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The Washington times., 1914-05-01

suer on the Egyptian railway.
The heaps to the west OF the
stat,on are Tell Ma s k h u a,
the modern name Of the ruins OF
pithom. We hurry through this
Greek and Roman rubbish; 1t Is 100
modern for US today. Old P1thom
of Israellte days is the walled town
within this rectangular enclosure
go by 20 yards. The old wall
shows under the accumulated sand
uke fence-rows under a great snow.
That low place IN the ridge OF sand
marks the gateway. Naville found
an inscription Of Rameses the Great
nv the gateway which says: i
hui,t Pithom at the mouth OF the
East" 4. G.. as q frontier city. So
thi. ia Pithom and Rameses built
II But Pithom was one of the store
cities In the land Of Goshen and Is
raelits slaves built It. This one
little inscription of Rameses changed
the opinion of ages concerning the
time Of the Exodus and the name
OF the oppressor.
Egyptian bricks are nearly always
sun-dried, not burned, and laid solid.
1. e., without mortar. But the Bible
says that the lives Of The Pithom
workmen were made bitter with
hard bondage. In mortar and IN
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
THE BASEBALL SOLUTION

With suits and rumors of suits
filing the air, the warfare between
the Federal League and the forces
of organized baseball" must, in the
last analysis, be settled at the turn
stile. In at least two major league
cities, st. Louis and Chicago, the
Federal League is striding away
: from its National League opponents
In Buffalo, Baltimore, and Indian
apolis the Federal Leaguers are
gaining on their minor league foes
This applies wholly to the daily at
tendance. And isn't this the better
way to decide the whole matter?
If baseball is primarily for the
amusement of the public, not for the
\fnancial emolumert of certain stock.
holders and magnates, let the public
choose which league it will follow
Sc far st. Louis fans have shown
that they are not adherents of the
National eLague. They aIe only
iukewarm in their support of the
American League. Local conditions
In Chicago enter into the struggle
there being little competition be.
tween the American League and the
invaders. But the National League
is losing out fast with the public,
most Of, the fans going to the Fed
e-al League park.
Baltimore doesn't want to be con-
sidered minor league city, and,
largely for this reason, is heart and
soul with the Federal League, whose
banner bears the slogan, "The Third
Major League" Furthermore, the
owners of the International League
club in Baltimore are unpopular, as
is also the case in Buffalo.
Indianapolis, in the American AS
sociation, is strong Federal League
city. The American Association has
long been considered the weakest in
playing strength Of any of the larger
minor leagues, being filled to over
flowing with spawned old veterans
whose big league lives have long
since passed. AS the cities in the
association are among the largest in
the country. the fans have grumbled
but without relief. The Federal
League offers Indianapolis a club
conducted along big league lines, and
the Hoosiers have rallied to the sup
port pf the invaders in wonderful
fadhi6
- - vaxfaEaia pst ~ IN fayss
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THE ASTOR WEDDING.

Although, as we are told, the As
tor-Huntington wedding was a very
simple wedding, the word must be
accepted in relative sense. There
was little display; comparatively few
were present; there were not even
ushers; all things were in the best
possible taste-that taste which for
bids vulgar ostentation. Yet it is
difficult to recognize the idea Of SIM
plicity with So many elements of So
cial prestige and financial impor-
tance. Or possibly it may be said
that the very principle of contrast in
the austerity of the ceremony and
the social distinction of the people
who took part in it makes the quiet
ude and plainness of the function the
greater.
At all events, the affair is one
upon which for the moment is con-
centrated public attention. Mr.. As
tor, who is one of the multi-million-
aires of the world, allies himself with
q family Of wealth and high social
rank. The misfortune to his father
and his own delicate health have won
him no small share of popular SYM
pathy. OF his young bride only the
most agreeable things are said, and
there is suggestion of pleasant ro-
nance in the mention of the fact that
her wedding gown was embellished
with old lace that served at a grand
mothers wedding long ago. 1t was
q country wedding. with beautiful
flowers, piucked seasonably in bloom,
and in every feature there seemed to
be symbols that presage the happi-
ness to the couple that all wish them.
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PUBLIC BUILDING RE-
FORMS.

