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The Washington times., 1915-01-05
NEW YORK'S AUTO SHOW

The automobile show in New York
attracts attention to what has be-
come one of the country's greatest
industries. In the last year the num-
ber Of automobiles in the United
States increased from about 1,100,-
900 to about 100000, having an es-
timated value of approximately
S1,30O,OO0,0OO. A business that
grows at the rate of half a billion
dollars year and keeps up this
rate of growth year after year may
we'll be considered as having passed
the experimental stage and conf
IDENTIFY look forward to continual ex-
pansion.
Of course, there are persons who
buy and use automobiles who should
walk or ride in street cars. No
doubt some persons are run into debt
by them. Others are foolish enough
to neglect their business for them.
One hears of people mortgaging
their homes in order to support an
automobile. But concurrently with
this kind of gossip we have seen the
use of the automobile flourish, each
year surprising the previous one,
until the conclusion is forced upon
us that much of the cry raised
against the automobile because of its
insidious invitation to extravaganza
is not justified.
Certainly that very large number
of people who do not permit them
selves to be led away when they
cannot afford the expenditure feel
scant sympathy for those who do.
At least the blame should not be
put on the automobile. 1t does not
run around forcing people to buy it,
and most persons will incline to
think that the man who is silly
enough to own and use an automo-
bile when he cannot afford one de-
serves scant sympathy. If it were
not an automobile he would probably
be running into debt for something
else. A machine that has worked SO
vast an improvement in methods OF
communication, that has relieved the
streets of our cities of thousands OF
horses, but has made the countr,
easily accessible for homes, that has
constantly enlarged its field of use.
fulness has won its place by merit.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
UNIFORM RAILROAD
LAWS

There is another particular, be-
sides that of rates, in which the rail-
roads at last seem to be gaining IA
place in the sun. 1t is in the re-
!nOval of Inconsistencies among laws
of the different States affecting their
actions.
This has been d grave evil, from
which hardly Il road doing an inter-
state business has been EXEMPT.
What is legal in one State is not in
another. To do thing on one side
of an invisible line is commendable
on the other reprehcnsible. The New
'Iaven's purchase Of the Boston and
Maine railroad, legal in every State
but Massachusetts, was a sample of
this sort of contrariety. What fol-
lowed an attempt to get around the
law, and what resulted when the
law finally was changed, form one of
the saddest chapters in New Haven
history.
But this waS only an aggravated
instance. In scores of ways the rail-
roads are harasscd by scnse!ess in
conSistcncicS iU the laws of the
states. II is no wonder that eXpen-
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PATRONAGE CHASM \
IS GROWING WIDER
Friction Between White House
and Senate Believed More
Serious Than Ever Before.

Although President .WilsUA las re-
peatedly indicated that there was no
friction between the White House and
the Senate over patronage. develop
ments in the Senate thus far this week
more and more emphasize the growing
seriousness Of this friction.
Following on the action OF the Ju-
dietary Committee last evening in Or
dering an adverse report on the nom-
nation OF Ewing G. Bland for marshal
OF the Kansas City district. 1t Is cx-
pected Bland will be rejected by the
Senate. /,
Not only this, but the Judiciary Com
mittee has ordered an inquiry by q
subcommittee into the authority OF
the President to make a recess ap-
pointment to fill a vacancy created
while Congress IL in session. Senators
Culberson. Reed. Walsh. Brandegee.
COMMITTEES. In a number of cases. Ill
Guiding the Bland case. the President
has made such appointments. The
Senate Is disposed to challenge the
legality of such appointments, and there
Courtesy" 1t is admittedly qucs-
ton Of constitutional prcrogative.
Second Rejection.
cUDldSlkG tlC dttibuOC lue
Senate. it rejected once more last nigh
the nomination Of Mrs. Marjorie J..
Bloom to BE- postmaster at Devil p
Lake, n. y. This is the second time
the nomination has been rejected. Pre-
vious to the first rejection Of Mls.
Bloom the appointment Or her husband
TO the same position was rejected, fol-
lowing inquiry into charges.
To add to the complications. the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee is giving serious attention to the
objections made by Senators Senators La Fol
,rmation H Lf Of Henry @ Gay Clay Hall IL ne reap ea
pointed to the Interstate Commerce
Commission. In this case. the broad
rs the d,a
go beyond Its lawful powers when ii
granted the Eastern railroads in
creased rates. ,,.u
mission did not content itself with
Regulating rates, but went outside the
evidence and tried to deal with the
general business situation by helping
does not contemplate. Hall switched
between the first and second decisions
and this has brought strong, objec
ssne fron to him. th,Ssush he may be con
In discussing the matter. Senator Clap,
! s.iid: 1T is not a question OF Execu,
tive interference so much as a test ol
the commissions authority to see
whether it has the power to stimulate
business artificially by granting IN.
creased railroad rates. or~it is to con
| fine itself strictly to the law and pass
upon the reasonableness and justice oi
An element in the situation undoubt.
.edly is the feeling Of number Of Sen
| ators that the increase Of rates wal
| brought about BY pressure on the com
mission from the White House.
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A NEW WHEAT HIGH" "

