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The Washington times., 1914-12-20
HE'S NOT ACANDIDATE.

A New Orleans publication, the
LAWYER and Banker, whose name
surely would suggest appeal to a
distinctly intelligent and informed
segment of the community, took a
poll of its readers on Presidential
preferences for. 1916. The count
shows that Secretary Franklin X.
Lane received the high vote among
Democrats, 1,119, while President
Wilson came second with 703, and
Champ Clark practically tied him
with 700.
1t was pretty compliment to
Mr.. Secretary Lane, but not espec-
tally to the general international
equipment of the readers of the
paper. BIr. Lane will not be nomi-
mated or elected President for the
exceedingly sufficient reason that he
was born under the British flag, and
is barred by the Constitution.
If he hadn't suffered that misfor-
tune, Mr.. Lane would have been up
toward the top of good many Pres
idential polls before now. 1t seems
rather a glum joke that so good and
useful an American as he should be
barred from consideration for Presi-
dent or Vice President merely be-
cause the fathers of the Constitution
had an obsession about the possibil-
ity that some foreign influence might
try TO sneak UP on US and grab the
Government while we weren't look
ing. '---.>.----
Meanwhile, compliments to the
lawyers and bankers, who are COM
monty very strong for the Constitu-
ton, but seem willing to take a
whack at it in this instance. They
might fracture it in good many
worse ways.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
TENNIS CHAMPIONS.

Some loyal Williams rooters
among tennis fans may be disap-
pointed that their favorite has been
placed below Mclaughlin in the ten
mis- ranking, but the selection is
likely to meet general commentator
among the rank and file.
Mclaughlin, on the seasons play,
undoubtedly showed up better thai.
Williams, although Williams bca,
him in singles. But then Church. O.
Princeton, beat Williams, and if {;
single contest is to decide the 81
premacy Church and not Williar
should rule.
The ranking committee wisely dis
The Washington times., 1914-12-20

published on Monday, Tuesday. and
Wednesday. The Times contest draws
near to a close. AS the time for sending
IN answers arrives competition grows
more and more keen among the high
schools. Each school Is working hard
TO land the gold medal offered for the
best of all the answers submitted.
Scores of pupils. in some cases hun
dreds. from each school. are IN the con-
test to win. Student organizations at
Mckinley and Business have been espc-
cially active in furthering the competi-
ton and urging pupils 20 enter. Every
high school principal in the city las IT
dorsed the contest as being educational
tending 10 arouse interest In Washing
ton history. and giving pupils an op-
portunity to do valuable research work.
Pupils should now prepare to submit
answers as soon as possible after L.
last question is printed. All questic--s
received up until midnight b. fore De
cember 81 will be given equal consider
ton. But the earlier questions arc SET
in the quicker will decisions Of the
judges be announced
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SUNDAY.

