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The Washington times., 1915-09-24

er busy answering his innumera able Ques-
tions. as this seemed to be his first visit
70 city. As they approached the open
plaza. Its beauty at once seemed to fill
him with astonishinent. for he made
that attracted his attention most. When
ne suddenly changed his whole tone
of voice. exclaiminR In rapturous de-
uRnt; on. mama. mama. what q
bean.iful t.a,u.a! flssw then added. Its got
1 do wish that the commander Of the
Q. A. r.. the national instructor in
patriotism, and q reporter OF The Times
could have been there to have seen and
heard that child of three. AZ ne gazed
IN deiiGht at this wind-swept flag, and
flunE this beautiful FLAG to the breeze
as welcome to their fathers, who
come here for their last time to cele-
brate the fiftieth anniversary Of their
parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. in
1850. when their soldier days were to
WIN you kindly ask our business men,
and heads Of the Government depart
ments. the q. A. r. posts. our schools,
and the Francis Scott Key residence In
GEORGETOWN. and all who display "Old
their ensiEns are in good condition-free
from strtnGs.. at least-When displa we'd
On their buildings.
Knowing that I have the hearty sup
port from everv member OF the q. A. r.
national ensign. as we'll as ali true
Americana. thank The Times for aid
Ing me In my self-imposed task >of
defending The Star-Spangied Banner"
against all forms OF desecration.
~. MINTON p. KEY,
A relative Of Francis Scott Kew. and
an ex-Confederate Soldier.
Washington. September ~.
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THE WEST AND THE LOAN

James J. Hill is credited with eff
fecting an impressive change in the
Middle Western attitude toward the
great credit advanced to the allied
nations, through his statement
strongly insisting that the deal must
be made in the interest of American
business. 1t is now realized even in
Chicago, which for time seemed
headquarters of antagonism, that
this is loan to peace, not to war;
to American enterprise, quite as
much as to necessitous foreigners.
Moreover, Chicago is coming to
realize, precisely what this paper
pointed out long, ago, that if the
loan is not made, the allies will per
force go ahead buying war supplies
here, because they can't be had else
where; but they wAl have to con-
tract their purchases here in other
lines. particularly those in which
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cling the purchases whether of wheat
or Of gunpowder, of cotton or Of
shells; whether credit notes Of longer
periods Of maturity are put out di-
rectly through the banks, under the
consolidated loan to Great Britain
and France, or whether notes of
shorter periods are peddled out by
the purchasing, agents of the allies.
And If there hasn't been real COM
mon sense in trying to make out that
it is right to give the allies credit
for raw copper, say, and for raw cot
ton, but wrong to give them SINH
lar credits for the copper and cot
ton worked up into finished NUM-
tions product, there hasn't been a
great deal of rugged sincerity even
on the side Of the bankers in their de-
clared intentions to meet American
sentiment on this question.
We haven't discovered any honest
American sentiment against giving
the allies the credits to purchase any
supplies they please. We haven't
discovered any national feeling that
there Is difference between selling
copper. in bulk and selling it in car
fridge shells. We haven't discovered
any general American opinion, how
ever, that is 'averse to selling the
allies, or to selling anybody that can
take the stuff and pay for it, all the
goods that we can turn out of every
description.
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NOTES FOR MUNITIONS

