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The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Here's a Book

A late publication of Charles scri5-
ner's Sons. Of New York. in an anno-
tated edition Of the '.Poeticaf Works of
George Meredith" complete in one vol
ume. by G. NJ. Trevelyan. Mythological
and historical illusions. perhaps NOT
familiar to all readers are explained
carefully.
The subject matter Of particular
poems and passages is Interpreted with
great insight. due to the fact that Mr..
Treveiyan had the advantage Of pos
sessing records and memories Of conver.
sations with the poet himself.
With the appearance of the yolums
OF poems, comes a two-volume edition
entitled The Letters of GEORGE Mere
dith." published by the same company.
and compiled by his son, william NJ.
Meredith. The collection Is not meant
to form q sequential narrative OF the
poets life. but has been printed mainly
for the benefit Of his friends. The
thread Of narrative Is there. however.
and the close appreciation such q co.,
lection adds to the relationship of
reader and writer Is a seal for a life
long friendship, even though II exist
where one Of the parties has never
known the other.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THE MEXICAN EMBASSY.

If there is one place more than another where
the new Administration needs trained men and ex-
pert men is in dealing with the Latin republics to
the south of u.s. No stranger to the people and Gus
toms of these republics can hope to have tnat un-
derstanding and sympathy without which the most
profound learning and the most brilliant intellect
will fail to make the Bryan foreign policy in Latin
America what it ought to be-
Death mas been unknd. Ii has taken away two
of the three men upon whom imposed for
years the hard jobs the odd jobs the nglorious but
the necessary jobs of our Latin American relations.
w. |. Buchanan and Thomas c. Dawson are gone.
But w. w. Russell is still in tine service, is in Wash
ington today on brief respite from three years of
arduors labor in the Dominican republic
II is commentary not altogether favorable to
past Secretaries of State that of these three
men ever bore the title Ambassador" That was
reserved for gentlemen of wealth or of power who
had not had experience. The experts must content
themselves with smaller glories and harder work.
But now there is a hard job in high place. Mr..
Bryan and the President may select whom they will
for every diplomatic post but one without fear of
any general condemnation if they be mistaken in
their choice But the man they send to Mexico must
be the right man. To be right he ought to be ex-
perienced and he ought to know and esteem the vir
tues Of our Latin brethren no less than he ought to
know and deplore their shortcomings. 1t is not
post to be given to politician merely BERTH
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THE RETURN OF DIAZ.

Porfrio Diaz, long dictator of Mexico, is on the
sea. returning to the country from which less than
two years ago he was driven into exile His return
is suggestive of the disposition of the new govern
nent struggling to sustain itself in power That
ne will ever be restored to the substance of power is
quite impossible, for he is too old and broken to
handle the task that resumption of the govern
mental reins would involve.
None the less, it is back to Diaz," if Huerta
Blanauet, the younger Diaz, ard their cientifco
associates can sustain themselves; back to lie iron
fist the reign of oppression AMI suppression, the
murderous "ley fuga,' the inhumanity of con6ne-
lent ;..commrnicado. the reckless ,enat ,n of nat
ural resources. the exploitation of the poor peo S
that their masters may live in luxury and vice. Por-
frio Daz will be at most only fgurehead, symbol
But he is sinister symbol, at this time
There is no possible reason to believe Mexico is
ready to return to things than those she repud
ated when Porfrio Diaz was driven from the country
The Madero revolution proved that the boosted hold
of Diaz was hollow sham 1t needed little more than
pin-prick to destroy the illusion. Bringing Diaz
back seems the one certain way to convince all
Mexico that reactonism of the worst sort is in the
saddle.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THINGS THAT CAN'T BE MISSED.

II would seem, from the reports which Major
SyIvesters official subordinates made to him on the
cufrage parade, that almost everybody except those
n charge of the police arrangements saw the dis
orders of that day.
The solemn report that there no disorder
in the section from Four-and ahalf street to Seventh
street, for instance, is sufficiently ridiculous to de-
serve attention as a report, but to command at
tention to the officer who made it and the chief who
accepted it, and permitted it to be sufficient until
trouble was started by Congress.
Half a million of people, probably, were in Wash
ington that day, and the towns exclusive business
that day seeing the parade. 1t is useless to try
to make the owners Of several hundred thousand
eyes believe they didn't what they know they saw
The Sylvester defense is at the last, based on
confession and avoidance He admits there was
trouble, but puts the responsibility for it on his SUBJ
crdinates.
The plea is advanced that the Monday crowd was
harder to handle than that of Tuesday. Major Syl-
yester laid stress on this. He pointed out that peo-
pie in Washington are accustomed to inaugural pa
rades; know how to behave in their presence, so to
speak But the suffrage parade was new so
unique, so startling to folks that they just broke
loose, ran riot, couldn't be controlled, and would
have precptated great disaster if tine serious ef
fort had been made to control them.
What nonsense!
Will not the inquiry committee look into the man.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THE SOUTH AND DIR. NELL.

