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The Washington times., 1915-02-04
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
At BIG PRINT SHOP
Appointments, Separations, and
Transfers Made Public by
Ford Today.

Effective today. the following ap.
pointments. separations. and transfers
in the Government Printing Office have
been announced by Public Printer Ford:
Appointments-Miss Georgeana v.
Savoy and Mrs. Anna T. Wright. press
feeders. reinstated: Jesse NJ. Clark,
monotype keyboard operator. reinstat.
ed: Thomas A. Bligh. probational mes
senser boy.
separations-John w. Bond, counter
resigned; George w. Bransom. proba-
tional messenger boy. resigned.
Transfers, etc.-Lyman J. Clements
compositor. 50 cents per hour. monotype
section. to maker-up. 40 cents per hour
hand section; Francis T. Quigley. com.
positor. so cents per hour. monotype
section. to maker-up. 60 cents per hour
hand section; John w. Cooper. skilled
iaborer. 25 cents per hour. to helper
% cents per hour. monotype section
nighO Fenton T. Dafrer, skilled labor.
er. 70 cents per hour, to folding ma.
chine operator. 40 cents per hour
pamphlet binding section; Charlie l.
Nay. skilled laborer. % cents per hour
to machine helper. 35 cents per hour
linotype section (nighU; John r. Purvis
copy editor, IS cents per hour, legis.
lative detail. proof reader. 10 cents pc,
nOuT, PROOF SCCtlOn, Joseph Fletcher
messenger boy at $420 per annum, tc
$500 per annum, office Of superintendent
Of documents: John c. Johnson, mes.
senger hoy at $37S per annum, to mes.
senger boy at $420 per annum, office OF
the superintendent Of documents: Lee
Carter. unskilled laborer. linotype sec.
ton to hand section Albert {. Var
Horn. monotype keyboard operator, IL
cents per hour, monotype section (day)
to linotype operator, 60 cents per hour
linotype section nighO; Charles p
Goodacre. folding machine operator. ii
cents per hour, to helper. 40 cents Del
hour. pamphlet binding section (day)
Miss Betty v. Watson, skilled laborer
ruling and sewing section, to Damph.
let binding section (nighD: John ]. Fitz-
gibbon, skilled laborer, pamphlet bind
ing section. to Office OF foreman OF
binding: William w. Richardson, pro-
bational messenger boy, Office of .he
superintendent of work, to monoty De
section inight; John l. Ais. messenger
boy, delivery section. to office OF super.
intendent Of work; Harry A. Gritton
probationary messenger boy. office OF
snperintendent Of work. to delivery sec
tion: Charles f. Miller. book binder
forwarding and finishing section, to
pamphlet binding section; Jamefs F.
Smart. monotvpe keyboard operator, 81
cents per hour monotype section, ia
compositor. 80 cents per hour. hand sec
tion; Thomas II. Smith. elevator con-
ductor 80 cents per hour electrical sec.
ton. to skilled laborer. 25 cents pei
hour, presswork division.
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Emmy Destinn Engaged
To Arabian Singer

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Emmv Destinn.
the dramatic soprano Of the Metropoli-
tan. applicant for American citizenship.
thirty-six by her own admission ana
beautiful by una nimous verdict. is going
to marry an Arabian.
He Is an opera singer" she said:
Anybody around the Metropolitan will
know who l mean" she added. Every
body around the Metropolitan said the
prima donna had very much IN mind
termed near Prague. Bohemia. Mile.
Destinn's birthplace. a prisoner Of war
because he was a member of the French
colonial reserves. The Austro-Hungar-
Giily unless he will promise not to
fght-and the Algerian will not promise.
SO his ony hope and that of the prima
donna He's In the advance Of the Rus
SLAMS to release him.
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Tomorrow.

