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The Washington times., 1913-07-12
FOresees q Change.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
have been much interested in the
efforts to mend the split in the G. o. p.
In order that the enemy may be over
come, but why worry? Have not the
Democrats always hanged themselves
when given the rope?
Recently a newspaper man who had
lust returned from New York made the
statement that if election day We're at
the present time, his State would go
100, 600 Republican, SO disSruntled are the
Democratic voters at the holding UP of
Federal patronage.
II is a shortsighted policy that manas
the powers that be show such small
consideration In some cases no. even
ordinary courtesy. to the congressman
,yho go to solicit al least a small slice
OF their expected pie.
II may be clever politics to hold the
patronage whip over the Democrats and
n, the same time refrain from antaGon-
Ting the Republicans by making whole
s,l. discharges until after necessary
confirmations are made but the Demo-
crafts feel that while some descending
of arfection may he imperative. II - not
ahsolutely essential that they should be
kicked down stairs.
when a Congressman finds it rnnOs-
sible to convince a demanding COnstitu-
ancy of his inability to reward their pre-
election labors, there are apt to be
some large holes in his fences. Later
on we may have the merry sight Of a
Democratic President, nearDemO-
cratic Senate, and a Republican Housc .
J. ?. A.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
NEW STREET CAR REGULATIONS.

Perhaps there is good reason for the order OF
the Public Utilities Commission which authorizes
street car companies to the of "trailers,
but is not very apparent The old electric railway
commission with the Interstate Commerce Com
missions approval, forbade trailers and the public
was rejoiced at it. The trailers actually in use in
this town are uncomfortable nducive of seasickness,
and dangerous. A vastly better purpose would be
served by requiring single cars to be at shorter
intervals.
There is good sense behind the order that street
car signs must contain information useful the pas
senger Most of them don't. "Piney Branch Road"
suggests absolutely nothing geographic to most even
of veteran residents in Washington. car which
today bears that sign ought to have legend indcat-
ing that it ran via Pennsylvania avenue and Four
teent street to the extreme north end Of the latter
thoroughfare A good many of the car signs Of this
town are about as informative as would be the Pull
man Companys system of naming cars Zebobia,
Hazelhurst, and Xanthorrhoea.
1t is directed that hereafter no new model Of
street car shall be put in service till it has been
approved by the commission. Good, so far as it
goes. 1t is no strain on faith to believe that under
that rule the street dreadnoughts of the center
entrance type, which the leading intra-mural
horror of the community, would never have been
taken out of the shop AS it is there ought to be an
order under which they would be sent back to the
shop, and kept there until remodeled into usable
contrivances.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
CURRENCY AND THE CAUCUS.

The Senate Committee on Banking and Currency
is taking course with reference to the formulation
of the currency that ought to be initiated by
the House body. Senator Owen, chairman of the
upper house committee, declares that he will have
partisan caucuses of the majority; he wants all the
business done by the full committee because he
doesn't think there is any excuse for trying to make
partisan capital of the legislation
On the other hand the House committee has
adopted resolution in favor of open meetings of the
full committee, and then gone right ahead with the
program of secret conferences of the Democratic
members This means, of course that the real busi-
ness will be done in the meeting of the Democrats;
the general meeting will be perfunctory affair." at
which the Republican minority will enjoy the poor
privilege of seeing the Democrats adopt the conclu
sions they have reached in their partisan caucus.
What The Times has said heretofore, in protest
against this kind of partisanshp in framing the tariff
measure is just as applicable to the currency bill
perhaps more So for there is distinct division
on party lines as to tariff than there is to cur
rency.
But in neither case is there possible justification
for making legislation in this fashion. Legislation is
not being made for its political effect 1t is not being
drawn and passed for the benefit of the Democratic
party Republicans and Progressives and everybody
else will have to transact business with the of
currency and under the sort of banking system that
shall be created by law. They should have, in pro-
portion to their numbers the fullest share in framing
the measure.
1t is inexplicable that the Democrats should be
willing, indeed seemingly anxious, to shoulder all the
responsibility that this method involves. The broad
est, least partisan procedure is the safest for
them. If the legislation is successful, they need not
worry about getting their full share of credit for its
accomplishments. IT, the other hand it dsappoints
expectations, the larger the Republican participation
in its preparation the better for the majority party.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
WAR ON HABIT.FoRMlNG DRUGS,

