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The Washington times., 1914-12-12

ments of the days of the early Presi-
dents of this country.
Today's question. like many of those
already propounded. only touches one
point in this social life of the early
Capital. But the search for an answer
to it may lead pupils to read further in
this field.
The entire list of questions Will be
published again before the close of the
contest. Many telephone calls come
into The Times office daily asking for
one or another of the questions already
published. These inquiries will be glad
ly answered.
Pupils are urged not TO wait until
near the close of the contest to begin
looking UP answers TO the questions.
Some of them may require diligent re-
search. And this is not an exam"
for which one mayo cram with great
success.
ANY source OF information available
is permitted in the contest. But pupils
are advised to go to an authoritative
source for the answers. There are no
catch questions. but many Of them
call for exact, and a few for detailed,
answers.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
WILL PREACH ABOUT
MESS|AN|C PROOFS
Rev. H. H. Ranck Selects That
Topic for Sermon at His
Morning Service.

Proofs That Jesus Is the Christ" viii
be offered in a sermon by the Rev.
Henry II. Ranck. pastor OF the Grace
Reformed Church, tomorrow morning.
At the evening service DR.. Ranck will
preach the fourth sermon in n series on
Joseph" his particular topic for this
service being Joseph in Jail" Sing
ing viii be directed at both services
b. n. +. Meyer. with the assistance Of
c. NJ Davidson. organist. During the
morning service the Advent Canticle''
Will be sung.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Grace
Church will meet next Wednesday
evening. Mrs. J. Il. Albright. president,
viii preside.
Dr. Ranck has returned from Ian
caster. Pa, where he attended cele-
bration of his parents golden wedding
anniversary. DIT. Ranck'S father. ia
cob =. Ranck, is an active worker in
the Reformed denomination. He is a
member of the board OF managers or
Bethany Orphans Home. near Rending,
Pa and has been an elder at st. Paul 5
Reformed Church. In Lancaster, for
over thirty years.
Two new members were admitted and
eight applications received by the Mer-
ry Helpers Club.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Flying Squadron to Open
Prohibition Fight Today

Headed by former Gov. J. Frank
HanIy of Indiana. the first meeting %
"the flying squadron OF the prohibit
tionists is to be conducted at Calvary
BAPTIST Church, Eighth and II streets
northwest. this afternoon at o'clock
Nearly twenty statesmen. authors,
orators, and musicians will partici-
pate during the three-day campaign
for the abolition OF the sale Of liquor.
Gatherings are TO take pIace twice
daily, at , and : p. m. respectively.
in the form of mass meetings All
meetings will be conducted in Calvary
Church. of which the Rev. Samuel Il
Greene is pastor.
The Rev. II. V Fastening is chair
man of the committee in charge or
activities in Washington.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

Secretary Daniels building program
was submitted with the estimates 10
Congress last Monday, and his discus
sion Of reasons for reducing the gem
eral boards naval recommendations
were given in his testimony before a
congressional committee this week. but
he reserved his attack on the armOr
plate combination for his report today.
Twice the Government has authorized
the construction Of an armor plate lac
tory" the Secretary says. but twice
We're armor plate factories saved a
monopoly Of this business through "a
mysterious providence" The Govern
ment is at the mercy of the three manu-
facturers Of armor plate. whose policy
is to make the Government pay prices
much beyond a fair profit
After outlining n saving of S7$S. G4B ef-
fccted by rejecting bids for armor for
three ships last year and ordering new
bids, Secretary Daniels said the three
companies make afhdayits that they
are in no combination and have no
agreement affecting prices, as they are
required ny law 70 do, but this does not
prevent their ayailinE themselves Of =
mental telepathy which works against
the Government and denies real compe-
tition in the bidding"
Secretary Daniels charges the qrmor
factories with ''practicing philanthropy
and per cent"
Cuts Building Program.
The straitcned condition Of the ma
tional finances, due 70 the war in
Europe, is given by Secretary Daniels
as his reason for reducing the general
boards naval recommendations. The
general board recommended four bat
fIeships. sivteen destroycrs, three sea
going submarines. sixteen coast SUBJ
marines, four scouts, four Eunboats'
two oil fuel ships, one destroyer tender,
one submarine tender, one navy trans
port, one hospital ship, one supply snip
and So .gyl.gJO for air craft.
The Secrctarys' recommendations are
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Rev. E. L. Beauchamp to
Preach on Germany