Ma Masonic-Columbia. No. 81 Lebanon. No 7:
School of Instruction, Royal Arch Masons;
Columbia, No. 2. knights Templar; Martha
No. 4. and Ascension, No. 20. Eastern star
Odd Fellows-Central. No. /: Metropolis, No.
Is; Phoenix. No. IS; Magenenu No, 1:
Miriam, No. g. Rebekahs
knights of neutrality-suspicious., No 10;
Rathbone Temple. No. s. Pythian Sisters.
Socialist Party-Local Northeast. Sll Z street.
northwest. S:l5 y. IN.
Convention. Chamber of Commerce Of tbs
United States, large ball room, New viii
lard. 10 a. m. and $50 p. m.
Dance, Friday Dancing Club. Cabinet room,
New Willard, p. M
Subscription dance red room, New Willard.
Lecture. Uncle Sam at Work" F. J. Has.
kins, before National Geographic Society.
auditorium. New Masonic Temple. 1850 and
Special meeting. Home and School Associa-
tion of Monroe School. In school building,
Meeting. Friendship Council. No. 49, DsuRh-
ters of America. in hail. p. m.
Celynda Werner Ford. assisted by the la
dies OF the Washington Seminary, at 2lOl
S street northwest. SEQ to y p. m.
Memorial Hall; Brookland. d. c, p. m.
Whitney Avenue Christian Church. lark
road. near Georgia avenue northwest. 7:s0
m.
Stereopt icon lecture THE Rhine" Terminal
Railroad Y. N. c. A, east end OF Union
station, .. m.
AppusI dinns., wsshinston alumni Of Aseva
Univ.'s,tv, NniVs'sity c1us, ,. n.
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THE DIFFERING VIEWS

In the house of commons yester-
day the British premier moved a
resolution that during the present
session the house devote itself en-
tirely to government measures; that
"private bills" be not considered;
and that it be regarded as exclusive
ly a war session. The exact signifi.
canoe of the rule, which was prompt
ly adopted with government and op-
position forces voting together, is a
little difficult for Americans to un,
derstand because the institution OF
the "private bill" in the British legis.
lative system is not familiar here
The rule in effect, however, means
that everything minor; everything
other than the huge problem of ma,
tional defense and national aggres.
sion; everything on which political
differences might arise; everything
tending to bring dissension into the
government at a time when national
unity is needed, shall be absolutely
avoided.
Turning from that performance ir
the British commons to yesterdays
performance in the American Sen,
ate, there is temptation to wonder il
lesson in singleness of purpose, ir
patriotic determination to submerge
the minors, in big ambition to meet 9
big national situation in the right
way, might not be learned by Amer.
ican public men from their cousins
! across the water. The gravity o1
England's situation seems to be bet
ter appreciated by English states
men than is the seriousness of oul
situation by Americans. In the face
Of commercial distress. vast unem
ployment, and most delicate interna
tional problems, the American Con
gress is playing politics, while tn,
British legislators are eschewin,
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NEVADA'S BACK.TRACK

Nevada may have missed the
money; or it may have just natur-
ally got lonesome. It isn't a very
neighborly place, with a population
Of $1,000 in 1910 spread over an
area Of 10000 square miles. On
the same basis Ohio would have
about 10000 people, and the social
possibilities Of lively divorce COL
ony Of good spenders would be worth
consideration. Likewise, the excite
ment of being the prizefight center
of the world, and having the popula-
tion occasionally doubled for a few
days by followers of the sport, would
not be without its attractions.
Anyhow, Nevada after trying it
both ways seems determined not to
be unduly moral. After establishing
Reno as the divorce headquarters of
the land, the State was swept by a
moral wave into repeating its easy
divorce laws, and the business of
Reno went glimmering. Now it de-
velops that reaction has set in. The
legislature has under consideration q
bill to restore the old six months
residence and other provisions max
ing divorce easy and quick. One
house has passed the measure with
enthusiasm, and it is promised that
the other will follow suit. A meas
ure to permit racetrack betting is
also expected to pass. Nevada is
plainly on it's way back toward the
center of the excitement map.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
A BRITISH "FLOP?"

