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The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Remember! April 5 Is to
Be Church Day

That Washington will have a GO to
Church Sunday is an assured TACT For
the p;.st three weeks the Church News
Bureau has been active in gaining the
support of the public corporations and
trade organizations of this city and in
pertecting the plans which will make the
movement in this town a banner one in
Church History. Protting by the ex-
rcriences of Chicago. Philadelphia Bal
timore Boston. and numerous other
cities where similar campaigns have
been conducted. those in charge OF the
matter believe that the affair VIII De an
unqualified success
The object in fixing the day on the
Sunday before Easter was twofoid- In
the nTSt place, coming on a day or spe-
cial deN otion. il is calculated to inspire
the non-churchSOer and the occasional
church attendant by the example OF oth-
ers. Then in the second instance it will
Immediately precede Easter Sunday
when most people attend some place or
worship. This will give two consecu-
tive days of worship when tho outside
man can give the church 4 test.
II is the purpose of the movement to
reach the man who gives little or no
time to the work of his church The
regular attendant needs no such special
stimulus. AS has beer often stated the
trouble with the church today is that
il r.akes too little attempt to reach the
man outside. He is the person with
whom the real work is to be done. If
then such movement as this does reach
the outside mainland that is the eN-
pcrieECe in other cities where il has been
tricd-it is well that it comes NJ 4 time
when the whole city is interested in re-
liCiouS endeavCr and the newcomer
may catch the enthusiasm.
Among the public examinations which
have indorsed the movement is the
Washington Chamber Of ConImer %
which yesterday communicated with the
Church News Bureau. pird.Sing their CO.
operation and at the same time offer
ing a small sum to assist in defrayinS
the necessary expenses. The event will
be advertised by Ill the methods which
can he legitinately employed. Every
medium OF communication " II be called
into play. y unique feature of the
campaign Will be the inclosIrl OF small
announcements in the communications
Of the Washington ,ias Light Company
10 the consumers OF their products.
While, in compa rison with the good
which is accomplished. the expense Of
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Don't Be a "Gym"
Champion If You
Would Reach Top
By TONY BIDDLE.

things he would do to him would be
aplcnty.
| Some OF the folks who knew Lewis
met up with a big, shiny coiored man
about that time who stood about six
and n half feet tall and had :, back
I like door and fist like leg of
mutton. They called him The Deacon,
and his principal claim on lame was
that he had worked in the subway and
the river tunnels as Il sand-hog, and
bad not only proved too tough for the
terrible lie and labor to kill, but in
his spare moments had Nickel all the
other sand-hogs, first one at Il time,
then in patches OF three and four.
! Then Lewis friends met him. His
looks were impressive, SO was the story
of his exploits as told by his fellow
sand-ho.s; so they determined TO get
him II try-out with Lewis. If he should
! lick Lewis-fine If Lewis lickeG him
Wen. they would see fight. anyway.
I Lewis looked the ebony giant over
and smiled. Here was an ideal sucker.
, Ham was not that black mans name.
Those who saw that bout still say that
it WAS the finest thing in the fighting
lre they ever saw in the ring or oIt
, ,"f it. When they told the coon TO go
ahead and fight lie started for Lewis
and turned loose about iifty-ninc
puncaes ut once. any one Of WHICH
would have made him very such had
they landed.
But none of them landed. Cool as
IN ioicle, with an amused grin on his
face. Lewis slipped i'll and out, missing
punches by the narrowest fraction OF
an inch. blocking those he could not
avoid, and jabbng the black man off
lrS balance whenever his blows threat
cncG to become dangerous.
! After Il few rounds Lewis decided
that the exhibition had gone far enough.
lie started jabbing and fein5ing the
colorcd man. leading him to wilder and
wilder swings. At last he droppcd in
toward him with his right hand low.
Ih, black man pulled back" with his
own left to take advantage of the OPEN
my. As he did SO Lewis shoulders
twisted sharply, his rigid riglt arm
hooked out and his fist swlshc'i through
IL short are against the cOlorcd man y
Jaw. 1t did not look like Il hard punch,
but the giants feet flew high in the
air ana his shoulders flew down until
lie seemed to be trying to stand on
his head OH the mat. They carried him
to his corner. where they worked on
! LIN for ten minutes before he came TO-.
A week later Lewis met Horcy Mel
loly, man hundred pounds lighter
! than the black Hercules-onc who was
rrver clever, who could not hit as hard
AZ Lewis and looked incomparably IN
ferior on paper. Lewis fought like a
man Hith paralysis, and WAS knocked
on; in four rounds Those VIII" had
seer Lewis work in the gym could new.
er figure how it happened.
Copyright. 1914. by +. a. Walker.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
BASEBALL HIGH FINANCE

