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The Washington times., 1914-06-08
By MISS MYRA HENDLEY.

The league was organized in 1903.
at a meeting held at the residence
OF Mrs. Charles w. Richardson.
With such able assistants as Miss
Leila MecLlin. the second president.
and Miss Grace Lincoln Temple.
chairman of the committee on dec
grafton. the league had an auspi-
cious beginning.
The object of the organization IL
to decorate the public schools that
they may be made more attractive
and serve as a standard to the chill
dren IN attendance, cultivating
taste and encouraging higher ideals.
In the work done by the league. this
object has been successfully accom-
plished. Twenty-six school build
ings have been helped In q greater
or less degree. and in many cases
the effect has been felt beyond the
limit of the school itself.
The actual work Of the league IL
accomplished by the committee on
decoration. consisting at present OF
Miss Temple and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Simon. This committee visits the
school buildings. makes a list OF
those whose walls are in the worst
condition, and sends this list TO
the Superintendent of Schools. rec
ommending that they be cleaned
and retinted as fast as the appro-
priations will allow. z. L Thurs
ston, Superintendent of Schools. and
Snowden Ashford. Municipal Archi-
tect, have been cordial In Cooper
atin1 with the league.
As soon as a bull ding has been de-
signed for renovation. Miss Temple
determines the most appropriate
color scheme for the walls and SUPER
vises the mixing of the paints by the
workmen to insure satisfactory re-
suits. When the District has COM
pleted its Iabors, the league does
its share by providing pictures and
casts. curtains and fiower-boxes, to
complete the artistic ensample. In
a few instances, where no District
funds are available. the league has
furnished paint TO be used by the
District. In this way. dingy and
apparently artistically hopeless
schools have been transformed into
cheerful and attractive educational
centers.
Examples Of Metamorphosis.
The most notable examples of this
metamorphosis are the Threlkeld,
the Dent, the 1.enox, and the Henry
schools. The ThreJkeld Is an old
four roomed building In Georgetown
IL had soiied, whitewashed walls
and the principal ornament In each
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Tha story Of how the treasury
was drained Of about s40,00o, 5000 OF its
gold supply, known as free gold' .
has Just been told by John l.. Ken
nedy. associate editor Of the Plate
Printer, the official organ Of the
International Steel and Copper Plate
Printers Union. Uncle Sam was
relieved by the banks Of something
like that huge sum in gold before
he actually awoke to what was oc-
curing. Incidentally. this particu-
lar operation in high finance made
business good for the plate printers,
rs 1t led to a rush order for s4o.ooo,ooo
in silver certificates, which had to be
hurried out by the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing.
The new currency law caused the
bankers to need gold The law pro-
vides that every Federal reserve
bank shall maintain reserves in gold
or lawful money of not less than 50
pcr centum against its deposits, and
reserves in gold of not less than W
per centum against its Federal re-
serve notes in actual circulation.
and not offset by ? gold or lawful
money deposited with the Federal
reserve agent"
Ruse Gets Gold.
Tha. meant, of course, that the
member banks making Up the Fed
eral reserve banks must furnish the
gold. They had large holdings Of
gold certificates and coin, but not
enough. They proceeded to get 1t in
the easiest and simplest way-take 1t
from the Treasury. They began the
accumulation soon after passage OF
the act
OF course, the banks did not set
out to get the actual metal. What
they wanted was gold certificates,
which could be stored in their
vaults, and on which gold could be
had at the Treasury for the asking.
The Government, the bankers ag-
u-ed. could bear the expense OF
keeping the metal in storage
The device the banks adopted was
TO send to the Treasury large
amounts in small denominations Of
silver certificates and United States
notes, and to request in return bulls
OF larger denominations, specifying
tens, twenties, and fifties. The banks
well knew the Government did not
have in possession bills of those de-
nominations in silver cetihcates,
since most of such bills were stored
in their own lawful reserves and
also in such reserves OF State banks
and trust companies.
What happened? Nothing was LETT
for the Treasury but to send the
banks tens, twenties and fifties In
gold certificates. The banks had
always been accommodated in this
way, and to refuse to accommo late
them would be to discriminate
against two forms OF its currency.
Treasury Caught Mapping.
The process went on rapidly. and
when the Treasury woke up to what
was going on. the banks had
dragged down" about sio.ooo.ooc. In,
fact, at one time. it amounted to
about sec. 900, 900, but part Of this was
recovered.
The next thing that happened was
that the Treasury set out to protect
its supply of free gold"
Hurry orders went to the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing TO print
$4,000 OCO in tens. twenties, and
fifties Of silver certificates. BegtA-
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

