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The Washington times., 1915-05-26
A CITY hOME-RULE DETAIL

New York's circular court house,
for which site has been bought at
a cost of $7,OOO,OOO, is a good deal
under discussion because of fears
that it is going to prove a monu-
ment of extravaganza not unlike the
capitol at Albany. Recently a
critic of the plan expressed the
opinion that by the time it were
really completed the new court
house would have cost, with it's site
$60,000,OO0; a figure which not un-
naturally gave concern to New
Workers who lately have been get.
ting introspective about the ex,
penses Of running their town.
Retorting to this $60,000,OO0 esti.
mate, Acting Mayor McAneny ha:
made a statement showing how the
business has been handled, and Civ,
ing assurance that the structure viii
not cost more than $lO,0OO,OOO, on
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Feels Too Young at II
To Play Oldest Golfer
Joseph P. Hough Doubtful Whether J. Wilson Brown,
79, of Baltimore, Who Sends Challenge to
Washington, Would take Him On"

has reddish hair and a reddish NUS
tache. and there are only the slightest
traces OF gray in his hair. Alert and
erect. with springy step and upright
carriage, he looks like a man in his
ffties. When he was seen at the Treas
urv Department he was assailng a pile
Of work on his desk in vigorous style.
"Too Young" For Baltimorcan.
Take on any match games?" he said.
well. I am too busy for that. and too
young for that fellow anyway"
The Baltimorean who set Washington
golfers guessing as to the oldest player
here is J. Wilson Brown. former presi-
dent OF the Maryland and Pennsylvania
railway. who wishes to celebrate his
seventy-ninth birthday next month by
going over an 1S-hole course with some
one his own age
Just eighteen holes,'' said Mr.. Hough
"Why. only five years ago I won an
endurance contest in which / covered
ninety holes In continuous playing for
about twelve hours. That was the last
contest / entered. We did not even
stop for luncheon in that trial 1t was
played over the old Columbia course,
one of the stiftest courses in this sec
ton Of the country"
Previous to that Mr.. Hough had won
a number of medals in the yearly con-
tests in his own club. Though he plays
regularly, he has not taken part In any
contests recently.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
THE RIGHT GUARD COMMANDER

While there is need for immediate
attention to the appointment of a
commanding officer of the District
National Guard, that action should
not BE SO hasty that it precludes
careful consideration Of the needs of
that position.
The District Guard, close to the
seat of Government, and with every
opportunity of getting instruction
from the War Department, should
be a model organization Of its kind.
The retiring commander has been
out of the city for more than two
years and the guard now is said to
be handicapped by poor attendance
at drills and by short companies.
The discipline and training of the
District Guard have been criticised
adversely by army officers.
Therefore the principal point in
selecting a head for the District
Guard is to obtain a man who can
reorganize the companies, and put
the regiments on a thorough mill
tary basis. Many assert that an
army officer is needed to do this.
That claim, advanced by those who
are conversant with such work,
should be considered carefully.
The generalship of the guard
should not be regarded as a plum, or
even as a reward for long service.
1t primarily is a position requiring
the highest ability that can be had.
That point should be the first con-
sideration in the selection of COM
mander. If such a man can be OBJ
tanned in the ranks, so much the bet
ter. If a man with experience in
the active service is needed other
considerations should not influence
the choice.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

THAT fellow wants to play with
some old men: I guess we are all too
young for him over here" quoth Joseph
+. Hough aged sevepty-four. when the
challenge Of Baltimore,s oldest golfer to
play some ono a match game over an
eighteen-hole course on his seventy
ninth birthday was received.
Mr Hough Is not WashinSton's Oldest
solfer, but he Is the next oldest, so far
as could be learned from any Of WASH
ington's golf fans. Though he will
reach his seventy-fifth birthday next
December. he plays regularly. rain or
shine, at least once u. week, and at his
home at 2242 Cathedral avenue he has
a number of trophies to show for It,
Oldest Golfer w. J. Boardman.
The Capitals veteran golfer is w. j.
Boardman. who used to play with Mr..
Taft when he was President. Mr..
Boardman is near the eighty-year mark.
But he Is Ill just now. so he could not
consider the challenge.
Mr.. Hough is an employe OF the
Treasury Department. and has been a
clerk there for thirty-six years. He
has been playing golf about sixteen
years.
Sure golf Is a great game for old
men" he said. But It is good exercise
for us young fellows. too. 1t helps to
keep us young"
In appearance. Mr.. Hough justifes his
statement He Is only slightly bald.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Tomorrow.

