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The Washington times., 1913-11-18
CAR FERDINAND.

The story that Gar Ferdinand of Bulgaria will
abdicate the throne and go into retirement suggests
the tragedy that has overtaken the kingdom and the
royal house of Bulgaria. Ferdinand, carried away by
fe earlier successes of his armies in the war against
Turkey, and msled, doubtless by the auto-hypnetsm
which led the Bulgarian people to believe that they
were fighting almost single-handed the war against
Turkey, developed megalomania that enabled him
to see visions of united Bahama under the head
ship of Bulgaria. When the destruction of Turkeys
power had been accomplished the of Bulgaria
were turned against its allies, who to that time had
been rather despised at Sofa. The event promptly
proved to the world and to the horror of Bulgaria
that the press agent system which had made Bull
garia appear to be the backbone of the allies
had sadly overdone its work. A crushing disaster
was inflicted by Greece and Servia, and Bulgaria
fell from the heights of glory to the depths of de-
feat. The mercuria public instantly seized upon the
ruler as really responsible for their humiliation
which he was only in part and he is in exile
seeking foreign sympathy for the support of his dy
nasty and finding little of it. That he will give up
the throne is predicted with good deal of con-
fidence but it is said that the country may decline
to accept his son its ruler, because the latter is
believed to be too responsible to Russian influence.
The tragedy of Napoleon, smaller scale, IS
repeated in the story of the last two years in the
hfe of Gar Ferdinand.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
A STUBBORN STATESMAN.

Senator Hitchcock is right stubborn about the
currency measure, and Democrats are mifed because
he insists on doing his thinking. Some of them
are worse than miffed; they are denouncing him as
a traitor and renegade.
1t is curious what short memories people have
About four years ago Mr.. Hitchcock, in the House
of Representatives, was rising in his place, day
after day, to make a fve-minute speech about the
Department of the Interior, Richard A. Ballinger
Alaska, and related subjects. He wanted resolu.
ton passed for investigation of the department.
which he insisted was rotten.
He couldn't get it passed. or even considered
So he adopted the stubborn plan of making speech
every day, or at every occasion when he could Sc
cure recognition. He hammered, hammered, ham,
nered away at his charges and defances and in the
end he won
As direct result of the Hitchcock stubbornness
Ballinger and his department were at last invest.
gated and the Taft Administration was put on the
foboggan, whose bottom it never reached until the
day when in national election it polled the electoral
votes of Utah and Vermont.
lust keep in mind that that collapse of the
Taft Administration dated from the Ballinger scan
dal If that scandal had not been exposed, Taft
might very possibly be President today. The pig.
posure.
Now Mr.. Hitchcock is just stubborn about
something else that he believes in and he is not en-
titled in view of his long and effective service to
his party to be denounced and derided by Demo.
Gratis who don't happen to agree with him, or who
are more willing than he to accept dctaton.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
USING THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

good deal has been said lately about the desira-
bty of making wider of the public school build
ings and the new. municipal regime favors the inno
vation In Baltimore the issue is being pressed
and both the mayor and the school authorities favor
opening school buildings for public during hours
when they not required for educational purposes.
In Washington, some of the school houses have
already been utilized in this way and most effective
work they have done in getting neighborhoods ac-
quainted and neighborly spirit established. New
York city has had an extended experience in this use
of the school houses which, if it better under
stood by Washington people, would inspire wider
interest than has yet been displayed. 1t seems, in
fact that about all that is needed get the school
houses thrown open to proper is for the neigh
borhoods to organize and apply for the privilege.
Baltimore induced DR.. Edward o. Stitt, New York
district superintendent of Schools to come and ex-
plain how the plan has worked out in New York. and
his discussion proved highly illuminating. 1t would
seem an excellent idea if some of our civic organi-
zatios would bring DR.. Stitt here on like mission.
There are those who will say: "The fact that we
must educate the public how to the schools is
proof they care nothing about using then.' The
truth is that exactly the sort of indifference has
been found wherever the project has been launched
The need did not seem to exist until the public was
shown how school buildings might be used for the
general good of the community
When cities have found it necessary to show chill
dren how to use public Fairgrounds and how to play
something they might have been thought capable
of doing without any sort of leadership- is not at
all strange that it should be found necessary to teach
grown-ups how to get better and fuller of school
buildings which they have regarded for SO long as fit
for one purpose only
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
THE CONSERVATION CONGRESS.

