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The Washington times., 1915-12-11
CHRISTMAS CHARITY

Having done your Christmas shop
ping and your Christmas mailing
early, in accord with mercantile and
postal injunctions, it is time to pay
heed to the charity organizations
and do your Christmas giving early.
The Associated Charities, the set.
tlement houses, and the Salvation
Army are planning early for the
Christmas cheer they are to spread
this season, and the call has gone
forth for contributions. 1t is the
aim of these organizations that moi
even the poorest shall go without
the elements of Merry Christmas
To do that they have sent forth ap
peals for contributions to theil
Christmas funds.
The Associated Charities has de-
veloped its Christmas giving to the
point of a fine art. There is NJ
handing a basket in the front dool
on Christmas Day, but provision.
for the Christmas dinner. and toy.
for children, are placed in the
hands Of the mother in advance 81
that the Christmas of the poor hom,
shall be as nearly normal, and liE
that of other homes, as possible.
Boy Scouts, school children, AZ
various societies have been enlist e
in the wide scope of the Associa' ue
Charities work for Christmas. N or
churches could do constructive or
by doing what some already are tlc
ing, asking that they be assign ell
certain number of families to- ore
vide for, in addition to the neet'H
their own congregations.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
8 ARTISTS DELIGHT
CAPITAL AUDIENCE
Friedberg, Besekirsky, and Mes
sen-Stone Firmly Establish
Themselves Here.

The fifth concert OF r. Arthur Smith $
Ten Star Series" at the New National
Theater yesterday afternoon. marked
tho appearance OF three artists. who
firmly established themselves in the
music armament OF WashinEton-Carl
Friedberg. pianist; VASTLY Besekirsky.
the Russian violinist; and Malta Mes
sen-Stone. the contralto, who first at
tanned prominence with the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company.
The playing of Mr.. Friedberg. who
gave three of the seven numbers. was
particularly we'll received. He opened
Op. y. and oh his second appearance
gave three of Chopin's works, conciud-
ing the program with T.iSzts matci1eSs
Rhapsody No. ., E-fat major. With
the exception OF the last number, his
playing was marked by moduation
and an elastic Interpretation at once
novel and beautiful.
Mr.. BesekirskN, who Is a native OF
Moscow and has had every musical
his early childhood, won instant favor
with his audience. Naturally, his rem
dItion OF dance by Rachmaninoh was
the number in which he most distin-
guished himself. His playing is with
out oVerdone dramatics and is typical
of the NiGor of his youth.
No mention of the concert would he
complete without reference to the work
OF Miss Elsie Lambe. as acCompanist
She shared equal honors with the art,
lists, largely because she seemed Io
interpret their changing moods accu'
rately and gave each a background oi
soft melody for voice and violin,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
ROOSEVELT ON THE ARMY PLAN

Colonel Roosevelt's criticism Of
the Administration proposals for a
better and stronger army must car
ry powerful weight because backed
by everybody that knows about SOL
diers, armies, and national defense.
There is no possible question that
the American people want an ade-
quate land force to protect this
country from attack. But no mill
tary reorganization that does not
give US larger regular army than
Mr.. Wilson proposes can be ade-
quate to protect this country in time
of need.
Under the Administration pro-
gram the so-called continental army
can never be made an effective body
for defense, for attack, or for any
other military purpose. 1t cannot
become we'll drilled or trained; it
will not be we'll disciplined, and it
will not master the elementary prin-
ciples of effective soldiery.
Colonel Roosevelt says that the
Presidents proposal is merely to
create an inefficient rival of the Ma
tional Guard, and he is right. He
declares that it will damage the Ma
tional Guard without achieving any
useful purpose whatever, and he is
right.
And the hundreds of millions OF
dollars than can be spent on such ar
"srmy" would be thrown away, while
if devoted to raising and maintain,
rI regular army every dollar
wou d be wise investment for ma.
tiUral defense and peace.
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peachable security and very high re-
turns to the investor.
1t might hurt the underwriting
syndicate, if it should be left with
some of the bonds on it's hands and
should wish to market them imme-
diately. But it is not easy to figure
out how a syndicate which could un-
dertake to carry, if necessary, half a
billion Of such securities would
strain at the back carrying merely
several millions for as long a time
as circumstances might require.
1t couldn't hurt the public, which
is keen enough to take up these Sc
curities at the short-selling prices.
Indeed, the terrorists become phi
lanthropists when they contract to
deliver bond to an investor at a
much lower price than the short
sellers may ever be able to get the
bond so as to make the delivery. But
this sort of financial terrorism may
give them and their Berlin hackers
very violent financial pains all over
the body when it comes time for
them to settle up.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
7O-PAGE NOVEL IN
JANUARY MAGAZINE
The Girl and the Came Fea-
ture of New Issue Of Rail
road Mans.

