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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1911.
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AUGUST CIRCULATION.
Dally.
The number of complete and perfect copies
of The Washington Times printed dally dur
ing the month of August was as lonuw.s
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Total for month i
Dally average for month -
The net total circulation of The Washington
Times (dally) during the month of August
was 3,310.225, all copies left over and returnea
being eliminated. This number. ,en dl
vlded by 27. the number of days of publica
tion, shows the net dally aerage for August
.to have been 48.527. . ,
August, 1911. includes 19.101 Rochester.
N. T. wreck extra prlntod on August -5.
Deducting these figures, the average dally
net circulation for August Is shown to have
been 47.S20.
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The number of complete and perfect copies
f The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month of August was as iow'-
August 6 43.467 I August 20 50.497
August 13 43,448 I August 27 48.162
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Sunday average for month s,w
The net total circulation of The Washington
Times (Sunday) during tho month of August
u 180.110. all copies left oer and returned
by agenui being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 4, the number of Sundays
during August, shows the net Sunday aver
age for August to have been 45.028.
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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1311.
The proposed Increase in the price of
milk has all the earmarks of tho mid
dleman's activity.
The boys of Ingram Memorial Congre
gational Church cannot be accused of
being mollycoddles.
Washington will have 1,000 men in the
big parade in Baltimore October 16 in
honor of Cardinal Gibbons.
If wo must do without "Natalie," we
euppose we must; but one of the chief
attractions of Sheridan circle will be
lost.
The half-million apptopriatlon for
parks to bo asked by tho Commission
ers is none too much. Every project in
cluded is important.
Let us hope that the Prophets are
not so veiled but what they can see
the welcome signs which Washlng
tonians have hung out.
Since McKinley Manual Training
School is to have a lunchroom. Central
High School is to have a rifle range.
The Central boys would rather shoot
than eat.
Admiral Chadwick having proved that
Admiral Schley was fully Justified in
making the famous "loop" at Santiago,
the Sampson-Schley controversy now
stands just where it did.
Again we rise to remark "S'matter
with Washington a3 a convention
city?" There's plenty of room for the
Masons and Veiled Prophets, and no
two or three beds in a room.
The path of the Veiled Prophets' pa
rade tomorrow ought to be strewn with
flowers. William F. Glide Is grand
marshal and has F. H. Kramer, George
C Shaffei, and O. A. C. Oehmler on his
staff.
Why the Capital's latest park thief
Adopts this precarious means of liveli
hood Is hard to understand, for a valet
who can take the clothes off a sleep
ing man ought to be able to command
his own salary.
With Italy and Turkey virtually at
war and Italian soldiers preparing to
eeize Tripoli, one American promises
to loom large in the public eye. He is
John Q. Wood, United States consular
officer at Tripoli.
The Rev. E. Hez Swem arises to dis
pose of that complicated theological
problem: "Are Preachers Sissies?" Of
course, this is a matter of doctrine on
which there always will be some dif
ference of opinion.
For the first time in sixteen years the
Marine Band is oft for a tour of Dixie
and there la every indication that the
former welcome accorded this organ
ization will be more than duplicated by
the music-loving Southerners.
One of the most Important appoint
ments to the faculty of the Catholic
University is that of ' Dr. Paul Gleis,
who comes from the University of
Bonn. He will fill the chair of Ger
manic languages and literature.
President Taft and Dr. Wiley speak
on the same pHtform at Kansas Cltv
today, and there is excitement over
what will happen. The personnel board
Is probably more concerned about the
meeting than Dr. Wiley, however.
They nominated Oscar Underwood for
President down at Birmingham the
other day. and the cheering lasted two
minutes. But large odds are offered
that when the Hon. Tyrus Cobb gets
back to his native town it will last
two hours.
Another illustration of the richness of
this region in historic memories is
.afforded by the announcement that on
October 6 a tablet on the Falls Church'
edifice will be unveiled. George Wash
ington served this church twenty-two
years as warden and vestryman. It wjs
built in 1731.
News of the death in Boston of Dr.
George T. Howland is heard with re
gret by many of the Capital's older
residents. For several years Dr. How
land practiced here before he was made
health officer and in that capacity made
a reputation and friends by his cham
pionship of pure milk.
That Freedmen's Hospital may bo
able to care for pay patients, an appro
priation for a $60,0u0 addition is asked.
Colored patlsnts who can afford to
pay .for medical attention have no place
to go In the city where they can be
attended by members of their own race.
It Is hoped to remedy this condition.
UNITY WILL WIN THE TRANS
FER FIGHT.
When The Washington Times, five
years ago, opened its long and arduous
light against the Gas Monopoly of this
town it was animated by purpose to
GIVE THE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO
HELP THEMSELVES.
