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The Washington times., 1915-11-20
THE CONTINENTAL ARMY PLAN

The attacks on the plans of the
Administration for defense lcgisla-
tion indicate either a lack of frank
ness on the part of the Administra-
tion in stating these plans, or else
that they are as vague to the Off
cials as they have appeared to the
country. The most careful study of
the announcements of the President
and of Secretary Garrison has failed
to dissipate any Of this vagueness.
They have both announced that the
plans have been prepared in accord
ancc with the best judgment of mill
tary experts. They have so muzzled
expression Of opinion by these ex-
perts that the country at large is
led to doubt just how far military
Judgment has been compromised by
political expediency. Certainly the
plans Of Secretary Garrison for the
continental army do not conform to
military judgment hitherto ex-
pressed.
The vague details that have so far
been made public involve the enlist
ment in three years Of an army of
100000 officers and men at the rate
of $4,000 per year, for a term OF six
years, three years in active service.
This active service will involve in
tenslve training in military cxer-
cises for two months per year. IL
it is the purpose to evadc the matter
of larger standing army by adding
100000 men to the regular establish
ment. who will serve for but two
months per year under the subter-
fuge Of "continental' army, but
who can be called into service for
additional training at any time O,
all the time during their three years
service with the colors, and will ac.
tually be so called into service. the
plan is really good one, as it will
give the country first line of de.
Tense of half million trained sol.
diers which military experts agree
| will be necessary in event of wa,
with foreign country.
If, on the other hand. the Secre
tary of War means exactly what he
says. and the continental army is tc
be made up Of men who can submit
themselves to two months intensive
training per year. such as was given
the business men at their camp al
Plattsburgh and the college students
at the several camps established fol
them, the plan is doomed to failure
for the very simple reason that there
are not business men. professional
men, or men in subordinate positions
who can devote two months per veal
to such purpose. The continental
army must be made up of real sol
diers or be useless.
At present it would seem that the
Administration should give the full
est publicity to its plans and shoulc
back them up with expert opinion
No matter how much confidence
there may be in the Administration
none of it's members has qualified
as a military expert; and exper
opinion alone can allay the doub
| that has been raised.
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
Pastor MacMurray to
Close Sermon Series

Al the Union NJ. T.. Church. Twen-
tieth street near Pcnnsylvania aNcnu"
Rev. John MaCMurray will preach tn,
closing sermon on Jesus Christ aud
His Relationship to U.s." entitled "JrS'i4
Christ As An Enemy At o'clock the
song service and pastors twcnty-minurc
sermon talk on the subject Saved tn
What?" in the November series on ths
theme Salvation"
THANKSGIVING Day services will he hcl /
a union of the Western Presbyterian
and Union NJ. r. Churches in l'n,ou
church. The Rev. j. Harvey Dunhnm
of Western Presbyterian Church, v Il
nrenCh he Scrmnn
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
DR.. Beall to Preach at
West Washington Baptist

Tho Congregation Of the West WASH
ignton Baptist Church, Thirty-iirst aud
\ streets, will welcome at tho morning
service tomorrow the Rev. Dr George
W. Beall. of Virginia, former pastor
who IL In attendance at the sessions "
the State Baptist Convention or VIZ
ginia. at Clarendon. The Rov. Or. r.
y. Cav, pastor. will preach az tn"
evening service on the subject. "WhHt
-? BaptistS Believe About Baptism
This viii b" the second sermon IN TN"
series, what 30 EantistS RchCNr"
The ordinance Ot baptism will b" ad-
ministered at the evening service.
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
Amusements.

Nnrional-John Drew In The Chief" 2:ls
and SIS u. IN.
stockings. 10 and $50 D. IN
keith,s-iiernard Granville and others In
NaudcN Vile, 2:lJ and Sis p. m.
PolisA. II. Van Ruren in The Trait Of
the Lonesome Pine" 2:t5 and S,l5 p. IN
Columbia Marguerite Clark in "Sull
Waters, nhotopiay l. to II y, m
Gaycty Al Reeves In burlesaue. 2;l5 and s:li
rasino-"BrinE!ng Up Father" 2;i5 and sis
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
Jerseys Health Officers
To Work for Eugenic Law

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Nov. 20,Evory
health officer In New Jersey will be en-
listed in n campaign for II strict cuGcnir
marriage law, officers Of the health
officers association announced today.
The association Endorsed such law
without n dissenting vote.
The members propose TO make ply
siCians who swrar falsely to cugeniC
certificates liable TO damages from tho
injured party,
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
TomorroN.

