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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-30
Pan-American Nations
Plan Money Conference

Cabled acceptances have been received
TO Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo's
invitation for a general meeting next
spring Of ministers OF finance and lead
ing bankers Of Pau-American countries
with Treasury officials and financial
leaders Of the United States N Wash
ington
The intention OF the gathering is 10
bring the two Americas into closer re-
IatIOnsu.p. To establish a sEsrem OF
foreign exchange. 10 make South Amer
ica financially inicp .nd"nt OF Europe.
and to give an outlet for idle Ameri-
can money through investments In
South and Central America.
The greatest problem the conference
will have TO deal with Will be that OF
providing means OF credit for bust
ness transactions between the two con-
tinents South and Central American
business men have been accustomed 10
iong-term credits from Europe. Pres
ent banking transactions between the
United States and these countries are
not direct. and foreign exchange with
South America is carried on through
London.
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Y.M.C.A. to Observe Open
House on New Year Day

Open house" will be observed at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building all day Friday,
concluding with a concert for Y. NJ. c.
A. members and their friends in the
gymnasium I'm the evening
On the program for the evening con.
cert will be Miss Emma Bender, pianist
Miss Mary SheTTier. soprano; Anton
Kaspar. violinist; Richard p. Backing
tenor. and Maurice Jarvis. reader
In the afternoon the building will be
thrown open TO guests. chance Will
be given for inspection of the improve.
ments in the swimming pool. where a
new tiled floor has been built: in the
locker rooms where new club lockers
have been installed. in the shower
baths, where new shower and needle
baths have been placed. and in the
hsndball courts, where improvements
also have been made.
Members of the Y. VI c. A. stan re-
turned late last night from Baltimore
where they went for a conference with
officials Of the Baltimore association
Such conferences are to exchange ideas
and bring about a closer corporation
between the associations Of the two
cities
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VILLA LEARNS A TRICK

Five months ago it would hardly
have been thought that Europe could
teach Mexico anything in the way
either of anarchy or of diplomatic
sophistry. In the one, Mexico has
since then been utterly eclipsed. AS
for the other, Villa has taken his
cue, and is now about to issue a
"Green Book"
He is too ambitious. The tone is
too vivid. Let the basic hues be re-
served to those whose claims, whose
war methods, whose ambitions and
distress could be only anonymously
dressed in subtler shades.
Villa, Carranza, Gutierrez, ana
Zapata need never again hope to
win positions of spectacular import
ance in the days news. The rain
bow is not for them. Mauves,
lavenders, and crushed strawberry
best reflect their status and their
deeds. The world has new standards
of uncivilization,
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SATISFACTION INSURED

The first time a Presidential mes
sage was presented to Congress a
reporter asked a new Congressman
they were all new, then-from the
wilds of western Connecticut what
he thought about General Washing
toms document.
"A great state paper" he replied
with splendid facility and ultimate
sapiency.
And so the Presidents message
from that day to this, has always
been "a great state paper" in the
view Of members of the Presidents
own party. Others might have DIFF
ficulty stating their sentiments SO
concisely, but Congressman with
ambitions for the postoffices were
never at loss for the right phrase
It's somewhat the same way with
the German comment on the Presi.
dents note to London, protesting
British interference with American
commerce. Whatever may be
thought of it in London, Paris
Lhassa and Timbuctoo, it's very GER
tain that Vienna and Berlin regard
1t as a great state paper.
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MAKING 1T EASY

There are some things that Uncle
Sam does wonderfully well; some
that he does in fact quite as well as
he does others badly. When he
went into the business of transport
ing parcels, for instance, he adopted
plan of using stamps, or rather
extended that plan, in such manner
as substantially to eliminate cleri-
cal transactions, which had been one
of the very heavy expenses of parcel
transport by the express companies.
Now Uncle Sam is engaged in
operating the Panama canal, which
is another project for transporting
parcels, albeit considerably larger
and more cumbrous parcels. In or
der to make it easy for vessels to
use the canal a plan of payment for
passage through the ditch has been
announced that is more than simple.
1t is as comprehensive as the COM
mercial organization of the mari
time world.
All the owner has to do is to make
a deposit covering the probable ex-
pense of the transit. This deposit
may be made with any assistant
treasurer of the United States; and
there is an assistant treasurer in
every American port from which a
vessel would be at all likely to sail
for the zone. Or, bonds may be
placed with the assistant auditor of
the canal in Washington, to secure
the payment of drafts; or cash may
be paid to the collector on the
isthmus. A foreign vessel owner
needs only to instruct his bank, any
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WHO'S THE INDIAN?

