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The Washington times., 1913-12-08
NATIONWIDE PROGRESSIVE SWEEP

For this time of year there is an extraordinary
burst of activity in political circles. And it is
activity in behalf of things liberal and progressive
Democratic organizations are breaking their
necks to catch up with President Wilson's Presiden-
tial primary band wagon If he sprang a surprise OIL
his Congress and his party they want everybody to
think they are glad of it.
The Murphy Legislature which condoned all
the weaknesses and follies of Sulzer while he stuck
to the machine but tarred and feathered him when
he looked toward the public can scarcely wait for
the chance to pass Glynn measure for direct NOM
nations What was poison from Suzer is am
brosia from Glynn
conference of organization Republicans of
New York does not sentence Boss Barnes to imme-
date DEATH but 1t does declare for popular control
of nominations the one big issue which Barnes has
stubbornly fought. For the sake of harmony among
those who are left the execution of Barnes is sus-
pended but in the hope of getting those who went
away to back, the principle of direct primaries
is indorsed guarantee that Barnes will not be
spared beyond another campaign.
And while the Republican National Committee s
law and political experts investigating whether the
national committee has authority to change the basis
of representation in national conventions decide the
committee has no such power they very gladly re-
port the national committee can call extraordinary
convention to revise the party law so to give the
Republican voters of the nation, instead of Southern
machines without voters, control of the national
nominations.
And so the national committee, which little
more than year ago worked just Mr.. Barnes
would have it work, now works to exactly the oppo-
site purpose.
AS fast that and far as that has the pro-
gressive movement travelled in short a time! 1t
is now South as well as North, and East well as
West. 1t is in the Democratic party and the Re-
publican party as well as the Progressive party 1t
carries the old leaders along with the new leaders.
1t is no longer progressivesm, merely sectional
partisani it is progressivesm national and racial.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
The Meaning of the Word "FINE7n

Just a few prophecies from MOORE's
ALMANAC for Europe for the New
Year:
MARCH-FINE-Do Double dealing h,
the {, lOHics.
APRll.-GENEEALL FINE-k,yiI
for the National EXchcpuer.
TUNE-I'lNE-EvIl in theatrical af.
fairs. Fire and explosions in the com.
mons.
AUGUST FINE. GENERALLY
Frauds on revenue and trickery IN the
money markets.
OCTOBER-FINk.-W and priva-
tiun.
These arc the fine months. We pur-
poSely omitted The good, erceiIent and
SuperGne months because tCc did not
think the readers Of this column could
stand SO much Joy and hiiarity in one
bunch.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
DR.. MONTEsSORI AND HER WORK.

Dr.. Maria Montessor has stimulated the world 5
thought in direction in which it is especially desir
able 10 give it new impetus occasionally Educa-
tIon perhaps from its nature or perhaps be-
of the methods that have been followed for
want of something better, is particularly liable to get
INTO rut from which reformers come along at in
terVals to lift it. DR.. Montessori has clearly estab
llshed her place of these apart from the cues
ton of the extent TO which her system may be proved
oy further test to be applicable She has been able
to exert force whose effects already strongly
dIscernible and likely to become much more SO
as the principle becomes better understood
The principle, indeed, is not new. although her
method of making of it is, for long ago Froebel
outlined II and undertook to apply it in the kinder
sarten. 1t is, in brief, that the tuest method OF
educating the young is the natural one of satisfying
their own desire for knowledge they give evil
dences of it. She begins with children two and
half years old, and continues their training until
they are seven. They are placed in atmosphere
Of freedom and happiness. There are no stiff rows
of benches or desk seats upon which they must re-
main, nor are they forbidden to move around or
talk. Chairs tables, and everything in the room
are adapted to their use. 1t is a childs world in
which the little ones are permitted to develop in
order that they may be led out of if ultimately.
Thus the pupil begins to learn without realizing
Il. By pronouncing the name of an attractive toy
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
THE SENATE AND CLEMENTS.