room was an ugly, iron stove Under
the auspices of Mr.. Ashford and the
league. the walls and woodwork
were painted soft brown-yeilow, .
varm-toned Rhine print was placed
In each room and unbleached muslin
window curtains tempered the glar-
ing sunlight. The change Is most
gratifying and one Of the teachers
of the school wrote to the league
that she had had no cases OF dtscfp-
line In the new school-beautiful.
In the Dent school, another badly
conditioned building, the league paid
for the retinting of the walls In the
principals room. In a cool green. and
the contrast between this room and
the rest of the building was 30 pro.
nounced that an effort was made by
Ing rooms and halls. A round win
dow. Of garish red and yellow giass
which had been an eyesore always.
was fitted with plain glass. adding
much to the general appearance Of
the building.
The league there donated as many
pictures as II could afford The
pupils, by means of an .ctcrtain-
ment. raised substantial sum,
which was expended by the commit
tee on decoration In the further
DcdutluCdliOH OI the SCnOOl- IL -
now one of the most attractive IN
the city.
Dispense Some Advice.
In many cases where the teachers
have their own pictures and casts.
the decorating committee advises AZ
to their most effective disposition,
and one grateful teacner wrote that
she had re-hung her pictures At
home, following the scheme suggest
ed by Miss Temple.
In every case The teachers have
been most appreciative. and the
league has had many commendatory
letters from supervising rrincirais,
teachers and pupils.
Enough has been accomplished to
prove that such an organization Is
needed ard justified. and that II
deserves more general and generous
support from the public. Its sole
revenue Is derived from the member
ship dues of 81 year. 1t has COM
partively few members, and Is sorely
hampered by lack Of funds With
a membership Of 500 or 1000. II could
increase its scope and bring both
beauty and enlightenment into the
lives of many children who other
wise have neither.
The present officers of the league
are: President, James Rush Mar
shall: vice presidents. Miss Leila
Mechlin and Ernest l. Thurston;
secretary, Miss Myra NJ. Hendley;
treasurer, Charles ]. Bell.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