SUNDAY.
Meeting with tea Congressional Union for
wonsn's Suffrage. 1870 F street northwest
.. III.
Meeting. Kate Gordon Chapter Of the south
ern states Woman suffrage Conference
JArd!n dc Danse. $50 p. m
Concert. United States soldiers Home BAND
main hall OF soldiers Home. $50 .. m
Exhibition. Corcorsn Art Gallery. $50 D. m
TO 4.3U y. II.
Lecture. Some Impressions Of the h sSSll
F OF T. Convention" William IL Lohn-
slou. Socialist Hal Sll I street northwest
MONDAY.
Exhibition. Corcorsu Art Gallery. n m
20 $50 .. III n
Meeting. Vermont safe Association. De
Gucrin school Of Music. l5lO street nor'h-
T.- T1. me, raiiv ZION Baptist church T
street. between Third and Four-and-%-hsH
streets. y. M -
Christmas dansanr. pelt! IN rIS'erI nv
Fraternity House i'I'
psrtaYc est. p m
Fs5~Ins. Piney Branch citizens Association
l,tra Avenue NJ T.. Church northwest. :
Meeting East washington citizens Assoeia 70
tI,,n r>tsf Washington Hall ga PeInsv!-
vauia avenue southeast p. IN
Musicale. FOR the blind Library OF Congress
sis p. M.
concert United states Marine Band. Marine
Barracks. y. IN.
T.,ture. Through China for the BED Cross 90
p Davis. Home Club. "a Jackson place
northwest p. m.
Meeting Monday Evening club Y. NJ. &.
\ Auditorium, y. m.
Masonic Potomac. No. >. benjamin :
Ir.Iru No Is. social: AnaCoStiA No. u,
Peuthalpha No 3. social: Mount Pleasant.
No O.. Washington Council. No. ]. ROYAL
and select Masons. election: Orient No ;.
Knights Trmplar: Ruth. No. /. and st.
Inhn's No. IS Eastern star.
Odd FcllOWs-UUion. No. II: Covenant No.
-: Feacou. No Is; Langdon. No, 8;
naomi No l. and Ruth. No. :, RsSc!olh
Lodges.
Knights OF PythIas-Elusl. No II; ANA
rsnth. No s. Century. No. %
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What's on the Program This Week

Neutrality-suspicious. Tent. No. 1: Noun
Vernon Tent. No 4: Anacostis Tent No.
National Union-The Bruen Home benefit q
Polls: Potomac Council; Central Council
Socialist Party-Taiiors' Union. d1 stree
northwest. S:l6 .. m.
TUESDAY.
Mt. Horeb No. = and Potomac No. 5 ROY.
Arch Masons; De Molay. No T. EuisF,
Templar. Albert Pike Conslstory. election
and Robert De Bruce Council OF Ea.Io~1
Scottish Rite; Electa. No. .. Bethlehem, No
:. Friendship. No. Il. and Fidelity. No. -
Eastern star.
Euie. No. q: AmIty 30 .. Fr>j o.
Stuart. No :. Encampmeut-
Knights Of Pythias Webster No. .. l.-
Cel5ior, No Il: CAPITAL. No. % MvrtlC. '.
Observation-Disclosures Tent No. 3
Socialist Party-CeutraI committee ,lf
street northwest. sis D m
WEDNESDAY
MISUNDERSTANDING. No. l.. Srsa8 .,-i--
school OF instruction. Alt F.ess3r. y b.
l.. ROYAL Arch Masons, WASHINGTON ~
l. Knights Templar. Naomi No. o.. ..t.
Brookland.- No. Il. Eastern star
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No. :: Harmon "
>; Friendship, No L, Federal CITY. ~.
70: Columbia. NJ. l. Encampment.
knights u Pythias Mount Vernon. No. =
IN! nioF 20 x CSlr r3F,.., Nj $751;, rs '.2''
Socialist Party-Italian Branch. Sll stree
northwest. Sis D. M.
THURSDAY.
Mssouic-GeOrse e. Whiting. No. -. Vas
ington. No ? ROYAL Arch Mssons; Villa 81
+ Hunt. No. l6. Eastern star.
Odd FeIlows-Columbia, No. 10: ENcelsicy.
No l.: Salem. No -
Observation-Disclosures Tent. No s.
National Cnion-Bancroft Council; DahiSrcu
Council.
FRIDAY.
Masonic-S't Johns. No. II: Hope, No ~.
Eureka No. g. and Capitol, No. ~. RoyaI
Arch MaScns; Christmas observance bv
communicates. Knights Templar.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20

