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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 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 condition are necessary, is
difficult to understand, in view of
the record our wartime importa-
lions are now making.
AS a matter of fact, our imports
in recent months have been growing
amazingly. The imports for Octo-
Der 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 jot
again of supplying our markets with
their products up to the limit of oul
capacity to take the stuff.
In October of this year our i'm
ports from Austria Hungary were
down some 100000 from Octobe!
the year before; from Belgium they
were down some $4,000; from
France more than $1,8OO,OOO; from
Germany $3,4OO,OOO; from Ital,
more than 100000; from tn,
Netherlands more than $1,OOO,OO
from Norway almost $1,2OO,OOO
from Spain more than 100000, an,
from the United Kingdom about
million and three-Guarters.
Yet the total imports of the mont
scored some 81, 100000 more thu
last year and some $4,000, 900 NOR
than in 1918, because we were get
ting from Canada some $1,000, 90
more; from Cuba some $4,000
, more; from Argentina aImos
$1,60O,000 more; from China almos
: $1,0OO,O00 more; from the BIRTHS
, East Indies almost 100000 more
, from Japan some $1,7O0,OOO more
, from Australia and New Zealan
some $1,2O0,OO0 more, and so on.
! When we can make such a recor
/ of imports as we are doing nov
/ with Germany and Austria Hungar
virtually shut out from our market
with Great Britain, France and Ital
! so busy about their war affairs an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Since last April an almost con-
tinuous struggle has been going on
for the possession Of the Hartmans-
Weilerkopf, peak of commanding
Importance in the western line Of
war, whose height dominates import
ant roads, equally necessary to
either side. Many thousands Of
troops have been sacrificed by both
sides in the struggle; and a few
days ago it was announced that the
French, by magnificent movement,
had taken the summit from the Ger
mans, with considerable losses to
both sides. Now comes the report
that the Germans have retaken the
support, or a part Of the positions
there.
This is the frightful procedure of
the war of attrition; of grinding
away the forces of both sides by rub
bling them together. The position
becomes, after near a year Of such
intensive fighting, less important
than the fact that it provides a point
of contact around which the contend
ing armies may wear themselves
away. 1t becomes almost a question
of which side can go on losing mar
for man, and still have a man left
at the end to stand on the coveted
summit and wave his flag.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 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 it's citizens cooperate, to a
greater degree, with the police
force. To accomplish that it is en-
listing a force of 10000 citizen po-
licemen, 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 o.
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 a citizen pc
lice force is not so radical as i
sounds. In Washington there is
Humane Society which. in it's field
amounts to the same thing. Bust
ness men with special interests il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

requiring so many men fdr the bat
tlcfelds 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 th, world
If we neglect industrial prepared
ness in this manner, as some of The
powers of Europe neglected military
preparedness, we shall be vert sure
to find that providing against the
enemy only after he has struck is
not providing at all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
1915 License Tags Will
Be Taboo New Year Day

District automobilists will be subject
TO arrest IL they go INTO Maryland on
New Year Day without Maryland license
tags for 1916 on their NehiciueS, ACCORD"
ing TO announcement made by 5. q.
Coale, deputy commissioner for motor
vehicles for Maryland stationed In the
District.
PoIirc on the Maryland roads I'm proX-
g.-'.-. o., trr DiS'rict IL Us understood,
will be on tive alert 10 apprchcnd all
motorists using old license tags.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Washington riders will assemble at . n. M
at o street. between Wisconsin avenue
and Thirty-first street, to take Virginia
cross-country ride.
Community Christmas tree celebration, under
auspices of the Petworth Citizens' Asso-
citation, playground Of Petworth School,
to p. m.
Midnight masses ST. Vincent de PauIs. St
Mary's, Sacred Heart, st. Patrick's ST
Joseph's St. AIMS. St Dominic's 81
Martins. Immaculate Conception, 81.
Peters, St Augustine's. st. Matthews
Church of the Nativity, ST. Theresa's, our
Lady Of Victory, ST. Stephens. Holy Trir-
ity, st. Aloysius churches and the Convent
Of Perpetual Alteration.
Midnight Christmas services, with Bishop
Harding, officiating, at Bethlehem Chapel.
Christmas festival. with addresses by Rev
S. Townsend Weaver and Nine Mountford
auditorium of Woodward & Lothrop's
p. m.
odd Fellows-Central, No. l. Metropolis, No.
16: Phoenix. No. 20; Martha Washington,
No 3, Rebakahs.
knights OF Pythias-Rathbone Temple, No. s.
National Union-I1ast Washington Council,
Mckinley Council.
Socialist Party-Local Central Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 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. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
SHIPPING A WORLD PROBLEM

