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The Washington times., 1915-12-27
THE MOTOR INDUSTRY MARVEL

Every now and then somebody
with a working memory turns Up
to remind the country of the
wonders of progress; 20 compare
yesterday with today, last year with
this year; to suggest, no matter
how modestly, that it requires a
good deal of imagination to glimpse
the possibilities of a decade hence.
All the while, the man who is a
bull on his country and on twen-
tieth-century progress is commonly
viewed as a dangerous speculator.
A leaf from the history of the
automobile industry, plucked from
the memory volume of a New York
business man, will point this moral,
A few years ago the head of the
General Motors Company announced
that he planned to produce $4,000
automobiles in the succeeding year,
which was 1909. He had the facili-
ties to do it; and the announcement
of such a huge production alright
ed most of the makers IF cars, who
were sure there would be an unsold
surplus. They calculated that if one
concern turned out $4,000 cars there
would be no use for others doing any
business at all.
These fearful competitors went so
far as to call a conference in the
effort to reach an agreement to re-
strict production. The. conference
developed that pretty nearly every
body was planning a large increase
in production; the total figured
about 10000; and the scare in
creased.
! The General Motors man only
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
HOSIERY INDUSTRY
IS GOOD AS SILK
Despite War Production in Unit
ed States Is Still in Excel
lent Shape.

The hosiery industry Of this coun-
try is lin a pretty sound and healthy
condition" says n special report is
sued by the Department of Commerce
today on the growth of the industry
before and since the outbreak OF tho
war.
The report says since the war start
ed there has been great increae IN
the hosiery production within tho
United state and before the war
there had been a steady bettcrment.
This nation likes to wear seamless
hosiery, according to the investiga--
ton. of the departments bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce.
NO less than 30 per cent of the
hosiery manufactured here is seam
less" the report says. Low cost OF
manufacture is the main reason for
it's position in the market"
The study just completed by the de-
partment included seventy three
states, or these mills fifty-hve
earned manufacturing prof1ts and
eighteen had losses.
That Americans are buying at homf
is indicated by figures showing that
since 1908 hosiery imports have fallen
off more than 30 per cent
Tho report states that there are Ger
tain trade abuses common to the whole
clothing industry, which have theil
effect on the manufacture and sale OF
hosiery. These evils arc cancellations
returns, and allowances. extra dating
and special discounts. They have heef
prevalent for years, and as time goes
diminishing. All hosiery manufacturer
complain of the practices, but they
have never taken any positive steps Il
eliminate them, the report states.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27

laughed. He told them that they
wouldn't have enough 'ars to go
around, and added thSt Gin ten
years the country will be taking a
million cars year"
Then everybody knew he was
wild.
He wasn't wild; but his facts were
on askew. He promised that the
country would, by 1913, take a mil
lion cars in a year. He underesti-
mated the development Of the busi-
ness. The country will turn cut a
million cars in 1916, and present in
dications in the business are that
they will all be sold.
The man who was the country's
most enthusiastic bull on the motor
industry underestimated hopelessly.
The same is true Of about every
thing in this country. A few years
ago it was positively announced on
the best authority that the limit of
wheat production had been reached.
1t has doubled, approximately, since
that time, yet the capacity to con-
sumo is such that prices are higher.
Go the rounds of industry and 1t
seems to be the rule that business
increases, not in the Erithmetical
ratio Of population, but in some
thing like a geometric ratio. There
is a rule, not yet developed and
demonstrated by any scientist Of
economics, that governs this de-
velopment. 1t ought to be worked
out by some present day Adam
Smith. 1t might enable people
without imaginations 10 apply plain
mathematics and get a conception Of
the rate at which the world is going
forward.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
IN PRICES
DURING PAST YEAR
Majority of Increases Were in
Farm Products and Food
Groups.

