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walton. and as n final stroke Of luck
about a dozen bubbling embryo geysers
were found right in the bed Of what
soon became a real lake.
\ rockery was built ut n end,
near a stately elm. weeping willows
and naples were placed at points of
vantage and the banks planted
with honeysuckle. marshmallows and
rambler roses. Goldfish and perch
now disport among the lilies in the
water, while the children with hook
and line industriously try to pull them
out again.
The solution of the other water
problem, the house supply for drink
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ing and domestic purposes. | have
kept for the last. We decided To bore
an artesian well. all arrangements
were made and the contractor was
ready with his machine. but where was
he to start drilling? Who could tell the
best location for sinking the shaft
which would tap the mysterious hid
den underground stream, lying deep
and undefiled in the bowels Of the
earth?
My wife suggested the services Of
a divining rod man. but | secuted the
idea. 1t was too stupid and unscien-
tific a method. so we selected a nice
convenient spot ourselves, had the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
MUNICIPALITY OWNED MOVIES.

A FTER a vigorous campaign led
~ by women the Norwegian Die
has passed a law according to
which the licenses OF all moving pic
ture theatres will expire next year.
Then the municipalities will have the
choice OF running the theatres or re
newing the licenses TO private par
ties. Several towns-Vardo, Notoddcn,
Fredrickshald and Tromso-havc sig
nifed their intention OF municIpnl.z-
ing their moving picture theatres
Several OF the larger cities have the
same plan under adv!semcn'.
Trondhjem has notified tho owners
OF the theatres hat it Will not AZ
sumo control OF theatres until 1918.
Then the Mayor proposes for tn" mn
nicipal!ty to maintain only two large
theatres. While this is n new NOV"
on the part Of the Norwegian t.y-
eminent. In Germany the morn III.
ture companies have hc"n unG - coy
eminent control for quite n Ions time,
Ten per cent, of every t.cktr sod -
paid to the Kaiser. In sweden ana
Norway the Government has made cN-
tensive use of the motion r!ctur in
~populari2!ng the extension work Of
Government universities.
Only in America, England, tho La'.n
countries and in the Far East has
the management of moving p.ctur.
theatres been allowed to remain n
the hands OF private inv, stora auI
stock companies. II is estimated that
New York city would have an income
OF $4,000 a day IL the moving picture
theatres were required to pay tie
same tax they pay in Germany.
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The main entrance faces a
broad level terrace.

sparkling water has solved the last
problem OF an interesting experience
and brings to a close the story of Il
.Country house.
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ROUGH CAMPS IN THE WOODS.

BOUT all the element of rough
~ ing Il has been eliminated from
n camping and now a I an MAY
take his family into the woods
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
ReYoLvINo DOOR. APRAYRR

If it were in order to offer a sup
pIicatiOn to the powers Of the myth
ical world of red-hot Goals and prong
forks, one fervent prayer would run
something like this:
May there be an especially hot
and glowing bed of Goals, an extra
deputation of sprightly, red-capped
imps, a gridiron always ready with
prickly upper side, and a bountiful
supply of purgatory anthracite, all
for the individuals who insist on
rushing through revolving doors at
hurried clip and leaving them
spinning.
To come back to earth, where this
happens, day by day in every Office
building a police regulation would
almost be justified. There is actual
danger in this practice, and to the
aged or infirm the revolving door
has become fearsome object.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
MUSIC
Maggie Teyte, Delights Opera
Goers With Voice of Rare
Beauty and Emotion.