That is, after all, the most a news
paper can do in such a contest. It can
vocalize, crystallize, and focus the sen
timent of the community.
At the beginning of the gas fight
hundreds of sympathizers shook their
heads and protested that there WAS
NO EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SENTI
MENT IN WASHINGTON. They be
lieved a fight for the public interest
could get nowhere because it would
command no backing.
The Times did not believe that. It
was convinced thai Washington people
were as intelligent, open-minded, wide
awake as any city in the world could
boast. It proposed to put that con
viction to the touch and the test.
The gas fight is half won,, and tho
other half of the victory is assured.
When The Times took up the cudgels
in behalf of decent, human treatment
for the thirty-odd thousand people in
the civil service establishments in this
city, and the hundreds of thousands all
over the country, there wcro like
ominous misgivings. Nobody ever HAD
accomplished anything for the civil
service people; why should it now be
possible ?
But The Times had come to know
its constituency. It believed in them
and it knew they believed in it. The
response, wheri that civil service fight
was opened, was instantaneous.
Today, that contest, too, is organ
ized, financed, commands the sympathy
of the whole country. -It has enlisted
publicity through the newspapers and
periodicals. Congress is aroused to its
bigness and seriousness; and success is
surelv at hand.
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The contest to secure universal trans
fers is fast moving toward another
great accomplishment for the people of
Washington and for the newspaper
that has had faith in them. Todajr tho
case of the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company against the Capital
Traction Company goes to court. Tho
law has been found and elucidated, the
civic and commercial organizations of
the city arc united in support of the
movement, and it is reported that the
street railway companies are weaken
ing in their opposition. They see that
only defeat can be their portion in the
end. The case against them is too
complete, too just, too strongly ro
enfo'reed by precedents in the experi
ence of other cities and other traction
concerns. t
Immediate results are not going to
be conclusive, unless the immediate re
sult is complete victory for the people.
That is the only thing that can end
the fight.
Two alternatives confront the trac
tion masters of this town.
They may attempt to stand against
the people, and at length get a drub
bing that will leave them discredited,
unpopular, and suspected.
Or, they may frankly yield to thcl
people, grant transfers without a fight,
and win the good will of their patrons.
Which will it be? To fight means to
spend money and energy lobbying in
a hopeless cause in Congress. It means
to pay big fees to lawyers, to waste
money in litigation that ought to be
put into the property. It means
failure in any case.
The veriest tyro cannot be so blind
ed against the signs of the times as
not to realize that the present per
sonnel, temper, and leadership of Con
gress guarantee this.
THE OLD REGIME UNDER WHICH
ALL LEGISLATION AFFECTING OUR
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS
WAS VISED AND EDITED BY THE
LAWYERS AND LOBBYISTS OF
THOSE CORPORATIONS HAS END
ED. The people are going to win the
universal transfer fight, because at last
ALL THE PEOPLE arc united and
realize their rights and their POWER.
That is all that Washington has ever
needed to secure justice from the in
terests that have so largely ruled it.
Let us go 1iack to the history, for a
moment, of the long agitation in
Cleveland for 3-cent car fares. Tom
Johnson led that warfare for years.
He gave his life, at -last, to it; and
two months after his death the 3-cent
fare with universal transfers was es
tablished. The street railway companies pro
tested at first that it would bankrupt
them. At last compromise was effect
ed, on the basis of a 3-cent fare and
1-cent charge for transfers.
The arrangement was that whenever
the earnings of the business shoujti
reach such volume as to make possible
the discontinuance of the 1-cent charge
for the transfer it should be cut off.
Two months after Tom Johnson was
dead the charge for transfers was
dropped.
This Cleveland instance contains'
several suggestions which Washing
ton's street car magnates will do well
to consider.
In the first place an incident to the
long fight was the pruning down of
capitalization till the Cleveland trac
tion business was on an approximately
honest basis in this regard.
That will hapgen in this town if a
long and bitter fight is forced.' Do tho
traction lords of the Capital City feel
like estimating the shrink that would
take place in such an event!
In tho next place, the Clevelan
street cars have proved that the bust
ness will grow, under the impetus of,
lower fares, to the extent which ia hh
dicated by the discovery that the
penny charge for transfers is not now
necessary.
Finally, the Cleveland public au
thorities, in order to inform themselves
as to the actual operating results of
the business there, have established
a method of public audit of the busi
ness. There are no secrets of the
traction business in that town.
Do the traction companies of Washington-want
that sort of scrutiny im
posed upon their business?
Cleveland boasts today of being tjip
sixth city of the country in population.