The Rev. E. L Beauchamp. pastor Of
Mt Tabor Methodist Episcopal Protes-
tant Church, Thirty-fifth street and
Wisconsin avenue, will preach the first
of a series OF sermons on Lessons
From the Great War" at the servica
to be conducted in that church tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock The OPEN
ing topic will be Germany: Its Growth.
Militarism, Crisis, Religious Life"
Arrangements are already being made
for an elaborate musical program for
the Christmas service on December 90
Several members OF the Monday Morn
ing Music Club will assist the Mt Ia
Dor congregational choir on this occa-
sion.
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Boston ArchdeacOn to
Preach in Georgetown

The Rev. James II. w. Blake. rector
of Christ Church, Georgetown. an
nounces that Archdeacon Percy c. Web
Der. OF Boston, will preach at the IL
O. clock service tomorrow. Archdeacon
Weber is remembered here for the MS
sion he conducted at Christ Church sew
cral years ago, when the church was
filled to capacity each day. The Arch
deacon will go TO Baltimore Sunday
night, where he is TO conduct mis-
sion similar to tho one held here.
II is also announced that Potomac
Lodge, r. 4. \. NJ. will attend the s
o'clock service at Christ Church tomor-
row evening.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Daniels Arraigns
'Arm0r Plate Ring
Recommends Federal Plant to Make Plates for War
ships-Genera Boards Naval Building Pro-
gram More Than Cut in Half.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels in his annual report to
Congress today aaignS the armor plate ring and makes
an earnest recommendation for the erection of
plate factory for which Washington of the bidders
This recommendation and the vetong of the report of the
naval general board, whose baeShp building program is
more than cut half are the salient features of the report
The general boards recommendations for four dread
naughs and nineteen submarines cut to two and eight
spectvey and request for 100000 for aircraft
Struction is omitted by the Secretary.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Will Tell of Whitfield.

DIR. Wallace Radcliffe will speak to-
morrow at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church on The Life and
Times OF WHITFIELD and in the even
ing on The Voice OF Whitfield" The
services will be IN celebration OF the
bi-Centenary Of George Whitfield. who
was closely associated with the Wes-
lcys in the rise OF ATethodism
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
DR.. Stuart, of Marking, to
Speak at Central Church

The Rev. ]. Leighton Stuart, pro-
lessor in the Marking Theological Sem
mary OF China, will speak at the morn
ing service in the Central Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Irving streets
northwest In the evening a reception
will be rendered DR.. stuart by the
Central Church congregation.
DIR. Stuart comes directly from China.
where he has been maintained by the
Central Church to carry on spiritual
work. While in Washington he viii
be the guest of ]. l.. Enderie.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Diocese Institute to
Hear Holy Land Lecture

The Sunday School Institute OF the
diocese of Washington. viii meet in st.
Paul's Parish Hall. Twenty-third street.
near Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
on next Tuesday evening.
The program consists OF reports from
delegates to the Pittsburgh Sunday
school convention. and a lecture en-
titled Tho Land and the Book" by
the Rev. F. S. Dunlap assistant rector
of ST. Johns Episcopal Church. The
lecture will be illustrated with the
stereopticon.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
BaraCa Class Dimes.

The Baraca class Of the metropolitan
Baptist Church last evening welcomed
Congressman c. W. IIamlin OF MissOuT-
with n banquet. ]. \. Crawford pre-
sided and speeches were made by ]. NJ
Brooks. Z. V. Schaver. J. +. Bolan
Walter Hensley. and the Rev. " G.
Ball. pastor of the church.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Turkey in Prophecy,
To Be Minister'S Topic

The Rev 5. r. Horton. secretary OF
the National Religious Liberty Asso-
cation. will be the speaker at the evon-
ing service to be conducted in the
Seventh Day Adventist Memorial
Church. Twelfth and NJ streets north
west. tomorrow evening At 1850
O'Clock. Dr HcTtOn will discuss ''Tur-
key in Frophaly." and Will illustrate
mis- lecture Wit charts.
Meetings at the Memorial Church
are being conducted nightly. barring
saturday. On next Tuesday and
Thursday evenings there will he given
stereopticon lectures on the war sit
uation in the light OF prophecy.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Gospel Mission Planning
A Christmas Celebration