Washington was privileged to hear
Maggie Teyte for the hrsl time IN
opera last evening when the Boston
Grand Opera Company gave La Bo-
formance to their short season of
grand opera at the Belasco Theater.
With Miss Teyte, most chaEming
Mimi, and Mine. Paylpwa ond her
Ballet Russo an most vividly pic
torial arrangement of Spanish
Dances" which adde yet another
dominant note TO Pavlowa's already
lavish list of ballets, two more op-
portunities were granted BY this
company to broaden our musical and
truly dramatic experience.
The Mimi of Maggie Teyte Is OF
infinite fineness and disclosed voice
of rare beauty with its remarkably
easy flow and it's many shades OF
emotion. She added. too. a delicate
pi1uancy to. the role in her lovely
in the fete scene, which gave graph-
ic picture OF the Latin Quarter Of
Paris, and her duet in the third act
with Thomas Chalmers, who was an
ceTted work of the opera. In her
death scene her recital Of her happy
days and her closing strains were
again beautifully sung.
The cast, however, was not in its
best estate. The performance bore
which was particularly unfortunate.
because OF the detailed excellence OF
all the previous operas given here.
RiCcaWdo Mar9in, as ROdolfo, was in
very bad form from a severe cold
which made his voice strident and un
pleasant In the scenes with Mimi
He was obviously i'll, and II VAS un'
fortunate that Miss rCyIe should be
at such disadvantage.
While an attractive and vtVAciou'
Mnsetta, ElVira AmazaT did not re-
al!ze the part Vocally, nor, was Jose
MaTdones 1quite prepared in the
| Farewell, Old Coat" song. The Choir
US was, as always, excellent and tht
setting in every way artistic. Moran
8oht conducted.
| The Spanish ballet was q brilliant
achievement throughout. Set In {
| carnival scene, with moon-ltlSe Ian
| terms, the color and costumes gaYI
real splendor tC the eye. Never prob
ably was the Pavlowa more free
her many solos. A Carmen in scar
let. white and black. with mAntiilI
and fan, she gave with all her -grea
ballet art q real CharacterlzatfCG o
the nert. 1t was Spanish ard intense
~ alive. The climax Of her work
however, came in her sinuous a5an
don in the true Spanish costume o
the fete day, q marvel in multi-col
ored fabTicss The entire corps de bal
let entered into the same spirit .
these dances, the ensemble work be
ing brilliantly effective and mos
Yitally executed, while the music o
Massanst, Mascows.Ii, and GlaEou
now was admirably presented unde
& the able leadership OF Adolph Schmit
Flowers were received by both Mis-
Teyte and Nine. Favlowa,
.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
THE CHRISTMAS nOMEsTRETcH

Behind US are several weeks Of
Christmas shopping, but ahead Of US
looms the homestretch to Friday
night-the last chance. Some of us
have covered miles along the
Christmas trail, Marathon course
leading up and down stairs and over
aisle after aisle of the shops. We
have become wearied of the pushing
and showing, the crowded cars and
the congested marts. Nerves are on
edge and tempers tried.
And the salesfolks, too, are tired,
worn with their day-long staads in
the trenches so incessantly stormed
by the Yuletide armies.
It's hard business on everybody.
We all must get together and help
one another. Why wait till Satur-
day for the Christmas spirit to gel
full hold of us? A smile and q
cheerful word will help. Let's all
buyer and seller alike, put a bride
on our tempers, get firm hold of our.
selves and smile. Then smile agar
and see how the worries and vex'
ations diminish.
And remember-it is too late a
this hour to do your Christina
shopping early; it is not too late II
do it now!
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Moraht Says Gen. French
Lacks Brains and Action

BERLIN (ria wireless TO SSyville)
Dec. 22.-Commenting on the removal
OF General French as commander-in-
Moraht, German military critic, pays
tribute to the deposed commander but
declares he has never shown military
ability.
German officers at the front always
Considered French a gentleman" writes
Moraht, 'Rnd believed he was not re
sponsible for the occasional barbarous
conduct OF cclored detachments. French
was only q man Of business routine,
the fault OF the Englisi, nation which
always lacked comprehensive views,
lord Roberts was no adInirer of
French, who In the future will he es
teenIed as a frank solid, stanch sol
der OF sympathetic character, but
neither a Tnan of brains nor action
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
ONR-sIDED PREPAREDNESS

