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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
MUNSEY TRUST CO.
FINISHES BIG TASK
Pays Debts of United States
Trust Company and Protects
All Depositors.

Frank A. Munsey. president Of the
Munsey Trust Company. has issued the
following statement:
The Munsey Trust Company has
completed its work, undertaken in No
vember last, Of Strengthening out the af-
fairs Of the United States Trust Com
pany. 1t has paid every debt of the
United States Trust Company and has
protected every one Of its $1,000 de-
positors. whose deposits aggregated
$500. 600 at that time.
When the Munsey Trust Company
assumed the protection Of the depos-
itors Of the United States Trust Com
pany, guaranteeing them against loss.
the latter company was doing business
in six banks-its main office at Fifteenth
and H streets and five branches.
Under the administration of the Mum
sey Trust Company. the branches at
Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
at Seventh and G streets. at Fourteenth
and U streets, and at Twentieth street
end Pennsylvania avenue, have been ad-
vantageously sold. The main Office OF
the United States Trust Company at
Fifteenth and H streets, has been taken
over by the Munsey Trust Company
and has become a permanent part OF
this company. Today the deposits at
the Dupont Circle branch Of the United
States Trust Company-the remaining
branch-will be transferred to the F1f1
tecnth and H streets branch Of tho
Munsey Trust Company. thus complet-
ing the disposal of all six of the banks
Of the United States Trust Company.
THE agreement Of November q, be-
tween the United States Trust Company
and the Munsey Trust Company, recited
that on the payment Of all obligations
of the United States Trust Company,
both to depositors and others, the Mum
sey Trust Company should turn back
to the United States Trust Company
the residue Of it's assets.
This the Munsey Trust Company Is
now prepared to do. and will do as
soon as the plan for best handling these
assets in the interest of the stock
holders Of the United States Trust
Company has been worked out by the
Treasury Department and the board OF
directors of the United States Trust
Company. which plan will doubtless be
within a few days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
A DANGEROUS SYSTEM.

When the District government for
babe the use of searchlights on au-
tomobiles, it in effect assumed that
its streets and highways would be
kept in such condition that drivers
might safely run cars at the legal
speed, in confidence that the weak
light permitted to them would be
strong enough to discover danger IN
time to avoid it.
Experience in the last few weeks
has not borne out this expectation.
There are altogether too many thor
oughfares in which the street lights
fail utterly to give necessary illum-
nation to make driving safe. Street
working gangs do not erect barriers
and hang up warning lights in near
ly all tie places where these are
needed.
More attention to these details is
necessary if the District shall avoid
a series of big and bad damage suits.
There have been a good many mar
row escapes very recently, and the
luck that has avoided accidents will
not continue always.
If the motor cars can't carry lights
to see distractions, then the obstruc-
tions must be indicated in a manner
that will make mistakes and acci-
dents impossible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
HELP FOR "WHITE
WINGS"

President Wilson's manifestation
of personal interest in the cause of
the white Wings" who clean the
city streets, practically assures That
something will be done toward the
relief of this class of the public's
employees. The case for these faith
full employees was too strong to be
ignored, and the President promptly
forwarded to the District Commits
sioners the memorandum of the sub
ject with the suggestion of his in
tcrest.
One of the big problems Of the
public service is the equalization Of
compensation to different classes of
employees. The vast mass of Govern
ment workers in Washington are IN
derpaid. The fact can be proved by
comparison of their incomes with
those of people doing like service IN
private and corporate employment,
or by the contrast between the
neager earnings of the same peo-
pie during Government employment
and after they get out and seek the
more liberal rewards of general
business life. Further, considera-
ton of the stationary schedule of
Government wages and salaries dur
ing a generation past, during which
emoluments of other employment
have been steadily advancing and the
cost of living has been keeping. step
in the upward progress, enforces the
conclusion that relief must be had
Other Government employees than
the white Wings" will be gratified,
therefore, that it has been possible
t. attract the Presidents attention
to this whole problem of wages and
wage adjustments. 1t gives reason
for hope that a general overhauling
may not be so far distant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
GOOD AND BAD TRUSTS

