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The Washington times., 1914-06-22
ACtivitiesOf
Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

M Iss MILDRED JOHNSTON.
M daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
N Gabriel Flord Johnston, will
be married to Albert Louis
Kley. formerly OF New York. at the
home of her parents. 1850 Monroe
street. on Wednesday evening. An
informal reception will follow the
wedding ceremony and later Mr.. Kley
and his bride will leave Washington
on a wedding trip. After July 1 they
will be at home at 1922 kIlbourne
place.
A sister OF the bridegroom win be
the BRIDES only attendant, and the
Rev. Bernard G. Braskkamp will be
Mr. Keys best man: a.-
Mrs Thomas w. Symons has gone to
Albany to pass some time with Colonel
in that city. Mrs. symons will return
to the family home on New Hampshire
avenue before making any plans for the
ynids,mneN
Eg,JIndHeeh Getswood daughter Of
On and M1A Duncan U. Gatsu'ood, left
today nra visit Of sevesal weeks with
Mts0- -cSeu Robertson at Abingdon, Va.
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Mtss Hlnth Bliss VII Ieave town to-
surrow to spend q few days with the
Misses Me14ck at their country home
al EIlicott CitK
-
Col. Charles H Heyf and his family
viii open their oottase at Deer Park.
Md. the lst Of July.
MIs Meta G,andy and Miss Emma
Grandy. OF Laire Fopyest NJ. are SPEND
Ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs ]. C.
weiuversf Tho Hedses, near Rockville,
Md.
Mira scott~C. Zone VIE OF tho editor
Of the Post -mtaIngencer, OF Seattle
Wash. Is visiting Miss Marion Smith
at l42s r street. Mrs Bone came East
to see her son. Roger Bone. graduate at
no University ot Virginia.
-
1he Nadsss Of St Johns Parish
Guild. Of Mclean. Va, gave a delight
nul reception on Saturday evening in
honor of the Rev. William and Mrs.
Painter. The attractive new rectory
was prettily decorated for the occas-
ion. and Mrs. Walter J. Weaver, pres
ident of the guild received, with Mrs.
Painter and Mrs. william X. Smoot.
regent of the Fairfax Chapter. d. A.
Il
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has always gone to a European. eN-
cept last year. when a Hindu poet
received it. / do not think that any
American writer will soon receive
the Nobel literary prize. although
hope l may be wrong. My reason
Is because / do think that American
literature Is not very well UNDER
stood in Europe, outside or Eng Iahu:
The American language IS almost
untranslatable, and. going farther
and deeper | do not think that
American life is fully comprehSh-
sible to Continental Europeans. Inc
longer [ study the question ana the
more / see OF Europe, the more con-
vinced | am, and no one porn IN
monarchy can understand repuo-
lie and no one born in republic
can understand a monarchy. Ana
this is reflected in literature
1t seems rather queer, cohSidering
the magnificent prizes oHeseu IN the
other fields Of art Sat none OF our
great phllanthropists nave thougnt
of offering literary prizes mere IN
washington. william A. Clark. ut
Montnna and New York, has been
nlost genernns in offering prizes at
tbn Corcoran Art School, but no.
hodv has So far offered correspond
ing prize in Literature - q,
7 wouId like to see some one IN
this country emulate Alfred Nobel
LIZ, Y'o,iId wish the prizes to bs
sn,oIrar "a more of them. But 50
far American writer's have made
GOOD their fortunes and l do not
tbinL uterature Is the doleful bust
ness represented BY MI. rage
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TAKE THE TINES ALONG.

