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The Washington times., 1915-02-04
THE SHIP CONTROVERSY

The controversy between the eau
cus-following Democrats and those
independents who declined to be
ruled by the caucus determination
on the ship purchase bill, is strik-
ingly reminiscent Of the quarrel be-
tween the Aldrich- Hale Republicans
and the insurgents in the historic
tariff session of 1909. At that time,
SO large was the Republican Senate
majority that the detection Of ten
members Of the party on the tariff
was not enough to prevent its pas
sage; whereas today the Democrats
hold the Senate by SO close a poll
that the loss of seven of their num-
ber breaks their hold and brings the
ship bill into such jeopardy that it is
wrecked unless they can win over q
fragment of Republican support.
Senator Stone, before making his
speech of yesterday in which he al
ternately reviled and pleaded with
the Democratic recalcitrants, might
we'll have taken leaf out of Re-
publican experience in those days
when the schism was started which
finally split the Republican party.
Mr.. Stones speech was not more
tactful than were most of the de-
nunciatory addresses by embittered
old-line Republicans on the fateful
night when the Payne-Aldrich bill
passed. Mr.. Aldrich and his associ-
ates in party authority, with all for
mality and solemnity, branded the
insurgents as traitors and read them
out of the party.
But what did the country do about
it? The country returned to their
seats far larger proportion of the
insurgent Republicans than of the
regulars" It promoted to the SEN
ate some Of the House Republicans
who had helped make trouble with
the party over the tariff. 1t declined
fatty to assume that refusal to abide
by the detailed dictates of party
caucus was party perfidy or treach-
cry to the nation. And, just as soon
as an election arrived which afforded
opportunity to do it, the country
emphasized it's opinion by turning
the House over to the Democrats.
The Democratic leadership, from
which a minority of the Democratic
Senators have declined TO take or
ders, stands in the. same attitude
that the old Aldrich leadership stood.
In each case the party caucus and
the White House have given orders;
in each case explicit obedience has
been insisted upon. The question is
whether the country will be more
disposed now than it was six years
ago to suppress the independent
opinion of the minority.
1t cannot be overlooked by men
responsible for the welfare OF the
party i'll power, that Democratic
fortunes have been waning of late.
The party does not command so
much confidence as it believed was
reposed in it a few months ago.
Efforts to impose CAUCUS domina-
ton, even to the extent Of reading
insurrectionists out of the party, will
not strengthen the party. There has
been too much of this absolutism al
ready. The Democratic party is not
fitted for that kind Of control. Even
the magnificently disciplined old Re.
publican party was smashed by the
attempt to carry boss rule too far.
The Democratic party is not accus-
toned to such discipline; it has been
too long protesting against the very
things it is now trying to do. The
ship purchase bill may easily be
made a rOck on which to cpl;f tho
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G. U. Sophs Celebrate
At Midyear Banquet

In celebration OF the passing Of the
mid-year examinations. sophomores Of
Georgetown University made merry at a
banquet in the Powhatan last night.
The faculty was represented, w. St
J. Garwood presided. and toasts We're
RESPONDED TO by Rufus Luck. J. Bres-
lin Daniel c. Mccarthy. James RsA.
and Thomas T. Nee
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Cooperation Between
School and Home Urged

Cooperation between the home and
the school to obtain the ma ximumm OF
benefit to pupils was the subject OF an
address before the Berwyn Home and
School Association by Prof ]. r. Metz
ger, supervisor OF agricultural ipstruc-
Ton In MARYLAND schools last MINT
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As eleven Jurors voted to acquit NAL
colin Clifford. jr.. Of the charge Of MUIR
dering chauffeur. It Is reasonably GER
tain that there were eleven pedestrians
on the jury.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Prominent Californians
To Gather This Evening

Nembers of the California delegation
in Congress and other prominent Cali
fornians in Washington will participate
in the program at the meeting of the
california state Association at the
1,sleieh tonight. The fanama-Pacifc
exposition and it's value to California
will be discussed. and q musical and
literary program will be given.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
PR OGRA Nj
(F0r Today and Tomorrow.)

