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The Washington times., 1913-06-26
THE PRESIDENTS STAND.

Matters tarif-wise approaching the point
where the question may properly be asked whether
the President would sign bill that did not fulfill
his expectations Mr. Cleveland would not sign it,
but he did let it become law without signature
Mr. Taft did sign it, and then was bound to 60 out
and defend it before the country, which made him
the immediate objective of the disaffecton over the
legislation. What would President Wilson do?
Free sugar and free wool would be impossible
if the Democratic Senators who voted against them
in caucus should do the in the Senate. 1t is
generally believed only two Of them will do that,
and that these provisions will 60 into the law.
But it would help vastly if the White House would
permit knowledge to get abroad that the bill would
not be signed without these provisions; not only
that it would not be signed, but that it would be
vetoed.
To veto the measure enacted by his own partys
Congress is hard thing for President. But al
most everybody agrees that if Mr.. Taft had done
that he would have been approved by the country
and reelected. The nation has not forgotten the
tariff scandal of the Cleveland regime.
The question right now and it is more urgent
every day, is whether there enough high-tarff
Senators among the Democrats to force the same
issue that arose when the Wilson bill was made
over in the Senate. 1t is practically certain that
there would not be, if it were known that bill
thus emasculated would not be signed, but instead
would be vetoed by President Wilson. 1t is not for
the President to make threats of course. He is not
presumed to decide what he will do until the meas
ure gets to him from Congress- None the less, in
these times of very direct executive participation in
awmaking, there is small difficulty getting the IDEAL
conveyed to legislators that the President inclines
decidedly to a given course.
The Democratic party has promised revision, and
the President has construed that promise to mean
certain things. Will he insist to the last extremity
The knowledge that the President would veto a
bill under certain conditions would be an insurance
of its passage small minority Of Democratic Sem
ators may invegh against certain schedules on the
ground of injury to those States; but those sam.
Senators know that as between standing by the Ad-
ministration and standing by these interests of the
States, their political course will be safer if they 90
not break with the Administration. To give way before
the overwhelming verdict of party caucus can be
excused. To smash whole party program cannot,
has been proved by the execration that neted
to the men who unmade the Wilson act in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
Learn One Thing
Every Day
THE CRUST OF THE EARTH

~
- !, HE earth IL q bah. with cold
crust and . heated. probably
molten. interior. This is proven
by natural hot springs. volcanoes,
etc. At one time the earth must have
been more or less smooth and equally
hot. both interiorally and on the sur
face
As IT whiried through space. through
centuries Of time. the crust gradually
cooled. This caused contraction or
shrinking. The once smooth surface be-
came much as the outside Of . shriv-
eled apple locks to you. Thus the
mountains and the valleys were formed
Giant upheavals are. fortunately. few
and far between. So most Of the chang
ing Of the earth's surface is due to the
constant wear Of the water. It II q
great factor in the Transformation. be-
cause besides wearing away II also car.
ries the loose material from one spot 70
anotfer and deposits II.
Because we have seen them dig and
blast in one spot for months we imagine
that ;hc crust Of the earth IL limitieso
In depth. This Is aot true. The crust
of this globe. on which we live. COM
pared 70 the bnlk Of II. Is about equal
to the relative size Of q sheet OF thin
paper pasted on the surface OF very
large watermelon
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
MORGAN ESTATE AN EXCEPTION.

Almost without exception in recent years, the es-
tates OF very rich men have proved under appraisal
smaller than estimated; commonly a great deal
smaller. Popular impressions of the wealth of prom
irent men are almost uniformly exaggerated
1t is now announced that the ]. Pierpont Morgan
estate will apprase at about Sl00,000,O00, which
makes it good deal larger than was commonly ex-
pected or estimated following the 6nanciers death
The appraisers, valuing it for the determination of
the tax it will pay in New York, are agreed that the
figure will be about S100 900 900, on nearly all Of
which q per cent tax will be paid to the State
Of New York 1t is thus made the largest estate
that has paid an inheritance tax in New York.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
THE GAS CoMPANY's VALUATION.