1t is reported that the Boston Ped
SoX team owners have made con-
tract to retain the services of Out
fielder "Tris" Speaker, under which
they are to pay him $4,000 a year
for two years and also give him,
cash in hand, $4,000 bonus for sign
ing. That is, $4,000 for the two
years services of a fielder, working,
practice periods and all, only lit
tie more than half the year.
This is said to be the high point in
baseball salaries. The peak was
reached because the Federal League
had been out for Speaker, and COM
petition proved to be the life of
trade. Speaker cashed in.
The baseball salary record is be-
ing broken every little while now.
The figures that few years ago
were stupendous now seem trivial.
Where will it end? With three major
leagues in the field, can the game
carry the load?
Some people don't seem to realize
what it really is that gives the vi
tality to the baseball business, as a
business merely. 1t is the fact that
it is a sport as well as = business,
and being sport, gets its advertis-
ing free. Think of what It would
mean to any other business on Garth,
from breakfast food to safety razors,
from automobiles to department
stores, if that business could have
the telegraph wires, the newspapers,
the bulletin boards in every public
place, the tongues of millions of
people, working for it every day in
the year! Colonel Sellers eye-wash
project would have succeeded beyond
the widest dreams of his fervid
financial imagination, if he could
have put such 4 publicity power as
that behind his scheme. Paseball
will stand the strain so long as it
gets the advertising. 1t will get it
so long as it is clean, good, honest
sport.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

the campaign will not be great. still
II IS necessary that a considerable sum
be raised at once. Persons interested
therefore. should send in their contribu-
uons Immediately to the Church News
Bureau at HIS Southern building IL
is worthy cause and should be as
sisted.
Persons shing to assist actively i'll
the worS I'd organizations in SYM
pathy with should Communicate with
those in charge immediately. 1t will be
necessary TO employ a large corps Of
volunteer helpers. r'or ibis purpose the
Boy Scouts, who always aid in such gen
eral movements, will he called upon.
1t was due largely ~ the efforts of that
body that the event was successful IN
Baltimore.
Among the church ORGANIZATIONS
which as body nave pledged them
selves to support it at Il special meeting
on Thursday afternoon Is the Council
OF Colored Baptist ChurcheS Under
the leadership of the Rev. Bishop John
son. who has been II the service OF
his church in this city for thirty years.
an active campaign Is on foot. Other
colored churches are invited to Join the
general movement. since this is q mat
ter embracing the whole city and all the
people i'll il.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
GOOD AMERICAN SPIRIT
IN BUSINESS.

Compared with surplus of more
than S41S.000 in 1912 the American
Woolen Company, after charges and
dividends, shows a deficit for 1913 of
very nearly S3,980,OO0. 1t is not to
be supposed that even indirectly the
new tariff was responsible fer all of
that reversal from surplus to deficit.
Though operative only to a negli-
gible extent in the latter part of
1913, anticipation of the revised
schedules might have checked profit
abe business in woolen textiles as
in any other American industry; but
probably not to the extent shown in
this report.
Il is not particularly to that re-
versal in 1913 that we wish to refer.
The thing TO which we do call spe-
cial attention is that. in spite of un-
settled conditions in all American
business and in the face of new tar
If schedules intended to put foreign
clothing upon the backs of Ameri-
can consumers, the American Wool
en- Company MAKES this formal
statement about the future:
The company has the largest best
equipped and most modern mills In th,.
world. Through them il exTectS to he
able largely TO Offset the difference in
cost of production between the low.
wages in Europe and The higher wages
IN the United, States.
Nothing is sO prejddicisl 10 business
as political agitation and uncertainty =,
and We regard il as = great gain tina .
we have arrived at a new starting Dont
The tariff IS now settled. and we ar,
fully prepared to do business under
the conditions which il imposcs
That is a nanful statement. 1t
breathes the American spirit Of
tackling joD and getting away with
it. Nobody could expect the Ameri-
can woolen industry TO welcome tar
if changes designed to harass and
cripple it. Everybody can applaud
the resolve to meet and beat the
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
WANT TWO INSPECTORS.

