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The Washington times., 1914-10-23

aged to unlc ad very large quantlty
IF &C. P. r. on tie ticrmaHs al
very fancy prices. Now the Ger
mans realize that they have been
stuck, end they want to get out.
Sngland doesn't care tc buy back
their stocks, and the IT"itcd States
is the available market, If the ex-
change is opened.
1t is apparent enough that if Ger
mans. French, Dutch, Brit!sh-all
the foreign holders Of American Sc
curities-shculd be seized with de-
trrmined purpose to get rid OF their
holdings just as so0n rs possible af-
ter the market was rcopened, the re-
suit would he disaster, more or less
acute, here. Perhaps on this slce
would see prices horne down by the
food of selling; margins would have
to be increased by people who have
loans on their securities, and the
squeeze would reach to all business
elements. Cur buyers would ue try
ing to absorb the foreign offerings,
and to take care Of their own hold
ings at the same time, in order to
prevent dcmorali;:aticn.
These are in effect the reasons
why there is doubt about the propri-
ETY. of opening the stock exchange az
this time. 1t is altogether pronable
that there will be a series of a3-
proaches to general resumption OF
business. First, perhaps, the cotton
exchanges may be opened and ar
rangements made for beginning to
pay off our current debts to Eng
land. After that, when something
more like normal trade conditions,
especially in cotton, are restored. it
will be time to think about opening
the stock exchange. Probably It will
be opened by degrees; that is, certain
securities will be 1ealt in, while 9TH
ers will be KEEP. inactive. Securities
extensively held abroad would be the
last ones to be put back on the ac-
tive lists, because these are the ones
that would take orr gold away. Sc
curities that are held entirely on this
side could be put in motion. perhaps
to the great advantage Of many peo-
pie who need to get money, and
would be able to find buyers if the
exchanges wer. open. But that
would be very different from opening
the exchange full blast and inviting
the foreign holders of our stocks to
come along and sell. g..
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Unwilling Today Shaft
To Colonel Webster

To take part in the unveiling of a
monument today to Col. Fletcher Web
ster. who fell in the second battle of
Bull Run, fifty-three years ago. a dele
cation of civil war veterans, and sons
and daughters of veteans. left the
Union Station at o'clock this morning
for Manassas, Va.
Col. Fletcher Webster, a son Of Dan
iel Webster, was in command of the
Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment. Vet
Grams OF his regiment and members of
the Fletcher Webster Post. of Boston,
went to Manassas on a special train.
The tablet to be unveiled is a granite
boulder taken from the Webster farm
at Marshfield, Mass.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
THE USE OF DRUGS.

Why is it that along with the
radual decrease Of the general NOR
atty rate and the almost Perpen-
ocular descent of the ratio of deaths
from diseases like typhoid and small
pox, the deaths from degenerativc
diseases of The kidneys, heat, and
llooG vessels have increased 100 per
cent in the last thirty years. 7
DR.. NJ. I. Wilbert Of the division
Tharmacology answers by saying
americans are So addicted to the
rug habit that we arc wearing out
our machinery faster than our faith
ers did. Not the drug habit of The
Iq13-1914 crops of novels and under.
world dramas, but the practice of
dosing ourselves with medicine ev-
cry time we snuffle bit or feel a
nudge of protest from an overloaded
stomach.
Materials used as medicines, he
points out, have increased in yearly
output from less than S4,000,000 in
T249 to more than $40, W0, 900 in
10G9. From 1850 to 1910 population
ncreased S8.3 per cent, while the
Increase in the value Of medicines
an6 related products has increased
7t0.5 per cent.
'lt has been conservatively esti-
mated that the people Of the United
States expend annually upward of
800 100000 for medicine, and that
y far the greater bulk Of the medi-
lnC purchased is consumed haphaz-
ardly," DR.. Wilbert asserts.
He dwells upon the secondary ef-
|ects Of commonly used drugs, ef-
Iects well known to al physicians
Quinine, for instance, used habitu-
ally. has effects similar to morphine.
1t is to this indiscrirninate use of
notert drugs that b.. Wilbert as
cribes the growing ratio of deaths
1mong persons that should be :, in
he prime of life from diseases prop
er to senility.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23