Shanghai. where he established the first
provisional government, but, because he
felt the army needed him more than the
civil government, he stepped sslde for
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the first provisional
president, who had been recalled from
practical exile to take power. OF the
rise of Yuan Shi Ksi. he says:
Just before the fan OF the Manchus.
the republican leaders were told by
the foreign friends of Yuan Shi Kai
that he was the only man capable Of
controlling the situation Yuan Shi
Kai offered to support democracy
and republicanism provided that l
would relinduish my right to power.
He also declared he would use his
influence 10 persuade the Emperor
and recent 70 abdicate.
To me. this seemed a great Induce
ment agreed. Then upon bis
accession to power, Yuan Shi Kai
began the determination of the
democratic spirit
The following July he forced the
second revolution upon the southern.
provinces. in order to have an ex-
cuse to exterminate the democratic
leaders there.
then assumed command OF
punitive expedition against President
Yuan, but there was really no hope
had disbanded my followers after
the fall of the Manchus. Yuan had
Augmented his northern hordes.
That is why ! am an exile today.
Gen. Hwang Hsing will remain in this
citv for several days, visiting public
men and urging them to use their infiu-
ence to defeat the Chinese loan
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Praeger to Make One
Christmas Mail Delivery

Postmaster Praeger has announced
that one delivery Of mail will be made
from, the main office and stations
Ch-rstnas morning for the benefit Of
nostoffice patrons whose friends are late
in mailing their holiday gifts. The car
riers will leave the offices at I 80 a. m.
II was announced also that the postal
cashiers section Of the main office will
he closed ALI day Christmas. Tho stamp
yvindows will be open throughout the
day The registry section will be open
all day Money orders and stamps in
small quantities may be purchased at
the registry section after inc money
ordn-- section. which will be open from
10 till II, is closed. The larger stations
will be open from s till II. The usual
hoIidav collections will be made.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Rockefeller Repudiates
Cleveland to Avoid Tax

CLEVELAND. Dec. 2n.-John n.
Rockefeller. through his attorneys, has
nle, in the United States district court
r.tItion asking that an injunction be
granted restraining County treasurer
O'Brien from collecting taxes on sSlI;
oIn ~ assessment placed on kockefel-
icr's holdings by the CuyahoEa county
lax commission. In the petition MIR:
Rockefeller declares he is resident OF
New York State, that he maintains
residence there. and performs All the
f,nctIons of a citizen Of flat State. He
specifically states that he Totes in New
York.
a resident OF Ohio and Cleveland In lSs5.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Galliher New Head of
Credit Mems Association

". r. GaIlrfler and Il. Preston ShcaIey
havo been elected treasurer and secrc-
tsry. respectively. OF the Washington
Association OF Credit Men.
Tho board Of directors has appointed
the following committees: Member
ship. Cuno H. Rudolph. Joshua Evans.
ir.. a. J.. Harlan. William c. Carter,
and Bailey Shumate: credit DEPARTING mt,
Clarence Corson, chairman. 10 n Brew
er. i. W. Buckler. T. p d II thaway,
and ". T. Flynn: arbitration. B. 3.
Earnshaw, chairman, W. T. Galliher.
and A. w Wright.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
STILL NEEDS S3,321
Big Contributions Required to
Complete List in Four Days
Before Christmas.
Continued from First Page1

Continued from First Page)
borsH Aren't there thirty-three vro
can AFFORD 40 apiece for the estabIish-
ment of fourteen homes?
OF course. IL the fund can only hn
completed by the people OF WashinGtol.
who arc In very moderate circum
stances. II will be done.
Never Too Late for Charity.
Buc 70 seems 50 vsry unfair in "a,
city Of 50 many beautiful homes. tia;
generosity fingers only IN the hearts or
those who Hive IN houses which -
Close against one another. IN -ftv
blocks. and that the detached mansions
shelter souls whose only wish L. to Sc
md know as little OF trouble as pos
sihle.
The cry or rnoss people OF wealth 10
Il have already given as much as
can 10 charity. the demand came 10 me-
too late"
There Is no such thing as too late
to give. III by that you mean that vow
set aside certain sum to give "a
charity, which would In no wa In
fringe upon YOUR own personal Dis
trfbution OF gifts. and which already
has been expended. ycu have not &c:
given at all.
baltimore. New York-aU % tn ht-
cities - have Christmas onno-.unitv
lists. Thev have been published a1d
the gums dona's1 are printed every
dav Those cities ore watching ~
VIII tSsv have the chance to Say th-f
thar - no uno-n'- in washington. That
49, - --''i - civ that Z i=
merely a stopping place for tourists
who have no feeling OF civic obliga-
ti0py
The res1'ts Of tire Cnrissmas darr7-
tons for the oDnorturftv lists viii -
long vav toward telling Outsiders
have found 4 rasv TO get money from
Washinzto thfs Fall
Are Won sshaned To admit that you
gave unwisatv. urrairiv7
A reminder 10 cara first for your
own neopis next Christmas ctit a TN
slics cut Of your personal allowance.
and send Il 20 the Associated Charities.
at s23 II street northwest. or to The
Times ONCE.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Forest Service Employees
To Have Christmas Tree

