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The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Straight From
The Shoulder
Success Talk to Young Men.

Copyright 1914. by the Press Publishing Coz
< you know the old story of the lit
Y tie steamboat that had to stop
l. every time the big whistle blew
because the big whistle used up
all the steam in the little boiler
But do You know the story of the
young man who burned up valuable
energy in physical motive power by
running all the way to the office every
morning and then had to loaf for an
hour getting his breath and his punch"
back before he could attack his work?
They're both stories. of course, but
they are also good object lessons.
Whistling never propelled boat And
wasted steam" never turned the paddle
wheels of the get ahead" boat for any
young mGS. Running to the office never
added up an extra column of figures.
And foolishly misspent power-whether
physical or mental-never helped
young man solve the problems of his
career.
For every young man has a limit 10
his powers of endurance What strength
he has. and what energy should be
conserved for the work. to be dom
Don't whistle your boilers empty before
you're bucking the current Don't
waste your punch on empty air.
Your work demands your full power
There is a law of compensation which
DEGREES that what You get out of your
work is measured by what you put into
il. Then why waste your power on
frivolous things which return only
frivolous rewards?
Save it for the things that count.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ultimate Consumer
paying the please RENTS"
Yet it is asserted that one reason
for the economies of the parcel post
is that people are willing to bring
their packages to the postotfice.
Time was when mother used to
take her basket and make d per-
sonally conducted market tour. She
does it still if she is very rich or
very poor. If she is rich, either
real or merccrized, she goes to the
stalls in her limousine, and carries
home her own supplies. If she is
very poor she cannot avail herself
of the convenience of telephone,
the life-saver of those who have
fairly comfortable incomes.
Perhaps we could take hint from
Santa Claus, the prince Of bundle
toters, after all. in settling some of
our social problems.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
SHOOTING THE EDITOR.

The wife of a French cabinet
minister walked into the office of
an editor who had been attacking
her husband, pulled "gun" from
her muff, and shot the editor to
death.
The editor and the politician. both
being men--Frenchmeh--miSht in
time have brought their disagree
nent TO arbitration on the ield of
honor, exchanged ill-airned shots or
clawed at each other with rapiers,
and gone away, satisfied and un-
injured. 1t really suggests that
there are advantages about the
mildcr hammered methods of the men
in conducting their political disputes.
If the ladies get into politics, are
We to suspect that the new method
Of settling differences will become
common? Or may We, on the other
Land, hope that when the ladies have
S,e ballot they will presently become
dept in the methods, so long affect
ed by the men, of volieyirg hot air
LACK and forth, to the editication Of
me audience and without harm to
'he combatants? Perhaps if the
ladies' had the privilege OF voting
hey would feel less under the neces-
sity of shooting or starting iires.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
What S on the Program, in
Washington Today
Meetings, evening

Meetings evening:
Masonic National, No L. + =: Dawson
No. iG school OF instruction. Arminius. No
% +. C.: Myron N Parker No. =. II. NJ
King David. No. =. NJ NJ: Takoma 40
% school Of instructions, La 'Fayett". NJ
g. chapter. Washington Naval. No chap
ter Royal Arch; Robert De Bruce Cnunci
Of Kadosn twcnty-firSt degree: Milnra.
Lodge Of Perfection. No. |. Sc"t,ish Eite
Mlzpah, No. chapter. Eastern star.
Red Nen-Idaho Tribe. No. l.. Northeast
Temple Twelfth and II Streets northeast
Wan.ta Council No. .. p"Gr-c q: Po'd'I non
tas, Society Temple. f'ifth and g :trccjs
northwest.
Maccabees-Br ghtwUud Tent. No. .. Macr.i
bees Hall. BrIghtw'.pd Metropolitan len
No T. Society Temple.
Odd FelIows-S Subordinate lodges Washing.
ton No g. degree. Golden Ruiz. ~ 4
degree. Amity. No. =. grand vista ION
knights OF Pythias Webster. No EX.
celsior. No. IA. Capital. No. =. .IyrIlc
No -.
Socialist Party-I>ocal Southeast. IG s.-onI
street. northeast. s. Jewish BrInch. III Il
street northwest. $.
The Misunderstanding. Mothers congress. Il;
oak Room, p. m. Crescent club Dance
Banquet Hall. p. m.
New wiIiard--Bunet luncheon. 10y Mrs. i.ank.
head and Mrs. Horton. Red Room. 30
The Dansant, by Mrs Iawkesworth ard
Mrs Groner. Large Ballroom. 40 To- d
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
SAN DIEGO TRENCH"
WINES.

