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The Washington times., 1914-02-28

Washington can command, to pre-
vent just such outrages as this one
being actually consummatcd. To hope
fore really forward-looking and use
fll measures is quite out of the
question while the processes of leg
islative initiation are thus controlled
by hostile elements.
A few months ago Mr.. Henry
George was looked upon as danger
Gus by some people, because, he is
known to be a single-taxer. When
f. W. Oyster was appointed a men,
Ter of the Board of Assistant AS
SCISSORS there was the same fear of
what he might do, for the same rea-
son.
But today we see Mr.. George anG
Mr.. Oyster fighting hardest and
most effectively against measures
that would radically and unJustly
increase the burden of taxation in
this community without reason or
justification under any possible the
ory of taxation!
1t is a condition to which The
Times, in behalf Of the present in
terests and the future OF Washing
ton, begs the serious attention of
men in Congress who have not lost
their vision of the local situation.
There is no need for Mysteries, if
only this big majority of men who,
having to do with Washington legis-
lation, ordinarily find little time for
intimate attention to it, will now
take the pains to inform themselves
accurately about the things pro-
posed to be done.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
best generations of all immigrants

best generations of all immigrants
do.
The objection to the literacy test
in the proposed law is based upon
our traditional policy that this is and
ought to be kept the land of oppor-
tunity for all peoples who deserve
to share in its blessings. 1t is based
upon our belief that as such people
come here to do their share of the
work of this nation. the rest of us
benefit as they benefit. 1t is based
upon our knowledge that We would
rather have come through our gates
1000 aliens who are sound physical
ly and morally, though they cannot
read letter or sign their own
names, than to have one brilliantly
educated crook come through.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

sressman and Mrs. UnderhilI Con-
gressman and Mrs. Hamilton, Con-
| gressman and Mrs. Dunn. all of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Mccarthy.
Of Brooklyn; Mrs. James r. Mann. and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Brainerd.
=
Senator and Mrs. Willard Salisbury
entertained at dinner last night In
honor OF the Vice President and Mrs.
! MaEehall. The guests to meet them
were Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lamar. Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Pitney. Senator and
Mrs. Oliver. Congressman and Mrs
J. II. Covington, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
Ford. Of Chestnut Hill. Pa: Miss de
Graffenried. and Maurice Low.
-
The Sisters Of the Convent OF Per-
petual Alteration have sent out invi-
tations for a series of French SER
mons which will be preached Sundays
during Lent in the convent chapel at
4:45. Benediction will follow the SER
mons
The Grove Class Club Of the Peck
Memorial Chapel had its first social
of the season at the residence of l.. II.
Grove. 1870 Ingleside terrace northwest.
last evening.
The College Women's Club tea will be
held Monday afternoon at O'Clock at
1879 F street northwest. The hostesses
will be the members of Section 4. They
are Miss Hortense Hersen. Miss Lucy
Burns, Mrs. T. Janney Brown, Miss
I~It
Claxton. Miss Elizabeth Donnan. Miss
Mary Sibley Evans. Miss Ruth c. Great
house, Miss Elsie T.. Green. Mrs. F. L.
Hawes, Mrs. Enoch G. johnson, Mrs.
Edith Kingman Kern, Miss Mary Kirk,
Miss Mary E. Lazenby. Miss Clara
Bouthmoyd Ludlow, Mrs. Charles N.
McGroarty. Miss Janet McWilliams,
Miss Edna Elizabeth Marshall. Mrs.
Charles Palmer. Miss Mary Walker
Pierce. Mrs. Henry E. Sawyer, Mrs.
Thomas w. Sidwell. Miss Grace Lin
coin Temple. Miss Elizabeth Fortune
True, Miss Edith C. Westcott. Miss AL
berta Wilson. Miss Bertha Frances
Wolfe, Miss Irene Ottilie Young, and
Miss Jane l.. Oleott.
Miss Mabel Hayward will speak en-
the International School for Girls in
SPAIN Mrs. Albert Wood, president OF
the Smith College Club of Washington.
will speak on the bill that is before
Congress on the construction of houses
to replace those to be torn down in the
alleys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Meeker, Of WASH
ington, are in New York for the week.
END, with Mrs. c. B. Alexander, of
Castle Point. Hoboken. Mr.. Meeker,
VINO Is the commissioner Of labor sta
tistics, went to attend various commit
tee meetings, and for the conferences
Friday and Saturday afternoons and
evenings at the city hall and Cooper
Union on unemployment
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Sandberg, Of Bos-
ton and Washington, have announced
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
IheNeWS in
Tab1Oid
FOREIGN.
FOR BUSY READERS.

