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The Washington times., 1914-10-09

car and were hit by another coming
In an opposite direction. He was
elected president Of the association.
MI. Edelin, is vice president; ].
Clinton Hiatt. secretary; DR.. Edsar
ID. Thompson. treasurer; and the d.
rectors include Bristow Adams, VIII
liam F. Dement,, A. J. Dr,scoll.
George ". Evans, Lemuel Fugitt.
DR.. Benjamin F. Gibbs. Gideon a.
Lyon. jr.: Edgar s.. Martin, Walter
3. Patterson. Cuno Rudolph, w. E.
sanord. A. E. Shoemaker, the Rev.
John Van Schaick. jr.; Dr.. lie Roy
ID. Walter. and Frank A. woodfeld.
The association has experimental
with various means Of arousing pnb-
lie interest In its propaganda. Sew
eral prize competitio"a were tried.
At a children's day .uting at Glen
Echo amusements we're free to chill
dren presenting coupons with safety
rules written upon them. A campaisn
was conducted by Mr.. Hiatt among
citizens associations and parent
teacher associations. Amonr the
speakers at these bodies were Mr..
Peabody. G. A. Lyon. tr.. Bnstow
Adams, A. ]. Dnscoll, Charles T.
Tittman. and DR.. Edgar Thompson.
A public meeting in the Church of
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THE ANTWERP CRIME.

Rheims was on the soil Of France
and in the path of contending armies
There could be some excuse on The
round of military necessity for the
destruction perpetrated there. Oh
Iouvain, at least it can be said that
there was a certain military justifi.
cation for such of the ruin as is not
matter Of controversy. Antwerp
iE being bombarded and wrecked be.
cauSe it is a great piece of valuable
/ IropertS whose possession makes the
eremies of S2rmany the more pow
erful. 1t is the n>>rcpolis of a lit
tie country which had no PCT in the
ouarrels that precipitated the war,
and whose neutrality was guaranteed
y all three of the nations now fight
ilg on her soil.
The war news of these days is too
fascinating to be let alone, too sick
ering to be read. The surfeit of hor-
r0rs is fast reaching point from
|" nich it seems there must be re-
y Vt of decent, civilized sentiment.
= ntwerp. with the refugees who had
:" ken refuge within its walls, must
lave had q population, at the high
loint since the wa began, of fully
half million people. It is one of
the greatest ports of the world. It
must be DESTROYED, if 16-inch guns
erd Zeppelin bombs and the sacrifice
- thousands Of brave German SOL
c.ers will accomplish that destruc-
ton.
This move seems the crownirg
'arbarity Of the war 20 date. 1t is
re complete picturing Of the demon
var run mad with rage and hate and
f"rror. 1t tells what the crash of
: ciety, the downfall of civilization.
'oeans 10 all Europe. [. makes men
'ronder if anybody will be able to re-
main neutral.
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they are much more ready to "lei
the government do it" than Ameri.
cans have yet become Moreover, il
proposes cooperation of two govern
rlents Perhaps that is not Il very
real objection, but it would be GER
tain to cause some apprehension on
this side. England is the great spin
ner, America the producer, of cot
ton. Naturally, Americans hope for
The time when their manufactures
will call fer much larger share of
the cotton. England wants to re.
tain hold of the manufacturing end
of the business. An international
partnership in financing the raw cot
ton and creating stored-up surplus,
would vastly strengthen the hand Of
the British cousins in their effort to
maintain their hold or the situation.
They would become partners in the
business of production, while retain
ing their primacy in manufacture.
doubtless such plan would serve
them eScellently in their efforts to
annex the business that German
mills are no longer able to handle.
After the war, they would be in
partnership with America in the gen.
eral program of surrounding the
whole business. Perhaps the thing
would work out fairly and equitably,
with no undue advantage to the Brit
ish as against the American inter
ests. But it is such a radical pro-
posal that its adoption, in this gen.
GRAFTON of selfishness and mutual
suspicion, may hardly be expected.
If the cotton crop is TO be valorized,
the United States should do the
On the other hand the Wade plan
looks like business and feasibility.
There never was a chance for the
Henry scheme Of cotton currency,
and that scheme has been tabled by
the House committee to which it was
referred. Various efforts are now
afoot, to formulate some less dan
gcrous scheme that will still include
the possibilities of inflat ton; but the
President has appeared very astute
in discovering the unsound economies
Ut such proposals, and he will have
none of them.
Andrew Carnegie once said, or at
least he is said to have said, that
two weeks would answer more let
:ers than battery of stenographers:
let 'em wait. So in legislation for
:rises like the present; 4 few weeks
will do much toward relieving the |
stress. Cotton is going abroad in |
'etter and better volume, and there
S every reason to believe the strain
will be relieved without any unduly
,adical measures.
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THE "W HITE WINGS. 3"