It has been for fifteen years in a hard
fight for better government, better
control of its public service facilities,
more complete rule by the people.
THOSE EFFORTS, FAR.FROM IN
JURING BUSINESS IN CLEVE
LAND, HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED
BY A BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS MADE
CLEVELAND POPULATION SHOW
ING ONE OF THE WONDERS OF
THE 1010 CENSUS.
Washington is awakening to the fact
that a like animated, determined con
cern about the real public interests of
this town will bring like results here.
The town is united and determined
to win this transfer fight. It is' go
ing to win; in a fight if necessary;
without a fight and accompanying bit
terness if the traction authorities arc
wise enough to realize what will bo
best for them.
THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS EXHIBITS.
The formal opening of the hall of
exhibits of the Southern Commercial
Congress hero October 2 is an event
the importance of whiuh should not be
overlooked by anybody interested in
the business and commercial develop
ment of Washington. This exhibition
will set forth in striking fashion the
resources of tho awakened South and
will be an indication of the manner in
which those resources are being de
veloped.
Standing a3 it docs at the gateway
to this new South, with its endless
capacity for commercial and industrial
production, the exhibition that the
Southern Commercial Congress will
make here has an importance for Wash
ington that is obvious. At the same
time it may be doubted whether that
importance is appreciated as it should
be. It will be the means of drawing
many visitors to Washington, and
ought to open important avenues of
business for many lines of trade.
Every commercial interest in Washing
ton should have an eye to it.
Every State in the South will have
a commodious space in the hall. Rail
roads and industrial organizations will
make magnificent exhibitions of fruits,
grains, minerals, cotton, manufactured
products, and the like. The oyster
industry in Maryland and Virginia will
be set forth with good exhibits. The
interest in the exposition may be
judged from the fact that Mississippi,
Florida, and Arkansas each will fill
four large booths with their exhibits.
And every one of the Southern States
is planning to make a good showing.
Marvelous as is tho commercial and
industrial development of all parts of
the United States there is no phase of
this development that is going forward
with such energy and intensity as in
tho new South. Some concrete idea of
the wonderful possibilities of this re
gion of quickened activities will be ob
tainable in the hall of cxhbits of the
Southern Commercial Congress. From
the standpoint of education alone, a
study of what is presented will be
more than worth while to anyone who
would know more about the United
States.
Smoker for Policemen.
Invitations have been sent out by the
Policemen's Association for a smoker at
Pythian Temple Thursday evening. The
committee in charge of the affair is
composed of Policemen Sollers, Lord,
Stott, Moore, and Much.
What's on the Program in
Washington Today
Concert by Fifteenth Cavalry Band, Gar
field Park, 7:30 p. m.
Concert by Soldiers' Home Band, Sold
ier Hrttne. 4 D. m.
Meeting of Osage Tribe , No 6. L O.
--i - .ttAAta nncthwest. 8 D. III.
Meeting of Sioux Tribe, No. IS, I. p.
R. M., BSJ IXJUIBlUiia. ac."vj "
nAci fin m
Meeting of pneita Council. No 2 De-
gree or rocanonwD, .ioowv,
Meeting of Bennlng Council, No. 21, Jr.
n it a r. Rpnnlnc. 3 P. m.
Meeting of Camp No. 1', Patriotic Or
der or Americans, auuiucm j.c....c.
Seventh street, near N street. south-
Meeting of' Camp No. 1. Patriotic Order
Sons of America, oio wuui oucci
Meeting of Camp No. 2, Patriotic Order
Sons 01 America, aauuno -it...
Seventh street, near N street, south-
Sons of America, Odd Fellows' Hall.
' Georgetown, 8 p. m.
Amusements.
National The Folies Bergere Company,
?; v.!- "a -Million" S?15 n. m.
Chase'." Amelia Bingham and other po
lite vaudeville, 2:15 and 8:15 p. m.
Casino Hardeen and other vaudeville.
Cosmos Continuous vaudeville. 1 to 11
p. m.
Majestic "Two Orphans," tonight
Lyceum "Kentucky Belles," 2:15 and
835 p, m. ,
Gayety "Star and Garter" Show, 2:15
and 805 p. m. . ,..,-
CITIZENS MUST AID t in AL m-ji-r.. . I LOEB NOW LEADING
ADVANCE OF LABOR, ,V '
MUNSEY
Should Not Fight Solution
of Reorganization Prob
lem, He Declares.
Mr. Frank A. Munsey was Interviewed
In London by a representative of the
Evening Standard and the St. James
Gazette regarding -.he situation In the
labor world, and the article printed in
those newspapers follows:
The recent upheaval In the labor
world has attracted the attention cf
thoughtful people in other countries,
who have contrasted the conditions pre
vailing there with those attaching to
British Industries.