The London court of appeals decided
that Mrs. Baldwin Drummond, formerly
Mrs. Marshall Field, OF Chicago, must
pay an income tax to the British gov
ernment on money remitted to her from
the United States under the will of her
late husband.
-Four thousand men were killed In two
the White Wolf brigands' on the Honan-
Anhui border. according to dispatches
received from Peking. The bandits
were dispersed.
Many persons were hurt in a series OF
encounters between the rioting railway
strikers Of Portugal and government
troops. Several trains and bridges have
been dynamited, and much railroad
property is being destroyed.
The Italian foreign office sent a note
to Ambassador Page in which it said
that Italy would rescind her offer to
participate in the Panama Pacific Expo
sition If the American immiSra ton bill
should be passed with clauses offensive
to the italian government.
Former Premier of China kochao
Ping-Chon. who died suddenly in Tien-
tsin. is believed to have been poisoned
by political enemies.
Four soldiers and seven convicts were
killed in Guayaquil. Ecuador. in an IN
successful attempt of the prisoners to
escape from the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
JUDICIAL FAMILIES"

Former President Taft, who as
lGwyer, judge, and Executive has
nad the hest possible opportunity to
.nform himself, criticiscs the re-
Its of life-tenure of Federal or
her judges. He names, as one of
he reasons for opposition, that there
= danger of building up Judicial
miles" That is, the judges hold
.Ig place for life, and having very
ronsiderable amount of patronage,
m the way of clerkships, fiduciary
places, and the like. at their disposal,
are under the temptation to make
hese appointments on the basis of
Nersonal relationship, and 20 Kermit
this relationship too large an infiu-
ence as against the concern of lit
igants and the public.
There has been and is widespread
: eiief that favoritism and injustice
often lie this way. the patronage
hat courts control is more extensive
han most people realize. More than
hat the control is more nearly alb
olute. Mr.. Taft suggests that some
Hederal authority, possibly the In
erstate Commerce Commission,
ught to have part in the selection
t receivers appointed il Federal
ourts; perhaps the appointments
hould be made from lists prepared
Y such commission. This might
OF be at all workable in detail, bat
ne suggestion brings into view an
ther of the evils of present judicial
ontrol of patronage. Receiverships
re notoriously fat pickings, and
ney have too often been appointed
it'll reference to putting the courts
riends in the way of the fees,
lther than with the single thought
T getting the best service. This is
9t right, and its continuance should
made impossible, whethe- by the
aft plan or by some other.
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OREIGN OBJECTIONS TO
OUR LAWS.

If Prince di Scalea, under secre-
.ry Of state for foreign affairs in
ally, told the house of deputies
Iere that his government and other
overs will take joint action against
= American immigration law such
has been proposed by our Con-
resS, he does not understand the
eaSure.
There is very large opinion in
lis country against that measure.
= it passes Congress. President vii
N is expected to veto it. But 10
,pposition to this bill in this country
ould concede that foreign powers
we the right to object to it. Presi-
eDt Wilson would never put veto
, such a measure, he would never
llticise it, on such grounds.
There is nothing in the proposed
IMMIGRATION law to which any Euro
ean nation can object. It doesn't
ropose to do with the natives of
ally, for example, anything that it
I0esn't propose to do with the ma
ives of any other European country.
Livery government makes its OWE
ws, and no other government ever
uestions those laws so long as they
ic not discriminate against any par
lcular nation.
Strong as is the objection to it in
his country, none of that objection
. based upon any wrong it might do
0 any race of Europe or upon any
ight that any race of Europe has
o take exception to the legislation.
he strong objection to it is based
pom the fact that We do not want
o shut out honest, healthy, moral
-orkers simply because they are H.
iterate. If they are good men and
omen, if they are willing to work,
~e can trust to their children and
:andchildren getting the education
hich everybody in this country has
= npr0ltpnitv tn get, and which tbe
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Facing Big Odds
With a Smile Has
Won Many Battles
Bv TONY BIDDLE.