The priest walked across the street.
tnrouSn the mud. his soldiers shoes
spattering the dirt onto his surpiice
The officers saluted. the soldiers raised
the caskets. the little priest led OF
tnrough the slush, and the three dead
soldiers of France were started on their
last march
I've seen the little priest a score of
times since then He marches more
than any soldier. There are scores Of
dead to bury: there are dozens Of stories
and confessions to hear from dying men
In the hospitals; there are broken
hearted women and children of the vii
lage who have lost their soldier loved
ones to be comforted. and his task was
% great that II seemed to me that IL /
were the little priest and saw 30 much
OF such terrible sorrow in world gone
20 far awry, would take OF my white
robe and fold 1t away and say, God has
forgotten US. What's the use?'
<. Only / know by the little clergyman's
face that he knows that God has hot
forgotten US, even though the cannons
OF men who are hungry to kill are
sounding above the chant Of the funeral
services. and even though each crash
means more broken hearts ind more
dead to bury.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Enters 4 Plea For Firemen.

To the Editor OF the Mall Bag.
In the annual report Of Chief Wag-
ner. of the Fire Department. I notice
much stress was laid on the fact that
more men are needed in the department
in order that the men can have their
hours Of duty reduced SO that they
can spend more time with their families
This Is certainly most estimable
recommendation. Many people think
the life Of a fireman Is an easy one
because much OF the time they are seen
sitting on the benches in front Of the
engine houses; but do people stop to
realize that at any moment they may
be called upon to risk. or even to give.
their lives In order that other lives or
property may be saved?
Under the present arrangement the
men are on duty continuously for four
days Of twenty-four hours each. Every
fifth day they are of. The rest Of the
time they are ready at a moments 8
notice to ANSWER the gong and do
their duty regardless Of the danger.
The increase asked for would make 1t
possible for the men to have every
fourth day of. or at least give them op-
portunity to be at home more than un-
der present arrangements. B. ]. M.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23

mjnders that the people commonly
supposed 20 he Immensely wealthy
leave less estates than expected
while others who ar. littl, known rs
extremely wealthy leave vastly
more. 1t is also to be observed that
rather striking proportion of The
very big fortunes are in the hands
Ct the meE who made them, rather
than IF men who inherited them IN
whole or part and have merely added
tc them by increment.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Passengers Partly To Blame.

To the Editor Of the Mall Bag:
1 am not offering a defense of the
street car companies, for 1 think they
deserve all the roasting that may be
given them, but the travelling public
is largely responsible for some Of the
discomforts ,,.-.
One Of the most noticeable things is
the way the passengers pack In and
block the doors Of the type OF the CEN
tral-entrance cars in use on the Wash
ington Railway and Electric lines
They show about as much intelligence
as SO many sheep in a corral. You see
it every day. Car after car will pass
during the rush hours. with abundance
Of room in each end and with a solid
mass of humanity packed around the
door, making 1t almost impossible for
other passengers to get on the car and
equally difficult for those already on
to get off.
A similar condition exists on the Cap
ital Traction lines Though not quite
so badD, where the entrance Is at the
rear and the exit at the front door.
Passengers seem to desire only to get
as far as the inside Of the rear door,
where they stand crowded together like
stupid cattle. in most uncomfortable
positions, while the front Of the car
Is comparatively empty.
This condition can be easily remedied
by passengers using common sense and
acting together for their common COM
fort. ]. A. r.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
"Growl Less, Spend More" ."
he Editor of the Mail Bag:

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
What is the matter with the mer-
chants Of Washington that they can't
raise funds enough to build stadium
large enough to accommodate the an
nual Army-Navy football contest?
We read in the papers that but fol
the indifference Of the Washington bust
ness men. this city would have sure
opportunity Of having the historic con.
test played here this fall. Certainly II
would seem that the crowds which
would be brought to q contest of this
sort would insure to the merchants OF
the city. to the hotels. and to all local
enterprises an ample return on the
money which they might contribute to
the building Of such a stadium.
1t seems to me that II the people OF
this town would growl less and spend
more they would be better Off.
BOOSTER.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
A Menace To Children.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
No wonder Americans are a nation
of dyspeptics. In a lunch room today
l watched a small pesty-faced young
ster aged five perhaps. lay away lunch
consisting Of three large sausages and
pile Of buckwheat cakes, heavy as
lead, smothered In syrup!
1t is bad enough for the grown people
Of the race to cling to their execrable
gas.ronomic habits. but 1t Is nothing
short Of criminal to allow poor un-
suspecting baby to indulge In such an
orgy. 1t is doubtless impracticable to
forcibly educate the mothers of the
country-uncle Sam is doing his best
through the Children's Bureau-but 1t
seems that restaurants as well as
saloons should be prevented from SELL
ing poison to babes.
And on warm day like this sausage
and buckwheat can be little less than
poison to child so young.
ASTONISHED.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
a CHALLENGE TO AMERl-
CAN GLASSWARE.

Something more. than S32 900 900
lcrresents Gcrmary's annual win
rings from foreign countries in the
riassware trade alone. Her exports
1913 amounted to more than that,
ut were to a slight degree counter
;Ianccd by her imports, which came
hiefy from Austria. She sold all
AIDES, from material for further
anufacture to finely ground lenses,
In unfinished glass the excess OF
ner exports over her imports
am"untrd in 1919 tn nearly S8,000,-
100, in lamp chir1ncvs to nearly
:i.OCJ,C Geo, AID in other pressed glass
% over S2,0o0,0O0. ............
Her gains in mirror and plate
g!ass were more than $3,000.000, IN
Photographic plates more than half
q million, in watch crystals nearly
hi.lf a millicn, and in all manner Of
lenses $6,7S7, 600.
In glass ornaments balance Of
1891 ,25O stood in her favor; in bot
lies, $442 950; in glass eyes, S1,G34,-
80; in thermometers, S693.O00, and
, miscellaneous scientific apparatus
bout S,,626, 900.
For all these articles Germany's
Customers are clamoring, now that
heir supply has. been cut off. From
Europe, from South America, from
I'll other quarters of the globe, par
ticulsrly from the huge, hungry
markets of the United States itself,
comes the demand for glass in mani
fold variety. ..s-,s,.
In coordination with electrical fl
tings glass is keenly needed. Foreign
orders for electric light bulbs have
stimulated factories in Canada and
in the United States. A Waterbury
firm has begun to manufacture
watch crystals-a new industry FOL
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
One Playground a Year.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag.
One playground q year Is not too
much to ask Of Congress for a city the
size of washington. f. 8. Martin, su-
perintendent Of playgrounds. says a
playground is needed within a half
mile of every boys home. At present
the city has only Gne-fCurth iS! f,tf Of the num-
If children are to be taught in the
way they should GO. they should have
not only the instruction furnished by the
ment as we'll. Many children, superin-
tendent Martin says. don't know how to
play The Fairgrounds department
teaches them.
It aids in the development of those
traits which go to make boys and
girls independent.
While waiting for Congress to pro-
vide other Fairgrounds. owners Of va
cant lots may we'll take advantage of
Superintendent Martins suggestion that
thev donate the use Of their property to
the children what better use could be
made Of It?
Give the "kiddies'' a chance.
READER.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Two N. Y. Police Are
Seized as Spies in Paris

PARIS. Oct. 33.-The spy fever in
Paris has been the cause of an un-
pleasant experience for two New
York policemen-Lieut Michael Sum-
mers and Sergt Rarnard Dietsch. OF
the detective bureau, who went
abroad to fiEd the men that robbed a
Maiden lane store of $1SO,O0O worth
of jewels.
An anonymous letter to the police
denounced them as suspected foreign
individuals. Summers and Dietsch
were awakened ir their hotel and
compelled to rise from their beds at
dawn by detectives who apologized
q fter seeing their credentials.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Few Cars For early Birds