It is now intimated that the prob
lem of paying for munitions, in con-
nection with the foreign credit ar
rangement, has been solved on the
basis of a payment of cash for part
of purchase and notes maturing at
various later periods for the rest. If
this arrangement is carried out it
will illustrate what we have been
saying about the absurd protests
against having any of the foreign
credit used for buying arms and mu-
nitions. For the manufacturer or
the shipper getting the notes will
himself borrow money from the
banks until the notes are taken up
bysthe governments issuing them.
The American banks will be fnan-
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Demand For Revision Of Speed Laws
an Amazing Mystery to Him.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
As you have printed columns and
columns championing the cause Of the
Associated Automobile Agents. and the
l20oO automobile owners Of the District
Of Columbia. won't you kindly allow a
little moro space than usually allotted to
Of perspective Of the $4,000 people Of
the District Of Columbia who 20 afoot.
and the numerous thousands who visit
the Capital City and walk about at the
imminent danger Of being MANNED.
crossings by careless. speed-crazy auto
cranks who labor under the delusion
that all the earth. and all thereon. was
created especially for them.
there would be very few accidents. for
they drive with care. caution. consid-
GRAFTON and circumspection. and at slow
speed.
Does anybody believe that the awful
accident near Rochester a few days ago
would have happened with a woman at
women. filled with the Joys of health
and life, riding exhilarated and exuber-
ant in an automobile and the next mo-
ment their dead mutilated bodies rid
ing with the mangled machine. the ride
OF death. on the cowcatcher Of the loco
motive.
That never could have happened had
NASS DSN' eo'iS o. q oio"p SuIer sAho
speed.
No woman Is asking that safety and
security be set aside that the syeed-
crazy autocrank may show of on the
busy crowded streets. and 1t is an
amazing mystery to all thinking minds
how any sane. sober. sensible man can
agitate In favor of the abandonment of
what little safeguard there Is left to
protect the masses OF the people who
must use the streets In crossing them.
In the opinion Of the writer, Congress
should compel the words slow, sure,
safe. to be stained. In large blood-red
letters. on the glass wind shield in front
or the driver Of every automobile, and
instead Of the police allowing a more
liberal license In the disregard sand
abuse Of the regulations to the assinins
automobile autocrats. there should be
greater restraint. and increased vigil
ance. for with all these beer boozy and
heeldess. heartless. hair-brained ire
sponsibles turned loose with their lug
gernauts. eternal vigilance is not only
the price Of liberty. but also the price
of life p''0S
The greatest concern and considera-
tion ls safety. and the greatest duty is
to SECURE 1t. '' -
The greatest service that can be rem
dered Is to safeguard It,
]. W: NIGH.
lAangdon. D. c., September ls,
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To The Editor Of The Times:
Respecting the cruel war which is now
going On in Europe, very much Is be-
ing said relative to seeing 1t come to a
satisfactory end. And there comes to
our mind the question. What part for
good Is the Christian Church doing to
make itself felt in subduing the passions
Of wicked men who by their power and
influences are destroying the ties that
bind together the hearts and the homes
Of thousands Of loved ones?
The early Christians believed in pray
Ing to A!mighty God when they wanted
lieving as they did. they had faith
enough in God to believe that whatso-
ever they asked Of Him He would give
1t them.
We believe that God is the same to-
day as He was then-and will be for
evermore This cruel war practically
puts the whole world in trouble. So
the Blessed Master says to all man.
kind: Gal, upon Me in the days of thy
trouble. and l will deliver thee" 1t
seems to us that 1t ought not to be en-
be any belittling thing for some one Of
the neutral powers to call upon the war
ring nations OF Europe to cease fighting
for three days. and that the entire civil
lized world do-in the name of God
cease from all their labors, and as
semble at their respective churches. and
ask God to touch the hearts OF the
great rulers Of the warning nations, to
the end that each one OF them may
ieel their brothers care to the end that
the uncalled.for bloody conflict may
@ Cod. e"o "stf e z PsTs! sTSSISsasMsi II sfIiss in
Washington. Septemher %
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Suggests That School Boys Partici-
pate In Formation of Human Flag.

To The Editor Of The Times:
have read with much interest the
several articles and communicate tions in
The Times. regarding the arrangement
Of the human flag. do not presume
to appear to want to butt" in to the
arrangements. though It seems sugges-
tons are In order free for all. I note
among other things that the massing
appears to be ladies and school girls
only. venture therefore to sugEest
that the blue field In the flag, on the
left.upper corner. containing tho stars
in the nag. could be tastely represented
BY about Nc nr more school boys.
eleven TO fifteen years Of "gc, in saliCr
blue costume, say a blouse and sailor
blue cap. The effoct would be ,nnch
enchanccd. Such was the arrangement
OF the human flag at Toledo. In this
case the boys could be inassed on the
section OF the human tlag stand, on the
upper southwest corner, al UNDER
stand tile location to be, in front OF the
Treasury building.
N. CLARK PRITCHARD.
Ex-Aide de camp.
. Colonel Matt ,nal stan lats.
National Soldiers Home, Tenn, Sep
tember ~. - TIff
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they can get their needs filled else
where. In other words, Chicago Is
getting the point that If the loan
should fail this country would 20 pn
selling munitions, but would lose
much Of the foreign market for ag-
ricultural products, from Chicago's
own empire. That is mighty prac-
tical view in Chicago; and it has
moved Chicago bankers to adopt a
more kindly tone toward the trans
action. - 80, =.
Seemingly the difficulties ahead Of
the deal are rather details than OBJ
stacles; the obstacles have been re-
moveds the details merely require
time to be worked out.
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WAYBURN'S REVUE NJ:
HAS u SCENES
"Town Topics," With AH.Star
Cast, Is FavorabIy Received
by New York.

