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The Washington times., 1914-09-02
Harrison Wilson

Funeral services for Harrison Wilson.
seVenty-three. who died at his resi-
dence. IS Grant place. yesterday, will
be held at Oak Hill Cemetery chapel
tomorrow at o'clock. He is survived
by his widow. Mrs. Emmiline Wilson.
The Washington times., 1914-09-02
To Initiate IS Members.

Thirty-fve new members will be in,
itiated at a meeting of Oak Camp
Woodmen of the World. to be held to,
night in Northeast Temple. The cere-
monies will be in charge OF B. F. WI.
liams, consul commander.
The Washington times., 1914-09-02
Jeannie Oliver Williams

Jeanni" Oliver Williams who vas
born at Augusta. Ga. and who died at
her residence in Bryant street Monday,
was buried today in GlenwoOd Gene
terry.
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rs GERMAN CENSORSHIP MORE
HONEST:
\ Candid Comparison or Berlin Methods
WIN Those or London.

To THE Enron or THE SuN---Sir: The
fact that the British Admiralty has been
able 10 Keep tho British nation In abso-
lute Ignorance of the sinking Of the third
iargt 81 superdreadnought seems 10 me 70
De the clearcst possible proof OF the
czarlikc grip the British censors have on
the medium for the disselpination OF In
formation, the press.
On the other hand. tho fact that Eng
land WAS Informed of this gigantic blow
even AT this late date only as result OF
dispatches of the truth that had reached
This country is a brilliant. yea. a historic
Illustration Of the enterprise and efficiency
or American journalism.
call attention to the oft repeated
assertion on the part OF those whose syn
pathics are with the Allies that the Ger
man press is muzz ed ana that the Ger
man people are being kept in ignorance
with regard to reverses of tho German
arms. especially in the east.
have made careful study of the
German papers. tho files OF the wa
months, with the express view OF deter
mining whether this assertion ~ based
upon facts
l have found that it is true that defeats
are being miuiini2ed and excused 10y sucn
phrases az FOR strategical reasons" but
a careful pcrusal OF the German war re-
ports shows that no news of defeats OF of
IL Interesting that IN the majorAy Of
Instances when uufavorable news is To
he reported IL is not announced directly
by the German General S:aff. but first
quoted from English and French papers.
in this way:
"Rome-Thc London correspondent OF
the IT,bpid quotes the London Dddy
Chronicle as follows"
May ! suggest too that the contrast
between the Berlin reports and the Allies
reports Is 50 striking shat Americans or
other neutrlls coming 20 London. Paris or
even New York from Berlin may DE I'M
wttESiv led 20 believe that things .uuk
much gioomi,r cug Germany than the
German pIoss has made them appear
Hearing in London OF the Russian army
sweeping on toward Berlin they will
wonder why they did not hear oc It IN
the German capital, before stopping 20
ties, - VerlcIty.
believe that tie reason why tho sink
Ing of the Audacious was no. announced
by the German authorities. who undouht
ed,y knew of II. was because IL IL evil
IDENTIFY feared IN Germany that German
successes AZ sea are being ovcTes.imJted
by the people. who thus get the idea that
British sea supremacy already has been
shattered.
Strenuous efforts are being made ny
German papers to keep the German nation
from ovcrcstlnat.ng the successes OF tho
army and navy. The re'rea. from Paris.
II appears. has cured German military
chiefs of any tendency toward having or
inspiring ovrrcoufdeuco o. an uudcrest.-
nation ~ the enemy A NETTrAL.
NEW York. November -
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To the people Of dismembered Poland,
under whatever flag they live. the fall
of Cracow before the assaults of tn.
Russian investing army is consuln-
nation devoutly To be wished II they
have faith in the pl~lge OF the Car
that. with the triumph of his arms.
Poland will be born again. free in her
rel glon and language. and autono.
nous" They will pray that the st,
Stanislaus Cathedral be spared spoia-
tlon. There the Kings OF ancient Pc.
land were crowned. and there they lie
buried. together with many other H..
lustrlous Poles. among them SoBIFsKI.
KosCIUszKo and PoNIhTowsKr. II *
save Cracow with its national relics.
historical treasures and rare art col
lec,ions from the havoc Of general
mbardment.
There Is perhaps no other city Of its
size In Europe that contains 81 many
venerable piles. including the Cathedral.
consecrated in 1850. and about twuscore
other churches, With comparatively few
exceptions Of great architectural beauty
and distinction. Cracow Is still the in.
tellectual centre Of the Polish nation,
n term that persists despite the dlyi.
sion Of the kingdom and the forclbc
expatriat!on OF its people In the Jagel-
lonian University, some Of whose build
ings belong 10 the fifteenth century
the language ~ instruction Is Polish
The history " Poland may bc found In
the great collection Of manuscripts
stored in the Czartoryski Museum. In
the Tuchhaus. u glorious survival Of
the building erected in 1907, II col
lection very dear 70 patriotic Poles
the national museum Of art. TO permit
time honored Cracow. what Is called
the inner town, 10 be laid waste by
fire and sword would he q deSccration.
II only for political reasons the Rus
SLAMS must bc anxious to avoid H.
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New York's Familiar Disgrace.

