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The Washington times., 1914-03-06
The News of Society
By JEAN EL:u!.

II began at 10 O'Clock. and will con-
tinue until o'clock.
Miss Kate Cartney is in charge OF
the sale. and is assisted by q number
OF young matrons and pretty girls. in
Guiding Mrs Heilpren. Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Wolf. Mrs. A. B. Brown, Mrs.
James Green. Mrs. Harry Moses. Mrs.
Max Kaufman, Miss Elizabeth Nc.
Cartney. Miss Dove. Miss Church. and
Miss Woodward
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Mrs NJ. Mackall Weld was hostess
at luncheon at the Grafton yester-
day. Her guests were Mrs. Peter.
Miss D. Bird Jones. Mrs. SlacCartney,
Mrs. Moody. Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. d.
Moody. and Miss Mackall.
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Mrs. William Graeme Harvey is en-
tertaining at tea this afternoon in COM
pliment to her house guest, Miss annie
Madison Assisting the hostess are her
sister, Miss Rodeker: Miss virginia
Burke. who will serve p'Iach; Mrs
Charles Miller. and Miss Dor ythy Shuey
who will be at the tea table. The deco
rations in the dining room ara red and
green. with Richmond roses on the
table, while in the drawing room the
flowers are pink roses. Mrs. Iarvey's
gown is OF green charnerse. trimmed
with silver; Miss Mallison's of old rose
charmeuse. with point lace. and Miss
Bodeker is wearing blue crepe meteor
with silver garnishing.
Miss Sylvia Metcalf was hostess ct
matinee party, followed by a tea 1T the
Willard. Wednesday afternoon, in COM
pliment to the Misses McFarlani, who
are singing at keith's this week. The
mother of the hostess taught the mother
OF the talented singers her first lessons
In music years ago in Denver.
The Minister of Bolivia and Nine. Cal
deron and Mile. Calderon left today 70,
California. by way OF New Orleans.
The minister VIII select site and su-
perintend the construction % building
for his government at the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
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DR.. WILEY ON DISTRICT
TAXATION.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the man
who led the fight for pure food in
this country, whose name is house
hold word throughout the nation,
can hardly be accused of being other
than a patriotic American citizen.
Nobody would he willing to believe
that, as a resident of the District,
he was in league with any of the
powers of darkness Or had any other
purpose than to do his full duty as
citizen ought to do it.
Consequently, what DR.. Wiley said
at the recent mass meeting here. at
which hundreds of citizens of the
District gathered to voice their op-
position to unjust taxation, as
sought by the Johnson-Prouty COM
bination, ought to have weight. DR..
Wiley, among other things, said:
II do not wish to be misunderstood.
did not come here to protest against
paying my taxes. i consider that NOR
OF a privilege than duty Ny purpose
is rather to direct attention to the fact
that the fundamental doctrines On which
this Government is based are violated in
the proposed measures of saddling all
the expenses OF the Capital City upon
the few of its citizens who happen to
reside here.
IF the Capital Of the United States
were also the metropolis of the country,
Ccrstantinoplc. Vienna, ST. Petersburg,
Berlin. and London. it would not be
serious matter. These cities are the
most populous and the richest of the
countries in which they exist. and,
therefore. might easily bear all the tax
atioE necessary to keep them in that
condition BETTING the capital city.
Il have no doubt that | express the
unanimous feeling of every one here
that he is willing to do his proper part
in the support of the District govern
mcnt. I say this with the full knowI-
edge that even as at present consti-
tuted. the District government violates
every principle which led 20 the fornda-
ton of our country.
We have. perhaps. the most brilliant
exhibit OF the old doctrine of taxation
without representation which has ever
heen shown to the world
The Times ventures the assertion
that Congress and the country will
be more inclined to accept as fair
the view of DR.. Wiley than the view
of a few men in the House District
Committee who are manifestly en-
gagged in ''swatting" the District in
the belief that such a pastime will
prove popular in their own communi-
ties.
1t may he'accepted as indubitable
that on the whole the sense of JUS
tice and fairness that obtains in the
House and Senate will ultimately
prevail.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
CRUSHING INDECENCY
WITH AVOIRDUPOIS.

