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Leave Abuse Charge Unfounded.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
In looking over the Mail Bag column
last evening / noticed no reply to "Busi-
ness Mans article published in Mon
DAY issue. l suppose ne imagines he
mas hoored en-" Evidently IL was
considered unworthy of notice and ac-
cepted for what ii was, the rawlings OF
a detractor. What is the matter with
his signing his name? OF course, there
are some department clerks who are
dlshonest IN regard to their leave. as
Wen as there are dishonest business
men, but anyone who knows anything
about the matter knows such cases are
the exception: Being very closely con-
nected with a department clerk, I am
IN position to assert that Business
Man is very much lat sea-" and the
officials who have discussed the leave
lack of a remedy according to his
statements. are driving their pigs to a
poor market" / would suggest that
they turn in their dilemma to some one
whose knowledge is a little wider than
Business Mans on the subject II
as he claims. he is in such close con-
hdence with several officials il is
strange that he does not know that
these same officials have the power to
deny any or all applications for leave.
considered IL proper to allow leave. and
clerks can obtain it only at the consent
of the man higher up" and abuse such
as he cites is not general. Further.
when a clerk obtains leave his fellow
clerks keep his work up in addition to
their own by working harder-and even
a great many times working overtime
then when another clerk succeeds in
fleeing the Government in a like
manner. he in turn helps with the
other fellows work. Business Man
suggests a Congressional investigation
into the matter. There are many things
that have far greater need Of attention
from Congress. Sometimes methods OF
Business Man" for instance.
FAIR PLAY.
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Tomorrow.

Meetings, evening.
Masonic-Fedcral. No /. election; Acacia
80 u. election: Takouia No. %. election,
Mt IIcrob. 40 :; To;omac No s. and
Lafayette. 40. >. Royal ArCH Nas"us. De
Molay MOlut"df No. g. Red Cross. Knight
Hemplar. Evangelist chapter. Knixh:s RS.
f. rroIN. scottish Rite EloCta No .. poth-
l"hcm ~. e. and Friendship. No Il, East
ODD Fellows Washington. 40 6; COLLEEN
E"l" No. y; Amiry. No p: Fred D.
STUART, y" e. Enrasupment: L-atiez' Aux
fiary. Patriarchs Militant
kuiEhis "i Fylhias. Webster. No. Z. Excel
sior. No. Il. capital No. -. Myrtle. No .
Nacclbees Rrishtwond Tent. No. s
Socialist party Central committee 81 L
Illus rated lecture. Life and Work OF his
tr"t tirrmou." chapel 81 Luther Place I,-
In"r.a' church. Fourteenth end y streets
Iocturo. Goy.-ciect Frank y. Willis, Or Chic.
Mary Washington HAPPIER. u A r.
Washington cub. p. m.
Sons of America. jefferson Club. Thirty
nrst and NJ streets; p; IN.
Meeting. Home and School Association OF
Western High School, Franklin school I
Ltc,ura. Certain Psychic Laws Explained :.
pr g. T. Winbisler. Cairo. p. m.
Illustrated lecture. ''Eurnpean War" Dr
Ncyii Monroe Hopkins. Sons az tile RevoIu-
lion. Army ana Navy club 3 p m
Meeting. in comMemoratiOu OF birthday n
William Lloyd GarrisOn National ASs0.:a-
zion for The Advancement az CoIored Peo-
pc. metropolitan 4. NJ +. Church. u a,
Bazaar and entertainment, benert or All
SoniS Unitarian Church. ballroom OF IA"
Address. The Express Situation Louis "
Porter Chamber 81 Commerce. 50. m
I.uurh'pn. h'ucht o, George Washington
University Hospital ballroom Of no =.
leigh. l. 10 . p. IN.
AGlrcs' Dr Harvey " Wiley "-antIin-
Thomson Sch"ol. Twelfth and ]. streets
northHsEL 80 .. -
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when railroad tonnagcs generally
were off, and when business the
country over was below its figures
for the preceding year.
The figures suggest that while the
canal is getting some business that
formerly went to the railroads, it is
creating new business, new business
activities, and that the railroads are
benefting by it. For instance. a
showing of the business originating
in the interior and hauled to the
Pacific coast points for sea shipment,
would be Illuminating. The time will
come, if it has not come already.
when the increase of this business
will very largely compensate for the
loss Of transcontinental traffic
Moreover, transcontinental traffic
is hauled at the lowest rates made
anywhere in the railroad world,
while the short-distance traffic draws
much higher rates.
The whole transcontinental bust
ness will have to readjust itself to
the new conditions, it is true; but in
the end it is doubtful if the railroads
will find themselves serious suffer
ers. At any rate, the immense in
crease of tonnage indicates that
business is a gamer.
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THE POLITICS OF 1T,