Senator La Toilette has sounded warning to
the President that if he persists in removing Judge
Clements from the Interstate Commission there will
be danger of Senatorial refusal to confirm the ap-
polntments.
Senator La Toilette ought to be right; most
likely, however, he is wrong.
The Senate's patronage authority has been frit-
tered away on cheap and nasty politics till it amounts
to nothing in a serious situation like this. The Con-
stitution says that the President shall nominate
and by and with the advice and consent of the Sem
ate, shall appoint :"
What does that mean? Do Presidents in fact ad-
wise with the Senate? Is there record of a case in
which a President asked the Senates advise about
an appointment? None whatever.
True, the President advises with individual Sen
ators; but that is merely political 1t is not 'advis
ing with" the Senate, in any way whatever Asking
the Senator if he objects to contemplated appoint
ment for postmaster is long way from advising"
with the Senate.
The Senate has surrendered all self-respectirg
relation to patronage. 1t has yielded its right to be
seriously consulted, as body, and in return has
been granted the cheap little privilege of having
Senators from a particular State consulted about
jobs in their State. The big and very important part
of the Senate in patronage matters has been sacr-
feed to gain pay silver of political pie, and even
that the Senate doesn't commonly get.
Records of the Senate rejecting Presidential
appointment in recent years so rare that they
emphasize the rule of absolute Presidential au-
thoriV.
In this case of the interstate commissionershp,
there is no room to doubt that well-nght unanimous
vote would be cast by the Senate, recommending
Judge Clements retention. The country would elect
him. if it had the chance, by substantially sunani
nous vote.
Yet the wishes of neither Senate, Congress, nor
country will have any weight whatever if the Presi
dent decides that he must reject Clements in order
to have that job for an old personal and political
friend.
There is not one chance in forty that the Senate
would take a self-respectng stand, as Senator La
Toilette has suggested and insist playing the part
which the Constitution intended it to play in filling
such places.
The Senate ought to see that it has traded off
its very real and highly important authority, for
crumb of political patronage that in fact is of no
use to it. In the present instance, that authority is
needed to be interposed in behalf of the public.
1t is perfectly certain that if the President ap-
points three interstate commissioners, and Judge
Clements is not among them all three will be con-
frmed The only chance protect the public inter-
est in such situation is for the Senate to insist on
giving the advice" which the Constitution author
ICES it to give to the President Will the Senate pre-
sumo to do such thing? 1t very manfestly will
not and in failing to do so it will admit its own
degradation in the presence of the dominating Exec
ltive authority that has been developing for gen.
grafton to overshadow the legislature
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
THIS AND THAT
With Sometimes Little of AS 1T WERE
THE CONDUCTOR.

THE CONDUCTOR.
| am monarch of all ! surrey,
But my right the sheep often dispute;
"Mope up front" is my dgonized plea,
But they always stand stubborn and mute.
Do they love the back end of the car?
That they cluster about ME in scores'
Do they think the air better by fdr9
Do they LIKE to get hit by the DOORS
The front straps swing empty and bare,
All can see without having to hunt
Yet they stay where they hand out their fare.
All unnoped by my roar, 'tMove up 'front.'"
Oh, CONDUCTORSHIP! Where is the charm
That once went along NTH this job
Better back to the hay and the farm
Than reign in this horrible mob!
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
HITS FROM SHARP WITS

women over a muddy crossins.-MiI-
waukee Sentinel.
Where is the shrinking timid woman
of generation ago? More than a thou
sand Frenchwomen wanted to be taken
W. BY the aviator, Chevilliard. when he
looped the loop in midair.-Clevelani
Plain Dealer.
a scientist states that there are s,40I
varieties of snakes. Counting the
Scotch plaid kinds that always dance
attendance on pink elephants?-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The women are growing more self
supporting all the time. Milwaukee
women are reported to have adopted
susDsrders rs another means of support
Milwaukee Sentinel.
After he lets go IN Mexico there will
remain for Huerta the delghtful and
conSenial pastime of sailing upside
down in an aeroplane.-Topeka State
Journal.
The cost Of living in an intoxicated
state of irresponsibility is not very high
in Mexico, where = man can get drunk
for cents.-Toledo Blade
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
FROM PROVERBS OF A COLD
STORAGE EGG.

An prices como TO he UhO tCdifS.
IT'S O long egg that has no profit.
bird in the bush is north ttco IN
the egg.
A foot farmcr and his eggs arc soon
parted.
Persons hiring in STORAGE houses
shouldn't thrOU stones.
Pride 1OCth before a boycott.
4 profit is ,CithOWt honor in It's oUh
country.
Fools rush in whcrc consumers fear to
tread.
4 rolling cgg gathers no moss
You can't spoil bad egg, b"t al
cg1s arc gray tn an Omclcttc.
A barking egg ncrer bites.
s. Il. L., BIddenSGurg. Nd.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
A LITTLE BACKWARD IN COMING
FORWARD.

