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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-05

luZuuysky. A., of Curuud, l.. |. We.
l,'d for fu,;hSr examination SATURDAY.
Sjroe PHrSur.s resigned from tho nssp-
cin,I.,u three months ago. D. said. he
has boon .,ouhlod by delegates who de-
mtrd. n t'Utt different r-ades Of marble,
lee used ~ hI.- business. wien he re-
fused ia 9 demanded money, iic uoti-
'iyI the po'rr The delegates tvcr" r--
r~',l h' Objective Nc;rnth in The
Rro,N Wa'u they received SO from
ih'rsuas.
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BUILDER TELLS OF EXT0RTION.
Two Delegates Held for ncma nd
Ing ana Acceptiug Money.

ble cutters. pol!shers' and ruhbcrs'
unions made frequent attempts to eNtort
sums of money because ho refused to
use the marble prescribed by the Marble
Industries Employers Association Was
told by Charles Ii. Parsons. contractor,
of IL Rivington street before Magis-
trate Cornell In the Essex Market po-
Patrick Crowley, 40 years old. Of 1905
Clarendon road. Brooklyn. and Joseph
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NAVY NIER UP 1000 FEET.
Lieut., SauAey Break J.. y. Aiti'
tude Record at Pensacola, Fla.

PENSACOLA. Fla, Nov. "A new alti-
tuds ecord for Tnited States navy air
men was established To-day ut the navy
aero station by Lieut.. II. G. Saufiey. who
assembled to IA height Of 1000 feet,
using a Curtiss hydroaeroplanc.
Tho ascent was made IN 40 minutes
and the descent In Is minutes. The
previous record for altitude AT the navy
fying school was held by Lieut.. p. n.
L. Beliinger. who has a record Of 10000
feet.
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AN OLDER WOMAN TO A YOUNGER

nm OLOCN WOVNLAIN ~ n JUNE
Dedicated to D. Anno HOroord ShaW.
BY FLORENCE RIPLEY MASTIN.
1--WE pause ere we begin the fight again.
My child, my child, you take II % to heart!
Look In my eyes. I am not dauntsd,
Who have seen darkness climb the golden peaks
OF precious dreams, and felt the creeping frost
Among the blossoms Of my heart-I know
That morning always breaks; that April, too,
Has never failed-and so I smile and wait.
p" Meanwhile, you child, with bitter, stormy eyes,
Remember that the fight is best of all!
As in the spring, when natures fettered hosts,
The upward reaching ones, conspire to rend
The iron bands of winter on the earth,
And in a blessed union drink of life
Within each other till they throb as one
And break from gloom, bright, winged victories,
So for us, fighting, is the battle sweet;
And wholesome are its bitter, black defeats!
Our cropping hands are touching other hands
That hold us in the darkness, and our hearts
Are quickened by the pulsing of the hearts
That We have grown to love so near to U.S.
" My darling, If you could but hear with me
Our silent legions marching up the dawn!
Unfurl your yellow banner, child, and 60.
All, yes, it's sunset now and autumn, too,
But what a stirring march we have toward spring!
November 3, 1915.
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The medical examination provided by
TIE law II severe. Strictly enforced.
ship owners insist that II Will materially
handicap them in their .idelyors "a OBJ
ain men. In addition the law requires
that applicants for places aboard snip
must p,c~s am examination In scslnIi-
snip. This IL waived where an applicant
FOR a place aboard an occaug"ing ship
csln show tina, he has had three Years
experience; in the case of laiSe ships Ill.
examination Is waived II tn. applicant
can show that he has had eighteen
months experience.
50 FAR as hnown here owners have
no objection To thc application OF the
requirements as To- safety appliances e"
new ships. They insist. however, that
IN the ease Of ships now in commission
L would Ne very expensive in some ia
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Relations strained.

The result is that the relations be-
tween the Governor and the county Re
publican leaders are strained. and there
~ talk among their representatives IN
the legislature of making resentment
felt in the coming session at Albany, un-
less the Governor changes his mind.
Mr.. Whitman sorely needs the united
support of the Manhattan delegation for
his administrative programme, not for
getting that the Presidential preferenc"
primary is coming along next spring and
the Gubernatorial primary next fall.
The Mitchell administration IL expect
ing much better treatment from tine
Legislature this winter than 1t got Ia
the last session. II feels that thu" leg
isla,ors. chsst.ncd by defeat of their
party in this city. realize AT last that
discretion demands the end OF discrim-
nation against New York For that
reason the Mayor and his comrades
In the Board Of Estimate VIII try once
more. with good nope ~ success. -
have passed n good deal Of the l~csisla-
ton which failed last spring.
one OF the first hills introduced is
likely 10 call for a charter amendment
enabling the Estimate Board to ron
solidate the Charities and Health De
ID rtments and bellevue and Allied Hos
pitfalls. with Or. :. : Goldwater at the
head of the new department. This
combination for purposes OF econotn
and efficiency il only one OF several
that h Mitchell administration ha. hal
In mind for some time.
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Calls NcCombs In Error.

