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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911.
I
The College Park aviators took out
.their whole box of tricks for the
benefit of the crowds who came out to
(enjoy Labor Day.
; Marshall Hall and Colonial Beach
jhave closed for the season, which has
Jbeen one of the most successful In the
history of these popular resorts. ,
, Chief "Wllkie and his merrle men are
,cn the trail of that Mona Lisa. Any
plcttye with a smile that won't come
off must give a good account of Itself.
Here Is a convention which came to
Washington without expenditure by the
(Chamber of Commerce. The United
iBUtes Potters' Association will hold Its
pnnual convention here October .5. to 13.
The Columbia players have, personally
pnd professionally, made a number of
iwarm friends during the summer sea
son, and it is with genuine regret that
jthe period of their departure is antlcl
jPfcted. Alt. Rainier is in the midst of a three
(days' carnival for publicity purposes
land for the Joy of living. But it would
Hake more than three days to exploit
jail the delightful resources of Mt
jRalnter.
Granville C. Bradford was not ex
actly out after' any records, but he
probably made one by holding the steer
ing wheel of an automobile for forty
c!ght hours o'n a stretch on his recent
Jtrip to York and return. .
Germans of the Capital gave an x
cellent object lesbcn In practical charity
5'csterday when they managed their
'3-abor Day celebration so that all the
financial returns could be used for the
.benefit of the German Orphan Asylum.
Once more It Is In evidence that this
Is some town when It comes to interest
Jn sports. The whole community want
ed to read the details of the Gotch
sHackenschmldt wrestling bout out in
Chicago, it was a close second with
the Beattie trial.
Los Angeles and Cleveland are the
only cities reported' as competing for
the next national letter carriers' con
tention, which is being held this week
n Rochester. iVhy not wire Postmaster
General Hitchcock to extend an invita
tion for Washington?
Another Washington young woman,
nstead of screaming or fainting
sway, simply chased the bold burglar
prom her room. If this keeps up the
jRrglars will endeavor to confine
(their depredations to bachelor quar
ters altogether.1
The Potomac Boat Club is home
Again, bringing one victory and one de
feat from Baltimore. Their friends arc
i.
roud of the record they made and are
fehowerlng the oarsmen with congratu
lations. It is ono of the finest teams
in all these rivers, bays, and estuaries.
The lives of canoeists In the Sasin
ifcre now as well protected aa could"
't6 reasonably expected. Colonel Cos
by has placed twenty-five buoys on
.posts erected' at intervals of about
100 feet. That they may 1e. the more,
leasily seen they have been painted
ptrhlte.
In his initial address in the District,
Dr. Davidson, the new superintendent
of schools, showed that his admirers
had not overestimated his ability as a
speaker. He paid an honest compll
'ment to the army of school teachers
of the country and their fidelity to
their work.
Charles W. Darr the Chamber of
Commerce attorney. ls quite right, ltj
Is Just as well to have no law as to
I nave one wnicn carries no sanction.
TThe thing to dovls to pass the Anderson
ibllL conferring upon the District Com-
'lilssfoners to power to enforce unlver-
jBal transfers. '
The people of the District are heartily
i In accord with Pension Commissioner
JJavenport in the desire to restore the
.Pension building to its pristine beauty.
The mass, of debris wnich lias ccu-
! inula ted in the court and elsowhere does
Ixtot give its attractions a .fair show. It
.Js time to refurbish It and make It
frrhat it used, to be.
, Appreciation of the culture, good
taste and discrimination 6f Washing
ton Is evidenced In the announcement
f this years Style Show to be neld
jat Rauscher's, October 23, 24, and 25.
This exposition of fashion not onlywlll
be attractive to Its ;patronv 'but .b
trill be of decided benefit to the mer-
ebants or the Capital.
t
Th laying of tne cornerstone of
ffceaew, million-dollar ScotUrt Bite
temple Trill be art elaborate and im
pressive ceremony, in "which distin
guished Masons from all' over the
country will participate. The build
lng will be one of the handsomest
structures in Washington, or Indeed,
In the wrrele country.
REPUBUCANNATIONAL CON
YENTION NOT YET OVER.
' Political developments with respect
to the Republican side of the coming
Presidential campaign have been rapid
since the close of the extra session of
Congress. They have come in a fash
ion not to be expected in the .dull sea
son of summer at a time when there
is usually a lull in politics as in ev
erything else. Their effect has been
to make one thing clear, and that is
that the Republican national conven
tion is not yet over. What is' more,
there are constantly increasing signs
that the outcome of it will not be de
termined until the actual voting has
taken place.
