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The Washington times., 1914-11-16
|PL0MATS CALLED
HOME TO THE WAR

The call to the coIors of European
nations is already showing its effects on
the diplomatic corps Of Washington.
Already three members of the French
embassy have gone to the front Cap
tain De Sauvigny. who was naval at
tache, went home as soon as war was
declared. while Third Secretary de Sar-
tfses also is at the front Counselor
Clause had hardly settled here before
he heard the call to arms. and. with
Nine. Clause. returned to his country.
Gerard Japy has assumed Mr. Clauses
duties, while Mr.. Heilman. commercial
attache, is maintaining offices In New
York, where he Is better able to keep
in close touch with shipping.
Both Captain Boy-Ed, military at
tache of the German embassy. and Cap
tain Franz Won Papen, military attacha.
are still on duty here, but Secretary
Baron Won aLersner and wilhelm vom
Rath. attache,- have gone to the firing
line with the Kaiser's armies Baron
Won Schoen and Richard Meyer came
here in place of the departing dipio-
mats. but the latter have once more
returned to Germany.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
SUFFRAGE BODY TO
LEARN ITS SCOPE
Congressional Committee Will
Find Limits of Work at
Nashville Convention.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 16.-The
exact scope of activities to be followed
by the Congressional committee Of the
National American Woman's Suffrage
Association are expected to be defined
before night.
Delegates to the convention here are
divided on the issues of State rights and
the method of dealing with recalfitrant
members of Congress. A lively debate
is ir prospect.
One result of long and secret fac
tional conferences yesterday came to-
day with Introduction of a resolution
by Mrs. George w. Bass. Of Chicago.
designed to bring about definite
declaration of principles by the ma
tional organization. The resolution
reads:
Resolved. that the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association be
absolutely. opposedto holding any po-
litical party responsible for the opin-
bers, or holding any Individual re-
sponsible for, the majority action Of
his party on suffrage"
Another faction is prepared to insist
on a definite declaration on State or
ganization work that Is contrary to laws
laid down by the national body.
Such action, it was asserted, would
bar State organizations that are domi-
mated by the Congressional Union, a
suffrage organization now at odds with
the national organization, and whose
policies have been openly directed
against the Democratic party.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
NO PEDIGREE NEEDED
WHEN YOU LOVE DOG
That's Why Miner Paid $3.50 to
Check Mongrel When He Re-
turned to Old Home.

BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 1s.-The pedigree
of dog makes no difference il you love
him. This was the opinion expressed by
e. Mcdonald, Of Pioneerville, when he
found that he would have to pay $50
to check mongrel as far as st. Louis.
about two thirds of his journey.
Mr. Mcdonald and his brother, two
typical Southern mountaineers, who
have been living in the mountains back
of Pioncervilie for years, and who still
dress in the typical Tennessee noun
taineer style, appeared at the Boise sta
ton with tickets to Nashville. E Nc
Donald remarked that he wanted to
check his dog through and asked if he
could get off at certain stations to feed
and ret the animal That dog is DOW
erfui fond of me-" he remarked in ex-
plapaton as the station agent s'eye fell
upon the homely animal
His face fell somewhat when he was
told that it would cost him something
like $40 to check the dog.
why can't he go on our tickets,
we've got two?" he asked
When told that he would have to pay
$50 to St. Louis and another fee from
then on, ne said:
We'll, that cur thinks SO powerful
much of me / reckon I'll have to pay
it. 1t makes no difference about the
kind of dog, if you love him. you know"
and he slowly counted out the money
from an old miners wallet and put the
dog in the baggage car, with a final
love pet On the head.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Police Seek Thief Who
SnatChed WOman's Purse