Special services for Sons OF Revolution
church Of the Epiphany, II O'Clock
Lecture, Religious Questions in Mexico"
Washington Secular League, D. m
MisslOn. 81. DOminiC's Church II q m.
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
One Year Ago Today in the War

Seven million fighting the eastern front.
Washington accepted Turkeys explanation that the u S S Ten
fred because she ,crng mined harbor
Smyrna
The Washington times., 1915-11-20
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Redders.)

Communications to the Nah Bag must
BE- written on one side of tbs paper
only; must not exceed 200 wo'ds In
length, and must be signed with name
and address OF sender. The publication
Of letters In The Times Mail Bag does
not mean the Enforcement by the Times
OF the opinions OF the writer. The Mall
Bag IL an open forum, where the c4u-
kens of Warrington can argue most
questions.
The Washington times., 1915-11-20

Washington, November ~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Rnow he is in heaven. Then she pite-
my darling boy
Never from the hour when Private
Richard Doubledick enlisted at Chat
ham had the private. corporal, Ser
geant, sergeant major. ensign or lieu
tenant breathed his right name Or the
name of Mary Marshall, or Ncrd of
the story of his life. into any ear ex-
cept his reclaimer's.
But that night. remembering the
words he had cherished for two years.
Tell her how We became friends. 1t
will comfort her as it comforts me-" he
related everything. 1t gradually seem
ed to him as if in his maturity he had
recovered a mother. 1t gradually
seemed to her as If in her bereavement
she had found son. During his stay
in England. the quiet garden into
which he had slowly and painfully
crept a stranger. became the boundary
of his home. When he was able to join
his regiment in the spring he left the
garden thinking was this indeed the
first time he had ever turned his face
toward the old colors with a woman'S
blessing.
He followed them-so ragged. so
SCARED and pierced now, that they
would scarcely hold together-to Quatre
Bras and Ligny. He stood beside them
in an awful stiffness of many men.
shadowy through the mist and drizzle
of a wet June forenoon. on the field of
Waterloo. And down to that hour the
picture in his mind OF the French offi-
fh&A
reality.
The famous regiment was in action
early in the battle and received its first
check In many an eventful year. when
ne was seen to fall. But it swept on
to avenge him and left behind it no
such creature in the world Of con-
seriousness as Lieutenant Richard Dou-
bledick.
Through pits of mire and pools of
rain. along deep bitches. once roads
that were pounded and ploughed to
pieces by artillery. heavy wagons.
tramp of men and horses and the strug
gle of every wheeled thing that could
carry wounded soldiers: jolted among
the dying and dead. so disfigured by
blood and mud as to be hardly recog-
nizable for humanity: undisturbed by
the moaning of men and the shrieks of
horses. which. newly taken from the
peaceful pursuits of life. could not en-
dure the sight of the stragglers lying
by the wayside. never to resume their
toilsome journey: dead as to any sen
tent life that was in it. and yet alive
the form that had been Lieutenant
Richard Doubledick. with whose
praises England rang. was conveyed to
Brussels. There it was tenderly laid
down in hospital. and there it lay.
week after week. through the long
bright summer days. until the harvest.
spared by war. had ripened and was
gathered in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
PART ii.

YER and over again the sun
rose and sat upon the crowded
city: over and over again the
moonlight nights were quiet
on the plains of Waterloo: and all that
time was a blank to what had been
Richard Doubledick.
Slowly laboring at last through a
long. heavy dream of confused time
and place. presenting faint glimpses of
army surgeons whom he knew and of
faces that had been familiar to his
youth-dearest and kindest among
them Mary MarshalPs. with a solicit
tude upon 1t more like reality than any
thing he could discern-Lieutenant
Richard Doubledick came back to life
to the beautiful life of a calm autumn
evening sunset to the peaceful life of
a fresh. quiet room with a large win
dow standing open. balcony beyond
in which were moving leaves and
sweet smelling flowers: beyond, again.
the clear sky. with the sun full in his
sight. pouring its golden radiance on
his bed.
1t was so tranquil and so lovely that
he thought he had passed into another
world. And he said in a faint voice.
Taunton. are you near me?"
A face bent over him-not his, his
mothers
Il came to nurse you. We have
nursed you many weeks. You were
moved here long ago. Do you remem-
Der nothing?"
Nothing"
The lady kissed his cheek and held
his hand. soothing him.
Where is the regiment? What has
happened? Let me call you mother.
What has happened. mothery'
"A great victory. dear. The war is
over. and the regiment was the bravest
in the field
His eyes kindled. his lips trembled.
he sobbed. and the tears ran down his
face. He was very weak-too weak to
move his hand.
WAS it dark just now?" he asked
presently.
No"
1T was only dark to me? Some
thing passed away. like black shad-
ow. But as it went and the sun-oh.
the blessed sun. how beautiful it Isl
touched my face 1 thought | saw a
light white cloud pass out at the door.
Was there nothing that went out?"
She shook her head. and in a little
while he fell asleep. she still holding
his hand and soothing him.
From that time he recovered-slowly.
for he had been desperately wounded
in the head and had been shot in the
body. but making some little advance
every day.
One day he awoke out of sleep re-
freshed and asked her to read to him.
But the curtain of the bed. softening
the light. which she always drew back
when he awoke that she might see him
from her table at the bedside where
she sat at work. was held undrawn.
and woman's voice spoke. which was
not hers.
Can you bear to see stranger" it
said softly. will you like to see a
stranger"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Rheumatism Yields Quickly 20 sloan.