exercises, Washington COL
lege of Law, at Memorial Continental Hall.
p. m
Excursion, complimentary to employees OF 8
Kann, Sons & Company on steamer St,
Johns, leaving Seventh street wharf ut 7
GTRsdaa,,on p; %; exercises. Colonial School. 1889
Eighteenth street northwest. II a. m.
Competitive drill and review, First Separate
Battalion High School Cadets. American
League Park. p. m.
Meeting. District Suffrage League, People
Entertainment. Girls Friendly Society. Ma
sonic Temple, Eighth and F streets nor'h-
Musical pageant, Spirit of Nations In Music
and Rhythm. Belasco Theater, p. m.
Glee Club, Royal ArCanum. in hall Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Meeting. board of governors. Retail Mer-
chants Association, in rooms, p. m.
Entertainment. pupils of Polk School. IN
Mckinley Manual Training School. p. m:
Commencement. Howard University n:SO
Masonic-The New Jerusalem. No. 8; George
c. Whiting, No. q, social; Templer Noyes,
No. 50; William F. Hunt No. lG. Eastern
odd Fellows-Excelsior, No. II; Salem. No.
%; Columbia, No. 10; Covenant. No; Is.
knights OF Pythias-Harmony. No. q
National Union-Bancroft Council Dahigren
F. o. E.-ReguIar meeting OF aerle with
music by Eagle Band and Glee Glup;
Camp, No I9l2 ,,-.
Socialist Party-Youns Peoples Socialist
uiHstTated lecture The Story of Washing
ton" Gideon J. Pillow, New Willard
Novena or nine days prayer, Chapel OF thu
Adoration, V street near Fifteenth north
west 1880 a. m. and 4:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

and France, eliminates this point;
for the foreign meat trade of the
Argentine is preponderatingly in the
hands of American packing con-
Germs; it is American-controlled
business, done in the Argentine. An
American firm with a branch in Ar
gentina would be using, in this case,
the banking facilities of the United
States; and it's ability to command
such facilities for handling that part
of its business would manifestly
lubricate all the machinery of it's
business, whether in Chicago or on
the river Plate.
1t is by just such cosmopolitan
employment of it's financial power
that Great Britain has builded itself
into it's position of banker to the
world. The United States, prior to
the enactment of the Federal re-
serve act, held vast store of gold
that could not be utilized for expan-
sion of currency volume when ext
gencies arose. The Aldrich-Vreeland
law and the reserve act made such
expansion possible, and the expert
ence of the months Immediately fol-
lowing the wars outbreak proved
the efficacy of this mechanism, for a
total of near $4O0,OOO,OOO of this
circulation was issued, and then
practically all of it was retired
again, within seven months. So to-
day this country is able to do a real
world-banking business; and it is
under obligation to live up to its op-
portunity. The world is piling up
huge balances with US, and we
must, in effect, begin to lend it the
money with which to buy from us.
We have the money, and system
under which it can be used in this
way. To go ahead, now, and utilize
these will mean that the United
States must quickly pass from a
provincial to a highly cosmopolitan
relation to the whole world of in
ternational business.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
A SPARK FROM JAPAN'S FORGE

The incident in the Japanese
commons" yesterday, when a men,
ber interrupted Foreign Minister
Kato, who was explaining the Chi
nese situation, to call him a trail
tor, attracts attention to that new
institution in the empire, constitu-
tional government. The constitu-
tional regime did not begin until
1890, the charter being granted by,
not wrested from, the Emperor in
1889. A commission was sent to
foreign lands to study their govern
mental systems, and the British was
selected as being the most efficient
and adaptable.
So since the beginning Of parlia-
mentary participation in Japan's
government there has been in
progress that adaptation, including,
Marquis Ito declared, the adoption
also Of the English party and cabi-
net system. Unlike the English
system, however, the Japanese cabi-
net is not responsible to the lower
house, but to the Emperor alone.
However, by virtue Of that body's
control over fiscal affairs, and in
fact all legislation, the movement to
nullify the constitutional immunity
of the ministry save as regards the
Emperor's discretion, has gained
strength, and several cabinets have
found it expedient to resign be-
cause of the hostility of the diet.
It has not been possible, how
ever, for the Japanese to accommo-
date themselves in a moment, as it
were, to all the restraints as we'll as
liberties of parliamentary rule, and
occasionally something develops like
that of yesterday, when the foreign
minister was assailed. 1t is only
upon occasions of unusual import,
ance that cabinet member appears
before the diet, and he not infre
quently is the mark of attack by the
opposition. The president of tn,
chamber obliged the offending mem
Der to apologize to the foreign min
lister, and the incident was ended
except for brief demonstration b.
others of the opposition.
The incident was comparativel,
trifing, but it shows that Nippon i
learning the fine parliamentary ar
of the west, and is a spark from
the great anvil upon which the fu
ture of Japan is being forged.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26