n is altogether unfortunate that
owing to the attitudes of prominent
Democrats, there should be DISPOSE
ton to make political issue out OF
the demand for an inquiry into the
preparedness of our army and navy
It seems to be feared by some of the
Democrats that their party will be
found to blame for any shortcomings
that may be discovered. Likewise
some Republicans are acting as If
they were sure that the Democrats
alone can be made to bear the blame
for deficiencies.
Neither political party will be en-
titled to cash in any glory by reason
of the inglorious conditions that
have been reported to Congress year
after year for a long period past.
Those conditions aroused the protest
of men who knew and understood,
away back in the years of Republl-
can rule. Party responsibility is di-
vided; both parties have been guilty
of persistent refusal to take the
whole subject seriously enough. The
truth of the business is that the poll
ticians as a class, regardless of
party, have allowed the country to
slump into a situation that is now
suddenly discovered to be critical.
There ought to be no politics in
the consideration of this demand for
an inquiry; and there ought to be
good deal of patriotism and business
sense in If
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ROUMANIA'S ATTITUDE.

If Roumania shall enter the war
on the side of the allies, it will be a
most important triumph for their d.
plomacy. The situation is this:
Austria has made progress well to-
ward the subjugation of Servia. With
SeIvia wrecked as q military factor,
Bulgaria and Greece would still be
interposed between Austria and Tur-
key. It is of the utmost Importance
to the Kaisers that they establish
direct touch with Turkey, so that
troops and munitions may be shipped
back and forth. Servia subdued,
Germanic diplomacy would direct it
self to getting Bulgaria into the war
as an ally of the Kaisers, or else to
getting Bulgaria to permit the free
passage Of troops and stores, as Bel
gium was asked to permit the same
thing.
Bulgaria might yield; partly under
pressure, partly because Bulgaria
hates Servia and would be promised
territorial advantages at Servia's ex-
pense.
If Bulgaria did yield, and become
either the active or the passive aid of
Berlin and Vienna, the injury to the
allies would be very grave. They stand
in need of a powerful counter-check
against Bulgaria, and that counter
check would be found if Roumania
should declare herself on the allies
side. Roumania has about 100000
people, and is the one Balkan state
that has kept out of recent wars. 1t
IS able to put a big and excellent
army in the field; an army that, CO.
operating With Servia and Greece,
would make it utter folly for Bul-
garia to cast her lot with the
Kaisers.
Thus Roumania represents the
best chance Of holding Turkey, sur
rounded by enemies and out of touch
With her allies. More than that, Rou-
mania is basicallv 2 Latin country,
closely allied by race and sympathies
% Italy. The chance of bringing
Italy to the support of the allies
would be improved by aligning Rou-
mania with them.
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THE BASEBALL WAR.