The New York Times printed page
of half tones on the Army-Navy game
in yesterdays edition. The game WAS
played more than week ago. The rea-
son we cite this incident is that the
iandlady has been bothcrinS us out
about last weeks room rent.
This is another point In our favor.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
STEALING THE PLAYWRIGHT,S
THUNDER

Peculiar criminal in New York thea
ters injects hyoscine into his victims
arms by means of d hypodermic needle
Thc victim gradually loses conscious
"css. and passes into d state of coma,
WE THOUGHT THAT PUTTING
THE AUDIENCE TO SLEEP WAS
TIE PEROGATIFE or THE 4UTB0P
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

he makes progress toward the ability read. Play
ing with letters in smooth and rough paper helps
him to make a start at writing. Counting games
leads to knowledge of arithmetic.
system suc as this in which the child and
not the teacher takes the lead in his own education
can be given manv different FORMS
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
WHAT'S THREE WEEKS TO A
MODERN EGG?

Cleveland housewives have declared
a three weeks strike on cold storage
eggs. They could make that thrc, cen
turi'S ana sun not cause real big
league cold storage egg any concern.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Dawson Lodge, No. Is, cleo
tions: Stansbury. No. "a. elections;
Mt Vernon Chapter. No. 3. Royal
Arch. r. a.: Anacostia, No. 12: Tenn
pie Chapter No. IS. and Columbia.
No. Is. Eastern Star. elections.
Odd Fcllows-Union Lodge, No. II,
Covenant, No. 13; Beacon. No. 10. ana
Langdon, No. %, business; Esther
Lodge. No. G, Rebekahs. degree work
and nomination of officers.
National Union-East Capitol Council,
: o'clock, sharp, 3l4 pennsylvania aves
nue. southeast. Cabinet, National
Union parade and class initiation.
knights of Pythias-Decatur Lodge,
No. ., knights of Pythias, nomina-
tions: Calanthe, No. II, nominations; /;
Equal. No. IL: Ascalon Temple.
knights of Khorassan. monthly meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

is-and-Thaters-Do not fail I"
read official records of the Mexican war.
All doped out by our official scorer. Bat
ting and running records of all the play
ers. All news stands. (adv.) Tomorrow.
The EDITOR
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
Little Ballads by a Bachelor
Girl.
Copyright by The Press Publishing CO
Just Around the Corner.

SOUGHT my Hearts Desire, dfar,
Ger hill, and paIe, and sea;
read in every distant star
My radiant destiny;
But Fate eluded me- alas,
Until had foresworn her,
And turned-and met her face to face,
Just around the corner!
sent my Ship across the seas,
Weighed down NTH golden freight;
! looked for her NTH every breeze,
Until the day grew late.
At last, turned my footsteps home,
A sad-eyed, silent scorner;
And there, found my Ship-in por!-
Just around the corner
sought my Love, through years and years,
With glowing hopes and high;
dreamed through days and nights of tears,
That Love had passed me BY.
And then, When Time had stIed my sighs,
And / had ceased to mourn her,
Lore smaed-from out an old friends eyes,
Just around the corner.
oh, futile tears, and wasted years.
Youth Mill not understand,
That all it dreams, through hopes and fears,
Lies waiting, Just at hand.
We seek dfar, gay Fortunes smile,
In dazzling robes adorn her
Yet Love and Life wdit, all the while,
Just around the conner.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
TRAPPING EN- IN TRAPP.

TITS SAID THAT WEDDING BELLS
WILL SOON RING IN OUR NEIGH
BOR VILLAGE TRAPP.
Loud"un Mirror. Leesburg, Virginia.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
Amusements.

Broadway Jones" Sis p. m
Columbia-Burton Holmes lecture, $50
y. n.
Relasco-"Bousht and Paid For" SO
p. IA.
Poll s-"The County Chairman, Els and
sis p. IN.
NCadeiIN --"Th" shepherd of the
Enls." sta J.. m.
Keitl s-VaUde lille. 2:lJ and S:15 p M.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS continuous
tasino-VaudevilIe, afternoon and even
ing
Gqrcty- 4, rleSqLC. 2:1j anu SIS pm.
Arclde-TanSo ?Grty tonight.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

