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The Washington times., 1914-04-27

II we think OF the history con-
tanned In the Bible We shall be able
the better to judge Of its value TO
literature. 1t Is the earliest record
of the oldest events; 1t reaches 10
the morning Of creation. 1t leads
us through all the eras of creation
until man appears as the crowning
glory OF Gods creative work. 1t
permits us to hear the morning
stars singing together; II gives US
the first notes of praise uttered by
the Joyous sons Of God. Not Hero
dotus. but Moses is the true Father
of History The book Is largely
composed of history and biography.
and no studies are more important
than these. Carlyle said tnat the
only true history is biography: and
in this respect the Bible surpasses
all other books 1t avoids the dan
gers and IL illustrates the eXcellences
OF this most difficult kind OF writ
ing.
Let us think. also. OF its poetry,
that we may better appreciate its
relations to literature.
What is poetry? Aristotle says
Poetry is imitation" the quaint
Thomas Fuller says. Poetry Is
music in words and DR.. Johnson
defines poetry to be the art OF
pleasing" Shakespeare and Cowper
endeavored to define poetry, but
probably neither they nor apy others
have been able to give definition
satisfactory even to themselves.
But whatever definition may be
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
ONE WAY TO HELP
LABOR.

Labor, as well as capital, should
be interested in the First National
Foreign Trade Convention, to be
held here on May 81 and %. AL
though our oversee sales ought to
be marvelously extended they have
now reached point where they
Lear a vital relation to domestic
conditions. The sudden curtailment
Of sales OF American manufactures
abroad would be disastrous to many
laborers in American factories. The
conquest of new markets may go far
TO stabilize production and maintain
an equable employment of labor even
during periods of domestic depres-
sion. In other words we are at fhe
threshold, if we have not already
entered, an era of new industrialism
in which the conditions in our foreign
markets affect the nation and the
individual alike. This may seem a
strong statement, but one need only
recall that the exports of steel
manufactures average more than
$l.000,000 day to perceive how ex-
tensive orr foreign trade is. In the
aggregate our foreign trade nearly
equals that of Germany although, of
course, it consists Of a far smaller
proportion of finished manufactures
than the Teutons buy and sell
abroad.
1t is to discuss the various aspects
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
|. c. c. Orders Inquiries
On Middle West Roads

An investigation OF the financial al
fairs of the Rock Island and Pere Mar
quette railroads was ordered by the
Interstate Commerce Commission today
on recommendation of the House Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce.
The commiss on will begin the 1nVesu-
cation at an early date, IT was an
nounced, conducting the work as part
of the physical valuation of railroads.
The investigation Of the Rock Island
was requested by Congressman William
r. Green OF Iowa. who charged that "a
cataract of water had been thrown
over the stock OF the road during re-
organizst tion "A few years ago.
Financial mismanagement is alleged in
the charges against the Pere Marquette.
which were placed by Congressman
Louis c. Cramton Of Michigan.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

