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The Washington times., 1915-11-11
PAN-AMERICAN UNION
O. KS RECOGNITION
Governing Board lndorses
Action Taken by U. S. and
Southern Neighbors.

Recognition of the de facto govern
ment OF Mexico by the United states,
Argentina, Bolivia. Brazil, Chile.
Uruguay. and Guatemala was indorsed
by the governing board Of the Pam
American Union at n meeting yesterday
afternoon. The members OF the gov
erning board decided that this recogni-
ton was matter OF International
record. and that the action of the seven
governments, having been approved by
the other governments OF America, was
n Pnn-American act.
Secretary Lansing. in a careful state
ment to the board, reviewed the action
of the Pan-American conferees. and
emphasized 1t as a far reaching step
forward In practical Pan-Amerca nism.
Speaking in behalf of the countries not
represented In the conference, the min
lister from Peru offered resolution
which was seconded by the minister
from Bolivia on behalf of those partici-
pating in the conference. The rcsolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopted,
follows:
"The Pan-American Union expresses
it's qualification and approval OF tho
course adopted by the governments OF
Argentine. Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guate-
counSeling together upon the situation
IN Mcxir" aud In acting identically IN
recognizing the dc faCto government OF
Mexico, In that I evidences the spirit
, NJ cooperation which n the essential
element Of Fsn-American fraernity."
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
50 YEARS
OLD, TO'CELEBRATE
Address BY BrownIow Feature
Of First Congregational
Service Tonight.

The first OF seven services that Will
mark the ffticth Anniversary OF the
founding of the First Congregational
Church will be held In the church audi
torium at S o'clock this evening. a fca-
turc OF the program being n brief ad-
dress by Commissioner Lonis Brownlow.
Sessions will also be held tomorrow
evening. Saturday Afternoon and eve-
ninS. and Sunday morning. afternoon,
and evening.
The. Rev. DR.. Merrill T.. Gates will
preside at this evenings session and the
invocation will be pronounced by the
Rev. Robert w. Coc. Greetings from
seven other churches will be delivered
as follows: Mt. Pleasant Congrega-
tionsl. the Rev. Dr. Clarence A. Vim
cent: Ingram Memorial Congregational
the Rev. Lewis l.. Purdum: Calvary
Baptist, the Rev. DIR. Samuel II.
Greene; Episcopal Church of the Epiph.
any. the Rev. DIR. Randolph II. Mckim
New York Avenue Presbyterian, the
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe: Fourth
Presbyterian, the Rev. DIR. Joseph T
Kelly; Temple Baptist, the Rev. J. j.
Muir.
A historical sketch OF the church since
Its organization In 1866 will be read BY
W J.. Gift, for many years clerk OF
the institution.
The program tomorrow evening will
be followed by an informal reception
in the social room.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
THE KIDS AND THE BARS

A good man cant be kept down.
Mark Pagan, who has turned up
again as mayor of Jersey City, is a
man of ideas and distinct original
ity. He isn't going to stay down, he
10 out for the kid vote, and he ought
to get it.
There are some narrow -visioned
folk who would assume that it
wasn't a good idea to raise children
in hotels where there are bars.
Mayor Pagan knows better. He is
using the bar asa pry to get the
children into the apartment houses
whence they have been barred.
Jersey City's aristocratic boule-
ward section contains many apart
ment houses, from which children
are excluded. The other day a new
and swagger apartment establish
ment applied to the authorities for a
bar license. Pagan saw his chance.
"No Kids, no bar" was the ulti-
matum he sent back. 1t wasn't that
he wanted to provide the kids with
the privilege Of going to the bow
vows by the booze route; but he
proposed to discipline the inhuman.
ity that would keep the kidlets out
Down must come the "no children
allowed sign in Jersey City, or else
up will go the legend "soft drinks
only"
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
0ERMANY'S spy SYSTEM

