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The Washington times., 1914-12-31
TIE WELLESLEY FUND

The alumnae and friends Of
Wellesley College will unquestion-
ably complete the 100000 fund
for rebuilding of the college, which
must be raised by midnight tonight.
When the college buildings were
swept away by fire few months
ago there was a period when it
seemed as if the institution itself
might go out of existence. The very
menace of such thing inspired its
supporters and former students with
determination to save it.
Organization was effected to raise
100000 fund. The Rockefeller
Institution pledged s750,000, on the
condition that by the close Of the
last day of 1914 the balance of the
100000 should be raised from
other sources. The canvass has been
unique in many ways, and today
brought announcement that only
$4,000 more was required to be
raised when the books were cast up
last night. The last day Of the
year accordingly is being devoted to
the final determined effort to put the
fund over the line.
Being woman's college, the
Wellesley people were compelled to
make different appeal than would
serve in other cases. It's graduates
have not become people of large
means, and of Independent control of
their resources, as would be true
Of mems college Of equal import
ance. The Wellesley women had to
make their fight by their own meth
DDS; and they have won it because
they made it splendidly and with de-
termination never TO give up.
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come a channel for conveyance of
supplies to them, should pledge its
support to whatever condition should
be agreed upon between the bellig-
erents and other neutrals. For in
stance. Holland could we'll afford to
use its customs service to insure that
bars of copper did not go through
to German territory inside cotton
bales, and to guarantee that petro-
leun received in Holland for nom-
insl Dutch consignees, was not
promptly forwarded TO Germany.
That much Holland could we'll do, in
order to avoid the danger of block
ade of her own commerce. The do
ing of those things would relieve
the strain in all directions. and at
the same time would save the mari
time countries from making conces-
Sions which might deprive their
nsvies of much Of their wartime
value.
The United States is not at all
likely to insist now upon any de-
mands which, ii conditions were re
versed, might embarrass in future
war. The Administration will not
make such a mistake, and if it did,
the mistake would be called to the
country's attention promptly and
emphatically by the politica! opposi-
ton.
The one expedient that will never
again be adopted by this country as
a neutral, is the embargo. That an
experiment of that kind did not ruin
the Jefferson Administration and
party more than a hundred years
ago, was due chiefly that there was
no very effective opposition party;
the Federslists had been so thorough
ly discredited that they could not
make respectable showing. Never
theless, the embargo was about the
most unpopular measure that the
country ever tried for handling a
commercial situation. 1t was regard
ed as confession of cowardice, of
a pusillanimity that did not want to
assume the guardianship of our COM
merce on the seas of the world.
There will be no embargo. Neither
the motive of Starving out the bel
ligerents" nor that of keeping our
selves out of friction, will ever con-
vince any important element in this
country that an embargo is war
rsnted. 1t is the weapon of weak
ness, vacillation, and incapacity. 1t
is not a weapon that this country
cares to Use again. 1t would wreck
any political party or administra-
ton that would seriously consider
its employment; and there is none in
the country that would do so.
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CHICKENS CONE HOME

