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The Washington times., 1915-10-20
CARRANZA's RECOGNITION

The mediation of the Pan-Ameri-
can countries in Mexican affairs
reaches today the point where the
Carranza faction is formally recog-
nized as the de facto government of
the country. 1t is a momentous
performance of all-Amefican diplo-
macy. If it is successful to the
extent Of securing measurable ac-
quiescence in Mexico, and If it
marks the beginning Of the end of
chaos and the commencement in
the restoration of civil order, then
indeed will international co-opera-
tion have achieved something in the
New World that it has pitifully
failed to do in the Old.
For General Carranza a heavy
burden Of new responsibilities ac-
companies this recognition. His po-
sition before his own countrymen is
changed as in the twinkling of an
eye. There will doubtless be some
bitter factionists to assume that he
is an usurper, established in pow
er through the interposition of out
siders. That might we'll be made, in
a country in Mexico's position, a
ground for appeal to prejudice. But
the manner of the recognition gives
hope that this kind of prejudice will
not be seriously aroused; for the
cooperating countries gave notice
in advance of their tentative pur-
pose, and there has been opportun-
! ity to observe whether Mexico would
behave we'll in the circumstances
Events have seemingly justified
hope for the best results; the
strength of Carranza at home has
increased since he secured the pres.
tige of substantially assured recog.
milton.
If General Villa has been sincere
in his protestations of patriotic pur.
pose and unselfish concern for his
country alone, he now has oppor.
tunity to prove it. He is called upor
to take a bitter dose, and it will test
his quality as man and patriot. But
in all the circumstances it is earnest
ly to be hoped that he will accep,
| the inevitable in good spirit and lene
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Australian System of
Defense Not Adaptable
To Needs of America
1t Would Raise More Soldiers Than United States
Could Possibly Need-But Problem in That
Country in Many Ways Parallels Sitda-
tion Here.
BY JUDSON C. WELLIVER.

The problem national defense for the United States
paaeed by that Of Australia others utterly different
The points Of similarity have suggested military
the importance of understanding exactly what Australia had
when its present system of universal military service organized
years ago; while differences obvious to
make very clear that the Australian plan fitted transported
bodily into the United States
Australia has the of the United States only five
millions of population In Australia United
population the class of Switzerland Switzerland
considerably smaller thsn New Hampshire added to-
gethe Australia is the size Of continental United States
AUSTRALIA FEARS YELLOW PERIL"
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

protested that washington properly
does not pay taxes enough; and this
is the real basis Of the effort to des-
troy the old and satisfactory sys-
tenn. On this point the citizens
brief enters into detailed presenta-
ton Of facts bearing on the tax bur-
dens of a large number of American
cities comparable to Washingtsa.
There are wide discrepancies y ~
methods of assessing anA lsvytaG
taxes. Absolute compafissas -
not possible. But, SO far a. condi-
tions can be paralleled among cities,
it appears from these exhibits that
Washington is not a haven Of tax
dodgers, that its property pays rea-
sonable taxes, and that this criticism
has been at least very much over
worked.
One feature of the argument for
Washington deserves especial atten-
ton. It has been urged repeatedly
that the Federal Governments con-
tributions to <he administration Of
this city are unjustified, if they add
to the value of private property
here. Yet, as the citizens brief
shows, the Government has given to
States of the Union public lands ag-
gregating s6,O00,0OO acres; it has
distributed among them many mil
lions in cash; it endows their col
leges Of agriculture and mechanic
arts; it improves their rivers. Not
a dollar or an acre of land has ever
been given to the District of Colum-
bia in these connections. Beyond
this, the Government gave another
empire of its public domain to the
land grant railroads, to induce them
to construct roads that Injured to the
benefit Of the States through which
they passed. The District Of Colum-
bia benefited by no such largesses
1t is we'll to keep both sides of this
question Of Federal bounty in mind
and the brief states the case most
effectively.
Many of the most beautiful ma.
tional capitals of the world have
been made such by reason, in large
part, of the contributions of the ma.
tional treasures to their develop
ment. Paris, Vienna, Buenos Aires
and Rio Janeiro are cited as particu'
lar examples. Yet no one Of these
cities so much as needs or deserves
support from the national govern
ment, because all of them are grea'
commercial and industrial cities en-
tirely aside from the fact that they
are capitals; each is the metropolis
of it's country; each has vastly
wider and more diversified economic
basis on which to erect the structur,
of a city beautiful than Washington
possesses. Shall America be mig
gardly with its Capital while tn.
rest of the world, far less able to b.
generous, displays such liberality?
The whole case reaches the con
clusion that, whatever may be done
the National Government must il
the long run be a large contributor
toward maintaining this city. Fo
many years that contribution ha
been made under a plan that ha
produced desirable results.
change in the manner would no
ultimately change greatly the sub
stantial results. But it would de
moralize conditions, create uncer
tainties, break down confidence
work many injustices, and probabl
produce another era of stagnatio
and hesitation about the business o
developing the splendid Capital tina
is the ideal Of all Americans. Is
worth while to make any change, a
such a cost2
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Poet Riley Is Honored
By Hoosier State Club