Herr Zimmerman, Germany's un-
der secretary Of state for foreign
affairs, denies that German officers
prepared false American passports
and handed them to agents." that
the agents or spies. Rosenthal and
Breckow, gave any such testimony,
or If they did they were induced to
do SO by pressure.
The under secretary pleads that
when the Germans arrived in Ant
wcrp they found a passport falsi-
tier's den in that city. and therefore
they assume such passports came
from such a plant.
But what about the German con-
spiracy in America, the evidence of
which has been printed in the news
papers daily for more than year /?
What about the passport of an
American citizen. resident in Chi
cago. Charles A. Inglis. who carried
his document in person to the Ger.
man foreign office, where it was
''lost"--the identical passport being
found later in the possession OF
Charles Hans Lody, alias "Charles
A. Inglis," who was tried in Eng,
land as a spy and executed?
The world has seen the results ot
Gcrmany's spy army for year ant
four months-has seen, for example
Karl Stieber's work in France, Bel
gium, Great Britain. Russia. India
with not even America exempt from
explosions and fires at sea to inter
fere with our commerce and on lane
attempts TO break down American
industries.
Germany ought not to repudiat'
this branch of it's army, because it!
work has reached it's most pcrfec
usefulness at time when il is mos
needed. 1t has hcen colossal ant
splendid success, worthy Of Ger
man pride.
Tss unkcep Of that spy system
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
WOMEN may VOTE IN
EPISCOPAL PARISHES
Convention Gives the Right,
Subject to Consent Of Male
Church Members.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE conveiI-
tion OF $40 laymen and clergy of the
Episcopal Church in session in synod
Hail OF the Cathedral Of ST. John the
Divine yesterday. gave women the right
to vote in parish elections, II the men
OF the parishes consent; indorsed
Thomas Mott Osborne's prison work,
chcered him heartily adopted a clergy
pension fund to become effective whon
81. 100000 shall have been raised. au-
thorized an evangelistic campaign un-
der the name of Il Preaching Mission.
and criticised wealthy people who can
afford clubs and drink on Sundays
1t was one of the largest Episcopal
conventions ever assembled in New
York. Although the women secured
only a partial victory. It was said yes
terday that most of the parishes would
accord them the right to vote.
The pensions for the clergy provide
for retirement at siXty-eicht years,
with minimum pensions of $500 AMI
maXirlum OF 5000, with provisions In
case OF death for widows and children'
About S75Oo0 WAS voted for churca
extension in New York alone.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
COUPLE TO WE'D At
FOOD SHOW TONIGHT
Gifts Pour In, Filling One OF
Largest Booths With Useful
Household Articles.

One OF the largest booths at tha food
show Is being loaded. packed, 1ammed
with useful household articies--the Joint
wedding present OF the exhibitors to
Miss Alice Ellen Ashby and Eric Ed
mondston. who are to be married to-
night AZ the show.
The exact time for the wedding has
not yet been announced. but II Is to
take nIace at some time when the
largest crowd Is present so that the
young couple can receive the greatest
number Of congratulations. The Rev.
John p. Essias will perform the cere-
mony. and It Is understood that Man
ager Perry Patrick will be the best
man.
The important thing to the exhibitors
today Is the filling OF the wedding
booth with the kinds of things they
think will be useful to the bride and
groom in housekeeping. 1t is probable
that no bride and groom in the District
ever started housekeeping with q
'grocers' bill so far In tho background
az the couple to be welded this evening.
Enough food to last the couple weeks
and weeks has already been put In the
booth. and there will also be q number
Of useful household appliances operated
by electricity. gas. and for the kitchen
that have been ordered and will be In
place when the ceremony II performed
Fistorio's band will play the wedding
march. and the brides bouquet viii be
the handsomest the city florists can de.
sign.
The eoo-pound citizens Of the District
turned out in force last night az this
guests Of the food show nsgcmcnt
The number was far in excess of the
expectations OF those issuing tho invi-
tation.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
HEARTY BRITISH CRITICS

If there is any people that ought
not to be misled by the incessant and
often savage attacks upon the Brit
ish war ministry, not by the Irish,
Scotch, Canadians or Austrians, but
the English. it is ourselves. We
have been through all that.
Both the British people and the
American people, at all times. in full
possession of all their liberties, are
much more prone to abuse the free
privilege of speech and the free ex-
ercise of opposition than any other
peoples in the world. Indeed, it is
possible to few other peoples to
abuse those privileges without earn
ing and receiving severe punishment
from the governing powers over
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
NEW HAVEN POLICY AGAIN

