiefly wooden sleeping cars. 1t set about getting
steel ones as fast as possible.
Investigation of the New Haven developed that
the best roads chiefly steel seepers and are re-
firing wooden ones as fast as possible All of which
Americans take quite as matter of course and right
Contrast these f.cs, then, with the statements Of
Mr. Thieuz, chief engineer of the international Sleep
ins Car Company, which operates cars all over Eu-
rope and Siberia after much the same plan as our
Pullman company. He has come here to learn about
steel seepers, because his company thinks seriously
of building some!
But can it do so? European roads have weight
limits on cars, imposed by the necessities of their
lighter tracks, BRIDGES ETC. The heaviest sleepers
of the International weigh sixtytwo tons the light
est steel cars in America, eighty TONS
Europe expects sleepers to be hung with portieres
highly decorated with infammable stuff, and gener-
ally made as dangerous as possible. Our railroads
did all that generation or so ago, and have long
since got around to sense, sanity and safety in car
equipment we'll as building Europe is just get
ting ready to absorb the lesson from U.S.
Less cussing and more consideration of our rail-
roads would enable US to appreciate better what we
actually have.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
TEE NEW HAVEN DIVIDEND.

few months ago the Boston and Maine railroad
suspended dividend payment, and now the New Ha-
ven follows suit Thus there is presented the star
Ting fact that in the section of the United States
where traffic is most dense and where railroad earn
ngs in the past have been regarded as sure and
certain practically the entire mileage is today shorn
of its ability TO produce profits.
The blow is severe one for New England, whose
people hold almost all the securities of these roads
very largely in small amounts which represent the
incomes of families estates individuals, philanhro-
pies of all kinds 1t brings the big problems of rail-
road management, service rates, and revenues
sharply to the attention of community that in the
past has had perhaps little reason any in the
nation to worry about these questions.
Without much doubt the discontnuance of the
New Haven dividend is the wise measure. when the
conservation AMI the future of the property are con-
sldered Bad management under the Mellen regime
brought the business to its present pitiable estate
But bad management has not destroyed the railroad
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAR

s The Kansas City Board of Public Welfare has
made census of women and girls who have drop
ped out of sight in that city in the last six months
il has been able to follow out the of l48 of them
Most of them have come TO the city from farms and
small towns in the adjacent States and what becomes
of them is suggested in a most ptiful fashion by the
observation that recently eight of them, for whom
the authorities had been hunting, were found in a
single immoral resort in the city
1t is safe to presume that the Welfare Board
missed considerable proportion of the cases that
might have been enumerated in complete census of
the vice record of that one town. There is no rea-
son to doubt that most of the disappeared women and
girls did 90 the way of vice. for that path is con-
stanty occupied by thousands and tens of thousands
who have shut themselves off just completely
as possible from '.leir past.
II is fearful condition to consider this dropping
out of women and girls who, from variety of mo-
tveS, are induced o. forced to take up the ways of
the half world. These furnish the vastly greater
proportion of the recruits to that life. The organized
white slave" traffic so-caed is minor source.
PHILOSOPHERS, projects for reform, and discourse
about doing away with double Standards raising
nomc levels and that of thing all stand appalled,
the presence of the facts about condition that
we-nigh impossible to reach, that provides always
its pail of secrecy, that hardly be invaded
for the purposes of understanding and discrmi-
mating ANALYSIS.
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NO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION.