Despite the closing OF many foreign
markets to American consumers and
the increased demand created for many
products of this country resultant from
the European war. wholesale prices in
the United states, as measured by the
aggregate value in exchange OF $40 rep
resentative commodities, we're nearly 1
per cent lower in 1914 than in 1913. This
fact Ia set forth in a report published
today by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics of the Department of Labor
In four groups comprised Of cloths
and clothing, fuel and lighting, metals
and metal products, and lumber aud
building materials, more than half or
from 1913 to 1914. A majority Of the
articles which increased I'm price be-
tween 1918 and 1914 belong to the farm
products and food groups.
OF the $40 series Of prices obtained by
the bureau for the two years, 122 series
showed an increase between these
years. l@ showed decrease, while no
change occurred in the case of 64 series.
Violent Fluctuations.
: The report shows that violent fiuctu-
ations took place during 1914 In the
prices of many commodities, particu-
larly food stuffs. Comparing the low
est with the highest average monthly
price within the year for those articles
showing a net increase, IL is seen that
granulated sugar varied So per cent /;
rye. 70 per cent: opium. 63 per cent (:
alum. 81 per cent; glycern. % per cent /:
wheat In Minneapolis. IS per cent. con-
tract corn in Chicago. 30 per cent: and
oats. 81 per cent. or the articles for
which a net decline in price for the
year is reported, cotton in New Or
leans shows a variation of so per cent
between the highest and the lowest
average monthly price; crude petro-
leum, AZ per cent; cottor-seed oil, 81
per cent: linsAed oil, 25 per cent; and
ingot copper, "a per cent.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
PAN-AMERIcAN SCIENTISTS

Not long ago there sat in Wash
ington a congress of the fiscal ex-
perts of the Western Hemisphere,
called together to consider problems
peculiar to the New World, though
arising out of Old World conditions.
That gathering directed thought to
a new interdependence of the Amer
icas among themselves, as well as
to a new set of circumstances diff
Terminating them from the older
continents.
The idea that the nations of the
Western Hemisphere have many
things peculiarly in common, and at
the same time are sharply to be dis
tinguished in interest and institu-
tions from the European system, has
been getting firmly established in
recent time. There was a long Pc
riod when, despite the obvious sim
ilarities among all these new nations
engaged in the same democratic ex-
pertinent, their very newness COM
PEELED them to rely on Europe for
the means necessary to development.
Europe was the storehouse of sur
plus capital. The New World need
ed, and could only get it there.
So there developed an economic
dependence in place Of a political
one; and probably every country in
Europe that had lost colonies in the
New World found at length that it
was better off as the economic
guardian than it had previously been
as the political. Thus America was
tied by a new and more subtle bond
to the destinies of the mother con-
tinent. Inevitably, the commercial
intimacy was accompanied by a
steady development of intellectual
and social relationships which, be-
cause they were not marred by po-
litical differences, became the more
binding.
Europe's war rudely interfered
with these long-established relation
ships. The Americas were thrown
as never before on their own re-
sources of both neighborship and
finance. The lesser countries have
been driven to the United States fol
necessaries formerly obtained from
Europe; for credit, cash, and goods
Now, in the. Pan-American Scientific
Congress, is seen the next evolution
of this new intimacy; it's projection
into the intellectual and scientific
field, where doubtless it will be
found to produce even more definite
sympathetic, and lasting intimacies
In this regard the scientific gather
inc that opens today with delega
tions from a score and more Of
American nations, takes on an inn
portance certainly not second t.
that Of any Pan-American event Of
the past.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Mysterious Man Hunt
For Local Boy Scouts

BOY Scouts of Washington will engage
in imam hunt" on New Year Day. and
each little trooper has been ordered to
''be prepared with rope"
From the orders sent ont from head
quarters the whole affair seems 10 pe
shrouded In mystery. and few details
have been announced
Every scout In the city has been CT
dered to report at the terminus OF the
Ninth street car line, Tskoma Park. at
a. m, and be prepared TO stay with
the Khaki clad posse until s q. M. The
the trail is reached" and the scouts
quarry Is supposed to carry n letter OF
great Importance to them. Af'cr the
capture, should the scouts be fortunate .
enough to effect one. q campfire will be
held, and the little troopers will be
questioned as to their observations along
the trail.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Church Will Cremate
Evidences of Its Debt

At a cremation service" next Sunday
papers representing liquidated debts will
be burned i'm casket as r feature OF
the Jubilee services at Wesleyan Pentc-
costal Church Large amounts were
fiven last night toward the liduida-
ton of the debt. A table was placed
in front of the pulpit and after members
had placed their offerings upon il the
total was S691.65
The Rev. II. y. Hosley. pastor, spoke
OF the progress made during the thir-
teen years of his pastorate.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Heart Disease Caused
Miss Wiggin'S Death

\ certificate of death due to heart
disease was issued this morning BY
Coroner Nevitt. who was called con-
Cerninc the sudden death OF Miss Lillian
Wiegin. fifty-hve years old OF East
Orange. y. j.. at the Hotel Buckingham.
Coroner hewitt learned that Miss WiE-
gin came here to attend the recent suf-
fraGe convention. and that she had been
stricken late yesterday AttsrnO0A
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Madame MOuntfOrd
At Terminal Y. M. c. A.

