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The Washington times., 1915-12-11
MerTyXmaS! LSSLogan.
OCharity Bodies Here.
Organizations, Settlements, and Churches Begin
Most Thorough Roundup of the Deserving
Poor Ever Attempted in Capital.

Merry Christmas for Everyone in the
District Of Columbia"
That is the slogan OF charity organi-
cations. settlements. large group Of
churches. and various social service
agencies that have begun the most
thorough annual roundup of the de-
serving poor" ever attempted in WASH
ington.
II anyone misses this Merry Christ
maa census It will be his own fault.
With q drum stick rampant as their
emblem. the Associated Charities. the
Central Union and the Gospel Missio os.
the Salvation Army. and fraternal o.
ganizations are planning to provide the
essentials of a happy Christmas for
those who are less fortunate.
Boy Scouts Modified.
In this movement not only will be en-
listed many churches. which will do
work through the Associated Charities
as we'll as looking after their own poor.
but the Boy Scouts have modified un-
der the turkey ensIgnia. and even
school pupils have been drafted into a
small army that is dressing dolls. filling
stockings, and making ornaments to be
distributed to the homes OF the poor.
Especially elaborate are the plans
being made by the Associated Charities
and perhaps 1000 families will feel the
results of It's Christmas work. No
money is taken from the general relief
fund for Christmas dinners. but money
donated especially for Christmas din
ners Is used. Usually with the dinner
goes ton of coal. or articles Of cloth
ing, which tend to prOlong the happi-
ness OF the family which receives the
remembrance.
At Christmas this year. according to
Its annual custom. toe Associated Chari-
ties again will list its Opportunities
in the newspapers. laying before the
generous chances for investing in the
happiness of deserving families.
No children in the wide circle covered
by the organization will be without
Christmas toys. Children. working TN
der the auspices of the Parents League
at the James Ormond Wilson social
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
ROOSEVELT oNTnR ARMY PLAN

Colonel Roosevelt's criticism of
the Administrations proposals for q
better and stronger army must car
ry powerful weight because backed
by everybody that knows about sol
diers, armies, and national defense.
There is no possible question that
the American people want an ade-
quate land force to protect this
country from attack. But no mill
tary reorganization that does not
give US larger regular army than
Mr.. Wilson proposes can be ade-
quate to protect this country in time
of need.
Under the Administration pro-
gram the so-called continental army
can never be made an effective body
for defense, for attack, or for any
other military purpose. 1t cannot
become we'll drilled or trained; it
will not be we'll disciplined, and it
will not master the elementary prin-
ciples Of effective soldiery.
Colonel Roosevelt says that the
Presidents proposal is merely to
create an inefficient rival of the Ma
tional Guard, and he is right. He
declares that it will damage the Ma
tional Guard without achieving any
useful purpose whatever, and he is
right.
And the hundreds of millions of
dollars than can be spent on such an
"army" would be thrown away, while
if devoted to raising and maintain
ing a regular army every dollar
would be a wise investment for ma
tional defense and peace.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
7O-PAGE NOVEL IN
JANUARY MAGAZINE
"The Girl and the Came Fea-
ture of-''New Issue of Rail
road Mans.

1.-The Girl and the Game" a seventy
page complete novel, is the outstanding
feature of the January issue OF the
Railroad MANS Magazine, out for today.
The story isy by Henry p. Dowst, and it
is a gripping account of a weak man
made stropg and regenerated through
the love of a woman. and the challenge
of circumsE stances.
Five other fiction stories, replete with
situations, dramatic and humorous, and
all written in the atmosphere OF the
roundhouste or the right-of-way, are con-
tained in the same number, including
some more rare adventures of 'Honk
and Horace" as told by Emmett +.
Harte. The story of Spike Malone"
who tired of being a "tallow pot" and
became a shack" is admirably told by
John c. Russell. incidentally ''tallow
pot" and "shack" are railroad mems
terms for fireman and brakeman.
Interesting bits of rail history arc told
in T.. l.. BaCon's article on "Big Wars
for F1ailTuad Control" and in Claude
Wash 9lFton's story Of Special q. rains
at Two Dollars a Mile"
PAGES of reading matter in tho Janu-
AIRY uumh"T. which o. Indicative of an
interesting lot 1f reading Tor lovers OF
good stories I'm general and railroad men
N particular during the eOming year,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
INDUSTRIAL PRCBERS
URGE LEGI2LATION
Committee Also tb Press for
Printing Of 2oj 1000 Copies
Of Report.

