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The Washington times., 1915-12-24
THE MEXICO TYPHUS FIGHT

Typhus fever being distressingly
prevalent in the City of Mexico, the
American Red Cross has asked per-
mission of the authorities there to
bring the necessary force and facili-
ties, and drive out the disease. 1t
is proposed to do to The federal dis
trict of Mexico approximately the
same thing that was done some
months ago for Serbia, when the
disease was SO completely eradicated
that at one time it was said that,
whereas the epidemic had been one
of the worst ever known, at the
conclusion of the campaign there
was not an authenticated case in the
kingdom.
These and many other achieve
ments of the American sanitary ex-
perts--the Public Health Service, the
Rockefeller Foundation, the Red
Cross, and others-recall tlN fact
that American sanitary science leads
the world. American service in
these purely humane directions has
been in recent years one of the most
distinguishing and laudable contri-
buttons of this country to the world S
progress. The redemption of the
tropics is now accepted as both pos
sible and assured of accomplishment.
Cholera has been conquered in some
of it's worst seats; bubonic plague,
yellow fever, malaria, and other
dreaded scourges have been sup
pressed. 1t is gratifying to contem-
plate these contributions of Ameri-
can philanthropy, science, and or
ganizing capacity, in contrast to the
worldwide business of ruin and
blood-letting.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
THE OUTLOOK FOR BIG IMPORTS

There are people, too many of
them, who insist on not believing
that there will be any considerable
rush of imports to this country after
the war. How they can entertain
such confidence, and particularly
how they can persist that no special
measures of preparedness against
such a condition are necessary, is
difficult to understand, in view of
the record our wartime importa-
tions are now making.
AS a matter of fact, our imports
in recent months have been growing
amazingly. The imports for Octo-
ber were immensely bigger than for
the corresponding month of either
last year or the year before. No
vember's figures are just now in,
and they break the best previous No
vember record, in 1912, by $11,OOO,-
900.
Now, when it is considered that it
is possible to have our total monthly
imports smashing all records when
most of the great trading nations of
Europe are sending US very much
less than they usually send us and
when some of then are sending US
virtually nothing at all, it will be
possible to imagine the measure of
our imports when all the trading ma
tions on earth get back on the job
again of supplying our markets with
their products up to the limit of our
capacity to take the stuff.
In October of this year our i'm
ports from Austria Hungary were
down some 100000 from October
the year before; from Belgium they
were down some S47O,OOO; from
France more than $1,8O0,OOO; from
Germany $3,4OO,OOO; from Italy
more than $2,20O,000; from the
Netherlands more than S1,OOO,OOOi
from Norway almost $1,2OO,O0O;
from Spain more than 100000, and
from the United Kingdom about a
million and three quarters.
Yet the total imports of the month
scored some $11,O0O,OOO more thtr
last year and some $16,OOO,OOO mort
: than in 1913, because we were get
> ting from Canada some $7,OOO,O ,OO(
more; from Cuba some 100000
, more; from Argentina almos
$l,600,000 more; from China almos
+ $l,000,000 more; from the British
= East Indies almost 100000 more
from Japan some $1,7OO,0OO more
r from Australia and New Zealanc
some $1,200,000 more, and so on.
= When we can make such a recor,
t of imports as we are doing now
a with Germany and Austria Hungar,
!, virtually shut out from our markets
= with Great Britain, France and Ital
n so busy about their war affairs an
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
THE MATHEMATICS OF MURDER

An insurance journal prints an
analysis of the homicide records of
thirty American cities in 1914, with
comparisons with earlier years. 1t
shows that in 1914, for the thirty
cities, there was an average of SO
homicides for every 100000 of pop
ulation; while the average for the
preceding ten years had been 7.9 per
100000.
The showing of an increase in the
homicides over so wide an area of
observation will probably be most
readily explained by the fact that
1914 was a period Of comparative
depression economically; there being
a good deal of evidence that such
conditions do cause increase in
crime.
Memphis is shown the most dam
gerous town to live in, homicidally
speaking; it showed in 1914 1872
honicides to 100000 people. Reading
had the lowest proportionate rate,
only one to 100000 people. Charles
ton, S. c., came second highest, but
it's rate was only 1873 per 100000
The first eight cities are in the
South, where race conditions are ac-
countable for a large share of the
killings.
The suicide rate increased 3.6 pei
cent and the murder rate 8.9 pei
cent in 1914. Over 60 per cent OF
the killings were with firearms, ano
nearly half the rest with knives. The
obvious deduction from this seems tc
he that there is need for more
stringent regulation of the sale anc
"toting" of weapons. This view is
emphasized by the fact that there
have been reports of decided de
crease in this kind of crime in com
munities where such regulation!
have been effected.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
MODERN POLICE IDEALS

