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The Washington times., 1915-12-28
KIDDIES ONCE MORE
SEE SANTA CLAUS
Gather At National Theater For
Electric Railway and Power
Companies Annual Festival.

Nearly 1000 children gathered at
the National Theater early this after
noon and celebrated Christmas all
over again, the occasion being the fif-
teenth annual Christmas festival
given by the Washington Railway
and Electric and Potomac Electric
Power Companies for the children Of
the employees.
was a series of Mother Coos" tableux
and character dances, prod ccd under
tho direction of Cora 3. Slreve, in
which fifty of the company children
participated, in addition TO number
also included vaudeville sketches
from some Of the local theaters.
which were presented under the di-
rection of A. Julian Brylawskl, OF the
When the various Stunts were
over and some - tho smaller boys
were pulling their - rrcparator"
to leaving, a wonderful thing hap
pened, For, despite the fact that 1t
was fully three days after Christmas,
and each child thought he was far
away in the land Of snow. who should
'oIne bouncing in IN the stage but
"Old SANITY" hIm.'els, lest loaded down
with toys anil nuts and candy and all
sorts of things that only SANITY know $
how to provide. And, although, the
big theater was packed to capacity.
not one OF Ihe ItlIG ones Id0 Deen
one Of the little ones had been forgot:
ten by good old man. and when they
filed out In long procession hall
hour later each clung fondly TO, some
top and with one hand clasped a bag oi
nuts and candy in the other.
Directors OF the two companies and
several invited guests were present and
President Clarence P. King made 8
brief address.
Mr.. King said:
To-day IS our childrcns daY, and |
represent them This is the house Of
7 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the home
life of the WaShin Gton PuilwaY and
Potomac Electric Power COMPANIES en-
ployes. The children bid me tell you
th1t they have heard a lot about harl
times. trouble, aches. and pains: etc. -,
not mind little things such as collie,
meesules, mumps, NhooDing cough. chill
llains. stone bruises. and are here to-
day in the full vicor Of life, f!lcd with
tho Christmas Epirit. They delegated
Miss Shreve to mako speCial trip for
Mother Goose. At first she could not be
persuaded to come, rs 1t was hcr nus.est
time of the year, but when Miss ShreVe
christmas entertainment. Mother Goose
Immediately consented. AMI is here with
ns. These children are not regulated
hV the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion or the Public Utt,ities Commission.
nut their mothers, and regulated we'll.
smiling faces here testify.
They want all Of you grown-up people
to have a good time. but particularly
request me to caution you not to be
too boisterous, and not to get the
fidEets.
Now let us have fun!
The children were provided with car
tickets to and from the theater and a
number of special cars were used to
convey them.
The chairmen OF the various commit
tees in charge OF the entertainment
were aS follows: F. !. Mersheimer. en-
tertainment; c. p. Mangan printing
S. I. FOLSOM. decoration: NJ. M. Mer-
rill, purchasing; S. c. Eimball, recep-
tion: J. T. Moffett, distribution OF TOYS
w, S. Ballenger. trees.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
MRS. Belmont PENS
SUFFRAGE OPERETTA

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Entor Mrs.
9. II. p. Belmont into the operate
field. g
In collaboration with Miss. Elsie
Maxwell, formerly OF California. later
OF England, now at the Ritz-Carlton
In New York. Mrs. Belmont has writ
ten the llbretto Of an operetta. which
will be produced at the Waldorf AS
toria February is. It is called Mir
anda and Her Sisters" and the plot,
II is perhaps superfluous to say. re-
wolves around suffrage. Marie Dress-
Ter and other professionals will take
the leading parts, but friends of Mrs.
roles.
THE llbretto Is really sparkling"
Miss Dressler says. I'VE expect that
the operetta will be given all over
the United States. and we look for II
to bring t1,00O,000 for suffrage. The
money is to be used for suffrage
charities, and all the poor children
who work In mines and factories, the
shop girls and factory girls will
beneft."
As Mrs. Belmont is chairman Of th'
The Washington times., 1915-12-28

New York state branch OF the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
u is probable that the charity will be
dispensed through that organization
The plot AZ outlined by the author n
we'll adapted to give many OF Mrs. Bel
mont's friends an opportunity TO appear.
Miranda and her sisters are daughters
Of Mrs. Pepper, Of oshkosh, Wis. (Mrs.
Peppers part 70 he taken by Miss
DresBler). and they are, with the ex-
ception Of Miranda, ambitious. One OF
them is musical and wants TO 20 to the
Paris Conservatoire; another dances and
thinks she can walk into fame with
her feet, and so on. miranda and Her
Sisters" IL intended by the author as
a satire on society? ,s,l
Miss Maxwell, who wrote the music,
includes in the nun1bersR march which
she wrote In England and gave to the
Red Cross there. II II played in the
recruiting station and the Red Cross,
Mrs. Belmont said yesterday, MADE
5000 out Of Il. Marie Dressler's hus-
band is to be business manager OF
Miranda and Her Sisters" Most of
the boxes have been sold already for the
performance on February IS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
William W. Jermane Elected At
Annual Communication Held
Last Night.
OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN
Retiring Grand Master Grant
Recipient Of Grand Masters
Jewel.

At the annual st. Johns day COM
munication. held in Masonic Temple last
night, William w, Jermane was elected
grand master Of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons of the District Of Columbia, the
highest office in the entire Masonic jur-
isdiction. Mr.. Jermane is a past mas
ter of Pentalpha Lodge. No. %; grand
king OF the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons. past high priest Of Mt.
Horeb Chapter. No. 4, and a past mas
ter Of Adoniram Council, Royal and
Select Masters. He Is also a member of
the National Press Club and the Grid
iron Club.
The other officers elected were as fol-
lows: James w. Witten, deputy grand
master; Lem Towers, jr.. senior grand
warden: Joseph II. Milans, grand Junior
warden; Arvlne w. Johnston, grand
secretary; James A. Sample. grand
treasurer; Thomas II. Young, grand
lecturer; Hugh T. Stevenson, grand
chaplain; Ulysses G. 3. Pierce. assistant
grand chaplain: J. Harry Cunningham,
grand marshal; Charles J. O'Nelll, Sc
nior grand deacon; Charles c. Coombs,
Junior grand deacon Mark F.. Finley,
grand swordbearer; Charles f. Roberts,
grand pursuivant: Roe Fulkerson,
grand senior steward Sidney r. Jacobs.
grand junior steward; Warren C. Bick-
ford, grand tiler; S. S. Bond. trustee
Francis L. Woodman, incorporation Ma
sonic Hall Association, and L, CabelI
Williamson, Lurtin r. CHM. and Charles
James, representatives to Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
The retiring grand master, Alexander
Grant. was the recipient OF a past
grandmaster's Jewel, the presentation
being made by Past Grand Master
James A. Wetmore.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
wilson OBSERVING
59TH ANNIVERSARY
President Was Born Near Place
Where Ie Now Is Spending
His Honeymoon.

HOT SPRINGS. We, Dec. 2s.--PrHsl-
dent Wilson today. celebrated his Atty
ninth birthday anniversary. The only
event planned was a birthday dinner
tonight when a cake with fifty-niue
candles will grace the table. Hundreds
of messages of congra tulations poured
in. From whom they and a few birth
day presents came could not be learn
ed.
A cold. sleety day kept the President
and Mrs. Wilson closely indoors today
No official business disturbed them.
The White House was flooded with
teleRrams congratulating President Will
son on his fifty-ninth birthday anni-
vergary today. There were also cable
grams from foreign rulers. Many of the
messages were forwarded to Hot Springs
for personal Acknowledgement by the
President. Others will be acknowledged
from the White House. The President
has spent but one birthday I'm WASH
ington during his three years In the
White House.
This year the President is observing
his birthday in the State Of his birth.
The President was born at Staunton.
Va. December 2S. 1856. not a great dis
tance from Hot Springs.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28

To Accommodate Washington
Branch Commuters. baltimore e. Ohio
will hold 12:m noon train until Il 20 on
December oath and 31st.-AdVt.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
EXHIBITION OF WORK
ON CHILD WELFARE
Federal Bureau Of Labor to
Show What Is Being Done
For Them In Capital.

with live babies, charts, maps. elm
les, and models, the Children's Bureau
of the Department of Labor, with the
cooperation Of two washington ana
two national organizations. will attempt
to show the Pan-American Congress
delegates and their wives what IL being
done in the National Capital, and other
cities of the United States to reduce
infant mortality and promote child well
fare.
The demonstrations, which will be
held at the infant welfare center,
2204 Washington circle, will be con-
Quoted by the Washington Diet kitch-
en-. Washington Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society. Town and Country
Nursing Service of the Red Cross,
and the American Association for the
Study and Prevention OF Infant Nor
tality.
Tomorrow. Wednesday and Friday.
at IL o'clock in the morning confer
ences will be held at the infant well
fare center and the Pan-American
delegates will be invited to watch
the doctors and nurses weigh and
examine babies and instruct the
mothers.
Interesting Exhibits.
One Of the most striking exhibits
shown is a series OF panels of pictures
showing the work Of the Red Grcss
nursing service and its achievements
in rural communities. Tho Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society has several In
teresting exhibits containing numeer
of models.
All the walls are covered With charts
showing the orEH HnixatiOn and accom-
plishments OF infant welfare orEan-
izations in Philadelphia, Boston. Du-
luth. Minneapolis. Providence, X, l.;
Milwaukee. and other cities where pre-
ventative work has been rewarded with
wonderful results.
Signs In Spanish.
In the Instructive Visiting Nurse eX-
hibit the models are all labelled In
Spanish, the signs have been written
i'm that language under the direction
of the Spanish ambassador.
Mias Estelle Wheeler, superintendent
Of the Washington Circle Center, mas
had a glass partition constructed on the
first floor so that the delegates may
watch the doctors weighing and exam
uinE the babies and instruetlng inc
mothers.
ON the second iloor kitchen has been
constructed so the delegatca NAV VII
ness the preparation OF special fooGs Tor
babies. ,,
The chart detailing the activities and
ACCOMPLISHMENTS &C Of the washington
Dict Kiechen shows among other things.
thct in fve years infant mortality mere
has been reduced from A.S to n.99 per
cent for each lOo births
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Realty Transfers

Cniontown-Caldwen D. Golden ct ux 10
Carrie G. Smith. lot li6, &ll3A
Cniontown-Henry $. Petty to Frederick II
and Eliza r. Fletcher. west half lot 226 and
east half OF lot 227, SO tstamps so centsI
California street northwest, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets-Ernest c.
Walker et ux. to Alexander H. Bell, lot .,
block >. $40 Cstanips So.
Massachusetts Avenue HclRhts-FTanklin r.
Sanner et al tn George n. Iaughhn, H..
lot g. square 1888, $40 (stamps So.
Pleasant Plains-George r. Laughlin. ir.. IN
Franklin r Sanner and William A. Hin.
lot 1896. $40 tstamps $500.
Second and G streets northeast-Edward F.
Farrell to William ]. Farrell lot 81 square
75., $40 Cstamps $3.50.
1885, Q street northwest-Charles Schafer ct
al, trustees, TO j. Frank Booth, lot Il,
square 179. $40 (stamps S9l!
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
WORK ALL NIGHT ON
LEAKING WATER MAIN
Break in Connecticut Avenue.
Near,N Street. Interferes
With Traffic.

Early today. after ten hours OF hard
work, employees OF the District Water
Department stemmed a break in one
or the smaller water mains which
cross Connecticut avenue near y
street.
The break occurred about 10 o'clock
last night. A jet OF water, bursting
through the surface Daring, inter-
fcred for some time with the opera
tion OF street cars and with motor
traffic.
A Water Department gang worked
all night before the damage was re-
paired -
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
LIS OnIH Refnge.

IL was a Well-dresgcd young mar
with a sad. far-away .ioot IN his eyer
that stood on the stepS sHs the lady
opened the door. ''Excuae me. madam, g
he said. as he6lifted bis hat, but could
YOU direct me 20 the Home for the
Friendless"
seeking IL as A refuge r. she asked IN
surprise.
81 am, madam" he replied. "I am a
baseball umpire. Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
LOCAL MENTION.

Don't let the kiddies miss Charlie
Chaplin at the Virginia today in "A NIgnt at
the Show"
The Sunday Evening Times Gives
reI.s BILE advertisers a last minute talk
with over forty thousand homeA
-~~-r- . ~ ..yL
Steamed Oysters Originated At
Harvey's Famous Restaurant.
Rectifier Of Wills.
". L. Bass, Munsey Bldg
and 90 Wall St. N. Y. City.
Phone Your Want Ad to The TimeA
Main $50
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Values In the Lot Up to
$4.9S, Choice a Pair

L.acet Arabian and Marie Antoin-
ette curtains, neat lace borders
worked on 3-ply French net.
Renaissance curtains. wide lace
borders worked on best quality
French net. choice OF white or ecru.
Irish point curtains. finished in
floral border designs on strong quail
ity net.
Scotch lace curtains in reproduc-
tions OF the real handmade laces,
made of the finest quality Scotch or
cable net.
SILK scrim curtains finished with
linen lace edge and hemstitched bor-
der.
Marquisette and wolfe curtains fin
ished with imitation and real an
tque lace edge and insertion.
Panel curtains In net or scrim with
braided lattice effects or Imitation
filet, in white or ecru.
Kann's-3d Floor.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
u. S. Girl to Wed Man
She NurSed in Russia

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The engage
ment Of Miss Annie Goerz and J. NeglI
Farson, who met in hospital at Mos
COW, Russia was announced TO passen-
gers aboard the liner Stockholm on
Christmas Day The Stockholm arrived
in port yesterday.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Swiss Hear Kaiser Is To
Undergo An Operation

LONDON, Dec. &.-Swiss reports to-
day say that an operation will be per-
formed on the lSaiseTs throat within a
from Berlin.
Similar rumors were circulated a year
ago. only a few doys before the Kaiser
returned to the front.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-21

Compare This Value.
The new wide stripe,
or more conservative
patterns; Coat cut,
French soft or stiff
cuffs attached; all
sizes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-21

Newest models in flare and belteC
colors and large and small blaC
Checks and Mixtures. All cOlors il
navy and Sand, full range of sizes
misses
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-21

FOR MEN Best wool
blue Serges and gray and
brown Mixtures; double
sewed; best $500 quality
compare.
The Washington times., 1915-08-17
H|NDENBURG CUTS
THROUGH RUSSIANS
l landing Of Germans in Finland
Expected - Battles Along
Baltic Developing.

LONDON, Aug. 17.-hre left wing Of
the Bavarian army. under Prince Leo
pold. has fought its way across the
Bug river. near Drohiczyn. which lies
to the east Of sokolow and Is some ffty
miles northwest OF Brest-Litovsk. ac-
cording to the official Berlin report.
This move forms a slight wedge in the
Russian front, which had been virtual
iy straight since the Warsaw salient
was abandoned.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen also II
reported to be pushing back the Rus
SLAMS along the Bug. where the Ger
mans are advancing along the eastern
bank OF that river.
Further west Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg is credited with a successful
attack on the advanced defenses OF
Kovno. as we'll a. successful attempt TO
break the Russian lines between the
Narew and tho Bug after the Norzew
river had been crossed by the Germans.
The deployment Of six German armies.
or from forty to forty-five corps. over
front of l60 vorsts facing Ossowetz and
Brest- -Litovsk shows that their future
tasks in the woody. swampy zone OF
Poliessie. surrounding Brest-Litove< to
tho southeast. excludes the possibility
of their turning the Russian left flank.
according to Petrograd dispatches.
In the Balkan provinces. on the Rus
sian right. the Germans are now re-en-
forced troops having been brought from
Poland, where the army of General
Woyrsch has been filied by Austrians.
The Washington times., 1915-08-17
Exquisite Hair Tinting

There Is a new preparation on the
market that is so entirely harmless and
so easy to use that there 10 really no
excuse for any woman (or mani to
longer tolerate gray or streaked hair.
"Brownatone' meets and overcomes
every objection heretofore found to hair
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within few months made thousan nds
of friends who could not now be In
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Will be returned.
1t positively cannot be detected, will
not rub of or wash off, and is harm
less, and permanent In every way,
Prepared In two shades-ons for
golden or medium brown-the other for
dark brown OF. black, Also In two
sizes, $50 and Sl.00,
4 trial size and an interesting book
let will be sent upon receipt of ten
cents, or We will fill your orders di-
rect II your druggist insists upon sub
stitutins,
Insist on "Browna tene" at yeur hair
dressers,
Made only by the Kenten Pharmacal
Co, $40 K. Pike st., Covinston, Ky,
For sale in Washington by O'ben-
nels Drug Stores. Peoples Drug
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-08-17
U. 5. SHIPS PATROL
MEXICAN COAST
louisiana and New Hampshire
Ordered to Vera Cruz by Ad-
ministration.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