At the end Of decade of discussion of conserva-
ton problems, and particularly of the water power
issue, the country has been brought to general
realization of the bigness and the gravity OF this
set of questions having to do with our natural re-
sources in general and their provdent administra-
ton in the interest of the whole public rather than
of exploters.
But legislation has by no means kept pace with
sentiment We know now that the water power in
terests seeking control of the ydro-electrc wealth
of the continent, is tremendously powerful and re-
sourcefu We have come 10 realize that centralized
domination of this power resource is approaching,
and to understand what vast toll that sort OF a
combination could lay upon the nation. Our rail-
roads already beginning to be operated by elec-
trcity; the future will see many thousands OF miles
of them, including the greater part of the mileage
west of the Missouri, in the South, and in the cs-
AlIeghenean region, operated by electricity. In the
industrial field the use of electrical power gener-
ated from water has made thus far, even greater
advances, and its possibilities in this field are more
accurately appreciated than in transportation
In the realm of water power it is not yet too
late to lock the stable door. Oil, COAL natural gas,
are largely gone beyond the present possibility Of
public control. The more reason why the water
powers should be held in firm grip of public regu-
laton Whoever dominates the sources of power
in this vast industrial continent, will rule the people
The National Conservation Congress has these
water power questions before it in acute form at
its sessions in Washington this week. There have
been intimations that the influences OF monopoly
and exploitation will make determined effort to
control the deliberations. The committee on water
power has split, and majory and minority reports
are promised for tomorrow. The majority claims
to present the practical, common-sense view, which
seeks to get the powers developed; the minority
retorts that this majority view is in fact the power
interests plan for getting control The whole ques-
ton concerns the measure of regulation to be I'M
posed by the National Government. At the bottom
is in substance, the question whether water power
franchises shall be for strictly limited terus, or in
determinate which commonly is made to mean per-
petual.
1t would seem that the public interest ought de-
cidedly to lie on the side of definite and limited
terms The experience of American cities that a
generation ago gave away franchises to water and
gas and traction concerns, running for excessive
periods, and that ever since have been trying to
establish some kind of CONTROL ought to dictate the
answer Nothing like perpetual franchise, or a
franchise for an excessive length of time should be
granted perform any public service, whether be
supplying town with gas or harnessing Niagara.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
A MEDIATION VICTORY.

When the employees of the Southern Pacific lines
Ia Louisiana and Texas left their work and tied up
that system last week. the country at large taken
by surprise. 1t had not been realized that such a
crisis was imminent For months the employees had
been pressing their demands for better wages and
adjustment of working conditions, but the railroad
company had persistentiy refused to deal with them
IN their organized capacity, to submit the matter
10 the Federal mediation board. Apparently, there
was confident belief that the men would not take
the extreme STEP but they did, and it forced an issue
with dizzyng promptness. ....
Washington lost not an hour in projecting its au-
tofy into the situation. The President directed the
mediation board to intervene, and the railroad people
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
EconmIcaI Handbau.

1T WANT you to see my lovely
- new shopping bag" said a GER
tain lady to a caller the other
afternoon. MY husband gave it
to me for my birthday, and IT'S simply
grand. And it's SO economical, You
sec. you open this and there are two
compartments. and you open the COM
partment on this side and there Is a
little pocket in that, and you open the
little pocket and there is cute little
pocketbook for change, with one side
partitioned off for street car tickets
Il see." said the caller. But why do
you call 1t economical?''
why. 1t takes SO long to open all
the things and get to your street car
tickets that by the time you do who
ever's with you has paid your fare
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Good Stories
The Servant Problem.

