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The Washington times., 1915-12-12
HEROINE OF FLOOD ELoPED.
Took More Courage Than when She
RiSked Hcr Life.
(From the NetU York Worl


TT did not require one-half the cour-
phone to the people to flee. that the
Bayless mill dam had burst. as 1t did
to flee for the purpose Of getting mar
ried."
Mrs. Michael j. Hyland, who until a
few days ago was Miss Helena Binkey,
a great risk stuck to her post in the
telephone exchange and warEs5 hun
dreds of people to run to the hills when
the dam burst. four years ago, blush
ed prettly as she made this confession.
She and her young husband are spend
ing part of the honeymoon in New York.
ton" laughed Mr.. Hyland. Ever since
that flood Mrs. Hyland has been re-
ceiving marriage proposals. They came
in hundreds. / had to :'un off with her
or ] would never have won out"
Yes, | did receive hundreds of silly
letters. but | never paid any attention
to any of them" said the bride.
Asked about that flood. she said ::
when the dam burst l thought only OF
homes ! stayed at my switchboard un-
til the water was half block away
and then ! ran to the hills. l always do
things without stopping to think, If |
had devoted many hours OF thought to
clipping maybe l wouldn't be here. But
I'm not sorry.
Il was in Austin and Mr.. Hyland
was in Rochester, so We used to e.
fifty-fifty on the courtship ] would &c
down to Oleau and he would meet me
there. We decided to get married very
suddenly and did not tell any one. | am
almoS; aEraid to - back to face our
The Hylands were married by the Rev.
Thomas Cosgrovc, at St. Honaventura's g
Church, Allegany.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
She Would Answer.

certain judge, somewhat famed for
the proliXity and Subtlety of his reason
ing, looked at d confused and bewilder-
cd witness. while his face took on the
most benign expression as he cndeavor-
ed to straightcn out the question which
had been propoundcd by counsel.
Now, my good woman" he said.
cheerfully and rcassuringly. "you have
only to answer in the tewest possible
words these simple queries: Whether
when you were CIossng the street with
the baby on your arm, and the stage
was coming down on the right and the
cab on the left, and the brougham was
trying to pass the stage, YOU saw the
plaintiff between the brougham and the
cab, or the hrougham and the stage,
whether he seemed in haste. and which
one of the three cabs coming from the
other direction he appeared to YOU to
be hailing.'
The now thoroughly bcwildered wit
ness wiped her spectaCles and meekly
made answer:
Yes, your honor!'-ChicaEo News.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
THE OLD SONGS LIVE

Filling the. Metropolitan Opera
House in New York on Saturday
afternoon, one Of the most enthusi-
astic audiences of the season heard
the opera of "Marta" sung by a
notable cast. The audience was
typical of that famous home Of
music. There were representatives
Of society and fashion, there were
music lovers, there were those who
had gone to be entertained and there
were the usual run of the merely
curious. But one and all of that
great audience, according to the ac-
counts, fell under the spell of the
never ending charm of The Last
Rose of Summer" when that aria
was reached and scene, reported
by the hackneyed express term, Gin
describable," followed the singing of
the last note. The artist who
sang the aria-and in Italian, at
that--was encored until the man.
agement was compelled to let her
sing it again in English, and even
then it was many more minutes be-
fore the house quieted down.
Probably everyone in that audi
ence had heard "The Last Rose OF
Summer" sung hundreds of times
but the charm Of the old song is still
there and it is this charm which will
cause the song to live to delight
future countless thousands. 1t is
just one of the old songs, ono of the
songs we learned as children from
mothers lips, cried ever perhaps
in the days of our youth end now in
more mature years cherished with
fond memories. How many of the
thousands of tunes" being ground
out today will be able to live along
side of these cold songs?"
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
OSCAR STRAUSS CAREER
ONE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Born tn Rhepihh Bavaria, His Par
cnts Being sheep RRisers
and Merchants.

