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The Washington times., 1913-01-23
LEE AND HIS BIOGRAPHIES.

Perhaps the model biography will never be writ
ten DR.. Dodd, professor of American history in the
University of Chicago, is to discuss before the
Daughters of the Confederacy of that city the ques-
ton Shall Lee Have Biography"
All those who write of Lee, the professor insists,
deal with nim as superman, and he classes this
with the Washington myth" Nobody" DR.. Dodd
says can get close to the real character of Lee and
know him from the account"
The world waited three-quarters of century be-
fore literary investigators began to dissect the char
acter of Washington with interrogation points. AL
though they found much that was below the superman
he stands stronger before postery after this process.
The Father of His Country, as everybody now
knows, was volcano of powerful emotions beneath
the surface and the wonder is tnat he was able to
keep serene exterior in spite of them.
But as far as the scalpel has shown, those forces
did not rage within the breast of Lee. Writing in
his tent after Iull in the days battle, his pen ex-
presses repose of mind forbearance affection, and
the simple virtues. With men falling by hundreds
in plain sight of his field glasses he speaks kindly of
the officer whose bunder is thwarting the plans con-
ceiyed by his genius. In the midst of bitterness he
raises his hat to tine Star and Stripes
Still, despite this armor of character that has
seemed to his biographers nearly perfect in balance
there is at least more room for the analytical to
trate The processes of Lees life can be laid bare to
greater extent than has yet been done notwith-
standing the talent of of those who have essayed
it. There is place for the pre-emnent biography OF
man whom Prof Dodd classes as one Of the five
greatest Americans others being Washington
Franklin, Jefferson and Lincoln. II may be for an
author of the North or the South to produce it, for
there is no sectionalism in such task
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
AFTER BARNES, WHAT?

The rank and file of the New York Republican
party want to get rid of the boss-ship OF Mr. William
Barnes, jr.
Under the control of Barnes they know perfect
ly well that what was done at Chicago last year would
be done again in similar circumstances And II they
cannot gee rid of Barnes. and all those who merely
stand proxy for Barnes, they must give up all nope
for the Republican party.
There is every reason to believe, therefore, that
progressive Republicans, prepared to quit Barnes
here and Penrose there, and Guggenhelm some
other place, would be more than willing would be
eager, to meet other progressives on common
ground for an alliance which would enable them, act
ing together to make successful battle at the polls
for the principles which held by the Progressive
party and by the Progressive voters of the Republ-
can party.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
CHANGING THE INAUGURAL DATE.

The Indianapolis News comes forward with a
vigorous Endorsement of the proposition, recently
made by The Times, for change of the Inauguration
date, in connection with general rearrau. ement of
the political calendar the times for the meeting Of
Congress- doing away with the short Session" etc.
II states the proposition in language practically iden-
tcal with that recently used by The Times, thus:
That Presidential Congressional and State elections
be held the second week in September instead of on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
as at present That in Presidential years, the out
going Congress shall together October Is and
Fix the Presidential Inauguration for
the first week in November which is the most delight
full season of the year at the Capital Have Congress-
chosen at the September election meet annually, not
lster than the middle of November Put limit on the
length Of the session Of Congress.
Commenting on this plan of recognizing the
political datebook and increasing bon the efficiency
and the comfort of Congress, the News proceeds:
The Consultation provides that Congress shall meet
least year, and that such meeting shall take
place on the Monday in December Every two
there is short session, which of necessity ends on
March 4. These sessions are productive of much de-
fectye legislation often happens that bills are
jammed through pork barrel" practices carried to
a disgracefu extreme The whole purport of the fore
atey responsive public sentiment. Were our Con-
gressonal elections Presidential elections
held in September the inauguration TO take place
soon and the ne Congress to meet forthwith we
could at once begin work for which, it is assumed
demand was felt and which made manifest in the
election returns
Under the proposed plan, Mr.. Wilson would not
have been forced to call special session This
change it is seen, would do away with such necessity
This program which is being seriously discussed in
Washington would entail constitutional amendments.
and It is further suggested that the resolution calling
for an amendment limiting Presidential tenure Of Office
10 one of six be held until the whole mat
ter be presented OF course, change in national
election practices would entail changes In the States,
but is very probable that such changes would be for
the better-they most certainly would be when it came
20 having Congress go Immediately to work in
of having to wait for year after being chosen
as Is the case at present
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
Tie
Vaudeville
Agent