"The Girl and the Game" seventy
page complete novel. is the outstanding
feature of the January issue OF the
Railroad Mans Magazine. out for today.
The story is. by Henry =. Dowst, and 1t
is n gripping account Of a weak man
made stro2g and regeneratcd through
the love of n woman. and the challenge
of circumstances.
Five other fiction stories, rcplcte with
situations, dramatic and humorous, and
all written in the atmosphere OF the
roundhoust or the right-of-way, are con-
tanned in the same number including
some more rare adventures of "Honk
and Horace" as told by Emmet +.
Harte. The story of Spike Malone
who tired of being "tallow pot and
became a shack" is admirably told by
John G.. Russell incidentally "tallow
pot" and "shack' are railroad mems
terms for fireman and brakeman.
Interesting bits of rail history arc told
in +. l.. BaCons article on Pig Wars
for Railroad Control" and in laudC
irt Tv<D Dollars - Mile"
In all thcr" rrc approximately @nC
pages ot reading matter in th" Janu-
AIRY Numh"T. "hi' h IL Indicative Of an
interesting lot II reading for lovers OF
good stories in general and railroad men
IN particular during the coming year,
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PR()BERS
URGE Legislation
Committee Also tb Press for
Printing Of 2o'D,ooo Copies
Of Report.

The first formal ieetine Of the COM
mittee on industriaIi REALTORS was held
today at The ccmr nittees offices here.
with Frank p. w Alsh presiding.
Plans weic form nlated for "A Wig orous
campaign before Congress 10 procure
the printing oc 2Oo LOOC copies of the firal
report of the cor hmisslon
The committee also agreed upon the
maj % form of two OF the most nnportant
,rhas. Tl,s On Hs Program Of legislation
terstate shipm' tnt of strike breakers,
armed guards and machine guns; and
measure a' hhorizing and directing
me secretary. jof Labor to present to
me federal Trade Commission such la
Dor condltion!j as In his judamnnt con-
stltute unfair' competition. such as low
wages. ion9 hours. insanitary condi-
tons and a refusal to meet representa- :
tiyes OF the em1icycs.
Members of the committee who at
tended vert Frank p. Walsh. chair
man: ''amIs CCorncll vice president
OF the Am crican Federation OF Labor:
John u; 4 tnnon. treasurer OF the inner
ican Fef ieration OF Labor; Eranl;
Hayes, Ace president 6f the United
Mine " orloers. rcrrcsentirg John +,
White. 1Tesidont of the United Mine
WcrkerS: Helen Mnrot. CT the Non,.
ems Trny fc Union League of New York
Amos u fnchot Of New York; Frederic
G. Hotce. of New York. and Dante
Barton,. of Washington.
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tied. The occasional warning that
fraterninties are on probation serves
only to encourage secretiveness, and
to make stronger the bond among
the small group of boys in the fra
ternities, and also of girls in the
sororities.
The pronouncement of the best ed
ucators in other cities is that high
school fraternities and sororities are
not desirable for pupils of high
school age. But recent experience
has been that the uncertainty about
the societies in Washington has
caused more evils than if they were
officially sanctioned, and thus put in
more sympathetic touch with, the
school officials. The societies ought
either to be recognized, and con-
trolled, or they ought to be abol-
ished,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
FOOD IN CLEAN ftAND:s

Examination by the New I York
board of health Of 10000 enbloyes
who handle food in hotels a nd res
taurants has resulted in the, discov-
cry of 10 to whom, by reason of
disease, were refused the he alth Ger,
tificates which they must have here.
after to work at such occupations
Now the board announces that the
men who handle milk will be next
subjected to medical scrutiny. AS
in the case of cooks and walters
there will be first exami nation and
periodical inspection afte rward.
From the milkmen the depart.
ment will go on to tho Be of othe,
occupations through whose hands
literally, the city's pro- Fisions must
pass. 1t is big task which the
board has set for itself. But if the
results can be reflected in a con
tinued lowering of the death anc
disease rate it will be we'll worth
while, for New York city will be {
valuable object lesson! for other bis
cities, not forgetting: Washington.
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tEEK LETTER SOCIETIES