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mer. keep posted concerning Wash
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Addresses may be changed as often
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notified of the changed residence.
Subscribe for the paper now. Tele-
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definitely how long the paper is to
be mailed. Subscription rates can be
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payable in advance to The Wash
inEton Times Company, Munsey
Building.
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A WONDERFUL OLD
WOMAN

Nine. Sarah Bernhard, who has
made so many farewell tours in this
country, is preparing for another.
1t is painful to notice in the press
sarcastic remarks regarding the old
lady, who is still, in spite of certain
infrmities Of the limbs. a great ac-
tress. She is a veteran who does not
lag superfuous as long as she can
walk at all and use her golden voice.
Farewell, as Lord Byron has said, is
q word that makes US linger-and
the famous actress certainly has a
right to linger just as long as the
public will pay to see her.
She is worth seeing and hearing
even in her decline. During the last
year she has created several new
characters and during her tour in
America she will give US her inter
probation of Shylock. On one visit
she gave US her idea of Hamlet; it
was original and very interesting,
and there is good reason to expect
novelty in the treatment of the Jew
of Venice.
To behold once more a woman who
has had a career so marvellous as
that of Bernhard is no small privi-
lege. 1t is a lesson to see a woman
at her time of life with so much
energy and pluck, who, instead of
placing herself on the shelf, sets
E.sth once more on a tour embracing
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4HOY, THE PILLMASTERl

King George celebrated his birth
day by passing around rather re-
stricted list of titles to more or less
deserving folks. One earldom is
handed out to Lord Kitchener; four
barons, eight baronets, and twenty
eight knights are also created.
Joseph Beecham, manufacturer of
the pills that have borne his name to
al. quarters of the known world, be-
comes baronet. This is unques-
tionably a reward of thoroughly de-
serving merit; but it is tough on the
brewers, who seem not to have been
recognized in this list.
Does il indicate that under George
the pillmaster is to be preferred to
the, brewmaster Heretofore no an
nual list Of the court honors would
possibly get past without a few good
things for the brewers. If, particu-
larfy, they had been liberal con-
trfbutors to the campaign funds of
the party in power, they were rea-
sOnably certain to get leading repre-
seDtation in the list.
But now it is the pillmaker rath-
er than the beermaker, and we are
led to wonder On what theory the pill
is suddenly placed above the stein.
Perhaps the real explanation is that
the supply of brewers is exhausted; !;
they have all been ennobled, and less
distinguished ranks of life may hope
!or recognition.
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
By MOLLY ELLIOTT SEAWELL.

I cannot agree with Walter II.
Page, American ambassador to Lon
don, in his speech at the Literary
Fund dinner lately. that literature
is SO unsatisfactory and precarious a
profession
Literature is. of course. a trade as
we'll as an art, and like all other
trades is subject TO fluctuations. But
those who adopt 1t seriously and
work at it steadily get the same
reward that persons in other pro-
fessions receive
Some years ago, a New York man
OF large fortune provided in his will
that his country estate on the Ifud-
son be kept as a home for INDECENT
and superannuated writer's. He also
left handsome bequeSt to support
It The place was turned over to
trustees and fully prepared to re-
ceive the intended beneficiaries. But
at the end of eighteen months, the
trustees applied to the courts for In
structiOn as 10 what to do with the
place. Not only We're there no in
mates but there had not been a
single application for entrance.
1t has never been found necessary
in the United States to have a lit
erary fund to keep struggling auth
ors. as in England. The reason is,
OF course, the enormous reading
public of the United States. In
Europe, the working people hnve
neither the time nor the money to
read much and TO go TO theaters
and concerts. The same people hero
have both timr and money: they
read and some buy books and mag-
azines. go to the theatcr, and make
the fortunes of popular writers
Newspaper Stimulation.
One thing. however. has occurred
to me as strange-that in all the
great prizes offered by men like Mr..
Rockefeller. Mr.. Carnegie. and 9th
ers there were never any prizes
awarded to literature 1t is true that
the magazines and newspapers are
constantly offering handsome prizes
which are very stimulating to au-
thOrship. This very month of June.
Miss Alice Brown. OF Massa chusetts,
wins a splendid prize of $4,000 of
fered by Winthrop Ames, the New
York theatrical manager, for q play.
Several prizes of 5000 and $1,000
have been offered by generous mag
aZines and newspapers for novels
and plays. but no individual has so
far offered a prize or seems to have
prize fund. The newspapers are very
valuable, putting from so. 900 to 500
900 a year in fine departments of hu-
man thought.
1t is the opinion of many literary
men and women in Europe and
America that. II the literary prize
were awarded. 1t would be better.
Literature is slightly different a
trade from the other trades. and n
prize winner would be sure OF n good
market for the future in any event
Many literary persons think. and |
am one of them. that IL the Nobel
literary prize were divided into sew
eral prizes Of SO. 900. IL would be bet
ter. not only for writer's. but for lit
erature.
Europe Does Not Understand.
No American writer has ever re-
osivsd the Nobs! literary prize. It
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
AT ZACATECAS.

