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The Washington times., 1914-12-28
BETHLEHEM STEEL
Co. DROPS GERMANS
SChWab SeCretiVe About Bomb
Plot, But Guards Are PIac-
ed in Plant.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. Is
Rumors are rife here of attempts 10
blow up Sc tons of the Bethlehem steel
plant where war munitions destined
for the warning nations Of Europe are
being made.
II is impossible to trace the Tumors
to their source owing to the secrecy Of
the officials Of the plant, but II is gen
orally believed that Charles VI. Schwab.
president OF the company, has had eNi-
dcnCc Of the Intentions of the alleged
German sympathiZers, for he has put
guards at every entrance and over the
men I'm every department.
The departments have been separately
organized. and the men Of one depart
ment cannot go to another.
Thu work is done by symbolic deslg-
nations. Each part IL called by num-
Der and no department works on more
than one part or a gun or carriage.
During the past week nearly all OF the
German employees OF the plant have
been discharged. the only ones OF leu
tonic origin remaining being those VINO
have been employed at the plant Tor
years and in whose integrity the COM
panv has every confidence.
Eighteen hundred shrapnel shells are
being turned out daily: the pro)ectile
shop is beehive OF industry, field guns
siege guns. naval guns all are being
made in various departments. and the
work il being rushed as fast as modern
skill and machinery can complete them
The Washington times., 1914-12-28

stantially to all of them. In short
But this is not time to discuss the
prospective groom. Two summers
ago Editor Thomson, at the Balti-
more convention, met Miss Clark.
They were both ardent supporters Of
the Speakers Presidential ambitions.
Other Qualifications for mutual in
terest readily developed; now comes
the announcement of their engage
ment.
Miss Clark is about the most thor
oughly wholesome, unspoiled, demo-
cratic and utterly American young
woman that official Washington has
known. She has brains, beauty, and
no end of something that women
need yet more than either of these;
commonly called personality, though
that inaptly describes it. Her
friends and admirers from end to
end of the country will shower their
congratulations upon the man she
has chosen. That the wedding will
take place at the Clark home in
Bowling Green, Mo-, is matter of re-
greet to Washington.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
What's on the Program in
Washington
Today.

lOudy.
Entertainment for Michigan University
Alumni, Raleigh Hotel. .. m.
Reunion. Central High School Alumni Assoc
citation, Central High School. ; to D. m.
Concert United States Marine Band. Ma
rine Barracks, p. m.
Tea. benefit Working Boys Home Rsusch-
er's. TO y. m.
Masonic-Grand Lodge, St Johns day com
munication election and installation; Almas
Temple Patrol. Christmas tree celebration.
1904 II street northwest. s p. m: Board OF
Directors OF Masonic and Eastern Star
Home: Temple. No. u. and Columbia No.
Is. Eastern Star.
ODD Feilows-UnIon. No IL: Covenant No.
IS: Beacon. No Is; Langdon. No. e. elsc-
tion: Esther. No. 5. Rebekah Lodge. cleo
ton.
Knights Of Pythias-Equal. No. IL. election.
Maccabees-Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4; Ana
costa Tent. No. Z.
National Union-Federsl Council. Scott Coun-
Gil, Washington Council.
Socialist Party--Local Northwest Oriental
Hail, Fourteenth and Chaplin streets north
west. s:l5 D. m.
Entertainment and reception. Methodist
Home for the Aged. col street north
west to 10 p. m.
Exhibition. Corcoran Art Gallery. a m. 10
Business meeting National Press Club s
p. m.
Lecture. Memory" DR.. r G. Wall white
parior New Ebbitt 8 p m.
Dance Sigma Tau Sigma Fraternity. OAK
room Raleigh. p. N.
Dance sigma Delta Fraternity. rel Dom.
New willard. .. m.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
LOOKS LIKE A JOKER

