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The Washington times., 1915-09-09
ChesterfieLd'S Fee
Amounts To $138
Polite Stranger Helps Woman
From Train At Union Station
and Takes Satchel.

An accommodating fellow passenger
offered to assist Mrs. Carrie s. Stone
Airline train at the Union station las.
night, and a few minutes later disap-
peared. with her small satchel contain
ing s13S In cash and a return ticket to
Miami. Fla.
Mrs Stone came to Washington from
Richmond. reaching here at 925 p. m.
The man who took her satchel and for
whom the police are looking is de-
neat appearance. and was wearing a
gray suit.
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TAFT, TO BANKERS,
SLAMS INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM
"Arrogant Capital" and "Arro-
CANT Labor" Among Terms
Used in Seattle Address.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept 81 am an
optimist"
William Howard Taft, former Presi-
dent. thus closed what he termed an
Economic and Political Summary Of
the Generation Just Closing In a
lengthy address before the American
Bankers Association today. His speech
bristled with pungent sentences. as he
slammed one thing after another that
appealed to him as hinderng the best
de> clopment OF the American people. In
this category were the initiative and
referendum. the recall. general pri-
mnries. arrogant capital and arrogant
labor. But in conclusion. he declared
himself an optimist who could see that
gooe would result even from such a
cntastroIhe as the present European
war. Paragraphs and sentences from
his speech follow:
THE rapid growth Of wealth betwean
all our people. We were all In the
chase for the dollar
The principle Of combination was
fcun6 quite as applicable to politics and
party government as to machinery and
capital"
Steel Rails and Delegates.
THE time came when II was pos
sible In some great corporations for the
officers and directors to issue. with the
same nonchalance. orders for steel rails
on the one hand or for the delivery Of
delegates to national political con-
vention on the other
For more than two decades the con-
troverSy went on between the railroads
and the Government until the weakling
board Of 1857 grew into the powerful
tribunal of 1910. and the railroads found
themselves brought under complete
control"
This history Of the interstate COM
mCrce law and its enforcement con-
tains one of the most useful lessons to
those Who would defy the people in
the pride of intrenched power. 1t may
be fooled all the time"
Corporations have been driven out
of politics, and while, OF course, cor
ruption Is not ever absent. the danger
of plutocracy has disappeared and tho
purification of politics has constituted
real referm for which all good citizens
must be grateful.
Nothing Is so timid as capital. and
nothing is so easily able to take care
Of what It has. A hostile spirit mani
Tested in legislation buttons up the
pockets OF those who control wealth
Rates For Railroads.
I'VE must grant increased rates to the
railroads when .he conditions require
1t. and grant them quickly. Millions
] own their stock. They employ millions
OF men.
We should repeal the full crew bills
that impose upon the railroad companies
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
STAFF ANNOUNCED
Brother Alfred Continues As
President, With Brother
FIamian As Vice President.

The complete staff for st. Johns Col.
lege for tho coming year was announced
today. Brother Alfred will continue al
president. Other officers are Brother
Flamian vice president; Brother Martin
and Brother Adolrh, registrar.
The opening day this year will be
September IS. improvements have been
made in the building. Examinations fos
the st. Johns scholarship will continue
until next Wednesday.
Professors In the collegiate department
are Brothers Isidore. Flamian, Martin
Francis and Pierre. Teachers In the
commercial department are Brothers
Charles. Hilary and Francis. Teachers
Of the academic department are Broth.
ers Adolph, Isidore. Eugene. F1delis
and Pierre. The primary department!
will be In charge Of Brother Andrew
assisted by two teachers.
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Cruiser Tennessee
Goes $4,000 Miles

mored cruiser Tennessee. in command
Of Capt. Benton G. Decker, returned to
the Philadelphia navy yard from HAITI.
completing what Is believed to be a
record for ships Of her class, Of almost
months.
The Tennessee's 28.000-mile record b.
gan with her departure for Europe Au-
gust 6 last year with gold for Ameri-
cans stranded abroad. Then followed
another trip to the Mediterranean on q
similar mission. and a third trip to
Turkish waters.
The cruiser on August 2 last started
to Haiti with marines. returning here
and starting with second force.
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Turkey Yields Railroad.