Judge Iacombe's decision in the
North Atlantic pool" case might be
taken to be as much reflection of
popular feeling as an Interpretation
of statutory law. Both on the gen.
eral bench-with some help from the
highest tribunal in the land-and in
the street the Roosevelt doctrine of
trust regulation rather than trust
eradication grows in favor.
A combination of steamship lines
agreed to maintain a standard Of
rates for Storage travel. That the
rates were not excessive, that travel
was accomplished with "vastly moro
in the way of safety, speed, sanitary
conditions, physical comfor."--
quote Judge I.acombe's opinion
than before the pool was formed, was
practically not denied. Yet the
agreement amounted to a trust, and
so the Government officials felt
bound to do their best to put it out
Ct business.
That was in 1911, when the suit
was filed. Since then we have seen
a good deal of trusts, good, bad, and
Indifferent, while the Supreme Court
has introduced US to reasonable
restraint" Judge Lacombe's opinion
sums up the gist of the more recent
experience:
Contracts and methods Of business
which do. In fact, restrain or inter-
fere with competition are not to be
held obnoxious to the provisions Of
the Sherman act unIess such re-
straint or Interference Is u.nreason-
able or undue.
The court held that any restraint
which limited itself to maintaining
rates of fare which were not a bur-
den on the public, which made travel
safer, faster, and more comfortable,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
America Destined to
Lead as Fur Market

The transfer of the worlds greatest
fur market from London to America is
destined by the war in Europe. For
period of seventy years London has con-
trolled the fur market through her IA
nous auction sales. and during these
years American dealers have been COM
PEELED to ship their goods 20 that mar
ket, only to be bought. perhaps, by
American tourists and brought back to
this country.
This year the New York Fur Auc-
ton Sales Corporation is to hold three
fur auctions at intervals to be decided
on by the board of directors. The
American auctions will wipe out the eX-
pense of freightage and Insurance. The
promoters of the sales corporation eX-
pect the auctions to greatly improve the
market for furS In America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
WHAT NEUTRALITY
MEANS.

The State Departments careful
explanation of what neutrality
means to international trade, is time
ly and will correct many misunder-
standings. 1t deserves a very wide
circulation.
An American citizen or CORPORA
ton may sell powder, cartridges,
guns, cannon, uniforms-anything
he likes-to the merchants or to the
government of belligerent country.
If he can get them delivered, and
can get his pay, it's a perfectly prop
er transaction.
But ii an enemy of the country to
which they are consigned seizes them
in transportation, they are gone;
they will promptly be confscated;
and the Government Of the United
States cannot prevent it.
When warning nation issues a
contraband list, it, in effect, says to
neutrals: "You can't sell any of these
articles to my enemy unless you are
smart enough to deliver them with
out my catching you. If 1 get nv
hands on them, I'll keep 'em."
Such is the law of war among the
nations; and the conclusion of the
whole matter is that n blockade is
just as strong as ships and guns ca.
make it. A paper blockade isn't
worth a cent. There's nothing il
legal about selling things that have
been placed on a contraband list; but
it's risky. They may not get there.
In the present European situation,
for instance, Germany has issued a
contraband list; if we sell these
things to England, and if Germany
can seize them on the ocean, Ger
many condemns and keeps them.
But the German proclamation
doesn't much worry commercial peo-
pie now, because there are few Ger
man ships on the seas to seize car
goes OF contraband.
On the other hand, Britain and
France have issued ccntraband lists.
If we ship these things to Germany,
British and French cruisers, which
are everywhere, have excellent
chance to capture them. There's
nothing criminal about it, but it
would be highly improbable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
MORE LIGHT IN MEXICO.