me hrst formal y leeting Of the COM
mittee on industrial reIafIora was held
touay at ehe ccmE nlttee's offices here,
with Frank p. WI hlsh presJdinp
runs Were forln nlated for a Vigorous
campaign before CONGRESS 70 procure
the printing OF 2O0 loco comics Of tine firal
report of the cor hrnIsslor
ne commlttee also agreed upon tho
final form Of tive of the ,,osr iyono,to,t
bllls on its ID fo0ra,n ~ lepisistion.
These are: A bIli r,rohtbttino ti,a in
Ierstate shlpm6 INT Of strike breakers,
armed guards and machine guns; and
q measure aV hhorizing and directing
me me secretary. iOf Labor to present TO
me Federal u rade Commission such la
Dor condition!b as In his Judgment con-
sutule unfdir' competition, such as low
wages, long hours, insnnitary condi-
lions and q refusal to meet representa-
tlyes OF the employees.
MemGers of the committee who at
tenaeo wero Frank p. Walsh. chair
man: .'amfjs C'Conncll vice president
OF the Am crlcan Federation OF Labor:
John d; II fnnon. treasurer OF the Amer
lean Fet leratiOn OF Labor; Frank
Hayes, J ace president 6f the United
Mine w brleers. rOrresenting John p.
White. resident of the United Mine
WcrkerS Helen Mnrot. Of the Nom-
ems Trfy Ne Union League of New York
Amos y fnchot OF New York; Frederic
9. HoIge, Of New York. and Dante
BartonI. OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES

tfter an inquiry extending over
"0tr'y a year a committee of the
Home and School Association of
Ea5'cm High School has reported
That Greek letter fraternities, in
hign schools, "serve no useful pur-
pose n school life and tend to de-
stgog the democracy of the pupils"
Otrer similar reports have been
made, both by teachers committees
and by those made up of parents.
The discussion about secret societies
in the high schools in Washington
has covered a period of more than
five years. Every now and then
charges against the "frats" revive
interest in them, but they still live
on.
II would be better for all con-
cerned were there some definite rul-
ing made by the heads Of the school
SYStel and the whole question set
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
8 ARTISTS DELIGHT
CAPITAL AUDIENCE
Friedberg, Besekirsky, and Mes
Sen-Stone Firmly Establish
Themselves Here.

The fifth concert OF r. Arthur Smiths
"Ten Star Series." at the New National
Theater yesterday afternoon, marked
tho appearance of three artists, who
firmly established themselves in the
music armament OF WashIngton-Carl
Friedberg. pianist; Wassily Besekirsky,
the Russian violinist; and Malta Mes
sen-Stone. the contralto, who first at
tanned prominence with the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company.
The playing of Mr.. F>riedberg. who
gave three OF the seven numbers. was
particularly well received. He opened
Op. q. and on his second appearance
gave three of Chopins works, conciud-
ing the program with Iiszt's matchless
Rhapsody No. Q, E-fat major. With
the exception of the last number, his
playing was marked by a. modulation
and an elastic Interpretation at once
novel and beautiful.
Mr.. BesekirslSy, who is a native OF
Moscow and has had every musical
his early childhood, won instant favor
with his audience. Naturally. his rem
dItion of dance by Rachmaninon was
tho number in which he most distin-
guished himself His playing Is with
out oVerdone dramatics and is typical
of the Vigor of his youth.
No mention of the concert would be
complete without reference to the work
OF Miss Elsie Lambe. as accompanied.
She shared equal honors with the art
lists, largely because she seemed 10
interpret their changing moods accu-
rately and gave each a background OF
soft melody for voice and violin,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

center and clubs OF school children are
working for the Christmas outlay for
the Associated Charities. One man
gives a large sum for toys. and within
few days huge crates of these toys.
TO be packed and wrapped. will arrive
at the associations headquarters. Other
citizens tender automobiles TO carry the
Rifts around, and high school girls will
Join with Boy Scouts In helping In the
distribution.
One feature emphasized in ali the
Associated Charities Christmas work
Is that the gift giving shall bc done rs
nearly as Possible s II would be done
In the home. Therefore oil TOYS FOR
children are taken to the homes and
givcn tn mothers ir advance.
At Central Union Mission about 800
persons will be served with Christmas
dinner. In the evening n Christmas
have none at home. win be set up in
the missions assembly hall. Names of
childre: who will receive TOYS and
other gifts already arc being received
addition to the Christmas cheer NJ the
missions home. between 1G and 90
baskets will be sent out.
To Give Cantata.
At the GosrcI Mission a tree and a
dinner will be supplemented nv an en-
teTtainment on Christmas Eve. A
cantata. "Three Wise Men, will lie
given by residents at the mission un-
der the direction OF Mra. Ella Hoover
Th6cher The Christmas dinner will
be at noon. and Immediately after tho
Christmas tree will be disclosed, with
presents OF clothes, toys, candy. and
fruits for children. Baskets will bn
sent out to homes which otherwise
would be without a Christmas dinner.
At the Salvation Army Headquarters
plans are being made to send out COZ
weli.hlled baskets, containing ut least
3,OOo meals.
On Christmas morning more than
1,0oO children will be given toys, candy,
nuts and fruits. An appeal for con
tTibItions to aid in this work mas been
made from the headquarters at aSg
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
CHRISTMAS CHARITY

