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The Washington times., 1913-11-30
CRISP DENIES He
IS FOE Of DISTRICT
Congressman Explains 0pposi-
ton to the HaIf-and-HaIf
PIan-Seeks To Be Fair.

Seeking To dissipate apparent false
ideas regarding his attitude toward the
District. Congressman Crisp of Georgia.
who has a bill! to abolish the half-and-
half principle. today explained his
course of action
Il am not an enemy of the DistricI
Of Columbia. he said. and reports that
Q intend 10 fight the District appropria-
lion bill With technical points Of orde'
a.e erroneous. My attitude Is Simply
this:
Il do not think ii fair that the
Federal Government which means the
taxpayers of the country. should
contribute toward the running eX-
penses of the District of Columbia. On
the other hand. l am perfectly will
ing that the District should have
.el.-goyernment and that it shall have
} representation in the halls of Con-.
ETess.
The report that l favored abolish
ing the half-and-half plan and yet
was silent on the self government OF
the District is in error. THINK
plan may be devised whereby the Dis
trict may have suffrage and also rep
ieceltation in the Congress OF tn
GCIted States.
Center of His Fight.
II shall wage my fight Oh the half
and-half plan strictly on t6e merits Of
a big question. So long as the organic
law provides for that half-and-half
principle / viii not resort 10 technical
points of order against items i'll the
District appropriation bill which are
based on the law as il StaHdS. II is TO
correct a false impression aibOut my bill
tisat ! make This statement.
Mr.. Crisp is the son of the late
Speaker Crisp, one Of the most not''d
Of the Speakers of tee House The
present member from Georgia was also
House parliamCntarian before his cleo
ton. and is a student OF governmental
affairs He will mane a speech when
the District bill is reported. and then
will advance in detail his reasons for
proposing an abolishing of the half
and-half plan.
Plank In Platform.
When he lnaae his campaign for Con-
Eress MIR. Crisp Informed Georgia
voters that his platform called 70" a
self-supporting District of Columbia.
lie held that it was unfair to tax the
remainder of the country tor a part O.
The Districts running expenses.
However, would have the Fed
eEal Government pay for anything il
receives from the District govern
Government uses water, electric
light, and other things furnished by
the local government il should pay
taxes the same as the ordinary tax
payer"
Congressman Ben johnson, Crisp and
Caraway are now openly against the
iIslf-and- half plan. and when the Dis
uict budget is debated they will lead
The effort to repeal that section of the
organic act which provides that the
=stfg DS-r1vf e-lesa
ifty-fifty in supporting the National
Capital.
The Washington times., 1913-11-30

DR.. Wiley says Il would rather be
able 70 cook d potato well than to paint
the frescoes OF the Vatican" Mrs.
Wiley must be away from home-To-
ledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1913-11-30

Somebody must have been telling
young Mr.. Astor that old whopper
about two being able to live as cheapIy
as one--Topeka State Journal
The Washington times., 1913-11-30

Delaware should make its State bird
the whippoorwill- State.
The Washington times., 1913-11-30
Girls White Slave Story
Told to Hide Escapade

PORTLAND, Me. Nov. 20 - The
white slave" story told by Miss Lois
II. Piper, the eighteen -year-oId Fair
l"ld school teacher. was branded as "a
AXE TO hide an escapade'' in a vigorous
statement today by United States Dis
liict AttOTueT Robert =. Whitehouse
The girl was away from home a week.
hen size reappearCd she told her
sather. kingsbury j.. Piper. formerly
: hartman of the Democratic State Com
Littee. that she had been given poison
d candy by q welI-drcssed woman and
'aken in drugged condition TO Boston
"a lere she was held Tor almost a week
before escaping.
United States District AttO-ncT
Whitehouse obtained Special Agent +.
=. Schmid OF the Department OF JUS
ice TO investigate the case. He report
cd that the story was untrue
The Washington times., 1913-11-30
At 1923

At S2.9S are gems Of sha-
dow lace, embroidered nets, and
combinations of net, lace, and
ribbons. Paris styles-will not
the elaboration, beauty, and in
dividuality of these Waists elo-
quently echo Paris ?"
The Washington times., 1913-11-30
Fur Coats and Sets=a...= zs...

