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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-31
A Question of Ethics.

Memphis Commercial Appeal,
giving the history and details Of
a lawsuit before a justice Of the
peace, the trial of which was of
such nature that the general
public was barred from hearing
it, there appeared in the editor
ial columns of the Tampa (Flori-
a)Daiiy Times the following:
Some weeks ago The Times
propounded to it's contemporar
les a question of newspaper
ethics; namely, when the publ
cation of a given item of news
would injure the community
ought it to be published or sup
pressed? The replies were fair
ly unanimous in the negative.
Now another question closely
akin is propounded by an ex-
change published in a city out
side of this state. 1t is this;
where the publication of a piece
Of news would be the occasion of
inAicting upon an individual or a
family embarrassment or morti-
fication or suffering mentally or
morally or damage pecuniarily,
should the particular piece of
news be published under the
duty of newspaper to give its
readers all of the news. The pa
per from which the question is
taken is very decided in its af.
firmative answer.
There is much to be said upon
both sides of the question. The
paper first discussing the ques.
tiop says:
I'm the first place, a newspa-
per owes an obligation to it's
whole circle of readers to print
fair, comprehensive report Of
the DAYS happenings. 1t can.
not overlook this responsibility
merely to please individuals
That policy involves an injustice
to the many and favoritism tc
the few. Who shall be favoredi
In regarding this paragraph
there occur to us the queries,
Has the public an absolute right
to be acquainted with all the
misfortunes and calamities anG
crimes of every individual if the
knowing will cause the unfortu
nate or the guilty suffering OF
injury? Has no one any right tt
privacy as against the pryinl
curiosity of the multitude2 Islit
the duty of reputable newspa
per to cater to the prurient crav
ing of the mob for sensations?
We put these questions with
out intending by thier wording
to indicate our opinions upon the
broad subject preached. The
question propounded in the be
ginning of this article has two
answers; which is right morally
Which is right pecuniarily?"
To our way of thinking, the
question at issue in the Florida
paper has in it more of common
decencv, common sense and NOR
, atty than Of ethics. 1t has al
ways been our position that mat
tiers which could not possibly bt
of benefit to the public, bu
which might hurt or humiliatt
families or individuals, shoul(
be kept out of print. We re
member the case in the Scott
Hill vicinity, in which the loca
correspondent of the Nashville
Banner branded at ''meat steal
ers and chicken thieves" a nun
Der Of persons who had not beer
SO convicted, and it is our recol
lection that a suit for libel grew
out Of that and reports made il
, other papers. We were at tina
time thoroughly conversant will
the alleged facts in the case bu
on account of the respectable!
of at least one family concerned
we refrained from giving public
ity to the charges made. In thi
case, the Nashville Banner after
ward made due apology unde
larra hao dl;rac
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY

FOR SAlE-RaiirOad siding. lVl feet on T. &
.. south Of Rhode Island avenue. suitable
for siding: ..iCS 50. IT. Price reasonable.
owner. 60i iIfh st y W
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INVESTMENT PROPERTY

HAVE a good substantial equity "f $4,000
in ncw dwellings just put upon the mar
k"l. nv. ne. and sections this city:
si.on IL this represents cash invested viii
divide "ne-half the other .UJ0 with any one
Who will loan me s.. CsO or indoTse .I-daN note
>" ! can raise this amount. BON 3i7. Times
Office. l.
OVER s. INVESTMENT
-Four brick houses nted at SIS per month
Trust >. 500. AT ~. Price. $50
j. l.. kOI.B Ior your own brokerI
923 NEW YORK AVE. y W /
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Marriage Licenses.

RAYMOND. l.. Thompson and Cecile -
Warren, of Kingston, N. Y.
Scott r. Riser and Florence R. Pratt
of washington.
Stevenson, of washington.
Carey p. Leitch and Maggie NJ. Waller,
of Fredericksburg, Va.
Arthur s. Gilmore. Of New Bern, ". C.,
and Bertha /. Campbell. Of Clares
Mich.
COLORED.
John Timberlake and Carrie Thompson.
of washington
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
IN MEMO RAM

BAUMAN- In sad but loving remembrance o<
AUGUSTA AMELIA BACMAN. who de-
parted This life two years ago today, April
II. 1911.
We miss thee from our home. mother.
We miss thee from thy place.
A shadow over life 10 cast.
We miss the sunshine Of thy face.
by Her Devoted Son Albert, Daughter
in-law, and Grandchildren.
LAMBETH-In sad but loving remembrsnce
of our devoted mother and wife. SCSfE s.
LAMBETH. who departed this LIE two
years ago. April Is. 1911.
Years may pass away and perish.
Every feeling die away.
But the love for you we cherished
Never. never shall decay.
BY Her Loving Husband and Children
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
DEATHS

