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The Washington times., 1915-07-08
To Stop Standing
In Open Car Seats
Writer to Utilities Commission
Paints Danger Of Practice Now
Permitted nv Companies.

SiihittSo Wy ohphSS'
Suggestion that an order be adopted
prohibiting passengers on open cars
from standing in the space between the
seats is made in a letter received by
the Public Utilities Commission today.
aside from the extreme unpleasant
ness and annoyance to the passengers
occupying the seat says the writer,
the practice is very dangerous as the
sudden starting of the car frequently
causes the standing passenger to fall
backwards and In some cases causes
serious injury. 1t also causes constant
argument and IN many instances almost
precipitates a fistic encounter between a
person seeking to stand and the one
occupying the seat, who rightfully ob-
jects to having a person practically sit
ting on his knees or standing on his
toes"
The suggestion, 1t was stated. will be
given consideration.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
Northminstef School ~
Has Annual Picnic

Athletic events marked the eighth
annual picnic of Northminster Presby-
terrain Church Sunday School at Rock
Creek Park on Monday.
An elaborate program of patriotic ex-
ercises and races was greatly curtailed
on account of the stormy weather.
william A. Countryman, superinten-
dent OF the school, opened the exercises
with a short address, followed by the
reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence by Mr.. Bailey. The Rev.
Samuel A. Bower concluded the exer-
cises with remarks. The winners of the
events we're as follows;
10o-yard dash, boys over twelve, win
ner. Lawrence Ledane: 50-yard dash.
girls. winner Elsie Chamberlin; 5o-yard
backward run, boys. winner Lawrence
Ledane; 100-yard dash. men, winner.
DR.. Joseph Began; 1Oo-yard shoe and
stocking race, boys. winner. Albert
| Cassell; 5o-yard spoon and egg race,
| girls, winner. Elsie Chamberlin; throw
ing baseball. ladies, winner, Miss
Morrison; 50-yard backward run. girls,
winner, Annie Ledane; 100 yards. boys
| under twelve, winner Bradford Bowen.
The committee in charge of the picnic
and days program was Harry p. VIII
kins. chairman; Miss Mabel Bennett,
Miss Wood and Frank Long.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
POLICE LACK POWER
TO CURB THE FAKE
AUCTION statesmen
superintendent Pullman Urges
Legislation to Regulate
Practices.

The Police Department deplores the
auction rooms with pianos going full
blast or shouters to attract purchasers.
to continue in operation in Washington
Superintendent of Police Pullman has
expressed himself in full sympathy
with the efforts of the Corporation
Counsel, the District Attorney and sew
cral commercial organizations to bring
these traps for the gullible under strict
regulation.
And that by carefully avoiding classifi-
cation as either flesh, fowl or good red
SO. called "pawn-brokers sales rooms"
have continued to exist In spite OF OF,
fetal opposition. Is further emphasized
today by the police departments con-
fessed lack Of power to abate any or
their practices.
Rag Time Melodies.
The Police Department has given
particular attention not only to the
complaints Of worthless goods. but
also to the manner in which the vic
tins are attracted into the cheaper
In many Of these auction rooms
where doubtful bargains are passed
out, the salesman's drawing power Is
often augmented by rag-time mel
odies from tuneless pianos. say the
The predicament Of the Police De-
partment officials who have found
their hands tied in all efforts to
abate the use of the piano by these
cheaper auction rooms, was discussed
Pullman. He said:
II am especially interested In the
campaign to clear the city of the
cheap auction rooms. which are sus-
methods of doubtful honesty. I would
especially like to see their practice
of using music and shouters to at
tract crowds done away with.
Powerless to Proceed.
But at present the Police Depart
ment Is powerless to proceed against
them. They do not come under the
section providing for the regulation
Of licensed entertainments. for be-
fore the department can force these
men to get licenses, and so bring
them under our direction, it would
have to be shown that they are charg-
ing fees to their entertainments OBJ
viously no charge Is being made for
admission.
Il have followed the rise of the fake
auction room IOr nunDer OF years
My first experience with them was
through the Middle West, where. I am
told, they originated, having sprung up
suddenly some six or seven years ago
about the depots Of the cities of that
locality.
When Harry Lane, now Senator from
Oregon. was mayor of Portland. his
city was the scene of one of these mush-
room growths of cheap auction rooms.
Mayor Lane Immediately called in his
superintendent of police. and had pa
trolmen assigned to the short beat di-
rectly in front of tho auction rooms.
1t took even the gullible dupes Of the
Portland auction rooms a mighty short
time to get the idea that If there was
nothing queer or phony about the pa
trolled auction rooms, the police would
not be taking such an interest In them.
and 1t did the work.
Legislation Needed.
That is what should have been done
here when they first came. two years or
more ago. Now such u campaign would
do little. If any, sood.'
Major Pullman declared that his de-
partment would be only too glad to aid in
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