Southern Senators are hostile to DR.. Charles >p.
Neill's reappointment as Commissioner of Labor,
because he made report on conditions in the South
ern cotton mills that offended some Southern sensi
bilities.
Do we gather, then, that the new Department OF
Labor is to be launched with the understanding that
must ever be perfectly polite in doing its work
Is it to be warned at the very beginning that in its
operations nobody's feelings to be hurt? Is it
be prohibited from telling the TRUTH lest perchance
the truth may bite?
That would be sorry mistake. Better never
have created the department than to initiate its
activities with such notice that it isn't to be of any
real use.
To defeat Dr. Neills confirmation now would be
equivalent to telling the sweat shop employers of the
country that they have nothing to fear 1t would be
the admission that the department was created not
to serve labor, but to satisfy labor with bit of bun
combe. Have got to the point in hypocrisy, sham,
and fake where we create Cabinet posts in order
to fool some element of the community?
Some of the Southern Senators are incensed
because of Dr. Neills report conditions in South
ern cotton mills. Why don't they get mad about his
report on the packing plants of Chicago? 1t was
hundred times more violent in its condemnation OF
bad conditions than was the cotton mill report. The
packing house report subjected to the most bitter
attacks ever leveled against such Government
inquiry. Yet it stood the SIEGE it vindicated at
every point it led to the passage Of the meat inspec
ton law, and it paved the way to the passage of the
pure food statute.
Are Southern cotton mills so sacred, in the view
Of Southern Senators, that it is criminal TO tell the
truth about them because they are Southern? The
Neil report on conditions at Lawrence, Mass, was
vastly more harsh in its criticisms and extreme in
recommendations than the report on Southern
mill conditions; but we hear no Southern Senator
assaing Neill for that piece Of work.
If the gentlemen from the South insist De-
partment of Labor that will spray altar of roses on
the industrial stencil places of the South, then in
fairness they should prescribe eau de cologne for
Pittsburgh, violet water for Lawrence and Fall River
and breath of lilacs for sweatshops everywhere.
If the new Department Of Labor is to be job
for whtewashers, let's be honest about it and en-
gage the most expert we can of them.
Secretary Billy Wilson is no whitewasher. He
is off the same piece of goods as Neill. He should
be erased from the Cabinet list and some safe and
sane person substituted If Neill isn't good enough
Wilson isn't
If there is going to be fight on DR.. Neill gen.
tlemen it will be mighty real fight before it ends
and there will be an illumination Of things such as
perhaps isn't expected at this moment.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
A SENSIBLE PLAN-ONE THING AT A
TIME.

Pressure is exertng to have the Democratic Con
gress concentrate its efforts at the special session
exclusively upon tariff revision until that has beer
disposed of. This looks like good business from the
point of view both of effective legislation and OF
early industrial and commercial readjustment The
fewer the that being batted around the
House and the Senate the clearer will be the view
of the tariff schedules. The less dust that can be
kicked up about other matters the palmer will be
the handiwork of the important members.
Then there is the effect upon general business
There is little likelihood perhaps none, that Congress
is going to enact tariff legislation that will rip our
industries up the back.
There is talk of the Ways and Means Committee
running away with Mr.. Underwood 1t is said tnat
unless he is agreeable to a more radical revision
than. would conform with his principles he will lose
control of the committee and the members will make
tariff bill along their lines not his:
Whether Mr.. Underwood is to drive or to be
driven, whether ffe Ways and Means Committee is
TO be for moderate revision or an extreme re-
vision, whether the House is to take from the
rnittee without question mild measure or a radical
measure, the very best thing for the country will be
to have the business over with quickly possible.
If the tariff is the only job on the legislative
workbench, there will be very little excuse for shiIly-
shallying with it, there will be no chance at all for
pretending that other matters of vital importance will
not permit the job to be finished
So long as there is to be tariff revision the in
dustrial and business world wants to get it out of
the way. When it is out of the way the American
people, whether they like the tariff or whether they
do not like it, will get busy again in one fashion or
another. The best means to bring this about will
be for Congress to be on the single job of tariff
revision and for President Wilson to give the Senate
and the House other special work until that has
been put out of the way.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Once Was Enough.