Every little while all of US joint
heirs of human nature give way to
an impulse to stick our arms
through the bars of our own little
section Of restraining civilization
and shake our fists at something or
some one on the outside. And. just
as the man who pauses to look in
tently at the top of a tall building is
Joined by an ever increasing group
of his fellow beings who look in
tently at the top of the same tall
building, the shaking of one fist be-
gets the desire on the part of the
fellows in our vicinity to shake their
fists. At the present time the ag-
gregate fist of provincial protest is
being vigorously shaken in the gen.
eral direction of whirling mob of
people who style their gyrations un-
der the general head of tango. Prob
ably no one, in this section of the
world at least, will ever know Just
what the tango really is. 1t is a
fairly safe assertion that a large
percentage of us have no real desire
to know. But it offers fine sani-
tary dump for the disposal of mental
waste.
When the crowd gathered around
the gentleman we referred to as
looking at the top of tall building,
becomes so great that it trampIes on
the gentleman's toes, he Immediate
ly lowers his gaze to his usual walk
ing level and proceeds about his
business-followed in rapid process
sion by the individuals who have
initiated him. And it would seem
that the tango has about reached
this stage. In Lowell, Mass, the 9TH
er day two policemen appeared as
complaining witnesses in a tango
case. They had utilized their law
given censorship and arrested pair
of dancers as having been "inde-
cent" The court asked them what
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FREE SPEECH.

A prominent New York lawyer,
Darwin J. Meserole, was arrested
for addressing a gathering of men
in a public square. He was taken
into night court charged with incit-
ing to riot.
The magistrate made inquiry, and
learned that Mr.. Meserole had gone
to the gathering, and asked permis-
sion of the police officer on duty to
speak. 1t is not very apparent why
that should be necessary, but it
seems to be required, because the
l. w. w. has been making trouble
among the unemployed men of the
metropolis. At any rate, Meserole
was given permission, and was al
lowed to talk until he got along to
the point where he made some allu-
sions to the unemployed" Then he
was arrested.
Perhaps the unemployment of tens
of thousands of men, in the middle
of winter, is theme to which we
must shut our mouths and ears. But
this winter it has been the biggest
problem in our American cities. The
police administration which takes
that view will accentuate rather
than assuage the situation. The 1.
w. w. and like organizations will
be provided excuse for existence,
and for extreme measures, if such
policy is to be attempted.
When Mr.. Meserole's offense had
been explained to the magistrate.
that official promptly ordered him
released, and declared that the ar
rest was a piece of high-handed
business. 1t certainly was.
There are too many cases of this
kind in American cities. The boasted
right of free speech is not half so
we'll protected here as it is in British
cities. Petty police officials assume
to impose restrictions on the right
of public address, which represents
an outrageous stretch of all law and
proper authority. Of all things, MAX
ing martyrs out of such people as
the l. W. w. leaders is about the
worst possible.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
WHY SECRECY? ?

Secretary of State Bryan has ap-
peared before the House Foreign At
fairs Committee with q plea for
strict secrecy in respect TO Mexican
matters.
He does not want a resolution
adopted which would demand that
Congress and the country be made
acquainted with the ourrages from
which Americans in Mexico have
suffered.
Throughout the Mexican contro-
versy, the policy, not merely of Mr..
Bryan, but of the Administration and
of the Democratic leaders in Con-
gress, has been to keep the lid on
with respect tc Mexico. 1t is Der
fectly well known that Congress,
with the exception of few men,
does not know what is now goin,
on in Mexico and does not know what
has gone on in recent months. The
American people do not know.
Back of the veil of official mys-
terry, back of the darkness of the
semi-barbaric conditions that obtain
in sections of Mexico, there is a
story of outrages and wrongs to
American citizens that is only hint
ed at, but which has never seen the
full light of day and, perhaps, never
will.
As to Mexico, there is little real
publicity, pitiless or otherwise. Every
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q . RS
~ ~ e.
/ N 4 G,

