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The Washington times., 1915-12-10

70
The annual animal social register Of
the United States Government appear
cd today.
Only about nifty names were added to
these blpedal and quadripedal elite. The
list forms a group as exclusive as that
contained in any blue book Of the genus
homo, and not even the State Depart
ment's diplomatic list is censored by
the Chief Justice OF the United States
Supreme Court, not to mention a Vice
President, members of the Senate, and
private citizens Of national note.
When that grave scientific body, the
Smithsonian regents. with Chief Justice
White as their chancellor, assembled in
Washington yesterday they received the
annual report of the National Geological
Park. That report contains three pages
OF itemized animals at the National
geological Park Ccalled by proletarlan
humans the ''Zoo'D, and each animal
therein is mentioned by name. and the
state Of health Of many of them is re.
ported upon.
Enter Mrs. Rattlesnake.
The document contains much chatty
comment. not TO mention a birth regis.
ter. of our most elite geological families
other mere Zoos" may get into reports
but they are not printed at the Govern
ment Printing Office, and stamped with
{ any such high approval as that of tho
, Smithsonian regents.
Social affairs at the Washington Zoo
during the last year, became vastly
more cosmopolitan, II appears. though
/ no less exclusive, because Of the advent
! OF Mrs Diamond Rattlesnake, whose
Jewels daztied the horseshoe at tht
! Snake Cage Opera. Mr.. Great Horned
, Owl added much Zest to the night life
and Miss whlstling Swan and th'
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Coffin HeMade Will
Conpey Old Soldier
Last Member of Garibaldi Legion
Here Is Dead-Casket %
"a Years Old.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 'lo:-The last
member OF the Garibaldi Legion IN PM"
mount Cemetery In q coffin made with
his own hands thirty-four years ago.
He is Lorenzo Alpigini, an art sngraVer
Of note. s, A..
italian Nberator in two wars against
Austria. He came TO this city In the
early 70s. 90
More than thirty-four years ago MT.
Aipigini constructed his own casket and
requested that he he buried In II. IL Is
built OF walnut, !nlaid with pearls, ivory.
and silver. and the various colored
woods are worked into Italian and ORR
entail designs. lt is said to be worth
several thousand dollars. aside from thS
WorkmNnghtD.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
COmmends The Times For Editorial
On Teachers Organization.

TO the Editor OF THE TINES:
May l commend you on your vision
as shown In your editorial which
brought before the public the BENEFITS
which may come to community
through the organized cooperative ef-
torts of, large group Of worker s--the
classroom teachers?
or all workers, teachers have been
slowest to recognize and take advantage
OF organization. This slowness has been
que largely to tradition Tradition has
| kept leachers In the narrow groove of
classroom work aud II has kept them
| from entering the social and civic af-
talrs Of the community.
nnI.inlo, tradition has said that it was
tify themselves with activities out
side OF school. believe the
IDEA has been a very serious mistake. 1t
has kept teachers from haying a part
! trying TO fit the children under their
( Instruction to enter.
| Many forms of organizations Of teach
ers have been tried in tn, past. but
ditionS hoped for. They left the teachers
uninterested and dissatisfied. The lead
! eIs of those movements were genuinely
! interested and genuinely disheartened.
/ but they failed to recognize the fun
! damontal principle that all reform much
come from within.
; The Minneapolis and st. Paul Grade
Teachers Association solved the prob
lcm, and in July. 1872. In Chicago. gath.
cred delegates from similar associations
from twenty cities
These delegates organized the League
OF Teachers Associations. Its member
ship is now composed OF clubs of grade
and high school teachers regularly anC
exclusively engaged in classroom work,
in siNty-one cities OF the United States
Thus tho teachers are placed upon theil
own responsibility. They must develoI
initiative. No leaders OF the profession
arc present to dictate their policies. and
so the teachers must frame them. Th'
classroom teachers have an official body
to speak for them. They must stud!
problems and policies before they cal
give opinions. Wherever 1t has beer
tried this form OF organization has de
veloped teachers more broadly than an!
form ever tried. II has enabled tn
teacher To take her place among th'
leaders Of the community. She become
a real live sympathetic woman. whit
lives in the real world. with real mel
J md women instead Of the woman
, teacher who lives in a school world will
children-a narrowncss from which tn
children suffer.
| The ideal OF the Lea que of Teachers
Associations Is ito strive by all Lawful
means IN improve the conditions unde
/. which teachers 1.-Two and pursue thei
; calling, to the end that the teacher ma
, be free md happy in her work Of edu
, eating the children OF q free and harp
people." GRACE DE GRAFT.
| IMernher Portland, Ore, Grade Teach
: erH' Association.)
Portland, Ore, Dec. 3,
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
COMPULSORY ARMY SERVICE