Citizens of large cities are begin
ming to realize that policing is a
matter Of vital Importance to them.
Never before were so many expert
ments being tried in the police de-
partments of cities, and never before
has so much been expected of this
branch of city governments.
Chicago believes it has found the
key to the situation in trying to
make its citizens cooperate, to a
greater degree, with the police
force. To accomplish that it is en-
listing a force of 10000 citizen DO
liccmen, one to each block, whose
duties shall not to be to make ar
rests, but to check up on policemen,
on conditions requiring police atten-
ton, and to report these to head
quarters.
OF course, this is no more than
every citizen should do, whether he
is armed with an engraved commits
sion from the mayor or not. If one
tenth of the citizens of Washington
assumed their full responsibilities
and saw to it that every violation Of
police regulations that comes under
their eyes were reported, the police
force could safely be reduced to half
and the community would get better
results.
The Chicago idea of citizen po
lice force is not so radical as i
sounds. In Washington there is
Humane Society which. in its field
amounts to the same thing. Busi
ness men with special interests il
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

requiring so many men fa' the bat
tlcfeds that they can't turn out the
products they always have turned
out and will turn out again as soon
as the war is over, what sort of rec
ord, with all of them back at their
old business again, may we make If
we do not defend ourselves against
economic invasion by all tho world:
If we neglect industrial prepared
ness in this manner, as some of the
powers of Europe neglected military
preparedness, we shall be very sure
to find that providing against the
enemy only after he has struck is
not providing at all.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
1915 License Tags Will
Be Taboo New Year Day

District automobilists viii he subject
to arrest if they 20 INTO Maryland on
New Year Day without Mary land lir"n%"
ing TO announcement made by :. g.
C0alc. deputy comm'ssisncr for motor
vehicles for Marll land. stationed iu tn"
District
U,r.u nr :Ic NlrlIrd roads IN proY-
TO-. ., 49,. D','ri,l. II IS understood,
will be on I've aleu- to appr"hcnd all
luvlUusUs usng old AcCnsc lass.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

The news of American schooners
racing from their home ports to Rio
de Janeiro for a cash prize of $500
was interesting. But there are
much richer prizes than that waiting
for American ships, not only in
South American ports, but the world
over.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Washington riders will assemble at > D. m.
at O street. between Wisconsin avenue
and Thirtyfrst street, to take Virginia
oss-Country ride.
Community Christmas tree celebration Under
auspices OF the petworth Citizens' Asso-
citation, playground OF Petworth School. :
to p. IN.
Midnight masses, ST Vincent de Paul's. St.
Marys, Sacred Heart, St Patricka, st
Joseph's. St. AIMS. St. DominiC's -
Martins, Immaculate Conception. St
Peters. St Augustines. ST. Matthews
Church of the Nativity, st. Thercsa's, our
Lady of Victory. St. stephens, Holy Trir-
ity, St. Aloysius churches and the Convent
of Perpetual Alteration.
Midnight Christmas services. with Fishop
Harding, officiating. at Bethlehem Chap.i
Christmas festival. with addresses by Rcv
s. Townsend Weaver and Nine MountforI
auditorium of Woodward & Lothrop's, J
p. m.
odd Follows-Ccntral, No. l. Metropolis, No
Is; Phoenix, No. 20; Martha Washington
No ,, Rebakahs.
knights of Pythias-Rathbone Temple, No s.
Tythiam Sisters.
National Union-East Washington Council
Mckinley Council.
Socialist Party-Local Central Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
Tomorrow.

