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The Washington times., 1913-10-21
TRANSFERS AT A GLANCE

Mr.. ]. w. Nigh, resident of lexington, appeared
yesterday during the transfer hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission. Mr.. Nigh was armed
with map and clear head. He believed the street
car companies could afford to issue universal trans
fers, and he thought he could prove it out of their
own business methods. Here is the argument, in
effect, that he made:
81 can start in southwest Washington and ride
across this city and District, in generally north
west direction about twelve miles, for cents. All
the riding is on the lines of one company and no
protest is made against giving me that much ride
for nickel cash or 4 l-6 cents if buy tickets.
But if start from point, say, between Eighth
and Twelfth streets northeast, to 60 to Mt Olivet
Cemetery, note the route must take 60 west on D
to Eighth street northeast on the Washington railway
line; then l transfer to Capital Traction and
ride four squares to H street.; then transfer again
to street, this time getting another Capital Traction
car on which, as it has not been a continuous trip
must pay another fare. 60 east on H to Fifteenth
street. and then to 60 to the cemetery l must take
another and pay another fare Total, four fares
to ride total of about a.mile and half.
"If it is good business for the roads to carry me
clear across town for one fare-and either of them
will do it-why is it such maaifesty bad business to
give transfers that would make this trip of mile
and half cost less than 20 cents?"
Mr.. Nigh has asked his question. Maybe he can
answer it; maybe the street railway gentlemen can
We give it up
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
EXTRAVAGANCE OF BASEMENT LIFE.

The State of Missouri has decided that living
in Easements is entirely too extravagant life for
the community. So it has placed Dan on the use
having decided that basement living was too expen-
sive 1t increased the cost of living and very much
increased the chances of dying
Charged up in favor of basement tenemenS
was cheap rent-that is cheaper than rent for d
decent habitation That all on the credit side
Charged up against basement tenements was bad
sanitation, no light and little air. with the consequent
contagion, tuberculosis, typhoid and other Diseases
and very high death rate, especially among chill
dren.
When all these items we're added up it was found
that the community paid the bills, for the margin
between living and absolute destitution of basement
dwellerS that all bills for sickness and
death and debts growing out of these misfortunes
were paid by organized charities or the public char
liable institutions.
After balancing the ledger the State decided that
it would be much cheaper to rear the next genera
ton in something further removed from the cutters
than basement tenements; for proper homes mean
less crime and disease and ignorance which, in turn
mean less expense to run courts police jas asy-
lums, poor farms and organized charities
Missouri may be getting little bit ahead of
the times but her view about the extravaganza Of
slums and basement tenements and similar evils
will some day be adopted by every businessike mu-
nicpality and it will then be wondered that any other
view OF municipal bookkeeping could ever have been
tolerated.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
THE PREVALENCE OF PERJURY.

Chief Justice Clabaugh observed from the bench
Of the District Supreme Court something that is
matter of everyday comment among lawyers and lay
men, when he declared that half the time the courts
are full of perjury
few years ago an eminent lawyer in Western
State, addressing the State bar association, presented
a curious compilation of statistics as to the causes
and interests in behalf of which witnesses had been
shown to have perpetrated deliberate perjury. He
concluded that in the average of all trials and all
witnesses, people would perjure themselves for
about S4.5OI
That is putting it sordidly and scandalously. But
the Western lawyer seems to have much the same
opinion our chief justice.
Apparently the oath has little sanctity to most
people. Of course it has Listen to the conversa-
ton of the street for hour and note how often
and sacrlegiously the name of God is taken in
vain. Why should it be assumed that witnesses
would be impressed with the soemnity of oath
administered in the mumbled syllables of bailiff
or clerk? There is apparently but one remedy, and
that is to enforce vigorously and persistently the
penalties for perjury. 1t would not require many
convictions per term of court to improve vastly the
moral quality of the of testimony
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Here's a Book

