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- r '8 THE WASHINGTON TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912. f T w fw9 cisions to let New York win the pennant. An ac cusation like this is treated with as much gravity as if it were one lodged against a judge on the bench. Either the umpires will be disgraced or their accusers will be expelled from baseball. An issue liki that is never shirked. It is always met and settled right. If the government of American public affairs were as efficient, honest and courageous as the gov ernment of American baseball, there would be little graft and little complaint of favoritism. The rulers of the game are responsive to .the sentiments of the great democracy which they represent so' faithfully. If only the people generally would take the same alert, intense and, persistent interest in their affairs of government that American fandom unflaggingly devotes to its beloved sport, perhaps we should have as'good a public service as the republic of baseball 'gets from its appointed stewards. 'WHAT THE "HARRIMAN FUND" TESTI MONY SHOWS. The story which Charles Edward Russell told'be- THE OLE .A. ID I 3ST G- BATTER rUULiauED EVKnr evening in the yeah. THE SltjNSEY BUILU1NO PENNSYLVANIA AVK. a Washington, D. O, Tuesday, October 8, 1013. Published by The Wathlnaton Times Company, Munsey -nulldlng, Pennsylvania avenue, Iwtween Thirteenth and Fourteenth itreets, Washington. U. C.i Frank A. Munsey, Preeldent, 115 Klfth.sve nue. New York. N. T.J Win T. bewsrt, Vice Preeldent. lit Fifth avenue. New York, N, Y.I Fred A. Walker, Treaaurer and Ueneral Manager, Muneey Building, W aahlntton, D. C; IV 11. Tltherlnslim. Secretary, 175 Fifth avenue. New York. N. Y, BUDSCIUFTION BATES BY MAIL. . 1 ma I moi. moe, Dally and Sunday H30 DM $171 bally only ; . ,7C 1 to .Sunday nly , .JS ' fieo J. co .to SEPTEMBER OIBOULATIOH DAILY. Tetal arois.'8ept. I9M ... I.HS.XM 8UNDAT. Total gross. Sept. 11J 1H.S04 -Averace gross,. Sept. llli..- 4a, wl Total net. Sept. IsM.t 1M.M1 Average net, Sept. 1IU.... J7.ll AVUse Kroer, Brpt.'iw, Total net. Sept. 1911 Ayeran nit. Sept 1112., 4(1.431 MT.no n.aot 1 eolemnly ewear that the accomoanvlnr atatement renreeenta 4 i the circulation uf The Washington Tlmee as detailed, and that the net figure represent, all' return eliminated the number of copies of The Tlmee which are sold, delivered, furnished, or mailed to bona fide' purchasers or subscribers. FRED A. WALK EH. - V , Otneral Manager. District of. Columbia, ssi ' ' Bubscrlbsd and -sworn te before me this first day of October, A. r lilt. THOMAS a WILLI B, (Seal.) , Notary Public. Entered at the Poet Office at Washington, D. C, a second class mall matter. THE DEMOCRATIC DODGERS. The Massachusetts Democrats in their State pro nouncement did'what they atuld to help Wilson out "of the plight in which he stands on the tariff. Not a word is uttered by them of the declaration aeainst protection as unconstitutional. The stheme of tariff for revenue only on which Wilson stands and which he represents is dropped and ignored. It is a sly campaign dodge, and rather a bold one. THE, CAMPAIGN PROBE FLUKE! As Senator Penrose and his allies contemplate the results of their campaign-fund inquiry, which was intended to injure Roosevelt, but which has done all its execution at the breech instead of the muzzle, they must realize that they confront a really serious situation. The anti-Roosevelt material has not been ex posed and turned into pro-Roosevelt material! Now we confront a period in which the facts about other men's campaign funds, other parties' relations with the contributing interests, must be put under the glass. It is very certain 'that the others will not come off so well as Roosevelt has done. . The conspiracy against Roosevelt could not pos sibly have done him so much good if it had been arranged by his friends, and supporters. The malice and venom that inspired it were made so apparent that Roosevelt's vindication is the more effective. , .END OF THE HYGIENE EXPOSITION. The proposal to establish in Washington a perma nent exposition, similar' to that which was brought together during the international congress of hygiene and demography, is excellent; but it does not cover the entire ground. Washington is an excellent place for audi an exposition, and there should be one hec. No other city could handle it so well, because here it would command best the co-operation of the Gov ernment departments dealing in such affairs. But the people will not and cannot all come to such an exposition; and it is of such supreme im portance that the