4S-inch Mink Narmot Coats,
looking worth twice the C7S
price asked. SS5 values. for O'c
Combination Sets of Fitch and
Seal Novelty Muff aud Fancy
Neck Piece. SS5 values. CTS
Pointed Wolf Sets. the scarf and
muff with heads and tails. CIE
SOS values. for ..-.......---..- Ofc
Black Wolf sets. large neck
scarf and fancy muff. S6J cSn
value. for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Cco
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27

which was almost equal 10 that of the
November elections.
The country certainly does not want
TO witness another national campaign
like that of 1912 carried on WIN
its reckless clamOr and extravaganza.
But if Il repetition Of that unhappy ex-
hibitiOn is to be prevented some llini-
tatiOn must be put upon the abilit! oi
a few men of means 10 fOment sucn
disturbing struggle and TO carry It's
animosities into every corner OF the
Union. TO cut down campaign funds
would take a good deal Of the fury out
Of such contest and make ii possible
for the voters to pass judgment undls-
turbed by the noisy arts of agltatloh.
The smaller the part played by paio
organizers and agents the better. Inc
Senate is therefore only rejecting Il
Judgment which the public has reached
through experience when it seeks 10
eliminate the big campaign contributor
and 10 make parties and candidates oe-
pend upon more modest subscriptions
coming from wider circle OF we'll
wiSherS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
ON RIGHT LINES.

The most significant and hopelu'
feature OF the plans of the Bureau Oh
Social Hygiene. outlined in The IT'D
me this morning. is the determination
10 proceed with knowledge. MI J"hil
-. Rockefeller jr.. and his associates
have been rightly impressed with the
roct that most efforts Ia deal with the
white slave" traffic and its associateu
evils are sadly handicapped by lack OF
knowledge of the actual conditions
with which they are trying Ia deai
and the causes of these conditions
The agitation on this subject Is com
monty approached either in scn'l-
mental frame of mind or for purposes
of political reform. II is from time TO
time necessary to arouse the peopl,
in nreyent the utter dcmora iZatlon ol
municipal administration through OH
cial partnership with vice. ana WIN
an, doubt human sympathy and senii-
mont are needed in dealing WIN H.
Inf there is greater need OF JUST 'l'''
calm. patient. thorough ana colii'r'.
honsivc study of the whole subject ~
vice and its remedies which the bu-
reau of Social Hygiene has already uh-
Gcrtakcn.
The work Of the bureau is also like
Iv to result i'm great good because II -
undertaken without extravaganza cNp''-
totious of suddenly transforming So
cicty. The evil which il attacks Is rs
cid ms human relations. No spcclh'
for il & to be discovered out of land
md oven the wiscst measures oi re-
form cannot he expected 10 ah"'iSh IT,
Mr. Rockefeller and those whom h'
has gathered about him realize th'N
and are taking hold of the problem
for q long pull. satisfied that II ny
the unselfish and unStint"d use "i
money and brains they "an com" I"
fuller knowledge Of the CONDITIONS W
,inatclv responsible for vice ana le'n
+, - material reduction in il WITHIN Il
rfctimc their efforts will have nee"
worth while. They are g"ln" a"'u'
their noble and patriotic task III ''''
right spirit and on Il wisely chosen
course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
HELEN GOULD DEAR TO ARMY
Painting, The Brook, the Gift OF
Several Thousand Soldiers.