Wheat climbed up to $l.34A in
Chicago yesterday, and the day saw
5000 900 bushels sold for European
account. Last week saw 100000
bushels go to the same account, and
in addition 5000, 900 bushels Of corn
and oats.
The farmer is always prone to sell
on falling and hold on q rising
market. So the reports say that
with prices jumping, the country is
chary about bringing in the wheat.
The ideal of $3.50 for May wheat
has been in the minds of good
many since the war began. and a
good many of them are still holding
for it. Out in the Western wheat
belt the banks have plenty of money,
and the farmer with wheat in his
bins is able to carry it indefinitely.
There has been, aside from the
furry soon after the war started,
nothing to indicate an unnatural ele-
ment in the market other than the
war demand. There is yet too much
wheat in the country to make it safe
for any speculative clique to attempt
corner on a great scale, though
that may come later, as the supplies
are further drained away.
New wheat Of this years produc-
ton will be coming on the market in
less than six months. If the farm
ers hold back their old wheat too
long and cause a May bulge and
then big sag, they will take the
chance of injuring their market for
the 1915 crop, which quite likely
will be near as big as that of 1914.
1t is not to be presumed that crop
ping conditions will be 80 good as
those Of the last season, which, TAX
ing the country over. were phenom.
enal. But on the other hand there
has been planted, in anticipation Of
the wars extraordinary require
ments, a much greater acreage OF
winter wheat than ever before. The
extreme high prices now commanded
in all the markets make certain that
the spring wheat sowing also will
exceed all former acreages; 50 the
1915 crop becomes very specula.
tive affair. 1t will certainly be very
large in aggregate bushelage unless
a continent-wide calamity overtakes
it. If the war should be settled in
May or at any other time before the
new crop comes in, the price would
take a fearful tumble, for a suspen.
sion of hostilities before June would
leave it still possible for Europe to
raise crops of its own next year, and
to make itself comparatively indie.
pendent of this country.
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moved from them. OF all people,
Presidents are most worried over
patronage; they get less out of it
and put more into it than anybody
else.
1t is very easy to agree that the
patronage ought to be taken away
from the President. It's just ques-
tion what to do with it. Mr.. Bourne
would elect the jobholders as a
means to getting the jobs out of
politics. That seems supremely
funny. We would extend the merit
system to cover these same jobs.
That's all the difference. Both want
ing to get to the same destination,
Mr.. Bourne would start due north
and The Times would start due
sOuthi
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Roosevelt. he saw in the work Mr..
Finch had been doing somo special
qualifications for the post. of pardon at
torney. and appointed him, since which
time. undisturbed through three Admin
istrations. he has continued with the
work.
His everyday lite has brought before
him 4 phase of Presidential character
seen but little even by the Executives
closest political advisers. That phase Is
Chief. Executive.
President wilson, says Mr.. Finch, is
the most merciful OF all Presidents
since the days OF Lincoln and McKin-
While President Taft had a record of
many. pardons and was known during
his Administration as "The Merc.fui
President he never allowed the judi
cial side Of his nature to be moved a
jot from the strict letter Of the law,
some legal technicality In some case in
volving life and death. would remark
The responsibility must finally rest
upon me- I am willing it should be So"
Riches a Handicap.
The prevalent idea that it is easier ia
obtain pardon for 'malefactors cf
great wealth" than for the poor man
Is denied by Mr.. Finch. He says:
W course a rich man can employ
people with sufficient brains to think ur
more reasons why clen,ency should be
shown their clients than the poor mar
can, and this, In a inca sure is an ad.
vantage. But believe wealth in such a
case IS a prejudicial handicap. Tho yer.
fact that the public believes he can es.
cape his penalty by hook or crook. mill.
tates against the wealthy man, and a,
! matter Of fact there is more time
S,vcn to the consideration OF cases where
the liberty or lives Of poor men hans
In the balance than TO the fate's of ii.
nancially more fortunate offenders"
Hardest Task of All.
Finch regards the ironworkers' dyna
mite conspiracy case the hardest he ha:
ever had among the 5000 or more which
have passed through his hands.
o, df,o Ihis case had its birth in the de
struction OF the building Of thu
fore II came to trial had involved no
| only the Mcnamara brothers, but score
or other' on charges that they had con
spired 10 transport. in interstate traffic
paekases OF dynamite and other ex
At the trial held in Indianapolis. som,
two score convictions were recorded
Twenty-four of these convicted men ap
monv in this case was sent to the De
| partnent OF Justice it weighed IL
pounde
Each of these applications Wa,
handled as an individual case, having M
connection with the others. and afte
| months Of work on the part of the par
don attorney. clemency was shown t
four of the convicted men.
| Two other men. however, John H
Barry. with a fouryear sentence, ant
Paul J. Morrin. with three-year sen
tence. both of st. Louis. were permitted
to reopen their cases, and it is the fate!
! OF these men which are now pending.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
YUAN'S NEWEST MOVE

