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The Washington times., 1914-07-12

this we are to have the cooperation
of ]. Ii. Sherman, superintendent of
weights, measures and markets.
Honest scales and Intelligent IIy-
iEg have a marked bearing OH The
cost of living for every housewife.
And this Is an example Of tn. way
fl which women's club work has
highly and practical bearing on the
h,.n..
Then, too, Washington needs po-
lice women. This Is not meerly fat
idea. But policewomen have been
found to be of peculiar service along
certain ines. And Washington.
sooner or later, must fall into line
with those cities where women are
a part of its police fo-c,.
There are many ways in which
the policewoman may b. helpful.
Women will tell troubles to her
they would not confide to police
man. She can exercise a supervis-
ory capacity over places o. a,upse-
ment, and she could check and ccr-
rect many of the evils now COM
planned of in such places"
The women's helping hand TO -he
working girl is not to be extended
from afar. Already members Of
the federation have gone into places
of employment. have inspected toi-
lets, ventilation, lighting. heating.
and other conditions. And they
will continue such investigation on a
larger scale during the coming win
ter
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
anthony League to Widen
Scope of Its Activities

: re Anthony League will extend the
Fore Of its activities so that it will
a,e committees working in conjunc-
Eon with various women's clubs of the
District along educational and humani-
|R-an lines, with special attention to
b. Juvenile Court and other municipal
bsritutions, according to members to-
La who attended the annual picnic
IL he home OF DR.. and Mrs. George n.
Wright. Forest Glen. Nd, yesterday.
IncheOn was served at / O'Clock,
|fter addresses by women prominent in
|hc work of the league. The president,
Mss Anna z. Hendley. read report
" the growth and development Of the
eEEue during the year. She said the
p que had for it's prime motive the es-
"a shment of social and educational
|ep dquarters for suffrage workers and
b prepare women for the use of the
|a ,ot. which privilege and right, she
|a,d they soon would enjoy. Mrs. Ellis
LoEan. president of the District Fed
sra lion Of Women's Clubs and a mem
b Of Anthony League, spoke on the
brr -ress Of the fight for equal suffrage.
h.. said the District Federation is en-
les yoring to have schools opened
~ re lectures may be given on civic
u IT'S. so that the women may be
BE- led together and kept informed on
b. Iicipal problems. She referred to
n, closing of the bathing beach and
,lg grounds as instances where women
,ou.d and should exert their influence.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
AWAIT CALL TO AID
VOLCANO VICTIMS
Officials of Revenue Cutter
Service Watch Situation at
Kodiak, Alaska.

Officials Of the Revenue Cutter Serv-
ice are prepared to send aid to the peo-
pie of Kodiak, Alaska, IL the eruption OF
Mount KGtmai, now In progress, en-
dangers their lives. No reports of dan
ger to Alaskan inhabitants have been
received yet. The revenue cutter Man
ming is in the vicinity OF the island.
and the cutters McCulloch and Bear are
in Alaskan waters, though the latter
Is under orders to go to the rescue Of
the members of the Stefanssen arctic
expedition now marooned on wransell
Two years ago vessels of the Revenue
Cutter Service took 600 inhabitants OF
Kodiak out to sea when the eruption of
Mount Katmaf devastated the country
within a radius of 100 miles and threat
ened to wipe out the town Of Kodiak.
Government aid was necessary at that
time to keep the people from starving
when they were able to return to their
homes.
Captain Commandant Bertholf Is
awaiting a report from the Manning as
to the severity of the present eruption
before giving orders to the revenue cut
ters in Pacific waters
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Skf FAsHIoNABlE NonnAN
sIovLp REENIN eRoN
MEANING foSh eIhSes$
EVIL OF nlNSS ANb An
ARM = "; OF 1haeeLE rs