Madame ] lydia Won Finklestein Mount
ford, of Palestine, delivered an address
before the Terminal Y. NJ &. A. yester-
day afternoon. Madame Mountford,
who is a recognized authority on Bib
lical history. spoke on THE First
Christmas" and exhibited a collectlca
the HOLY Land nineteen centuries ago.
The address was q part OF a special
Christmas program, during which music
was rendered by the Terminal Y. M G.
a. Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27

We have yet to see y hetter exam
pie of the irony of it than in the
case of the English inrkeeper to
whom has been awarded 500 and a
Humane Society medal for rescuing
seven persons from drowning. All
of them were of German origin, reg
'istered aliens. And then 20 think of
the millions of British soldiers who
are paid to see how many Germans
they can kill
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
One Year Ago Today in the War

President Wilson'S first protesting British interference with
American shipping
Russia claimed Austrian armies in the Car
pahans.
Germany the United States that consus
in Belgium dstaseful Germany and be with
drawn.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
TOnOrrnH.

Address, The Musical Thought OF Shake
speare. Frank +. Marshall, before Read
ers Club, COmstOCk Studio, D, m
Tea dansant, benefit OF Working Boys Home
by board OF managers, Playhouse, in NJ
street, near Connecticut avenue northwest
to Z p. IN.
Annual meeting. American Negro Academy
Y. NJ. c. A, Twelfth street branch 1C 10
a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
Annual meeting, American Association for
labor Legislation, Shoreham, 10 a. m
Fifteenth annual Christmas entertainment
Washington RAILWAY and Electric empIoveS
National Theater p. m.
Meeting, Central High School Alumni hsso-
citation, I'm school, p. m.
Annual meeting, American Society OF Inter
national Law Pan-American Union, D. m
zens' Association, Matthew c. Emery
School. 1880 p. m.
Convention, American Civic Association New
Willard, 10 a. m.
Convention, International Congress OF Ameri-
Canists, New National Museum, 10 a. IN.
Masonic-Acacia, No. IS; Hiram, No. TO- spe-
clal; Almas Temple, Mystic shrine, cleo
tlon: Electa, No 2. Bethlehem. No. :;
Friendship, No. II: St. Johns Lodge No.
Is, Eastern Star.
odd FeNows..,washinEton, No; s.; Golden
stuart, No. Z, Encampment, election.
knights OF Pythias-Webster, No I; EN-
celsior, No. Il; Capital No. a; Myrtle,
No. 95, election.
Royal Arcanum-OrientRl Council
Daughters of 'IAbeTty-Hope Council No. l.,
Christmas tree celebration.
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church -
PerpieNing Situation" presented by G +.
Society Of the church, p m,
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Today.

Today.
concert United States Marine Band oreh.s-
tra Marine Barracks, 2:30 D M
Meeting, Mid-City Citizens AssocIatIop ina
seventh street northwest. 8 D. m
Pan-American Union, 10 a m
"eeuhg, Lincoln Woman's Relief. Corps,
munication, election of ofncerE: hoarJ ~
directors Of Masonic and Eastern Star
Home Temple. No. IL, Eastern Star.
Odd Fcllows-Union. No IL; Beacon. No IL:
Iangdon. No. 26, election; Esther Re-
bekah Lodge. No 8.
Knights of Pythias-Decatur No. >; Calm
the. No. IL. election.
Royal Arcanum-NationaI Council Christ
mas tree celebration
National Union-Scott Council Federal Coun-
Gil, Northeast Council
Meeting art section OF Twentieth Century
Club. at home OF Mrs Ward, 1863 CoIum-
bia road. p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27

In his speech at the opening OF
the reichstag, President Kaempf
said the Germans have "held all the
territory they have conquered"
Conquered, Herr Kaempf, is an
ugly word, particularly so on ac-
count of the German claim they are
defending themselves and only oc-
cupying such territory as proves
strategically necessary.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27

The public, heartily tired Of the
squabblings and chickering's of the
past two years, will enthusiastically
welcome peace in the baseball world.
Next spring "Play BALI" will be
sounded in all its old glory unmarried
by the discords that have intruded
on the game in the last two years.
For which all will give deep thanks.
The Washington times., 1915-12-27
Amusements.