Young JULIUs RoTUHoLZ Of The
Bronx WAS MORALLY injured on Mon
day evening because the city of New
York does not take as good care Of
human beings rs il does of domestic
cattle. fle was crushed against the
gates OF a Third avenue elevated rail
road car into which, with the consent
of the Public Service Commission. the
operating company'S servants had been
permitted TO Jam passengers until il
was crowded not only to its normal con
dition of indecency hut beyond the ut
tcrmost limit of safety.
IF the New York Central Railroad
OF the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad brought 10 this city
a carload Of hogs under conditions ap.
proXimatcly the same as those which
mark the ordlpary carriage Of New
York men and Women from their homes
10 their offices, every energy of the city
would he put forward 10 punish the
persons responsible. should Il truck
man cart through the streets Of the city
II load of live poultry slowed in thu
manner in which thousands OF men ANA
women are packed together every night
and morning he would be arrested he
fore he had gone n block. Only for
men and women and children Is thcrr
no protective Intervention.
Tho city prohibits the ovrrcrowding
of theatres aud concert halls; ii uses
rorce 10 stop the gathering or uIman-
agcable crowds in the streets and public
places; II diycr's traffic from one high
way to another. CLOSES streets and gen
orally seeks by preNution to avert
danger through congestion everywhere
except on the passenger transportation
lincS. It's hand loses it's strength AT the
foot Of the elevated railway station
stairs, and at the subway kiosks Be
,ond the entrances to these public uiili-
ties its authority does not run.
III spite OF the revolving conditions
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Hone In the Financial District

ny FAR the best day business has seen
important steps toward the restoration
of normal conditions were taken with
remarkable smoothness. The opening
Of the new Federal banks increa Sed the
feeling OF confidence. but that was a
foregone certainty. The encoura ging
thing was the reopeninG Of the Cotton
Exchange. which took place without
even furry. 4 certain amount of
damage to individual traders from the
resumption Of business had been dis
counted by public opinion. but there was
10 failure. nothing untoward in the
days Transactions.
In this there Is good hope for the
speedy opening Of The other exchanges.
The first step has been taken and pres.
entity, when the success of the expert
Dcnt is established. the financial world
will he ready for another. The con
summation to he reached is the re.
sumption Of trading on the Stock Ex.
change 50 that iuidity may be restored
10 investment securities and the values
They represent Until this occurs bust
ness and finance must remain seriously
haInpered and entangled. The event is
now more nearly in sight than AT any
time since the exchange was closed by
its governors 10 avert a panic
Apart from the broad effect on bust
ness the rcopening Of tho exchange will
bring relief and hope to many. The
brokers have not been the only nor per
haps the greatest sufferers by the ces-
satiOn of business. There are about
them circle upon circle Of dependents
who have suffered severely from the
famine in commissions. Especially the
many hundred Wall Street employees.
whose situations and pay have been
suspended for months. have had a hard
'<ne The blow came suddenly and In
a majority of instances found them I'M
prepared. and general conditions made
II impossible for them 10 find other posi-
tons.
The last three months have been n
period Of sad waiting. patiently and
courageously horne by all classes.
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Christianity and War.

