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The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Takes Senator to Task.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In replying to the speech of Senator
Tillman, in the Senate, in which he
makes a very strange statement in re-
gard to votes for women, / wish to
say, that from my viewpoint he in
suits women. by intimating that they
have been good, only because they
have been kept away from corruption,
the voters, in other words.
II they are permitted to go to the
polls with these voters they will be-
come corrupt. What a compliment to
the fathers, brothers. husbands, and
sons. The women are good only be-
cause they have not had the privilege
of the polls, according to Senator Till
man, though they gain their good rep
utation by being housed with those
corrupt men. Then. in his comments
ON the conditions of society. he makes
a strong appeal for help. That of the
old wife is most pitiful, but most true.
C;iye women the vote, and l venture
the assertion that they will make such
a state of affairs impossible, by seeing
that he have no divorce law, but the
Sc~intural one, which forbidS the mar
riage of the guilty party. 1t seems to
me the Senator makes a loud call for
some one to help rectify the evils Of
the day. The men seem to have ex
hausted their powers. Why not let
the women try? SUFFhAGlSF.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
A BAD DIAGNOSIS.

3 A Cincinnati judge, ordering deportation of two
German prisoners at his bar, announced that the
great increase in the number of criminals coming to
Cincinnati is due to the spread of socialism. The
teachings of this ism such to appeal to the
criminal classes"
= All wrong judge. 1t isn't socialism that makes
criminals It's criminality that makes socialists
Cincinnati isn't favored by socialists any more
than any other town. 1t probably is more favored
by criminals but that isn't on account of the teach
ings of socialism. 1t is chiefly because of George
B. Cox and the fact that Cincinnati has been gov
erned most of the time for some decades by and
in behalf of the criminal classes.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers
Following Fashions.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
So much of blame has been laid t.
women for following fashions that
would like to draw attention to these
facts. seemingly overlooked:
Fashions are man-made. Changeable
fashions hamper women, compelling un-
told labor and hardship to those Of scant
means. 80 ~
One would suppose. from current COM
ment. that fashions are of woman's max
ing and choosing. but they are matter
of commercialism.
Business men make the fashions and
change them frequently to increase the
demand for dry goods and millinery.
The oftener the fashions are changed
the greater the demand for new goods.
Women, being dependent upon their
appearance for support and position, are
compelled to follow the fashions or be
set aside. Yourg women find II hard to
get positions unless well dressed in up
tc- date clothing. and wives often find
themselves superseded for the same rea-
son, when they allow the children or
household cares to cause forgetfulness
of keeping up with the fashions.
SARAH NJ. SIEWERS, NJ. d.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
How to Choose
YourOccupation
SdlesmdnShip.
BY CELIA K. HUsIK.

OAICSUtGIbOtbbp.
TIME business of selling goods Of
fers ready employment to thou
sands Of men who have not been
( trained to ann special profess
sion Success In, this work is due solely
to the character and personality of the
man oftener than. any special training
that he may receive. A good salesman
| must be an optimist. a ready, fluent
| talker with power to convince, but at
| the same time one who knows when to
/ stop when he has said enough He
must also be a popular man, able to
make friends readily. and he must
have an agreeable personality. pleas
| ant voice, good Judgment and tact. and
| the ability to read people well.
All these are important qualities that
| make for success in this work. Per-
sonal neatness, cleanliness, and care
full dressing are also Of great import
ance.
There is no certain way to learn this
profession without actual practice.
While there are schools that teach the
technique of selling. the actual ability
to sell must be in the man himself In
other words, successful statesmen are
uOl Llduc, Dol diC DOAA. Ing Iudn win
a natural ability to sell will usually
find no trouble in connecting himself
with a business house where ample op-
portunity will be given him to make
good.
There is no stated compensation in
this line of work A man works on
salary or commission. or both, and can
usually earn an amount depending sole
" upon his own ability to make other
people buy. Some salesmen do phe-
nomenally well, having an earning ca
pacity of $4,000 per year. and even
more.
The occupation Of salesman is for the
bright, active, energetic, agreeable, and
tactful man who Is q fluent talker and
has a good understanding OF people and
q thorough knowledge not only Of his
own line of business, but of business
methods and business dealings IN gen.
eral He must have at his fingers end
the general state Of the market, the
activities Of his competitors. and the
wants Of his customers. These quail
ties, added to a reputation for fairness
and honesty In dealing and reliability
should insure success
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Too Prompt.