LONDON. Sept. 9.-Premier Radoslav-
of. OF Bulgaria. stated in an interview
today that the agreement for the ces-
sion of the Dedeaghatch railway to
Bulgaria by Turkey has been con-
cluIod and that tie occupation of tire
ceded territory will begin ten days
hence in the presence OF Bulgarian and
Turkish officials.
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Conscience Fund Gets
2 Stamps For | Stolen

Two 2-cent stamps were received by
Secretary McAdoo today. as a contrfbu-
ton to the conscience fund. A letter
accompanying the contribution said that
the conscience stricken one had used q
Cancelled stamp when a child. and sent
two for Eood measure. The letter was
postmarked Huntersville. but the State
abbreviatiOn was indistinguishable.
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Indorse British POLICY.

BRISTOL. England. Sept. s.-By a vote
Of 600 to the Trades Union Congress
has approved the war policy Of the
British government. Representatives Of
every trade in the United Kingdom
pledged themselves to assist in every
way possible in the work necessary to
gain the nnal victory over Germany
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Lusitania Victims Body
Is Lost on Hesperian

MONTREAL, Sept s.-Relatives Of
Mrs. George Washington Stephens,
widow Of Hon. G. w. Stephens, who
met her death in the Lusitania sinking.
have been notified that her body. re-
Gently found off the coast Of Ireland,
went down with the Hesperan.
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Edward Bruce Moore.

Private funeral services for Edward
Bruce Moore, former Commissioner OF
Patents. who died Tue esdav, were held
at The residence. 1863 Columbia
road. today. lntcrmcnt was made in
Rock Greek Cemetery,
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FORD HAS 100000
MORE FOR PEACE
Also willing to Give Work to All
Convicts Released From
Michigan Prison.

DETROIT. Sept. s.-Three more an
nouncements by Henry Ford has made
public the automobile makers far
reaching plans for the benefit of man
kind.
The most striking was the promise
Mr.. Ford made to G. w. HART. in
charge of the State prison at Jackson.
that he would employ all the discharged
convicts from the institution as fast as
they are released
~ have yet to meet a thoroughly
bad man" said Mr.. Ford. Every man
has his good qualities. and they will
assert themselves II given a chance. and
! am willing to give them that chance.
Invited To Conference.
Mr.. HART was invited to visit Mr..
Ford at his office and discuss the mat
ter further. Mr.. Ford also announced
that he will follow his sl.Ooo.OOo peace
offer with s9,0OO,0O0 more. II necessary.
He says that he already has men en-
ployed in the active formulation of
plans toward bringing the peace ques-
tion before the entire country. In out
lining his beliefs. Mr.. Ford acknowl-
of the criticism accorded him for his
views. but. unshaken in his stand. he
solemnly said he would devote $l0-
have S the been se%aEev If
my peace views. and / expect more
criticism of them,' said Mr.. Ford. 81
expect to take "A fall out OF my critics
Just about as often as they take one
out of me, however.
Way To Insure Peace.
II believe thoroughly that education 1.
necessary to insure peace in the United
States. The people n'Lst be taught tina,
the glamour and glory painted into wal
pictures are false. They must be shown
That preparedness for var creates war
They must learn how their taxes ars
used for military preparations in times
or peace only to be wasted iiOng wi n
their lives in times % war
Il have several men working for me
now in the campaign Tor peace"
Mr.. Ford's third announcement toddy
was that the new farm Tractor would
be made in canada by his conn any
there: He will add l0,r0o men 70 his
working force there.
1t is believed the possibility of tns
tractor being ma luIactur"d IN Canada
was the chief reason for the sudder
boost in price Of the Canadian plnl
stock from par to 81 80
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Mrs. Elizabeth n. Harvey.

Private funeral services for Mrs.
Elizabeth N. Harvey, who died at her
residence, 1852 Twenty-ninth street
northwest, Wednesday. will be held
tomorrow.
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HERNIA ann Kuhn.

Private funeral services for Her
mann Kuhn We're held yesterday at
the chapel of Joseph Gawlers Sons.
lntcrment was MADE in Arlington
Cemetery.
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G. E. GAUSS,


How to stop bad breath.
How to relieve shortness Of brsssk.
I ask not a single penny Of you.
I require not single promise.
l merely say-if you have Catarrh
or any form of Catarrhal trouble.
for your own sake find out II my
method of treatment will help you.
do not say 1t will-anyone can
make claims. But I send you an ef-
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You to say.
Can l make a fairer offer7
Please let me have chance to
prove to you how quickly. how sf.
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bined Treatment goes right to the
root of your trouble and begins to
bring you relief and comfort from
the start.
l say again-send no money. make
no promises. Sign and mail tho oou-
pom and give your health, happines0
and welfare a chance to realize what
Gauss Combined Treatment will do
for you.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-09-09
Noted Brazilian Shot.

