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The Washington times., 1914-10-14
BETTER PASS 1T FIRST!

"Would you repeal the seamen's
bill which passed both House and
Senate by acclamation
The question is printed on page
three Of the Democratic campaign
look, just issued few days ago. 1t
is asked rs a challenge to Republi-
cans. Defending its record of legis-
lative accomplishment, the Democ-
racy demands to know what one of
the bills it has passed would be re-
pealed if the Republicans had the
power. And so the question:
"Would you repeal the seamen's
bill which passed both House and
Senate by acclamation
There's a grim joke on the cam
paign editor. He was so sure that
the bill would become law that he
said it was certain of becoming a
completed achievement" In fact,
despite that it did pass both houses,
it is not yet law, and is in grave
danger of smothering in conference.
The opposition is determined to
kill the measure if possible. In that
case the Democrats will be liable to
the charge cf both betraying it and
then falsely claiming that they
passed it.
There are only few days before
adjournment. Let Congress quit
with that measure still in the air,
and the Democratic speakers on the
rural hustings will presently De pro-
claiming a great achievement for the
sailors. Then the Republican man.
ayers will get out with charge that
the Democrats are nisrepresehting,
because their campaign bible delib-
erately lied about what Congress
had achieved. It's little detail, but
the best way to avoid such an en-
tarrassment is to get the bill passed
before adjournment.
Nothing effective has been done by
law to change the indefensible con-
ditions Of the Titanic. She had not
enough lifebcats. The Empress of
Ireland sank, having lifeboats
enough, but not men to handle them.
Why longer delay? The list of
horrors of ocean travel, since the
Titanic went down, is surely long
enough to prove that these con-
titions will not be remedied short of
stringent law, vigorously enforced.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLT

The destiny of the second largest
continent is involved in the Boer re-
volt against British domination in
South Africa. 1t is not an easy
task that Britain confronts in the
treason of Colonel Maritz and the
army under him.
Everything that British and COL
onial forces have seized from Ger
many, in the Pacific, in Africa, and
elsewhere, is insignificant compared
to the tremendous importance of the
South African situation. Africa,
with Germany defeated in this war,
would very shortly be divided pretty
equally between France and Great
Britain. Britain would get a broad
strip, averaging near 1000 miles
east and west, and running straight
north and south from tn, Cape to
Cairo; and with that. and the con-
tinent-long railroad finished, her hold
on the continent would be firmly
riveted.
But Britain driven out of South
Africa would see her visions of en-
rire in that quarter wrecked. Egypt
would be demanded by Turkey, and
Turkey with the backing of a vic
torious Germany might take it back.
That would mean a German Suez;
that, in turn. German domination of
the route to India; and that would
be the demolition of the glorious
project in empire tina: has depended
so much en- control of the salt water
highways cf the world
German Southwest Africa adjoins
the British Union of South Africa.
The Germans have a larger army in
Southwest Africa than the British
have been maintaining in the Union.
If considerable section of the Brit
ish force, as reported, has really
gone over to the Germans, the situ-
alton is desperate. If the Dutch
throughout South Africa shall be in
any considerable proportion affected
by pro- German sentiment. the ability
of General Botha's government to
maintain itself against troubles at
home and attack from without may
we'll be the subject of grave con-
Germ to London.
Nothing since the beginning of the
war, indeed, has more deeply moved
Britain than this unexpected dis
aster in the Far South
The fact that all the colonies and
dependencies seemed devotedly loyal
ready to "pay, pay, pay" in proper
ton to their abilities, right along
with the mother country, has been
the most helpful and inspiring cir
cumstance that Britons have noted.
There is no doubt that both senti-
mentally and in a military way the
South African diversion is a most
serious affair for the London gov
trnmrpt to face.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
The: Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

Due to the European war. the weekly
weather forecast has been suspended.
so every citizen will be forced to guess
wrong individually.
When it gets right down to tough
luck. the fellow who was equipped with
a fork while the skies rained soup,
hasn't thing on the Boston man who
has been asleep for the last ten months.
Price Of armor plate is going down.
but even an ostrich couldn't eat that
stuff.
One consolation. The war Is too young
for 'em to be celebrating the anntver-
sary Of anything.
Vest pocket wireless telegraphic OUTFIT
Is great stunt. Old man might order
trouser pocket size to protect his cash
from mothers midnight maraudinss.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
ALASKA BILL AGAIN.