One is encouraged to believe that the world is
getting better by the assembling of delegates from
forty-four nations at The Hague to consider the
formation of a general agreement prohibiting trade
in opium and other habit-foming drugs.
The fact that only two states whose adherence
to such agreement is important are holding aoof
gives ground for substantial hope that the humani-
tartan end sought will be attained Turkey clings
to her profits from the export of opium and Peru
would lose much revenue BY the destruction of the
international trade in coca, from which cocaine is
extracted. But as thiry-four governments failed to
participate in the first conference the subject,
held at The Hague in 1911, and thirty-two of them
have been since, there is solid reason for
believing that both Turkey and Peru will yet be per-
suaded.
America has been a leader in this movement.
Efforts by our State Department paved the way for
the creation of the international commission which
met at Shanghai in 1909, and which was The FORE
runner of the conferences on the subject at The
Hague. Still more important is the adhesion of
England, which has at last announced positively
that she will soon stop the expectation of opium
from India to China.
The next step will be the suppression Of the
domestic trade in and production of habitforming
drugs by the respective countries, and if this can
be brought about, it will be of the foremost of
civilizations victories.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
INVESTIGATIONS AD NAUSEAM.

Croakngs and criticisms to the contrary not
withstanding, vast amount of good has come out
of Congressional investigations in the last two Or
three years. 1t has been sneerngly observed that
this is becoming a government by investigation
Well, that is decidedly better than government by
invisible forces that will not bear investigation
But the investigation business can be overdone
1t is being overdone in this affair of the Mulhall-
N. A. M. charges. The House of Representatives is
making itself ridiculous, with efforts to kidnap Null
hall and the rest of the star witnesses away from the
Senate. If the Senate had demonstrated any dis
position to whitewash, to do poor job, to dodge
real issues, there might be some ground for the
House to try to force itself into the business Blu,
the Senate committee has been doing on the whole
excellent work.
The House need not worry about losing any of
its prestige by reason of letting an investigation
get away from it. Ii has accumulated plenty of
glory, such as it is, out of the various nquisons
il has staged.
With rival forces of process servers hustline
about on behalf of the two houses, the House crowd
trying to beat the Senate crowd to the privilege Of
hearing sensational testimony; with the Senate com.
ninee hanging on to papers which it first turned
up, while the House is trying to get them away;
with the opposing committees holding night sessions
end early-mornng ones in the effort to get to the
hot stuff rs the whole thing is getting disgusting
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
COHALAN is HVINDICATED."

Mr.. Justice Cohalan of the supreme court Of
New York has been "exonerated" by. the join,
judiciary committees of the State legislature. He
was charged with using his political influence to
favor contractor who doing work under politi.
cal contracts, and with getting big bit" in pay.
ment for the influence.
The exoneraton surprises nobody. Mr.. Justice
Cohalan is former sachem of Tammany Hail. and
if his relations with the head of that organization
are not so cordial as once the old relationship
at least such that it would not do to let the
jurist be found guilty of even an improprieV.
1t is just few weeks since this same legislature
"exonerated' State Senator Stwel, under charge of
accepting bribe. He got neat-fttng suit of white
wash. Ordinarily, that would have served every
purpose of politics. But obdurate grand jury
gardless, indicted, and trial jury convicted Stwe
and he is lined out for substantial penitentiary
term.
Exonerations at the hand of the present New
York legislature quoted a long way below par
in the public opinion market
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
The Liquor Question.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
l tried my best to get a drink last
Sunday, and found 1t impossible. How
/ wish 1t had been ever thus 365 days
in the year. How many times have
been in the valley OF the shadow Of
death-getting over a drunk. Why do
not the lawmakers put whisky where It
belongs-alongside of cocaine. morphine.
opium. chloroform, and other poisonous
and supplying drugs? The only answer
thes suggests itself to my mind is that
politics upholds 1t for the sl.10 a gallon
Government tax, the $50 Federal license,
and the $1,000 or more city license. Am
l logical? When Abraham Overholt, a
famous distiller, was on his deathbed
he is reported to have gathered his sons
around him and said to them: Boys,
l am leaving you my business, but there
is one thing ] want you to remember
whisky was made to sell and not to
drink" 1t would have been more con-
scionable, If less ingenious, for him to
have advised the whole world to that
effect.
am not an authority on the qualities
of beer or wine, but they are at least
beverages and not drugs. and unless
taken in hoggish excess their effects
do not resemble those of whisky. To
paraphrase w. ]. B.. will say to the
politicians: If you ask me why | say
more on the whisky question than |
say on the beer question. l reply that
II beer has slain it's thousands, whisky
has slain its tens of thousands"
An eX-saloonkeeper (he had had his
license revoked) once said to me: The
man who sells 1t Is no good and the
man who drinks it Is -- sight
worse" Now. who is going to reform?
Don't all start at once. Give them
chance to get rid of stock on hand.
AN OLD DRUNK.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
BAD DAY-GOOD DAY.