Secretary of Commerce Redheld,
writing 10 the Senate Committee on
Commerce about the maritime ship
ping problem now before the coun-
try, calls attentionto the manner in
which Americans are now paying
for their mistakes in sailing Ameri-
can-owned ships under foreign flags.
1t is plain enough, of course, that
Mr.. Redffeld is right; but it wasn't
at all plain when the American in
vestments in foreign-hsg shipping
were made. The Secretary wrote:
! we have liks an ostrich ,th lie head
in the sand, put our money and our
merchandise At the risk OF European
WAY and quite outside o. or own con-
troll while under such risk. TO Illus
trate, american capital invested in
/, SHIPS under European fls5S, can be ard
mas been destroyed by tho sets OF hos
tile cruisers. Two vessels on their way
to be transferred TO our fac were thus
sunk. American capital ii goods trans
ported N vessels under fol c!Sn Tags
which we're not Owned by American
capital has been lost or injured, when
such vessels have been sunk or held up
and American goods, for which AInori-
cans Ion. since paid, are today l. ing
in foreicn hsrbors merely because they
are in ships under the flag OF bellis-
erent"
Mr.. Redneld referred briefly 10 the
wipin- out of the American debt abroad
by Anne rican exports, predicting that
the balance Of trade in favor of the
United States would reach $loo.O5 oy
The end OF the month. The transition
from a debtor to a creditor nation made
the present time Ye-y critical.
''One Thins more than all others, the
Secretary continues which hampers
this evolution now IS the absence or
ships in which to transport the GOODS
We have TO sell, and which others want
to buy. 10 the markets that eagerly wait
for them"
1t is perfectly correct. as Secre-
tary Redfeld points out, that Ameri-
can money would better have been
in American ships when the war
broke out. But before the war, no
body knew that. Before the war,
when it was a mere question Of max
ing investments in shipping pay an
honest return, American money went
into foreign ships because there was
a chance to get some return on It
when thus invested. If it had been
put into American ships, there would
have been no chance of returns.
The shipping laws of the country,
despite persistent effort to get seri-
Gus attention to them, have been left
in such condition that they hamper
the development Of oversee ship
ping under the American flag. Amer
lean capital couldn't afford to stand
losses for patriotisnl's sake; patriot
ism doesn't work that way as a reg
ular and usual thing. American
money would have gone into Ameri-
can shipping, and We would now
have a respectable oversee mer-
chant feet, but for the fact that the
navigation laws have made that i'm
possible.
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Because of an avalanche OF requests
, from patrons the Jartliu de Danse has
re-cngaged Mile. Reba and Parquet as
the big terpsichorean feature for next
week. The Encouragement does not
mean, however. that the same dances
with which Nile. Reba and her partner
have entertained the holiday throags
this week win De their offering during
their extended time, for thcy VIII intro
Guco a number Of new features next
week. The dancing contest held weekly
at the Jardn dc Dansc on Friday night
will take place tonight, in order to
enhance the m"rriuIent Of the big New
Year Eve celebration.
II Moore'5 Garden Theste" from next
SUNDAY 30 WEDNESDAY. inclusive. MAJ
cleIitc Clar,5 will be seen in Mark Lee
lutier's dlu story, The Crucible."
Miss CLARK APPLY demonstrates her
Gle srness in Photographic pantomime
IN this vehicle, which givcs her greater
5CoUC than the role she assumed in
''WilGhower.' The Jesse L. LRsly
Company presents Max TiSmau Thurs
day in n return engagement o. George
Barr McCutcheon's What's HIS
Name" Mary Pickford. in = return
appearance Of Cinderella will be
featured by special request for the re-
inainder OF the wcet.
one Of the most important him pro-
auctions OF the Paramount Compauy,
The Ghost Breaker with ~. Z. War
ner III his original characterization
viii be the attra ction ~ Moore's Strand
Theater next sunday, Monday. snd
Tuesday. The Ghost Breaker brings
all the dash and spirit Of adventure
tic" school Of PLAYS into the surround
irss OF modern lire. In the support OF
NJ. Warner VIII be seen Hlta stan
wood. Theodore Roberts. Mabel Van
Burcu. and oshrrs. John Emerson. IN ..
llm version o. The Douspirac-." by
Robert Baker and John Emerson, win
be the attraction Nednesdsy and
THURSDAY. The lstcS; BoSworth % odUc-
ton, False Colors," featuring Lon
Weber and Philips SmalIey win hold
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THE OLD YEAR