Secretary Garrison's intimation
that there will be danger of compul-
sorry military service for this coun-
try if something like the continental
army plan does not succeed, will
bring a shock to many people. But
it is not very far from the truth.
The present small regular army
its full strength being fixed at 1OO,-
600 officers and men--is never re-
cruited up to it's full strength; and
it costs so much, in advertising, or
ganization, recruiting stations, and
the like, to get man into the uni
form that careful statistics have
been kept concerning different plans,
adapted to different localities, and
the like, in order to make the re-
cruiting of forces as inexpensive as
possible.
If that be the case with an army
of 100000 men, what will happen
with an army of 100000 or 5000
men? The truth is, and it must be
faced pretty soon, that there are
not many people in this country who
want to enter the army. That is in
deed the case in nearly all countries,
and it, is the condition that forces
militaristic nations to adopt some
plan of enforced service. In our
country, the army has fallen into
something of disrepute because of
the feeling that it does not draw the
most desirable class of men; that
the failures and ne'er-do-wells take
up the army when everything else
has failed them. That has been less
and less the case in more recent
time. If it were as true as it is
popularity supposed to be, it would be
merely indication that the army oc.
cupies false position in the coun.
try; that it has somehow fallen
from the estate it ought to occupy.
On this point, indeed, there can bt
no difference of opinion. The uni
form of a private in the United
States army is looked upon by the
great majority of people as LITTLE
less than a badge of temporar,
servitude; voluntarily accepted, it j!
true, and rejecting in no wise on thu
unfortunate inside the uniform; bu
nevertheless making him an unfor
tunate for the term of that service.
. In a country of universal service
the army is in an entirely differen
position. 1t becomes the most demo
, cratic institution in the country
. Bankers son and butchers boy drill
, side by side, wear the same uniform
: learn that they are the same sort o
= people. In this country some selec
tive system is needed that woul
make it possible to produce such a
1 army; but how compulsory servic
: could be applied without producin.
5 vastly larger military force tha
= the country needs, is not at all ap
= parent. Neither the Swiss nor tn
: German system is going soon to b
adopted here without at least yer
t important notifications.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
THANKFUL FOR CONGRESS-!

Congress. comes back to Washing
ton just at a time when our .interna-
tioqal relations are decidedly uncom-
Portable. The diplomatic authori-
ties know whether those relations
are critical. The public merely
knows that if they are not critical,
they may become so at any time.
1t must be gratifying to those
members of Congress who take their
duties in all seriousness-and now
sdays there are few who do other
wise-to note that the country seems
to feel more comfortable because
Congress is actually in session at
such juncture. The Government is
organized in all it's departments, and
able to function. There is no need
to accentuate any bad situation that
may arise, by issuing a call for Con-
gress to meet; it is here already.
1t is good to know that all the
branches of Government arc here,
ready for business, at such time.
Congress is the best barometer of
public sentiment; and despite much
that has been written and said in
recent years about Executive domi-
nation, Congress is on the whole the
best leader of public thought. Who
can doubt this, in view of two testi-
monies that are yet fresh in mind ?
In 1910 the Congressional election
rcpudiated the Taft Administration
chiefly because a Congress filled
with the spirit of liberalism had
given the cue to the country. Mr.
Taft was recognized as impossible
from the day Of election in 1910
Likewise, in 1914, the country, fol.
lowing the lead of the best thought
in Congress, carved down the Demo,
cratic lead in the National House
ito such point that bald partisan,
ship could no longer control in Sc
curity and assurance.
In time like the present, of trou
blcd international relations, wher
nobody can be overcertain what the
national mind is thinking, Congress!
is the one forum in which a fair re
fleX may be had of that minds proc
esses. Every faction, view, divi
sion, shade of feeling. is represented
Congress, after all, remains the mos
truly representative body among al
the worlds parliaments. 1t can b.
relied upon not to get very far o
for very long away from the mail
currents of national purpose.
That is why the country is gla,
that Congress is back on the job
The President needs it. His poll
cies will insensibly take much o
their color from it, especially re
garding the new issues of interna
tional character that have arisen.
a government of parties and part
programs, there has been no ,oppol
tunity for a formulation of part
policies toward the great new worl
issues that have been projected int
our national ken. Congress must b
relied upon to lead, and to formr
late; and that is what it will chief
do throughout the coming session.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Musicale at s Tonight
At Wallace Memorial