They should have full authority to
enter any private Enclosures for the
purpose OF examination, and the
warning which they should give to
the owner in regard to an unsatis-
factory condition of cleanliness
should bear the full weight Of gov
ernmental authority, say the COM
mittee members.
Upon their next tour of the same
section, the premises should be in
spection again, and If requirements
had not yet been complied with, they
should have authority to direct the
owner or responsible persons to ap-
pear before the health officer and
explain why the warning was un-
needed.
Find No Excurse.
In a model city, such as Washing
ton should be, 1t Is pointed out, there
should be no excuse for unsanitary
conditions which could be eliminated
by little care upon the part OF the
individual. but as long as no official
notice can be taken OF such condi-
tions- through the lack OF duly
qualified inspectors and the ncnen-
forcement of regulations, many per-
sons will ignore almost intolerable
conditions and make no effort to cor
rect what is a public menace ard
disgrace. even though concealed from
the public gaze
1t is hopeless to attempt to combat
such carelessnesS and Indifference
with inadequate service For this roa-
son and for the health and beauty of
Washington. it is asserted, these re-
quested inspectors should be author
lied without delay.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

Thy call them bad competitors, and
they are found not only in the ring,
tut in all sorts of athletics s-mcn who
can do good work in try-out. bat
crrlnhl' and go to pieces in the face
Of :: crisis
Don't be Il gymnasium champion IN
life, LATHE. husband your resources
and your nervous energy so that when
the decisive test comes YOU can draw
OIL them to the fullest. Make up yolir
mind that nobody can beat YOU, and
20 into every fight with the fra re-
sClv" shat you can and will win.
Those who knew Willie Lewis in his
prime said that he could lick anv man
he had never heard of, and tell a story
TO prove il.
II happened when he was training
for bis fight with Honey Melody. away
back in 1907, Lewis iavoritr training
stunt WAS trimming suckrrs.' He
wonld get ahold OF some big rough fcl-
low who thought he could tight ard
persuade him to go 10 the gym with
him and put on the gloves. Then the
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

IT HEY said OF Willie Lewis that
lie was dub among champions
and champion among Gub5.
When Lewis fought men OF no rePhta-
ton it made no difference how good
the other man was, or how strong, or
how much he knew, Lewis wou!l box
cleanly and coolly and beautifully
kceping him at bay with fast, &C.
curate jab, and when the opening came
hnock him out with perfectly timed,
beautifully delivered right-hanI hook
that never Travelled more than few
inchcs. But when a man of established
reputation climbed into the ring with
him. Lewis cleverness and courage and
bunch went out on the other side.
Usually he would founder ana stall
and clinch like frightened novice. Poo
plc could not understand the difference
between Lewis fighting an unknown
.,uJ I avis fiohtinp "A good man
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
ROUTE OF THE LINCOLN
HIGHWAY.

Lincoln bound the States together,
and the Lincoln Highway is intended
to carry out the same idea. In the
abstract, more appropriate physi-
cal memorial of his work would be
difficult to conceive.
Yet, unless it does actually bind
the sections which Lincoln sought to
reunite indissolubly, it will fail of
its purpose. And the present route
by way of New York, Philadelphia,
Lancaster, and York westward with
out crossing the Mason and Dixon
line at any point would appear to
have been conceived without the
least attention to this necessary part
of the symbolism which the road is
designed to express.
In urging that the road be con-
structed along the natural route bv
way of New York, Philadelphia, Will
mington, Baltimore, and Washing
ton, and thence north to Gettysburg,
where it would turn due west. the
Baltimore Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association is merely calling
attention to the obvious prop-ieties
in the case. 1t is not taking a sec
tional position. but is trying to have
sectionalism eliminated. To omit
from the main line OF the highway
the Capital City, where Lincoln did
his great work and where he gave
up his life in martyrdom, would be
an offense to the National sense of
propriety which could never be ex-
planned.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Truths S By Women
Who Know
A New Series to Be Published by
The Washington Times
A New Series to Be Published
The Washington Times