The assassination yesterday in a Rio
q" Janicro hotel of Senator +. Mechado,
prominent Brazilian politician. was re-
ported TO the State Department today
by Ambassador Morgan. The assassin
was captured.
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Funerals
John Edward Gibson.

Funeral services for John Edward
Gibson. who died at the residence
Tuesday. will be held at the Lee
chapel tomorrow at o'clock. Pri-
vate interment will De made in Ar
linGtOn Cemetery
The Washington times., 1915-09-09

the burden of employing unnecessary
labor"
I'VE should know that the unions have
come to stay and to remain powerful
factors in the progress Of the commun-
ity. But evil tendencies have appeared
In such combinations Just as in combi-
nation Of capital. Trades unionism has
tended to create a dead level of indus
try and skill among wage earners."
But the chief ground for criticising
the recent policy of trades unions is
the fact that the power they have legit-
imutely acquired by combination and
have properly used for the betterment
Of their conditions. they are now at
tempting to abuse by seeking 20 place
organized labor in n privileged class"
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Will You Accept This
Relief for Your caiarrh
Il ] Send Il fREE7
Send No Money Take No Risk.

Merely sign and mail the coupon
and 1 will send you, fully prepaid.
n large trial Of my new Combined
Treatment and valuable Information
on.
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Leave Decision To Minority,

'1f Il he true that people have not
Information and intelligence to select
from their own number competent and
homes. agents to do their work. tliey
certainly nave not the capacity to per-
form the much more difficult task OF
passing useful Judgment on statutes
frequently difficult to cons.rue or un-
derstend. Again, the duty imposed upon
the people ir lerislating by initiative
and referendum IL so much more bur-
densome than that imposed by the rer-
resenta.ive system In selecting agents
to do this work that the majority OF
the voters too frequently refuse TO per-
form their electoral duties. and thus
leave to a minority Of the electorate the
decision Of important questions submit
ted by referendum
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
FRANCE PUTSSTOP
TO SUGAR FAMINE
Price, Which SCARED to II
Cents a Pound, Will Not Go
Hiqher, II Is Predicted.

PARIS, Feb. B. (By mail to New
York)-A sugar famine In France has
been averted and the price. which went
from cents a pound to II cents. Will
probably not 60 very much higher.
At the beginning Of the war there was
what might be called a food panic !;
people, with the memory Of rats. cats.
horses. and other household animals
fresh in their minds associated with
meals eaten during the siege Of Paris
in 1870, made a rush for grocery estab-
lishments Salt and sugar were the
things they asked for nrst and soon
II was noised about that no more sugar
was to be had. at least for the time
being.
what. Sugar was to be had at an In
creased price but. with the German in
vasion OF the principal gar-producing
provinces and the confscation by them
Of the best crop; second sussr 1id pnnis nns
serious. Most Of II. sugar in France
came from the Nord. Pas-de- Calais.
Aisne and Somme departments and the
Germans had invaded these. What was
s :eed. ss%. ira% the e otsr
fourth from tae invaded french dis
tricts with n:fle sugar on hand and
apparently no r.eans Of planting more
sugar DeStS tut u future CIOp, tne Outs
look was dismal
The German seed houses offered to
send the seeds through Switzerland. &C
cording to Information gathered here.
but the French refused. Then Russia
came to the front. At the price paid in
times Of peace to Germany. France q
ally has sent to beet farmers here a
full supply Of seeds Of the same variety
as the German.
The French government has taken on
the usually duty Of Is per 100 pounds en-
the seeds. However the sowing can be
done only over 10000 hectares as com
pared to N3.350 hectares which IL an
average, owing to the German occupa-
ton. Therefore while danger Of a sugar
famine has been obviated. there must
necessarily be q comparative shortage
Of the home product and foreign aoun.
tries must to some extent be depended
upon.
A large part Of this years beet crop
was shipped by the Kaieer's troops to
Germany and there converted into sugar
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
Alumnae of Catholic
Schools to Organize

Plans for the formation OF a State
branch Of the International Federation
of Catholic alumnae. to include the
District OF Columbia and Maryland will
the Hotel Belvedere, in Baltimore.
Cardinal Gibbons and many OF the
clergy of the archdiocese " Ill speak and
give their Endorsement to the movement
to band together all women graduates
Of Catholic schools In Maryland and
the District.
A number Of officers and orEanizers
of the federation will attend tho meet
ing. and 1t Is expected that every school
in the District and Maryland will be
represented.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
Legree Is Almost
Saint for atlanta
Georgia Capital Sees Uncle
Toms Cabin" Without Auction,
Lashing, or Title.

