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The Washington times., 1915-06-24

King Constantine vetoed the ar
rangement, and his prime minister,
who had negotiated it, was deposed.
The allies soon thereafter landed
troops on the peninsula, but they
have made little headway. If Greece
had fulfilled her contract, the other
Balkan powers undoubtedly would
have been drawn in, and the allies
would have had the right of way
through the Balkans to the Tcha-
talja defenses, where the Bulgars
were halted by the European con-
cert rather than by the Turkish
troops in the first Balkan war.
This route the allies need now.
Constantinople can be taken, it is
believed, from this side. 1t was
Russia's favorite path when she was
fighting for the natural capital of
the eastern empire. It's use is of
more value to the allies now than
was the use of the Belgian passage
into France to the Germans at the
commencement of the war. France,
England, and Italy need the grain
that is locked up in Russia. The
Gar stands in poignant need of am
munition, which he can get in suf-
ficient quantities only through Con-
stantinople. 1t may be that Bull
garia is jeopardizing all Russia s
armies by holding up the allies.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

| colored people vote. while granting ex-
| emption from the educational test to
| most of the whites.
Affects Only Oklahoma.
| The legal officers explain that the
Oklahoma decision does not give the
| right of franchise to anybody out
| side Oklahoma. In other States, even
| where there are grandfather clauses.
/ 1t will be necessary to start actions
and follow them through the courts
just as was done in oklahoma. Action
Will presumably be in the form of
mandamus proceedings against boards
| OF registration or election officers, or
/ suits against elsction officers for
damages on account of the denial of
civil rights. In Oklahoma, on the
! other hand. ii is believed that no fur
! ther proceedings will be necessary to
get the ballot for the black men
| they are restored to the exact status
| they occupied before the constitu ional
anne endment was adopted in 1910. When
! the State came into the Union IL was
under constitution that made no effort
| at discrimination. because the makers
or that instrument perfectly understood
that they would be denied admission IL
they tried to discriminate. But once
safely inside. they proceeded to adopt
the amendment. and they made 1t so
| manifest race discrimination that the
! Supreme Court had no chance to evade
| the issue.
There is going to be no startling ef-
| feet, In 1915, or probably in any other
year, by reason of the Oklahoma de-
cision. In the first place. there Is little
| doubt that Oklahoma's legislature will
| elimination which will serve the 'pur-
pose through literacy or property quail
ihcations, poll tax. or In some other
May. way. .ahenl,,1 There Is no uncertainty about
white people to keep the ballot out Of
the hands OF the colored race. If one
plan does not work. another will be
! tried. and the colored man will be kept
busy fighting first one and then another
plan. the while being denied the vote.
May Lead To Other Suits.
It is suspected that leaders among the
colored race will be inspired to new ef-
forts in fighting the franchise restric-
tions all along the line. because the
Oklahoma decision will encourage them
Consequently whole cror of actions to
overthrow the determinations is
looked for.
The important point on which legal
authorities familiar with the situation
| agree is. that there will be no general
sudden restoration of the ballot: that
people in the South to return to eX-
treme methods of keeping colored men
away from the polls: and that there Is
going to be no justification for another
effort at force bilr' Observation-Disclosures
Southern elections under Federal law.
Rather. 1t Is considered that the great
majority of the Southern coiored men
of the present day will acquiesce in
their exclusion from the ballot: that
they will gradually acquire the privilege
of exercising 1t. as they get more educa-
ton, accumulate property. and generally
equip themselves: that this absorption
of the more efficient elements among
them into the voting class of the COM
munity will require several generations
and that the outcome will be so grad
ually reached that it will have little po-
litical effect.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Political Status Of
South Little Altered
By Decision Of Court
lnvadating of "Grandfather Clause" By Highest Tri-
bunal in Nation Does Not Automatically Give
Franchise to Colored Man, But May
Lead to Further Legislation.
BY JUDSON C. WELLIvER.