A Christmas dinner for the poor. TO
be followed by an entertainment and
Christmas tree for poor children. is
being planned by Superintendent
Kline. of the Gospel Mission. The ju-
veniIe entertainers Will be selected
from the children of the many nations
in the neigh borhod of the mission who
are taking an interest in the nightly
rehearSalS.
Each poor child will receive a pair
of new stockings filed with gifts of
nuts and candy.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

oh. yes. there is plenty of romance in
the history of Washington. Question
No. - in The Times Educational Com
petition may direct attention of pupils
to some Of the early social life in the
National Capital.
Much of the court life of Europe. with
out the court scandals, was reflected in
the early days of the National Capital
on this side of the water. Occasionally
there would come along n President
of extreme democratic ideas. like An
drew jackson. and old social cliques
could be entirely reorganized.
Interest in early social life in Wash
ington has been revived to great eN-
tent in recent Years, and much OF the
glamour that surrounds the memoirs of
courtiers of European capitals Is begin
ming TO attach itself to original docu-
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Miss Boardman to Speak.

At the vesper service of the Young
women's Christian Association tornor-
row afternoon at 4:SO O'Clock, Miss
Mabel Boardman will discuss the work
of the American Red Cross. Miss Bessie
Hobbies, of Eastern COllege, will sing.
and Miss Nellie z. Monks will accom-
panv on the piano.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Dinner at st. Mark S.

D. NJ. Lea. Canon Bratenahl, Edwin
Callow. II. p. Blair. ID. W. Call, Ralph
Given. the Rev. c. r. Stetson. c. 5.
Roberts. Edwin Tyler. d. NJ. MacLean.
w b. Trott. and Raymond Otterbaok
contributed TO the program Of the thru
annual turkey dinner OF the Mems Club
of st. Marks Church on Thursday
evening.
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Romance Figures
In Times Contest
Today's Question Will Introduce Student to Old So
cial Life Whose Glamor Lends Interest to Early
History of the Capital.
CONTEST QUESTION NO. 10
10. Who were the first couple married

Who the first couple married in the White House,
AnswerS TO be submitted separately One question
will be printed daily for thirty days Pupils then must submit in
their oun nrng the thirty questions Writing must
be on one side of the paper only.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

Who were the first couple married in
the White House?
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
Salary Increases Asked.

Many good men have been lost TO
this office in recent years because they
were offered larger compensation. some
times within and sometimes without the
Government service. Were 1 permitted
To make a recommendation along this
line which was TO be approved and act
ed on, II would be that there be some
reasonable increases granted and in such
form that there might be a graduation
OF compensation in proportion 20
ability"
The Comptroller declares that he is
convinced that there is need of CEN
trail controlling authority over all classes
of accounting in the various branches
of the Government service, and that
this work should be lodged in the Comp
troller's office. but with a provision for
an additional force for its accomplish
ment. A force of six accountants would
be necessary, he says, to do the work.
The Comptroller does not renew his
recommendation for the employment OF
two expert examining accountants. He
say that they are needed, but the recon-
mendatiOn is not renewed, because he
feels that the same considerations that
led Congress to deny the original recon-
mendation still prevail. He says that
he has no disposition to cr1ticise the
committee that took adverse action. but
because of the urgency of the matter
wishes, I'm justice to himself, to review
the situation.
Checking Disbursements
Attention is called to the fact that
during the year the offices Of thirty dis
bursting officers in the District were
examined by a representative OF the
ComptroIIer's office. while these
thirty examinations have embraced the
larger disbursing Offices" the report
says. they include less than one-half
Of the disbursing Offices In the District
This statement is made for the two-told
purpOse first, of showing the accom-
pIishments Of the Office I'm this line. and.
second. of showing what has not been
accomplished. and why.
The Importance Of this work should
he comprehended at glance, without
detailed discussion. Dishursing officers
are but human, and the temptations are
sometimes great II Is better TO pre-
vent defalcations than to prosecute de
faulters. and seek reimbursement from
surety cOmpapieS atterWard. Nothing
can more effcctually prevent improper
use Of Government money bv dis
bursting officer than the knowledge that
his office WILL of a certainty, be eX-
amined some time and that II may DO
examined at any time without warming.
Tho authority of this act Is the only
authority for such examinations.
For some time previous to my in
cumbency of this office no examine
tions of this kind had been made. |
can readily comprehend thdI II was De
cause there was no force provided FOR
this work. and il was thought that
none OF the regular force could be
spared from the office for this purpose.
This was at least partially true. for
while I have succeeded In doing con-
siderable work along this line | have
by no means done all that ought to
have been done. Ia my Judgment. every
disbursing office ought to be examined
at irregular intervals and at unantici-
Dated times once. to a certainty, and
better twice each year
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COMP TROLLER ASKS
FOR LARGER FORCE
Increase in Salaries of Certain
Classes of Employees Also
recommended.