NaIIOhaI---Sy SybII, D m.
Belasco-"The Hawk" $40 p. m.
Poli's-"Under Cover" 2:l5 and S;15 n II,
keith's-Naudeville: ?:l5 and S:15 n. m. '''
Casino-"The Revolt" s:l5 u. m
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:15 and S:l5 D m.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
SANTA CLARA IS
 NOW BREAKING UP rRepublican A. P. Leased Wirel

MARSHFIELD, Ore, Nov. 5.-The stranded steamer Santa Clara began breaking up tonight. Quantities of goods of various kinds were coming ashore and q hundred or more per sons gathered on the bench were seizing and taking away the flotsam. Sheriff Alfred Johnson and seven de- puties attempted to stop the footing but were defied by the crowd. An appeal was telegraphed to the United States marshal at Portland to depu tiZe men here to take the situation in charge but up to late hour no reply had been received.
 Among the flotsam was a large amount of bottled whiskey in cases and the disorder increased after this had been opened and it's consump tion begun. The looters were alleged to have sent confederates on board the wreck to throw the goods into the sea so that it might float ashore for them to gather up.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

TOXIC, Nov. 6.-YoshihitO, emperor of Japan and 122nd head of the Japa- nese imperial house after the first em- peror Jimmu whose reign began 2515 years ago, left Tokio today for kioto to make his state entry into the capital Of his forefathers and there formally accede to the throne of the Empire of the Rising Sun. The monarch was to have been accompanied by Empress Sadako, but the nearness of the period when her majesty is expected to give birth to another heir prevented her from participating in the ceremonies.
 As the emperor emerged from the palace he was greeted by 2O0,000 school children who paid silent homage to the ruler. There was no cheering, the au- thorities bearing in mind the accident which happened to King George recent Iy on the western war front when his horse was frightened by the cheers of the soldiers and threw him. causing painful injuries Soldiers and blue jackets were Fawn up in the streets ten lines deep. American and other foreigners viewed the procession from a reserved section, waiting two hours before the emperor appeared.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
CONFLICT SAID !. 1o EXIST IN THE
 CAb|NETAT ROME
Differences Concerning the Italian Military Opera tions Are Said to Be Caus- ing Dissentions in the Official Family
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

ROME. via Paris, Nov. 5.-Sharp differences of operation have de- veloped in the cabinet concerning the war. These differences have not reached the extent of a crisis, but have brought about a conflict in view, leading to an exciting incl dent
 One of the ministers at a recent meeting of the cabinet is said to have expressed the view that Italy's best interests would be best served by assisting a movement toward the restoration of peace. This caused an angry protest and charges were made against the good faith of the minister suggesting peace Epithets were exchanged and one of the min isters, according to reports, overcome by indignation threw a book at a colleague whose suggestion had caused the strife.
 The incident is declared to have been largely of a personal nature and the cabinet and country are united with this exception, for con- tinuing the present policy.
 While a cabinet crisis such as those which have occurred in France, England and Russia, has been avoided, opinion here is di- vided concerning the conduct of the war, especially as regards a Balkan expedition. Lieut.. General Count Cadorna's iron will has triumphed in this respect. He said he would rather resign as chief of the general staff than allow a part of his troops to participate in a Balkan under taking, and his view was finally adopted by the minister of war and the entire cabinet.
 The navy department also has passed through a crisis. Admiral Camille Corsi was substituted for Vice Admiral Viale as minister of marine. and this action was quickly by the relieving of Vice Ad- miral Thaon di Revel from the head of the naval general staff Vice Corsi has now assumed ac- tive direction of the fleet, which is expected to lead an aggressive naval
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
Y0SH|H|T0 LEAVES FOB K|0T0
 ID ACCEDE ID JAPANESE THRONE