The decision of the Supreme Court nvaldatng grandfather
clause of Okahomas constitution does automatically give the
franchise to the colored of the South
1t does not affect any Of the other constitutional legal pro-
visions for restricting suffrage 1t opinion of law Off
GERS of the Government new emancipation anything
The political situation in the South is not going be
lied or grievously disturbed
Finally the Supreme Courts decision taken as
dcang change of mind the part of that body
earlier involving grandfather clause
persistenty declined rule the main always found an
O dodge
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MR., SECRETARY LANSING

Inc appointment OF Robert Lam
sing to be Secretary of State will
give general satisfaction to the
country, and especially to people
who appreciate the Importance at
this time Of expert statecraft in the
foreign office. There has been in
time past too much of amateurism
and worse in the State Department;
too little Of capacity to appreciate
that the foreign relations of the
nation ought to be divorced from the
domestic political concerns. Mr..
Lansing stands for that profes ssional
view which understands that the
nation needs foreign policy that
shall be continuous and logical, not
to be disturbed by domestic political
shifts.
Mr.. Lansing comes to the foreign
portfolio with an equipment that is
admirably adapted to the demands
of the position in this juncture.
From the day when his name first
was prominently connected with the
conduct Of the foreign relations, the
question has been constantly asked,
whether he was Democrat ;or Re-
publican. The answer is that he Is
a Democrat, but not a politician in
any way. He Is that rara avis
among American publicists, diplo-
mat by profession and by long
practice that has peculiarly seasoned
him for the high service to which
he now succeeds. He is reputed to
have handled more diplomatic bust
ness-just plain business-in the
form of arbitrations, as counselor
for governments, and related capaci-
ties, than any contemporary Ameri-
can. He knows the methods, the
manners, the forms, of diplomacy;
and he is particularly informed upon
the intimate detail of all questions
now pressing upon the attention of
his department, having had peculiar
opportunity to familiarize himself
with them during his service as
counselor of the State Department.
Finally, he is in thorough sympathy
with the purposes Of President Will
son in handling the delicate ques-
tions incident to the war in Europe,
to the situation in Mexico, to the
complexities in the Pacific and the
Orient.
Mr.. Lansing will take hold of the
State Department with the steady,
confident hand of a craftsman know
ing his tools and his task. He enjoys
the confidence of the country and
the Administration, the high regard
Of diplomats, wherever they are,
with whom he will have business.
His appointment is a long step to-
ward replacing the American diplo-
matte service on the plane it occu-
pied under Elihu Root and making
possible to organize it away from
the political standards that have
measured it under too many Ad-
ministrations in the past.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Motor Car Strikes Pole;
Three Men Are Hurt

Three men were painfully cut and
bruised early today when an automobile
in which they were riding crashed into
telephone pole on Bladensburg road
near the Pennsylvania railroad bridge
The car was driven by Frank A
Arandes. twenty-seven. 61O G street
southeast. With him were Elmer
Sandsbury, twenty-five. 1913 Seventeenth
street southeast, and William Sanders
thrty-four, 9H Maryland avenue south.
west.
They were driving south and turned
out of the road in an attempt to pass
a mortorcycle going In the same direc-
ton. The machine swerved too far
struck the pole and overturned. ATan-
des' right wrist was fractured, Ssnds-
bury was cut on the hands and face
ana sanders had his left cola rbone
broken. Al were taken to the CasuaItv
hospital.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

ers-Some sections have secured sub.
stantial increases.
The number of unemployed in Great
Britain shows large falling off in Feb
ruary and March, as compared with the
corresponding months Of last year. The
board of trades labor gazette prints
statistics from the governments 4OS
labor exchanges. according to which
there were S.04 names on the register
last month. rs against lo0,616 for Feb
ruary and l2S,7l4 for March of last year.
The lumber of vacancies in employ
ment reported to the exchanges also
show an increase over the late winter of
1914. having a daily average of 5.746. or
100 more than the average for February
and 1000 more than the average for
March of last year.
London passed through the winter
with fewer cases of destitution demand
ing relief from the poor funds than anv
winter within the memory of the pres
ent poor law officials.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Tomorrow.