"Riley Evening was celebrated ny
the Indiana Society last night with an
entertainment at the Raleigh Hotel. in
honor OF the Hoosier poet. The enter
tainment consisted Of readings by Mrs.
Flora Hanson. Miss Violet Pierson. and
the Rev. Earle Whitley, members OF the
Washington Readers Club; vocal So
lectons by Mrs Bennett. and Miss Flor
ence Girouard. and numbers on tho
Aeolian- -Vocalian In the absence Of
Justice Stanton J. Peele. Judge James
I. Parker, presided, he in turn being
succeeded by Judge John II. Thomp-
SON, Of the Department Of the Interior.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Escares Reform School
Without Taking Clothes

without stopping to get his clothes.
James Mcclellan, seventeen years old.
ESCAPED last night from! tho National
Training school, for Boys on the Bla-
densburg road. clad only in his sleeping
garments. rho police are searching for
him today.
He is described as bein five feet four
and half inches tall. Weighing about
l+0 pounds. with light hair cropped
short and q fair complexion.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Tomorrow.

Lecture. washington Chapter Of the Ameri.
can Institute Of bsrkinx, c;uvroons. 1@i* Y
street horthwsst. ., III.
Coby.ntiun fnst aru Second Class Fostmast-
erH, hs!,Is. Hotel. 81; sdar.
innbc Installation. William y. Cushing
.',.Inp, No. aG Sons OF Veterans. In camp
h"asIugr;-rs 1872 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, n y IN.
Meeting. executive committee OF the District
o. Columbia Suffrage League, west study
room. Public Library, 8 D. M. ~ !.
fl.strated lecture. what IL Rechabism.
soH De Nedrey. TypoEraphicai Temple.
D. IN. =. -
k,s0nle, naval. No. 4. la raye,ts. No; 10;
EilI'sn: II. singleton. No. -; Adonlram
Esiht'' No. 6. E.,:etn star.
oat Ee.io~s-t:olumta No. 10. Covenant
No u. Salem. No g.
En!ssts OF columbus -SpaldinF Council.
National Inioa- --Na,ionAl Council. MI. YER
non Council
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Every time one man mistakes
another for a deer, with the Gus
tomary post-mortem, we think how
fortunate the anti-preparedness
gentlemen are that there is no
mice hunting season.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

They claim now that the Turk
ish atrocities exceed even those in
Statuary Hall.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

On the witness stand New
Haven directors manner is just as
Yak and open as the Panama
canal.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

1t doesn't seem to be a question
of Carranza being a better man
than Villa, but of Villa being a
worse man than Carranza.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Director.
March. The New Ebbitt"
Zimmerman
Overture. THE Bohemian Girl
Balfe
Romance, Heart to Heart
Trinkhaus
Selection, "Rigoletto" Verdi
Gn two parts,)
Hawaiian Patrol. "Kilauea". Stewart
Waltz Suite, Imperial. .Halenberg
Finale, "Niebelungen" Hermann
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1915-10-20

Ioew's Columbia Thenter will present
Pose Stahrs greatest starring vehicle.
THE Chorus Lady" with an all-star
cast the first four days of next week.
commencinC on Monday afternoon.
The play has to do with the troubles
Of Patricia C'Brien. The Chorus Lady
IN keeping hcr younger sister. Nora,
from being led astray bv the fascina-
ton % theatrical life. These two roles
vh!ch are well known to the theater-
go,~t~ ruhlc. are played by Cleo Ridge
lcr ar1 Marjorie Daw. respectively. AMI
nccn-g!'n. to those who have seen the
photo drama could not have been placel
into better hands.
R.nnchc sweet, the beautiful and
clever star. will appear the last four
dnvs Of the week in Margaret Turn.
bulls thrilling drama. "The Secret Sin"
In this gripping play Miss Sweet plays
two characters. twin, sisters: one a
strong. high minded girl and the other
a slave to the opium and morphine
habits. Miss Sweet is supported by
THOMAS Meighan. Hal Clements, Alice
Einwald and other members of the ALL
star Lasky stock company.
The Washington times., 1915-10-20
Has Its Own Fleet.