Yuan Shi Kai, dictator of China
under the title Of President, is re-
ported to have framed up some sort
Of legislative authorization for a
decree that makes him President for
life and gives him power to name
his successor. This has not been
finally confirmed, but events of the
last two years all warrant assuming
that it is probably true. If such a
thing has been undertaken, it is en-.
tirely without constitutional or real
parliamentary authority.
The extreme course Yuan is fol.
lowing is making more and more in
evitable reaction against him. He
is playing into the hands of Sun Vat
Sen and the other patriots who have
been seeking honestly to democratize
China, and making it the more prob
able that new revolutionary move
ment will come soon. Chinese pa.
triots who belong to the great secret
orders of the empire are especially
anxious that the revolution shall
come during the life and activity of
DR.. Sun, whom they look upon as
the one man of this generation who
knows how to handle the situation
effectively.
1t is most unfortunate that
America gives no more attention tc
the development of events in China
An authority on Oriental politics
said recently that the new revolution
in China would take place whenever
Japan was ready to have it, and moi
sooner; that it would succeed il
Japan chose to back and sup
port it, and not otherwise; thai
Japan would be on one side or tht
other, sustaining either Yuan or hi.
enemies; that Japan would side with
the faction that gave best assuranc,
of promoting japanese interests il
China; and that while the Occidenta
world is preoccupied with it's owl
vast troubles, Japan will probabl,
find the occa sion for a grand coul
in China.
China, of course. is the great lur,
to Japan. To dominate and direc
| it. to consolidate under japanese in
Aucnce the power of modernize,
China, would be to make Japan tn,
greatest empire in the world. 1t il
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Tomorrow.

