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The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Citizens of District Should Train
Themselves In Traffic Rules.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
The editorial in The Times dealing
with the traffic regulation of this city
furnishes much food for thought. and
it would be a good thing II all the citi-
Lens of the District would take up and
study this important question.
In many ways the stand taken by The
Times seems we'll founded but is not
the safety OF the pedestrian pushed
somewhat into tie background? To
those who have been I'm other cities and
have compared the safety of their trar-
nc laws to those Of the District, the
superiority of the latter must predomi-
nate. To be able to al'ght from a
street car without the fear of being
struck by a passing vehicle Is surely a
blessing to the pedestrian. Should this
no longer be the case. and should traf-
fic be allowed to pass unloading street
cars the insurance companies would. OF
a sudden. have increased responsible
ties.
The Times proposes to train the D.
{. citizens how to be moro careful in
| crossing the streets; In the meantime
while the training goes on-increased
accidents.
Why can't the citizens arouse them.
selves and protect themselves agains,
| the few who would Danish safe and
sane laws for the sake Of having q
| little more speed,
ROBERT BALDWIN.
Washington, August 26.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
CAPITAL s SHOWING
At WARRENTON FINE
Horse-Loving and Society EIe.
ments of Washington Well
Represented on Last Day.

wARRENTON, Va, Aug. H.-Both
the se-loving and the society ele-
ments Of Washington were represented
in large numbers at the second and
last day Of the Warrenton horse show.
which came to close at dusk last
evening. While many residents Of the
Capital remained at house parties IN
and about Warrenton for the week.
end, scores returned home last night
and on early trains today.
Washington exhibitors made a credit
able showing with their stables.
Melvin c. Hazen carried off honors In
several classes during the day with his
hunters. Virginia Boy Richmond and
Virginia Dare. Mr. Hazen and DR.. A.
C. Archie" Randolph suffered spills
while riding during the day, but
neither was seriously hurt.
Edward b. Mclean and Mrs. Allan
Potts. the latter OF Gordonsville. Va.
won the majority Of blue ribons. Mr.
McLean's big black hunter, Alarm
Tuesday and Nancy Pansy, another
from his stable. captured the light.
weight hunter class yesterday.
Among the Washingtonians and
others we'll known in the Capital who
were seen In the ring. boxes and stands
were: -.. --''
, Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia ano
daughter. Miss Callie Hoke Smith; DR.
Cary T. Grayson. u. 8. N; John Nc
Callum. John o. Evans. Mr. and Mrs
Melvin c. Hazen. Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
McElhone, Miss Helen Buchanan. Johr
Buchanan. Mr.. and Mrs. Dion Kerr. Mr.
ana AIRS: J. Edwin Gray, Mr.. and Mrs
s. Josephthal. Mr. and Mrs. Chester J
Sharpe. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holloway. Colone
and Mrs. Dorst. Miss Katherine Dorst
Lieut.. Archer Dorst. L. S. A. Lieuten
ant Whitside, L. S. A.. Captain and Mrs
w. w. Whitside. Miss Dorothy Ale
shire. Luther Waring. Miss Adelaid
Heath. Mr.. nd Mrs. Louis Leith. Arthu
White, W. F. Wilbur. Miss Katherin
Beach, Miss Hazel Shannon
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
One Year Ago Today in the War

Germanys victorious armies in the made August e.
today another Of advance France along their 250me
battle 'front.' In the east however Russian artillery entered
Tis, only sixty miles northeast Of Koengsbeg East Prussia
or the Of Africa the German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sunk by the British cruiser
High Flyer
French military operations necessated change position Of the
British troops The occupied strong line to meet
the Teuon advance They supported by the French on
both hanks The British operating along the Belgian
border in the general neighborhood of Maubeuge.
Slight German reported ST. DE- the Asaan
line and in the region Nancy The last of the Namur
forts fell before German siege guns.
Russ advance against Germany and Austria successful
every point Cossack cavalry and infantry continued their
husts in Eastern Gaca pressing on until they were IN
sight of Lembeg When night the division in East
Prussia reported moving against Koengsberg Trains
crowded with ugitves from Koenigsberg arrived in Berlin
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
THE CASTLEMAN TALES