Mr.. Balfour, first lord of the admit
rally 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 we'll. The
naval authorities have indeed i'm
pressed a great number of ships; but
impressments have represented only
a small percentage Of the great
merchant feet of Britain; and the
fact that this greater part of the
feet is unable to handle the bust
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,
all 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 o.
war, only less than munitions; mer
camille shipping, too. He admitted
that the naval and military purposes
must have first call; but after tina
comes the absolute necessity, as ;
war measure, of keeping the mer
camille marine equal to its task. H,
urged every effort to keep on build
ing new vessels as fast as the.
could be turned out.
From whatever angle the post
bellum commercial situation of tn
world be viewed, it must be recog
nized that there will have been
great shipping waste, fearful dis
location of commercial instruments
and the demand for new supplies O.
depleted shelves everywhere; whic
can only mean that the whole worl
will confront the need for more an
more shipping. The United State!
problem is only one part of tn
worlds problem in this regard. No
is the time to prepare for capturin
our part in the new distribution q
world business. Mr.. Balfour's &C
vice to the commons was equal
good advice for students of TIL
cOuntry's shipping position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
Attractions Here
Next Week

A varied program of picture plays
have been arranged by the management
of Crandalls Theater for holiday week.
Or Sunday there will be return en-
sagement of william Farnum and Dor
othy Bernard in "a Soldiers Oath"
Monday and Tuesday an Equitable
mot odrama. 1.-THE Labyrinth" will be
presented. in which Gail Kane has the
stellar role. Miss Kane Is supported by
Edward Roseman and Richard Neal.
Wednesday William A. Brady will nre-
sent Vivian Martin in lover Night a
perturbation of Bartholomae,s comedy,
Thursday and Friday Alice Brady will
he seen in the World Film picture, THE
Ranch" taken from the original stage
drama Miss Brady is supported by
very powerful cast, which includes Mil
ton Silla, June Elvidge. and Chester
Barnett. Saturday, the second Of the
Vitagraph Broadway features. The
Making Over of Geoffrey Manning will
DC shown. with Harry Mercy in the
leading role.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

A holiday program of unusual strength
has been selected by the management
of the Leader Theater. Beginning Sun
day Hazel Dawn will be seen in Edith
barnard Delano's romance, THE Heart
of Jennifer." Monday and Tuesday
Marguerite Clark will be seen in still
Waters" a pastoral romance, which
was especially written for Miss Clark.
A three-cornered struggle for an in
nocent woman participated IN by her
husband, an intriguer and the victim OF
former successful coup forms the
basis of the story of THE Mummy and
the Hummingbird," 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
Theater has just secured the first local
rights to the film plays from the Will
liam Fox studios, where plays fcatur-
ing such stellarites as Dorothy Ber-
nard, Theda Bara, William Farnum,
Robert b. Mantell, Genevieve Hamper,
and others, are produced.
Starting Christmas Day. the new fea-
ture, Destruction" starring Thcda
Bara, will be given it's first Washington
PRESENTATIONS Inns ~ Sdlu 10 DC a. play
Of powerful dramatic force, particularly
adapted to Miss Bara's peculiar talent
IT Is a production dealing with IT,
heartaches the stiiled ambitions, the
never'ending woes of labor:
The supporting cast includes such ac-
tors as CASTOR Bell, James Furey, Carl
ton Macy, Esther HOier, 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. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
TnmnrrnM.

Open house Y. w. c. A.. 3 to . p. m.
Christmas dinner for inmates of the wom-
ems Christian Association, 1719 Thirteenth
street northwest, p. m.
Meeting, Ashlar Club. Pythian Temple, 1850
p. m.
Service. Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. a. m.
Dinner to poor and needy. Central Union
MisEion. p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Observance in all COM
manderies of knights Templar.
Odd Fellows-Drill and social. Patriarchs
Militant.
Socialist Party-Social and supper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

British at the Dardanelles have
finally decided to honor those Turk
ish checks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24
Amusements.

Belasco-"The Cinderella Man." $50 D. m.
Polis-''Mam'velle. 2:15 and s:15 p. m
Keith s-Vaudeville, 2:15 and S:l5 D. m.
Casino--War pictures, THE Battles OF Ma
tion," p. m. to IL p. M. continuous.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:l5 and s:15 p. IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

At this season of the year "Peace
on earth, good will toward men"
should be uppermost in our minds.
But apparently the baseball men
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 in
baseball the opposing sides were
more emphatic than ever in declar-
ing they were going ahead and fight
TO the last ditch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

Christ Church. Georgetown Christ
mas Day. II a. m.-ProCessiOnal, "Chris-
tiaus Awake" WninwIi0ht' Ncnitc.
Mendelsschn: re Dcum. VCgreih. Jubi-
late, Stewart; Introit, Nv lille Shepherds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