Masonic-MashinGlon Centennial. No il
Osiris. No. .6; King SOLOMON, No i: Eas.
Gate. Nc. "a: Columbia No. !, and Srit:h
wood. No >. Royal Arch MasoHs; Poto nsr.
No. !, Knights Tcm?iar' ArenIe. No. IL.
Eastern Star.
Odd Fcllows--Easteru, No. :, and Har.noll.
No. .. Jointly: Friendship, No. J.; Nous
Nebo, No. d, Encampn, n,nt.
knights OF PNthis Noun Vernon. No. !:
Union No. -: Friendship Temple. No. O.
1H THAN Sisters.
National Union-Central deputies AssociI.
ton.
Conference. National child Labor Commit.
tee New Willard. 1880 q. N.
Tea dance. Mrs. llaWh orth and Mrs. Gro
ner. New Willard.
Week of prayer service, Church OF the Eplp
hany, y 10 T. IN.
Presbyterian Church. t:39 p. IN.
ol Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Agents Banquet Hall. Reeeh, ~ a. m.
M.ettug, Association OF Government Con
tractors Raleigh Hotel Oak Room. 70 A. III
Convention. society Of Constructors OF FED
cral Buildings, Architectural club, 1917 Il
street northv est 10 a. m.
Nc"tinG, Chew chase ,1tizcns Assoc s.iod
h"rc or Jcl'N n. Williams. j5Sl Conucc
cur aVnnue northwest. D. m.
! gee rlY" "iIuoA lroblciCs in Chtns. ." A~tnus
f. ha>Is Washington SoSGcty o. En",l
90. a. ,Us.gu. tluH. y. IN.
Lr.ray,. "Boho Va aud the Burning ~ Jp.,u
Hrs Mrs. 'tara Ecwirk Colhy. New II
bit II:iu a. m. ana ,:;U T.. M
Nsrtins, Eoard o. Edvcsiion. FTs9sl.l,
6eIscl, s.E y II,
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
EXPECT ICE CARNIVAL
T0SET HIGH MARK
Promoters Will Have Hundreds
of Lanterns on Basin for
Sport Tomorrow Evening.

Arrangements are being rapidly COM
pleted for the "f1rehy carnival on the
Tidal Basin tomorrow evening and in
dications are that it will surpass all ice
festivals that have ever taken place in
Washinston. The weather man prom
ises fair weather with slight rise in
temperature. 1t is not expected that
the mercury will climb high enough to
interfere with the plans Of the skaters
Many are expected to wear fancy
costumes and with hundreds OF colored
lanterns scattered over the basin and
each skater carrying q japanese Ian
tern, the picture promises 10 be most
attractive one. At the skating carnlNal
in 1911 many Of the skaters were dressed
as Indians, clowns. and in other fancy
costumes and Dr. l.. c. Meyer, who is
ARRANGING the carnival. stated today
that he hopcd as many as possible
would wear fancy costumes tomorrow
evening.
Every precaution has been taken TO
insure safety. all places that might be
considered in any way dangerous hav-
ing been ropcd off and marked with
red lanterns, and a special force OF
police will be on duty TO sec that the
saIety precautions arc observed and TO
yonder assist;tncc If needed.
Through the courtesy o! District
Scoutmaster Martin. squad of 10y
scouts will be assigned to the Basin
for the evening to act as masters OF
ceremony and supplement the police
force IN i.surinS the safety and com
fort of the skaters. About eighty boys
win be on duty. it is stated. md will
DC divided into patrols Of eight, each
under the command Of a patrol leader
Scout tu,astCr Martin has requested that
each patrol leader cct in touch with
the members OF his c",';naild. and re-
rcrt 10 ioral htodUuartcN..
A!ranCn!Gvr naN" been made 10
have the INK kcut open in'h u u'"Iu, Il
tcirurruv ,\cuin2. instead -! ,us n
:, 80 ns heretofore. \ -uuDi .!
lrn."lns viii be ON sale II tn Gaai1
III :. cents each Tho TO, Sror i Nil
have charcc o, the sslC of III" lRnrrrus
IN au4.t.ya % ASiI yI.sy u-,iCs.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
RA0UL F.LEMAT TO
RACE ACROSS j. s,
Former Washington Athlete and
Stanley James Will Go From
New York to Frisco.

