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The Washington times., 1913-01-24
THE INSURANCE INQUIRY.

Congressman Prouty, a member of the subcom-
mittee of the House District Committee that is in
vestigating the insurance department, after vanly
protesting against dragging all manner OF extraneous
and hearsay testimony into the investigation left the
hearing in disgust.
While it is true that inquiry of this Sort can
not be effectively conducted under strict application
of legal rules of evidence it is just true that this
investigation has wandered far aield, and that its
testimony mas looked more like a melange of sus-
picions individual grievances and personal opinions
about pretty much everything concerning District ad-
mnistration and affairs.
Recently there has been persistent runlor that
the investigation is to be strung along indefinite
w. to the end that no report shall be made during
this session of Congress With the new session Con-
gressmen Red6eld and Berger, of the subcommittee,
will no longer be members of Congress; Mr. George
has gone abroad in i'll health; and it looks as it, after
all the wrrk tfa! has been done no report at all
might be possible. "
That is not nearly so important as tbst pressing
matters of legislation should be pushed aside and de-
MED consideration while the takfest goes on and on
Measures of the first magnitude to Washington are
held up while the District Committee works away on
task that more and more seems likely to have no
end in sight, and that is increasingly suspected Of
being managed with the purpose OF avoiding term
ination.
Has not tine House of Representatives power to
control in any and sensible fashion the conduct
of business that it delegates to the committees? Are
we still in regime in which a committee is bigger
than the House. able to flou and negative the over
whelming purpose of the body tnat created it?
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
MIR. WILSON AFTER TRENTON.

Whether the trust legislation which Governor
Wilson is urging upon his State can be realized be-
fore tine expiration of his term is not the important
consideration in those measures. The important
consideration is that Mr. Wilson in the State of New
Jersey of which at present he is chief executive,
takes stand which must govern him as President.
II is not improbable that the legislation urged by
Mr. Wilson in his State may fail. II is not impos-
sibe if all that legislation should succeed in passing,
that the laws themselves would not be of great i'm
port to the country at large, perhaps not of vital
consequence within the State of New Jersey ITSELF
But there is already on the statute books of the
United States legislation which permits the Federal
Government to do, as regards interstate commerce,
everything to all intens and purposes, that Mr. Will
son seeks to have it possible for the government Of
New Jersey to do within that State. In Washing
ton Mr. Wilson as President, with such Federal
statutes as are in existence could do vastly more in
the way of curbing and controlling corporations
chartered in New Jersey than he could do with
in his own State.
II is for this reason that the chief importance of
Mr. Wilson's New Jersey program lies in what
win follow when he translates his official person
from the executive chamber at Trenton to the White
House. Whenever and wherever ne strives to carry
out the popular will declared at the ballot box
and embodied in the laws all good men of this coun-
Try, irrespective of party, must support him.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
GOVERNOR WILSON'S VISITORS.

Not long ago Governor Wilson mad as guest
former Governor Norris, of Montana, a candidate
for Secretary of the Interior. 1t is now seriously
believed that Governor Norris is likely to take that
portfolio.
Meanwhile, Congressman Billy" Kent of Cali
fornia is summoned to Trenton to talk conservation
Kent is progressive and believer in national
program of conservation.
Norris has repeatedly declared in favor of turn
ing the public domain and its problems over to the
States. Kent maintains precisely the opposite view
He would have the nation mold and administer with
firm hand the resources of the remaining national
estate.
Ii is impossible to reconcile Kent and Norris
Governor Wilson cannot satisfy both of them; and
the fact that he is conferring with of the Kent
type gives reason for the hope that he will finally
be saved from the fearful mistake of putting man
with Norris views in his official family.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
AN ABSURD PROPOSAL.

How many Americans of the present day would
be here if their forefahers had been refused per-
mission to enter the LAND of the free" unless the
authorities of the countries from which they came
gave them certificates of character? Yet when the
immigration bill went back to the Senate from the
conference committee, if contained a provision re-
quiring such certificates. No wonder that the SEN
ate refused to accept it, and sent it back for further
cogitation by the conferees.
The provision requiring reading test drew out
great deal of protest; and the added discourage
ren of the certificate test for the desirable immi-
grant was like pouring oil on fire. 1t is not sur
prising that hundreds of telegrams and protests
were received by the Senate from Jewish societies
and immigration organizations" Russian officials
could turn the screws according to their whims if
this sort of law in force, not to speak of the
arbitrary methods which could be enforced so easily
in other countries.
Blundering in the framing of a new immigration
bill viii raise storm that will howl about the ears
OF those who do il.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
WILSON AND TRUSTS AT HOME.