Anyhow, the year 1914 viii not be
one of the drabs on the worlds cal
cpdar. The school children Of the
whole world, a thousand years hence,
will recognize its significance pre-
cisely as the pupils in British pub
lie school recognize 1866 or those
Of an American school know what
1907 or 1776 means.
We may not yet assume to deter
mine the comparatively world-im-
portsnce of the events that were pre-
cipftated in 1914. Perhaps the day
will come when 1889 and 1S48 will
loom just as large as 1914, in the
calendar of history's philosophy
But looking back over the worlds
experience, it is difficult to feel very
much that, barring perhaps 1889,
there has been another so thunder
ously important date since 1892
Surely We may not presume that
1916, with its Waterloo, was COM
parable in importance to the world
with 1914. For 1915 was an ending;
1914 is a beginning.
The things which 1914 has mi
tiated it will not stay to see ended;
and the better for q bloody-handed
year that it is not going to see more.
1t would have been good year for
the world if man could have been as
kind to himself as nature was. There
was every reason 10 believe that
along with the widespread bounty OF
crops, a period of improved business
conditions had fairly been inaugur.
ated. The war turned everything
topsy-turvy and none now cares to
guess what may be the future
course.
For our own country undoubtedly
the misfortunes of others will mean
IT least a temporary commercial re.
vival in some lines. Our penalty fol
the worlds war will be lighter; our
advantages by reason of it will be
heavier, than those Of any other
country. But that is small comfort
when the very wreck and ruin Of
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What's on the Program in
Washington
To-day.

1Oudy.
Masonic Pcntslph~. no. .. special,
Odd Fcllops-Colu.1bIa. No. 10. Ezc.,Y5o-
Observation-Disclosures Tent. No.
Socialist Ps-ty-Toung Peoples Social,,,
League. 81 street northwest. New Yea,
Exhibition. Coreo-sn AZ; GALLERY. a. m Il
Conference. International sunday s-hoor LIS,
son Committee. Oak Room. Raleigh, 10 8
n. 10 10 p. M
Annual meeting. stockholders OF Mas,pir
Temple Associaiion' IN TEMPLE. D. m.
Samuel Herriclt. 25l2 MscOmS street roth.
New Ye.S bali Jolly Tvepty-sou. Club
Reception and watch nisGt se-yio,. E.yaar.
ton Presbyterian Churcn. FioriGa arcnu,
and Ecrth Capitol street. $50 TO / }. n.
Tllon o. the District. sy'..I COS =.
:. Treay4r, b,iieinS. l, ?. 2.
club. 80 stree CoCtET CT, = p. .n 10
v atsE night sc.,lces National co,o,oa y.,o
tist E.ansel.s-Ic Allisnc" %. America Cos.
nopo!itan Baptist church. 30 to y p. IN
dir! dr.. Camp , 80 Tint. Tni,o SVazi' Wsl
Meeting, International Sundas. School Les.
sons Committee. Oak Room. Ra!eish. 70 O.
HoTv Year owe bail. Home Club. Il Jack.
sou place EoTthTes,. s D. Ia.
Watch night services Gospel Mission &c
Il .. m
Watch night eerVic>s: Eoiscopa! Church o.
tho Epiphany. g street. near Fourteenth
northwest; Trinity N. L. Church. Tifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Calvary VI. +. Church, Columbia road
near Fifteenth street northwest: Wesley
n. L. Chapel. Fifth and F streets north.
vest: Emmanuel Baptist Church. Sixtesn
street and Columbia road northwest; Filth
Baptist Church. L street, near Seventh
Eouthv est; AnacostiS Baptist church, Tiir,
teenth and " streets southeast: ~. pauI's
Lutheran Church. Eleventh and II streets
northwest: s.. Marie Lutheran Church
Eighth sn6 streets southwest.
Watch night party. Junior Roosevelt Club
CO Si-.th street northeast, 70 l. p. ~.
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Church Cabaret Dance
Counters Chicago Revel