NEW YORK. Sept. A.-"Town
Topics" Ned Wayburns long promised
revue. opened last night at the Century.
making this famous playhouse music
hall. but ON a more elaborate and form
al scaic than the European houses Of
that regulation.
Twenty-seven scenes rejecting life in
New York completely covered every
phase Of metropolitan existence while
the theater proper was filled with girl
ushers dressed as military looking po-
lice. with electric torches made to look
like night sticks. and attendants with
powdered hair and English accents! The
restaurants were opened and we'll pa
tronized.
Town Topics" was conceived. de-
veloped and rehearsed by Ned wayburn.
with music by Harold Oriob. words by
Harry B. Smith. Thomas J. Gray and
Robert B. Smith. 81.
First night critics were kindly dis
posed, and evidently had SO much to
amuse them that they were not an
noyed by the length Of the production,
The New York Times says:
Town Topics" was 80 revealed az
huge. costly. and somewhat COM
monpiace revue. Large" IL It's
special adjective. The new enter
tainment Is only intermittently u
ously clever. but it is unquestionabiy
and noticeably big.
The New York Herald says:
The music. by Harold Orlob. In
cluded several catchy" numbers,
one or two Of his waitzes being es-
There was a scene in the Hotel De
Gink. q scene In a crowded subway
car that m PLEASED ed. the a,snra audience
wings and back Of the stage Of a
painted in a back drop. facing them
from the recesses OF the deep
wherein Miss Trixie Frigansa slid
for second base. which was located
somewhere In the mid-section Of the
orchestra. right out in the audi
A "Fashion Shop" scene achieved
particular favor with the women
in the audience. and was a gorg-
eous spectacle for any eyes ''.:
included clue HSs several pa 81 speetaculsr eta. scenic
effects, with a liberal dash Of pae
riotism, and there was a levee
scene and suffragette voting
to describe. al iof them wsil done.
tuneful, bedecked with as handsome
and prettily dressed a chorus as
playgoers nave seen. r.
General Impressions Of Town
Topics are-hosts Of girls trooping
in fairy-like costumes through
everything; familiar scenes OF the
city realistically reproduced; big
Bert Leslie with lots Of lines
in the snappy slang Of the present
day or even of next 'year-not
Of last: jolly Miss Friganxa
with, plenty Of the same; pretty
little Miss Seeley singing four great
big numbers: the Cameron sisters,
charming young dancers who appear
minutes or so, and then dainty >,
Adelaide, dancing with a grace and
irrepressible ginger" that brought .
quick appreciation from the audi
ence.
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Thinks "Sufferer," Who Is Annoyed
BY Church Bells Ought To Move
Out Into the Wilderness.

To the Editor of THE TINES: So.
On the editorial page of your paper
Of today read a communication by a
person who styles himself "one Of the
Eunerers.'
:, This poor person 10 cdrtainly to be
pitied and not tcensured., It seems from
his letter that cats and church bells
are the only things that disturb his
rest and he really counted forty-seven
peals from the bells. but how many
cat ''meows' he does not say. l wonder
whyo
This poor person should move out In
the wilderness whore there are no cats
churches. dogs. fire engines or any
noise making devices. and then ne
would be disturbed by the wind or the
rain ana I guess the poor thing would
petition the Almighty to stop the noise
that they make.
Any person whose rest Is disturbed
by the ringing of church bell ought
to 60 to Africa or the North Pole where
he can rest easy.
II this person wants noise stopped.
why doesn't he try to stop something
worth while. like making q certain eX-
secretary stop talking?
This person reminds me Of the man
who painted his kitchen last year and
left his ladder standing asainst the
wall ever since. He 10 lazy. T. &.
Washington. September q.
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THOSE BOLD oLQ ROMANS