You can't prevent an attack of Rheu
matism from coming on, but you can stop
1t almost immediately. Sloan's Lfniment
gently applied to the joint or muscle
penetrates III a few minutes to the infIamed
spot that causes the pain. 1t soothes the
hot tender swollen feeling, and in a very
snort time brings a relief that is almost
Gnbellevable until You experience it Ger
q bottle OF Sloan's Liniment for 25c ~
any Druggist and have 1t in the house
against Colds. Sore and Swollen joints
Lumbago, Sciatica and like ailments. Your
meney back If not satisfied but II does
give almost instant relief.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney is the
eldest daughter of Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and the wife of Harry
Payne Whitney, the famous polo
player who represented America in
h polo contests contest BE Besides ts
founder of war hospital in Paris,
Mrs. Whitney is a sculptress of note.
Some of her finest work is being ex.
hibited at the Panama exposition. I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24

the year 1899 a relative OF
mine came limping down on
foot to this town of Chatham.
90 NV relative came to Chatham
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
News Of Fifty Years Ago
From NewspAner Fil,s. Sent %. 1850

The report that Captain G 7. Garrison. Of
Ace County had been taken to washing
Ton as prisoner proves 10 be incorrect Iie
IS al MS home in Accoraho parole.
General Lime of Mathews County, charged
WIN making secession speeches
Cd the other Gay by the military authorities
and taken to Fort Monroe. although he pro
tested that ne had made speech on any
s s sine. the war after he had been car
r1eo 10 Fort Monroe II learned that Dr
Garrett, OF Mathews was tho man who made
speech at Mathews Cour, House which GER
tain negroes declared 10 81 the 'seccssior'
Kind General Lane then discharged And
Dr. Garrett arrested on the testimony Of the
same negroes who had formerly declared Cen
era Lane made the speech
l. J, Smith. Of Mathews County has hccn
arrested and brought TO Richmond under guard,
charged with knocking down l0rteorn
Hurnan ofhcer in Mathews County
T. II. Butler has been appointed aeon, o.
the rev steamship lire plying between Rich
r0and and New York. Tic is experienced in
the shipping business
:, Kind Of whea, wss on .xAinltior n
The Offices Of i4Axall Creushaw & Company.
nj the Haxnll Mills, yesterday. 4 came from
Michigan and is called the "Iaroaster" II
IS smhn red grain, much like The Mrditor-
ranohn wheat that grown IN Virginia
Quhe extensively several years ago. hu; the
Srain rs moi near 50 large Mr.. FIaxau SAYS
this new Kind o. wheat makes 3 superio, -four
ana his concern eXHccts 10 huy thousands Of
bushels Of :; in Michigan Would j, no, be
Il good IDEA tor farmer 10 Try the 'Inncas-
Tor" i'll Virginia soil"
Thomas p. Price Of Richmond and II
Sunninfham. ct Cu'1eper. have been pardorcd
by President Johnson.
The Eas, Tennessee ana v:-ri-is F,ail-nas
has at last been entirely repaired md trains
are running through hetweer Bristol and
l-ynchhure. there being nj more transfers
John " Forney. in long article in The
Chronicle. treating o. REORGANIZATION a. pnr-
ies and roalrnment II voters says The
majority ot the American people are resolved
that slhver is buried forever, ana tha; me
negro question shall never Strengthen or wcal-
en either party country
Governor Perry. % south curolina his r.le.
rrr0h"h &c President Johnson thni the South
Carolina constitutional convention ms re.
Hehied the secession ordinance nccepted ~.
abolition Of slavery, provided for 'he election
OF Governor othnr STATE Officer. and
presidential electors 10y tbs people AND taken
Other steps looking 10 proper rccouscrurtior.
Hs SAYS harmony prevails IN the convention.
james Madison Wells has been appointed
Provisional Governor o! the STATE of dsouisisra
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23