CHICAGO. Dec. u.-Chicsso churche'
ill Give cabaret dances tonight as
counter attraction TO the downtown
revels Of New Year Eve.
A, 81 Chrysostone's Episcopal
church. 1894 North Dearborn street, the
,actor. the Rev. Norman H. Hutton
,ro-,,.es a properly chaperoned party
TO which all are invited.
The Young mems club OF the ehurch'
the Knights of Washington VIII man
age the dance
The Rev. g. A. MacWhor'cr. asHst-n nj
r.ctor OF the parish, Will attend the
dance.
A. an Souls Church. lakewood boU!e-
vsra and Langley avenue. OF which the
BE-. Ienidn Lloyd Jones il pastor,
th,r. sill he a municipal dance.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS

tue screen for the remainder OF tn.
week.
\ change OF Offering IS announced in
many OF the acts at the Casino Theater
FOR the remainder OF the week. instead
of the usual change OF bill beginning
with the matinee Tomorrow. The
Gloom Killers will he seen in a funny
playlet: LADY Sen Mel, the japanese
girl singer. Will have new songs: Darcy
and Hi VIII present new spocialties
and Teddy OSborne's Pets VIII furnish
a comedy of animals. The country store
With its worthwhile gifts viii be the
added attraction every night except
tridi- night Sunda concerts VIII
present special orchestral progHam.
one OF the attractions 20 be presented
III tie new hill at the Cosmos Thsater
beginning With the ms,tinecs TO-DAY viii
he the tUmeniss in fcats on the high
wire Stains Comedy Circus remains
for the balance OF the week. Other new
acts INCLUDE GeorGe Richards and com
pany in "Easy Money" Warren and
Hroctsway With Daylight and Dark
ue-s in the Musical Realm" George
Sh{EdIev. the king OF the harmonica, -
sud E,u- and Carlton in songs, dances,
aut snapDy chaff. sunday from 5 to
100 p. m. the concert will offer an
elaborate orchestral program OF high
grade selections.
Most weeks program Of feature
photopldys will include some OF the
strongest plays shown on the screen at
CranGa-Hs TheateV FOR SOME time.
klaw * Erlanger present the BiosrAph
feature. Under the GRsl,Sht." Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday the California
Motion Picture Corporation viii oSer
BeStTiZ MicheleuR in AIRS. Wigs of
the Cabbage Fatch.' from the novel
by Alice Hogan ssiCe. Wednesday and
Thursday The Fortune lirltcr." by
Winchcll smith. VIII BE seen. The piece
has been adapted for piotop'Sy by Clay
VI. Greene and has boon produced I'M
dor The personal direction OF Barry
O'Ncil. -iday and Saturday William
F'oS V III present the Daniel FrohnlSn
sUcce -. The ld,er." by c. Haddon
Chambers with Charles Richman aud
Cathrine Counti2s in the title rolas,
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Mare Island Yard to
Begin Destroyer at Once

Orders have been sent by Secretary
Daniels 20 the commandant Of the
Mare Island navy yard. 20 proceed
with the construction OF the torpedo
boat destroyer ordered last month.
This will be the first boat OF this class
to be built in q navy yard, and the
experiment will be watched bv Of
hctals here as a determining factor
in future boat building.
The Mare Island yard estimate YVES
about 100000 below that OF private
bidders who we're ava rded contracts
at the 50 me time for destrovers
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"WATER-TIGHT" NEU-
TRAILS