Much has happened since the Presi
dent vetoed the tariff bills to shatter
the widely held assumption that his
nomination is a certainty. Those ve
toes, especially the veto of the wool
bill, brought on tho President a flood
of criticism. Much of this was sharp
est in quarters where the President
had "gained friends by his course on
reciprocity. The President's insistence
on revising schedules only after get
ting the reports of the tariff board
failed to satisfy most revisionists, who,
generally speaking, are more parlic'
ular about seeing schedules, reduced
than they are about having them re
duced by any special process. On the
heels of the vetoes came the speech of
the President at Hamilton, Mass., and,
regardless of the truth of what the
President said, the tone of it was not
felicitous. It was not calculated to
breed harmony in the Republican
camp. And it has "accomplished just
what might have been expected. It
has been taken as the forerunner of
speeches on the long Western trip in
which the President will assail the, in
surgent leaders in their own States,
and will thus stir, up still more the
antagonism of hundreds of thousands
of progressive Republican voters,
Not only is the outspoken course of
the President not calculated to bring
him needed votes on election day, but
it has greatly added to the activity
of the insurgent leaders who arc bent
on preventing the nomination of !Mr.
Taft for another term. Headquarters
have been opened here, and almost
simultaneously the foremost insurgent
Republicans in Congress are coming
out in open opposition to the President.
They are speaking out for Senator La
Follette primarily, but at the same
time are taking a course calculated
to force the Republican party to nomi
nate some man other than Mr. Taft,
preferably a progressive. They are
laying emphasis on the assertion that
the President, if nominated, will be de
fcated, an assertion which is certain
to make thousands of Republican poll
ticians and officeholders the country
over think seriously on the problem of
what course to take to make them
selves most sure of holding fast to
jobs they have or getting others they
covet. In the next three months there
will be great activity on the part of
the anti-Taft element, and many
States will be flooded with speakers,
It is possible that La Follette himself
will make a great swing around the
circle in the West.
True, on the face of things, it is im
possible to sit down and figure out
just where the delegates arc to come
from to prevent the nomination of
President Taft. The surface indica
tions seem to make his'renomination
a certainty. But on looking below
the surface it is seen- there is no such
certainty as is generally assumed.
With a powerful and aggressive 'ele
ment in his party - in active revolt
against him, and with many Republi
cans who are not fighting the Presi
dent uncertain whether he is- the
strongest to nominate, it is a safe
prediction that a large share of the
delegates will go to the Republican
national convention, not ()with their
minds made up, but wondering where
to turn. Already there is an ominous
amount of talk of compromising on
some third man, and such names as
those of Governor Osborn of Michi
gan, Secretary of the Interior Fisher,
Governor- Hadley of Missouri, and
Senator-Cummins are mentioned. And,
always, there is Roosevelt. Stranger
things have happened than that tho
convention should find itself driven or
stampeded to nominate a man to head
the ticket now little discussed in con
hection with the Presidency.
GOTCH TRIUMPHS IN OLDEST
OF SPORTS.
No sporting event since the' Heno
mill has attracted so much attention
as the wrestling match in Chicago yes
terday, where Frank Gotch, the Iowa
fanner boy, 'successfully defended his
world championship by defeating
George Hackenschmidt,- the "Russian
lion." It was the econd time they
had met, and'the victory of the young
American was even more decisive than
it was three years ago, when the. strug
gle lasted for more than two lours.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the
interest aroused throughout the world
Dy wis sporting event, visitors were
present fromall over the United States
and even from England. For -weeks it
has beea the one absorbing topic in
athletic circles whose vernacular is
thMMMtrteriri: juhL J-MlMptriratlwr
than hits and runs and bases, and the
partiality for Gbtch, based upon- his
past perfbrmanceswas stimulated by
a certain patriotism. - It' would have
ieen humiliating if the championship
had left the country which holds the
America's Cup, and which' has long
stood supreme; in this the most an
cient of all athletic sports,
For such it is. There are sculptures
from Egypt and Nineveh which show
that it was injull flower when the
Pyramids were still new and the hang
ing "gardens of .Babylon were fresh and
fragrant realities. Ik reached, a high
state of perfection under the Greeks
and was cherished by, those full-blooded
Romans whose cry. was for bread and
circuses. If this lusty granger from
Iowa, with " his knotted muscles and
cat-like quickness, had' lived in the
time of Nero the most skillful" of sculp
tors would have wrought his muscles
in marble, the most giftedof the sons
of song would have been proud o cel
ebrate his triumph.