TT was in a West End restaurant.
where Sandy went for a drink. and
i he ordered a whisky and soda. for
which they charged him a whole
shilling. He complained of the price
and said that he was only accustomed
to pay three pence for a nip of whisky.
Yes. that's all well enough" said the
barman but you've got to pay some-
thing here for the surroundings-the vel
vet seats and the mirrors and IN.
beautiful pictures on the wall and ali
that"
Next day Sandy went into the same
place again. ordered a drink and nut
down three pence. II was a different
barman, but he protested.
mo, no." said Sandy. mo, no. mon:
that's all right. I saw yer pictures yes.
tsrday.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Little Stories of the Railroads
By VIC
Iron cYPHERs GHOST AND NO. IS.


the driver Of the Overland express. saw
this Ehostly headlight for himself.
Stop the train, many' he cried to his
friend In the cab.
''Oh. it's nothing" said the engineer.
one who had previously stopped for that
very same appearance Of peril. THE
man who il running that ahead Of W
can run II faster backward than can
run this one forward
And % 1t proved. So It. ever proved.
the men declared who kept up the
legend. The light was on Tom Cypher's
old engine. No. g. and no express train
ever Travelled swiftly enough to catch
1t.
Daring repeaters Of this tale Of the
road would declare that No. q had
been known to come into Sprague un-
manned. her coal exhausted and her
boxes burned out. That - ~ may be-
Perhaps It Ii true thar no good ghost
story was ever the worse for being
somewhat expanded in detail.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THE RECOGNITION OF CHINA.

People who don't want this Government to rec
ognize the republic of China have urged that the
new regime there is insecure; that the government
is without funds, and that the army may have to be
dissolved because it can't be paid Therefore, it is
protested, the government is not sound enough to
deserve recognition.
But the fact is that if tine republic had been
recognized when ought to have been, it would have
been able raise money, and would today be secure.
Is there any good reason for persisting in wrong
that has already brought the new republic into ser-
GUS straits?
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

agement of the vastly greater suffrage parade on
Fifth avenue, New York, last autumn? II was given
at night, was viewed by greater crowds than watched
the Washington affair, passed through some of the
very doubtful districts of the city, and yet was per-
fectly orderly and secure at all times.
Does our Major want US to assume that Wash.
ington is composed of hoodums, while they don't
have such in New York?
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
THAT

SONG P0ME: THE CABINET.
When paper comes out
I'm the busy young scout;
read every trivial item;
The bargains in shoes
And the market reviews
can stand by the hour and recite
'em.
But in case you believe I like all that
I see,
You're getting a wrongful impression
of me;
For there's ONE thing Ger which I car
NOT raise 4 fuss
The truth of it being l. don't give q
For the bloomin' old, bally old, Cabi.
net push.
What they commonly wear
/ don't honestly care,
Nor whether they're savage or gentle;
And their wearisome views
On each morsel of news
Why, I don't give pink continental.
! don't care 4 blame bout the place
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Whaf's on tie Program, in
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Acacia,
No. Is, M. NJ; Takona, No. 90. Royal
Arch Chapters-Mt. Horeb, No. Z Po-
tomac, No. 8. knights Templar-De
Molay Commandery. No. 4. Scottish
Rite-Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix.
Eastern Star Chapters-Electa. No. : /:
Bethlehem, No. 2.
will meet tonight: Lodges-Union.
No. IL, degree work; Covenant, No.
13, and Beacon, No. Is, business !;
Langdon, No. Is, grand visitation.
Encampment-FredD d. Stuart, No. z,
grand visitation.
The following X. of p. lodges will meet
tonight: Webster, No. Z; Excelsior.
No. "a; Germania, No. Is; Capital.
No. "a; Myrtle. No. "a.
The following Red Mems organizations
will meet tonight: Idaho Tribe. No.
Is; Osceola Tribe, No. -. Waneta
Council, No. 6.
Concert by the Fifteenth United states
Cavalry Band and Orchestra, Fort
Myer, 8 p. m.
Debate on women's suffrage by MEM
bers Of Mems Club Of Mt. Vernon N.
z. Church South, tonight.
Beefsteak dinner, Cornell Club, at UNI
versity Club. tonight.
Monthly meeting, Chamber Of Conn.,
merce, p. m.
March meeting American Institute Of
Electrical Engineers, Telephone build
ing, 8 p. m.
Regular meeting Columbia eHeights
Citizens Association. st. Stephens
hall, 8 p. m.
Amusements.
National-Nazimova in Bella Donna"
S:1b D. m.
Columbia-"The Rose Of Kildare" Sis
p. m.
Belasco-"Bunty Pulls the strings.'
SIS D. m.
Poirs-"The Heir to the Hoorah." a.15
and 8 rs p. m.
Chase's-Pol,ts vaudeville. 215 and Sis
Academy-"McFadden's Flats" 2l5
and 8 10 p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, afternoon and
casino-Vaudeville. afternoon and even
ing.
Lyoeum-"New Century Girls" 3:Is and
8:15 p. m.
eayety-Ai Reeves Show. 2:l5 and SIS
.. n
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
A GOOD COOK.