-HE VICE PRESIDENT AMI
MRS. MARSHALL will leave
i Washington this afternoon fol-
Bangor. Me-. where the Vice
President will address the graduating
class OF the University of Maine. TheS
will return on Thursday.
r
Mrs. George Barnett will be at home
today from 4:3O till $50 o'clock at the
commandant's house. marine barracks
for the last time this season. Mrs. Bar.
nett, accompanied by her two ?oune
daughters. will go to Virginia tomor,
row. where she will open her country
house for the summer.
=
Miss Elizabeth Timlow will sail this
week from New York for Naples, in
charge of a party of young people
They will spend three months in
travel in italy. Switzerland. England
and Scotland. returning from Glas.
cow. Mrs. II. B. Mum, of this city
also Miss May Warden. daughter OF
Charles w. Warden, of the Continen-
tai Trust Company. will be of the
party.
! The Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Lane have selected a cottage al
Essex. on Lake Champlain as a resi-
dence for the summer. Mrs. Lane and
children will go there this week. To
be Joined by the head of the family
as the duties of his office will permit
-
Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary
| OF Agriculture. will also leave town
for the summer this week. accom-
panied by her children. The Secretary
and Mrs. Houston have selected
Woods Hole. Mass. as their summer
home.
Mrs. E. st. John Greble and Miss Nil.
dred Greble will go to Atlantic City
June 20 for a stay of ten days with DR.
and Mrs. William L. Estes, 81, of South
Bethlehem, Pa. who will be there al
that time for the medica! congress
which DR.. Estes will attend.
Lieut.. Edwin ct. John Greble. U. s. A.
| who arrived at Paris few days ago
WILL go to Tours for the rest OF June
and July. He will join the French army
the middle of october. and will be witt
IL iNi n year, DSiHS Oiio VI sSNci al SSuhe
officers selected for The benefits of such
an experience.
r
The marriage of Miss Rose Mary
Bradford, daughter of Rear Admira
and Mrs. Bradford, and Lieut.. Clarence
Alvin Richards. u. S N, whose en-
gagement was announced last week, viii
| take place on June so.
r
Miss Josephine Timlow will spend
| the summer at East Gloucester. Mass
=
Mrs. Burton Harrison has closed he
| house. 1907 l street, and has gone I,
Bar Harbor, where she will spend th'
summer at her villa. Sea Crchins. Mrs
Harrison Is accompanied by her son
| Archibald Harrison. who has just lie
turned from the Philippines. and hf
| little daughter.
Mrs. Watson F. Clark and Miss Clarl
! have gone to Cambridge. Mass. to at
| tend the marriage of Mrs. Clark's niece
Miss Evelyn Carpenter. and Evard S
Pratt, on Tuesday. Following tina
event they will 20 to their summe
! home on Cape Cod.
Washington society Is deeply inter
ested in the announcement of the en-
gagement Of Miss Morris Vaux. o
Bryn Mawr. Pa. to DR.. Charles ID
Walcott. secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Miss Naux is the daughter Of Georg
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

sunshine MAN,
The friend, the husband, the citizen
are formed at the domestic hearth.
Whoever studies history will be pro-
foundly convinced that a nation stands
or falls with the sanctity of its do
nestle ties We will bless God,
for our homes. . And this bless
ing comes from Christ-who presided at
a homein the family of Nazareth. and
consecrated the hearth-stone with ever
lasting 'inviolability.
1t was the glory of Christ to sanctify
the sacredness Of all things natural
The first public act of our Re
deemer's life Is to go to a marriage.
He consecrates marriage. and the SYM
pathies which lead to marriage. He de-
clares the sacredness OF feelings which
had been reckoned carnal, and low. and
human. He stamped his image on
human Joys, human connections, 1u-
man relationships He pronounces that
they are more than human-as II were,
sacramental; the means whereby God
presence comes to US; the types and
the shadows whereby higher and deeper
relationships become possible to us.
For It Is through our human affections
that the soul first learns to feel that its
destiny is divine. 1t is through NOR
tai yearning. unsatished. that the spirit
ascends, seeking a higher object.
1t is by an earthly relationship that
God has typifed to us. and helped us
to conceive the only true espousal-the
marriage of the soul to her eternal
Lord.
Her majesty. on one occasion, speak
ing tn n young lady IN whom she was
interested and who had lost her mother.
said. BURY the bad in people and al
WAYS look for the good. and England
Will honor you as she has honored your
mother"
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
JEFFERSON ON LAWYERS