-HE Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes
this telephone conversations:
u "Is this Mrs. Blithering
Brown"
"Yes. Who's talking?"
Mrs. Benjamin Green. Is Mary Jane
Blocker cooking for you now?'
''She Is. Cooked for you, didn't she?''
YES and you took her away from
me-"
"Oh, no, I didn't"
You say you didn't. Then who didr'
'Why, I was told 1t was the humane
society. Good-by. dear"
A violent sclash Of receivers. Quick
calls for the repair department
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
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Copyright by the Press Publishing Co.

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training but born
relentless
Killing of King
hopessy beaten He fed
Marie had been Queen Scotland and the
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The Washington times., 1913-11-18

Probably one of the most unique
gifts was presented yesterday" runs
the HERALD which has one of the
most perfect ways of stating things.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Hits From Sharp Wits.

/. used to be that when a man came
to town from the country and ordered
an oyster stew he thought he was hav-
Irs a grand time.-Toledo Blade.
You never hear q successful man tell
ing how much better he could do things
that are not in his line of business
Albany Journal.
Some people look upon eugenic mar
riages as joke. No marriage Is I
joke, some think.-Mllwaukee Sentinel.
Among the things that made the old
fashioned winter endurable was the old
fashioned wooden sock that the old
fashioned women knew how to knit
Chicago News.
People used to turn against an idol
when they found its feet to be of clay:
now there are many who like their
idols best when they're made entirely OF
mud.-Albany Journal.
II Is now safe to put the electric fan
In the icebox.-Chicaso News.
Several girls have entered the Toledo
School of Carpentry. Is is possible that
women can learn to saw wood and say
nothing?-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
1t would not do a newly married man
any good to know what his brides girl
friends think Of him.-Toledo Blade.
In an Eastern city 1t is suggested that
the election booths. idle eleven months
In the year. should be rented out FOR
chicken houses, or portable garages
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
r. LINGTON.

This col. is investigating the case of
a conductor who, 1t is reported. stands
on the rear platform and opens the
door for passengers. We are minded to
Start q Fund.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Reads of pain bedew my brow;

1 writhe in rage, explode in snorts.
Why must it be rich brides-to-be
Are always FOND OF OUTDOOR
SPORTS?
F. P. AS col. New York MAIL"
Beads of pain" is none too strong!
why is 1t, too. that brides-to-be
Invariably must belong
To WELL KNOWN SOUTHERN
FAMILY?
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

Approximately all kinds Of people
make use of the cross-seat cars. in
elusive of those who voluntarily assume
the aisle edge when the window seat is
vacant
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Then Where Does He Put It?

G. S. K: have found a barber who
does NOT put a counter-marcel wave
on the front Of my hair. Name on ap-
plication and two-cent stamp.
p IJNGT0N
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

p. n. VIII, while on the theme, has
discovered why F. X. could kick about
getting "a hot cup of cocoa" Perhaps
the cocoa was cold" he telephones,
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Something To Do Is Correct.

G. S. X: Here's something to do: run
an entire column in agate some day.
d. F.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

This, will enable us. among other
things, to have London editorials
'phoned over Immediately upon publi-
cation.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
SPEAKING OF WHITE SLAVERY

/ N'o1' hAc HSfuiu.-t rtF F1-eRsa
Measrs. Green and Wood. who represented
that company exchanged its stockholders in
the Baltimore and Ohio for stock Of the
Southern Pacific Railway owned by the
Union Pacific. .-
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
FAMILIAR PHRASES.
XLVIII.
Illustrious example.

Guglielmo Marconi. famed inventor
has perfected a system of wireless;
telephony by which one can converse
across the ocean.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
THE FACTS ABOUT THE SERIES.

(F'rom the ''Star'D I From the "StarD
BY also taking the The world-touring
morning game at Oak-lteam have played
land, across the bay. lthirty-two games to
Il TO s, the Sox caught date route to the
up and the series for west.
the worlds tour now
stands IA to a. with
one game tied.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
THIS& THAT
AUCTION BRIDGE.

The Rules. of the Game.