Employees OF the Forestry Service will
celebrate Christmas by gathering at
noon on December q around tree at
the Atlantic Building. custom which
has prevailed N tho department for
nine years. J. is expected that more
than 80 employees and their families
VIII be present The tree will he de-
Grated with 50o presents for the chill
dren Of employees
q. G. Anderson is chairman of the
committee IN charge. his associates on
the committee being Albert +. Potter
and &. A. KoIh
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
EMERGENCY IN CHILL.

AS surely as Belgium calls to the
United States to feed the starving,
just so surely Chilli calls to the
United States to relieve her fainting
industry.
In August and September Chili's
exports of nitrates fell off much
more than half from the year be-
fore. In October less than one-fifth
of the customary amount was sent to
Europe, and less than one-fourth to
the United States.
Production has been cut to 40 per
cent or less of the normal standard;
nitrate plants are closing; the I'M
employed arc numbered by tens of
thousands. Private charity is
swamped; government aid, though
intelligently directed, can only
slightly alleviate distress. The whole
country is on the verge of financial
ruin, for the agricultural and manu-
featuring districts of the south de-
pend upon markets in the north.
The government itself, which has
planned ambitious construction
works to relieve unemployment,
must refuse every expenditure now
that its chief source of revenue, ex-
port duties on nitrate, has almost
dried up.
Here lies our chance. Nitrate,
copper, and iron ore properties are
for sale at considerably less than
their value will be in the immediate
future. If we buy them and turn
their output into our home factories
we shall be in fair way to supply
world demand for explosives and
coal tar dyes. We shall also revive
Chili's languishing business and ex-
tend our sales of those commodities
that Chill takes from US when she
can afford them-building and struc-
tural material, railway supplies, ma
chinery, implements, and coal.
In addition, with the help of our
island possessions we may be able TO
furnish sugar, starch, and rice, which
have hitherto come preponderatingly
from Germany. We can make up
for recent shortcomings in French
supplies of cloth, clothing. and wom-
ems and children's hats, besides in
Vulnerable miscellaneous items for
domestic use. Not the least of the
opening now inviting us is that in
Portland cement, in which our in
terest demands that we build up a
strong national industry. Of Chili's
1912 imports in Portland cement
Germany sent 67 per cent, the United
Kingdom IS per cent, Belgium per
cent, and the United States 4 per
cent.
Chill needs branch of a United
States bank, which can replace the
German bank now transacting most
of our business. She needs our en-
ginecrs and business organizers to
show her how to construct irrigation
works, to supplant hand labor by
machinery in extracting nitrate, to
import supplies directly for big in
dustrial plants.
She needs long credits for her
merchants and financing for mani
fold development , in engineering
projects. and in education-develop-
ment already planned which cannot
fail to increase indefinitely the coun-
try's value as a market.
In short, Chill furnishes a particu-
larly good example of the privilege
which South America is now extend
ing to far-seeing, ambitious business
men to be of use to peoples needier
than our own and at the same time
to build up for the workers at home
incalculabie prosperity.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Contest Takes Up
Story of Congress
CONTEST QUESTION NO. Fl

o. When and by whom the first session of Congress
called together in Washington?
ANSWERS are not submitted separately One question
r be printed daily for thirty days Pupils then must submit IN
their opn wrng thirty questions Writing must
be On one side of the paper only
The Washington times., 1914-12-20