$3.50 To Philadelphia, $2.25 Chester,
$500 Wilmington and return. Baltimore
and Ohio Sunday. July II. from Union
Station at 705 a. m. Returning same
day.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

Visit Atlantic City Next Sunday the
Worlds Play Ground, $500 round trip.
Pennsylvania Railroad. All-rafl route.
Special train leaves Washington Union
Station, 8:40 a. m.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-07-08

$3.50 To Mountain Lake Park and
return $500. Baltimore and Ohio from
Washington, all trains daily June 30 TO
July II. valid for return until July 20.
-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-07-08
LEGISLATION Needed.

That is what should have been done
here when they first came, two years or
more ago. Now such campaign would
do little, If any, good"
Major Pullman declared that his de-
partment would be only too glad to aid in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19

duct both services. Communion viii
be observed at the close OF tho morn
Ing service.
Second BnptiSt-Bo& - vices will
be conducted by the pastor. Rev T.
ClaSSett skinner. d. D. The theme OF
the morning sermon will be "Conyic-
tion." and that OF the evening will DO
Decision"
Leigh Street Baptist-Rev. ]. ].
Wicker. the pastor. will preach in the
morning on Fishing for Men," and in
the evening on Our Biggest Asset and
Greatest Damage"
81. Johns German Ernngelical-There
VIII be no services at this church
Third Christinn-Both services will
be conducted by the pastor. Rev Ger
aid Culberson. his subject in the morn
ing being THE Light that Does Not
Fail and in the evening The Word
OF God Is Urgent"
seventh Street Christinn-Rey. n. D.
I. Mac!achlan. D. D.. the pastor. will
preach in the morning on staying
in the Race and In the evening on
Trying 1t Out"
Hanover Avenue Chri.tinn-Both
tor, Rev George w. Kemper. "A
quiet Talk on Present Day Affairs"
VIII be the morning theme. and "a
New Testament Conversion" will be
that of the evening.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
regular services will be held this
morning. The subject will be Mat
ter
Floyd Avenue Unitnrinn-"what Kind
o. Church Does the Modern World
Need Will be the theme of the SER
mon this morning. Rev. Frank W
bratt. pastor of the church. will preach.
Union Station Mcthodist-Both ser.
vices VIII be conducted by the pastor.
Kew w. Asbury Christian. d. d. Tho
SUBJECT or the morning sermon will be
Inc Light Hid Under a Bushel." and
mat or the evening will be Nurse the
beginning. the End Is Old Enough to
Care for Itself"
Woodland Heights Methodist-Rey
n. I. Bergman, the pastor, will CON
duct both services.
Highland Park Mcthodi.t-Roth car
mons viii be conducted by the pastor
Kew {. O. futile. "Undiyided Alec
lance and Church in Public School,
Will be the themes.
central Mcthodist-Rev w. A.
cooper. the pastor, will conduct both
services. The subject Of the morning
sermon will be Heroes Of the Churrb.,
ana that of the evening will be Jesus
and Superstition"
West End Observation-Disclosures services
VIII be conducted by the pastor. Rev.
G' NJ. W. Taylor. The theme of the
evening service will be Fools of the
bible and Others"
Grace Methodist-Rev. Frank Hol-
land will preach at IL o'clock. There
VIII be no evening service
Laurel Street Mcthodist-Rey. 7 Il
JOHN. the pastor. will preach at both
services In the morning the theme
Will be The Kings Business; in the
evening 1t Will be The Parting of the
Ways"
Monument Methodist-Rev R H
Potts ID. d., the pastor. will conduct
both services.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
SYMBOLISM

The ermine which our Judges wear
is the symbol OF an idea. That visible
robe represents the unseen vesture OF
authority with which their fellow men
have clothed them. All regalia and
every badge which man wears are SYM
bois OF ideas, representatives Of the
unseen. We make cross to stand as
ire symbol of sovereignty. We make
flag to stand as the symbol of tn.
idea of nationality. We make robe
TO stand as tho symbol OF the idea OF
authority. All these are visible rem
resentatives of unseen forces and pow
e:3. our very instinct leads us to
give these unseen presences a local ana
visible habitatior and name. And hero
was God. an unseen Power, and men
nunEered for some material symbol
to represent the unseen and eternal.
Ard God said: Make an ark OF wood
and gold" and it shall stand as the
symbol OF the meeting OF God and
man. the confluence OF time and etern-
ity. the blending OF the unseen in
huences of heaven with the unseen
aspirations OF earth. So they made
an ark. and just as tho flag Ia the
emblem OF national patriotism, no the
ark was the emblem OF national re-
Egion; IL represented the unseen re-
lationship between them and their God.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19