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
Although I have been reading your
columns daily. and have come across
humorous protests against the street car
service on various lines. particularly
concerning the Mt Pleasant branch, 1
have yet to read Of a complaint against
the poor runs Of cars going south be-
fore a. m. 1 am resident of Mt.
Pleasant My days occupations begin
at 80 o'clock, and 1 have often found
that 1t Is a waste of time to stand
waiting for a southbound car on or
about that time. They run few and far
apart, about fifteen minutes. while cars
going north to return for the Govern
Inent employees 'nickels' are virtually
crowded on the tracks like so many
railroad coaches to a train. The result
Is that unless person resides at
great distance from the business dis
tricts, he would save much time by walk
ing to his office. whether he cares to or
not AN EARLY BIRD
The Washington times., 1914-10-23

must be paid. and. like all other human
beings, he Is not particularly anxious to
do so.
III the washington Subscriber is
really anxious to beautify Pennsylvania
avenue and the other streets of this
city he should advocate the passage of
bill to abolish all taxes on buildings
and personal property and to have the
Government derive all its revenue by a
tax on land values. Such system
would make 1t more profitable, for the
property owner to erect modern sani-
tary buildings than to retain the old
ramshackle ones
HELEN Y. MAVIN.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Granted Vote, Women
Plan to Punish Foes

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Oct. 23.-By WELD
ing weapons placed in their hands oy
the granting of womens sunrase, AT. s
Of disciplining statesmen. politicians
oppose the equal suffrage amendment
before the polls. , <
Headquarters have been opened tor
suffrage which is prosecuting vigor-
Gus campaign among women to re
SuIs" candidates who appear on the
TnVenber ballot, who failed to support
women suffrage in the past United
SonSressman Carl Hayden. candidates
for reelection, were expected to bear
the brunt Of the attack.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
He Protests Deposits.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag
Will you kindly inform me what other
cities In the country there are which
would stand for the deposits demanded
Of now customers by the Washington
Gas Ligh Company and the Potomac
Electric Power Company?
When came to live in Washington
was thunderstruck when told that be-
fore could have the gas and electricity
turned on in the apartment l had leased.
I would have to turn into the Golfers Of
the two companies the sum Of SIS as a
guarantee that I would pay my bills.
Assuming that there are $1,000 users Of
gas and half as many users Of electricity.
it would seem that the patrons of
these two companies have been called
upon to furnish more than half
tions without being given a say as to
how the business Of the concerns is to
be run. Rather a soft way to raise
capital. I should say.
A NEWCOMER
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Civil Pensions Only Solution.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
More than 100 Government clerks.
many Of them still able to perform their
duties, have been dismissed or fur
loughed, which means about the same
thing, within, the past few months. Pa
trictic organizations, among whose
members are found some Of the unfort-
unate men, are preparing to test the val
idity of these dismissals in the courts.
But the whole question of superan-
nuation as far as the Government Is
concerned can be solved by civil service
pensions The great corporations of the
world long ago established annuities for
theil old employees. They did not do 1t
through any sense Of altruism. 1t was
good business 1t not only redounded
to the credit Of these companies, but 1t
made for efficiency and loyalty In the
ranks Of the workers.
Cannot the Federal. Government see
this? Is 1t less able to look into the
future than are the commercial concerns
Of the country?
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Colorado in ThrOeS of
Bitter Prohibition Fight

DENVER. Colo. Oct. 3.-Whether
Colorado will be wet" or dry Is the ,
question almost overshadowlng al
others at the election to be held NO
yember 6. One OF the bitterest cam
made nsadeS by y" the the anti-saloon forces; The
foes Of liquor are confident that they
viii reverse the result Of the last liquor
election in Colorado several years ago.
Wban the VETS won by vote OF
% One Of the principal arguments used
by the vets" is that ,T voting 1s. the State Stat,
uls oyervwbere in Colorado as travel
nrs e. would refuse to visit State in
utS ,,ih,oh thsv could not get a drink This
contention is denied by the "drys." who
declare that Colorado Springs: one of
tbe principal centers for tourist travel
in inv colorado. is already dry territory.
They declare the absence Of saloons has
not had any effect on tourist travel.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
More Tennis Courts Needed.