A news dispatch relates that a
French vessel sailed away from San
niego with $1,000 gallons of Cali
ternia claret and other wines aboard,
% be taken to Toulon. Sounds like
carrying Goals to Newcas.le-and
il is.
But after the California wines
ret to France they will presently
&c transmitted, by the mere accident
or geographic propinquity, into
french wines. Perchance they will
come back to us, ard be sold for
enough more than the price OF un-
travelled and untutored California
wines to make the investment in
uavel and Incidental culture high
ly. profitable one.
Ohio, New York, California. Viz
cinia, and plenty of other commu-
mites in this country produce wines
that meet every requirement, except
hat of snobbishness. So long as
We really must have French cobweDs
With our vintages we viii pay the
price, and the French winners will
mile at our snobbery-and make
'Toits by such pretty devices as this
# hauling California wines halfway
around the world.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Commerce Commission
Asks New Building

Immediate authority from Congress to
construct or lease for a long term OF
years, building to be occupied by the
Interstate Commerce Commission. is re.
quested in communication sent to the
House yesterday by Chairman Edgar T.
Clark. Mr. Clark says the commission
now has rented quarters in four diff,
ferent buildings. and storage room in a
fifth building and that the interest OF
the service require that all the divisions
should be housed in the same structure
If Congress is unwilling to apprO-
pirate for a new building. Chairman
Clark suggests. the commission has be
fore it several proposals from men who
arc ready to build suitable home for
the commission IL given a tcn-year
rental contract. This authority is
sought by the commission. Chairman
Clark explaining that the health OF tn.
employees, the nature of the work. and
the 1850, 600 documents now on file. de
nIand new quarters.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
THE TRADE COMMISSION
is NOW NEAR.

President Wilson's Interstate
Trade Commission seems to be in
Legislative shape now for action.
Not nearly so ambitious in scope,
after numerous changes, as it set
out to be, it still has defects, and it
may be far from entirely satisfac-
tory after passing from theory to
practice. Yet it can be made an in
strEment for some work which men
Of enlightenment and sense, whatever
their business or class, are perfectly
willing to have done in the right
way.
OF the constantly increasing null
titude of commercial corporations in
the United States, very consider
able proportion cOnduct Interstate
activities; and these activities have
heretofore beer carried on with a
lack of definite information regard
ing them on the part Of the Gov
errment, except in so far as the
Bureau Of. Corporations collected
general statistics and the Interstate
Commerce Commission and different
bureaus in the Department CT Com
ne,ce covered special and limited
fields.
The proposed comn'ission, obtain
ing detailed annual reports from the
corporations, will also have adequate
powers to conduct examinations into
their organization, management, and
acts. 1t can be properly used, there
fore, for discovering trade restraints
and unfairness in interstate ccmpeti-
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
CHAUCER'S "POOR PARSON."
By ALBERT S. COOK, PHI. D., LII. D.,

For 200 years after the compost
ton of Caedmon's hymn with which
English literature besan), much the
largest part of English literature.
both prose and poetry. was found
ed on or strongly influenced BY the
Bible. At length Chauttr came (died
400 A. d.. an author much Gayer
and merrier than any of his prcde-
cessors. But Notwithstanding all his
mfrth arj Gayety. he had a serious
strain. and in it produced some OF
his finest work. including such
poems as the Pardoner's tale, the
Prioress' tale of the little schoolboy.
and the Clerks tale of Griselda.
Perhaps his greatest achievement.
considering the limitations of space.
is his prologue to the "Canterbury
Tales and in the prologue nothing
is better than his account of the
country clergyman. character
which embodies some of the best
teaching Of the Bib'c. This poor
parson 10 de,ineatcd IN fifIS-tWs
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
SENSE AND THE EX-
CHANGE.