The Dark Flower by John Gals
worthy. published by Charles scrfbners
Sons of New York
"The Dark Flower is an unusual but
at the same tise pathetically human
and real story OF the love life of a
man. The idyl of his youth and the
birth Of passion, the tragedy Of the
fullblown love Of his young manhood
that scorched with its wings but did
not kill; and the Indian summer love OF
the winter of old age; these are the
three phases of which Galsworthy has
written. Each one Is the nucleus for a
complete novel, lightly touched incl
dents reveal endless vistas of more de-
tailed Information.
No rule. no law. governs this flying
sweetness" the dark flower bursts into
bloom and saturates youth and old age
With its drugging perfume-Galsworthy
sets no rules, makes no laws-simply
states. states In the superb diction OF
which he Is master.
With widened eyes ever sensitive to
changing perspective, a reader VIII
never slip into the binding rut made
by constant reading Of mediocre novels
ephemeral things, founded on the all
too quickly passing vagaries Of the hour.
The ability to recognize a book for
what II really is, and to judge n by
those standards which alone having
meaning for il, Is the four-leafed clover
of satisfaction both to author and
reader: John Galsworthy Is philoso-
pher and a poet. and The Dark
Flower Is an allegory by no means a
modern novel. Let those who would lift
their voices In criticism know this and
think before they speak.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Twenty Gems
Of American HumOr
Famous Selections From the Works Of Or Com
ty,s Foremost Lauqhnsakers.
IN. p. WILLLS-Miss Albind McLush.
tvs Foremost LauqhnsakerS.

r.
r It deliberate
Nu melt ground ike
ndolent motion Of
limbs indescrbabe She
distance
steps, himself feeding the
splendid
addressed He might thing Without
handful
could shIo declaration
Abina
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s
Lady l. n my
the southw wind I'm
of
tween the and
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Old Age a Disease
With Its Own Microbe

r seems that according to mos. re-
cent discoveries old age Is not
natural result of years. but Is
L microbe
1t least this is claimed by the sci
enlist, Metchnikoff, of the Pasteur In
stitute in Paris.
It Is not necessary that people
should feel burdened with years and
grow feeble and exhausted as the
months roll into years.
All that Is due to microbe In the
body, and when science can once dis
cover the antitoxin which can success
fully combat the poisonous effects Of
the microbe We can live on. perhaps not
longer. but without any discomfort until
the end comes. says the Chicago Tri-
bune.
He bases his theory on his observa-
tions of mammals as compared with
birds
A dog or a horse, for instance, shows
distinct signs of senility.
But birds do not A duck that Is
twenty years old shows no signs Of sd-
vanced age.
Parrots remain for long years in a
youthful state and retain their brilliant
plumage.
In the case of a parroquet. which, ac-
cording to reliable information. is sew
enty to seventy-five years old, it Is i'm
possible to recognize old age
The cause, II Is claimed. lies in the
difference in the intestines in mammals
and birds
The latter are so built that the mi
crobes which are so abundant In the in
testines of the mammals do not or can
not accumulate in the bird.
In the mammal they increase from
year to year. and the toxic effect from
these intestinal sources produces the
phenomena which We call ''old age"
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

sons of the fatherland have scattered. That battle
meant much, of course, to all Europe for it sealed
the fate of the French conqueror and foresnadowed
the end of the Continents baptism of blood But,
in a special sense, it made possible realization of
the cherished dream of German freedom and unity,
and from it dates the rise Of the greatness of modern
Germany based upon gradual working up to those
ideals.
America has profted by Germanys struggle for
constitutional government than any other coun-
Try except Germasy herself, for the vicissitudes
of the long fight drove thousands of the sturdiest
stock of the fatherland to emgrate to these shores
They brought their political aspirations with them
and America is better for the fusion that has
suited
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Now it is proposed to make the Efe-
boats on the Atlantic liners Of much
greater size-each capable Of carrying
80 persons, being partially decked over
and driven by gasolene. Sacrifice Of ro-
nance for safety In this manner will be
generally approved-Chicago News
Sometimes when We think We hear
tunity knocking.
Time was when society folk regarded
children as necessary evils. Now, how
ever. they regard them as unnecessary
evils,
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Wisdom of the Riddles.
NGRES SSMAN JAMES r.
SLAYDEN told me one at re-
cent banquet to prove that oc-