rer an inquiry extending over
~ a year a committee of the
and School Association of
Flr IN High School has reported
.'nI Greek letter fraternities, in
aisn schools, "serve no useful pur-
school life and tend to de-
4-., the democracy of the pupils"
N- sr similar reports have been
made, both by teachers committees
and by those made up of parents.
The discussion about secret societies
in the high schools in Washington
has covered a period of more than
five years. Every now and then
charges against the "frats" revive
interest in them, but they still live
on.
1t would be better for all CON
cerned were there some definite rul-
ing made by the heads of the school
Systeha, and the whole question set
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

e German chancellor delivers a
a. mt speech, in effect announcing
Germany doesn't require to
."Gry about peace terms; the other
"- being beaten, will have to make
a.. ices, and advances on such
terms as will be quite satisfactory to
Germany, if any peace discussion is
started. He declares that Germany
is impregnable, able TO view the
prospect of an indefinite contiru-
ance of the war with ell confidence.
To which the London press replies
that this is bluff and buster; that
the central powers have passed their
peak of highest power and must
henceforward decline, while the al
lies will continue gaining in strength
and ability to carry forward the
war. Germany, according to the
London view, has her best chance
right now to talk about peace on
terms that may protect Germany's
future; if she waits and brags, she
will be crushed, and the peace will
be on vastly less favorable terms
to her.
Which side is bluffing? Mani
festly, both are doing more or less
of it; each is under the necessity
of putting up the best possible front
and assuming the greatest conf
dence. There is no doubt that in
the last few weeks British opinion
has gained strength, in favor of
pushing the war with the last ounce
of the empires power. There is i'm
pressive evidence that the allies are
more confident of their ultimate
power to win, than they were before
the Germans had relieved Constan-
tinople and precipitated disaster
in the Balkans. Precisely why this
should be, is not appal ent; that it
is true is hardly to be questioned.
Germany on the other hand has
been feeling the pinch. The food
problem and the general economic
situation have been aired as never
before. The possibility of German
power being inadequate to the strain
Of very long war has been getting
real consideration in Germany for
the first time.
In any talk about peace and its
terms, at this time, both sides are
certain to bluff. Peace is not il,
sight; the military situation makes
it impossible for the allies to accept
any terms Germany would grant
and view of the military posture
emphasizes the feeling that the wal
cannot be more than hall over, anc
that the more frightful half j:
ah~-
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MORE BERLIN TERRORISM

The Berlin tcrrorists, it seems, are
not satisfied to direct their secret
forces Of corruption and crime in
this country merely to the work of
dynamiting ships and factories, of
numbering wage-earners in our in
dustries and assassinating passen-
gers at sea. They want to blow the
bottom out of the market for Anglo
French bonds being floated in this
country, and thus frighten Ameri-
can investors to death by giving
them gilt-edged securities at bar
gain prices.
That's sort of conspiracy to be
promoted not without much financial
advantage to the American public
at large.
Yet If the organized opposition to
our Anglo-French loan which is sell
ing short those bonds can drive the
market price of them-as offered by
the short-sellers-down many points
OF only few points, there will be no
harm done in that action to the Brit
ish and French borrowers. They
have got their money. 1t is their
money, whether some of the bonds
can be bought from short-selers al
95 or 90, or at anything YOU please
down the scale.
1t isn't going to hurt the financial
Institutions which took the bonds
not as a market speculation. but al
a permanent investment of unim
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
SEkT IN CONGRESS
COSTS DILL Is CENTS
He Must Pay Principal Plus
!. ! Compound Interest Thereon
for Fourteen Years.