Yesterday, it is learned from the metropolitan
press headlines, was the Poorest Day in Seventeen
Years.
Not because it was too hot; it was quite usable
in that regard. Not because it was too cold, wet,
dry, long short. 1t was fine day for making hay,
an exemplary occasion for harvesting wheat, per-
fectly available occasion for pcnics, motoring, or
reasonable quantity of work
Yet it was the Poorest Day in Seventeen Years"
Why?
Because the Stock Exchange traded in fewer
shares than on any market day in that period!
The number of people with the firm impression
that the worst day the Stock Exchange is the
best day for the United States at large is growing
very fast. Cheer up!
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
A POSTCARD PESSlMISM.

postcard signed Congressman" brings The
Times this pitiful wall:
Next to outright mercenary, commend me to a
pedagogue to betray great The Democratic
party is being systematically and hopelessly wrecked
1t easier for to secure appointments in the de-
partment from Mckinley Roosevelt and Taft than from
the present anomalous regime.
It's merely guess whether that anonymous
plant really comes from a Congressman or not;
but it's guess that it represents the sentiments Of
o good many of them.
"Betraying great cause" in this view, seems to
be failure to pass the pie with becoming prompti-
tude. Systematically and hopelessly wreckng" the
party in power consists in carrying out its promises.
Whether the real Democratic party, and the real
sentiment of the country, indorses these definitions
we will learn in due time.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
A DON'T WORRY" CASE

Jack Johnson pugilist and general undesirable,
has turned up in Paris with the announcement that
he doesn't want any more of the United States. In
this regard Mr. johnson will find the United States
iE hearty accord with him. The States don't want
any more of him.
There is very possibly law and extradition treaty
enough to bring Johnson back here. But why :
He willing to stay away There is no apparent
reason why his doings should be aired through
further legal proceedings No obvious good would
be accomplished If our Partisan friends fancy such
as he, they ought to be accommodated.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Learn One Thing
Every Day
1S.-PAPER.

l6.-PAPEk.
A LII paper, from the ordinary
~ brown sort. that we used to
n call butchers paper" up to
the silk finished kind at S250
quire, is made of one of three things
grass, wood pulp or rags. The grass
used for paper is variety called
Esparto. It Is grown In Spain and
Northern Africa Wood pulp is thin
slices Of wood. cut from trees and
made soft. And the ragsIwell. the
rags come from everywhere Each
OF US contributes to paper-making
when we throw rags away. Paper
made from rags Is the most used.
The rags are brought to the factory
and are Immediately sorted and pull
ed to pieces. Usually women workers
do this. Then the rags are placed In q
dust extractor which spins around
quickly and shakes all the dust from
them Next they go to the boiler,
where they are boiled in steam.
The bleaching room comes after the
boiler. In the bleaching tank the
rags are put in pure water. mixed
with bleaching powder. The rags
are now soft and pulpy. This pulp
has to be held together. SO 1t Is mix
ed with a sort of glue that strength
ems II.
When the proper amount has been
added the pulp is passed through
water again and over a wire netting,
where the water Is drawn off, leaving
It firm. 1t is now called -"halt-stuff"
And to make 1t sufficiently strong
for practical purposes 1t has to be
put through the whole process again.
Finally IL reaches the perfecting
machine. where heavy, warm rollers
compress 1t into sheets of paper.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Rear Commodore Perry" writes R
w. O.. was not the man who wrote the
Don't give up the ship message. He
was the author Of the Millions for de-
fense, but not a cent for tribute speech,
spoken at the first annual banquet of
the Survivors Of the War Of 1872. held
at Rausmeyer's Cafe. New York city.
January l3, 1873"
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
GOOD STORIES
No Tips.