A musicale will be given at the Wal
lare Memorial United Presbyterian
church. Randolph street and New
hampshire avenue. at o'clock tonight.
Those taking part will be Misses, Sadie
Lewis and Lulu Brenner. sopranos;
Mrs. Henrietta z. Flynn, contraitp;
Messrs. Taylor and Dorsey, tepors;
Messrs. .IoVett and Weston. baBsos;
Miss Mary Abraham, organist; MISS
Margery Snyder, VioliniSt: Misses louise
Santorelli and Frances Guteuus
pianists: Harry Z. Andrews. zltherist
and Misses Helen Neely and Dorothy
Snyder. accompantsts. d.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
WOULD. SHORTEN TIME
.TORATIEYAMENDMENT
Congressman Steele Wants -Four
Years as Limit for Action
.,.... by States.

A bill to shorten the time for the rati-
hcation OF proposed amendments % the
withdraw its ratification within GER
tain period was introduced in the House
today by Congressman Henry J. Steele,
a new Democratic member of the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Mr. Steele, who has been president OF
the Pennsylvania Bar Association for
many years. proposes that all constitu-
tional amendments must be ratified or
rejected within four years after their
submission 10 the States. The most
radical change proposed. however, is
that giving a State privilege to Tesciud
lis action II Il changes its mind" II
is specified that any state may with
draw its ratification or rejection OF az
an endnlcnt at any time pTlor to actua
retihcahon BY. thTee-GourthS OF th'
olAtsA. .----------s-
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
WAGES AND THE BABY

Much publicity was given the Boil
linger baby of Chicago, an infant so
hopelessly defective that it was
agreed not to subject it to an oper-
alton which might have prolonged
or, saved its life. Little, however,
has been said Of the thousands of
perfectly healthy and normal infants
that needlessly die.
Investigation by Miss Julia Lath-
rop of the Children's Bureau of
Chicago recently showed that from
225 to $50 in every thousand of chill
dren that die could be saved. Uni
versal horror would be expressed
over an army suffering loss of one
third of its members, yet the fact
that nearly one in three children OF
working mothers die in infancy has
aroused little comment.
In Fall River, Mass, statistics
were compiled showing where
mothers are housekeepers the destf
rate among babies was l65 in every
thousand, and where mothers ar'
employed, majority of them in th'
mills, the rate is 303.6 to the thou
sand.
Sherman C. Kingsley, who directs
the Mccormick Memorial Founda
tion, says: "The problem of savinl
babies is a question of living wage
The community as a whole must fin,
a way Of giving living wage to tn
father"
"There are more than 100000
mothers gainfully employed in tn
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Craze SapdntS Tell N
Who's Who in Zoo
Dazzling Mrs. Diamond RattIesnake Heads Fifty
New Arrivals Gracing Social Register of Col
lection de Luxe--Mr. g. Horned Owl Chief
All-Nighter.

Misses Mocking Bird, were in great de-
mand at the afternoon musicales (eNen
when animals are fed at 3 800.
Al every fret night. especially when
Miss silver Pheasant sang. was old Mr..
BALD eagle, and he caused much gos-
SIP among the older set by his atten-
tions to the petite Miss Grass PARA
keet. Likewise there vas much whis-
pering behind fins and wings, when Mr.
Black Snake, a villainous looking gen
tIeman. arrived in company with Miss
Barred Owl, a beauty OF the sleepy
NJ. CHA Monster has become quite
the cock of the walk. and struts It OH
every sunshiny afternoon with Mr.. Mer
sanger. At FIRST the three Misses Sper-
mophile were not invited to the more
exclusive red meat affairs because their
family was new to most OF the older 50"
cial crowd in the small animal cage.
Several deaths marred the mld-wln-
ter season, the report intimates' Ihe
Misses Waterfowl. vivaclous debu-
tantes of the early autumn, suffered the
raYages of aspergillosis. The eIderls
Messrs. Prong-horn Antelopes. whc
were seen much together. 10th died oi
necrotic stomatitis.
Our Only AristOcracy.
The elite circle of the Zoo is the onlJ
arlstocracy to which one may be borr
| in America. Additions were made tC
the weIl-known and exclusive Tapir
Camel, and Otter families. Though
there was some scandal when young
! Master Beaver arrived unbeknown e
| anyone. and his advent was kept con
| cealed several days, he Ia admitted Il
| the social register.
To return to the official report, al
| given out at the Smithsonian: The
| annual report OF the superintendent o.
| the National Geological Park wa
transmitted to the Smithsonian regents
at their annual meeting yesterday"
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
To Make New Report on
Greek Letter Societies

