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The Washington times., 1915-07-26
THE FLEETINO LOBSTER

Pity the inveterate diner out, con-
slider the poor chorus girl, shed
tear or two for her fiaccid escort,
and think a minute of the cabaret
habitues. The price of lobster is
going up.
All along, this higher cost of liv-
ing question seemed to be getting
near the danger line. Some day, the
thoughtful have long suspected, the
matter. would pass the point where
the poor man could simply be ad-
vised to eat less meat; and now it
is swishing about the very feet of
the Broadway merrymakers and lob
ster palace patrons.
Not that anyone is going hungry
if a provision is enacted permitting
the killing only of Holsters less than
nine inches or more than twelve
inches in length. But the decorative
effect of the lobster will be lessened
Tables where his dull red glistened
under soft lights while those who
ordered him danced, and ordered
more wine, and danced again, will
be robbed of his presence.
1t is avouched by older folk that
once the lobster was an article Of
diet. They tell US that it was bought
in the market places and actu%'ly
eaten in humble homes. To the older
generation it may be a comfort that
the animal in question Tor fish, or
fowl ceased to be a regular diet be-
fore this last prohibitive blow came.
1t will now be so aristocratic, in
price, that few indeed will attempt
to eat it, and the man who does
will be more than apt to receive a
threatening note, or disqualify him
self forever as a Senator or Secre-
tary Of State.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Amazed at the Fate of Becker, in
Contrast to that of Certain
Multi. Millionaire.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Charles Becker. former police officer,
who has made his last appeal. was the
subject recently Of a rather unfavor-
able editorial comment In your paper.
The comments in question seemed to
me hardly fair. although the main
point made was correct. that his ad-
mission of information of plot to
kidnap Rosenthal indicates knowledge
improper for police officer. Yes
but this does not constitute reason
for execution.
Becker's case Is one too common, OF
conviction on circumstanual evidence.
and the testimony of low class wit
nesses. And the police ot1cer's lot Is
particularly unhappy in that 1t in
wolves him with the undesirable citi-
zens Of the community. the deniZens
of the underworld, who usually have
the cunning of their kind. One should
think not twice, but a thousand times.
before condemning a man who was
perhaps the victim of frame-up.
The police officer Is often. as In
Becker's case, at the mercy, to a great
extent Of the political boss of his dis
trict. Let the man who his never sac
riticed principle to expendiency stand
up and cast his stone.
Considering Becker personally as a
man, he appears to be so far superior
to certain multi-millionaire. once
brought before the bar of Justice in
The same State. but recently disporting
himself In public places. and addressed
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Weddings-Engagements

~ Miss Marcia Murdoch. daughter OF
former Congressman and Mrs. Victor
Murdock Of Kansas, has selected Aug
ust Is as the date OF her marriage to
Lieut.. Harvey Delano. U. 8. NJ. which
will take place at the Murdoch home
in Wichita. Lieutenant Delano mas
been assigned to the personal STAN or
Admiral Winterhalter. OF the Asiatic
squadron, and with his bride will sail
September 4 for Shanghai
The marriage Of Miss lrena Keen.
daughte, of Mrs. George T. Keen and
the late George T. Keen. to Nicholas
Columbus Harper took place on Satur-
day morning at Calvary NJ. E. Church.
Only members of the immediate families
Witnessed the ceremOny. which was
performed by the Rev. John L. Ensor.
After their wedding trip they will take
possession of their new home in Irving
street northwest. which Is nearing COM
pletion. Mr.. Harper is clerk OF the
court and Is the son of the late william
Columbus Harper.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 8. Munrord.
of Los Angeles, formerly of Washing
ton, have announced the engagement OF
their daughter, Elizabeth. to Lieut.. a.
Tourtant Beauregard. L. s. A.. grand
nephew of the noted Confederate gen.
eral. Fierre Gustav Tourtant Beaure-
gard Miss Munford made her debut
at Washington during her parents resi-
dence in this city when they occupied
n handsome home In l street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26