Congressman Bryan of Washing
ton called attention the other day,
from his place on the House floor, to
a piece of legislation that looks dan
g srous. 1t would seem, on the data
presented by Mr.. Bryan, that good
deal more needs to be known about
this measure before it can safely be
allowed to pass.
A person killed -, injured at sea
or on the Great Lakes may, under
present law, bring suit to recover in
the State court, wherever he can get
service on the corporation or vessel
involved. II the injured person be
an employee of the vessel, he may
sue under the workmen's compen-
Sation acts of the States.
There is no Federal workmen's
compensation act that would apply
in such cases.
The dangerous piece of legisla-
ton to which Mr.. Bryan has called
attention is a measure, reported IA
vorably from the House Committee
on the Judiciary, which proposes to
change the venue of all such cases
from State TO Federal courts.
In the absence of Federal work
mems compensation acts, Mr.. Bryan
alleges that the workmen would lose
all chance of benefting by the State
laws on workmen's compensation; in
short there would be no provision
at all for their recovery.
More than, this, in suits for dam
ages they would have to confront the
dishonored fellow-servant doctrine
which still stands in the admiralty
courts, though it has been RELOCATED
TO oblivion by nearly all the States.
Finally, such legislation would
lake all cases for personal injury OF
death on the high seas into the ad,
miralty courts, where there is NJ
trial by jury.
A little more attention to this in.
teresting bit of joker-full legisla.
ton seems in order.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
THE BOOT-STRAP PLAN

Out in st. Louis an organization
of employers has been formed, Tor
the purpose of keeping men at work.
1t is an effort to lift the community
up into prosperity by it's bootstraps;
to put an end to unemployment by
the simple process of giving men
employment; to give them work by
dint of giving them work.
Rather a good idea. If everybody
had a job and was producing some
thing, there would be no difficulty
getting the product consumed. Ev-
erybody could consume a little more
than he does, at pinch. Everybody
would have to do just that, if all
the producing energies in the world
were kept at useful work seven or
eight hours a day. And the way to
make them work is to give them
work. Almost everybody would
rather work than not.
Get all the men in a place like st,
Louis at work, and there would be
nobody to tell a hard luck story.
Get the hard luck stories suppressed,
and there would be no hard luck. It's
a psychological circuit that every
body understands in a general way
Nothing is more infectious than con-
fidence, unless it be '-ck of conf
dence. 1t just depends on the kind
of virus that's used. The virus OF
"a job for every man." that they're
injecting into st. Louis business
community, is the right kind.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Charity Needed at Home.

r, tho Editor OF the Mail Rag:
While that part Of our population
,,.bicb are we'll fed. well clothed, and
u.au housed are endeavoring to do
good deeds along charitable lines TO-
other members OF the human family
tbev overlook unfortunates at home
and seek TO bestow such favors across
the pond
Let the same conditions prevail here
and see how many square meals We
would get from the recipients of our
kindness. We run the risk of Violat-
ing neutrality laws TO feed and clothe
DeopIe thousands of miles away, and
ruthlessly stumble over our own hungry
creatures to do II. The man who re
fuses a nickel 10 n personal solicitation
from a hungry man for the purpose or
getting a cup Of conee ana donates SLo
To a European fund for charity must
be working some kind OF conndence
Sona AZ any rate the European suf-
sssrsrs, would still be suffering no
doubt II this big hearted" citizen was
SeIactad to carry the money 70 them.
.sC'haritv should begin at home
six hungry men in different parts OF
~ citv- asked me for AID last night.
an1 they were neither "drunks' nor
sshoboa They were out Of work and
L,,Ds,er had caused them to ask for
"a much against their will. The
saIoons help many Of these people by
lin, FREE lunch" but fanatics are
go irving to stop this. There is no
,slJjng what the regulators" will go
a. next They must always have some
'"s q. T. McCoNvEY.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
THE BELGIAN STATUS

The United States will attempt
nothing quixotic by way of protect
ing Belgium's nationality. The pres
ent is no time for the exercise of
American influence in connection
with the determination of Belgium's
ultimate status as a result Of the
war. The war is not over; per-
haps it is not much more than be-
gun.
Meanwhile, most Of the soil of the
little country is actually in German
possession, and the business agents
of the United States on Belgian soil
cannot do business except with the
people actually in possession. The
provinces and the towns are under
German domination. Even if the
Germans had no intention ultimately
to annex Belgium, it would be i'm
practicable for American consuls to
transact business in German terri
tory under authorization from the
Belgian government, Belgium and
Germany being at war. To recog-
nize the status quo as to actual ter
ritorial and administrative condi-
tions of the moment could surely not
be construed as a recognition Of
German sovereignty in place of Bel
gian sovereignty.
There is no occasion for excite
ment about the report that Germany
will demand that American consuls
in the occupied territory secure exc
quaturs from the German authori-
ties. American consuls in the At
rican and Pacific territories that
were until a few weeks ago German
possessions, but that have been oc-
cupied by Germany's enemies, will
in like manner have to get their exc
quaturs from the authorities now
actually in possession. The fate of
these colonies and of Belgium as
well will ultimately be settled at the
council board of Europe, and at that
board nobody will pay a finger-snap's
worth of attention to the detail of
consular credentials during the war.
There is serious business for the
American consuls in Belgium to look
after. The important thing is to
keep them on the job and in position
to attend to that business. The
Belgian people need their aid, and
are quite unconcerned whence comes
their authority to extend it.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
ATHLETIC UPSETS