Harry Castleman," author of
stories for boys, is dead at the age
of seventy-three. His real name
was Charles Austin Fosdick, and
the books of adventure that he
wrote for boys enjoyed circulations
of many hundreds of thousands, if
not millions.
The boys Of three or four decades
ago who were wont to read Harry
Castleman" and "Oliver Optic" will
perhaps be surprised to learn that
there is a strong yesurgence of good
repute for that school of writer's.
Their tales were set down as un-
utterably bad by mamas whose late
Victorian hopefuls were expected to
find strong enough diet in Stanford
and Merton" but who aimed to keep
Nick Carter or an Oliver Optic in
the haymow for real satisfaction.
Now the Castlenan books are be-
ginning to be regarded as very
reputable; they represented largely
the personal experiences of the
writer; they did not very badly dis
tort historical or geographic truths,
and they were written in simple,
usable English that boys liked and
still like. Treasure Island" being
the most ferocious of the penny
dreadfuls-except that Stevenson
did it and thereby made it litera-
ture-it is good to hear that the
standards OF boyhood days are re-
suming sway and getting recognition
in quarters that once reviled them.
At least a generation that put
Cooper on all the shelves for the
boys to read deserves to have itt
Judgments revised in behalf of some
writers who were not deemed worthy
of place with him and yet whom
the boys insisted on reading.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
JEWELRV

The old rhymster, who referred to
the butcher, the baker, the candle
stick maker" was not accurate. Per-
haps he just forgot the jeweler, or
perhaps he could not make that pro-
fession rhyme. Anyway, the Ma
tional Retail jewelers. Association
IS ready to stand pat on the declara-
ion that jewelry is necessity of
.ife.
The jewelers. have history with
hem. Though jewelry may have de-
reciated in strict utility (even if
ometimes much seems to depend
pom a single clasp in an evening
,own) from the days when the
Phoenicians used it as a medium of
exchange, it still holds it's own in
public esteem.
Psychological facts are now con-
sidered just as real as physical facts,
and the need of Annie Jones, work
ing in a short waist factory at $4 a
week, for paste diamonds to wear
on Sundays, seems just as real AS
he necessity of Bessie Twinkletoes,
Who dances in the chorus, for the
"eal article and pearls and sapphires
Annie would just as soon 30 without
ler "ham- and" for breakfast, and
Bessie without her lobster for hei
midnight supper, as either would &C
without her jewels.
Jewels, too, the jewellers point out
ak in the language of the emotions
Caesar, no doubt, when he went
a-courting Cleopatra, bore jewels
and proud queens brought rubies ant
pearls to Solomon's feet. Likewis'
lanes Jones last night carrie(
lround a small diamond ring to Mar!
Smith. The ancients could pictur'
no paradise more alluring than on
1aved with gold and be-studded witt
precious stones.
The jewellers are not entirely con
7istsat- They admit that jewels ma,
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
POstoffice Asks For
Bids for Jute TWine

Southern twine manufacturers have
been asked to present proposals for
furnishing the Postotfice Department
with nearly one and ne-half billions
of yards of cotton or jute twine for use
In the postoffice and railway postoffice
cars for tying mail during the year
beginning November l next
The postoffice will require 2,4O0, 900
pounds of jute twine or approximate tely
], SOC. 900 pounds Of cotton twine, the
former being the heavier per yard
been procuring the contract. but in 1914,
the Beaumont Manufa curing Com
pany, of Spartansburg. s. c.. was win
ner, furnishing cotton twine at a saw
ing of So, 900 to the Government on the
years contract. Bids will be opened
September q.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Bryan Kissed by
Six-FOOt German
Kansans Applaud Smack, Right
on Mouth, Won by Chau-
tauqua Eloouence.