1t always did seem strange that a progressive
Senator like Pondexter should father ballot meas
ure with property qualification in it. He did it, of
course, merely because some District people, wanting
to take a step toward representative government
here, asked him to do it, and they in turn asked him
to include that qualification because they had an idea
that such limitation would lessen the tory antap-
onisrn to the measure.
Now after an investigation of records and actual
conditions the proposal to impose property quail
fcation voting in the District has been withdrawn
by Senator Poindexter. 1t is interesting to learn
from the statements of the District Delegate Associa
ton officers that actual investigation developed that
very large proportion of the people best qualified
and entitled TO vote would be barred even by the re-
quirement of SIS annual tax payment On the
other hand, they found that starngly large proper
ton of the people whom it had been expected to bar
from voting, would in fact qualify and vote under
the property provision.
This is interesting, because it bears out the COIL
clusions reached a good many years ago by real
Democrats, that there relationship worth con-
siderng between property and the qualifications of
the voter. The man who pays no taxes on property
that stands in his own name, pays them, in rents,
on somebody's else property. He is quite as much
entitled vote, and quite possibly better qualified
There simply is relationship, and it is good thing
to have the fact acknowledged.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Redders.)
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Permit me to say through your col
umns that IL is high time that some
one who knows the facts in relation to
the campaign of slander and misrepre-
sentation concerning John Shelton
Williams. Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, should set them forth to. the
public.
1 have been for more than eight
months in close association with Mr..
Williams, and know no man who bet
ter deserves the confidence, respect. and
appreciation Of his fellow-citizens
throughout the country than does this
hard-working. self-sacrificing, high
minded gentleman
know, of my OWL knowledge, that
he has given his days and his nights
continuously to the service of the
Treasury. and thereby to mis- country
men. Seldom does he leave his office
before 10 o'clock at night; frequently 1t
Is IL o'clock or later, 20 the sacrifice of
his personal affairs, and if this contin-
ues much longer, to the serious i'm
pairment of his health, despite his rug
sed constitution.
While thus persistently laboring him.
self, he is courteous and thoughtful
toward his associates and those under
his supervision. Ii L; blot on the
'scutcheon of the Government to permit
this TRADE of innuendo and false
charges 10 so on.
1t has been & necessary part Of my
profession for many years to investi
gate and report impartially upon facts
and upon personalities. In this case
have had exceptional opportunity to
Judge and a long association with
which to support my conclusions.
1t is no more than a faint flickerinS
of justice to require that man Of this
kind-devoting himself absolutely and
with great efficiency to the public bust
ness. utterly regardless of himself or
his pecuniary compensation-should he
given in the public press a square deal
and q rishtful presentation of his serv-
ices and his worth tn hts fellow men,
Very truly vonrs.
HARVEY $. CHASE.
Soston. Dec. q uA
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
A Statement From
Continental Trust
Company's Attorney

That the Continental Trust Company
of this city, during the late financia
furry, negotiated with the Treasury De
partment, looking to taking over tn
United States Trust Company. and tina
the Treasury offered the same assist
ance and facilities to the Continenta
that it afterward placed at the disposa
of The Munsey Trust Company. is tn
statement Of Charles A. Douglas, at
torney for the United States Trust Com
pany. Mr.. Douglas issued an explana
ton of the course of events today, say
ing:
Referring 20 the newspaper no.
toriety in regard to the matter Of
the acquisition of the United States
Trust Company by The Munsey Trust
Company, and In view of certain
criticisms of the Treasury Depart
ment, / feel it my duty to make the
following statement:
Negotiations were conducted from
the early morning until $50 in the
evening of November q by the Off
GERS of the Continental Trust COM
pany, looking toward taking over the
United states Trust Company Being
counsel of the Continental Trust
Company. 1 was connected with the
negotiations from their beginning to
their conclusion.
Early i'm the negotiations a COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Scott,
Merriam and Galliher was appoint
ed to confer with the Treasury De-
partment to ascertain what assistance
might be expected IL needed, and As
sistant Secretary Williams was seen,
and he encouraged the purchase
offering to assist to the extent of
81, 100000. The negotiations. however,
carne to an end about $50 in the eve
ming without result. and Immediately
thereafter were taken up with Mr..
Munsey. who concluded them before
midnight.
II have every reason to believe
that the department. through Mr..
Williams, stood ready to assist not
only the Continental Trust Company.
but any other Of the larger banking
institutions which might have under
taken to take over the United
States Trust Company under the
circumstances.
THE committee, after conferring
with Mr. Williams. reported back
to the board the facts as stated. and
certainly the failure of these nego-
tiations to materialize were not due
to any lack of cooperation on the
. part Of the Treasury Department.
7 make this statement unsolicited,
simply in the interest Of the truth
of the matter. I am not acquainted
with Mr.. williams.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
ANN NoYED is ANNOYED AGAIN.

Government ownership of the tele.
phone lines? We are opposed to it ir.
revocably. What chance will a body
have to get a number IL the fair oper.
ator has the Government back of her
Answer: No chance at all.
II you make d complaint she will re.
fer you to the Minister of War, and
the first thing you know you will be bat
Ting the whole American army.
Government ownership of the tele-
phones-never,
ANN NOYED.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
.HUERTA'S CONSTITUTION.