By MARTHA S. GIEL0W.
My interest in the mountaineers
dates from the year before my mar
riage, spent in the east Tennessee
mountains. and from the many sub
sequent months spent in the noun
tains of north Alabama. Virginia.
North Carolina, and Kentucky,
where i learned to know these peo-
pie in their own isolated homes
and to see their needs.
1t was, therefore. but natural for
me to adopt their cause and to give
my energies. when II became possi-
BILE, for their betterment. not from a
humane standpoint only. but from
the standpoint of national welfare
the nation has been 50 slow in realiz-
ing the Importance of conserving this
splendid human asset, which REALLY
means the preservation of our Saxon
race; the preservation Of our form
of government and Of every national
ideal sacred to the founders Of this
republic.
Every attention Is given to the
betterment of stock. the improve
ment of seeds. the conservation Of
animals. forests. and coal reserves.
Millions have been given to the de-
velopment of this wonderful canal.
which seems more wonderful to me
every day. Millions are to be spent
in the development of Alaska
Well and good. but why should
not a few hundred millions be de-
voted to the development Of our hu-
man resources? Such an investment
for mining human gold in our noun
tains would pay a higher return than
the commerce of foreign trade ever
can give. For. after all. what Is ma
terial worth to human worth?
The educated citizen is recognized
as the most valuable asset to the
nation, yet we have percentage OF
native born white illiteracy in our
mountain districts. showing a waste
of our best human material of the
land, which Is tragic and suicidal.
The survival of the fittest Is mis-
nomer, II the fittest be cut off
from its birthright. Yet thousands
upon thousands of our pure biooded
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Americans are left cut off frtm
progress and civilization in our
mountain strongholds of illiteracy.
They are today the hope ana
backbone of the nation. and ths-
nation owes them a chance I BE-
lieve in natinal. as well az State
aid for education when necessary ]
believe the greatest service TO ne
nation Is helping to create q hi9n
standard of self-sustaining CITIZEN
ship. Mr.. Rockefeller and MI
Carnegie could not build grander
monuments to themselves and 70
their nation than in giving q foun-
4. dation for the development OF tn1e
neglected manhood and motnernood
of our race
No chain is stronger than m
weakest link. Privileged Is the arm
that can forge the human streng6
of our national pride and power:
7 cannot say more. you see tnax my
interest Is in the making OF men ana
women. in giving a chance to those
who need us most. In the conservec
tion and preservation Of the des
scendants of our patriotic rofes
fathers existing without opportunss
ties in our Southern mountains-
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
BIBLICAL HISTORY AND POETRY.
By ROBERT STUART MACARTHUR, D. D, IL. D.
president, Baptist World AIlance)

accepted, 1t is certain that in the
Bible we have some OF the finest
examples of what all will agree TO
be poetry of a high order. Must
readers of the Bible have to judge
of II. as most readers of the poetry
of Homer and Virgil. through
translation. David and Isaiah thus
suffer; but even when SO studied.
the glowing lyrics OF the one ana
the ssraphic prophecies OF the otner,
place them in the front ranks OF
the writer's of all countries and CEN
turtles.
Tine poetry of the Bible is unsur-
passed in loftiness Of thought and
eloouence of expression This poetry
is animated by the breath OF God
II is aglow with the soul of the
Eternal. At the same time IL throos
with all human syTnpathies: II sE
in our gladness, weeps in our sad
ness mourns in our defeats, and
shouts in our triumphs. II Is equally
at home in funeral obsequies and at
marriage festivities. II belongs ex-
clusively to no school Of poetry; II
possesses many of the eNcellences OF
all schools of noblest song. 1t be-
longs to the twentieth century as
truly as to the remotest past: and
1t win be equally appropriate to the
thought and life OF the most distant
future. Milton declared that the
Greek and Roman classics are un-
worthy to be compared with lions
songs: and Sir Daniel Sanford says:
''In lyric flow AMI fire. In crushing
force, in majesty that seems still to
echo the awful sounds once heard
beneath the thunder clouds OF Mt
Siani, the poetry of the ancient scrip
lures is the most superb that ever
burned within the breast OF man."
Copyright, 1914. by Joseph B. BowlesS
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

of the conditions surrounding our
foreign trade that the convention
has been called under the auspices
of the American Manufacturers Ex-
port Association, the Pan-American
Society, and the Asiatic Society. All
the large industrial enterprises re-
sponsible for the gratifying extern
sion of American foreign trade, un-
supported by American merchant
marine, American banks, or even an
intelligent public sentiment, will be
represented. Their presence will be
a realization of the prediction con-
tanned in the report with which the
Ways and Means Committee pre-
sented the Underwood tariff bill to
the House: "The greatest future of
American industries lies beyond the
seas" And, to a considerable eN-
tent, the gathering will represent a
diligent effort to respond to the fol-
lowing statement in President Will
sons tariff message:
"The object of tariff duties hence
forth laid must be effective competi-
ton, the whettirg of American wits
by contest with the wits of the rest
of the world. We must build up trade,
especially foreign trade. .
We need the outlet and the enlarged
field Of energy more than we ever
did before"
1t must be apparent that if the
American manufacturer, through a
lowered tariff, is obliged to meet
foreign competition here at home
he should also compete with foreign
rivals for the trade Of neuttal mar
kets. In other words while the Ger
man, Belgian, and British manu-
facturer dashes at the breaches
made in our tariff walls our own
industries must sortie into Latin
America, the Far East, the Near
East, Africa ard Australasia and
take our logical share of the rich
trade there obtainable. If we ignore
those markets they will simply serve
to enrich our rivals and reimburse
the losses which they are quite will
ing to incur in the capture of part
Of our domestic business.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

