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The Washington times., 1915-12-03

tically any state In the Union must pay
an annual fee for the purpose OF OPERA
ting II. ranging anywhere from $40 to
S25. and besides pay a personal tax.
The corner grocer bought n small ma
chine because he figured 1t would be
to the interest of himself and his GUS
toners. II he must pay n tax on the
horsepower OF his car along with his
license. insurance. and uDkcep. Mr.. II.
innate Consumer must foot tho bill or
the grocer must go back to the boy and
basket stage.
with gasolcne at the highest prics
that II has been for ten years, and pros
poets OF 1t going higher. ] think that
the Administration might look elsewhere
for the funds to make up the deficit
caused by tariff for revenue only"
policy. and not stick 1t onto the man
who owns a car
The automolibist as class is legIs-
lated against more than any other class
I know Of. and ] think this Is adding
insult 10 injury.
live in hopes that some kind-hearted
member Of Congress will come to the
resuce OF the owner OF gasolene cars.
VI. -. y.
ahinpton nar
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Believe Dissension In Ranks Is Not
Logical Reason For Barring Wo.
men From Vote.

To the Editor OF the TINES:
IL Mr.. Lof gworth. who seems worried
about the flct OF women warning
among themselves will consider that
ibis Is "A natural phenomenon In both
sexes. he Will revise his opinion that II
is an argument against woH.ens votes
Is there today In the world nation.
a church. a political party. an organiza-
ton of any kind. In which lnerr * not
differences OF methods? Are the Re-
publicans united to nan' Are the
Democrats without dissensions cliaurs.
and dozens Of sn all parties led oy reb
els? Arc there not today the f'iends OF
peace at any price. also the advocates
OF preparedness within the ranfs of
the same rarty? Did Wilson and his
secretary OF Stat, agree on the course
OF diplomacy. Are there not In the
Christian Church at least 10 different
se,ts.
II every man thought Just as his
neixhbor does. We would he a pretty ma
tion. II every wo'nGh wern a duplicate
OF her sister, she would most en-
phatlcailv show she was unfit to vote,
II LongwOrth waits for women TO be
different from the ether half OF the hu-
man race before they are WORTHY OF
Noting. he ought to begin by dcprivins
the men now on the same crounis.
VIRGINIA 81 fERAGlS1.
Washington, December 2.
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Tomorrow.

Dance, crescent club. banquet hall, Raleigh
p m
Meeting, Gamma Eta Gamma. oak rocs.
Raleigh, y. IN.
Dinner, In honor OF {. j. GockaIer. retiring
secretary Of tho Board Of Trade, red room,
New willard, y. M
Meeting. Board OF Lady Managers of ,ar-
ncid Memorial Hospital room l2I, New
willard, II m.
Annual meeting Yale Alumni Association Of
Washington University club, y. m
Meeting, reform bodies of the District, 7.
NJ, e. A, D. IN.
Meeting, PcnnsylN ania Society OF Washing
ton, rerpetusl iuIlding, Eleventh and "a
streets northwest, y. M.
Meeting, Federation OF Citi2enS' AsEocia tions,
chamber of commerce rooms. p. III.
Meeting Washington Society OF Fine Nrls,
auditorium. National Museum. %:l5 p. m.
Meeting correspondents entitled to adm Issinn
to the press galleries, National Press Ellh,
noon,
Address. children and the Trcstmenl ot
mh"Ciity,' Dr. Ira w Drew, before Cs
tcopathlC Association, at residence ~ Dr..
Helen j.. Perkins. 1850 Columbia road. 8
y, III.
Lecture, The Mississippi river Dam at
kcukuk. Its Effcct on biological Conli-
tious 4. DOOlilllc, before RiologlCal
Society Of Washington, Cosmos Cluu, \
=. ~.
Masonlr--rre New Jerusalem. No =. social
odd fCIows-Canton Washington, No. l.,
election
National Union Government Printing Oface
Council.
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NEW works. CONSTITUTION AND
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY

A few days ago George w. Per-
kins, the dominant head Of the
Progressive party, made the state
mcnt that the Progressives would put
a full Presidential ticket in the field
next year. AS justification of this
course-perhaps only one strand in
the hawser of other justifications--
he cited the overwhelming rejection
Of the new constitution by the vot-
ers of New York as evidence that
the Progressives still constitute q
political force to be reckoned with.
To the man who doesn't know why
that constitution was beaten this
citation might prove conclusive, but
to the man who does know why the
constitution was beaten it has no
weight at all.
That fact is that the new constiu-
tion was beaten because Barnes and
Murphy decreed that it should be
beaten. and they lined up their two
political machines to beat it. This
man and that and the other, for rea-
sons Of their own, fought the new
constitution, and so certain news
papers fought it, for reasons of their
own. but their combined protest
would have cut no figure if the two
political machines had been for it.
The new constitution represented
five months of faithful, painstaking
work on the part of many of the
very best men of both Republican
and Democratic parties. Their work
did not meet the approval of the
Barnes and Murphy machines, so
the word went out to slaughter the
constitution, and it was slaughtered.
This is the cold, hard fact about
the rejection of the rev constitu-
tion. 1t affords no evidence of the
strength of the Progressive party,
or evidence of a justification for
any political course of any party, or
for personal qualification on the
part Of any man or any newspaper.
Whether, therefore, it is wise for
the men in whose hands the destiny
OF the Progressive party rests to
decree that it shall put full ticket
in the field next year or not. il is
certain that there must be a better
"cason fov doing so.
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W a ashington.
Believes Newspapers Should Pub
lish Biographies Of Candidates for
Office

To tho Editor OF THE TINES:
am an Independent voter in Prince
George county. Md. Under the pri-
mary election laws OF the State,
have no voice In the selection of the
candidates for office. This Is no great
hardship: II anything. 1t Is n relief from
responsible duty. but ] am not re-
licved from the very important duty Of
casting my vote for the best man. /
believe everybody should vote or be
disfranchiscd
But how am ! going 10 ilnd out who
10 vote for! 1t seems TO me that the
press would solve this question for the
voters IL they would, b. honestly pub
fishing the life and merits OF IT," Varl-
Gus candidates We have the Drama
League which seeks to weed out ira shy
plays and set before the people mcritorI.
Gus dramas. is there no way by which
press league for the instruction Of
voters could be organized?
Strange as II may sound to some, the
press OF this country Is not only very
useful institution but 1t is becoming Z
thoroughly honest ] believe In the
spendid honesty or The Times. for in
stance. barring a few streaks Of yellow
now and then. Edit orislly it Is mag
nifccnt.
But The Times and our other excellent
newspapers IN this country do not go
far enough. with their campaigns for
honest advertising should they not
couple up a bureau for ascertaininE the
qualifications OF candidates for office
1t is not necessary for the newspapers
to urge the election OF any one candi-
date. Let them publish reliable news
items twhat Is ncws?) concerning the
candidates. leaving the readers and
voters to judge who Is the best man to
vote for
As a sequence to what is going on all
over this country in the matter new
newspaper policy. believe this thing Is
bound to come. for after pondcrins over
tho subject for some little time am
unable to find any other solution. The
people will have TO look to reliable
press for news concerning the candi-
dates for office.
The question then Is why not now
Why may not The Times become the
medium Of information for Prince
George county,
JEREMIAH JOHNSON.
Brookland Station. d. C.
November 90 1915.
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Object To Expeetorating On City
Sidewalks.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Kindly give me space TO write OF a
daily outrage against the health and
dccency OF the city. At one time the
police kent the city comparatively free
from the nasty habits of people
who spit on the sidewalks. Now IL is
Impossible TO walk any distance with
out zixzaggins about to ind a clean
spot on which to put your feet. Why
not have spittoons by the sewer OPEN
ings with water standing In them and
which can be flushed out with the sew
ers and disinfected by the street clean
ms brigade. Paper handkerchiefs are
cheap and the trash boxes at every
corner could receive them till they
could be burned As witty old lrisn
woman said to me. You have TO pass
civil service to wash the department
spittoons. when these dirty people can
make the sidewalks unfit for US" They
pefnind me OF the essay OF the young
midshipman on the inhabitants OF a
cannibsl island-"Manners. none; Gus.
toms beastly." TAXPAYER
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TO-DAY