This. the twenty-sevcnth question In
The Times Educational Competition.
eEain relates TO the early political his
tory Of the National Capital.
The whole subject of the bringing Of
Congress to Washington is intensely in
teresting. Efforts BY various cities OF
Importance at that time to have the
Nations Capital located within their
precincts caused the final compromise
which placed the seat Of government
in the wilderness and waste which has
grown into one OF the great capitals OF
the world.
The location of the capital marked
orc OF the greatest political fights In
the early history OF this country. and In
Slis struggle some OF the most promi-
rent figures in American history were
involved.
With the three questions yet 10 be
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
POSTOFFICE EXPENSES.

On its face, the insistenee of the
House of Representatives that the,
Postofficc Department shall spend,
in the coming fiscal year, some $685.
100000 more than it asks for or
wants to spend, is rather remark
able. Of course, the difference rep
resents questions Of policy about
running the department, and Con-
gress reserves the power to deter
mine such questions of policy.
But on the face of information at
hand, the attitude of the depart
ment seems peculiarly to deserve
consideration. Not only has the
Postmaster General desired to keep
expenses down, but incident to do
ing that he has had a program of ex-
tending its service and facilities, in
creasing efficiency. and doing more
FOR the public Curiously enough,
IN this case, the ability to make the
service better has seemed in con-
siderable measure to depend on the
authority also to reduce its expenses.
Ii is one case in which, seemingly.
The more you spend, the more you
don't get.
The department has asked the
privilege Of reducing the expense of
the rural free delivery service, which
is the occasion OF the greatest item
Of loss to the service. The House
decides that it may not do this. Then
he department wants to have the
rstes of compensation to the rail-
roads for carrying mail determined
yust as soon as possible. II has
urged this for long time. The in
terest Of the railroads as well as
of the department ought to be CO.
incident in this regard. The rail-
roads have been carrying a big vol
ime Of parcel post mails largely
"-ithout compensation; they don't
Ike 1t, and they have a right not to
Ike 1t. The charge of railroad in
'uence against a settlement of this
.etail is, in the circumstances, hard
0 understand.
On the other hand it is perfectly
obvious why the express companies.
which IN past times at least have been
sometimes suspected of exercising a
good deal Of influence hereabouts,
hould want to prevent lowering par
eel post rates. They don't want to
ose the business. The department
las been anxious to make the rates
ow as possible, and to get them to
me lowest point as rapidly as pos
5ible.
Whatever may be the array of in
tcreSts and influence in this matter.
one thing is reasonably certain. I'm
Ter budget system of doing out
ne various appropriations of the
Government, there would be little
LANCER Of a particular department
having vast amount of money
forced upon it that it didn't want or
2sk or need. Who remembers back
70 a'1 time when any department of
ae Government, getting its susten-
lnce through the Committee on Ap-
prOpriations, got more than it
asked? The memory of man goeth
not TO the time. The Appropriations
Committee guards the Treasury's
interests. To the contrary, the 9TH
er committees which have the privi-
lege of making up departmental
t-ilARets sEe inevitably predisposed to
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Canada Aids Belgians.

HALIFAX, y. s., Dec. 3.-Loaded
with food and supplies for the BeiGians
the steamer Calcutta has just sailed.
She is the third relief shin Ia he sent
out by Canada Tho bulk Of her cargo.
and io0 cases Of clothing. came from
Montreal. Just before she sailed the
Nova Scotia relief committee sent
aboard a thousand cases OF condensed
milk
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Gets Data on Ocean Rates.

