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The Washington times., 1914-06-03
A SIGNIFICANT MOVE.

The governor of Massachusetts,
has recommended to the legislature
of that State that i referendum cleo
tion be held, at which the voters may
Gecide whether the State shall take
over the controlling interest in Bos-
ton and Maine railroad shares. That
interest is now held by the Boston
Railway Holding Company. Tho
:hares of the company are in turn
held by the New Haven system. The
holding company was formed under a
special charter given by Massachu-
setts, and the State reserves therein
the power to take over the Boston and
Maine stock in certain contingencies.
The movement in favor of State
assumption Of this railroad has been
one of the notable incidents to the
critical railroad situation in New
England. That great industrial and
commercial section is remote from
the rest OF the country. 1t needs to
be insured, for all the future, in
possession of transportation facili-
ties that will serve its industries and
people with purpose of maintaining
New England's prosperity. The pos
sihility of being industrially and
commercially isolated has recently
given profound concern to thoughtful
people in New England. The idea Of
the metropolitan State of New Eng
land taking over a railroad system,
as guarantee of its security in fu-
ture, is a natural enough develop
ment out of these contemplations.
Whether such a proposal shall be
submitted to the people of Massachu-
sets, and whether or not it would
be accepted if submitted, Governor
Walsh has marked 4 new step in tbe
national consideration of the trans
portation question.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
STORE DELIVERY DE-
CISION.

Store delivery of freight, as
Washington and Baltimore for many
years enjoyed it, was an anomaly in
American railroad practice. 1t was
brought about as an incident to the
bitter competition between rail and
water carriers, and was conceded
only 10 these two cities because
of peculiar competitive conditions
affecting them. When the railroads
came into approximately complete
control of the water carriers hand,
ling business from New York and
far eastern points, there was. from
their point of view, no reason fol
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Florists Going to Boston
On a Chartered Steamer

fifty members and their families of
the Washington Florists Club. wi sail
II ON Baltimore on a charter"l steamer
for Boston to the Natlona! Convention
of Florists on August II. This =. son
was reached at last nights smUIcr lI"Ii
az 1914 i street northwest
George II. Cooke. the new president
o' the organization. was host AZ last
rights smoker. Il was announced ui"t
deIega tlons of florists from all over II
country are expected to attend t::. r ~
ton convention. Washington furis'E wi
mpcte for rri.e offered fNr display '
aud expect to be listed among :he WIN
Ters
Among those present were George "a.
{ coke, Robert l.. jenkins William T.
Cirde Clarance l.. Linz Edward :;
60 hmidt. George Dalglish. Edward Ne =
ct. anski Harry B. Lewis, Adplph GUIDE
II ederick II. Kramer. George Hess. J,
i;osnOsky of New York: W w. Kim
mel H. D. Blackstone, w lam Fur.
nrdfe John Anderson. Alber. Esch. Mil
ton Thomas. Otto Bauer. henry Witt
Minder. George Shaffer. d 'vid Bisset
- A. g. Oehmler. W. II. Ernest. Harry
Ley, c. A. Jenkins. John utman, J.
~ Phillips. and Charles St-rens.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
What's S on the Program in
Washington
TODAY.

Meetings, evening:
Observation-Disclosures Centennial Lodge, No.
Il: Osiris, No. IS; King Solomon. No. 81.
and East Gate. No "a: Columbia Chapter.
No l. and Brightwood. No. .. Royal Arch
Potomac Commandery. No. :? knights
Tempisr; Areme Chapter, No. 10. order OF
the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge. No. Z: Friend
ship. No. T. Federal City. No. 20. and
Harmony, No. 8: Mount Nebo Encampment.
No. g.
knights Of Pythias-Mount Vernon Lodge.
No. 5, and Union. No. %; Friendship Tenn
pie. No . Pythian Sisters: Washington
Company. No. 1, Uniform Rank.
United Daughters Of the Confeder1cy, meet
ing at p. m. New Willard.
American Game Protective and rropasation
Association meeting. New Willard
Concert. Marine Band. United States Cnpi-
tol. p. m.
Excursion employees Washinston-Virginia
Railway Company. Indian Head. ST. Johns.
foot Seventh street. p. m.
Concert. United States Soldiers Home Band.
Soldiers Home, p. m.
Lecture Street Safety Association, Mrs. Jes-
sic Mccall. Public Library. p. m.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