c. L. o.: .'one who doesn't have to
garnish the platter with parsley to make
the food look appetizing''
CAPITOL: THE one who left us last
Thursday
o.: There amt no such animal"
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

No use talking, the Times has a
100 per cent understanding of the Con-
gressional temperament. 1t tells Of
Democrats who have banded together
for their ''so-called self-protection."
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Adopting the 'Herald's" suggestion to
opened the season yesterday and learn.
ed a new way to lose an umbrella.
Colon: Proceed to the station with a
friend bound for Atlanta, Ca, or some
equally remote place, so that you can't
get the umbrella back; carry the
friends three suitcases and let him or
her take your umbrella-temporarily. as
you believe; see the friend to the train,
hand the luggage to the porter. say
your adieu, and beat it. Simple, when
you know how.
N. B.: This works best with a silk
umbrella.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Easy.

a FAMOUS Chicago lawyer once
~ had a singular case to settle
n A physician came to him in
great distress. Two sisters.
living in the same house, had babies of
equal age. who SO resembled each other
that their own mothers were unable
to distinguish them when they Were
together Now it happened that by the
carelessness of the nurse the children
had become mixed. and how were the
mothers to make sure that they re-
ceived back their own infants?
But, perhaps" said the lawyer. .the
children weren't changed at all"
"Oh, but there's no doubt that they
were changed" said the physician.
Are you sure of it?'
Perfectly"
We'll. II that's the case. why don.
YOU change them back again? / don't
see any difficulty In the case."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Probably not over 1880 of the SIS, coo
postcards mailed by inaugvisitors had
Having a good time; wish you were
with u.s. on them.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

~ UT along the Northern Pacific.
In the far, far West. you can
ind. very probably. enxi-
neers and other railway men
OF years and experience who still can
tell you the story Of Tom Cypher's
ghost and its terrifying runs on No. q
1t was at the Eagle Gorge. in the
Cascades, way out In Washington, that
Cypher died at his post. And this was
in 1890.
AZ the story goes. engineer after engi-
neer. approaching at night the point
where Cypher died would be confronted
by the sudden full stare Of a locomotive
headlight. As q usual thing, the man
thus seeming to face catastrophe would
bring his train to . full stop. Then
would the Hight retreat up the road, a.
II the engine which bore 1t were being
run with the lever reversed.
One who. on an occasion, rode with
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

THE LAST BANoDET OF THE
WI-OST-YAN-ALL CLUB.
BY WILLIAM II. sEvERsoN.
Our eyes were bright. our cheeks were
flushed.
Our souls in pleasure bounded,
Some toasted and others sang.
And loud their voices sounded.
Until about three all was as happy as
could be-
We had wined and dined to our heart 8
content.
And left the silded hall and strolled
along 18th street.
We did not meet a soul we knew. ex-
cept the police who was taking a
snooze.
The houses seemed awfully polite,
For they bowed to us on the left and
right.
The trees staggered as We passed by.
And the electric lights looked like de-
mons eyes.
The moon threw our shadows on the
ground,
And as we walked they seemed to bob
up and down.
(Oh. ever SO muchD
Mr.. Wilson. superintendent OF plumb
ing. patronage wheeze)
Enter the phthisis crisis.
PERSONAL AND PRIVATE
r. II. c.: Wen give him a try.
viii the extrasesh. do you think. pass
a blanket tariff bill?
Or will 1t be crazy quilt style?
e.. q L
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Satisfied.