Search is being made BY the piice to-
dsy for Il colorcd man who snatched
poCk book containing change and other
articles from Mrs. Alice T.. Blake. 1917 II
street northwest, at Thirteenth street
and New York avenue northwest last
night.
The police do not believe the man VINO
got MIS-. Blake'S pockctbook is the same
one who robbed Mrs. + athcrinc Lauer.
123s Fifth street northwest. of a purse
containing sl65. at Sixth ana y streets
orthwc%t Saturday night.
Mrs Blake was on her way home
shortly after 3 o'clock last night when
The man ran up and wrenchcd the purse
rom hnr hand. Mrs Blake screamed
but, in spit" Of the fact that there were
a number of pedestrians in the vicinity
at the time. the thief escaped by run
nInC up Thirteenth street and turning
into an alley.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
UNION CARD GOT HIM
A JOB WITH SUNDAY
Joe SpeiCe. Tabernacle Builder.
Tells How He Became Work.
er for Evangelist.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. fG.-A strik"
of carpenters in Erie, five years ago,
brought Joe Speice. builder of taber-
nacleg. to Billy Sunday. Now he is as
much part Of the er'c,ent organ "a
ton centered about the great evangelist
as any member of Sundays party, >nd
Speice SAYS his union card landed him
his Job.
1t happened week or two before
Billy SUNDAY began his campaign in
Erie. The evangelist was in the midst
Of his successful series in ono ana
western Pennsylvan:a towns. Speicc
was q carpenter in Ere.
Reports of the way the evangelist was
turning things upside down in Ohio pro-
ceded Sunday to Erie. Speice happened
10 visit one Of these communities Which
had been CHANGED by Sundays in1J-
encr Youngstown.
What | saw there was enough to tell
me that this man Sunday could do the
lob all right says SpeiCc.
lie became a Sunday booster, iust as
nearly every one who witnesses tn" rH-
suits of the cvangclist's work becomes
q SUNDAY booster. SpeicC was so per
sistent in his boosting. and so alone in
II that the mcn who carried cards in
the same union. and had worked on
scaffolds With him day after day, be
gan TO call him Billy sunday.
Eric carpenters w"r" on strike then,
fighting for shorter hours and NOR"
nav The man who built Sundays
;abcrna cleS came 10 Eric and began his
work. The uaionized carpenters seized
upon his coming AS a chance to get the
wages and hours they were fighting
for.
Because Speice had been n Sunday
booster for so long. his union brothers
sent him to Sc" the evanSelists builder
Spcice got jobs for himself and his fcl-
low carpenters. few months later
when the evangelist was in another
city and wanted a builder. he sent for
Spcice, who has been building tabcr-
naclcs ever since.
The big building Speice is putting up
at Nineteenth and Vine streets. this
city. the largest he has over const>Uc-
ted for the evangelist. Will Dc his
thirty first tabernacle
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
BODY ON
WAY TO ENGLAND
Funeral Service Will Be in Fa-
nous st. PauI's, London. But
Burial Private.

LONDON. Nov. I6.-Ensland today
awaits in sorrow the body OF "Bobs"
Today ur tomorrow the remains Of
Lord Roberts will reach Folkestone from
France. where he died among the
British troops, giving up his life for one
more visit among his beloved Indian
troops.
Funeral services for the late he 20 Of
the South African war and field mar
shai will be held probably 1T St PauIs
where those of Wellington, Nelson, ana
other British heroes have been held.
Reports have been circulated. however
that Lady Roberts desires private fu-
neral. and that burial will be at All
Saints Church at Ascot. and mt West
minister Abbey.
With Lord Roberts lost 10 The ma
ton one of the questions being dis
cussed by Englishmen today is whether
the present war might have been avert
ed had his advice as to army matters
been followed For years "Bobs" con-
stantly preached conscription, travelling
from one end of England 10 the other,
urging that England maintain a great
army.
lie resa rded a great conflict inevita-
bic. and insisted that England's best
be a great army. He practically pre-
d..ted the present war. but his mill
tary fanaticism in constantly urging
ccnscription made him rather un-
popular.
With the outbreak of the present con-
nict. however. Lord Roberts i:nmedi-
a.eIy rose to the position Of a national
nero, and It is an open question with
Englishmen whether Germany would
have entered upon tho war had Eng
land been ready with an efficient fght-
ing force. lord Roberts criticism was
frank and open in his dcclara tions that
ENGLAND was not prepared for war
Messages Of coincidence have been
sent Lord Roberts widow and daugh-
tor by King George and Con. Sir .Tohm
!. rench. and others have arrived from
SlI parts of tho empire.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Charged With Stealing
100 Pounds of SuGSl

\ IMt-pound bag of sugar, val1aS 81
$50. is likely TO provide board ai'o
lodging for William Smothers. colored
for some time to come If the testimony
given in the Police Court today Is re-
peatcd before the grand jur. for the &C
lion of which SmotherS waS held IN Sa"
bonds upon charge OF second ohensc
Several Witnesses were placed upon
the stand to toll Of Snothers taking
the bag from a stand in the center
Market. managed by Wade r.. Thomas
of his using II as a projectil" with "mcii
to fell his pursuers. aud cvcntuaily oi
his "a nliiTC.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
WILD BEASTS HERD
INTO SWITZERLAND