As it is well at times to see ourselves
as others see us, the opinions of -visitor
from distant countries have especial in
terest at this Juncture. Mr. Frank
Munsey, the well-known American pub
lisher, who is at present on a visit to
London, has definite views on the re
organizing process that is going on all
over tho world.
"It has to be met." he said, "and the
better way to meet it is not for sub
stantial citizens to stand off and fight
It and condemn it, but rather to get in
and become part of it and shape it
light.
, "This reformation that is going on la
vividly manifest in every phase of en
deavor in tho thought world, the educa
tional world, and even the religious
world. Everything everywhere is being
reformed on new lines, new theories, and
new conclusions. Vo can never settl
the labor problem oefore getting into
It, Wo have got to go through with it.
and prices of labor must of necessity
be readjusted to meet the higher ca-t
and better conditions of living today.
Mistakes of Labor.
"The old standards of living are not
only yielding to better standards in
tho upper levels of life, but In the
various levels below as well. This
readjustment of the wage scalo of la
bor can only be brought about by la
bor unions, and while the latter will,
in the very nature of the case, make
mistakes, and in the flush of victory
and power go too far much too far
in many cases yet the result In the
end will be an uplifting of labor and
the general citizenship of the nation.
Tho standards worth while In a na
tion arc the standards of the average
citizenship, not the standards- of the
few.
"England must go through this re
organization not only in Its labor
problems but in all the other prob
lems clamoring for modcrizatlon go
through them as wo are goInK
through them In the United States.
and as other countries all over the
world are going through them. To
Btand aloof and oppose this Drogress
Is to be an enemy to the inevitable
results.
Best Type of Citizen.
"To my mind the best citizen, tho
best patriot, is the man who makes
himself a part of progress that he
may influence it in the right direc
tion, rather than tho man who con
cedes nothing', and stands to the bit
ter end for what is or what has been.
There is no standing still in any phase
of life, and this Is as true of nations
as anything else. It Is either prog
ress, retrogression, or death.
"England, buttressed by traditions
reaching far back into history, has a
more dlftlcult problem in this question
of reorganization than we have in tho
United States, or any other countries
have. On thejnher hand, England has
an Immense advantage over u In her
compact area. Here life is a neigh
borhood. In America, with its vast
stretch of 4,000 miles under one flag, cur
Interests are so varied and the diffi
culties so numerous that legislation.
reorganization, and control are collasal
problems.
Optimistic As to Future.
"That we In the United States shall
solve these problems and have a better
government and a more prosperous and
happy people is a certainty to my mind,
and it Is equally clear to me that you
In England will go through v. lth these
changes successfully and triumphantly,
and it may well be that you will arrive,
by reason of your compact, closely
knit together population, at a satisfac
tory conclusion before we do.
"The main fact, however, la that In
this day of intelligence and education
unil honesty of purpose, ive shall And
ourselves on a bettor level of life than
the world has hitherto known. This is
optimism, and optimism la the only
thing that makes for progress."
Many Notable Events
Occured on This Date
Celebrations are being held today in
South Dakota to commemorate the birth
of the State twenty-six years ago, when
a convention met at Sioux Falls to
frame a' constitution. .
In exploration annals today is notable
for the discovery of the Pacific ocean
by Balboa, September 25, 1513, and the
arrival at the ColumDia river of Gen
eral Fremont's, party, September 25,
1SJ3.
In the Revolutionary war today la
the anniversary of an unsuccessful
sortie against Montreal, (Cn 1775, and en
campment of the Britisir" army at Ger
mantown. Pa., in 1777.
On September 25, 1S50. the first Russian
railroad, built by Americans, was
opened.
This Is also the anniversary of the
beginning of the siege of Paris, in 1870.
On September 25, 1555, the' celebrated
t..Aa.r rt Vniiflqii ttiGnrlncr AHdniia
liberty in Germany, was signed at
Augsberg.
One year ago today the Hudson-Fulton
celebration opened at New York.
Style Show Promises
Women a Visual Treat
Washington women are promised an
"eye full" of mdtllsh gar.nenta at t!iv
National Style Show, which will be held
October 23 to 25 at Rauschcr's, Connec
ticut avenue and L street northwest.
All of the merchnnts of fashion of
Washington will have dlsplavs of the
latest hints from Paris and all fashion
centers at the show. The kevnote of the
show will be the slogan, "Do your snop
nlnc in Washlncton." To demonstrate
that Washington shops carry the best
and mot up-to-date wearables in the
world will re attempted.