The need that the public shall know accurately
what are the values of the public service properties
is illustrated by the announcement that the Wash
ington Gas Company has had an appraisal OF its
properly made, which shows it worth Sis, 100000.
few years ago this same company was insistent on
being allowed to reorganize its capitalization on the
basis Of valuation of Sl300OOOO. 1t claimed that
that its reasonable value therefore, it ought to be
permitted to expand its capitalization to that point
At the time when that undertaken gas was
selling at ST net Today it is selling at IS cents net
Of course, the physical property is not affected by
reduction in the price of gas; but the earning
capacity decidedly is affected 1t becomes quite i'm
possible in all the circumstances to accept as rea-
sonable present valuation near to $l9,0O0,OOO.
If the corporation is still able to earn returns
which woEld carry capitalization over Sl8,OOOOOO
then there is acute need for immediate valuation
in order that it may be known to what extent the
earnings are unreasonable and excessive. Edward
W. Bemis, gas expert of national repute, only three
four years ago. estimated that valuation Of this
property would find it worth about $1,000, 900 or
5000 900. Washington may well prick up its ears
at the proposal more than to double that figure.
Let it be assumed that the property is worth
Sl0,o00oO0, but that the company thinks it can earn
return on $3.50 900. If that be accepted, then
than it ought to, with proper regard for the pub
lies interest. The public has no business paying
for gas price that will produce dividends and in
terest double the real capital invested There
has long been insistent demand for reduction Of
the price. The company's own appraisers have pro-
vided the finest possible justification for that de-
mand Nobody dreams that the physical property
is worth Sis,0O0,000. 1t can be appraised at that
figure only by including elements of franchise
value, going value and the like, that the
courts nowadays look upon with disapproval in fixing
rates.
The whole affair enforces the conclusion that
NO time must be lost making the valuation which is
demanded by the public utilities law. There is
persistent rumor of impending developments in gas
affairs, which should not be permitted to take the
form of any recapitazation of consolidation, while
the representatives of the public interest yet
in the dark concerning fundamental elements in the
situation
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
NEW WAR IN THE EAST.

Servians and Bulgarians are at each others
fhroats, and real battle had been fought or, at
least begun, according to meager dispatches from
the territory occupied-by the rival armies. The
news thus far has come FROM. Belgrade, capital of
Seryia, which during the war Of the allies against
Turkey was usually extremely retcent leaving to
Sofa, the Bulgarian capital, the privilege of giving
out most of the news, and claiming for Bulgar arms
most of the glory of that struggle.
II will be safe reasonably to discount assurances
Of decided Seryian advantage in the initial con-
hict Yet on the other hand it will not do to pre-
sumo that Bulgaria, if there is to be war, will
Be an easy winner. The Servians and Greeks
played magnifcently their parts in the campaign
against the Turks; so magni6cently, indeed, that
their unexpected successes gave them control of ter
ritories which at the opening of that contest nobody
suspected the allies would be able to take. 1t is to
be kept in mind that the present casus bel lies in
the fact that the Greeks and Servans were more
successful than the Bulgars. Reading the emana,
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

*" HERE just good mermaids still in the sea
As ever canght! said the cynical mae
"Ah, yes" quoh the Summer Girl, 'that may be.
But aren't you afraid that the BAIT may get sae."
not the fear of being shipwrecked that keeps bachelor
from embakng the of mamony; it's awful Of
being becalned.
In these days girl almost hetates appear
wearing her natural complexion for fear that she
sidered eccentric conspicuous.
pretty woman make fools of all OF the time
but wise Woman wu concentrate making fool of
all of the time.
When husband mdnfets willingness promise his wife
anything under the in order make her mind While she
her vacation merely inspires NTH a sudden suspicion
that she had better stay at home and keep him.
The ability in languages half useful
this world the ability keep silent in
Motor all right for eliminating but for eliminating
ddence boredom and bachelors there anything
quite like a good, old fashioned horse and buggy.
Diporce-the greatest common dipisor.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
ToRPEDoLEss TORPEDO BOATS.