few days ago there seemed little
rc mise for Alaska coal land legls-
ht On at this Congress. Leglsla-
to- for the development and con-
err alton of Alaska coal-already
| |cllved eight years-was again to
denied tc Alaska.
The locking up of Alaska's prl-
ba~v resource, because of Congress
tonal inactivity, was to continue,
nd the delay was to be ascribed to
he conservationists.
here is. however, hope ahead. The
Alaska coal bill, recommitted to con-
eronce by the Senate last week, was
krorted back to both houses yes
rrday. The unfortunate provision
ealing with court hearings,
hich caused so great a disturbance
b the Senate, has been eliminated.
| nc the House section providing
|enedies for breach of conditions
|pecified, was substituted.
As the bill passed the Senate, it
|ontained several seriously objec-
enable provisions, among them the
hdcfensible Senate conditions re-
|arding maximum royalty and
fraudulent claimants. At that time
be Senate was not jealous over the'
In. But the House conferees,
/ iessrs. Ferris, Graham, and Len
|oot, held out strongly against these
PROVISIONS, and finally won.
IS the bill now stands, it is sub
ia tally as it passed the House,
nd is a conservation measure in the
|utlic interest. 1t will be urged
o. final passage within the next
|ew days. 1t is greatly to be hoped
fhat this long looked for conserva-
CT measure will not fail now, and
(har Alaska development, without
he menace cf monopoly or fraud,
hay be accelerated.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

Earlier pension plans included a
sliding scale of payments according
to length of service. By assessing
actual salaries. the amounts paid
by each teacher now are automatic
ally regulated by her salary. which,
IN turn. is affected by her length Of
service. The Pomerene bill also
provides that teachers retired must
have served twenty years in the
Washington school system. A
straight pension was agreed upon
because the pension is not regarded
as a reward commensurate with
quality Of service, but simply a liv-
Ing provision for all teachers alike
Despite previous failures, teachers
and school officials today express
the hope that the Pomerene bill
might pave the way to a successful
passage Of their long-agitated plan.
1t Is realized that there will be op-
position to a pension appropriation
now because of the economy pro-
gram. On the other hand, sponsors
handling this bill will appear armed
with figures showing the urgent
need Of pensions at this time.
In the District schools are many
teachers long eligible for retire.
ment, who are retained because Of
the faint hope that they may be-
come eligible for such a pension.
Exact figures of the number who
would come within the scope of the
present measure will be prepared by
Superintendent Thurston. The su-
perintendent today said there were
many teachers who had taught for
thirty-five years now employed in
the District school system. There
are SO many, in fact, that for the
first few years it is expected the
fund created by the bill would be
unable to take care Of all those elig-
ible for retirement.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

pay price high enough to make it
an object to buy.
At the other end of the line, the
country store will display footgear
with rubber bottoms and cloth tops,
at prices so low that they will COM
mand attention of the people to
whom cheapness is an object.
A great variety of fabrics for
tops has been developed, and is still
developing. Likewise substitutes for
sole leather are being improved. The
heels afford one particular oppor-
tunity for inventive genius to find
substitutes. For the soles proper,
both rubber and felt are being
utilized, all the time more effec-
lively.
There are fortunes awaiting the
men who will find wholly serviceable
and satisfactory substitutes for
leather for many different uses. One
substitute might serve for automo-
bile and carriage upholstery, while
very different one would be needed
for shoe soles, a third for shoe up
rers, a fourth for saddlery, and so
on. There is opportunity enough to
warrant the thoroughest study and
experiment, for the condition is GER
tain to grow more pressing, war or
no war,
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

public feelings have never been able
to ruin tn, game.
Meanwhile, hail to The victors of
the greatest campaign in the history
of baseball. How sad and drab and
spiritless would have been the sea-
son of 1914 hut for the skyrocket
illumination that the Braves flashed
across its armament! They made
all kinds cf new records; but the
greatest of all their accomplishments
was that they gripped public in
terest and forced it back upon the
game, just when it was most neces-
sary to do that very thing or see
the game lose its hold.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
Lutheran Churches to
Assist at RededicatiOn