organizations Of the Nations Capital,
together with q brief tabulation OF the
most important events scheduled sor to-
Gay and tomorrow. and attractions at
the various playhouses BY reference to
this column the reader may fnd IT a
glance the time and place of happen
inGs In Wash!nston today and tomor-
row. The Sunday issue Of The Times
presents . program OF events for ,he
ensuing week
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
THE TIMES MAIL BAG

communications Mail
may ysrguem mootuu
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Neglected Small Alleys.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Why is 1t that small alleys are not
cleaned by the Street Cleaning Depart
ment? While all streets and large
alleys are kept clean in this section
small alleys are sadly neglected. The
one have reference to has been cleaned
once In the past year. to my knowledge
A RESIDENT.
WashinKton, Jan 30
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An American German Seconds the
Sentiments of An American Dane.


To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
I read the letter by a Danish Ameri-
can. and I agree with everything he
says. I can say that he really is an
American Dane. and feel sure from
the tone Of his letter that do not
You Wound his feelings in this change Of
hall from Munich or Munchen, there
fore ] was once a Bavarian. and, while
/ look back on my boyhood home, I
never forget that I am an American
first Of all Tor uber alles). and the
United States is my country. and that
! am her citizen and subject.
hear and read Of many known as
German-Americans criticising and abus-
ing this country and its officials, be-
littling 1t in comparison with the coun-
try from whence they came. Now. I
should say that II they love their
mother country SO much more .and
think 1t so much better than the coun-
their living, why DO they rot 60 back
or why did they ever leave home and
settle here?
was most kindly received and
treated when I first came into the
United States: I have had much greater
opportunities here for making a good
and comfortable living. for which I am
heartily grateful. SO much 80 that the
United States is my country and my
home above all others in the world. and
shall stand by her as firmly as a
native-born American should and would.
II you want to hyphenate me, you can
do so without giving offense. but make
shake hands with the American Dane,
or any other that puts America first.
AN AMERICAN-GERM
Washington. Feb.
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II they've got to dynamite our Dor.
ders. we'd appreciate It more on our
Southern one.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

They probably call tem dime messen-
gers because you get that much change
from a dollar.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

When Andreas Dippel claims that
Corgress never aided music, he forgets
what Congress has done to boost the
chin variety.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

The ground hog isn't talking for pub.
lication today.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

II South Carolinians are limited to
one quart Of corn liquor a month, we
can expect the tarheels to arise and
sing Every Month VIII Be February
BY and BY"
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

Still. the old man can't be expected to
provide those latest battleship bonnets
on q rowboat income.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

When 1t comes to the question of an
atmosphere full Of germs or Zeppelins.
we prefer anything to either.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

In order to be In harmony with the
threatened price. they should open a
bakery shop on top the Monument.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

1nsurgent Democrats may find It is
equally deleterious to bolt food or
party.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Communication Rates.

Washington, February l.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04

which they propose to locate. Their
Investments In the country are largely
based upon what those rates may be,
and 1t Is unfair, and unjust to permit
those rates to be changed and in
creased to their detriment, at the be-
nest Of q soulless corporation.
Property values are based, to q large
extent. upon the current rates OF COM
mutation, and one moving into the
country never calculates upon the pos
sloiiities Of their future increase. but,
On the contrary. feels justified in look
ing Forward to time when. owing to
the natural increase Of patronage to
ne carrying road. there should be a de-
1t Is q matter Of supreme Importance.
and "public policy should demand, that
the rates Of communication shall not he
increased AM changed at will by rail-
way companies. but as q rule kept uni
form. and II changed at ali the revision
made In downward direction. and
never upward. except under eStraor-
dinsry circumstances. J. B. F.
washington, February 2.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
American Vessel Sails
for Hamburg, Germany