Capt Willard S. Sims, who has been a sort of
stormy petrol of navy reform for long time, de-
clares that there is about one round of torpedoes
actually in existence for the use of our navy. II
takes about year to make torpedo, which seems
decidedly unreasonable. He points out that our
navy, as to torpedoes compares to an army going
to battle with one shell in every gun and none in
reserve
Captain Sims generally makes good when he
INDUCES criticism of this type. He is one of the
men with intimate knowledge of naval affairs the
product of persistent and untring work and study.
Under Roosevelt, as naval aid, he was of the
greatest value, and if his views were not always
acceptable to his superiors they at least impressed
the country well. The latest accusations of unpre-
paredness demand attention
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
The Ovid Names
By Eugene Ceary.


"HE good ovid names are dyin' out
We called our chiidher dear;
No wonder that we're talked
about
It's worser every year.
We used to have the names tv saints
An marthyrs at our call:
10 mention them now brings COM
plants
Och. that's the worst iv all!
There's Pat an Bridget Finnegan,
Who called their daughter Maude,
An. may / never sin again,
Their youngest by is Claude.
An When me next-dure neighbor's wife
Prisints young gossoon.
He's doomed to thravel all thro' life
As Percy George McCuna.
Besides, there's Pether Rafferty,.
Who hates the ovid green sod.
Tho tisn't many years since he
Was carryfn' the hod.
He an his wife-'twould make ye wild
Announce, wild pride an giee,
The marriage of their only child,
Miss Genevieve Maree.
The names iv grand ovid Irish Kings
Well never hear them more;
Instead they have new-fangled things
Begob, 1t makes me sore.
The hayroes, saints an marthyrs. too.
No longer have the call.
Our race will soon be lost to view
Sure. that's the worst iv all
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

me when I made New York. Therefore
twenty spent in the last town looked
smaller to me than a kick from :he
boss about expenses. There was show
in town that night and I Joined out
with 1t. In the morning there was a
letter from my bank in town inclosing
funds.
In the meantime my trunk could
not be located and the management at
the hotel where l was stopping was all
apologies. They refused to take a cent
and insisted that l make an affidavit
about my missing trunk. When the
banks opened / got my money and
went over to the first hotel and paid
my bill. After which I gave them a
piece of my mind"
What did the firm say after the
trip?" asked one of the other drum
mers.
They complimented me on the busi-
ness secured and remarked on the alb
sence of ncishaps that seemed always
TO occur in the travels of the other
men. i am so glad you don't gamble
said the boss.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
THANKS, DOCTOR.

DR.. Friedman, of turtle serum fame, is back in
Berlin, saying nice things about America. The doctor
thinks this is great country, and that though
Its professional classes rather gave him the icy
countenance, the plain people are friendly.
When man who got reception such as Fried
mann received in this country can 60 home and turn
the other cheek as cheerfully he does, it is time
to wonder how in the world, if occasion required,
this lovable nation could manage to make itself
offensive.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
Here's a Book

Bees Shown TO the Children" By
Ellison Hawks. published by the Platt
& Peck Co.. of New York.
Passing all human understanding. the
ways of the little honey bee have prov
en- Of great fascination to thinkers for
hundreds Of years. and any account
of them Is full Of interest. Ellison
Hawks has written a book for children.
yet the simple and very complete story
Of the lives and customs of bees. to-
fions to flowers will prove absorbing
even to older persons Thirty-nine
plates, seven Of which are in color.
illustrate the book. are quite a story
in themselves. and do much to make
this little volume a valuable asset for
any child. old or young.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
THIS THAT
WHA .Sonef,mes q Lutte srfAe Oshe>
SOMETHING IN COMMON.

SOMETHING IN COMMON.
Although the weather maketh one
To simmer, sizzle, stem, and fly,
The House wiH stay in Washing
And so shall /.
1t must remain to sanction LAWS
About financial ibertee;;
Twill stay in Washington because
OF currencee.
Which same makes ME adhere
to biz,
And tells me that / dare not fit !;
Except that in my case it is
The lack of it.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
The Truth About II,

G. S. X: NJ. B. may have discovered
the old-fashioned man who uses a read
ins-glass. but he didn't tell you what he
uses it for. 1t is to read the speed dial
on his automobile. p. J.-C.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
What's on tie Program in
Washington Today

Annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach
Of the Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio Company Relief Association.
Address by Prof George A. Hill before
Pigeon Club. 1sl4 street northwest
Theater party at the Columbia by the
Washington Canoe Club. s:l5 p. m.
observation-disclosures VS.. Philadelphia,
doubie-header, p. m.
Meetings. night:
Nasonic-New Jerusalem, No. 8; George
c. Whiting, No. %. and Temple-Noyes.
No. 80. Washington Chapter. No. ..
r. A. NJ: William F. Hunt, Ch-pter,
No. IS. Order Of tie Eastern StaS-
Odd Fellows-Columbia. Nc. 10; Excel
sior. No. IL. and Salem No. 22-
Red Men-Logan Tribe. No. s. wiscon-
sin avenue and N street; Sioux Tribe,
No. Is. X street. near Four-and-a-hais
street southwest.
National Union = Bancroft Council,
Typographical Temple.
X. o. T. M-District Tent. No. S,
Mariners Temple, foot Seventh street.
Knights Of Pythias-HarTony Lodge.
No. p.
Golden Eagles-America. No. ., a1s
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Amusements.
Columbia-"Mrs. Lefhngwelrs Boota"
2:l5 and S:5 D. m.
Polfs"The Can of the North" AIS
and Sis p. m
Beiasco-Antarctic pictures. 500 and s:so
p m.
Cosmos-vaudeville. 100 to 10:45 D. m.
Glen Echo-All amusements.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and rnusia
by section Marine Band.
Marshall Hall-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m. 2:3o D. m, and
$50 u. m.
River View Park-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf. 1000 a. M. 200 and 7.o9
p. m.
Steaner st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf at p. m. every evening exccpt
Saturday and Sunday for rnrty-miis
tr1D On the Potomac,
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

1t IL cruel and useless, as Lardner
points out in the chicagotribune. to
keep the scouts running any longer
Everybody knows what's in the mes
sage.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

Speaking OF the modern dances. which
we seldom do. Miss May Wygle figures
IN the days news. II that's the way
she pronounces 1t.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
Obviously Not.

G. S. K: I read that steps will be
taken to prevent the sale Of firearms
and dangerous weapons" Obviously,
they don't refer to unloaded firearms.
NJ r.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

Column conductors and others making
errors take heart No less q sporting
authority than the New York Morning
Telegraph" referred to the Nationals
pitcher Of two days ago as "Roebling."
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

Furthermore" writes somebody, who
doesn't sign himself, yesterday I pass
ed a shoemaker's rhop (why shoe
MAKERD that didn't advertise Repair
ing Neatly Done'"
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
So Do Lots of People.

From the Ingoldsby LeEends)
still poking his nose into THIS AND
to THAT.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
We're Too Fond of the Omen

G. S. X: Would you call a plagiaris,
second-story worker?
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

AS a number Of people informed us,
the first game was called of. but they
played the second. Or how would you
put It?
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
He's Our Favorite Aversion.

- G. s. X: For the Restaurant Pests:
The man who uses all his butter and
half Of yours before the soup ar
rives. g..
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

The objection OF the bankers to the
money bill. We notice. is a lack of re-
serve"
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
SLIP,

It is proverbial that the drowning
man clings to crowbar. So we adhere
to the hope that all this currency dis.
cussion may put certain Congressman
in mind Of certain $l6.A. Or. rather.
an uncertain $16.A.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
The Man on the Road
8y T. I. Rsnaa.

DEAD BROKE.

~ YOT all towns are like Blank
'N ville." explained the shirt
salesman to a group Of fel-
low drummers who were
waiting for the train the other morn
ing. In Blankville there are seven
different roads that will take you out
II you have a ticket or the price. II
you haven't the price. move anyway.
II went broke over q slot machine
one time and the town lost no time in
showing me the cold shoulder.
THE hotel froze onto my trunk and
wired to New York for funds. IN
the mean time / gathered In bag
gage check at the depot when the bag
gage man wasn't looking. Then 1 went
up the street to another hotel and
wrote a pals name across the register.
Throwing the check down. / demanded
that they bring my trunk up without
loss of time. Then went In and had
a swell feed.
II had no more towns 20 make that
trim and as had been away six weeks
] had quite . bit Of salary coming to
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

An office discussion as to whether men
who wear brown derbies always sport
celluloid collars has been unoffcially de-
cided In the negative. Though there's
much to be said on both sides Celluloid
or none, declared one combatant.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

For the Millennium Club: The elinai-
nation Of the middleman.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

That is our objection to the bankers.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
THE SUMNER DAYS.

