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The Washington times., 1915-03-03
FAVOR FREE DENTAL
CLINIC IN SCHOOLS
Columbia Heights Citizens Also
Ask Two.p|atoon System
For Firemen.

Resolutions favoring the establishing
Of n free dental clinic in the District
school system, and urging the adoption
of the two-platoon system and an ade-
Quate pension system for firencn wer>
adopted by the Columbia Heights Clti-
zens' Association last night.
Legislation in behalf of the District
firemen was urged at the close OF an
illustrated lecture by George NJ Kirk,
director of the religious work depart
ment OF the Y. NJ. {. a.. who showed
motion picture films OF recent big fires
in Washington and slices showing the
life OF firemen.
Officers of the association were in
structed in resolution introduced by
W. a. FitZsilnmons to communicate
with the District commissioners and the
the House and Senate urging such legs
lation as will insure an adequate pen
sion system and more time of for fire.
men through adoption of the two-pa-
toon system. which 1t was declared
could be adopted by an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 a year and the
addition of fifty-two men.
The dental clinic resolution. which
was introduced by J. Clinton Hiatt. ex-
pressed appreciation of the free clinic
recently opened by the National Capitol
Dental Society and held that these den
fists should not be asked TO do this
work at personal sacrifice OF timo and
money.
The executive committee was in
structed to take up with the Commits
sioners the sacessity of resurtacing lrv.
ing street between Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets. A resolution was adopt
ed indorsng the campaign or the Con
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers
Association for vocational training.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Capital Man, Won
Bride in War Zone
Prof. Kaspar and Miss McQuiston
Of National Park Seminary.
Wed in Pittsburgh.

Henry Roemer kaspar. dean of the
school Of Music Of the National Park
Seminary. at Forest Glen. and Miss
Rachael McQuiston. q Latin teacher in
the Seminary, were married yesterday
at the home Of the brides parents. in
Pittsburgh.
The nuptials eliminated a romance
that began when the couple were men,
bers of party from National Park
Seminary touring Europe during which
both were caught In the war zone and
:"erc numbered among the frantic
Americans to whom financial aid was
sent bv the American Government.
Mrs. Kaspar is a graduate of the
Pennsylvania College for Women. Prof
kasPar aa5ar studied in Berlin. Paris. and
Prof. Stepanof in Berlin. He is promi.
nent as a pianist In Washington musical
circles. his studio being at 12l7 NJ
Prof. and Mrs: Kaspar left following
the ceremony for Southern honey.
moon. After April they will be a,
home in. the Ashton apartment.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
FAVORS PLAN TO
EXTEND RAILROAD
N. S. Nixon Writes Letter to
Commissioners in Support
of Seventeenth Street Line.

The Public Utilities Commission today
received from M. S. Nixon, of North
Chevy Chase. letter indorsing the
application of the Capital Traction Cons
pany for permission to build line In
Seventeenth street from U to l street
northwest. The Chevy Chase cars, Mr..
Nixon says. make good headway until
they reach Fourteenth and U streets.
where the most aggravating delays
occur" Then the CONGESTION at Fif-
teenth street and New York avenue
the letter states, 'is snch that the
Chevy Chase cars usually have to walt
for some time near the corner of -Four
teenth street and New York avenue
where most of the passengers nnally
alight.' 1.-THE situation would ts
remedied," says Mr. Nixon. "by the
proposed extensions desired by the rail.
way company
A public hearing on the application
of the Capital Traction Company for
authority to build the extensions prob.
ably will be held before action Is taker
by the commission. The company hai
asked for the approval Of the commits
sion to a bond issue of $4,000 to cove,
expenditures.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
PLANS US. TRAINING
OF SCHOOL SOLDIERS
Secretary Garrison to Ask Con.
ference of Citizens With Nil.
itary Experts.