Fire Island, N. Y.--Under the nose
of British cruiser watching at the
gateway of New York, the American
steamship Wilhelmina, which sailed
Saturday from New York with her
hold filled with food supplies for Ger
many, slipped out to sea unmolested
and laid her course for Hamburg.
After having her compasses adjusted
in the bay the Wilhelina dropped down
the Ambrose channel at nightfall. Six
miles to the eastward of Ambrose
lightship the Wilhelmina sighted a
two-funnelled British cruiser under
steerageway, with all lights out. She
looked like black patch against the
skyline. Smoke was pouring from her
stacks.
With all lights burning the mer-
ohantman steamed past the warship,
which did not even speak the Ameri-
can. An hour later the Wilhelmina,
driving through thick snow storm,
was lost to view, while the cruiser,
still lazily swinging back and forth
near the lightship, contented herself
with playing her searchlight on several
tramp freighters waiting for pilots.
Only one British warship has been
observed recently watching commerce
in and out of New York harbor, but
other British cruisers are said to be
stationed along the transatlantic lane.
Captain Brewer, captain of the Will
helmina, flew the code flags giving the
name of his ship as be put to sea.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Austria Will Make Big
Display at Panama Fair

San Francisco Austria will be rep
resented at the Panama-Pa Inter-
national Exposition with. exhibits COW
ering between 5000 and 10000 square
feet Of floor space. Construction was
begun In the center of the Palace Of
Varied Industries Of an enormous COW
cred booth with a front facade 800
feet long.
This block of one-fifth of an acre
will be filled with varied assortment
Of products of Austrian manufactures
to come directly from Vienna, Prague,
Carlsbad and Budapest, via Rotterdam.
Some of these exhibits already have
arrived in New York.
The work of gathering and INSTALL
ing these exhibits is in charge Of Os-
car Moser, who was appointed by the
Austrian government as exposition
commissioner; Louis Kainz, of the
Austrian board of trade; and Landor
Decsenyi, assistant commissioner.
In the Austrian exhibit are elabor-
ate and comprehensive exhibits of Boz
hemian crystal glass from the Carls-
bad factories, porcelains, rare Vienna
bronzes Of great value, Brentwood fur
niture, precious and semi-precious
stones in great variety, carpets, rugs
and variety of textile products for
which certain districts are famous.
Also there will be exhibits of fine Aus
trian wines and models and large
painted scenes illustrative of the
scenic railways and celebrated water
ing places of the country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29

tion as a result of complaints made il
the press and in letters from varioul
parts of the country, charging thu
Washington government with unfair
ness to Germany and Austria, it alst
is intended as a pronouncement o1
policy on some questions of neutrality
previously unexplained.
After answering 10 specific charges
and calling attention to the fact that
the United States has promptly taken
to task Great Britain as well as Ger
many and every government which in
any way has infringed upon the rights
of this country, the letter concludes
with the following declaration on the
much-discussed questions of exporta-
tion of war munitions.
''If any American citizens, partisans
of Germany and Austria Hungary, feel
that this administration is acting in a
way injurious to the cause of those
countries, this feeling results from the
fact that on the high seas the German
and Austro-H Hungarian naval power is
thus far inferior to the British. 1t is
the business of a belligerent operating
on the high seas, not the duty of a
neutral, to prevent contraband from
reaching an enemy"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Many SUeepidg Changes
Proposed in Election Bill

State Capitol, Salem - A plan to
remedy many legislative ills and to
establish closer relation between the
legislature and the people who make
laws through the use of the initistive
and referendum is embraced in a pair
of bills introduced in the house by
Representative Blanchard, of Josephine
county.
Mr.. Blanchard's first bill requires
that all initiative measures be filed
with the secretary Of state on or be-
fore January preceding the biennial
elections.
The second one proposes to change
the time of the biennial legislative
sessions from the odd-numbered to
the even-numbered years, and post
poning the 1917 session to January,
1918.
This would place the Legislative
meetings in the same year with the
elections and would eliminate the me-
cessity of holding special elections to
consider measures referred to the peo-
Pile by the Legislature.
Because the initiative measures
would be on file with the secretary Of
state before the legislatures would
meet it would be possible for the legis-
latures to take up and dispose OF the
measures proposed by initiative.
While the Blanchard bill would not
compel the legislature to consider those
measures, the author Is sure that nc
Legislature would refuse to act on
them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Free Textbooks in Peril.