The whole city of Tokio is in joyous fete uneXampled in Japanese history since the triumphant entry of Emperor Mutsuhito nearly fifty years ago. Hun dreds of thousands of people are here from the provinces, most of them to remain until the great celebration in TOkio at the end of the month when the emperor returns from KiOto. Spe- cial flags and paper lanterns are sus- pended over every door to mark the in auguratiOn of the happy coronation period. Streets, parks and public buildings are decorated with festal flag ana banner. The tramcars wear gar lands. From the noble to the ricksha man the dominating note is joy and gladness.
 Even convicts are participating in the coronation, 100000 flags having been distributed in the prisons.
 Prior to the departure of the imperial cortege a solemn religious ceremony was performed at the imperial sanctu- ary in the palace.
 The train conveying the emperor and court was due to arrive at Nagoya this afternoon The emperor will pass the night there at the palace and proceed to KiOto tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06

infantry, four regiments of field ar tillery. 52 regiments of coast artil- lery. 15 companies of engineers and four aero squadrons. to be brought in, half next year and half the fol- lowing year.
 place i'll the Panama canal zone, Ha- waiian islands, the Philippines and Alaska, 1,453 officers and 47,456 en- listed men. In the continental Unit ed States there would be in the reg ular establishment, 2,956 officers and 66,96S men. including eleven and two thirds regiments of cavalry, twenty six and two-thirds regiments of in fantry, seven regiments of cavalry, twenty-siX and two-thirds regiments of infantry, seven regiments of field
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
X LITTLE DINNER" FIGURES
 STRONG IN NEW HAVEN CASE

f The dinner was given. according to
 a letter written by Hall, as the cul-
 imitation of political activities in behalf of the New Haven which resulted in | the favor of a Connecticut trolley com 1 pany to obey a charter to build a line paralleling the New Haven. It was the Montville line running from Grotin to Norwich, Conn.
 T went over to the capitol", Hall !, wrote on June 9, 1897. to E.. C. Robin son, New Haven director, and found the railroad commission had resur- rected the Montville charter and got it into the senate As I was all alone I haG to fly around the senators and get
 them to rebury it. At the little dinners we gave the commission afterward at
 the Hartford club, they seemed well satisfied.
 This and other letters written by Hall to obtain legislation to defeat the char ter were put in by the government. ac- cording to R. l.. Batts of it's counsel to show the means employed by the New Haven to thwart competition.
 Before adjournment today, counsel for the defense filed with Judge Hunt memoranda in support of their ebjec- tion to the admission of evidence tending to show that the so-called conspirators contemplated at any time the use of, or actually employed any method or methods in furtherance of the supposed conspiracy other than those set forth in the eight sub -divi- sions of the paragraph which under takes to describe such means and methods"
 The defense maintains that political activities were not mentioned in the in- dictment.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-06
CH|eAGOPAPERS ALLEGED AID IN
 BANK COLLAPSE
IRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

MORRIS. H.. Nov 5.-Charles B.
 Munday testified today that from
 the opening of the LaSalle Street
 National bank, the first Lorimer- Munday venture, to the close of the
 LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank, insidious influences were at
 work against the enterprises and said. developed into persecution by Chicago bankers and newspapers and
 resulted in the failure of the LaSaIIe
 Street Trust, successor of the La
 Sale Street National bank.
 MundaY is on trial for alleged con- spiracy in connection with the failure of the LaSalle Street Trust and Sav- inSs bank. the case having been brought here on a change of venue from Cook county on Munday's affi- davit that he could not receive a fair trial in Chicago because of the political hostility to Wm. Lorimer. president of the bank, who once oc- cupied seat in the United States senate.
 On the witness stand today Nun l. a federal bank examiner once criti- cized an emergency loan to the Chicago Inter-Ocean a newspaper Through some agency unknown to the witness. he said this became known and at once the other Chi caSo newspapers became his enc mics. He asserted that the condi- ton of his national bank was most excellent" at the time it wao ,Shanged to state instituti.- -a reason for making the transfer was the ad- vantages which the Illinois banking laws gave over the federal laws in the matter of permitting a bank to make loans on real estate and do savings and trust business. At that time, Munday said. his bank carried from 40 to 60 per cent of it's de- posits in its reserve on account of the persecution of The newspapers.
 Referring to the alleged kiting of checks which had been testified to earlier in the trial, Munday said lr> believed and believes yet that his estate was large enough to warrant such transactions.
 He testified that he had due from the LaSane Trust ana Savings Bank si5,000 back salary and S143.000 in cash advanced.
 Munday's testimony covered also the various companies in which he was interested. Before. he had fin ished, Judge Slough adjourned court until Monday.