The Hon. Cato Sells, Commissioner
of Indian affairs, has officially de-
clared that the American Indian is
not a Mongol by extraction. So far
as Mr.. Sells administration is con-
cerned, therefore, the Indian will not
be Monaghan. He is not Malay
a Caucasian, an Ethiopian. He is
going to be just an Indian, race
of his own, as the school geogrspnies
used to insist.
But there VIII be difficulty per-
suading the students of ethnology.
More and more in recent time the
opinion has gained ground that the
Red Men are products of Asia. The
examination of linguistic evidence,
especially, seems very clearly to
point to a common origin Of the
oldest American Indian tribes and
some of the peoples of Asia. Cen
trail America is full of ancient
Geographic inscriptions which under
careful study are identified in a
general way with the oldest writ
ings of some of the oldest tribes in
Asia. The possibility that the In
dams may have come hither by way
of Boring strait is changed almost
to a probability by recent discoveries
identifying the Alaskan natives with
the aboriginal people of adjacent
parts of Siberia. Further, the pos
sibility that Asiatic peoples may
have been driven in junks across the
Pacific is supported by a consider
able number of thoroughly verified
instances in which that very thing
has happened within the period of
recorded history of our Pacific coast.
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the idea be more effectively con-
veyed, assuming that the other 95,-
100000 will take the trouble to
"look it up?"
And surely "echinate" ought to
serve at least the purpose of echi-
mating the curiosity of anybody who
stubbed his intellectual toe on it and
got the pricks in it.
For the rest of this so effectively
echinated evil of our fundamentals,
we shall investigate it as soon as
we get the time. Interest, in any
case, has been echinated.
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where in the world. to cable ITS
United States correspondent to
make the necessary deposit with any
assistant treasurer of the United
States. However the deposit Is
made, the authorities in this coun-
try Immediately notify the official
corps on the isthmus. and thereafter
the vessel in whose behalf the de-
post has been made is assured OF
every expedition and facility.
The Government announces that
there is no need whatever for YES
sci owners to maintain agents or
banking connections on the zone;
rather, that this introduction OF a
third party into the transaction IN
creases both complications and ex-
penses. Uncle Sam doesn't want to
do business with agents when he
can do it with principals; and he
carefully explains that it is useless
to pay fees to agents when their
employment only multiplies proc
esses and is morely likely to cause
delays than to expedite operations.
Considering that he is the worlds
foremost expert in the formulation
of red tape processes, it must be
conceded that our Uncle Samuel is
likewise something of an expert in
getting rid of it. He ought to be,
too; he knows all about its disad-
yopfo oaS
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A BLOW TO EMBARGO

Whatever else it does or fails to
do, President Wilson's stand against
foreign interference with our car
goes in neutral bottoms surely
knocks in the head the program in
Congress to prohibit with our own
laws our expectation of supplies to
belligerent nations.
Some misguided members of Con-
gress have declared that we should
bar ourselves from shipping arms,
ammunition, food, clothing, anything
to belligerent powers. Either they
have pretended to believe that it
was our duty, under the obligations
Of neutrality, not to give to one ma
ton what another nation, for any
reason, could not carry into its own
country, or they have declared that,
neutrality or no neutrality, we ought
10 try to stop the war, and the very
best way to stop it would be to
starve out any powers dependent
upon supplies from US. So they de-
mand an embargo on everything.
OF course when President Wilson
answers that challenge by declaring
TO the allies in command of the seas
that wherever we have the RICH.
under the practice of nations, to
continue our foreign trade, nobody
must interfere with it, that's the
end of the business Of embargo
advocates in Congress.
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keep order on New Year Eve. How
about the rest
mink the Administration Mexican
attitude strongly resembles altitude.
Madam Thebes predictions border on
the occult, particularly the one proph-
esy.nS unrest and shakC-ups among our
fourth class pOstmasters.
The Nandevlusters are trying to make
walking popular They may do that
but they never Will succeed in making
II stylish.
The man who swears of smoking
Christmas cigars isn't dsprivinS him
self of any pleasure.
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Candidates Nominated
By Kallipolis Grotto