atorium to close its doors tempoN&
arily our patients were placed In diff
ferent institutions, and their wants
provided for as far. as our financaa~
permitted.
AS the sanatorium has now re-
opened, though under new manage
ment. our charges can again ne
cared for near their homes
frequently q newspaper appeal
has brought the clothing or other
help needed. and In some cases the
assistance rendered by our organiza-
ticn has been only partial. friends Of
the patients or other societies lend
ing helping hand.
0fen Only Source of Aid.
In many cases. however, The
Starmont Aid has been the only
source to which a sufferer could ap-
ply and We have ever given the help
asked. though ii frequently meant
renewed effort and appeal among
our members.
Through the courtesy of the New
Willard. the meetings of the Star
mont Aid have for the past four
years been held in some one of its
pariors. and during that period Mrs.
w. III. ShoIes has been its president.
Through her earnest and persistent
efforts and with the assistance Of
other efficient officers. and co-work-
ers, the membership of the Starmont
Aid has increased to its present pro-
portions and an encouraging fran
cial success has attended its various
efforts.
The management of the Raleigh
made possible last winter a dinner
anS bazaar. which yielded such an
encouraging sum of money that we
were able to considerably increase
our sphere of usefulness. Much Of
the detail work in connection with
these enterprises. as well as arrang-
ing for the care of patients, provid-
ing suitable clothing and looking
after various other wants, has oeen
personally superintended by the
president and the treasurer. Mrs. w.
c. Fitch. and for many years Mrs.
William Writ has served as record
ing secretary and lent her untiring
aid to all the undertakings
Though many of the patients COM
ing under our care have only been
provided with a safe and comfort
able place to- wage an unsuccessful
warfare against the dread disease
that had assailed thenl-yet we also
have known the joy of seeing per-
haps an equal number restored to
health and usefulness through our
efforts.
The Starmont Aid chooses to be
known as philantrophy rather than
a charity. helping hand held out
to those in need. and this is ever
the call We extend for the increase
of our usefulness.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
SALOON LOCATIONS.

People on East Capitol street held
a mass meeting to protest against
granting of license for another
saloon in their neighborhood. They
don't want it, they have al the
saloons in their vicinity that they
think are justified, and they insist
that the opinion of the general COM
munity ought to have weight with
the excise board, even though the
specific provisions of the law may
have been complied with.
1t occurs that the. saloon men
themselves should be the very ones
TO safeguard such neighborhoods
against such invasions as this. Put
ting saloon in a region that en-
ters such a protest as this one, is
calculated to bring upon the whole
saloon business the hostility and
opposition of a good many people
who have no particular objection to
saloons in their proper places and
circumstances.
The sentiment of Washington, and
particularly of Congress, toward the
saloon business, is not at this time
such that the saloon men can afford
to make themselves offensive. The
organization of liquor dealers could
serve its own necessities well by tax
ing organized action to discourage
the forcing of saloons on neighbor-
nccds that do not want them. It
would be merely an intelligent meas
Ire of self-protection.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Truths BY Women Who
Know 'oelyiy WS;te nfIps PIpsne aesn'
The Starmont Aid

Situated hill Washington Grove, Nd, about twenty
from Washington comfortable sdaatorium known
Starmon established through the efforts of Gen. George
NJ Stsrnberg no Society for the Prevention
tuberculosis realized nearby place where tuberculosis
patients could receive proper treatment
Appleton Clark who first president of this
ganzaon gives of how this philanthropy holds
helping need how hopes to be able to increase Is
rsefulness and of its struggle for existence.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

one lone, pathetic, inexcusable ex-
ample of a great employer, refusing
to adopt twentieth-century attitude
toward the people who labor for it?
Does Uncle Sam insist on the eX-
trcmes of the old barbarous doctrine
of laissez faire merely because he is
so rich that everybody knows he
could afford to be humane if he only
chose?
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
TOMORROW.

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-NavaI Lodge, No. 4. Hiram. No.
10; Lafayette No. 10. and William r.
Singleton. No. 20. monthly meeting. Ma
comic Board OF Relief: Esther Chapter.
No. .. Order OF the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge. No. 10. Excel
sior. No Il, and Salem, No. ..
knights of Pythias-Franklin Lodge. No. =;
J. r. Coldwell Company. No .. Uniform
Rank
National UnIon-William II Collins Council.
Meeting OF Committee on Federal Valuation
of Railroads. New Willard
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Am.usements.