they been married long,"
II guess e talks O her and she an
be satisfied II he gets home after midnight -De-
troit Press
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Business of carefully sailing away the
inaug quips and quirks. 30 that we are
able to lay hands on them four years
from now.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Acres of What?

tFrom the ''Times."D
FOR SALE: Two and one-half acres
located on high ground. Address -.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Not all OF the pastry has been ap-
portioned. we understand; but the Presi-
dent is having hinges put on his open
mind.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Not Knocking the Chorus Girls.

nFrom the "Bcrsld.")
WANTED: Chorus girls: SIS week;
for vaudeville act: costumes furnished.
II people. also. Call quick -.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Twas lndelibIe.

Ella-He says that he shall never forget me-
SteliacNo; you have one Of those indeiibie faces.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11
Concert Tonight
By the Fifteenth q. S. Cavalry
Band and Orchestra, Fort Myer,
Va, 3 p. n.
ARTHUR S. w1TcoMB. direc,oI

ARTHUR s. wITCOMB, director.
ORCHESTRA.
March. ''Twenty-seventh Infantry"
Savoca
Selection. ''The Red ose"....Iampe
Waits. Dream GirP'. Harlem
March song. Somebody Else Is
Getting IT. t...-...........von Tlxer
BAND.
Overture. Flying Artillery"
Borgenholtz
Selection. Mime. Sherry. .Hoschna
Caprice. Garden of Love-. Archer
Finale. "a slippery Place.. Hacker
(Tromboss sltde.)
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

The Herald calls II when Bunty
Pulls the Strings" Not that it wouldn't
be better.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

PERSONAL AND PRIVATE.
II. r. c.: Well give him a try.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

viii the extrasesh. do you think. pass
a blanket tariff bill?
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Or will 1t be crazy quilt style?
O. q L
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Mr.. Wilson. superintendent OF plumb
ing. patronage wheeze)
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

Enter the phthisis crisis.
The Washington times., 1913-03-11

After all, Solomon's greatest fame was achieved
nor as a Mise man, but as a successful husband
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-09-26
Birds Are Flying Southwark

LLNaan
They are going to another Summer land
by the air line, which generations Of birds
have taken every year when the first chill
IN the weather sets in 1t is said that birds
possess what is known as sense Of direction.
AT night they fly as readily by sound as they
go by sight in the day time. So, too, today,
these early autumn days, men, women and
children are "fying around hunting new Au-
tumn wearing apparel. They make an early
rendezvous here amid the new, beautiful and
appropriate things, the sight of which enables
them to put summer behind.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

a variety of fruits and vegetables. the
culture OF which is unknown to the
Northern farmer.
farmer from the State of New York
who moves into Ohio, Indiana, Michigan.
or Illinois can with safety farm along
the lines that he has pursued in the
State which he has left. If he comes
South, certain conditions will confront
him with which he is not familiar.
The Agricultural Department through
its experienced representatives. aids the
new home-seeker. enabling him to sue
ceed from the start. In addition to this.
the agricultural agents are men familiar
with the demands and peculiarities of the
different markets, and are prepared to-
aid the newcomer in disposing OF his
ther. one of the duties of this depart
ment is to assist the grower in securing
the best seed from which his crops may
be grown. and the best packages into
which the products must be placed to
be shipped.
y representative or the Agricultural
Department calls a meeting of the new
settlers and instructs them along the
lines of what can be planted at a season
of the year when, at its maturity, it'll
will encounter the least competition. He
instructs them how to prepare the
ground the distance apart to plant the
seed or set the plants, as the case may
be: the manner of cultivation, how to
pick or gather the crop. the package to
be used, the manner of packing, and such
other information as will be beneficial
to the fome-seeker. In addition to this.
special instructions in printed form are
furnished to every grower upon the cul-
ture of each individual crop, with ref
erence to the particular soil upon which
the crop is grown. Much other aid of
a similar nature is extended to the set
tier on the land along the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad.