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Weddings-Engagements

Mrs. Elizabeth McCarty announces
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Mae Elizabeth McCarty. to William
Mckaig Wade at the rectory OF St
July 10. the Rev. Joseph H. Cassidy Of
ficiatlng.
Mr.. and Mrs Wade will be at home
after July 20 at the Terrace apart
ments. s2'l n street;
The Maryland building at the Pan.
ama-Pacidc Exposition was the scene
Of a beautiful wedding last Monday
evening when Miss Lorraine Close
daughter OF James T. Close. Of San
lam F.. Thomas; The Rev. Charles
Aked. formerly John d. Rockefeller 8
pastor at Cleveland. Ohio. performed
the ceremony.
The Maryland building was converted
into veritable floral bower for the
officials Of the Maryland building and
Commissioner and Mrs. Newton NJ Mil
Ter. Of the Ohio building. Sherman A.
Cuneo. secretary Of the Ohio commits
sion. gave the bride away. and Augustus
A reception and dance at the Ohio pa
vilion followed the ceremony. The
young couple are spending their honey
moon on the yacht belonging to Jack
London. Later they will occupy ar
npoi s'hcht Which, tney nave IedSeQ near
the exposition grounds. Mr.. Thomas
and his bride met in Washington
where Mrs Thomas spent the past two
years.
1t was their plan to be married at her
home. but Mr.. Thomas duties as rep.
resentative of several newspapers and
magazines at the exposition made Il
impossible for him to return East Mr.
Thomas Is a prominent newspaper mar
and lecturer Of this city. Mrs. Thomas
Is sister of Judge Charles Close, OF
the common pleas court OF Sandusky
Ohio.
Mr.: and Mrs. Richard c. Lappin, OF
CaPltol Hill. announce the marriage OF
their daughter. Katherine Frances, to
ing. July 7. at ST. Peters Church
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinsor
left for a trip North and will return
to the city about August l.
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Julia Adrienne. to Lieut.
Alexander NJ. Patch. jr. The wedding
Will take place in the early autumn.
a quiet wedding took place saturda,
at o'clock at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert w: Farrar, in Parkwoot
place. when their daughter, Miss Doris
Henry Poynter Burnett. U. S. n. tn.
Rev. c. E. Smith officiating. The cere
mony was witnessed by a few relative.
and intimate friends Of the family. Tn,
bride; who was given in marriage b,
roses and lilies of the valley. Ensier
Burnett and his bride took the evenint
boat for Norfolk. where he is stationed
on board the. U. s. S. Delaware.
q
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Personals.

Miss Nancy Gordon Jones. who h1s
been visiting Miss Mary Hopkins at
Grove Hill. Md. and who was also the
guest of Mrs. James Clark at Ellicott
City, Md, for few days. has Joined
her mother. Mrs A. Gordon Jones. at
Devon. Pa.
Miss Marion West, daughter Of former
District Commissioner and Mrs. Henry
l.; West, is In Providence Hospital.
where she Is recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Miss Mary Graham. daughter Of the
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Samuel ]: Graham. Is expected to re-
turn to Washington within the next
few days. Miss Graham has been visit
Ing In Richmond and in Lexington. Va.
attended the commencement exer-
cises Of number OF South
ern colleges. including the UNI
Versity of Virginia. William and Mary.
and the Virginia Military Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Burrell and the
Misses Burrell have closed their home
In Wisconsin avenue and Newark street
and have motored to Greensburg. Pa.
where they will spend some time.
DIR. and Mrs. Clark and Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Bell. all Of Cleveland Park. d. C..
have Joined a camping party near
Colonial Beach. Va.
s.
Miss Antoinette Ray, who Is at pres
ent a guest at a house party in Sewick-
ley, Pa, will go to Care May about Au-
gust 20 to visit Miss Frances Efhnser.
Later she will join her mother. Mrs.
George W. Ray. I'm Connecticut.
Mrs. Maurice Vilsack, who was Miss
Marie Ray before her marriage and
who spent several weeks In Washing.
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the same habit which precluded their
adoption except under the stress of
necessity may retain them after the
war is over.
II that is done the United States
will find itself facing a highly
efficient economic arrangement
which will make for cheaper labor
and cheaper products from Europe.
1t is too early to estimate the effect
upon us of the European expert
ments in food distribution, but that
the effect will be felt cannot be
doubted.
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Tells How To Reduce Cost of Sugar.

To tho Editor OF THE TIMES:
One marvels at the neglect on the
part OF the Washington housewife to
use unrefined sugar. True, it is not
pure white. 1t can be used for ali
preserving and cooking purposes as
well Us refined sugar. In both in
stances when the use of refined white
or refined soft sugars are used for pre-
serving, the housewife finds it neces-
sary to melt and skim the boiling
syrup.
II unrefined sugar is in like manner
melted 1t will readily skim. and not
need more skimming than the refined
white; while it will Yield a syrup rich
er In sugar content than when refined
soft sugar Is used. and with much less
scum.
The coloring matter in unreaned
sugar Is only molasses. which ali prize
SO much. and is difficult to obtain.
Preserves made from unrefned sugar
have no color.
II the housewife will but ask for I'M
refined sugar II will not be long before
the jobbers and wholesalers will have
an abundant supply on the Washing
ton market There is no end of beau
tifui high grade unrefned sugars
brought into the country and made in
Louisiana that have to be disposed of
to the rehners merely because the pub
! lie have not any knowledge of the su-
periority and cheapness of unrefined
sugars, ONE WHO KNOWS.
Washington. July Ia
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Atlantic City were trailers of Washing.
ton In the matter of sunshine in the
month Of June last. The records of the
weather Bureau for the month show:
Washington. 81 per cent Of the to-
tai possible. with two days a full
100 per cent. and only one day
without sun.
Atlantic City, e5 per cent Of the
total possible. with eight days a
full 100 per cent. and two days
! minus the suns rays.
Baltimore, 81 per cent Of the total
possible, with three days a full 100
per cent, and two days without
sun.
New York city. 81 per cent of the
total possible, with six days a full
100 per cent. and no day without
sun.
Washington, with its 70 per cent Of
the total sunshine possible, also ex-
celled Boston and Philadelphia. which
had only 81 and 64 per cent. respective
~. of the total rays possible.
O. X. For Coolncss.
How about temperature7' New
York may chuckle. Well. there the
Capital is right in the running for cool
ness. From the large number Of per-
sons who 60 walking across its warm
asphalt streets. which intensity the
heat. and then complain about Wash
ington's warmth, the Capital. somehow.
has gained the reputation for being un-
usually warm in summer
For June. this year. the average mean
temperature for the month was 70.6. ex-
actly the same as that Of Baltimore.
and about a degree cooler than Nor
folk. and only six-tenths warmer than
Cape Henry. about which are many
summer resorts. Atlantic City itself
nnlv SiY doUreel CO0lnr last month
and this average was attained by it's
cold nights. the daytime temperature at
the resort being about the same as
Washington's. AS for New York. with
ably cold days last month. II still has
only four degrees the better of Wash
ington in its average mean temperature
for the month. Philadelphia was with
Skies of Superior Brilliance.
In the matter Of clear. partly cloudy
and cloudy days the skies that hover
above Washington also are of superior
brilliance. During the past twelve
months Washington registered 12s clear
days. with New York .boasting of only
los clear days In a total of 85.
In the month Of June 1919. alone I,
New York only eight. and Baltimore
nine. The cloudy days were recorded
rs seven in Washington. fifteen in New
York, and SIX In Baltimore.
With WaShington's shops offering the
most advanced modes in summer appar-
eli; with the watering places at its very
doors, recreational spots galore in the
parks squares. amusement resorts and
theaters: boating trips on the beautiful
Potomac. and wide. smooth. and numer-
Gus thoroughfares for vehicle travel,
Washington offers the ideal in summer
living to its thousands Of residents and
the hosts that visit the Nations Capt.
tai daily.
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NEW ECONOMICS IN EUROPE

Abnormal conditions in Europe are
proving of unusual interest to eco
nomists. Experiments suggested
long ago, but slow of development
in time of peace, are at last being
staged.
Take government regulation of
prices. A current report of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, on food
prices as affected by the war, con-
tains interesting facts along this
line. Those gentlemen who regard
ed supply and demand as irresistible
and mysterious forces, that could
scarcely be affected by legislation,
will have an eye opener when they
look at the effects of stabilizing
prices in France, Germany, the
Netherlands, and Russia by fixing
maximums. Business went on just
the same, and, far from being an
noyed by measures antagonistic to
manipulation, business men are
pleased at a more regular and as
sured profit.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
have commissions for price regula-
tion. Some governments have only
endeavored to regulate within Ger,
tain limits few more important
products. Austria and Germany
went SO far as to prescribe the pro,
portions of wheat and rye -four tc
be used in making bread. Such
measures are coming to be regarded
a. he regular course in Europe, and
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TWO SIDES TO A QUESTION

Austria has addressed Roumania
insistently urging that she permi,
shipment of arms and munitions Il
a belligerent, Turkey.
The same Austria has addressed
the United States, just as earnestl,
urging that she cease shipping arm,
and munitions to a belligerent!
The parallel, for all practical pur.
pose, is complete, as between the
two cases. Only incidental circum.
stances differentiate them. Ger.
many and Austria want to shin
necessaries of war to the Turks
through Roumanian territory. Rou.
mania does not fancy being made q
highroad for such traffic, with the
effect of offending a powerful neigh
Dor, Russia. The Teutons in fact
demand that Roumania shall dc
more for them, than the United
States has done for the allies in
shipping munitions to them; fol-
Roumania is asked to make it's own
territory a thoroughfare for the
convenience Of the central powers
while the United States has merely
insisted upon the free use of the
sea, which is every mans highway
Indeed, the case is even more ex.
treme than this. Roumania has nc
interest in the munitions that Ger.
many and Austria would shir
through Roumania; she is not ia
make them; nor to make commercial
profits from them, save in the in.
significant incident of shipping
charges.
In principle, Roumania is asked
to give much greater service to
the Germans than the United
States has rendered to the enemies
of the Germans. Roumania Is
asked to take much greater risks, ir
order to serve the Germans, than
the United States assumes in car.
rying on the traffic in munitions
with the allies.
There are plenty of precedents tc
justify the course of both Roumania
and the United States. Roumanis
is supported, for instance, by the
policy of the United States in OBJ.
jecting to the use of it's territor,
as base from which to supply Mex.
leo with munitions. The United
States is supported by the uniform
policy of Germany, of selling he,
munitions wherever there was
market for them, in war or ir
peace. The vast munitions business
of Germany, today the backbone OF
the country's power, the assurance
Of its preparedness, has been built
up on this policy. Krupp was as
sured the support of Germany ir
selling arms wherever there was 8
buyer; yet Germany would nov
argue that du Pont or Schwab ma,
not do that same thing!
Every question has two sides, anc
the disputant who argues from boti
sides commonly has a bad case,
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This Looks Easy; Try It Over In
Your Leisure Five Minutes.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
wonder II you have room in your
valuable columns for q mathematical
query?
am engaged. just at present. in some
work which requires careful calcula-
ton ton OF percentages-mere exactness
tho use Of the slide rule. A recent ex-
ample was the number l. lis being the
bese; expressed In two decimals the
percentage Of 100 on a scale Of ll5.oo is
uSSri psE,. ,.i,dn1 In making m this calculation the
was always a multiple of 5-the same as
the divisor and the dividend. and l be-
came curious to see II. by continued
division. the remainder could be ever
reduced to O. thus showing the per-
cehtage to be true proper fraction. l
found that this was not the case, but
that the percentage was an imprope +
fraction. for at the twenty-third decimal
point. one comes round exactly to where
ono started. the percentage being a true
rept tend of twenty-five figures The
esact result is as follows: 0s6e5652l739l-
80 4347s26O.
Now for the curious thing about that
result. which discovered wholly by
| accident: II the percentage given be
divided by the number the result is as
follows; o.+s47s26O sss66s217ssl3o have
'U' and the second "s" of that number
Notice that its first eight digits nre ex.
act replicas. In order. of the last eight
| digits OF the original percentage and
that he last fourteen digfts are exactly
| the same as the first fourteen digits OF
tie original percentage
! Again dividing the original percentag ge
by four. we have the following result
! Q, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Notice here that
the last six diSits are identical with the
first six disits OF the original percentage
and. likewise. the first sixteen digits OF
| the former are identical with the Ia ST
sixteen digits of the original percentage,
! l am no mathematician. Can anyone
of your readers explain this curiosity?
WILLIAM A. DAYTON.
ItNingstone Heights. Iulx Is
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FACTS ABOUT THE ORDUNA