One of the beautiful things about the Mexican
constitution is that it works just the way the man
with a grip on the government wishes it to work,
whichever way it happens 10 BE. Under the consti-
tuition the election held to put somebody in Huertas
place-Huerta being ineligible under that constitu-
ton to succeed hmself-was null and void. So de-
cIares the congress also elected at that invalid and
void election.
At this particular moment the only legal and
valid thing that out of null and void
election is congress to declare that the constitu-
ton itself, so far concerns Huerta in possession
of the government Offices and big enough army to
hold them, is null and void. Huera, therefore, SIM
ply has to stay in his office. s..
Meanwhile, that sort of constitution, working just
it peases Huerta to have it work, and that sort
of congress- coming legal and valid out of null and
void election, don't raise money to pay Huertas
troops. Without money the troops can and will settle
the Legality and. validity of congress- and the force
of the constitution alike with as little compuncon in
the one case as in the other.
President Wilson knew the power he was WELD
ing when he adopted as his one great war measure
against Huerta the policy of slow financial starvation
for the Mexico dictator
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
MERRY CHRISTMAS!


I arise from dreams Of thee,
In the first sweet sleep of night,
When the cats are calling low and
The street lamps burning bright.
I arise from dreams of thee,
And I count my scdnty hoard,
For the whole durn year is hard,
But when Christmas comes I'm
floored.
l arise from dreams of thee,
Thou crushing Christmds-tide,
For though each year sape and
save,
You skin my very hide.
My unpaid debts stand by my bed,
And rouse me from my slumber.
No matter hon / squirm about
know them, every number.
on, would some magic power de-
scend,
And stand me on my legs
Would we're left five hundred
bones,
Or fourteen dozen eggs!
No matter how ] Try to skimp,
I still spend too much money
And every night till Christmas
comes
Don't smile-it isn't funny!
PETE.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
TELLING SHOTS IN
HIS ARGUMENTS

You cannot have partnership
without co-equal responsible
ity.
Every woman should have .
joint bank account with her hus-
band.
Responsibility develops men
tai and moral fiber. :
Putting a problem up to the
judgment Of the individual Is far
wiser than arbitrarily controlling
his actions.
Nothing more absurd could
ever be imagined than an "al-
lowance system between Two
business partners. Il
could not be partnership under
such q plan. It would BE- the
relation Of employer to employee
and not q very trusted en-
ploye, either.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

nor New England. The road is there its property IS
immensely valuable, its lines lined with great
industrial cities and towns To get it back on sound
safe basis is the task cut out for the new manage
ment and it is in truth an excellent sign that the
management has had the courage to cut off the div-
dend entirely. Sound and profit-earnng conditions
will be restored the sooner
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
APE YOU A SPUG?

spJrG MEANS THE SOCIETY TO
PREVENT USELESS GIVING.
Now cometh the SPAG.
That's the society to prevent ANY
giving.
And the sPIG.
That is the society to prevent INSANE
giving.
And the SPOG.
The society to prohibit OBNOXIOUS
giving
The SPEC
That's the society to punish ERRATIC
giving.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
The Pipe in London.

The other day lit pipe and went for a smoky
ramle through London by tube and omnibus
There cays the breakers OF the road
No corncohs. and Caabesres Even in the first
rate restaurants there probably smoking
schauaIs, ] al the luncheon The
pipe smoker has back to the 'brar. He has been
lured back by the Fer the brar has nothing but
. wrong and q right natsriaL-Lendon Chrenicla
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