"Our stocks are right up to the min
i te. reflecting eveiv vogue in fashion
and artistic triumph," is the claim of
the Washington merchants planning ex'
hlhltions.
Women's tailors, furriers, dressmak
ers, milliners, and shoe Scalers will all
have exhibits at the style show. The
jshow will be along refined lines, under
an experienced manager, cnaries J. Co
lumbus. Living models will showgar
mints and hats.
Appointments 'of the show will be
unique, witli service of tea in the after
noons and punch evenings. An orches
tra will furnish music throughout the
exiuDiuqna,
Readers of The Times are Invited to use this department as their
own to write freely- and frankly with the assurance that no lettor
not objectionable in language will be denied publication. Letters mast
not, however, exceed 200 words la length, and must be written only
on one side of the paper. Letters must In every case bear the name and
address of the writer as evidence of good faith, but the name will
not be made public without the consent of the contributor. Address
MAIL BAG EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
"UNAFFECTIONATE WOMEN"
BRINC". A COMPLAINT
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Why will some women forget the im
portance of maintaining at least a
shadow of affectionate reciprocity? Does
it not inspire congeniality, promote en
ergy, and, finally, to revert to the com
mon walks of life, does it not encourage
a man to provide more cheerfully?
STEINBACKER.
BRICKLAYER MOORE
AGAIN CAUSES COMMENT
To tho Editor of THE TIMES:
In one of your recent Usues I read
"The case of one bricklayer." Do
you not think it would be a good Idea
to look at his work? The best proof
of a workman is the work he does.
If this man Moore can lay brick what
is the difference whether he is a
bricklayer or a shoemaker?
vAs I understand it, the Civil Service
Commission-requires proof of ability
In any line of work. And I should
think that was all that 1b necessary.
FAIR PLAY.
WRTES IN DEFENSE
OF LABOR UNIONS
To tho Editor of THE TIMES:
I feel Justified In making a few re
marks regarding a contribution con
demning labor unions which I read
in your valuable paper of the twen
tieth Inst. The labor unions are the
workingman's "best friend" and
every good American citizen who has
the opportunity should belong to one.
The unions are not to prevent men
from working but to maintain a fair
day's pay for a fair day's labor, and
the unions cannot be held responsible
for the actions of a few unscruplous
fiersons who may be in them. The
aborlng man always have bad and
always will have a hard time to
maintain a decent livelihood, but it is
due to the efforts of the unions that
he doesn't have even a harder one.
The true union man helps and not
retards the progress bf his fellow
man. And regarding strikes who suf
fers when the strike is on? Who pays
for the lost time; and last, but not
least, who rcap3 the benefit when the
strike is won?
t. j. Mcdowell.
PROFANITY IN FICTION
ON THE INCREASE?
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
We think that it Is about time to say
something In advice and warning
against the growing use of profanity
by ambitious writers of fiction. From
editors and publishers everywhere we
are hearing the same story. We like
to think that In actual life the U3e of
strong language Is on the wane; that
the man addicted to it is regarded not
only as a violator of good taste, but as
a bore. Yet in the vast amount of flc-
llon that is offered to magazines and
puuiiswng nouses, no seems 10 c-e at
his apogee. Apparently there are a
great many persons of literary aspira
tions who think to, write a popular story
it Is only necessary to be sufficiently
lavish with highly colored oaths. A del
icate, mature gentlewoman, with whose
personality it would bo quite impossible
to associate the Idea of profanity in
any form, will bring In a manuscript,
and oh almost every page we find ex
amples ol proiamty. Heroes in tnls
sort of fiction invariably preface their
protestations of affection with an oath.
Now. against this sort of thing we have
every right to protest on the grounds
of good manners and decency. We
shall, however, confine ourselves to the
purely literary aspect of the case. The
profuse use of profanity Is not merely
inartistic; It stamps unmistakably the
beginner or the Ineffectual workman.
FRANCIS McCANN,
Washington, D. C.
SAYS W. D. S. ERRS
CONCERNING SOCIALISM
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Kindly permit me to reply to a few
erroneous statements of W. D. S. He
quotes the true Socialist as saying
"away with the churches" and
"away with marriage." He also say3
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
ARMY.
The following army promotions were
announced today:
From captain to major: ROSS L.
BUSH.
From first lieutenant to captain: Davis
C. Anderson, Robert D. Carter,
Douglas Potts, Stephen O. Fuqua,
Vincent M. Elmore, Benjamin R.
Wade. George E. Goodrich, Charles
W. Barber. Edwin S. xiartshorn.
Clark R. Elliott, William P. Screws,
Ralph B. Lister. Harry E. Corn
stock, William R. Standlford, Fred
erick S. Young, Thomas S. Moor
man, Charles H. Morrow. Lorenzo
D. Gasser, Brady G. Ruttencutter,
Jennings B. Wilson. Charles B.