70 tho Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | would like TO give little detal!
as To the wedding gift To Miss Helen
Gould from the enlisted men of numper
of army outfits who combined their funds.
The organizations contributing were the
18th Infantry. Fort Mcpherson. Georgia;
the 9th Infantry. Fort Williams, Maine
tho garrison at Fort Totten, New York
Harbor; Fort Hamilton, New York iiar-
bor. Fort Wadsworth. New York liarbor;
enlisted mon OF the Sandy Hook proving
ground. New Jersey. and the 10th Cav
airy. Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. to-
rethcr with some officers and civilians.
The committee on selecting the gift,
knowing Miss Gould's love Of art. chose
a painting by well known artist Will
lam r. Derrick. all honorary member OF
the National Arts club, OF this city. The
title Of the picture is The Brook and IT
represents n woodland scene of a very
restful type. This gift represents the con-
tributions OF several thousand soldiers.
one OF the largest amounts was from the
men of the 10th Cavalry, colored regi-
mcnt.
Speaking Cor the enlisted men. the re-
cent expressions OF loyalty toward MISS
Gould show at least two things--that sol
diers and sailors appreciate. and they do
not forget. GEORGE A. SANFORD,
Army secretary. Y. NJ. c. A.
New York, Jan. "A, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27

roads. There is scarcely canal or Il
navicable river in those countries
which is not paralleled by rallro;'i'
and the business Of the railroads i
increasing proportionately 30 that oil
the canals.
The radical difference between ne
two cases in fundamental conditions u
that in the European countries pci"
land and water routes are undo" III"
same ownership. that of the -'Ferh.
ment. and are therefore co-ordIna'e'l
as two parts of the one system ''h'
net as hostile competitors. Now II u
not to be expected that the condition
which prevails in Europe VIII DE
adopted here. but it may be coIlsiuere'
whether practical common sense H'as
not here voluntarily lead to tn same
result. If a government owning pO'i'
railroads and canals can operate them
i'm correlation so as To make Dotn !"
creasingly profitable. 1t should he pos
sihIe for the two systems here. under
separate ownerships. to he similar!
operated That would seem To DE III
the mind of the Superintendent OF run
lie Works when he recommends co,
ordination between railroads anu
canals in this state such as VIII mike
an interchange of freight possible
Such a policy. we believe. would he 10
the advantage of both the lana ana
tbc water lines. rs well as "f the
,,ubli,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

There is little room in the New YORK
school system for IN educator. mat
is plain from the section of the Hanus
report published in The Tribune thiS
morning and from the monograph ol
Professor Elliott. of the lnlverslt! oil
Wisconsin. on which II is based. Inc
school principals tend to be merel!
administrative officers. Those VINO
have any talent for or inclination tow
ara supervisory work. toward inspir'
inc. guiding. directing the teachers
under them. are so burdened with az
ministrative duties that they nave
little time for it. and so hedGed ABOUT
BY bureaucratic orders issued by au-
tllorities who do not come III contact
with the children themselves that they
have little freedom anyway.
From among these mere admins
traitors district superintendent are
chosen. not for educational ability so
much as for administrative talent
And they in turn are 50 loaded Win
administrative duties that they can
give little educational impetus to the
system. Their supervision. like that OF
the principals amounts to seeing tla'
the system is going rather than seeing
that il is going well. This tendency
reaches it's climax in the Board of ST.
perintendents. whose work is 80 large
" clerical that Professor Ilanus rec
ommends its abolition.
There is little room for an educator
along that line. And where is an cdu-
Gator to come from? Where are cdl-
cational ideas to enter this system: III
is one of the most inbred in the world
Teachers come mostly from the schools
themselves. brought up in the sys-
TEN and moving in a circle for It's per
petuation. And there is little weed
inc out OF the incompetents. Prlncl-
pals are selected from among the
teachers. district superintendent from
among the principals, associate super
intcndcnts from among the district SUI
perintendents.
II was time some one from outside
took look mt this inbred organization
ard told us its defects. Ii * time W."
had permanent system. Independent
Of the schools. Of checking up iheir
work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
NOT COMPULSORY
A Suffragist Allays the Fears Of q
Terrified Anti