A report on Greek letter societies in
the Eastern High School, supplenent'
airy to that submitted last spring wheR
the societies were severely criticised.
Will be made by a COMMITTEES OF the
Home and school Society at meetino
this evening.
Henry A. Hesse, chai~mau. would not
say in advance what the report v Ill
contain, but IL Is understood the COM
mittee will go into detail as 70 the In
A second report was asked because
defenders OF the secret societies telt
they had not been accorded . full hear"
ing
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings of the FraternaI, So
CiaI, and Other 0rganiza'
tons in Washington.

Christmas bazaar, First Congregational
Church, afternoon and evening
Smoker, order OF Washington, University
Exhibition drill. Fifth Cavalry soldiers, Fort
Illustrated lecture. THE Grand Canyon Of
Arizona and the Indians NJ the Paintsi
Desert" Z. d. Williamson. Home Cluo.
Celebra tion. tenth anniversary Of the Y. v.
c A with pageant at st. PanlS Lutheran
Church, Eleventh and II streets north" est
nIustrated lecture THE DardaneIleE." Caui.
Granville Fortescue. before National Geo
graphic Society. New Masonic Temple, '4a
and S:lj y. m. --,..-
Meeting advertising vigilanoe committee.
rooms of the Retail Merchants Assecia-
AdSEesses' % Mission 70 Lepers series. ". NJ.
Danner before Mt. Vernon u. =. Chureh
Bible Glass, 1870 q. m, and Miss Bertha e.
johnson. Metropolitan NJ. Il Chureh. D.
Entertainment. Rowe Class. st. Matthew .
Chapel, Half and NJ streets southeast; )
ASdress. m DR.. F. L. H. Potts, St. MarEaret'S :
Parish Hall, Connecticut avenue and Fan
MsSonie-st, Johns, No. II; Hope No. ~:
Capitol, No. II. Royal Arch Mapo1s; TH-
koma, No, L; CathedrSi: 40; S Il; o.
| odd FeIlows-PhoeniH, No. q: Central. Re.
/: Dorcas. No. 4; Martha Washington. No,
| g. Rebekahs.
Kni Ehts OF Pythias-Rath6Sne:s :superieE. No
-: SyTacusians, NO, 10; Rathoope Ienple'
| No s. Pythian Sisters;
Daughters Of acknowledgements Council.
| GEORGETOWN Council.
Roval Observation-Disclosures Council.
| KNIGHTS OF Columbus-Joint meeting Reane
| -SDaldinE and Potomac Councils.
| Bazaar and dinner. All Souls Church. S:S'
| TO 1880 o. IN.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Wants To Know II Sufragists viii
Raise Wages.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
VIII some one please answer the fol-
lowing question through The Times
Mail Bas column:
Wheh women get the vote will girls
VINO 90 housework be paid living wages2
, am employed by an advocate OF
Woman's Rights:" / do all the house,
work S including laundry and attend
for which receive the munifIcent sum
OF $40 a month. OIXIE GIRL
Washington, Dec. g.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Next Weeks
Films

The chief attraction at Crandalfs
Theater next week will be the William
Fox production, Her Mothers Secret"
written by Martha Woodrow and pro-
duced by Frederick Thomson, in which
Ralph Kellard will make his local
The play is said 20 be full of dramatic
situations that mold the special tor, and
it's climax Is brought out with force.
Her Mothers Secret will be shown
from Monday through Wednesday.
Sunday Gladys Hansen will be fea-
tured in the Broadway Universal pro-
duction. The Primrose Path from
the, play by Bayard WELLER Thursday
duced by the Shubert Film Corporation.
featuring Mile. Diano and Charles
Trowbridge. will be seen.
Saturdays program attraction Is re,
with Theda Bara, supported by A: II.
Van Buren, Stuart Holmes, Claire Whit
ney, Henry Leone. and others.
'oThe Clue" rive-act Paramount pic
ture, heads the weeks program at the
with Sunday. Blanche Sweet plays the
role of a wealthy American girl. whose
lover believes himself to have been
guilty of unintentional murder. She Is
supported by. Edward Mackay, formerly
OF the Poll Players.
From Monday until Wednesday 1.-THE
Warning" an Equitable production, will
! be shown, with Henry Kolker as the
: star, Thursday's program features
Mary Pickford in Frances HOdgsor
RYrpetts. dramatic success, 'Esmer.
! aida"
Friday and Saturday Marguerite CLARK
! will be featured in the title role ol
I "Helene of the North" a hve-act play
| that. combines In a novel manner the
atmosphere of aristocratic society circles
! with the. rugged environment of the
| trackless wastes of Northwestern Can
ada.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
6. w. u. Students Will
Organize Art Society