-VI JELL, I'm glad to see your
\N/ cried friend of Judge
w Blank the other day. re-
lates the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. You are looking great-and II
/ may be allowed to say it, you are
showing grand results from you WIN
ter vacation. I understand you were
out Of town, but l didn't know you had
gore TO a place where yo" could take
on so much flesh and health ana take
off so many years. Palm Beach,"
Better than that" answered the
judge. II have found an ideal winter
recCrt. I've struck a place where can
get my meals when l want 'em. u bed
like In used to. baths just the right
temperature. No tips to porters or at
ten6anrs are allowed"
stop. please. Where is this para
dise?''
Il stayed at home"
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
That Sounds Like a Rounda bout
Wheeze.

G. S. X: II you read a bunch of
verses somewhere. forgot about them,
and then some day came across them
again-could you or could you not re-
mark that you were meeting with re-
verses?
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Didn't Hold Right Cards.

THE man to whom all this hap
pened stod in front of the city
Hall at o'clock Yesterday.
He was gazing a, another man.
when a third man came along and
aroused him from his revery, explains
the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Who're you rubberin' att" asked
this third man. most ungrammatic-
ally.
That guy over there" replied the
other with little care for the ameni-
ties. There's a man who left the
City Hall poorer than he went in"
He left the City Hall poorer?
"Naw. mean what I'm trying to
mean. This amt riddle. That there
man has been in the city Hall two
years, and when he left he was poorer
than when he entered. Is that plain?
1T isn't. What was the natter
just honesty"
''No-just bad luck at poker"
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

To newspaper correspondents at Cor
nish we respectfully suggest a wee BIT
Of cooperation. Half of them had Mrs
Wilson with the President the day he
was lost and half had her waiting at
home. And there seem to be as many
versions of yesterdays accident as
there are newspapers published-per-
haps more. We read only 10 or 80.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Tarln debate In the Senate. according
to prophets, will run about five
weeks" Until the dictionary ceases to
link run" with the item Of haste, we
expect to find 1t difficult to conceive Of
anything running in the Senate
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

The House performers are making laughing stock
of themselves, and would do we'll to apply cracked
ice They act as if they might be suffering from a
touch O. sum-"
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

The new street car regulations re-
permit trailer service. and gosh. how
We dread IL! II the companies are bat
ting in midwinter form they will equip
all lines with closed trailers for the
summer months. You remember the
open ones in December?
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

On any day but dull Saturday it
would hardly be worth mentioning that
Marietta l.. Clinksclles is Linden
avenue music teacher and WASHINGTON
Artist merely a Gay laborer. Facts,
however
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Atlantic City Correspondence.

G. s. K: A Montgomery, Ala, man
has resigned his job in order to stay
here and roll japanese pool until he
captures the big red vase. Great sport.
CHOLLY.
Atlantic July IL
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers

All communications to the Mail Bag
should be written plainly on one side Of
OF the paper only and must not be more
than 200 words. All letters must carry
signature and address which will be
omitted IL requested
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Why yacationers won't enter the nea r,y
gates: Having a fine time Wish you
were with u.s."
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

"One thing about your last para
graph. sarcasms w. X: It's generally
the finest part of the column
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

While Sentinel is eager to be told why
1t is that the volume Of the encyclo-
pedia that he wants is always way
back in the corner, so that he must re-
move every other book to get at II.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Absolutely, old man, and beyond Il
penumbra Of a doubt.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Young Frederic J. Haskin's kid. 60
ing through the daily prayer. is -.
puted and alleged to have spoken 1,
'Halibut be thy name" At least. so
father.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

We're the guy who put the fine in
final.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Ono Of the tenets of Boy Scoutry,
we believe. is self-dependence. We're
sure Of II, In fact. Yesterday a crowd
OF scouts, averaging sixteen years or
SO. stormed into a drug store for post
cards. who has got pencily' What
kind are you taking?" Where can
we get stamps?" and Where is the
mail box?" were asked by almost
every boy in the troupe. Demonstrate
ing anything at all, according to
where your prejudice is.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
They're Never In Order.