RS. FRED CHAPLIN was host
M es today at I charming lunch
v con in honor OF Viscountess
Chinda. The other guests were
Nine. Pezet, Mrs. T. p. O'Connor, MIS-.
Julius Lay, Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Wilder, MIS-.
Douglas, Mime. Matsuoka, Nine Ohta.
Mrs. Swager Shirley, Mrs. Allen. Mrs.
Oxnard, Mrs. Joseph Hampson, Mrs.
Alexander Britton. Mrs. Eidsely, Mrs.
PearsalI and Mrs. 1hacher.
After luncheon Miss Effie Baker will
give a program of classical dances
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Congressman and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry of Rhode Island, vii: give Sc
ries of three dinners next week at their
home in Massachusetts avenue. On
Monday night covers will be laid for
twenty-four guests. Tuesday and Sat
urday evenings the guests will include
a number of young people.
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Mrs. Bryan. wife of the Secretary of
State, was the guest in whose honor
Mrs. William F. Dennis entertained to-
dav at the second Of a series of lunch
cons The other guests We're Mrs. John
James e MARITIME. Mrs. John Sharp
Williams. Mrs. James S. Brady. Mrs.
George VI. Sternberg. Mrs. II. u. Clay
ton. Mrs. William L. Wheatley. Mrs.
Thomas Z. Hutchinson. Mrs. Victor
kauifmann, Mrs. L. l.. Taylor. Mrs.
Claude \. Swanson, Madame Bryn, AIRS.
Thomas J. Walsh. Mrs. James \. Reed,
Mrs. Clifford Bergman. Mrs. Rufus
Day. Mrs. William L. Marshall. Mrs.
Schluter. Mrs. Walter Wells. Mrs. Rufus
Hardy, Mrs. Jack Beall, Mrs Ayres.
Mrs. W. W. Dixon. Mrs. Gordon. Mrs.
David JAYNE Hill, Mrs. MacFarland.
Mrs. HaHr!s, Taylor. Mrs. Gudger, Mrs.
Micou. Mrs. GIllett Hill. MIS-. Gatewood.
Mrs. E"lerson. and Mrs. Dennis sister.
Mrs. Hamilton Browning.
Tn, table decorations We're white lilacs
and pima roses. The hostess wore a
pink s;ow!'. n harmony with the flowers.
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The hat sale at the Shoreham today
for the benefit OF the Founding Hos
pital is attracting a large attendance.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
A CALL TO WAR.

The family wash is imperiled!
The valiant phalanx of patriots
that has couched its composite ver-
bal lance so often and with such eff
ficiency is needed in the backyard.
What does it profit the most perfer-
vid orator to fight his way through
scathing denunciation, breast the fire
of whitening scorn, turn the flank of
the well known previous question
and finally gain the topmost rhetori-
cal heights if there turks in the back
of his mind constantly recurring
reminder that his other union suit,
hung in pristine purity on the
clothesline just behind his house is
gathering to itself hundreds and
thousands of those minute particles
OF carbon produced by soft coal
known to commerce as SCOT? Do
what he might to light the cankers
that are destroying the tissue of this
city's economic vitals, he cannot
overlook the fact that the union suit
will have to be immersed in the tub
again before it can be worn with the
full sanitary effect which is the sole
foundation of the laundry business.
Somewhere in that fathomless
jungle known as the statute book
there is law relating TO the ennis
sion of dense black or gray smoke
from the chimneys of the District of
Columbia. Somewhere in the recess
es of the District Building there are
officials who are supposed to enforce
that law. 1t and they We're put there
for the specific purpose of ridding
the atmosphere of the National Capt.
tai of whatever prevented the free
circulation Of air-both kinds, hot
and cold
Somebody should whittle an end
OF his intense civic pride into a sharp
prod and start the agencies already
provided in the general direction of
the backyards where they may OBJ
serve the c1otheslines, their SCOT
speckled burdens, and then perform
the duty the law DEGREES.
The family wash Of the District OF
Columbia is seriously imperiled.
Chimneys are raining tons of SCOT on
i, much TO the despair CT the tidy
housewives. Shall Washington be-
come a Pittsburgh or Chicago?
Old Guard-Allons! Whatever
that means)!
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