SECRETARY IIedfeld Of the Department
of commerce, CAV" out "A statement in
reply. asserting that Mr.. McGornhs WAS
N error when he charged that the ship
building industry is declining. Mr.. Red
field said
AS regards the vessels whiVl are
being built it IL stated that ne SAID IN,
had not heard of any new vessels being
built for Americans since August, 1914.
and that II political conditions should
continue for Il long time possibly som"
American interests would build some
ships II this was said. which I VEN
tur, 10 doubt. a look at any American
a~h.pyIri would sutiic" 20 correct the
matter. |, would be interesting to have
any one point what shipyard could dc
liver q idrg" ship within two Wears.
TIA, commissioner uf navigation in
his annual report states
"'T!c current fiscal year opoge with
III" PROSPECT ~ . very 'arEo outpu, 1t
home. Ca June 80. 1915. our snIpyarlS
had under construction or under CON
'Itvt st%'> two steel vessels Of @H4 900
tons. tl" l~ar-cst volume OF work of this
description 81 record. Tho total fN the
y,dr MI doubtless be about 400, OoO
tons
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PEA SEAMEN'S LAW.
IS CRY FROM E PORT
Great Pressure to Be Brought on Congress to Afford
Relief-No Word From Wilson on
the Question.

stances II impracticable in others to
comply with the wv provisions In this
regard.
ship owning interests on the Atlantic
coast object particularly to the provi-
sions relating to X limitations and life
saving apparatus: carriers on tho Great
Lakes make similar objections. Ship
owners on tho Pacific coast are worried
over the language test owing to the fact
that they employ Chinese and Japanese
eamen
Officers OF the Department OF Com.
merce are resentFul over suggestions that
ave been made that rigorous require
ments OF the seamen's law be waived.
They insist that the law will be enforced
to the letter. but that lceway will be
given to ship owners to meet the new
conditions imposed on them.
Lake T'ra file saved.
\ prominent officer of the Department
made the statement to-day that If lake
carriers who have shown a disposition
20 comply with the law had not been
shown somo consideration by the Adj
miuistration authorities IA large part
of the lake business would nave been
tied UP Tonight.
1t WAS pointed out by this eff rial
that an arbitrary enforcement of The
law to-day. when the law became cf-
~fcctivc. would ave suspended the move
ment Of grain from the lake region TO
Atlantic tilewater.
ITO tie up lake traffic a this tigle.
with ouly twcnty-s!x days Of open na,i-
CATION remaining, would nave cntailed
Il great loss on the country as n WHOLE
sad this officer. 1T would have been
u cdtasirophc. especially IN view Of
the fact that il would have been Inn
possible for the railroads TO handle all
the business i>ow arriving in Telegram
growing states
No authority IN Washing on will nd
init that the Administration will pea
pose repeal of the scam.n's law or
j~ections made 10y ship owners. This
statement was made to-day by Sccrc-
,lry lscd1eld
Til" seamen's law has not We; a.sn
in effect twenty -four lypuls. I have
therefore not had sufficient experience
with Il ~ render an expert opinion.
Not having the git Of phophccy, | CIu-
hot for,soe how II is going to work,
and my limited experience with he
actual operations OF Ia" act prcv"G's
my speaking fiuNItly upon how it -
, going 10 work"
Administration officials were annoyed
; over statements made 10y William +. NJ.
Combs IN AN interview printed in TuE
SU& to-day In which M. NcCombs made
an attack ON the seamen'S law. declaring
that it himpered growth in the ship.
hullGtag Industry.
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Next to the main building and sand
wiched In between IT and tho Union
League 1t Is "a smaller store which
will also he occupied by Arnold, Con-
stable ~ co. This small Fifth ave-
nue. store" ms the wOrkincn call II, Will
not be ready for the opening on Mon
day. Ii is TO he dcvotcd to millinery,
boots and shoes and the dressmaking
department. II Will also hold the Ar
mold Constable $4,000 Louis Quiize
salon. which. w~ainsCotiug, crystal chan
dcliers and all, VIII be- moved from the
old store 10 this.
The new main building fronts eighty
two feet on Fifth Avenue and 17J feet
on Forticth street, with an extension
which affords "a display window n a
double entrance on ThIrty-ninth street.
The main iioor is finished IN Circassian
walnut and the display of silks. satins.
hrocades and velyets will be tho first
thing TO strik" the 'yc Of the visitor
'ui"ring from iiftu avcuu.
ON tho second floor. which IL finished
in mahogany, are wOuncu's and vhildren's
dgosscs. suits, coats, g.. THE third floor,
finished III oak. j. TO hc given over to
blankets, bcudiur, upholstery. lace cur
tains and rugs. The fourth floor IL for