Picnic and outing, Iowa Society OF District
OF Columbia, Great Falls. all day.
Annual picnic, Trinity Episcopal Church Sun
day school, Glen Echo, all day.
Moonlight excursion, Home Club on steamer
ST. Johns. leaving Seventh street wharf at
y. m.
Benefit. Neighborhood House kindergarten.
home OF Mrs Corby, Chevy Chase Circle.
afternoon.
Masonic-St. Johns No II: Capitol, No II,
Royal Arch Masons: Takoma. No. 70; Ca
thedral. No IA; St. Johns Lodge. No. 49,
Eastern Star
Odd Fellows-Metropolis, No 49, Central
No. ]: Phoenix, No. 2S Dorcas, No. ii
Martha Washington. No. 3. Rebekahs.
Knights OF Pythas-Rathbone-S superior. No.
20: Rathbone. No. s, Pythan Sisters.
National Union-East Washington Council,
Mckinley Council.
woodmen of the world-Georgetown Camp,
No. l9.
T. S. W. V.--AdmIral Dewey Camp. No. T.
Modern Woodmen OF America Washington
Camp, No. lli64: Central Camp, No. l6ol5;
Lincoln Camp No. l2455
Concert, United States Soldiers Home Banj,
bandstand at home, $40 D. m.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
TRUTHS BY LLOYD GEORGE

to blurt out to his countrymen truths
known to everybody else on the face
of the globe. Introducing In the
house of commons his munitions
bill-making strikes and lockouts
illegal in factories which produce
arms and ammunition, fixing fines
and other penalties for slack work
men and greedy employers, and
otherwise compelling an output ade-
Guate to the nations military opera
tions-he declared that the serious
shortage of munitions was doubtless
as well known in Germany as in
England.
Assuredly as we'll known; unques-
tionably better known; for there
never was anything stupider than
the British censorship, which, unable
to conceal any war facts from the
Germans and the rest of the outside
world, has kept the British public
In the dark about them to the stulti-
fication of itself and to the advan-
tage Of It's enemy.
But while Mr.. Lloyd George was
about it he might better have made
a clean breast of the whole thing
and confessed that the country's
destitution Of suitable arms and am
munition was not entirely due to the
fact that considerable part of the
wage-earners couldn't work when
they were drunk and wouldn't work
when they were sober. He might
have added to good purpose that
orders were given out to domestic
and foreign manufacturers for muni-
tions that were not needed and that
could be of no use on the firing line.
In this country machinery was
specially built, factories were spe-
cially erected and plants were
specially equipped, months being
consumed in such preparation, to
turn out specified supplies that were
a waste of time and money to make.
Then when the mistakes in the speci-
fications were discovered and cor
rected, it took months more to get
the new mechanical equipment with
which to manufacture what was
really required and what ought to
have been ordered in the first in
stance.
The allies, as Mr.. Lloyd George
says, have the superiority of num-
bers, of finance and of other re-
sources; but they have blundered
away magnificent military oppor-
tunity and have sacrificed huge
human life, because, while the Ger
mans knew that they could shift
armies to the east, since the allies
in the west lacked ammunition with
which to fight, the British people at
home were kept in ignorance of that
appallingly dangerous fact by a CEN
sorship which has worshiped the
practice of the ostrich sticking it's
foolish head in the sand to deny, in
it's own impenetrable darkness, the
light of the blazing sun.
The allies are going to win this
war, no doubt, but they are going to
win it in spite of traditional British
laundering.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Book Reviews

uNDERCuRRENTs IN AMERICAN POLL
TICS: by Arthur Twning Hadley. Yals
University Press. Price. s1.sS net.
Striking among the movements Of the
political history of Europe and America
is that of democracy. Its gradual devel-
opment in the United States from the
aristocratic colonial organization to its
turning point Is the election of Andrew
Jackson thence down to the accompany
ing social changes of more recent days
is traced in President Hadley's Ford
lectures delivered at Oxford and now re-
printed in book form. Accompanying
them are the Virginia lectures on po-
litical methods President -Hadley Is
more of an historian than he is an advo-.
cate. AS an economic observer and
critic he has long established his place
in American literature. He is as frank
in setting forth the dangers which
threaten the new democracy as he Is to
analyZe the causes which have pro-
NOTED its growth.
His discussion of machine politics and
the power of the press in molding public
opinion is at once sane and illuminative.
Discussing the present tendencies in
legislation toward state control, he says
the solution. costly as has been the ex-
perimental stage. is likely to be reached
only when the demand for state control
of industry and for trained public serv-
ice go hand in hand.
NOUS, published by &. p. Putnam's Sons,
New York. Price. Is cents net.
A story brimful of the new spirit that
has come over the men and women of
England A series of letters between a
young officer in the trenches. his aunt,
and his girl cousin. 1t embodies the
spirit of the nation as shown in the
soldier and in those who have felt the
heart wrenched bv the tragedy Of the
war.
SHALL THE GOVERNMENT OWN AND
OPERATE THE RAILROADS? THE
TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONE SYS-
TENS. SHALL THE MUNICIPALITIES
OWN THEIR UTILITIES? THE Mega
TIVE SIDE. Published by the National
civic Federation, New York. Paper
covers, price 30 cents. .
A series of papers prepared for the
December meeting of the 1ederatlon.
The authors are jeremiah w. jerks,
Jonathan Bourne, jr.; F. r. 6. Gordon
and T. w. sullivan.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Lloyd George Tells Commons
CompuIsion viii BE Used II
This Fails.
ULTIMATUM SENT LEADERS
Munitions Bill Makes Strikes
and Lock.0uts Illegal and
Limits Profits.