All Lutheran churches of Washing
ton will unite with the Church of the
Reformation. second and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast on Friday evening In
the rededication of it's newly decorated
auditorium. New windows also have
been placed in the church.
Services will be conducted by the Rev.
DR.. John Weidley pastor. and addresses
will be hade by the Rev. c. P. Wiles,
the Rev. S. T. Nicholas. and the Rev
Dr. c. S Steck. Following the services
in the church auditorium. a reception
will be given in the Sunday school
rooms, which also We're enlarged and
renovated within the past two years,
The service on Friday evening will
he in conjunction with the children's s
rally. The actual dedication services
will be on sunday morning.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

Heading those who will urge upon
Congress the necessity Of teachers
pensions will be w. T. Galliher, the
member of the Board Of Education
who heads the teachers retirement
committee. Mr.. Galliher, now out
Of town. will. upon his return late
this week, set to work on the meas
ure. A bill similar to that Of Sena-
tor Pomerene also will be introduced
in the House within few days.
Not only the cause of the teach
ers. but that Of the pupils will be
presented to Congressional commit
tees. 1t was pointed out by one
school official today that recent
progress in education was so mark
ed that only young, active teachers
could hope to keep abreast of 1t.
So much is required of teachers now
that they must enter largely into
the life Of the community OF which
they teach as well as instruct their
pupils in certain courses. This ten
dency Is becoming more marked
with the contemplated opening Of
schools as social centers. For this
reason a teacher, using the same
methods she employed ten years ago,
would not be efficient now, even
though she had stood high in her
profession then.
Such constant study is demanded,
and the outside requirements are so
many, that the drain is a severe tax
on the vitality upon the younger
teachers this official continued.
THE older teachers cannot hope to
maintain the pace. Moreover, clerk
working at his desk may slow up
without such appreciable effect, or
such far reaching consequences, as
a teacher. When she lacks vitality,
freshness, exuberance her pupils
suffer. There is no reflection on our
veteran teachers when we plead for
a pension for them. But 1t Is not
only for their regard that We urge
this measure, 1t Is for the we'll being
of the hundreds of pupils now en-
trusted to these superannuated
teachers O.: .-..- .-
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
Teachers Pensions Urged
For Good of School Children
Retirement Measure introduced
in Senate Has Support of
Board of Education and
School Administration.

"For the good of the children
as nell as the teachers" is the
slogan under which a nep move.
ment today is started to urge upon
Congress the need of teachers
pensions.
The introduction of a bill b,
Senator Pomerene, providing a
teachers retirement plan, sub
stantially in accord NTH thai
recommended by the Board OF
Education, mas the signal for the
gathering of all the forces long
fighting for this case for a supreme
effort to attain their goal.
Teachers wiH be joined by men,
bers OF the Board of Education and
by administrative school officials
in this effort to secure the passage
of a retirement measure.
By J. R. H1LDEBRAND.
School officials, school friends.
and school teachers of WASHINGTON
are planning to un te in tn, most
vigorous campaign yet made for a
teachers retirement fund in the
District. The introduction in the
Senate of a bill to create such a
fund was the signal for preliminary
activities today among those inter-
ested in the schools for the fruition
Of this project which has been pend
ing for many years.
The provisions Of the bill intro
duced by Senator Pomerene. are SUBJ
stantially in accord with the plan
indorsed by the Board Of Education
last fall 1t is provided that a fund
shall be created by the assessment
of IN per cent on salaries Of
teachers; and by the appropriation
of ~ per cent of the annual ap-
propriation for school teachers
five years service. according to this
bill. may be retired. One who has
taught forty years must be retired.
unless retained for special reasons
relating to the good Of the service
A fiat pension Of $720 a year is pro-
vided for eligible pensioners.
In this bill are notifications over
earlier pension measures which, It
is believed. will aid In its passage.
The provisions of assessment are
robbed Of any complications, by the
fat ~ per cent rate. and all pos
sibility of complication over the
amounts of pensions Is removed by
making a straight yearly payment
of $720.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