High school military training. unless
carefully supervised and directed. will
work evil rather than good. In the opin-
ion Of Secretary OF, War Garrison. He
intends to invite representative citizens
to confer with body of military ex-
perts from his department to map out
a plan OF military training to be used
In the schools.
He decided on this only after hun
dreds Of letters had suggested to him
that the recent preparedness discussions
had produced throughout the nation a
movement for military training every
where
Tho Secretary explained that he be-
lieVcd the public schools of today at
tempted too wide q range. and to make
be too ambitious program. thrown in
as Il part of an undigested whole.
AND with respect to the matter of
military training: feel that we should
Grafton: We should not have the idea
that schools can accomplish the purpose
OF turning school boys into trained SOL
diers. We must see to II that the train
ly apportioned."
He indicated that he is in hearty &C.
cord with the general principle involved
but that he did not feel that It should
Dt Ihc IIdHy w
ing UP like a rocket and coming doWr
like stick
1T Is all very easy for the outsider
to say. yes that's great idea: lets
have it, But 1t is another thing to mar
it out. and make IT efficient For tina,
reason l want to. call In interested citi
zens TO confer with army experts.
| shall plan to do this as soon as DOS
sible."
The Secretary's idea would be tt
gnrh training IN aChnnla at
tractive part Of the curriculum. insteac
Of burden or hardship which student!
would avoid as they sometimes do difn
cult studies.
concerned, 1t has no branCbh dealing
directly with the general subject o.
school military tra!nuing. The depart
ment Is limited to actual army train
, ipg. and to direction of State militia
| work, but Secretary Garrison feels tina
without new appropriations at this me
his organization can be OF distinct bene
| ft.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Jubilee Company Sings
Songs of the Plantation

The Nalle Jubilee Company was heard
last night at T. Arthur Smiths hall In
song recital Of old plantation melo-
dies. The purpose of the company is for
perpetuation in all their simplicity Of
the plantation melodies as sung by the
Fiske singers Not only as songs of un-
usual feeling and beauty. but as a
basic part of national folk lore melo-
dies, these songs are valuable. The
songs as they were given last night
have lost none Of their original appeal.
since they have been carefully taught
from one generation to the next. The
program included. Steel Away"
"Daniel Saw the stone" "soon-a viii
BE Done" II Couldn't Hear Nobody"
ian," Swing Low. Sweet Chariot"
"Inching Along" and Nobody Knows
The Trouble ] See."
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Music As . Major Subject In the
High Schools.

To tho Editor Of THE TIMES:
Why. II music is to be considered as a
major subject in our high schools should
1t not be placed under the same require
ments as any other major study? Should
not the private teachers of music and
more 80 the examiners, answer the same
qualifications as demanded from a pro-
fessor teaching English, physics. etc. So
far there Is no curriculum established to
be used as basis for the examinations,
and a fair test Of ability cannot result
from the playing Of one scale, a few
measures Of an etudc and two or three
lines Of piece"
Tho regulations on music study in the
high schools state that two recognized
teachers will hold the examinations. 1t
happens that the examiners for piano
in one instance are teachers of academic
or scientific subjects. in another instance,
they are able teachers OF music. but OF
other instruments than pianoforte. Why,
II such rigid qualifications are demanded
for teachers Of other branches Ito which
Is certainly due the high standard OF our
high schoolsl should 1t not be the same
for music? Would the schools authorities
permit teacher Of English to examine
pupil in higher mathematics or a
teacher Of physical culture to pass upon
the efficiency Of pupil in history?
As we have not yet official examine
tions for music teachers with the ex-
ception Of public school music) how can
we discriminate who is an accredited"
teacher? Should not his or her qualifi-
cations be in par with those Of teachers
Of other major studies, whose right to
teach under the law Is regulated by ade-
quate examinations?
With the methods followed now when
the very printed regulations are not COM
piled with. irregularities having occurred
during recent examinations. Music as a
major study in our high schools cannot
be considered seriously.
Washington, March !.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
DYE INDUSTRY HOPES

The usual channels through which
scientific discoveries are announced
are the scientific periodicals and the
patent Offices. Their publication to
the world indirectly through inter-
views in the press with Government
political officials is contrary to
precedent. Secretary Lane is a lay
man as well as an official, and when
he announces so important chem
ical achievement as a commercially
possible conversion of petroleum into
benzol and toluol he need not be
surprised if the scientific world
proves content to await demon
stration.
There is internal evidence, how
ever, that the achievement has been
accomplished. Secretary Lane is not
a chemist. Probably, indeed, "ben-
zol" and "toluol" are terms with
which he has become familiar only
since he left the Interstate Com
merce Commission for the Cabinet
{ Certainly it would never have oc.
Cured to hint would not have
occurred to any chemist-to hitch
them up with petroleum unless the
connection had been the subject of
conversation or report in his de.
paptment.
Facilitation of the production OF
gasolene from petroleum is welcome
but not astonishing. But the other
process of which Mr.. Lane speaks, il
il has actually been worked out, is OF
'stupendous import. 1t would NEAR
! the possibility of establishing here &
dye stuff industry the peer Of Ger,
many's; and with it the creation OF
an incentive to scientific research
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
THE BLOCKADE'S WORK