Christmas dinner for inmates OF the Wom-
ems Christian Association. 17l9 Thirteenth
street northwest, p. m.
Meeting, Ashlar Club, Pythian Temple. 1880
p. m.
Service Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. a. m.
Dinner to poor and needy. Central Union
Mission. p.
Observation-Disclosures observance in all COM
manderies OF knights Tcmplar.
Odd Fellows-Drill and social. Patriarchs
Militant.
Socialist Party-Social and supper.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
Attractions Here
Next Week

varied program of picture plays
have been arranged by the management
Of Crandaus Theatcr for holiday wccf.
Or Sunday there will be return on
easement of William Farrum and Dor
othy Bernard in "A Soldiers Oath,
Monday and TUESDAY an HGunabIe
rnot odrama. The Labyrinth" viii he
presented. in which Can name HaS ~"
stellar role. Miss Kane IL supported hN
r,dwarC! Koseman and Richard Neal
Wednesday William \. Brady VIII pre-
sent Vivian Martin in "oVer Night
nicturzation OF Earthoi0tnte 5 tu,l'suH
Thursday and Friday Al!cc Brady VII
he seen in the Word Film picture. ''rhe
Ranch" taken from the original stage
drama Miss Brady is supported by a
ton Sila. June Elvid2c. ard Chester
Barnctt Saturday. the second Of tn
Vitagraph Broadway features. ,Tn"n
Making Over Of Geoffrey Manning VIII
DC shown. with Harry Mercy IN III"
leading role.
A holiday program of unusual strength
has been selected by tho management
of the Leader Thcater Beginning Sun
day Hazel Dawn will be seen in Edith
Barnard Dclano's romance, The Heart
OF Jennifcr" Monday and Tuesday
Marguerite Clark will be seen in still
Waters" pastoral romance, winch
was especially written lot MISS NldIk
A hrec-cOlnered struggle for an in
nOccnt woman participated in by her
husband, an ntrigucr and the victim Of
| n former successful coup forms the
basis of the story of THE Mummy and
the IHmmingbird." which viii be shown
| Wednesday and Thursday, featuring
| charles sherry. The play for Friday
and Saturday will present The Fight
! ing Hope" in which the perturbation
! Of which Laura Hope Crews made her
/ photodramatic debut.
The management of the Empress
! Thcater has just secured the first local
rights to the film plays from the Will
liam Fox studios, where plays fcatur-
/ ing such stcllaritcs as Dorothy Ber-
nard, Theda Bara, William Farnum,
Robert B. Mantcll, Genevicvc Hamper,
/ and others, are produced
Starting Christmas Day. the new fea =
| turc, obstruction" starring ThCdit
| Bara. will be given its first Washington
presentation. This is said to be a play
| of powerful dramatic force, particularly
adapted to Miss Bara's peculiar talent
! 1t is a production DEALING with t.
hcartaches, the stiiled ambitions, the
never-endinG woes of labor.
The supporting cast includes such aC-
tors as CASTOR Bell James FurCY. Carl
ton Macy, Esther lIoicr, Warner GLAND,
Herbert Frank, Frank Evans. and Ar
thur Morrison. The action throughout
is swift and works up to a powerful,
thrilling climax.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

British at the Dardanelles have
finally decided to honor those Turk
ish checks.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
SHIPPING A WORLD PROBLEM

Mr.. Balf0uf, nrSC loru OF tne adml-
ralty in the coalition cabinet of the
United Kingdom, addressed himself
last evening to the problem of mer-
camille shipping. He was called upon
to do so, by reason of the fact that
several previous speakers had voiced
complaints of the shortage of mer-
camille shipping.
The fact that there has been in
creasing insistence on such complaint
for months past, suggests that Brit
ish industry, at least, is somehow
standing the war strain well. The
naval authorities have indeed i'm
pressed a great number Of ships; but
impressments have represented only
small percentage Of the great
merchant fleet Of Britain; and the
fact that this greater part of the
fleet is unable to handle the busi-
ness forced upon it, is eloquent tes-
timony that industry and commerce
are being maintained at a marvellous
ratio as compared to the normal.
Great Britain is clamoring for
more and more shipping to handle
her own and the worlds business,
ali of it at tonnage tolls unprece-
dentedly high and profitable; Ger
many has hundreds of thousands of
tons of shipping marooned in her
own harbors or interned in neutral
ones. Britain has products to ship.
ships to carry them, markets to buy
them; Germany is cut off from pro-
duction, shipping, markets.
Mr.. Balfour impressed on the
house of commons that shipping
must be regarded as a necessary of
war, only less than munitions; mer-
camille shipping, too. He admitted
that the naval and military purposes
must have first call; but after that
comes the absolute necessity, as a
war measure, of keeping the mer-
camille marine equal to its task. He
urged every effort to keep on build
ing new vessels as fast as they
could be turned out.
! From whatever angle the post
bellum commercial situation of the
world be viewed, it must be recog-
nized that there will have been a
great shipping waste, fearful dis
location of commercial instruments
and the demand for new supplies or
depleted shelves everywhere; which
can only mean that the whole worlC
will confront the need for more and
more shipping. The United States
problem is only one part of the
worlds problem in this regard. Now
is the time to prepare for capturing
our part in the new distribution OF
world business. Mr.. Balfour's ad
vice to the commons was equal!
good advice for students of thi
cOuntry's shipping position.
At this season of the year "Peac'
on earth, good will toward men
should be uppermost in our minds
But apparently the baseball mel
will have to act for the Old World
Maybe the ending of the war, how
ever, is not so far off as it looks
Just before peace was declared il
baseball the opposing sides wer
more emphatic than ever in declar
ing thew were going ahead and fiph
The Washington times., 1915-12-24
AmuSementS.