There are perils even on the Chautau-
qua circuit. William Jennings Bryan,
former Secretary Of State and now lec-
turer plenipotentiary and peace propa-
gandist extraordinary. has been kissed
and by man.
So overcome with admiration for Mr..
Bryan was a siX-foot bewhiskered Kan
sas farmer that he stepped forward after
the lecture and kissed The Commoner."
The incident IS reported today from
kingman. Kan. That State became
noted for its whiskers IN the days Of
Populism and Senator PETER.
hingman reports OF the incident show
that Mr.. Bryan was so surprised when
the farmer rushed forward 10 embrace
and kiss him that the lecturer could
only murmur Thank you," as the Kiss
was implanted on h's lips 1t was i'm
siaestep, because he hardly knew Of his
danger until the Kansas whiskers en-
veloped him. Bryan was kissed square
ly upon the lips, whereupon the farmer
retreated in order, saying:
MIR. Bryan, l have read your paper
for years, and have admired you.
made up my mind l. l ever got chance
l would kiss you"
The afrectiontte farmer was named
John GRADER. 1t is understood ;hat his
| whiskers are the pride of the country
side about Kingman.
Bryan lectured at kingman YESTERDAY
! and his eloquence in describing the hor.
! rcrs of war so stirred GRADER that tn,
| farmer just rushed forward .fter /,
| was all over and gave the former Sec
| retary of State the grand salute.
In all his Presidential campaigns. 81
| far as could be asCertained here TO-DAY
| Mr.. Bryan managed to escape the mas
| culine kiss
! 1t is believed that Champ Clark anc
Victor Murdoch, who also do a bit o
| IL, Will 1,
| Kingman news with apprehension
The prices for lecturing may go Il,
| all over the circuit or else tIere'n b,
clause in the contract authorizin,
| spellhipders 10 wear wire ma
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

thing since press agents set about
to get their dope past the desk. On
the whole, the editorial writers "fell
for" it rather better than the news
end;" which lends color to the sus-
picion that the "news end" was wise
to the real game.
1t certainly did garner in some
publicity, anyhow. But it's time for
the ladies to acknowledge the joke.
There are still some strangely SOL
emn folk who are taking it seri-
ously.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Columbus Is Proud of
Electric Light Plant

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Aug. 2s.-Colum-
bus is proud of its municipality owned
and operated electric light plant because
1t has proved in its sixteen years of
operation both economical and efficient
A report just made, under the regu-
lations Of the Ohio public utilities COM
mission. by New York and Cleveland
expert accountants, shows that during
this period s2S6 6.65S,S7 has been saved the
taxpayers.
The cost to the city Of the plant since
it's establishment Is put at sl,Sl ,6Is SO,
and II is figured that the plants SER
vices In lighting the streets, based on
the Cleveland rate. 10 u, ,5Ss. .tSs.ol
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Praises Times Editorials On Inter
national Situation.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES.
I wish to express to you my deep ap-
probation for the splendid editorials
that have appeared in The Times con-
cerning different phases Of the Euro
pean war. and more particularly with
reference to the relationship that now
exists between this Government and
that Of Germany. and the criminal In
difference. in the face Of utter unpre-
paredness. with which the Government
and the people approach the awful crisis.
that every intelligent American must
feel. endangers our national lie ana
Is sure to come. II not in this war. then
more probably in one where we VIII
have to stand alone. Has the spirit OF
l776 perished from the minds and hearts
of the American people?
Keep up the good work. Mr.. Editor. the
crust of Indifference. sordidness, self
sufficiency. and self-exaltation will yield
after q sufficient number Of vigorous
thrusts. Why not prod our silent states
men? ROBERT ABELL.
Washington, Aug a.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Concert, United statee Soldiers Home Band.
bandstand at home. $40 .. m.
Concert by Engineer Band at judiciary Park.
7:30 .. m.
Meeting George Dewey Camp. No. 7. U. 8.
W. ". Northeast Temple. .. m.
Masonic-St Johns, No. II: Hope. No. 90
ODD Fellows-Central. No. /; Metropolis No
Is; Phoenix, No. 2s: Martha Washington
No. 8; Dorcas. No. T. Rebekahs.
knights OF Pythias-Syracusians, No TO-
Rathbone- Superior. No. %; Rathbone
Temple No. 8. Pythian Sisters.
Royal Recommendations Council. Farra-
gut Council.
National Union-East Washington Council
Mckinley Council
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Traffic Difficulties Result of Lack
of "Pep" Here.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
Your article on the Capitals Archaic
Traffic Laws was timely and appre-
ciated by owners OF motor cars and
pedestrians alike. 1t also implies
that Washington Is as slow in this
respect as it is in many others. In
the busy sections of almost every
other city Of pretention in this coun-
try people are on the move to and
from their work. Washington, IT
seems. has little to do but jaunt to
work. pedestrians walking carelessly
across street crossings reading papers
or leisurely observing each other.
Speeding up would make for better
business. better physical condition,
better mental attitudes and quicker
action in almost every walk OF life,
Washington wanders aimlessly, its
youth has no incentive other than get
ting into college. entering the Marine
Corps. wedging into one OF the many
banks or qualifying for the free list
at the afternoon and evening dancing
functions. What else can you expect
The manner in which street cars are
allowed to take the same proportion
ate speed at which pedestrians sham.
BILE along is a positive disgrace.
have seen west bound cars get to the
congested district at fairly good speed
wait for a load and then. passing FIJI.
teenth street northwest slow dowr
near Georgetown to snails pace
Let's have some speed!
Washington. Aug. 26. OBSERVER
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Looks at His Photo
To Stop His Drinking