Like every other man of clear
vision President Wilson sees that the
action of the allies against German
ports Is a blockade. Both as the
we'll grounded historian and as re-
sponsible Chief Magistrate he knows
there is no valid argument against
blockade which is effective. He
cannot doubt that sea power which
can bottle up the battleships and
cruisers of belligerent SO tightly
that to all intents and purposes they
do not exist is capable of enforc-
ing against merchantmen such a
thorough blockade as the world has
never known.
Yet the President, along with
others, is perpiexed over the failure
Of the British ministry, in establish
ing its blockade, to call it block ade.
In truth 1t is to be regretted that the
allies in their notice to the neutrals
did not ignore the whole German
submarine course and in half a dozen
fiat words simply declare the block
ade which is now in operation and
which nobody doubts will remain in
operation as long as the allies con-
tinue in control of the seas.
But, call this spade a spade, OF
forget even to give it any name al
oil, and it can make no difference
either in present conditions or in
climate results.
The German ports are blockaded
They are shut up as tightly as il
they were corked in jug. That is
the common sense Of the situation
and it is the supreme law above it.
President Wilson knows his his,
tory and understands his interna
tional obligations too well to imagine
tAat any protest of any neutral car
The Washington times., 1915-03-03

penetrate that ring of steel now
strangling all overseas commerce
with Germany. 1t will be bootless
for him to add more rhetoric to this
situation.
The Administration, on the record
of the United States Government
in cutting off the South from all
intercourse with the outside world,
cannot seriously object to the block
ade now established by the allies.
1t is no more within the province
than it is within the power of neu-
trail nations to mitigate this block
ade, which should prove to be the one
weapon, as potent as it is legal, to
hasten the end Of conflict which
is an unspeakable sacrifice Of half,
and an immeasurable horror to all,
the civilized world.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Today.

Chase. a. home of Mr.. Richardson. sos
Morrison, street northwest. p. m.
eisn Trade" DR.. Edward iS L. Piatt. u lecture @
xsssinx xss! T. b board S A. Of hauea,,on Franklin
Meetina aSS Sifs mission e % study class. Y. w. c. A.
Dance. Savin Club. Old Masonic Temple. 8
Concert. United States Soldiers Home Eand
Orchestra, Stanley Hall. 7I5 p. M
Address, the Rev. Alfred E. Barrows. Met.
ropolitan rresbyterian s,,s, Church, I;i5 ,: N.
before Engineering Class Of George Wash.
inston University. 2o23 G street northwest.
Motion picture entertainment. Home Club, Il
Jackson place northwest, 8 y. IN.
Observation-Disclosures Centennial. No. IA
Osiris. No. 20; King solomon, No. 20; Eas
No. .. Royal Arch Masons; Potomac. No. 8
Knights Tempar; Arcme. No. 10. Eastcrr
odd Fellows-Ea.tern. No. :: Harmony. No
Knsha. a Ss0G OF fytSiasMSam @ sMnsa'%sn vernon No.
woosmen % he Gsmp So
Royal Arcanum--M Municipal Council, Franci.
Scott Key Council
National Union-General Deputies Associa
Reception. Central Union Mission. . to
p. m
Rehearsal. Washington Festival Chorus, lee
Meeting. board Of control, District Epwortl
League. Iowa Avenue M. r. Church. p. m
Meeting. membership committee. Board o
Trade. at headquarters. 2:40 y. M.
OF ladies' Of the Missionary Society, Cal
vary Baptist Church. 7:45 p. m.
Annual hat sale. benefit of Washington IIom
for Foundlings. l7l2 Connecticut avenu
northwest, all day.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL

Laying the cornerstone of the new
Central High School tomorrow is an
event Of greater significance than
simply marking the progress OF an
Nother new school. Central High
School always has been an institu-
Ton in this city; its new building
VIII be an institution in another
sense. It will mark the most mod
srn ideas in a recreational center,
it will include running tracks, a
gymnasium, tennis courts, and an
athletic stadium that will make it
the center Of high school sporting
activities.
Central has a body of alumni in
Washington. of which any school
might be proud, and other graduates
are scattered all over the country.
It would be interesting if list of
Csntralites who have won distinction
In various fields could be compiled.
It is safe to say that in such a list
nearly every city in this country
would be represented.
In the new Central School will be
educational departures that will be
watched with marked interest. To
house academic, vocational, business,
and technical courses in one school
is q large undertaking. Central's
administration so far points to the
entire success of this experiment.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
The Frank Case.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
l have been very much interested
from humanitarian point of view in
reading the testimony concerning Leo
Frank and the Mary Phagan murder
] regret that the law does not permit
me to say who, in my opinion. I believe
to be the murderer. I can. however.
give you my reasons why believe that
Frank Is absolutely innocent Of this
crime.
The whole foundation to this case las
it seems to me after carefully reading
the testimony in The Washington
Times) rests on the two notes that were
written by the murderer at the time the
crime was committed and the most I'M
portant bearing that these notes have is
that they are SO worded and expressed,
and 1t was intended by the writer and
murderer to make 1t appear to the per-
son finding the body. that these notes
herself apparently as her last dying
message to the public, Notwithstanding
the fact that they were written by the
confessed writer and murderer mot
the words in these two brief notes and
analyxe them. which will enable any
intelligent person who Will give them
careful and vigorous thought. to COM
.hire. down here did this, / CT meaning
Mary Phagan went to - and he push
me down that hole" "A long. tall
fourteen-year-old school girl use this
language while being outraged and muir
dered? Long, sleam, tall negro" tsec-
ond reference to tall, slim negro. when
notes is short. stout. brown negro,
and also trying to throw suspicion on
another watchman that answered this
oft-referred description) Il MARY
Pnagan, write while play with me"
meaning that she apparently writes
while he. the murderer, plays with her
(Second note) "he said he wood love
me- another reference that Mary Pha.
gan was writing the note. laid down"
the night witch did It," meaning that
Mary Phagan was apparently trying to
convey to the public that the murderer
played with her SO 1t would appear that
tall. black negro did it by 'hisself' so
expressed that Mary Phagan's last
| words We're that it was not the witch.
but the long. tall. black negro by his
the world that the confessed writer of
these notes would not answer the de-
scription. and that suspicion would be
| thrown on another colored man at the
Factory VINO was TeleTred 10 IN tnese
| two short notes three times. as being
long. tall. and black, and clinched by
| the last words that he did 1t by his
self" no one else helped.
This is certainly conclusive and alb
| solute proof that Leo Frank or Mary
| Phagan did not In any shape or manner
have anything to do directly or indi-
rectly with the writing Of these notes.
| and that they We're written by the mur-
derer himself, and so worded to appear
| that II was the dying message Of Mary
PhaEan. and not the confessed writer
who wrote this last apparent message
| Of hers
Very truly yours.
FULTON r. GORDON.
| Washington, Feb. 25.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
.LANGHORNE RECALL
S7|RS ARMY CIRCLES
Attache at Berlin Embassy Said
To Be Familiar With Ger.
many's War Resources.

Refusal by Secretary Of War Garr1-
son to explain the reasons that prompt
ed him suddenly to recall to this coun-
try Mai. George T. Lanshorne. military
attache at the United States embassy
at Berlin, has caused a mild sensation
In army circles.
Beyond stating that the action was
taken because Major Ianghorne was
needed in this country" and denying
it was the result Of any complaint
against the officer by the German gov.
ernmcnt or Of any friction existing In
the embassy stan, Secretary Garrison
declines to comment.
In some quarters 1t is suggested that
the real reason for the order was a de-
sire on the part of the general STAFF OF
the army and the Army War College
to obtain from Major Langhorne infor'
operations. In view Of the possibility oi
the United States being involved in the
struggle.
Occupying the position Of military
attache, the officer has been in position
to observe many things in connection
with the German military organization
and the military resources of that coun-
try, which. because of the difficulties
Of communication between Germany
and the United States. he has been un-
able to transmit.
Whatever the reason for the officers S
recall, it appeared that Secretary Gar
risoa acted on his own initiative. In
quiry in the Navy Department failed to
confirm a report that Secretary Daniels
was considering the recall of Comma n.
der Walter r. Gherardi. naval attaehe
at the embassy.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph f. Kuhn. Of the
engineer corps, who has been assisting
Langhorne at Berlin. it was learned
will succeed him as military attache
Major Langhorne Is an officer in the
cavalry.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Three Sheriffs Hold
Regular Candy Pull