the girl in the shop or in the store.
In neither case are we dispensing
charity. We merely are trying to
be friends OF all young girls"
Though primarily intended to
counteract such concrete evils as
freakish dancing and outlandish
dressing the club women are not
going to attack these, or any similar
evils, but hope to counteract them
by giving girls something more
worth while
Many mothers have complained
OF the late hours, and the poor taste
observed at some Of the public dane
ing places OF the city during the
past winter" Mrs Logan said.
Dancing is a proper recreation IL
rightly conducted. So We hope. Il
we can, TO get the schools to have
dances. properly chaperoned, and to
have musicales and similar enter
tainments In which the young them
the girl who can do something in
the way Of entertainment should be
given encouragement And these
boys and girls who can play. or
sing. or recite will be inspirations
to other children"
Would Open Homes.
In the same way the club women
hope to be the friends Of the girls
who work in stores and various
other industrial concerns.
ITO these girls We wish to get
women to open their homes. not IN
a spirit Of condescension, but in an
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
'98vET[RANS TO HOLD
SANTIAGO DAY OUTING
Spanish War Folk to Gather at
Chesapeake Beach in Gen.
eraI Reunion.

The sixteenth anniversary Of the fall
Of Santiago will be celebrated next FRI
day. on which date the United Spanish
District Of Columbia viii commemorate
the surrender Of the Spanish troops to
the American forces by an outing TO-
Chesapeake Beach with their families
to fittingiy celebrate the day. Each
year some sort Of celebration has been
held by the organization at one of the
nearby summer resorts. the past excur-
sions having been pronounced a success
by ali participants. =
Last year more than 5000 persons took
part In the outing, and Department
Commander J. A. Costello states that
there will be more this year. The rail-
way company has arranged to provide
ample accommodations.
Cars viii leave the District line at
1890 a. m. lin two sections, ,1:50 a. m.
dn two sections). 1;so. 2:ao. s:ao, 40. and
$40 p. m. Returning. trains will leave
the beach every hour after mon.
Representatives from the excursion
committee win be at the Chesapeake
Beach Railway depot and on each train
to see that everyone Is cared for. spe-,
cial attention will be given to the care
and comfort of the children.
Department Commander Costello has
appointed the following members of the
organization as the excursion commit
tee: Senior Vice Department comman-
der II. c Wilson. chairman; Comman-
der C. W. McCaffrey. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp. No. !: Commander w. W.
Fentress. Col James s. Petit Camp.
No.-3; Commander Lee II. Harris, Cen
Henry W J4awton Camp. No. q; COM
mander James z. Byrne. Col. John
Jacob Astor Camp, No. s: Commander
Joseph P. McCrink.. Admiral George
Commander John Murphy. Gen. NJ
Emmett Urell Camp. No. g.
All arrangements have been completed
by the committee for the veterans and
their families and friends to have the
best excursion ever held by the orzanf-
zation.
Members of Congress who are also
members of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams have been invited by the de-
partment commander to join the ex-
cursionists In the celebration All
those who can possibly get away have
of '9s at the beach Among the solons
who probably will attend the festtvt-
ties are: Senators Albert B. Fall.
New Mexico: william Hughes. New
Jersey: James Hamilton Lewis. 1ln-
nois: Miles Poindcxter. Washington:
James X. Vardaman, Mississippi; John
W. Weeks, Massachusetts,
Congressman Wyatt Aiken. sydney
Anderson, Richard W. Austin. Samuel
B. Avis, Albert Estopinal. Frank l.
Greene, Augustus p. Gardner. Archt-
bald c. Hart, Guy T. Helvering Rich
-nond Pearson Hobson William Schley
Howard. willis J. Huiings. Cordeil
Hull BENJAMIN G. Humphreys. John
A Key. NJ. NJ Neely Woodson r.
OeIeshv. William A. Oidneld. Sam +.
Sells, Claucius q. Stone. and Roy o.
Woodruff
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Closed Play Spots Force
Children to School Yards

with the closing of the municipal
Fairgrounds through lack Of Congress
sional appropriation for their main
tenance. the youngsters are returning
to the school grounds for their fun
The attendance at school grounds al
ready has increased following the cos
ing of some OF the municipal play-
grounds and is being augmented each
Fairgrounds closed to them. The
school grounds are not affected by the
lack of Congressional action. as funds
for their maintenance are raised
through the schools. Sixteen are now
open.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Policeman Serves 13
Years on One Corner