Woodrow Wilson's seven bills for the regulation
Of trusts, if made effective would give New Jersey
as high rank in regulating trusts as its past record
ures now submitted are drastic and sweeping, but
they are not retroactive The trusts already ncor-
porated would not be reached in respect 10 capitaza
tion. As combinations they would continue except
when they created monopoly. These proposed
statutes give as sharp set Of teeth" of the law
penaizne restraint of trade possessed by any
Commonwealth in the country. They forbid conbi-
nations secret or otherwise, limitation of production,
sitting of competition fixing Of prices All stocks
must represent money or property. Juggling of is
sues by increase is forbidden. One corporation shall
not buy into another to establish monopoly or to
restrain trade Mergers will be allowed only on the
approval of the Utilities Commission. The penalties
affixed look to prison for violations Of law As such
they have new significance.
As President of the United State, Mr. Wilson
cannot hold on those subjects views different from
nis views as governor Of New Jersey Mr. Wilson
NAV not be able to do in New Jersey what ne now
sets out to do drawing the legislation for that pur-
nose with his own hand. He outlined less drastic
laws two years ago and laid the blame for their fail
ure on the Republican Legislature
But as President OF the United Ssatcs, With four
wears Of office ahead Of him and the progressive
SPIRIT OF the nation behind him. II will b. ve strange
indeed n he Is not able 10 make guilt personal
What Is more difheul, apparently, Judging from
,hs bills he submits, IL 10 determine the exact meas.
ure Of limitation Of produetion which constitutes
restraint Of Trade.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
CoNsTANTINoPLE's COUP D'ETAT.

The Compromised and oft-postponed outburst
of Moslem fanaticism has come at Constantlnople
The threat of it has been on many occasions, COW
erinp centuries of Turkeys relations with Europe,
the most effective armor that the Turk has to oppose
against her enemies.
Time and again, when the excesses OF the Turk
have become unbearable, interference has been
STAYED off because of tine menace of holy war, a
fanatca uprising in which multtudes Of the Christian
subjects of the porte might be sacrificed. Now when
Turkey stands with her back to the wall, the out
burst comes-and the red nand of fanaticism draws
its knife, not in war of race and religion, but in
civil feud among moslern factions.
There is grave danger even yet OF outrages
against the Christians in Constantnople, if cond-
ton of anarchy shall be precipitated following the
coup d'etat But the number of Christians within
the city is vastly less than in normal times, while
outside the capital, so far as European Turkey is
concerned the danger is reduced to minimum SIM
DIV beca9se the Turks have been driven out of most
of the territory where their rule of barbary former
" prevailed The Christian world, and the Balkan
allies particularly, will be able to view with much
resignation the spectacle of the Turks falling on each
other and compIicating the difficulties that already
confront the empire. 1t is quite apparent that if
reasonably united Turkey could not resist the allies
divided and faction-torn Constantnople will make
little headway against them.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

week out of their miserable Sc for the power 10
run those machines. 49,. H..
Nobody can believe that it is anything less tnan
cruelty That when one of those overworked under
fed exhausted slaves OF starvation labor wants
drink of water she should be made to pay III cents
for it.
There is no law on the statute books to punish
slave drivers for such acts. But the average man
would cheerfuly see their likes 60 to prison. fer.
haps is not too much to say that many man would
see them hanged for deeds like that against the Or
dinances of man and God.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
EDWARD A.
SOTHERN.