Almost any day now the observer
may expect to see two flies summing
themselves on the window pane.
1t the risk of breaking the glass
the trouble-breeders should be
killed.
In case these flies are not eNter-
minated and no death to the progeny
intervenes, by early in october these
two will be responsible for an army
of flies that will wreak damage un-
told.
Flies multiply at the rate OF
thousandfold. As the pests IN
crease in numbers, the health of the
world decreases. Health depart
ments. civic organizations, libraries,
and schools have started an unceas-
ing war on the fly, but this is not
sufficient. The attack of the dis
ease-carrying insect should be re-
pulsed now.
So much work has been done in
past wears that people generally are
prepared to destroy flies when they
appear in large numbers during the
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
I ruths By Women Who
49, Human Resources to
Nl1OW Be Conserved
Southern Educational Association

Mrs Martha S. GieloH the founder of the Southern Eduea-
tona Association whose efforts behalf OF the children Of the
Southern Appalachian mountains hare deservy national ecog
nton inspiring leadership the she has so ably
championed.
Geow of the foremost enghteners Of ths
public this ampoant problem Her writings and her fearless
appeals before hundreds audiences have been wegh fac
demanding attention educators statesmen and paroc Women
giving impetus the of industrial education to the
neglected children of the mountains.
The following letter which she wrote from Panama. whsre
recupeang exhaustion the strain Of
The organization a basis.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
OUR NATIONAL DIGNITY

We have battleship fleet at Vera
Cruz because our national dignity
was offended by irresponsible and
ignorant foreigners. We have had
a number of people killed under our
flag, in the effort to vindicate our
dignity.
Yet at the very same time, out
in Colorado, a war has been going
on, in which all the participants are
our own people. all the battles have
been fought, all the outrages have
been perpetrated, right on our own
soil, among our own people, under
our flag.
Why not get excited about the
way orr dignity Is being sacrificed
from within?
We are being urged into a fearful
foreign war, because our citizens in
Mexico have been outraged and mis-
treated; some of them murdered.
But how much more culpable is
the government of Mexico, for per-
mitting these outrages, than is the
civilization of our own country for
permitting the Colorado horrors?
Women and babies have been
killed, some of them burned to DEATH
in Colorado's labor war. How dc
the jealous guardians of our national
"dignity"-in Meyico-think our
dignity" appears to the average
student of the Colorado situation?
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
DUTY OF EMPLOYERS OF
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN.

It so happens that in case of war
demanding any large number Of
troops, this Government must call
upon the National Guard for its ma
terial. The scope of the guard has
been vastly increased since the Span
ish war, its connection with the
standing army developed, its eff
cheney improved through Federal
means-all with the design to make
use of it when the time of need
comes.
The passage of the volunteer army
bill facilitates the process of re-en-
rUllment in the Federal service and
the dispatch of State troops outside
the country. Its terms are applica-
bic to every militiaman, and except
he be ready to comply with them,
one has no business to be member
Of the National Guard.
There seems little doubt but that
a call viii come for these volunteer
regiments, and if it does come they
will respond in good spirit.
One thing might prevent. The
men are soldiers by avocation osly.
Their vocations are various. The
selfshness or narrowness of their
employers in refusing to recognize
the mems obligation and to keep
their positions open for them while
fulfilling it would make departure
for the front far more bitter and diff
fcult.
There was much of this disgrace
ful sort of thing at the time of the
Spanish war. 1t could be partially
excused then, perhaps, because the
military enlistment was understood
to be for State purposes only. The
volunteer from State regiment had
to resign and then re-enroll himself
In what was virtually another regi-
ment. 1t was cumbersome, unsatis-
factory method. In return for the
privilege of doing away with it, the
Federal Government has greatly i'm
proved the organized militia for all
purposes. Now that it is about to
exact its own promised benefits, it is
for the men and for the employers Of
the men to give fair and patriotic
return.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

sibility that the mediation proceed
ings might afford opportunity or ex'
cuse for a general coalition against
us, this country would be under ths
necessity of withdrawing .rstansly
from the arrangenfs1A It would
never do to permit our an.iability
toward the sister nations to turn
into an embarrassment and dis
advantage to us.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
HUERTA'S ACCEPTANCE,