GENEVA. Nov. 6.-Tf Switzerland
has escaped Invasion by armed mcm.
il has not been able to keep out tnc
wild animals. The fighting among mon
i'as scared the beasts. who are now
taking refuge in neutral countries
Wild bears. many kinds Of goats and
deer have flocked into the Swiss for
ests and mountains since the war broke q
out. 1t is believed that they have
been frightened out Of the war zones
by the firing of cannon and rifles
Even bears have become more COM
mon than usual in the Swiss terri
tories.
Though the Swiss lakes and rivers
have been crowded with birds there
has been no hunting because tho fed
eral government has decided that thcso
migratory species ouRh: to bc allowed
10 continue on their way south nndis-
turbed. They arc regarded as war
refugees as much as human beings
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF
WESTERN HIGH HELD

Students OF Western High School held
their first general assembly Of the year
this morning. the meeting being called
to order in the big assembly-room of
woodward & Lothrop's. The classes
have been so scattered since the school
building burned last year that no at
teE'pt was made to meet earlier in the
term. but during the rest of the win
ter meetings will be held every two
weeks in the Woodward & Lothrop au-
ditCrium
Brief talks were made at today's meet
Ing by Miss Edith c. Westcott, Capt.
Edwin Giblin, of the football team;
Captain Longstreet WhelchelI, of Com
Eany Fl. Cadet regiment; John Leetch,
business manager Of the eWstern. and
Mrs. Lyman 3. Swornstedt Of the
Western Home and School Association.
Mrs. Swornstedt is a Wellesley sradu-
ate and is working TO secure a new
library to replace the one lost when
the college buildings were destroyed bv
fire
Besides donating the Use of the audi
tcriGm to the students, President s. w.
Woodward. of the firm Of Woodward &
Lothrop. has contributed $40 to the ath-
letic fund Of the school The students
We're welcomed TODAY by William W.
Everett. first vice president Of the firm.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Dreadnought Lost;
Says Eyewitness

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-Whetter the British super
dreadnoug Audacious is atthe bottom of the sea or
is being repaired by the British admiralty and may again
see service is the only mystery connected with re-
ports that the vesseEtd largest in the English navy
has fallen victim to German mine torpedo off the
north coast of Ireland.
James R. Beams bandmaster On the liner Olympic
which rescued the of the Audacious told the full
story of thu disaster to the Audacious upon arriving here
on the American liner New York He said tie Audacous
was blown up by the British cruiser Liverpool that her
wreck might not interfere with traffic.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16

United States army TO Brig. Gen. Huzn
l. Scott at noon today. The oryIc.
was packed with oicers detailed at
the war Department when the change
TOOK place, but there was no eere-
mony. General Scott received general
concentrations Of the officers ON his
promotion. '~
For the present, the cbjef az starr
VIII De without an assistant a. no
orders as yet have been given for tn.
return OF Bir. Gen. Aasker n Bliss
rom the Mexican border fsenesa
Bliss Will not come to Washington 70
assistant until an OFFICER has besn
named to succeed him in charge OF
the border troops
Major General wotherspoon will re-
main In Washington. =.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
FOODS ARE LISTED
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF
Dr.. Wiley Advises on Selection
and Packing of Supplies
From United States.

Suggestions as to the quality and
quantity of food TO be collected In the
United States for the stricken people
in the European war zone were made
by Or. Harvey w. Wiley this afternoon
and given to Washington grocers and
food supply men. Later they are to be
given to the Washington public.
In brief the suggestions call for a
Uniform grade and class OF products
Tor food. Accompanying the list Of
selected food supplies for war sufferers.
DR.. Wiley issued a statement explaining
why the foods mentioned were desig-
mated.
Uniform Packing Urged.
He suggests that the different selec-
tons be confined in boxes of uniform
size, containing fifty pounds each. This
will make it possible for the women and
larger children in the stricken zones to
handle the crates easily.
Paper bands to be pasted around the
different packages are being prepared,
and ideal packages will De placed On
di splay In Washington grocery stores
tomorrow. A white band signifies that
the food is for infants and young chill
dren: q blue band. for COnValeSccntS,
and red one for we'll adults.
Dr. Wiley's Lists.
The list is as follows:
For infants and young children ZAP
able Of sustaining from 2u to % chill
dreu one day: k,vaporated, unsWeetcned
milk. about so pounds: milk sugar, about
. pounds. barley -four, , pounds: rice,
brown. pounds: Indian corn meal, )
pounds; oatmeal, j pounds; salt, >
ounces.
For convaIcsCents. capable for sus-
tainin2 form 100 to $50 "Onvalesccnts
one DAY: F.vaporated milk. L. pounds:
matted milk. - pounds: olive or cotton
Sccd oil. | pound can: canned chicken.
pounds: rice, brown, ) pounds: whole
wheat or white flour, I pounds: sugar.
pounds: tea, pounds: salt, 4 ounces
For we'll aGults, capable of sustain
ing fifty adults one day: Canned baked
neamS, ) pounds: dried lentilS, peas, or
beans, pounds. canned salmon, ,
pounds; oatmeal. pounds dried
l,runes, pounds; cornmeal, pounds:
whole wheat or white -four, pounds:
sugar. , pounds: salt. ounces
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Newman and Syme Back
From Mayors Conference