Barring football, in which Har-
ward romped home an easy victor.
there was hardly a sport on the
whole athletic calendar that escaped
without an upset during the year
now drawing to close.
Baseball, being the national game.
naturally caused the greatest sur
prise when the Braves triumphed
over the Athletics in straight con-
tests. 1t had been predicted that the
American Leaguers would experience
no real strain beating the team that
had thrilled the National League bv
It's stirring struggle from last place
70 the pinnacle.
But II was in the international
fields, not so generally explored,
that the returns were most surpris-
ing. The postponement of the
yacht races for the Americas Cup
was not generally regretted here;
such competition might have added
70 the disasters incident to Amer
can attempts to compete with for
eigners.
In golf not an American survived
to the semi-fnal round against Eng
lands best. In the ring Welsh, of
England, disposed of Richie, Amer
lean, for the lightweight title. The
Westchester Cup went back to the
British Isles as a result of the for
signers' triumph in polo. In tennis
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Ozark. at Key West: Texas,
at Tompkinsville; Tennessee. al
Jana. Cyclops. at Vera Cruz.
Sailed-BrutI.s. from Key West for Port
HU Prince: irOquoIs. from Mare Is
land for San Diego. san Diego. from
MaZatlan for San Diego, Tennessee.
from Beirut for Jana. Protcus. from
Lambert Point for Cristobal. ozark.
from Kew West for New York yard
Tennessee. from Jaffa for AlcXan-
dria: Annapolis. from La Paz for
AIazatlan
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Has Explanation for Crime Wave.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
In view Of the activity Of crooks In
this city and the failure Of the poiice
to apprehend these real criminalsS I
am impelled to call your attention to
a fact that Is apparent to all observant
citizens, to-wit: Our policemen are de-
voting their activities and talent in
the period of the wave OF crime that
Is sweeping over US. to the arrest OF
plain drunks-poor fellows who have
taken a little too much OF the stun
that intoxicates-while sneak thieves,
footpads, burglars. pccketbook snatch
srs, etc, etc. bid them defiance.
The police are in fact acting as col
lectors of funds for the police pension
roll instead Of preventing real crime
and arresting real criminals This Is
food for thought, Mr.. Editor. We are
not all fanatics on the subject OF tenn
perance or anything else. and we ap-
preciate the liberality and fearlessness
Of The Washington Times. hence
write and request you to take up this
matter in the interest OF
FAIR PLAY AND PROTECTION
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Bill Would Bar Out
Inefficient COLLEGES
Gallinger Measure Provides Board of Regents to
Supervise Educational Institutions in District.
Exempts Certain Bodies of High Standard.

Educators throughout the country are watching with
interest the progress of the bill introduced December
IS by Senator Gainger of New Hampshire establishing
board of university regents for the District of Columbia
and defining its duties. This is the outcome of
long efforts to efficient supervision of universities
and colleges in the District primarily to separate the sheep
from the goats and to give real value to every degree
granted by institutions here bearing the honored title of
college or university
The Washington times., 1914-12-28

The height of futility. Forbiddins
Harry Thaw to talk.
From what we CLEAN from the mill
tary experts conversation, IL the war
isn't over in three or four years. then
It will not be over for three or four
years.
French scientists have discovered
the germ which causes gangrene. Too
late. too late. Populist party died
long ago.
Don't forget your New Years reso-
lutions.
Better practice breaking EN- now,
SO you will be In good shape.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
MELON THEFT UNOFFICIAL,
HENCE u. S. REFUSES PAY

On the ground that the enlisted of the District militia not
ordered by their officers invade the melon patch of Cfed
Barnes Virginia Beach, Va Comptroller Of the Treasury
Downey handed decision today the effect that $50
damage aegedy done by the guardsmen cannot be paid by
the Government The Comptroller holds that the alleged
damage described Barnes theft and destruction Of melons
and vines done by the guadsmen individuals their
initiative, and military organization. Amy pro-
ceeding for damages he says be against individuals
and not against the Government.
Mr. Barnes lost his melons during the encampment of the militia
Virginia Beach last August.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Tomorrow.