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In recent number of The Tribune
there is a letter from "A Member Of the
Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage"
headed AN Anti Enters Protest The
writer seems to he laboring under the de-
fusion that when women get the ballot
(and ! say when" advlsedly. as We surely
will some day. all women will De forced
TO vote, willy-nilly. She protests against
the terrible injustice this will be to those
women who prefer to stay by their fire
sides and let their husbands and brothers
do the work" IL seems incomprehensi-
BILE that any one should have such pc
culiar idea. Are all men compelled 10
vote now? Does ANTI imagine that II
she should fail to 60 to the polls on Elec-
ton Day she would be hailed into court.
and fined. perhaps?
| myself know two men who have not
voted for years, and | have never heard
OF anything horrible happening to them
not that they do not deserve It. however.
Horace Greeley once said There ought
to be a separate hell for men who do not
vote and / am inclined 10 agree with
him.
IL ANTI and her twenty-one million
sisters want to stay at home, let them
stay. No one will interfere with them,
but In the name Of that justice Of which
she speaks SO often. let those OF US who
want and need the vote have It,
As the injustice" Of II seems 20 be the
only thing that Is bothering Anti" |
hope now that have set her mind COM
pletely at rest. Perhaps she has heard OF
the man who boasted that one year he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
MONEY AND BUSINESS

week Of changes in that brinch W
business embracing transactions III Sc
c,rit;os left a record Of movements
entirely professional. In actua' puSi-
ness. aside from comparatively SIld'
investment purchases. the action o' the
stock market during the six days "i
trading did not reflect conditions III the
world Of trade and industry. only the
fluctuations incident to political iiiu-
cnccs at home and abroad.
Actual business in the various parts
or tho United States combining the sew
eral lines of commerce and industry
presented an irrcgularity quite us
tinctjyc from the returns oil previous
weeks. as reported by the com
mcrcial agencies. Not that funda-
mental conditions have shown any
weakening, but through the effect oil
tho weather and the promised tarlH
changes a checking of activity In Ger
tain lines has been shown. The IRON
and steel trade was the leader III inc
general tone of prosperity, Dnt ne"
buying was less active than II was a
month ago. and in foundry pig iron the
high tension was not in evidence
| Judged by the easier tendency OF prices
So far as furnace operations ana the
| demand on mill capacity were con-
cerned. they were reported to be very
heavy. with a consequently large con-
4 Il n.
| sumption. The textile trade showed a
variation according to sections. Inc
! hesitancy in woollcns particularly was
marked, and the cause was traceapie
| to the fact that good business JudS-
ment demands further insight into the
extent Of the tariff changes directly az
fecting wool products before liberal
orders will be placed.
| The Northwest, Southwest and parts
Of the Central West gave the best re-
! turns Of the week. There seems TO be
desire to go ahead in practically all
| branches Of business, and were 1T not
! for the uncertain tariff movement the
country would certainly be in the midst
of great prosperity. In the footwear
trade, notwithstanding the weather,
last week was very active, and already
| the business in spring lines was said
to be much larger than during the
same period last year. The leather
! trade was moderately active, with a
good demand for all varieties of hides
In matters Of money the week re-
| corded an easier tone in Europe as well
| as at home. The returns Of the Bank
OF England and the Bank Of France
were more favorable, though not suf-
ficiently improved TO inspire any en-
thusiasm regarding the relief from
financial strain SO long as the Balkan
settlement is deferred. During the
week New York gained by liberal re-
ceipts Of cash from the interior. but
shipments of gold TO Paris and to
| South America absorbed part OF the
surplus which otherwise would have
accumulated in this market. Call loans
! Tor the week ranged around "a per
cent. although on Wednesday the rate
was ~, per cent. and on Tuesday and
FRIDAY some loans We're reported at :,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
SMALLER CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