State House, em--0regon's free
textbook law may be repealed by the
present legislature. The house COM
mittee on judiciary introduced bill
providing for the repeal of the law
passed by the 1918 legislature, which
gives the various school districts Of
the state the privilege of voting on
the question of free textbooks. Only
one district st. Johns has adopted
books under the provisions of this act.
The present law allows all schools
parochial as well as public-to obtain
free textbooks If district votes to
adopt them. Representative Scheubel
introduced a bill last week providing
that only public schools be entitled to
free textbooks. The judiciary COM
mittee did not agree on the Schuebel
bill, SO compromised by drawing up a
new bill repeating the textbook law
and deciding to report the ScSnebel
bill adversely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Portaae Line Men Report.

State Capitol, Salem-The Portage
railway commission in report filed in
the senate requests that action be
taken with view of turning over the
railway, its rolling stock, ETC., to the
regular state board Of supervision
when the Cello canal is completed
May /. 1t announces that there re-
manned January l, 1915, in the state
treasury $22,841.40 of the last appro-
priation Of s25, 900 to the credit of the
Portage railway. 1t is requested that
$4,000 be left in the present fund and
that the balance be turned over to the
general fund. Joseph 7. Peters, L.
A. Lewis and W. j. Mariner, the COM
missioners, who have served continu-
ously since they were appointed by the
Legislature February 20, 1907, tender
their designations. to take effect upon
the completion of the Cello canal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
DOINGS OF OREGONS LEGISLATURE
Brief Resume Proceedings of the Peoples Representatives
at the State Capital Bills introduced, Passed. Rejected Etc
Proposed Changes in Haz-
ard List Made in House

State Capitol, Salem - Classifica-
tions of occupations and scale of
premiums based upon the hazard risk
involved by every class is proposed in
a series of amendments to the work.
mems compensation act introduced in
The house by Representative Schuebel
If Clackmas.
The prosposed assessments are to be
based on the total payroll in any par
ticular hazard. The rates vary from
one-half Of per cent in the printing
trades to per cent for structural
steel, subaqueous works and powder
works.
Every workman coming under pro-
visions Of the act is required to con-
tribute l cent day regardless of the
occupation he is engaged in, and the
employers are required to retain the
money from every mans wages and
remit it to the commission.
Whenever the money paid in any
one calendar year to the workmen of
hAy Oiu CuipAVyCi CVAillS uLlucf pIU-
visions of the act shall not exceed 80
per cent Of the contributions into the
fund by such employer, his rate Of
assessment shall be decreased by 10
per cent.
Whenever, in the opinion of the
commission, the money in the indus
trial accident fund shall be sufficient
to meet all payments then due, with a
surplus Of 80 per cent, the employers
shall be exempt from payment for the
next calendar month.
A waiting period Of six days is pro-
vided, but if the incapacity or ina
bility extend beyond a period Of four
weeks payments shall be computed
from the date Of the injury.
The commission is authorized to in
spect factories and workshops for the
purpose of determining whether en-
ployers have taken all possible precau-
tions to protect their employees from
injury,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Movie Men Are Indicted.

Chico, Cal.--George Sontag, mem
ber of the once-notorious Sontag and
Evans gang which terrorized Cali
fornia 20 years ago, and George E.
Duke, a former realty operator Of
Oakland, Richmond and Santa Rosa,
were indicted by the Butte county
grand jury on charges of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The in
dictments are the result Of their oper.
ations in connection with the United
States Feature Film company, which
was organized by them last summer to
produce picture which was said to
depict some of the operations of the
Evans and Sontag gang. The princi-
pal charge against them is that they
sold stock in Chico and Oroville with
the understanding that they were te
receive no promotion stock, and that
Duke had put $4,000 Of his owr
money into the company. Both these
statements were declared misrepre.
sentations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
One ssDry" Measure Boiled
DOlDn to Only II5 Words