SLAYDEN told me one at re-
4 cent banquet to prove that oc-
casionally you can't lose the
kiddies when 1t comes to choosing Inc
wiSest course. ...,,
Connected with a religious institution
in a certain city, the Congressman salu
there is a baseball team composed OF
twelve-year-old youngsters. some tlhe
ago the team got a challenge from tne
club OF a similar institution, and, visit
ing to encourage the boys. the minister
gave them So, telling them TO speno II
for bats. balls, gloves or anytnhg else
that would win the game.
Came the great day, and me minister
want down to the ballield. Glancing
around he saw the same old parapher-
naIia. Not a single new article was In
sight ,,,r,,. ~ s,;a =,
caIIinc the captain. Where are your
new bats, balls and gloves?
I've haven't got any new bats. balls
and cloves said Willie. glancing from
1be dominic to the opposing team.
Won havent?" exclaimed the sur
rrisrT pastor. Didn't 1 give you IS
"Yes Ye sir" replied Willie. but you
toI5 ms TO spend 1t any way We thought
hest TO win the game, so We gave II TO
tbe umpire" e."-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
MR.. BRYAN'S ENEMIES.

correspondent of The Times observed the other
day with some evidences of satisfaction that Mr..
Bryan, by delivering lectures, had completely ruined
himself in the esteem of about all the people who
never had any esteem for him.
Now Henry Lane Wilson has denounced Mr..
Bryan's diplomacy in fashion that will completely
wreck Mr.. Bryans diplomacy in the estimate of
all people VINO like Henry Lane Wilson's kind of
diplomacy.
For a man who is unlucky about some things in
politics, Mr.. Bryan has lot of good luck thrown in
from time to time
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
A HELPING HAND.

A HELPING HAND.
I'll bet it must be pretty hard
To be a columnist.
By golly, you're luckless bard
Let ME assist.
To look at that space every day,
And know you can't evade-
To have to fill it up SOME way
Accept MY aid.
There is no time to sit and moan,
No time to stand and yelp;
You have to do it-all alone
DO let me help.
You have to fill it up or bust
There's no denying it.
Why don't you let me help you-just
A little bit:
I'm not SO awful bad, amt;
There's worse ones to be had;
You'd never have to make complaint
I'm not so bad.
Give me try; it's only fair;
/ promise to be good.
Aw. now. 90 on and do it. THERE!
| KNEW you would!
CLIFFORD T. MYNDOTT.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
LEIPZIG 100 YEARS AFTER.

We are having remarkable succession of ami
Versar1es this year, and keeping up with what they
mean almost amounts to acquiring the elements of
an education IN history. One hundred years ago
the great conflict that resulted in the downfall of
Napoleon was raging in Europe and on this side of
the water the second war with England was in full
blast Fifty years ago the most critical period Of
the civil wringing the American people with
agony.
The centenary of the battle of Leipzig celebrated
yesterday, is worthy of the honors paid it by Ger
mans pot only in the fatherland, but wherever the
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
THIS& THAT

TO AN OPEN CAR.
IN summer and in bdImy spring,
You Tere muchly udnted thing
You 'rere but one of all the batch-
Elustoc, coy and hard to catch.
But noU in blowing. chilly fan.
One ronders tohere they get you all;
Each day thar rambles into Uieu,
There seem to be some more Of you
There seems no reasonable doubt,
As nearly s can figure out.
When tcinter comes, pith sno,u and fric
YouH be the only kind there Is.
THE American people did 1t; it is their
WILL said Mrs. Pankhurst, who knows
as little about America as does the
average. and they all are, London edi-
iorial writer.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Not a Subject.

II HAD often heard man describe
himself as an American citizen. "
i writes &c. NJ" but the phrase never
struck me SO forcibly as it did last
week. 1t was on the boat for Dieppe
The steward came round to warn pas-
sengers to get ready for landing. He
also TOOK occasion to ascertain our ma
tionaity. asking, What subject are
YOU! British subject? French sub
ject?' and so on.
At last he came to an American pas
senger with the question:
And yours-whose subject are your
Il amt subject" was his INDIGNANT
reply. Il amt anybodys subject / am
an American citizen!"
And he looked it.-Manchester Guard
Ian.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
What's on the Program IN
Washington Today
Meetings, evening:

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-National Lodge, No. Il; Ar
minus, No. IS, grand visitation; My
ron NJ. Parker, No. q, and King Da-
vid. No; IS; Lafayette Chapter. No. q:
Mount Vernon, No IA and Washing-
ton Naval, No. 6, Royal Arch; Mizpah
Chapter, No. s, order of the Easteru
Star.
Odd Fellows-Washington Lodge, No. 9;
Golden Rule. No. d and Amity. No n.
Red Men-Idaho Tribe, No. Is. North
east Temple.
Knights of Pythias-web ter Lodge.
No. Z; Excelsior, No "A; Capitol, No.
"a and Myrtle, No. 3.
X. o. T. M.-Brightwood Tent, No. .,
Maccabee Hall, Brightwood; Metro
politan Tent, No. L. Fifth and g
streets northwest.
National Union-State, War, and Navy
Council. Pythian Temple
knights of Colunbus-Carrou Council.
Lecture on Socialism by Jeanette
Gershanick, P. H. Skinner. and John
b. Mccarthy, Metropolitan A NJ. E
Church. NJ street between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, S:l5 O'Clock
Visitation by officers and members OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons OF the
District to Anacostia Chapter, No. u.
F. A. A. NJ. evening.
Performance of THE Old Vermont
Home" by the Sunshine Club. Colum-
bia Theater. 2:O p m
Lecture on international Peace and
War by Bernard Noel Langdon-
Davies, under auspices OF the Wash
ington Peace Society, Public Library.
evening.
Illustrated talk on National Parks by
Lawrence F. Schmeckebier, chief di-
vision of publications, Interior Depart
ment. under auspices Washington So
ciety of Engineers, Cosmos Club.
d. NJ.
Monthly meeting Of the Anacostia Ctt-
zens' Association, office DR.. Upton &
Howser, in Nichols avenue. tonight
Annual meeting and dinner OF the Unf-
yersity of Pennsylvania Alumni So
ciety of the District, the University
Club. 7:3O p. m.
Meeting of the Presidents Own Garrt-
son, Army and Navy Union, Pythian
Temple. tonight.
Meeting of municipal art COMMITTEES
Washington Board Of Trade. noon
Meeting of public transportation commits
tee Board OF Trade p. m.
Reception and entertainment in honor os
the baseball team Of the Union Prints
ers' Athletic Association, Typographis
cal Temple, tonight
First dance Of season by the Youns
Women's Hebrew Association, Masonic
Temple, tonight.
Meeting of the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation, Petworth NJ. Z. Church, Eighth
and Shepherd streets, I:4S p. M
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
GOOD STORIES
The Last Hope.

- GENE: Far out at sea: stateroon
on board a huge transatlantic
~ liner. which is being tossed abou,
like a cork in a rough sea.
The Bootlace King. q famous Yankee
multimillionaire (clinging despairingly
to the side of his bunk): Steward!
Steward!'
Yes, SIR
I understand this ship has water
tight compartmentsr'
Yes, SIR
Then tell the captain I must have
one Immediately. 1 don't care what il
coStsp'-Cleveland Leader.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Wanted: Michael Angelo

John T. STETSON was famous In
more ways than one. He was man.
~ ager Of prominent Boston and
New York theaters. where during
his regime enough stories were told of
his idiosyncrasies to fill an interesting
volume.
On one occasion Mr.. Stetson, coming
into his office, observed that some artist
IN the embryo had with the aid of a
trusty lead pencil succeeded in defacin9 r
the new wall paper in his sanctum.
Who did that?' thundered the irate
manager.
On: some Michael Angelo-' replied
one Of his executives.
Who did you say?' asked Mr.. Stet-
son in some establishment.
Some Michael Angelo" repeated the
other. D9
MIR. Stetson. thoroughly incensed.
walked over to the speaking tube, gave
1t loud blast and to the party on the
other end said: Send Michael Angelo
up here at once"
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Got His Number.

l<y'M sorry TO tell you. mum, that
- I'll be leaving you next week. I'm
going to get married"
That's so. Emma? Who Is the
lucky mani
lies a policeman, mum. On this beat,
too
That's fine. ! wish you joy. And
what Is his name?'
II don't know yet, mum; but his num-
her In 61s."-Detroit Free Press, D
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
AmusementS.