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
AS tennis enthusiast would like to
CALI the attention of your paper and
the public to the desirability Of more
tennis courts in Montrose Park. At
present there Is but one court. This
court is exceedingly popular, as the
park employees will bear witness. 1t is
going from morning until night, but
there are many who cannot find op-
portunity to play because of the heavy
demand on 1t. The tennis court Is an
attractive feature Of the park, apprecia-
ted by tennis players and non-players
alike. Most of those who visit the park
In the evening always halt to watch the
young men and young women playing
tennis.
In Potomac Park there are score
or more. Of courts for the use of the
public. Why could not others be in
stalled in Montrose Park? There are
acres Of room. on suitable ground, that
would hold the construction cost to
the minimum. TENNIS PLAYER.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Autoist Would "Give a Lift"

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
I own an automobile. and many times
drive out with no one in the back seat,
and numerous other owners Of machines
are often In the same situation. I am
always glad to carry anybody who hap
pens to be coming my way, but the diff
ficult thing is to find out who wants the
lift.
II everybody were as frank as little
newsboy who came up to the side Of
the machine when l started for the
city the other day. and asked me II he
could ride over town. maybe there would
not be so many wasted seats and so
many tired-looking pedestrians.
A. r HANLEY.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
"Hats On" Says "Suffragist."

To the Editor of the Mail Bag:
I would like to enter a protest against
the unnecessary custom observed by men
In Washington of removing the hat
when a woman enters the elevator.
It appears to me to have reached the
Of ten, It is safe to suppose, 1t does
not show any real chivalry on the part
OF a man, but Is only blind observance
of custom.
am sure that the women would
think lust as much OF the male sex IL
thay showed their good sense and hon.
estv by breaking away from this Gus
tom which is troublesome for the men
and embarrassing to the women.
SUFFRAGIST.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
"Parent" Prefers Married Teachers.

To the Editor OF the Mail Bag:
The Board of Education has refused
to appoint q married woman as
teacher There are already several
women with husbands employed in the
schools Why are the members Of the
board showing such favoritism?
And aside from the fact that the ac-
ton Of the board seems to be a fragrant
case of discrimination, is it not rea-
sonable to believe that a married wom-
an-often mother-is more competent
to understand children than some young
girl scarcely out of her teens, all
other things being equal. Of course?
PARENT
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

warfare. Rival armies are chewing gum
at each other.
Glad to hear that the Potsdam Is safe
at Rotterdam, but wish they wouldn't
use that kind Of language.
News that tho oak peace tree planted
on the Capitol Grounds in 1898 is dying
will affect the squirrels only. A good
diplomat can always get a meal.
No use; you can't teach the bird Of
peace Mexican.
Strangest thing about Manager STALL
fngs' success Is that only one homo town
claimed him as its own.
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
Garbage Men Too Noisy.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
Permit me to add my voice to that of
'1nsomniac' in favor of an anti-noise
ordinance. have never been able to
make out why garbage collectors should
blow horns, except to disturb the sleep
OF many. Washington Is the only place
ever visited where so unnecessary q
noise Is tolerated. If the garbage col
lector has to make a racket why not
the butcher, the baker, and the post
man?
Another anti-social being that ought
to be suppressed IL the men who makes
loud and continuous noises with his
automobile motor. with the muffler OF.
at all times Of the day or night.
p T. FOX
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
And How Old Is Ann?

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
Allow me little space in the valuable
column Of the Times Mail Bag, as
wish to decide a bet between two
friends, and as I do not claim to be
an expert mathematician, hope some
reader Of the Times. mathematically in
cllned. will be kind enough to solve this
problem.
"A man is twice as old as his wife
was, when he was as old as she Is
now. When she reaches his present
age, the sum of their ages will be 100
years"
What are their ages?
W. P RYAN
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
IN THE TIMES NAIL BAG

to the Mall Bag must be written side of the
of The publication of letters
emootuu
The Washington times., 1914-10-23
What's on tie Program, in
Washington
Today.

Today.
Meetings. evening:
Masonic-St Johns. No. II: Hope. No 90
Eureka. No. 4. and Capitol. No u Royal
No Il and st. Johns Lodge Chapter. No
IL Eastern Star.
KNIGHTS Of Pythias-Syracusians. No TO-
Rathbone-Superior. No. %; Rathbons Tenn
pie No. g. Pythian Sisters.
Odd Fellows-Central, No. I: Metropelis
No ls; Phoenix. No. q: Dorcas. No. 4.
Rebekah Lodge
National Union-EAst Washington and Nc
Kinley Councils.