State Capitol, Salem--All pending
legislation intended to make effective
the prohibition amendment enacted BY
the people at the election last Novem.
ber is embraced in bill Of precisely
l15 words introduced in the house by
Representative Cardwell, Of Douglas
county. The Cardwell bill, which, its
author says, is all that is necessary to
make Oregon as dry as the proverbial
bone, is:
'Any person or persons who shall
after the first day Of January. 1916,
manufacture, sell or have in his, her
or their possession for the purpose Of
sale, any intoxicating liquor of any
nature shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction. thereof
shall be punished by a fine in a sum Of
not less than 5000 or more than $1,000,
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail
for term not exceeding six months /;
provided, however, that this act shall
not amply to licensed physicians pre-
scrIbing alcoholic liquors for medicinal
purposes or the sale thereof for scien-
tifc, sacramental or mechanical pur-
poses. All laws and parts of laws is.
conflict herewith are hereby repealed. !"
In striking contrast to this measure
is the Committee Of One Hundred 3
bill containing about 5000 words, ard
the bill of Representative Lewis, con-
tanning about 5000 words, either de-
signed to carry into effect the pro-
hibition amendment. The Cardwell
bill is proclaimed by its author as con-
tanning more real legislation than the
two others combined.
'.My bill will do the work" !" said
Representative Cardwell. "You dom t
need another word to drive every sa-
loon, brewery and distillery out of the
state"
In explanation of the provision that
will give physicians the right to pre-.
scribe alcoholic liquors for medicinal
purposes, he declares that the constitu.
tional amendment requires that excep
tion be made.
"The amendment specifically pro
vides," he said, that licensed physi
clans be permitted to prescribe intoxi
eating liquor for medicinal purposes
Now this legislature can't 60 aheas
and pass a bill that will deny then
that privilege. Our law would be un
constitutional if we would"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Oregon Capitol Near Destruction.

Salem, Or.-Oregon's historic State
house was endangered for time Sum
day by fire which started shortly be-
fore s O'Clock p. m. following an ex-
plosion of oil in the central heating
plant, just outside the basement Of the
Capitol. The entire interior of the
heating plant was mass of flames
and the blaze leaped out the skylight
and up along the side Of the State
house. Quick work by state officials,
state employees and the Salem fire de-
partment soon had the blaze under
control.
1t was feared that two filled oil
tanks would explode, but this danger
was eliminated by Joe Bernardo, fire.
man, who rushed through the flames
and shut the pipe which feeds oil to
the burner Of the heater.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Cars and Jitnevs Losing.

Seattle -- Both the streetcar system
and the jitney busses operating in Se-
attle are engaged in an Improbable
business, according to statistics COM
piled by the chief engineer of the State
Public Service commission. The re-
port was forwarded to Governor Lister
with recommendation for immediate
action. According to the report the
streetcar system is losing s2450 reve-
nue. daily while the bus driver make an
average net profit or wage of $2.3S a
day. The report says that 51S busses
are carrying $4,000 passengers daily.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Annexation, Bill Sianed.

State Capitol, Salem - Governor
Withycombe has signed house bill No.
23, introduced by Representative
Lewis, which will enable cities to
merge under a constitutional amend
ment passed at the recent election.
The measure is primarily for the bene-
fit of st. Johns and Portland. both Of
which will vote upon proposal for Q
merging of the smaller city with the
larger one in few months.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29
Many Cadets See SerUice.

London--0ne Of the unusual features
Of the war is the number Of naval
training ships and cadets that have
been in action. The Highfyer, which
fought the Inflated commerce destroy
er, Wilhelm der Crosse, in the early
days of the war, was naval training
ship. Two seagoing training cruisers
for cadets, the Cornwall and Carnar-
Won, distinguished themselves In the
Falkland Islands battle. A large NUM-
Der Of cadets also perished In the
Hawke. Hogue, Aboukir and Greasy.
which were sunk by submarines.