NEW YORK, Jan. a-Visitors at the
fifteenth annual automobile show. now
In progress in Grand Central Palace,
are discussing with interest the pro-
posed transconGnental race between
Faoul F. LeMat. formerly Of Washing
ton. d. c.. and Stanley James. They
will start from the Palace SATURDAY "
and the Panama-Pacific Exposition will
be the objective poinl.
The race will he Durely snort;r,
proposition between these two amateur
drivers snd it is said a heavy wase,
has been posted. LeAIat lived in Wash.
inston Tor = number OF years and took
an active part in skating, automobilinc
and aviation during his residence there
Today Is socicty Gay at the show
and record attendance is expected BY
the show mana~ers. The aisIes beaar
to fill shortly after the doors were
opened this morninc
II appears TO be the general opinior
tnat for 1915 the makers have far eur.
r;ssed all previous efforts. EVERY,
thing that is useful and nothing that is
useless 10 the motorist seems to have
been the idea of the designers" was
the remark o. Charles L. Duryea. tho
veteran designer and expert. who has
bcen attending shows for years.
"Only few years back the auto
rNobilcs then offered We're running ahou,
| on tires no, much larger than thos,
| used for bicycles said Mr.. Duryea
"Naturally, tire troubles were FREQUENT
e.d when tho weather was bad tn.
| User left the zig at home and soueh
o:Aer means OF transport alton. Toda,
| iads the tire fitted in sizes and thick
rcss To tho work, and. further. il T.
rTuipped wiki non-sk'd knobs, and is
'1'rcfor". READY FOR any kind Of use day
. "I night. winter Ur Sumnrr.'
. 'GiIc." Va -rcat excitement at tn,
| how last night one thousand choru.
! "lIls. AL CARRIED IN tho tiShtcst of tigh
'.sirts. illustrated how to "nt"r and lcar'
umouslnca
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
FORGING PASSPORTS

The seriousness of the charge that
fraudulent passports have been car
ried by Germans leaving this coun'
try to fight against the allies does
not lie in the possibility that there
have been added surreptitiously to
the Kaiser's armies two or three or
a hundred men who wish to risk
their lives in his cause.
Nor does it lie in any particular
danger to our neutrality. No respon-
sible person abroad is likely to be-
lieve that this Government was lax
in the matter, or that we as a Gov
ernment wish to aid one side or the
other in the war.
Where it does lie is in the hard
ship it may work on Americans
abroad. That there are many of our
countrymen still in the war zone Is
proved by the last statement of the
American relief committee in Lon
don. If doubt is to be cast upon the
credentials as American citizens of
these travellers, if they are to be sub
jected to suspicion, annoyance or
worse, then the situation is indeed
serious.
If there is any conspiracy to forge
American passports it should be up
rooted with vigor and the guilty per-
sons be brought to book without de-
lay. Only by vigorous action can we
show our good faith and protect our
citizens abroad.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
What's on the Program, in
Washington