From then until now tho interest in
the sport has never died away, and, in
fact, has scarcely waned. Rival
wrestlers from London and Westmin
ster met -upon the mat to entertain
the early Plantagenets, with a sheep
or a shoat as a guerdon in addition
to the plaudits of admiring thousands.
Times have changed, indeed, when the
prize represents pounds where it once
stood for pennies, and special trains
convey .eager- thousands to the ring
side. But the change has not involved
any loss of interest in the antique
game, where the full strength and cun
ning of acknowledged masters are
brought into 'play.
Even the most phlegmatic of Amer
icans must feel some thrill of pride
that the champion is his fellow-coun
tryman,
BOOSTING THE APPLE AND
ITS PRODUCTS.
The great American pie belt is slow
ly slipping down. For many years it
has covered Washington, where' many
patriots boast their ability to make
that great cfief d'oeuvre, the applie
pie, as skillfully as any New Eng
lander of them all. If there be stick
lers who insist that we have not yet
caught the divine gift, it should also
be remembered that the children of
Israel, even in the land of milk and
honey, still sighed for the leeks and
garlic they had enjoyed in the land
of Egypt.
One great prerequisite of the apple
pie is the excellence of the apple, and
on this point Maryland and Virginia
pride themselves. So much so that
leading orchardists of those two-States
have inaugurated a movement to hold
anJ apple exposition in Washington
during the latter part of November
and the early days of December. Del
aware, New Jersey, and other States
will be asked to co-operate, and it is
expected that the display will be the
largest and- most impressive this sec
tjprf of the country has ever seen.
It is a movement which deserves to
be encouraged. The apple tree is as
universally useful as tbeboasted palm
tree. It lends its twigs as a rod of
correction. Its blossoms are a match
for the cherry blooms of. Japan. Its
fruit inspired Bronson Alcott to ejac
ulate an epigram of great scientific
value: "Eat apples and live forever!"
Made into pies this fruit has been the
envy of every "pippfnless country on
the globe, and the despair of those
who have never attained proficiency in
the making of the peerless confection.
Worked up info Jersey lightning the
apple juice acquires a dynamic power
to which nitroglycerin is. a holiday
explosive. In the tempered state of
soft cider it becomes a beverage
worthy of high' Olympus.
The exhibition will reflect credit
upon the great States which are to
compete, but there is danger ahead,
just the 'same. It is announced that
a prize of $50 will be presented to the
woman who makes the best apple pie.
The names of, the jurymen have, been
wisely withheld thus far. In 'the in
terest of their future happiness per
haps it would be well, to maintain an
inviolable secrecy on tlnspointfor all
time to come prbvided they intend
to continue their residence in the Dis
trict, But this is not the end of the
danger. It is given out that the prize
pie is to be presented to President
Taft.. ' ' .'
The question arises as to what will
be the result if Aunt Delia herself
should, decide to compete. Would it
not add to the embarrassment of the
umpires!. Would they dare present
to the -President the produet of one of
Aunt Delia's successful, rivals T Would
he confess that he enjoyed it, or, in
point of fact, would he enjoy It, after
so many years of the -Aunt Delia 'mas
terpiece? ,
If the management of the -apple ex
hibition seeks to excite interest It has
gone about it in a. masterly manner,!
but in putting forward this.ie .con'-
Ntcst it has thrown the very apple of
discord.
Pastors. Score Wilson
For Accepting Office
PONTIAC,IlL, Sept. 5. iReaoluUons
deploring the fact that Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson hadaceapted the
honorary vice presidency of 'the Brew
era' Congress, to be. held In Chicago in'
uciooer, were, uuujjicu iuujr 'ay wo
.Livingston County Ministerial and
Laymen's Association.
'Copies, of the. resolution were-for--
-warded' o-tke President "Bd,'Secre'
LETTERS TCTfHE, TIMES
Readers of The Times are Invited to use thla department as their own to write freely and frankly with
the assurance that no letter not objectionable in language will be denied publication.- fetters vast Bet,"
kowoTer, exceed 296 nerds 1b length, and must be written only on one, side of the paper. Letters musLbear
the, names and addresses of the writers', as evidence of good faith, but the names wlll nbt.be made public
without the consent of .the contributors. Address MAIL 3AG EDITOR OF THE TIMES. .