Somebody has resllrrected an old
letter of Thomas jefferson, in which
he discussed the proneness of the
Congress in session when the latter
was written to prolong discussion of
public affairs. 1t is interesting at the
present moment, in view of the inter-
minatle speeches on the tolls ques-
ton of which the country now is be-
ing made the victim.
jefferson wrote as follows:
I served with General Washington in
the legislature Of Virginia before the
Revolution, and. during Il, With DR..
Franklin in Congress. 1 never heard
either of them speak ten minutes at a
time. nor to any- but the main point,
which was to decide the question.
They laid their shoulders to the great
points, knowing that the little ones
would follow of themselves. II the
present Congress errs in too much talk
inss how can IL be otherwise. in body
to which the people send $50 lawyers,
whose trade il is to question everything.
yield nothing, and talk py the hour
That $50 lawyers should do business to-
gether ought not to be expected.
In the Sl%ty-thlrd congress 1orty-
five Senators out of 4 total of ninety
six and 247 Representatives out of
total of 435 arc members of the
profession at which the Sage of
Monticello fired his Parthian arrows.
In other words, lawyers make up
about 55 per cent of the membership
of the present Congress. If the JEFF
ferson letter was written around
1910, the 80 barristers to whom he
referred constituted about So per
cent of the nations lawmakers at
that time.
Perhaps we cannot afford to get
too excited over this showing-S per
cent in 104 years-but at the worst
it indicates progress. All that is
necessary is tn keep eternally at it
and the coattails Of the last lawyer
Congressman will vanish through the
Capitol's door just as the millennium
dawnS
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
THE CROSSER BILL RE-
PORTED.

Three newspapers In Washington
have been opposed to the Crosser
hill for public ownership of the
street car lines of the District of
Columbia. They have seen fit to de-
riGe the idea and its supporters.
The hearings on the subject have
largely been given over to the de-
velopmcnt of the views of the oppo-
sition.
Notwithstanding, the bill for pub
lie ownership has been reported to
the House of Representatives by a
close vote of the committee. 1t will
go to the calendar, and will force
itself on the consideration of Con-
gress.
Perhaps action on it will be i'm
possible at the present session; but
that is by no means certain. Indi-
cations now are that the debate on
the antitrust legislative program in
the Senate will require great deal
of time, and with the session pro-
longed well into the autumn there
would be good chance for consider
alton of the public ownership meas
ure in the House.
It has been hard and uphill fight,
this, in which the friends of the Dis
trict have won the first round. The
Commissioners and their corporation
counsel, together with the citizens
and organizations of citizens, made
an excellent and evidently an efec-
tive showing for the measure; and the
event proves that no mistake was
made in the tactics of the fight. in
permitting the opposition to talk
itself out before the advocates made
their showing. To the men who stood
by the people of Washington, and at
the end carried the favorable report,
all honor is due. They have been re-
sponsible for the taking of a for
ward step in the relations between
cities and public utilities. whose sig
nifcance will be more fully under
stood decade hence than it possibly
can be now.
What the fate Of this legislation
\ will be can only be conjectured. Its
opponents will not fail to recognize
that their best chance to defeat If
lies in delay. There is widespread
belief that if it can be forced to a
vote it will pass, first the House,
then the Senate. The expressions of
individual Senators as to sentiment
in the upper body indicate that there
is reason for confidence that the
measure will carry there, by an easy
majority. 1t has recently been de-
clared by Senator who is taking
active interest in it, that the opposi-
ton will dwindle to an almost in
considerable faction by the time the
vote is reached.
Washington has been set far along
on the way to better municipal con-
ditions, whether this bill shall pass
or not. The fact that it could be
reported out of committee is a warn
ing to the public utilities that they
cannot disregard the interests of the
public, and that if they do not de-
serve continuance in the privileges
they now enjoy, they may at any
time lose them.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Truths by Women Who
T-, Encouraging Ideals by
Decoration of Public Schools

Women Individually and collectively today interesting them
public schools realizing there the foundation
of the characters of future citizens are laid
The League for the Decoration of Public Schools organi
make school conditions perfect
making the surroundings of school children pleasant and artistic
Miss Myra Hendey active member of this league explain
here how this is done.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Concert Today
By the U. s. Soldiers Home Band,
Bandstand, at 4 P. m.