Commissioner Newman and Conrad
II. SINE. general counsel for the Fub-
lie Utilities Commission. returned to-
day from Philadelphia, where they at
tended the conference OF American
mayors on public policies as to munich
pal utilities. The principal object of
the conference was the establishment
OF national agency through which
American cities may co-oporate IN ex-
changing data and information rela-
tive TO public utilities.
Edwrd ". DENIS. Who IS making a
valuation OF tho public utilities or the
District, addressed the conference on
Some Present-Dav Issues auG Reg
ulatiOnS
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Flood in Basement of
School Causes Dismissal

\ flooded basement was responsible
for an unexpected holiday today for
the pupils of the West School. located
o. Farasut street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, Saul's Addition
TIE vacation will be for but one dav.
however. as the building will he placed
In condition for use tomorrow.
When teachers and pupils arrived
this morning they found the basement
nDoded by the bursting Of the water
supply nip" connecting with tho street
mains The boiler room was inundated
and Superintendent Ernest T.. Thur
SION. who arrived early. directed tho
suspension Of studies for the dav.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
BADC0GD? FEEL 9
HEADACHY, DULL :. !.
* -
AND STOPPEDUP
First Dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" Relieves All
Grippe Misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up,

Quit blowing and snuffins, A dose Of
"Pape's Cold Compound taken every two
hours until three doses are taken will
end grippe misery and break up a Sc
we're cold either in the head. chest.
body or limbs. s-...,-.... e..
1t promptly opens cIogged-up nostriIs
and air passages: stops nasty discharge
or nose running: relieves sick headache
duIlness, scverishness. sore throat.
sneezing. soreness, and stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound IL the quick
est. surest relief known and costs only
. cents at drug stores. 1t acts without
assistance, tastes nice, and causes no
inconvenience. Don't accept a sub
stitute-Advt.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Movements to Cities
Reason of High Prices

declaring that tho movement to the
cities. the increase in population ana
the growth or the gold supply viii
tend to raise the cost of food, John
". Sherman, superintendent Of Dis
trict Weights. Measures. and Markets,
lectured before the Washington Sec
nlar League at Pythian Temple last
evening
W nat Washington People Can DO
To Stabilize the Cost OF Living was
the subject Of the address and many
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Worries Overcome, Evidence
Brushed Away. Tho
Skin Cleared.

s. s. S. the famous blood purifier, 70
mans architect. It contemplates ths
damage done and repairs the damage
1t also looks after the possible damage
and corrects all tendency to blood erup-
tions, decay Of bones. cloggins Of joints
and any and all of those myriad OF de-
structive effects such as rheumatism.
catarrh, swollen glands. sore throat.
bronchial affections and the host Of In
hrmities so well known as being caused
by impure blood. And now, why should
s. 8. s. do all this? Simply because it
Is Natures antidote, q remedy of search
Ing Influence. 1t contains a powerful,
natural ingredient. that sweeps its way
to the skin. And In doing this 1t not
only annihilates destructive germs but
causes them to be so converted that they
arc easily and harmlessly volded. eK-
PEELED or destroyed and then driven out
through the natural outlets Of the body.
Thus let :. s. s. be your safeguard INT
all blood troubles no matter what they
are 1t won't fail you. Get a bottls
today Of any druggist but refuse any
and all substitutes.
Get In communication with the u,edi-
ca! department. Write The Swift Spe-
ciic Co. 81 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ca.
This specia! advisory work on blood
troubles has been Of incalculable benedt
lAd has cured q host Of saRersto
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Consular Agent Dead.

The state Department has received q
report from Consul General Lupton. at
Guatemala City. announcing the death
OF Roger +. Ames. American consular
agent at Puerto Barrios. Ames was an
pointed to the consular service from
louisiana last March,. ...
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Spy Wore Four CARDS.