The magnates of organized base
ball are meeting in New York this
week to consider, in chief, plans for
fighting the Federal League. The
early arrivals unburdened them
selves of various excavations of the
Federal League, which plainly is Civ
ing more worry than at any previous
time.
1t is observable that present eff
fort is directed extensively to con-
vince players and public that it is
peculiarly dishonorable for a player
to leave the old organization and
jump to the Federals. A great deal
is being said about how this sort of
commercialism is breaking down
public confidence in baseball. Per-
haps it is; but the knowledge of the
character of contracts under which
players have been held in the past,
the understanding of the iron-clad
organization for distribution of ter
ritory, and the suspicion that a few
financially powerful clubs have been
permitted to use their financial re-
sources to keep whole platoons of
players on the bench in order to dom
mate the supply and keep down the
less financially powerful teams, have
contributed their full share to i'm
press the public that the manage
ments have been amply commercial.
Precisely why baseball should be
owned and controlled by a little
group of closely allied men, any
more than sugar or petroleum or
shoe machinery or theaters, has
never been very obvious to the pub
lie. The idea that a player like
Johnson is doing something dishon-
orable when he changes employers is
a bit too strong. Johnson'S Wash
ington contract had expired. He
could better himself by signing else
where, and he did. Most other men
would have done the same, and with
perfect propriety.
Just now it seems to be the cue
Of the organization magnates to is
sue solemn warnings to the players
that if they go to the FederalS they
are certain gravely to injure them
selves. at will be ten years before
public confidence in players is re-
stored" avouches Manager Clarke.
of. the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bosh. II
he imagines that folks in Chicago are
going to ana!yZe the morals of John
sons jump before they go out to sec
him pitch, he is at the wrong end.
People don't go to the ball park for
moral inspiration; they 20 to
church. They go TO the ball park to
see the game; not to contemplate the
moral qualities of the players. Some
remarks that Mr.. Ban Johnson made
about Walter Johnson, in the hour of
bitterness, would better nave been
left unmade They did no credit to
Ban Johnson nor to organized base
ball; and they exposed a very bad
attitude of mind.
Roasting the players isn't going to
keep the public away from the games
where the pUblic's favorite players.
disport themselves. Rube Narquard's
Manhattan admirers will journey
over to Brooklyn to see him play.
even though his late Owner" in
Manhattan thinks it was unpretty Of
RUDE to cross the river. Plank and
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Suffers Little From Hard
Times.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
In arguments on the unemployed queg-
ton, II has often been observed that
conditions can't te as bad "a reported
from all over the country. II is said
Working people in Washington do not
seem to suffer-
Washington should not be used as
barometer for the rest OF the comtry
conditions here are entirely different
from those of any other city.
l. There Is hardly any floating po,--.
iation outside OF visitors and tourists.
IL Is the gathering place OF the
country's richest. who have money to
spend, and spend. and spend IL freely
even III Tor their own use.
The many Government offices. pub
NC buildings, parks, etc, en- ploy
great percentage of the population at
good salaries. and police and detective
agencies are stricter than in other cite,
IN keeping out undesirables
20, there is no reason why the work.
Ing class in Washington should suffer
AT ali; ana yet even here the pinch of
hard times is felt among our working
CIdss- CONSTANT READER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Cleveland Delegations on
Way to Meet Herrick

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. THE
Friendship Special" with fifty-one of
Clevelands most prominent citizens, in
four private cars. is on its way to New
York. where these men. all personal
friends and admirers OF Myrou 7. Her
rick, will welcome him upon his return
from France tomorrow.
American flags decorate the four cars.
On board is a large supply Of white car
nations to decorate the lapels of the
committee upon its arrival in Manhat-
tan.
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CANAL AND TRAFFIC.

The president Of the Southern Pa
cific railroad declares that the Pan
anna canal is already taking a large
volume Of business away from the
railroads, and he makes plain that he
considers the situation d serious one
Tor them.
His figures indicate that for the
months Of August, September, and
October, 1913, the total tonnage from
California to the Atlantic seaboard
was 10000 tons. or this the rail
roads took $1,000 and the water car
riers the remainder. or $1,000 ions.
The canal had opened in time to
divide that trafi- IN the three cor
responding months OF 1879, ard it is
round that the railroads got $1,000
IONS and the sea carriers 10000
IONS.
1t viii be observed that the rail
roads got Just exactly the same ton
age in 1914 as in 1913; but the
business of the sea carriers almost
loubled
1t may be doubted if ibis showing
Indicates that the railroads are suf-
iering. It suggests, rather, than the
canal is making new business and
Getting it. The total tonnage for
1914 IS figured as 10000, against
10000 the previous year. This is
n increase OF over 40 per cent in one
year; and that increase was secured,
moreover, in a time Of depression,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
More Recreation Facilities Needed.