The Rules. of the Game.
There folIoto noU the rules for cut
At least, they do in EltoeU
a tgirtsh auction voIume, but
1t has been found to sell tccll).
Though forming tables, cutting out,
And shutting, rights of entry,
Are things that knoto all about
considering I iuent re-
Gently and read an auction tome),
I shall not versify 'em.
They're hard to pork into pomc;;
II you don't think so, try 'en.
But forging soIidly ahead,
As ,oeu as one Is able,
We picture noU four players spread
Around an auction table.
The dealer 1iues to ereryone
A card In proper order
(That isn't .ohere that phrase should
uy grdmmdrS on the 00rdcr).
One may demand another deal
On snch-dnd-smch conditions
(For further details sec the spiel
on errors and OmtsoionS').
The t1ay to get tho greatest good
From these hero auction verses
Is simple; therefore, If you t1ouid
Put money IN your purses
Mic these Instructive little bits
With any book on auction;
There's no denying but that Us
A pondertul concoction.
Then, tcith an antfseptiUe hook,
Pick out these little pieces,
And stick to tohat Is in the book -
Until the cosmos ceases.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
This Is Among Us Two.

From "McClure's'' for December.D
The second instalment of Mr.. Mer-
wins great new romance of the China
Coast, in which a dramatic situation
between three people comes to a strange
climax Observation-Disclosures.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

Supplementing our campaign against
The Newsboy Who Has No Change, we
intend to inaug one against the news
boy who has SOME change, but not
enough. The> frequent procedure, when
one proffers nickel, is to produce one.
two or three pennies, the expectation be-
ing that the customer, rather than await
the procuring of change. will take what
is offered and say That's all right"
The expectation being usually correct.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Amusements.

NJ Siional-"Ziegfeld Fcllies." Sis
p. m
Columbia-"Damaged Goods" Sis
;. IN.
.,.Iasco-.The Blindness of Virtue"
20 D. m
cademy-"The Warning" 2:15 and Sis
D. m.
Arcade Auditorium-Dancing tonight.
PoRs-"The Right of Way" Els and
Sis p. IN
Keith'-Vaudeville, 2:io and s:15
l.. m.
Cosmos-vaudeville, continuous
Casino Vaudeville, afternoon and
evening.
Gayety-Burlesque, e:15 and S:15 pm.
Arcade Auditorium-Dancing Pension
Office Party.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
What's on tie Program in
Washington Today

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-National Lodge. No. Il. $50
O'Clock: Armlnius, No. IS. O'Clock:
Myron n. Parker. No. q; King David.
No. 81 Takoma, No. 9; Lafayette
Chapter. Royal Arch, No. 5 and
Washington Naval. No. s: Robert de
Bruce Council of Kadosh. Scottish
Rite, and Mithras Lodge Of Perfec-
ton. No. I; Mizpah Chapter, No. s
Eastern Star.
National Uniou-State, War and Navy
Council. Pythian Temple.
Odd Fellows-Washington Lodge. No.
6, degree work; Golden Rule. No. q.
and Amity. No. q, business; Mount
Nebo. No. s, Encampment. business.
Red Men-Idaho Tribe, No. Is. North
east Temple. Twelfth and H streets
nor heast: Waneta Council. No. 6. de-
gre OF Pocanontas. Society Temple.
Knizh hts Of Pythias-webster Lodge.
No. !; Excelsior, No. IA: Capital. No.
"a. and Myrtle. No. IS.
Socialist Party-Executive committee.
As O'Clock; Jewish branch. S:l5
o'clock, Sill E street northwest; Local
Southeast Washington. Sis o'clock. II
Second street northeast
Charity Ball. Ladies' Liberty Lodge, old
Masonic Temple. p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

We still think it's great invention.
&c. S. K.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

V Eider-Roxe.
He must be-" murmur-
ed her dear friend sympatheticaliy. re-
lates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He is disinterested. SO generous"
went On the engaged-at-last one, not
noticing the surcasm. It am sure he
loves me for myself alone. The other
evening I confessed to him that wore
q switch and some false curls. I held
my breath when / had told him my
secret, but he did not vince He kissed
me fondly and seemed delighted at my
confidence"
Yes he should be delighted. He prob
ably thought you wore a wig"
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
It Was Too Big a Series To Handle.