National-'La Boheme." 2:l5 and Sis y. m.
CoIumbia-"Liberty Hail." Sis p. IN.
PoIis-"The Spendthrift." 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Keith's-vaudevilIe. 2:l5 and Sis p. lii.
Cosmos-VaudevilIe. continuous.
Casino-Feature photoplays. afternoon and
evening.
CrandalI's-Photoplays, afternoon and even
ing.
Glen Echo-An amusements
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
Amusements.

National-"Ia Boheme.'' Sis p. IN.
CoIumbia-'L.Iberty Hall" 2:i5 and S:l5 y. M
PoIrs-''The speudthrlft." 2:IJ and Sis p. m.
Keith's-vaudeville. els and Sis p. w.
Cosmos-Vaudeville. continuous.
Cssino-Feature photoplays. afternoon and
evening.
CrandaIis afternoon and even
ing.
Glen Echo-AIl amusements.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

Prof. Eliot has added The Village
Blacksmith" to his famous fve-foot
library. Strange the prof. didn't think
of this strategic move earlier. The
muscles Of his brawny arms could have
shouldered some OF the crude humor
hurled Eliotwards
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

This from West Virginia: The de-
partment Of prohibition also has begun
cataloging all the habitual drunkards
of the State. The lists are being COM
piled from the police chiefs and tho
sheriffs.'' That's an awful wallop to
take at the force.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

1t takes less space to tell you what
the ladies Will wear in bathing cos
tunes this year than to inform you
what they will not wear.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

Decorating the graves of the departed
civil war heroes is an excellent institu-
ton. But why not turn the same
amount Of energy to restoring the liv-
ing civil war veterans to their jobs
in the Government service?
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

Epitaphs are ornamental. but not
very nourishing. Give the ci-il wal
veterans back their jobs.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

The prohibition law which makes
West Virginia dry will be printed In
twelve languages. Begin to under
stand why the uncouth mountaineers
never taught their children to read.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

longer stretch Of rail than the main
roadbed.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
THE OLDEST INHAB SEz-

All this probing and probing Of the
New Haven fails to reveal the cause
Of the Inflammation. Looks as II they
will have to amputate
The Washington times., 1914-06-03
JUST A NOiNIIENI
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius. The
Sunshine Mani.

There Is a legend that Alexander told
friend to go to his treasurer and
get what money he wanted The treas
urer soon came. in great indignat ton.
to say that his friend had abused his
confidence. and ought to lose his head.
why. he has asked for $4,000. 600"
NO" said Alexander. he honors me
b. asking largely; he estimates my
friendship by thus exalting my ability.
Pay the draft"
We come to One who is richer in
worlds than the ocean shore is in
grains of sand. with ability to multiply
these worlds by infnity by word;
and we should say to our soul
Thou art coming to a Kin8t
Large petitions with thee bring,
For His grace and power are such
Thou canst never ask too much"
Bishop Warren.
There are some people who are al
ways talking about life being sad and
gloomy. They seem to see only the
dark side of II. They appear to look
out on the world through yellow vim
dows. and all things are yellow to them.
They count all the hard things-the Bit
ter cups. the disappointments. the
losses. the disagreeable or painful
things in their experience. They set
these down and dwell upon them and
talk about them-talk about nothing
else.
Now the truth is that these
very people could name a hundred
pleasant things to everv one of the
things that are painful or severe.-
j. r.. Miller. in Forward. -
.AIvays make the best OF them" was
Prince AIbert's motto in disappointment
The clouds We so much dread.
Are big with mercy. and VIII break In hless-
ings on your head.
Have note that's coming due?-Snnils;
EUsineSs matters all askew smile:
There'il he money when you're lead,
DO your best and keep ahead.
Grit your teeth and so shead-and Snf1s.
Nv. z. PARKER |!
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

1t will get New Yorkers good and
sore when they read Sir Conan Doyie's
assertion that he went to New York
to rest.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

Tine time to remember the dead j.
while they are still living.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

Chairman Barnes will be robbed Of a
keen piece OF enjoyment when he learns
that the colonel doesn't even get sea-
sick.
Now that ,Huerta has sent his wife to
Europe. feel more certain than ever
that the crafty dictator is determined
to cnjoy the summer in Mexico City.
cabareting and tangoing.
Militant SUITS are busting all the win
dows in the United Kingdom. The
small kid with his baseball and bat does
fairly we'll over here in the States.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