- pwARD A. soTHERN achieved
L a state of eminence on the stage
and in private life such a. should
give the lie to those who insist
that the social status Of the player u
far better today. Sothern was adver-
tised BY his management as the distin-
guished comedian" and this ciasstdca-
ton fits his artistic career perfectly.
The manner in which Sothern became
. stsr and at the same time found the
veh,c,e that gave him the greater
measure of fame Is worth telling
laura Keene wanted the comedian
for her production OF "our American
Cousin" But sothern could not see why
he .bould assume q role that had al
ready been played by many notable
actors. such as John Brousham' Jener'
SON and Owens, without addins 10 tneir
fame or fortune. .,..',.
Finalry. upon Laura Keene giving her
consent to Sothern's demand that ne
he permitted to develop the character
~ lord Dundreary as he pleased tne
nIay was produced and scored NIT;
nrincipally due to the Introduction oi
so,b.rn,s peculiar quips and manner
,.,,-not the least OF which was the
inimitable stutter.
Even after Sothern had found In Dun
drsary one of the greatest nnaneiai
successes the stage has ever known ne
,y.s very reluctant to conune niinseiA
90 tho role But conditions OF the inca
tsr Al this period were against the
.onr,sndable desire to present q rep
s.,oire Very often Sothern was COM
n.,Ied to abandon such a policy And
nrndraary could be offered for lengthy
rms always attracting capacity au-
diences.
In due course Sothern's ambition 10
be seen In other and more serious
roles was gratified. And he scored ire
mendously at Brother Sam ana pasio
Garrick, the last named oeiieVeo py
many to be his greatest portrayal
Sothern evolved a play around the
grotesaue personality OF the Count Jo-
annes. an old-time Bowery actor who
made q fortune through permitting his
audiences to have fun with him. Soth-
ern gave this play the title Of The
Crushed Tragedian," to the dismay or
the Count" whose indignation brought
the two into the courts. There Soth-
ern.s remarkable sense of hunnor result
ed In an adjustment. the Count being
assured that his eminent colleagues
intentions were to pay him q distinct
compliment.
The Crushed Tragedian' ran more
than one hundred nights at the Park
Tbeater and served Sothern for several
years 10 the exclusion OF the rest OF MS
sothern's fameas a practical Joker was
,,,,te as great as Tor his histrionie
tch,.yements. Yet more than once he
some out the worst for hts merry
nranks This reminds me Of cne snse-
sn,e which ! have never seen IN print.
p.,rins the "pinafore" crane IN iNss-ss.
,hc late John stetson was prominent
~ balns the only manager wno ivrord-
"a ,.liIeft sullivan ROYALTIES on
,bc,r unprotected operetia. stetson lad
hut one eye, hut that one eye hsd
.,,usk terror ln many Derforncf' :
hreasi auihcrn al this un. was IN
Ssu Orleans. whore paNid nidwsil was
shout n prsduee the deiicieas satire
.itnafoIe.' nidweii sskSd sstsssa y
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
SHOCKING REVELATIONS OF STARVA
TON WAGES.

There are few human beings whose blood will
not boil at the stories related to Colonel Roosevelt
by garment workers when he made personal in
vestigation of the conditions of the men, women,
and girls who went on strike for living wage.
There is nobody who can believe that girl (toiI-
ing desperately from 7:50 in the morning to o'clock
at night can support herself, her mother and three
Young children on Sc a week. There is nobody who
can believe that il is anything short Of barbarous
that to earn So a week through all those hours of
daily toll she should be compelled to make thirty-sx
kimonos day.
Nobody can believe that il is humane or civilized
to give woman and her husband in New York only
$40 q week for the work OF the two OF them TO.
sesher
Nobody can believe that il is anything short OF
bruislify TO take from those women and children
part Of the miserable 80 week to pay for the ma
chimes on which they do their work and then when
ihe machines are paid for 10 eonhseaie them.
Nobody can believe tha, !, is anything less Than
sifoeiN 10 charge those poor eresiuFes working Toe
i,sfvssien wages. on machines Tor which they mus,
psy visheui shs privilege Of owning hen, Is cents
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
Memories Of Players
Of Other Days.
BY Robert Gran.