Oscar Straus' career has been one Of
romance and achievement, says the Ner
York Times. Born in The little town Of
Otterbcrg. in Rhenish Bavaria. on Dc
ccmber y. 1850. he was destined to be
honored by five Presidents Of the land
by which he was adopted. His parents
were sheep raisers and merchants and
were in prosperous circumstances until
1852. when he was two years old. his
father. Lazarus Straus. incurred the
displeasu sure OF his government for the
part he took in the German parliament
tary insurrection in lS4S
Lazarus Straus fed to America and
settled in the village OF Talbottom, Ga.
Two years later he sent for his family
which included Nathan Straus and
Isidor. who was lost on the Titanic. In
Talbottom the elder Straus established
a general store, prospered, and gave
his children a good education.
Mr.. Straus is deep student Of
economies and has written several
books on the subject. He was the
founder of the National Civic Fedora
tion and was chairman Of the board of
arbitration which settled the dispute OF
iifty-two Eastern railroads with their
engineers.
In 1884 Oscar S. Straus was prominent
in a movement in this State to nomi
nate Grover Cleveland for President
The following year Mr.. Cleveland ap-
pointed him minister to Turkey. He
succeeded in opening the sixty Ameri-
can mission schools which had been
closed for years. established a healthy
commerce between the two countries,
and brought about more friendly rcla-
tions between the governments. Presi-
dents Harrison and Mckinley reap
POINTED him, and when Theodore Roose-
welt needed a head for the Department
of Commerce and Labor he called on
Mr.. Straus to take the place. delaying
the appointment year to permit Mr..
Straus to adjust his business affairs.
When. in 1900, the crisis In the Otto
man empire became acute. President
Taft persuaded Mr.. Straus to go back
to Turkey. this time as an ambassador.
the rank Of the post having been raised.
Mr. Straus ran for governor of New
York on the Progressive ticket in 1872.
In 1914 he was appointed chairman OF an
arbitration commission to decide the
wage dispute between the Eastern rail-
roads and the engineers. He was for
mcrly president OF the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation. also OF
the National Primary League. and OF
the American Social Science Associa-
ton. He was vice president of the Ma
tional Civic Federation and the Inter
national Law Association.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
CANADA'S NEGLECT IS
HARDSHIP TO TROOPS
Discharged Men Said to I've shame
fully Treated by Dominion
Government.

When j. was found that many Of the
Western war heroes returning wound.
ed. manned. and i'll from the trout
were arriving in Winnipeg these first
winter days without funds, without
overcoats or underwear and otherwise
neglected, ar investigation was made as
to the chai acter of the treatment ac,
corded these men who have made such
sac'iiices for the empire. according 10
Manitoba Free Press.
1t was found that they have been Sub.
ject to shameful neglect. discomfort
and INCONVENIENCE practically from the
time they left the largo British hos
ed. and came Under the jurisdiction Of
the Canadian authorities. This scan.
dalops state OF. affairs the men arcribe
to cafeiessness.s sthoughtlessuess lacl5bf
proper supervision. and misma1age-
.nent. y. .-. f
On leaving the comfort Of the hos.
pitals. ths. sick and wounded men arc
usually sent down to Shofnclifte and
state that they were given two or three
blankets ana obliged to sleep on a bare
hoor for month before being sent
home
On leaving England to come hons
tho men arc not served out with warm
underwear. socks and other cIothins
with which to endure the ocean voyage
in winter weather. IN fact. they are
given nothing at all. Thc small equip
ment Of clothes they do have was given
them when they left the hospital. usu.
ally from four to sly months, before
leaving for home and it is usually
scanty at that. The equipment for In
stance. that Private Hart received Ave
months before he sailed consisted Of one
pair of khaki pants. one tunic. one
overcoat. two pairs OF drawers. one pair
of boots. two light overshirts. one cap.
and one pair of socks. At no tir,e be-
fore arriving in Winnipeg are the men
given a change of socks or underwear
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA

Russia had gained the unenviable
reputation of having the most
drunkenness in proportion to popu-
latlon of all nations in Europe. The
addiction to alcohol was supposed to
be due to the general distillation in
that widespread agricultural country
from rye--or less generally from
barley or potatoes-of a beverage
called vodka. AS in France, unre-
strlcted home distillation had been
followed by enormously increased
consumption of fermented liquor.
When the government took charge
OF the production of the national
drink there was joy among those
working and hoping for better
things. But fostered by the new
conditions drunkenness increased.
Then came the spectacular closing
OF the vodka distilleries by edict of
the Little Father. The civilized
world gladly believed in a reformed
and sober Russia. A great revival
OF sustained industry swept over the
country and an investment began in
some OF the comforts of home.
Temperance, however, is not a
plant which thrives under forced
growth. When the first excitement
of patriotic enthusiasm passed the
mujik was gripped by the need of
some diversion. He felt the same
instinct which in our land makes the
movie the enemy of the saloon, but
he had no eXpedient with which to
meet the drastic innovation which
had come into his social circle. The
old craving for stimulus was upon
him.
Rumors of "a setback are begin
ming to reach US. Not long after
the ukase more than two thousand
secret distilleries were reported to
the minister of finance, not only for
making the forbidden vodka, but
even for filtering lacquer and var
nish. A popular drink has been de-
Vised of cider, hops, and snuff, with
q small admixture of additional al
cohol.
From many cities report comes of
q large number of deaths caused by
drinking eau de cologne, wood al
cohol, and patent medicines. The
government has increased the fine
for working illegal stills from 1850
- $4,000, the term of Imprisonment
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
BIRD MUSIC CREATED
BY A "SINGING LAMP"
Wonderful AUdion Reproduces Notes
or Violin and Flute BY Press
ing Electric Button.
(NeU York Dispatch to Philadelphia
Iin 1Inr

(Neto York Dispatch to Philadelphia
Public LedocrD
Tonight for the first time Lee De For
est revealed to the public a new use
Of his wonderful singing lamp. tho
audion. Not only is he now able to
6etect with the audion musical sounds
silently sent through the air by wire
able actually 70 create the music OF
flute or violin or the singing Of a
bird by pressing an electric button.
The audion. which is the wonderful
1t possible to send a wireless tele-
graphic message from the Hawaiian
Islands to the Atlantic coast and to
speak through the telephone across, the
but now it is shown that not only can
the audion detect electrical waves
from great distances. but that it can
actually produce a current which: act
ing through a magnet on an ordinary
duclng weird music.
The tone quality and the intensity
which is secured Is regulated by re-
Sistance thrown into the circuit through
the lamp, tho inductance produced by
the induction coils, and by the quality
of the coll themselves. Several years
ago a similar effect was produced by
the telharmonium. a complicated and
extremely costly apparatus, which pro-
rent generated from many dynamos.
The tclharmonium was not CONNER
cially successful because of the great
cost Of the plant The effects produced
by the audion are very similar. and Mr..
De Forest says that a plant for pro
ducing music like that produced by the
telharmonium could be installed at the
cost OF little over $1,000.
The demonstration was made tonight
in the main auditorium of the engineer
ing building at a concert of electrically
operated musical Instruments, given un-
der the auspices Of the National Flee
trfc Light Association and the New
York Electrical Society. Mr.. De Forest
demonstrated his new instrument, which
ne hopes to perfect so that a singing
lamp will before very long be within
reach Of the average man and woman.
1t Is possible that these musical instr
,nents may be installed wherever thH I,,
telephone now reaches, SO that one VIII
not need to go to the best hotels ara
restaurants 20 hear good music with
their meals, but only turn on. the an-
dion switch on the wall to hear the
immortal strains OF Beethoven or MO,
zart. produced or a soundlcss Keyboard
at a central transmitting station.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
nEGS MONEY FOR ALIMONY.
Does without Meals to Comply " 18th
Court Order.
lLiIrnmkee. Wis. Dispatch.N

lMilWdukee, Wis, DispdtchD
Charles Kaufman was determined
that he would pay alimony of So a
week 10 his wife Sophia by every means
possible. rather than be adjudged in
contempt of court and incarcerated in
the house of correction. WhSr he ap-
peared before Judge Halsey to show
why he shouldn't be adjudged in con-
tempt of court for failure to pay the
S. a week.. his attorney. Edward
Iockey. told the court a pitiful story
of the mans condition.
The attorney said that Kaufman has
not worked In a year, that he Is un-
able to secure employment and that in
order to comply with the courts de-
mands he has had to go around among
the officials of the city begging cents
here and a dime there in order to make
up the amount. The attorney said that
when the man would obtain % or 30
cents in this manner he was badly In
need of something to eat. but that he
forgot his hunger and put the money
together to take it up to the clerk OF
circuit court to be paid in alimony to
his wife.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
Big Officials Hobbies
Planned BY Gridironers
President Wilson Among Guests at Clubs Fete-Ford
Expedition Suffragsts, and Preparedness
. ~" Undergo Whitening Fire.