Perhaps we have over-cmphasized
the element of struggle in the Chris
tian life. Perhaps we have proclaim
ed too vigorously the necessity Of
lighting our way through serried ranks
OF foes, and we have said too little
fbout rising above them. says Rev. !.
RI. Jowett, D. D. Maybe we have not
known as we might the power of the
resurrection. We have only regarded
foot-warfare; we have forgotten the
wings! We have counseled men to
face their enemies the Lord Is calling
use to rise above them
The secret of security is devout
communion with the Lord. we must
think less about our foes and more
about our Savior. We must set our
love unon Him. Love always moves
in tho direction of the beloved That
is spiritual tendency which cannot
be broken. If we love the Lord. we
surely begin to rise We enter into
the wonder of the upward calling OF
God in Christ Jesus The soul ex-
periences its ascension. We mount up
with wings as eagles. And the ground
enemies, the deadly gases which creep
along the low levels. have no power
over us. for they have been left be-
hind. Neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
Consecrntion OF Btsbon.

Seven bishops will participate in
elaborate services which will mark the
conservation of Rev. Charles F;ekn
rector OF st. Michacrs and All Angels
Episcopal Church, Baltimore. Md. as
coadjutor bishop OF the Central Do
cese of New York. They will be held
at the Baltimore church on September
~, which is st Michacl's and All
angels Day Bishop Daniel s. futile
Missouri. the ranking bishop OF the
Episcopal Church, will he in charge
DR.. Fiskc once was elected bishop CO.
adtutor OF Dallas. Texas. but declined
the position. He had numerous other
calls In his five years NJ Baltimore. Be
fore entering the priesthood he was n
reporter on various New York papers
and studied law.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
LOCAL CHURCH NOTICES

First Prcsbyterian-The pastor. Rev.
f. T. McFaden. d. d. will preach both
morning and evening. Bible classes
will convene at 10 o'clock
Second Prcsbyterinn-Rev. Russell
Cecil. ID. D., the pastor. will preach
in the morning at IL o'clock and again
IN the evening at o'clock.
Grncc-Covennnt Presbyterinn-The
pastor. Rev. j. Calvin Stewart, D. D..
will preach at both services. in the
morning at II o'clock and the other
III the evening at s o'clock
Grnce Episcopal-Rev. Landon r. Ma
son. u. n. rector will preach at both
services.
ST. Johns EpiscOpai-Servicesw will he
conducted by the rector. Rev Hugh w.
Suhlett. and In the evening the rector
will conduct services in WeddelI Me
mortal Chapel. Rev. Guy D. Christian
viii preach in the church in the even
ing at 5 o'clock. Holy communion will
he administered at the morning ser
vice.
st. Jnmcs Episropni-The rector.
Rev. G. Freeland Peter. will conduct
both morning and evening services
Holy communion will be administered
at 7:45 o'clock.
st. Marks FpiscopnI-Both services
VIII he conducted by the rector Rev
S. Roger Tyler.
Monumental EpIscornI-Rev. James
w Morris. u. D.. rector. will preach
this morning at II o'clock, and In the
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
ST. Andrews EpiscopnI-Roth SER
vices Will be conducted by the rector
Rev. j. Francis Rihbie Holy com
munion will he administered mt 7:3o
o'clock.
Barton Height. Baptist-Thc rector.
Rev. a. r. Rudd y p, will preach
at both services His morning sub
ject Will he "a Backward and a For
ward Look" and that OF the evening
viii he Why | Am a Protestant"
Grove Avenue Bnptist-Rev. w. G.
James. the pastor. will preach ut both
services
Grace street Bnptist-The pastor.
Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson, u D.. will con-
duct both services The subject Of
the morning sermon will be The
Preaching Of the Cross" and that of
the evening will he Vain Excuses"
Bronddus Memorial Rnp.tst-Roth
services will he conducted by the pas
tor. Rev. w. T.. Gibson The morning
theme will be The Master and His
Servant" and that OF the evening will
he The Wisdom of Soul Winning"
Pine street naptist-Rev. j. B. Hut
son. ID. D., the pastor. will preach both
morning and evening.
First nnptISt-Thc pastor, Rev.
George w. Mcdaniel, d. D.. Will con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
France No Longer Frivolous.