EMIL A. FENSTAD.
Assistant Leader.
March, The Whip" .Holzmann
Overture, Jubilee" Bach
Paraphrase, Nearer. My God. to
Thee" ............Ma -Langey
Selection. The Quaker Girl
Moncktorr
Oriental Scene. The Star
Dreamer" ....................B Bendix
Excerpts from The Pink Lady"
CaryN
Finale. The Enterpriser" zee. .Lauspe
The star-Spangled Banner"
By the U. S. Marine Band, Marine
Barracks, AIS p. m.
WILLIAM H. SANTELMANN.
Leader.
March. Flag Of Victory. won Blon
Overture, "Kampa" .Herold
Character Picture. whispering
Flowers INSTRUMENTATION Blon
Grand Scenes from Carmen. .Bizet
Loves Ecstasy" "..................Ro Rose
Waltz, The Beautiful Blue
Danube" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Strauss
Humorous Fantasia, "Oh! You
Beautiful DolI'. I'..............La
March, The Thunderer" .Sousa
The Star-Spangled Banner.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.

at San Pedro de Ma.
coris. Prairie at Newport BrutuS AZ
Pensacola. Cummings at Galveston
Guncas at New YORK yard, 81 ans
K-2 New York yard. Jouett az tueS
10. Mexico, Jouett, Jenkins and ISS%
phin at Vera Cruz. washington y
Guantanamo. Caesar at SostoS
South Dakota at Mazatlan. ClacES
at La Paz, Mars at Vera Cruz
Sailed-Marietta from La Soraana
Macoris Tacoma from Puerto. Mex.
leo. 10 Sea, Sacramento from Puerto
Mexico 10 sea. Washington fror
Puerto Plata for Guantanamo er
route Vera Cruz. Prairie from New
mort for Philadelphia, Missouri, Ida.
no and Illinois from Annapolis fca
Gibralter. Raleigh from Manzanilss
to sea, San Francisco from NSS
Cruz for Tampico. Arethusa froA
Vera Cruz for Charleston.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
TOMORROW.

Meetings. evening:
Mssonic-FederaI Lodge No. l: Acacia, No.
IS. Takoma, No %: East Gate, No. q;
Mount Horeb No. I: Potomac. No. 5; De
MoIay. mounted. No. :. knishss Iemplar:
FIects' No. .; bethlehem. No. Z: Friend
ship. No II. and Fidelity. Order Of Eastern
Star. ~ ~ ,1,L,
ton No 6; Golden Rule, No. Il; Fred d.
Stuart No. Z. =.
knights OF Pythias-Webster iodge. no. !;
No, Is; annual memorial services in Tenn
pie. r.-.,, r-.,,-z,,. w.,
Knights Of Columbus-Carroll Council; Wash
ington Council
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
The Silver.
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

Faith in our chief exponent Of peace
gets a terrific jolt. Mr.. Bryan's in
come tax returns show. among other
personal property. a hundred dollars
worth OF firearms.
This will be hard to explain to the
Nobel peace prize commission.
After paying $500 to get them back.
guess Enrico will realize that his forte
is singing, not writing, notes.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Army and Navy
ARMY.

ARMY.
Leave of absence for one month. q
take effect June %. is granted frs
Lieutenant LLOYD B. MAGRUDER
Coast Artillery Corps.
The leave of absence granted FRS
Lieutenant WILSON c. VON
KESSLER, Medical Reserve Corps
is extended two days
The leave of absence granted Ftrs
Lieutenant LANPHEAR W. WEBB
jr, Medical Reserve Corps. Is en
tended two days. =
First Lieutenant SAMUEL j. TURN
BULL, Medical Corps. Is relievet
from temporary duty at Fort
PrebIe. Me-, and will reutrn &c
Fort II. G. Wright. \. Y.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
NAVY.