Stone, Jr., .Howard G. Davids,
Augustus H. Bishop, William O.
Smith, Clarence K. La Motte,
George M. Holley, Edgar S. Stayer,
Charles h. 'Errlngton, George C.
Shaw, Charles E. 'Reese, Robert S.
Knox, William A. Castle, Harry D.
Blasland, Charles C. Allen, Edward
H. Andres, Thomas J. Rogers, Ed
win J. Bracken, George W. Eng
land, Edwin J. Nowlen, Clyde B.
Parker, Alvln C. Voris, Frank R.
Curtis, Charles J. Nelson, Fred L.
Davidson, George E. Kumpe, MIlo
C. Corey, Arthur M. Ferguson, De
Witt W. Chamberlln, Walter H.
Johnson.
From second to first lieutenants: Napo
leon W. Riley. Otto L. Brunzcll.
Geonre C. Lawrason. Robert P. Har-
bold. James B. Woolnough. Walter
S. Fulton, Shernurne Whipple, Harry
Hawiey, Thomas N. Glmperllng,
Huh L. Walthall, John E. Richard
son. Anton C. Cron. George W. Edg-
erly. Osar W. Koop, John C. Moore,
William F. Pearson. James A. Ullo.
Frank Moorman. Harrv H. Blssell,
Charles B. Elliott. John B. Corbly,
Fltthush L. Minnegerode, James L.
Tophani, Jr., Charles L. Sampson.
John M. True. Eruce R. Campbell,
John C. French. Benjamin B. Mc-
Croskey. James H. van - Horn.
John B. DeLunccv. Cafslus M.
Dowell, Marvin E. Malloy. Al
bert B. Kaempfer. Forrest E.
Overholser. cnailes W. Mason, Jr.,
Allan R. Williams, Loren C. Grieves,
Arlstides Moreno, Richard D. La
Garde, William L. Patterson, Charlej
W. McClure, Ambrose R. Emery,
Edmund C. -Waddill, Rolland W.
Case, Charles S. Donavln. Norman
F. Ramsey. De Witt C. T. Grubbts,
Thomas W. Hammond. Calvin P.
Titus, William C. Miller, Frederick
W. Manley. Arthuri w. Lane. Ber
nard Lentz Frederic C. Test Owen
& Allbright. Fred H. Balrd, Clifford
that a convention of Socialists at
Utlca, N. Y., passed a resolution de
claring that "all churches are against
the emancipation of the working classes
and for the protection and perpetuation
of capitalism, eta," and that "all So
cialists must sever their affiliations with
any and all existing churches and re
ligious organizations, and refrain from
all religious practices and tites." The
above statements by W. D. S. are mis
leading and erroneous, 'and are not
made by true Socialists. The resolution
was not passed by a body of Socialists,
but by anarchists who may have called
themselves Socialists.
If W. D. S. would read the "declara
tion of principles and the platform, as
passed at the last convention of the
National Socialist party, he would not
bo so much in, error.
No church organization, consistent
with morality, can encourage one person
or comrany of people to rob other peo
ple of any fraction of the net produc
tion of their labor power.
Anyone should have the privilege of
giving, but tney should not be robbed.
When the people become intelligent
enough to establish the Socialist re
public, thev will then have the power of
the Initiative and referendum and the
recall law, to enforce the will of the
majority.
The right of the individual should be
conserved In so far as he or she does
not encroach upon the rights of others.
Any fair-minded body of people will
concede- this.
I am sorry that W. D. S. should have
declared himself by using another per
son's name wthout signing his.
N. O. BENNETT.
DEFENDS SOCIALISM,
ANWERING H.
S. L.
To the Editor of THETIMES:
H. S. L. should wad and wake up.
His knowledge of Socialism is Indeed
well, I might say, practically no
knowledge at all. but let us hope that
he will at least read something upon
the subject before he tries to write
again, then I feel pretty sure that H. S.
L. will find that there are others
better informed upon' the subject of
Socialism than he Is, and as far as
the matrimonial question is concerned,
a true Socialist as the head of a fam
ily Is sure to make a happy home. I
speak from everyday observations. To
be a Socialist, one must be a gentle
man, loyal to his fellowman and every
thing that is honorable and noble.
I am not a Socialist crank, as you
might say, but instead am a broad
minded citizen that believes In facts
and not In what the capitalists would
have me believe. H. S. L, wake up;
you are living in the nineteenth cen
tury. T. M. T.
Alexandria, Va.