-~AY, what kind NV a winter IL
this we're havin'?' complained
~ the queen of the switchboard
as she mopped the pearfy dew
from her aIabaster brow. Here I JUS
went an killed a Chinamsn to get a
set NV furs to protect my Ely-white
chest, an ever since it's been as hot
as blazes,"
1T is mild, isn't it?' murmured-
Mild? Why, pus' told the manager
that IL he didn't turn on the steam In
this here lobby quick there'd be mys-
terious disappearance Nv a young an
beautiful maid by the melting process" !"
II. suppose you're too uncomfortable
and impatient to tell about things to-
day?" I touched the subject timidly.
Me? Not on your life, 1t does me
good to tell about how put them lem
ons through the squeezer. When I feel
blue it takes a lot NV the gloom out Nv
my system remembering how I got even
II got a vicious nature naturally, any,
howl The next wuz a vaudeville agent.
Yuh know. once had a reg-iar rough
house here with the manager, an !
left-left him coldi
"It wuz all about a little thing. One
morning I had one Nv them leftover
frum- the -night-before splitters right be-
tween my eyes-one Nv them that has
wireless communication with you stom-
ach, yuh know. An so I sent Claude to
the corner fer some headache stuff.
| Well, I amt bothered much with re-
pairs us'ally. The drug stores ID all
have to go UP the spout II their other
| customers wuz as lavish as me. So
naturally I didn't know how to work
| this patent stun. an Claude he didn't
| neither. An when We poured 1t into
! the glass. by gosh, It begin to explode
| all over the landscape. an the manager
give us the deuce fer running the mil
lion dollar Persian prayer rug yuh got
under yer feet this minute, which same
is worth about eleven-seventy-nin So
I got my Dutch up an left. See?
AN 1 knew a girl that wuz stem
! ographer in a theatrical office an she
had a habit Nv lookin5 like ready money
| frum Monday mornin' to Sunday night;
| all dolled up in F street duds an hats
| frum the other side. So / thought to
myself i got firm enough foundation
in the beauty line to look class IL i
| had a little fancy icing TO help me out.
So I went an applied fer switchboard
| operator in big vaudeville agents
place-an' got 1t.
| We'll, I made such hit with the
boss that II any NV them other skirts
employed there had got a chance they'd
have busted my transmitter with cyan
ide. An / wuz perfectly satisfed-used
to sing about my work. yuh know-until
they went an put in my chores to tel
the boobs what come there lookin' fer
bookin' that their act wuz in bad need
NV a embalmsr! I kicked a couple uy
times to Izzy chat wuz the boss). bu,
he'd say:
Now, chicken. yuh know yuh got
the OIL Nv the Blarney stone in yei
tongue. and yuh en- pacify 'em grand
Now, yuh be good an I'll send yuh tc
a real two-dollar show on Saturday
night
.An' I'd fall fer it an 90 back an
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
A REFORM THAT REFORMS.

At Lincoln, Neb, yesterday, Legislature which
is decisiyely in control of the Democrats on joint
ballot, concluded the election Of George W. Norris,
Republican, to the United States Senate.
On the same day, Mr.. Norris, attending strictly
to his business in Washington, reported an important
bill from the House Committee on Judiciary. He
wasn't worrying himself about his Senatorial election.
He knew he was going to be elected, because the peo
PIE of Nebraska voting under the Oregon plan at
tne polling in November had issued their orders to
the Legislature to elect him.
On the same day at Salem, Ore, an overwhelm-
ingly Republican Legislature elected Harry Lane
Democrat to the Senate, under the same procedure.
Oregon thus gains the curious distinction of being
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
COnquests of Constance

make q few more enemies In the pro-
flesh, until one day I got a real rough
lookin' customer in the shape NV FL
fine. the FREELY tightrope walker an
strong woman. Fffine had been hittin'
1t up. an she wuz pceved stif bout
bein' told her act waz punk all the
time. So when I broke the news to
her gently, she lifted a letter press
like 1t wuz a feather duster. an seen
how near she could come to disar-
rangin' my top hairl Well. I run In to
ley, screamin' that she wuz tryin' to
croak me. An, by gosh. that pie-eyed
pfker went an showed me right back
again an says:
"'well, you know yuh en- pacify
better'n I can. dariingr
"Pacify hert When she wuz tryin' TO
marcel my goldiocks with ton NV pig
iron! Well, say. made tragic exit
by way NV the fire escape. An do yuh
know / don't dare to go to q vaude-
VILE show fer fear one Nv 'em will
recognize me from the stage an start
things."
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
THE NEW WATER RATES UPHELD.