In THE Suns Rome despatch sum
! marizing the first encyclical Of BENZ
DICT Nv. this passage is particularly
noteworthy and impressive:
The Pope describes the secret root o.
all evil as the view that material sooc
Is the only object OF life and says thai
the only way to bring about a better
condition of affairs and peace is to ex,r.
pate this view"
While Catholics and Protestants are
praying To GOD. the Con OF Sabaoth
for the success of their nation in this
war. is not their material good the OBJ
ject of the prayers of most of them
great commerce, wealth. power, colo
MES. the best armies and navies. the
biggest guns. national material prepon.
dcrance is the aim before aud behind
the conflict. Patriotism. national de.
fence. all the noble sentmentalities
bound up inextricably with the cause OF
the great nations concerned--the case
Of Belgium is of course far different.
are the honorable and mostly uncon.
sclous pretexts of material ends.
But how shall ma tional ambitions be
dissociated from national character?
Christian humility" Is very we'll for
the next world or in an individual
preparation for It. hut It has no force
against national pride. The natural, II
sad. fact Is that to covet, 10 rob. to kill,
forbidden TO the individual. are the
duties. OF so regu rded. OF the collective
people. The passionate enthusia sln OF
millions OF christians" is to break the
commandments OF the LORD they wor-
ship. and history and poetry, the ad-
miratlon of men and the love Of women,
follow az heroic those who from the
strict Christian. point of view are trans
greSsors They would he bad citizens
IL they were not bad Christians. The
charge of incivism brought by the Ro-
mans against the early Christians must
have been true in so far az these were
true In the highest Christian ideals.
Modern States are more pagan
than Rome. which had its gods and
ritual. supposed To he useful Ia the
Republic or the Empire. Their aim IS
power. The religion OF their subjects
is hut another sanction Of national
patriotism. which is often but an cx-
altation of the desire for power.
All this is nothing TO the reproach OF
Christi anity. whose less than two thou
sand years are hut moment In the
secular span Of the world Men are
men. with divided duties. The self
sacrifice 10 encounter death which they
display so constantly. the uncomplain.
ing unSelfish ardor with which they
give themselves for their country. right
or wrong. have much of the martyr
spirit, Of essential Christianity.
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until they are all corrected the city
cannot expect to enjoy the benefits Of
really scientific budget making.
Lucky Frank.