APPROVES THE VERDICT
IN BEATTIE CASE
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
I note the article signed "Common
sense," referring to the Beattie case.
"Commonsenso" says in part he ia not
In sympathy with Beattie or his class.
I think the tone of his or her letter
is very much so. But I would ask:
What would you have done as a Jury
man? Would you have turned this
young derelict loose on the Common
wealth to practice his sinful ways on
the female part of our young genera
tion and set such an example for the
male portion? I cannot see or can most
any one else see how Mr. Beattie was
entitled to any more doubt than he re
ceived. The noble judge and true Vir
ginia Jurymen gave him as much as
any one should receive. If Mr. Beattie
had kept the kind of company he
should have kept he would never have
had to ask for any benefit of doubt
from anyone. Had he used the great
intellect given him by the great aoJ
good God above for good instead of mis
using It as he did he would never have
had to ask any favors of anyone.
God bless the Jurymen and the judge
which sent him to his doom. May x
never see the day when the men as a
whole of Virginia will not do as those
true men of this good old Southern
State did. "Commonsense" says fa
conclusion, "Who is safe?" I would
answer any man, woman, or child wha
keeps away from such evildoers and
goes home and to bed when the daily
task Is done, and not out to look for thj
low "dives" such as Beattie used when
he was out. In my opinion Mr. Beattie
admitted enough himself to kill him
morally, and a man morally deail
should also be physically so.
Burke. Va. "BO.""
C. Early, George F. Waugh, Allan
Rutherford, William S. Weeks,
Wery D. CummingS, Charles S. Caf
fery, Allen W. Gulsion. Louis
A. Kunzlg, John P. Bubb, Jo
seph E. Barzynski, Een W. Felid,
Bloxham Ward, Paul H. Clark,
Thomas H. Lowe, Torrey B. Maghee,
George W. Maddox, Walter E. Prid
gen, James W. H. Reislnger, Jr.,
Rupert A. Dunford. Charles C. Bank
head, John P. Adams, Ira Longa
necker, William C. Whiteiier, Fred
erick J. Ostermann, Willam J. Con
nolly. Everett D. Barlow. Jr.. Law
rence E. Hohl, James G. Boswell,
Arthur D. Minlck, Charles A. Lewis,
Paul R. Manchester, Byard Sneed.
Oscar Westover, Martyn H. Shute.
Fred A. Cook, George G. Bartlett.
.ncui-y r. iiageu, vjiyae ti. Abra
ham, Richard H. Jacob, Ralph A.
Jones, and. Calvert L. Davenport,
NAVY.
The following orders have been is
sued: Lieutenant F. McCOMMON. to Naval
Academy.
Paymaster R. NICHOLSON, detached
assistant to general storekeeper
to paymaster of yard, navy yard.
Puget Sound. Wash. '"
Passed Assistant Paymaster T. J
BRIGHT detached navy yard. Pu
get Sound. Wash.; Asiatic station.
Passed Assistant Paymaster R. B.
LUPTON. detached paymaster of
the yard, navy yard. Puget Sound.
Wash.; to pay officer. Philadelphia.
Nlpsic. Naval Hospital. Yard Craft
and Submarines, navy yard, Puget
Sound. Wash.
Assistant Paymaster W. R. VAN BTJ
REN. to navy yard. -Mare Island,
Cal., as assistant to the general
storekeeper
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrived Ajax at Tompklnsville;
Panther. Nero, and Potomac at New
York; Reid at Norfolk; Ammen at
- Newport; Hercules at Washington;
Glacier at -San Francisco; California
tat San Dlpenr TVilnhln ninniatiii
Osceola at Havana, and Helena at
Sailed Talbot from New York for Nor
folk; Brutus from Portsmouth. N.
H., for Hampton Roads: Hector
from Bradford for Hampton Roads;
Georgia from Newport for Boston:
New Orleans from Hankow for
Shanghai: Porter and Blakely from
Norfolk for .New York, and Baln
bridge, Barry, Dale, and Decatur
from Nagasaki for Shanghai.
AS CHOICE FOB TAFT
CARMFi
New York Collector Regard
ed as Good Man to Win
Progressives.
By JOHN SNURE.
That Collector William Loei. Jr., of
New York, former private secretary to
the President, is to be offered the
chairmanship of the national Republi
can committee and the management of
the next Presidential campaign. Is the
highly Interesting news which has de
veloped here.
The information that Mr. Loeb is the
man now in the lead for the manage
ment of the next campaign comes from
excellent sources. Providing President
Taft is renominated, something his
friends now deem certain, despite the
claims of the Insurgents, it is said Mr.