The appeal which has been made
to the District government, in the ef
fort to get higher wages for thu
white wings" who clean the streets
is a most effective document. It i:
shown that, for the entire year, these
men are paid, net, an average Of
S1.O9 day.
At the same time men doing the
same work for tn. Federal Govern.
ment, in this same town, on the
same streets, are paid $3.50 a yeal
almost twice as much as the city
employees get.
Nine States have fixed minimum
wage rates for women; ard, it is de.
clared, every one of these is higher
than The wage paid to the white
wings!".
The idea of a man living in Wash
ington on wage that nets him $1.09
day for every day of the year, is
prcpostcrous. The only authority
that can effect change for the bet
ter is Congress. All the District
Commissioners can do is to urge
higher wages on Congress.
Perhaps the Commissioners will
permit a suggestion, additional to
the excellent argument presented By
the petitioners in this matter.
Congress doesn't believe in an
average daily wage of s1.o9. It is
on record otherwise.
Congress fixes the wages of some
$4,000 rural mail carriers. They
cont live in cities, and don't have to
maintain themselves under the con-
ditions of excessive expense that
prevail in cities.
Congress paid these rural carriers
at first $500 a year.
Then it raised them to St0O a year.
Then to $500.
Then TO $500.
Then to S720.
Then to ss40.
Then to 5000.
Then to $1,000.
Then to S1,1O0.
Then To $1,000.
Why should rural carrier get his
wages raised every Congress, while
a street worker ca1't get consider
alton?
Why should Congress maintain a
wage aristocrecy in the country and
a wage pcasantry in the city?
If it's because the rural wage aris-
tocracy has a vote and scme politi-
cal power, while the city wage peas
antry has neither, then it's a mighty
rad reason.
And that's the reason.
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IN MUSIC.

Probably Walter Damrosch had
good reason to formulate the SIX
rules for preserving neutrality which
he laid Down for the members of the
s, mphony Society at their first
meeting since the war.
Thirteen nationalitles are repre-
kented within the roster of the or
chestra, and, except for Italians and
americans, the largest delegations
are from the warning countries in
Europe. The eighty-flve men in the
organization must practically live to-
(gether fer the next six months, es-
|pecially when on tour, and the result,
IF war discussion started, can easily
be imagined.
What, for instance, the German
contingent would do to Debussy
WOULD be aplenty. The allies could
rctort with an attack in force on
Wagner and Liszt. The havoc a dis
gruntled French flutist might do to a
Ring motif under a heavy covering
fire from Belgian 'cellists could hard
ly be equaled by that Of a torpedo
properly placed against a dread
nought's spinal column.
Between the two camps the only
recourse of the distracted leader
would be to try to popularize Chinese
music or the native airs of Hawaii.
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Cadet Officers Will Be
Named Monday Morning

Announcement OF the names OF the
new company officers in the High
School Cadet Regiment will be made at
the schools at assembly Monday morn
ing. according to statement this
morning by Assistant Superintendent OF
Schools kramer.
Four companies Of cadets will con-
stitute the Central Battalion if the
present heavy enlistment continues. For
some years past there. have been only
three companies Al Central. Increased
registration of pupils has also been
noted at the other scholS.
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The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

A. Rustem Bey is now at sea. which
seems to be his chronic condition.
Naturally. the submarine K-9 might
be described as a seadog of war.
Yesterday, empires. Today, umpires.
Villas column is rapidly weakening
It's down to a paragraph now.
First new dreadnaught to be complet-
cd during Secretary Daniels regime
should be named the virginia.
Just when we were beginning to
Przemysl with the best of EN-. along
comes Schiermonnikoog and enhlades
our articulation.
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foreign manufacturers, wage-earners
and other persons instead of to our
own people.
The greater part of thai work we
can do in our own mills and factories
if the war continues, and we shall do
it beyond a shadow of doubt.
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Will Hold Ladies' Night.