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. 27.-James
Hefferman is going to stay on the water
wagon hereafter by looking at his own
photograph whenever he feels thirst
for liquor.
Hefferman appeared in court with half
of his head shaved and bandaged. He
did not remember how he received the
injuries which caused surgeons to leave
his head in that condition. All that he
knows Is he had become intoxicated for
the first time In two years,
Get your picture taken in that re-
gala and look at 1t whenever YOU want
a drink" advised Judge Welch. IL be-
lieNc that will keep YOU away fHsm sa-
looms"
The prisoner promised and was dis
charged.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
M. M. milford Succeeds
Correspondent Krock

Morton NJ. Milford. for five years
assistant to James p. Hornaday. cor
respondent of the Indianapolis News.
has been appointed Washington cores
pondent of the Louisville tourier-Jour-
nal and the Louisville Times.
He will succeed Arthur b. Krock, for
several years in charge of the Wash
ington bureau of these papers. who Will
go to Louisville to become news man.
ager of the Courier-J ournal and the
Times. Mr.. Milford will begin his new
work September 70.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
THE GOVERNORS


Boston were taken out to see the
battleships and minor naval craft
put through their PAGES. They were
talked to by Secretary Daniels and
Admiral Fletcher and had good
time, and Secretary Daniels, who
doesn't always do it, made one OBJ
servation that maybe had more
point to it than will quite be real
lied at first thought.
II know" he said, "that when
you gentlemen 60 to your homes
you will speak the word that will
determine how large our navy will
be-"
There was touch of compliment
ary hyperbole in assuming that the
governors are going to decide that
which everybody knows Congress
will really decide; but it was al
together pardonable. The governors
have the chance, each in his own
bailiwick, to contribute a great deal
toward organizing a public opinion
that will compel proper measures
for military preparedness and ma
tional defense. There is need now
for real leadership in that effort.
Colonel Roosevelt sounded at Platts-
burg a note that might we'll be
taken up and echoed by the COVER
nors; it is to be hoped that it may
be.
In time of crisis like the pres
ent the governors of the States
have the chance to do a great serv-
ice. The history of the civil war
would be very different if Abraham
Lincoln's hands had not been splen-
didly held up by group of able,
patriotic and earnest executives of
States, who put their authority,
leadership, and energies behind the
efforts Of the Nationa, Administra-
ton. The governors of States in
this Union never loomed so big and
important in affairs as during those
years of stress; many Of them
proved to be genuine leaders and
broad-visioned statesmen.
1t has been a matter of common
observation and much regret that
since the civil war the significance
of the gubernatorial Office has moi
: been held on the plane on which
those men Of war times placed it
> But in another great exigency o,
: the country's affairs there is ever!
, reason to believe that the governor
: would rise to the demand and serv,
l as did the sturdy men who raise,
soldiers, borrowed money manage,
legislatures, and suppressed sedi
tious enterprises half century age
1t is for the governors to realiz
that the time is here, right now, TO
o them to prove themselves. TIL
country needs all the support the
: can give; it needs their leadershi
r to consolidate sentiment. to arous
= the people to the dangers that con
: front it, to impress the gravity o
n our position of scandalous unreadi
= ness to take care of ourselves.
f The program of both the forms
sessions and the between-times d
h versions of the gathering at Bosto
= strongly suggests that the execr
if tives appreciate the responsibilit
d and the opportunity which is theil
O for doing a large service. May the
e be strengthened in their purpose
# render it. Never since the civil we
n has there been a time when bod
of the right kind of men in tt
= places Of State authority could {
8 so much for the nation as now.
k
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Industrial Home School
Will Have Big Outing