G. s. K: Speaking Of the home rule
party. are Jokes about henpecked hus-
bands in order?
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Annual picnic and outing Of the In
diana Society of Washington, to Great
Falls, . D. m.
Annual picnic OF the Society Of Ma
irons and Patrons, Order of the East
ern Star. TO Great Falls.
Social session of Canton Washington,
No. l. Patriarchs Militant. evening.
Meetings of National Union. evening
Government Printing Office Council.
Typographical Temple; Columbia
Council. Pythian Temple; National
Guard Council, National Guard Ar
mory.
Meeting of John c. Daley Council, No.
3. Sons of Jonadab. 6i3 Louisiana ave-
nue. northwest. p. m.
Amusements.
Columbia-"My Wife," Els and Sis p. N
Polrs-"Man and Superman," els and
S:l5 .. m.
Glen Echo-All amusements
Chevy Chase Lake-Concert by Marine
Band. dancing. and other amusements.
Great Falls-Music and other amuse-
ments.
LIMA Park-Dancing and other amuse-
ments.
street wharf 10 a. m. 2:3o p. m. and
$50 p. m.
River View Park-Boats leave Seventh
street wharf 10 a. m, and D. m.
Colonial Beach-Steamer st. Johns leaves
Seventh street wharf every day except
Monday at 8 a. m. Saturday. 2:3a
D. n.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Those WHO believe they understand
the constructive system Of this parallel
opipedon are advised to have a care or
two. We are liable any day to set
the universe agog by running our last
paragraph first and our first one not at
all. On inaugnight, remember. they
fireworked the Good Night" sign in the
middle Of the show. Why shouldn't
WE Northumberland some?
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
THINGS WE WANT TO KNOW.

Why two or three street cars and an
assortment OF trucks start rumbling
along the avenue the minute we 60 to
telephone and want quiet.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
Why Expressmen Lash Their Horses.

Why Expressmen Lash Their Horses.
Look out for the chandelier!
WATCH out! Ny. but that was closer
please ask them to be careful of
that trunk; there's glass in It."
Can I check my trunk to Chicago,
then from there to Packsville, Arizona,
over the c., B. & O., and from there to
Ramsey. Wisconsin. over the New
Haven. right from the house?'
'will you be with this trunk all the
way?"
my husband said to be sure and get
q receipt
Are you sure you can lift it?'
The Washington times., 1913-07-12
THIS& THAT
TRIoLET:
H'HA Soref,m<s . L,rfle srfAs otAe>

PARAGRAPHS AND COLUMNING.
The lengthy ones around the top,
The short ones near the bottom;
There isn't any tody to stop
The lengthy ones around the top,
Nor Is it likely that you'll drop
The short ones .ohen you've got 'em
The lengthy ones around the top,
The short ones near the bottsn.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

Atlantic. July II.
The Washington times., 1913-07-12

G.. 8. K
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-12-26

transfers his stock-in-trade to another
pitch. In this way he scores over
his Western brethren, who, should
customers fail, must possess their
souls in patience, and cannot go forth
in search of them.
Instead Of a tariff naming separate
charges for haircut, shave, and sham
poo, the Chinese barber quotes al in
elusive rate. In Hankow the charge
of $50 cash, or about Sd. in English
money, is almost universal, so that il
our Chinese friends do not enjoy
Western privacy neither do they pay
Western prices.
Perhaps the smallness of the charge
is due to the fact that these al fresco
BARRIERS escape rent and rates, and
have no luxurious premises to keep
up. 1t is probable that the average
Englishman would cheerfully pay even
more than the usual sum rather than
ergo such an ordeal in the public
cts. These Chinaman is less self
cious and thinks nothing of it.