Tonight will be ladies' night, and the
newly organized West Virginia Society
Will assemble at its headquarters, 1870
New York avenue. to listen to an nd
dress by Congressman Brown and South
crlanG Of that State. Officers of the
society are working To arouse interest OF
the people OF the State residing In this
city. and are meeting with encourase-
msnt In every quarter.
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NAIL BAG
From The Times Readers.)

Communications to the Msdl Bag must
he written on one side Of the paper
only: must not exceed 200 words in
length and must be signed with name
and address Of the sender Tho pub
Bag does not mean the endorsement
by The Times OF the opinions Of the
writer. The Mail Bag II an open forum
where the citizens OF WASHINGTON can
argue moot questions.
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Kermit Roosevelt and
Bride Off to Madrid

TARiS. Oct. 9-After spending sew
sral days in Paris. Mr.. and Mrs. Ker-
nit Roosevelt left today for Madrid, ac-
Co:npanied by Mrs. Roosevelt's mother.
Mrs. Joseph willard. wife of the Amer
lean ambassador TO Spain.
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt will go to
South America from Europe.
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Bailey at BrightWood.

Former Senator Joseph W. Bailey will
address the Brichtwood Citizens As
sociation tonight in the banquet hall of
the Brightwood Hotel. \ bref business
session will precede Mr.. Balsy's ad-
dreAS
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Scope of Rate Probe
By |. c. c. Enlarged

North Dakota and Minnesota were
added today to the territory involved
in the Interstate Comerce Commission s
investigation of the railroads. plea for
relief from certain phases of the in
termountain rate decision
The Washington times., 1914-10-09
Neighborhood Meetings and Auxiliaries in Public
Schools to Train Children To Be Careful Are
Planned by Officers of Local Body.

The United States losing each accidents far
greater number Of good citizens number has lost in all
vars would average for each year of its existence"
This the explanation of the Street Safety Association of Wash
ngon for its activities Since its organization eighteen months
this association has carried campaign of popular education
believing that the majority of such accidents prepenabe
For the coming its officers campaign of
neghborhood meetings. and plan organize pub
lie schools train children careful on the streets
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AmusementS.

Columbia-"Bir of Prey" s:Is p. m.
NationaH''The Secret" Sis o m
Belasco-McIntyre and Heath In :.r7,.
Tree" $50 p. IN. nam
Pois-"The House Next Door, DIX a..
s:l5 p. IN. anu
B. F. Keith's-Vaudeville s:l5 and srs
Cosmos-Vaudevillc. continuous " ''''
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and Sis m
Casino-Vaudeville. afternoon and ar.,i
Crane dalrs-Photoplays continuous.
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What's on tie Program, in
WASHINGTON
Today.
Meetings, evening:

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-St. John $ Lodge. No. IL. And
Hope No. 20; Eureka Chapter M go
Capitol No. II: Takoma Chapter, M =,
Cathedral, No. II. and ST. Johns Grd..
Chapter. No. Is Order Of the Eastern S,sr
Odd Fello"s-central Lodge. No. /; Ne.
tropolis. No. l5: and Phoenix No -. NJ
tina Washington. No. ,. and Dorcas, No a
Rebekah Lodges. y"
National Union--National Capital counc,,
Knights Of Pythias-Syracusian. yI
Nc. 10. and Rathbons-Superior, No 20. S.ss
bone Temple. No. s. Pythian Sister,
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Tomorrow.