MckENNY-suddenly. Thursday. April n. at
her residence. 1904 Fifteenth street north
west. ELISE McKENNY. daughter Of Jessie
+. and the late James E. Mckenny. OF
Richmond Va.
Funeral services at the residence Saturday
at $50 a. m Interment st Hollywood.
Richmond. Va.
tRichmond papers please copy3
SMITH-on April Is. 1913. ELIZABETH CO.
BURN. daughter Of George Otis and Gracs
Coburn Smith. aged five years Services
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. at the family
residence. l57 Bancroft place Interment in
Maine.
SAI.k-At the residence OF her daughter.
Mrs. F. SoreI Stoddard. rs Blair road. Ia
konia Park. ANNA GORDON. of Chester
town. Kent Co. Nd. widow Of late DR.. W.
W. Walk, NJ. G.. OF New York. aged sew
cnty-cight years.
Funeral Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church. Takoms Park. Saturday. April -.
at III o'clock. 1nterment Rock Creek.
WARRIOR Friday. April Is. 1913. at 1870 a
M. LESTER y. WARD. beloved husband OF
Rpsamond A. Ward.
Funeral Monday. April 81. at J D. m.
from the Kensington. s5si Fourteenth street.
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Deaths.
WHITE.

George S. Robinson, 70 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Henry c. Wingate, S years. 24,S Eight
eenth street northwest.
Lcla NJ. Julian, A years. 30 Third street
northeast.
Charles H. Mann. q years. Providence
Hospital
Elizabeth Dausch. IS years, si1 B street
southeast.
Gcorgie Emma Robey. 20 years. ll3S
Sixth street southwest.
Mary E. Carroll. "A years, 1i1s Montello
avenue northeast
Wentworth Harrison. 1s years. Naval
Hospital.
gohn Dawson. 10 months, OAldrens
Hospital.
COLORED.
Joseph Colbert. 20 years, Washington
i.sylum Hospital.
Cecilia Washington, 81 years, Little Sis
ters Of the Poor.
Edward Burke, 81 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Jennie Coleman, 50 years. 1sc5 Twelfth
street northwest.
Grace E. Conley, 2S years. s97 Virginia
avenue southeast. t
Frank Joyce, 6S years. Casualty Hos
pital.
Ethel NJ. Yancey. Is days. 3l3 G street
northeast.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
VACUUM CLEANERS

VACUUM CLEANERS RENIEI'. 81 50 DAY: |
MACHINES DELI EREp AHp CALLED |
FOR 500 NeGILL BLOG. PHONE u. 3sis |
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NOTICE TO LADIES

NIANI SCIENCE OF HEALTH. Free lee
tures for women Wednesday. 3 o. m. Nat
ursI non-surgical cloth bound 4oO-page book
ire sis Colorado Building.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
WATCH REPAIRING

WATCH REPAlRING by skiiifuL well eN-
perienced matchmaker. All repairs guaran-
iCCd Cleaning. 81. M4inspring 81
81. BLEMENFEI-D. JEwELEE.
$50 i4iH II 81. PHONE COZ. 40.
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Furnished or Uufurnished.
RIGHTEOUSNESS PROPERTY

NEARLY NEW. LARGE 3-STORY BUILD
ing: fronting streets; suitable for produce
manufacturing purposes, will renoyate To
suit; part whole A CERRlGLIo. 91s
La. ave.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
FLOOR Oils

c. 7. HUNTERS SANITARY DUSI f.r.-
. ING FLOOR OIL. contains Ollum AK.
Keeps the floors clean and bright es
them = polished finish. Good tor ir-
nIlurc- Try it: 5Oc gal. deliN ere By
The l.. s Govt and over I0oJ ar
the last % years. il3 Pa. ave. y. is.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
Vital Records.
Births.
HIIITT