The day Congressman c. G. Dill from
Washington State rises up in Congress
and makes his maiden speech It's going
TO cost him % cents. No. more than
that's cents plus compound interest
thereon for fourteen years. The Con-
gresham. this sessions youngest, has
owed that quarter ever since he was
sixteen. His creditor Is Mrs. Fanny
Berry Bell Mt. Gilead. Ohio. and she
has his note to prove it. 1t reads:
Fredericktown. Ohio.
sos March 10. 1891.
For value received ! promise 70
pay Fanny Berry Bell the sum OF
25 cents with compound interest at
per cent when | shall have made
my first speech in the State legis-
lature or the United States Congress
or shall have won my first fight in
either. c. {. DILL.
That note may account for the fact
that Dill is a national lawmaker at so
early an age. He simply couldn't wait
any Longer to get that debt of his
mind. The circumstances We're these:
Dill lived on rented farm near
Frcdericktown, Ohio. Mrs. Bell was the
wife OF the owner. on one corner al
the farm was the Salem NJ. l.. Church
and one day a box social was an
Church Mrs. Bell asked young Dill II
he were going. Nope. didr,t have the
neco ssary quarter. he explained cneer
fully.
"Tl lend 1t to you" she said.
Don't know when can pay i
back he dcmurred.
Pay 1t lack when YOU make vou>
first speech in Congress she 3uGgest
ed. Dill. being a terribly earnest youni
man. had made no secret of the fac
that he was going 10 Congress som'
day. The farm lad accepted the none,
ard drew up the note.
lie hnd a good time at tho social
untroubled by his new finarcial burden
Five or six years later he fell into thu
camp of Tom Johnson and became on
Of his secretaries during his Gubcrna
torial campaign. After the campa."l
Johnson asked him what he was goin;
TO do.
"An right said Johnson. You L.
out West snd pick out some good
growing town and stay there till the,
send you"
Dill went to Spokane. And here h
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MerryXmas! IsSlogan
NCharity Bodies Here
Organizations, Settlements, and Churches Begin
Most Thorough Roundup of the Deserving
Poor Ever Attempted in Capital

merry Christmas for everyone in the
District Of Columbia" '..-s
That Is the slogan of charity organi-
cations. settlements. n large group of
churches. and various social service
agencies that have begun the most
thorough annual roundup of the de
serving poor ever attempted in Wash
ington.
II anyone misses this Merry Christ
mas census IL will be his own fault.
With q drum stick rampant as their
emblem. the Associated Charities. the
Central Union and the Gospel Missions
the Salvation Army. and fratcrnal or
ganizations are planning to provide the
essentials OF a happy Christmas for
those who are less fortunate.
Boy Scouts Modified.
In this movement not only will be en-.
listed many churches. which will dc
work through the Associated Charities
as well as looking after their own poor
but the Boy Scouts have mobilized un
der the turkey cnsignia. and ever
school pupils have been drafted into
small army that is dressing dolls. fillint
stockings. and making ornaments to b,
distributed to the homes OF the poor.
Especially elaborate are the plans
being made by the Associated Charities
and perhaps 900 families will feel the
. RESULTS Oh lS In1lStnlds "OIk. NC
money Is taken from the general relief
fund for Christmas dinners. but money
donated especially for Christmas din
ners Is used. Usually with the dinner
goes ton OF coal. or articles of cloth
ing. which tend to prolong the happi
ness OF the family which receives tn.
remembrance.
At Christmas this year. according tc
| its annual custom. toe Associated CHAR
ties again will list its Opportunities
! in the newspapers. laying before th'
generous chances for investing in th'
| happiness of deserving families.
| No children in the wide circle covered
! by the organization will be withou
| Christmas toys. Children. working un
der the auspices OF the Parents League
at the James Ormond Wilson socia
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Mrs. Hamilton Again
Heads Relief Corps

The annual election of officers FOR
Burnside Women's Relief Corps q; A.
r. has resulted in the choice OF Mrs:
Anna S. Hamilton to succeed herself
as president. Mrs. Hamilton's record
as the head of the organization was
made the subject of laudatory adaresses
nresident. Mrs. Elizabeth Months; junior
Vice Vi re- president, Mrs. Maurice II: Smith :
treasurer. Mrs Emma l. Newton; ctap-
lain. Mrs. Ada. c. DiGkerxGn conauG- rG
Mrs MARY V. Noer; delegates to de-
nartmnnt convention. Miss Asenath
case Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Rebecca Rit-
ner, Mrs Maggie C. Miller; srohson and a,ter- Me-.
Juli, Warner, Mrs. Eliza A. Andrews
and Mrs. Mary l.. Brown.
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THE ONLY EFFICIENT ARMY