The Supreme Court of the District has sustained,
as everybody might have expected it would the new
schedule of water rates for this city 1t will be re-
called that when the Commissioners took up the
question of readjusting those rates so as to get a
more nearly adequate return from them, tremend-
Gus nowl of protest went up. 1t was the usual un-
thinking protest that certain sefconsttuted guard
ians of the public interest always raise when there
is chance to be very noisy and very demonstrative
concerning something that presumably, nobody will
disagree about Raise the water rates? Of>course,
not; nothing could be safer than to protest; there
fore they lifted up their voices and walled
Now, that sort Of thing may serve the purposes
of people who want to fool the public into thinking
they are fighting its battles; but it is mighty poor
public service. The appearance of determined an
tagonism to the readjustment of water rates did
positive and very concrete damage TO Washington.
II convinced altogether too many people in and out
of Congress- in and out of important executive posi-
tions, that Washington was just plainly hoggish; al
ways looking for something from the Federal Gov
ernment; spoiled child utterly unable to content
itself without the best of it, The whole perform
ance left bad taste in the mouths of men called
upon to deal with the really big and grave questions
of Washington's administration.
Here we are, confronted with the possibility that
there may be revolution in the whole municipal
government of this city, resulting in the imposition
of an increased share of tine maintenance burden
such as in fairness ought not to be shouldered upon
city of Washingtons size to carry for the Nation.
There may be the gravest need to husband all
strength and influence, to command the strongest pos
sble array of real reasons, in opposition. Yet when
tat crisis comes if it shall come, what will be Wash
ingtons claim on the consideration of the lawmak-
ers? They will be able to point to this affair of the
water rates as illustrating the disposition of Wash
ington to grab for all it reach, and hang to all
it gets, without regard to reason or right The re-
suit will be that Washington will get less attention,
less consideration because the presumption will be
that its protest represents mere narrow sel6shness
Washington is in no position to induce that sort
of an attitude on the part of the national lawmak-
ers 1t has need to be reasonable; to cooperate in
measures looking to reform and betterment of condi
tons. .ass.as.--.-.. ..-..
The scream that was raised about the water rates
was Just plain false alarm. 1t mised some very
welmeaning people to fritter away energy and time
and influence, if they had it, opposing something
that never ought to have been opposed at all. The
net result is that Washington has lost just that much
capacity to make itself heard and believed on some
occasion when its real interests will be really threat
ened
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
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@5glAS
Mrs. Jarr Is a Woman of Wealth
For Nearly a Whole Afternoon

((Y FEEL just like taking a day on,
- Just quitting the house. the chill
dren, all my cares and response
bilities, everything. and be a
lady loafer just for one afternoon"
We'll, why don't your" replied MT
Jarr, calmly receiving this preliminary
outburst of feminine insurgency.
why don't l." repeated Mrs. Jarr
Because you would be raving and
swearing around and saying the whole
social fabric was being shattered-thai
sounds good, doesn't It? 1 heard Mrs
Josephine Blessington Blotch say that.
well, you can beat the whole social
fabric to a pulp. for all 1 care" said
Mr.. Jarr. amiably go to 1t, kid!'
And you don't even ask me what's
the matter with me-" shouted Mrs
Jarr. well. that's the way a good
woman Is treated. Her husband Is Sc
sure of her he's never worried and he's
never Jealous"
IT should say not" replied Mr.. Jarr
And a good wife should never be
worried or jealous about good hus,
band, either"
"Oh, of course" said Mrs. Jarr. still,
you SHOULD be a little worried when
Won see preliminary indication that the
Sex is awake!
ALARM clock advertisement stuff
asked Mr.. Jarr.
mo. It isn't" Mrs. Jarr went on. ITS
what Mrs. Josephine Blessington Blotch
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Mr.. Rudolph's list Of the needs Of the
District reclines over four solid coll
umns; but what the District gets lis a
shoe Of another color-requiring usually
three to four lines, and opening with the
perennial Congress met at noon."
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
THIS& THAT
WnA .someffmes a kftt1e orfhe otAe,