Australia has a royal Australan
fleet" which belongs to the colony and
Is supported by 1t; while the imperial
government makes naval contribu-
ton. The Australian naval forces are
In close unison with those OF the en-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
football STAR gets.
a MILITARY MEDAL
Uncovers. and Removes {, 900
Pounds xpfosiyefr
German Mine.

DUNKfRK, France, Sept. 25.-
Lieutenant; w. Az Coop er, "a famous
English football star, has been dec
Grated at the front with the English
military cross for his GOODNESS In UNI
covering and removing ton and q
half OF explosive from q German
mine, which threatened to destroy an
important salient on the British
front. 7,
Cooper, who had some experience
as a miner, joined the royal en-
gineers at the beginning Of the war.
His station for the last three months
has been In the trenches at the. foot
Of Hl1l 60. He was driving ! mine
200 yards long under the German
position when he broke into a Ger
man mine crammed with high .ex.
plosive. For moment he thought
Ids party was doomed. but acting
quickly, he cut the wires leading 10
the German trenches. and then pro-
ceeded to carry away the explosive
matter piecemeal. t e
As the tunnel was very. low, he
and his men lay head to feet and
passed the stun back from hand ia
hands The task socaupied twelve
hours and the +, expl ostyes handled
fHhcwea & Tot git pff over 3, 600
pounds Five OF the men were rem:
dered F1nec cl0us BY fumes:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
FREE TIMBER
GIVEN MANY
Wood Taken from National
Forests lin Year Worth
Over 100000. q

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Of the
6ss .ey22 900 board feet OF timber cut
on the national forests during the As
cal year ended June 30, 1916, accord
Ing to statistics Just compiled by the
United States forest service, 1e3, 1885,
900 feet was taken under free use per-
mitsf given to settlers and other liv-
ing in or near national forests. There
were 10000 free use permittees. and
the value of the timber they cut was
under sales contracts. for the most
part with lumber operators, but in
GLIDING 19,246s0c0 feet sold at cost to
farmers and settlers. as required by
. special provision of law. The prices
received for all sold timber varied
from so cents to 81 per thousand feet,
and the total value was ST. 79, 4AS.S9.
The statement shows that the for
ests of Alaska are furnishings large
amount Of timber for local .consumpl
ton. More than $1,000 900 feet, ac-
cordlng. to the forest service, was out
under sales contracts during the fiscal
year In the two national forests OF
Alaska, and 1t Is estimated that the
quantity taken under the free use
privilege amounts to at least ten per
cent OF that cut under sales. No fig
tireA are available on the Alaskan
free use cut, however, AZ residents III
the territory are allowed, on account
90 he 5slatiye spat ~ of The popuiks
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
planet mistaken
F0R.AN AEROPLANt
French Gunners TiFainAntizAir.
A craft Guns the
Star.

PARIS. Sept, 25.Jupiter, loom.
ing up especially brilliant in the
eastern sky not long after sunse;
nowadays. has been frequently mis-.
taken for the earchlight OF al aero.
plane flying over Paris. Gunners
at the front have Smade the same
mistake and prepared to train theii
enti-aircraft weapons against Ii.
3 The we'll known astronomer, Able
Moreux. says he has received a great
many letters from them asking par.
tsculars about this great light IN the
east, brought TO their notice for the
first time BY the war. Able Moreux
snfers from theFmass Of correspond
ence received that thousands Of sol.
sdiers obliged TO pass the night IN.
der the open sky are acquiring an In
terest in the wond ers ana beauties 81
nature that otherwise they would
have passed their lives without.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
HARVEST RANDS FIND
PYTHON IN Their !. BED
Both Escape but They viii
Never Sleep inthes0 Open /,
Again.