would send for couple of piano rlov-
ers to cart off the wreekage.
After Waleott had cleaned up most
of the seeond-rate heavyweights in
America and wound up his campaign
by knocking out the great Joe Choyn-
ski, he found it very difficult to get
matches. Money began to run low. A
famine in fried chicken and bacon
threatened, SO he took himself over to
England, where he had heard that negro
fighters were popular.
At first the sporting authorities in
tie British isles refused to take Joe
seriously. His tiny, chubby form and
his shiny, good natured face, perpetu-
ally tisected by broad, luminous grin,
did not seem to them in keeping with
the terrible reputation that had pre-
ceded him across the ocean, but on the
strength of that reputation they gave
him a match with an aspiring young
middleweight, whose career he blighted-
with a couple of punches.
Then they matched him with one,
Ben Taylor, then ons of the claimants
OF the British heavyweight champion
ship. Taylor was giant, over six
feet tall. weighing in the neighhorhood
oi 200 pounds. When he got into the
ring with the squatty, ape-like black
man. foot shorter and so pounds
lighter than himself, the audience roar
ed with laughter. Get a stepladder,'
they shouted, or words to that effect.
"!Iow are you going to get up to his
jaw"
"Ah'm not going to get up to MS
law at ALL" said Joe with grin. Arm
goin to bring him down to my SIZE
Then he danced around his huge foe
.nergetically: feinting and lodging and
ducking. and scuffling and making
great fuss, but doing nothing in par
ticular. as was his custom when warm
ing himself up for what he thought
might be a hard fight.
Then he came in toward his foe in a
business-like fashion. Taylor stuck out
4 huge fist in faultless English iab.
1t landed on the little negro's mouth,
sending his head back, and Taylor
shuffled in after it and cuffed the black
man on the ear with his right before he
could recover. Two or three times
Walcott rushed him and he stopped the
r,rshes in this fashion.
Then the Englishman assumed pa
tronAing smile. Il sye.' he said. Its
q blooming shyme. What can i little
chap like you do against big clever
fellow like me!' Walcott never lost
his cheerful grin. "Ah'll show You, he
replied. Then he rushed again, and as
Taylor stuck out his left ducked under
th. extended arm and drove right
into the big mans stomach that BOOM
ea like Il drum. Taylor doubled up in
agony. All done told You Aid bring
You down to my size said Joe. still
yrinning, Us he,ended the fight with a
blow to the heavyweight's jaw.
Copyright 1914. bv F. A, Walker
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

THEY called Joe Walcott the
"Giant Killer" because the big
ger the men were whom ne
fought the more cheerfplly he tackled
them and the more easily he seemed to
beat them. Joe never seemed at all
curious as to the size or weight or
race or color of the men they asked
him to fight. When they offered him a
chance to box he would not ask any
trifIng or unnecessary questions about
whom he was to box or how oig the
rurse was to be. He would Just gun
cheerfully and murmur "all right. Ans
w;llin',' and 60 out and order up two
portions of chicken fried with bacon,
his favorite delicacy. Promoters liked
to do business with Joe.
Nearly all of us could learn lesson IN
life from Joe Walcott. His cheerful will
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Woman, Sentenced to Die,
Bids Family Farewell

LITTLE VALLEY, y. Y. Feb. g
":--.I -.I-by. boys. GOodrby. mother. 1t
isn't such hard ching to die after this
But its hard TO think | may never see
youag ain"
Dry-eyed. but with deep lines of dis
tress In her face, Mrs. Cynthia EuffunI.
convicted Of the poisoning Of her hus-
band early today thus bade farewell
Ia her weeping family in the Jail here
at Auburn prison, where. Justice
Brown decreed. sls, will be executed N
the electric chair in the week of Apr |
).
Then. in charge of Sherry John DenD-
sey, the woman who murdered her hus-
band for love Of q farm hand. wdent
away quietly.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

battle of life, don't pull face as long
as YOUR arm and go into the fight half
heartedly, admitting that you are
beaten before you begin. Smile cheer
fully, say. I'm willing and then go
in and fight as Joe Walcott did, and
it may we'll be that the adversaries
that seemed invincible will fall before
vor as the heavyweights used to fall
before Walcott.
Ring historians have never been able
to settle the question as to whether 1t
was Walcott or Bob Fitzsimmors who
said. The bigger they are the harder
they fall" Either might well have
made the remark.
Walcott's prediction for fighting
giants was an odd thing. He seemed
never SO happy as when in the ring
with some husky 200 pound"r. His
favoritc amusement was lighting Sandy
Ferguson. who weighed about DO
bounds and once fought Jack johnson
twenty very even rounds. Sandy was
one OF the foulest fighters that ever
pulled on Il glove. He used to kick and
bite and claw and maui ami scratch,
but that never seemed to make any
difference to Walcott. When he con
silercd that the matter had gone far
enough, he would step in under orc OF
Sandy's wild swings and drive his
chubby right arm about Il foot INTO the
white Qiant's stomach and then they
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
THE REILLY PLAN.

