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New Britain herald., 1914-04-03

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New Britain herald., 1914-04-03

These pills have become favor Ably known. as they afford promp,
 relief in disorders Of the kidneys and bladder. Care should be taken to restrict the diet when kidneys acne. ..... 33c
The Washington times., 1914-05-28

Big cities have been found to be
slovenly and shiftless in their house
keeping. when thrift was not demanded.
The Bureau of Municipal Research In
New York city recently reported many
examples of lack OF thrift and waste.
The adoption of business thrift in that
citys affairs is rapidly reducing ex-
penses and will reduce taxes in time.
Twenty-four employees and keepers
were being paid to watch eleven prison.
ers in Ludlow street jail; water faucets
were dripping enormous waste all over
the city at times when the reservoir
supply was so low that people could
not get enough Of it clean to take a
bath.
Here are some of the rssults of the
examinations and recommendations of
the bureau: At Bellevue Hospital 5000
saved by buying HALVES" and quar-
ters'' instead of cuts OF meat. and s1S0
yearly by standardizing poultry. Fur
naces intended for IS coal are not fed
a IS grade. A saving OF l.e0O. 900 by the
board OF city record by standardizing
the quantity, quality and form of Of
fetal reports and books and city record
printed.
Thrift? There was s722.0oo in water
waste discovered at cost of S71 900;
5000 600 saved in seven years by the
Board of Education through the
standardizinG of fuel. and so on.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
TAKE THE TIMES ALONG.

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Building.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28

that at that period only few people
were yet convinced that the world
was really round. To those who still
stuck for the notion that it was fiat,
the discovery Of a new continent
didn't point to the certainty that
there must be some more ocean on
the other side.
Balboa died, according to the best
information now available, believing
he had found the eastern margin of
the Pacific; but, of course, he didn't
know for certainty. He might have
landed on an island and marched
across it, to ge. Il view of the At
lantic from its western side. 1t hap
pened that in fact he was the first
person to cross the American conti-
nent and see the eastern margin of
the Pacific from that point of view;
therefore he is said to have discov-
cred. the Pacific. What ne discovered
III ldCI Ndo lIldl lllcEc was OH oSSoh
on the other side of it. Magellan, by
circumnavigating the globe first,
gave the real demonstration that the
ocean which lay on the western side
of the newly found America was the
same ocean that lay on the eastern
side of Asia. Balboa didn't prove his
case. He was in the situation of the
good Doctor Cook, assuming that the
doctor actually got to the North
Pole, but couldn't prove it. In the
case of Balboa, other people followed
him, and demonstrated that his guess
was good: that he had crossed a
continent, at its narrowest part, and
seen a different ocean. Moreover Bal
boa is credited with giving the Pa
cific its name; which is really fur
ther proof that he didn't know much
about what he was finding, for the
Pacific isn't pacific at all.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
MAIL BAG
(FrOm The Times Readers.)

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
| have been very much interested IN
the question of Sunday baseball. II
ceems to me that the discussion of
this matter has not yet reached the
root of the difficulty.
Clergymen and !aity have said great
deal about the evils OF Sunday sports
and amusements, and how they inter-
fere with church attendance, produce
immortality etc No doubt from their
viewpoint this is true.
But what does the desecration of any
religious day have to do with civil
law and its enforcement? There are
thousands of persons who live III the
playing ball on Sunday is. any more d
sin than indulging in the game on other
DAYS of the week. Others do not care
for religion at all. How then can laws
be enacted and uphefi that support the
opini ons and dogInas OF a church or the
churches? Are not the statutes of this
city or of the nation made 10 protect
all, and not just a few
II the churches expect to gain the
respect and affection of these without
the fold. should tn@y not go about their
evangelical iabors in a different way
than by arbitrarily robbing unbeIieyrrs
of their natural and Just civil rigots1
We submit that WASHINGTON Is M,
the place. nor the twentieth century the
time. TO revive aSain the diving embers
of religious persecution. Laws of tIIs
character ought to be In a mu.enm
and not In a STATE house Trey bclony
to the must past when rack and fagot
were the chief argument to uphold re-.
liyious doGmaS.
The work OF the true church Is IN
Ireach the Gospel. All Judging and
furnishing for fi.ilur- 10 accenI this
message from God is to be left T. The
One who alone Knows the motives Of
men. c. T. HOLMES
Takoma Park. u, C.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
LIBRARIES AND LIBRAR-
lANS.