Whatever may have been the mer-
its Of the quarrel between Carranza
End Villa in Mexico, the withdrawal
Cf one or the other of Them has been
for long time indicated as abso-
lGtely a necessary preliminary to
peace. General Villa has come to
POSSESS the larger measure CT Amer
lean confidence in his abilities and
his clearness of understanding;
therefore the American public will
generally feel that the best possible
settlement has been reached, for the
time being at least, in the retirement
Ct Carranza as first chief and the
assumption of the reins Of temporary
civil authority by a man who is en-
tirely satisfactory to Villa.
The almost certain choice of the
Aguas Calientcs conference for first
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
LABORATORY ASKED
FOR BY WAKEFIELD
Freedman's Hospital Needs
Submitted in Report of Sur
geon-in-Chief.

The greatest need Of Freedmen's Hos
pital Is a new building for pathological
research, according to the annual report
Of Surgeon-in-Chief W. A. Warfield.
lust submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior. 1t Is planned to locate the
new building west OF the kitchen
building.
Recommendation is also made for the
employment of three additional persons.
a storekeeper at $1,000 a year. an as
sistant anesthetist at $500 a year. and
an assistant engineer at $1,000 year.
fence inclosing the grounds would
add greatly to the comfort Of patients.
the report says, by excluding the
curious crowds and facilitating the OPEN
air treatment.
1t is recommended that s37.996.7O be
used to build new laboratory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Mrs. Amelia Pfluger
Will Be Buried Today

Mrs. Amelia Ffuger. eighty. a resident
of Washington for sixty years. and a
well known worker for charity. will be
buried today from her home. 1910 Twen-
tv-second street northwest. at 3 o'clock.
The services will be conducted by the
Rev Herman c. FultZ, Of st. John S
German Lutheran Church. OF which
Mrs. PfuGer was q member.
Mrs, Phuger was born in Germany
coming 10 Washington in 1854. She took
an active interest in many charitable
enterprises, and was 4 well-known fig
IRE in tn, life OF her church. and among
civic workers. A son, CHARLES P1uger.
and two daughters. Mrs. Charles Green
and Mrs. James Treadway. all of this
CITY survive her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

and If they have place to go where
In harmless fun, they will be at
tracted.
STORY telling is not the only fea-
ture OF our meetings. We have au-
tomobile rides, watermelon feasts,
social hours when candies and cakes
are distributed. But the story tell
ing Is the basis of our scheme.
can be left on the child's mind that
will lead him to obey his teachers.
to respect police authority, to be
courteous and clean and kind.
Gradually in these neighborhoods we
are bringing about a curfew observ-
ance without any compulsory ordi-
nance.
Growth of An Idea.
These story telling hours grew out
Of the work Of the Red Letter Day
Department Of the w. c. T. U. Tenn
perance, of course, is one of the viz
tues which the story tellers try to
instill in the minds Of the children.
The Red Letter Day Department
has done notable work along other
hibition flag, and for the State
demonstration Of prohibition and
prosperity, given on a number of oc-
casions in Washington.
The prohibition flag has a field Of
ten stars. representing the ten pro-
hibition States. This flag was IN
Church on September g.
The flag is used in the State demon
stration Of prohibition and prosperity.
"Old Glory has three colors. New
Glory" as the department terms its
flag, has a fourth color. It's stars
are gold. representing the prosperity
which has come to prohibition
States. In the State demonstration
women are attired to represent the
States that have gone dry" Each
young woman tells of the prosperity
In her State; of the few unemployed
in Oklahoma, Of the increased num-
Der of automobiles in Kansas. Of the
reduction Of poverty in Maine, of the
increased bank deposits in Georgia.
This demonstration will be given
again in Emmanuel Bapstist Church
next Sunday.
The Red Letter Days.
The primary service Of the Red
Letter Department has been its pro-
vision for the recognition Of the Red
Letter Days recognized by the W.
c. T. L. There are sixteen such
days commeqnorating anniversaries
of the birth Of important temper
ance leaders, and Of notable achieve
ments in the temperance cause.
Among these are the days in OBJ
servance of the birth Of Frances
Wizards mother, now made an oc-
casion for intoxicating ideals of
motherhood: of Neal Dow, Lillian
NJ N Stevens. Mrs. Frances Barnes.
Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes. Jennie
Cassidy and of Miss Willard. Be-
cause of the things these women
stood for various days have taken
on an aspect suggestive of their
work. Miss Cassedy's birthday Is
recognized as a day for the shut-ins
because of the notable work that
invalid woman did to cheer others.
Lady Henry Somerset's birthday Is
observed as a fresh air mission day,
and that of Mrs. Frances Barnes as
a children's day because Of the ser
vice Mrs. Barnes performed for
children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
A GRAB IN MEXICO.