If any one lesson has been taught
by the developments of this and
some other recent wars, it is that
there is danger for the United States
in any one-sided preparedness plan
which looks to building an immense
navy and not backing it with an
army large enough to preserve the
symmetry of defense scheme.
Altogether too much talk is heard
in quarters where intelligence should
be superior to such proposals, about
building a navy as great as any on
the seas, but neglecting the army
There is a disposition to assume that
the navy, if it is big enough, would
make the country perfectly secure
Some of the illogical aspects ot
this argument are so plain that il
would seem they ought not to re-
quire discussion. For example:
What is the use building navy
as great as any on earth-Whicl
means, as great as England's-un
less it is presumed that there is tn,
possibility Of war with Great Brit
ain?
II there is such a possibility, WhA
The Washington times., 1915-12-22

is the use being prepared to meet
Great Britain on the sea, while leav-
ing the. country incapable Of coping
with Canada by land?
AT the end of the present war,
Canada will be full Of veteran sol
diers. There will be hundreds Of
thousands of them, capable Of quick
mobilization and good service. The
country will be militarized; its spirit
will be- that Of the militafistic ma
tions, and it will remain that for a
generation at least, whether there
shall be more wars or not. Canada,
in short, would be- the base Of Brit
ish operations against the United
States, If it can be imagined that q
war between the two English-speak-
ing countries might ever happen.
The great Canadian development of
military power, supported by the
British feet and the capacity Of
Britain to transport more troops to
this side Of the Atlantic, would make
the necessity for a real army pain
fully and Immediately apparent on
this side.
True, it is not to be believed that
there will be war with Britain; but
if the advocates Of one-sided pre-.
paredness, all on the naval side, are
entitled to argue that such thing
is possible, then the proponents Of
a real army program are surely jus.
titled in using the same argument. :
This war has proved that the seas
are not barriers, but highways. Vasl
forces have been moved greater dis
tances than those which separate
this country from Europe, and land
ed on hostile shores. Our own coast
line of some $4,000 miles offers in
Vulnerable opportunities for repeti
tion of such enterprises. 1t is non
sense still to presume that, without
an adequate army, this country il
secure against invasion.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
WILSON'S RELATIONS
WITH HCLUBENPLAINED
Detailed Account Of Them Is
Given by a. S. WOrthinotOn
for Chevy Chase.

A detailed account Of President Will
sons relations with the Chevy Chase
Club IL given In letter written by
A. s. Worthihgton, Washington attor-
ney and member of the board OF Cover"
nors OF the club, and printed in the
New York sun this morning. The letter
was prompted, Mr.. Worthlngton says,
by erroneous statements which have
been printed regarding the President
declining, an honorary membership in
the club.
AS q mattnr of fact, President vii.
son has been an honorary member OF
The Chevy Chase Club since March "a
1913, although ne did decline such MEM
bershlp when rendered him a month pre-
v1ous
Gives the Facts.
Color has been lent the reports that
the President was not a member OF the
Chevy Chase Club because Of the fact
that he seldom plays golf on that
course, preferTing the links OF the
Washington COunLry tlub, at Jewell
Va. whicn he nses almost daily when
In Washington.
The letter o. Mr. worthlngton to the
SUN reads:
To the Editor o. the sun.
Sir: In the Sun of yesterday II was
stated that President Wilson, declined
an honorary membership in the Chevy
Chase Club As similar statements
have been made in many newspapers
1t Is desirable that all the facts regard
ing that matter should be made known.
AS member of the club and quoting
from the minutes OF its board Of gov
ernors, | therefore give you the facts
| and ask you TO publish them.
ION February 10. 1913. the board ten
| dered honorary membership In the club
| to Mr.. Wilson. On February Is, 1918,
Mr.. Wilson declined to accept the MEM
bership rendered, giving as reason
that II would be practically impossible
for him to avail himself of the cour-
tesy of the club because of the absolute
engrossment OF public duties.
RecOnsidered DeclinatiOn.
Immediately after his Inauguration
through Henry Clay Stewart, Of this
city who was then president OF the To-
cal association OF Princeton Alumni
President Wilson informed the board OF
governors of the club that he wished ia
RECONSIDER his declination OF member
\ ship in the club. This intimation was
submitted to the board at regular
meeting held on March 10, 1913. There
upon a resolution was adopted by the
board authorizing the president OF the
| club, Mr.. Thomas Hyde. to see Presi
| dent Wilson and confer upon him hon
orary membership II he desires to &C
| cept IL, and to tender to him active
membership II preferred
'At the next meeting of the board
| which was held on March a. 1913, Mr.
Hyde reported to the board that Mr.
! wilkins (a member OF the boardJ AM
himself called on President Wilson q
his solicitation and extended to hin
honorary membership in the club. whicl
hef acceptedf
''The membership which the Presiden
so accented he stlll retains, The mem
bars of his family, who are privileges
guests shy viftue Of his membershiT
lhaye been frequent visitors at the club
"A. IS. WORTHINGTON.
Washington ID. c., Dec. 90"
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Rev. John T. Mcguire Goes
To Philadelphia Parish

