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The Washington times., 1914-12-04
THE KITCHENER VIEW.

Lord Kitchener is not given to
talking. His speciality is perform
snce. So when he talks it is newt
able that unusual weight should at
tach to his words.
The head of the British war office
says that he expects this war to last
not less than three years. He does
not qualify it except to observe that
il might last longer. THAT it will
end in a month from now, or six
months, or a year, do not think
likely; so, to be on tho safe side.
say three years-at least three
years"
AT least three years." 1t is now
one-ninth of three years old. Going
back over. the events Of the four
months since it started with a rush,
there is certainly little in the review
10 warrant expectation of a much
less period than three years. No
decisive action has been won on
either side; and it is utterly impos-
sible that any one action should be
decisive of such a war.
For, adds Lord Kitchener: paris
might be captured, and still the war
would go on. England might be in
vaded-though ! believe the enemy
has not yet worked out complete
plans for that undertaking-and still
the war would go on. Germany
might take and keep the other side
of the channel, as she has already
taken Antwerp, and still the war
would 20 on. Belgium might be made
captive province for the time be-
ing, and still the war would 90 on"
Lord Kitchener mentioned these
various contingencies deliberately
He undoubtedly meant Just what he
said. For example, when Britain en-
erred the war, there was a very
arge probability that the Germans
would capture Paris. If Britain haC
considered that the capture of Pari,
meant ultimate and irretrievable dis
aster, they could have kept out. But
they did not. They went in; went
in. because they believed, as Hitch
ener now declares, that though Pari!
we're lost, the war would be won.
Likewise, at the time England
went into the war, Germany had in
vaded Belgium. If invasion and con
quest of Belgium were to be regard
ed as a capital disaster, England
could yet have kept out. She di'
not.
But how about a German invasion
of Britain? Lord Kitchener say
ahat could not end the war. On tn
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

How Is tn, boundary OF the District
of Columbia indicated?
Here is question No. 10 OF The Times
Educational Contest
From the platforms OF the assembly
halls of some schools. and by nouhca-
ton in the class rooms in others, the
details OF The Times competition we're
made known yesterday In an othclal
bulletin from the office OF the superin-
tendent of schools.
Since this official Endorsement or the
competition Of Superintendent Thurston.
ard the favorable action OF the Board
of Education. interest has increased
greatly among high school pupils.
An element of interhigh school COM
letition has entered the race for the
gold medal This gold medal will be
awarded the winner who submits the
best set OF answers. To one pupil from
each of the other six high schools sill
yer medal will be awarded.
Bulletin boards of the high schools
contain. from day to day. tho questions
as they are printed in The Times. Eng
lisb and history teachers, especially.
are encouraging pupils to take n part
In the educational contest. Members OF
tn. debatin;, societies are especially en-
thusiastic about the competition. for IL
encourages the sort Of research their
societies are trying To foster.
Judges of the contest include the two
highest school officials-Henry +. Blair.
president Of the Board OF Education.
and Ernest l.. Thurston. Superintendent
OF schools Principals of high schools
have given it their Endorsement. other
! Or
Cuno II. Rudolph. president of the Sec
ond National Bank: DR.. James dudley
Morgan. president OF the Columbia His
torical Society. and DR.. William Tin
dali, secretary to the Board of District
Commissioners.
Pupils should remember that answers
are not to be submitted until all ques-
lions have been printed. The tenth
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What's on the Program in
Washington
Today.