The election and Installation OF officers
Of KallipoIis Grotto viii be held January
y ian odd Fellows Hall. Officers for the
new year. nominated last night i'm the
rooms Of the Chamber Of Commerce
are: Monarch, (. ". Libbey: chief JUS
ticc. George ~. EmmonS. and c. p.
Boss. master of ceremonies /. s. Gold
smith; treasurer, Joseph II. Curran: sec
rotary. II. J. Simmons and r. i. Hunt
or. sentinel. William SchOenberger and
Alexander SChmid: trustees Edward s
Schmid. Peter Lattimer. and John II.
Shreve.
Memorial services for deceased mem
hcrs We're conducted last night by the
Rev. Hugh T. Smith, of Bethany Bap-
fist Church. r. r. Pullman, the retiring
monarch. made a brief address. and
hymns we're sung by the Grotto Glee
Club
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Breckenridge Praises
Work of Signal Corps

when the European war started. there
were times when the only means OF COM
munication between our Government
and our ships was the radio station at
Arlington said Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Henry s. Breckenridge, in
addressing the Signal Corps OF the Dis
trict National Guard, at the house.
warming and Christmas tree celeoraS
tioD i'm The new armory, rs First streH
northwest last night.
The work OF the corps. both in th4
National Guard and in the UniteS
states army. was praised by Secretary
breckenridge. Pictures showing tns
work of the corps In Vera Cruz and
other places were shown. The chill
dren of the audience were presented
with Christmas gifts and candy.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS

With an unusual number of premieres
already to its credit, during the
present season. the Columbia Theater
is to be the scene OF an original pro-
duction again next Monday night when
the newest of musical comedies. The
Girl OF Girls is to be presented. There
is considerable interest attached to this
production aside from the fact that 1t
is the first. 1t will be the introduction
of Signor Oreste Vessella as a COM
poser OF light opera music. With his
compositions of other kinds. local music
lovers have been familiar for some time
as he is a bandmaster of national repu-
tation. having been employed in that
capacity on the famous Iron Pier at
Atlantic City for several years. Ed
ward Paulton, who has many success
full librettos to his credit, is the author
of the book. The scenes Of the opera
are laid in Paris. and its vicinity, one
of them being in a big cafe and another
represents a gorgeous dancing estao-
lisnment The cast will include Natalia
Alt, Olive Osborne. Nine. Lucy, Mile.
Flavia Acoro, Jeanette Thomas. Frank
Pollock, Alexander Clarke. Charles But
Ter, Charles Angelo, Ben Hendricks and
others. Signor Of Novellis is the musi-
staged by Frank Smthson.
John Drew, fresh from an engage
ment at the Empire Theater, In New
York, which had its beginning at the
opening OF the present season, will be
presented by Charles Frohman at the
National Theater next week in a brand
new play, The Prodigal Husband" by
Dario Niccodemi and Michael Morton.
The new comedy differs somewhat from
several Of the vehicles in which Mr..
Drew has lately been seen. Aside from
its laughter-arousing elemests. the
story contains much unexpected ten
derness. The story deals with the
career of the prodiSal husband" dur
ing a period in which his young and
pretty wife has become estranged from
him Martha Hedman will be seen in
the role of the girl TO whom the prod
igal owes his awakening. Others in the
cast are Ferdinand GOttschalk, Henry
Crocker. Clinton Preston. Harry Leigh
ton. Grace CARLYLE. Rose Winter. and
josephine Morse
The Passers-by." said to be one Of
the most beautiful plays that has been
produced in recent years is to be pre-
scented by the Poll Players next week.
and. by a curious chance. this will be
the first time it has ever been produced
in Washington. The play is the work
Of c. Haddon Chambers. and IS idyllic.
in sense. II was produced in New
York with Richard Bennett in the lead
ing role. and ran for almost a season.
in London il enjoyed the same popu-
larity. and when IL was taken on the
road both in this country and England
II was received with marked approval.
II tells a most unusual story. the en-
tire action taking place in the apart
ments of the leading character. In the
Poll production next week every effort
will be made to duplicate the setting
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Pupils Opportunity
To End at Midnight
Answers Submitted by Hi gh School Boys and Girls
in Times Competition Will Be Turned Over to
Judges Tomorrow.