The Public Building Commission
recommends good deal that is prac-
tical and sensible, by way of point
ing ont how to reform conditions and
save much of the waste that goes to
the public building pork barrel. But
the proposal to standardize buildings
Of given class, so that, for in
stance, every town of 100000 would
have Federal building as nearly as
possible like that in every other
town of that class, seems to be 60
ing too far.
Perhaps the commission does not
intend to go quite this far, but its
language seems to convey that idea.
A good deal was accomplished when,
number Of years ago, some Of the
public building committeeman in
Congress conceived that public build
ings ought to be built for use rather
than for ornament. So the general
scheme vas adopted, with reference
to large cities, Of placing postoffices
adjacent TO railroad terminals, and
building for space, air, light, and
convenience in the business of han
ding mail, not to be architectural
adornments of the town and monu-
ments to Uncle Sans profligacy.
A wholesale grocery firm doesn't
lease an onyx-fnished skyscraper for
the housing of its business, but Uncle
Sam too often does things just about
as foolish in planning public build
ings for the middle-class cities.
Here in Washington we are getting
an example of the new common-sense
idea Of building postoffices. The
building is connected with the Union
Passenger Station by a passageway
a few rods long, so that there will be
yeither delay nor expense in getting
mail matter back and forth. That
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THE ICEMAN'S STATUE.

Florida has done a sensible ane
most appropriate thing in sending tt
Statuary Hall the marble effigy o,
that distinguished Floridan who in
vented the process of making artifi,
cial ice. He was DR.. John Gorrie
and he performed a splendid service
to humanity. When he first under.
took to produce ice artifcially he
was regarded by all wise people a.
insane, or at least cracked. Where
in he merely shared the experience
of about everybody who ever invent
ed anything worth while.
There is some disposition to poke
fun at the Florida selection. But
why? He will be ranged along with
a group Of gentry whose contribu'
tions to our national greatness were
for much the greater part, made by
way of the forum of public affairs
Most of the immortals in this gallery
were politicians of one rank or an,
other; some were even statesmen
But taking them as a lot, their emf.
nence largely depended on the earn.
estness and volubility with which
they espoused doctrines and cause.
and theories that have since beer
found to be wrong or mistaken.
Making artificial ice may not ap.
peal So much to the Imagination as
making speech that gets into the
Fifth readers Of the next generation
Brt if we will look to the contents
of the speech we are very likely to
discover that the maker had a very
poor idea of what the country would
do and be and need in the next gen.
Grafton; while the man who made ice
was perfectly correct in his belief
that the country would be hot, and
would need ice. DR.. Gorrie has been
indicated; less can be said for q
great share of the craftsmanship
that will perhaps give an upward tilt
to its distinguished nose when it finds
the iceman coming to join its circle
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
Will Hold Memorial
Services for Pepper

Memorial services for the late Con-
gressman Irwin S. Pepper, of Iowa,
will be held in the House. Sunday. at
Il o'clock. The principal eulogy will
BE- delivered by Henry Vollmer. rep
resenting the Second Iowa District, who
was elected to fill the unexpired term
of Mr.. Pepper. Speaker Champ Clark.
Minority Leader Mann. members Of
the committee on expenditures OF the
Postoffice Department. Of which Mr..
Pepper was chairman. and the Iowa
delegation will speak. I
CONGRESSMAN James Sherwood. OF
Ohio and Congressman j. ]. RUSSELL,
of Missouri, who were close personal
friends of Mr.. Pepper. also will speak.
the services.
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brick" Up to Naville's great dis
covery Egyptologists said, I'VE
know nothing Of brick laid in mortar
in ancient Egypt" But when Ma
Vile cleared the granary pits here
he found them lined. with brick
laid in mortar. See it there, socd
mortar. three-quarters of an tncn
thick, and still enduring after
5000 years and more. Where Rame-
ses' engineers got the idea we do
not know; perhaps In Syria.
Now let US go down into the ptts
and take a look at those brick The
lower courses were made of brick
filed with good chopped straw. rill
showing clean and bright In the mud
of the bricks. The last courses of
the top of the walls are made of
pure Nile mud. with no straw or any
sort. But look at the bricks Of the
crosswall, half broken down. Here
is some straw, but mixed With IL
are reeds and weeds, ana every-
where the impress of the thread-uke
roots Of the straw, and sometimes
the greater roots If weeds. These
tricks, beyond doubt, were made
with stubble pulled up by the roots
and carrying with II reeds and
weeds. Manifestly here, for some
reason, the builders ran out of
straw and pulled up stubble and
used that. and after that they made
the last bricks without straw. Did
not Pharaoh say to the Israelites:
60 ye. get you straw where We
can ind it2"
This completed Naville's great dis
covery, but since that time the tomb
stone Of priest in the temple here
has been found and he is described
as a priest Of. the district of Sue
Goth. So It was in the land of
Succoth where all this took place,
as the Bible indicates. And SO the
most dramatic discovery in Bible
history, in all the course of ex.
plorations in Bible lands, stands
complete.
Copyright 1914. b JesssA ,. ssvaeAa
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which the Israel
ite slaves built In
Egypt. but I went
afterward e s p @
cially to examine
the proofs OF his
startling report.
The facts are not
less. but rather
ore dramatic
than as he report
ed them
Alight with me
at this little des-
ert station Of Abu
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
THE CANAL IN SERVICE!