All Saints Church, Chevy Chase-A
sing the following: Professional hymn
No. S.; TIE Deum king HalD; Jubilat,
in f CTours) hymns Nos. and 49,; of
fertory anthem, 20 Sing to God" (Gou
nod).; Communion Service (Gower); re
cessional hymn No. 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

Trinity Lutheran-The Christmas nro-
gram at tho II q. m. service of Trinity
Lutheran Church: SOlosts. Herman
Hoffman, violinist; Fritz Mueller. eel
CONTINUED on Page Twelvs.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

Trinity Church, Takoma Park, Her.
bert u. Lawson, choir master arc
Miss Elsie Beck, organist. The fol-
lowing program will be given on
Christmas day at II a. m. by the reg .
uIar vested choir: Organ Prelude. THE
Hymn of Nuns" lie FebuTe Wely; pro-
cessional. Hymn 40: "Nenite." Chant
ammo; "Jubilate," Nevin: Tie Deum,
Wiegand; offertory. 80, Holy Night"
Adam, soprano solo and chorus;
Kyrie Eleison, Elvey; Sanctus, Taylor
GLORIA in Excelsis," Old Chant; Post
lude, "Elegie," LemaigTe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

The sacred cantata, bethlehem" by
J. VI. Maunder and &c. Cuthhort Mum.
will be sung by the choir of st. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church Sunday ey-
ening under the direction of A. G.
Eldridge. The soloists of the choir
include Mrs. Helen DeYo Halter, So
prano, who will return from New
York especially for this service; Mel
willie D. Hensey. tenor. and Arthur VI,
neihert baritone
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
NEWS ITEMS FROM SENECA.
Dr. E. G. Doyle Being Urged for Con-
grcsS-Other Local Matters.

Seneca. Oct. 26.-Suecial. Nawt
Monday evening, November 1st, Karl
Lehman, field secretary of Christian
Endeavor, will speak at The Presby-
terian church. Mr.. Lehman is well
known in South Carolina and is now
making an itinerary through the
Stkte preparatory to the meeting in
Laurens, November 81. This is an
opportunity which our people should
avail themselves Of and the public is
cordially invited to this service.
Dr.. e. c. Doyle addressed the
Christian Endeavor last Sunday even
ing on the subject, "Politics in the
Church. This was splendid eff
fort, and full house heard the
speaker, who is peculiarly fitted to do
the subject justice, inasmuch as he is
prominently identified with church
work and is an ardent politician
(The Doctor is being urged by his
friends to make the next race for
Congress.)
Mrs. w. II. Hamilton, Of Ninety
Six, is visiting her sister, Mrs. b. A.
Lowry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Astor DAILY. of Allan
ta, are visiting their relatives here.
DR.. E. G. Doyle is taking in the
chautauQua at Iva, Anderson county.
Quite number Of Seneca citizens
attended the circus last week, either
at Anderson or Greenville.
Misses Helen Cary and Maud Hop
kins are in attendance upon the
State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis n. Cary spent
Sunday with Mrs. f. NJ. Cary. coming g
over from Greenville in their hand
some touring car.
The teachers Of the high school at
tended the Anderson county teach
ers' meeting last Saturday
Ogilvie Todd is visiting his par
cnts, Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Todd.
The stock Of groceries belonging
to the estate of T. e. Stribling, and
store fixtures, will be sold at public
auction Thursday morning, the 2Sth
instant, at the store-room where Mr..
Striblng did business. The sale will
be called at 10 o'clock.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
: MEMBERS OF FAMILY KILLED
Husband and Father Alone Escaped
When Train Hit Automobile.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 24.-Seven
members Of one family were killed
and an eighth was fatally injured to-
day when a Grand Trunk passenger
train struck an automobile at Fra
zier, Is miles from Detroit. The dead
are Mrs. Rachael Stoldt, her daught-
ers and Miss Minnie Engel, a sister
of Mrs. Stoldt.
William StOldt, a farmer Of Troy
Mich., the husband and father, was
the only one Of the family left alive
Physicians say he cannot live.
There were no witnesses OF the ac-
cifen. Apparently Stoldt, who was
driving the automobile, did not 500
or hear the train, and drove the ma
chine on the crossing directly in front
Of the locomotive. The train was
stopped and The crow gathered uD
the bodies, scattered along the right
oi-way distance Of quarter Of a
mile.
Three Killed i'm Rhode Island.
Wexford, Y. l., Oct. 24.-Thrce
persons were killed and three sGri-
Onsly hurt tonight when a touring
car skidded and struck a tree. The
dead are John Priestly and Mrs. Rosa
\. Greenwood, of Pawtucket, and
Mrs. John Whitney, Of Providence.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
state w. NJ. L. Convention.