To tie Editor of the Mail Bag:
The recommendation of Z. s. Martin,
suoerintendent of Fairgrounds, that a
department of recreation be established
should receive the support of every
citizens association and civic organ;-
cation in. Washington. Not only does
the city need additional Fairgrounds
Tor the children but it needs also addi-
uonal recreationaI facilities Tor the
grown-ups." Reading rooms, gymnasf-
unls, athletic fields and baseball fields
Tor the departmental teams. are some
OF the things the department OF play
GROUNDS is endeavoring to obtain. The
success of the movement depends in
large part upon the cooperation Of
those who will be directly benefited.
Now Is the time to get busy and impress
upon Congress the need of adequate
recreational facilities in the National
Capital
L. N NJ
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conduct of the navy. for it would be
insisted that the possible advantages
of a victory did not justify the
chances taken.
On the other hand it may be ar
gued that there is doubtless a better
chance of success against the Darda-
nelles than against the German
naval base. Turkey has but recently
come into the war. Defenses are be-
ing strengthened as fast as possible.
Every passing week makes the
chance of passing the historic strait
less.
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tag insures the free service of the
Merchants Transfer. Packages are
classified according to destination. and
the day before Christians huge vans car
~ them TO the five centers of the so
ciety. Here the district visitors see that
each present reaches the child for whom
il was intended.
Any one who is not a member Of the
organization may fill the yearnings OF
a little heart as expressed in a letter
10 the Christ Child
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AmuSements.

SatI0r.al-''Ny T-iIy.s Dress. SIS p m.
Belascu. The Fallen Idol. SO D. no.
columbia Perfect Lady" SID p. In.
Puli's-''The Lily" 2.i5 and S-l5 p. m.
o. =. Keith Vaudeville. I'll and Sis p m
Gayety- Ruri.sqUo. 2.l5 and s:l5 p M.
Columbia burton Holmes. $50 p m.
Garden Photoulggs. 10 a. m. 70 II p
Strand Thotoplays.
Crau4alIs PhotoplayS
II. Isstic- Eurlcsqus. SIS p. M
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Bender will draw in st. Louis as
Federals, just as they drew in St.
Louis as Mackites. The truth is that
the public goes to see the players;
not to see the magnates count gate
receipts. The magnates need to wake
up and realize that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Oldest Inhabitants Mark
Forty-ninth Anniversary

The forty-ninth anniversary of the
Association Of Oldest Inhabitants Of the
District will be celebrated tonight with
a banquet at the New Ebbitt- An in
formal reception will precede the BAN
quet, which will be served at Sis
o clock.
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ANOTHER TEST QUESTION

a. Give brief history of the municipal lottery Washington
ANSWERS be submitted separately. One question
nil be printed daily for thirty days Pupils then must submit
Hriug the thirty questions. Writing must
be on side OF the paper only
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Stringent traffic regulations would
necessarily compel Diogenes to dim
his lantern while inside the city
limits.
The mess over in Europe furnishes
the simians with a perfectly good
libel suit against Mr.. Darwin.
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Relief Work Under WaY.

Relief work has boon under way at
the society headquarters. 2n, PcuusyI-
vsnia avenue, aimee the arst Tuesday IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
TIE OLDEST IHaAB SCI

Half the JOY o.
hidin' your Christ
mas gifts is marred
by not havin' tn
neighbors see tn
wagons drive up Z
your door,"
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-02-05
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.