S7,000,000 site; total, S17,000,000.
He doesn't think it will overrun this
figure, estimated by various compe-
tent authorities. If he is correct,
it will be quite an impressive rec
ord in public building construction.
THIS discussion whether a particu-
lar building, for which the plans are
known, is going to cost $10,000,000
or $53,000,OO0 is certainly sugges-
tive of a remarkable looseness some
where, or else of an exceedingly
cynical notion about the economies
exercjsed toward public construc-
ton. But it has recalled attention,
not always fixed on such details, to
the fact that New York is not build
ing this court house on it's own mo-
ton. The acting mayor reminds
that it's construction was required
by mandatory act of the legisla-
ture.
This is altogether an excellent H.
lustration of the impossibility of
having town, or a county, bossed
by State legislature. New York
county ought to be the judge of
whether it wants a court house, and
what sort, at what price. So long as
there is a New York county, that
should be its business. 1t may be
added that there is grave doubt
whether there is good reason for the
existence of New York county. 1t
is coming more and more to be con-
sidered that the maintenance of a
county and city government side by
side, over the same territory and
people, is wasteful, misleading, and
demoralizing. 1t makes for office
creation and the spoils system, and
in a number of cases advanced
American communities have abol-
ished the county system in such cir
cumstances and turned the county
functions over to a city chartered to
exercise them.
In New York's court house case
is presented the spectacle of coun-
ty, inside city and comprising only
a part Of the whole city's area and
population, being maintained large
ly because its organization comes
down by tradition from the earlier
day when there was an excuse for
it; and over both city and county is
legislature, representing neither
, of them save in remote and partial
fashion, commanding that a court
house shall be built, which it is now
argued may cost $17,ooO,OOO, o,
again may cost $60,OOO,000! Gould
there be a more effective argument
for consolidation of the proper mu
nicipal functions within the terri
tory of a city, and then for rea
home rule of that city?
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Three Battleships Aid
Rescue and Convoy Both
Vessels to New York

NEWPORT. r. l.. May o.-The Hol-
land American liner Ryndam. bound for
Rotterdam from New York with rs pas
sengers and a crew of 200. was rammed
and seriously damaged by the Norwe-
gian freighter Joseph J. Cuneo, lSU
miles off Ambrose light at $3.50 a. m. in
a heavy fog
Distress signals were sent out by the
Ryndam at 4:05. and were answered
by the battleships South Carolina. Tex
as. and Louisiana of the Atlantic fleet,
engaged in maneuvers In that vicinity,
and the coast cutter Acushnet.
Captain Huebel of the Ryndam, wire
lessed that the passengers had been
transferred to the Cuneo and that his
vessel was taking water in two COM
partments. and the engine room. He
said the water could be controlled in the
engine room, and that he pas proceed
ing slowly to New York.
The South Carolina was the first to
reach the Ryndam. and the passengers
We're transferred from the Cuneo to the
battleship.
Later reports stated that the South
Carolina was conveying the Ryndam to
New York
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
MANY EVENTSL|STED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments to
Be Held in Every Section OF
City by Various Societies.
Today.