Tonight is the last lap in The Times Educational
Competition.
No answers not in The Times office by midnight will
be considered.
Tomorrow the replies will be turned over to the board
of judges On this board Henry P Blair president of
the Board of Education Ernest L. Thurston Supernend
ent of Schools Dr. James Dudley Morgan president of the
Columbia Historical Society," Cuno Rudolph president of
the Second National Bank and Dr. William Tindal secre-
tory to the Board of District Commissioners
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Boy Dies of Injuries
Received in Motor Wreck

John Ma5chauer. ten-year-oid son OF
George W. Maschauer, of 1881 Twelfth
place northwest. died at Freedmen s
Hospital yesterday as the result OF in
Jur1es received in an automobile accident,
which occurred on the afternoon Of De-
cember 20. at North Capitol and W
streets northwest. The boy was riding
with his father when something went
wrong with the steering gear OF the ma
chine and it upset, throwing the two
occupants to the street. The elder
Maschauer escaped with minor injuries
but the boy received fracture OF the
skull and was hurt internally.
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The consent of Mr.. Blair and Mr.
Thurston to serve on the board indi-
Gates the approval with which school
officials have regarded the contest
DR.. Morgan and DR.. Tindall are au-
thorities on the early history of Wash
ington. DR.. Morgan has written a num-
Der Of notable papers on Washington
history. DR.. Tindall also has written
widely on Washington annals. and re-
Gently published his history of Wash
ington-
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Concert at Fort Myer.

The Knights of Columbus Choral So
ciety. under the direction OF Or. James
Dickinson. gave a concert last night in
~ administration building at Fort
Hyar The soloists included Michael D.
Scbsefer. Thomas ]. Cantwell. William
RaTnhoIt. and Maurice p. FITZGERALD
The singers were invited to the fort
bv Chaplain OKeefe, of the Fifth Cav
airy.
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thoroughly conversant with the munich
pal affairs and business interests of the
community than Mr.. Rudolph, former
Commissioner. and for years a leading
business man OF this city.
Assured Fair Award.
With such an array of judges pupils
are assured a fair and Trustworthy con-
sideration OF their answers
Following the awards the complete
list OF answers will be published. Many
not eligible to the contest have taken
a keen interest in the competition.
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and atmosphere of the original pro.
duction. In Richard Benefits role
which was played on the road BY
Charles Cherry. Charles Mackay viii
nave an unusual opportunity. The &C.
ton Of the play calls for but eight
characters, one Of these being a child
Another stellar bill viii be offered BY
the B. F. Keith Theater next week.
beginning with Joseph Howard, the bal
lad composer. and Mabel McCane, the
dainty Coincidence. In their new revue,
In Sons1and." The aquatic spectacle,
Neptune's Garden, or. the Enchanted
Pool" with a company of twenty
divers. dancers. models. Including Carlo
Casetta and Lillian Lestora, will share
premier honors. Another headliner will
be Boganny's Royal Comedy Troupe,
from the London Palace Theater.
Other features include Foster Ball and
Ford West, in Since the Days OF 81 !"
Nonette. the singing violiniste: Lady
Ailce,s animal pets. Ray Raymond and
Florence Balm, in Locked Out" and
the Cansinos. Spanish court dancers.
Next Sundays concerts. at and Sis D.
m; VIII present the feature bill on view
this week.
Arthur X. Peck. who makes his first
Washington appearance at the Be-
lasco next Sunday night, in six
teen years experience as a lecturer
on travel. has addressed audi
ences In Yale. Harvard, Dartmouth,
and Brown university courses, as well
as in cities OF the East and Central
States. With all Europe an immense
battlefield. and so many of the world
powers participating In a titanic strug-
gle Tor supremacy, the attention Of the
whole world is conferred, and pubic in
terest seeks a more intimate knowledge
OF the countries in the war zone and
their neutral border countries A course
of five travel talks on the warning
countries and neutral border countries
will be given by Mr.. Peck, the first of
which will be Berlin, the Rhine and
glimpses of Germany. experimenting
lures from the front will be shown, in
Guiding the great siege guns used at
Antwerp, ruined twon and villages de-
stroyed by the terrible engines Of
modern warfare, armored auto cars. the
Zeppelins, wrecked bridges and trains
the German soldiers are now living.
Paris. Napoleon. the Louvre and
Glimpses OF France, will be the sub
ject sunday evening. January 10.
r. F Forrester's Bunch Of Ameri-
can Beauties" will be seen at the
Gayety Theater as next weeks attrac-
ton. The show is a musical comedy In
two acts. The Tango Factory" Par
ticular attention has been paid to the
Costuming and mounting The cast Is
a notable one. headed by Lew Hilton,
Billy Evans, and Maude Heath, who
are ably supported by Percie Judah,
Lloyd Pedrick, Harry Ford, Bonnie
Dale, the Carnes Sisters and Ed
Burns. The carabet scene which is
presented will introduce Maudie Heath
and Harry Ford in their new 3 in T.
dance. and specialties by the Carnes
Sisters and Burns, and Lew Hilton and
Billy Evans
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What's on the Program, in
Washington
Today.