The charge d'anaires of Italy. Ric-
Cardo Borghetti. has leased cottage at
ranche ster, Mass where he will estab-
Esh the Italian embassy for the sum-
ner. He expects to leave Washington
this month for Manchester.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

n n ISS Louise Fairfax Robertson,
M daughter OF Mrs. Caroline Wy
V VILE Robertson. and George
Twyman Wood ir of Louis
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

The wedding of Miss Edith Stras-
burger, of Washington. to Arthur c.
Newmyer. of New Orleans, was SOL
emnized today at noon in the parlors
Of the Hotel Emerson. Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1914-06-03

ALWAYS make the best OF them" was
Prince AIbert's motto in disappointment
The clouds We much dread.
Are big with mercy. and Will break In hless-
ings on your head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

wednesday-M Sherden VS., Kid Kan
sas, Windsor, Ont; Freddie Duffy VS..
Terry Brooks. Augusta, Me-; Kid Alberts
VS.. Tommy Maloney. Marieville; Tony
Caponi VS.. Gus Christie. Indianapolis
Billy Walters VS.. c. Ferns, Kansas City;
Sam Langford VS.. Kid Cotton, Chatta-
nooga; Fred Yelle VS.. Jack Read, Web
ster; Ed Carr VS.. Young Jasper and Ted
dy Murphy VS.. Tony Lorenzo, Manches-
ter, n. II.
Thursday-Johnny Kilbane VS.. Kid
Julian, Syracuse: Mike Malta VS.. AL Shu-
bert, Lawrence; Johnny Dundee VS.. X.
o. Brown, New York; Joe ONeil VS..
Young Lapointe, Dover. n. H.
Friday-National amateur boxing cham
pionships, trials Mechanics Building;
Montreal amateur boxing championships,
trials; Mike Glover VS.. Haywood Briggs,
North Abingdon; Ed Flynn VS. Cliff Cote.
Biddeford; George Alger VS.. Tiger Young,
Lewiston; Tommy Murphy VS.. Willie
Richie, San Francisco.
aturday-National amateur boxing
championships. semi-fnals and finals,
Mechanics Building; Montreal amateur
championships. semi-finals and finals;
Tom Kennedy VS.. Jim Coffey, New York
Bill McKinnon VS.. Geo Rodel and Young
Mike Donovan VS.. Bat Kiebler. Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
POWNAL FIRE TAKES
THREE DWELLINGS

Pownal, Me-, April 14.-Fire which
burned three dwellings and threaten
ed more Monday afternoon, brought
out all the townspeople and gave the
men a hard fight The fire started
around the chimney in the house OF
William Daley and under the influence
of the high wind spread rapidly. The
Daley house and barn were quickly
consumed and little contents were
saved. From there the flames spread
to the house of George Crummett,
where nearly all the furniture was de-
stroyed. Then the home of Clarence
Worthing fell before the spreading
flames and only about half the con-
tents of the house were saved, through
heroic work by the family and neigh
bors.
The fire was checked by tearing
down the Crummett stable and the
blacksmith shop of Mr. Worthing was
saved by persistent work by the Are
fighters.
Mr.. Crummett's and Mr.. Workings
losses are about $4,000 each. the former
having an insurance of $500 and the
latter of $500. The Daley house was
an old structure, owned by w. S.
Jones, and was uninsured. MIR. Jones
loss is only a few hundred dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
Opening Dates of
Various Leagues