Odd Fellows-Social session. Canton Wash
ington. No. l. Patriarchs Militant
National Union-Colunbia Council.
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Elkridge. Nd.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
! was much impressed with your edi-
torial in a recent issue on the situation
in poor Belgium. deplorinG the fact that
that unfortunate country VIII be
drenched again In blood when the Ger
mans are driven back upon Belgian soil
from France by the allies. and that the
Germans exacted a war indemnity from
the Belgian cities.
Poor Belgium is today reaping what
she has sowed. The history of the
Congo atrocities is fresh In our minds.
where thousands of those poor. helpless.
and defenseless natives were tortured to
death I'm the most cruel and inhuman
manner by the agents of that cruel
despot. Leopold. King of the Belgians-
for being either unwilling or unable TO
produce enough rubber for the King OF
Belgium.
And poor France. Perhaps tn" very
ground that is being drenchsd in French
blood today is the ground that was
drenched with the blood OF those inno-
cent Hugucno:s-
Rcaping what they have sowed-sad.
but true. L. SEbJll
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Opera singers now fighting in Europe
will be torn between natural desire
to be in the front row. and an equally
natural desire to be In the rear.
Finding themselves unable to return
to the mother countries, fore!gners in
America are becoming more patriotic
than ever.
While booming the "Buy-a-Bale-of-
Cotton movement. the South very dis
creetly forbears to mention the boil
Heevil.
Nothing like a counter irritant to cure
ills. II YOU want to take your harassed
bra II off the European turmoil. Just
pirouette around town in taxi and
keep your eye on the mstsr.
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IN The Editor q, THE TIMES.

To the Editor o. THE TIMES:
Your editorial on Neutral Trade
Rights was very clear and Instructive.
We must remember, however. that
though. as you say, England is not in
clined to create undue difficulties for US,
she is. first of all, looking after her own
interests OF course, her advocates, as
good lawyers. will make as good a case
as possible in any dispute. Precedents
can be found for any restraint of trade
exercised by strong warning nations
against weaker neutrals. II strong
neutral thinks that such restraint will
allow one of the belligerents to create a
monopoly in its favor. fixing prices on
purchased from this neutral.
and by forbidding the buying of goods
from its enemy or enemies will greatly
injure it's industries. il will remon-
strate, and If its friendship Is important
this remonstrance will be needed.
J. d. MURRAY, NJ. d.
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the public will have to order taxicabs
and automobiles from the Shoreham
and Ebbitt five or ten minutes before
they want to use them" said the man
ager of the terminal company. We are
heartily in favor of the new regula-
ton. We have opened a branch garage
in l. street to look after the hotel bust
ness. and while We may not be able
to handle 1t quite as expeditiously as
In the past, we now have better facili-
ties for taking care of and looking after
our machines and equipment"
There lis no question but that the
regulation will work more or less con-
venience or the owners OF private ma
chimes who heretofore have been ac-
customed to leave them in front of their
places of business all day.
Major Richard Sylvester. superinten-
dent Of police. said rigid enforcement
of the regulation would. not be COM
menced for a day or two. Today and
tomorrow patrolmen on the streets af-
fected will warn all persons who leave
their machin out longer than fifteen
minutes that they are violating the law.
This educational campaign will be kept
up until the middle of the week. when
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-17
Traffic Rules Go
Into Effect TODAY

For the first time III many years certain streets in the
business section of the city today comparatively free
from the congestion of automobiles which heretofore have
been parked against the cubs close together
possible to have them while the familiar taxicab occupy
ing public space in front of certain hotels also missing
The traffic regulations prohibiting automobiles
and other vehicles from standing for than fifteen
minutes these streets became effective today, and while
the only official notice of the law given the public
yet the publishing of the regulations in full in The
Times of July II, there general disposition the
part of the taxcab people and the public to comply with
the regulations.
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DIPLOMACY IS SEEN
IN JAPANESE NOTE
Island Empire Eager to Garry
Out Her Treaty With Great
Britain.