Congressman Reilly of Connecti-
cut proposes, in a resolution he has
introduced, that a commission of live
be set at work studying the problem
OF pensioning aged Government
workers. Mr.. Reilly declares fatty
that he has come to the opinion that
straightout civil pension is the
right measure. He bases the con-
clusion on both humanitarian and
business grounds.
This is quite in line with all the
experience and the best thought or
the subject 1t is not very apparent
what there is for a commission to
investigate. The experience of the
world, whether it represents the pol
Icy OF nations, states, cities, or great
business organizations, all agrees
with the conclusion that pensions for
aged employees are good business as
well as sound public policy.
Yet perhaps a collation. Of all the
authorities and experience on this
subject would be useful. There are
many people who do not know the
experience of the modern world with
this problem. An OFFICIAL presenta-
ton OF the whole subject might gain
hearing in quarters that have been
impervious thus far to presentations
from other sources.
Such commission as MIR. Reilly
proposes might very properly be di-
rected not only to report whethe.- q
pension system was desirable, bu.
also to outline, on the basis of ex-
perience elsewhere and study of
orr own conditions, somewhat in de-
tail, the kind of system that should
be created in the Governments civil
service. That would be very prac-
tlcal work. A draft of legislation,
prepared by such a commission for
the consideration of Congress, back
ed by the Investigations and the
conclusions Of the commissioners,
would certainly be useful to Con-
gress in formulating its own conclu-
sions on the subject.
But by no means should such a
commission Oe created for the ex-
elusive purpose of considering the
problems of pensioning and retire.
ments. There should also be turned
over to it, for study and report, the
subject of the Government wage
scale. People working for the Gov
ernment, under a schedule of wages
two-thirdS of century old--for that
Is what clerks in the Government de-
partments in Washington do-.will
not be SO much concerned about get
ting pensions, some time in the dim
future, as they will about getting
meanwhile a wage on which they
may hope to be able IT, keep alive
till that future gets here.
The immediate problem ct the civil
service is this joint one Of wages and
retirement, on one side, and the
wages on the other. the Reilly COM
mission would not require to use
much oil its time to inquire and re-
l'ort or the tendencies and expert
ence of wages and salaries in Gov
crnment and in other ser:ices, over
- periOd of say five dacadoU. and an
intelligent report on that subj
would make it perfectly plain that
reorganization of civil service wages
is needed.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

the engagement of their daughter. Lucy
Louise, to Mr.. David Rines, Of Wash
ington.
=
The Sisterhood of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation will meet Monday
afternoon at a:39 o'clock An interest
ing program has been arranged. includ-
ing an address by Madame Yanes. of
the Pan-American Union. on "A Glance
at the Women of Latin America" vocal
selections by DR.. Leopold Glushak,
talk on Jewish current topics by DIR.
Abram Simon, and a dramatic reading
by Sol Gluckstein.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

ingness to tackle
any kind of prop
osition with a
smiling face with
out regard to size
or odds of battle
might we'll be
initiated by many
men of higher in
telligence who are
fighting worthler
and more import
ant battles.
When YOU are
up against terri
fyiny odds in the
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Ell Dorado Club Will
Give a Smoker Tonight

The FL Dorado club will give Il smoker
tonight mt the American Institute Of
Banking hall. 12Il + street. \ program
of rccItations and musical selections has
been arranged, and a buffet lunch will
be served. William Hutchison, William
Lyons and John Costello are In charge
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Odd Fellows. Patriarch Mili,ant-Canton.
Washir gton. No l.
Socialist Party-Women's Committee. 80 p
The Dansdnt. the New Willard. p. m
Musicale. Mrs. Dalgl-i$h. u. m.
Federation Cf WuIncn's CIl bs. OAK room. Esl
c!.h, .. IN.
American Federation Patriotic !SuCiet les.
Pythian Temple. tonight.
John e. Daley Council. No. = independent
order. Sons of Jona,lah. 6i3 Louisiana ave
nuc northwest. y. IN.
Reception. Home club. II jackson place. D
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
THE OLDEST INHAB SEZ-
81 kin remember
when tn dome of
tn Congressional
Library was sup.
posed t be high
enough T. defy
even our best to-
bacco chewers."