Another proof Of old Rome's es-
sential barbarity has just been
brought to light. Underneath all
the veneer of civilization, those an
clients must have been a rough
crowd. Although they went far
beyond O. Henry's prescription of
one bath a day for every gentle
man, they seemed strangely to lack
humane consideration for women's
essential rights. ..-
Those bold and intrepid Roman
senators had the intrepidity to pass
. law forbidding women to wear
vari-colored clothes. Early Joy rid
ing, 1t seems, was not handicapped
by the later appearance of the au-
tomobile. For the senator's sravely
enacted another statute forbiddinp
their wives to 60 joy riding in
chariots more than a mile from the
city except on holidays. Rome had
more holidays, however, than Mas
sachusetts, SO that helped some.
Worse than all that were the limi-
tations on jewelry. No Roman
woman could wear more than an
ounce Of gold. Never since has a
government dared curtail a woman's
adornment in this manner. "Keep-
ing up with the Joneses" never. be-
fore or since, has been legally pro-
hibited.
Pennsylvania suffragists have
brought all this information to
light. Their cause may be helped
by an exposition of these early bar
barities, but to some they will prove
how far woman has advanced. The
Romans were daring people, and
their exploits in Gaul hitherto have
commended admiration; but respect
for their valor is greatly increased
by knowledge that they dared thus
assail the prerogatives Of women.
The Washington times., 1915-09-24
Urges Organized Effort To Sc
cure Saturday Half Holidays For
Government Employees In WASH
inQtOn.

To The Editor Of The Times:
One Of the communications published
In the Mail Bag Of the twentieth in
stant dealt with the subject Of Satur-
day half holidays the year round for
ments in Washington. The case was
very clearly presented by the gentle
man writing the letter. and the propo-
sition should receive the active support
Of every Government employe in the
city, to show that we are in earnest in
this thing and that we will make every
reasonable effort to secure recognition.
What We need in this matter Is some
organized effort to brins> the request to
the attention Of the President and ask
him to order the law. now on the
statute books. enforced. To this end
we are more or less dependent on the
able assistance which can be rendered
by The Times in agitating the question
In such other way a. your paper. which
has always been disposed to help the
Government employe. might deem ad-
visable. 80 - = - 90
Can you not suggest some way Of CIV
ing us q hand IN this matter to secure
something to which we are already en-
titled by law. but which for some un-
accountable reason IL being withheld
from us?
The situation constitutes an anomal-
Gus condition and one which Is incon-
sistent with the Administrators pre-
tentions Of being friendly toward la
Dor.
What does the law mean II It can
not be enforced?
SEEKING JUSTICE.
WaahinRton Sentemher q
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Appeals to British for
Destitute in Belgium

LONDON. Sept. A.-The lord mayor Of
London today appeals to the British
people to come to the aid of the stary.
ing people of Belgium. Of whom. he
says, a million and a half are utterly
destitute.
I'VE are not yet half awake to the
tragedy of Belgium" says the appeal.
The lord mayor then announced the
formation of a strong committee. in
cluding Viscount Bryce and a host Of
other prominent men. to manage the
fund. and appeals to people Of every
class to subscribe.
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$4,000 GEMS ON
MAN SE|zEDBY us.
Bearer Asserts UndecIared Dia-
monds Found on Him Belong
to Woman.

NEW YORK. Sept. H.-Dtamopds
valued ty Government appraisers at
about $4,000, and set in rings, ear
rings, and brooches. which were
brou ght into America from England
on the American liner Philadelphia
last Monday without being declared
for duty. are in the possession OF Gus
toms officials. Despite efforts Of offie-
cials to keep the affair secret until
their inve estiC alton has been COM
pleted. it has become known that the
gems were taken from a former busl-
ness man of Argentina named
Kuncker.
Warned by United States agents in
watching for Kuncher when. the Phil
adslphis doSksd; They had had sna Sny ,,e
Information that he was supposed to
SON He had almost walked out u
the net spTeshd .neatn.. 1or m: stonnsS 1SS Si1
Where Ws eas he was" was searched behind locked
doors.
Denies Trying To Smuggle.
According to customs officials Kun
cher said the diamonds belonged TO
Mrs. Sarah Elfint, Of London and New
York, and denied any intention Of try
ing to smuggle the gems into the United
states. He met Mrs. Elfint. who he
says Is a divorce, in London several
months ago. Kuncher declared and she
asked him to get her diamonds out OF 3
safe deposit vault and bring them 10
America when he came on the Phila-
delphia.
Kuncher she was afraid to try to bring
the diamonds herself AS severn at
tempts had been made to rob her.
Willing to obliRe: Kuncher said as
obtained the necessary order from Mrs.
Elfint and took the diamonds out OF the
vault several weeks before he 1eft bf.s-
land He didn't declare them he said.
because he did not think SUCH step
was necessary.
Government agents admitted today
that they questioned Kuncher at length
regarding his connection with the dta-
monds and that he stuck to his story
involving Mrs. Elfint.
Officials Silent About Case.
Customs officials were loath to dis
cuss the case today. H. c. Stuart.
deputy collector OF the port. declared
that the results Of the Government In
vestigation will not be ivulged untH
it has been completed.
''All ] will say now is that the case
has not been completed" said Stuart.
"Kuncher will be examined further be-
fore we can be able to give any of the
details of the affair"
Stuart also refused to discuss Mrs.
Eltnt's connection with the case.
Kuncher declared she sailed from Iiv-
erpool several months before he did.
and that She is now in New York.
Stuart would not say whether she will
be found and questioned regarding the
sems.
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THIS YEARS TRADE BALANCE