Senator Owen, visiting the New
ork Stock Exchange, discussed
lending Legislation for the enfetter-
!ent of that limb of monopoly, and
Xpleined that he didn't have In mind
20 destroy the exchange. Rather,
ne thinks it is useful and necessary.
iaybc it needs some Federal super
ision, such as could be made direct
Y applicable to it if i. were incor-
porated and brought under the pos
al regulations; but in any case he
arts to improve, not to wreck, it.
This is a good spirit in which to
tack such a problem. There would
De about as much sense III assum-
1g that railroads could best be reg
lated by pulling them all up, as to
magine that modern business could
conducted without the irterven-
iiJn of exchanges. They are
. bsoIutely necessary. Clamor for the
bolition of exchange has been Gi-
ected more especially at the cotton
;changes of New York and New
orleans. 1t has been projected
rom an utterly Inadequate concep-
ioh of the service that these great
ational markets perform. That
ervice may be at times, and doubt
ess is, marred by exccsscs and per-
crsions; but the business of proper
egislation is to eliminate the ex-
esscs and perversions; not to de-
troy the capacity to perform the
eryice.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

Are they producing trained work.
ers? II was pitiful to hear these
wornen's answers when We would
ask. What can you do? What
would you like to DOR They would
say. I've cannot work. We would
never be here IL we knew how to
work"
The first thing We have tried to
do with those under CUR care Is to
fit them to become wage earners, so
that they will not again become
parasites upon society. because they
do not know how to support them
selves.
As the vast majority of young
people leave school before they en-
ter the high school. how necessary
1t is that they should have voca-
tional training, from the kindergar-
den through every grade. The
United States is far behind England
and Germany in vocational work.
Living Wage the Problem.
The living wage. This is a sub
ject that should be given serious at
tention. We have i'm Washington
approximately $500 women wage
earners, not counting those in Gov
ernment employ. --.
made an investigation of the
wages and stores year ago for the
District Congress of Mothers We
found little girls receiving as low as
s. week. These girls were not
worth more than that to the en-
ployer. but they should have been
in vocational Or trade schools. paid
so much an hour for what they pro-
duced. and In that way another
group of older men and women would
take their places in the stores and
greater efficiency would demand
larger wages.
The minimum. or living wage. is
the right of every wage Garner. Is
the wage accountable for vice? A
year ago I would have answered
No" Today. after interrogatinE
several hundred women of the red
light district on this question, 1 say
Yes. in 30 per cent of the cases,
wages and clothes are to blame"
Life Once Was Dear.
cite one case of a young woman
twenty-eight years old, the head OF
an establishment. She said. IF You
really are in earnest. go do something
to help make conditions better for
other girls. Do you women know
what it is to starve? Do you know
what 1t is to earn s. 4 week and
never to know where the next crust
of bread Is to come from? l do, and
! say there is nothing you can do
for me or my girls. | have taught
them how to keep body and soul
together, but if you really are in
earnest, go out and make conditions
better SO that other working girls
will not have to give up all they hold
dear in order to live. Life was once
dear to us ALL
say today. as I said one year
ago. the living wage is the right Of
every wage Garner. and l hop,, the
attention OF the citizens of Wash
lnSton will be turned to another
Kenyon bill which asks for an ap-
preparation to investigate living con-
ditions in order that the COMMITTEES
may have working basis upon
which to draft a bill covering a
minimum wage, which SHOULD have
q sliding scale in order to cover
conditions here.
This legislation should pass Con-
Sress quickly, for it is much needed.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

lines. a few of which follow in a
slightly modernized form:
Full rich he was in holy thought and
work;
Also he was learned man, a clerk
But Christs own gospel would he
truly preach.
And all his flock devoutlv would he
teach.
Benign he was. and wondrous dill
gent.
And in adversely full patient.
This noble example to his sheep he
gave.
That first he worked. and afterward
he taught
Out of the gospel he those phrases
caught:
And this the figure he supplied
thereto
That if gold rust. then what shall
o iron do?
For if a priest be foul. in whom We
trust,
What wonder though a common man
should rust?
The lore of Christ and his apostles
twelve
He taught. but first he followed 1t
himself.
Copyright, 1914. by Joseph b. BowIes.)
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

ton. 1t will be able to give the
various departments of TIE Govern
ment accurate and official informa
ton regarding interstate corporation
conditions.
The Government is regulating, and
regulating or information is sound
e- than regulating on imagination.
We may get intelligent remedies of
abuses out of known facts and un-
Gcrstood conditions where now, be-
cause of misconception ard suspi-
cion, there is a great deal of blind
and slip-shod stabbing IN the dark.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
THE BUNDLE CARRIERS.