ATLANTA. Ca, Feb. 1.-THE ava
lanche OF protests against the produc-
ton In Atlanta by a stock company Of
Uncle Toms Cabin resulted In radical
changes In the play and In a change Of
name.
Yielding to the demands Of a score Of
women's organizations, led by the
Daughters Of the Confederacy. the Me-
mortal Association and the Pioneers 30
ciety, the management agreed to pro.
duce the play under the name "Old
Plantation Days."
Walter Baldwin informed the women
that he had cut out the whipping post
and eliminated the auction block and
had made Simon Legree almost a saint.
But not until he agreed to change the
name was there the lease yielding by
the women.
Nobody has any right to come here
ana stir up sectional prejudice by offer
Ing such a play" said Mrs. Joseph Nor
gan. president Of the Pioneers. THE
play recalls all the things we have been
trying to forget"
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Scene Where My Wandering Tonght7" with Marc Mac
Dermott, at the Apollo tomo
Woman Will Try for
LObSter-EatinQ Title

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Lobster eat
ing is a fine art not practiced exclusive
ly by footlight blondes, according to
Mrs. Eleanor Reynolds.
This evening. at the Mecca Club, she
will enter a lobster-eating contest with
Morton Ohrbach.
My record" Mrs. Reynolds said, us
seven medium-sized Holsters at one din
ner. and I hope to better that tomor-
row by at least four or five"
up to the present time.' Mr.. Ohr-
bach said. women have held the rec
ord as lobster eaters. and I mean to
wrest the laurels from tho fair SEX
Physicians and nurses will be near
in case of need.
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Class Rival StabS
Student at Lecture

P1IILA ADELPIIIA, Feb. l9.--John Dick
inson, q senior medical student In the
Medico- Chirurgiral College and the son
Of a Trenton physician. was stabbed
near the heart at a lecture I'm the class
room and is dying in tho hospital.
jacques VasqucZ. 4 Salvadorean stu
dent, Is accused Of doing the stabbing.
which is said to have been the result
of rivalry for class honors.
Immediately after the affair several
hundred students gathered around Vas
quez and serious trouble for him was
only averted by the timely interference
of the professors and the police. The
entire class was In an uproar when the
injured youth was taken to the hos
pttal and Vasquez was arrested.
Dickinson Is said to have taunted
Vasquez over his failure to win the
position of editor Of the class record
and reused his envy to the point where
he drew a penknife and plunged II into
DtckinSOn's breast
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Inmates of Home for
Aged Fight Over Woman

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. l9.-Jealous over
woman inmate Of the Sarah Harwood
Home for the Aged. here, J. X. Lee.
seventy-two years old. shot Nat Har-
rinEton. eighty-one years DID, at the
institution.
wounded. Afterward Leo slashed HIM
self with a razor. and his wounds are
serious Lee is charged with assault and
intent to murder. Both men are in
mates Of the home.
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Finds Forty Species of
Good Sparrows in u. S.

There are Forty species OF good spar
rows in the United States that should
be encouraged. according to an expert
Of tho Department Of Agriculture. the
author Of a new bulletin on Some Com
mon Birds Useful to the Farms" These
birds. ne says. eat great numbers Of
insects. and consume tons Of weed seed
While one usually thinks Of the Eng
lish species when tho word sparrow" Is
mentioned. the bird expert says, there
are many helpful native species.
While the English sparrow is noisy
and obtrusive, the American species are
unobtrusive In both song and action. he
finds. The native sparrows are found
In every part Of the country.
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Warns Spanish CAPTAINS.

MADRID, Feb. 1s-The official Ga
zette today prints a statement advising
alb Spanish captains to be ready at all
times to display their papers and stop
Immediately on sighting a submarine,
no matter of what nationality.
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SHOWSLACK
OF: AMERICAN SHIPS
Only 9.26 Per Cent Of Nations
Commerce Carried Under
Stars and Stripes.

