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The Washington times., 1915-12-25
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When Prof. Walter Raleigh. an Eng
lishman. who was direct descendant
OF the original sir Walter Raleigh.
was asked to lecture at Princeton Col
lefge Prof. Root went down to the sta
tion to meet the distinguished visitor.
Prof. Root did not know Prof. Raleigh.
but walking up to man that he
thought looked like him he said:
Il beg your pa rdon. but am l address
ing Walter Raleigh?'
The man looked at him for moment
and replied:
mo. am Christopher Columbus.
Walter Raleigh is in the smoking room
with Queen Elizabeth" - Christian
REGISTER.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
THEM'S OUR SENTIMENTS

a writer illustrator the Phia
his clever indicates makes subtle
His sentiments quoted below receive unqual
fled Endorsement and support
this has been lot of sympathy extended
to the slaves of baseball The term slaves of baseball meant
like iris Speaker $4,000
for doing what lid would do for the fun Of the thing
Ty Cobb who gets paid $4,000 for enjoying himself each
Eddie Collins down 100000 for
pleasant pasime five and Frank Baker
whom have been bribe with
$4,000 leave the ham and Of mosquito-n
Tested farm and live the best hotels in the land
81" this be slavery whcn OH when the bonds shakes nf
slavery going to invade the newspaper game?
1--WE want to be Il shackled slave
A downtrodden sob
With wad Of d0u gh Cutched in each fist
And $4,000 job
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Between Drinks.

Henry Foster. OF Clay county had
been arrested for allowing his horse
and wagon to block the public thor
oughfare for the better part Of five
hours.
did you leave your team for five
hours. Mr.. Foster?' asked the Judge.
Might have been thet long. jedge.
was the reply.
Where were You?"
I'm a saloon on Decatur street. yer
honor. takin' a drink
DO you mean to tell me 1t took you
five hours to consume one drink"
We'll. sub. no. not exactly; 1t wuz
interrupted three or TO times. Case
and Comment.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
BY "BUGS" BAER.
BY BUGS" BAER
The X-Fed's Xmas Spirit.


No Christmas joy shonc IN his eye,
HIS dome tcus boped, his mouth pds
t0rU,
And tohcn zee asked the reason Uhy,
He said
rms peace on earth, good tciIl to men.
Has robbed me OF million yen,
hdd the kdle, tods hceicd tchen
A Fed
But noW I'm neither fowl nor fish
A SnoUbdH is my Christmas disb
This peace is bunk, for ,cur I ,ri,b
Instead.
Henry IrSltn1cr has discovered a rsu
tohtte hope. Part of Henry's last uums
sounds strange, but fdmiliur.
New York folks are going to eat
horse flesh. They will never eat
squirrel flesh, because they are not
cannibals.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Automobile Kills Wolf.

LITTLE FALLS. Mimi, Dec. 25.-
With no weapon but his automobile. DR..
E. e. Hall killed a big wolf on a road
rorth of the city after a three mile
chase. The wolf appeared ahead OF the
car and DR.. Hall speeded up the ma
chine in pursuit when the animal fled
along the highway. The wolf lodged
from side to side. but made no attempt
to leave the road. 1t was struck and
killed by the bumper of the automobile.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Jack Johnson Is
Anxious to Return

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-Jack Johnson. the
negro pugilist, who fec to Europe after
being convicted of violating the Mann
act. and who thereby forfeited a bond
Of $4,000. wants to come back. accordin 2
to letter received from him today ty
Charles +. Clyne, United States district
attorney mere. Johnson requested that
the case be settled"
Mr.. Clyne mailed n reply saying that
the law must take its course. Most OF
the bond has been collected.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
George Carpenter to
Quit Ring for "Air"

TARIS, Dec. 25.-1hat he will quit
the ring and devote his time to avia-
ton If he lives through the war was
announced here today by Georges Car
pentier the French heavyweight.
Carpenter is in The French aviation
CORPS now, and has done remarkable
work, having recently been decorated
with the military cross for valor.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
May Hold Olympics
In Havana in 1920

HAVANA. Cuba, Dec. 25.-With the
Endorsement of President MenOcal. the
mayor of Havana has wired the Olym-
pic games committee asking that the
games be held here in 1920.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
ANSWER TO QUERIES.