INSISTS THAT, CAPITAL
HATES THE UNIOtt FLAG
To the Editor of TUB TIMES:
As a citizen of the United States and
a son of a Union veteran, I wish to
express my opinion' of the letter of Mr.
George C. Tanner as the most senseless
thing I have ever read In the columns of
the "Mall Box."
The South has no claim on the gener
osity of the oDlnlon of the American
public. Jt was made up In the majority
of a degraded mob of traitors and nod
wortny to be mentioned as an equal ot
Washington.
And as the gentleman takes excep
tion to Private Oalzell's question, "Does
the Capital Hate the National FIag7"
I may say with all truth it does not
only; hate,, but plainly proves It In more
ways than one. Let the national hymn
be played at any theater and not a
murmur will be heard beyond a' few
loyal handclapsbut let "Dixie" strike
up, and Immediately men throw their
hats In the air "aa I have seen it
done," and women scream themselves
hoarse. Not only that, but the nutlonal
flag Is only half-heartedly cheered
where the rag of traitors 'Is cheered for
until -those who really love, and honor
the purity of their country and its star
ry emblem are on the verge of despair.
I have the honor to take off my hat
to Private Daliell and to the flag In
his' -posseselon, and honor him for his
letter that It. may rally around him
faithful hearts that neither he nor.the
flag he fought for may .never be dis
credited. . JAMES A. MANGAN.
MERITORIOUUS SERVICE
GOES UNREWARDED
To the. Editor of THE TIME3:
. Congress passed an act providing that
on July L 1911, the positions of deputy
auditor in the six auditing offices under
the Treasury Department should' be
abolished and a position of chief clerk
be created In each" office In lieu. thereof-
The deputy auditors were appointed
without any examination and with lit
tle or no regard to ability, since tho
position rtqulred no special ability; for
to quote the words of the Secretary of
the Treasury himself they were: "Mere
ly a fifth wheel." This being tiys caso,'.
and since the new positions of chief
clerks were to come under the classified
civil service, the chiefs of divisions in
the several offices were buoyant over
the prospects because they naturally
expected that one of their number would
lie -promoted and appointed to the now
position, as a rewird for faithful and
meritorious service.
Time rolled on and rumors becamo
numerous as to who would be appointed
to the new positions, and at the last
moment all thelrhopes were dashed
to the ground by an Executive orckr
exempting; uie aepuiy uuiiuio umu
civil service rules as to appointment,
thus providing that they might be ap
pointed to the positions, vhereby blocK
Fnr. n lonf lln nf nromotlons in each
office and disappointing deserving clerka
by the score. M
In the National Bank Redemption
Agency, in "the Treasury Department,
ihr in z.nA has. for some time been
a vacancy in'-"th,e position of superin
tendent at 93.MJU per annum, cauacu u
the death of the, superintendent. .
vhn this vacancr occurred, the next
gentleman In-line, a Mr. "Wilson, vbelr.g
tnorougmy capaoie ana proiiucui. ii
iiraiiv onnucrh fell temnorarllv Into the
Hi.h. nnri holm- well recommended by
the Treasurer, was jusunea. in aspirins
to the position, but now rumors are
numerous and well founded, that some
outsider may overnae long service,
worthiness, and proficiency and come
Concerts Today
By the U. S." Engineer Band, Jat
FranklhvPark, at 7:30 -p. m.
JULIUS KAMPER, Leader.
PROGRAiL
March. "Greeting to Bangor"... Hall
Overture. "Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Reverie. "Apple Blossoms"..Rbberts
Fantasie. "Creme de la Creme"
' TobanI
"Waltz, "Girls of Baden".. ..Komzak
"Dance of the Serpet"....Bocalarl
Selection. "The Chocolate Sol-.
dier" Strauss
Medley, "The Sunny Sbuth'yLampe
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, at
Fort Myer, Va, at 7:30 p. m.
G. F. TTBELL, Director.
PROGRAM.
March. "The American Fleet"
tv Teresa Russell
Second Hungarian Rhapsody... .Liszt
Excerpts from the. opera "Teh-
derfootv ,.'. ' .Hearts
Intermezso. "Kisses" ..,.Hubbell
Patrol. 'The Crack Begiment"
Tbbanl(
Selection, Tha Paradise of Ma
homet" ..............."",1&niuette
Screnata Bgyptlenne, "Amlna"
, Llnckec
Finale. "The Rifle Regiment"..Sousa
TlMESiEXTRA
It Is not In a spirit of boastful
ness that The Times refers with '
'home pride 'today to. the com
pleteness of the extra which was Is
sued last night. A comparison of
that newspaper with the morning
Issues of today fully sustains and
.substantiates 'the statement that the.
extra covered every .Important hap
pening of, the entlreday, and put in
the hands of ita readers twelve hours
ahead of any other paper all the
news -there was.