Woman says that detectives used in
intoxicants to obtain a confession from
her. Ha-a new alibi for detectives with
inclinations contrary to the Works Jones
bill. The next time you see 4 detective
trying to lasso the statue OF Armed Lib
erty with his cravat. interfere with him
not He may be only trying to make her
confess what she thinks of the Mexican
situation.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
AT HOMES

The Misses Timlow will be at home
Monday, from 4 to s o'clock.
-
Mrs. Hodgkins. 1880 street north
west, and Mrs. Howard W. Hodgkins,
will be at home today From 3 to s.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
The Silver
Lining
Edited Bv ARTHUR BAER.

Man shot in New York after a run
ming duel with the police. 1t takes a
good runner to get that close TO New
York cop.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

Incidentally. the Mexican situation
isn't a situation. It's a job.
Down here in Charlottesville We met
an old friend. II is story which is
the peculiar property of apotheCary's s
clerks Parsimonious man buys 4 penny
paper, and hands clerk hundred
dollar bill Clerk. having no change,
tells stingy man that he can have the
paper for nothing. Mean person. dis
covering good graft. pulls same stunt
day after day. meanwhile clerk adds
up the pennies on his cuff. and bides his
time Comes a time when the tight
wad gets paper same as usual. hands
clerk the century document and clerk
sinks the bill pulls off his cum and
says Thank you" We have heard this
story from a million clerks in all parts
of the country. and each one claims to
he the hero of the sanguinary affriy.
The only trouble Is that the clerk
would have to wait over p years for
his revenge, in all that time he could
or would not change his cuffs. and.
lastly but not Icastly. even an apothe-
cary's clerks cuffs would not he capable
of assimilatinG lD.G0 lead pencil
memorandums.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
AmusementS.

Nationa!-'Daddy Long-Less, ::l5 and S:I5
u. IN.
M.
columbia Mrs. Bumpstcad-Leish. e:I5 and
S:lJ y. IN.
y. m.
keith's-Vaudevie. 2:l5 ana S:l5 p. III.
cosmos-Naudsvilc. Hont!nuoUs.
Casino-Vaudcvill., HternCon and e"e eninS
AmeriCan-Naudcvillc.
Gayety- -Burlesquc. ":iI and S:l5 .. n
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

And the parsimonious person would
only be required to live. - be about
three centuries old. as he was IN adult
In the story.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

A lot of men would fight for the coun-
try. except that they prefer living in
the city.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

While they were lying about II. they
might have made that thousand dollar
bill The clerk would only have to buy
one pair Of cuffs in about 270 years.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

But. what il three centuries to q har
like that? = - -srfa.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

incidentally. the Mexican situation
isn't a situation. It's a job.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfield were guests of honor last
evening. at Il dinner given by Con
grcssman and Mrs. Calder of New
York at the New Willard. The guests
to meet them were Comptroller Prem
dergast of New York and Mrs. Prem
derSast; Justice and Mrs. F-E. Crane.
o. New York: Mr. and Mrs. Edward
e. Blum. of New York: Serene Payne.
Congressman and Mrs. Fitzgerald,
Congressman and Mrs. Patten. Con-
gressman and Mrs Fairchild. Con-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-23

mote from railroad communication,
and at the same time must keep IN ac-
tive touch with his local office routine
work.
still he has not failed to do his fun
duty to his constituents, and In spite
of all handicnps he points with pride
to the fact that all of bis districts are
supplied with good. efficient and en-
erRetic teachers. who cheerfully CO.
operate with him IN their various ca
paclties and callings. Socorro county
has now fifiy-three school districts.
This summer a new high school
building has heenlfrected in Socorro
and the attendance, ~ has received has
exceeded the most sangulne expecta-
lions. The high school Is under the
energetic management Of Prof George
Lougee and Miss T.. L. Greason.
Mr. Sanchez has employed corps
of energetic teacb3rs. who stand by
him to a man. and he knows how to
get enthusiasm and work out of them,
as he Is himself a strenuous worker
and energetic pusher.