The Senate has Just passed a bill
further restricting contributions In con
uection with the nomination or clcc-
ton OF Presidents. Nice-Presidcnts.
Senators or Representatives. II strikes
y, the root Of the abuse Of eXtrayagant
political outlay by limiting to $1,000
the contribution to be made by any in
Gividual 10 campaign fund for the
benefit OF candidate for nomination
or election. Corporations are not al
lowed now TO contribute TO election
funds. They are to be barred under
The terms Of the Senate bill from Civ
ing any money to be used in controlling
conventions or carrying primaries.
1t will. of course, be said that a
limitation Of 5000 on an individuals
N1et would be an onerous restraint upon
his personal freedom. Those who take
that view contend that citizen may be
moved by patriotic interest TO help
along a cause or candidate by con
irbution proportionate to his means
and enthusiasm, and that he Is no more
censurable for giving money outright
than is another citizen who gives his
time and labor, which may often nave
:. larger value than $1,000. Excluding
individua, gifts Of more than $1,000, the
election funds of the Republican. Demo.
cratic and Progressive candidates for
President last year would probably
have been reduced to One-fourth or
one-fifth OF their actual size. and the
same statement would hold good as to
nomination funds. Shall parties and
candidates, it will be asked, be pro-
hibited from using money freely offered
them to be expended for purposes
which the law recognizes as proper:
The experiences Of the last Presi-
dental campaign show. however. how
easy II Is nowadays for parties and
candidates to be forced into extrava-
CANT OUTLAWS. The primary system is
!. fruitful source Of excessive expense.
II calls for more and still more. like
the daughters Of the horse leecb. The
greater the popular interest and the
more serious the issue involved the
greater will be the demand for de-
Ideting campaign Of education" The
Tribune repeatedly deplored the vast
addition to the ordinary expenses Of a
Presidential election caused last year
by the long drawn out primary contests
for the nominations. the strain Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
ANTS" TOLD TO HURRY
Come in Out of the Rain, Says
Advocate of Woman Suffrage.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: That letter signed M. B. was so
innocently harmless that IT was a cause
Of wonder The very idea of suggesting
that We ask the people TO vote against
our interest. That suggestion comes as
late as one running for train that has
gone and is already in another city.
II is the strong men and the strong
women who have carried through TINS
broadening and romantic propaganda OF
side by side politics; moreover. the desired
result of votes for women is already
born"
The faint-heartcd, the doubters, the
scared and the "antis" will take courage
and follow those who bravely~ lead. 1t is
we'll to come In out of the rain as soon
as possible. for with suffrage reigning IN
London and In New York there can be no
resting place for any "Noah's dove"
Brooklyn, Jan. -. 1918. NJ. l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-27
THE NATION ON ITS HONOR

The belief has been expressed Dv
The Tribune that decided majority
OF the American nation favOrS either
repeal Of the disputed clauses OF the
Panama Canal law or reference oil
them to diplomatic action or arbitra'
ton for settlement, or perhaps both OF
those courses. This belief. based upon
wide and careful observation rs well
as upon instructive faith in the right
ness of the American mind and con-
science. is strongly confirmed by a
compilation of actual declarations
which have been made on the subject
by a great number and variety Of rep
rescntativc men in all parts of the
country.
4 pamphlet which has just been
printed by Mr.. Robert Underwood
johnson, OF this city. contains nun
dreds Of direct and uneQuivocal dec
larations by editors. college presidents
clcrSymcn. school superintendents pub
licists and practical business men ana
men Of affairs. all to the same erect.
That Is. that the honor Of the nation
requires either the prompt repeal OF
the provision for exemption from tolls
in our favor or the submission OF the
matter to arbitration. Many of those
quoted believe the exemption to be
wrong in principle as a matter OF DO
nestle policy. as we'll as violation
Of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. While
some hold the contrary view. or AT
least have open minds upon the sub
iect. Rut all are agreed. as were the
citizens at the recent mass meeting III
Brooklyn. that in case of doubt the
only course compatible with national
honor is to seek an authoritative in
tCrprctation of the disputed treaty.
satisfactory to both signatorics. before
assuming to act upon it.
These declarations must be seriously
regarded. They are representative OF
the opinions and desires of the con-
stituents Of those members OF both
houses of Congress to whom the ques-
ton of repeal of the law Is now re-
ferrcd. They are representative OF the
millions of American citizens who es-
tccm the honor and good faith OF the
nation above either partisan advantage
or commercial gain-evcn if either or
beth the latter we're TO be promoted by
the alleged violation Of treaty. Their
demand is that in this great enterprise.
which according to our own frequent
and vocifcrous proclamations we have
undertaken generously and unseltishly
for the benefit of the world. our every
act shall he of a propriety not merely
supported by adroit special pleading
but recognized and couce1cd by all
mankind.