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The Washington times., 1913-07-13
IRELAND'S AGRICULTURAL LESSON.

If ever country, through wise institutions, was
enabled to lift itself up by its economic boostraps,
Ireland is that country If ever national expert
ence gave the lie to toyism's insstence that you
can't make people prosperous you can't make them
help themselves, by legislation that of Ireland un-
Ger the Gladstone-Plunkett land laws and Cooper
ative system has done it.
The American commission which is just now
touring Europe to study agricultural cooperation and
rural credit has reached Ireland 1t could have done
worse than to spend its entire time there, making
an intensive study of actual conditions, instead of
junketing about the Continent getting some smat-
terings and seeing some sights Ireland is today
fast buying its Soil from its alien landlords and buy
ing it almost without realizing what it is doing
While it is able with the loan of national credit that
is provided under the present land laws, to accom-
plish this, it is at the time earning surplus
which stands for and explains the increasing pros
perity of the land. The land laws have made it
possible for the peasants to buy their lands with the
backing of community credit at interest rates so
low, and with an amortsaton plan so easy, that the
system is now an established success The Liberals
will doubtless give the agricultural peasanry of the
whole United Kingdom the same chance that was
first given to Ireland.
Hand in hand with this project has worked the
enlightened scheme of cooperative credits and mark
citing, which has enabled the Irish farmer to get his
products into markets long closed against him, and
to sell them at good profits Ireland, in short tells
complete story of the restoration of the land to the
people, together with the resusciation of agricul-
tural opportunity that is not quite duplicated any
where else. Perhaps our own country has need
of the land-purchase laws of Ireland but certainly
it could profit by the rural credit and cooperative
system that has done so much for the Emerald Isle
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
THAT WATERMELON REGULATION.

The District Superintendent of Markets has had
a regulation promulgated that hereafter nobody
shall 60 to the wharf and buy watermelon from a
boat The sale of watermelons and canteloupes
from any boat at the municipal fish wharf in guam
titles of less than twenty-five is hereby prohibited
AYERS the regulation
Inquiry develops that good many people are
wont to buy a melon two at time They will
not be permitted to do that hereafter.
1t is explained that of these one-melon-buy-
ers make nuisances of themselves by eating the
melon right there. Then why not regulation that
melons shall not be eaten there? None such has
been made. The colored brother may buy his single
melon FROM THE DEALER, and devour it exactly
as before. The only difference is that he must buy
from the dealer.
This regulation to aim at thing and
hit another. In these days of complaint about high
living costs, there is much giving of advice to people
to buy directly from the producer; to do their own
marketing; to lug the daily basket to market and
carefully pick out bargains, thus saving telephone
COSTS delivery expense, profit or two, and the
chance that the provender may be of poor quality
If that is good advice to radishes, SQUASH po
tatoes asparagus and lot of other things, why not
as to watermelons? If there are lot of people in
Washington who have the habit of buying direct, they
ought not to be discouraged. This business of ad-
visng people to reduce the living cost by doing their
own marketing and cutting out the middeman's SER
vices; and then fatty forbidding them to do those
things, is nonsense. If people make nuisances OF
themselves by strewing melon rinds about the
wharves, have it stopped. If boat-masters sell bad
melons, have it stopped But don't pretend that the
bad melons are made good, or the rind nuisance is
abated merely by forcing the melons pass through
the hands of dealer.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
FEW EXCURSIONS ARE
PLANNED FOR JULY
Railroads Experience Slump
in Sunday Business to Ma
tion's Capital.

Excursion business on the railroads
entering Washington has taken slump.
Only three excursions are booked to
enter Washington during the month of
July. The Baltimore and Ohio will run
excursions from Philadelphia. Chester
and Wilmington on July lS and q. The
b. G. O.. also will have an excursion
July 90. from Harpers Ferry. Martins
burg berkeley Springs and Cumberland
To- Washington.
There are several outbound excur-
ons planned. The Baltimore and Ohio
will have excursions from Washington
to Harpers Ferry and other nearly
points on It's line July l3 and q. The
Pennsylvania will have an excursion to
Philadelphia Sunday. and the Baltimore
and Ohio one to the same point July 20.
No crowds are expected to arrive or
leave on any of these excursions equal
ling the record set on Sunday early
n May when eighteen trainloads We're
brought in from Pennsylvania towns.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
MISSIONARY WORK
PRAISED BY PASTOR
Activities of Adonriam Judson
Furnishes Topic for the Rev.
John E. Briggs.