@HE doctor was called in to treat
the spoiled child of the family
The mother left the room for a
moment and returned to find
both patient and doctor angry. When
she had escorted the physician to the
door, she explained to the boy that the
doctor had said that he had been very
rude.
"Oh, mamma" cried the child, pet
tishly. hes just an old fogy! He got
mad because l put out my tongue with
out being told"
The Washington times., 1913-08-27

Few of them know what they want
when they como in. hence the indecis-
ion In nine cases out of ten she'll buy
the first pair she tried on, after all II
sh, can give the clerk a general idea Of
right pair the first time. A lot OF them
never buy the first pair they try on
simply rs matter of principle I've
known them to pick out pair in the
window. and when we duplicate it in
their size thcv would refuse to take It.
1T seems to be a pet delusion of a
woman that her feet are smaller than
they really are. Our Srandmothers wore
twos and threes almost exclusively, but
they did not lead the strenuous outdoor
life that women do today.
The fat heel craze is swinging back
to the other extreme now. The French
spool heel seems to be q favorite,
though the comfort of the low heel is un-
deniable.
They all want a short shoe, no mat
ter what the shape of the foot
Evening slippers are much more sat-
isfactory from everybody's point of view.
a woman who is buying evening shoes is
perfectly happy during the transaction.
The graceful heels and narrow toes give
a hattering appearance to her foot"
Aren't there any women shoe clerks
here?" ! asked as / glanced at the row
of neatly groOmed young men who were
waiting upon customers.
We used to have them" he said with
smile. But they couldn't stand the
nervous strain. They left"
EDITH LOBERT
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
II Did.

a BOSTONIAN was showing a
N British visitor the sights of the
Hub. They were driving past
Bunker Hill monument. Not
wishing to make any pointed reference
to the fact that at one time We had
been fighting with our cousins, the Bos-
ton gentlemen merely indicated the
monument with his thumb and said:
Bunker HILL"
The Englishman look ed at the hill In
tently and asked; Who was Mr.,
The Washington times., 1913-08-27

certain to have disloya army on his hands as soon
as he demonstrates inability to pay his soldiers,
Two or three months of real chance would prob
ably place the party of enlightenment in substantial
control of Mexico. To permit the crisis to be forced
is the humane way. Unless it is forced brigandage
and rapine are likely to go on indefinitely.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Bulls" "

n the bank of a small river in
Ireland is a stone bearing the
following inscription:
When the stone is out Of
eight II Is not safe to ford the river"
Rut this is surpassed by the famous
most erected some years ago by the
surveyors of an English road. 1t reads:
This is the bride path to Faver-
sham: II you can't read this you had
better keep to the main road. ."-Ex-
change
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
THIS THAT
Fitting a WOman's Shoes a Diplo.
matte Feat.
With Sometimes a Little of the Other


The playwriting gentlemen have over
looked good bet.
One form of summer amusement in
Washington not mentioned in the guide
books is to watch a woman buy a pair
of shoes.
New shoes are an important adjunct
to humanity's yell-being. If Cleopatra
had had on tight shoes when she and
Antony took the weekend excursion
boat down the Nile, several interesting
chapters in the worlds history might
not have been written.
The fury of a woman scorned is a
gentle emotion compared to the fury of
woman whe thinks she has been
wrongly fitted in shoes.
Take the word of an experienced
salesman at one of the best shoe stores
on the Avenue for it. He has been at
1t thirteen years. and when a man has
knelt at the foot Of lovely woman for
thirteen years he has an undisputed
right to be called an authority.
Truly It's parlous occupation.
Whether a shoe salesman is regarded
as a bad risk by the insurance COM
panies, deponent sayeth not.
At any rate the mysterious French
marking of sizes is the only thing that
preserves the aplomp of a shoe man.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
GOOD STORIES

/ Bunker, and what did he do to the
hin?"
You don't understand" said the Bo,-
tonian. This is where Warren fell"
me Engnshman screwed his monocle
into his eye, leaned back, and. LOOKING
at the top of the towering shaft. re.
marked inquirIngly:
Killed him, of course e?'-Every-
body's
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Monument Unveiled.