The Hon. FRANK L. BOWLING. the
Tammany statesman, has astounded
and shocked the Aldermnnic culture by
this inquiry, destined, If the world has
not lost the breed of noble words. to be
famous and a familiar quotation:
"IRsEN7 Who's he, never heard O.
! him"
This doubling and suspicious age
may be inclined to believe that Mr..
BOWLING was guilty of rhetorical cx-
aggeration, but THE SrN prefers to as.
sumo that he spoke simply and sin.
cercly. and II it may live and say so in
an 1bsenlzed world. In he not to be es-
teemed happy aud thrice happy. know
ing not that immortal drearlncss2 Men
have been known to admire the set
ting" hen because she is ignorant OF
ennui. So. in 40 far as he is ignorant
of the Norwegian master Is the Hon.
FRANK IirfRATrs BOWLING.
without forgetting what the devo-
tees are never tired Of telling, billions
HrNRIKs services to the stage the
precious Announcements. still Etruscan
to an unworthy public. of stagecraft
and dramatic art which he bestowed
upon the theatre. the poetry in Peer
Gynt' and all that, still 1t may be per-
mitted for those of us who have no
passion for morbid anatomy TO ask il
to be ignorant Of 1BsEN is not to ne
more cheerful? Brother DowLISG. for
Instance, has not got in his mental
mouth the lingering flavor of decay and
decadence. The rooms OF his memory
pictures. Such sweet, agreeable figures
as Hjdimdr Ekddt do not haunt his
dreams. Under his house Of dreams
no perpetual foul drainage stagnates.
Even the hypocrites he knows are com
paratively genial contrasted with the
Ibsenite models, He IS not perpexcd
by vague symbols. No old Bowery
museum OF anatomy" made literature.
infccts his mind. or extraordinary fe-
males he can perhaps find enough in
these days, but none so irritating aud
futile as some OF the ma ter's." He
misses. to he sure. whatever Of refined
pleasure the alcoholic ward. the insane
asylum. the lissectlng room and the
morguc may yield.
Finally. since the Hon. FRANZ LITER.
ATr's BOWLING is an unterrified Demo
crat. lie wouldn't be Pleased by the
masters" noble tenet that the ma
iority is always wrong.
Not merely perfect lbSenites hut most
superior folks will look down upon
BOWLING as rude and ignorant per
son. We regard him as fortunate.
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l(HIR-N MOTHERS
Reflect ions on the Demand for thild
hearing and u Good salary.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS--Sir. The
comments and advocacy OF the mother
teachers make one weary.
Where ones treasure -. there also Is
ones heart.
10 these mother teachers really want
20 sacrifice their He's duty 10 teaching
other mothers Children
Arc these children OF the public dearer
TO them" Are these mo,her-teachers
truly anx Gus 10 MI their MARTA. ohlGa-
tons 40 God ordained and civil morality
expects
II would seem on the face ~ ( that the
slmighty dollar IL Far above tho idea OF
solictous car" OF perhaps velc)n" or UNI
welcome offspring
A married woman here'; % husband
and support il quite a different PROPOSE
ton. | believe no 'earhcr with -eHnef
feeling and possessed OF tho noNie in
stinc's Of a true mother could have any
interest or solicitous care but for the
child
There can ne no sincerity u this plea
for child bearing and n COOL salary.
BsBIiOS. November -. P.DESr.
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To rur EnrroR or THE SUS- SIR. WY
should We Tight Germany. In writing FOR
the press. on the ground or its kultur?
Is it not something similar We have hecn
aiming a for certainly forty years. Con
slider the wisconsin Idea" or even the
University OF Chicago. We havo hecn de-
string nothing short OF an educated state
IN a milieu OF machinery. II was long
ago said that what Is called culture" and
slavery go we'll together, Slavery seems
TO he inevitable, hut 1t Is doubtful whether
culture" can ever he anything hut "A
chance possession,
Is not the world n jungle? People wish
10 know how to got on, iudulglnE the
fau,y Of course, II they have Il. Nobody
surely IN nov lighting for couture. "
Which is not saying that anybody would
not he willing to swat kutur that utter.
fercd with him. \ j. MoRRIsoN.
PRiSCE EDWARD CoUNTY. Va. Nov. 10.
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prtH SIN. hereby give YOU notice
mat by Deed po.l | have changed my
surname to Sraholme. by which | and nv
family Will be known hereafter. | have
also changed my name Ludwig. assuming
the name Leo. so that hereafter I will be
known by the NaIne Leo Seahumc.
But two months ago | should have
though: it Impossible that | could ever
wish % change the name my father bore,
my father who. though born IN Bavaria,
was not or German rae.
To make my friends understand my
feelings in this matter think II neces-
sary tu state shat | was born IN Bavaria
IN 1894 when 10 years of age | OBJ
tanned expiration papers whereby |
ceased T. be BaNdridu subject. came 20
Eng ana with view to settling here. and
became = uatural,Zrd British subject many
years ago. Ever since I remember hay
Ing any p,.acdl thought my feelings
have been strong for the freedom and the
cIndND patton OF tn" peoples OF the world.
J have never looked upon national pr.dc
a. virtue, for ! tliul. i !s national pride
taa' has led - most % the dissenr.ons
h. v"cu different nations aN 20 much
ma,c" and hatred h'twecn the peoples
OF tu" earth, but | always have had great
reverence FOR IN" words of Thomas Paine
9Th" world is my country" Although l
har" never been able 70 appreciate ma
:ional pr.5" | now know indeed what a
fedrsuue thing national shame IL. how K
tears NJ one, heart strings. ! feel indeed
ashamed 90 h" connected. even 10y name.
and ! wish to spare this connection to
my children, win = country that allows
rs rulers to bring about this w.,nton war
and 10 deliberately disregard tho property
and rights or weaker nations. that toler-
dt"S ru.cyS SIo seem 10 have lost all
sense % right, o. homo. and of human
feeling. rulers WHO. Ncre hut a 1.-THE 0f
ne Infamous outrac"s Of which We hear
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70 rur EpIror or THE SIN Sir. The
editorial defence OF your US" o' and" in
the sense OF "!u order 20" Is unworthy OF
THE SUS. IL IL for this that We turn "a
YOU 40 q well ~ English indebted
My Century and standard Dictionaries
'til 10 confirm your arbitrary imerprcta-
4 ON, and unless the teachings OF our schools
and colleges he gravely in error there is
no modern authority 20 back YOU. Why
lug in poor old John Milton? lie has
committed other grammatical slUs. which
YOU do not pretend 10 couutenance. az has
Mrs. HUMPHREY Ward. and her employment
OF this innocent conjunction in your am
bilious reading. has long been frowned
upon In correct circles.
You have wagcd n righteous war against
the uuspeaknble split iunnitlVe.' for
which, by the way, there are many apollo
gists among our classic authors why
not own up 10 your error like a man and
continue to lead your disciples in the way
they should go u.
BErLEpLAIN. y. !. November l6.
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LOOKING ron TROUBLE.
4 Misogynic Californian on the Angels
OF Ills state.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN---Sr: Mayor
Rose Of Los Angeles characterized tho
recent election In California as "a dis
grace to the nation"
Did Mayor Rose give his reasons for
this dlsgraceful result" No. Let me
supply the information This disgrace
was furnished by the female voters OF
this state. There is not woman I'm
California who cares two straws for the
good of tho state. They voted for John
son for Governor. because he mads such
nice talks aud abused tho railroads and
tho corporations"
They voted for that little Democrat
James Denis Phelin because he ~ a
bachelor. popular with the ladies'" and,
above all, because he is rich.
They voted for the Progressive party
because Colonel Roosevelt is going to
be President"
hurtful TO the State, but did not vote for
prohibition because our dear female voters
are the best patrons Of cocktails in the
State OF California.
Tho states that voted against woman
suffrage did the most intelligent thing
they ever did or ever Will do.
1t is my solemn belief. and the belief
Is INDUCED I'm by thousands that the
woman vote in California will ruin the
state. II is the rankcst kind OF folly 10
put 50 dangerous "A weapon In the hands
o. the sex of whom Schopenhauer said !:
women are creatures whose hair Is long
and whose ideas are short"
Az ASGELENo.
Los ANGELES, Cal. November 10.
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CLEMENTS CALLS
FOR RATE REFORM
Commerce Commissioner Save
Uniformity in Railroad Ror-
ulation Is Needed.
STATE POLICIES ATTACKED