Meetings. evening:
Observation-Disclosures. No. ,. election: Lebanon
No. Z. election: School Of Instruction RoysI
Arch Masons: High Priests Association
Nar.ha NJ. Z. and Ascension
odd FeIluws-EtG"nIA. No IS: Central M
]: Metropolis. No 10: Magenenu, No. 4.
T,ucampneUt. Miriam. No. G. Rebekahs =
knights of PyshIas-Svracusians NJ II.
Psthbone Temple. No. s. Pythian Sis,:r. A.
Nretins WomaEs interdennmlnatIonaI MI
sinnary MON. tnLFch OF the Epiphany. q
stree. between Thirteenth and Four,aantb
northwest, y. m.
Annual dinner. Royal Arch Masons Yea,
Masonic Temple, $50 p m.
Illustrated lecture, Work % the Eo-os,
ServIc." by BriEtow Adams Sba- oaeS;
PresbyterIan Church. Rhode Island aven,,.
,rd twenty second street northeast Ie
Entertainment. benefit Of Belgian RELIEF Si,nd
washington College. Third and T sfrss,.
northeast, 5 p. IN.
otsfsr roast Washington Aerie. No 1a5 f..
t@rnal order OF Eagles. D. m ia
Tscture What to Eat. How and Wha, l.,
order to Keep Well" by Dr Will, - -
Gerry Morgan. National Society ~ ~! -
Wells. lecture hail. Church Of me CovsnanlI
Connecticut avenue and y street. northwrst
s,s.sIist Party, Local Northeast,
NcsIIng Park View Citizens Associate,
Vhitn-y Avenue Christian ChLr,h. -
road and Georgia a'enUo northwest. g n
a a. France. Ov- Sister RepuslIc ..
Arthur STANLEY Riggs. National Gcogranbi'
Society New Masonic Temple. 40 p. m
,r an, CiiizeUs' Northwest Suburban ,.,o
citation. MaFonie Temple. TenIeytOwn.
temperance 81 rallies. NJ. z Patterson. speaker
Luther Place Memorial Church. Fourteenth
mi : streets northwest % m Tc,-
sam small. speaker. Mount Vernon P,ac.
VI =. church South, Ninth and X street!
co %%' RI" Tinted states soldiers Home So
II.
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whole, there is more temptation to
disagree at this than at any other
point in his statement. Germany
would not invade England unless
with a right respectable force. How
could she spare it for that pur-
pose? Was it not Napoleon who
said he could figure various plans
for getting an army into England;
but none at all for getting it out! A
German army in England might do
a lot of damage; but Kitchener
doesn't think it could end the war;
Napoleon didn't think, even with his
genius to guide it, it could ever get
back home.
Three years of this war means a
world revolutionized in a vast num-
Der of ways we cannot today imag-
inc. 1t means new industries built,
and old ones discarded. 1t means
vastly more utilitarianism every
where; less waste, less luxury, less
frivOlity; more serious purpose,
more genuine thought, more realiza-
ton of how much artificiality there
is in the organization of society and
of government. 1t means that vast
multitudes of people who have be-
longed to an upper economic
stratum, would be pulled down to a
lower. The world that has lived on
the border-line of mere subsistence
would not have much to lose; the
more fortunate ones would learn
what life has meant to that prepon-
derating mass of the people; many
of them would be added to that
mass. When it was all over, lot of
parlor radicalism would have lost its
parlor, and gained in its radicalism.
Instrumentaliues for mobilizing
and bringing to bear the material
resources of the world, would have
to be multiplied, through various
devices of the lawmakers. Dividing
the world into the "haves" and the
"have nots," the "haves" would feel,
at least, that they were doing most
of the contributing; but the "have
nots" would do most of the suffering,
and at the end there would be mu-
tuality of understanding and feeling
that would reduce mankind very
near to the common denomination of
its last prime factor: the human one.
What might another generation of
this world, or another century, bring
! forth, if with its present develop
ment of knowledge and conscious
ness, it should be reduced to factors
of simple humanity and started to
rebuild a social fabric?
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Overtime Work Offsets Leave.

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
With reference to the communica-
tons of certain anonymous writer's who
naively accuse each other Of anonymity,
regarding the leave taken by Govern
ment employees. | desire to offer the fol-
lowing facts and figures:
In 1919 the 1858 persons employed by
the Department OF Commerce in the
District of Columbia took an average OF
G.s9 days annual leave and 6.26 days
sick leave.
For 1872 the corresponding averages.
based on a total of l.545 employees In
the District of Columbia, were 2L6
and SO.
Figures for the amount OF overtime
work done in the department as a whole
are not available. but those for the
chief clerks office, in which there are
twelve employees, are worthy or notice.
In this office during July. August, Sep
TENDER. and October of this year-the
slack season-l55IH days Of overtime
work was done. This amounts 10 an
average Of about thirteen days for each
clerk for the four months, which lndi-
Gates an average of thirty-nine days per
annuu per extraordinarily more
than the combined annual and SICK
leave taken.
| hope these statistics will have more
weight with the disinterested reader
than assertions based on surmise con
corning the leave taken by few In
dividuals. LIE VERNE bbA|ES-
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