Thirteen years Of service on one cor
ner is the record Of Crossing Policeman
w. r. ALA band
Policeman Allaband. who is ffty-sev-
en- years o'd. has been connected with
the First precinct for fifteen years. His
time when OF duty is spent with his
wife ard two children on q little farm
at Langdon. Md.
Last night Allaband was congratulat-
ed by a number of friends, who wished
him many more years of success. Not
one serious accident has occurred at the
corner OF Ninth and G streets since he
was stationed there, and not one black
mark is shown against him.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Rear Admiral Griffin
Acts as Head of Navy

During the absence Of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels. who attended the
launching of the battleship Nevada, at
Quincy. Mass, Rear Admiral Robert
6. Griffin. engineer-in-chief Of the navy,
Is acting as secretary. This office
would ordinarily be conferred on As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt or Rear
Admiral Victor Blue, who Is next In
line. but both of these men are out
of the city.
This is the first time that Admiral
Griffin has served as head Of the Navy
Department.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
lone Club Completes
Plans for Potomac Trip

-'sns for an excursion down the Po-
r &C. next Saturday afternoon and
, ing. by the Home Club of the De-
u sJment Of the Interior. have been
u pIeted and the trip will be under
. auspices Of thP Bureau of 1ndIan
, airs Because Of the success OF the
ng last month to Fl. Foote, 1t has
'n decided TO charter a larger steam
for this occasion 10 better acommo-
members and their friends. The
sci will leave at 4:30 p. m. stopping
~. Foote, where a luncheon will be
Q ved. and will return to the city about
n There will be a musical program
A local orchestra and addresses by
risls of the department.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
Pythians Practice for
Big Terre Haute Drill

Washington Company No. 1. knights
Of Pythias. IL out in force today pre-
pairing for the competitive drills at
Terre Haute. Ind. next week. The
company arrived at American League
baseball park about 10 o'clock this
morning and Immediately started prac-
tice drill.
The company leaves for Terre Haute
In a special car next Saturday. 1t is
said to be the largest company ever
sent to represent washington.
The Washington times., 1914-07-12

paign fs to be broad enough to IN
clude all club women in the District.
through a further development OF
our weekly meetings at the Public
Library. through at homes to be held
in hotels, in schools, and in private
homes, and through receptions when
occasions arise.
For example, we shall give a re-
ception for Miss Janet Richards and
for Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett when
they return from abroad. Embodied
in our hope for meetings at schools
is the whole subject Of the wider
use of school buildings. And cam
paign for such a use Of the school
buildings will be a part Of cur
winter program"
But the federation will not wait
until the schools are opened before II
reaches out for the young folk.
And the young people CT Washing
ton will be the primary concern OF
club women during the coming win
ter. Especial stress will be laid
upon provision for recreation Of girls
and for a betterment If conditions
among all classes of girls
Aiding the Working Girls.
At the same time that efforts are
being made to educate society girls
to a more simple program of living
and to attract them to more whole
some recreations, studies Will be
made of conditions among working
girls. and an attempt will be made
to assist them.
Remember that We are fighting
shy of any such work as charity"
Mrs. Logan cautioned. We want
to be friends with girls Of all sorts,
and often the girls in the luxurious
home needs help and a wider COM
munity life Just as badly as does
The Washington times., 1914-07-12
By L. R. HILDEBRAND.

Washington is TO be the scene Of
the most extensive program of
women's club activities during the
coming winter ever undertaken in
any American city.
Not only will these activities be
more comprehensive and more gen.
eral than ever before, but Washing
ton will be the center of interest
for women's club activities all over
the country. Through visits here
from the nations best known club
women. the Capital will be in touch
with nationwide activities among
women, and it will be the center of
interest for many new projects to
be tried for the first time.
Mrs. Ellis Logan. president of the
District Federation of Women's
Clubs, would preface that statement
with this assertion: Washington
club women are Washington's real
home makers"
1t has become an old story that the
interests of women largely have
been taken outside of the home.
But women have not yet realized
that fact Now the women's clubs,
through reaching out into the
schools and hospitals, and indus
tries, and stores, are trying to es-
tablish a close relation between
these by-products of the home and
the actual four walls which to many
still remains the symbol of home"
Majority Are Suffragists.
Most club women are suffragists.
But the club women OF Washington
hope to show the voteless men of
Washington that II Is not necessary
to await the franchise to take an
active part in civic affairs.
One Of the first steps IN the preten-
uous program of the District Fedora
ton will be TO promote an acquaint-
ance among the club women them
selves.
Washington is. for several ica-
sons. a city of strangers" Mrs. Lo-
gan explained. Many OF the won-
en- now working toward the same
end do not know each other. There
are 1000 women here directly af-
filiated with the federation. There
are from 1900 TO 5000 more who are
members of clubs not connected with
the federation.
THE federation acquaintance COM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
COLD STORAGE