carpets. The executive offices are also
,horc. on the fftlI and sixth floors are
the wholesale departments.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-That a deter
mined effort will be mado at tho coming
session Of Congress TO repeal the sea-
mems law. which became effective to-
day. or at least radically to modify its
requirements. Is Indicated by protests
that have come from practically every
section Of the United States.
II may be said upon authority that
some OF the officials charged with re-
sponsibility for tho administration Of
tho law believe the act should be
modified In many particulars. Whether
or modification is not yet definitely
known.
There Is no concealment by authorities
here of the fact that for the present at
least dc seamen's law will not bo
strictly interpreted. No requirements Ut
law will be waived as has been repre-
scented in some quarters. but the ad-
illustrative officers have been in
structed to proceed with care and
caution.
For example all ships owners who ex-
hlbit n bona fide disposition to comply
with the law will be- given reasonable
time in which to meet its various re-
auiremcnts. Nominal fines may be i'm
posed In some cases. but these prob
ably will be RENTED.
Nevertheless ship owners are in
sistent that the law shall either be re-
pealed or amended for the reason hat
present Interpretation may be changed
with the advent OF IA new administrator
in the department OF Commerce. OF
through court proceedings.
what Owners Criticize.
Special criticisms are made by ship
owners of thre. provisions OF the law
first. the language test imposed on sea
men second, the medical examination
prcscribed for seamer, and third, ing
requirements relative to the Installation
~ life saving apparatus.
I'll. law provides that the crew of =
given vessel shall ''bo able to UNDERSTAND
any order given 10y the officers OF such
vessel Under another clause 1t Is Sup
ullt,d that officers In the merchant ma
rin, 2hall be Nueri an citizens. Thts
l.,.u; loses that all orders issued vii
he in the English tongue.
II t. held by ship owners that a strict
Interpretation OF this provision. which II
the absence of a change In the act might
lee enfor ed AT any time, would make II
extremely difficult to obtain the services
OF "A sufficient number OF men TO mar
American ships. \ regulation issued bJ
tn. Secretary of Commerce relative Il
ne language test reads as follows:
Any language which is understood
IT, sufficient measure by both the Of
: ii,crs and the propc proportion VI the
: crew viii comply with the law. II
must be clearly understood. THEREFOR.
that the section cannot he construed
a. requiring al English speaking
crew.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
GETTING READY FOR
FOOD EXPOSITION
Decorators Start Work or!
Center Market Building.
Fair to Open on Feb. II.

The task Of decorating the big Center
Market building for the six-day Food
Exposition, beginning February ii. was
started today. and groups OF men VIII
he swarming over the ouiiains, insaoe n,,
Hundreds Of feet of electric wiring
will have to be installed or changed In
order to provide for the brilliant light
ing effect. which viii be one one @. OF the the
will be done before the flags, bunting.
pennants laurel ropes, hanging baskets.
and other decorative devices are in
A meeting of the executive committee
IN charge of the exposition was held
late yesterday in the office OF E. o.
Whitford. president of the Washington
Market Association, where the details
Of preparation, We're discussed. particu,;
be a souvenir of the exposition. Ten
thousand Of these will be distributed by
the exhibitors, as it has been agreed
that In this way they will have a
cast.
On each program will be a large dia-
gram OF the interior of the Center Mar
ket, showing what individual or firm
occupies each of the 666 booths. and an
alphabetical list Of the exhibitors will
be provided. with directions how to To-
cate each one. Halftone pictures of
many of the dealers will also be given.
manufacturers of food products for
space in the extra booths to be erected
in some of the wide aisles. Exhibitors
In these booths will be allowed to make
any display they wish. and to distribute
advertising literature or novelties and
free samples. But none will be permit
ted to sell products. as that privilege
will be confined to bona fide tenants OF
the building.
Other large food companies, particu.
larly the big packing houses. have ar
ranged to show their products through
dealers who regularly handle such
goods. Some of the large bakeries are
preparing to show a Complete line OF
cookery. and vegetable dealers Will have
a large variety of California and Gull
Coast garden truck on exhibit.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