Having done your Christmas shop
ping and your Christmas mailing
early, in accord with mercantile and
postal injunctions, it is time to pay
heed to the charity organizations,
and do your Christmas giving early.
The Associated Charities, the set
tlement houses, and the Salvation
Army are planning early for the
Christmas cheer they are to spread
this season, and the call has gone
forth for contributions. It is the
aim of these organizations that not
even the poorest shall go without
the elements of a Merry Christmas.
To do that they have sent forth APP
peals for contributions to their
Christmas funds.
The Associated Charities has de-
veloped its Christmas giving to the
point Of a fine art. There is no
handing a basket in the front door
on Christmas Day, but provisions
for the Christmas dinner, and toys
for children, are placed in the
hands Of the mother in advance so
that the Christmas of the poor home
shall be as nearly normal, and lils
that Of other homes, as possible.
Boy Scouts, school children, az a,
various societies have been enlist e,
in the wide scope of the Associa' De-
Charities work for Christmas. N or,
churches could do constructive Vlorl
by doing what some already are do
ing, asking that they be assigBeh
certain number of families to- bro
vide for, in addition to the neeEH il
their own CONGREGATIONS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
WHICH SIDE IS BLUFFINGp

ne German chancellor delivers a
defiant speech, in effect announcing
tAst Germany doesn't require to
worry about peace terms; the other
side being beaten, will have to make
savances, and advances on such
terms as will be quite satisfactory to
Germany, if any peace discussion is
started. He declares that Germany
is impregnable, able TO view the
prospect of an indefinite continu-
ance of the war with ell confidence.
To which the London press replies
that this is bluff and buster; that
the central powers have passed their
peak of highest power and must
henceforward decline, while the al
lies will continue gaining in strength
and ability to carry forward the
war. Germany, according to the
London view, has her best chance
right now to talk about a peace on
terms that may protect Germany's
future; if she waits and brags, she
will be crushed, and the peace will
be on vastly less favorable terms
to her.
Which side is bluffing? Mani
festly, both are doing more or less
of it; each is under the necessity
Of putting up the best possible front
and assuming the greatest conf
dence. There is no doubt that in
the last few weeks British opinion
has gained strength, in favor of
pushing the war with the last ounce
of the empires power. There is i'm
pressive evidence that the allies are
more confident of their ultimate
power to win, than they were before
the Germans had relieved Constan-
tinople and precipitated a disaster
in the Balkans. Precisely why this
should be, is not apparent; that it
is true is hardly to be questioned.
Germany on the other hand has
been feeling the pinch. The food
problem and the general economic
situation have been aired as never
before. The possibility of German
power being inadequate to the strain
Of a very long war has been getting
real consideration in Germany for
the first time.
In any talk about peace and its
terms, at this time, both sides are
certain to bluff. Peace is not in
sight; the military situation makes
it impossible for the allies to accept
any terms Germany would grant
and view of the military posture
emphasizes the feeling that the war
cannot be more than half over, and
that the more frightful half is
sheaa.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
SEfIT IN CONGRESS
COSTS DILL Is CENTS
He Must Pay Principal Plus
| Compound Interest Thereon
for Fourteen Years.