exposition ought to be carried to them. Three or four special trains touring the coun try all the time, would be well worth while. There are several States that are now doing just such work as this, and they have produced magnificent results. A permanent exposition of this sort in Washing ton, witn tnese railroad expositions on wheels as supplements, would constitute a most effective way to get this work to the people. Nobody could spend an hour in the booths of exhibits at the recent con gress and not realize that the public is eager for more knowledge of those very practical subjects with which these displays and demonstrations .dealt. Unquestionably, most of the States would' co-operate with the National Government in bearing the ex pense and devising means to popularize the work. Cities would do as much. An exposition train, accom panied by lecturers, could doubtless be kept moving, even if no dollar of appropriation were provided for it while on the road; cities, counties, States, and philanthropic individuals or societies would soon be found making provision for the expense, in order to get the great object lesson brought to their communities. BASEBALL'S MODEL GOVERNMENT. Eight years of world's championship baseball has yielded a gross revenue of nearly $1,126,TJ00 frQtn about 884,000 paid admissions. The attendance of 170,800 and the gross receipts of $342,000 for Jast year's six games between Giants and Athletics broke the records to smithereens. . Grandstand and bleach er and perching-place capacity will be strained today and every day until the annual -question of baseball supremacy is settled. With baseball at the top of its popularity and financial prosperity, as these figures show, it is aston ishing that the game has been kept so free from the gambling scandal which has ruined horse racing m the United States for the time. Considerable betting does go on in spite of the resolute efforts of the base ball authorities to keep their sport free from its blight, though the gambling cannot be indulged in at the grounds. The tradition against contact be tween professional gamblers and players has been stubbornly upheld. Most of the wagers made are of the character indulged in by political partisans over election results. Occasionally the repute of baseball as a clean and , honest sport; in spite of its professionalism, is hurt by such an incident as the favoritism and graft of ticket speculation for the 1011 world's series. The men who rule the game dealt with this vicicus busi ness effectively, and what little speculation in tickets occurs this year is unavoidable. Another happening that shows how vigilant are these guardians of the good name of baseball is the prompt action taken on the charge that umpires of the National League favored the Giants in their de fore the Clapp committee yesterday, when corrected by the testimony of Judson C. Wellivcr, is in all es sentials a confirmation of the statements made by Colonel Roosevelt anofj. Pierpont Morgan last week. Mr. Wellivcr said he got his information from Mr. MacVeagh. The letter's statement was .that he was in the office of Mr. Morgan when a telephone call came from E. H. Harrim'an'. Returning from the phone, Mr. Morgan said that Harriman had been to Washington, dined with the President, and now wanted a campaign contribution. This, far from being inconsistent with the state ments made by Mr. Morgan and Colonel Roosevelt, supports them. Colonel Roosevelt emphasized the point that Harriman came to him to get money; not that he went to Harriman "for it. Harriman had a deep concern .about the New York campaign. He wanted Higgins elected governor. Harriman had been the politico-financial backer of Odell, who was retiring from the governorship. Odell and Harriman had nominated Higgins for governor. Durng that campaign there were reports in the press, which will not have been forgotten by people with political mem ories, to the effect that Harriman had deep concern about getting a friendly governor elected. These.re ports were in effect that Harriman was financially in terested in some contracting operations on the Eric canal. A change of administration might interfere with these. This story, if it was true, provides a complete ex planation of the personal concern of Mr. Harriman about having Higgins win. The Senate committee will doubtless be able to get definite testim6ny on this point, if it cares to push the investigation into that phase of the matter. Assuming that Harriman had such a personal con cern about New York's State election, the whole sit. nation becomes' plain. He knew that