Editor-Is it true that Walter
johnson is kept for his batting
rather than his pitching?
ANN MOVES.
Quite true. Just like a frog is raised
for his fur instead of mis- hind legs.
Queerie Editor-Scveral years
ago | won the amateur tick-tack-
toe championship. The menta'
strain brought on an attack of
housemaid's knee and | nave beer
confined to the kitchen ever since.
| desire to represent America in the
tick-tack events during the next
Olympics. Please advise me as tt
the present title holder. Yours,
MUCILLE AGE.
We have referred your request to our
tck-tack-toe editor.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25

Quite true. Just like a frog is raised
for his fur instead of mis- hind legs.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23
HOW YOU MAY THROW
AWAY YOUR GLASSES

The statement Is made that thou-
sands wear eyeglasses wfo 10 not real
h need them II you are one OF these
unfortunates. then these glasses nay
be running your eyes insteadef helping
them. Thousands who wear these
windows may prove for themselves
that they can dispense With glasses II
they VIII get the following pressrip-
ton filed at 6nce: Go ne any active
drug store and get a bottle Of Ontona:
I'LL two-ounce hottie with warm wa.
ter and drop in one Optoha tablet.
With this harmless hduia solution
battle the eyes two to four times
daily and yon are likely 10 he
astonishcd at the results right iron,
the start Many who have heen told
that they have astighiatisn. eye strain.
cataract, sore eyelids, weak eyes. con.
Jdnetivltls and other eye disorders, re-
port wonderful benefits from N, usc of
this prescription. Get this prescription
filed and use IL: you may SO strength
en- your eyes that glasses VIII not be
necessary. Thousands who are blind
or nearly 50, or who wear glasses
would never have required them II
they had cared for their eyes in time.
Save yoHr eyes before II is too late.
Do not become one OF those victims OF
neglect Eyeglasses are only like
crutches and every few years they
must be changed 10 fit the eyer.in-
creasing weakened condition. so bet.
ter see IL you can. like many others.
get clear, healthy. strong magnetic
eyes through the prescription here
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23
DEVEL 0PhENTS IN WAR-zONE OF IMPORTANCE TO WORLD
NAVEOF INDIGNATION Sweeping
over STATES At TURK ATROCITIES

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eI rlIlilt at ,Wss sd 20 app0Mt
st'iIilr1ee q I'VE AmerIc1ns Nnom
ne Tecommended, 20 take Snarge oi
the great MATCHMAKING Ir. Morgeh.
thai declined, however. TO give me
tneir names when saw Rim recently
tn gcnstantinopie. * e ''is ~
Since May, said the ambassador.
$4,000 Af1fieniaIS have been sI4iltla.
tered 81 have died Of stafrati6n.
There are 550, 900 Afneniahs who
could now be sent TO America, and
We need help 20 save them. One mn.
lion do1lafs Is too little fof the purpose
of transporting them as it takes 500
to equip. feed, and transport one man.
p.@i.. -. a Z 90 oaa ,..:n -. .s--.----
Ii should like to q see each Of The west.
ern states raise 4 fund Is edtiiI, 4 SKin
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23
J. s. AMBASSADOR TO
ATTEND CORONATION

WASHINGTON, d. C.-President
Wilson has appointed Ambassador
George w. Guthrie to be his represen-
tatiye at the coronation of the Jap
anese emperor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23
Threatened AnnihiIation of Ar
menians Causes 0utburts
of Sympathy


A growing wave OF indignation Is
sweeping over the United States
against the Armenian atrocities
Judging by utterances In American
newspapers and magazines OF all
shades Of sympathy. The Literary
Digest says:
II is period marking the death OF
nations, and the one to reach the goal
8 first seems TO be the victim OF the
.jahpd" which was TO overwhelm the
Allies Instead Of having any such re.
suit, the Holy War Is merely extin.
gushing the race VINO we're Chris
tians when orr ancestors we're offer.
ing heatnen sacrifices IN the dense
forests Of Europe. Turkey Is now in
!, the act Of numbering Armenia. and
: she has almost completed her work,
says Vincent Yardum In the New
York Times. AL abie-bodied males.
!, I'VE are told. have been impressed into
( the army, where they have met their
death; or they have persisted in pris-
ons or on the gaIlows. Old men. woiil-
IN and children have been driven out
Of their homes and sent into exile to-
ward Arabia, where they never ar
rive. Death from starvation or from
the attacks OF plundering Mohamme.
dams oyertakes most Of them. The
American Armenian Relief Fund Com
nittee issues In the Churchman, New
--Hork, a letter dated Constantinop1e,
June Is 1915, and purporting 70 come
3 from a high authority whose word
IS not 10 be doubted" We. quote:
s,rho nrhlfe fn lnarfca are unawaro
OF the great crisis through which the
Armenian nation In Turkey Is passing
~ present Indeed, our knowledge OF
the actual condition OF the provinces
Is very litties because Of the strict CEN
eofSh|p 10 which communications With
me Interior are subjected, and be-
cause OF the absolute interdiction8
against travelling on the part OF Ar
menians: yet you will have an idea Of
what We know already. The :AT1neni-l
an nation Is dwindling between life
siand death at this moment in every
part Of Turkey. ] viii pass over the
misery caused by arbitrary coniisca-
tio1s, the ravages Of typhus, the con-
4 ectiptIen OF men between eighteen
and hfty, and the imprisonment and
exile during the last two months Of
tnC1sanlds Of Arneniarls. About the
beeinnine Of April. Immediately after
the events OF Van. Armenian houses.
schools. churches and diocesan Of
i.cesA were searched by The order Of
the central government even in the
poorest country corners, and c0nse.
quently many people were thrown into
prison Tor possessing arms, which
we're hitherto permitted, and for
books and pictures pnblicly sold. In
the jails Of caesarea alone 500 Ar
MeniAns are incarcerated today, be-
sides those who have been exiled, by
administrative orders only and with
out any quit 10 places hnhabitea
holeiy by Mosiems. But this condi.
ton OF aAairs i much milder than
lat 81 the provinces OF Cllleia and OF
nose bordering the Cancasus. The
Turkish government Is executing to-
day the plan Of scattering the Arine-
Il41s q me Armenian provinces. pro
ing rom the troubles OF the Euro
peAn powers and from the acquies-
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The Washington times., 1915-03-02
STRAIGHT
PENSION SYSTEM
Congressman HamiII Of New
Jersey Declares Enactment
viii Come at Next Session.

Prediction that a straight civil service
pension and retirement law will be
enacted during the next session Of Con-
gress was made by Congressman
James A. Hamill of New Jersey. the
prime pal speaker at the morning ses-
sion of the convention Of the National
Association of Civil Service Employees,
in Elks' Hall.
II believe that by constant work on
our part we will meet here next year
to ratify the passage Of a straight civil
service pension law" said Mr.. Hamill.
In presenting Mr.. Hamill, President
Andrew j. Mckee referred to him as
the father" Of the bill for civil serv-
ice retirement. and paid o. high tribute
to him for his untiring efforts in behalf
Of Government employ.k
Referring to the needs for some form
Of civil service retirement. Congressman
Hamill said that II was not partisan
scheme, but one in which all political
parties were interested.
Democrats and Republicans alike. ir
Congress and out of Congress, are be-
hind IT," said he. "and 1t is gratifying
to know that on pure question OF
patriotism, on pure question OF faii
dealing, there IL not. as there ought not
to be-, any division into political parties
on this ssue.'
Mr.. Hamili told the delegates not tt
be discouraged by the failure Of the
present Congress to put through retire
inent legislation. There have been 9
number OF reasons. he said for it's fail
ure. Not the least OF these. sad Mr.
Hamill. was the decrease in the reve
nues Of the Government. due to the Eu
ropean war. making 1t necessary to re
sort to oconamy.
II am welded to the straight pen
sion plan" said he, land. except in the
case OF desperate necessity. I will insis
upon the full measure OF your rights
1t will be time enough to talk Of ac
cepting a portion Of what Ia due yol
when we ind that you can't get al
that Is due you"
Congressman William NJ. Calder, wh'
also spoke. impressed upon the dele
gates the importance Of maintaining 8
strong organization If they hope Il
win ultimate success.
Election of officers was held this aft
ernoon. and adjournment followed.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
DONATION WEEK FUND
NEAR $4,000 MARK
Final Returns Made and Money
Is Now to Be Distributed to
Societies.

Final returns for District Donation
Week today brought the total Of the
collection for Washington charities to
& 2.935.6S.
This amount. reported to the men 8
committee at its final meeting yester-
day at the Raleigh. was gone over
carefully and designated by them. All
but $1.40O was voted by the givers to
various charitable institutions.
The remainder II was decided to d.
vide in two parts. giving one-half to
the Citizens Relief Committee Of the
Asmsociated Charities. and the other
half to be divided among ten organiza-
tions believed to be doing immediate
relief work among the poor and needy.
"A Donation Week next year." was
the hope expressed by II. B. r. Mac
farland, chairman Of the mems commit
tee. and by the Rev. Abram Simen.~ the
secretary. The committee passed q reso-
luton OF appreciation to Mrs. Ellis
Logan and her co-workers for the cam
Ign.
Mr.. Macfarland and DR.. Simon were
appointed to disburse the funds in &C.
cord with the principle authorized by
the committee. They will announce to-
morrow the exact amount due each in
stitution, and send checks at once.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
AGREED
UPON FOR HARBORS
Lump Sum viii Be Spent on
River Projects Senators
Force Compromise.

A lump sum Of s25,ooopoo for all rivsr
and harbor work. to be spent on prof.
ects selected by the board Of army en-
gineers. was virtually agreed upon be-
tween advocates Of the bill and its
opponents today.
Senators Burton and Kenyon. the prtn-
cipal opponents OF the pork barrel.
whose filibuster resulted last year in
600. to $20.OOO0OO on this same army
engineers plan. forced tho compro-
mise this year as we'll
They suggested cutting out specific
items. amounting to about $4,000. 900.
which would have reduced the bill to
25.OO0.0O0. but friends of the bill pre-
ferred to leave the selection Of the
projects on which the money would be
expended to the army engineers, II such
drastic cutting was to be DONE
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
FREE BOOK ON STOMACH ILLS.

Geo. II. Mayr, of l5i Whiting St,
Chicago, Ill, prominent druggist has
published a guide to health. in which
he shows how he cured himself and
brought relief to thousands of other
sufferers from constipation, biliousness.
Indigestion. and intestinal troubles by
the use of French healing oils. One
dose usually convinces. The most
chronic cases rarely need over three
doses. This book Will be mailed free on
request. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is
sold by leading druggists everywhere
with the positive understanding that
your money will be refunded without
question or Quibble If ONE bottle fails
to give you absolute satisfactiOn.-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
KILLS WOMAN, THEN
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
New Workers. Mad lnfatuation
for Another's Wife Ends in
Double Tragedy in Hotel.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The pretty
Young blond woman. who died with
Charles st. Clair Of this city, in the
totel Windsor, Philadelphia. last night.
was identified today as Mrs. Harry Hall.
whose husband is said to be dying of
tuberculosis in Waterbury. Conn. The
tragedy was the outgrowth Of st.
clalr's mad infatuation for the woman.
A chum of Mrs. Hall, who is known
at the Coburg Hotel where both she and
the slain women lived, as Mrs. Ram
sey, declared that st. Clair had lured
his victim to Philadelphia.
est Clair told Mrs. Hall that he
actress" said Mrs. Ramsey. HE said
that he would take her to Philadelphia
and and introduce her to ti the head uaa Of big
fatuated with the girl and annoyed her
with his attentions. Time after time
Mrs. Hall asked st. Clair to leave her
alone, but he refused. He often threat
him."
Mrs. Halls maiden name was Edna
Potter and she lived for while in
bridgeport.
Melodramatic circumstances attended
the crime. st. Clair and his companion
arrived at the Windsor Saturday. Late
yesterday inquiry was made for the
\ "uple over the long distance telephone
rom this city and they were found
dead.
Mrs. Halls body was in the bath tub
with a bullet in the forehead She
had been dead for some time ST. Clairs 8
body was lying on the floor OF an ad-
Joining room. He had shot himself in
the mouth and his corpse was still
warm.
st. Clair had written to his wife in
New' York notifying her of his inten-
lion to ''do the cowardly act" Mrs St
clair. who is an invalid, wrote a plead
ing letter to Philadelphia, asking her
husband to do nothing rash, and at
once had a friend call the Windsor
clair contained the following postscript:
II am sorry for trouble I am caus-
ing. and ask that you please look after
my cane, as 1t Is very valuable"
st. Clair was formerly a prize fighter
The cane was given to him in Hongkong
ten years ago. He formerly owned a
chain of restaurants, but squandered all
ating taxicab. which he owned him
self. He told his friends that he was
going out ''on one last. grand flyer and
end it ALL"
He made good on his boast.
The letter to Mrs. st. Clair was as
follows:
my Own Darling Kitty-Forgive me
for what I am about to do. When you
!ret this I'll be dead and she will be
lead with me. Never mind, 1t is better
SO. have sold the car. l cannot think
Of any other way out Of my troubles.
She is married to another man She
hates. and we~ can only die together
God bless you and keep you. dear
heart. You are the very best little
woman in the world have ever known
Your loving husband. CLARRIE."
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Sank Submarine,
Claims $2,5OOP Prize
Captain of Unarmed Merchant.
man Says He Rammed Ger
man Craft.

LONDON, March 2.--Capt. John Bell.
of the Newcastle collier Thoradis. today
laid claim to the $4,000 prize offered by
a shipping newspaper to the master of
the first unarmed merchantmen that
sank German submarine.
Captain Bell reported that his ship
sighted the periscope of a submarine off
Bachy head sunday morning. The col
liers course was changed, he said. and
she rammed the German craft, smash
ing over her periscope. All hands felt
the crash, Captain Bell said. and the
submarine disappeared leaving u trail of
oil on the surface. The Syren and Ship
ping Gazette offered the prize
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
DR.. Thomas J. Kemp Gets
Continuance of Case

When the case Of Dr. Thomas j.
Kemp, charged with selling morphine
to Charles McCann, jr.. in violation Of
the pharmacy act, was called IN Police
Court today his counsel filed a motion
to uuash the complaint on the %rourd
that it did not set forth that MsCaan
was addicted to the drug habit, and also
that 1t did not allere an offense.
Judge Pugh continued the case until
next Tuesday. when arguments on the
motion will be heard by the court. As
sistant Corporation Counsel TagEart
represents the District in the prosecu-
ton Of the case.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Seven Bay State Towns
Change on Liquor Issue

BOSTON. March 2.-Returns received
today from It's towns holding annual
meetings show that seven changed sides
on the liquor question. Clinton went no
license for the first time since 1903;
Athole. Norfolk. oxford. Shelburne. and
Natick went no-license LAominster
ticrped to license by twelve votes.
Middleton voted license by one Of the
largest majorities in the towns history.
Hanover not only'turned out the biggest
vote in history. but also marshaled 1nl
women at the town meeting. This dis
play was due to the offer OF 80 cents
each for every woman present made by
Everett Hall, Of New York. and to the
offer Of fund for town improvements
on condition that 100 women turned out.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Conferees Agree
On I8 Submarines
Two of Seagoing Type and Six
teen for Coast Defense
Decided On.

Two seagoing submarines and sixteen
coast defense submarines. have been
agreed on by the conferees on the naval
appropriations. The. House had ap.
proved only one seagoing submarine
while the Senate wanted five, at cost
Of about s. 10000 each. The House only
wanted eleven coast defense sub
marines. but the conferees accepted the
Senate amendment increasing this mum.
Der to sixteen.
The House conferees forced the cut.
ting out of a hospital ship and a new
gunboat, provisions for which had been
accepted by the Senate. 1t was ex-
pected they would complete their agree
ment late this afternoon, in time &c
report the bill SO that 1t may be con.
sidered tonight.
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Robbers Lock Officers
In Vault and Loot Bank

WILLIAMSVILLE. Mo-. March -
The president. the cashier. and three
directors. one of them a woman, OF tho
Williamsville State Bank. We're locked
in the bank vault by two masked rob-
bcrs. who escaped with about Sl.5N.
Rloodhounds and a posse immediately
started In pursuit.
The robbers entered tho bank during
a meeting of the board Of directors. In
locking the directors in the vault the
robbers overlooked a large amount of
cash stored there. but they took all the
money in sight at the cashiers cage
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
Hold-Up Man Unhurt in
Pistol Duel With Police

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 2.-Vance
Miller. Duluth. Mimi, salesman
alighted from Toledo interurban al
the public square early today and
found a. revolver pressed against his
ribs. Under the glares Of an electric
light he quietly, handed over his
money, handbag and overcoat.
AS the robbers started away, Miller
atrolman Crawford, and several ,othe,
men started in pursuit. A revolver
duel between the patrolman and the
hold-up followed, but they escaped.