Daniel NJ. and Ellen T.. Stanton. girl
Barry NJ. and Alice NJ. Hopper. boy.
Joseph and Clotilda Cordes, girl
Andrew ]. and Annie C. Gleeson, F,rfs
Edgar A. and Hattie p. Shreve. giri.
Anton and Margaret E. Danhakl, girl
Erne s. and Mary v. Salem. boy.
Parker and Edna Reinohl. girl.
Charles II. and Mary A. Tucker, boy.
Christiane G. and Henrietta ]. Schlas.
girl.
Samuel and Rose Arkin boy.
Paul ~ and Elizabeth A. johnson. giSf.
COLORED.
John and Kate Cooper. boy.
Richard and Alberta Middleton, gtrl
Henry and Kate Wright, girl.
John and Lavinia Swan. boy. .
Fetrus and Lucy Butler. girl. :.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
rREMlER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.

| PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
| y B.-Following schedule figures published
| only as information and are not guaranteed.
| TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON
| For Atlanta. Montgomery. Mobile New
| Orleans. $50 a. m. and 1915 .. M. daily.
| Dining cars.
| For Chattanooga and Memphis via Ashe-
| Vile le:IJ p m daily.
| For atlanta. Columbus. Birmingham s. "A
| a. M and i:35 p. III. daily. Dining cars
| For Atlanta. Admission. Talladega CaIera
! Selma $50 a. and +.S5 y. III. daily and
| for Uniontown. DemopOlis Meridian $50 u
m daily. Dining cars.
| For Roanoke. Bristol. Knoxville Chatta-
| nouga Birmingham. Meridian, VickSburg
| New Orleans. 1919 y. III daily. Dining cars
For Roanoke. Knoxville. Chsttanoosa. Nash
NAV be occupied alter 1000 y. IN. Dining car
| For AsheVill'. $50 a. M. 50 p IN and
IOiS D. IN daily. Dining cars
| For Columbus. SummcrN ale. Charleston
Aiken. Augusta. savannah. brunswick. Jack
SONY lille. and Florida points. ; - y. IN. daily.
Dining car
day. Is y. M.
For Dsn,ilie ,IocaD. 80 a m. daily.
For Harrispnburg. $50 a. tpl?ior carr
daily. 3.35 y. III. (parior carr. and i:oS D. IN.
For Charlottesville tIocan. 80 a. M and
For warrenton. $50 a m: HOO a. IN: sos
D. IN. week days
/. :. BROWN. General AGENT.
CRESAPEAKE & OHIO LINES.
Sis u. III. daily-SleepCrs TO LouisN lite Gin
cinna,i. Indianapolis. and ST ISrus
$50 r. m. daily-fullman to Cincinnati aaI
Chicago.
u:iS p. IN. dsilv-Sleercrs % Virginia Hot
springs Cincinnati and Lcuirville
otaess als "a. ave-. isss y o.. sn3 Gallon
6As!aA -------
The Washington times., 1913-04-18

RINEKDALE. MD.-A bargain: ] rooms and
bath. electric light, Gall fruit trees hedge
ana shrubpery: lot 60x3e0: plenty Of room for
chickens and garden: one block from electric
and steam cars. Apply Sc 9TH st. y. E..
Apt. 3gl. The Ramona IL
The Washington times., 1913-04-18

FOR StLE-Fine 2-s:ory. s-room pebble
dash home: bath, cellar steam heat: good
bot: tue shade trees: near two car lines. one
, fare. Terms. Sl00 cash. bal, SO monthly,
pays principal and all interest. Price only
$3.50.
H. +. MANoLER CO. 20: n,h y. w.
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
WOREINGMA::.'S WANTS

WORKISGMEN-Thc present ARRANGEMENTS
are sstisfactorN. we are getting the stock
and that's the main Thing; ceiling IL right
makes IL GO. g hats new. 81. big slork.
slightly used suits 81 to $40. ami they are
going some: one price. JUSTH'S OLD
STAND. 519 u i
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
WANTED-ROOMS

THREE LARGE clean well ventilated rooms
fore ladies: no children: state tcrTnt BOX
sis. Times ofhce. 10
ED by two young men, 2n1 floor front
rom: must be between Sth and 18th and F
and y SITS; state price. BOX 80. Times Of
G-s. u
The Washington times., 1913-04-18
Fox Rent.

iIlS ESERNOIR AVE. y W
Sin room sem-detaChed house n ar conduit
road: large lot. stable. cellar Rent only slj.
ALLAN T. WALKER n co. INC. 1858 e.
e-ROOM HOUSE. with Easement. on Conduit
rotd Si6 mo; all ConvcnIenCes. Apply
Mrs T. J. BOYLE conduit road. II. T.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
SUICIDES on THE INCREASE.