substantial betterment is not far
away.
The buying power Of the railways
is immense; but at this time It is
still sadly restricted. After all, 1t Is
the public at large to which appeal
must be made to hasten the return
OF better times by getting into the
frame of belief in better times. Even
with business poor, the latent buy
ing and building power Of the whole
country is beyond conception. Buy
ing and doing things is more catch
ing than smallpox. just as the aver
age man buys on q rising and sells
on falling market, so the average
person Is moved to control his busi-
ness policy in accordance with what
he sees others doing. One man who
starts an enterprise not only con-
tributes that much directly, but he
gives good hunch to lot Of other
men who are half-minded to start
something themselves. Confidence is
catching. Now is the time to get
some of it's germs into the atmos-
phere.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
RAILWAYS BUY 1T NOW

From widely separated sections of
the country come reports of railroad
preparation for considerable expen-
ditures this year in delayed main,
tenance work, and even in better
ments. Financing begins to be pos
sible, on terms that make it desir-
able for the railroads to expend
money that will do just what all we'll
considered expenditures just now
will do, namely, pull for the return
of good times.
There has been no time, even when
they were in their most uncouafort-
able position, when the railroads
were not ready to spend if only they
could get it to spend. Business is
bad with them, but they have re-
ceived the advance in rates in the
Eastern territory, and are in better
financial posture. Moreover, the rail-
roads are in the hands of men who
are compelled, and are trained, to
take a pretty inclusive view of busi-
ness matters. They know that things
can't always be bad; and they see in
the foreign trade conditions of the
country assurance that the time OF
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
THE TEMPERATE MOVIE

Motion pictures, at first accused of
producing all sorts Of evils, from eye
strain to homicidal mania, now are
eulogized with equal fervor as being
the proper therapeutic agent for the
tired business man, the harassed
housewife, and the young man alone
in big city.
But the best tribute lately paid to
motion pictures for some weeks
comes from no less an authority
than President Jacob Gould Schur-
man, of Cornell University. The edu-
Gator asserts that the movies" have
done more than all sorts of temper
ance campaigners in the way Of
keeping students sober.
Nowadays when boys have a lit
tie time on their hands," he said,
"they do not organize parties as Of
old, and 60 down to town to guzzle
beer and shoot pool in some ambigu-
Gus emporium. Instead, they spend
a nickel to see a thrilling four reel
drama and return home with all the
excitement they want"
Those who see dire peril in the
harmless "thrillers" of the screen,
should pause and take note. If every
boy must let loose the primitive in
some fashion, Nthe ".movie" seems
about the most harmless, inexpensive
and handy safety valve.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Why Use . Torn and Tattered Flag
At the CAPITOL Gateway.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
with your kind permission I desire
to reply to Mr.. Gustave e. Beckman's
letter in The Times of the 18th instant,
in an effort to answer my complaint
against the use of a ragged flag at the
Union station. For many days the flag
has been frayed at the bottom. from
flapping in the wind. Instead Of repair
ing this frayed edge. Its rags became
entangled around its hilyard when q
length, and the tangled strands being
unable to release their grip around the
hilyard quick enough to respond with
the winds demand. rent was made
six or more feet long, and few hours
later a rent large enough for a man to
crawl through was made in the blue
field. This ended the life Of one of the
most costly as we'll as one Of the most
beautiful flags in the city.
The cause of the rent in the center
of the flag was evidently due to the
decay Of the fabric. as the flag when
rain and in this condition 10 packed in
a box and stored in a warm room,
where in the course Of a few weeks 1t
rots and is easily torn, instead Of being
hung on a clothesline In the warm room
to dry.
of a flag, II not mended at a cost Of
80 cents, may soon cause it destruction
from becoming so wind-torn as to make
ii necessary to replace 1t with new
one, at a cost Of about $50, after living
out only one-half Of Its normal hfe.
are too short lived as we'll as too expen-
sive for use, to say nothing Of patriot
ism or decency. Use Of storm flags for
stormy weather, post flags In calm
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Today.