New England, which believed, un-
til a few years ago, that its destiny
was bound up with the policies Of
the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, has just had
another illuminating sidelight on
the activities Of that road.
Many travellers in New England
may have wondered why the Con-
necticut river, above Hartford, which
offered such rich trade possibilities,
was not made navisable. Other riv-
ers, in less prosperous sections,
more thinly populated, were being
opened up with the assistance of
pork barrel statesmen. But the rich
valley Of the Connecticut, northward
past the wealthy city of Holyoke,
and through lesser manufacturing
centers, was not bcne fitted by any
such legislation.
Charles S. Mellen admitted, at
the trial Of his eleven former fellow
directors, that he had opposed such
Legislation, though, he explained,
his opposition was on the ground
that such development of the Con-
necticut would put the New Haven
to the expense Of putting draws into
its three bridges at and above Hart
ford.
The prevailing belief was that the
railroad did not wish the water
competition that would have been
created by opening up the Connect
cut. Mr.. Mellen's explanation is a
naive effort to controvert that idea
by giving a reason that is rather
ludicrous. To prevent a national
legislature from beneficently i'm.
proving territory SO that a railroad
would be, saved the expense of re.
building its bridges adds another
amusing chapter to the exploits OF
the famous New Haven directorate
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
BERNHARDT AT ~

Sarah Bernhardt's temperance
on the stage in her own theater in
Paris in one-act allegory, in which
she remained seated throughout the
performance, reveals in a measure
what is in store for playgoers in
America when she arrives here next
month.
This is the first time Madame
Bernhardt has appeared on the stage
since her right leg was amputated
almost year ago. While those
who saw her on her own stage as
she declaimcd some passionately
patriotic verses are agreed that she
had the fervor of her old self and
that her performance was not
marred by remaining seated through
out the one-act piece, America must
give up hope of seeing her in
Jeanne Dore," "Lucretia Borgia," i"
"Resurrection," "Phedre," Camille" J"
Madame H." "I.e Morte de Tinta-
gile," "A Night Before Christmas" "
"Thc Death of Cleopatra" and "The
Merchant Of Venice" her intended
program. Doubtless. too, Bern
hardt has abandoned the idea of
cnacting Shylock in the trial scene
of "The Merchant of Venice"
Bernhardt at seventy-one typifies
French courage. On her fathers
side she comes from a race which
has tasted the delights of victory
and the horrors of defeat, but has
never been conquered.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

tnen, are today reluctant 10 pay ID
cents, and then have their product COM
pete with that Of the 7-cent fiber.
Demand For Good Bonds.
One Of the most generally encourage
Ing indications In the reports that have
been laid before the supreme banking
authority is the development Of great
ly improved attitude toward railroad
investment. After a long period Of pes
slmism about these investments there
is change Of sentiment which has
brought demands for good bonds even
in excess of the supply. This is the
other side to the picture OF a possible
speculative epoch: for good railroad
bonds are about AS conservative an in
restment as can be found. The fact
that there In such an interest at this
time, Immediately following the fota-
tion OF the gilt-edged and conservative
Investment that was offered In the allies
Joint loan OF $500, 90. 900. is impressive as
testimony to the truly stupendous in
vestment power NJ the country.
More than this, II contains promise
that In the next year or two a long
list OF railroad financial reorRanizatio tons,
anecting systems that have fallen into
receiverships during the time OF depres-
sion. will be affected under most aus
picious circumstances. This Is account
ed one OF the most gratifying aspects OF
the present national financial situation.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Teachers Mandamus Suit
Postponed to December l

On the motion OF the plaintiff, the
mandamus suit brought against the
Board of Education seeking the REIN
statement OF william Bruce Evans as
principal of the Armstrong Manual
Training School and assistant superin-
tendent OF night schools. a postpone
ment until December has been grant
ed.
In his petition. Evans asks the court
to direct the Board OF Education to
rcinstate him on tho grounds that his
dismissal was caused without assign
ment OF sufficient reasons and without
an opportunity being given him to re
spond. He also alleges conspiracy. Tho
hearing originally was set for October
2S and postponed until yesterday, wh""
the second continuance was grantee,
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Casino Theater Under
New Management