Lecture-'-The European War and the Uni
versal War;" Walter Thomas Mills. Pyth-
ian Temple. S:l5 p. m.
Celebration. ami, ersary OF Rupert Home,
at home in Anacosta, p. m.
First conv ocat tion of American University on
University grounds. 2:3o p. m. Address.
James Roscoe Day. Chancellor OF Syracuse
University.
Concert, Home Club chorus. Memorial Con-
tinental Hall, o'clock p. m.
Eni iertainment and linen shower. Ladies' Aux
lliary OF the Hebrew Home for the Aged,
commencement exercises. MI. Vernon Sem
mary. New Willard, at II o'clock a, m.
Hearing, Public Utilities Commission. OF
street car line extensions. District build
Masonic-HarInony, No. II. School of 1nstruc-
ton; Mount Pleasant. No. IL: kallipolis
Grotto: Naomi. No. 3: Brookland. No. II.
odd Fellows No. 4: Federal City,
No. 20: Harmony. No. 8; Columbian. No
Knights Of Pythias-Mount Vernon. No, s;
Hermoiue, No T.: Union. No; %; Columbia,
No. 70: Friendship Temple NO y. fythian
F. o. 'E.-Theater PARTY. Columbia Theater.
wSodmen Of .n,s ine s,9s.a ana
Modern Woodmen OF Acknowledgements
Camp. No 1850.
Election of officers. Columbia Typogra phicaI
Union, No. l0l. Typographical Temple. I:S'
p. IN.
ing and Right Living. Studio Hail. III!
Connecticut avenue, p. IN. ,
Conference, Weights and Measures. bai
ROOM Raleigh. 8 a. m. TO 4 p. m.
Concert. Cnited states Soldiers Home bano
bandstand at Home. $40 p. m
Meeting, Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Cltizens' Association. Twenty second stree
and Rhode Island avenue northeast ?. m
Sociability run, Washington branch OF tn
Electrical Vehicle Association. staru
Connecticut avenue entrance 10 the zoo.
Entertainment, pupils Of Polk School, q
| Mckinley Manual Training school. 5 p; IN, n,
versal War" Walter Thomas Mills, unde
auspices Of the Socialist Party. Pythiai
Temple. s:l5 p. m. W.,
Organ recital, James W. Cheney. jr.., Wal
| lace Memorial United Presbyterian Church
| Randolph street and New Hampshire ave
| nue. northwest, p. m.
Novena or nine days prayer, Chapel Of tn
| Blessed Sacrament. Convent OF Perpetua
Alteration. V street. near Fifteenth north
west <:<S p m.
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
LINER RYNDAM HIT,
PASSENGERS SAVED
Freighter Crashes Into Steamer
Off Nantucket in Fog-War-
ships Aid in Rescue.
CONTINUED from First Page)


tho boats" This was the only sugges-
tive detail of the scene that must have
been enacted in the darkness and fog.
But the fact that the transfer was made
safely, under such adverse conditions.
indicated that the situa ton was calmly
directed by the officers.
Three Americans Abroad.
There were only three Americans
aboard the Ryndam SO far as known.
Besides Walter Neibuhr. Of Lincoln.
ILL.,, who recently was in Washington to
secure letters of introduction abroad; ;
Mrs. Martha DAILY. of 20 West Eighty
seventh street, New York. and Henry
street. New York, were known to be
Americans.
The first cabin passenger list given
out at the Holland-American Company s
office follows:
Mr.. and Mrs A. Boden.
Miss Nellie Boden.
Masters George and Walter Boden.
, Miss Cornelia Dorrepaal.
| Miss Crete Egerer.
H. X. Vandergoot
]. c. Hayer.
| J. Nandermey.
Henry L. Van Pragg.
| Hendrick Salm.
| Mrs. Minnie Stenser.
Simon Vlasveld.
| Adam Yount.
| Ernest Driven.
| E. o. Tobler.
Mrs Martha DAILY,
| Julio Franco.
| Aaron Wheel.
Walter Neihuhr. president Of Courier
Herald Lincoln. III.
The Ryndam also carried "a second
ca bin passengers and % in the steer
age.
The Ryndam's cargo was as follows
Corn, 26.ll4 bushels cornstarch, 500
bags meal. 1000 bags linseed OIL 500,
barrels wire nails. 5000 kegs; consiGn
ed to the Netherlands Overseas Trus
Company.
There were also on board 200 bale
cotton. 30 sheets corrugated iron, con
signed to Dutch East India company.
The steel freighter Joseph J. Cuneo !
q Norwegian steamer hailing from Chris
tiana. S74 gross tons. 2O1 feet in lengtl
and 30-foot beam She Is under charte
by w. w. and G. r. Noyes. fruit dealer
Of Boston. and was bound from thi
port to Barcacoa, Cuba, carrying ballast
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
THE NEW BRITISH CABINET