The opening and closing dates OF
the leading major and minor leagues
for the present season show that
majority open the season on or about
April IA, and complete their schedules
on Labor Day, Sept. Z. The playing
seasons for 90 of the more important
organizations follow:
National League-April IA. Oct. Z.
American League-April IA, Oct. 7.
Federal League-April Is, Oct. IA.
International League-April II, Sept
New York State League-April &c.
Sept. 49,.
Tri-State League-May 6, Sept. Z.
Texas League-April 0, Sept. Z.
Western League-April II, Sept. 81.
I. 1. l. League-April 2s. Sept. I.
Northern League-May s. Sept. T.
Southern Michigan League-May II,
Sept. 10.
South Atlantic League-Apru 6, Aug.
80.
New England League = April 20,
Sept. II.
Central League-April %, Sept. Z.
Pacific Coast League-March 81, Oct.
25.
Northwestern League-April IA, Sept.
q.
Virginia League-April 16. Sept. IL.
American Association-April IA, Sept.
81.
Southern League-April IA, Sept. IT.
Canadian League-May I, Sept. Z.
Kentucky Indiana-Tennessee League
May s, Sept Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
Sporting Gossip OF the Day
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn, n. Y, April 1.-THE Nation
al League season opened here today with
hurrah, Governor John X. Tener of
Pennsylvania, president of the organiza-
ton, throwing out the first ball. Brook
lyn defeated Boston s to 2 There was a
representation of a monster horseshoe of
flowers to Manager Robinson, who pleas
ed the big crowd of fans by showing
them team apparently far ahead of last
seasons in aggressiveness and all
around work. They outplayed the visit
ors in every department today, batting
hard and running the bases well.
Reulbach pitched brilliant ball during
the seven innings he occupied the box,
being taken out when the game appeared
safe. Boston's two runs were the result
of a scratch hit by Deal, single by
Whaling and Crutcher's double.
Brooklyns runs were scored while Ty-
Ter was in the box. In the second Smith
singled and after the next two men re-
tired Griffith muffed Miller's long fly,
giving the batter three bases and Dalton
singled, two runs counting. Daubert' s
single and Wheat's double brought in
the next run, and in the fourth Egan's
pass asd hits by Miller and Reulbach
added another. Four tallies came in the
fifth on a double, a pass and three sin
giles. Crutcher relieved Tyler and held
the Brooklyn's hitless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
FIELD AND TRACK,
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
McGraw with Big League q Years
And at II HasRec0rd NeverEqualled

With Mike at short would have
switched Fletcher to third base.
MY experience this spring has con-
vinceu me that big league team
should stay south until a few days
before the opening of the season.
There are two reasons for this. One
is that the weather is always good
down here early in April and it is
generally cold in the north until at
least the middle of the month. 1 don't
believe in the theory that players
should be taken north early to get
accustomed to cold weather. Pitchers
trained as mine have been in the last
two weeks will not get sore arms,
even If we encounter inclement wealth
er at the beginning of the season.
Another reason is that | think big
league clubs are slowly baseballing
their public to death with spring series
and other interleague exhibition games.
These games take the edge off the
opening of the regular championship
season. get the fans weary of a team
before the flag race begins and cheap
ems baseball in genera. We have
never played more than three or four
games at home before the season start
ed and this year the fans in New
York will not get peek at us until
we play in Brooklyn. They won't have
a chance to get tired of US before the
season begins.
THE angle that some penny grab
bling big league clubs get and also
some of these clubs in the south. is
that = training trips prime object is
to make money or at least break even
on expenses. The New York club
does not figure that way. We played
to less than 100 persons at Houston
last week, because / wanted the prac-
tee The Houston people wanted to
call off the game because there was
no money in at the gate, but we
played nine innings.
TT seems to me that the Brooklyn
club and the Yankees risked much to
play their spring series this year.
They got out of the south before this
last stretch of good weather began
and are experiencing cold weather
around New York for two weeks be-
fore the opening of the regular sea-
son.
1T do not believe such a series pays.
/ read in a New York paper that the
attendance at the second game in
Prooklvn was only 1900 on account of
cold weather, and not more than 5000
at the opening game. We played to
| more people than that in our first two
games in New Orleans. and got two
splendid workouts besides. We had
1890 at the Monday game. We may
not be getting major league prices
but we are getting the work"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
"Just Like You Men,"

Men are idealists. women are real
lists" said Mrs. Wilkins Freeman, the
noted novelist, at tea in Metuchen.
.'Womans realism, which begins in
childhood, makes her seem cynical.
where she is only perspicacious. Take,
for example, the story of little Mary.
Little Mary, a Metuchen girl, was
set to watch a flock of chickens. The
hens kept together very well. but the
rooster was inclined to wander in
quisitively towards another flock of
chickens next door.
After a while she thought she had
him cured of the wanderers habit, and
took up her doll a moment. But when
she lifted her head, there were the
hens together in the corner and there
was the rooster strutting toward the
next yard.
Come back here cried Mary.
Come back to your own family
But the rooser kept straight on.
Mary looked at him a moment, dis
gustedly, then she said in low bitter
voice.
That's just like you men!' -
y. Y. Sun.