Announcement is made today that the
Fredericks Amusement Company has
leased the Casino Theater. where II will
present Broadway successes at popular
prices. Daily matinees will be given.
beginning next week. Fred w. Falkner.
of New York. Is the new manager.
The opening attraction under the new
management will be Bringing Up
Father" instead OF the attraction
previously announced. This Is a mu-
steal comedy based on the famous car
toons OF George McManus. The produc-
tion was arranged by Gus Hill. who
fostcred many musical comedy sue
cesscs. As the entire cast was selected
from vaudeville performers. many spe-
cialties will be introduced.
The piece is rife with song hits. and
Is an unusual scenic production.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Red Cross Helpers Here
Need Cash for Bandages

Need for cash contributions to pur-
chase goods with which to make hospi-
tai garments, bandages. and gauze pads
Is the most pressing thing now before
the Red Cross Helpers OF Washing
ton. who held their weekly meeting yeO-
Within the last few days they have
rolled twenty-five dozen ban0aees, and
made scores OF hospital garments, but
the raw material for these khings has
been costing them more u1n 500 a
pleted.' The women are well organized
To do the work of making up the gar
ments and at the next monthly meet
ing December 1 efforts will he made
to secure an additional amount Of goods
in the bolt
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
DR.. James B. Custis' Will
Is Filed in Probate Court

In the will OF the late DR.. James
b. Gregg Custis, fled for probate yester-
day. tire widow Catherine L. Custis
is given a lifes estate in all the per-
sonal propcrty OF the deceased except
his son. James Il. Gregg Custis. jr.
At the death Of Mrs. Custis the will
provides that the sum of 800 be given
eacn year to the daughter, Catherine.
and stipulates that tine balance OF the
estate shall be divided equally among
the two surviving sons. James B.
Gregg Custis. jr, and Horace II.
Custis. Irs. Custis and the America n
Security and Trust 90 npany are named
10 administer the estate
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Pinkham Bible Class
Makes Winter Plans

Under the direction of A. Wade w, 'l',
president the Pinkham Riblc Class fnr
Men met at Emmanuel Rnptist Chura
Vast night and mapped out II program
for the winter
Brief addresses were made by IA
Rev. DIR. Cove Griffith Johnson, pas'ol
Percy s. Foster. and e. v ImlnY.
teacher OF the class.
The officers in addition to Mr.. Wells
are St. George II. Raby. vice president:
Louis Il. Grcning. recording secretary:
J. Ward Eicher, corresponding scrr".
tary, and r. S. Williams, treusurcr
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
COMPLETING THE CANAL.

General Goethals reports that It
will be necessary to excavate a mil
lion yards a month in the Culebra
section Of the Panama canal for ten
months, maybe longer, in order to
make certain that there will be no
further danger Of slides stopping
navigation. There is a discomfort
ing vagueness about the report,
however; a minimum figure of seven
million yards is mentioned, with
thirteen millions as a maximum
and ten million as the probable limit.
This leaves enough uncertainty to
occasion serious doubt as to whether
present estimates are better than
those on which was based the con-
fidence, a year ago, that the canal
was permanently open and safe.
1t becomes more and more ap-
parent that the engineers are not
very certain of anything regarding
this slide question. There must
have been bad Judgment. based on
failure to realize the whole truth,
back of the decision to open the
ditch a year ago. 1t would have
been far better to take several
months longer and get the canal in
condition to be opened with all con-
fidence that it was prepared for
permanent, safe navigation. II so
bad an error was possible then; If
there really was need OF another
years excavation at a time when
the engineers judged that the ditch
was ready to use, what is the
guarantee that the present guess is
any more accurate?
This is the uncomfortable aspect
Of the whole canal situation. The
| canal was opened prematurely, a
considerable volume Of traffic
sought routes Of which it is the key,
and now these must be readjusted to
the fact that very lad mistake
was made. There has been good
geologic opinion that excavation is
not the right procedure by which
to cure the slides; one suggestion
with very respectable Gupport was
that the whole hill region whence
the slides come down into the cana
ought to be rooted over with ar
asphaltum pavement that woulc
make it impervious to rain water
let it dry out and harden. and ther
keep it hard. The proposal certainly
seems worthy of consideration. Il
was rejected by the same authorit,
that considered the canal finished
when in fact it is now admitted b,
that authority that another year!
digging is needed. Even among the
men in charge of building the cana
there were sharp differences about
this Culebra problem. The Who'll,
question now acutely requires to b'
threshed out in the fullest detail
The greatest engineering work o,
the ages hangs in the balance
Whether it will be success or at leas
a partial failure may depend on tn
plan to be adopted now to meet ;
condition that certainly has no
been conquered by the plans thu
far followed.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Real Diversity in
Crops of South Is
Shown by Reports
Cotton, For First Time Since War, Attans Status of
Surplus Money Crop'-Federal Reserve Board,
Looking Ahead to Wars End, Seeks to Place
Business on Conservative Footing.
BY JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