Statistics recently issued by the
United States Bureau of the Census
show a marked increase" in the
number of suicides in the Nation.
In 1911, the year for which the
figures were compiled. the number OF
cases of self-destruction was 1922,
which was 1,O32 more than the pre-
vious year.
There must be a reason for these
figures. Possibly the cause lies in a
degeneration of our race or in a lack
of proper training.
But then again, the cause may well
lie in the complex social conditions OF
modern times. Is it not, indeed, an
accusation against our institutions
when in a single year nearly ten thOus-
and persons find life too hard a con-
test and death the only relief? Per-
haps matters might be bettered by di-
verting a little of our attention from
the commercial to the human side of
things.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
A Practical Commencement,

Editor the Missourian: Perhaps no
entertainment or stunt i'm the Univer-
, sity of Missouri has produced less in
terest to outsiders and to the alumni
than has the annual commencement
This year, the students, realizing the
necessity of larger attendance at
commencement week and hoping to
induce more of the "old grads" to
come back to their alma mater, have
arranged to have Stunt Week in addi-
tion to the regular commencement ex-
ercises.
Whether there will be a larger
crowd here than ever before at any
graduation remains to be seen, but
the fact is that commencement is still
playing the second fiddle in the Or
chestra entertainment. If there are a
hundred or two hundred more alumni
and visitors here this commencement
than there were last year, it does not
mean that the additional number has
come back because commencement has
been made more interesting and at
tractive, but because of the stunts.
The fault lies in commencement it.
self. Why could not this occasion be
made a stunt? 1t would seem that
an easy solution to the problem would
be to make commencement so attrac-
tive and entertaining that it would be
the greatest drawing card Of the year.
We might follow the example of Car
Isle University. There, at commence
ment, instead of delivering the COM
mencement Grafton, representative
from the different departments tells
in simple manner what he has learn
ed. One man talks, perhaps, on sani-
tatiOn and at the same time three
of his classmen are busy demonstrate
ing how they are taught to fit steam
radiators, bath-tubs and wash basins.
Or, maybe, it is the architect who is
explaining to an interested audience
how he will build his home on his
own reservation in Oklahoma.
A similar plan could be followed
by the University of Missouri. The
agricultural student could explain
what he knows about a certain subject
and while he Is talking, others could
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
MAKING PARKS PAY.

Hartford, Conn, is making its parks
pay their expenses, according to an
article in Suburban Life. This is dis
tinctly a novel idea to the American
mind, which has long considered
parks a means of spending money for
the public good. There has been little
idea of making parks a paying propo-
sition.
Hartford, however, is not only
reaching this result without gouging
the picnicker, but has had the money
forced upon it. Under the present
circumstances, the city would find it
difficult to refuse the money.
The whole thing is the result of the
city's action in taking control of the
defectories to improve the service
The service was improved at con-
siderable expense, but to the surprise
of the managers, the end of the year
showed profit, enough to maintain
the park itself.
A suggestion that prices lie lowered
is impossible because of the objection
of outside dealers, who insist that
the prices be kept up. So the city
is not only getting better service from
the parks, but the parks are not cost
ing the taxpayers anything.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
THE NEWSPAPERS MISSION
A Missouri Editor Takes Issue With the Idea
That ''the Chief Implement of a Paper
Should Be Whitewash Brush

law, the venal congressman and the
white slave promoter, why is it not
equally right and necessary in the
case of the plain drunk. the jOy-rider,
the patron of the house across the
track" the kleptomaniac $50 called.
if pa has enough money!, the liquor
selling druggist. the lying deacon, or
the criminal-practice elder, even
though they be relatives of advertis-
ers or control the city printing? In
one of the vice commission raids in
Chicago, one of the choice" punches
included a clergyman. His name was
suppressed. Why. the Almighty, whose
cause was damaged by that "whited
sepulchre." alone knows. That in
Internal hypocrite should be known,
that the world can kick him where
he belongs-not OUT of the church
but DOWN among the publicans where
he can learn to say God be merci-
full to me a sinner"
1t has always been a mystery to
me who made the newspaper the
apologist and official hypocrite for the
community. No one can deny that the
continual chronicling of evil dOings
will give a town bad name. But
what right has it to anything else
as long as it conducts itself in an
evil manner with no effort to purge
itself. Hasn't the world the right
to know the truth about a town as
well as a person? l fail to see why
the chief implement of a newspaper
should be a whitewash brush. 1t has
no call to use a brush of any kind;
it is not a painter, but photographer,
whose duty it is to hold the mirror
up to nature" Telling the truth often
pains the innocent wives and children
of culprits, but in the end all Gnclud-
ing these sufferers) are benefited.
The Christ said: "Ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you
free"
In the twenty-eight years / have
been chronicling the events of COM
more or less small, have
found that Charles A. Dana was right
when he said What the Almighty al ,
lows to happen, am not ashamed to
publish"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.