The serious opposition of Huerta
to the constitutionalist army is like
ly to be measured by the number of
days Zacatecas can hold out against
Villa. 1t is the last great stronghold,
well garrisoned and provisioned, be-
tween the rebels and the national
capital. There is indeed another
citadel at San Luis Potosi, but it is
not so strong nor so well defended
as Zacatecas, and moreover the reb-
els have made such disposition Of
their forces that they will probably
conduct assaults on both places at
once.
After Zacatecas and San Luis Po-
tosi, then, there will be nothing to
stop Villas march to Mexico City.
1t is possible that this actual en-
trance into the city, over the roads
and causeways that lead to it across
the marshes and partially drained
lakes, may be a considerable time
delayed; out this can mean only an
noyance, not effective opposition. 1t
is the history of Mexican revoits
that the fighting doesn't get into the
capital; it has always been vacated
in time to prevent the terror of a
city battle.
We will know, after Zacatecas,
just how desperate Huerta can act;
whether he will play the madman, or
try to get away with his life and
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
HOW WOULD ROOT RUM

They are making great efforts up
in New York to convince Elhu Root
that he must stand again for the
Senatorial support of the Republi-
cans. Mr.. Root has held a good
many political offices, some of them
of great eminence; and he has never
failed to add new distinction to his
store, by his discharge of the duties
of each successive post; but he has
not had much peachant for run
ming" for Office. In fact he has not
been required at any time to submit
his cause directly to the people. He
has been Cabinet officer by appoint
ments, Senator by choice of the
State legislature: if the people had
been more willing to accept him, he
might have been Republican Pres-
Dental candidate in 1908 by desig-
nation of Mr.. Roosevelt. But the
public received the suggestion so
coldly that Mr.. Roosevelt dropped
the idea, and turned to Taft.
To be again a Senatorial candi-
date means that Mr.. Root would
have to place his case in the hands
of the people; the Grass, sweaty,
grimy, horny-fsted, infinitive-split-
ting people. That would be a bit
rough on Mr.. Root, and it Is sus-
pected that he will hardly change
his original purpose to retire rather
than take the chances of a popular
polling. 1t would be rather rough
to have career of highest political
distinction marred by an impressive
defeat at its very close-and on the
only occasion when the people ever
got chance to express their feel
inPs,
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To the Editor Of The Times,

To the Editor Of The Times.
Few Americans understand III. mat
ter Of militancy in England To us
here. who are accustomed to have all
classes enjoy a light of appeal to au-
thority for redress of any kind, IL ia
Impossible to realize the course Dur
sued by Asquith in England.
AsQuith mas at last consented to re-
ceive for the first time a deputation Of
women and he only consented because
militancy forced him to. For months
he had refused to allow woman any
appeal, to recognize that she had any
rights. and had ignored her arguments
and existence as If he lived back in
the time of the Middle Ages. The
militants were not militants at first
they took the same course the Amerf-
can suffragtsts did, but. unlike our
women here. they were refused every
recognition, turned out Of doors ignomi-
niously and treated as If beneath con-
tempt Yet England claims to be a
free. civilized land.
The editorial writer's who talk about
Mrs Psnkhurst will now act sanely
and appeal to reason" are ignorant
of events. ignorant Of the fact that it
was Asquith and not Mrs. Pankhurst,
who refused to use reason. And tust
as the barons won from King John
their rights by force. Just as Wash
tnGton won by force and just as only
fifty years ago a mighty war was
waged for principle, so the militants
waged one for their rights-and are
winning. If they had to resort TO force,
II was not their fault, but 4squith's,
who refused to treat women as per-
sons
That militancy has a large following
Is shown by the fact that many mobiles
contributed to the cause and even the
scriher.
The Washington times., 1914-06-22