Masonic-Lafayette. No. 10. special. Kali
polls Grotto. Chamber OF Commerce Hall
nominations.
Odd FelloWs-washinston, No. s. Golden
Rule. No II; Amity No q. Mount Pleas
ant No g. election.
knights OF Pythias-Webster. No. :. Excelsior
No "A. Capital. No. "A: Myrtle. No. e.
election.
Observation-Disclosures Tent. No 5.
Socialist Party-F1orida Home Builders. s.
f street northwest. S:l5 y. m.
Sock party and dance. United Daughters %
the cor federacy. Confederate Home In yer
mont avenue northwest. 20 10 =. m.
Entertainment for children ~ employees of
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany New National Thea;er. 30 q m.
Cantata by children OF Sunday school Of In
gram Memorial Church. in the church.
y. m.
Omen meeting. Young Women's Hebrew AS
socIa;ion. vestry room. Eighth Street Tenn
pie. p IN.
Annual reunion. students Of McNinev Man
ual Training School. in school. ) p. N.
Christmas tree celebration fo- children n.
shiloh Baptist church in churcn. l. street.
between Sixteenth &. I'd Seventeenth streets
Conference. International sunday School
Lessons Committee. 10 a. m. 20 p. m.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Had Troubl. With tn. Parcel Post.

To the E1iunr ~ ~ NaD tag
noticed In ThS Tires - to>iay. that
Postmaster Prassss "a 5r@tsaeting the
delivery 81 Christmas ssssx ~ parcel
post. have rssI ~ sss papers from
time 10 time Ria kSrssses ENCOURAGING
the citizens Of Wssh3szfon % shop BY
parcel post In one 81 m recent en-
thusiastic outburstE. tho public was
told that Il was necessary TO merely
telephone TO the Postonics when wish
ing to mail a heavy parcel. when
wagon would be sent for same. etc.
wish to give below my experience
Of today with his pet hobby; and while
I believe there Is a great future for
the parcel post. there seems TO be some
thing of In its management
On the evening Of the 18Th instant. l
phoned to the Postoniee and requested
that a wagon be sent Tor a wooden box
weighing about twenty-six pounds. ad-
dressed to Morgantown, W. Va, q city
in the second zone.
The wagon called in the afternoon
Of the 18th instant, but much to the dis
appointment of both me and OF the col
sector. the box could not be taken, be-
cause the scales with which the collec-
tor was provided would not register
LiOTe IMAM IWcnly pOunO5-
At night, I therefore carried the box
several blocks to Postoffice Substation
No. 90, and was again confronted with
the fact that the scales furnished 70
that station would likewise register up
to twenty pounds only; although the
limit OF weight for parcels in the sec
ond zone Is fifty pounds. I was there
fore compelled to hunt Up q place IN
the neighborhood having a suitable
scales: locating one after several at
tempts. as the grocery stores had closed
for the evening; then had to carry the
box out to have II weighed and again
return same to Station No. 50.
Now, If the substations and the col
lection wagons are not properly
equipped for the business. let someone
get busy; at least, let them stop talk
ing in the newspapers about the bust
ness until they are properly equipped
and not mislead the public.
ERNEST C RUEBSAM.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Grace Dodge, Prominent
Philanthropist, Dead

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Miss Grace II.
Dodge. widely known as a philanthro-
pist and prominent FOR years as a
leader in charitable and educational
work. is dead. after a short illness
Her death. IL was said. was due to a
heart strain.
Miss Dodge. born in this city in
1885,. the daughter of William Earl
Dodge. one Of the best known philan-
thropists OF his time, early became In
terested herself In philanthropic work.
She WAS especially interested I'm the
work OF the Young Women's Christian
Association.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
SUPPLIES FOR WAR