After a service Of fifteen years at
the Catholic University OF America,
where he Ia now head OF the Latin de-
partment. the Very Rev. John T. Ma
Euire. S, T. L., Ph. D., wfii leave
shortly for Philadelphia, where he has
accepted the position of. lrremoyable
rector Of st. EliEabeth's parish.
II was in Philadelphia that DR.. Ma.
guire received his early training. having
graduated from the Christian Brothers
College there in 1882. From there he
went to st. Charles Seminary IN
Overlook, and in 1898 entered the Cath,
olfc University here, where he received
the degree of bachelor of sacred theo
logy. Later he studied in Bonn Un'
Versity, Germany; Johns, Hopkins Uni
versity. and the University OF Pennsyl
VAnie.
his new parish Is one Of the larges
In the diocese. and there are twenty
eight paTochial teachers under his su
perViSion.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Agricultural Department
Answers Bureau Critic m

The annual report OF the editor OF the
Department OF Agriculture, made public
yesterday, shows the circulation OF docu-
ments issued by him aggregated 5000. 900
at the end Of the last fiscal year.
While the great bulk of reports, bull
Ietins and miscellaneous publications
were distributed free of charge. a large
number OF special documents, 335, ,s63. to
he exact. was purchased by the inter-
ested public from the SUPERINTENDENT OF
documents, and a revenue of So, OIL II
Was thereby derived by Uncle Sam.
Farmers bulletins were the best
haViRg been circulated free or sold dur
lng the wear,
The editor saws ell mis- articles were
scoops" that the documents never
failed 70 make press time. snd the =
sEies or the Institution OF auita.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
COULD AMERICA DO THISP

The premier announces that the
British army has reached strength
of three million men, and has de-
manded that another million be add
ed. He did not commit himself as
to the complete success of Lord
Derby's recruiting scheme, but the
demand for another million men at
this time, accompanied with the
warning that every fit man is re-
quired, suggests that despite its re-
markable accomplishments the vol
untary recruiting plan IS likely to
require to be supplemented by, a
project for conscription.
But let it be set down that 3,o00,-
900 men have been raised the first
sixteen months of the war. 1t is q
wonderful accomplishment, consider
ing that Britain was not organized
card-indexed or trained to appreciate
the possibilities of such a demand
on her manhood. While prepared
ness issues are under discussion il
this country, it may be worth while
to inquire whether the United States
could do as we'll as Britain has done
without involuntary service. Stats
ticians have calculated that during
our civil war, neither North MOI
South enlisted so large a proper
tion of their manhood in thei,
armies before resort to conscrip
tion was necessitated. Surely this il
a pretty effective answer to tn,
critics of British natriotiEm.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Says Man Arrested As Crank Is
Brilliant Lecturer.