with the gunboat Sacramento bringing
the Bra lillian and Guatemalan ministers
to Mexico to this country. the gunboat
Marietta, Of inferior force and speed. 70
the only American vessel In eastern
Mexican waters.
Desire of the President to have Sc
nior naval officer in charge Of the sit
uation at Vera Cruz. It ia also stated.
caused the diversion Of the two battle-
ships. Rear Admiral Walter Mclean
Will now have supreme command.
Quiet On Border.
Reports to the War Department from
the Mexican border are more reassur-
ing. General Funston reports that raids
by Mexican cattle thieves and brigands
are decreasing. No series clashes be-
tween Mexicans and Americans are re-
ported.
Carranza will take the full ten days
proposed in the Pan-American peace
appeal before replying, and probably
longer, his agents here indicate today,
and there are renewed reports that
Carranza will call q conference OF his
military and political advisers before
answering. Latin-American diplomats
at Mexico City are also said to be pri-
vately urging Carranza to avoid an
abrupt rejection of the peace pleas.
The Washington times., 1915-08-17
Surprise So Complete
Mob Was Not Resisted

was convicted. at Marietta. left nttie
doubt that his life was sought.
Frank was pretty completely recov-
cred from the wound inflicted on him
by William Green. fellow-convict. who
slashed his throat In an effort to kill
him some weeks ago. He was released
from the hospital only yesterday.
The vigilance Of Franks guard at
the prison farm had been somewhat re-
laxed on account OF illness following
the attack on him by Green
The members Of the mob who were
most active were masked. and none
were recognized. Superintendent Burke
euffed and forced to admit the mob to
Franks room.
Frank was dragged from bed by his
hair by three mon and hurried out to
the automobiles, where he was showed
down into the bottom Of the first one.
He did not utter word. but groaned.
Several OF the mob are said to have
told the warden they were taking Fraak
to Marietta to hang him above the
grave OF, Mary Phagan.
we'll take you along II you want
to 60" said one OF the masked men
to Burke. We'll cut you lose after we
get through with Frank
Kidnapers Disappear.
Burke shook his head. The pair ran
back to the automobiles which already
were under way. and disappeared into
the darkness.
A negro trusty, who had hidden In
the dormitory when the mob dragged
Frank out. freed Burke and ther
FASTENED to the home Of ]. w. Satter.
field. one of the prison officials. Sat.
terfield first attempted to telephone the
warden. but found the wires cut. He
The Washington times., 1915-08-17

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ca, Aug H.
The attack on the prison farm dormi-
tory, where Frank and the other con-
victs were sleeping last night, was so
complete a surprise that Warden Smith
and his force of about twenty five
guards made not the slightest resist
ance.
The guards were in their hunks on
sleeping porch at the rear Of the prison
building when the kidnapers. variously
estimated at from 25 to 100 men. drove
up in automobiles. made a dash for
the porch, handcuffed the guards and
then turned their attention to the
houses Of Warden James e. Smith and
Capt ]. NJ. Burke, superintendent Of
the farm. Smith and Burke were hand
cuffed by some of the men while the
rest quickly entered the prison, buried
Frank out. put him In one Of the au-
tomobiles and drove away.
Unknown to the prison authorities.
all but one Of the wires to the prison
had been cut previously, so that an
alarm could not Immediately be given.
The Hancock, Putnam and Greene
county sheriffs We're the first officers
three attempted to intercept the party.
Countryside Aroused.
The countryside was aroused also and
farmers everywhere were on the alert.
At first 1t was supposed that the kid
napers might be friends of Frank, who
were trying to set him free.
The remark overheard by one of the
Milledgevile prisoners. however, by a
member of the mob. to The effect that
Franks body would be left on the grave
of Mary Phagan. of whose murder he
The Washington times., 1915-08-17
FIRE. BREAKS OUT N
FLOODED GALVESTON
Continued from First Paxel

ton with Galveston still was badly
crippled early today. Over several
emergency lines which the telephone
companies got set up. however, meager
details were sent from Galveston.
These messages said there had been
no loss Of life reported. and. that while
property had been damaged through
water IN the streets. which varied from
one to three feet there was not ex-
pected to be any unusually heavy dam
age.
The shifting Of the wind early today
until It Is blowing almost directly from