Inmates of the Industrial Home
School are looking forward with ins
terest to tomorrow afternoon whee
there will be swimming and fancT
diving contests in the big pool recent
" constructed at the school, followeS
by lawn fete.
There will be nine events in the swim
ming contests, varying In length from
25-yard dashes TO 44o-yard swims. More
will take part in the contests. it is
al dated
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
No Real Gentleman Would Smoke.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Mrs. N. II. b. uses rather strong ad-
jectives in giving her opinion Of tho
men who use the so-cslled filthy weed
tobacco. But why stop at the men?
Are there not an ever-increasing num-
Der of women also using cigarettes and
pipes?
l feel sure there arc a few million
people who will disagree with Mrs. N.
~. b. that users Of tobacco are undesir-
able citizens. for, after ALL "a woman Is
only woman. but good cigar IL
a smoke" However. though one Of the
undesirable citizens. / think no real
gentleman will smoke on the Ave rear
seats OF our street cars II there are
ladies' sitting either behind or along
side. ONE OF THEM.
Washington August 26
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Alabama Coal Mining
Shows Large Increase

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Aug 2s-rhe
coal mining industry in Alabama has
been developed to G. % 600. 900 ton capac-
ity. saws c. II. Nesbitt chief mine in
spector. In his annual report.
The net tonnage this year shows an
increase of nearly six and half mill
was about three million tons below
normal for the 26S mines In the Stata
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
THE GERMAN ATTITUDE

II the event snail prove CnaC Ier-
many is entirely sincere in its latest
expression concerning the Arabic
case it will be evidence that Berlin
has seen reason to change its mind
in the last month. The chancellor
in his authorized statement says
that only after the facts are all in
hand from all sides "will it be pos
sible to say whether the commander
Of one of our submarines went be-
yond his instructions" in which case
Germany "would not hesitate" to
give complete reparation.
This implies that there were in
structions calculated to keep sub
marine methods within the condi-
tions named by President Wilson. If
there were such instructions it seems
strange that Germany did not, no
tify them to the United States. Ger
many's entire good faith and espe-
cially her desire fully to propitiate
the United States would have been
attested by such a notification. 1t
would have made it vastly easier to
adjust the troubles over the Arabic
case if there had been good ground
for the presumption that mistake
had been made.
1t is of course true that public
announcement of these new condi-
tions in submarine warfare would
somewhat have modified the fears of
the allies seagoing interests; per-
haps it would have reduced some
what the bag of submarine victims
in the past month. But that was not
a good reason for playing with the
United States and taking chances
that, as the Arabic case has shown,
seriously endangered peace between
the two countries.
Germany of course will get the
time she needs to make the full
official statement of her case. But
let it be supposed that the subma-
rine that sank the Arabic did actual.
ly violate orders; and, further, that
that particular submarine was it.
self lost before it was able to make
q report. Germany is left in posi-
ton that must be most uncomfolt
able.
Submarines are liable to be lost
without the world ever knowing
their fate. 1t is conceivable tha
such incidents might continue indef
initely and Germany persist in tn.
explanation that the commander O.
the offending craft violated his in
structions, but never reported. 1
would be impossible to prove that HI
and his vessel were lost, and tn
American public would not be lons
getting dubious about the honesty O
that explanation.
There ought not to be any grea
extension of time for a full under
standing of the Arabic affair. TIL
submarines are never many day
from some base of supplies and :om
munication.
Meantime there is no very appar
ent reason why the German govern
ment should not inform Washingto
Just what the instructions to sui
marines were. There may be roor
for suspicion of cooking up an cN
planation to meet the facts if ther
is too much delay.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers.)

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only; must not exceed 200 words In
length, and must be signed with name
and address OF sender. The publication
OF letters In The Times Mail Bag does
not mean the Endorsement by The Times
of the opinions Of the writer. The Mail
Bag 10 an open forum, where the citi.
zens OF Washington can argue most
questions.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

The interchangeable Mr.. Bryan is
engaged in peace work, but believes
in getting paid by the day.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27
Tomorrow,

Meeting. District Suffrage League, People's
Forum Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. to 10 p. m
Odd Fellows-Canton Washington. No l. Pa
triarchs Militant.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

The futurist frock will prove to
be a pleasing innovation if pa can
pay for it in the same style.
The Washington times., 1915-08-27

The Kaiser apparently believes in
giving his diplomats a preliminary
training in Krupp Conservatory.