siveness or mere enthusiasm for the
bizarre and the untried. The safe
course will be to adhere pretty close
ly to the seasoned judgment of the
military and naval men who will
have to be consulted.
Europe's experience with the year
Of war just ending has proved some
things, disproved others, and left
wide range Of speculation. Especial
ly is this true in regard to naval
evolution. The future of the battle
ship is in doubt, for the war has
not reached a crisis in maritime op-
erations in which the dreadnaught
has been crucially opposed to the
new weapons devised to oppose it.
The problem Of protecting the great
armored monsters against submarine
attack may or may not have been
solved. There is reason to suspect
that no great progress has been
made in this direction, else why are
both the British and the German
battle fleets SO long held in closed
waters? The utilization of aero
planes as scouts of the sea does not
seem to have progressed so fast as
their employment as eyes of the
land forces; yet here, again, there is
a lack of information that leaves
grave uncertainty.
Congress needs to get all the in
formation about these and a hum
dred other vital questions, and set
about studying it. Are the great
ships of the future to be bigger and
more heavily armored than ever? Or
shall they be built without any ar
NOR at all? There are advocates Of
both ideas.
Somewhere between the Swiss
system of a democratic army, and
the Prussian program of highly
specialized military organization,
must be found the plan for main
tanning the land forces of such a
country as our own. It may require
decades to develop the right system,
and in its development there will be
occasion to give close consideration
to all the experience of the present
and other wars. BY all means the
people who will have to give final
form to whatever system is adopted,
ought to be brought here and put at
work.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26

mand in this country that munitions
sales shall cease. They do not war
rant the German claim Of right to
kill neutrals and non-combatants be-
cause they happen to be on ships
carrying munitions. It would in
truth, as President Taft has effec-
lively said, be highly unneutral
act, after war has begun and when
its fortunes have given one side con-
troll of the seas, for a neutral then
to embargo sales Of munitions to the
fortunate combatant. That would
be equivalent to interfering; to sus-
pending an established rule, in order
that the fortunate belligerent should
be deprived of the advantage which
his maritime uccesses had given
him,
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
PREPARING ARMY AND NAVY

Crying over split milk is worse
than useless; so is regretting the
months that have been wasted to the
great business of getting this coun-
try in a posture of military and
naval preparedness for defense.
1t is we'll enough to emphasize
that the Administration ought long
ago to have set itself about the af-
fair, now announced with some
flourish, of lettering the navy and
providing real army instead Of the
shadow of one that the country pos
sesses. At least, to draw insistent
attention to the negligence of the
past year will serve the useful pur-
pose of preventing continuance of
such dilatoriness for any longer
period.
The Administration has directed
the authorities of army and navy
to report what they need in order to
place their services on an effective
footing. That work might long ago
have been done, even in the recess
of Congress-; but fortunately the loss
of time has not been so serious as
it might appear, for the technical
experts of both services have long
been far in advance of the political
authorities of the Government in
appreciation of our shortcomings
and understanding of methods to
remedy them. There is already at
hand plenty of information for Con-
gress, which it must digest and as
simulate before it can determine just
what it wants to direct. The army
general board, the high officers of
the navy, have long urged the meas
ures in which now, it is to be hoped,
Congress and the Administration
will be willing to acquiesce.
There is especial reason, however,
for the Investigations which have
been ordered by the President. They
will enable the Administration to
crystalline its view of the imminent
needs, so that its political authority
may be placed s9uarely back of the
recommendation that shall ensue. 1t
is absolutely necessary that the
plans of cranks, the schemes of Wis
ionaries, be weeded out when it
comes to legislating. There will be
plenty of these, and they will be
urged with great zeal. 1t will be
hard to determine whether fantastic
projects represent sensible progress
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
PICKING A LIFE WORK

About as light-heartedly as they
might inquire about the latest and
best styles in ties, thousands of
young men are writing to old ones
who have fought their fight asking
them what they think would be a
good thing for the youngster to
take up as a life work. Here's an
answer, a real answer to a real
young man, which will fit most of
them:
The important thing for a young
man is to fix upon the line of work
for which he has the greatest in.
herent faculties. The nisfits and
suits of undertaking to do the thing
or the things for which they nave
had little or no capacity. These
derelicts might we'll have been rea-
So you will see that 1t Is quito i'm
possible for me to say anything to
you that would be worth while to
you, knowing no more Of you than
do. and even hurried conversation
would hardly enable me to under
thousandth part as well as you
should know yourself.
How we'll do you know yourself?
What do you do best? What has ma
ture best fitted you for? In asking
yourself these questions don't confine
yourself to the callings college men
are usually found in. Instead of linn
iting the range. let 1t take in every
thing-every phase Of endeavor. from
the farm up.
Naturally you want to be a sue
cess, and your chances Of being a
success are 10000 times greater II
you fix upon the kind Of work that
God fixed upon for you.
One great trouble with easy-goine
youth is that when there isn't any
doubt what work God fixed for a
young man, very often he will want
to go and fix it all over again a
better way.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Declares Petworth Fourth of July
Celebration Was As Patriotic As
ANY Could Desire.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
From the statements made in recent
daily papers in regard to the use Of
Tipperary. anyone who has not present
at the Petworth Fourth of July Cclebra-
ton might bd led to believe tnat the
citizens Of this beautiful suburb. or its
committees We're not patriotic.
The Star-Spang!ed Banner" was play
and sung when the flag was being
raised.
The tune of Tipperary was one of the
marches played by the band in the pa
rade. and it was also played. but not
sung, during a very impressive drill by
the children from the school of neigh
boring subdivision, as it was the only
piece Of the bands repertoire that the
children were familiar with in perform
ing their drill.
The fact that DR.. Adam Geibel, the
well-known blind organist and compos-
er. conducted all the singing at .he flag
raising and the other exercises later in
the day is sufficient evidence that the
exercises were all any real patriot could
desire.
AS so much space has already been
given to the previous criticisms. l would
request that you print the above eX-
PLANTATION.
RAYMOND Z. ADAMS,
General chairman, Petworth Fourth OF
July celebration.
Washington. July "a.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Personals.

Mrs. ]. d. Murdaugh will leave town
next Monday to visit her son-in-laW
Huntington. W. Va. Mrs. Murdaugh
spent the early part of the summer at
Beach haven. n. ):
Miss Lena Petit. who has been the
guest of Miss Lucy Wright. daughter
Of DR. and Mrs. George n. Wright, at
Forest Glen. left Washington this
morning for New York. where she will
visit before returning to her home
in Dallas.
Miss Natalie Driggs and her grand
mother, Mrs. Eddy, will close their
apartment in the Highlands early in
August and will go to Atlantic City
for a stay of several weeks. There
Miss Driggs will be Joined by her
/ brother. Houston briggs. who is now
| at Plattsburg. ~ Y.
Mrs. Thomas c. Martin ana her
are spending the summer at Glouces-
ter. Mass.
Miss. Emily Tuckerman has as her
guest at her summer home IN Stock
! bridge. Mass. Miss Elinor Weld Retton.
i of New York..
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. jr.,
audience at the play produced in New
Port SATURDAY. night as part of the
solrcc Tor the benefit of the Secours Ma
/ tional.
| Senator villa Chiffon Of West
| Virginia and Davis Elkins are among
the recent arrivals at the White Sulphur
| Springs.
! Mrs. Edwin Carleton Swift. who has
/ been seriously i'll at her home. Swift
Moor, Prides Crossing. Mass is i'm
proving.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May are recent
! arrivals at Southanpton. l.; l. wherc
their daughter. Miss isabelle May, Is
| the guest CT the Duchess of Manchester
! at the Irving.
| Mrs. H. S. B Beale is at the Glad
stone Narragansett Pier
| Mrs. Carrie A. Green and her dauSh-
ter, Miss Clara A. Green, who has been
spending several weeks With Eab,b Mr.; sras1 .nd
northeast. left Washington Thursday
! for RoCkaway Beach, where they will
pass several days before returning to
their home in Troy; n y
Mr.. and Mrs A G. McClintocls arrived
at the Lyman House. Bar Harbor, yes
! terday.
weeks with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, MI and Mrs. Charles Martin. at
their home in Parkersburg. W. Va.
| -
| The Secretary of Labor will leave
| Washington this evening for three
weeks trip to San Francisco, where he
will ioin his daughter, Miss Agnes Hart
! Wilson. who is spending the season In
| California Secretary Wilson will be
| ACCOMPANIED on his trip across the con-
/ tinert by his private secretary. Hugh l..
| Eerwin: Robert Watson. chief clerk;
and r " Powderly, chief of the d.
vision of information of the Department
| Of Labor -
Mr.. Wilson spent the weekend with
| Mrs. Wilson and their younger children
at their home at Blossburg, Pa.
| Miss Mary Gwynne is visiting Mrs. Il.
II. G. slater at her cottage In New
port
| Mrs Grahame Hume. Of Pittsburgh.
| formerly of this city, is visiting MT and
Mrs Thomas Hume.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin r. Hartley will
| leave Washington about August to
| pass several weeks at Cornfield Har-
Dor. on the Potomac river, before going
North for short stay.
| Miss Mary Louise McNair. daughter
of Major and Mrs. W. s. McNair. is
Continued on Tenth Page.)
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Suggests the Enforcement of Traf.
fic Law at Street CROSSINGS.
Editor Of THE TINES:

TO the Editor OF THE TIMES:
This morning gentleman about
to board Congress Heights car at
the corner Of Euclid and Eleventh
streets northwest. was nearly knock
ed down by large automobile going
at the rate Of about twenty miles
an hour. The driver of said automo-
bile did not stop or sound his horn
when nearing the crossing where pas
sengers were waiting for the car, but
drove ahead regardless of injury to
life and limb and before his numb er
could be taken. disappeared around
the first corner
Is there no redress for such reck
lessness? How about the enforce
ment OF the law at crossings?
Washington. July "a. READER
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
THE GERMAN MISTAKE

The German comment on the lat
est American note on submarine
warfare makes very clear the issue
that Berlin is disposed to force.
Briefly, it is whether the seas are
to be free in time of war. Germany
takes the position that her national
necessities, plus the fact that q new
weapon of naval warfare has been
devised, warrant her in suspending
the whole code of maritime war law
in order that she may break down
the commerce of her enemy. That
view will never be accepted by the
United States, and to press it upon
this country will be to press it upon
all other neutrals; a proceeding
whereby Germany will be very sure
to array the whole neutral world
against her.
The United States does not ask
the impossible when it demands that
neutral and non-combatant lives
shall not be sacrificed. 1t asks mere
ly that a proper and long-estab-
lished rule be preserved; rule that
has lived through many changes in
the condition of both commerce and
war at sea. The employment of
steam power, for example, on the
seas, might have been an excuse for
suspending the old rules that were
designed to guard life; but it was
mot. 1t changed greatly the charac-
ter of naval war, but instead of sus-
pending the old rules, the naval au-
thorities of the world adapted their
naval construction and practice to
the new conditions. The question
comes now in new form. At its
bottom it is, whether the right to
destroy life is more important than
the right of life to be saved; and the
world will assent to only one an
swer to that question. The nation
whl..: oives first place to the privi-
lege of killing will in the end find
itself an outlaw in the world.
One German commentator OBJ
serves that the Americans whose
lives were lost would have been
saved if, they had only refrained
from going aboard the Lusitania.
Another says that Germany gave
Americans-go advice when she
warned them against coming into
the danger zone" Those express
sions contain the substance of the
whole German contention: that a
state of war makes the seas so dan
gerous that neutrals must not use
them. That is exactly the conten-
tion that America and the world will
never accept. The seas were never
so important to the world as today,
because they were never the high
way of so large part of the worlds
communication and trade. There
never was so much sound reason for
keeping them safe for the business
of the world. This issue must be
settled rightly; and it cannot be set
tied rightly if the German view, as
now developed, is to prevail. Ger
many, pretending to fight for free
seas, is in truth contending for the
right to close the seas. She will not
be permitted to establish any prece-
dent even squirting in that direc-
tion.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
Calls Street Car Service Here lh.
Essence of Slowncs

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
l have seen lots in your paper re-
Gently about the cohgested conditions
on the open street cars and the need
OF some remedy.
The remedy Is simple enough II the
car companies would use little discre-
ton In their regulations. In other
cities. Richmond for eXamnle. passcn-
gers are allowed to occupy the run
ming boards when all seats are taken
and no complaints are ever made. An
other thing. the car service here Is the
essence Of slowness. This thing of
having fire stops" for cars Is too alb
surd to even discuss. Yours truly.
r. III. PATTERSON.
Washington, July "a.
The Washington times., 1915-07-26
LETTERS TO TIMES MAIL BAG

by gushing females as dear boy" that
/ stand amazed at the paradox
H. L. B.
ashington. July 81.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-03
NEW HAVEN PREPARES
 FOR LABOR DAY FETE

New Haven, Sept. 3-FinaI touches to the program for the big labor parade in this city next Monday were added to-day. Every assurance has been given that the turnout of citizens will be the largest in the history of the holiday celebrations in Connecti- cut.
 The labor parade will be formed on the Central Green with the right rest ing at Elm and Church streets, oppo- site the new court building. The head of the line will be formed at Temple street on Elm street, the line of march will be through Elm to Howe, to Howard avenue, to Con- gress avenue, to Church street, where at the city ha1I the reviewing party will be stationed, to Elm to State, to Humphrey, to Orange to Trumbul, to Temple and thence to the Green for dismissal. The organizations will then go to the shore for outing and mes,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-03
GERMAN SCHOOLS ARE UNDISTURBED
 BY WAR PROGRESS
Many Members of Faculty As Well As Students Fall
 in Battle.

Berlin. Sept. 3-Except for four forestry schools, all the German insti- tutions of higher education have kept open throughout the war, though, of course, with diminished attendance
 In the summer tern of 1914 there were. at the 22 German universities, Il technical academies, five com merciaI colleges, three veterinary schools, and six agricultural and min. ing schools 79,1OO students, a mum Der which in the autumn of 1914 had sunk to 64,7Oo. Of this number 5O,- 300 were registered as under arms'
 In the present summer term. there are only 2,30O students attending lec- lures at Berlin University, as com pared with $500 last year. This number includes women students
 The percentage of German univer- sity students who have gone. to the front is largest at Koenigsberg, S4 per cent; while it is SO per cent. at Heidelberg; 56 per cent at Munich; 54 per cent. at Berlin and only II per cent. at Frankfurt.
 The total number of German stu dents and professors killed in the war, according to the Academic Rundschau. is 1,2OO, Leipzig Univer- sity has suffered most severely of all losing 266 students.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-03
KOREANS MAKING , CLOTH FOR ALLIES
Big Shipments of Cattle, Rice And Leather To
 Asiatic Russia.

Seoul, Korea, Sept. 3.-Korea's con tribution to supplies for the Allies is chiefly cloth for Russia and upon this almost every fireside is engaged. The Chosen Tanning Company, is, how ever, turning out a large number of boots and ammunition pouches and cases for. Russian armies.
 Orders to the value of one and one half million yen or about $750, ,000 have already been filled by this con- cern. The Russian military authori- ties are already negotiating for an other large order. This vast exten- sion of business has obliged the com pany to take on a big force of extra, Workuen who are mostly Koreans with some Japanese. The plant is running day and night. Some prison inmates Nave also been employed in the work.
 Big orders for cattle, rice and mis- cellaneous leather goods are being filled in Northern Korea for Asiatic Russia. The people throughout the country are thus benefiting by the war, for almost every worker has an opportunity of placing his services