For the eight months from Janu-
ary to August 81 the excess of our
exports over our imports-the for
elgn trade balance in our favor
was 1,0s1,124,187. The foreien
trade returns thus far recorded for
this month make it a certainty that
the end Of September, now only six
days away, will carry the balance
for the nine months of this calendar
year we'll beyond $1,000, ,ooO, 900.
The remaining three nonths-Oc-
tober, November, and December
are the period of our vast exports
OF agricultural products, particu-
larly cotton and wheat. Unforeseen
circumstances such as violent finan-
cial disturbance or demoralized
ocean shipping excepted, the last
quarter of the year can scarcely
fail to give a trade balance everv
month tens of millions higher than
it has been running since early last
spring.
If the average for each of those
three months could be more than
Sl5O,000,0O0, as against about the
same average for the first quarter
OF the year, before our exports of
surplus crops began to slow down,
there would be a trade balance in
our favor for this calendar year of
not less than $3.50, ,OOO, 900. It is
improbable that it will be less than
one and three-quarter billions of
dollars. 1t is not impossible that it
may range still further on toward
two billion.
Can anybody really question, then,
that the American bankers will take
credit notes from the allies to cover
colossal purchases of supplies i'm.
mediately ahead of us? Can any.
body seriously doubt that when this
credit loan, whether $7OO, 900 900 or
$1,000, 100000, is exhausted, the
American bankers will give another
when it is needed?
For what this foreign business
means to the United States in its
immediate and temporary industrial
results is not to be mentioned in the
same breath with what it means in
it's later and permanent financial re.
suits, with this country's era as q
debtor nation behind it and it's era
as a creditor nation before it
stretching into generations of the
future.
There is not a genuine American
, who is not deeply anxious to have
buttressed the financial power which
destiny is rearing for this nation.
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Thinks That To "Annoy" .Rockefei-
Ter, Jr, II Equivalent To Killing
the Goose That Lays the Golden

the Goose That Lays the Golden
Eggs. .....
To The Editor Of The Times:
1t see ms that there are a whole lot OF
people In this world who are ungrateful
for the favors they receive. e.:
refer to the recent statements in
your Newspaper saying that demands
are to be made to the attorney general
Of the State Of Colorado to arrest and
bring legal process against Mr., John d.
now with q view to further improving
conditions for the men working and liv-
ing in and about the mines there.
To 80 annoy a man who 10 as chari-
table and humane and sincere in his
helpfulness to humanity as Is Mr..
Rockefeller. jr., 10 in my mind equiva-
liant to killing the goose that laid the
After Keeping his promise to visit
these mines In person. which promise Il
was not at all necessary to make to
have his coming heralded with threats
Of arrest and talk about action" to be
taken against him. would seem enough to
discourage all the the strongest Of hearts
set with purposes to do good and i'm
Ing men do not doubt Mr.. Rockefeller
to be endowed with.
Let us hope In the interests OF hu-
manity at large that Attorney General
Farrar will use his good wisdom to re-
fuse to listen seriously to any such ac-
ton. even should 1t be further pressed
upon him. which the writer hopes II
will not BIT. due to some enlightenment
upon the ungrateful agitators for news
paper publicity.
VICTOR L. ABBEY.
Washington. September q.