The seizure of the street car lines
of the City of Mexico by the Car
rama government appears, from
what news of it has come through, to
be another repetition of the old
game. Of course, an excuse is given
by the grabbsrs-that the public well
fare required the seizure because the
Mexico Tramways Company was I'M
sble to operate its line due to a
strike on the part of the railway en-
ployes. But the demands of the
strikers, which include a wage in
crease Of zoo per cent, were so
ridiculous that an honest govern
ment might have been expected to
help the street railroad people rath-
er than harass them. 1t is the old
story cf foreign capital finding it.
self helpless in country of eternal
revolutions. The owning corporation
has its home in Canada, but the stock
is owned largely by English, French,
and Belgians. Undoubtedly the raid
crs took into consideration that the
governments Of the stockholders ara
too busy with real war to give
great deal of heed at this moment to
petty thing like confscation.
In other cases of this kind south
Of the Rio Grande it has usually
turned out that emergencies Of
public welfare mean emergencies
of needing cash. Villa is shaking his
spear and Carranza may need some
thing in the war chest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Amusements.

National-"The Silent Voice" s:15 D. m.
Belasco-'High links" $50 p. m.
Columbia-"My Best Girl" 215 and 9:15 D.
m.
Poli's-"Fine Feathers" 2:l5 and Sis p. m
b. F. Keith 's-Vaudeville. 2:15 and SIS p. m
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and sis D. m.
Cosmos-Naudeville. continuous
Casino-Naudeville. afternoon and evening
Crandalr s-Photopays. continuous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Wife Charges Desertion.

A suit for maintenance and legal sepa-
ration was filed in the District Supreme
Court today by Mrs. Margaret NJ. Shinn
against John B. Shinn. who Is employed
in the office of the District Surveyor
The couple were married in Baltimore,
July Il. 1910. and lived together until
April, 1912, when, 1t Is alleged, Shinn
deserted his wife. after giving her SIS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
The Silver
Lining
EI1o1 D., dDTuTID D1ED
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

About So per cent of Europe is at war
The other 81 per cent are probably
diplomats.
Attempt by Connecticut avenue bust
ness men to obliterate noise of street
cars will revive that old question as
to the superiority of the hexagon over
the octagon shaped car wheel.
In r-cw Of the highly hygienic, health
fni and sanitary qualities that each
warning nation claims for its particular
bullet, seems odd that more physicians
do not prescribe 'em for their patients
War in Europe doesn't seem to have
cut off the supply of worms in chest
nuts.
AS yet. Boston hasn't levied a war
fine on Philadelphia.
Sir James Barrie complains that
America has too many men with six
chins. Sir Jimmie talks like a barber.
Great success of the South's ''buy-a-
bale" campaign causes it to be con-
fronted with new problem. VIII have
to build a refuge for homeless and
INDECENT boil weevils.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
What's on the Program in
Washington
Today.

Meetings, evening:
Mas0nic-Naval Lodge. No. 4: Riram, No 10;
ton. No 80: Adoniram Council. No ..
Royal and Select Masters; Esther Chapter
No. 3. Order Of the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge. No 10: Ex-
celsior. No II. and Salem. No. %; Miriam
Lodge No 8, Rebekah: Mageneu Encamp-
ment, No. 4.
knights of Pythias-Franklin Lodge. No 2;
monthly meeting; Past Chiefs Associat ton
PYthian Sisters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Tomorrow.