KING WILLIAM COURTHOUSE. Va.
Aug. 27.-A monument to the memory
of the Confederate soldiers of King
William Courthouse and vicinity was
unveiled here today with interesting
exercises and in the presence of a
large gathering of veterans and their
friends. Congressman A. J. Montague
delivered the principal oration OF the
day,
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
WHY sHoe cleexs LEAVE NOME

"If shoes were marked in plain sizes
we'd all be in the insane asylum before
We got a chance to go into any othel
| business" said the salesman.
Il sometimes think that women are
vainer of their feet than they are OF
their faces.
Certainly they give more considera-
ton to the buying of shoes than they
do to their complexion. Not all vanity ?
Well, perhaps an exceptional one thinks
about comfort, but most of them want
something that looks NICE and they
will undergo all sorts of torture TO
get it"
In the long row of low seats women
were being fitted with shoes. Boxes
were piled high at every chair, and in
front of each silk-stockinged foot an
Immaculate young man struggled with
the whims of milady.
One buXom young woman, who ap-
peared to have ordinarily a sunny dis
position. was inspecting a pair OF pat
ent leather pumps.
Her eyebrows were all twisted up,
she glared at the shiny pump as II II
were her bitterest enemy.
It's entirely too big" she concluded
finally Show me something else!''
That's the usual story" said the
head salesman. who lowered his voice
ciscreetIy. Every woman in Washing
ten thinks she's got a No. 2 foot when
In reality it's nearer a five. And she
wouldn't buy t If she knew the real
size.
I've beer in Washington five years,
and I know from personal observation.
both with my customers and my own
experience, that after a year of tramp
ing around on these pavements ones
feet become a size larger. The hard
asphalt is responsible.
But to convince the women of II?
1t can not he done. that's ALL
The buxom lass decided she didn't
want patent leather pumps after all.
Would the clerk please show her some
high suedes?
She has been here nearly an hour"
said the salesman, with a soft pedal
still on his voice.
she is fair sample of the way women
buy shoes. and she isn't nearly so fussy
ds a great many.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Literary HumoroSities.

Murila-Who is that gentleman you introduced me IN n
little time ago? didn't catch his -
Millcent-That the distinguished poet, Mr.
Murila-lndeed! Now | understand why seemed hurt
when he asked me who favorite poet replied
shakespeare" f~
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Time of His Birth.

When were born?" the teacher as she was
making her records. - ~ was
When was little baby" answered the chId-Ex
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
Paid in Advance.

f<A TOW, lemme see." said the ru-
I'M raj justice, figuring on the
! Y back of an old envelope.
Your bill will come to lest
The Washington times., 1913-08-27

81"
"Forty-seven dollars?" echoed Wig.
glothorpe. why, judge. the fine fol
overspeeding is only SIS"
''Ya-as. l know" said the justice
THE thirty-two dollars is fer contempt
o. court"
But l haven't expressed any con.
tempt for this court" protested Wig.
glethorIe.
No: yit ye hevn't," grinned the jus.
tice. but We will. my friend, ye viii
tefore We sit d mile out O. town. I've
made the fine putty stiff SOS t give ye
plenty o. room to move round in."-
Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1913-08-27
What's on tie Program IN
WASHINGTON Today

Concert by United States Marine Band,
the Capitol, p. m.
Meeting of Unity Council, No. ,. IN
dependent Order Sons of Jonadab,
Meetings, evening:
Masonic - Harmony Lodge, No II;
school OF instruction, Royal Arch
chapteny Washington Commandery'
No. ]: knights Templar.
Friendship. No. IL; Federal City. No
20, and Harmony, No. ,; Columbian
Encampment, No. l.
knights of Pythias-Mount Vernon
UIion. No. - and Columbia, No. -;
Friendship Temple. No. 9. Pythian
Red Men-saItese Tribe. No. s. SO4 B
Street southeast; White Eagle Coun-
ell, No. 4. Fifth and G streets nortn-
Golden Eagies-Harmony Castle. No. 10,
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street.
Anrsements.
Columbia" S15 p. m.
Poli's-."rrilby," 2:15 and Sis pm
Gayety-"Social Maids" els and Sis
Cosmos-vaudeville. continuous. from
Casino - Nine. Sarah Bernhardt and
James X. Haclett. in moving pictures
Glen ECnO--AHluSSAAlChlS-
Chevy Chase Lake-Concert by Marine
Rand, dancing and other amusements.
Great FaIls-Musfc and other amuse-
ments.
Colonial Beach-Steamer st. Johns
leaves Seventh street wharf every
day except Monday at 9 a. m Sat.
urday. % .. m.
Luna Park-Dancing and other amuse.
ments-
Marshall Hall-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m. $50 p. m. and
$50 D. H.
River View Park-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 .. N. and p m.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
Legislative Notes.