\. Mc.-If your beau cut himself with
the safety razor you gave him last
Xmas, We would hardly advise you 10
give him canary bird this year. 1t
might kick him. You might present him
with nice bath sponge. and se.
whether he can stab himself accident
ally.
B. r. SIT is against our policy to
decide sporting bets in this column.
Send US 16 cents in stamps, and we will
try to reach you with a postal card.
J. II. T.-If you bet on the Giants in
the last worlds series you lost. The
reason We decide this in our colmun is
because it is not a SPORTING bet
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

At last tire woman policeman has
demonstrated that she has her place in
the scheme of things. The chief of the
Los Angeles department has put his
feminine squad at work making paper
flowers with which to decorate the walls
OF the central Milwaukee SEN
tinel
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
THE WORLDS TOURIST

(Mauassas Democrat, Manassas, Vir-
ginia.D
Miss Hulfish has returned home after
a visit to friends in Alexandria and
Washington.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

O..lJlJJll1ssS-l<HsA
8:yI11r,sy'Zl:IK
GzzlyI sZSg2asII5d5llII5
PrssPu
No. 2l--A Vein of Gold That Led to Years of War,
LITTLE wandering
y South Dakota One of them pro.pec's came upon traces
m 0v The snsns of gold brought '%sr Of sur to to- the Black
This
poteste1 coming tried
@ has the vases moved by Ia" to less lucrative Al ono.
from tribe stirring braves
war; making his hdau T. .ss. sa s, M.. known as the Bad Lands
@ s nur sr Usually M spoken % sa s s % s. He wa. - neither a ss actual
ing on he let reckless the burden while
moushpeee His military knowledge what hi. follow
eeuesd fomo in his stepee
m An under General Crook WAS sent against tn. s0u. March
paisn because Of the bitter eoldnes' = Of ht weather.
attack Sioux
a
% asau easily ~u 0s ns s aan % 0 .ns c ] .rs n u ~
in June s to hd out the hiding place Of ae,aehmsn. Of Indians Custer
that Indian village lay just ahead
village
Is pu
A anda
man,, in his
due
of Little Big Horn
ardon
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
UNANIMOUS.
Dear Ed -

The membership of the new Atlantic
Sporting club elected himself presi-
dent *. c. NJ.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

Scientists are forever saying this ami
that against kissing, but young people
with warm feet and emotional souls
will continue to accept the poets views
on the subject.-Toledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

4 man who IS willing TO do anything
tina: he can ind is usually able TO find
something that he can do.-Albany
Journal
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

Some women are also money mad. 4
New York girl cheerfully forfeited a
$4,000 estate in order TO marry s
plumber. State.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
GRANDMA SEZ-

ONLY FIFTEEN MORE SHOPPING
DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Better
hurry up and buy your wife nice
Morris chair for yourself.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08
Optinnettes
By CLARENCE L. CULLEN.

Copyright 1915. BY The Press Publishing Co
"WENTY years ago invented the
phrase. You Can't Keep a
Squirrel on the Ground"-but
since then I have learned that
there are several kinds of squirrels,
You can't blame anybody for resenting
the advice of the man who never made
mistake!
When a man begins to bunk himself
the bell starts in to toll
The Uses of Adversely may be
Sweet" but we don't remember that
the bard anywhere advises us to 20
looking for them! ~
We never give anybody a chance to
say to us, Hard Luck, Old Man." for
We grieve to state that we've done some
of that kind Of kidding ourselves!
When your hat blows off some other
fellow will run after Ii for you-but
even that bet can lose!
1t takes some Of US a wearisome long
time to find out that the devil always
has an ace in the hole,
The man for our money is the one
who never acts Abused" no matter how
much he is confused.
In the morning the brides sing
'Tweet, tweet" in the heart of the man
who has managed to flag that fatal first
drink the night before!
When you give yourself a chance you
don't have to ask anybody else for one
If you were thrown yesterday all that
you need to remember about that date
Is the thing that tossed you
Just as well to audit the books oc-
casionally to see that there is no dis
crepancy in your behavior account,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

II you were thrown yesterday all that
you need to remember about that date
is the thing that tossed you,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

Just as well to audit the books oc-
casionally to see that there is no dis
crepancy in your behavior account,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

Congress puts on full steam saws
a headline.
They will probably go to and fro at
full speed
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

II We cant reduce the price of eggs,
why not start an agitation for more
eggs to the dozen Baltimore American
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

When you give yourself a chance Won
don't have to ask anybody else for one
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

In the morning the brides sing
''Tweet, tweet'' in the heart of the man
who has managed to flag that fatal first
drink the night before!
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