"Of the making of books there is
no end" Likewise "of the task of
making books useful" That task is
me one which librarians have set for
themselves.
The American Library Association
meets once each year, sometimes in
California, sometimes in Maine, and
sometimes in North Carolina, but al
ways with the same purpose, to pro-
mote the profession of librarianship.
Librarians are taking themselves
seriously, too seriously some people
think, but they have tremendously
important task and eventually their
function in the promotion of citizen
ship will be as generally recognized
as is the function of the teacher. The
public library, say they, is an in
tegral part of public education. They
even think of themselves as teach
ers, not simply as adiuncts to the
teaching profession. They say fur
ther that there is no longer merely
teaching profession, but the profes-
sion of education. which has two
branches, teaching and librarianship.
With this thought as a basis, librar-
fans are specializing IN their work &c
that rney may become helpful in ally
kinds Of education.
In addition to the public librarian
we have the university and college
librarian, the school librarian, and
librarians for almost every branch of
the arts and sciences and of the in
dustrial world. Special libraries in
the last fifteen years have multiplied
so that corporations, business houses,
banks, ard brokerage firms, to name
only a few, see the advantage of
having a library under the direction
CT n competent librarian.
The columns of the newspapers
have contained much information
concerning the convention now in
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
The Ways of Thrift
CITY BUSINESS RIGHTED.

Where there Is much money and the
spirit OF prodigality prevails the
thriftless have full play. In some
OF the smaller American cities i'm
proved political conditions and the
consequent thrifty administration OF
public business is bringing out a
better state OF affairs. Particularly
good examples of municipal affairs
are seen in western Canada. Edmon-
ston. Alberta, has just opened a puD-
lie cold storage plant. up to date In
every way. Calgary is having all
vacant lots plowed by the city pars-
department. and made ready for rent
al to the citizens. The plan provides
that any citizen, on deposit of one
dollar a year for rental may secure
the privilege of cultivating one un-
occupied city lot for garden produce.
This will not only greatly beautify
the city, but will materially reduce
the cost of living by increasing the
supply of home grown, vegetables.
President Simon W. Straus of the
American Society for Thrift recently
presented plan to the Bureau Of
Education at Washington proposing
the use of vacant lots by the public
school children all over this prodigal
country that thrift should be taught
and family gfocery bills be decreased.
Commissioner Claxton said 500. 000.-
600 year would be added to family
incomes by school gardens.
Copyrighted 1914. American Society for Thrift.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
CLOSED STREET CARS.

A proper subject for the attention
If the Public Utilities Commission,
pretty nearly everybody in Washing
ton will agree, is the failure of the
street car companies to provide a
full equipment of open cars for the
summer season. The old-fashioned
Oox-car with windows opened doesn't
serve the purpose of hot weather and
crowds. The open car with trans
verse seats does not lend itself
10 overcrowding. Maybe that's
me reason, or part Of the
reason. why the street car au-
thorities don't generally adopt it.
Maybe they have other reasons,
which presumably, if elucidated in
detail, would constitute additional
demonstration of the superiority of
private over public management. But
the people who have TO be packed in
10 the aisles of ill-ventilated and
unventilated cars in the heat of such
days as this week has brought, will
oe hard to convince.
In this matter of street car COM
fort it is doubtful if there is a town
in the country which can make so
little claim in behalf of its transit
service. Universal equipment with
open cars for summer is to be
found in cities where the climate
does not begin to impose the discom-
forts that are felt here. 1t is not
only inconsiderate of the public's
comfort, but it is in fact, a short
sighted policy for the street car lines
themselves. More people would use
the country-bound trolleys for even
ing and afternoon trips if there were
some prospect of deriving some
pleasure from the trip.
1t is true that a complete double
equipment of cars, closed ones for
winter and open for summer, would
cost money. But other cities have
them; why not Washington? More
over, the added expense is not so
!arge as might at first appear. A
closed car will not be wearing out in
the summer, if an open one is max
ings the trips in its place.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28