If you have been in France when
France was sunshine. you would not
now recognize it: If you have coupled
the word frivo!ity with France you
must now uncouple IL. writes one who
has recently returned. The sunshine
is only the literal sunshine from heav-
en-; and as for frivolity, | was. after
about ten days in France, startled by
the sound of n girls laughter: IT, does
not seem right to laugh. l got to feel
that ! was almost doing wrong to
look, just as one might do an unkind-
ness. to stare at the scar from n great
burn on a human BEINGS face. And
those women and children--there is
nothing for them hut nursing and
waiting, nothing hut hiding the tears
and hiding the fears and working from
gray dawn through the gray twilight
to long after midnight at the asks of
men; nursing and waiting.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
TWO GREAT FUNCTIONS
OF MODERN EDUCATION
All Teaching Should Lead Men tn
Know How and Realize
1heN Must.

Most OF US are prisoners OF the Lord.
Know very we'll that there are those
who are prisoners of the devil. WHOM,
evil has enchanted, whose strupgl. I.
against the combining power of habit
nai sin. says Flavel s. Luther. God
hclp them and God save them, but we
arc not thinking of them just now
RATHER do our minds dwell upon men
ana women who fain would serve God
VINO. despite many slips and failures
40 serve Goo; and who perhaps wonder
AZ the meaRerness of their success we
md ourselves hindered, constrained
unable TO move in the direction in
which we would go. striving desper-
ateiy: we are devout, willing to serve
S 100 ana man, striving SO to serve. but
little seems to come OF it,
All success brings with If NOTHING
but new tasks and new responsibilities
a prisoner always. For some there
Is a surcease of labor. For a few
comes time when restraints are re-
moved when the burdens are lifted
ana the prison gates fly open. The old
man sits in his rocking chair with the
Kindly sun shining down upon him He
Is his own master at last, and paonle
smile pityinEly as they say: He is
IN ms second childhood now ONLY
at the two extremes of life. in the
cradle and In the wheeled chair of
senlle impotence. dwell those who ara
their own masters
EVEN son OF GOD
WAS SUBJECT TO LAW
Let me give YOU yet one more rea-
son why / Elorfy the estate of God,s
prisoners 1t is because the Son Of
God Himself became subject 70 HJs
own law. because He said so often. Tr
is written, 1t is written. it is written
the Son or God goeth as IL is written
Oh MN. He. the Savior Of mankind
wore these same chains and marched
along the path fenced In on either hand
from Bethlehem to Calvary and fron,
Calvary to His throne.
rms now. is what education means.
tutors, and teachers. and professors.
schools and academies. colleges AND
universities: the instruction in sciercs
pniiosophy. art; the training for nro'
iessional duties-all these things on
cha'n men, IL is the function Of tba
coiese, as Of schools higher and lo,var
10 40 Two things: To teach men how
50 .hat theS can: and to teach men RI
understand that they must. If there be
o'Herence IN the Importance of these
lWo quite direrent things perhaps we
must ADMIT that the latter Is the great
err To n sense of obligation and will
inEness to obey, and understand that
not the individual will but that FORM
OF Gods Providence which we call tho
pubic viii, is and should be the CON
troiiinS influence in life. that Is the
highest function of those imprfsoniroa
Whlch 20 on under the name of eriu,t5
tion. There is no more dangerous man
In society than lie who is able mn
unwilling; lie who knows how to do
IT, put cannot be made to do IT,"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
TIE TRUE PHILOSOPHY.

(By Richard OSborne.)
For life serene. for comfort, for rcleas q
From cares that wage tho never ending
sigh.
Men have gone up and down, from low
to high.
To win for minds distress assured sur
cease.
They yearn. they plead for tranquil
joys increase.
And there be many offer sage reply
And voices heard around the world tina
cry
Peace to the troubled-and there is no
peace.
Yet dwells a Presence, immanent and
wide.
Deeper than air and broader than tho
Wherever thought frequents. or foot ha $
trod.
So, sweeping every sophistry aside.
There is for all one true philosophy
The calm that centers in the peace of
God!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
Effective witness.