Great Britain may discover rea-
sons for making quick change of
front on the question of America
purchasing interned ships of Ger
many and Austria. Since London in
dicated it's disaffection with the idea
of letting German ships be turned
over to Americans, and adhered to
the London conference rule concern
ing transfer of flag, conditions have
sharply changed.
So long as England was in secure
control of the seas and believed she
need not fear German interference
with her food supplies, she did no,
want the interned German vessels
put into any commerce in hthey
might serve German purposes. Bu,
the German submarine attacks or
British merchant shipping bring tc
view the possibility of a very offer.
ent situation, in which English yes.
sells may presently be kept off the
seas, or at least rendered unable tc
, bring cargoes of foods into home
waters. In that case England might
find herself especially concerned tc
permit American ships-no matter
about their origin-to haul to Eng
land the food supplies that Englisi
ships could not bring.
Already intimation comes through
London dispatches of sucn a chang,
of front. At the Capitol it is in
sistently reported that this new atti
tude of Downing street has beer
semi officially communicated to tn
Washington Government, though no
body seems able to give positive as
euranre that such an intimation ha
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
CriSfeld's Postmaster
Freed on Graft Charge

of his office. against Postmaster Ar
thur B. Cochrane. at Crisfeld, Md. are
without foundation, according to an an
nouncernent from First Assistant Post
master General Roper today.
- 1t was charged that Cochrane had
used his official position to force a
contractor to allow him a commission
of 5 per cent on the contract for a
Federal building at Crisfield. and that
he used the postoffice to transact per-
sonal business. The postal inspector
who made an investigation says in ef-
feet that these charges are unfounded
in fact.
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Why Not?

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Why not jitney bus service In Wash
ington? There are quite few young
men around the Capital with automo-
biles and nothing else. The idea offers
opportunity for their employment In
some beneficial capacity.
Seriously. It would seem that there Is
q fine field for such service here.
There are many congested points in
local street railway traffic. as for in
stance on the Bureau line Just before
o'clock and at Fifteenth street and
New York avenue between 4:30 and s
o'clock. Under the present arrangement
of railway lines there Is no possibility
of getting across town from upper
Georgetown to points in north Wash
ington. 1t seems that jitney bus scrv-
ice might fill these gaps.
TRANSPORTATION Bug
Washington. February 2.
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THE WHEAT EXCESSES

The price of wheat in the Chicago
pit closed Tuesday at $1.65. A few
minutes after opening the next
morning it had dropped to less than
$1.57; then it turned upward as fast
as it had fallen, and reached $1.66,
the high point of the day.
Such violence of fluctuation justi-
fies the belief that speculative
manipulation is now becoming a
powerful factor in determining the
course of prices. There was a long
period when the steady and not very
violent advance seemed a manifest
response to conditions of supply and
demand. The warning world needed
wheat, we had it, and bidding for
supplies made prices advance as the
reserves were lessened.
But today, with the American re-
serves falling rapidly toward the
point where they cannot be further
exhausted without occasioning q
positive shortage in this country, is
no time for speculation. The Ameri-
can public must have some hundreds
of millions of bushels to eat before
a new crop will come on. The amount
left in the country for export is now
very small compared to the amount
that must he kept here Yet manip-
ulation and speculation in the small
export stock will affect the price of
every barrel of -four that Americans
are to consume from this time forth.
Suppose there is yet 10O,OOO,OOO
bushels available for export, and
300, 100000 bushels that must be
kept here. 1t is not right that, be-
cause the price of the exported wheat
is going to be carried up by foreign
demand to, say, So, the price of the
remainder should 60 up in the same
way. 1t may be unavoidable un,ier
present methods of market control;
but it is not right.
And it is not unavoidable. An EN-.
barge on exports is not a desirable
policy; but it is better than an en-
barge on eating. If speculation in
the minor share of our foodstuffs
that is destined for foreign sale is
to be permitted to skyrocket the
prices Of the vastly larger share we
must consume, then the speculation
will have to be stopped, even though
it's stoppage means embargo.
This is no time to cavil about
means. The world is doing un.
wonted things in unwonted WAYS
America will do some very uncon.
ventional, some utterly unprecedent-
ed things; things that in normal
times would be deemed quite impos.
sible, if developing conditions com.
pei. Our own people are entitled to
first consideration, and they will find
a WaV to get it.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
For the Unemployed.
editor NJ THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Please allow me space In your valu-
able column to suggest one way to
solve the problem of the unemployed.
There are hundreds Of acres Of waste
land lying between this city and Bal
timore and across the river In Virginia.
1t might be utilized by the Govern
inent putting same In q tillable condi.
ton, and renting 1t to the unemployed
for truck gardens and chicken runs.
1t might also help to reduce the high
cost Of living. as we'll as help the de-
serving poor.
1t would change these barren wastes
Into beautiful garden parks. The ad-
dition of a park would also add to the
enjoyment of the public and furnish a
resting place for automobile parties.
Washington Feb 2. l.. w. w.
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country in three days is a matter Of
more than 1000, 900, which is a
record that not even wheat at its
sensational price has ever come near
touching. s
Cotton IN the coming weeks as
sures, as wheat has done in the past
weeks, our vast exports and incom-
parable trade balances.
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McAdoo's Messenger
AZ Years in Department