Belasco-"The Cinderella Man." $50 p M
Poli's-''Mam vele." 2:l5 and s:l5 p. m
Keith's-Naudeville, 2:lj and sis p. m.
Casino--War pictures, The Battles OF Ma
tion," p. IN. to IL p. m. continuous.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and S:lJ p. IN.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

All Saints Church, Chevy Chasc-At
the 1880 service the mixed choir will
sing the following: Professional hymn
No. Sc; TIE Deum tKing- -HalD; Jubilate
in + (Tours); hymns Nos. 8 and 49; Of
fertory anthem, 80 Sing to Cod (Gou-
nod: Communion Service Gower); re-
cessional hymn No. d.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

Christ Church. Georgetown: Christ
mas Day. II a. IN. m.-ProCossiunal, chris
tiaus Awake WniuwUi"nt \cn't".
Nondelssohn: re n,um. VcGreih. Jubi-
late, Stewart; Introit, Wv lille Shepherds
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

Trinity Church, TakOma Park, He"-
bert u. Lawson. choir master arc
Miss Elsie Beck, organist. The foi-
lowing program will he given on
Christmas day at II a. m. by the reg
ular vested choir: Organ Prelude. The
Hymn of Nuns" lie Febure Wely; pro-
ccssional. HYMN 40: "Nenitc." Chant
ammo; "Jubilatc," Nevin: Tc Deum.
Wiegamd; offertOrN. 90, Holy Night"
Adam, soprano solo and chorus;
Kyrie Eleison ElveY; SanCtus, TAYLOR
GLORIA in EXrelsis," old Chant; Post
Iudo, "IleEie." LemaiEre.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

Trinity T.utheran-Thc christmas pro-
gram at tho II =. IN. service of Trinity Y
Lutheran Church: Soloists. HERNIA u
Hoffman. vioiini.t; Fritz Mueller. c"l-
CONTINUED on Page Twclys)
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

The sacred cantata. "Bethlehem." ny
j. II. Maunder and T.. Cuthhort Nurn.
will be sung by the choir of st. Mar
Carets Episcopal Church Sunda! ey-
cning under the direction of \. G.
EIdridge. The soloIsts of the choir
include Mrs. Helen DeYo Halter, So
prauo, who will return from New
York especially for this service; Mel .
willie d. Hensey. tenor. and Arthur VI.
Deibert, baritone.
The Washington times., 1915-12-24