DR. Timothy Richard, of Shanghai.
reported. says the Southern Church
man. that at meeting where repre-
sentatives Of Confucianism. Buddhism,
Ia oism. Northumberland, and Chris
tianity met in 1911 in Shanghai. one
mandarin said: When go to the
country and see good school or COL
lege and ask, Who put II up?' the an
swer is, The Christians When I see
good hospital where many patients
are attended to daily. and ask. Who
does this?' l am told it is the Chris
tians. When look over the names on
the Famine Relief Committee. find
that those who are taking n leading
part both in the raising Of funds and
in the very dangerous work of tlistri-
button of relief are Christians
In China, as everywhere else, II is
Christian life that bears effective wit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
dSl,ip's Test.

The book of Proverbs states that one
OF the characteristics OF a friend is to
love at all times, says the Christian
Herald. This means that n man should
be true and act in n friendly fashion
toward his friend, regardless of his
friends attitude; that he should not
change his friendship into Indifference
or hatred, even though his friend may
reveal such disloyalty. There is sone-
thing great and fine that comes into n
persons life when he loves truly, even
IL his love meets with no response.
Otherwise the love OF God for the chill
dren of men. which is revealed as uni
versal and changeless, might mean
merely tickle thing. only going out
to us when we love consciously in
return,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
PALESTINE DEVASTATED
BY sWARMS OF LOCUSTs
Just rs in Bible Times, Scourge
Sweeps Over Holy Land, Destroy
ing Every Green Thing.
FARM RELIEF WORK RUINED
Funds Raised for Missions and Other
Helpful Purposes Subjected to New
and Heavy DrainS-ENtcndS Along
Syrian Coast.

American missionary societies has
tened n once To the relief Of the dcs-
pcratc pliShts of German missionaries
when the war broke out a year ago
and they have now contributed not
less than 100000 to keep them from
starving. Now word has just been
received that locusts have gone over
good part of Palestine and have
eaten up every green thing. These
locusts have proven as bad in these
war times ever they did in Bible
has been the entire Syrian coast. all
around Beirut, and Damascus. and
south to Sidon although in parts OF
syria the wheat crop was harvested
before the locusts got ut it.
Word OF this situation has just
reached America, by word of mouth. So
strict were war regulations that men
coming out Of Beirut were not per-
mittcd To carry written matter in any
form or Of any kind. y student just
reached New York and reported the
terrible scourGe OF locusts. 1t is sup
south to Jerusalem, but all communi-
cation is cut off from Beirut All
mat is known is that Jews are quit
ting Palestine as fast as possible. and
all Of the industrial and farm relief
work inausuratcd in Palestine by Zion
- u.
MAKES NEW DRAINS
ON RELIEF FUNDS.
New drains upon missionary and re-
lief funds have now been made by
this locust scourgc. The American
societies that joined some months ago
in sending relief are the American and
Baptist Boards of Boston, and the Epis-
copal, Presbyterian and Methodist
Boards of New York These agencies
placed almost all of their resources i'm
mediately at the disposal of Germans
whose support was wholly cut off
American and Canadian disbursing
offices in the mission fields were told
10 spend whatever money was needed
In South China German missionaries
were starving, and were relieved In
Persia, German missionaries were in a
terrible plight. In one Persian city
alone five thousand tons of food dav
We're given out for some weeks to
Germans and to natives. 4 few French
missionaries were succorcd, but for
the most part all European societies
nave Kept up support of their workers
In Asia. save German and Belgian. The
Germans were cut off absolutely from
sending support, and Belgians had none
TO send.
Just now, according to reports reach
ing American societies. conditions are
desperate In all missionary regions
reached by the Turks. The Turks have
been led to believe that the end of
IN" war with success for their side is
deferred because of dumdum bullet 6
supplied by America. So their ordinary
tolerance of American mission stations
is changed 70 suspicion. So far all
lives are safe. but the tension is adj
mittedly great Some helm was nx-
tended to German missionaries in In
dia.
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THE DAILY ADOREMUS,
(By Mary Aronetta Wilbur.)
ct. we adore Thee. Lord!

t5y Mary Aronctta Wilbur.)
Yet. We adore Thee. Lord!
Not only at Thine aItar-throne.
Where symbol lights their tribute
pay;
Or in the closet where alone
We kneel and pray:
Or when the purpling twilight brings
The softly thrilling hush Of night
Or when eNultant morning sings
Her song of light
But midst the rush Of hurrying feet,
And trafIic's din and toll most drear,
There comes. a sense divinely sweet.
THE Lord is here"
Then shines Thy face DER restless
mart,
And toiling thousands on their way;
While In the cloister of the heart,
Wo pause and pray.
Yea, we adore Thee. Lord.
At work, at east, abr sad; SO near
Thou art, and dcar