Richard Green. head messenger in the
office Of Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo. Tuesday rounded out a service
Of forty-four years In the department.
Green was one Of the slaves liberated
by Lincoln.
He entered the Treasury Department
February ., 1871. as a messenger and in
a short time was assigned TO the Sec
retary's office. He has been continu-
ously employed under eighteen secrs-
taytes Of the Treasury.
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To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In the investigation now going on in
the matter of increasing Communication
rates, 1t seems to me that an essential
feature Of the case Is not being called to
the attention of the court.
When people who are employed In the
cities seek homes in the country, for
relief from the high cost OF living. con-
scQuent upon the exorbitant rents. out
rageous gas bills. and generally in
flated prices for the necessaries Of life.
one of the first things they find 1t
necessary to ascertain is the commuta-
ton rate to and from the place at
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Wants the Bad Boys Separatet
From Their Cigarettes.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In your paper Of a few days ago !
noticed a letter in which tho question
was asked why minors were allowed to
purchase tobacco and cigarettes in the
District Of Columbia. despite the fact
that there Is a law prohibiting the sale
Of tobacco to minors.
have watched with interest for an
answer(to this letter. but have not been
enlightened. | have observed the same
ter referred to. namely. that boys of
any age or size seem to have no diff
Guilty whatever in procuring all the
cigarettes and tobacco desired. Cant
something be done?
A MOTHER.
Waahingfnn E,ohruaru
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Oregon Solons Defeat
Anti-Alien Land Law

SALEM. Ore. Feb. "A resolution
providing that a constitutional amend
ment making 1t unlawful for aliens to
own land in the State be submitted to
vote Of the people was defeated by the
Oregon house Of representatives.
The vote against the measure was al
most unanimous.
A bill providing for submission to the
voters Of an amendment giving white
foreigners the same rights with regard
to property as native born citizens also
was defeated in the house.
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politics. Is it not time to realize
the seriousness of the need for q bet
ter attitude toward the extraordi-
nary questions of these extraordi-
nary times?
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Prof. c. S. Richardson to
Discuss School Music

"Oratory-Its Need in the School Cur
ricr lum' will be the subject of q talk
by Prof. Charles 5. Richardson at The
me ,ting of the Franklin Thomson
Home and School Association IN the
Thomson school Tuesday evening. Mss
Ada Louise Townsend will give read.
ings and vocal and instrumental mum
hers viii be given by the students Of the
schools.
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Today.