With the appearance of,Henry Clay
Beai'tie on, the witness atand as the.
chief reason tor the extra; The -,
Times gave Its readers nearly ten
columns or. .12,000 words, of the tes
timony , of the chief figure in one of
temostVsfBsatlonal criminal trials
la localMotory. Fromvthe opening
of. the court in the morning unlll.
'Judge Watson' announced ita ad? 4
journmentiat 6:36,. -The .Times' extra
covered .every essential feature of
. the trial and, gave verbatim .every
dmsortast r Wtof . teatuse?-. of., both
ine.morBMMr uatuwaiwntHD ,e-
.
uiucicing an aimosi enaiess line 01 wen
earnea promotions.
Ai.aln the superintendent left a. -widow
wham the officials wished to give a
place' on Uncle Sam's pay rolls, which
we contend was Just and right but in
stead of selecting some place .for the
ladv where she mlirht And trnnA M4T
employment without working hardship
upon ouier .deserving cierKs tana mere
werp many such places) they appoints
her to-a position at J1.200 per annum
In an office" where, there are numbers
of proficient, worthy, and faithful clerks
at lower salaries, thus .'again blocking
a long llne of worthy and well-earned
IpTomo tions.
a . wouia nice to De, mown wnere
"merit" counted for anything- in any of
the foregoing Instances, whlth only rep
resent a- few out or many and many
move similar, cases in the same depart
ment, and yet seme people have tl e
temerity to say that politics count for.
naught in the civil service.
A GOVERNMENT CLERK.
MARRIAGE NOT
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
To the Editor, of THE TIMES:
The furore some of the ecclesiastics
are making 'over the proposed marriage
of Col. J. J. Astor and Miss Force is
absurd. The only law abiding 'citizen
among them is Rev. De Witt Talmadge
Van Doren, who' announces his inten
tion of recognizing and complying with
the law. . ,
Marriage, in the United States, In
the eyes of the law, is simply a rela
tion arising out of a civil contract en
tered Into by and between two persons
of opposite sex, of legal age, and cap
able in the eyes of the law of enter
ing Into a legal contract. -4
In most States, for the purpose sole
ly of record, a license Is. generally re
quired, and a return of the ceremony
by the celebrant; and though ministers
of the gospel are authorized in all the
States to celebrate the ceremony of
marriage, yet In most of them judges
of courts of record, and Justices of Die
peace, are also authorized to do so;
and in some, the formula prescribed
by some societies, as Quakers and
others, having some prescribed mode of
celebrating matrimony, simply by an
nouncement by the contracting parties.
In the presence of witnesses, that they
take each otNer as man and wife.. Is
recognized; and 'n many of the States
the merely going together of a -couple
and living as husband and wife, and
announcing the fact publicly, and hold
ing themselves out to the community
as husband and wife. Is sufficient as
a common law marriage; and there is
nothing in the statutes of the United
States, nor ot any of the States, recog
nizing the ceremony aa a religious one.
The citizen of the United 8tates en
joys the widest liberty In religious mat
ters, and Is not restricted in his choice,
or repudiation of any or ail forms -or
creeds, and while ministers of the eos.
pel of all recognized denominations of
established churches are usually auth
orized to celebrate the ceremony of
marriage, that 4oes not in any way
confer upon the ceremony any religious
character or aspect, as such ministers,
in so acting, are simply acting asthe
agents' of the legal authorities by whom
they are invested with the power and
authority so to act. They .are, in the
performance of such ceremony, the
agents ot tha state, and not the agents
or representatives of God, or any re
ligious denomination, since they derive
their authority so to act, from the
state and not from the church.
J. C DE PUTRON.
BACK TO WROUGHT IRON
FOR RAILROAD .USES
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Reading in the issue of your excel
lent paper of August 26 an exhaustive
article by Judson Welllver headed
"Commissioners exasperated by rail
disasters," it recalled to my mind an
article, T read a few months ago en
titled "Electrolysis" the deadly dis
ease that attacks steel explaining
that the disease was produced by the
effect of electricity on the steel
steel being 'composite Is disintegrated
by it. so then I. have before read of
the fact that the Brooklyn Bridge had
been so menaced by the lost energy
of electricity used on the trolley car
system; (It used to be SO per cent loss
It" now may be less) that the
NAVY.