Loeb will be called on to be the gen
eral commander in the great political
battle which will end at the polls In
November, 1912.
Either Loeb or Hilles.
For some time, it has been the talk
here that the selection would lie be
tween two men. Private Secretary
Hilles and Mr. Loeb. If Mr. Loeb
should not be chairman, there is little
doubt Mr. Hilles would be. One good
reason why President Taft would
rather have some one else than Mr.
Hilles is that the latter has made him
self so Invaluable as private secretary
that it would be embarrassing for the
President to lose hia services at the
White House.
More or less talk has been heard of
a third party movement on the part of
the progressive Republican leaders, in
case Mr. Taft is renominated. But this
movement does not seem likely to ma
terialize. The Progressive Problem.
But there will be thousands of dis
gruntled insurgents in the rank and file
who. it Mr. Taft heads the ticket again,
will sulk and will te disposed either to
stay fiom the polls oi to vote the Demo
cratic ticket. This will be the case es
pecially If Woodrow Wilson, with his
record for projrressivlsm. Is nominated
by the Democrats It will be a great
problem to keep these men in line.
One of the strong reasons for select
ing William Loeb for chairman and
manager ls that he is on good terms
with the orogi f sslves. He is. in fact,
a rood deal of a progressive himself.
Much of the progressivism of RooMwelt
was due. as a matter of fact, to Loeb.
Tiained to politics in more than one
school, and especially in the school of
which TheodoreRoosevelt was so ad
mirable a master, there ls no question
that Mr. Loeb as Republican campaign
manager would give the Democrats a
hard run for their money. He would
come nearer winning the campaign,
prcbably. than any tither leader could.
For one thing, he would doubtless be
able to prevail on Theodore Roosevelt
to take the stump for the success of the
Republican ticket.
That Frank IL Hitchcock will not be
the next -ampalgn manager is general
ly understood now.
President's Sister in
Philadelphia Hospital
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Sept. 25. It
became known today, after frequent
denials of her presence In this city, that
Mrs. "William A. Edwards, only sister
of President Taft, who ls the wife of
Dr. William Edwards, of Los Angeles,
Cal., passed Friday and Saturday at the
German Hospital, In this city, where
she was the subject of a medical ex
amination by Dr. John B. Deaver,
prominent surgeon of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Edwards spent the summer in
Europe and arrived In this country
early last week. She feared a serious
affection and decided to see Dr. Deaver,
who is an expert on appendicitis.
She came to this city Friday, and. ae.
cording to Dr. Henry F. Page, super
intendent of the German Hospital, waa
admitted there as a private patient of
Dr. Deaver. Mrs. Edwards left on
Saturday afternoon and went directry
to New England, presumably to visit
President Taft's family in Beverly,
Dr. Deaver In a telephone conversa
tion last night admitted that Mrs. Ed
wards had consulted him.
Concerts Today
By the U. S. Soldiers' Home Band,
Bandstand, at 4 p. to.
JOHN S. M. ZIMMERSIANN.
Director.
PROGRAM.
March "Universal Peace".. ..Lamp
Overture "The Wanderer's Hope
Suppa
Idyl "After Sunset" Pryor
Selection "The Spring Maid" (re
quest) Reinhardt
Two popular songs "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" Berlin
"Oceana Roll" Derini
Excerpts from "A Trip to Japan"
Klein
Waltz Suite "Barcarolle"
Waldteufal
Finale "Gee. But It's Great to Meet
a Friend From Your Home Town"
Hejf
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band, at
Garfield Park, at 7:30 p. m.
CHIEF TRUMPETER BITTRICH.
Assistant Director.
PROGRAM.
March, "Caot. Cavenaugh"..Bittrlch
Overture, "Jolly Robbers" Suppe
Clarinet Solo. "Down In tho
Deep Cellar" Kroepsch
Principal Musician A. Langhpvc
Concert Waltz, "Amorretten
tanre" .. ...- Gung'l
(a) Serenade. "Alia Stella
Ccnndente" Rabaudl
(b) Intermezzo, "Salome" Loraine
Selection, "The Burgomaster"
Luders
Dream Melody, "Naughty
Marietta" Herbert
March, "McHenry" Tyrrell
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
By the U. S. Engineer Band, at
Washington Barracks, at 8 p. m.
JULIUS KAMPER, Leader.'
PROGRAM.
March. "The Electric Wave".. Sutton
Overture, "Masanlajlo" Auber
Idyl. "The Mountain Maiden
Dream,'' arrunged by Charles
Williams.
. Duet for two clarinets.
Selection, "Carmen" Bizet
Serenade Espagnolo Schlopogrell
Fantasia, "A Day in West Point,"
Bendlx
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
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