Now comes the bundle carrier. as
N economic factor.
For the high cost of living the
1ousewife blames the nciddleman, the
niddleman blames the farmer, and
he farmer blames the housewife; :;
'neanwhiIe, the economic merry-go-
] ound goes on, making all the usual
tops daily. including Sunday.
1t is said by social students that
he cost of household supplies is
rreatly increased by the demand
hat goods be delivered to the doors;
nat the average shopper is unwill-
.ng to carry home even yard of
Xix, and that to have a paper of
pins ordered "sent out" is no un-
comnon thing.
For this reason costly delivery
s-rvice must be maintained. with
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
THE EARLY SPRING FLY

From the Government entomology.
cal authorities comes the timely sug-
gestion that the most useful spring
custom to be inaugurated Just about
this time is that of killing the flies
that have survived the winter.
The early bird gets the worm; and
the early f1y-swatter gets fiyless
house for the summer. The female
fly that survives the winter. by dint
of alternating in the furnace room
or \ crevice where it is warm, will
have a million descendants by Sep
tember. Maybe it's a billion, or tril-
lion; the entomologists know, and
recollection Of the iy swarms ut
early September leaves no doubt
that they are right. Anyhow, the
housewife who cleans house right
nov. and cleans it in the right way,
has the chance to do a magnificent
service to her family and the COM
munity. She will "get" most of
these flies that have been preserved
over the winter and destroy them
before their incubation season opens.
A fly in time saves a million. Just
remember that.
The spring sun is shining, and a
few days more of it will bring out
the advance guard of the army of
the seasons flies. This is tie time
to exterminate them. One swat now
will save swatting energy enough
next summed to saw q cord of sea-
soned hickory.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Mexican and Civil War
Veteran Dies of Old Age

Arrangements are being made for
the funeral of Col Ezra Nat Hill. vet
eran of the Mexican and civil! wars.
who died of old age yesterday at his
home 2l47 X street northwest
Colonel Hin was more than eighty
years old, and was an officer OF the
Confederate army. At the close of the
war he came 20 WachinGton and en-
gagged in newspaper work. being for
several wears editor of the National
Republican Colonel Hi'I Is survived
b., a son who lives in Wyoming.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Society Women Sell Many
Spring BOnnets and Hats
Just her picture.

That society women can be success
full business women was demonstrated
yesterday at the II. A. r. hat sale at
the home of Mrs. charles w Richard
son. 1917 Connecticut avenue.
\ large number of purchasers bore
away their new spring bonnets and the
remaining hats. numbering twenty
five or thirty. will he disposed of to-
day.
The proceeds of sale. under the aus
pices Of the Lucy Holcombe Chapter.
y. 4. r., will be used in educational
work among the North Carolina noun
taineers.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

HERE really this beauty gallery of The Times than
folks imagine At first confess, that Just
found that there pretty girls
Washington wanted tell else about it, but since
then it has to have deeper meaning.
The theory surrounding themselves
that they would naturally become
themselves The reflected beauty statue they believed showed
the face and the who looked constantly
nay received pictures from
interest the girls of this city, this idea of the Greeks
well grounded An beauty has been
stimulated in by the of picture day in this
really caused beauty spring from all directions
We of all of the beautiful girls in Washington and
readers this the only who help Send
aporte Her picture call forth Others We
do Just her picture.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
THE FISH WHARF AND
MARKET.

There are particularly urgent
reasons why the District authorities
are anxious that the appropriations
for building new fish wharf and
a fish market shall survive the con-
ference or the District appropriation
bill. These items represent the pol
icy of requiring all marine food
products to- be subjected TO strict
inspection when they enter the Dis
trict. The necessity for this is OBJ
vious. All classes of sea foods have
their seasons; almost without ex-
ccption they are most valuable and
desirable foods in their proper sea-
son, and when properly handled and
conditioned, but very dangerous
otherwise. In order that effective
inspection may be enforced it is
absolutely necessary that they be
brought into the District by n single
avenue. This makes the fish wharf
real necessity. At times protest
has come from Georgetown inter-
ests against the policy which makes
it Impossible for that important part
of the city to receive its fish on its
own wharves. But the explanation
of the necessity for concentrated
and uniform supervision of the busi-
ness has always been reasonably sat-
isfactory.
In addition to this, there is a good
business reason for the construction
of an adequate fish market. The
present wharf and market arc utter
ly unsatisfactory, either as to ar
Tangements and sanitation, or as to
capacity for handling the business.
Even now there are pending appli
cations from dealers who want to
rent stalls, and are willing to pay
figures that would represent a hand
some profit on the investment in
enlarged facilities. These cannot
be accommodated because all the
stalls are leased out. The point is
that 4 new fish market would earn
handsome returns OH the investment
it would necessitate, would pay its
own expenses, and would be a pay
ing investment for the money. If
the District were willing tc turn
oyer MONOPOLY "f these privileges
to private ir."""St it would have
10 difficulty tr"'ti7g wharf and mar
Eet erected f'r it by private capital,
which would bc insured most al
Turing investment from the begin
ming. Surely there can be no rea-
sonable objection 20 municipal in
vestment of that kind. TIE extended
facilities are greatly needed, both
to accommodate the business and
tc better the very Important in
spection and sanitation service. The
investment will earn actual profits
from the beginnings. II is the kind
Of municipal trading % which no
possible objection is apparent, un-
less it be the insincere objection
raised by peorle who never want
the government to engage in any
business save that which is destined
from the start to losses ard failure.
We take it that the ccnferees in
charge Of the District bill will have
little sympathy with that view.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Gen. George c. Reid
Is Laid at Rest