SPRING VALLEY. March 3.-Three
constables, representing as many cred
itors. held candy pull in the store Of
A. ]. Lasker. contectioner, and sweet
time was had by all.
Constables Forshay arrived first and
began to seize all the candy he could
get his hands on to satisfy debt of
Anthony Heider. Soon arrived Consta- =
Ule Formulas with Judgment obtained
by the Eagle Candy Company.
tormhalf began to grab candy, too,
but soon found Forshay had taken most
of II, SO t'ormhals satisfied his debt by
seizing all the fudge and soda water
ingredients.
Next came third constable to satisfy
the debt of r. G. Jacobs. who says
Laskar oweS him for wages. Almost
everything was taken by this time. but
the third man succeeded in getting the
chewing gum.
The three are now disputing over the
fixtures.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
THE PLACES TO PLAY

Without any trumpet blasts Wash
ington has set about a task that
places it in the front rank of cities
trying to deal intelligently with rec
reation problems.
Modern thinkers recognize that
play is as necessary to the normal
human being as work. In fact,
rational play makes for successful
work. They also have set forth,
notably in such books as Miss Jane
Adams "Youth and the City
Streets" how quickly the city sup
presses this play instinct unless the
community unites to conserve recre-
alton facilities.
AS a sensible preliminary to pro-
IS1ding more opportunities for play
for Washington children this city
in conjunction with the Children's s
Bureau of the Department of Labor,
undertook recreational survey.
That survey is not yet completed.
But some of it's results already are
known, especially the close study the
experts made into conditions under
which motion pictures are shown
here, and a tabulation from selected
groups of favorite indoor and out
door, amusements.
These two lines Of inquiry are
only fragments of the report. 1t will
not be printed until next July. When
it is ready Washington will rank as
a pioneer in this field of finding ex.
actly what it's needs are for proper
play facilities. Some obvious needs
already need to be fulfilled, a bathing
beach, municipal tennis courts, more
Fairgrounds, especially in the con.
gested sections like the southwest
and better access to play spots like
Potomac park and Rock Creek park
But the report may open the eyes to
other requirements, and show just
where the needs of Washington's
juveniles are most urgent.
The Washington times., 1915-03-03
Tomorrow.

Meeting. Pocahontas Memorial Association
Hotel Bellevue. 4:3O p. m.
Rehearsal. Home cub Chorus, IA jackson
place northwest, 1880 y. m.
Meeting teachers in Socialist Sunday school,
at headquarters. sll Il street northwest. s
y. IN.
Laying OF corner stone ceremonies Central
High School. Clifton and Eleventh streets
northwest, p. IN.
Meeting, California State Association. Ra,
leigh. y. IN.
Annual dinner. Department OF Labor. Ra,
leigh. y. m. Reception, 7:3O p. m.
Meeting. Middle Atlantic Golf AssoCiato
gridiron room. New Willard 3 p. m.
MeetinB. committee on universities. Board OF
Trade. al headquarters. AIS p. m.
Address the Rev. Bernard G. Braskamp
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. 7:i5 p m
Lenten talk Child Labor and the Family -
A. J. Mckeiway. Rauscher's, II a. IN
Lecture. Central America" Miss Erna
Mary Ferguson. Spanish School OF Wash,
inEton. .. m.
Masonic Naval, No. 4; Hiram. No 10: Wi.
liam X. Singleton. No 80, Masonic Board
Of Relief: Esther. No. s. Eastern star
Odd Fellows-Coumbia, No. 10: Salem, No
%: Covenant. No. IL.
knights Of Pythias-Frankln. No. .: Assem-.
bly, OF coldwe!l Company. Uniform hank
Elks-Initiation.
woodmeu Of the world-cyprcss Camp No
Z; Elm Camp. No =
National t'nion-Wiliam II. Collins Council
Sons OF Neterans-William b. Gushing Camp
No. 30.