They hare been ddShin9 along at the
6redkneck speed Of feW bills in some
sessions.
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

The man for our money Is the one
who never acts Abused no matter how
much he is confused,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

We never give anybody a chance to
say to US, Hard Luck, Old Man." for
We grieve to state that we've done some
of that kind of kidding ourselvesi
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

When a man begins to bunk himself
the bell starts in to toll!
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

charged a dime apiece for carrying
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

1t takes some of US a wearisome LONG
time to find out that the devil always
has an ace in the hole,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

When your hat blows off some other
fellow will run after 1t for you-but
even that bet can lose!
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

The Uses of Adversely may be
Sweet" but we don't remember that
the bard anywhere advises us to 20
looking for them!
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

You can't blame anybody for resenting
the advice of the man who never made
a mistake,
The Washington times., 1913-12-08

women over a muddy crossins.-MiI-
waukee Sentinel
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-24
TO REDUCE
SPEED Limit

AT session of the mayor and board
OF aldermen, Tuesday night the cues
ton of fighting the re,nodeling of the
old depot came up and the board decid-
ed to give the mayor power to see that
the fire ordinance OF the town was en-
forced, and resolution was passed di-
recting the mayor and the ooard Of
aldermen to see that all work was stop
ped on the proposed addition to the
depot, and to cause the arrest of any
persons resisting the officers of the cor
poration.
An ordinance reducing the speed linn
it at which trains could pass through
Newport tc seven miles per hour, was
passed on first reading. The ordinance
first called for a speed limit of five
miles per hour but this was considered
a little bit too oppressive and it was
raised to seven miles per hour. The
present speed limit is fifteen miles per
hour.
In connection with the depot muddlc
former mayor f. NJ. Greer stated that
the railroad company was utilizing
ground now to which they had no
right;thst their deed through the town
of Newport called for but twenty feet
from the middle of the track and that
II the. Minis family would fence In
their lot in front of their warehouse
that there would not be street eight
feet wide leading to the bridge. He
urged that the testimony of Older Ctr
zens who were in Newport at the time
the railroad was given the right of way
through Newport be taken TO give a
record as to the facts in the case, as all
records were destroyed in fire which
destroyed the court house.
The fire ordinance was amended SO
as to read more clearly land 1t gives the
city the right to lear down any build
ings erected in violation to the ordin-
ances OF the town. At Tuesdays meet
ing the water superintendent was Civ
EN- authority to serve warrants on any
person who refused to make sewer con-
nections when ordered.
The board adjourned until o'clock
| Wednesday morning at which time
the amendment 10 the fire ordinance
was passed on final reading.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-04-24
FINEST TEACHER ON RECORD
Librarian Learned Little Tot Was
Giving Reading Lessons to
Grown-up italian Girl.


BY standing very straight, he
could just look across the top of the
librarians desk.e His eyes met the
librarians squarely when she accused
him Of having kept ''Fifty Famous
Stories" out for three months. He
explained that he had left it for
day at the end Of each two weeks,
and the Librarian, accepting the ex4
PLANTATION, considered the matter set
tied. Five minutes later, when she
glanced up from her work, she found
him still there.
''Little boy, what do you want ?"
she cried.
''Please, ma'am, that book"
The librarian looked at him help
lessly. ''But you've had it three
months already. Why don't you take
some other?"
Because that's the only one she
likes. I've tried another, and she
won't look at it."
"She?" the Librarian repeated, in
quiringly.
"Yes'm. The one I teach"
"You mean your teacher?" the IL
brarian corrected him.
mo, ma'am, the girl I teach"
The librarian put down her pen,
and gave her full attention to the
matter.
GLOW old is she:" she asked.
The diminutiye teacher eyed her
critically. S'Bout as big as you," he
decided. ''She's an Eyetalian. Her
father mends shoes in the basement
at the corner of the avnoo. He's mean
to her; and she can't talk English,
and she don't know anybody, and she
cries lots. So I'm teaching her to
read, evenings.
"Don't You get sleepy the Ii
brarian asked. There was no amuse-
ment i'll her voice now.
The boy nodded, half-ashamed.
Eyes, ma'am, sometimes. But" he
Frightened up, ''but she's learnin',
and when she knows English she'll
like this better than Italy, you see."
A moment later the smallest teach
er was hopping down the steps; he
carried the FIFTY Famous Stories"
under his arm. And back in the IL
brary the librarian was thinking
many things Youths Companion.