absurd economies In order to aceomplish
equally ABSURD .extray agances. and al
lows them To salve their conscienceo and
common sense by the easy pan Of say
OF their allowances TIE expenditure
% such an allowance may therefore one
month represent very pra:yeworthy
economy an5 the next month the OPP
posite-an. I ask you to observe, with
the famify. which are most firoortanl
especially * the husband belongs 20
that large modern class whose incomes
iiucfuate. II is safe TO say that 70. a
>iarge majority Of families in the United
ears have presented the same finan-
eial outlook or called for the same *.
Dansicn or contraction
The whole subject presents the old
more women than men are aware Of
that responsibility develops mental and
moral fiber. and that putting q prob
lem up to the Judgment Of the individ-
uai Is far wiser than arbitrarily con-
trolling his actiona This applies per-
fectiy to women and the matter of
allowances 1t ID true, of course that
thousands Of husbands seem not vet TO
have reached beyond the state OF dol
ing out money to their wives, without
anv plan or-system whatever: but Il is
worth while calling attention to the fact
that many thousands Of such men tn all
Likelihood are kept from adopting a
more advanced principle because they
inherently recognize. from their su-
perior business training. the faliacy In
the allowance plan
Problem of Adjustment.
The fact that millions Of working nlsp
and salaried men do have the habit Of
going all the way in this matter. by
turning over every cent they earn for
the women to administer. 10 strong
enough evidence to show that men are
not so boorish over purse strings - 90
many Jane Does would have Us believe.
The matter is simply one Of sane ad
ministration Of serious problems Of fam
lily financing. and 1t 10 entirely out of
joint with the general attitude Of Ameri-
can men to Their women to imagine
that men are deliberately and cruelty
nasty ABOUT family finances. There 10
q lot OF truth in the assertion OF many
men that they find their wives most
scatter-brained In the administration Of
money matters. Given bank account
they exasperate the bank by frequent
overdrawings and Petty anEoyances and
Inaccuracies.
The whole problem Is one Of adjust
ment, and I do not believe that there
are many cases where the woman who
has the true partnership spirit. and Is
willing to assume co-equal. thoughtful
partnership responsibility, cannot get
co-equal financial consideration from
her husband SYSTEM
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
HERE is SOMEBODY TRYING TO
SPOIL OUR PARTY.

Dear Editor: The Spugs are a grand
young institution. Did you ever hear
of a SPUT? That's the society to pre-
vent USELESS TAKING. 1t hasn't got
any members so far. Wantta join?
]. F., Lanham, Maryland.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
SONG OF THE TINKER.

Tmk-tdnk, tink-tank,
Tinkdtankd-tinktank,
Hear Joe Tinker sing.
The bidding's brisk,
Wen frolic and we'A frisk
As happy and as gay as a king
RABID RUDOLPH
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
THE HOMEOPATHIC ICEMAN.

Washington iceman was fined for SELL
ing ice to the Homeopathic Hospital in
doses which were too small.
We didn't know that this was against
the ethics of the homeopaths.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
A-RRR! No.

ARR! No.
Respectable Editor:
The Post" says that President Will
son owns q monocle. Does this mean
he is monoc of all he surveys. and is
this country getting to be a monocy?
Respectfully,
ONE WHO THIRSTS FOR KNOwIx
EDGE. O.
ARTHUR RAER.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
ESPECIALLY AT SEA.

Surgeon General Stokes of the Navg
Is opposed to long todiks for officers OF
the navy.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Some OF the Georgia peaches are of
a most unusual variety. A man at Ma
con has invoked the habeas corpus for
the purpose Of compelling his wife to
talk to him.-Topeka State Journal.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

West virginia, according to an ex-
change. was the largest producer OF
natural gas last year Another un-
derhand knock at the Chautauquas.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

To those who want to know what has
become Of the old-fashioned names we
beg to state that Mordecai Ezekiel
serves the Saturday Evening Post in
Washington and enyirons.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

"The duller e fellows razor gets -
remarked the Man on the Car, "the
faster his whiskers seem to grow
Toledo Blade.
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Wouldn't 1t be a good idea to ship
few Aims Of that Army-Navy game t
Chapultepec ?-Columbia State.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

In time will there be the firm OF
Bryan and Sulzer. lecture specialists?
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
THIS AND THAT
With Sometimes Little of AS 1T WERE
Whatta yuh mean, the FAIR se,

Whatta yuh mean, the FAIR sex?
FAIR smuggler pays 5000 fine.
FAIR pupils love suit jails her
teacher.
FAIR bookeeper robs to lead life of
luxury
Why MOI the UNFAIR sex, Ell?
WHAT NUMBER DO you WANT?
Dear Editor-why do they call 'em
HELLO girls?
HULLUH
HALOO
HOLLOW
HEHfII4LUHH
HHUHHHLLL
HULH
HLHLHLHLHLHLH
Disconnectedly Yours,
BRooKLAND.
Did you march yesterday.
There were over two thousand in
une. ... ss
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