Roosevelt was going to run very much stronger than Higgins, and he was worried, j? The betting, in the later days of the campaign, ran up to three to one in favor of D-Cady Herrick, the Democratic candidate; ka situation cal culated to give concern to Mr. Harriman. Mr. Harrirnao had given freely to the campaign already. That is the testimony of Colonel Roosevelt. He told the President that he didn't feel able to give any more; yet he was worried about the State situa tion, and, of course, he pointed out the possibility of the national ticket suffering if the State ticket should be permitted to be mired down. So he wanted Mr. Roosevelt to intercede, with the national committee for some financial aid for the State committee. Colonel Roosevelt testified that he promised to take the matter up 'with the State committee, and that in fact Secretary Loeb did communicate with the national committee authorities, and express the hope of the White House that the national committee could use its good offices in behalf of the State or ganization. As a result of this request, the national committee did undertake to aid the State committee in raising some more money. Mr. Morgan" said that when he was approached for another $50,000, it was with the explanation that the State campaign needed more money, and that the national committee was interested in raising it. Mr. Morgan added that he would not have given it but for this assurance of the national committee's concern. That Mr. Harriman, after getting this promjse of help from President Roosevelt, should go back to New York and personally appeal to Mr. Morgan, !s perfectly natural and logical. Having a keen personal interest in New York, he would hardly have omitted to place all necessary emphasis on the concern of President Roosevelt about the matter. The money was secured. Mr. Morgan testified that this money was paid in cash. Mr. Welliver's recollection was that Mr. Mac Veagh said a check was sent to Mr. Harriman. Six years had elapsed between the occurrence of the in cident and Mr. MacVeagh's narration to Mr. Welliver; two more years passed before Mr. Welliver was asked to recount the matter before the Senate committee. Either of them might have" been in error as to the recollection of that detail. The main 'fact is that Harriman was the man with the acute interest about the State campaign; that he asked help, instead of being asked for it. On these points the testimony of Colopel Roosevelt and Mr. Morgan is strongly confirmed by that of Mr. Welliver. It is inevitable that this Harriman incident will be misrepresented by the hostile press. It is the one real reliance of Roosevelt's enemies in their effort to make out a case against him. Inasmuch as the testimony, as now in the record, all points to a con clusion altogether favorable to Roosevelt; inasmuch as the theory of Roosevelj enemies has collapsed in the face of the facts, there is nothing left for his enemies but to misrepresent, misconstrue, and garb'c. This they have done, and will doubtless continue to do; but the essential facts are perfectly clear, and they amply sustain Colonel Roosevelt's declaration that his aid was sought by Harriman. i : - Zi: : : - ssj : i ! i Steubner Is Fined For Sunday Selling Because the Brand Jury of Prince George county did not move aa expedi tiously as he thought It should yester day, Charles B. Calvert, attorney for the 8tate. in tho effort to clean things up In that county, caused Philip J. Steubner to be arrested' last night by Constable II. Garrison on a charge of selling; liquor on Sunday. Steubner was taken before Judge Wlssman, at Hy attsrllle, and was fllvd (150. Steubner la proprietor of a well-known roadhouse on the Bladeluburg road, near 'the District line. Two witnesses wore that he was running hla place wide open on Sunday, August 11, and that he sold liquor to scores of people on that day. This Is the sixth conviction that haa been obtained alnce the clean-up in Prince aeqrge county was begun. Two others arrested for violation of the Sunday selling law havo demanded trial by Jury. What's on the Program in Washington loday Seen and Heard VERY DIFFERENT. "I suppose he Is made of the same stufftas.other men." "Good gracious, not Ue'a a tenor!" Baltimore American Tho following Masonic organizations will meet tonight: Lodges Acacia, No. 18. special, p. m . F. C: regular. 