The day Congressman c. c. Dill from
Washington State rises up in Congress
and makes his maiden speech it's going
to cost him % cents. No. more than
that's cents plus compound interest
thereon for fourteen years. The Con-
greCSman. this sessions youngest, has
owed that quarter ever since he was
sixteen. His creditor is Mrs. Fanny
Berry Bell. Mt. Gllead. Ohio. and she
has his note to prove it. 1t reads:
Fredericktown. Ohio.
sos March 10. 1901.
For value received / promise to
pay Fanny Berry Bell the sum of
25 cents with compound interest at
6 per cent. when l shall have made
my first speech in the State legis-
lature or the United States Congress
or shall have won my first fight in
either. c. c. DILL
That note may account for the fact
that Dill Is national lawmaker at so
early an age. He simply couldn't wait
any longer to get that debt on his
mind. The circumstances We're these:
Dill lived on a rented farm near
FTedericktOwn, Ohio. Mrs. Bell was the
wife of the owner. On one corner ot
the farm was the Salem NJ. T.. Church
and one day box social was an.
nOuHCeu LOT NdluIudy nlBll dI lne
Church. Mrs. Bell asked young Dill II
he were going. Nope, didn't have the
necessary quarter. he explained cneer'
fully.
"Ill lend It to you" she said.
Don't know when : can pay ii
back" he demurred.
PAY 1t back when you make youI
first speech in Congress she suggest
ed. Dill. being a terribly earnest youns
man. had made no secret of the fact
that he was going 10 Congress some
day. The farm lad accepted the money
and drew up the note.
lie hnd a good time at tho social
untroubled by his new financial burden
Five or six years later he fell into thu
camp of Tom Johnson and became one
of his secretaries during his gubcrna.
torial campaign. After the c9moa.Cr
Johnson asked him what he was goini
TO do.
"All right" said. Johnson. You &c
out West snd pick out some good
growing town and stay there till they
send YOU"
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
FOOD IN CLEAN hAND:k

Examination by the New I York
board of health of 10000 nbloyes
who handle food in hotels a nd res
taurants has resulted in thej discov-
cry of 110 to whom, by 1.ason of
disease, were refused the he alth GER
tificates which they must have here
after to work at such ocC C.upations.
Now the board announces that the
men who handle milk viii be next
subjected to medical scrutiny. AS
in the case of cooks an Il walters,
there will be first exami nation and
periodical inspection afte tward.
From the milkmen the depart
ment will go on to tho BE of other
occupations through whose hands,
literally, the city's pro- Hsions must
pass. 1t is a big task which the
board has set for itself. But if the
results can be reflected in a con-
tinued lowering of the death and
disease rate it will be we'll worth
while, for New York city will be a
valuable object lessont for other big
cities, not forgetting: Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
MORE BERLIN TERRORISM

The Berlin terrorists, it seems, are
not satisfied to direct their secret
forces of corruption and crime in
this country merely to the work of
dynamiting ships and factories, of
numbering wage-earners in our in
dustries and assassinating passen-
gers at sea. They want to blow the
bottom out of the market for Anglo
French bonds being fioated in this
country, and thus frighten Ameri-
can investors to death by giving
them gilt-edged securities at bar
gain prices.
That's sort of conspiracy to be
promoted not without much financial
advantage to the American public
at large.
Yet if the organized opposition to
our Anglo-French loan which is SELL
ing short those bonds can drive the
market price of them-as offered by
the short-sellers-down many points
or only few points, there will be no
harm done in that action to the Brit
ish and French borrowers. They
have got their money. 1t is their
money, whether some of the bonds
can be bought from short-sellers at
95 or 80, or at anything you please
down the scale.
1t isn't going to hurt the financial
institutions which took the bonds
not as a market speculation. but al
] a permanent investment Of unim-
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
THE ONLY EFFICIENT ARMY