Old age never can know half what
youth thinks il knows
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

Chalk line as it. tpere.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

| Soiue VI tnS georgia peaches are OF
a most unusual variety. A man at Ma
con has invoked the habeas corpus for
| the purpose Of compelling his wife to
talk to him.-Topeka State Journal.
"The duller fellows razor GETS
| remarked the Man on the Car. the
faster his whiskers seem to Grow
Toledo Blade.
Wouldn't 1t be good idea to ship a
few films Of that Army-Navy game to
Chapultepec ?-Columbia State
Old age never can know half what
youth thinks it knows.
Time always hangs heavy on the
hands of the idler.-Albany Journal.
One Of the things which reconcile q
man to being a man is that he doesn't
have to wear any Of those funny brides
maids caps.
1t SENS that ghosts are made of "tele-
plasms," which Is cross between
smoke and spider webs. No wonder we
can't catch 'em.
When the currency bill is passed, Con-
gress adjourned. and peace restored in
Mexico, life is likely to become for Mr..
Wilson one glad, sweet yawn.-Topeka
State Journal.
New York is afraid it will suffer in
the next census unless the speeding
motor drivers are restrained Pitts
burgh Post.
In time. will there be the firm of
Bryan and Sulzer. lecture specialists?
West virginia. according to an ex-
change. was the largest producer of
natural gas last year. Another un-
A md af ha I,fa
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Time always hangs heavy on tn
hands of the idler.-Albany Journal.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

New York is afraid it will suffer in
the next census unless the speeding
motor drivers are restrained-Pitts-
burgh Post.
The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Did yoa march yesterday.

There were over two thousand IN
line. .... .. ..,
The Washington times., 1913-12-11

One Of the things which reconcile q
man to being a man is that he doesn't
have to wear any Of those funny brides
maids caps.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
EIGHTY DROPPED
FROM PAY ROLL AT
THE NAVY YARD
Blue Envelope" Reduces
Force to Thirteen Hun
dred Men.

Fewer men than have employed in the
Navy Yard for more than five years will
report for work tomorrow, eighty of
them having been marked off the Gov
ernnent payroll with the close of 1872.
Lack of work to keep the normal
force busy is given as the reason for the
passing out OF the blue envelopes" and
the reduced force numbers about l,Soo
men. The lay-off was not unexpected.
but until the official orders came out
the men were In doubt as to who would
be dismissed.
Congress appropriates a certain sum
to be expended in construction work
and the work is divided among the yari-
Gus navy yards said Rear Admiral
Beatty, referring to the dismissal OF
the workmen. The work that has been
allotted as here is not enough to keep the
usual force busy. so somebody had to
60.
Most of those dismissed were me-
chanics. There are fewer men employed
here now than at any time during the
three years / have been here, and few
er. i believe. than for some time previ-
Gus to my arrival
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
NEWSPAPER MEN
TO TAKE OFFICES
National Press Club Heads, Re-
Gently Elected. Go In
Friday Night.

The annual meeting Of the National
Press Club win Re held at $50 o'clock
Friday night. when the installation of
the officers-elect will occur and when
three amendments to the constitution
win be considered.
The chief of these proposes to restrict
the associate membership of the club
70 90 per cent of the total number of
active and non-actiye members The
second proposes to add to the member
ship clause: But no person who has
not q recognized standing qualifying
him for active membership shall be con-
sidered for such membership
The third relates to the transfer Of an
active member. when he gives up news
paper work. to non-active or asso-
cfate membership.
the lessons. AS II is. however. there is
no need for shortening. The study at
home is reduced to q minimum and does
not last long enough to put the chill
dren out
"A moderate amount of home work
for school children is not injurious TO
child DEVELOPMENT" said DR. John D.
walcott, of the Federal Bureau of Edu-
cation, in commenting on the proposed
strike" of school children.
al believe my opinion expresses that
Of a majority of educators in the United
States, although I recognize that II is
by no means unanimous Homework
should be judiciously treated by the
teachers. and at no time should an
overamount be assigned. In my opinion
pn hours study in the evening will
harm no child