The Senate passed a. resoltion call
ing for an investigation of the State
Insane Asylum at Pueblo. The resolu.
tion was passed after a two-hour de-
bate and after strenuous effort to
delay action by referring the resolu-
ton to committee had been defeated
by vote of Is to s.
Denvcr.-Senator Stephan, in a bill
pending in the Legislature, proposes
that where person is killed by rail
road it shall not be obligatory that an
heir shall begin the suit for damages.
His bill permits any relative to begin
the suit. quite often there is no d.
rect heir of person killed." said Sen.
ator Stephan. There are times, too.
when the direct heir is seen by the
claim agent and settled with on the
day of the death, but my bill proposes
that any relative can begin the suit"
Directors of the Colorado Publicity
League will have introduced into the
Legislature within the next few weeks
bill asking that the state appropri-
ate cot less than $1,00O,0OO for Den
eer's 1915 Pageant and Indian Festival.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31

or by means OF ones own sailing or
steam dahabeah, and since the old dis
agreeable. dangerous trip across the
desert has been superseded by COM
Portable trains. possessed OF every
luxury from dining care to an cleo
trio fan.
To the American. particularly. to
whom building one hundred years
old Is worthy of reverence In his own
country. the fascination OF picnicing
under the shadow OF four-thousand-
year-old monument. OF snap-shotting
with 1912 camera all that remains
OF a civilization of which we can have
but the remotest conception. seldom
fails In its appeal to all that is ro-
mantle. all that is poetic in his being.
No one who possesses even remnant
OF an imagination. no one who has
his color sense developed In the small
est degree can fail to respond to this
ancient country. SO new in its beauty.
so old In its history. How could ono
feel other than significant. other than
reverent. before such wonders as the
great rock temples of Abu Simbel. at
the foot of which man looks little
more important than the ants which
build their tiny houses only to have
them trampled under foot when COM
pleted? And what could express with
greater Significance the meeting of
the old and the new civilization than
the sight OF a brown-skinned native.
mounted on his camel. watching an
express do luxe as 1t whizzes by with
speed that Is still almost incredible
to his Egyptian eyesy
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
FORGET ART OF coMvERslNG
Professor Thinks Modern Education
Has Ono Bad Effect, and Gives
Reasons for Assertion.

Prof. William McAndrew, OF the
Washington Irving high school, In the
Worlds Work. makes the observation
that educators can't talk. Il am ap-
palled at the barrenness OF the conver-
sation of school people. We are
wretched listeners and poorer takers.
We are rarely engaging or entertain
ing. One might reasonably expect a
scholarly professor to converse sur
passingly well. He usually disappoints.
The immature youth who spend SO
much time with us fail to gain habits
of conversation which are essential to
the growth of social being like man
l notice especially at school parties
or when ] overtake one of our young
sters on the street how pitiably clum-
sy they are In their talk. Not only
has our education failed to bring out
their social graces but 1t has sup
pressed what they have. The boys OF
meager schooling. whom one meets
on the city streets or In the Maine
woods. show, after you have coaxed
away their shyness, power Of sus-
society delight"
THE reason for this lack u.s." ne
says, that the topics OF the school
room are isolate. One cannot ind an
an opportunity to use them in society.
No one will engage with US In a chat
upon the clans digestion. the abla-
tive absolute. or Sir Waters style.
1t can De argued with some degree OF
truth that the things taught in school
are what our best society ought to
talk about. but so far are our school
managers from controlling the
thoughts and conversations Of the
world that we usually find ourselves
awkwardly silent in company because
we belong to an epoch that has
passed
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
eiIIs Introduced in Senate.