intended to be taken seriously. When
he was champion, of course, he was
wOrshiped. He took the adulation scri-
ously and became one OF the most cen
ccited of champions. He believed that
his was the perfect build for lighting
and that his boxing method WIS also
perfect. When Fitzsimmons beat him.
the world tlattered Fitz, and again Cor
bctt inistook the fiattcry for truth. De
spite his bitter hatred for the frccklad
wonder. he almost brought himself to
irIitate Fitz. Then when J"ilries won
the championship the song OF the Hat
terers swung to the new idol ana Cor
b"tt swung with it bTieving that JEFF
fries WAS the ideal fighting man and
that Jrff's method OF fighting was the
best one possible.
He fought one twenty thrcc-round
fight in which he beat the ciunt Cali
fornian all the way and would have
wGn the championship but for 4 chance
punch that hit him almost a, the mo-
nient of victory. That fight should
have taught him that his method OF
fighting was IA long way ahead of Jcf's.
Still he coveted Jcfl's punch and his
rIg"cdncss. He believed that i: he had
the b"iIcrmaker's strength he could
beat whole regiment OF Jelrrirs. Very
likely he was right in this, but nature
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
Vardaman Asks Repeal
Of Fifteenth Amendment

Senator Vardaman has thrown a new
question into the suffrage debate in the
Senate. He has introduced an amend
ment. the effect OF which would be to
repeal the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution. and wipe out suffrage for
the colored race in several States.
The amendment of Senator Vardaman
would add to the suffrage amendment
the words:
''But in all other respects the right of
citizens to vote shall be left to the
States in which they reside
The Vardaman amendment is expected
tc prolorg the debate. Senator Pom
creme. in speech. opposed the suffrage
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Our grocer tells US that he gives short
a long wait for them to pay their bills.
Before you ''go up in the air. over
trifle. measure the distance you'll
have to drop falling back to earth.
Then maybe you won't.
No. Heioise. not all poets are born
and not made" The season approach
eth when. as you will see, many of them
merely Spring up.
A little Brooklyn boy when told YOU
can't have your cake and eat il too.
asked: We'll. who does have it if I
don't?" Think it over Food for re-
Election.
Tut, tut! Harlem wife claimed to have
cooked nine-pound roast in twenty
five minutes. Whereat hubby said 1T
can't be done,''
A Chicago judge holds that married
men must be home by midnight, or
take the consequences. Huh. that S
not news.-Macon News.
and this new blue face powder from
Paris that IL becoming so fash enable.
who says that our girls aren't patriotlc?
Boston Transcript.
The average man OF today ought to
accomplish more than the old-faShioned
fellow who put In an hour or two every
day stroking his whiskers.
1t is said that one-half of the world
does not know how the other hall lives,
but we always know when the people
next door are going to have boiled cab
bage for dinner.-New Orleans States.
That Pennsylvania woman who
wants divorce because her husband
made her draw a piow should try COM
forting herself with the thought that
there's all the winter during which no
Flowing can be done.-Albany Journal
\ tnan may look like Il good risk to
the Insurance solicitor and haI" an n
tellectual appearance to the book agent,
but when the tailor gets hold OF him
he begins to realize that he Is de-
formed.-Toledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
What's on the Program, in
Washington Today