There is just as much nonsense
about the idea that the United
States could end the war in three
months by putting an embargo on
exports, as there is about the notion
that clash might occur between
this country and Great Britain. 1t
was reported from London yester-
day that at Lloyds a charge Of 10
guineas per hundred was being made
for insurance against absolute loss
in case of war with the United
States in a year. That is, Lloyds was
betting 100 to 10 that there would
not be war within year. IL any
people in England are foolish enough
TO take the other end of that bet,
they surely reflect sentiment that
does not exist in this country. Bet
ting here would be about 100 to I
that there will be no war.
The set of questions about con-
traband, stoppages, search, and seiz-
ure of vessels during war, are al
most as old as the international re-
lationships of Europe. There is not
chance that they will become so
acute now as they were from begin
ming to end of the American civil
war. Nor can it be possible that
President Wilson's note will open
the way to half so difficult a discus
sion as that which Mr.. Cleveland
initiated in the Venezuelan affair.
The United States maintained its
composure throughout the civil war
in times when Great Britain provided
good deal more provocation than
it is going to furnish now; and Great
Britain kept its temper on straight
at the time of the Venezuela Incl
dent, when the United States used
very much more exasperating Ian
guage than can be conceived as COM
ing from the pen of President Will
son in any diplomatic controversy.
The London cabinet seems to have
given authority for the suggestion,
which came out Of that capital, that
plan is under discussion for con-
trolling the whole movement OF war
supplies through neutral countries.
so as to make those countries
"Water-tight" in this regard. Mani
testify, this is the easy way to handle
the whole subject. II will be very
much easier to reach such a deter
mination, if, as present conditions
suggest, Italy shall become a bellig-
erent within the next few days. As
soon as she is at war with Austria,
there will be an end to pollyfoxiug
about sending goods through Italy
10 Austria. The Italian government,
instead of wanting to protect the
commercial interests of its people,
will want to starve Austria as soon
as possible. With Italy out o. the
way, there would be little difficulty
getting an understanding with the
minor neutrals, Holland, Denmark,
and the Scandinavian countries.
The ideal arrangement. so far as
concerns the ultimate interests of
the United States, is one by which
each neutral government bordering
on the belliScrents and liable 70 be.
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designed &c teach girls those house
hold accomplishments which will be
OF practical benefit TO them. Our
cooking is made practical And ouc
cooking classes start with buying
foodsturfs and lessons in how to get
ones moneys worth. The scn9oI
this year Ia being conducted under
the domestic science department OF
tho public schools. headed by Mss
Emma Jacobs. and teacher is as
signed there.
Srhool az fourteen is one 70 which
Neighborhood House workers have Civ
en- much thought. And as a plan was
about to be effected for her aid the
shortage OF funds arose and the car
Tying out % the plan will have TO De
postponed.
Work Only Postponed.
But. Mrs. Neigh explained, the work
is only delayed. and. with the aid Of
such bodies as the College Women's
Club and the Association of Collegiate
.AIumnae. it will be undertaken as soon
az money is available.
The new plan is TO provide for the
girl who must make her living for a
be a home maker. After a survey II
p-as found that a wide opportunity
awaits the girl who can sew. Five
establishments were found in Wash
ingtou where employers said. I'VE can
use all the girls you send us 1t was
tnc plan TO develop the school OF dress
mal,in- 1T the settlement nrd thus pro-
vide girls who otherwise enter blind
alley occupations with vaV 10 be-
come selt-supportInc.
AID Of this kind has Hcen given boys
since Mir. Neigh. an expert N handi-
craft work. came to Neishhorhood
House. One Italian boy who had been
selling bans mas from pushc&Tt noticed
q carved cabinet IN the house, re-
marked that he could do that sort OF
work, and made good" his statement
tic now - employed at q good Salar.y'
by an upholstering establishment.
Crafts Taught To Boys
Classes in carpentry. cabinet max
ing. timing. ana plumbing have r~en
conducted for boys under Mr.. Neligh's
direction. And in his charge, also has
been the weaving. dyeIng. and restora
ton of old furniture, which have pro-
Vided remunerativc employment Tor
dozens of boys and girls IN the SOUTH
west section OF the city.
The industrial development Of Neigh
borhood House was furthered notably
by Mrs. Christian n. HcnmicS, who has
boon ono Of the leading supporters and
patrons Of the work. When she found
Ny. Neli.h'S experience wdI'd enab bic
him 70 develop an Industrial depart
nsut, she bought one % The buildings
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The Silver
Lining
Edited BY ARTHUR BAER.

AS usual, VIC all viii swear off for
life.
After that il will be long. Ions way
20 tipple any.
New Year Eve only comes once a year.
but we all see two OF EN- around mid
night.
Bigger the package. smaller the gift
Why doesn't some phiianthrophist start
buy-a-bale-of-excc movement
Secretary Daniels Gays the 1avy yard
Is for docking vessels, not salaries.
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Tomorrow.