Distant be it from us to belittle the
effect of a well-massed mass meeting;
but any man stubborn enough to be
United States Senator is too far gone
to be influenced by 1t.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Notes: A Court Of Equity yesterday
ordained that the District water rates
day Evening Post. out today. contains
Mr.. Will Irwin's story, Golden Water"
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

As we dope the attitude Of the joint
inaugural committee, 1t believes that
the incoming Congress should be per-
mitted to arrange the details of Mr..
Wilson's initiation.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

STARTING THE CAMPAIGN.
When sea captains give up swearing,
When the column doesn't knock
We may witness the repairing
OF the p. O. clock.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
IN WHAT?

CFrom the Philadelphia North American"
GIRL-Neat white girl. 16 to II, to do
errands; sleep in. Call 1923 Locust
street.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
Squandered Vig0r.

G. 8. X: AS to wasted energy, how
about sprinting like sixty-two and a
fraction for trainNjust pulling out OF
the station, only to discover. when
you've caught It, that you're on the
wrong train? MAY.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
What's on tie Program, n
Washington Today

The following Masonic organisations
will meet tonight: Lodges-The New
Jerusalem, No. 9, E A: George c.
whiting, No. -, NJ. NJ: Temple, No.
80, social evening; Masonic Veterans
Association, annual dinner, Metropo-
Titan Hotel. Royal Arch Chapter
Washington. No. 2. election and in
stallation.
The following /. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Columbia, No. 10, de-
gree; Excelsior, No. Il, and Salem.
No. % business.
The following Red Mems tribes will
meet tonight: Logan. No g Wiscon-
sin avenue and N street; Sioux, No. Is.
X street, near Four-and-s-half street
southwest.
Meeting of the s. Coieridge TAYLOR
Choral Society, the Mott School. to-
night
Musicale by Miss Ida Ewing and Mrs.
ID. G. Lewis. National Library for lhe
Blind, go p. m.
Lecture on "Mithraism and Christian
ity," by the Rev. Charles s. Aiken,
McMahon Hall, this afternoon.
Dance by Social Club OF Enlisted Men.
First Battalion OF Engineers. Wash
ington Barracks, tonight
Annual election Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, the Chamber OF
Commerce, tonight
Thirty-fifth annual dinner of the Ma
sonic Veteran Association. the Metro
politan Hotel. p. m.
Lecture ON THE Dual Personality OF
William Sharp and Fiona Macleod. .
by Clara Bewick Colby, red parlor,
New Ebbitt. l0:S a m. and i:45 D. N.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Speaking of holding company, there's
the insistcnce Of the man who wants
you to stay for dinner.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

The suggestion being H. KS that
there must have been some railroad
men on the committee that drafted that
section Of the Constitution.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

And for nonresident members of the
Waste Energy Club We nominate the
journeys Of the men who carry the re-
suits Of the Utah and Vermont electoral
votes to our own fair city.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
SUBMITS OF SIMPLICITY
The inauguration.
The insurance situation.
Diplomatic negotiations.
The Shepard-Gould wedding.

Employees of st. Elizabeth's should
chip in and present something hand
some to William Ellis Corey. Mr.. Corey.
in admitting the existence Of price,
controlling steel trust, wore 'an indul-
gent SMILE" which same is one Of the
things that make st. Elizabeth's and
kindred institutions necessary.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Not that today's little gathering is
the only mass meeting in town. The l.
c. C. edict on street car service. you
remember. will go into effect on Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

But a hurried review of the situation
impels one to the belief that it's taking
it's own sweet time about the opera
ton.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

-Adri'nopie's falling down. fallinl
down, falling down
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Would you call It the Court Of
Aquaty?
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

The impression is general that the
closing of the front. rear and side
entrances to every saloon and barroom. :"
inauguration day. would raise the roof.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

n it isn't one thing it's another. and
frequently it's both. No sooner Is
"Solons' blacklisted than the headlin-
ers take up .'toga" and wear it to a
threadbare frazzle-
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Water rates seek their own level.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Just look! i busted only this morn
ing. and now you can write your name
on things already
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
A NICE DISTINCTION.
From the "Heraid'D

ance Of Mary Garden and Nine. Tettrazzini
In washfngton will be hailed with delight BY
resident society. the Diplomatic Corps, the
Congressional set, and particularly the hum
dreds Of music lovers here.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
Amusements.