impression made on our ear. by the
waves Of sound, which are siroIY
unduiAtons Of air. and this woult
suffice II other proofs were no, AVIAN
able 50 light ana similar phenou.
ena are ether waves. and the impr...
si.ns they make upon US are No.,
OF the ether's existence
Eut when IL comes 10 desc,.h,,r
the ether and inierrirg what It's proo
critics are the trouble beglnh THU.
ACCORDING 10 The ca calculations o. MAJ
well n. ether muEt be 10000 .opo
Inns more r'Eid than glass. but, a;
me same time, 900 60D, 0to. pbO. 600 ,i-.,
!ess dense than ar, The earth. IN.
sun and all The stars move through
n. ether with ve!oc,ties Of many
miles per second, but II osert no re.
sis;ance 10 their motion
IL Seems 10 pass through their cub
stance, however solid they may n.
Win infinitely more ease thar m.
WIND passes through sieve Comets
lighter. bulk for bulk, than air
Dart through the ether with no "a
iacdatio. And YET this same e,b.,
IL saia 10 resemble an absolutely IN
coInpressi.le solid! shoot our wv
fist, hnd l feel the sofuy yi.ldtnr az.
but ] GO not feel the absolutely IN.
yielding ether which is there and
every-wh@.e!
According to some thinker. eth~
ana matter are Fundamentally Tho
same, the familiar properties Of nat
ter, sucn as for instance, those rhu,
constitute what We call Bolid BODY.
being due 10 special states o. aEEr.-
cation. Ether has also been regarded
az identtchl with electricity. and.
since matter is now believed 10 he
purely electrical IN origin, We thus
come back 10 the concl usiun that ether
is The one fundamental thing under
g. NJ ,kf.,,
verse
To return 10 the original question.
instead q! the ether OF space being
resolved into seren,y-three elernents
matter, which If only a form O. the
'eiSer, fcle.erf6. -. fragments here and
there, hEs been 20 resolved, each Of
these eieInents however. being only q
special manifestation OF the one uni.
versAl thing, which, tested by the Ia ws
Of matter, is nothing, nut, regarded
from another direction. is the basis
OF everything.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
NEPHEW'S SIDE OF HILLS SUIT

since The pastors announcement from
the pulpit thht he intended 10 pay h!s
denLs II! full and stArt lie anew
Wealthy members Of the congregation.
II YVES said, intenGad 10 come 10 the
rescue RId see 20 IL that their pastor
not forced 10 sell h!s home 81 %
Monroe place IL order 10 meet his ohli-
rnriouE.
Dr. HilNs's entire IndehtedneBE in
placed a. t:Oo.6nt. Half o. this amount
Is involved II! the GOLD debenIure
bonds issued or the Alherni trnct in
EritiEh Columbia The other half is
said ro comprise personal loans 10 the
pastor for investment in other timber
deals.
The committee Of Alberni limbo,
hondhoiders has been informed tina;
DR.. H!liis's timber holdings in q fair
market should he sufficient 10 pay Of
the sl00,00n Of the indebtedness
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
THE MYSTERY OF THE ETHER
One of the Day'a n
ny Garrett =. Scrvis.

The ether o! space IS total rnys-
terry, although the phrase is frequently
used, and the medium Is sometinaes,
though incorrectly. spoken OF as a
composition"
Il what ~e call the ether is a sub
stance II must he an clement and not
CON pound. The conception OF such
4 medium. hllinS al space 10 IN. re-
notes, star Eud trhnsfuscd through
al maiter, is purely hypotheucal. Ii
represents "A verdict OF science based
solely upon GIN cumstAntial evidence
Science needed the ether 20 explain
other more tangible phenomena and
so she invented IL. OF inferred its
existence Eut she had 10 ascribe TO
Il properties, apparently, OF the most
contradictory KIND. which make j; a
nondescrip; a. tested by the ordinary
solely upon ci-cumstantia! evidence
II was The effort 10 solve the uys-
terry OF light INA; leo 70 the irven-
ton OF The ether. Newton thought
that light consisted o: particles shot
u! from shining bodies. Later science
rejected Newtons ldea and subs,i-
tuicd FOR i the theory, proposed by
HUrgcns, That light consists o. waves
or undulnnoas travelling through
space Rut the existence Of waves i'm
plies the existence o: something which
Ga. undulate.
ether. u is the mos. ubiquitous o..
a.. things. The hypothesis thai light
consists O: waves Of az average length
o, about one forty FIVE ;housanGth o:
m inca, and vibrating At an averare
rate o: $40. OCT. 600. 600 times pe- second
y borne out ny every observation o..
science, and ;tis accordance OF facts
with theory constitutes The real hasls
Of belle: II iae ether.
No; only light wives hu: other
waves which produce no sensation o.:
light u:e transmitted ny the ether
This is true. 20, instance, Of electro
I!h cueiic waves. II IL sometimes said
That We have no tcs; % the eIistence
III the ether through any OF bur
ssnses. We cannot either see hear
tHste, smell, weigh or measure the
ether" True. hut uur eyes have g
physical proof o. it, existence IN the
seuRAtion o. light. We do not see
the air. but We possesE L circuuGtaIi-
tiul evidence Of !tf existence III the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
Ninry of q Rnnrhcr.