The main feature Wednesday and
Thursday is The Wolf,'' by Eugene
Walter, with Ethel Clayton and George
Spencer in the principle roles. Klaw &
Erlanger present The Liberty Bellies"
Friday. Saturdays bill will feature
Song of the Soul" Prof Green's Or
chestra will continue to be feature.
Next week at Moore's Strand Theater
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
will be a filmization of Charles Dickens
story, The Mystery of Edwin brood"
with Tom Terriss in the leading role
Thursday the chief feature will be THE
Land Of the Lost" with Arthur Dom
aldson, late of Henry Savage's forces
Friday and Saturday, the headline at
traction will be: The Spy" an adapta-
tion from James Fenimore Cooper's IA
nous novel. The enacting cast includes
the foremost players Of the Universal
Film Company. including Edna Hall,
Edith Maison, William Worthington, and
Herbert Rawlinson. The Strand Sym
phony Orchestra will render appropriate
musical accomplishments to these vari-
Gus film masterpieces.
At Moore's Garden Theater next week
the principal attraction on Monday and
Tuesday will be George Kleine's newest
film production, THE Lion of Venice"
The scenario of the piece is based main
ly upon Sir Walter Scott's story Of the
same name. The same excellent COM
pany that interpreted Quo Vadis' and
Antony and Cleopatra" enact the lead
ing roles. Wednesday and Thursday the
main feature will be: The Sky Mon
ster,' a fantastical story dealing with a
wager by a New York clubman to cross
the Atlantic to Europe and return in
three days. Friday will be seen a Wis
ualization Of Captain Marshalrs comedy
drama. Second In Command" in which
John Drew appeared successfully a few
seasons ago. The Broken Promise"
will be the principal attraction Saturday.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
TUDENTS' MOTOR CARS

President Faunce of Brown Uni
,nrsity sees a danger to the colleges
Z the growth of American wealth.
e danger, of course, is to the in
sIdual student rather than to the
titution, yet the two are so re-
led that the institution must be
rmed in the end.
DR.. Faunce suggests that the test
,, luxurious civilization is quite as
rrcat as the test Of poverty under
y Hich most Of our colleges grew up.
The dazzling attractions of a lux
age constitute the great
{ possible danger to American
sIucation."
Nor does DR.. Faunce content him
Eelf with generalities. ain the last
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
81 90 ks as If
Uncle Sam has his
bad ear t'wards
tn Southern bor-
der" q

If Edison's marvellous submarine re-
sembles fish as startlingly as ne as
serts 1t does. guess that IL is about one
fiftieth as big as Thomas claims.
With the worlds series and the war
going full blast. the Hagerstown Al
manac hasn't been peTused quite so
much as formerly.
Not nice to talk behind anyoody's
back. but seeing that they're going to
button that way this winter. poor mar
ried men are bound to mutter little.
Although Congress has broken into
the motion pictures. there doesn't seem
to be any adjournment to change reels.
In this hub-bub of commercialism and
strife It's some consolation to find that
ALI romance isn't dead. Every once In q
while you see q man with Congress
CATERS.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
Citizens League to Meet.

Reports Of work done during the
past summer will be read and plans for
the winter activities will be discussed
tonight at the first fall meetin~ Of
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation in the assembly hall of the
Army and Navy Preparatory School,
Upton street, near Connecticut avenue
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
TRADE AND A LONG WAR.