The following "naval orders, nave been
Issued
Lieutenant D. C. BINGHAM, detached,
command Third Submarine Division,
U. 8 Atlantic torpedo fleet, 'and
Grayling, to Home and wait orders.
Ensign J. W. JEWELL, detached, com
mand. Snapper and will 'continue on
leave. , s
Ensign F. R. BERG,- detached Castlne,
to command Snapper. -
Midshipman J. L KERLET, detached
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md., to
Louisiana..
Assistant Surgeon A. B. CECIL, detach-
ed Naval Station, Guantanamo.
Cuba, to Marietta;
Assistant Surgeon W. I IRVINE, de
tached Marietta, to duty Naval -Station
Guantanamo.
Assistant Paymaster H. Lv eBach, de
tached navy yard, Boston, Mass., to
duty navy "yard. New Tfork.
tOLb WHOLE
"In the field of sporting news The
Times' extra carried a complete and
detailed story of the. Gotch:Hacken
schmidt wrestling bout; both of the
baseball .games at Philadelphia; the
score by innings of the morning
and afternoon games in the National
and American Leagues; the results
In the local baseball games; all the
details of the' sports at Benning-
.parK. even' to illustrations ot uio
events, and covered every feature ot
the sporting news of tho entire coun
try , In. complete detail.
In general news there was no hap
pening of the entire day which1' was
not fully covered. The success of
Lieutenant Milling, of the army.force
of aviators,- in the greatest cross-,
country flying event ever held, was
todtto Ws Washington friends in.
The -Times extra; all the celebra
tions cf Labor Day, both by .local
union men and by workmen all over
the country was fully covered,, and
the sixteen -pages of the extra were
ailed from first to last "with live, up-"
In and get the position: thus again,
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bridfeemight have, to be .rebuilt Now5
then- In that, terrible Manchester. N.
Y., wreck, the nuts were found not
only s Dread, hut. hroken tin Into bits.
Does it not suggest electrolysis had
aone its deadly work7 All cars
(trains) carry dynamoa for lighting
purposes, then why look further?
If the commissioners had their sci
entists (chemists) examine most care
fully thdse broken rails, I think the
key to the trouble will be found In
reverting to"ironwfought. Iron rails,
appliances of all kinds structures for
buildings, will of necessity in the fu-'
ture, be of wrought Iron. Iron cannot
take this deadly, plague-i-not being a
composite and It strikes me. that in
the near future iron, pure and simple
willcome into its own. L W.
MONOPOLYJN' , ' "
SIGHTSEEING CARS
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Is. it not rather strange how a few
canmonopoilze the business interest 6f
this city in other words, gobble up
everything In slght7 For Instance, did
you ever notice how one certain auto
mobile company has a monopoly on the
"Seeing Washington" business? Will
some one please explain why this state
of affairs exists? And why this com
pany disregards the laws that should
'emulate them, and boasts of the fact?
when we ask why such is the case, we
are told -"It is impossible to do any
thing with them." Now, why Is It im
possible? Is it a fact the laws of the
District are a farce and cannot be en
forced In all cases, instead of a few?
Strange. Isn't it? Queer corner of the
globe, this! AN OBSERVER.
TAFT UP AGAINST
A HOPELESS TASK
To tno Editor of THE TIMES:
It Is seen by the newspapers of the
country that the President Is preparing
ror a, political tour throughout the West
ern States for the purpose of reading
cut 01 me .ttepuDucan parry all Sen
ators and" Representatives who oppose
his policies, but he will not succeed
in his mission because two-thirds of
the country right now are insurgents.
On his trip through those States he
will attempt to excuse himself for his
action In vetoing the people's measure,
the revised tariff bills passed by the
extra session of Congress.