Far-reaching results accomplished by
Adonrfam Judson. the missionary who
began his work In Burma. 100 years
ago this month. furnished the topic for
the sermon of the Rev John Z. Briggs
at the Fifth Baptist Church. E street
near Seventh. southwest, this morning.
The efforts of DIR. Judson bore fruit
hi more ways than he dreamed tf. ard
the work started by him In the Asiaric
field Is unique in missionary arnals.
The Rev Hinson v. Hewlett, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church, Fourth
and Virginia avenue. also preached on
the work of DIR. Judson. his morning
subject being zone Hundred Years
Ago" He will elaborate the same
theme this evening. when he breaches
of "Burma's Gifts
An impressive service was held this
morning at Ninth street Christian
Church. where the mortgage that mas
encumbered the church building since
it's erection in 1888 was burned In the
presence of a congregation that 1llsd
the church. The Rev. George A. Mil
Ter. pastor, whose efforts during the
last six years were largely instrumental
in raising the last of the debt. was
in charge of the services, and the Name
was dppueQ 70 tnt uoCuuicht w
Morrison, who has been trustee OF
the church since 1t was organized
As the mortgage turned TO ashes In
the brazier the congregation sang the
Doxology. Addresses were made by W.
s. McCurdy and Joseph A Scott. who
have long been elders of the church
DIR. Louis F. Zinkhan, superintendent
OF Washington asylum, was the speaker
at the Ingram Memorial Congregat'-iial
Church this morning in the absenc- of
the pastor. the Rev. j. w. Frizzeil, who
Is spending his vacation in Vermont
His subject was Temptation" Tonight
there will be twilight service at which
the speaker will be H. N. Roberts.
teacher of the adult Bible class. He
will give an analytic review of the life
of Moses.
In the absence of the Rev. Dr. Henry
E. Brundage. who Is in Wyoming on his
the pulpit at the lexington
Church was filed this
by the Rev. DR.. J. B. Edmol-
ston. of Belvidere, n. J. The Ecking-
ton congregation will meet this evening
with the members of the United Breth-
ern Church and next Sunday evening
the latter congregation will attend the
services at lexington. These alternate
union meetings will continue until Sep
tember when DR.. Brundage will preach
at the United Brethren Church.
For three Sundays, beginning July 20.
the Rev. David A. Reed, of Riverdale.
Md. will be the supply at the morning
service in the lexington church The
Rev. Walter Baker. of Homer, H., and
the Rev. DR.. J. c. Elliott will preach
there next month
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
DISPERSAL OF VICE.