We were only promised that the
Panama Canal would be ready for
business by the beginning of 1915.
But it seems that the record will be
beaten by a good half year. Already
preparations are making for sending
the Atlantic feet, or a section of it,
through the big ditch, and on the
heels of this announcement comes the
statement that commercial barge
service through the canal will be in
augurated May 10.
There is an emergency to be met;
in fact, a double emergency, COM
mercial and military. The Mexican
trouble presents the military neccs-
sity of the moment which justifies
rushing the feet, or part Of it,
through the interoceanic waterway.
The Mexican trouble, likewise, has
caused the interruption of traffic
over the Tehuantepec railroad, and
the canal Is needed to keep the
stream of Hawaiian sugar flowing
to Eastern refineries. So the canal
will be pressed into this service SOON
er than was expected.
For the present, say the dispatches
from the zone, the shiploads Of sugar
will not be passed directly through
the canal. Instead, their cargoes
will he transshipped and hauled on
chains of barges through the water
way. While it is possible even now
to pass large loaded vessels, to do so
would unnecessarily interfere with
the completion of important work,
and it is found easier and better for
the time being to use barges and
towboats.
One incident, which may ultimate
ly prove important in this connec-
tion, is that about the whole traffic
of the Tehuantepec railroad will sud-
denly be turned over to the Panama
Canal. This road has done a large
and highly profitable business over
its rails across the narrowest part of
Mexico between Saline Cruz, on the
Pacific, and Puerto Mexico, on the
Gulf. Whether this route could hold
any considerable share of it's busi-
ness in the face of canal competition
has been a grave question for long
time. For the time being at least
the question is answered by reason
of the interruption of the railroads
operation in the war zone, and the
necessity of using the canal route to
get the business moved AT all.
Not a less significant suggestion
comes from the Canal Zone, in the
observation that the Panama rail-
road is being prepared to handle a
great volume of freight. 1t has
been confidently anticipated by stu
cents of the canal problem that in
time a great part of the shipments
would be taken to one end of the
canal by boat, and then hauled across
by rail and reloaded on other boats
at the opposite end. The Canal Zone
will be made world center for the
putting together and breaking up of
cargoes. The cargo of a big ship
may be carried to Colon and thence
distributed in many directions; some
To the eastern. some to the western
side of the continent. Requiring to
have bulk broken in any case, it will
frequently be possible to move the
business across the zone in freight
cars and save tolls. The expectation
has been in many minds, indeed, that
a four-track or even six-track rail-
road would before many years be
kept very busy with this class Of
traffic
i Il
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

mother whe endeapoing fill the duties Of that office,
school which her attended, and hng her
aroused investigated many the other Washington schools
Finding many conditions big and m which need be changed
she is trying to accomplish these reforms.
This MOTHER Mrs. G. Grospenor Dane, presents here few Of
the small problems for she thinks that big faults out OF little
Nevertheless several big serious prob
em which opeaxed eighth grade teacher principals
Mrs. Dave member of only Organization, the
Mothers Congress association believing that by
concentrating and efforts such society," she
ACCOMPLISH more than thew dpded
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

THE POETS PLANT.
cannot sing. the old songs,
sang long years ago,
For not one Of the old songs,
Will rhyme with Mexico.
Or Tehuantepec, Coatzacoalcos, Cha
pultepec. Vera Cruz-one minute, there
is a word which will rhyme with Vera
Cruz. but Secretary Daniels has cut it
out Of the navy's curriculum.
Hurry up. war. The team comes
home tomorrow and we need the space
Horace Greeley on Mediation-"Go
South. young man, and sloy UP with
the country"
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
What's on The Program, In
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-Columbia Lodge. No 9; Lebanon.
No 7: Grand Royal Arch school Of instruc-
ton; Martha Chapter. No. 4. Order OF
Eastern Star.
knights of Pythias-Syracusians Lodge. No
10: Rathbone Temple. No. S, Pythian Sis
ters
Odd FelIowsAuen.ref Lodge No I; Metropo.
lis, No. 16. and Phoenix. No. Is; Miriam.
No 6, Rebekah Lodge.
Interstate Commerce Cpmmissiop hearing.
mezzan!ne' floor. Kew Willard
Supper dance, by Mrs. Hawkswprth snd Mrs
Groner large ball room. New Willard.
Dancing special music the Home Club
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

