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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

this means that they will be branded
with the crime. even though they
took the easiest way out In shorten
Ing the routine of a trial.
Costs of Record.
docs the defendant wish to appeal
his case? The records are all in the
hands of the court stenoEraDher.
who charges about 50 cents per page
Tor the typewriter account Of the
trial. OF course. the cost Of tho en-
tire record depends upon the amount
3 of evidence offered. The fling clerk
OF the court receives q fee Of SIS.
Twenty-Five briefs of the case have
to be submitted. You con see that
for q poor man just and adequate
defense at court Is almost an inn
possibility.
THAT Is why am devoting much
Of my time to advocating a bill for a
public defender. who will give to
the one unable to hire able lawyers
the defense due him II the case IL to
'fhSt bill was up before the
washington legislature last year and
failed to pass. 1t will be presented
again this year. Its provisions are
something like this:
fender in each county, to be elected
In the Same way as prosecuting at
torneys.
second. the public defender shall
upon request of the accused or upon
order Of the court. defend any per-
son financially unable to hire coun-
Third, the salary shall not exceed
one-half that of the prosecuting at
torn0y.
Safeguard Of Poor.
Fer the future. mothers pensions
are the safeguard Of the poor. For
the present. public defenders. That's
the whole situation. The women OF
the state of Washington are back
OF both ideas. They are are studying
the economic conditions of today and
fitting the laws they support TO
those conditions. The man who
p wins their votes Is judged by char
actef- and ability, by progressiveness
of attitude, more than by his party
platform. I hold this to be one of
the most tangible effects of women
upon politics to-day, They build to-
ward the future of the race ana as
builders the voters OF tomorrow are
rouSing their interest. 1t is TO pro-
tect these future voters that the
women of Washington advocate such
legislation as the mothers pension
law and adequate defense for all ac-
cused persons. be they guilty or in
nocent."
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DR.. Van Schaick's' latest book. The
chilGlike beliefs of the Canadian lnGI-
ans, strangely mingled with the re-
l1gion taught by wandering priests !;
their devotion and generosity to each
other. and their life during the bitter
cold weather OF the trapping season
have seldom been 80 clearly pictured.
TO ONE FROM Already. BY Theodore L,
Bitz Simous. Boston, Sherman, French
g. Co. Price. 81.
All the sensuous appeal OF italian
skies and flowers is contained within
the lines OF the sonnet sequence and
lyric SEQUENCE with the title OF the
book. Miscellaneous poems are also in
cluded.
WAR LETTERs FROM THE LIVING DEAD
MAN. BY Elsa Barker. New York:
Mitchell Kennerley, Price. S1.25.
These are the communications re-
ceived by Elsa Barker from the spirit
OF David p. Hatch. who died in 1912,
the second series She has transmitted.
The present group deals with European
battlehelds and gives interviews with
the astral selves Of rulers modern and
ancient. For those Gelving in the Oe-
cult, the letters are bound TO be OF in
terest
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News Items and Notes of Club
Activities in Washington

har, at the Parker. Wednesday
morning at 1880. The subject will
be the work OF r. Y. Tirrell, treated
by Mrs. Cunningham. a..
The civics section announces q
lecture on the evening of December
IL at o'clock at All Souls Church.
Edward b. Clark will speak on The
War-torn Marine" for the benefit or
the work in aid of the suffering
women and children in that valley.
The sections of French and clvics
will undertake this work Jointly
this winter. Mr.. Clark recently re-
turned from the war zone, where he
had opportunity to observe condI-
ttons at close range. This is an en-
trely different lecture from the ono
given last month as a part or the
regular program OF the Twentieth
Century Club.
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that marched to meet the women
bringing petitions to Congress this
morning.
Or. william Robbins will lecture
on THE Subcoconscious Thought"
under the auspices of the league at
Paul Institute, 2lQ7 s street, on
December Is.
The French section OF the Twen-
ership Of Miss BiiEabeth Carhart,
will meet with Mrs. F. w. F1tz-
patrick, 1900 Sixteenth street. on
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. The report
OF the committee on maisonettes for
the MaTne sufferers will be heard,
Followed by games and converse
ton.
The literature section will meet
with the leader, Mrs. Henry Farq6-
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Dear Annie Laurie: ! am
Uttle country girl, in love WIN
hov who is nineteen. ! am tMent
t,ysyore His parents do not want
~ 70 20 with me. but he says
thnt the more they talk the more
he loves me. They 90 sHISi1s
many things to make Nun u 70
me, and he said I am q nhanTe
M tceiine. He has no 'otner
n nS and have given up an
thnrs for him. Shall / contlnu.
S".tSng him call? His father can.
"S ~ nv home for him TO SS oi1C
Some one time-it was theh VA
wo,ild rather give him up
have i,anlRmR gSSlc COUNTRY GIRL
-~HY you're right in the
M midst Of one Of those as
w tresslng family auarre. n,,
arpn,t YOU, and don't, you
..,,,fsa,ss wish that such things as
.,s,,,,ns Gneyer existad7 You Know
NJ 800 that you are Two years o'u-
ar .hRs, tho boy may nave 'oe
thing 10 10 With the way ms peo
Mo are acung. Have you tnoush'
- that? They may want their son
a. nave a career--to settle down
.or,ouslv To a trade, and your at
tachment is standing in the way
of 1t. ,o.on
A. for the father calling at lo:So-
the young man should have gone
nv that time, my dear. for. unless
Won are formally engaged, ths cai'
should end at 10. The father Is
probably a hot-tempered man who
wsnts his own way and cannot pear
the thought of his son being oiu
enough to think for himself.
This is my advice to you botnT-you
especially: Give the young man q
chance to make good. Tnas t n,,ay
Ne narents' II you are in love with
him, you will be content to, wall lie
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Three Minute Journeys
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

To be shlpwrecked on the desOlate
Bounties spelled death was assured,
for there Is not a vestige of vegeta-
ton or a blade OF grass to be found.
Even with the depots for. castaways
on each island. TO be shipwrecked
there Is a terrible fate Indeed.
storms in the waters that wash the
Antipodes, that the relief ship makes
its yearly rounds without taking on
some castaway, or, sAdder still, hnd-
ing mute evidence in the graveyards
of tragedies 1t came too late to avert:
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effect. something must be done for
criminals brought up before justice.
/ said that the chief cause of crime
was lack of money. This being the
case, how can an accused person
secure the defense pledged him by
the Constitution II he has no money
to paw a competent lawyer? sA
II have found when serving on a
Jury that in the majority OF cases
where the defendants are making use
of public attorney they plead
guilty. no you know why this Is?
The lawyers assigned them are either
inexperienced young men handling
their first cases or 'has-beens' who
are out of the running BY promises
OF suspended sentence, the Door
defendants are urged 20 plead guilty
Many of them do not realize that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

The Women's- Alliance of All Souls
Church is holding a fair today and
tomorrow at the New Willard. The
program for this evening includes a
concert and dancing, with the for
NAL opening Of the bazaar. Tomor-
row afternoon there will be speciai
Attractions for the children.
The next meeting of the alliance
will be held at the church on Friday
morning at II, when a symposium on
the new hymn book will be. con.
Quoted. Mrs. A. r. Crandall VIII
speak on Its Literary Merits;'
Mrs. Henry Farquhar. Its Doc
trinalS Points" and Mrs. g. w. Cog
geshall. Its Musical Value.' Mrs.
Fairfax Bayard Is to be the hostess.
This is the last meeting until Janu-
airy II. 49,
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
By Annie Laurie

Is entirely too young to. marry for
at least two years. with four the
safer number. Four years will teCt
his grit and his love, yours as well.
Dear Miss Laurie: Recently I
took two. young lndles to the
vaudeville, ana during the per-
formance one Of them kept con-
tinually staring over the audience
and turning I'm her seat to gaze
at anv one who came In the thea
ter. was very much embarrass-
ed and spoke to her about II, She
argued that II was not improper
for her to do It. should much
appreciate your advice.
7 T is ALWAYS considered rude for a
person in a gathering Of any
kind. whether 1t is in a theater
or a church. to turn to look at
any other person entering. Though
the girl NAV naturally be angry be-
cause you took II upon yourself to
criticise her actions. you were in
the right. 3
Dear Annie Laurie: A friend of
mine was married recently, and
at Christmas / wish to give her
some table linen. Should the pieces
be marked with the initial OF her
maiden name or her present
one? NJ.
~ INCE the gift is not to be
given at the time Of your
~ friends marriage. the initial
of her present name Is the one
to be used on the linen you are
planning for Christmas.
Miss Laurie toiIE acSEcome letters
of inquiry on subjects Of Interest
from readers Of this paper, and tDtII
reply to them ia these cOlttmnS.
They should be addressed to her,
care this office.
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AnS1UerS
To Health
Questions
By DIR. l. K. HIRsHBERG.


copyright. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc)
%, @; KS-csn you suggest q remedy for
= What Il the best way OF cleansing
the facel My skin is sensitive TO not
skim
Take q Tactic acid bacillI tablet after
oily and hot foods. sweets, pastries,
candles. sauces. and highly seasoned
foods At night peroxide and sulphur
l2tlon may De kept on the face. 2
and massage Il each night and morning
with a good peroxide cream. Never use
hot water on the skin. s. Genuine rice
powder IN not Injurious.
J. s. P.-Kindly send n stamped. self
addressed envelope with your Queries
repeated. and will be glad to give YOU
the required information. but am I'M
able to do so through the columns.
l.. els there not something you can
suggest which will remove hair perma-
nently?
There is no known remedy which will
remove superfiuous hair permanently.
Reader-Will you please suggest some
thing for the cigarette habit? / have
smoked them for twenty years. and am
now unable to stop using same. What
Will help me?
Swallow one or two tablets every
phate OF strychnine. These tablets are
bitter. and when chewed take away that
craving. Glycerite Of tannin should be
applied to the gums.
1. C. B.-Kindly give me your opinion
as to the best thing for me to do in
this case. ! have been unable to go
downtown or anywhere by myself. A
bewildered feeling often overcomes me
and / get so that / cannot control my
feelings. What would you advise?
Go to a hospital for q thorough ply
steal examination as soon as you can
find It convenient to do 90.
gton-Would you kindly advise
me what to do for falling hair7 Also ad
wise me what to do for my skin. which
is very tender and becomes sore when
| shaver.
Apply the following to the scalp each
night with friction: Fluid extract of
tharides, h dram; tincture of capsicum,
/ dram: rose water, ounce; distilled
water; oTnces, . 2 Use the sor violet Ct
glyceririe and rose water. Never use
hot water on the face. ~ So
| A Daily Reader Kincly gfyesgnnet q
| tOAACNy lOA ANNAAAAAb AAAAAN1e - y
Your diet Is not correct You need
fresh vegetables, carrots. rough meats.
and not mere white bread, meate, po-
tatoes. Also apply the FOLLOWING lotion
each night: Calamines ~ draI1si zinc
oxide, drains: phenol, y dram; glycer-
| inc. 3 drains; limewater and rPsewater
enough to make three ounces.
LgW.--I am . sufferer g inilaraElEai q!
after meals, followed nv q tnrobblIif FOR
about 4n hour. What do 1a5tS reeaIn-
mend? 5-tNFl ga;
You must eat more applcsj figs. baked
| soUr apples, carrots, greed vegetables
and those that contain salad oil, cereals.
dried and fresh fruits, orange juice,
prunes, stewed pears. prune juice. and
drink two glassfuls of distilled water a
half hour before each mea1,a three times
a day. Take a tablespoonful OF milk
of magnesia and seven grains oxide OF
magnesia before meals, and six char
coal tablets after meals. Avoid c0nsti-
patton, inactivity, sleeplesSness, and IN
door life if e"
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A large box Of tin painted black,
with a dampening pad inside so that
1t may be used as a humidor. is in
extensively priced at $50 The box
is large enough to hold both cigars
and cigarettes, II wanted. Someone
suggested that it, would even make
an excellent box to keep cake or
cookies fresh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

A butterfly. poised with quivering
wings upon the edge of a bowl or
the side of Jar, somehow takes
away the artificial effect flowers In
punches always have, no matter how
artistIcally arranged. The price is
81 and up at an + street shop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

Margaret Whetten chapter; ID. a.
preservation of one of the mllestones
marking the boundaries OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. Action TO this
effect was taken at the November
meeting, held last Saturday after
noon. The lines of work for the
winter have been discussed and re-
ferred to the various committees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

Why not the present OF some ma
terial for a batbTobe? About six
yards are needed and the price 80
cents a yard at one OF the local de-
partment stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

Mrs. Frank Foster Greenawalt,
state regent. has called a meeting
of the District of Columbia Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution az
Memorial Continental Hall this FRI
day at 2:3O D. M. for the revision OF
bylaws.
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Seen In The
Shops
Bv THE SHOPPER.

By THE SHOPPER.
~ ATH towels, fuzzy striped
u ones. in white with yellow.
blue, pink. or lavender. are 30
cents at G street depart
ment store. These would make an
ideal addition to any girls hope
chest or a substantial Christmas
present for the housewife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06
CREAM OF CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRILS

Tells How to Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

A pale pink nightie with gathered
neck and short sleeves-puffed-is
81. There arc about five either styles
with the same material and price
One honest-to-goodness novelty
has appeared out of haze of pres
ents that threatens to swamp the
local shops. II is a comb cleaner OF
unique construction, with a metal
loop at the top and bottom. One end
may he slipped over a hook in the
wall. the other held with the left
hand as the comb is passed through
iRnumerable strands OF fine, rather
wo0Tiy, Irvine In the same way that
a razor is stropped. The gitt is at
4 tractively boxed. with a presenta-
tion verse on the cover. The price IA
" cents,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

THE Effort of Association Work" a
pageant descriptive Of the phases OF
activity OF the Young Wonaen's
Christian Association. will be given
in honor OF the examinations tenth
anniversary this Friday. evening at 5
o'clock. at st. Paurs Lutheran
Church. Eleventh and II streets
northwest All branches of work
undertaken by the Y. w. c. A. are
B TO be included in a series OF tableaux.
planned by a committee under Mrs.
Frank @. wilkins.
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THE TINES DAILY MACHINE PAGE
Seattle Clubwonan Begs Mothers Pensions Be
Used as Substitute for Children's Institutions

Living by a System Of
Bells" She Claims, is
No Training in the Initia-
tive Which Makes Boys
and Girls of Weak Wills
Into Strong Men and
Women Capable of Work
ing Out Their Own Des-
TIMES Satisfactorily"
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PERSONAL ADVICE.
Readers desiring advice should
remember:
1. To address Inquiries to DR.. l.
K. HirshberR, care Of The
Washington Times.
2. To enclose q stamped and I'D.
dressed envelope IL q personnel
reply is desired. &
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

Telephone Main $3.50 aud ask "Ths
Shopper" for attenuation OiViHO the
HGBisS Of shops tOhtch carry the ar
MaiI Inquiries ShOUJd be SaOloOSd
Wtth q stamped, addressed envelope
~ postal card for reply.
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J. s. P.-Kindly send stamped. self
addressed envelope with your queries
repeated. and I will be glad to give you
the required information. but I am UNI
able to do so through the columns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

The Gaiment branch OF the Sun
shine and Community Society, organ
ICED several weeks ago. will give it's
initial tea at the New Ebbitt Deem
Der l6. The proceeds will be devoted
10 Chrlstma1 work OF the society.
Members OF the Anthony League
acted - part OF the envoy escort
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

There is no known remedy which will
remove suDerfuous hair permanently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

l.. els there not something you can
suggest which will remove haif perma-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

A Daily Reader Sincly give me q
es SHF vs a1st not ea SSeo rOe s Sss
and not mere white bread, NESTS, po-
tatoes. Also apply the FOLLOWING lotion
each night Calamine. ~ dfaElsi zinc
oxide, drains; .phenol. y dram; glycer-
enough to make three ounces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

GO to a hospital for . thorough ply
steal examination as soon as you can
find II convenient to do 90.
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/. C. B.-Kindly give me your opinion
as to the best thing for me to do in
this case. ! have been unable to 60
downtown or anywhere by myself. A
bewildered feeling often overcomes me
and / get 90 that / cannot control my
feelings. What would you advise?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-06

!. Lew .---Ia am a .sufleTar &c ipllanpInE lion
OF the ktomach. ! becotnN y SICK,
after meals, followed ny q tnrclbb lhg for
about an hour. What 90 3zepSfs reealn-
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

Born In 1901 and celebrating her
ono hundred and fourteenth birthday
few weeks ago, Hannah Owens,
Negroes who lives about quarter Of
mile behind Agency Hill. is still
young enough and spry enough to pre-
side over court consisting OF hye
Negro women, the youngest OF whom
has reached the age OF ninety. says
the Muskogee Phoenix.
The woman was born in Georgia in
1901. She remembers nothing OF her
early life. and has no record OF her
birth. but she knows that she was
married in 1929. and she remembers
clearly. she says. that her mother
told her on her wedding day she was
twentycight years old. she was a
slave before the war to John p. Mad
dox. she says
The woman declares that she isn't
glad TO have her freedom.
They made me roll logs and hoe
cotton and plow." she said. but they
fed me more than get now and they
gave me a better place to sleep. with
more covers, and | wish was back
there again"
She did not know OF the war in Eu.
rope. She ridn't know what Europe is
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

might be able to read the New Testa-
ment. When realize what the Ne
gro has done for himself and what
has been done for him since, | am
astounded.
The object of the exposition is a
better understanding OF the relation
between the white and the Negro pop.
ulation OF the United States.
We have from 100000 to / ,00O, ,00G
Negroes-about onetenth of our total
population. They have developed with
the nation. In every battle from the
Civil war down, the Negro has fought
lie is found in every walk of our ma.
tional life There can be a true racial
and social feeling only when there is
an end Of needless antagonism.
Our aim is to make this exposition
the greatest movement ever created
to bring abou. a better understanding
The Negro has capacity to grow, to
do things and to be one OF us. We
aim to show that isolated cases trum.
peted all over the country are only the
muck thrown of the great wheel Of
Negro progress.
AS a general | helped emancipate
the Negro. In my church life we early
gave Negro pres"yters the same right
on the floor of our general council as
whites. a
The Confederate officer who fred
one of the first shots at Sumter be.
came a bishop in my church and de-
voted his whole life to the education
and development of the Negro. lie was
bishop Il. +. Stevens.
Before the war 10 was commander
OF the South Carolina Military insti-
tute, which turned out more Confed
crate officers than any other institu.
tion, save possibly one. After the war
he became bishop of all the Negroes OF
his state. He was my close friend.
Indeed, 1t was on my motion that he
became a bishop.
The exposition will include singing
by great choruses of the most noted
jubilee singers in the country. There
will be folk song festivals. historical
tableaux de dosing the advance OF the
colored people, and other interesting
and instructive peatures.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

A Boston correspondent OF an east.
ern paper remarks that scattered
throughout the South are thousands OF
industrious and respected Negroes,
who, while they know nothing at all
about books. and are, indeed, unable
to read or write. nevertheless have ac-
cumulated property and given their
children the opportunity OF going to
good schools, This will be widely rec
ognized as good news not only by en-
terprising colored people the country
over, but also by white people who de-
sire to see the colored population in
the United States receive fair treat.
ment.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

Tho rush of people into Vera Cruz.
Mexico, since United States soldiers
evacuated II, has raised the population
from $4,000 to more than 100000. II
is said that all traces of the cleanup
our troops made have long since dis.
appeared, and that tho water and sani
tation problems are acute.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

Coming down town this morning you
met little girl on her way TO school
by the time you get home this even
ting she will be grown-up young
woman dressing for a party.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-09-17

Reports submitted to the annual
convention OF the National Negro Bust
ness league, Boston, showed that. In
the 10 years since the organization Of
the league, the total value OF farm
property owned by Negroes in the
United States has increased from
Sl77.4O4. .6SS to S492. .S92.2lS.