Secretary Of Commerce Redneld to-
in the last fiscal year only s.26 per
cent OF the nations water-borne COM
merce was carried in ships flying the
American flag. while 53.45 per cent
was carried by British and 1879 by
German vessels. French, Dutch. Nor
wegian, and Japanese vessels carried
the bulk Of the remaining trade.
The value Of American goods car
ried by American vessels during the
fiscal year was s36S,36O.O by British
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
Detectives on Trail of
VIRGINIA Mule Poisoners

WINCHESTER, Va. Feb. 19.-Detec-
tives are said to be on, the trail of the
persons suspected of causing the death
of twelve mules belonging to 8. H. Ed
son, farmer and stock dealer OF
Boyce. Clarke county, Va. Mr.. Edison
received nineteen mules from a dealer
in Tennessee recently. Shortly after
they were taken to the Edison farm the
mules began to die.
Experts Of the United States Agri-
cultural Department who examined the
dead aoimals declared the mules had
been poisoned by arsenate of lead. which
is used extensively in this section by
orchard owners. The poison also was
found in the water on the farm.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19

vessels. s2,o23.3io. 900. and by German
vessels, sj22,l37, 900.
In the period from July to Decem-
ber. 1914, American vessels carried
1i.09 per cent: British vessels, sS72.-
ISL .OO0.~ or 52.b4 per cent. and German
vessels. S5O.SO3, 900, or 3.06 per cent.
A similar analysis for the month OF
December. 1914, the latest month for
which details are available, shows
total water borne commerce Of $323,-
E4.WO. of which $37,12l 900. of il.5
per cent, represented the value OF that
171.7S1 900, or 53.1 per cent that car
ried I'm British vessels,
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TODAY'S BEST FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK.

WalIy Van in "The Wrong Grip
(VitaEraph), the Olympic, 1881 U
street.
George Nash and Gail Kahn In
''Tke Jungle" from the story by
Upton Sinclair, the Garden, 423
Ninth street.
Hobart BOswOrth In "BuckshOt
John" (BOsw ORTIZ, from the story
by Charles L. Van Loan, the
Strand. Ninth and ID streets.
"Oueen Margaret" (Patbe), Gran
dall's, Ninth and Z streets.
"St. Elmo" from the novel by
AuEusta Evans WILSON (BOx Of
nee Attracti"ns.. the Apollo, 824 II
street northeast.
Florence Crawford in '"The Beast
Ol6 II street northeast.
"The Exposure" GReliance), the
Niagara, 7fO seventh street.
Ella Hall and Robert Leonard In
"The Master Key" Twelfth In
stallment OlniNcrSaD, the Dixie,
Eighth and II streets northeast.
"FOr the Defense" (EcIairI. the
Lafayette, Il between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets.
Theda Bara and Edward Jose in
~ Fool There Was," from the
vlay by Porter Emerson Browne,
the Lyric, Fourteenth, near Irving
street.
Harry Carey In "The Master
Cracksman," the savoy, Four
teenth. near Irving street.
John Barrymore in "The Man
from Mexico" (FamOus Players),
the Princess. Twelfth and II
Streets northeast.
Mary Fuller and Charles OGle In
"Every Glrl" NictOr). the Al
hambra, h18 seventh street.
Velma Whitman and l.. g. Shum.
way in ~ Nights Adventure"
(Lubin), Georgia avenue and Park
road.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19

Note-These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers OF the th~ate-s con-
'cerne ed and no responsibility IL as
sumed for arbitrary changes with
out notice to The Times. They are
based on the personality OF the
piayers and the producing COM
pany and not personal inspection.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
Law School Freshmen
Plan Debate Tuesday

The annual public debate Of the fresh
man class Of the Washington College Of
Law will be held Tuesday at the Col
lege Hall. The resolution deals with
the eight-hour law for women workers
In the District.
Those having the affirmative are
Miss 9. Christine Quick. Guy F. Gloss
brenner. and Miss May Warner; alter
nate. Miss Estella G. Bauer. For the
negative. J. D. McLeran. Miss Leslie
B. Flenner. r. r. Friend: alternate.
r. r. Crist.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
BroWnloW to Address
The Oldest Inhabitants

Commissioner Louis Brownlow will
deliver tho principal address at a meet
ing OF the Association OF Oldest Inhabi-
tants at the regular meeting place,
Nineteenth and H streets northwest
Monday forenoon. washingtons Fare
We'll address will be read by Louis p.
Shoemaker.
The Washington times., 1915-02-19
Hoover Creditors Appeal
Verdict of Solvency

Creditors of J, Noble Hoover, a dealer
in meat at the Arcade Market. wf,o was
recently adjudged solvent by a Jury In
the District Supreme Court, following
bankruptcy proceedings. has been grant
ed an appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court. The creditors contend
that Hoover was insolvent despite the
jury's verdict.