IeTHldll WEN. oClSluHt ID lapioiy
being swept from end to end. The
scene of fighting on the French left
has shifted more and more to the
westward. Whereas a few days ago
the line ran through Douai to Tour
nay, now it has been swept well back
of Lille itself; Hazebrouck is barely
thirty miles from Calais and the
English Channel. In the Baltic a
Russian cruiser has been sunk; in
Galicia, Przemysl has been relieved;
on the East Prussian frontier the
Russians were unable to advance;
and in Poland the Germans appear
in astounding force all along the
Vistula from the Austrian frontier
to within thirty miles of Warsaw.
We may expect the tide of victory
to ebb and flow; but this record is
significant because it is nearly six
weeks since the military experts
were ousting the Germans from
France, and almost as long since
they were bringing the Russians
well on toward Berlin, 1t was con-
cedcd that France must be whipped
instanter to be whipped at all; that
once the Russian pressure began the
task of meeting both enemies would
be altogether too much for tho
Kaiser's troops.
The world will not yet be disposed
to forego its opinion as to the prcb-
able outcome. No nation can keep
on doing what Germany is doing
now. But clearly she can keep up
the game far longer than most of
US imagined. Lord Kitchener, when
he spoke of a three years war,
seems to have had a much better ap-
probation of Germany's resisting
powers than did those who figured
on peace by Christmas.
1t would be idle to hope that the
United States may escape the ser
ious burden which the war will i'm
pose on every nation. AS an Offset
to it we have, however, hoped for
an increase in our foreign trade and
perhaps the actual domination by us
of markets once German. That
would hardly be the result of a war
of short duration; nor would it
likely be the result of a war of
rroblematical duration. The effort
TO develop worldwide markets for
our products, to be successful, must
be serious and well planned, must
be backed by the willingness Of
capital to invest abroad and extend
cur plants at home, must be pre-
ceded by study of the financial and
credit conditions everywhere and
perhaps by the establishment of
banking agencies everywhere. This
takes time; nor is it likely that our
merchants and manufacturers would
consider a suspension, complete or
partial, Of European commerce for
three months or so sufficient invita-
tion to the undertaking.
The effect of a prolonged war is
bound to Re different. The present
supply of necessities is not sufficient
to last two or three years, and by
some means and by some country or
other it must be replenished. This
is the only country that can furnish
it. Sooner or later, if the war lasts,
Europe herself must come to US for
manufactures that have hitherto
been peculiarly her own, let alone
those in which we have competed
with her. Horrible as is the thought
of long war, its prospect places be-
fore US the promise that real cam
paign for extended foreign trade
will be successful and profitable.
Every day Of German victory should
furnish an added incentive to US to
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
Concert Today
By the d, S. Soldiers Home Band,
Bandstand, at $3.50 p. m.
J. s. M. ZIMMERMANN.

March, War and Peace" Brown
Overture. knights Templar"..
Koppitz
Romance among the Lilies
Frey
Selection, Il Lombardi" Verdi
Popular, Hes a Devil In His
Own Home Town Berlin
Excerpts from "Sweethearts"
Herbert
Finale, "Hoch Habsburgh". ..Kral
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
Tomorrow.

Meetings evening:
Masonic-Naval Lodge. No. 4. Hiram No 10.
Lafayette. No 10, and William single
ton. No. 80; Adoniram Council. No .
Royal and Select Masters: Esther Chapter
No. .. Order Of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge No 10: Ex
celsior. No. II. and Salem. No %; Miriam
Lodge. No. 6. Rebekah: Mageneu Encamp-
ment, No 4.
knights Of Pythias-Franklin Lodge No. -
monthly meeting. Past Chiefs Association.
PythiAn SIsters.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
What's on the Program, in
Washington
Today.

Today.
Meetings. evening:
Masonic-Harmony Lodge. No II. Mount
Pleasant Chapter. No 13 ROYAL Arch
Washington Commandery. No. j. Knirh,s q
Templar: Naomi Chapter No and Brook
land No. II. Order OF the Eastern Star
Lodge. No. Is. B. p o r
Odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge. No 7 Har
mony, No. 8. Friendship. No II and End
eral City. No. 20: Columbia Encampment
No. l.
Knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon Lodge
No. 8 and Union. No. p: Friendship Tenn
pie. No. 8. Pythian Sisters
The Washington times., 1914-10-14
AmusementS.

National-"The Silent Voice." 2:D and Sis
p. m.
Belasco-'High Jinks." go and $50 u, m
Columbia-"My Best Girl" s15 D. m
Poli's-"Fine Feathers" 2:l5 and s:l5 n,
B. F. Keith 's-Vaudeville. 2:15 and S:l5 D, m
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and S:l5 D. IN.
Cosmos-Vaudeville. continuous
Casino.VaudeVille: afternoon and evening"
Crandalls-Photoplays continuous.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

one of romantic charm as we'll as in
tense dramatic suspense. Carl Brickert
will be seen in the title role, created by
Edmund Breese.
The Washington times., 1914-10-14

One of the best bills that have tasn
presented in a long while will be G1VAa
next week at Crandalfs Theater. sum
daI, Francis Y. Bushman will be featur-
cd In ..The Other Man" Monday and
Tuesday Jesse l.. Lasky VIII present
Edmund Breese In The NaGtsr Mind"