All of the nations prominent officials
and each and every one Of their hob
bies. as well as the biggest issues be-
fore the country, were broilcd to a nut
brown at the winter dinner of the Grid
iron Club at the Willard last night
The men and movements may get over
1t, but they'll never look the same.
Among the guests of the gay Grid
ironers were President Wilson, members
Of his Cabinet, Senators, Congressman
and prominent business and professional
men who figure in the national life of
the United States. Notwithstanding
the fact that they all came in for a
panning, they all appeared TO enjoy
themselves hugely.
The Gridironers had a wealth Of ma
terial with which to work, and they
Peace and preparedness held the center
OF the stage. each being subjected to
whitening fire Of verbal shrapnel,
forty-two centimeter shells, hand gre
nades and gas bombs.
Guests Are Delighted.
Peace seemed to be worsted early in
the engagement, and preparedness sur
vived but passing we'll. Henry Fords
peace party, cloture rule. the suffra-
sists, Republican presidential candi-
dates and William Jennings Bryan were
given special treatment by the joke
smiths of the club and raked fore and
aft. much to the delight of the dis
tinguished gathering. The Mexican
situation. bringing a new president upon
the stage with every clock tick, also
came In for considerable attention and
provoked peals OF mirth.
The banquet room was profusely
decorated with American Beauty roses.
other cut flowers. pottcd palms. and
American flags. over the chair occu-
pied BY President Wilson was draped
the Presidents flag. fianked on either
side by the flags Of the Secretary of
War and Secretary Of the Navy. The
tables were arranged in the form Of a
gridiron. and after the big dinner bell
had summoned the club members and
their guests to the feast the lights were
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
And Drop a Tear.
MEMS WORK DONE BY
WOMEN IN GERMANY
Half Of the Thousand Hands EN-
ployed on Berlin subway
Are Feminine.
(Berhr Correspondence Of Nem forl

(Berhr Correspondence OF Nep York
Ercning Post)
"A thousand men are working on our
new Nord-Sud subway construction
said a Berlin engineer to me the other
day.
expressed surprise that so many men
could he spared from the army for
work that has nothing directly to do
with the war He was amused at my
ignorance.
Half of those men, ~ he explained
are women"
That was hard for me to believe |
solid rock, of the sort that made the
blasting of the New York subway such
a feat. 1t was impossible to think of
women at this sort of work. But when
went down into the subway itself, I
discovered that Berlin rests on a sand
and marsh foundation. And the women
who were working there were. for the
most rart, merely throwing shovclful
after shovelful Of sand into the sand
cars. that were then hauled up the mar
row-gauge rails to Friedrichstrasse.
For the women themselves. that work
seemed hard enough. They worked
close together in gangs Of fifteen or
twenty. Some OF their faces were
flushed some were quite pale; all were
dripping with perspiration. 1t occurred
TO me that that was not exactly what
We in America should call "feminsm.,
Perhaps it is a thing which our femi-
nists would protest against. Yet it is a
symbol of the part the German women
are pla ying in this war. More than S.
900 600 marks have been invested in that
tunnel. Germany cannot afford to let
so much capital stand idle; and by push
ing the work, even during the war; the
city of Berlin will have the. subway
completed and ready for trafic--if not
quite as soon as was expected, at least
within half g year OF that time-in the
spring OF 1918. And in the meantime
thousands OF families are earning an
income. and scores OF industries are
kept going, which might otherwise
Staenate &
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
SUPFtMAN OR IDEAL MAN
Ralph Connor, Now an Army Chap
lain, Asks Which VIII Win War.