for in baseball there's no sentiment
at all, and less gate receipts, for the
loser.
If our own late hero had been in
a like situation, he might have gone,
as Bender and Plank did. He would
have gone. If he stays in the game
long enough to get glass in the place
where his humerus now is, he will
go; in just that same way. He knows
it. Meanwhile he has the chance tc
cash in, and he's going to do it.
The sporting editor feels deeply
aggrieved, he informs us, with Wal
ter's course. Being the sporting
editor, he is doubtless right, and
therefore these views are doubtless
wrong. But it would be a betrayal
of those high ideals of sincerity and
candor which always guide us in
formulating opinions about things
of which we are entirely uniformed,
TO pretend that we feel that Walter
had done the town dirt.
We shall be sorry not to see him
pitch next season; the whole place
will; but young man with a large
Kansas farm to pay for, and with
some premonitions that the golden
years ahead are few, will not have
injured his credit at the bank, any
how, by preferring $4,000 a year to
some less figure.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

ting in a kick, the porte couldn't see
the advantage of carrying its often
siveness against the United States
to the last extreme. Mr.. Morgen-
THAI, to whom had been intrusted
the care of large share of the for
eign residents of the city, was quite
within the proprieties in his demand
and the result was that the neces-
sary railroad facilities were provid-
ed and the aliens got out of the
capital.
Such services as these at Constan-
tinople, those of Mr.. Herrick at
Paris, and of other diplomats all
over the world, have done much to
earn for America the recognition to
which it is entitled.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Ten Dollars a Month"

To the Editor OF the Mail Bag:
How old is ANN" seems TO be the
most popular riddle of the day, but here
is one that has the Ann question beat a
mile, both ways:
IF the Secretary of State finds it i'm
possible to live on his enormous salary,
how in the name of all the wonders of
the world is a totally disabled and alto
gether helpless invalid going to exist on
so month";"
You were a young man in all the JOY
and happiness OF a healthy and active
young life. and you give all in The serv-
ice Of your country. You are now a
total invalid. waiting Cor death to re-
lease YOU, and the best your country
can give you in return for your all is
SO a month.
Oh. yes. the war in Europe is a sad
affair. but there are a sad things hap
pening in our own county that the
world never hears about.
SAILOR BOY"
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

War tax on marriage ceruncates Is
particularly appropriate.
European officer says that frozen feet
are worse than bullets. Always thought
that poker was a distinctively Ameri-
can pastime.
Aw. give US rest. Haven't done last
Christmas shopping yet
No new developments Fierce hand
to-hand lighting ever the telephone con-
tinues-
Contributor says the Chicago man
who had a pretty girl arrested for hirt-
,,a with him was the meanest man on
Garth. Can't say. We don't get to
town often.
surest way for a girl to scare on
follow Is to give him an expensive
Christmas present.
Speaking OF smoking jackets. there
are some that should.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
TOO MUCH MONEY.

The campaign that closed month
ago in Pennsylvania cost, in reported
campaign expenses, about 100000.
The Republican and Democratic
State committees, plus the various
city committees for Philadelphia,
spent that much, while the expenses
of the Progressive party in the
State, and of the myriad of city and
county organizations throughout the
State would have to be added. 1t is
not excessive to say that probably
the whole political performance of
the year cost a round million. If pri-
mary campaign expenses be added,
the figure will go well over the mil
lion.
It's too much money. Whether II
was spent in literature or perfectly
legitimate ways, without a sugges-
ton or suspicion of corruption, it's
too much money to spend in an off
year in one State. 4 dollar per vote
as a years political expense is toe
much.
This sort of thing will bring yet
sharper limitations on the use of
money in politics. The requirement
of accounting for receipts and ex-
penditures was expected to reduce
the use of money, and it has. But in
some places it has had little effect
and Pennsylvania is among these.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Tomorrow.

Naetinrs. evening"
Patria~rhs Militant -'"h'"h Washington. No
p-,ar - Rose Technical School pbeIns
piasc and california street northwest . a
m to ~ y. m
IIciurc. English system % Housing Teo-
49, t'lubs Public Library II a m
r-i.1rinn Of officers. Government Prin.Ing
one Council. ". III. National Union
,r'I,o-raphical Temple, p an.
t,,',',,.,funl.ut and baZaar, benefit o. needy.
TsrniIics of Turkey. children Of the ..aLai
'.I,,'I,y school. PythiHn Temple y u m
',,,T9. f.t.. .or children. benefit ~ Bel Ian
yysT sufferers. Thirteenth street and Penn
s,Iyania avnue northwest, a. IN. 20
..,,Ir, writing the Short Story pr. !
rig EsenweIn. red parlor. New Ebbitt.
,,,.t.ine. Azte- CIup o. 1885, l74s X stree;
northwest. f:30 p. n.
class ior Instruction. House 81 PLAY. li.i
%.ru,ont avenue northwest, 80 y. IA.
Iroot hall ARTILLERY vs.. Engineers. benefit war
sufferers. American League Park. 80 .. N.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