Today.
Myron i: Parker 10. q; Kins s'f5 paviG. ia No
S;v. 4. Io Fyet'i hoys SH Arch sns Msso1s "a,
Lodge Of Perfection and Robert de nrrcc
hapsn Knsh,s NJ kadosh ssosish Rite
ODD Fel!ows,,Wsshinston, No. g, Golden
!. RebeIahs. '''' ~
knights might; q % py.h'ss-weostes: s's No: :; He,
No "a: Myrtle No. %.
Maccahees-Moun, Vernon Tent, No.
Rrishtwood Tent, No. ..
seciaiis, PaItE-JeHish Branch and Iocs
Southeast; 81 street northwest. s:lo ,
M. Local Northwest. Oriental Cniversit
Hall. Fourteenth and Chaplin streets rocth-
S:s Wiiia,a: sTasll Ssl!roopa: Sl!'H' % hsssO* s
tee New Willard. large ballroom. iU:3e
Wsek fensnv Of prayer r s:yise'. ,s Church Of the
Week OF prayer seryices New York Avenue
tepn,h street. between Columbia rcai and
Meeting. ciyii Service employees. y; H. under aus
p!ces OF Home Club Of Department OF In
terror. Home Club. II Jackson place north
Meeting' Middle hii Atlantic States Association.
a,.S, MorthSesssT, 'str1 Mutual u, LIE lpsaraac.
.. m.
Meeting. Association OF Government Contra. .
tors. Raleigh Hotel Oak Room. ~ a. m.
Reception. Monticello Chapter. o A. Il
Raleigh Hotel. Green Psrlor. to u .. II,
Convention. Society OF Constructors of Re,
eral buildings. Architectural Club Isl, il
street northwest. 20 a. IN.
Address, secretary o: State Ecyan ,eI.r,
District Section OF National Woman.
Democratic League. ball room. Cairo )
L D, m.
Lecture. The Response o. Plants" Prof i
Chunder Bose, under auspices OF Wash'Nl
ton Academy OF Science and the Nasn;1s
ton Botanical Society. Cosmos Club 5 p II
Meeting, with buffet luncheon, the Florist.
Club, 12l4 + street northwest. 8 p. m
Lecture. ..Ethnologic Factors in Internatfor.
Competition" DR.. John r swanton, An-
thropolosical Society of Washins1on Wcs
Study Room. Public Library, $50 .. m.
Lecture, Special Mental Operations" Dr
G. F. Winbigler. ballroom, Cairo. S y. Ia
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Plans for Year Made
By Hebrew Association

Plans for the activities OF the Young
Women's Hebrew Association for tho
year We're outlined by Mrs. T.. Simons.
president. in All address before a recent
meeting Of the association at 1880 Tenth
street northwest
Mrs. Simons thanked the members
for their loyal support Of the associa-
tion during the year lust ended. and cx-
pressed the hope that the year 1915 would
bring further growth to the organiza-
ton, and that its usefulness to those in
need might be increased
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Princeton Head Urges
College Men for Army

PRINCETON. y. j., Jan. 5.-President
John Grer Hibben, Of Princeton Uni
versity in the current issue OF the
Nassau Literary Magazine. advocates
military training for college men.
After suggesting the danger of for.
cisn invasion and the need Of prepared.
rcss, he writes:
There are several ways in which
VIC may prepare for the defense Of ouI
country. What would emphasize is
tho need of military strength without
military display"
The Washington times., 1915-01-05

Chicago citizens refuse to haze a
pigs head ON the -city's coat of arms,
but We don't think they would object
to a hogshead.
If the sroundhog sees his shadow in
Europe this February, his testimony
will doubtless be thrown out on the
grounds Of feeble mindedness-
A perfect lady is one who can lnha!e {
soda water through straw without
making that garsly noise at the finish
Cant figure out the ''Paraqua!a, tbs
latest Philippine dance. Comes under
the head Of new business Referred
to our atrocity editor.
You can always tell q man who has
Just made new resolutions. but yCu
can't tell him much
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
Calls or Banks to Report
Condition Upon Dec. 81

Comptroller OF the Currency John
Sk,lton Williams today issued Il can for
rvrrurt. on the condition Of all ratiora,
banks as of the closing or business on
Du"cmbcr -.
I hIs Is the first ,all "f the new wear
Tic CuIppirol'c" is required by iaw to
uinLe uct lcss thai! live calls ysSr.
The Washington times., 1915-01-05
.AmuSenents.

Nstiona!-"The Prodisal Husband. ..lo u
m.
Columbia-"rhe Girl of Girls" s:lo p. nj
Belasco-.DarE.
Poli's-"The Passcrs- by" 2:l5 and s:l6 n. ~.
r. +. Keith 's--Naudcville, 2l5 and SIS D, o.
Cosnos-Naudeville. continuous.
Castno-Vaudevillc continuous.
Gayety--BurlesGue e:l5 and s:l5 p. Ia
Ma observation-disclosures, 2:I5 and S:l6 D. Ia.
trand--Motiou pictures. II a. M to ~ o. ~
Characterization picture. II a. IN. to II y. III
Crsndalls-Motion pictures, II q IN, 10 II