National-"The Strange Woman" s.1s
p. m.
Belasco-"The Honeymoon Express,n
$40 y. NJ.
Columbia-"Excuse, Me-" Sis p. N.
Polrs-..Ba-bara Frietchie." 2:i5 ana
Sis p. m.
keith's-Vaudeville 2:15 and SIS a N
Cosmos-V audeville. continuous
Casino-vaudeville. continuous.
Academy-"Ths Common Law" RS
and s:15 pm.
Gayety-Durissqua. 2:15 and sis .. m.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Said the Man With the Hoe

"Yomr monoplane chap" said the man
with the hoe,
High over the waters-how bravo
and serene!
down. plunge in the
ocean below
What an asterisk death n a hvtnr
machines Eugene c. Dolson.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

A W. posthastes that his idea of the
Thing Unsatisfactory Is saving back
numbers OF a magazine until a serial
story accommodates into a solid novel.
In every instance save one." he an
The exception was when I was shy
two"
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

Heigh-ho. but life is full of sudden
turnings: Never would we have be-
lieved. had you asked US about it yes
terday. that the news that r. B. Dunjan
is turnkey in the Montpelier, Vermont,
municipal Jail, would be appearing in
this column today.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Wild Dogs.
tolerated

Wild dos. which arc almost as rabbits
IL" government of New South Wales
wire renee along the boundary between
and south australia distance Of 15 miles will supple
cost 10 $25,n0.-Ths Argonaut
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

Eavesdropped in a theater:
What did you bring your umbrella
for? Did you think 1t was going to
rain?"
For the most appropriate answer to
this question We offer a silk umbrella
cover used only once.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Introducing Aunt Sam

From the Herald which has been bought
by the Mcclure syndicate)
Enter Mrs. Pankhurst. She is not par
ticularly welcome and not particularly
desirable because of her militant record,
but as a woman and mother Uncle Sam
is big enough and broad-minded enough
to open his doors to her.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
That's Your Fault; You Should Go the
Other Way.

G. S. X: Why does ones hat, when
it blows off, always roll in the direc-
ton opposite from that in which one
is travelling?
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

We dislike to be over-captious. but at
tempts to connect our threatened treatise
on chcstnuts with the contents Of this
gallivanting galleyfull will continue to
be sternIy frowned upon.
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
Anything In or Out of Reason.

Sir: What will you give me to re
quest" you to reprint a pome every
week?
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

"Honors." remarks the Times" but
pray keep it among us two, ''are di-
vided about evenly between three men" "
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

He fever goes fishing. but he hates to
mart with his old clothes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wombat were having
the annual battle.
II think I'll give away this old suit.
dear. It's seven years old.
..Rut | might want 10 wear that suit
to go fishing in ~ .,.
Not this suit c,t, rhS 1SuEnaI rs dress suit
The Washington times., 1913-10-21

While T. X. offers society is stirred
By" and unique in the annals
Of
The Washington times., 1913-10-21
She Gave 1t Away.

WOMAN wants to get rid Of her
n husbands old clothes In the
~ spring. and he wants to save
L \ about FIVE suits In case he goes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24
The Mothers Pension

The strong still crush the weak in the industrial
struggle, but in the presence of all the human sell
ishness, as we contemplate the inauguration of the
mothers pension in Tacoma, are inclined to say
of the world with the great Calico after he had been
forced to recant his doctrine of the revolution of the
earth, cit moves for all that"
Human evolution toward the goal of social justice
and freedom from the dread of poverty sometimes
slow, but progress is being made nevertheless.
1t was happy situation in Judge Clifford's court
Monday afternoon that the first case to come up
der the new mothers pension of real
merit. A little woman wanted to keep her family
together after the breadwinner had been taken by
death. She had done her best She had refused to
seek charity. She had insisted on keeping her chill
dren in school. She doing her part to make good
citizens for the state-but up to yesterday after
noon the state was doing nothing to help her in the
task
The present mothers pension law is not the last
word along this line, but it is beginning. Expert
ence will show the needs that will be made the basis
of changes in the future. But the principle is es
tablished in Washington that the children OF the
Evergreen state the wards of the state and the
state must see that they do not suffer
In the working out of this problem no doubt there
will men in the future who will try to make the
mothers pension basis upon which to build their
inactivity and shiftlessness 1t will be the duty
of the court to sft these out with unerring impair
TALLY Some mistakes may even be made, but it is
seldom any great reform comes without much tribu-
lation and some misunderstanding and in
Justice.
The mothers pension as an institution, however,
is here to stay The state of Washington will
again say it has said in all the years gone that it
has nothing to do with the proper support of it's
children