s. B. 40. Tobin-Providing for a
Etate license for automobiles.
S,sB. so, Senator Tierney and Rep
resentative Finch-Another senatorial
re-apportionment bill.
S. B. 81, Berry-Providing for adult
probation offenders.
s. B. So, Mrs. Robinson-Provides
for women on juries and for the thir-
teenth Juror
s. B. So, Van Tilborg- for
the payment by banks of interest on
daily balances from school districts
and counties.
s. B. 81, Van Tilborg---Amendingt the
fish and game laws.
S. B. 55, Lines-Appripriation for a
part of the expenses of the state peni-
tentiary.
S. B. Sc, Lines-Appropriati s4,700
to reimburse Fremont county for the
cost of the recent penitentiary graft
investigation.
S. B. 81, Misunderstanding employ
ers to report all accidents to the state
bureau OF labor.
S. B. 5S, Iles-Transferring the
branding department from the secre-
tary of state to the stock inspection
department.
3. B. 59, lleS-hearrang1nR tne -Four.
teenth judicial district
S. B. 60, West-Appropriating $780,.
900 for the San Francisco exposition.
s. B. 61. West-Providing for the re-
funding of irrigation district bonds
S. B. 81. West-Amending the irriga-
ton laws
S. B. SO, West-Limiting the bonded
indebtedness of irrigation districts.
s. B. CA. West-Creating highway
commission.
S. B. Go, Tierney-Repealing the
penalty clauses in the boycott law.
s. B. &c, acArthur-Providing for
part of the expenses of the Soldiers
and Sailors home.
S. B. 81. Tierney-Regulati deal
ers in petroleum and petroleum prod
ucts.
s. B. 6S, Tierney-Providing for the
inspection of oils.
S. B. 60. Joyce-Relieving employees
OF the liability for accidents.
s. B. 70, Joyce-Providing for the
right of way OF irrigation bitches over
the public domain.
S. B. II, Carver-Appropriation for
the ore experimental plant at the
School of Mines.
s. 3. 73, w. c. Robinson-Repealin
the James peak tunnel bill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31

ing the dead pages of the past turn
over. and give up their secrets; or.
lastly. we may study the modern peo-
ple-surely the most difficult task OF
them all.
Strange as are the peoples ways
and customs. Impossible as 1t is really
to understand them. yet they have a
charm Their manners often seem to
imply half-pitying superiority. as
II they knew things OF which we are
ignorant and yet from courtesy ac-
qniesced in what we said. although
against their better judgment Above
all. they are men IN stature. Few
races would have come through the
thousands of years Of ruin and oppres-
sion. and yet stand up as God made
them and not grovel in the dust.
Their hearts are sound when they
know where they are going and who
is in front Of them, but they have
ories linger still.
"They give the impression OF a race
whose destiny has not been fulfilled.
Now they have their chance. By the
grace OF Allah. there has been sent to
them a man, a soldier. such as they
have not had for thousand years.
a strong man. such as the eastern
heart can understand. worship and
obey. The Egyptian people. quick to
recognize worth and power. thought
the matter out and met him with
cheers. A new era has opened be-
fore this old land. an era OF progress
and hope. and now. Inshallah! Egypt
will fulfill her destiny"
Wonderful Temples.
Egypt. with its clear air and Its
brilliant sunshine. is an ideal spot for
the camera enthusiast. The wonders
OF its temples and pyramids, the
grandeur of its scenery and the pic.
turesqueness of its people inspire both
the amateur and the professional
photographer to his very best efforts.
Egypt is practically a Dewly discov-
cred country since It has been posi-.
BILE to reach the land of sunshine by
one OF the comfortq BILE Nile steamers
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
Reports AntI.rhIrd Term Bill.

Denver-Evidently the senators are
against more than two successive
terms of office for officeholders, for
the committee has reported favorably
on S. B. 81 by Senator William C.
Robinson. The bill provides that there
shall not be more than two successive
terms for the governor, lieutenant
governor secretary of state attorney
general. state auditor. state treasurer,
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion, county sheriff, county clerk,
county treasurer, county auditor, coun-
ty coroner or county superintendent Of
schools.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
Getting tho information.

I'm pleased to meet you. Did I
understand that your name is Miss
Greengirl?"
Yes. Greengirl."
Have you lived here very long?''
About four weeks"
Where do you work.
I'm employed in brokers' Of
fce"
"stenographer. presume?'
Yes"
That's your own complexion. 1
presumed"
"Sir."
do you make your own dresses?-
Il never was so insulted In my life.
What do you mean by asking me such
lot OF personal questions? And Mt
our first meeting. tool"
I'm sorry I have offended you. but
you see | might pass you on the
street some day when I'm out walk
ing with my wife. II should speak
to you those are only a few OF the
questions she'll ask me about you.
and I'd like to be able to answer
tbem."-Detroit Free Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-01-31
New Turkish Cabinet.

Constantinople.-Tae new Turkish
cabinet is constituted as follows:
Grand vizier and minister of war, Nah
moud Shefket Pasha; president of
council of state, Said Hahn; interior,
Hadji Adj; foreign affairs tempo
rary). Mukhetar Bey; marine. Tschur-
lksula Mahmud; Justice. Ibrahm Pa
sha; finance. Rifaat Bey; public
works; Batzaria Effendi; pious foun-
dations, Hairi Pasha: agriculture,
Djelal Effendi; posts. Oskian Bey
public instruction. Shukri Pasha,