Increase in the number of employees
and higher compensation for the
trained experts of the office are rec
commended by Comptroller of the
Treasury Downey in his annual report,
made public today. The Comptroller
pays high tribute to his staff of en-
ployes. and commends them to the Sec
rotary and Congress for consideration
of their merit.
With respect to the work Of examin-
ing. checking. and posting warrants.
the Comptroller declares that this work
must be kept current, If financial en-
barrassment to the various branches of
the Government service is to be
avoided.
1t Is now" he says. being handled
by five men. and the fact that it is
kept current. considered in connection
with its magnitude and Importance,
speaks well for their fidelity and in
dustry, and justifies me in calling at
tentlon to the fact that other men in
other branches of the service doing
the same kind of work. but of less vol
ume. are receiving higher compensa-
ton. The discrepancy does not indl-
cate that they receive too much, but
that these faithful employees OF this
office are Disseminated against in the
matter of compensation"
Work Kept Up To Date.
The work of the office has been
brought as nearly up to current as Il
is possible to bring it. the Comptroller
declares. THE results have been ac-
complished without any increased force
and reflect credit on the law clerks and
accountants and speak well for their
falthtulness and Industry"
Speaking of the extent of the work oi
the office, and the increase in the num-
Der of advance decisions, the report
says; nearly all Of this class of worl;
devolves on the law clerks. and the
steady increase in its volume sufficiently
sustalns my view, heretofore expressed
That an addition to the force of law
clerks should received favorable con-
sideration.
In the course of a year questions OF
magnitude not only along certain lines
but along most every conceivable line
are presented to this office and must
first be investigated and briefed by the
law clerks before reaching the Comp
troller for final action. When | say
that there are law clerks In this office
competent TO acceptably do this class
of work ii is equivalent to saying that
there are law clerks in the office pos
sessing a high order OF ability That
such clerks are here is an undeserved
good fortune. for I'm many instances they
are not compensated as their ability
and the class of work they handle
merits.
The Washington times., 1914-12-12
FORDNEY POSSIBLY
PAYNE'S SUCCESSOR

The death Of Congressman Serene z.
Payne Of New York has raised some
interesting questions with respect TO the
future Of the Ways and Means Com
lIlttee.
Nr. Payne, chairman or the commit
g." on ways and means when the Re
politicians controlled the House. was
Tho ranking Republican member. His
death leaves Joseph ". Fordney. Of
Michigan, as the ranking Republican,
end under the rule Of seniority he would
become chairman Of the committee
should the Republicans. after the 1916
elections control the House.
Mr.. Fordnev Is one Of the extreme
Ftandpatters Of Congress and n the
Republicans should control the House
twO years hence, progressive Repuhli-
cans Will insist that some other man
than Fordncy be put at the head Of the
committee.
Democratic Opportunity.
j is not unlikely that in the 1916 cam
psign Democratic campaign speakers
viii ask the voters If they want a tariff
shaped by an extreme protectionist like
Fordney.
The Ways and Means chalrmanship
is important not alone because OF ITS
relation 10 tariff but because the ma
Jority side Of the WAYS and Means
Committee under the Democratic re Eime
IS the Committee on Committees.
The minority is made mp OF Foroney
Of Michigan, Gardner OF Massachusetts,
Moore OF Pennsylvania, Green OF Iowa,
Sloan Of Nebraska, and Murdoch OF
Kansas, a Progressive. The Demo-
cratic side had fourteen members. Muir
dock will retire from Congress after
March /
Close friends OF Mr. Payne said he
realized well that ne missed a great OPP
pOrtunIty when he failed to condemn
the AldrichiZed tariff measure OF 1853.
Had he spoken out his real views about
Z il is not going too far To say that
ne might have been nominated Tor
REesident in 1872
The Washington times., 1914-12-12