WAsntNGroN. Nov. l7.-jud,on e
Clements, senior member OF tho INT.
state Commerce Commission. read sr,,,.
lecture to-day TO the National A4.,.
tion Of safe Railway Commissioner. ..
which he narrated the burdens lpld IN .,
railroads because Of tho enforcement, "a.
divergent and conflicting Sts'e p., ,,os
TIE national association assembled b.
its twenty-sixth annual convention a-a
was welcomed TO the city by the Fcde,a,
commission with speech by NJ, Glenn
ents, who phrased his address I'm .,
tremely polite language. but fnado ,
plain that In his opinion Federal ana
state regulation OF the railroads must b.
brought to high degree OF uniformity.
at IS manifest that In no other W..
can the just purposes Of regulation. bo,.
state and Federal be accomplished. SAID
Mi Clements 1T seems obvious tbs,
at no time since railway regulation h.,
been attempted has the situation appeal.
so strongly as at present for cooperato,
IN promoting uniformity ~ the aprl'cs
ton OF the underlying principles Of rat.
making and ratio adjustment
divergent and conflicting STATE mol,
cies which became the bases OF S,s,.
rate fabrics will continue 10 produc. '-r
tatng and intolerable conditions OF d..
or. mnstion for which Soma remedy VII
have TO DO found | know OF no rsatuf.
OF regulation which demands more thar
do this frank, thorough. courageous de
cusslon and treatment. n cries aloud so-
cooperative action"
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The new telephone directory CONF aims
the names of 49, 600 subscribers In New
York city or somewhere about one for
every Is inhabitants. man woman or
child. This Is result Of private enter
prise reaching out 10 serve the public
for its own advantage. the natural way
The amazing success which the figures
Indicate has been won by keeping tho
appliances abreast with invention and
giving tho public the best service in the
world. simultaneously the government
owned systems OF London and Paris.
not 10 speak of other Continental places
nave been staGnant a. - growth be-
cause Of their inef'iciencv If operation
and generally offensive attitude toward
their patrons The contrast Is well
worthy OF study.
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4 lS,ickeye IIOr0scOue

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIN sir: Ns
a constant reader Of the best paper IN the
land ! have been surprised that you have
made so little mention in your editorial
department of the Hon, a. Frank Wills
iovcrnor-elcct of OHIO, who now is End
has for come time been treading the path
that Mckinley trod.
To those who know him no is the en-
bodment OF American citizen, patriot and
statesman. His rapid rise from compare
tive obscurity has been most phenomenal
since he has had the aid OF no one other
than his own magnificent self
As "A plain business man, ursrhooled IN
politics, | venture to suggest that when
You have ascertained the facts concerning
this remarkable man YOU will agree with
me that every sign seems 10 poin. 10 a
yet TO he commanding figure n tho his
tory OF our country g. - COOK.
NApBrRTu, Pa. November II,
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The Open Door.

Yesterday the Government at Berlin
officially welcomed American assistance
in the work Of caring for the Belgians.
1t declared its high pleasure In cou.
senting to share with our country the
privilege Of ministerng to this stricken
and sorely afIIicted people.
The modern German spirit is n COM
pick thing, and much misunderstood or
misrcprcsentcd; but who can say now
that even the war frenzy renders IL
incapable Of altruistic sentiment;