While In the social and domestic
agency. a burning problem to every
housekeeper. the servant question,
can be satisfactory solved. Or by
chance IL Is a companion, q house.
Keeper, a practical or a traineS
nurse. etc, who II necessary to COM
plete the comfort of the home.
To sum up the situation in a few
words, the board of managers Of
the Gentlewomen's League claim
That an endeavor is made to help
every woman who crosses the thres-
hold of the shop. that business is
conducted on strictly business prin-
cipals. and that patrons obtain full
Value OF money expended.
Has Taken In eI6,saa.zs.
Two years and a half have passsd
since the door of the Gentlewomen's
League has had the latch string
out" and In this comparatively short
space Of time the sum of S1s,s2. =
has passed through the hands of the
treasurer. This amount, less 10 per
cent, has been paid out to women to
aid in the struggle for existence.
The present board Of -nanaSers is
as follows: President. Mrs Randall
Hoes: vice president, Miss Mary
Morris Amber: recording secretary,
Miss Charlotte Campbell; Correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Katharine Alter
bury Brastow: treasurer. Mrs. z. l.
McClelland; assistant treasurer. Mrs.
William Sinclair; board of managers,
Mrs. Frank Anderson. Miss NJ. B.
Chancellor. Mrs. Charles E. Clapp.
Mrs. Edward Cohen. Miss Kate c.
Colt. Mrs Ryan Devereux. Miss
Gouverneur. Mrs. Monte Griffith.
Mrs. R. A Heaton, Mrs. Walter
Hutchins. Miss Rosalie Johns, Mrs.
Thomas Simm Lee, Mrs. Thomas w.
Lockwood, jr., Mrs. Henry F. Moore.
Mrs r. Ross Perry. Mrs. George T.
Porter, Mrs. Francis J. Ricl.s. Miss
NJ. T. Tiffey, Mrs. Harriet 8. Tur-
ner. Mrs Thomas II. Wilson.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
THE BALBOA FAIR.

An international exposition is to
open at Panama November 3 next,
commemorative of the discovery of
the Pacific ocean by Balboa. 1t is
only recently that the historical ex-
perts have come to the pretty def
lIite conclusion that Balboa is en-
titled to the unqueStioned credit for
this discovery, and the exposition
will be marked among other things
by the dedication of u monument to
him.
Balboa discovered" the biggest
thing on this earth: an institution SO
big that it seems very probable
somebody else would have found it
if he hadn't. More than that, he
didn't discover it at all. Millions
and millions of people had lived on
it for scores of centuries; on both
sides of it. What Balboa discovered
was not that the Pacific ocean was
here, covering something less than
half the earth's surface, but that it
lay on the other side of the Ameri-
can continent. Columbus crossed the
Atlantic, supposing that it separated
Europe from the east coast of Asia.
He ran the nose of his ship against
some lands that didn't seem to be
Asia, and that proved finally to be a
new continent. Finding the new con-
tinent would have made it very sp-
parent that there was another ocean
on the other side, save for the fact
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
JUST A MlOMIIENT,
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius, the
Sunshiue Man.