MGsOAic-C"lUmbia. No .. Lebanon. No :.
Royal Arch-GraEd chapter School OF In
StructiDn. knights TeIHplar-coumbia. No
= Eastern Star-Alartha. No 4.
Odd FeIlows-Ccntral 40. /: Metropolis No
To- Phoenix, No. ~ Encampments-Mage-
menu. No. 4. Rebekah Lodges-Miriam
No. 6.
Red Men-Senaca. No II: Mineola, No H.
Degree Of PucahOntas-Idsho No. J.
Knights Of PvIhias-Syracusians. No. 10
Pythian Sistcrs-Rathbone Temple. No s.
Sons OF Jonadab-Iiope. No. !: Faith, No. 4
Luncheon. Mrs NJ T.. Ghcen. Raleigh Ho-
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

h'AN
Jim Cor b EFT
once inn. "a ted
the sheep with
painful results. 1t
was when he was
preparing Tor his
second light with
Jim JetTrieS. Cor
bett was Il very
intelligent man,
but he was vola-
tile and easily in
fuenced. He. was
credulous, too. and
believed things
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
oday Is Anniversary OF
Incurable Home

Today is the twenffh anniversary of the founding Of Of
washngtons important and unique charitable institutions, which
sponsored BY several socially prominent
The charity the Washington Home for Incurabe Tisecond
and in Georgetown the only institution of its
triangle indicated by Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago
which receives free "incurable" cases of cancer
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
THE OLDEST INHAB sEz.

II kin remember
winters wheu tn
snow used Z be Z
couple Of feet deep
on the level Nov
even tn SHOW isn't
on tn level"
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
AmuSementS.

NationaI-"Th" Auctiun"cr.' ~. D. H.
Columbia The Grain Of dust" SIS .. IN
BelascD--' 'Hunty Pulls III" Strings. ." SO o. m
ro!i's-"Wh"n knighthood Was IN Flower. g
2:iJ and E.lJ .. IA.
2:I5 and s:l5 p. IN.
[ Cosmos -NaTdevillc. continuous
Casino--NaudevIIe, afternoon and evening
Gaycty-EurlcsGue. 2:l5 and s:I5 p. IN.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Mr.. Rockefeller has gone South to
spend the rest of the winter. Advices
from Cleveland state that is all he will
spend. But. then. Cleveland is biased.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
Concerts Today
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, Stanley Hall, $3.50 p. N.
JOHN S. VI. ZIMMERMANN.

March. The Great Divide.
Maurice
Overture, ''Comrades in Arms
Gruenwald
TWO Popular Songs
(a) ''Oh. You Wonderful Girl"
tb) Get Out and Get Under"
nbrahams
Selection. THE Pretty Little Wild
o" ...''...'''...-'..-. ......... EySlcr
EntrActe, "Nocturne Op. J, No. p
Karganuff
Waltz Suite. ''Iier Little IIiGnness,"
De KOvcn
Finaie, "A Game of Tag '...Trinkaus
The Star-Spansled Banner
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Some people are polite when you step
-on their corns, but when you step on
their pride-watch your step!
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

So foreign to your nature and disposi-
ton that you can Lever hope TO excel
in them. Judicious imitation and emula-
ton are wise and useful, but do not
he an abiect. senseless imitatoT, like
the brainless sheep that follows the
l,ell-wether. even when it leads over
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Mr.. Bryan is going to Chile. That i
a country, not an atmosphere.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Germany has ordered three officers to
proceed to Mexico City. Don't know
whether any survivors of the battle OF
Manila bay are among them or not.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