T is to be hoped that the legislative
commission, which has just finished
three-day investigation of cold
storage conditions in Philadelphia
and is about to prepare its report to
the Legislature, will be able to
straighten out the kinks in the present
law. The act we have to-day in Penn
sylvania, while a start in the right di-
rection, is very far from perfect and
has been a source of annoyance to
managers of plants who were desirous
of complying with the spirit of the
law and of some disappointment to
the consumers. 1t came through the
legislative chambers after a series of
protracted hearings, much discussion
and reprinting, embracing features of
a dozen bills and bearing all the ear
marks of hasty agreement. 1t was
signed because 1t was the best that
could be secured at the time and it
made start by regulating storage of
food and providing that the consum-
er should get information about what
he was buying.
The testimony of Dairy and Food
Commissioner James Foust is that
while he found the heads of cold stor-
age plants willing enough to comply
with the statute they were as mystified
as he was over some provisions. Mr..
Foust submitted to the commission q
plan for administrative details and
called attention to the necessity for
making the law clear.
After all. what this State needs is
an act that will require food that has
been in cold storage to be so marked
to have the storage periods fairly de-
termined and to prevent the shunting
of certain things from place to place
until their travels are as uncertain as
their age. In other words, the food
speculator and the man who tries tc
deceive the consumer. not the man
who runs cold storage plant, appear
to need some healthy State regulation
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

THE spirit being shown by the
students of the Central and
= Technical High Schools this
Yuletide speaks will for their
training both at home and at school.
Boys and girls who learn to give
freely and cheerfully at the high
school age will never forget to give
when they become men and women.
But they are not only giving of their
money in the work which they have
planned to do, but they are giving "of
themselves" as we'll. The youngsters
from the Nursery Home will be the
guests of the Central students; the
Open Air School students will be en-
tertained by the Technical lads. The
students have planned to entertain the
little folks by playing Santa Claus"
and distributing gifts with their own
hands.
Those who are so fortunate as to
take personal part in this making
of others happy will have n merry
Christmas, indeed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
THE NEW CABINET

~ URPRISE is expressed in some
quarters over the fact that Gov
~ ernor-elect Brumbaugh has re-
fused to discuss the makeup of
his cabinet with anybody at this time
and that he declines to say whether
or not he has made any definite selec-
tions. 1t is true that there has been
less of guessing and of gossip concern
ing Dr. Brumbaughs appointments
than has preceded the inauguration of
almost any other Governor in the past
twenty years. This, however, is not
remarkable when the facts are taken
into consideration.
One reason why the newspapers
have not been able to write on this
subject with any degree of certainty is
that Governor Brumbaugh is a new
conner in Pennsylvania politics. He
goes to the Governors chair not as the
selection of any one group or faction
of the Republican party. but as the
choice of an overwhelming majority
of Republicans. He was elected in
the country districts as well as in
1nllduelpHld L ana AlleSHeuy COunllSS'
He owes his elevation to office as
much to one section as to another
and he has no political friends to re-
ward for past services, for this is his
initial venture into politics.
Then, too. DIR. Brumbaugh is of a
deliberative turn of mind. He realizes
that there is no necessity for hasty
choice and he understands more and
more, as he studies the situation, the
importance of choosing only the best
men available for the places to be
filled.
1t is absolutely necessary to the
success of any State administration
that the Capitol Hill department heads
be men of thorough training and OF
more than ordinary ability along the
several special lines represented. The
day of specialization is here in State
government as we'll as in private life.
The State has no use for raw material
in the conduct of its important affairs
DR.. Brumbaugh realizes that at the
head of each department must be a
man of high ideals, combined with an
ability to do big things in a big way.
There are many reasons why the
Governor-elect might not want to an
nounce his appointments now, and not
one reason why he should be in any
hurry about it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
sHORT-sIGHTED POLICY