Attention, presidents and leaders
OF Beaverdam Association. The
State w. NJ. u. Convention will meet
at Spartanburg Oh November to IL.
Make your plans to go, and see that
your delegates names are sent in
promptly to Mrs. S. b. Reid, 1927 e.
Henry street, Spartanburg, S. G.
Your church is entitled to three
delegates-one from the w. NJ. S.,
one from the Y. w. AS and one to
represent the Sunbeams and r. A. s.
All associate superintendents are
delegates, and I hope every one will
be there.
Free entertainment will be given
to all delegates. and special reduc-
tions Of railroad rates will be Sc
cured. Mrs. o. *. BrcaZeale,
Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
Rupture Expert Here
Seeley, Patronized by U. s..
Army and Navy, Called
to Anderson.

f. II. Seeley, OF Chicago and Phil
adelphia, the noted truss expert, will
be at the Chiquola Hotel, Anderson,
this coming Wednesday only, (No-
vember 3O.
Mr.. Seeley says: '"Thc Spermatic
Shield as now used and approved by
the United States government, will
not only retain any case Of rupture
perfectly, affording Immediate and
complete relief. but closes the open
ing in 10 days on the average case.
This instrument received the only
award in England and in Spain, pro-
ducing results without surgery, in
jections, medical treatments or pre-
scriptions. Mr.. Seeley has docu-
ments from the United States govern
mcnt, Washington, D. c., for inspec-
ton. All charity cases without
charge, or if any interested call he
will be glad to show same without
charge or fit them if desired Bust
ness demands prevent stopping a t any
other place in this section.-Adv.s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

Pittsburg Box Factory Destroyed
Several Seriously Hurt.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 25.-Eleven
girls and one man are known to
have lost their lives, and a number
of other employees Of the Union Pa
per Box Company are missing, as re-
suits Of fire which this afternoon
destroyed the cOmpany's factory on
the north side. Some OF the bodies
recovered were so badly burned as
to make Identification difficult.
The identified dead are Marcella
Rauch, Ceceh1 lose, Thelma Haag,
Florence Becke. Peter A. Nallon.
The fire started in a feed store on
the first floor Of the three-story build
ing in which the box factory was To-
Gated, and burned so ticrcely that es-
cape by means OF the slairways and
fire escapes were cut off. a number
OF girls were caught as they jumped
from the building, but many of them
were injured. Fircmen still search
ing the ruins feared that some bodies
would be discovered, as not all the
26 girls and six men employed in the
factory have been accounted for
OF the 12 known dead, Il were
burned to death, and one. Mary Bit
ner, died on the way to a hospital as
result OF injuries sustained in
jumping. Seven other girls were re-
moved to hospitals suffering from
burns and broken limbs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

licemen attempted to arrest Cohen
Davis for disorderly conduct. His
brother. Tom Davis, sided with Co
hen and attempted to restrain the
officers from taking him.
There was a great deal Of excite
mcnt and no one seems to know who
fired the first shot, nor how the
shooting actaully started. The firing
took place under the main tent just
before time for the show to start.
The crowd disbanded and the per-
formance did not take place.
The Davis men both lived near La
vOnia. They were reared in this sec
ton and stood well in this commu-
nifty. Tom Davis was married and
leaves two children, almost grown.
Cohen Davis was unmarried
1t is thought the officers are only
slightly wounded, both receiving
scalp wounds.
SO far as is known no parties con-
nected with the show had anything
whatever to do with the affair.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27

that 3,347 bales of cotton, count
ing round as half bales, Of the
growth of 1915 had been ginned
prior to October IS. This compares
with 7,612,747 bales, or 40 per
cent Of the entire crop, ginned prior
to October IS last year; 6,973,51S
bales, or 49.9 per cent, in 1918, and
6,S74,2O6 bales, or 81 per cent, in
1912.
Included in the ginnings were 54,-
422 round bales, compared with 15,-
239 last year, 5000 in 1913 and
Alias in 1912.
Sea island cotton included num-
bered 40,257 bales, compared with
@O.07S bales to October | 8 last year.
3l,l39 in 1913 and 1890 bales in
1912.
Ginnings prior to October IS, by
States, with comparisons for the last
three years and the percentage OF the
entire crop ginned in tnoSe States
prior to that date in the same year,
follow:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
Good Shooting i'm Borneo.

Borneo is practically an immense
game preserve. The white inhabi-
tants have neither time nor inclina-
ton to do any hunting, so that the
game with which the country
abounds is rarely disturbed E!e-
plants and rhinoceroses are so plen-
tiful that they are nuisance to rub
Der and cocoanct estates by destroy
ing young trees