Baltimore has been hard at work on its vice prob
lem for some time, and there is inquiry of the
grand jury there into the reported dispersal of vice
into residential sections, following its gradual ban
ishment from the formerly segregated districts.
The spread of vice, though in relatively small
quantity to residential neghborhods will always ex-
cite citizens great deal more than any amount of
vice distant from the home districts And this is not
to be wondered at 1t would be very remarkable
state of affairs in which didn't feel and act that
way But in that very fact lies the assurance of
aroused feeling and determined action to drive out
or avoid the new ev-or rather the new form of
the old evil.
1t was to be expected that the abandonment of
segreg cation in Baltimore would be followed by the
appearance of vice in parts of that city where it was
once altogether, relatively unknown 1t is not to
be expected that the conditions will be tolerated
by those families in the invaded districts Applying
permanent remedy however is the part of the task
which reaches into the essentials permanent
remedy is to stamp out the evil. temporary remedy
is that, if the newcomers will not get out, the old
residents will
But this temporary remedy does not prevent the
trouble from getting back to its original starting
point Obviously right there, with everybody else
fled, is the vice district all over again-the segre-
gated district.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
What's on Program This Week
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, bandstand. to $40 p. m.
Weekly meeting of the Central Labor
Union, Typographical Temple, 423-42S
G street northwest, p. m.
Exhibition of PAINS fireworks, circus
grounds, Fifteenth and H streets
northeast, evening.
Meetings, evening:
Knights of Columbus-Potomac Council.
Masonic-Dawson Lodge, No. 16, and
Stansbury, No. "a; Mt. Vernon Chap-
ter, No. 8, and Anacostia- No. II:
monthly meeting Of the Tresteooaro
Club.
Odd Fellows-Union Lodge, No. u:
Covenant, No. Is, and Beacon, No. lo'
Mt. Nebo Encampment, No. b.
knights of Pythias-Decatur Lodge. No.
Q, Calanthe, No. II. and Equal, NO -.
Red Men-Osage Tribe, No. 6, Fifth and
G streets.
X. o. T. M.-National Tent, No. !,
old Masonic Temple; Anacostia rent
No. I, Masonic Hall. Anacostia' MT
Vernon Tent, No. 4. Northeast leHi-
PIE.
National Union-Federal Council Py.h,
ian Temple; Pressmen's Council, EasIe
Hall: East Capitol Council, 3l4 Penh-
sylvania avenue southeast
Golden Eagles-Cyrus Castle, No. i, SO
Louisiana avenue northwest.
TUESDAY.
Concert by the United States Engineer
, Band, Logan Park. 1:3O p. M
Monthly meeting of Carroll COUNCIL
knights of Columbus, evening.
Meetings. evening:
Ma Masonic-National Lodge. No. Il; Myron
NJ. parker. No. q, King David. NO.
2S and Takoma. No. %; Washington
Naval Chapter. No. S: special meet
ing Nithras Lodge Of Perfection, NO.
/ Scottish Rite: Mizpah Chapter NO.
& Order of the Eastern Star.
Odd Washington Lodge. No 4.
Golden Rule No. 2l. Amity, No. 2, and
Langdon. No. &c.
Knights of Pythias-Webster Lodge. NO.
excelsior. No. IA, Capital, No. "A.
and Myrtle, No. 3
Red Men-Idaho Tribe. No: 10. North
cast Temple; Osceola Tribe. No IL.
Tenleytown: Waneta Council' No. 3;
degree of Pocahontas, Fifth ana U
streets.
X O. T. M.-Brightwood Tent. No: ).
Maccabee Hall, Metropolitan Tent NO.
u. Fifth and G streets
National Union-State, War, and Navy
Council. Pythian Temple.
Golden Eagles-Monarch Castle. No =
Fifth and G streets.
WEDNESDAY.
Motor boat races by the Eastern Power
Boat Club.
Outing to Marshall Hall of Knights ot
Pythias.
Meetings. evening:
Masonic-Washington Centennial Lodge.
No. IA. Osiris. No. 26, East Gate. No.
"A: Brightwood Chapter. No. 8: Po-
tOmaC Commandery, No. 3, knights
Templar: Areme Chapter, No. 10, Or
der Of the Eastern Star.
odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge, No. !.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13

HARMONY. Nos. Friendship. No. u
and Federal City. No. 20; Mt. Nebt
Encampment. No. s.
knights of Pythias-Mt. Vernon Lodge
NO. . Union. No. %, Friendship Tenn.
pie, No. 3. Pythian Sisters.
Red Men-White Eagle Tribe, No. IL
Pythian Temple.
National Union-Treasury Council. G. A.
r. Hall: Congressional Council. Tyno.
graphical Temple
Golden Eagles-Harmony Castle. No. 10
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street.
THURSDAY
Celebration of Santiago Day bv the
FIRST Regiment, District Volunteer
infantry, Chesapeake Beach.
Lawn fete of Troop 90 Boy Scouts. Mrs
MAYORS lawn, Kenilworth avenue.
henilworth, ID. c.; evening
Sunday school field day, Phillips School.
5:30-7:30 p. m.
Meeting Of the District of Columbia AS
sociation of Workers for the Blind,
Public Library; evening.
Meetings evening:
Masonic-NavaI Lodge, No. 4: Hiram
NO. 10. and Lafayette. No. 10; Capital
Chapter. No. IL; Adoniram Council
No. 2, Royal and Select Masters
ODD Fellows-Columbia Lodge, No 10.
Excelsior, No. II. and Salem. No. %
Knights of Pythias-Franklin Lodge
No. :.
Red Men-Logan Tribe, No s: Wiscon-
sin avenue and " street; Sioux Tribe.
No. IS. Odd Fellows Hall, K street
southwest ..
X. o. T. M.-Georgetown Tribe. No 8.
odd Fellows Hall. Georgetown: Dis
trict Tent, Mariners Temple, Seventh
street southwest.
National Union-NationaI Council,
Eagles Hall: Nonpareil Council,
Schmidts Hall; Mt Vernon Council.
Eagles Hall.
Golden Eagles-America Council. No. 3,
316 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
FRIDAY.
Talk by E. F. Albertswortb. Saventb
Day Adventist Church, Twelfth and
NJ streets, evening.
Meetings. evening:
Ma asoSnie-Columbia Lodge. No. 3, and
Lebanon, No. Z; Hiram Chapter. No
10, X. A; Columbia Commandery. No.
Knights Templar; Martha Chapter
NO. !. Order of the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge. No l.
Metropolis. No. Is. and Phoenix. No
Knights of Pythias-Syracusians. No
Sisters
Red Men-Seneca Tribe. No. II. 31s
pennsylvania avenue southeast: Min.
cola Tribe, No. II. Anacostia: Idaho
council. No. l. Northeast Temple.
SATURDAY.
Athletic meet and riding tournament
Cottage City, Md.
Fourth annual cruise and reps,+a =,
sociation. 40
Social session of Canton Waship1,on
No. i, Patriarchs Militant, evening.
Meeting of Joseph Henry Council N.-
tional Union, Eagles Hall, evening
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
THE BULGARIAN DISASTER.