he could recommend good Dick Dead
eye.
yea" answered sothern. .'eivs me a
telegraph blank"
Forthwith he sent the following as
patch:
ITO John stetson. Globe Theater. Bos-
ton, Mass:
Have recommended you to Bidveh
to play Dick Deadeye in 'Pinafore.
Rehearsais at once. Write me w1at
salary you would accept. -
..E. A. SOTHERN.
proyrntIv came the following IN reply:
.E A. Sothern, st. Charles Theater.
New orleans. Ia:
The western Union Company retuses
tn accept my answer. sIETsUN.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Whatever is decreed by Mr.. Wilson
VIII suit the committee. We gather. ana
anything that the committee says viii
be satisfactory TO the Governor. The
dope to date. in fact shows that they're
entirely satisfied with each other. So
what are YOU kicking about?
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
Whats on tie Program N
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
viii meet tonight: Lodges-St. Johns.
No. II. F. C.; Hope, No: %. z. 4
{ Royal Arch Chapter-Eureka. No. I.
election and installation. Eastern
Star ChaptersETakona. No Il: Cafhe-
dral. No. II: Friendship. No II.
The following /, o. o. r. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges -.Centrai.
No. /, degree: Metropolis. No. lS ana
Phoenix. No. 3, business. Rebekan
degree-Dorcas Lodge No. 4.
The following X. Of p. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Syracus-
ians, No. 10. Rathbone-Superior. No
-. Rathbone Sisters-Rathbone Tenn
pie. No. s.
The following Red Mems organizations
will meet tonight: Senaca Tribe. No
IL: Mireola Tribe. No. "A: ldaho
Council, No. 1.
Lecture on Transportation the Essen
tial Factor" by @. Grovesnor Dave.
the Y. n. c. A, tonight.
Entertainment by the Brightvood PARK
Cftizens' Association Van Horns hall.
Georgia avenue and Lonsfeliow street,
p. m.
Musicale by Mrs C. G. .Lippitt. Mrs. A
T. weich. and c. T. Comstock. read
ing room for the blind, the Library OF
Congress. s p. M
Mass meeting OF automobile owners. the
Raleigh. D. m.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra. Stanley Hall.
$50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Can some one tell us why lodges and
civic organizations around the country
are fretting themselves 30 about the
recognition of the Chinese republic?
Were we brewing list Of matters that
fail to perturb us. 10! Chinese recog-
nisance would aboubenadhem all the
rest.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Uncertain though we are on such
matters, our understanding is that Con-
grcss is divided into three parts: the
Senate, the House. and the National
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
Today Is Dull Enough.

G. 8. k.-First time you have a dull
day maybe you can use this:
At a dance last evening a young
lady slipped and fell. Asked the dam
sci whom I was gliding: How did she
come to do that?'' Dunno" says I,
facetious like. Perhaps she didn't"
J. r.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

The credentials of the visits OF
Messrs. Oyster and Rudolph to the
White House. to thank :he President
for appointing them, are being looked
into by the Senate committee with a
view Of recommending the jaunts for
membership in the Waste Energy Club.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
AND AGAIN.

Perhaps John D. some day will store
His overcoat in hook;
But that win happen long before
They fix the p. o. o'clock.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
YOU SAY IT.

From the New York ''Herald."D
Mrs. John Legset Pultz, Of New
York. is stopping with her father and
mother. Justice and Mrs. McKenna.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Britannia rules the waves. as for
meriy-the balance Of the ocean being
under lease to the International Mer-
camille Marine Company. slansily known
as New Jersey corporation.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

e :; : - i i
\ honest filtration the noblest work of the
n hearts, which wo play each knowing perfectly well that
the other is playing" "
requires taons take the kinks out of rub the
edges off his egotm and polish him up for social usage
The woman who goes for filtration sometimes DISCOVERS
playing dangerous playing With real fire.
Some men look upon filtration as duty consider
lMPOTE not begin making pe minutes after
introduction.
cheap filtration like ham sandwich before dinner spois
your appetite for the real love feast.
sa k man who can glide through haow of filtration
without being caught Whirlpool love laundering the
rocks Of matrimony.
A flt like a genius born made. And more de-
ec successful the curl of her front hair than you can tell
real artist by the length of his back hair.
Most men rush in and of filtration nowadays though it
we're revolving door, and they afraid of being caught on the W
man truly grateful to the women who have fied NTH
him. If looked merely as short cut to regular
income, life would lose half its spice.
In the art filtration there amateurs but very few od
masters
From the cradle the grave always in the kindergarten
class as far a their knowledge of women concerned
Poets may sing of blush and goes but What most
nomen are looking for nowadays the kind of brsh that nil come
and STAY sticky day.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