The funeral of Brig. Gen. George &.
Reid was held this morning with full
military honors in ST. Matthews
Church. The Rev. Edward c. Buckley
offciated. battery of artillery, u
squadron of cavalry and battalion OF
marines, headed by the United States
Marine Band. escorted the body to
Arlington Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Morgan to Lecture on
Life of Admiral Semmes

Capt. James Morris Morgan, of the
Confederate navy. will deliver an ad-
dress on the life of Admiral Rafael
Semmes. c. s. N. at a social meeting
of Camp Ill. United Daughters of the
Confederacy. 1872 Vermont avenue
northwest, tonight. The public is in
yited.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
AmuSemen mentS.

National-.The Dummy" Sis y. Ia
Columbia -"Fagin the Jew and ''NichoIa!
NickIeby." S:i5 y. IN.
BcIasco-'.Light That Failed" u. IN
Poli's-"Stop Thief" 2:l5 and S:lS D. m
Keith's-Vaudeville. 2:l5 and s:l5 y. nI
Cosnos-Vaudevile. continuous.
Casino-VaUdeville. afternoon and ereuinS
Ca,er,-P Purl""J"e. 81: and s:ij p m.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Truths By Women Who
NllOW That Fail
Laws Against Commercialized Vice

Like her contemporary Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett the author of
this article of the SERIES Tuths by Women Who Know who is Mrs.
Fred Dubois wife of the former Senator from Idaho, has made
deep sudy of the problem of commerciaized pice.
By T.. DUBOIS.
Of "Big Brother and Big Movement.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
Back to the Bible

81 often read the Bible like read every night Bible
lies table bedside find the beautiful thoughts
expressed in it, understand hon that persons
little attention the Holy Scriptures William
Germany.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

Muddy Snow falls in Russia. but we
fail to see how you can blame our
District Commissioners for that.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

England likes American diplomacy
because it is frank. However. ono Of
our Western Representatives. use of
the frank was far from diplomatic
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
WHY NOT THIS?

They are now serving beaver meat in
Michigan restaurants. Any one who
has ever gone through the motions of
eating in a Michigan restaurant will
be unable to enjoy the beaver unless
the dam goes with it,
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

freak dress. The men always did
turn on them.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

Huerta refuses to pay the board of
Mexicans sequestered at Fort Bliss.
He's right. Suppose that France asked
US to contribute toward Z. Pinney
Earle's cost Of upkeep during his re-
cent incarceration? That's an auto
mobile of a different color, eh?
WHY NOT THIS?
I'm THE SPRING A YOUNG MANS
FANCY
HEAVILY TURNS TO THOUGHTS OF
BLUFF
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

II that army Of the unemployed are
as menacing. desperate. and rough az
the papers claim they are. they should
be able to stage a successful parade.
The suffragettes were too gentle in
their methods.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17
THE OLDEST INHAB SEz-

~
1T was fine
GIS day yesterday, but
I J :::': :: :: :: ::'''' : :
I'll be derned if
Typographical error. Should have
been fostering Mexican relations
not fostering
Those new cycle cars gives the
pedestrian a chance to run over an
automobilist.
The Washington times., 1914-03-17

Must Learn To Work.
Are the public schools giving an
education that will fit boys and
girls for protection in time of need?