Journalism Week offers attractions
for other students of the University
than those of the School of Journal,
ism. Those who in former years at,
tended the lectures delivered by men
prominent in the newspaper affairs OF
the country, found much of general
and pertinent interest, no matter what
line of work they intended to pur-
sue.
Speakers will be here next week
who represent a field of important
public activity in the country. Who
of those who heard the remarks of
Will Irwin, Charles ii. Grasty, Os-
wald G. Willard. Lafayette Young or
Herbert Kaufman did not find them
of attractive interest?
OF course, the week is primarily at
tractive TO journalists but other stu
dents should find much that will en-
tighten and broaden in the addresses
delivered by our visitors.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
VIEWPOINTS
Character and Sport.

Editor the Missourian: Will you
kindly permit me to offer some COM
ments through your valuable columns
upon a dramatic incident which Oc-
Cured during the baseball game be-
tween the Varsity and the freshman
squad on last Friday afternoon.
In one of the late innings of the
game a freshman player batted a ball
which fell fair between the home
plate and the third base and bounded
outside after it passed the third base.
This gave two runners on the bases
an opportunity to score for the
Freshmen and the count then stood 2
to 1 against the Varsity.
Unfortunately, however, the umpire
saw the batted ball only after it rolled
outside the fair line and called it a
foul ball. This was of course an er-
rCneous judgment against which the
Freshmen and the bleachers protested
most vigorously. At this juncture the
umpire consented to abide by the
judgment of Mr.. Hall who was catch
ing for the Varsity and who was in
the best position to see the ball.
Mr.. Hall was under no obligations
to offer an opinion in the case. To
have held his peace would certainly
not have placed him in a compromis
ing position. Silence on his part
meant victory to himself and his team
mates. Yet Notwithstanding all this,
Mr.. Hall, upon request, offered to cor
rect the umpire's error and thereby
victory to the opposing
team.
BY many this is likely to be re-
garded as a trivial incident. But it
seems to me that it is just such in
cidents that try mems souls and be
it said to the credit of Mr.. Hall that
his soul stood the test. Here was an
example of that rare and radiant
type of the gilt edged character in
sport. Any coach that can lay claim
to having trained such players may
Justly be proud of his work and men.
Any baseball team that can count such
athletes in it's ranks is victorious in
lefeat. Any university which sends
put into the world such type of men,
sends out the true leaven which
snnobles and elevates mankind.
LEON ARDZROONI.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12

land has suffered untold cruelty and
oppression since Cfomwell's Ironsides
conquered the island. And perhaps
Pat is justified in all his wrath. But
there are many Americans who will
fail to see the Irish point of view and
who will desire that the one hun
dredth anniversary of peace with the
mother country be fifty celebrated.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
IRISH FORGIVENESS.

One of the characteristics of the
sons of Erin is their tenacity at hold
ing in memory wrongs done their
country. Particularly is this true in
regard to the Irishman's attitude to-
ward England. He stoutly refuses to
show any love for the Briton and he
doesn't want his friends to do so
either.
Recently there has been a move
ment toward the celebration of the
one hundredth anniversary of the
treaty of Client, making a century of
peace between the United States and
England. But the Hibernian societies
throughout the United States are
voicing strong opposition to the pro-
posed celebration. Petitions are COM
ing to Congress urging representa-
tiyes to prevent the governments TAX
ing any cognizance of the 100 years
of amity between Great Britain and
this country. Irish-American repre-
sentatives in Congress are said to be
a unit in opposing an appropriation
for such n purpose.
This spirit is typical Of the Irish
man. His patriotism is such that he
cannot forget wrongs. No doubt Ire.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-05-12
Again thee Noisy Buglers.

Editor the Missourian: Now The,
the library is regarded as a plae.
for study only, why is it that tn
buglers choose that particultr spot a.
the campus which is nearest to IN.
reading room and seminar room for
tuning up and practicing their bugls
calls? Why can't some place at great.
er distance from reader and student,
be chosen?
About IS students have signed a pe.
tition that they be rid of this nuisance
A LIBRARY READER.