Bazaar and supper, congregation Of westsrN
Presbyterian Church. evening.
Concert. Friday Morning Club. banquet hall.
Raleigh. II a. m.
Convention. National Commercial Gas As
sociation, New willard. p. m.
Memorial services for late Alexander y.
nagner. District Bar Association. Crimiasi
Court. No ?, city Hall J ,. m.
Addresses Drs. Paul and Arthur Zinkharn.
hcfor. members OF Sunday School OF Grace
reformed Church. In Sunday School mouse.
p. m.
Address "a United Russia" Dr. Lee
Wiener. hefor. National Geographic so
ciety. New Masonic Temple. I46 and SIS
y. in.
Meeting. w.., Virginia Society. Pythi.n
Meeting Park View Citizens Association.
Whitney Avenue Christian church. 9 p. m
Annual convention. District OF Columbia Di-
vision OF paushtcrs Of tho &c, Centsdersey:
avenue northwest. 7:so p. m
Recital. Mime. Emmy Dcstirn, New National
Thestcr. 40 p. III.
Exhibition drill, beneht OF Army Relisf So
cie,y. Fort Mycr cavslrymen, drili hall.
Fort Myer. Va. 2:so .. m.
Advent sermon. The Mustard Tree" Rev.
John NJ. Cooper Chapel Of 81. Thomas. tho
Apostle. Woodlsy road northwest. 7:ao p.
Concert, Miss Minnie Brown and the Am
rhon Gce Club, Twelfth street branch Of
Y. NJ. c. A. sp. m.
Ma sonic - Iolum bia, No. :: Lebanon. No. I.
Martha, No. !, Ascension. No. 20. East
Gate, No. 81. Eastern Star.
odd Fcllows-FhocniA. No. :s; Central. No. |.
Metropolis. No. IS; Mssenenu. No. T. En-
CBmpment.
knights of Pythias-Syracusiaiis. No 10.
Rathbcne Temple No. 8. Pythian Sisters.
knights Of columbus Insurance commission.
Organ recital by Prof. Wolfe. Church Ui
Epiphany. n. IN.
Address, The Early History OF III. Districr
aud our National Capital" bv Mrs. John
A. logan. Woodward 4 Lothrops assem-.
hly hall. 1880 a M.
Meeting OF Anti-war League and address
hy Congressman Bailey. Public Library,
y.
Meeting Of Biological Society. Cosmos club
y. M
Tabeaux arranged by Mrs. Dunlop an
dancing. carroll Institute Hall m.
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RED CROSS To MEET
NEXT WEDNESDAY
President Wilson and Former
President Taft will Preside
Alternately at Session.

with President Wilson and former
President Taft presiding alternately
over Its sessions. the American Red
Cross will hold its annual meeting at
Rauscher's next Wednesday.
Mr.. Taft will call the meeting to or.
der at 10 O'Clock. acting In his new ca
paeity as chairman OF tho central COM
mitt"c. President Wilson will preside
TO-, ror time at the afternoon session
ne evening session at s o'clock will
De devoted largely to discussion Of wal
rchcf work. Major Raymond w. Pull
man, superintendent of the Metropoli-
tan police. will discuss hrst-aid police
work at the afternoon session.
, me program. as arranged by Ernest
lows:
Morning Session.
10 a. m.-Roll call; minutes, CharI.s
l.. Magee. secretary: executive commit,
tee report; Maj. Gen. c. A. Devol, L.
$. A; treasurcr's report. John Shelton
williams treasurer, or Assistant Treas
urer Major Harry c. Coopo: Nursing
Service" Miss Jane A. DeIano. chair.
man; Medical Bureau" Major Robert
I. Patterson. chief: Mission Of the
Magazinc." Austin Cunningham. editor:
Town and Country Nursing Service"
Miss Fannie +. Clement, superinten-
dent.
ll;2o-,Action on proposed amendments
TO by-laws: election of officers and
boards; noon recess.
2:o-l.uncbeon TO delegates.
2:3V- sanitary Work in Serbia" DR.
Richard =. Strong. director American
Red Cross sanitary commission; The
American Red Cross In Mexico CITY"
Charles j. O'Connor. director of the Pa
citic division Of the American Red
Cross AN American Surgeons Expe-
rienccs in the War Zone" Dr. Rnoades
Fayerweather, formerly director OF
american Red Cross work in Pau.
France: "A Rcd Cross Nurse in the
recently an American Red Cross super
vising nurse IN Vienna; Consolidating
the Relief Forces OF city" story
of the Eastland disaster. Sherman G.
Kingsley, OF Chicago; Teaching First
Aid 10 Police Force and why" Major
| Raymond w. Pullman: The Needle
work Guild OF America" Miss Rosa
mond X. Bender. national correspond
ing secretary.
Evening Session.
Svo-"The American Ambulance Hos
pitaI." Mrs. Robert Bacon: The Com
| mittcc OF Mercy" Norman Harsood;
The German Austrian Relief Commit
tee Of Chicago, Julius Goldizer; The
Vacation War Relief Committee" Miss
Anne Morgan: Tho War Relief Clear
ing House." Myron T. IIerrick. The
French Emergency Wounded Fund"
Mrs Ethelbert Nevin; The Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium" Miss Lin
don W. Bates: RED Cross Prepared
ness" Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
DR.. Thomas F. Mallan
Buys Conn. Ave. Place

transaction involving approximate
ly $4,000 was closed this week when the
residence property at S1S Connecticut
avenue northwest. was transferred from
Allen f. Walker TO DR., Thomas +. NAL
Ian. who owns. the adjoining property.
Al the same time Dr.. Mnllan conveyed
an undivided one half interest In a27
and a29 T. street northwest. fronting Al
feet by ll6 deep. and the store and
dwell ing at the southeast corner Of
Ninth and . streets.
1t is planned to lease the newly-ac-
quircd building as professional offices.
The Allen II. Walker Company and tho
Douglass +. Bullock Company were
joint selling agents.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
! have been reading your paper every
night for the eleven years that have
been In this city. II has done much
good. Last night read about one Kari
Shultz having arrived In New York from.
Germany. | liked the look OF his fac"
and he has been in my thoughts so
much.
Please try to save him from being sent
back. Think Of the horrors he has been
through. and in pity try to save him.
l. am a mother and feel so sorry for
him. ] am sure you will do what you
can and thank you.
MRS. MARY FELKER
asbinptpp Noy
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
g. B. Graighill Heads
Georgetown Chess Club

G. Rowdoin Craighill was elected
preridcnt and Harold q. Goodwin. secre-
tary Of the Gc Gcorrotown Chess Club at a
meeting In the residence OF Mr.. Goodwin
1873 Thirticth street northwest. last
night II was decided to hold b-weekly
meetings and to purchase a cup or some
other trophy for the winner OF the
annual tourney. william 4. Gordon. jr..
retiring president. was absent On ac-
The members wsrs guests OF former
President Y. Evans Booker.
The following games were played:
Anderson beat Booker: StrinGcr beat
King: Waggamen beat Goodwin; Ander-
son heat Craighill
The next meeting will be held At the
residence OF Archibald King. 1911 Twcn-
ty-ciphth street. on the evening of De-
ccmbcr Il.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Associated Charities Thanks Times
For Courtesy and Generous Space.

To the Editor OF THE TINES
At the annual meeting OF the Asso-
ciated Charities the following resoiu-
tion. presented bv q member Of the
board Of managers. was unanimously
adopted and the secretary instructed to
transmit copv of said resolution to
YOU as editor OF The Washington
Times:
Resolved. That the thanks Of the A..
ISOLATED Charities in annual meeting
assembled be extended 10 The WASH
ington Times for the unfailing courtesy
and generous space given the work Of
the society during the past year"
w. CFFORD.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Protests Against Proposed Tax Or
Gasolene Engines.

To the Editor OF THE TINES
According to Dame Rumor We are to
have a tax put on the horsepower OF
gasolene engines. About three-fourths
OF the prosperous or up-to-date farmers
use gaeolcne engines on their farms. II
this tax goes into effect 1t will be up
TO the farmer to pay an increased tax.
II II Is to be lust a tax on automobile
engines. OF course the automobile owner
iicge of having a car for business or
pleasure.
Today 4 person owning a car in prac-
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
TakOma Parish Gives
Bazaar and Dinner

Trinity Church. Takoma parish. tn"
Rev. Frederick William Smith. rccto",
is giving a bazaar and dinner this after
room and evening in tho parish hail or
Piney Branch roHd. Dinner will nc
served from ! to $ p. m. The adde's oi
the guild Of the church hove CharIc.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

Anyway, Georgia's new limita-
tions on the monthly personal indul-
gence in liquids precludcs the pos
sibiity or death by accidental
drowning.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

A Kansas judge suggests a frail
wife use broom on a brutal hus-
bands head, but why not vacuum
cleaner?
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
That Theory Is Exploded.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
What has become OF the o. T. head
line. Blown to Atoms" which used to
appear above all stories Of casualties
due to explosion? Ell GROUCIIO.
Washington. Dec. 2
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
THE TIMES MAIL BAG

Communications ths BaE
OF Washing
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

There is a keen possibility of Mr.,
Ford saving US ninety-five cents on
dollar diplomacy.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Amusements.

william Gillette In Secret Ser
vice" A:l5 p. m.
Belasco-Al Joson in Dancing Around
rolls Mark Kent In The Middlem.n." -,
and Si6 .. IN.
Kcilhs-Naudeville ":l5 and sis p. m
observation-disclosures, @:l6 ard s:l5 D. M
casino-"Have You Seen Stellar" 2;l5 and
S.l5 ID.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

Washington. Dec. ..
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Believes Shultz Has Suffered
Enough Horrors.

Washington. Dec. !.
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nan. Mrs. Robert Bruere, Miss Ma-v w..
bcrlain. Mrs. Frank Cothren, tre,srs.
Herbert Croly. Mrs. Allan Dawson a.,
GEORGE $ Frank. Mrs. zona Gale, IA IL
Percy Stickney Grant. Mrs. pca',, i,
Forbes-Robertson, Mrs. j. Borden III.
man. Mrs. Edwsrd C.. Henderson. ~,
Amy Mall Hicks, the Rev. .John H..
Holmes. y. W. Huebsch. Pau kenneSa,
Foia La Toilette. Mira Philip Lydir a..
Thomas l.. Manson. Mrs. George MI,ns",i
Mrs. Henry Neumsnn. Amos pinchat. NJ,
Ida Proper. Gilbert L. Roe. Lou Notrsr
Mrs. Ethel Eames Snnderson. Mts Mis- :,
Finn scott. Miss Mary s SNOW. j @. phaint
stokes. Mrs. Leonard Thomas, Mary E.,n,
Worse. Mrs. Anna Strunsky waliinx. n,
ia mes Z. Warbeoe Mrs. Bertha Pa;
Woyi. pr. ira 4. wnA, Mrs. Norman n y
Whitehpusc. Howard Wooie,on ard NJ,
Rose Young.
The general impression IN Paterson d.
that tho I. w. w. prestige hero ~,
stand or fail with Ire decision " ~
Jury, a. other indictments against u
Haywood. Carlo Tresca and other ion.
ers probably win he brought 70 ,r,s,
Miss Flynn ds convicted. Thorough,
impressed With tho Importance OF n,
Flynn's trial. the I. ". W. will mar
IN groups TO tho court RON, wcarlr,
red SadgcS. Hundreds have p-omis,
the leaders to be present. and Il 4. q,
pected that the court room will n.
damned. Many extra police ana re,ec.
tives have been detailed to guard ,hs
court
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WANTS STATE TO GIVE
AID TO LARGE FAMILIES
DR.. jacob at Free Synagogue
Urges Help for Parents OF
Healthy Children.

whenever n husband and wife give to
the State n number OF healthy children
beyond their means of providing support
the Commonwealth should help by direct
aid or by insurance of life. health and
labor. II II is said that this Is socialism
| agree. Before you have digestod II
YOU may call 1t altruism. humanitarian
ism or plain common sense
This was said yesterday morning by
Or. Abram jacob. VINO addressed the
congregation at the Free Synagogue in
Carnegie Hall In the absence OF the Rev.
stephen s. Wise. DIR. Jacobs subject
was "Is Birth Control a Moral Issue"
TT IL the duty OF the physician to IN
struct his patients and friends on their
duties toward themselves. their existing
children and he community said DIR,
Jacob. "Whoever Is hardened with
blood diseases. advanced tuberculosis.
epilepsy, insanity. feeble m!ndedness.
should not be a parent. II he becomes
q parent he Is an enemy of the present
and of the future. and should be treated
az such. Babies who prove dangerous
through inheritance must not he born.
ITO what extent a nation should re-
quire a certain number of children l
am not prepared to say. We require no
native soldiers In big numbers. but no
ambitious American citizen should allow
the future American type to be formed.
az now threatened, by aliens alone"
DR.. Jacob said that the first born In
q family Is more likely to he deficient
than others. and that the best bodies
and minds are found In the second and
laird In order Of birth. or the fourth and
NTH II there lie q large family.
DR.. ]. q. 0oldstein spoks IN favor Of
stsrilixlug the UNIT
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HUSBAND FREED AFTER
THREE HANDED FIGHT
Calls on EStranGed Wife and
Puts Her Guests on In
jurcd List.


When Ms. Naureunr Criswell ap-
neared In jefferson Market court yestcr-
day as complainant against her husband.
Clyd \. Crisw,ll. and was asked why
she had fed him. even though they had
been .%stranged, she replied Il feed DOS
anything that Is hungry :"
Mrs. CrisWeil had her husband ar
rested SATURDAY.. charging him with dis
orc, conduct. The arrest grew uut
of a difficulty Wednesday night IN her
rooms at AZ Washington Suuar, south.
She testified Yesterday that She was a
costum.r and designer. She added that
she had been a secret service operative
and an actress. She told the court tina,
she and her husband had some words
over some iew.lry. \ struggle .nsued.
In which Mrs. Criswell tried to prevent
her husband from leaving the room.
While she was trying TO hold the door
two friends. Arthur Moss. an advertiser.
and Henry :. Damon. "A civil engineer,
both Of 50 Washington Sauare East,
came into the room.
When the two men tried 10 seize Cris-
we'll "A light followed in which Moss was
Mi, over the head with a four foot wood
EN- candle stick and Damon was bitten
on the laf, arm. when Moss fell Girls
well called TO- the polIce and his de-
parture from the apartment was not
further interfereI with.
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Home Robbed Of $4,000 y levels,

Dr.. Frank u. L~orsenecker, EOS Mn.
street. Brooklyn. reported to the po,,.
yesterday that his apartment had teI
broken into and $4,000 worth G,
1ewelry stolen. The theft occurred sa,.
urday night, while Or. Lonsenecher an
his wife were al the theatre.