franciscan Monastory-The Christmas
services at the Franciscan Monastery
Will commence with the chanting Of
mains soon after II o'clock tonight. At
mionISht tho first solemn high mass will
be celebrated. with tho following pro
gram Of music: Mass in L uGnatius
Mitterer); ,onertory. "Iact;ntur Cocil"
IIallcr); motcts. 'IIodic Christus Ma
tms est CkammtcTl. and Domino. non
sion after mass to tho, srotto of Beth,
lehem the hymns "Adestc Tideles."
"Holy. Night" and See Amid tho Win
tors SNOW will be sung. At = o'clock
the choir will sing Thcrm!snon's mass
in f fiat, With the "n"rtorv motct. "Tui
Stunt Coelr' lSeutncD. Al 3:5l y III
tho choir will sing - Salrstaris Hos
tia PalcstrimaN, "Eodle Christu- Ma
tus ost" Kemrt"rN. Tnntuw Tr%o" and
"Adorcmus in Aetcrnum" H'ien.
The music Will he under the direction
of Rev. GtGfrcy Hunt. .. F. NJ. with
GcorSe Herbert Wells at the organ,
West Street Presbyterian Church,
Sunday, II a. m.-"Behold, l bring
Good Tidings" (Churchiln. Adore and
BE Still" CGounod). and The Birthday
OF King" (NedlinGcr:: 7:3o p. m.
HOLY Night" adam Buckl, "Bcst Be
Thou. Oh. Christ Eternal CGaines>,
Holy Night. peaceful Night" tradi-
tiomsO, "Oh. Sing to God Your Hymns
OF Gladness' (Gounod). and "SimG and
Rejoice. Oh Daughter of Zion" Barn
| by). Solo uuartet-Mrs. W. b. Will
maIth. soprano; Mrs. Armand Gump-
rscht. contralto; d. Austin Howard
| tenor: S. Theodore Howard. bass, and
chorus OF twenty-five voices.
| Trinity T.utheran-Thc christmas pro,
| gram at tn" II p. IN. service of Trinity
| Lutheran Church: SOlOstS. IIcrmar
/ Hoffman. vioiini.t; Fritz Mueller. eel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-10
TO DARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
A few applications of Sage Tea and
Sulphur brings back its vigor.
color, gloss and thickness.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol
added. will turn gray. streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxu-
RANT. remove every bit of dandruff.
stop scalp itching and falling hair
Just a few applications will prove a
revelation IL your hair Is fading, gray
or Try. scraggly and thin. Mixing the
Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home
though. is troublesome. An easier
way Is TO get the ready to-use tonic
costing about so cents large bottle
at drug stores. known as "WyetA Sage
and Sulphur Compound" thus avoid
Ing lot OF muss.
While wispy. gray, faded hair is moi
sinful. we all desire to retain ou-
youthful appearance and attrs ctive-
ness. BY darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, no one
can tell. because 1t does SO naturally
so evenly. You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with 1t and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand al time: by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared and, after an
oshcr application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and iuxnriant Adv
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-10
GETS
80 MONTHS IN
STATE PRISON
BE- WHISPERED WHITE MAN
FROM WALNUT HILL SETTLE
MENT EXPRESSED THANKS
WHEN COURT PASSED THE
LONGTIME SENTENCE.

Upon a plea Of guilty to charge
that he had more tfan one wife liv-
ing, constituting the crime of bigamy.
Redding Robertson. white. aged about
so years. was sent to the state prison
for two years and six months, In the
court of record. yesterday. The SEN
tence was imposed by Judge Kirke
Monroe.
Quite a litter went the rounds of
the well-ordered court room when
Robertson affirmatively. replied to all
questions of the solicitor in the ar
raignment. and later carried en- quite
CASTOR and Alphonse stunt when the
Judge imposed the penalty.
Il will sentence you to two years
and six months in the state peniten-
tiary," remarked the court, after sum-
ming up the charge.
Thank you, sir, thank you," the old
man replied.
Not to be outdone the Judge replied:
you are quite welcome" and the
incident closed.
Robertson has three living wives,
from none of whom he had ever been
legally separated, according to his
plea yesterday, and according to testi-
mony which was offered the solicitor.
The third and last wife is herself now
locked up at the county jail, and will
likely be brought forth today to plead
before the court. Two Of the wives.
numbering one and three. respectively,
are said to have resided within dozen
miles of one another, and they are
y he
fact that Robertson had another wife
in another town, not outside of the
boundaries of Escambia county. The
much married husband told the So
licitor that his three wives were liv-
ing, and appeared to have resented the
inquiries OF the prosecutor as to the
reason he had barred his heart to Cupid
so often, and to women of personal
mountaineering.
This was the first case Of bigamy
In many years in the local courts, Of
ficials stated yesterday. In fact, this
was really the first case on local rec
ords of a man marrying three wives
and knowing that all of them were
living in the confines of the one
county.
Robertson and his third wife were
brought to the city Sunday forenoon
by Deputies Marble and Graham. Res
idents of the Walnut Hill section are
said to have entered complaints about
the conduct of the two at or near the
settlement, the allegation being made
that Robertson was known to have
another lawful wife within dozen
miles of the spot where he was liv-
ing with his third paramour, and 1t
was reported to the officers that even
another wife resioed in the northern
part of the. county. All these reports
were verified before the arrest of the
couple was effected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-10
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It's worth its weight in gold to men
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