was not present when Professor
Edouard Naville uncovered the store
city Of Ptthom,
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
NAVILLE'S GREAT DISCOVERY

Archaeological Institute America; Author of
Deciding Biblical Ctim;"
of Foreqn Missions Unite teran ChuIcn)
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
Amusements.

Nationally Briens Minstrels, S:16 p m.
Columbia-"Rosemary S:15 p. m.
Belasco-"Peg o Ny Heart" $40 p. m
Poll's-"Ohicer sSS." 2:l5 and sis D. m.
Eeith's-Vaudeville. els and S:l5 p. m.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:15 and S:l6 D. m.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
"Wish tn war
wuz over. My
favonte dish is
Chile Con Cana
but I'm skeered Z
admit It."

When the band plays THE Star
Spangled Banner" all good Americans
should stand up. And all the good
Mexicans should lie down.
1.-THE man who plays politics in the
face Of war Is q crimiIsll." says the
Secretary Of War. Not criminal,
just foolish. Never play politics in the
face Of anything. Behind its back II
the place.
THOSE DENATURED WAR
PHRASES.
Mediation In vexation.
Intervention 10 as bad,
Diplomacy doth puzzle me,
And armed truce drives me mad.
Don't know who 10 to be the Queen
of the May. but while wo are talking
In the potential mood. looks as II the
Goddess Of War Ii either the Queen
Of the Mays, or Queen Of the May
Nots. Depends on Huerta-
The race In not always to the feet.
still it il q good thing to have one
handy in case Of war. Eth, what?
The moving picture companies are
disguised over the lack Of action in
Mexico. Looks as II they will have to
70 back to Bound Brook. N. j.. for
some real Mexican war stage setting.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
Concert Today
" the q. S. Soldiers Home Band
st 4 p. m.

at 4 p. m.
JOHN 3. n. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
March, Tho Burning OF Rome"
PAUL
Overture, "Stradella" ........ .Flotow
Duet for Flute and Horn
Messrs. Bergh and F1nochiaro.
Selection, aida" Verdi
Two Irish songs
ia) "For Killarney and You"
Teasdale
% "I Love the Name Of Mary"
!" Olcott
Waltz saite-'The Children Of
SprinE" Waidteufel
CViolets)
Finale, Irish Beauties" ..Schwartz
"The Star-6pansled Banner"
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The young lady across the
way says she overheard her
father say that the lawyers gave
him a good grilling. and while it
was very nice of them to invite
him, she was afraid he had eaten
too much lobster % something,
as he didn't scent very happy
shout It.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

The Society for Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals is In favor Of individual
cups for horses. And Sir Tommy Lip
ton is in favor Of individual cups for
yachts.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

THE OLDEST INHAB sEZ-
The Washington times., 1914-05-01
Back to the Bible

loving trust the Author of the Bible is the best preparation
or Mise and profitable study the Bible seHeny Clay
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

The Federation Of women's Clubs
win give a concert az the Raleigh Ho-
tel on Monday evsnins. May I, for the
beneft Of the endowment and BUILDING
fund.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

Miss Helen McCumber was among
those entertaining at dinner last night
at the Army and Navy Club.
The Washington times., 1914-05-01

DIR. and Mrs. Lewis j. Battle, oi
1.Ol Kennedy street, entertained last
evening at a reception in honor oi
about forty guests. DR.. Cook spoke
Informally on his experiences In ths
arctic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-10
OLD MAN GRUMP'S, COLUMN Stories and Poems That the Old Heard Twenty
 Ago.
CASEY AT THE BAT. (By Ernes t Thayer.l