May I give you an incident which
heard father tell of his little child
whom he dearly loved and who was his
everyday companion? One night word
was brought to him that the child SEEM
ed restless and troubled, and was moan
ing in her sleep as II In pain. He went
ur to her room AMI found 1t was as he
had been told. He quietly approached
ns sns sss s saek ss arm ae5 into ais sha
troubled graceful sleep. Thinking that
she wakened for an instant and then
had gene to sleep. knowing that he was
near her, after while he left her as
quietly as he came In the morning
no knowledge that he had been In the
rcCm- Yet the presence Of love was
there, unknown but felt. unconsciousIy
realized but realized.-Ioseph N. Blanch-
ard.
Faith and fear 10 blend. thank God,
They are as oil and water in a mans
sonl and the oil will float above and
quiet the waves What time am
afraid'-there speaks nature and the
heart II will trust in thee"-there
speaks the better man within. lifting
himself above nature and circumstances
and casting himself into the extended
arms of God, who catches him and
keeps him .safe.-AleSander Maclaren-
y.ould'st shape a noble life, Then cast
No backward glance toward the past
And though somewhat be lost and gone.
Yet do thou act as one new born;
What each day needs. that shalt tkou
ask,
Each day will set its proper task.
Goethe.
One always has time enough, II one
will apply 1t welL-Goethe.
The prayer that begins with trust
fulness and passes on into waiting.
even while In sorrow and sore need.
vii, always end in thankfulness and
triumphant praise--Alex. MacLaren.
There Is q courtesy of the heart: II
Is allied to love. From IL springs the
pufest courtesy In the outward be-
havioI.-Goethe.
That picture in 4 noted art gallery Of
Europe which represents the Clouds
full of faces. win never be forgotten
by any one who has seen 1t, as an ex-
preston Of the intelligence and wis
dom and love that rule even IN the
storm.-Arthur T Pierson. d. d.
II IL were not for hope the heart
would break.-French.
What tho on her cheek the rose loses
its hue,
Her ease and good humor bloom all
the wear through.
Time still. as he flies. brings increase
to her truth.
And gives to her mind what he steals
from her youth Moore.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
What's on The Program, in
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-New Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9. and
George c. Whiting. No. %: Washington
Chapter. No. . Royal Arch; William F
Hunt Chapter. No. l6. Order OF the Eastern
Star.
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge. No. 10. Har-
mony, No. 9. and Friendship, No. l..
knights OF Pythias-Harmony Lodge. No. q:
: J. T Coldwell Company. No. Z. Militant
National Union-Bancroft and Dahlgren Coun-
ellis and District Cabinet.
Maccabees-District Tent. No s.
knights OF Columbus-keane Council
Department OF Interior Baseball Night and
Special Dancing. Home Club. IL Jackson
place.
Washington vs.. Detroit. 2:i5 p. m
AMusements.
Sational-"Tales of Hoffman, S:15 D. M
Colum bia-''Mrs Temples Telegram" els ,.
m and sis D. m.
PoIi's~:The Governors Lady" 2I5 and Sis
y. m.
notwithstanding. 2:l5 and s:l5 .. m
Cosmos-Vaudeville. continuous.
Casino-Feature photoplays. afternoon and
evening.
crandalrs-Feature photopIays. afternoon and
evening.
Glen Echo-An amusements.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
I ruths By Women Who
Hrou, A Shop For the Aid
NIlOW of All Women
The Gentlewomen's League

The Gentlewomens League what the implies League
for genwomen This association has established Headquarters
where the handwok impoverished disposed of to
their advantage.
There domestic aeencv
that the ledgne endeapor bunesse help every
within its scope
The different which this is accomplished told bp
Mrs. Hoes served as president of this So
ce and has done much extending usefulness
Pv
The Washington times., 1914-05-28


yesterday was one Of the most
i delightful hospitalities of the
spring season, and brought to-
gether, probably for the last time this
season, large gathering Of members of
official. diplomatic, and residential
society.
The President and his daughter, Mrs.
Francis B. Sayre, who is visiting her
parents. received the guests. In the abb
sence of Mrs. Wilson, who has not
completely recovered from a recent III
ness. They stood in the Green Room,
which was decorated attractively with
palms, ferns, and potted hydrangeas,
fuschias. and other spring blossoms.
The President wore a comfortable look
ing white flannel suit, and Mrs. Sayre
was in shell pink chiffon gown trim
med with cream lace and a wide girdle
of flowered ribbon. The guests passed
into the East Room.
At exactly i:30 o'clock the first number
on the program was given. Assisted
by Melville A. Clark. harpist, and Miss
Marion David. pianist, Miss Margaret
Wilson sang a group of German and
French songs, and the last numbers
were favorites Of the President, and
included 'Leezie Lindsay" an old
Scotch ballad. and THE Low Backd
Car" by Samuel Lover.
After the music the President led the
way through the Red corridor and the
Green Room to the south balcony and
down into the garden, where beauti-
fully adorned tea table was arranged.
but before the guests had ell been
served a thunderstorm came up, and
dignifed diplomats. Congressman, and
members of the army and navy were
seen scampering hither and thither as
sisting the women guests to places Of
shelter.
Among the guests were the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Bryan. the At
torney General and Mrs. Burleson and
their daughters. the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels. the Secretary
OF Agriculture and Mrs. Houston. the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Lane. the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Redfield. and the Secretary
Of Labor and Mrs. Wilson: the dean
of the Diplomatic Corps and Nine.
Jusserand. the Russian Ambassador
and Nine. Bahkmeteff. the Italian
Ambassador. the Japanese Ambassa-
dor and Fiscountess Chinda. the new
Chinese Minister and Nine. Shah and
Miss Shah, Mime. de Pezet and her son.
Alfonso Washington Pezet. Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs. Holmes. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Hughes. Senator and Mrs. Mar
tine. Senator and Mrs. Reed. Mrs.
James r. Mann. Mrs. Parker. Mrs.
Giffn, Miss Eta Josslyn Giffin.
william ]. ,Roardman. Miss Boardman,
DR.. and Mrs. Mason, their house
guests: Mrs. La Sale Corbell Pickett.
Carmen A. Fabricio. the violinist:
Senator and Mrs. salisbury, and sem
ator and Mrs. romerene.
J. E. Lefevre. of the Panama legation,
left last night for Mohonk Lake.
Washington society has n special rea-
son for being interested in the campaign
against tuberculosis in Porto Rico, as
so much of the success of this cam
paIgn is due to the untiriag efforts of
one of its members. Miss Margarey
Coltcn. who. during the four years
when her brother was governor OF tho
island. was president of the Anti-Tu-
bercuIosis League of Porto Rico. A
branch of this league has built the new
The Washington times., 1914-05-28
GETTINGTHE OTHER SIDE