PARIS. Nov. ia German apy, can
tured near Paris and shot, had on four
sets Of Clothing-the British uniform
the French soldiers garb, his own and
n wOman's dress over all
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
burg, W. p. G. Harding and A. c. Mil

burg, ". p. G. Harding and A. c. Mil
ler,
Il - estimated that with the openine
OF the reserve system today, nearly
Se(9 100 eH of reserve funds. no longer
required under the new law. was rr-
leased. The amount released by dis
tricts was: Boston. SI3. 100000; New
York SsS. 300, go: Philadelphia, .Oo1
Cleveland s59,o0.oeo; Z Chmond, 81. 600.
900: Atanta. 81, 900 600: Chicago. SIS. S.oo5,
9.p: -. Louis. SIS. .00G, ,Oo1: Minneapolis
81, ,000, 600: Kansas City. s57.000,0 900; Dal-
las. Si. 900 90; San Francisco, S50,0o0, 0GD.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
Brig. Gen. Scott Now
Heads u. S. Army Staff

Mai. Gen. w. W. Wotherspoon turned
over the office of chief of staff of the
The Washington times., 1914-11-16
PANIC IS IMPOSSIBLE.
OFFICIALS DECLARE
Twelve Federal Reserve Banks
Open Doors to Manipulate
| U. S. Currency.

Financial paniCs in the United States
are thing OF the past. That is the
position taken today by Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo and the members
OF the Federal Reserve Board. Their
advices from the twelve cities i'm which
the new Federal reserve banks threw
open their doors for the first time indi-
cate that every preparation was COM
pleted for good work by these institu-
tons.
And through them the Federal Re
serve Board takes the position that it
Will be able to so equitsbly sdius; the
finances Of the country that a financial
panic, with its resultant disaster, is
now impossible.
The new regional banks opened &C
cordins tc set program. Not all had
Permanent quarters. and some were do
ing business with borrowed staffs. But
they started with the most remarkable
powers Of any banks ever established
In the United States. and they will. the
officials here declare so manipulate
the national finances that there will al
ways be flowing strea N Of currency
from point 80 point in the country. so
. that hereafter the so-caIIed' Wall Street
banks, with their big city, connec-
uons. cannot corner the supply and so
force the rural banks to pay high pre-
miums for cash
Paper Is Defined.
And IL is also declared that with the
new banks in existence. there is posi-
BILE, for the first time Ia the United
States, definition OF what really is
com mercial paper. The regulations OF
the reserve board ard the operation Of
The banks they control will. II is
claimed. make commercia! transactions
Legitimate. and clear up much that in
The past has been debatable ground
between the banker and the LIGHTING te
borrowers.
Following is list OF the Federal re-
serve banks. with their capital based
on 6 per cent of the total capital stoca
and surplus OF the member banks:
The Washington times., 1914-11-16

hints of economy were given by the
official who is in close touch with
the supply of food stuff used here.
The Washington times., 1914-11-16

The latter body. having supervision
over the entire system. is located IT
Washington and is composed of Secrc-
tsry of the Treasury McAdoo and
Comptroller OF the Currency Williams.
scting ex-officio and five other men,
bers appointed by the President and
approved by the Senate. The latter are
Charles 8. Hanlin, governor; Frederick
Il Dei&no, vice governor; Paul N. War
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-05
SETTING POLES IN WATER

Some interesting difficulties were
encountered in rebuilding the Com
pany's line running in southerly
direction from Alexandria. Va, to Mt.
Vernon. Most of the trouble was eX
perienced in replacing that part of
it which passes over Hunting Creek
bridge, an old structure that has no
underpinning suitable for attach
ments
In placing our poles at this point
it became necessary for US to set
eight of twine with two guy stubs
ten feet in depth.To do this we had
to tackle the job at low tide, and
even then the hip boots worn by
the men were none too high. Several
times man tripped, went down for
a ducking and came up with his boots
filed to the tops with water. They
didn't seem to mind it. however, as
long as 4 thorough Job was turned
out.
To set the poles at the proper depth
several unusual processes were
necessary. First, the pole had to be
shsYpened to point. Then the work
men had to bore hole in the creeks
hard bottom to permit the pole to be
olaced in line. AS soon as the pole
reached a depth that assured good
start rope was attached to its top
and run to u man on the bridge, who
used this guy as means Of giving
the pole Il sideward motion as It
was rocked into position by the men
with pixies stationed in the water.
The poles were buried to an aver
age depth Of eight feet, and 1t Is safe
to say that no wind or tide will harm
them. The old poles which were taken
down had stood the elements for over
fifteen years.