Lieutenant Commander T. C. WOODS
to sick leave.
Lieutenant Commander F. D. BER.
RIE.N. to inspector Of Ordinance
in Charge, Naval Magazine. Hing
ham, Mass.
Lieutenant A. w. FITCH. to Dun
Lieutenant r. A. KOCH. to command
Lieutenant F. H ROBERTS. te
Works z. W. Bliss Co, Brooklyn
n. Y.
Ljeutenent (junior grande) J. Q
LATHAM. to Naval Academy prac'
tice squadron.
Ensign BERT NJ. SNYDER. to navI
yard, Mare Island. Cal.
Ensign F. S. CRAVEN, 10 Duncan.
Ensign II. F. BUttNS. to navy yard
New York. n. y.
Ensign A. S. MERRILL. to Nava.
Paymaster E. Z. GUDGER, to May.
flower.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
What's on the Program in
Washington
TODAY.

Meetings. evenings:
Masonic-Dawson Lodge, No. is: Stanbury.
No "a; Mount Vernon, No, 3; Hiram. No.
10: Anacostia. No. IL: Temple. No. y. and
Columbia. No. Is. Order OF Eastern star.
Odd Fellows-Un MON Lodge. No. II; Covenant
No. IL: Reacon. No u: Lansdon. No e6'
Esther Rebckah Lodge. No. 6.
knights OF Pythias-Decatur Lodge. No .,
Calanthe. No IL: Equal. No. II; grand
Jubilee committee.
knights OF Columbus-Potomac Council.
Socialist Party-Gcrman branch.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Keeps 4 fellow busy wipins the beads
Of perspiration of his forehead. Bald
head man. whose forehead runs all the
way back to his collar. has got some
territory to cover
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
"Mexican situa-
ton Is a national
calamity. Still,
tn fish are bitin'
pretty good in tn
Basin, at that. |"

Giving the convict ship Success a
glance over, begin to understand how
Congress feels about this extra stuff,
Awfully warm weather to be cooped up.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
Amusements.

NatIonal-"Faust, sis p. m.
Columbia Sunday" S:lJ D. m.
PoIi's-''The Blindness Of Virtue, e:l5 and
Sis p. IN.
Keith 's-VaudevilIe, 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Cosmos-Naudeville continuous.
Casino-Feature photoplays. afternoon and
evening.
Crandaiis-Photoplsys. afternoon and even
ing.
Glen I,ho-All amusements.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Give each one Of the mediators q latest
model rife, and let them all shoot the
rapids.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Sure Take a lot of interest In the
Mexican war. but can't forget the team
Is still In first place.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

Well. even II we do have to get along
without Walter Johnson, the outlaw
league will have to get along without
the hundred thousand dollars.
Bernhardt makes a farewell tour in
October. II Sarah will only wait about
ten or fifteen years, Senior Huerta will
do a team act with her.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
TIE OLDEST INHAB SEZ-

See that Vanitie finished first In &
tickle breeze. Which Is very apropos.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08

The young lady across the
way says she saw in the paper
that the Navy Department had
paid $4,000 70: a ll-inch gun
and it certainly seemed like a
pretty high price for such a
short one.
The Washington times., 1914-06-08
JUST MIOHNIIENI
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.

Compiled by John G. Quinius. the
Sunshine Mani
The friend, the husband, the citizen
are formed at the domestic hearth.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-04-10
MRS. LAWSON AND SON HELD.

Last Thursday afternoon the exam
lining trial of Mrs. ]. A. w. Lawson,
who killed her husband as he lay
in bed at their home near Benning-
ton last Sunday, was held before
Justice Ellis at Bennington, and
Mrs. Lawson and her son, Barney
Stewart, were both held without
bond to await the action of the dis
trict court. Both are confined in the
county Jail. No action has been
taken toward suing out a writ of
habeas corpus for the woman and
her son, but it is anticipated that
their attorney. w. S. Murphy. of
Bennington will take this action soon
County Attorney Turnbull and AS
sistant Grey Moore represented the
state at the examining trial.