The beginning real dversHcation Of farming has been az
complished in the South in the last year.
Reports which the Federal Reserve Board touching
business conditions in the country prove this They are
confirmed by other the Department Of Agriculture
Cotton according Of conditions the heart OF the
belt the cash crop That section instead
has large supply Of grain and hogs for this
with surplus SELL and the result that assumed for the
first time since the the Of surplus money crop
PRICES CAUSE SURPRISE.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
nUMANlTIES AND SUBMARINES

There is something peculiarly hor-
rible about the methods Of subma-
rine warfare on shipping. and 1t is
going to necessitate, when the war
ends, some agreement among the
powers of the world that will give
the humanities chance. The case
of the Ancona points new difficult
ties in handling this question. There
comes, for instance, the persist
ent query whether the Ancona's de-
stroyer was an Austrian under-sea
vessel. or a German boat flying the
Austrian flag. The difference is i'm
portant, because Austria has re-
ceived no direct warnings from
America concerning our attitude to-
ward this warfare, and Germany
has. In the case of the Arabic,
again, there was left great un-
certainty as to what actually took
place; and despite that governments
appear to have reached official un-
derstanding concerning the facts on
which they will base their discus
sions, the public has never been very
we'll satisfied.
Washington, in laying down the
humanitarian measures it would eX-
pect belligerents to observe in sub
marine warfare, has admitted the
right to sink a passenger vessel,
with her company. if she attempts
to escape. This is logical develop
ment from the old rules of the sea
before the day Of the submarine
but nevertheless it is peculiarly
harsh rule; harsher than the old rule
of the days of privatcering. The
merchantmen that spies periscope
coming up from the water a few
rods away has no chance at all; the
deadly torpedo has proved itself SC
often in this war that it must be ac.
cepted that escape from it is well.
nigh impossible, provided the subma'
rine gets into easy range; and she
has, by reason Of her secrecy, al
the chance in her favor in making
such a maneuver.
The time will come when pas
senger liners will not be subject tc
such attacks in conditions that car
possibly cost human life, the life ot
non n-combatants and babes, in score.
and hundreds. The rule that has
permitted such sacrifices is logica
enough development from forme>
practices; but it is impossible in ;
civilized world. This war must no
be permitted to develop frightful
ness into a general assault on civil
zation and all the humanities.
As to immediate diplomatic bear
ings, it is not yet to be said wha
the destruction of the Ancona in
wolves. The American Government
is having every inquiry made will
utmost haste, to develop the facts
But it is at least to be written dow
that, whether the crime was perpe
trated regularly" or not; whethe
it is a crime against internationa
law as now developed, it is a Grim
against civilization; and civilizatio,
will have to protect itself agalns
such.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Recital At Home Club.

The main hall Of the Home Club was
filed by an audience last night which
heard song recital arranged by Mr..
and Mrs. Otto y. Simon Vocal numbers
were given by. Miss Carolyn C'urtiss
soprano: Louis Thompson. tenor, and
John Waters. barytone Miss Leporc
Baker was at the plano.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11
Named Glee Club Head,

Prof. Otis Dow SWEET ot the drpari-
men, OF rhcmistr", has hcCn roapn1nt'd i
dIrcStor OF tho Mons tilcr Club o( tN"
George WASHINGTON University. Tr'
club Is arrangin" a husv schedul, frr
the coninr winter. leo -. Terry wTs
ltrpely responsible for the reorgsSIiEt-
t!on Of tho club this season.
The Washington times., 1915-11-11

runs into millions yearly. 1t is a
regular branch Of the government
ss much as the army and navy, and
it Is futile to make the sort Of de-
malls that Herr Zimmerman has
transmitted to the American Gov
eminent through Ambassador Ger
ard. Nobody believes them.