Meetings evening:
Masonic-Columba Lodge. No. g. and Leila
non. No. 7: Brand Chapter. school Of in
struction. Royal Arch; Columbia Com
mandery, No. .. knights Templar: Esther
Chapter No. s. Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge No. l. Metropo-
lis. No. Is. and Phoenix. No. %
knights Of Pythias-Syracusians Lodge. No
20; RaAbons Temple. No. & PythiAn Sis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Mitchell for GlVnn.

NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-Mayor Mitchell.
elected last year on a fusion ticket OPP
posed to the local Democratic organiza-
ton. has announced his intention to
support Governor Glynu, Democratic
nominee for governor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
Required Much Labor.


Reviewing the loan shark campaign.
the report says that in the enforcement
of this law as a preventative. punitive,
and remedial measure. weeks Of labor
were necessary in the office. Test
cases were brought In the Police Court
and taken to the Court of Appeals.
After a severe contest the Court OF APP
peals sustained convictions had in the
Police Court, and gave to the law the
broad Interpretation under which It
was possible to destroy the evil condi-
tons existing In this District. by reason
of the methods employed by those en-
gagged In the loan BUSINESS"
Continuing the report recites that all
those doing a loan business were In
formed against. By agreement with the
office those informed against pleaded
guilty under stipulation that they
should pay a fine of 5000. and that a
Jail sentence of thirty days should be
imposed. but stand suspended as long
as the law was obeyed in the futuD,
and upon application of the borrower
refund should be made upon all
usurious interest collected since the law
became operative. 1t was under this
latter provision that money was re-
stored to several thousand persons. In
dividual attention was given all cases,
and the office was consequently crowd
ed and aid was given through publ
cation and otherwise.
Large Increase In Work.
AS an indication of the work the cor
poration coursel's of ficeis called upon to
perform, the report states the District
has pcnding one-SeVenth of all the
cases In the Court of Appeals and more
than one-twentieth of all the cases on
the present calendar in the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. a
largo increase IN business Is shown
during the last wear
The number Of informations filed at
the Juvenile Court was 900. of which
Coz were for non-support Of wife and
minor children and LAOS for juvenile
offenders. OF the total number of juve-
nile Offenders. It is stated that 767 were
white boys. 102 white girls. as colored
hovs, and 217 colored girls. An inter
estinC feature of the report is that Of
all the juvenile offenders before the
court in the last two years. so far as
can be ascertained none were members
of the Eoy Scouts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15
LOAN SHARKS" HAD
TOD|SGORGE $4,000
Campaign Conducted by Corpo-
ration Counsel Has Practi-
caIIy Eradicated Practice.

From $3o.0O0 to $4,000 was returned to
between 4. 900 and 5000 loan shark vic
Tins in the District as a result of the
campaign conducted by the Corporation
Counsel's office against loan companies.
In his annual report to tie Commits
sioners, made public today. Corporation
Counsel Conrad H. Syme, declares that
as result Of this campaign the busi-
ness of loaning money at Illegal rates Of
interest has been actically eradicated
He gives resume Of the labors en-
tailed by this campaign. and by the in
creasing number Of cases IN the various
courts in which his office must repre-
sent the District. He includes an urgent
plea for additional help in the office
to care for the ever-increasing volume
of business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

Anybody who has ever tried to crawl
over one, could inform you that barbed
wire was contraband of war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

In these days Of tight skirts. the
really polite gentleman gets on the
street car ahead of the lady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

Washington man broke his ieg while
bowling. Some folks could stab them
selves with a sponge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

Western editor places the marriage
licenses on the same page as the war
news. You can figure what's going to
happen to that guy when women get
vote.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

War in Europe doesn't seem to have
cut off the supply of worms in chest
nuts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

AS yet. Boston hasn't levied a war
fine on Philadelphia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-15

Sir James Barrie complains that
America has too many men with six
chins. Sir Jimmie talks liike q barber.