Secretary OF Commerce Redheld. in
response to q Senate resolution. Is MAX
ing an inquiry TO determine how far
OCEAN transportation rates have been
Advanced since July J. Tho resolution
alec ssl.s for any other facts relating
10 ocean TRANSPORTATION which ad-
versely affect or iniure American com
TnCrCr.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Cotton Mills to Run
Day and Night Shifts

LOWELL. Mass. Doc. 20-OrderS
nav. been rsvap bv which th~ mach'n-
.rv If the fremont and SUFFOLK cotton
Wills viii BE- oneratrd twentv-four
hour. dav. beginning tomorrow.
,Lo,,+ Ioc emnlovss WIN Re bired upnn
~. .r4-, sLGst An s~tI~insted de-
mard for fabrics early In the COMING
- q. given as the reason for the In
craaa a. IN production.
The Washington times., 1914-12-20

When. and by whom. was the first
session OF Congress called together IN
Washington?
The Washington times., 1914-12-20
Huang Hsi11g Tries
BaK Aidt0 China
Revolutionary Leader in Wash
ington to Prevent American
Loan Being Made to Presi-
dent Yuan.

Hwang HSing, generdliSSimo OF
the Chinese revolutionary forces
who operthrew the Mdnchu dynasty,
is in Washington.
NON an exile, he is pisiting pub
lie men in an effort to defeat any
further loans TO the present gop-
eminent of his country.
He declares that the first loan of
S125,O00,000 mas squdndered or
used as a MAR loan for the extermi-
nation of democracy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-24
CONTROL IS PARAMOUNT.

Control of the House and Senate is
now the paramount issue with the
Democratic leaders in Congress, be-
fore which rural credits, the antitrust
bill, and railroad legislation pale into
insignificance. The evident haste to
clean up the legislative slate is prompt
ed by the uncertainty of the Novem-
Der elections.
All sorts Of evils will follow in the
trail of a republican victory In the
House and Senate from q Democratic
standpoint. Control of both bodies is
vital to success in 1916, and the little
matter of a few bills is not going to
(stand in the way Of an early adjourn.
meat. The political %exigencies are
too pressing upon the Wilson admin.
istration now for comfort.
Anyway, it is just as we'll to post.
pone the rural credits bill and a few
other bills of an experimental nature.
This nation has a vast amount Of
purely experimental legislation to be
assimilated within the next few
months, and least of which is not the
new currency system either.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-24
JOINING FORCES.

These market days are excellent
functions to bring the country and
city together. Without, the farmers,
the cities would lanquish and gradu'
ally decline, but without the cities,
farm life would be less interesting
and less profitable. There should exist
always between the city and the coun'
try that spirit of cooperation and
reciprocity reflected in these market
days.
The city of Bismarck extended a
royal welcome to the farmers yester
day. These get.together meetings
should be profitable for the city and
the farmers. We want them to fee
at home in our midst. All of us, as
1t were, are in partnership for a better
and bigger Burleigh county, and a
more serviceable city for the farmers
OF this section.
Come again.
| DR. IS. -as 81 EH ...,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-24
and performances of the splendid body

and performances of the splendid body
OF musicians that mare up his orches-
ira into what may be called a wonder.
fully eloquent instrument, that has
placed him among the recognized
great conductors of the world and has
won for the minneapolis orchestra its
position as one of Americas three
greatest orchestras. This recognition
has come to Mr.. Oberhoffer and his
remarkable orchestra wherever they
have appeared, and public, critics and
musicians have We'd with each other
in enthusiasm.
The loyalty Of Minneapolis to the
orchestra and Mr.. Oberhoffer is re-
Elected in the subscription for a term
of years of an annual guarantee of
$65, 900, and the recent giving Of
$500, 900 for a new combined orchestra
hall and art museum, which is to fur.
nish a permanent home for the or.
chestra.