France, tripping blithely and confidently into her
war with Germany, and into an overwhelming de-
feat, gives partial parallel to Bulgarias recent
misfortune. But for Bulgaria, plunged in a fort
night from dizzying pinnacle of supreme assurance
built magnificent succession of victories, to the
lowest depths of national disaster and degradation
the contrast is even more ptful. There is fitting
parallel for her fearful experience.
But yesterday the world greeted Bulgaria the
real leader and dominating factor in the Balkan
league; the backbone of its strength, the modern
Sparta. Ferdinand was accounted both Cavout
and Garibaldi; his cabinet a very Amphyctionc
council
Jealous of friends, disdainful of counsel, car
ried away by oyerconhdence and overreaching am
bition, Bulgaria hearkened to the Sirens, dreamea
the witching dream of empire-and, reaching for the
world, lost all Small wonder if in the hour of awful
awakening of humiliating selfreveament the little
nation is frenzied and beyond control. If Sofa sees
the rule of the commune, the of the Terror
who can be surprised? Less tenperamenta peo-
Piles, smartng under vastly less exasperatons, have
indulged just such extremes
If ever there was proper occasion for the in
tervention of cooheaded civilization through the
agency of the powers it is presented in todays stu
alton in Balkania The Turk is reused to hope that
he may profit by the dissensions of his enemies.
Greece is as overwrought as vengefu as glory
struck and incapable of reason as Bulgaria was
month age. She may meet pathetic fate unless
her hand is stayed. Christian Liberation is already
turned into barbarous persecution for the unhappy
Balkan peoples. The buzzard-swarms of Austrian
and Roumanian ambition hover above the battle
fields which the allies destroying each other.
Ii Christian civilization is more than mockery it
will step in and stop the horror.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Kills Himself and
Defeats Detectives

sam Zobol, of Philadelphia. died a
suicide at the New York Hospital Fri
day. just as detectives reached the hos
pital gates to seize him as a check
swindler wanted in Washington and
Baltimore, according to word reaching
Detective Cornwell of the headquarters
force today.
II is charged that when obol was
discharged by Benjamin Medoff, a Phil
adeluphia hardware dealer ne decamped
with his employers check book on the
Southwestern National Bank. coming to
Washington Presently Medoff began
receiving consignments of goods from
Washington and Baltimore that he had
never ordered. Zobol. Detective Corn
well says. was ordering these goods in
the name of his employer. and giving a
larger check than the consignment call
ed for, receiving the difference in cash.
Several Washington concerns were
swindled.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Plan Separate Bathing
Beaches for District

+. Inmates for the construction of sep
arate bathing beaches for white and
colored persons in the District, as pro-
vided in the last appropriation bill. are
to be taken up for consideration by the
Commissioners soon.
Dr.. Hudson, superintendent of the
present bathing pools. is opposed to the
construction of beaches, because he be-
lieves them to be dangerous. Because
of mis- opposition it is possible three
plans may be submitted to Congress-
One will provide for beaches in the tidal
reservoir and along the Anacostia
river, for white and colored persons
respectively: one for an enlargement of
the present plant on the Monument lot.
and another. for the construction OF
pools in different sections of the city,
zach to serve 4 neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
GATUN LAKES LAST LEVEL.