The Intelligent consumers of this coun
try will not excuse him for his action
on these bills, nor will they accept any
more of his promises relative to the
revision cf.the praiff, because he has
shown plainly whose interests he fa
vors by his vetoes and his explanation
thereof. Tiie insurgent Republicans
forced him to uncover his hand and
show Just whom he favored, and It was
seen that the corporate and manufac
turing Interests of the country control
Mm body and souL He cares nothing
at all about tlie welfare of the con
sumers of the country except for their
votes, and these he expects to get again
by fooling them with further promises
of revision of the tariff based on expert ,
testimony -from the tariff board. The
next regular session of Congress will, be
mqre .strongly' Democratic than It was
during the extra session by reason ot
Democratic re-enforcement in the Sen
ate. How" then can the President ex
pect to get a better revision of the
tariff suitable to his notion than was
passed by the extra session of Congress
lust ended? He docs not expect it. but
the knew if he, vetoed those Jbllls It
for one year and -thereby give the man
ufacturing "interests of the country a
chance to further extort millions of
dollars from the pockets of the people,
by which he would personally profit in
the next campaign If renominated. The
real motives cf the President for ve
toing the tariff -bills are too plain to
the naked eye to be misconstrued by
the most ordinary person. The manu
facturing and corporate interests may
by chance renominate him for the Pres
idency, but he will surely be defeated
by the consumers. They will teach the
President how to take the tariff -off of
cattle, hogs, and mutton on the hoof,
and how to leave It on meat and lard;
they will teach him how to take the
tariff off of wheat and leave It on flour,
thereby leaving the people In the hands
of the meat and milling syndicates.
A. L. CLEMANTS..
Chief Machinist L. T. COOPER, to duty
navy yard, Philadelphia. Pa.
Carpenter W. E. FITZGERALD, de
tached North Dakota to North Caro-
una.
.MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Monaghan sailed from Newport, ar
rived at Gardiner's bay; Perkins,
Warrington, and Smith from Gar
diner's bay. arrived at Newport;
Preston' and Held from Gardiner's
- bay for New London; Mayflower
from Jsleboro for Beverly Farms:
Mayflower from Beverly Farms; for
rniiaaeipnia; .marietta ana .feona
.from Port au Prince arrived at
Guantanamo; Farragut from Brem
erton for San Francisco; Louisiana
from Hampton Roads for Southern
Drill Grounds; Minnesota from
Southern Drill Grounds for Tomp
klnsvllle; Georgia from Thomp
klnsvllle for Southern Drill
Grounds; Justin from Amapalpa
arrived at Corlfito; New. Orleans
arrived at Shanghai.
DAY'S NEWS
The circulation of more than 30,000
copies of tho extra at 7 o'clock
In the evening proved .conclusively
that the Washington public has come
to look to The. Times for newspaper
enterprise and energy and are ready
to show their appreclatlok by the
mest widespread" patronage of the
paper.
In addition to the extra It does not
seem out of place to point out that
the regular editions of The Times
yesterday coVered fully" and com
pletely the day'B news up to the
time ot going to press, and the thor
oughness with which the local news
was covered la evidenced by the fact
that It carried over 300 stories of
specific lScal interest and pertaining
to local things andi people, where no
ether paper Issued in Washington
yesterday carried mcre-than. seventy- ,
five per cent ;of that number:
These are some of the Influences
that are Bending The Timer circu
lation 'up 'by leaps and bounds 'and
making tor it mwnat 19 uswuiy? a
duH partof the year. unprecedented
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Equally .Well Prepared for
War,. Is Answer to
'French Speech.
BERLIN, Sept 6. Alarming rumors,
seriously Interfering; with the commer
cial Interests of. both countries, are
causing intense nervousness throughout
Germany today as the result ot the re
sumption of Moroccan negotiations be
tween Germany and France.
Although the government Is giving
out no information beyond the stat
ment that- the controversy has been
reopened and It is hopeful of an ami
cable settlement.. lt'Is stated In semi
official circles that the war rumors
are absolutely without foundation.
The German Dress todav is srivini-
much. space to the speech at Toulon
of French Minister of Marine Del
casse, who declared that France's
navy is prepared for any eventuality.
The speech was made before-officers
01 tne neet; reviewed yesterday by
President Fallleres. '
An emphatic response comes today
from Kiel, where the Kaiser is re
viewing the German fleet, that the
German- navy is equally well pre
pared. Underneath ithls martial display there
is believed tb be no Immediate danger
of a resort to force. In official circles
the situation is being discounted as the
government seemed satisfied with the
trend of the French conversation.
On behalf of the foreign, minister it
was announced today that the French
note would be submitted at once to the
chancellor and that a reply would he
given M. Cambon, the Prench ambassa
dor, as quickly as possible. The chan
cellor left hurriedly for Kiel to Join the
Emperor. It .Is expected the chancellor
will return tomorrow.