The Rev. G. w. Gordon. whose per
name is Ralph Connor author of The
Sky Pilot" chaplain to the Canadian
Cameron Ilghlanders, recently deliv-
cred an address at the headquarters OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
says the London Chronicle.
The war, he said. was to decide
whether the world was to be dominated
by the superman or the ideal man. The
supermsn was arrogant. relentless to
foes. ptiless to the weak, and despised
the old-time virtues.
The ideal man is as the Scots say,
the quiet man, who hates war, loves
rcace," he said. 1T is worth while II
be humble, to have place for pity, for
mercy. for gentleness. The Christian
ideal stands untarnished in the search
ing light of this war. We of the empire
would rather give up everything We
possess than see the ideal of the super
man enthroned and the ideal of Jesus
Christ disappear from amepg men,"
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
His by Right.

An Irish chauffeur in San Francisco,
who had been having trouble with nu-
merous small boys in the neighborhood
OF his stand, discovered one day, on ex-
amining his car. that there was a dead
cat on one of the seats. In his anger he
was about to throw the carcass into the
street. when he espied a policeman.
Holding up the carcass, he exclaimed: ::
This is how ] am insuited. What am
to do with it?"
well. don't YOU know? Take il
straight to headquarters, and il e Is not
claimed within a month IL becomes Your
property. '-Harper's MagsEine
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
Army Of Riddles Fear
Santa Won't Visit En-
They Know the Good Old Saint Does Sometime Disap-
point Little Boys and Girls Who Have Been
Just as Good as Gold

While scores Of children are day
dreaming Of toys and candies and all
that makes Christmas morning the apex
of the December desires OF boys and
girls. there is little Army Of the Dis
consulate In Washington today. They
are the Riddles who are not so sure
that the pack which Santa Claus carries
Is inexhaustible.
The baby boy of well-to-do parents
might look with hurt surprise I'm his
big blue eyes IL one even suggested this
arch-heresy of silver-spooned childhood.
The baby girl whose pretty mamma has
never had to. plan and scheme and
work to keep body and soul together in
a little household would probably an
swer to calumny so apparent from
her own experiences that the only chill
dren who Santa passes by are bad
little boys and naughty girls"
They Remind Kris kringle.
But the boy and the girl who wear
the patched and threadbare garments
Of the Christmas Army Of Disconsolate
Children know that Santa Claus does
sometimes disappoint little boys and
girls who have been Just as good as
gold" And they have learned because
oloiStiNiS thcy ndNC TIScH vi
morning to find their well-darned
stockings tragically limp. that when
Daddy is dead and Mother Is ill or
poor, II Is quite possible for the Patron
Saint Of Yuletide to forget.
That is when each little disconsolate.
fearing the approach Of toyless
Christmas morning. finds a stub OF a
pencil somewhere around the house and
on a scrap Of paper writes a letter
which goes to make up the many thou
sands Of such epistlcs which find their
way into the mail every year.
A good many of these letters, unso-
licited. have found their way into the
office of The Times already. They are
all addressed in the uniformed chirog-
raphy OF children. The envelopes bear
the smudges and smears Of baby fingers
not overly clean.
And Drop a Tear.
Once in a while there is a tiny blister
on scrawly page. 1t mutely tells of
some little fellow or his baby sister
who. in the face OF the greatest Of all
the little tragedies OF childhood. tried
to be brave. but somehow just couldn't
keep back the tears.
They are real human documents
these letters. There is one whose baby
author has probed perhaps the real
The Washington times., 1915-12-12
KOCH 4 TRAGIC FIGURE.
Without Country, Beyond the Pale
OF the Company of arms.

One of the most tragic figures in the
world today Is Henri Koch the lCI-
tenant of the informed auxiliary Germ m
cruiser Prinz Elite! Friedrich. who broke
his parole. left Norfolk and vas can
tuied ly. the British naval authoritis:
IN the North Sea, says the NeU iork
Mail
Doubtless the motives which inlpel al
the Young officer to break his ostn were
the highest possible in time OF war
the motives of patriotism. But even
his country will not condnne so grave
an offending against the simplest rules
of honor. Had he appeared At a Ger
man port with tho stigma Of 1Hrol"'
breaking black against his name -
would hay" been disowncd. dishnnUTt
and dismissed from tho service Ia Whivn
he has done 40 Door credit.
To be shot as a soy in tho srry CO
of one country i3 honorable, But tho
man who breaks narolc puts himself
beyond the pale of the CompHnV Of
arms. He is a man without a country.
and deservedlN 81.