Time 1t! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No Indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid.
or eructations of undigested food. no
dizziness, bloating. or foul breath.
Papes Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it Is harmless.
Please for your sake, get large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here
long, so make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest it; en-
joy it, without dread of rebellion In
the stomach.
Papes Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them or in case of an attack of
indigestion, dyspepsia. gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-02-05
FOREIGN.

Paul de Roulede, the French patri
otto writer and politician, died at Nice
after long illness, aged sixty-eight
years
the position of archpriest of St
Peters, succeeding the late Cardinal
Rampolla, and solemn ceremonial
was held.
Francisco |. Guzman, who figured
prominently in the revolt against
President Madero in Mexico City, was
executed at Juarez in the front yard
of house occupied by General Fran.
cisco villa.
Sharp fighting has occurred at Con.
alves between the followers of the two
rival revolutionary leaders, Senator
Davilmar Theodore and General Ores.
te Zamor, formerly government dele,
gate at Haitien.
OF $50 men Of the Guaymas federal
garrison who mutinied after having
killed some of their officers, only six.
ty.eight managed to reach the Consti,
tutional lines about Maytorena, accord.
ing to a dispatch received at Nogales
from Hcrmosillo
Hundreds of Moorish tribesmen fell
in stubbornly contested battle with
Spanish troops at Beni Salem, south
of Tetuan, Morocco. The Spanish re,
ported their own losses as four Off.
GERS ana twenty-five men killed and
four officers and 11S men wounded.
Floods in the state of Bahia, which
have been sweeping over large sec,
ticn of the country districts, are in.
creasing Several villages have been
inundated and one small town has dis.
appeared. The inhabitants are taking
refuge in the churches. MANY lives
have been lost The damage to prop
erty is enormous.
Cardinal Casmir Gennari, prefect of
the congregation of the council, died
at Rome. His death was due to heart
disease. He Is the third cardinal to
pass away in the last two months. the
others being Cardinal Oreglia and
Cardinal Rampola. Cardinal Gen.
mari was born at Maratoa. Dec 27,
1889. lie was created cardinal April
Is, 1901.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-02-05
Is Typhoid Conquered?

Vaccination to prevent smallpox Is
so general in this country and has
been so effective in abolishing what
was formerly one of the most destruc-
tive scourges of the human race that
nearly everybody except the small
number of people whose temperament
predisposes them to take the other
side" accepts it as matter of course
and recognizes in it one of the great
est blessings conferred by modern
medical advancement. But typhoid
vaccination is somewhat comparative
ly new, with which the public as a
whole is not familiar. Yet it will be
well for the public to take heed of the
results that have been obtained by its
use in the United States army
Cleveland Leader.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-02-05
THE RkD|UM MONOPOLY
GOVERNOR AN SENATOR THOMAS
SPEAK AT GRAND JUNCTION.
East Wants to Take Royalties on Our
Resources" Declares Ammons at
Chamber Of Commerce
w.,tern NewspaDcr Union Now. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Grand Junction.-Senator Charles
Thomas and Governor Ammons were
guests at a luncheon here. The al
fair was given by the Chamber oil
Commerce Governor Ammons made
an attack on the government for It's
proposal to withdraw the Colorado ra-
dium lands.
Il have known for fifteen years.
he said, that these Eastern people
want to collect royalties from our min
eral, but | don't want 1t done. I'm
afraid this radium proposition is the
entering wedge to put all our mines
on that basis. If this radium is so
good for cancer, let the government
offer premiums to prospectors to dis
cover the ores, instead of spending
the peoples money to pass bills to pre-
vent discoveries.
Il have no confidence in experts the
government may send out here to tie
up these lands.
Il feel that this state has a right
to its own resources"
Senator Thomas address was de-
voted chiefly to an explanation of the
currency law and its probable effect
He said that he was confident that 1t
would help business He also pre-
dicted that the radium bill, giving the
government control of the product
would pass.
Governor Ammons in the forenoon
addressed the high school students.
He had conference with the county
commissioners on turning over of he
armory site to the county in exchange
for other property