To the Editor OF THE. TIMES:
There was arrested IN the Capitol
grounds last week a man who carried a
banner protesting against war and pre-
paredness for war. He was locked up
for several days and then. without a
trial. released when 1t was realized
that ne had broken no law.
Although his manner of protest was
no less sane than the methods of Mr..
Ford and Mr.. Bryan, there was hint
of question of this mans mental condi-
ton.
Within a week the present writer has
heard two brilliant and profound lee
lures by Emil L. Gerard. the principal
in the above incident. and was deeply
impressed by his mentality and spirit
uality. Mr.. Gerard has been an &C.
clesiastic: he has studied in the uniVer-
sites at 4,ouvain. Innsbruck, and Brook
land. but left the church because he
could no longer subscribe to all its
doctrines. He is a student of the ori-
entail religions, and a teacher Of great
clearness and power.
TOM PLAYFAIR.
Washington. Dec. p.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Male "Lisle Bank" Robbed

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-That the ''lisle
bank" is strictly 4 woman's institution
dawHed on Knute Ruddy after he had
awakened from a short nap to find his
right sock had been riied of $50.
her at work" Ruddy conhded to the
police, "only my foot went to sleep,
too"
He said he liVed In staten lsland and
lyn where he bought a round OF drinks
and eXpoFed mis- nlace Of deposit, A
abort time later he went 10 sleep IN the
back room he SAYS, and was robbed
BUDDY caused the. arrest OF ChristO-
pher Hanson, . SGnoF,
The Washington times., 1915-12-22

gotten that most Of the concerts
given here are presented in the
afternoon instead Of at night, as
in most cities, and il Washington
ever attained a symphony hall. or a
theater which was available at night,
the success Of musical presentations
would further be assured, for many
who would patronize, recitals at
night cannot go to them in the af-
ternoons.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
GRAND OPERA IN WASHINGTON

Though it is too early for a report
upon the financial success of the
brief opera season here, all indica-
tions are that the support given the
experiment met the most sanguine
hopes of its promoters. If that be
true Washington, at last, will have a
grand opera season, for the reason
for the Boston organizations visit
here. was to test out the possibility
of an annual visit to this city.
From city, only few years ago,
which was reputed to give music in
different support, Washington, in
the last few years, has proved its
claim to be a real musical center
Not only the patronage accorded the
opera engagement, bat that giver
the symphony orchestras and the
concert series, justifies this claim fol
the Capital. Those who promote the
engagements for concerts report the
hest season in their history, anC
there has been a steady advance il
patronage of concerts here, as wei
as a steady increase in their mum
ber within the last few years.
Artists who come here in recita
pronounce Washington audiences es
peeially appreciative. They like Il
come to Washington for the sam,
reason that theatrical folk like t,
play here, because they are assure'
a discriminating and intelligen
kSs9ng. Neither should it be for
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Car Skids and Turns Over,
Pins Driver Underneath

An automobile driven by William
Nany, aged thirty, of l94O Tenth street
southeast, skidded and overturned near
Eighth and NJ streets southeast late
last night, pinning Nslly under the car,
ne sustained cuts on the head and face,
but his injuries are not regarded as Sc
riOls.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Washington. Dec. p.
Wants Explanation of IncOnsist-
encies OF Sending Gifts To Ger
many.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In a recent paper is an appeal for
funds for the shipment OF food by par
Gel post to Germany and Austria. fer-
sons in this neutral country have
opened their hearts and pocketbooks to
The destitute OF Belgium, Poland, and
Serbia. but how are We to reconcile
the official statements of the German
and Austrian governments that con-
ditions are normal and food plentiful
with this appeal for aid?
l am sure many OF MS will hesitate
to contribute for the Germans and AUS
trians il they are not in need when we
know that all the charity OF which
we are capable is needed and Will be
appreciated by the people of Belgium,
roland and Serbia.
! shall be glad If any OF your readers
will reconcile the official statements ot
Germany and Austria with this appea
for aid. for | believe many OF us viii
defer assistance unless this variance
is explained.
MRS h. H. HARDTsTY.
Washington. December Is.