sonie-Lebanon. 40. = business session
aEd lecture; Columbia, 40. = Knights
Ieup.aE Martha, No. e. and Ascension.
Eastern Star.
Sociaiist Par;y-LocsI Northeast, i, +.
street northwest
Reception. Congress Heights II. L. Church.
to 10 p. IT.
Open house, Washington Y. u. e. A.. ell
day.
Reception. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Muse Tent,
Daughters OF Veterans. Grand Army Eall.
. p. NJ.
Reception Legion o. Loyal Women. Hs
Ienth street nor Invest. / 10 p. IN.
Public meeting In celebration Of nft,-s.,npd
snniN crsaTy % tho emancipation procla1la-
ton, John Moslcy Church. Fourteenth and
Corco-an streets northwest S D. m
Linen show cr. Gospel Mission. ! 10 l. - ~.
Dance, sigma Lambda Fraternity. Tsea
Room. Nc'y willard. s y. m.
Entertainment, Lebanon Lodge, No. q. =. =.
a NJ. Masonic Temple. 3 r. n.
Reception. Junior Roosevelt Club Charles
McGa2a, pre-!Geai u. Sikh AIGsg asGlh.
cast. 80 -, u.
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Socialists to Care for
Children of EVicted

WHEELING, W. Va. Dec. Gl.-Social-
lists Will care for 5000 children IL the
70, 900 striking miners in the eastern Ohio
coal nelds and their families are evicted
from company houses. Orders have al
ready been issued for some cvictiors.
The children will be distributed among
"a miles in the cities of Wheeling, Stoub-
.nvillc. and Petersburg. and IL homes
for a greater number arc needed an ap-
peal Niil be made 10 the national So.
sikiist orSaniEaticn.
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Bay State Republicans
Launch Boom for Weeks

LYNN. Mas, Dec. Si.--Pians are be
,n- formulated in Lynn to launch an
organization to boom United states
senator John W. Weeks Of Nassachu-
s.tts for the Republican nomination for
president IA 1916. Senator Weeks has
not been consulted.
Officers VIII be elected by the oIgsnl-
IA iop and a press bureau msintained.
The Washington times., 1914-12-31

Almost anybody Is willing to swear off
for the other fellow.
Water wagon is a mysterious vehicle.
something like the hoop snake. Hear
about EN-. never see EN-
Although Lieutenant Becker lost MS
lucky cell, we're glad we didn't find
it.
Nest men swear off smoking cigars
for life. Fortunately. the life OF
cigar isn't very long
The average life OF soldier in the
European war is a week, or about
seven days longer than a New Year
resolution.
New Year spirit isn't hard to anaIyze
You'll find it on the label.
SILVER LINING.
These days are cold, but do not pout
OF <his fact make a note:
You never hear a thing about
The man who rocks the boat
Cincinnati Inquirer
These nights are. chill. but do not cry;
The man who rocked the slOoD
Is cooking right next to the guy
Who says Don't be a Coop
Remember. there is quite some dr.
frence between swearing off and at.
The Washington times., 1914-12-31

civilization itself must be tossed into
the other scale against our, at most,
doubtful advantages.
The Washington times., 1914-12-31
AmuseInentS

National dciN. SIS p. ,n.
Re.zsco-''Too Many Cook" - d..
Co'ulrbis-'Grccn stocking ":i5 AMI SIS
p. -.
Poirs-"Bi= Jim Gsrr!ty." IL ana s:15
m.
r. !. Eelth's-VaJr1cvill- 2.i5 ami 81. p,
CoSmos-V Vaudeville, continuous al
Casino Vaudeville. continuous
Cayetyr-Euriesuus. ":i5 and g:Iy , 81
M4t-stic-Burlesqu @:i5 and t.I5 n a.
StrAnd-Pho,oplAJs. II r. m 20 II T. m
Garden PnotoDlsya. II q. N. 20 II n m
CTandsl'5-PhotoDis,u. II 4 IN 10 ii n III
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Kaiser HOnors Son.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 31.-Princs Eit.l
Friedrich. the flvo-its 500 ct tie En- =
error. has been. promoted % tns. ro-r-
msn2 OF the First 'ByiSzas " Tie I'M
psrla! G. 49, n