SINGAPORE, June PA =
proposal has been introduced in
the legislative council of the
Straits Settlements to compel
British male residents between
the ages of eighteen and fifty
five to serve as volunteers or as
civil guards.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Belgians Advancing
In Southwest Africa

HANRE. June 4-Belgian troops oper-
aung In German Southwest Africa have
captured kumissenje, an important sta
tion on Lake Kivu, the Belgian war
oftice announced today.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
MANY EVENTS LISTED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments to
Be Held in Every Section Of
City BY Various Societies.
TODAY.


Meeting, District Suffrage League, peopisU
Forum. Eighth street and Market SQUARE
y. m.
Annual outing. Washington Railway Relief
Association. Chesapeake Beach, all day.
Annual outing, St. Patrick's parish, Marshall
Hall, all day.
Excursion. ksllipolis Grotto, TO Philadelphia.
Train leaves Union station at . p. m.
Lecture. "A Profitable Leghorn Plant -
Thomas G: Pollock, at meeting Of National
Capital Poultry and Pigeon Association.
Public Library, p. m.
Masonic-The New Jerusalem. No. .; Tem-
pie Noyes, NO. 81; Washington, No. ..
Royal Arch Masons: William F. Hunt,
No. is, Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Excelsior, No II; Columbia,
No. 10; Covenant. No. l3
National Cnion-Bsncroft Council. Dahl sreu
Council.
Woodmen Of the world-Forest Camp. No.
IL.
Knights Of Columbus-Theater party at
Keith's honorinR Fiske O'Hara
Modern Woodmen Of America-A. r. Talbot
Camp, No. 1872; Columbia Camp, No. 1923.
Concert. Fifth Cavalry Band. judiciary Park.
1880 y. IN.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Amusements.

Poli's-"We Are Seven" 2:2o and $40 D. N,
Columbia-'The Dawn Of a Tomorrow" In
B. +. Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
Cosmos-Vadueviie.c continuous
Garden-Photoplays, II a. m. to II D. m
|Strand-Photoplays. II a. m. to IL D. m.
Crandalf fs-Photoplays II a. m. to ii D. M
Glen Echo-Open-air amusements, all day
and evening.
Marshall Hall Outdoor attractions. all day
and evening.
Gentry Bros. shows-Sixteenth and U streets
northwest.
Baseball. American League Park. Washing.
ton vs. Boston, O'Clock
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

The sweet girl grads who used to
tour Europe as a finishing course
would find the finishing a trif1e too
realistic at this stage of the game.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Concert Today
BY the Fifth Cavalry Band at
Judiciary Park, 1880 o'clock.
w. J. CAIN. Chief Musician

W. J, CAI4N, OlIIet M uSFo'oII
March, THE Banner" ........V. Blon
Overture, Merry Wives Of Wind
sor" Nicolai
(a) Day Dreams" u....... RolltnsoA
(b) Serenade for Cornet... Schubert
(Sergeant V. Norlingo
Excerpts from THE Red Mill"
Herbert
Waltz, Gold and silver" .Lehar
Popular Melodies. "Remicks Hits"
LAmpe
Excerpts from THE Spring Maid."
Reinhardt
Finale. Miss Trombone. Fillmore
THE star-spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

Altho' defeated on land and sea-
Mr.. Bryan's air forces are still in
good trim.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

Billy Sunday now has former Sec
retary Ackley eating the sawdust
trail.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

It's some small consolation to
know the Ya4uis have no subma-
rines.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

If the Constitution follows the fap
it should have few gray hairs by
now.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

The boot of Europe seems to be
we'll heeled.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Concert Tomorrow
By U. s. Soldiers Home Band
Bandstand, at $40 p. m.
JOHN s. NJ ZIMMERMANF.
Director.