The latest number of the Canal Record to reach
this country states that the last gate of the Gatun
dam spiway was closed on June H. and the water
is now to be impounded until it reaches its perma-
nent level eighty feet above the sea- and afford
thirty-fve-foot channel
Measurements of fowage for twenty-three years
indicate that with the spillways now finally closed,
the water in Gatun lake should reach the eighty five
foot level by December /. When the gates were
closed June 27 the level 1925 feet so that there
is still to be mpounded the tremendous body of water
represented by further rise of 36.75 feet.
q. Gatun lake came into existence April 25, 1910,
when the west diversion at Gatun dam was closed
and the water began to rise, reaching normal level
fourteen feet above sealevel and in times of flood
rising to eighteen feet About February is, 1912,
other sluiceways closed and the lake forced
up to 56.3 feet on November &c. 1912 At this
height the water poured through gap at fifty feet
elevation and in order to allow the work be COM
pleted in dry season the spillways opened and
the water drained down 10 48.3 feet, around which
level it has been maintained since.
Gatun lake is the great central feature of the
whole canal construction. 1t represents the greater
part of the distance through which vessels pass
between ocean and ocean. At either end of il are
the locks to lift them up to and down from the eighty
fve-foot level.
The real question about lock type canal is and
always has been Gatun lake Will the great dam
hold the water at all seasons and in all the circum-
stances of tropical freshets? That is last the test
of the canal on which the nation is spending $780,
100000, more or less. The last test is now making
Culebra Cut has had most of the publicity; its press
agent has been active and efficient. But the cut
will be taken care of in due time. 1t presents the
simple question of shoveling up and hauling out
more and dirt as it slips in Men and dredges
and money will solve that.
With the dam it is different. There has been
sharp difference of opinion concerning the proper
construction for the dams foundations 1t would bel
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Workhouse to Provide
Brick for District Use

Within the next few weeks the Dis
trict workhouse at occoquan. Va. will
begin sending quantities of brick.
crushed stone and other building ma
teual to the District government ac-
cording to Superintendent Whitaker.
The stone-crushing plant, capable Of
turning out 20 yards of concrete ma
terial a day. will be started tomorrow.
1t will have an operating force of forty
men, all inmates.
The new tug purchased for the work.
house will be pressed into service
August l. to haul this material to the
city. BricS kilns. with a capacity Of
5000 a dsv, already are in operation.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
To Take Up Laborers'
Plea for Half Holiday

The Commissioners tomorrow Will
take up the petition of laborers in the
District Water Department for half
day off on Saturday. with pay. They
are disposed to grant the petition. 1t is
understood. extending 1t to all District
laborers No decision will be reached,
however. until an inquiry is made as 10
why the original half holiday order eN-
cusing all officials. clerks, and others on
the permanent rolls, was not applied
also to the per diem employees.
1t is probable that the question OF
the Commissioners power TO act may
be submitted to Comptroller OF the
Treasury Downey.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Think Dog Poisoned;
To AnaIyze Stomach

chemical examination of the stomach
of Fannie. Boston bulldog, will he
made by the District Health Office to-
morrow, on request of Inspector BoarG-
man. chief Of detectives. 1t is be-
lirved the death o. this pet of f.
Dwight Ryerson wili add another to
the long list OF strange dog poisonings
that have aroused dog owners of Chevy
chase for months.
Fannie died yesterday in front Of her
owners home at 1853 Northampton
street. Chevy Chase. The police have
started an nvestiyation to clear up the
poisoning cases.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Fixes New Point in Law.

SEATTLE. Wash. July l3-In dis
missing the suit of Mrs. Mary A..
Meese against the Northern Pacific rail-
road for $4,000 damages because her
husband was killed by railroad engine
while he was working I'm a brewery
yard. United States District Judge
Cushman made ruling that fixes the
responsibility of third parties in con-
nection with the killing of a workman
under the workmen's compensation law.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13

d pity if the supreme test should develop that the
wrong instead of the right plan had been adopted
Nobody believes that everybody hopes the right
thing has been done; but the fact remains that the
time is at length here when the proof of the pudding
is to be made by the established process of chewing
the string-and not the rag.
The Washington times., 1913-07-13
Concerts Tomorrow
sy u. S. Marine Band, at the U. S.
Marine Barracks, at AGO Pm.
WILLIAM II. SANTELMANN.
Leader.

March, distant Greeting" DorIng
Overture. Son and Stranger"
Mendelssohn
Caprice. "Eglantaine" Ivan LoOck
Excerpts from "Damnation of
Faust .......................B BerlIoz
Waltz. Our Volunteers" .Santelmann
Musical Scenes from Switzerland
Langev
Music de Ballet Faust" Gounod
CD Waltz for the Corps di Bal
let.
CbD Ensemble of Helen and her
Trojan maIdens and Cleopatra
and her Nubian Slaves.
cI Entry Of the Nubian Slaves.
Od) Pas Seul of Cleopatra
eI Entry of the Trojan Slaves.
% Pas Seul OF Helen.
(g) BaCChanale and Entry Of Phyne.
March. Lance and Shield'
Laurendeau
The StarSpangled Banner