The Rev. W. r. Wedderspoon, Of
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
viii preach at both morning and eve
ming services tomorrow. At the morn
inc gathering he will tell of The
Divine Enlargement" while in the eve
ming he will discuss the purpose of
Life"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-07-30
A POLITICAL MYRTYR

Thomas w. Kerl of Occur d'Alene,
a republican candidate for Congress,
was in Blackoot last Monday in the
interest of his political ambition.
While here he called at this office
and spent about an hour trying to con.
vert us to his beliefthat a political
announcement was a reading notice
and not an advertisement, and should
not be paid for. He insisted that he
was willing to go to Congress for the
benefit Of the dear people and at a
sacrifice to his personal and private
interests, and newspapers should also
make some sacrifice to assist him
on his political mission. We inform
ed him that we could not afford to
publish all the political aspirations
we receiced without some remunera-
ton, but as he was making such a
sacrifice for the benefit of the dear
people without any hope of remunera-
ton and could not afford to pay for
his publishing expense, we cheerfully
offered to do it without cost to him,
as he is the first political philan-
thropist We have ever met
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-07-30
DISTRICT JUDGE

To the citizens and voters of Bling.
ham, Custer and Lemhi counties, be.
ing the Sixth judicial district OF
Idaho:
l hereby announce to you that
will be a candidate for the office OF
district judge, for the above district
subject to your will at the primary
election to be held September /, 1914
and if nominated and elected, l will
always endeavOr to conduct the bust
ness of the court in a fair and i'm.
partial manner SO as to secure equal
justice to all.
wish to express my sincere thanks
to the citizens and voters of Bling.
ham county for your loyal support
in the past, and thank you in ad.
vance for continuance of your good
will Sincerely yours.
JAMES E. GOOD.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-07-30
TRANSFER TO YOUR
VOTING PRECINCT

If you are now living in the pre-
cinct in which you voted at last cleo
ton you need not register; you are
entitled to vote without it. II you
have moved to another precinct from
the one in which you last voted, yoll
had better attend to the transfer at
once. You will not be able to trans
fer after August /, until the day of
the primary election On that day
you are allowed by statute to trans
fer, but you must first get the trans
fer from the judges of the election
in the precinct in which you are reg
istered and take this to the judges
in the precinct in whcih you expect
to vote. This, of course. will be pos
sible where the precincts are close,
but where they are any distance apart
it will be nearly impossible for the
voter to make the trip and be gacE
the same day, and this is necessary
Therefore if you are not now resiu
ing in the precinct in which you last
voted, it would be we'll for you to
see the clerk Of the court or notary
at once and have the transfer attend
ed to, otherwise you may neglect It
and not be able to vote at all.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-07-30
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

To the Voters Of Bingham County:
l hereby announce that l will be a
candidate for the office of county
commissioner on the Republican tick
ct, subject to the will Of the people
to be expressed at the primary cleo
ton to be held on the first day of
September, 1914.
If nominated and elected l promise
the people of this county an honest,
efficient and economical administra-
ton.
1t will be my purpose to invite
the ideas and suggestions of practi-
cal business men with respect to the
management of county affairs, to the
end that the most up-to-date bust
ness methods may be employed in
conducting the business of the county.
pledge myself to abolish all u.s.
ages and customs which have been
permitted to exist without any value
in and of themselves, but which are
a perpetual drain upon the resources
Of the county
Rigid economy" will be my watch
word.
Respectfully,
]. P. JOHNSON,
R. F. D. No. Shelley, Idaho.