know all the facts about the Ger
man attempt to torpedo the Gun
arder Orduna, before concluding
opinions about the incident. If the
submarine did in fact try to tor
pedo the vessel without any warn
ing, then Berlin must disavow the
act or sacrifice all presumptions in
it's favor by reason of several weeks
comparatively good conduct in the
underseas warfare. The case is
peculiarly bad unless there shall be
disavowal, for the Orduna was sail
ing westward, carrying no muni-
tions. Imminent military necessity
cannot well be argued in justifica-
tion.
On the other side is the fact that
reports thus far come chiefly from
British officers of the vessel. If
she ran away after being held up
and warned, she surrendered her i'm
munity from attack. 1t is needful
to know the full details to determine
where lies the initial blame.
Most disheartening of all views
about this case, is that advanced by
various German-Americans, accord
ing to New York papers, who declare
Germany would have nothing to
lose by a break with the United
States: it would free Germany to
go ahead with her submarine war
fare without considering American
interests, and that advantage they
believe. would be worth more than
continuance of relations between the
two countries.
1t is dangerous doctrine; the
more so, because the counsels of the
small minority of truculent Ger
mans in this country seem to have
had more weight with the German
foreign office than the advice of
calmer friends. Long ago, The
Times pointed out the line of rea-
soning by which Germans might
convince themselves that they would
be better off with the United States
arrayed against them, using its
energies to prepare for eventualities
instead Of using them to supply the
allies with necessaries on a com
mercial basis. The argument has
become very familiar now. It is
stronger today, simply because this
country has taken no steps to pre-
pare itself against the possibility of
war. Months ago the Administra-
tion was widely urged to bring Con.
gress into session and begin prepa-
ration for defense. That would have
been the best defense of neutrality
1t would have proved that we in
tended to be ready for whatever
might happen; and the neutral that
would remain unattached is the one
that is ready for attack. But NJ,
move was made and this country is
practically no nearer preparedness
than when the war burst upon Eu-
rope. 1t would not be astonishing if
a foreign policy so notoriously based
on misunderstanding as is that of
Germany, might now feel that our
do-nothing course indicated an utter
impotence that would permit US to
be flouted before the world.
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MANY EVENTS LISTED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments to
Be Held in Every Section Of
City BY Various Societies.
Today.

Concert, United States Soldiers Home Band,
bandstand Of Home. $40 p. m.
Concert. United States Marine Band. In bar
racks. $3.50 p. m.
Celebration. opening Of work Of repavlng
upper Seventh street northwest. New
York avenue and Seventh street northwest.
10 a. m.
Celebration Of Nationsl Union day. Chesa-
peake Beach. all day.
Masonic-Potomac. No. 8. Benz. 3. French.
No ID; Anacostia, No. H: Pentapha, No.
Mount Pleasant. No. 90: Orient. No. 8.
knights Templar Ruth Chapter, No. I,
Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Beacon, No Is: Union. No. II;
Langdon. No. IS: Naomi, No. /; Ruth, No.
~. joint installation, Rebekahs
hnignts OF Pythias-Amaranth Lodge No.
rs. board Of directors OF Pythias Hail As
sS0,c!atlon; Past Chiefs Associa ton. Pythian
Modern woodmen of America-west End
Camp. No. l2oS9
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MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers.) }

Communications to the Mail Bag must
be written on one side Of the paper
only; must not exceed 100 words 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 Endorsement by The Times
Of the opinions OF the writer. The Mail
Bag 10 an open forum. where the citi-
zens Of Washington can argue most
questions
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BY United States Marine Band.
Barracks at 4:30 D. m.
WILLIAM II. SANTELMANN.
Leader.
March, THE National Fencibles"

March, THE National Fencibles''
Sousa
Overture. Jolly Robbers. -. .Suppe
Caprice, The Butterfly. -. Bendix
Cornet solo. Souvenir Waltz" Heed
Musician Arthur S, Witcomb
Suite, peer Gynt" .......... .Grieg
(a) Morning. (b) The Death Of
Ase. (c) Anitras Dance. (d)
Dance of the Imps in the Halls of
the Mountain King.
Waltz. ''Espana" ..... .Waldteufel
Grand scenes from Madame But
terfy" ..................P Puccini
Marines hymn. The Halls of
Montezuma."
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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land into the bottom Of the sea? II
1t does it is cracked.
What is the matter with Wall
Street?
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Tomorrow,

Meeting. Petworth Citizens Association,
school Fairgrounds, east OF the Petworth
NJ. E. Church. Eighth and Shepherd streets
northeast. s p. m.
Meeting. District Suffrage League. Peoples
Forum. Market square and Seventh street
northwest, s p. m.
Meeting. Retail Merchants Association. oak
room, Raleigh, p. m.
Observation-Disclosures, No 25; Myron N. Parker.
Odd Feliows-Amity. No 81: washington, TO
8. Golden Rule. No 81: Mount Pleasant.
No 20.
Knights Of Columbus-Carroll Council
Lecture. THE Attitude OF the European
Governments Toward Permanent Peace"
George II. Sibley. in lecture hail. Public
Library. p. m.
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Book Reviews