Watch for the opening article in the big series BY
women who are really doing thngs-"Truhs by Women
Who Know
The Washington Times, beginning Monday, will pub
sh an exclusive feature, daily, Of forcefu and brilliantly
written articles by wellknown in America-women
who have achieved enviable eminence only through
the social positions they occupy but account Of the ardent
work they performed in the Of humanity and
the bettement of social conditions.
The modern feminist is too broad, nation
wide and world wide be ignored The influence of
upon whom the solidiy of the home is founded is great
that the personal views of the workers their partcu
subjects Of prime interest to the thinking public and to
all those who make any effort to keep abreast Of the times
and perform civic duties.
The women will tell Of relief work. of rescue and tho
allevaton Of distress They will tell Of local needs and
conditions of the work of societies like the American Red
Cross home and abroad; Of the progress of the womans
franchise propaganda; of the needed hospitals, where the
aing may be treated; of needed memorial Of tho
largest figures in the worlds history Of the beternent Of
the race social hygiene prison REFORM Fairgrounds women
police the working and host of other things.
Begin them Monday!
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
High Church Leader
Will Hold Services

The great advocate of church unity,
Rev. William T. Manning, will visit
the Capital City Good Friday to con-
duct the Passion Service of three hours
devotion at st. Marks Church. The
coming of DR.. Manning will doubtless
create much interest among local Epis-
copalians. as he has for some time
been recognized as the leader OF the
High Church party in the general con-
vention. DIR. Manning. who leads the
greatest parish in the world, is a man
of great personal magnetism and holds
his audiences with that note OF SIN
cerity which rings so true from a pas
tor of his caliber
AT the present time il is understood
that DIR. Manning will be the only
visiting preacher to conduct the Pas
sion Service in this city.
Arrangements viii be made 20 ac-
commodate a large compensation at ST.
Marks for this occasion.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

Washington is in progress. Nothing
could be farther from the fact.
Washington stands better with Con-
gress and the country than ever be-
fore, because Washington has pro-
duced such big and satisfactory re-
turns on the investments that have
been made in it under the partner
ship arrangement of the last gener-
ation
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

The gyn.na siLm
champion = IL
common phcnon-
cnon in tn: ring.
Men who can
fight 4 streak in
tryouts o. bouts
Of little import
ancc are often
living pictures Of
incompctcnrc alIi
incfticirmry wien
faced with crucial
tests agalIis. Il"n
OF epud! ability
..t ~ L..
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Show Need of Inspectors
For Clean City

The sanitary inspection of the territory which the city Of
Washington stands requires covering about miles, by
the officials engaged in the work.
rather hopeless task when is considered that the force
available consists of nine health officers who attempt watch The
points, blind alleys the collection of litter
addition their manifold
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

foreign competition. If there is any
such chance, the way to do it is in
that American spirit of trying the
best that is in man and his tools.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
Citizens Federation to
Protest Prouty Action

Action IN protest to the Prouty amend
ment to the George bill and other pro-
posed legislation on the District in
likely To be taken tonight by the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Association at its
meeting in the Chamber OF Commerce
D. A. Edwards wi preside.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
What's on The Program, in
Washington To-Day

Meetings. evening:
Odd Fellows. Patriarchs Milltant-ran:on
Washington, No. ].
Socialist Party-Women' Committee. Su Il
street northwest.
Sons OF Jonadab-John q. Daley. No. :.
Dinner-SiEnia Dauba. Raleigh Hotel. : p. m
Meeting OF Federation Of Citizens Asspcia-
tions. Chamber OF Commerce at 5 D. m.
Meeting. Pennsylvania Society of Washing
ton Tythian Temple p. m.
Meeting. biological Society of WashinSton
Cosmos club. S p. nj.
Lecture, The Rev. ]. J. Fox. n. D. Catho-
lc University OF America $50 p.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
AmuSemei,ts.