Sir: You ran the public nuisances up
to about number eight and then quit
For the love of Mike, are there only
eight public nuisances in this town?
CAPITOL
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

A blank that day, and quiet as q olots-
ter,
That sees no tale of pearl found IN an
oyster.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18
Better Than Expected.

IN 7 fiance Is such a noble
- M man. sighed the plain Miss
wv Elder-Roxe.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

You never hear a successful man tell
ing how much better he could do things
that are not in his line of business
Albany Journal
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

Some people look upon eugenic mar
riages as a joke. No marriage Is
Joke, some think.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

1t would not do a newly married man
any good to know what his brides girl
friends think of him.-Toledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

Several girls have entered the Toledo
School of Carpentry. Is is possible that
women can learn to saw wood and say
acknowledgements Commercial Appeal
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

1t is now safe to put the electric fan
In the icebox.--Chicaso News.
The Washington times., 1913-11-18

-oe, ..k.t W rne frs.s Yubl..hing %.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19
Our Boys Won.

Savannah Institute challenged
Lexington High School to meet
them in the forensic arena, offer
ing the representatives Of our
school the choice of subjects and
sides. The challenge was accept
ed and the, following party went
from Lexington TO Savannah, to
meet in the contest in the Insti-
tute building on Tuesday night:
Misses Leslie Davis and Beu-
lab Jackson f; Messrs Robert Pow
ers, Willard Fesmire, William
Tolley, David Harrington, Irwin
McAdam. Ebert Weaver, Ar
thur Powers and Richard Ed
wards. The subjebt selected for
discussion was stated Resolved
that the President of the Unit
ed States should be elected for a
term Of six years and should be
ineligible for reelection" Our
boys selected the affirmative and
Messrs. Richard Edwards and
Arthur Powers were chosen to
carry the Lexington colors
against Messrs. Thomas Depriest
and George Paulk, representing
the Savannah Institute. The
Judges were Drs. 0. Fl. Will
liams and j. X. Barlow and
County Court Clerk l.. l.. Har-
bert.
The debate was a holly con
tested one, but on the basis Of
points as kept by the judges, our
boys won on a final showing of
155 to 1853. 1t was a victory of
which are boys our proud, one in
which they met and vanquished
a foe as worthy Of respect in de-
feat as they wouldb Q ip victory.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19

Get Halls Ingrowing Toe Nail
Remedy, so cents at drug stores.
Henry d. Barry and Misses
Mary Logan and nellie Roswell
have been to Nashville this
week.
Ii you get it from Harvey, it's
good and cheap.
Joe Moffitt was in Memphis
last week and spent a few days
in Jackson with his brother, e.
A. Moffitt.
Trade early-Ohamios, Xmas
Box Stationery and Perfume
Watson McHaney Drug %.
Choice candies, nuts, fruits
etc, for the holidays, at Har-
vey's at prices to suit.
Misses Virgie Buck and Ethel
! Ridley, of near Warren's Bluff,
were in town last week visiting
Mrs. Lonnie Brooks.
Get .ur price on "Gillster's
Best" -four. Sold in ! bbls. "a
lb sacks-l96 ID bbls. Bennett
& Joyner.
Esq. r. s. Owens has moved
his family from South Lexington
to one mile south Of the city cor
poration.
Compare my goods and prices
with those Of others who have
the same things to sell.
Harvey, the Grocer.
T. B. Smith, returned We'd
nesday from trip Of two weeks
to Hot Springs, Ark, and looks
wonderfully improved.
Nice line hand mirrors, combs,
brushes, pass and cigar cases,
purses and bill bnoks-Watscn
McHaney.
An obituary Of the late w. w,
Hancock, who died on the 18th
inst, near Darden, will appear
| in our next issue.
| We have just unloaded Cal
|of the genuine ''Ohio River
Salt--Try it.
Bennett & Joyner.
n Miss Cora Hearn, who has beer
lin a millinery store at Center
Vile, came home last week tt
spend the holidays. The Hick
man county people have doubt
less taken note Of the fine girl,
1--we grow over in these sand hills