7.30 p. m ; Takoma, No. a. business. Royal Arch Chapters Mt. Iloreb. No. 7, mark; Potomac, No. S, It. A. Knights Templar De llolay Mounted Com- manuery. mo. 4. ilea cross Scottish Kite Evangelist Chapter. Knights of Rose Croix, business. Eastern Star chapters Electa, No. 8; Bethlehem, No. 7. The following Red Men's organisations will meet tonight: Lodges Webster. No. ; aolden Rule, No. :i; Amity, No 17. Encampment Fred D. Stuart, No. 7, degree work. The following K. of P. lodges will meet tonight: Webster, No. 7: Excelsior, No. It: Qermanla, No. 18. vlsltaUon; Capital. No. :: Myrtle, No. 25. The following Red Men's organlgatlons will meet tonight: Idaho Tribe, No. 15; Osceola Tribe, No. 19; Waneta Council, No. . Reception by the president of the Worn. n's Relief Corps Department of the Potomac. O. A. H.-1118 Euclid street northwest, tonight. Meeting of the committee on nubllo health, the Washington Board of Trade, 7:30 p. m. Meeting of the universities committee, Washington Board of Trade, t r. m Lecture by Robert Pyle on "Among he Roses In Europe" assembly hall, Business School, tonight. Annual flowewr. fruit, and egetable show of the Brookland Brotherhood, tonight. Reading by Pref. George C. Ketdel, of the Library of Congress, on "Aucassln and Nlcolette," reading room of the blind, Library of Congress, 4:45 p. m. Meeting of the Washington Alliance of Jewish Women, Eighth Street Temple, 5. an tv m. Meeting of the Randle Highlands Citi zen's Association, Baptist Church, rtaywr roan, tonigni. Supper in honor of Fred B. Smith at the Y. M. C. A., 8 p. m. Amusements. National "The Littlest Rebel," 8:15 p. m Columbia "The Rosa Maid." 8 IS p. m. Belasco Anette Kellernmnn, 8,15 p. m. Chase's-Pollte Vaudeville. 2:15 and 8.15 P m. Poll's Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m. . Academy "A Fool There Was." 2, IB and 8 15 P. m. Majestic-Musical Stock Company, 2 and 8 p. m. Cosmos Vaudeville. Casino Vaudeville. Lyceum "Miss New York, Jr.," 2.15 and 8.15 p. m. Oayety "Social Maids," 2 15 and 8:10 p, m. Washington s Famous Goose. j Old "Doc" Bransjle has returned to town after an extended absence and, as the society editors say, "la now at home to his many friends" at the barber shop at 300H Tenth stroet northwest. v Three years ago Doc, wearying ot bachelor life, migrated to Virginia, and, taking some score ot wives, ad dressed his energies to rearing nu merous families. His recent return was dramatic, almost tragic. A few days ago, as an old friend, who Uvea next to Doc's town residence, was passing a com mission merchant's place on Louisi ana avenue, be heard a well-known voice, as who should say: "Well, well, how are you anyhow? And what'n Halifax am I doing In this sort ot affair?" Gazing down, the In boyhood, more than fifty years ago, hearing people tell tales of treasures burled along the shores above where tho Navy Yard Is now, and I often saw rusty knives and box-hasps and even coins turned up by the plough on the banks of the stream between Anacostia and Blad ensburg. It was the generally ac cepted belief that they were part ot the loot burled by Blackbeard and Sharkey and other genial cut throats of the Spanish Main." Wants a Little Law. "I have tho highest regard for our public schools," remarked Mr. J. J. Darlington whose views are al ways ot public interest when asked his opinion, recently. "But I believe It would be a, benefit if there was taught In them a short course of law. friend beheld Doc who, I forgot toi""1"?'"' ' '" luo u,ner scnoois. Not mention, Is a portly old gander-1 " ta" or Practice any more ,haJ poking an Inquisitive beak out of a "" arithmetic includes civil crato where he was immured with ntneerlng-but the simple elements half a dozen ot his progeny. V" tt" ". that a man needs in Of course, it turned out to be an a,l "ness. but now must learn awful mistake of some careless experience; such, for Instance, as hireling at the goose ranch, where enUal parts of a contract or Democrats Victors In Connecticut Cities NEW HAVEN, Oct. S. Democrats swept the boards In two of the three cities holding elections yesterday in Connecticut, electing mayors and a ma jority of the council In New London and Norwalk and the mayor In South N01 walk, though the council In the latter city la Republican. Of the fifty-four Inwm vntlnr on llnuor license onlv fourteen went to the "drys," u gain of six towns In all for the "wets" There are now eighty-one license and sixty-seven no-llcense towns In thn State, aa against seventy-rive and ninety-three, respectively, last year. Rldgc neld voted license for the first time In ntty years. Army and Navy ARMY. The following transfers are ordered to take effect this date: First Lieutenant QULIELMUS V. IIEIDT, from tho TwenUeth In fantry to the Tenth Infantry. First Lieutenant REUBEN C. TAYLOR, from the Tenth Infantry to the Twentieth