Today.
Aff:SriS.Nss. f.set,. So Ne %,,.n n5sm No TO-
30: Masonic Board Of Relief. c"; iadis" n,sS, SS
In al bodies Of Scottish Rite: Esther. No
s. Eastern Star.
oad F,eAllos:.Ge'smbis; s.,.n, No. TO- Excelsior
knights OF Pythias-Frsnklin. No. 2; J. T.
Caldwell Co.. No. Ii. MiIitary Rank
Socialist Party-German branch and Sunday
scnooi conference. sll street northwest.
Convention. Chamber of Commerce Of tho
United States, large ballroom New Willard
1880 a. m. and .. m.
Convention. National Lime Manufacturers'
Association. cabinet room. New willard. 10
q. m.
Dance. Washington Filipino Club. red room.
New Willard. p. m.
Meeting. Warrington Home Economics As
.ociation. lecture hall. Public Library. $3.50
Dinner. complimentary to Col. d. J. Palmer.
psrtment OF the Potomac. oak room. Ra-
MsetinE; California Society of Washington.
Raleigh. D. m.
Annual prom Of Georgetown Law School
Junior GLASS. Rauscher's. s p. m
Lecture. .'Heredity and Marriage" DIR. Alex
Snder Graham Bell. assembly hall. y. NJ.
lumbus. in hall. D. m.
Lecture. ..Hypnotism." James Hsrrahan.
y.
Annual meeting. Michigan Alumni Associa-
ton. Rauscher's. p. m.
Address, The influence OF Women in Gov
eernmentai Afairs." Congressman Bryan Of
dence OF Mrs. Nanette b. Paul .0o7 Coium
bia road northwest. 8 p. IN.
Program. National Press Club. p. m
Oyster roast, Mems BAraca class of Petworth
Baptist Church, in church. Seventh and
Randolph streets northwest. 5 o. M
Ladies', night. Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite Of Freemasonry, Cathedral, Third
and streets northwest. s p. m.
Social meeting. National Capital Chapter.
No. 81. National Association Of stenoiyp yplsts,
Perpetual Building. p. m.
Lecture, THE Salt Of the Earth and the
Lost Piece Of silver" Nine. Mountford,
Union M. e. Church. p. IN.
Lecture, Trust Companies" Corcoran Thorn.
stitute Of Banking. i2li F street north.
west, p. m.
Neighborhood meeting OF Washington Safety
First Association. Iowa Avenue Methodist
Church. Iowa avenue and Emerson street
Study hour entertainment motion pictures.
ment OF the MT. Pleasant CongresstiSnal
Church. In the church. 1880 p. m.
Amusements.
Beiasco-...The Lilac Domino $40 p. m
BelascoIPe5Sy Mackaye. readings: +:So .. m.
C0lumbia-"Jack's Romance" 2:l5 and Sis
Poirs-"As a Man Thinks" :l5 and ais D.
B. F. Keith's-Vaudeville. els and Sis D. m.
Cosmos,v audeviie. continuous.
Casino-Eaudeville. continuous.
Gayety-BurlesQue. 2:l5 and S:l5 p. M
Observation-Disclosures. 2:15 and Sis p M
Strand-Photoplays, II in. to IL y. m.
GardsnH Gar den T. PhG,oD,ays II q m to II p IA.
Arcade-Dancing, ! to l. d. m.
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BOS.TON.ESE BACK
WARDNESS

To nerves already strained, near
the breaking point by reports OF Eu-
fopean atrocities, comes cataclysmie
news from Boston. The school chill.
dren of Boston cannot spell. In fact
50 egregious are their errors in this
respect that an official investigation
is to be undertaken. Such is the hor-
rid tale of photographic delinquency
Why, even the. Boston baby has
been pictured wearing huge spec
tacles, with the expression Of Mi
nerva's owl upon his face and die
tionary under his arm. Versed in
polysylables, he has been consid-
cred almost, if not quite, as preco-
cious, as the comic-weekly infant,
"who cursed the day he was born" "
And now to find that words of one
syllable are not to be tackled with
impunity by those who must be
called upon to succeed Lowell and
Emerson!
Nor is this all. Pelion upon Ossa! !!
Confusion worse confounded! They
are going to start course in SPELL
ing at Harvard. Those classic
shades, where of yore the most alb
struse questions of metaphysics
were propounded-aye and answered
ARE to be disturbed with the en-
trance of the "spelling book" This
is indeed case Of the uplift begin
ming at the bottom; the great uni
versity is tearing a leaf from the
book Of the country school.
The Washington times., 1915-02-04
Rag Time Music Barred
From Cleveland Parks

CLEVELAND, Feb. 4.-"Rastime
music will not mix with the classical.
l refuse. Anyway the people here have
graduated from ragtime.''
Christian Thinner. municipal music
director, thus declined to WELD the
baton for rag in the city parks this
summer. He directs the Municipal Sym,
10 hire a rag director. Timmer's ar
tistic temperament forbids.