a HARMED, Kan.,,S Sept, 26.-Tsgo har-
vest hands, Marvin Hicks and Enoch
Chase, were working on q farm ineas
gLarned. Both slept in the same bed
and one night Chase was awakened
by Hicks, who declared that his5berth-
mate had allSthe cover. g
Get over there" he complained to
his companion. But his friend, didn't
move. Instead, when his companion
insisted on him getting on his own
side of the bed OF straw, Chase had
the time of his life. He put out his
hand and touched something cold and
3clammy. It was q huge snake. j :s~-
lcording to Chase 1t was about as big
around as a barrel and forty feet long.
1t is unnecessary to state that the bun
kles grabbed up their clothes and
'.boat 1t" for dear life.
The reptile was a python. 1t has,
according to farmers, been giving lots
|of trouble around Larned. It is sup
posed to have escaped from a circus
two years ago and since then, In the
warm season, It has often been seen
1t captures and swallows chickens
pigs. lambs and even dogs and other
small animals. 49,
Kansas harvest hands now refuse t.
sleep in the open. They are very
much opposed to sleeping with snakes
especially big ones. =
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ton, to take all the timber they need
fef psfk 6hal me without going through
any formalstles. i:ss.s 81
<Outsids oaSaslaSkg rarlnl,s an Is
sued 70 those entittea ~ 1h&fe a the
Zee use privilege, as 9 m6aii6 Of pre-
venting It's abuse. and to regulate
this form Of utilization along lines
which viii tend TO improve the f6iS
est conditions. The material taken
by free use. permittees IS restricted
largely To- dead, insect infested or dis
eased timber, thinning and inferior
species. Forest officers often get aside
suitable areas from which those grant
ed free use under the terms Of the law
may help thmeselyes under certain
general rules. bud where green tim
Der WIN be cut the trees 70 be use;.
are designated Just as in all timber
sales, The amount of free use mater
ia1 allowed individuals Is litnSted To
twenty dollars worth yearly.
Montana leads the nat:ongl forest
states in the sfroun. Of timber cut
under sales, With more than i;pl .Doo;-
900 feet. hnt takes second place In the
free use cut, with 100000 feet.
Idaho leads the free use list with a
cut Of nearly 25, 900 600 feet and! is q
close second In the amount OF timber
cut under sales contracts, twieh lover
100. 900, 600 feet. Oregon. 9elpt ado,
Wastttsei On, Arfzepe, Cali for1ias siHSvko-
lminR b; New exico ana; South
Dakota N ne order ma mad led
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
'.''IDLENESs !.
On the Heights of Montmartra
Very Great on Account I
ofthe War.
tayAasoelk1Ispl.aEss,

PARIS Sept The Heights al
Montmsrtres where in times 81 spSace;
more money :Sis spent after midnigRs
than IN any other place on the globe;
are not exclusively the pleasure spota
they are; generally taken for. Behind
the night cabaret =and dance houses;
in the narrow streets that follow the
direction OF aneient cattle paths, up
the slope, many ousandsT of serious
workers lived in times OF peace and
are negotiating rather miserahlyt IN
time ofswai.. II. = HI I: ~ I
I sThe mayor of the eighteenth srrons
dfssement which ( Comprises Mont.
Marie. distribute relief to 10000
families. Tie number OF workers liyg
ing there; Who were thrown out Eoi
emplo ymenE according to figures taxi
en- between The ninth and twenty
fourth Uts October last, was $500. Of
which 5000 had beer. abs to return
to work before the beginning Of this
month. "
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
REFUGEES
From Beirut Say Economic
Distress in Syria lis Be-.
coming More Acute.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. Sept. 25.-
The latest throng Of refugees to be
brought here from Beirut by the United
States collier Caesar, state that the
economic distress in Syria is becom-
ing more acute every day. Lack OF
transport is in part Responsible. In
proper fuel has burnt out lie locom6-
tiyes, so there is only one train a
week between Beirut and Damascus
and the AlIeppoIR Kayak service has
been, reduced to one train every three
days. Meantime the number OF horses.
mules and camels is constantly re-
duced by Communicating. Outbreaks
are feared as the, result Of famine.
There is d credible rumor that the
Turks are cutting down olive trees for
fuel. Many Of these trees are centur.
les old, and their loss will bring fur
Their miserles after the war is over.
The Syrian Protestant College, an
American institution, not only has
had the compulsory teaching of Tur.
kish imposed on It by Djemal Pasha,
but che refugees say Turkish is also
made the principal language Of in:
tLfuctl0n. III
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
Impure.
Is Air Of Londonl,,, I as i Shown by
Tests C0mplete "a Few
Days AGO..

b LONDON, Sept. ga critical ex-
animation Of the air In the central
part Of London was begun by the city
corporation a year ago. and the REL
suits Of twelve months Of investigas.
tons with various scientific instrus
ments on the roof Of the city NOR.
tuary in Golden Lane have Just been
announced. Similar observations are
being made on the Thames embank4.
tnent and at points in the residence
districts. /
Although the presence Of much i'm:
purity in the London atmosphere had
long been known, the results have as
tonished DR.. Howar'th, the I city rmfsesdi.
cal officer. In December alone the
amount OF DEPOSIT registered as fall
ing in the comparatively small area
known as the CITY. amounted to
fifty four tons. OF this total, thsrr,.
four tons was soluable, including sui
pilates OF ammonia and chlorine, and
twenty tons we're insoluhle, consisting
Of tar. carbon and grit. No dense
fogs have yet been tested. s.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26

Physician Explains Why Eng
lisfE Coast People Report
So Much Firing.
nv H. !, I,sSSs;si 4, !