Masonic Washington Centennial No. "a.
special. Eureka. No. 4. Royal Arch Chap
ter special
ODD Fellows Eastern. No. :. Harmony. No.
{. Friendship No l.. Federal city No %
degree and election; Columbian No l.
Encampmenf election.
Tea dance. Mrs Hawksworth and Mrs Gro
ner. New Willard. TO p. m.
COMMITTEES meeting. Womens Peace Move
menf New willard 4 y
Conference International Sunday school IsS-
sons Committee. oak Room Raleigh. 10 a.
Reception. benefit of Belgian relief fund.
Jardin de Danse. all dan
Christmas entertainment. Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church Sunday school in
church. p. m.
Dance and supper. Delta Tau Delta FrA;er-
nifty fraternity house. 1910 y street north
Exhibition. Corooran Art Gallery. $50 I. m.
to 40 . IN.
Meeting. committee On Industrial relations.
: Board Of Trade p. m.
Christmas celebration. National Library for
the Blind. I7cs street northwest. : TO 10
n.
Concert George Washington University
Girls Glee club Arts and sciences Euild-
ing gO-3 g street northwest : p. IL
Rial Day dinner. Filipino club or Wash
ington Cabinet Rom, New Willard. p ~.
Concert United States Soldiers Home Rand.
stanley Hall. Soldiers Home. 5.3o =.
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Germany. Years might easily pile
on years before either side would
be hopelessiv exhausted or conclus-
lively beaten.
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Tomorrow.

Masonic PentaIrha "" 3. special
Odd FeIIows-,'olUmbia. No. 10. Excelsior
No Il salem. No. -. election.
ccabe,s--Distric, Tent. No. s
Socialist Party uuUE People nlialis
League. sill street northwest. New Year
I've social.
Conferrncr. international Sunday school Les.
son Committee. oak Room. Raleigh 10 a
IN. to 10 . m.
Entertainment Ontario Road club. 1876 Eu,
cid street northwest. : y. m.
Annual meeting. stockholders OF Masonic
Temple Association. In Temple. r. lF
Christmas luncheon. Wellesley club, Mrs
Samuel Herrick 35lc Macomb street rorth
west. ! 30 p.
New Year ball, Jolly Iwcni four club.
Old Masonic Temple. 8 y. M.
Reception and watch night service EckinE-
ton Presbyterian church. Florida anrnuc
and North capitol street. $50 TO ?. b., m
Song service auspices Of Christian Endeavor
MON Of the District. south steps OF
Treasury building. II p. IA.
Ncw Year celebration. Washington EIks'
club. 9l9 n street northwest p m. to
watch night services. National Colored Rgp-
tIst EsNangclistIc Alliance Of America COS
U.opolitan baptist Church. 7.a0 70 =, n m
entertainment and dance. Richard 4. liar
din Camp No .. United Spanish War
veterans. Pythian Temple. D. IN.
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Amusements.

National-"AdeIe." II" and Sis .. m
Belasco-.'Tol Many Cooks 20 D. m ard
SEA D. m
Columhia-"Green Stockings. S:l5 p. IN
Polishing Jim GarTity.' us and Sis D.
b F Keith's-Naldeyille --l5 and S:I5 D m
mos-Eaudeyille. continuous.
Casino-Eaudeville. continuous.
C;ayetv-Burlesque 2.l5 and Sis m.
Majestic Burlesquc. SIS y IN.
Strand-Photoplays II a. IN. TO II .. IN.
II m. to II p. m
CrandaIl' s-Photoplays. II Il. m. to II D. m