A M--t7ot ur and went down The hail to
the bathroom. Ii occupied
>:$H Wen; back and another fellow just
ahead .; me Waited for him 10 set ;hroush
Sect in all risht. The last fellow in had
forgot something and come hack Waited for
him "a finish m No hot water. Went "a head
OF stairs and called down 10 the servan; and
asked Why there hot water. She sa:d
the range was out Of order ana that there
would 10 10 more not water till Tomorrow
s;3t-Wont hack TO my room and took a
sronse Follow in neNt my door
and asked If I had n button hook had Asked
nc 10 Let him take il for few minutes / le,
him Waited For him 20 come back Wen; 10
his room. Ne had gone. TOOK the hook with
him. ONLY one had. Won, breakfast with
shoes unhuttnned I should have SAID TINT il
was 10 o'clock Girl said >ne thought WASH,
coming down and had cleared the table No
more breakfast until to-norrou.
10 8"-A' the shop Sass walking the Hoar
Says I'll re d"cked Saturday nisht WAITING TO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
The Nennle MnS; Decide

w HETHER Richmond shall have the sort
w o. charter best adapted 10 the city s
needs ana in real accordance with modern
theories Of DUnlcipa! government is not TO be
determined ultimately ny the Council com
mittee now eDgas god in CONSIDERING the sub.
Sect nor ny the directing minds Of the Civic
Association. The decision must be made by
the PEOPLE, for despite 4 current impression
10 the contrary. they rule as completely in
Richmond as they do anywhere else
There are indeed. sovereicns of various
types, and popular sovereignty ca n he-and
frequently is-as slothful, Indifferent ana in
capable as autocratc sovereignty Richmond
voters can let things run along SIS tney are If
that IS their VIII in the matter or they can
efecl q transformation, 1t IS for them TO say
Nether ii they are sufficiently interested
viii they find Council denying their right to
pass on the proposed changes WAYS on
tirtly legal VII! he found. We venture 10 pre-
diet 10 submit the findings az the charter
commission 20 the spprova! ~ rejection OF
jEe people.
Rinhmond to-day has the largest debt +
any city il the South save New Orleans Ii
requires many uiies nf smooth having larger
water mains and 10; The near future an in
creased water supp!y Jus Stree, Cleaning
Department. does not give service common
surate with tbs outlay There must shortly
ne considerable additions 10 the police force.
The recently annexed territory mus; be pro
vided with better lighting facilities with
cheaper gas ana with other convenicnces en-
lo"ed hy residents OF other sections
There are TWO ways in which these i'm
provemencs ana Others may he provided--in-
creased taxation or wise economy in the eX-
penditure of the city revenues. SO that what
is nov wasted may ne diverted 10 useful pur-
poses Il Is ncontesrahe we believe. that
The Administrative Board. whatever its short
comnSs has advanced along the road ri Inu-
nicipal reform ana that il has effected actual
savings II some departments ni the city gov
crrmont hut more can NJ accomplished
through further Capitalization oI authority.
The Civic Association Is giving the people
an opportunity 40 learn what is CONTEMPLATED
ana what reasonably may ne expected The
meetings % be he'd in various sections ol tic
city, under various auspices, al which repre-
snrJatives ii the association Will discus. the
proposed chHrter changes promise 10 ne in
valuable and should lac largely attended
Compared with the problem Of city govern
Tnent the question whetha. the jitnevs shall
ne allowed 70 operate ~ he driven into Oh
ivion is trivia!ity Nothing now should
occupy the minds III loyal Nichmoudc-s 10 The
exclusion ot better government. through .
bette; charter
II Jhcy viii only become interested-and
display ,he, interest Iorcefully--.no reform.
rs impossible i they are not Interested The
efforts of the newspapers and II III. Civic
Association are mcauingicsa and III ynuc cal
he expected 70 result