LONDON sept. g5.-,'Is II The guns
in FLANDERS OF the beating Of their
own hearts that people on the English
coast and inland are writing to the
newspapers about?n asks u London
physician discussing the reports OF
gun firing heart sixty. seventy and
even ninety miles from the neares.
scene Of war operations.
let me suggest a trial experiment, 4
he continues. When anyone hears
these sounds let him stop his ears
with his fingers. Then n he really
hears guns. the Sound will be dimin.
ishedSor blDtted out altogether: ii it
Is the Heart peat the sound will be In
creaSAdl =. ~ A 49, $3.50 Z
gIAat 1gsny people when they
lie down at night hear their hearts
beating. One correspondent at a
shore resort says that he counted
etghty-eight gun shots in a minute.
myself heard gun firing while on the
east coast, and not until my return
70 London, where ] heard the guns
Just as plainly every night. did the ex-
planation Of the heart beats occur to
me-. =
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free AT last
After Three Months Csonfine-
rnert, Dogs of Germany
Are UnnfuzzIed!!
ssY ASSOCIATES .sks.,.

BERLIN Sept. The three
months muzzling of dogs, which has
been traced in most cases to Russia,
has come to an end at last, to the
great delight OF the thousands Of dog
owners IN Berlin and Germany IN gen
eral: + Il; ysl.
The German is perhaps the great.
est dog lover III the world ahd Ito 8
degree Impractical In other landi
maintains one or more pets. The mug
cling order, which went into effec1
late in June, has been followed 81
them only with the greatest regret. 7
A careful investigation OF the by:
drophobia in Germany during the sum:
Her has revealed the fact that ninety,
six per cent Of 1t originated in ths
provinces bord eringl on Russia, grad
ually working westward from. there
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26
10 MOB HIKES F3
WALKING NdO[FSg
Quit vaikino Game after q
Journey Of q; 600 Miles
on Foot. 8.
on Foot.

"a KANSAS fyTlIyV 7rN1r, & esa,,t- q sT,J7S
vaiEs - t,,a 49, ..,,s Ma. 's ws,ss.. :
syaT t,a,. S.A e4 0cS Ia. II
IlnH, sd no $500. ,,al ssy w, 1ass III
N H. w Sa ~ anlass u tal.s I'VE Is
nat. ,st tr AM ns No anaosnsu 81
s.,ss Meelk spat silea
"a III. I,Si,v t,.ss, e $500 10y, sVs ge.s
Efha gos, ;SI s.sssA s'Stss 1l Do4'
81 Eve s' ,,,s Mol e.',.. 50. !.
81 4,st 3 1 LaA : Male y = Gay Is
!. sa - ~ Ass - ~ oiel t ana
gras, 800 u So ! +, ~ ous oqI
i,iS 49, sno :, ,Sssll IA: sa.S
Kansas SIDE aide. avenue :.
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LANGUAGE
of the Turks to Be Taught
through outa Germany by
Import each rs.
lsy Ass6c,aTGb eatss,

BERLIN. Sept. q. Thorough going
courses In conversati pnai Turkish are
t.. be begun early next month in Ber-
lin, for the benefit Of ti6se who ap-
probate the growing need for this
language in their business or social
life. The aerman-TNrkish Associa.
ton Is sbehtnd the movement and win
import or provide competent Turkish
teachers. A course, which will esot--
fered for five dollars, will last, three
months and contain three hourly les
sons weekly. The need Of Turkish Is
increasingly felt 1t q maintained.
Something in the nature Of q coun-
ter. plan is the proposal to install at
the Turkish University, In s.amboul
fourteen German professors who; In
Turkish, are to give instrnct lion 10
Psychology, pedagogy. the history of
the Oriental languages. geography,
geology mineralogy botany, zoology,
organic and inorganic chemistry, law
economics, finance and semitic Ian
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