Students at George Washington Uni
versity are 10 form an art society.
Members OF the organization will pre-
pare posters. cartoons, drawings. and
slams to advertise the various student
activities of the institutions.
". S. IIanCe. jr., one of the editors
OF The IIatchet. weekly studept publi-
cation at the university, n al the bead
OF the committee in eharss Of oEgAni-
Hatioh.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Motor Runs on Sidewalk;
Damages Residence Steps

An automobile driven by Mrs. Charles
selden. OF 2llS Connecticut avenue. ran
upon the sidewalk near Twenty-frst and
4 streets northwest yesterday after
noon. The machine damaged the front
steps OF the residence at 200 r street,
according to the police.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
10 ExpIain Date Culture.

Date culture is to be explained to the
members OF the Cleveland Park School
and Community Association this even
ing AZ the John Eaton School by Thom-
as 'Kearney. Topics OF special interest
to Cleveland Park also win be dis
CHASED
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
MAIL BAG
(From The Times ReddcTS.)

Communications to the Mail BaG must
only. must not exceed 800 VERDE IN
length. and must be aigned with name
and address % sender. The publication
not mean the indorsement By TIE Times
81. tne opinioue OF the ritter. The Man
bae " An open forum. where the ciu-
@ @sens o. Washington can argue most
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Superior Council Thanks Washing
ton Times For Accounts of Meet

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
At meeting of the board OF the eoun-
Gil OF the superior council Of the United
States. Society of st. Vincent de Paul,
was directed to thank you in behalf
of the members Of the superior council
for your kind cooperation and assist
ance in giving publicity to the proceed
ines of our council at its inaugural meet
ings In Washington on November ? and
II last. and to assure Yon that we ap-
precIate veIv much YOUR kind assistan ID
on that occasion.
THOMAS NJ. MULRY.
Washington, December I.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Kentuckians Plan Feast.

KentucSians of Washington who have
in charge plans for the banquet OF the
X entuckv state Association ~ the New
Ebbitt. December Il. Will meet sunday
al eco in the west study room e -
Public Library.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Tomorrow.

A6ar.s, Van HI Manning, before MisSiSsip-
nj society OF Washington, Pythinn Temple,
S .. -. II
benefit card party. under auspices OF ladies
hnaEd OF Georgetown University Hospital,
A5DasI HSasisS dinner. GTdron Club. New willard.
smSSeT, r. Home Club tennis players at club,
y. m.
MaFonic-Acacia, No. Is.
ODD Fenows-Cantou washington, No. l.
patriarchs Militant.
National Union-Colurinia COUNCIL NohpNFeh
CHOuncil.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
AmuBements.

New National-"WGtch Your Step" AIS .. m.
RelaEco-DaVid warheld in Van Der
Docken," $3.50 p m.
PoI's-"Julius Caesar" 2:l5 and sj5 Pm.
B, F. Keith's-Vaudeyille. 2:l6 and BIB o. IN
Casino-"A Little Girl In Biz city" SAb
casyety-Buriesqus. a. aS AIS and S:l5 p. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-29
VAS QUIET DAY FOR RECORDER CONNERY
AND THE TORRENS SYSTEM

said Connery Though the law pro-
vides that all estates in probate court
may be entered under Torrens regis
tratfon, it has been assumed this
law may not be constitutional For
mer Judge Edward o. Brown and
Atty Chas. Farson have been en-
gagged by the county board to enter
test suit and endeavor to obtain the
supreme court decisions which will
make the TorTens registration COM
pulsory.
voluntary use of the Torrens sys-
tenn is increasing. There were 3S
per cent more registrations under it
this month than in any previous De-
cember in it's history"