nine that day; nd then when coony ana Rrro1s did the ase A sckly silence fell upon the patrons of the straggling up in deep despair: hea s thought h @ if % ny eoaid get ha m @ at feas Wed with Casey the But preceded Blake. And the former was lulu and the he later,ssas caAe little chance caseys getting But a to wonderrnent And Blake the much despised tore the cover off the bal There Johnny second and Flynn a-huggng yell; 514lsd & throush the ya1lsy; r7ttled n the asl For Casey. mighty Casey was advancing to the bat place There pride in esys esaIing and smile caseys
  Five thousand appladed when he wiped them his shirt Defiance geaned in Caseys curled cases sphere hurtng through air & Ana Casey m stood ss5onS m it b, in hashsy grsnaeur there
  benches black with Like & the beating of the waves stern and distant shore shand charity great caseys visage shone He stIed the rising turnul he bade the He gnaled to the pitcher and the spheeod ignore said, t~ot" But scrnful look from Casey the audience ad And they that wouldn't He pounds with cruel violence his bat now the and now he it of blow
 In NIenno1tan in he s The band is playing and somewhere hearts there joy in Nfudv1le-nnighy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-10
LTIMORE READY TO SELL
 STAR PLAYERS

Because the fans in Baltimore have turned their backs on. Jack Dunn's Orioles, who are close to the top in tha international League race, it is rumored that he will soon dispose OF sorne of his high salarted players. Dunn has complained for some unae of the treatment accorded to lf1Hns ana also has va1nly asked Organized Baseball to come to his rescue. He ineamtz that if he stands pat he will lose nearly $70,00O of his own mon ev. and in view of Baltimore's craze for the Feds he is preparing to pro- tect himself.
 IF Dunn can secure the prices he has fixed for the releases of His best raen he threatens to dispose CT -rwumDIey, Cree Daniels, Glefcn- mann, Derrick and Ruth It is said tsfnen options on Ruth and Gleicn- mann, 1nasmuch as Connie Mack is believed to be closely Identified with Dunn ia a business way
 It sa said that the reason Organ Sxed Baseball has refused to help Dunn is due to the belief that he should receive assistance from the other International League clubs. One of the biggest men in the game said the other day that if the Inter national League which has been m es.rf@tence for many years could not ne1n Dunn after a warfare of sixty days with the Feds the circuit should not be entitled to either sympathy or support.
 It was pointed out that the Orioles would have many non-conhicttng dates in Baltimore, which ought to provide enough money to pay current axnenges But on top of this is the nrwurnent that Ruth and Cree alone are drawing &5.OBO salaries and that Dunnsa expenses for the year will reach at least $T5sOo0- At one of his recent games In Baltimore it is said that fHfty-cne persons paid for ad- rnisston tickets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-10
HEATING HIT
 HARD AND SOx
 BEAT YANKEES

Chicago, I1l., June 10--Aided by four misplays by the Yankees. the White sox took the final game of the series yesterday afternoon, tof4. Chances men made four errors, all figuring in White Sox runs.
 The batting was about the only thing that, kept up the interest of about 2.500 patrons. It was too warm to even watch the athletes perform.
 Two White Sox pitchers handled the engagement. Cicotte started the af- fair, pitted against Ray Keating. Ci- cotte underwent a trying time fooling through four full innings, two runs being scored in the third on three wall Iops. Not caring to firt with fate. Callahan called forth Jim Scott at the start of the fifth and the Yankees could not score on the Death Vale Iey'' curvist until the ninth, when a couple of runs scored were of no con- sequence. Ten hits were peeled off by the Yankees.
 Heating was allowed to go the dis- tances by his manager. The game was lost for him right in the first inning, when four hits, mixed with a pair Of bad errors, sent three runners over the pan after two were out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-10
KID WILLIAMS BEATS COULON::
 GAINS TITLE


 Vernon Cal, June 10-Kid Will Hams of Baltimore battled his way to the bantamweight championship here last night when he knocked Champion J ohnny CouIon out in the third round Williams style puzzled Coulon from the start and the champion was un- able to do any damage in the first two rounds.
 At the opening of the first round the crowd repeatedly called for Will Hams to 'sget in and do it," evidently assured that he was capable of mak- ing good his claim to the champion ship title. Coulon landed but one really effective blow during the short contest. Toward the close of the first round he managed to reach Williams face.
 Although the champion was obvf- ously outcIassed from the beginning his blow to Williams ceuntenance eIicited cheers from the crowd.
 The fighting was fast and exciting from the start Williams held the center of the ring and kept Cot1on sparring near the ropes. When the former champion received the blow which deprived him of his title he fell nearly under the ropes within a few feet of Williams corner.
 AS Referee Eyton raised the new champfon's arm sagnifying him to be the winner, the crowd rose and cheer