VI SOiuiiiuio 10 pSSliliiiiiS, tAhooSh
the Crosser subcommittee, to look at
the other side of the public owner
ship question. Until now, the hear
ings have been devoted entirely to-
the vociferations of gentlemen af-
fliated with the profitable business
of private ownership of public utili-
ties, who have been telling the Gov
ernment that it hasn't brains and
sense enough to run the public serv-
ices, but that they-the vociferators
have. That may prove thorough
ly satisfying and convincing argu-
ment to the gentlemen who run the
Government. 1t is possible that they
will concede the point. You never
can tell what gentlemen in politics
may do.
Anyhow it has been persistently
declared that there is no real public
opinion in this community in favor
of public ownership. On that point
The Times begs leave acutely to diff
fer. The Times knows otherwise. 1t
goes so far as to felicitate itself
that it knows more about real pub
lie sentiment on this question than
any public utility management in the
town.
If this were an American town,
instead of sort of royal duchy, we
could find out by the simple expedi-
ent of having the folks vote on the
question. General Harries opined
the other day that in that sort of
test there would be almost no senti-
ment for ownership by the public.
General Harries lives in Chicago. He
used to live here. He knows that
throughout the long series of refer
endums in Chicago, on the subject Of
public ownership of street cars, the
public always wabbled by huge ma
jority to the public ownership side;
and The Times ventures to oppose to
the eminent militarist it's own opin-
ion that if public ownership of one
or all the utilities here were submit
ted to a vote of the people it would
carry by majority so big that the
Harries diagnosis would be made to
look exceedingly ridiculous.
Why should the question not be
submitted to the people of Washing
ton? 1t would not need to be bind
ing on Congress or anybody else, but
it would give chance to determine
once for all whether the people really
want or don't want public owner
ship. If public sentiment has any
thing to do with it-and evidently
gentlemen who insist so strongly on
talking about it think it ought to
then public sentiment ought to be
fncw. Why shouldn't the Crosser
if it can do nothing else,
initiate a measure providing for
referendum on a set of questions in
aspects of this issue?
Chicago's settlement of the street
railroad question was guided from
start to finish by the expressions of
the public at its series of referendum
elections. There were some contra
dictions, at times, between the an
swers given to particular questions.
The thing was not always direct and
logical. But one thing was made
perfectly plain, and that was that the
town was determined not to give
franchises to private
and that it wanted pub
lie ownership just as far and Just
as soon as that could be had. if such
a referendum was possible, practical.
and useful in Chicago, why not here?
The Washington times., 1914-05-28

session. This is an indication that
the aims and accomplishments of Ii
hrarianship have become of popular
interest; of popular interest, because
they reach all classes of people and
literally take to them the opportunity
to read.
The Washington times., 1914-05-28

Can't complain of washington's being
dull in the summer Motormen on the
new herdic line can chase pedestrians
right up the Capitol steps, IL the incli-
nation seizes them.