Lining the shore were crOwo0 OF
vestal virgins. clothed In robes OF
snowy white. On their faces were
expressions Of divine expectancy.
and with teautiful outstretcned arms.
they awaited the coming of the
flower message. As each gondola
touched the shore every maiden bent
and revercntIy, tenderly lifted unto
her bosom her lily. When lo-the
vision expanded and I saw, nesting
eIquistely comfortable upon the
maiden's arm, EMBODIED to her heart,
the spirit of the lily-a little child
An Nature flushed.
All nature was hushed: reverenffy,
cautiously, the maidens turned. and
etarted with their living burdens up
the hill. the Hill called Ltfe-but the
burden grew heavy. tpo heavy for
and about as they were ready to
faint, the summit WAS reached. when
a mighty shout resounded from
strong lusty voices, and saw an
army Of sta1wart young men whose
faces told the story Of SELF control
and renunciation and with out
stretched arms each lifted reverently
the burden. which to him was JOY.
and placing his other arm about the
Virgin joyously, trustfuIiy together
they began to descend the Hl1 OF
Life into the peaceful valley called
Homa
And the babe was christened Hope,
and Faith was the strong-armed
young man and Love was the virgin
The family was born out OF the
heavenly stars Of Truth. and
awoke-
But the dream stfll lasts. and the
vision shall be made truth and the
awakening Of men and women 70 the
possibilities of this vision Is before
us, and today the realization 10
about to take the place OF the dream
for the little child Is being placed Ia
the midst and
Like the stars OF the morning
His bright crown sdorning,
'-They Will shine In their beauty
bright gems for Hfs crown
One young wife, a believer IN
equality Of responsibility SO p0y
said:
Was His Comrade.
IT suppose It was because Nmne
and have been poor that we feel
as we do. A poor man and his vile
are-partnerS They have to fght
together. We were shoulder to
shoulder. on the plains. I had to b
a helpmate, not a clingtng vine. The
pioneer me-, don't always have Men
they can talk things over with and
SO thew talk with their women, and
they learn that their women have
brains and opinions worth listening
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perhaps a pot of money. His chance
of escape with his neck will be very
bad If Villa gets hold of him; and
there is small likelihood that Wash
ington will intervene in his behalf,
for Washington doesn't esteem him
any more highly than does Villa
Therefore, the best chance for
Huerta would seem to lie in forcing
a rupture with the United States,
attacking Vera Cruz, and compelling
Funston to capture him. That would
get him out of the clutches of Villa.
1t seems likely TO prove the only
way for him to escape.
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
PASSING THE PORK.

1t looks very doubtful, now,
whether the rivers and harbors bill
will become law at this session. The
alta KS trained against it by Con-
gresham Frear in the House had
no effect whatever there; probably
Mr.. Frear didn't think they would
have any. But they have attracted
attention to the measure and its
character, which this year is rather
worse than usual.
As q result, a quiet organization
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
Sparrow Holds Up
Street Traffic

A little sparrow held up traffic
on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue, near Twelfth street. for
nearly five minutes today, and II
was necessary for a policeman to
interfere.
A huge insect was crawling
across the sidewalk in front Of
Loehrs saloon when the sparrow
swcoped down on 1t. With screech
the sparrow let go of the prey,
which fell on its back clawing saw
agely. Then began battle between
the bird and the weird looking
creature, which repulsed each at
tacl. of its assailant.
The combat had reached an cx-
citing stage, and a crowd of pedes-
TRANS had massed about the scene
when a policeman appeared. In
complying with the move on" man
date. the spectators crushed the
plucky insect into an unrecosniz-
able mass, leaving its identity
mystery.
Several persons opined that the
insect was a species of beetle. but
E. Grafton Wilcox is firm in his belief
that It was a deadly tarantulA
The Washington times., 1914-06-22
TODAY.
Meetings. evening:

Meetings. evening.
Masonic-DswSou Lodge, No. 1S Washington
Centennial. No, IL and N. NJ Stansbury.
No "a; Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 8; HI
raxn No 10 and Anaoostia, No II Royal
Arch: monthly meeting directors. Masonic
and Eastern Star Homs; Temple Chapter.
No IL and Columbia No. Is Order Eastern
Star.
Odd Fdlows-Cniop Lodge No IL: Beacon.
No. Is; Covenant, No 13 and Langdon. No.
Is; Esther Lodge. No. ). Rebekah Lodge.
knights Of PythiaS-Decatur Lodge, No. Q;
Calanthe, No. IL. and Equal. No. IT.
National Union-Soott Council and WaAhtnS-
ton Council.
Convention Phi Mu Sigma Sunday School
Fraternity, Mt vernon Place II. E Church
9 g. m to p. m
second Joint conference. executive commit
tees OF high school alumni associations
Franklin school tonight
Graduation exercises. Gallaudet College, rs
p. m
Marshall Hall.
Concert by United states Marine band. MA
rtne Barracks. 4:3o p. m
Concert by United states Soldiers Home
Band bandstand, D. m
weekiy meeting. Central Labor Union Typo
graphical Temple. +S-F5 G street north
west o'clock.
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Truths By Women Who
Vpox,, Stimulating the Power
N1lOW of Writers
Literature AS a Trade

Is literature trade? Molly Elliot Seavel
cesful of Americas authors declares only trade
remunerave despite the fact that attempt is made
encourage by establishment available
European writer's The Nobel Literary Prize will
American she because American literature American ideals
understood in Europe
Miss Seawell has unusual record among writers prize
winner She entered three big competitions winning prize each
time In every she the only who anything al
though thousands of competed Among her notable
of fiction The Marriage Theodore" John
waring Fnancier."
Bv
The Washington times., 1914-06-22

America and many other parts of
the world.
Always law unto herself, Sarah
takes the privilege of being not only
as young as she looks but as young
as she feels and on that theory can
not he more than forty, at the very
outside.
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THE BOURNE ROAD PLAN.

1t is said that the Senate Postof-
flee Committee is about determined
to report a measure for Federal aid
in construction of country roads,
based on the plan devised by Jona-
than Bourne, former Senator from
Oregon. This project is likely to be
substituted for the somewhat fantas-
tic scheme of granting a mileage
subsidy to roads used for delivery of
mails; and the substitution would
be wise.
If the Federal Government is to
go into the business of building
country roads, the plan must be
worked out with the utmost care.
For one thing, it will never do to
substitute Federal for State re-
sources in doing such work. A good
roads pork barrel, with everybody
dipping into it and nobody having
backbone enough to draw back and
point out that the thing was a sure
invitation to national extravaganza
of the rankest kind, would not only
be fiscal disaster but blow at the
real cause of good roads.
The Bourne plan is in brief that
States may issue their bonds to pay
for road construction, and the Fed
eral Government will, under proper
conditions and guarantees. take these
bonds, and in turn sell its own bonds
in like amount, thus getting the
benefit of the lover rate of interest
that Federal securities command.
The money thus raised would be
turned over for expenditure in the
State, under close Federal super
vision. 1t is calculated that on
billion-dollar issue the National Gov
eminent could probably get money
at 21a to 2& per cent, while the in
dividual States would have to pay at
least 4 per cent.
The National Treasury would re-
tain the State bonds, and the State
would pay, probably, 4 per cent to
the nation. This per cent would be
used, first, to meet the regular in
terest charge; and second, after that
charge had been met, to amortise
the principle of the bonds. This
is the plan so widely employed in
the Old World in handling farm loans
and many other financial operations.
1t is figured that the States 4 per
cent would carry interest charges
and also amortise the original debt
in fifty years. On the other hand,
if the States credit alone were en-
ployed to float the securities, the 4
per cent would merely maintain the
interest charge and contribute moth
ing toward amortization.
When Senator Bourne first
brought this plan forward it was
the object of some derision at the
hands of people who were ready to
brand it as populistic; but Mr..
Bourne stuck for it, and he has
gradually won over a large proper
ton Of the most conservative busi-
ness statesmen in the upper cham
Der. Men who have had personal
familiarity with big securities trans
actions are convinced that the thing
will work, and it is coming to be
looked upon as the most satisfactory
method of extending Federal aid to
road construction.