~ F all the short-sighted policies
that have been urged upon
~ Congress in recent years, that
embraced by the provisions of
the Works bill. placing an embargo
on the shipment of all kinds of sup
pies from the United States to the
belligerent nations. is the climax. The
Works measure forbids the selling,
supplying or furnishing of food, cloth
supplies of any kind, whether the
same be contraband of-war or not"
The absurdity of Senator Works
proposal is at once apparent, when it is
considered that while the whole ma
ton is engaged in an organized effort
to gather together supplies to save the
destitute people of Belgium from star
vation, this bill, if passed, would for
bid us to ship a single dollars worth
to its intended destination-this not
withstanding that Germany has recog-
uized our right to carry on the work
of relieving those left homeless and
helpless in the wake of the devastat-
ing war.
But aside from this. the whole idea
is wrong. We once tried to do to
France and England just what, Senator
Works proposes in the present conflict
and the only effect apparent was disas-
ter to our own business and shipping.
The embargo had no material effect on
the length of the war and only served
to engender hard feeling and unfriend-
liness toward us on the part of both
Ibelligerents.
We have supplies to sell. Europe
needs them. Let Germany, England,
France or any other nation buy. So
long as we receive the money and they
take the risk of delivery we should rest
content
Besides, as the Philadelphia Press,
in recent editorial points out, to pass
the Works measure would be to estab-
llsh a precedent that would place us
always on the side of the great and
powerful nation and against the weak
in case of war, for the great power
that rushes into conflict prepared does
not need our supplies nearly so much
as does the lesser nation which must
build its armies and construct it's de-
fences after the first blows are struck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21

wv ITH a vision of the truer
M meaning of Chrlstmastide, the
" Society for the Prevention of
Useless Giving, organized sew
eral years ago, has changed its name
to the Society for the Promotion Of
Useful Giving.
Since it is more blessed to give than
to receive it is doubtful whether any
giving is really useless; but unques-
tionably some giving is far more use
full than is others.
Just at this time when there Is so
much suffering, both at home and
abroad because of the great war, every
penny that is given should be placed
where 1t will be most useful. Doubt
less, with the vast flood of charity that
is pouring out of the hearts of the
American people, there will be many
appeals for aid where aid is really not
deserving. Against the giving where
there is no need every precaution
should be set up. The Harrisburg AS
sociated Charities is doing splendid
work along these lines, as it insists
that every case be proved worthy be-
fore the food and supplies at its dis
posal be given out.
The new and truer "Spug" can well
apply these principles in his individual
giving this Christmas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
White Christmas in '04
THE ROAD SITUATION
IPhiladelnhia Press.

Il IIIIdU6IPIIIt T IGfSs ]
When the Auditor General says that
nearly eight millions have been ex-
pended on road improvement in Penn
sylvania in the past two years he
seems to imply that it is an unneces-
sarily large amount. AS matter of
fact it is a very small amount for so
large a State and one with so many
needs in the line of road improve
ment. The amount is probably about
as much as can be spared from year
to year out of current revenue, now
ever. and as the constitutional amend
ment to open the way for a bond issue
to provide money for road work was
voted down last year we shall have to
do the best we can with what is avail
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21

the car first and to obtain the few
seats that may be vacant.
No man who has a grain of self
respect will ever be guilty of such
conduct.
Courtesy is a civic as well as a per-
sonal virtue. Good citizenship includes
good breeding as one of it's elements.
Towns that are stagnant and uncouth
nearly always are unprogressive.
Where the town is prosperous the peo-
pie are nearly always truly polite.
In decadenee there is usually a pro-
nounced note of rudeness. Courtesy
pays.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-21
Savannah Cut o
Pufcd-Up Corns ?
Use "Putnam's"
Watch EN- Go !

My stars, but corn does fade away
quick once you get old reliable Put
nam's Extractor on the job.
Does it pain? No, never.--it soothes
away that drawing, pinchlng sensa-
tion, makes your feet feel good at
once.
Grandest thing ever for foot Jumps,
eallouses, corns that are hard, soft.
or otherwise.
For complete, painless, sure re-
moval of corns and foot troubles use
only Putnam's Corn Extractor. 26c at
dealers everywhere, and at @. M. For
observation-disclosures