March. Universal Freedom"
Blankenburs
Overture. "Semiramide" .......R .Rossini
Scene Espagnole. "Sevillana". e, Elgar
Selection. The Joy Ride Lady
Gilbert
One-step. "Popsy Wopsy". ...... Scott
Valse Hesitation. Somewhere
Voice Is Calling .............Tats
Finale, Weep No More My
Lady" Observation-Disclosures. Gilbert
The Star-spanEied Banner"
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

department in the United States and
Canada
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Affects Only Oklahoma.

| colored people vote. while granting ex-
! emption from the educational test TO
most of the whites.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28

The pipe organ in the new Methodist Episcopal church is one of the
best and largest in this part of the northwest. The following descrtps
ton covers the main features OF this fine instrument: 8
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
WEEK lin JAIL
College Professor Becomes Prisoner
to Investigate Conditions.


Bangor, Maine.-After posing sey-
eral days asa forger In the Maine
state prison at Thomaston, Prof. Aus
tin H. MacCormick of Bowdoin col.
lege came out with considerable
knewledge OF prison life and an am
azing collection Of convicts' tips on
how to get along behind the bars.
He was after inside knowledge Of
prison life and he got It.
The professor, being youthful, the
.lifers in the prison dubbed him the
t.Kid.. and they gave him many
pointers about Warden Waterhpuse,
Deputy Bucklin and the prison guards
These tips conveyed during ex-
ercise hours in the yard. and on Sat
urday and sunday afternoons a
baseball game between convict mines
on Saturday afternoon afforded much
chance for conversation. Between
innings the professor was slipped
many d friendly hint on how to be
happy though in prison.
The ~conyicts do not know yetthat
NLA ~
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
= \ 4 = y
SEVERAL STATES TO VOTE
ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE

The states Of New York, Penn
!. sysyap;a and Connecticut are to-
\ vote on the question Of equal suf-
= frage at the regular election in
: in November.
Notwithstanding the defeat Of.
: the movement in New Jersey BY
upwards of fifty thousand major
: ity, the suffragists In the three
I states named are exerting them
! selves to get out as large a vote
Y as possible. Some even express.
7 confidence of winning.
However, New York is hardly
= expected to record itself for it,
! nor is Connecticut. Pennsylvania
: may do SO. according to the opin-
: ions Of certain of the leaders In
: the movement for votes for Wom-
: en-. but general expectation OF
the country is that neither state
= will pronounce for equal suffrage.
The suffragists, nevertheless,
while admitting defeat in New
Jersey, and possibly also inithe
= other states, profess the utmost
Z encouragement in the eventual
: outcome Of the propoganda.
4 9 = 8
XIV A L1E L0G
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-28
DISEASE OF SHEEP.
Peculiar Ailment Attacks Sheep in
the Belle Fourche Region.

|aegsEE
Belle Fourche, S. D.-Since Thurs
day morning Of last week, six humid
red and fifty head Of sheep have died
along the road between the Brant
reservoir and Belle Fourche, and the
cause of death has SO far bafied the
sheepmen as well as DR.. G.. "a. Edmis-
ton, Of Rapid City, deputy state veter-
5inatTian.
One peculiar condition is the fact
that one band Of sheep may go over
the ground and be affected, while
the band Just ahesd of it or Just be-
hind it will go over and not show any
i'll effects.
1t has been practically determined
that a young sheep will be affected
much more readily than an old one,
and this is attributed to the condi-
ton Of the animals teeth. a young
sheep will have good teeth, complete
ly masticate the food eaten, and thus
transmit it to the blood quickly,
while an old sheep with poor teeth
will not masticate the food SO well,
and consequently less Of the SUBJ
Stance will be conveyed to the blood.
The animals opened showed very
dark lungs and the blood very dark.
So far, only a small territory is