The difficulty about Huerta's &C
ceptance of the, A, B, C mediation
is that it is Huerta's acceptance. 1t
is utterly impossible to place conf
dence in him. Moreover, acceptance
of mediation is far from binding
agreement to abide by any terms the
mediators may accept. Mediation
is not arbitration. 1t is merely the
establishment of a medium of COM
municaticn through which discussion
may be carried on with the view to
possible agreement. Huerta has
agreed to nothing that presumes that
he will accept any terms; and medi-
alton does not give the mediators
power to lay down terms, say
nothing of enforcing them.
II the mediation procedure shall
result in any relaxation of military
preparation by this country, it will be
most unfortunate. The constitution
alists in Mexico seem to have the
right idea in this regard; they are
pushing their campaign just as
vigorously as possible. Everything
indicates that they intend to con-
tinre pushing it. The chief hope for
avoidance of an American march to
Mexico City lies in the possibility that
Villa may march there from Torreon
and Saltillo, and save US the trouble.
After that, everything would depend
on how well Carranza and Villa
might deport themselves. If they
should demonstrate wisdom and ca
pacity, the business of reorganizing
the country would be left to them /;
if they proved no better than
Huerta, our intervention would still
be necessary.
The A, B, C tender of good offices
was hardly to be declined, in the cir
cumstances, for variety of reasons.
The tact that the offer came from
the three great South American
countries made it the more attrac-
tive. The United States has long
been genuinely anxious to deserve
and possess the goodwill of the
other republics of the Americas, and
during the period of Mr.. Roots con-
troll at the State Department made
much progress toward better under
standing with them. Before that
time, however, there had been a long
succession of unfortunate incidents
in our Latin-American relations
which had quite justified the South
American misgivings about cur in
tentiors. These incidents were mainly
the result of thumb-fngered and
club-footed diplomacy here in Wash
ington. Under the Taft Adrlinistra-
ton, much of the good impression
made by Root was dissipated, be.
cause there was prompt return to
the wretchedly amateurish and un-
couth methods that had been re-
sponsible for all the misunderStand-
ings.
Therefore, for the United States
to accept the mediation offer is to
grant a recognition to the big South
American countries that cannot fail
to crafty them, to enhance theii
prestige before the worli. to make
them realize that we regard
them as partners and co-laborers In
the big responsibility for maintain
ing civilization in the western hemis,
phere. To that extent tine mediation
offer was valuable and important
Whether more shall result from il
seems doubtful.
Long and tenpoTizing delay would
be bad; a turn of events that might
unity Mexico against us would be
worse. If at any moment evidence
should develop. pointing to any pos
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Don't Smear and Sweat
Later! Kill Flies NOW

period of really hot weather. Bus
this is not enough. The time. to b.
gin fighting this most dangerous
foe OF mankind is right now. when
the earliest stragglers are beginning
to appear. Kill them now before
they begin to propagate, and mucn
disease and enormous expense VIII
be saved the community.
There are more ways than actua
killing of the fly TO stamp out us
bad results. Cleanliness is the great
est medium for good results against
the fly. The pest does not relish
clean places. but 1t thrivss on NTH.
refuse, and garbage. Prevent tne
fIv by cleaning up your Yards ana
houses. and keep them clean. Ia
Il today.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
"We'll a C c ept
m E di a t o u, but
DANCED if we stand
fer emmy aIbitra-
ton"