National-"The Governors Lady" sis
Coiumbia-"The Isle O. Dreams" ais
Beiasco-Primrose and Dockstader MIN
strels, Sis p. m.
Chase's-Poliie vaudeville. e:i5 and Sis
Pon-s-vaadeville, afternoon and even
ing.
2:l5 and SIS p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville.
Casno--Vaudeville.
Lyceum-Jardin de Paris Girls. 2:l5 and
sis D. m.
Gayety-Columbia BurlesQu<sA - and
S:16 p. N.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

And talking Of the opera, the Phila.
delphia maiden putting up the anti:
quarantine fuss is yclept Miss Mar
guerite Faust.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Not by a park site. says Congress!
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Adri'nople's falling down.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

Proponents of the Washington Gettys-
burg highway seem to think it's Maui.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

DIscoursing again Of Golden Water"
where does the steel trust pool come in ?
The Washington times., 1913-01-23

THE MUSINGS OF A CONDUCTOR.
BY William II. Severson.
The passengers I'LL up the aisles
And crowd around the door, and squeeze me
Until ] grunt and have to hollow,
Please move up. there's plenty OF room up
'front.'
They will ring the bell 10 stop the car.
But will remain too long in their seats,
The car starts and then they get angry.
Beca use they have TO so to the next street.
The passenger rings once to stop the car.
The conductor rings two.
While the motorman I.ngs to warn
Those on the tracks or anything in view.
(Arid then someJ.
The Washington times., 1913-01-23
HOUSEHOLD BRoMIDIOMS.

CLOTH
1T seems that every time We wash
the windows It starts right in and
rains
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
Methodist Church Notes.

A telegram comes from DR.. Went
worth F. Stewart to the effect that
circumstances quite unexpected have
arisen which makes his coming to
Leon about one week later than at
first planned. The date for COM
mencing the special services at the
church is now Dec. 18th. Let us get
all the holiday work out of the way
between this and Dec. 18th, which
we possibly can in order to give all
the time necessary to these meetings.
They will be worth sacrificing much
to hear.
The X. of M. boys had f1ash-light
picture taken of the club last Friday
evening in the church basement.
Mrs. J. J. Evans and Mrs. I. N.
McPherrin we're hostesses of the Wo-
mems Guild Tuesday afternoon at
the church. Plans for the bazaar
are almost completed.
The choir held their practice at
the home of Gretchen Hurst on last
evening so as not to interfere with
the mid-week service at the church
that evening. The choir is doing
splendid work, and we appreciate
this greatly. ......
The Sabbath school, the eleven
O'Clock preaching service, young peo-
pies meeting at $50, and evening
preaching by the pastor at 1880 next
Sunday. You will be cordially re-
ceived if your choice is to worship
with u.s. y g..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-27
The Christmas Century.

''The most elaborate Christmas
number ever published in America"
is the description given by the pub
fishers of the December Century.
Superlative as this description is, it
seems justified by the facts. From
the cover, beautiful painting by
George Inness Jr. reproduced in gold
and in full colors, to the comic sec
ton I'm Lighter Vein,' the number
is remarkably rich, crowded with il
Illustrations in color and various novel
effects secured by the use of the Cen
fury colortOne and other methods of
art reproduction. Mr.. Bamboo and
the Honorable Little God" a genial
story by Frances Little, author of
the Lady of the Decoration; The
Crowded Heart" characteristic
story by Marie Thompson Daviess,
author of "The finder Box" and
1.-The Ethiopian Dip" by Ellis Parker
Butler at his best, are among the fic-
ton features. Winston Churchill,
author of the 'Inside of the Cup
contributes reverent and thought
full paper on 1.-THE Modern Quest for
a Religion" Professor Edward A..
Ross offers study of the social eff
fects of immigration, american
and Immigrant Blood w. Morgan
Shuster asks and answers the peril
nent question els There Sound
American Foreign Policy?"