Infantry. Doc was a parlor boarder, this ship ping ot him to market In a thrice Doc was released, and waddled as swiftly as was compatible with his dignity for Doc is a gander ot standing in that locality around the corner to the barber shop. Push ing open the door, he gave the as tonished Charlie Brangle, bis mas ter, a look ot reproach for his negli gence and, with a murmur, which meant: "dee, but it's good to get back to town," settled in his old place by the stove and listened to the gang talk baseball. "He's the best watch-dog in' the city," said Mr. Brangle, and one's thoughts flew back to boyhood's his tory and the geese that saved Rome, Hunting Duried Treasure. "If one longs to go hunting burled pirate treasure, he doesn't have to go any further than the Eastern Branch," remarked Mr. Robert Dale, who, for many years, has lived overJ Good Hope way and knows all the traditions of the country about Washington. "The early histories of Maryland and Virginia frequent ly speak of how that stream was a rendezvous for 'sea attorneys,' as Byron calls them, and how, after they had made some specially food haul In the Southern Waters, they would sail hither to rest and enjoy their gains. I can also remember, deed, and customB of banks and mer chants. These. I understand, are only taught in special courses ot schools; not in the regular curricu lum. I think it would be a great advantage to young people, Just starting out in the world. "I'heard of a student who took the degree of master ot arts at an emi nent unlrerslty," concluded Mr. Dar. llngton, with a smile, "and that very day cashed the original, duplicate, and triplicate of set of bills ot ex change. Don't you think a little less Latin and a little more law would have served him better?" Another Furnace Mystery. "It Is a strange coincidence," said one of the clerks at the Public Li brary, In speaking ot the recent trag edy of Arthur Webster, "that in the only othor furnace tragedy in the United States, one ot the parties was named Webster. That was the case of Prof. Webster, of Harvard Colr lege, who, on November 23, 1819, killed Dr. Parkman, a prominent citizen of Boston, and consumed his body in hs laboratory furnace. Complete Identification was made, in that case, not so much through the charred bones that were found in the ashes ot the furnace, as by the teeth also found there, which a dent ist Identified as Parkman'a through some work be had done upon them." MAVY. Lieutenant C. S. JOYQE. detached navy ard. Portsmouth, N. H.. October 15. 1912: to Wyoming Lieutenant ERNEST FRIEDRICK. de tached works of E. W. Bliss Com pany, Brooklyn, N. Y., October 15, 1012: to Arkansas Ensign W. W. WEBSTER, detached North Dakota: to Panther. Ensign R. E DENNETT, detached Washington: to Petrel. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. Arrlvea-Supply. F-J. at Port Angeles. Gloucester, Lebanon, Culgoa, Sterl ing, Caesar, Idaho, Celtic, Solace. Orion, at North river. New York. Balled-Alert. F-l, F-2. from 8an Fran cisco for Watsonvlllc, Salem from Boston for Tompklnsvlllc, North Carolina. Nashville, from Ports mouth, N. II., for Tompklnsllte. Here's a Book . "Changing America," by Edward Alt worth Ross, who Is also the author ot "The Changing Chinese," Is a dispas sionate review of sub-surface tendencies of modern society. To those tendencies which, because of their very nearness, are not taken seriously by many think ers, he gives his attention, and very broadly states exact conditions In a forceful manner. A middle Westerner by birth and education, Prof. Ross has lived for twelve years In the East, tho Far West, and Europe, and hence 1b able to bring to the comparison of tho middle West with the East no small breadth In objectivity. Unhampered by any social, religious, or other Influ ences which mako men biased In their opinions, he sets forth the superiorities and shortcomings of each section of thu country with the cool impartiality of the man of science. lie Insists that tho middle West Is unlike the East, not In respect to types, but In respect to the proportions In which the types occur In the two sections. By showing the rising of the divorce evil, the crowding of women Into industry, the commerciali zation of newspapers, and the falling birth rate, he points out definitely In what respects America Is changing. Ho has not tried to paint a startling pic ture, to push radical proposals, or to ride hobbles. The book Is not written In an argumentative vein, but rather when a tendency Is noted he urges speclflo remedies, not long-winded and aguc1y general social reconstruction. The book New York.