Mr.. Smith-That would be a good
quip about hurting Huerta, except that
you do not pronounce it that way,
which makes the jokes Huertaiess. You
articulated the Tuer with a buzzing
sound, similar to the y in hive.
Our baseball team has demonstrated
time and again that it do its best
on foreign grounds, which Is the same
principle our marines operate on.
Who gets the Nobel Peace Prize this
year-Huerta, Emme,ine Pankhurst, or
President Gilmore oil the Federal
League?
Can't be many people going to war.
The Mt Pleasant cars are just as
crowded as ever.
WE ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT
MEDIATION on
Better lighting for upper Fourteenth
street.
Those gargoyles in Statuary Hall.
Rainy weather when the team Is
home.
Piano playing in the apartment above
after midnight.
Conductor punching the wrong hour
In your transfer.
Being awakened by war "wuxtrys"
at 2 a. m.
End seat hogs.
Last years straw hats, and
All those Panama toll speeches
Milk Is highly valuable article of
food, but We fail to see what nutri-
ton is derived from 1t, when it is
spilled In your pocket by another
hungry. but clumsier, dairy luncher
THE SANDAL.
Blessings on thee, little dame,
Barefoot girl. with toes so lame.
The sandal isn't 80 bad. but the toe
ring Is the limit. 1t will take all the
romance out of our young lives
Imagine putting an engagement ring on
your girls second toe.
Yet they say the sandal and the toe
ring are to be the styles this summer
Well, 1t takes one of everything to make
a world. and sometimes two.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings evenings:
MasoniC-Dawson Lodge. No. l6. and Stans-
bury. No -; Mount Vernon Chapter. No.
}. Hiram No. 10. and Anacostia, No. l..
Royal Arch; Temple Chapter. No. IL. and
Columbia. No. 15. monthly meeting hoard
OF directors. Order of he Eastern Star.
knights OF Pythias-Decatur Lodge. No. g.
and Equal No. Il.
Odd FelIows-Union Lodge No. IL. Covenant
No. 10. Beacon. No. 10. and LanBdon. No
-; Esther. No. 5. Rebekah Lodge.
Maccabces-National Tent. No. !, Mount Yer
nOn No. I. Anacostia. No. I.
Interstate Commerce Commission Hearings
meZZanine floor. New Willard.
Monday Morning Music Club rehearsal. II
a. m, and concert. y. M, small ball
room, New Willard
Get Acqua inted- Night" Home Cub
Birthday exercises OF Gen. Ulysses :. Grant,
observed at Metropolitan Memorial NJ. Z
Church. John Marshal place and c street
northwest, at p. IN.
Entertainment for the Blind. National Li-
brary 1923 II street northwest, p. m.
Lecture by the Rev. A. F.. Barnett. Pytbian
Temple Ninth street and New York ave
nue., p. M.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

Yacht reaches Texas with 80 ref
ugees. This can't be Sir Tommy LIP
toms. The races do not start until
fall.
A cog in the wheels of progress mas
slipped somewhere. The Mexican I'M
brogiio has failed to increase the price
of eggs.
Denatured war seems to be the lat
est achievement of our national chem
lists.
THE OLDEST INHAB SEZ-
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
LAW NOTES
AND QUERIES

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briefly in this column queries involvin.
questions OF law and insert comment
on decisions Of public interest. The
name and address of the writer must
accompany all inquiries to receive at
tention. Address correspondence to Edi-
tor Of Law Notes. Washington Times
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
Will Preach to Baptists.

The annual sermon to the Bsptists or
the pistrict will be preached nSrt sun
day night at s o'clock, in the Third Bap-
tist Church, Fifth and . streets north
west. by the Rev. DIR. Simon p, w,
Drew, of the Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church The Cosmopolitan choir will
render special music.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27

]. X. Bit is unfortunate that our civil
judges escape a certain responsibility
that devolves upon one in a similar
position in England. The common
law or chancery judge in that coun-
try is compelled to take cognizance OF
any infraction of the criminal law
disclosed by the proceedings before
him without any suggestion from the
parties to the civil trial. II this real
estate case you mention had been tried
in an English court the judge would
have directed that the pleadings (or
copies of them) and the notes of the
evidence be sent to the Director OF
Public Prosecutions" and a criminal
trial would have resulted speedily and
inevitably. 1t would no doubt recon-
cile the plaintiff to the delay of the
civil courts, to know that those who
had robbed him of the provision he
had made Tor his old age. were safely
in Jail.
l.. S. Dyes; an individual may. IL un-
aided. do many acts with impunity,
which. If performed in concert with
others. would make him and them
amenable to the criminal law.
The Washington times., 1914-04-27
AmuSements.

Nationally Briens Minstres. Sis p. m.
Columbia -"Rosemary." Sis p. m.
Belasco-"PeG o. MY Heart" $50 p. m.
Poli's-"Onicer &c." e:l5 and S:l5 p. m.
Keith h's-Vaudeville, 2:l5 and s:lb .. m.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:lS and s:D .. m.