H. G. Wells, in an article about
the war, joins with those analysts
who have expressed the opinion that
Germany can keep up the fight so
long as she can get supplies of GER
tain necessaries that she does not
produce. He places petrol first in
this list, observing that if the United
States and Roumania should shut off
the supplies of this absolute neces-
sary of modern war, it would be as if
they had turned off the gas" The
war would have to ego out"
Shutting off such supplies is a
difficult business. Probably Ger
many is using less petrol per diem
than she did before the war. Joy
riding is not much in vogue. The
automobiles have been comman-
deered for war uses, and the mill
tary authorities are conserving their
supplies of gasolene with the utmost
care. Great stores are understood
to have been laid in as a prepare
ton for the struggle; but the other
side of it is that the anti-German
allies are fighting away from deci-
sive engagement; they are playing
everything to make long war, a
war of exhaustion. Doubtless that
is the humane way to do it; for
them, it is surely the safest.
Germany laid in immense amounts
of copper before the war; indeed, it
is said that one of the commercial
manifestations which convinced her
enemies that she was getting ready
for a great struggle was the stream
of copper cargoes that poured into
Germany, largely by way of Den
mark and Holland, at time when
the electrical industries in Germany
could not possibly be using any such
amounts of the metal.
| OF late there has been constant
repetition of reports about extraor-
binary efforts in Germany to save
food supplies. Everything is being
cared for with the supremest exact
ness; the people are urged and d.
rected to produce the things that
will be most practical for food; sup
plies are Communicated wherever
they are found in invaded territory.
The most casual survey of the ne.
cessities of the different countries
now at war compels a new recogni,
ton of the wonderful economic self.
suficiency of the United States
!. Petrol? 1t comes mainly from US
| Copper? We supply Germany:
needs-when British warships DOM
interfere. Foodstuffs? Cotton? Iror
and steel? Meats? Horses? CO
right on down the list, and it will be
well-nigh impossible to find any
great item of war-making and war.
sustaining material that this country
does not provide In whatever guam,
titles might be needed for any wal
in which it is conceivable that we
should be engaged.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Whitman Will Gust
Public Service Board

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-GOvernor-elect
whitman is determined to create a new
public service commission for the State
of New York. He promises 70 complete
transformation I'm the existing board
within the next month.
One OF three methods will be pursued
to get rid OF majority of the five
commissioners headed by Edward T.
Mccall. Unless there are either volun-
tary or enforced designations by Feb
ruary /. "ouster" legislation. il is said
will be pushed at Albany.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Archbishop Riordan, of
San Francisco, Dead

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. es.-Arch-
bisbop Patrick william Riordan. sew
enty-thrce. for thirty years head OF the
Roman Catholic See Of san Francisco.
ia dead His death was peaceful and
apparently he did not suffer pain.
Early in his career the archbishop
developed tremendous capacity for
work. which increased As he advanced
from ono post Of Importance TO another.
Refusing to relax the terrific pace lie
had set according 10 those closest to
him. he was still. at seventy years OF
ngr. performing the labors Of visor-
ninn-
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
cnticises Treatment of John W. Grice

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
I wish to give. through the columns
of YOUR paper, my opinion, and am
sure the opinion Of many others. OF
the treatment recently given to John
w. Grice, By officials Of the Postonice
Department. The idea OF man Ike
MT Grtce, who has given nearly all his
life to the service Of the department
and his country. being treated 10
home in the asylum" Just because ne
had grown old and no longer any use
There are many that are getting pen
sions for long service and why not this
moor old man who may not have as
much 10 take care OF him as the others
Iat the officials who had him placed
there put him in the place OF then
father Is there an official In the
IShole department who would IKE 10
&c his father subjected to such treat
,,ent7 II IS an outrage and one that is
18th a disgrace TO the District ana
,,ore so 20 the Individual Posto1ice OF
ficiaIs Who prompted ii. There may not
ba a fund now to pension Such men.
hut how much nicer IL would be II these
sar,e officials, who can so easily anu
readiIy put a man in the asylum would
use their influence 10 start such
Thsn they might receive praise m
.,ead oF heaping disgrace not only on
sSa,-ossIvss bur on the District.
theiAiSei K J. MEABRY.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Army and Navy
NAVY

Captain c. p. PLUNKETT. to home
and await orders.
Commander +. b. UPMAN. TO com
mand Olympia.
Lieutenant Commander \. MAC
ARTHUR. TO Nebraska as eXecu-
tive officer.
Lieutenant J. \. MONROE. to navy
yard, Puget Sound. Wash.
Lieutenant l.. $ MOSES, To treatment
Naval Hospital. Newport. l.. |.
Ensign w. 5. HAAS. To E-2.
Ensign r. +. HINRICHS. To Nebraska.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Pointers for Paw.

Mrs. Rural-Wen. paw. when Mary
comes home from college she can give
you a point or two about farming.
Farmer Rursl-What's Mary up to
now
Mrs. Rural-Why. she writes that all
the girls are learning fencing.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Washington times., 1914-12-28
Utility VS.. Art.

MortnriHi tou country road IN
gIvo Won 81 for that picture II YOU don't
nut another stroke To it
Arttnt I am really very battered by
yuur orIcr, hut u IL not quite finished.
Mntntist-Oh' that doesn't matter; I
lust want to us" the canvas TO mend
n busted tire with.-Tib-Bits.