Secretary of War Garrison does
not deceive himself and does not at
tempt to deceive the public as to
how a real army must be created
and maintained. He says frankly
that there can be no efficient army
except regular army.
But Secretary Garrison doesn't be-
lieve that either Congress or the
American people will authorize and
support an adequate regular army.
He questions whether it would be
possible in this country to raise,
short of compulsion upon men suit
able for military duty, large
trained army.
Well, there are just three horse
sense answers to an argument like
that.
The first answer is that if the con-
tinental army, as admitted by Sec
retary Garrison, can't be efficient,
and therefore can't be a real army,
why bother with it at all? What's
the use of throwing money away on
it if it isn't going to solve the prob
lem of preparedness? If it isn't
going to defend the country, if it
isn't going to be of any military
value, then chuck it altogether.
The second answer is that if We
cannot get as big a regular army as
we need for perfect defense, then
let us get as big a regular army as
we can with some of the money or
all the money that the Administra-
tion proposes to throw away on a
continental army which in the event
of war wouldn't be worth CONT
mental darn.
The third answer is that if it's a
question Of useless continental
army by volunteering or a usefuI
army by compulsion, then resort tc
compulsion. Propose to the Ameri.
can people that, like other nations
which do have military efficiency
and the power to defend themselves
they MAKE the young men Of this
country take a reasonably thorough
military training.
Nobody ought to be afraid to sug
gest that. If the American people
won't listen to it, if they won't per
init changes III our laws so that thu
Government could compel military
service to defend this nation in tim,
of need, why then the responsibilit,
for our neglect to prepare ourselve.
in time of peace and for our help
lessness in time of war would Ii,
upon the heads of the American peo
pie themselves, who must be the suf
ferers when attacked, invaded, pill
laged and slaughtered.
And, anyhow. even if the Ameri
can people turn down this propose
of compulsory military service, j
ever or whenever it should be re
quired, why, we'd not be any wors
off than with this continental arm,
which, everybody agrees with Secre
tary Garrison, can never be NOR
than a make-believe army, an
therefore not worth spending on
single red penny than can be pu
into regular army which ma
never be big enough to give us
perfect defense, but every ounce O
which can always be quoted at pal
with something of a premium be
sides.
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center. and clubs of school children are
working for the Christmas outlay for
the Associated Charities. One man
gives large sum for toys. and within
few days huge crates of these toys.
TO be packed and wrapped. will arrive
al the associations headquarters. Other
citizens tender automobiles to carry the
gifts around. and high school girls will
join with Boy Scouts in helping in the
distribution.
One feature emphasized in all the
Associated Charities Cbristmas work
Is that the gift giving shall be done as
nearly as Lcssible rs II would he done
in the home. Therefore oil TOYS FOR
children nre taken to tho homes and
given tn mothers in advance.
At Central Union Mission about 30,
persons will be served with Christina
dinner In the evening q S Christmss n?rs
have none at home, will he set IN In
the missions assembly hall. Nan,es OF
children who will receive tovs and
other gifts already arc being received
| from clergymen and social workers. "
addition to the Christmas cheer ~ the
| missions home. between &c and 90
be sketG will he sent out.
To Give Cantata.
At the Goarcl Mission a tree and s
| dinner will be supplemented bv an en-
! tertainment on Christmas Eve. A
cantata. "Threc Wise Men," will l.,
| given by residents at the mission un'
! der the direction OF Mra. Ella Ecovei
! Thache:. The Christmas dinner viii
be at noon. and Immediately after thu
| Christmas tree will be disclosed, witt
! presents OF clothes. toys. candy. anG
| fruits for children Baskets will b.
sent, out to homes which otherwise
| would be without a Christmas dinner
At the Salvation Amy headquarter.
| plans are being made to send out Co
well. filled baskets. containing 1T leas
| 1900 meals.
| On Christmas morning more thar
| l.U0 children will be given toys. andy
| nuts and fruits. An appeal for cor
| made from the headouarterS at l2
J Pennsylvania avenue.
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England to Let Hospital
Supplies Enter Germany

Articles used exclusively to aid the
sick and woun5ad, the British ON.
bassy has announccd, will he allowed
entry into Germany, following the lat
ter's agreement as to their use. Per-
mission for the entry of rubber hos
pi'al supplies, however. has not Yet
b""n Siv"u hy England.
The case al 5sC out Of the rcOuC II
of the American Red Cross TO send
hospital supplies to Germany.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
UnbrOken Employment Urged.
Cummins to Press for
Inquiry in Arms-Maklng

Senator Cummins said today he intend
ed to prcss for action on his resolution
for an investigation into the feaSibllllN
OF Government manufacture oil mu-
nitions arms, and armament.
lie will soon speak in the Senate on
this question. He declares it is tho one
phase of the preparedness question on
which a majority Of the people are
united.