Brian Hooker. New Haven. Conn: The
Yale University Press Price. 81
This opera was written as the libret-
to for Sir Gilbert Parker's music and
won the $4,000 prize offered last year
for the best American opera. The
same two men wrote Mona" which
also won a $4,000 prize. "Fairyland"
Pansm to be psc;ac sysn this summer at the
succession Of symbolistic scenes which
take place I'm the Valley Of Shadows,
also called the World: which. seen in
hesa certain light. Is ais also Fairyland" The
ows are respectively. the world Of am
bition. that of holiness or renuncia!
ton. and that Of love. 1t contends
Of holiness can merge into the vision
Of welded love. and he Is crowned true
King Of Fairyland."
The s.1 q a S.s sTSR Ta4s * RSon.. N Benton
An experimental plan for breakins
the great silence" and Of receiving
some new word which will either con-
firm or deny the existence Of God and
the certainty Of future life.
THE ANT1-TRusr ACT AND THE sU-
IRENE i,e e.. CouET. %oEI: uy BY william Howard
thorough resume Of the et;ects Of
the antitrust law on big business.
PIECES OF THE GAME. BY the Countess
de Chambrun. New York: G. P. Put
nams Sons.
When young American Girl of
Southern family marries a foreigner.
and when. through the force OF circum-
stance, she lives in America with him.
che Is at the mercy Of her country
women. At least. in this book. written
by 4 woman who is we'll acquainted
with the viscissitudes of diplomatic life,
such a contention is made. and in the
present instance goes to prove that the
quality of that mercy can be very close
ly strained.
The author entities the book, Pieces
Of the Came" and gives one the ide.
that her characters are all merels.
pawns Of a constantly moving fate. The
story itself. however. leaves one with
the impression that q very tidy little
villainess Is responsible for most Of the
action, and, later on. the tragedy.
The scenes of the latter portion Of the
book are laid in Washington.
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WHERE'S THE SUNSHINE FROM
Mr.. Lorenzo A. Bailey addresses
the following considerate and fiat
tering letter to The Times:

Mr.. Lorenzo A. Bailey addresses
the following considerate and fat
tering letter to The Times:
Editor. Washington Times:
In your editorial today. headed THE
Metropolitan Club Case" you say there
arc many instances In which the Ex-
else Commission made travesty of
Board as "a discredited commission"
think you should back up these state
ments by further statement specify
ing the cases in which the board has
information and belief the Board. in
acted in good faith. do not believe Se
the there nssy is apy sfroand for
board. I cannot understand your at
tack upon the board without assuming
that you are lined up with the Anti
Saloon League in its fanatical crusade.
This letter is for publication. but l
eNp'. '' IoREENzo 4: BAfIEY. B. ley.
Washington. d. c.. July II. 1915.
Mr.. Bailey will be coming along
some day when this paper refers to
the sunshine, and demanding to
know the basis of belief that the
sun has anything to do with it.
Meantime, before propounding that
poser, he might read the report of
the Jones Congressional Committee
that investigated the Excise Boards
work. He will be able therein to
learn some reasons why the board
is discredited and it's performances
in many instances travesty of the
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Concerts Today
B the u. S. Soldiers Home
Band, Bandstand. at $40
JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMAN.
Director.

March. Flag Of Victory. Won Blon
Overture. Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Paraphrase, "The Angels Sere-
nado .braSa
Selection. THE Tattooed Man"
Herbert
Negro oddity. de 'Possum an de
Coon" .............:.. Gilbert
Waltz suite, Beautiful Blue Dan
ube" (Requested) .... Strauss
Morceau. The Dawn OF Love"
Bendix
Finale. I'll Bersaglieri" Italian
Riflemen) ............ Boccalari
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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Until the last few years, Georgia
had been satisfied to allow her
watermelon crop to bring her all
her notoriety.
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Battle Smokes.

Berlin. we understand, uses ready
lumbia State.
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Amusements,

AmuSementS.
Pous-The Miracle Man." 2:2o and $40 IN
Columbia-Motion pictures 2 ana io.ls n "a
B. r. keiths-Naudeville, ?:l5 and s:l5 D. m
Sosmos-Vaude.ille. continuous.
SardenmPhotoplays. II a.. m. to II D. m.
Crandalls-Fhotoplays, ii a, m, To II n m
Glen Echo Psrk-Open-air amusements. all
day and evening
Marshall Hall-Outdoors attractions all d,v
and evening,
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With all of Rhode Island tied up
by trolley car strikes, the denizens
of Newport will have to struggle
along in automobiles, yachts and
private Pullmans.
The Washington times., 1915-07-19

Now, young John Hays Ham,
mond's electric dog is having its
day.