To say nothing OF the fact that the
Congressional directory has been i'm
proved by the addition Of an index.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
Dissipated Force

q. 8. X: You don't know the rudi-
ments of waste energy until you try
to strike a safety match on something
other than the match box. D.I.B.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

A broken leg is officially assigned sas
the cause Of the clocks indisposition:
but it's the hands that aren't moving.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Oh. we don't know We heard some
one ask a reporter II he had change for
a ten.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

The Department OF Agriculture has
just issued a pamphlet entitled THE
Purpling Chromosen of a Hawaiian d.
oscorea." and you ought to read It,
honest. 1t sounds Awful Interesting.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Mr.. Knox. we observe, adheres to the
good old diplomatic idea of a note,
' hich Is something that takes hours
and IS minutes to, read.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
THIS THAT
'SENOUGH.
WRA Sometimes a Lutte oftAe othe,

I'm solid for suffrage, and even can
pardon
The riots, the hurting Of stones;
But am exceedingly weary Of read
ing
OF General" Rosalie Jones. y
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
A SIMPLE WEDDING.

From the New York Press"
When Helen Miller Gould was mar
ried yesterday at noon to Finley ].
Shepard at her castle, Lyndhurst. near
Tarrytown. she wore only two jewels.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

THINGS WE DIDN'T KNOW.
The trusts are here to stay.-Henry P
Dawson. g..
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
THE MUSINGS OF A CONDUCTOR.

THE MUSINGS OF A CONDUCTOR
BY william II. severson.
Here comes the fellow and his girl
Who are out late
And have had too many mixed
or too many straight:
They are hilarious or disagreeable
Making II unpleasant for others and me-
In this there's no mistake,
And on tomorrow they'll have q nice head
ache.
Some will come who have good lungs
And talk too loud because they like to blow
They tell their business and all they may
know,
Forsetting that others have their business
too.
The ladies, God bless their little hearts,
Have troubles Of their own.
They tell these TO each other in an under
tone.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24
Auusements.

National-"The Governors Lady" SD
y. M
columbia-"The Isle o. Dreams" SIS
r. m.
BeIssco- Primrose and Dockstadcr Mn
streis. s:b p. m.
chass's-Posits vaudeville. s;is and s,ll
y. m.
Peirs-yavasViils. afternoon ana even.
ins.
Assasmy-'rhe Travelling sAsssman.
N.1s D. ~,
rosnies- Vaudeville.
Casino Vaudeville
Lyeeum- taFdln de Paris ofFis s'n ana
sfls o. M
osss,s- -csivmsl. sarissasss. as ssa
tiit D ~
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Put not your trust in mass meetings.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Looking over Mr.. Corey's testimony, a
really keen person can almost guess
why pig iron is so called.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Mr.. Knox's initials. II 10 hardly neces-
sary 10 add. stand for Panama Canal.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

There is a bunch of Congressman.
we'll wager. who never would have
voted for the parcel post IL they could
have foreseen the character and number
OF the funny pictures pulled on the sub
jcct.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

The womdn who goes in for an idle filtration some
that playing with electric wires is dangerous as payn
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Some men look upon filtration as duty, and .
IMPOLITE not to begin making love to woman five
Introduction.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

And meanwhile. the Panama Canal
tolls.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Most men rush in and out of filtration noIp'
we're revolving door, and they we're afraid OF being
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

cheap filtration like ham sandwich before dim
your appetite for the real love feast.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Poets may sing of the blush that comes ana g
women are looking for nowadays is the knd OF o'
and STAY on a sticky day.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

Duty charity or ehipdiry might make man share
NTH a woman But il Wouid require absolute devotion
share his last cigarette NTH her.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

It's skillful who glide through the shall
without being caught in the Whirlpool Of love or fo
rocks of mdtrimony.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

/ From the cradle to the grave men are always IN
class as far as their knowledge of women is concerned
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

requires fen tiraons to take the kinks out of man.
edges off his egotsm and polish him up for social usage
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

A man should be truly grateful to the women wht
him. If all women looked upon men merely as sno
income, life would lose half its spice.
The Washington times., 1913-01-24

fl like genius is bon not made And you can no more
ec successful the curl of her front hdH than you can te
| real artist by the length of his back hair.