The Japanase-German situation was
tie subject of much Informal discus
sion among members of the House and
Senate today. In the best informed cir
cles in Congress the ultimatum served
on Germany by japan is looked on as
brilliant stroke of diplomacy from the
japanese standpoint.
Unquestionably, In many quarters In
this country the action of Japan will be
REGARDED as ominous with respect to the
United States. more particularly with
respect to the future of the Philippines
and the future domination Of the Pa
cific.
But for the present, II the views of the
State Department are currect, there is
no reason for the United States being
involved directly by TIE Japanese occu-
Patton Of Kaiochow. The state Depart
ment is disposed to regard the present
situst ton as one between Germany and
Japan. Japan has given this Govern
ment assurances that American inter-
ests IN the Far East will not be en-
dengercd.
The underlying objects Of the Japa-
nese diplomacy are numerous and strik-
ing, according to information here In
the first place, Japan is eager to carry
out to the letter her treaty with Eng
land. and thus to win still more COM
pletely English friendship. Japan stu
fears Russia, and this is an opportunity
to insure still further English backing
IL needed, against Russia in the future
Even IL such backing were merely
moral and financial. Ii would be valu-
able. Another object Is to rout the Ger
mans from China, OF whose presence IN
the far East japan has always been
Jealous Japan promises to restore the
Naochow region to China. This plan.
III followed, will prove a method of ce-
menting close relations between China,
which Japan expects to develop rapidly,
and Japan
1t should be said. however. that there
Is skepticism outside the State Depart
ment here as to whether Japan pur-
poses to restore Kiaochow to China
The Japanese government has assured
the State Department that IL does not
purpose to attempt to annex German
possessions in the Pacific islands.
Doubtless, underneath the action of
Japan. which has been promoted by |
England. Is a purpose to strike such q |
East that Ii will take her years to re-
cover commercially, and at the same |
time put an end to any unrest in India, /
which the present war might bring |
about. The spectacle of an Anglo
japanese alliance supreme in the Far
East will not be calculated to promote |
India unrest.
The tone of the japanese uitimatum |
seems to make II out of the question
for Germany to yield Kiauchow with |
out fighting But Japan has such a i
preponderating advantage in a mill
tary and naval sense there can be little |
question of the outcome.
IT remains to be seen what effect the
action of Japan will have on the pro-
posed legislation for the independence
of the Philippines.
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YOUNG MAN IS HELD
ON CHARGE OF FRAUD
Check Given to Hotel Keeper at
Colonial Beach Alleged to Be
Worthless.

Accused of obtaining SIS from Mrs
Cahiil Bryan, proprietor of a hotel at
Colonial Beach, Va, by means Of an
alleged worthless check, young man
who describes himself as Calvin c.
Powers. a physician, OF 22oe North
Charles street. Baltimore, Is locked UP
at No. 1 police station. Powers says
that before going to Colonial Beach
short time ago he had been living in
this city for four months. stopping for
time at two fashionable hotels, and
later at boarding house In Fourth
street southeast
Powers at first contended that he had
been drinking when he gave Mrs. Bryan
tne check and that this was his first
onense. Later the police found his pic
lure In the gallery, and he admitted.
they say. that he had violated e parole
from the Kansas State penitentiary.
wnere ne served more than three years
Tor check transaction.
The Kansas authorities had offarad A.,
reward OF IS for his arrest. He vas
known In Kansas as Seldom s. Lorina.
anas w. r. King. He also admitted
having been arrested In Oklahoma,
where he served three months.
me arrest OF NPowers-if that Is his
reai name-was due to some detectiye
work on the part of Mrs. Bryan. LAST
friday Powers gave her a check FOR
sIV drawn on New York bank Al
the same time he deposited with her a
supposed diamond ring and stick min
winch he said were valued at $50 Mrs
Bryan gave him $50 on the check:
Just before the boat was leaving la
evening Powers went to Mrs. Bryan and
SAID ne was going to Washington, but
would return Tuesday. and asked her
Ior the balance Of the money on the
cneck. Becoming suspicious that the
cneck might not be good, she declined
to let him have any more cash. He
also handed her the key 20 his room.
and asked her to put IL In the safe.
saying he had left valuable belongings
In the room.
As soon as he started for the boat.
Mrs. Bryan looked closely at the ring
and pin. which Powers had left with
ner and discovered they were glass
She then went to his room and found
ne had taken all his belongings except
q pair OF shoes and bathing SUIT.
Running to the wharf. she got aboard
the boat Just as the gangpIauk was
being taken in She had left word az
her hotel to have the clerk get in cont-
with the WASHINGTON police
by phone, and when the boat arrived
at the Seventh street wharf. Mrs. Bryan
pointed Powers out to Detective Arm
strong, who was waiting for him.
Powers made such a strong plea for
ieniency, saying 1t was his first Of
tense. and that he would make good
decided to withdraw the charge against
him when the police found he had a
record. He will be turned over to the
Virginia authorities