The GUNNER ddys-some Of them
beunts-
Are practically here,
And Jokes about dry bdthtng-sStts
Are also drosoin0 neor.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

We Think You Must Be Kidding Us.
G. 8. K: Didn't see anything about
open air sleeping in yesterdays lineup.
SO write to inquire. I hope you slept
well last night
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

Three Days Each; Three For 4 Week.
G. 8. K: In re the five-day imprison-
ment for barbicide. would like to have
quotations on motormen who fail to
stop when one signals.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26
Pestacian Perfection.

F. L. c.: Also the card player who
holds his hand SO that everybody at the
table can look into it."
ANON: THE salesman who inquiries,
when giving you your change: Any
thing else?'"
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

From July I until September Is the
car schedules will be suspended -
which is one way Of saying that they'll
go hang. So. too. win q lot Of the pass
sengers.
The Washington times., 1913-06-26

The shift in schedules works particu-
lar hardship with US. Only recently we
learned the time that the open car on
the Mt Pleasant line passes our corner;
now we must conduct new inquiry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14

members Of the Etude club at the reg
ular study meeting, the company In
GLIDING a number of guests. Accompan-
lists for the afternoon were Mrs. A. P.
Griggs, Mrs. L. Wynes and Miss Elsie
Haak, and this program was given IN
an unusually good manner:
Piano, "Chromatic Waltz" No. 3
(Godard)-Miss Blair.
Vocal, "A Gypsy Maiden" (Parker)
Mrs. Appelquist
Violin, Revere" (vieuxtemps)-
Mrs. Hickey.
Piano, "vaise Caprice (Chaminade)
Miss Haak.
Vocal, (a) Your Eyes" (Schneider),
(b) Kathleen" (Huhn)-Mrs. Muel,
Ter.
Reading, "Rosa'-Mrs. Canterbury.
Vocal, The Perfect Day (Bond)-
Mrs. Appelquist
Piano duet, Ca) Quartet from Rig
oletto" CVerdD, (b) "Capricante
CWachs)-Misses Lola and Ethel Par
mele.
After the program, the ladies were
invited to remain and they were serv
ed with refreshments. The next meet.
ing will be March 6, and the program
will be on American composers and
will be arranged by Mrs. Albrecht
Mrs. Appeleuist- and Mrs. Rose Ober
hotter. Mrs. Oberholtzer will be the
hostess at IS Oak lane, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THE Fac KAE GIRLS ARE WORK
ing hard to make the coffee a success,
that they are giving tomorrow after
noon at the home of Miss Margaret
Anderson, 917 Nineteenth street The
coffee is for the benefit of the Visiting
Nurse association and they invite
their friends TO come to the affair
and lend their aid for a very worthy
cause.
In His Name circle of Kings Daugh-
ters will conduct bakery sale at Bat
| ties grocery store tomorrow beginning
at o'clock
The nationsl patriotic instructor of
| the Ladies of the Grand Army will
| lecture before that body at the court
house Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock for the good of the order All
old soldiers and their friends are in
/ vited to attend
/ The valentine party that was to have
been held this evening by the Chris
tan Endeavor society of the Memorial
Christian church has been postponed
. Indefinitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-14
ENGWALL-BLoMRERG.

MISS FLORENCE BLOMBERG,
daughter Of Mrs. Emma Blomberg Of
614 Fourth avenue, Moline, and Mar
tin N. Engwall, formerly of Moline,
were united In marriage Monday az
ternoon in Chicago. The ceremony
was performed at the parsonage Of
the Swedish Methodist church, Rev. ].
P. Miller, formerly Of Moline, oficiat-
ing. The groom was attended by c.
A. Blomberg of Moline, a brother Of
the bride, Miss Name e. Engwall Of
Chicago, a sister of the groom, acting
as bridesmaid. Both the bride and
her maid wore blue tailored suits,
the brides hat being Of white beaver
ornamented with plumes and aigrettes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Engwall went to St
Paul from Chicago, and after visiting
relatives there, they will go to Star
buck, Manitoba, Can, where they will
make their home for the present. Mr..
Engwall has been connected with the
Horst Contracting company.