There Is a double-barreled expla-
nation of the British cabinet crisis.
1t was brought about in part by the
victory of the liquor interests over
the excise proposals Of Lloyd
George, and in part by the disaffec-
tion with the Churchill and Kitch-
ener administrations of the war and
admiralty.
The cold facts are that the liquor
interest has won big victory. Mr..
Lloyd Georges last speech, in which
he proposed a special surtax on
whisky not over two years old, was
a remarkable appeal; but when he
sat down a member of his opposi-
tion retorted that imposition of this
tax would ruin two of the oldest
and most respected distilling con-
Germs in Belfast! Mr.. Lloyd George
appealed to know if two distillers in
Belfast were to be placed above the
interest of the empire; and the dis
cussion developed that, whether that
exact construction were to be placed
on the action or not, the opposition
was too strong for the chancellor,
and his proposal was sidetracked.
The financial backing of the liquor
business, the union of the two Irish
elements against the chancellor's
proposal, and the enlistment of the
Church of England clergy in antag-
onism to Lloyd George, made it i'm
possible to carry his proposals.
Mr.. Lloyd-George goes to the new
ministry of munitions, which is GER
tain to be one of the very most i'm.
portant posts in the cabinet, and the
one for which he is precisely the
right man. At the same time. lib.
eral, Reginald McKenna, comes tc
the exchequer, and it is promised
that the general program of Lloyd
George will be continued while he
is temporarily absent from the ex
chequer; for it is understood that ht
is to resume that post when the neec
for his energetic services in provid
ing munitions shall be past.
The wars conduct, as to militar.
and naval affairs, will be in tn,
hands of soldiers and sailors. Kitch
ener will be relieved of the onerou
duties of provider, for which he i
ill equipped, and will be able to Civ
full attention to the perfection AM
utilization of his army, for whicl
he is the best qualified man in tn
kingdom. Churchill leaves the ad
miralty, but remains in the govern
ment in an utterly obscure place
His acceptance of it, in the circum
stances, is evidence that he was will
ing to swallow pride and resentmer
and remain in the government frol
patriotic motives alone; and the de
cision does him more credit than
reflected upon Admiral Fisher b
that doughty sailors recent att
tude. Plainly, there is to be d
vorce of the distinctly military frol
the distinctly industrial and polite;
functions, which ought to produC
desirable results. The reorganiz;
ton should increase the working e
ficiency Of the government. Wit
Asquith and Sir Edward Grey r,
tanning their places as premier ar
foreign minister, the general polit
cal complexion will not be change
I at all; the. cabinet is a war cabine
put together for the business of ca
rying on the one supreme bushes
b of the nation, and testifying thi
Britain is going to disprove ar
charges that she is not doing her fl
II part.
s Can't blame the French soldier
Co., ,of,s;or, to ubova oF tho;, ,,,L 4; .
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
MR.. WARBURG'S ADDRESS

Mr.. Paul Warburg, on behalf of
the Federal Reserve Board, gave to
the Pan-American financial confer
ence the first announcement of a
highly important construction of our
new banking law. He said that it
has been held that the reserve
banks may discount acceptances
arising out of "import and export
trade" between countries even when
neither party to given transaction
is American.
This question was sent to the
counsel for the Reserve Board some
time ago, because there has been
pressure from many quarters for
assurance regarding the power, un-
der the new banking system, to pro-
vide money directly to customers in
foreign countries through CONNER
cial loans. The operation that is
contemplated can be illustrated by
supposing that a cargo of meat from
Argentina is being sold to a GUS
toner in France. This customer
gives his acceptance of draft COW
ering the price of the consignment;
accepting, say, at ninety days; that
is, agreeing to pay then. With this
acceptance, the draft becomes a
highly desirable form of commercial,
paper. But it represents a French
promise to pay money to an Argen
tine house. Can that acceptance
then be sold to an American re
serve bank? If it can, it means il
effect the loan of American banl
funds to French business, in ordel
that France may buy goods in Ar
gentina.
The question was whether the nev
banking law would permit this. Be
fore the war opened, that provision
in the law which authorized dealinj
in acceptances arising out of sim
port and export trade" was com
monty supposed to refer only t.
trade to which the United State
was one of the parties. There ha
hardly been conception, befor
that time, that any wider application
might be needed. But the wa
brought all the world with appeal
for credits to our doors, and tn
question was raised a considerabl
t time ago. The fact that the cues
! ton was under consideration wa
S first published in this paper; but tn
= announcement of the decision wa
e reserved by the Government author
a tiles for announcement to the Pal
e American conferees.
e This liberal construction of the r,
t serve bank powers means that J.;
), last American finance is equippe
: with authority to engage in Il
" broadest way in world bushes
: There will be some inquiry wheth'
: it is desirable that our cash reserv'
should be loaned for the promote
J. of alien trade. But to this the a
s swer is, first, that in many cas-
e this seemingly alien trade will
= found to be essentially America
II The illustration that has been give
a Of meat traffic between Argentil
The Washington times., 1915-05-26
Agrees With G. E. Johnson On So
ciety and Evils.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The article by G. E. Johnson. concern
ing the evil OF society girls. was con-
else and to the point II few more
with his knowledge Of evil would come
out. from behind Pettic9at subjugation.
longs.
There has always been more or less
a suppression of the real facts of their
alleged morals. Heretofore, the blame
has usually been thrown on the poor
Working girls shoulders. but clothes,
money, and iniquity. go hand in hand.
Society is not satisfied with corrupting
itself, but through Its dances 1t cor
rupts others. A. b. i.
Washington. Nav l9