There's absolutely no use in a city's
having a fierce snowstorm. a lot Of
trains stalled. also scores of people
killed and injured. and a hundred use
full citizens frozen or mislaid, as New
York city always comes along with
something to top it.
Washingtonians who are wheeling
and complaining about the fact that the
asphalt is all covered with sleet and
snow. should be down in Charlottes-
vile. There they haven't got any as
phalt to be covered with sleet and snow.
Utopia? Well. no. not exactly. Prefer
the asphalt, even IL it is covered.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Mos. of Harvard's funny men who
contribute to the "Lampoon" come from
| Chicago. which puts a crimp in that old
adage about hilarity beg inning at home.
We now hear that Huerta may lead
his own men. For his own personal
safety. he ought to lead them by about
a hundred miles.
May get wireless talks with London,
but toll-less tafks seem to be out of
question.
Prominent divine protests bitterly
against skin-tight clothing. which isn't
SO bad at all. If you use hippopotamus
as a model.
Most stout ladies who boast that they
do not eat enough to keep a bird alive.
probably have the ostrich in mind when
they make the statement
S. PC. A. urges drivers Of wagons
to tighten their loads by half in order
to ease the strain upon t..eir willing
but weary horses. This Is giving the
drivers Of coal wagons a mighty fine
excuse.
New England governor refuses to ac-
cept more pay, which effectua'ly ruins
his chances of ever being elected to the
United States Senate.
Wolves are running wild in Italy, but
luckily for italian financiers and poll
ticians they are keeping away from the
telephones.
Venerable Connecticut lady dies at the
age Of lO6 years, but as yet ...- COVER
nor of the State has made no attempt to
blame either one of the warning fac
tions In Mexico. This Is a glaring
oversight. ,
Militant suffragettes in England are
now pulling hair. which is serious pre-
rdicament. Even a Republican In this
country has hopes of being baldheaded
some day.
Germany has ordered three officers to
proceed to Mexico City. Don't know
whether any survivors of the battle OF
Manila bay are among them or not.
Mr.. Rockefe Ter has gone South to
from Cleveland state that is all he will
spend. But. then. Cleveland is biased.
Mr.. Bryan is going to Chile. That is
a country, not an atmosphere.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Many man has difficulty in stand
ing on his >feet because he is SO en-
crossed in standing on his dignity.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
The Silver
Lining
EdiSod R,, ADTuFyD DAED
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

In spite Of all the slush. sleet, short
circuits, and standing UP on Mt. Pleas
ant cars around 6 o'clock. we all ought
to be thankful that the congested end
of the Brooklyn bridge isn't in WASH
ington.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
Hits From Sharp Wits

Coed listeners make ideal husbands.
He who 'hesitates'' is never ''Nost" at
a dance.
Abuse is not argument but usually
the absence of it.-Milwaukee Daily
News.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Militant suffragettes in England are
now pulling hair. which is a serious pre-
rdicament. Even a Republican in this
country has hopes of being baldheaded
some day.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Our grocer tells US that he gives short
weight to some customers because 1t ls
long wait for them to pay their bills.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06
Cultivate Only Your
Natural TalentWhen
Striving for Success
By TONY BIDDLE.

\ o not be misled into initiating
j those qualities which You ad-
mire in others. but which are
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

May get wireless talks with London,
but toll-less taIks seem to be out Of
question.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

That Pennsylvania woman who
wants divorce because her husband
made her draw plow should try conf
forting herself with the thought that
there's all the winter during which no
Flowing can be done-Albany Journal.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Venerable Connecticut lady dies at the
age Of 106 years, but as yet 49, COVER
nor of the state has made no attempt to
blame either one of the warning fac
tions In Mexico. This Is glaring
oversight. -, 80
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

\ rnan may look like Il good risk to
the Insurance solicitor and haI" an N
tellectual appearance to the book agent,
but when the tailor gets hold OF him
he begins to realize that he Is de-
formed.-Toledo Blade.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Mos. of Harvard's funny men who
contribute to the "Lampoon" come from
Chicago, which puts crimp in that old
adage about hilarity beg nning at home.
The Washington times., 1914-03-06

We now hear that Huerta may lead
his own men. For his own personal
safety. he ought to lead them by about
a hundred miles