Emperor'William Sees
, Greatest Naval Show
In Empire's History
KIEL, Germany, Sept. 5. Emperor
William today reviewed the greatest
fleet that ever assembled here. One
hundred and forty-three warships fired
the imperial salute as the royal yacht
Hohenzollern steamed slowly through
thd long lanes formed by the anchored
vessels.
After the review, when the Emperor
received many of the officers aboard
his yachjt, naval officers declared the
fleet the most 'powerful that Germany
had ever gathered, under one command.
It was openly hinted that this display
of naval strength was directed at Eng
land. The Emperor boarded several of the
newest all-big-gun Ships and listened
to a technical description of their pow
ers by the commanders.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Aus
trian heir, was the guest of the Empe
ror aboard the Hohenzollern. He con
gratulated William In the presence of
the naval display, which he pronounced
the greatest pageant in the history of
Germany.
President Fallieres
Reviews Great Fleet
Assembled by France
PARIS, Sept. 5. The most formidable
fleet of modern warships ever assem
bled under the French flag was re
viewed off Toulon today by President
Fallleres. The fleet includes eighteen
battleships and nine armored cruisers,
In addition to several qcore of destroy
ers and other war vessels of the small
er classes.
What's on the Program in
Washington Today
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodge National,
No. 12, M. M. Scottish Rite Mithras
Lodge of Perfection, business. East
ern star Mizpah. No. 1i (calendared,
but not bulletined).
The following I. O. O. F. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges Washing
ton. No. 6, and' Amity, No. 27, degree
-Q-ork; Golden Rule, No. 2L and Phoe
nix. No. 28. business. Patriarchs Mili
tantCanton Washington, No. L
monthly meeting.
The following Knights of Pythias lodges
will meet tonight: Webster, No. 7:
Excelsior, No. 14; Capital, No. 21, and
Myrtle. No. 25, business.
Meeting of Independent Council, No.
2, Jr. O. U. A. M., Seventh and D
streets northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Jefferson Council, No. IX
Jr. O. U. ,A. M., Twelfth and H
streets northeast, tonight. A
Meeting of Washington Council. No.
13. Jr. O. U. A. M.. 820 TTwentleth
street northwest, .tonight.
Meeting of Potomac Council No. 20,
jr. o. u. a. M., iifii -xnuty-nrst street
northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Idaho Tribe, No. 13, L Q.
R M Twelfth and H streets north
east tonight. v
Meeting, of Saltese Tribe, No. IS, L O.
R. M., Seventh and D streets' north
west, tonight.
Meeting of Osceola Tribe, No. 13, L O,
R. M., Masonic Hall, Anacostia, to
night. Special meeting ot Great Council ot the
District of Columbia. L O. R. M.,
Twelfth and H streets northeast, to
night. Meeting of TVaneta" Council, No. 6, De
gree of .Pocahontas, Fifth ' and G
streets northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Camp No. 3. P. O. S. A.,
Conduit road, near Little 'Falls road,
tonight
Meeting of Camp. No. E.. P. O. A
.Mariners' Hall, .Seventh street near
N street, southwest tonight
Amusements;
Belasco-Dante's "Inferno," Jjn motion
pictures. 2:15 and 8:30 p. m.
Columbia Columbia Flayers in "Dor
othy Vernon ot Haddon HaH,."
8:15 p. m.
Chase's Emma Carus and other polite
vaudeville, 2:15 and 835 p. m.
Academy "The Angel and the Ox," 2U5
and 8:15 p. m.
Gayety Knickerbocker Burlesquers. 2:15
and 8:15 p. m.
Lyceum Sam' Devero sbow, 2u5 and.
Majesuc Holden. Players In "Wife In
Name Only." tonignt;
Cosmos Continuous vaudeville, 1 to. 01
p. m.
Casino Vaudeville, afternoon and even
ing Empress Motion pictures.
Chevy Chase Lake Dancing and music
by section of Marine Sand.
Glen Echo Dancing and music by sec
tion of Soldiers' Home Band. Free
vaudeville.. "
Arcade Motion pictures, bowling, and
pool.
Colonial Beach Boardwalk, bathing,
and other amusements; steamers leave
8eventh street wharf 9 a. m. '
Mt Vernon Steamer Charles Macal
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
and. 2 JO p. m.
Chesapeake Beach Bathing, fishing,
and crabbing; other amusements.
St Vincent de Paul's Society excursion
to Inrtlnn Head, boat leaves Seventh
street wharf 1 n. m. :
Great Fall Band coaeert aad ehar
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