No. this is not a vaudeville program.
II was the program given this morning
in the assembly hall at Business High
school, where pupils of the school are
conducting their own assemblies:
In explanation OF which Principal
Allan Davis sets forth:
Pupils grow tired listening to a
Principal tax. week in and week out.
So turned over the weekly assem-
lilies to sections of the school. And
so far they have made good"
The whistling solo. by a girl. was
put forward with some trepidation.
But the boys failed to scOff at a girl
who whistled because she broke into
it so naturally and did 1t so well.
In addition TO the program, OF
course. there is the Bible reading, and
the school announcements. These are
If given by the pupil OF the section who
is in charge OF the program.
Other sections are planning novel
stunts" for their weekly programs
And. after the novelty wears off. Prin-
cipal Davis may even allow his head
liners to be announced in the papers
bS name.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

question is published today: there will
be twenty more before the contest ends.
There are no conditions to this con-
test, no entry fees: no subscription 10
The Times Is necessary. The competi-
ton is open to all pupils enrolled in the
seven Washington high schools. and
only TO them.
The medals to be awarded will be
tastefulv designed. They will be well
come additions to arrays OF track and
other prize medals.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04

Doc Wiley says that bad teeth are the
causs Of everything. Unable to verify
II. Can't get any of the European mon
archs to smile
In Herce engagement. one army breaks
tho others ring Engagement must be
at an end.
Waller Johnson has jumped to the
Feds. Well. that's what Congress gets
for adiourning in a pinch
Democratic party interned at present.
VIII probably rig up false funnel and
fly neutral flag
! The royal ukase.
Shop early.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
AmuSementS.

NatiouaI-.'Pinaf"re.' SIS p m.
%nfIonaI-Mme. Louise Homer. $50 d n,
J,cf9sro-'.King John" 2. m
PoIi's-"A Woman's Wa 2.i5 and Sis o
~,
roluu David Bispham. 40 D. m
Govetv- HurIesque. 2:la and SIS D. m
,grdru-Phot"playE. 10 a. IN. to II D. IN
strand -Phutoplays-
,--,ndlii'S- Phot0plays.
NJ. 'Is.I..- Furlesque. 2:lJ D. m
u1Var,l-'DarktOwn FoIlies." 2IS and Sl5
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
MAIL BAG
(FTom The Times RsdderS.)

Communications 70 the Mail Bag must
De written on one side OF the paper
oniy: must not exceed 200 words IN
length and must be signed with name
and address OF the sender. The pup;
Bag does ~ mean The enforcement,
by The Times Of the opiniong OF the
writer. The Mail Bag IL an open forum
where the citizens OF WashinSton can
argue moot questions.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
To Teach at Cornell.

Rristow Adams. for years employed in
est Service. has resigned to become as
est Service. has resigne dto become as
sociated with DR. Beverly T. Galloway,
former Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture. who 81 now director OF the Cornell
College Of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Details of Competition
Are Carefully Explained

Pupils wishing to enter The Times
Educational Competition continue 70
ask questions about its details. The
Times will be glad to answer any such
questions Here are some OF those
which appear to give some pupils
worry.
Question-How long after the last
question is printed Will pupils have to
submit answers;
Answer-Onc week.
CUestion-To whom must the answers
IN The Times competition he sHntg
Answer-They should be addressed to
the Contest Editor" at The Times Of
flee. More details as to submitting
answers viii be given later They are
not TO he sent in until the questions all
have been printed.
Ouestion-W hat will be done M case
two sets OF answers from the same
school are equally accurate?
Answer-The award then VIII be
made on a basis of penmanSh!D and
neatncSs and English composition
Duest,cu-May I submit my answer TO
The Times contest in typewritting pro-
viding I do the typewTiting myself?
Auswer-No. Answers must he sub
mitted in the pupils own handwriting
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Mter-School Spirit
Aroused byContest
HERE'S TENTH QUESTION

boundary of the District of Columbia indicated?
Answers be submitted separately One question
will printed daily for thirty days Pupils then must submit in
their own uriug the thirty questions Writing
be on one side of the paper only
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
GIRL WHISTLESAT
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
Novel Program Arranged at
Business High by Pupils
Committee.

whistling solo. by girl. with banjo accom-
paniTuent.
Solo BY girl with girl accompanist al. piano.
Selections by double seXtette OF pupils
Monologue illustrated by chalk talk by boy.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
Concert Today
b. the U. S. Soldiers Home Band
at $3.50 p. m.