National-'The Auctioneer." els and SIS p
Coiumbia-"The Grain of Dust" Els and SIS
y.
BeIasco-'Bunty Pulls the STRINGS 20 and
S:21 p. m.
IoIi's-''When Enlghthood Was In Flower -
2:.I and S.l5 r. m.
Eeith's-N audev!llc. c:l5 and Sis p. III.
tosmos--Vaudevile. continuous.
Casino-Naudevtlle, afternoon and evening"
Gsysty-BurlesQue. els and Sis .. m
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
ND still they come!

promenade street, better yet daily at The Times
editorial where competent of five persons picks the best
o days offerings is all the proof needed that Washington
mecca for puchriude.
Modesy may hare kept dopn the daily number at first but nom
friends mothers sweethear and husbands coming forward
NTH their selections
And of beauties The Times has been able present
daily calculated outGson the Gibson GIRL and make other artists
models need cameras uork them
the Beauty Hall of Fame
The Washington times., 1914-03-07

The clean city committee has re-
peatedly asked for two inspectors to
devote their time wholly to this
work. Their duties would be to
cover the city, inspect premises and
enforce compliance with the aims.
object. and work now attempted and
carried on by the committee
The health officers are scarcely
able to cope with the calls of their
offices. and while they report any
evidences of conditions which should
be the subject of complaint, encoun-
tered on their daily rounds. there
can be no systematic inspection Of
streets. alleys. and premises, for the
calls of their work do not permit
them to cover a constant territory.
These two inspectors. it is suggest
ed, should be given to the city, un-
der the direct orders Of the clean
city committee, and they should be
mounted upon bicycles or motor
cycles.
Could Make Rounds.
With them. the city could be d.
vided into a certain number of Sec
tions, embracing definite territory,
and each day, mounted upon their
machines. they could rapidly traverse
the streets and alleys of the section,
on a tour OF general inspection,
stopping where necessary more mi
nutely to inspect a doubtful spot or
secluded premises.
The Washington times., 1914-03-07
MAIL BAG
(FrOm The Times Readers

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
After reading the President piece
which he spoke before Congress on the
repeal Of the clause of the Panama
Caral act which provides for free tolls
for American coastwise vessels, the
only salient point left on my mind made
bv the President was. briefly. this: That
the toll exemption clause was all right
for campaign purposes. but now 1 con-
slider it nv constitutional duty to have
it repealed. You know now what 1
want. and as You ALWAYS like to please
me in the matter of passing bills. am
sire you will pass this one just TO please
me and England. A. ]. CURTIS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

No man likvss 70 come out Of \
faint and find himself In \ nurs-
cry. It< humiliaffng. At any
rate. / put off fainting long
enough 90 that now l know all
about the new fashions.
In the Peoples store | said
These are. of course. PARIS
modest" meant is for sar-
casm- l hate paying tive prices
for a thing because a Frenchman
made. The clerk turned on me
such look of horror that I
apologfzed without knowing
what for.
New Fashions Very Wsrfike
Indeed, no." said the clerk
You are. I hope. In sympathy
with the movement to wrest the
control of the fashions from
Paris. Too long the French de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

have silver OF ait on them. They
are military hats It's the war.
Before long our wives will be
clicking their heels. saiuting
each other and mutterinE 10
themselves. Hay foot. straw
foot, any foot at ALI"
Military hats of velvet are
chic. The clerk said 30. II your
wife in her new hat looks like
a general, or an admiral. OF q
uhlan. ~ . gendarme. w Cos
sack or a crossing policeman.
shes right.
Capes viii be worn My wife
tried one on and It made her
look like . eavalryman. II was
a dashing garment.
Goth Uppors Worn On shoes
You don't have to wear capes.
You can wear coats. But they,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
LOW = II
CT Y
LEVY

Effecting a total cut of s311,-
900 in the 1915 budget, the city
council discontinued its budget
pruning sessions yesterday after
noon until after they have re-
ceived word of the state equaliza-
ton boards decision regarding
tax valuation of public service
corporation property in Tacoma
Assessor G. A. Cook submitted
to the council an approximate
valuation of the corporation prop
erty here, but this must be ad-
justed by the state board. At
the present figures of the assess
or, the council has reduced the
tax levy to 14h mills. If the
corporation valuation is lowered
by the state board, as the coun-
ell expects, further rigid cuts of
city expenses will be necessary.
I'VE are not through with the
budget yet" declared Mayor
Fawcett today. IF the corpora
tion valuation is not reduced. we
may get the levy down to 13h
mills. But IL 1t is reduced, we
will have to cut more to keen
within Is mills. At any rate,
we are going over the entire bud
get again and will cut IL where
ever we can"