Secretary Of War Garrison does
not deceive himself and does not at
tempt to deceive the public as to
how a real army must be created
and maintained. He says frankly
that there can be no efficient army
except a regular army.
But Secretary Garrison doesn't be-
lieve that either Congress or the
American people will authorize and
support an adequate regular army.
He questions whether it would be
possible in this country to raise,
short of cOmpulsion upon men suit
able for military duty, a large
trained army.
Well, there are just three horse
sense answers to an argument like
that.
The first answer is that if the con-
tinental army, as admitted by Sec
retary Garrison, can't be efficient,
and therefore can't be a real army,
| why bother with it at all? What's
the use of throwing money away on
it if it isn't going to solve the prob
lem of preparedness? If it isn't
going to defend the country, if it
isn't going to be of any military
value, then chuck it altogether.
The second answer is that if we
cannot get as big a regular army as
we need for perfect defense, then
let us get as big a regular army as
we can with some of the money or
all the money that the Administra-
tion proposes to throw away on a
continental army which in the event
of war wouldn't be worth a conti-
mental darn.
The third answer is that if it's a
question Of a useless continental
army by volunteering or a useful
army by compulsion, then resort to
compulsion. Propose to the Ameri-
can people that, like other nations
which do have military efficiency
and the power to defend themselves,
they MAKE the young men Of this
country take reasonably thorough
military training.
Nobody ought to be afraid to sug-
gest that. If the American people
won't listen to it, if they won't per-
nit changes in our laws so that the
Government could compel military
service to defend this nation in time
of need, why then the responsibility
for our neglect to prepare ourselves
in time of peace and for our help
lessness in time of war would lie
upon the heads of the American peo-
pie themselves, who must be the suf-
ferers when attacked, invaded, pill
laged and slaughtered.
And, anyhow. even if the Ameri-
can people turn down this proposal
of compulsory military service, if
ever or whenever it should be re-
quired, why, we'd not be any worse
off than with this continental army
which, everybody agrees with Secre.
tary Garrison, can never be more
than a make-believe army, and
therefore not worth spending on il
a single red penny than can be put
into a regular army which may
never be big enough to give us g
perfect defense, but every ounce Of
which can always be quoted at par
with something of a premium be.
sides. D..
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Mrs. Hamilton Again
Heads Relief Corps

The annual election of officers for
Burnside Women's Relief Corps 9: A.
II. has resulted in the choice OF mrs
Anna S. Hamilton TO succeed herself
as president. Mrs. Hamilton's record
as the head of the organization was
made the subject OF laudatory addresses
Other officers chosen were: senior vice
vice president, Mrs Maurice Fl. Smith ;
treasurer. Mrs. Emma L. Newton; chap
lain, Mrs. Ada G.. Dickerson; conduc-
tor Miss Jennie L. Hamilton; guard,
'nartment convention, Miss Asenath
Case, Mrs. Dickerson. Mrs. Rebecca Rit-
ner. Mrs. Maggie c. Miller, and alter
mates, Mrs. Sarah II; Jacobson. MIS-
Juia Warner, Mrs. Eliza A. Andrews
and Mrs. Mary L. Brown.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
CumminS to Press for
Inquiry in Arms-Making

Senator Cummins said today he intend
ed to press for action on his resolution
for an investigation into the teasibilty
or Goyernment manufacture of mu-
nitions, arms, and armament.
lie will soon speak In the senate on
this question. He declares 1t is tho one
phase of the preparedness question on
which a majority of the people are
united.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
England toilet Hospital
Supplies Enter Germany

Articles used exclusively to aid the
sick and woun5sd, the British en-
hassy has announced, will he allowed
entry into Germany, following the lat
ter's agreement as to their use. Per-
mission for thye entry OF rubber hos
pital supplies, however. has not vet
bCen given bY England.
The case ~ osc out Of the request
Of the American Red Cross 10 send
hospital supplies TO Germany
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

The statement that now only a
neck of land remains in Gaillard cut
would be more explanatory if we
could ascertain whose neck was be-
ing used as a measure.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

Byzantine Logothete is something
else the poor umIdres will have to
contend with next season.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

EngIand's recognition of Carranza
causes Senor Villas astigmatism to
take a turn for the worse.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

The President is relying upon a
pig iron tax to bring home the
bacon.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings Of the FraternaI, So
CiaI, and Other 0rganiza-
tiOnS in Washington.

Address, Van II. Manning, before Mlssissp-
pi Society OF Washington, Pythian Temple.
S y. NJ.
BENEFIT card party. under auspices Of ladies
board OF Georgetown University Hospital,
Raleigh, afternoon.
Annual dinner, Gridiron Club. New Willard,
Smoker, Home Club tennis players, at club,
p. m,
No. Is.
odd Fellows-Canton Washington, No. l,
Union-CoiumSia Council. NOnparell
Council -
supper headquarters Socialist Party. Sll Y
street northwest, 6 to S p. n.
Address by Congressman John Tillnlan hs-
fore Missouri Society. Rauscher's, p. m, .
Amusements.
New National-"Watch Your Step" 2:l5 ana
S:i5 p, IN.
Decken" @:2O and $50 p. m.
PoIi's-''Jullus Caesar" e:iS and S;15 .. N.
r. r Kcith's-NRudeville 2:lS and S:l5 u. IN
Caslno-"A Little en- IN BIG city :IJ
and S:l5 p. NJ.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
One Year Ago Today in the War

Colonel GOeas asked United States wasps protect the
ray of the Panama canal saying the allies have naval base
there.
The allies epued with heavy losses Flanders and France