EMIL A. FENsTAD. Asst. Director.
March. Lights out ........... Mccoy
Overture. "Rosamunde" Schubert
Fantasia. - SleEhridc Party,
MiChaelis
Grand selection. "Pagliacci."
LeoncavaIlo
Humoresaue. Turkey in the
Straw" ......................B ellstedt
,Solo for clarinet. August N"ith.p
Finale. Medley Of Harris Hi.
No. - Observation-Disclosures. Mackie
The Star-Spangled Banner.
The Washington times., 1914-12-04
War Correspondent Tells of
Horrors Seen in the Trenches

This is the second of two
stories covering the experiences
of an American newspaper man
at the front NTH the Austrian
army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24
Marsh Returns from East.

Charles II. Marsh secretary Cf the
Roundup and democratic nominee
for county judge. arrived home this
morning from an extended visit in
eastern and Californian points. He
left Pendleton on July Is for Chica-
90 via Portland and Seattle, spent
two weeks in the Windy City, week
in Iowa and the balance Of the time
ir cities en- route home, coming by
way of Kansas City, Denver Salt
Lake. Los Angeles, san Francisco and
Portland. He was in Chicago when
the European war broke out and was
fortunate in getting to witness a huge
demonstration Of the Germans which
lasted all night. The war affected
financial conditions in the east to
a considerable extent temporarily, he
states. In Chicago the banks put in
to force their ruling against with
drawal OF accounts without so days
rotice and refused to permit depos-
itors To withdraw more than $50 a
day unless it could be shown they
needed II. Department stores for
while paid off their employees with
half gold and half clearing house
certificates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24
Vocalist Visits Father Here.

Miss Doris Reber of Chicago,
young vocalist Of Chicago,
has arrived in Pendleton to visit her
father. DR.. ID. y. Reber. She will
leave on September Z for Portland to
sing at the Arcadian roof gardens
OF the Multnomah hotel for two weeks
after which she will return to see the
Roundup. Her mother will arrive
on Sept. s to join Dr. Reber who re-
Gently purchased the stockman resi-
dence property near the high school
and will make IL his home. Miss Re-
ber will return to Chicago for the win
ter 10 resume her studies In voice
and interpretatiye dancing. She has
a dramatic soprano of unusual vol
ume and the Chicago papers speak
Of her as a vocalist OF wonderful
promise. She was formerly special
writer on the Chicago Record-Herald
and Il was only about six months ago
that she discovered that she had a
singing voice. Since then she has
made such splendid progress that al
ready she has received very fiat
tering offer TO star in musical com
edY However. che IL ambitious and
prefers o. take a long course Of study
before entering upon a public career
Before leaving Pendleton Miss Reber
viii probably sing az one Of the band
concerts She II delighted with Pen.
dletOn and declares she will come out
here every summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24
Another Roundup Judge

R. S. Dixon, a prominent stock
man of Crook county, has been Sc
selected by the Roundup as a judge
at the annual exhibition next month.
thus leaving but one vacancy to fill.
Mr.. Dixon's home is at Barnes. a
short distance from Prineville. He is
veteran in the stock business and
has reputation of knowing all OF
the fine points of cowboy horseman-
ship.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24

his sister. Tulita Adams Of Glbbon.
also went along. inasmuch as his wife
shares equally in the estate which
Is valued at $4,000 Their father.
who was a druggist and realty own.
er of Los Angeles, died about a year
and half ago and search was at
once instituted for the two children
of whom he had lost track when he
and his wife were divorced when they
were very small. Through the efforts
Of Col Raley they were finally To-
Gated near this city and apprisei OF
their unusual fortune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24
PORTLAND DENTIST NEAR
TO DEATH AFTER ATTACK

PORTLAND, ore. Aug. 24.-DT
Joseph Hickey. dentist, was found
slugged on a sleeping porch at his
home early today He is in danger
Gus condition. An operation revealed
his skull had been fractured.
The injured man was found by his
son Leroy, 30. 1t is believed he was
assaulted with intent to rob. A four
pound hammer, showing traces Of
blood was found in the yard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-24

Spokane, it has been pointed out,
has annually sent large crowds to the
Roundup and some appreciation in
the form OF a reciprocal visit should
be shown. The spoeane fair this year
viii be held during the week OF Sep
tember 1919. the same week in
which Walla Walla will put on her
fair.
President Tallman of the CONNER
cial association is one who Is very en-
Enthusiastically in favor OF the excur-
sion trip and will assist in arousing
sentiment in favor of It.