Today.
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Ia Myetts, No.. s., and Washtnston
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KS;lsS,: .! Py,h...; webster. No ?; Capital. y
s;sis sy NJ. S.:: s.~ss assS .aI
tcenth and Chaplin streets northwest. p
Address, women Abroad" Miss Constance
Drexei. at headquarters Of Congressional
eeS2e uaiSn fo5 po%sr. %ean q, sas Msnts z
Benefit entertsinment, Colunbia rheater. for
sdsis,y Of i'
washington University. Continental Hotel.
Meeting. washington Florists Club. 1914 r
Enesmpment % Depsrtsnent n M of .th. Potomac.
Hail. ,!is FennsyiSsnis iva s@sS svsnS. northwest.
:Is 9; n. }sf sns the ~ s" ::.s "ors H.
MsstiSx. sss Pa.rmony Council. Son. Of iona:
Meeting. Carroll Council. knights Of colum-
oonierene.. sn: ne ot Seventh % bay Rdysnt,. Takon.
Park, 10 q. IN.
Lecture Food In the Home" Miss Anna
Barrows. before Home Economies Associa-
tion, lecture hall. Public Library, 3:fb 2: m.
Memorial services for Or. 4; f.; A. kins.
west study room. Public Library. 8 p. m,
Meeting. Columbia Heights Citi.ens Associa-
street stree between columbis road and irving
street northwest, 8 p. m.
Luncheon. sheldon School students. New Eb-
n
Lecture. & Sheldon School students. New Eb-
bitt Hotel, p. m.
Meeting, Lime Service Bureau. oak room.
Hotel Raleigh. ESQ to 8 p. m.
Address. Congressman Martin b Madocn'
before Bethel Literary and Historical AS
sociation in Metropolitan A. NJ. z. Church.
Meeting. washington Architectural Club. 15l'
II street northwest. $50 p. m.
Meeting Washington High School and Nor,
mai School alumni Representatives board
room Of Franklin School, p. m ,
| Address, Lincoln. the Prince Of Optimtst:
DR.. Abram Simon. before the Women Es'
| tional Democratic. League, At the Caro-
Meeting Chamber Of Commerce Of the
| United States. New willard. 2:s0 p. m
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
NEW REPUBLICAN PLAN

Announcement by the Republican
National Committee that the new
plan for apportionment of delegates
has been adopted, marks a long ad-
vance toward fundamental reform
that is necessary before the fullest
reunion Of the former elements Of
the party can be effected. The orig
inal proposal was that an extraordi-
nary natiopal convention be held to
consider reorganizing the scheme of
representation, with a view to MAX
ing it honestly represent; that is, TO
give the States power in the conven-
tion somewhat in proportion to their
real Importance as supporters of the
party.
This was aimed at the overrep-
resentation of the South, which pro-
duces no electoral votes for the Re-
publican party, yet goes into a ma
tional convention with half enough
votes to make nomination. The
abuse of this power by political ma
chimes, so often repeated, at length
reached climax in the national
convention of 1912, where the votes
of the South constituted the back
bone of the support of Mr.. Taft for
a denomination. The party was split
in the middle, and it became pain
fully apparent that there could be
no reunion except on a new basis of
representation.
When the national committee came
together to consider the problem, in
the cold gray dawn of the morning
after the 1912 election, it was de-
cided not to call a convention, but
to submit to the State organizations
a proposal for the reduction of the
Southern representation, with the
understanding that if States repre-.
senting a majority in the Electoral
College should ratify it, it would be
made the rule in calling the conven
ton of 1916.
Every State is preserved the righ
of representation; but the Stat,
which produces electoral votes, Con
gressmen to support the Republican
party, is hereafter to get recognition
of that fact, in an increased repre-
sentation, while the State that doe
not, is to have its power lessened
This will not make the situation
AAal or entirely remove the discrim
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Vice President and Wife
Will Be Colleges Guests

Vice President and Mrs. Marshall will
he the guests of honor at the annual
banquet of the Washington College of
Law, at Rauscher's, Saturday night. in
celebration of the anniversary OF the
founding Of the institution. Arrange
ments for the banquet are being made
by the class of 1916. George l.. Wallace,
president of the class. will be toast
master.
Miss Emma NJ. Gillett. dean OF the
college. will preside. and Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Musscy. honorary dean. will be
among the speakers. Benjamin A. Gall
will represent the third year class, Miss
Laura Maria Berrien the second year,
and John Murphy the first year. Dane
ing will follow the banquet,