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The Washington times., 1915-11-18
CLARK WILL FIGHT
BRYAN ON DEFENSE
House Speaker On Way Here to
Assure President Of Co.
operation in Program.
Continued from First Page.)

iiout ueV'f
tolls repeal bill. Mr.. Clark,s speech or
memorable utterances of recent years
although he realized at the time hi,
views would meet defeat.
Bv far the most interesting point ir
Speaker the Administrations spokes
man In the defense fight is that Mr.
Clark will be combating the Bryan In.
fluence. The former Secretary OF
State. whom the Speaker has nevei
forgiven for the part he played at Bal.
the plans for q bigger army and navy
Mr.. BRYAN saws he will fight such ar
Administration program with all his
vigor
Still Has Following.
Mr.. Bryan still has a following In
tho House and the country. There arc
Democratic speakers who continue to
quote THE Peerless Leader" in accord
ance with a custom which had its origin
In 1886. Mr.. Bryan knows the legisia-
tive game; he Is no stranger at the
Cantol. and possesses liehtenants VINO
Will take directions.
1t Is probable that the former Secre-
tary Of State. three times the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. VIII be
an influence greater than Mr.. kitchin in
opposition to the Administration pro-
gram. When the history of the defense
fight is written, Mr. Bryan will be desiS-
mated as the chief opponent OF the
president. and Mr.. kitchn and his sup
The situation. therefore. is frausht
with possibilities of big things. as
Speaker Clark Is groomed for the lead
er Of the Wilson fight. Mr.. Clark Is
not required to participate In the De.
defense issue except in case Of a tie.
The fact that Mr.. Clark is likely to re.
nnquish the gavel, go upon the hoor OF
the House. and raise his voice In de-
tense Of Woodrow Wilson and In oppo-
sition to the pet theories Of william !.
Bryan. will revive memories or the Bal.
timore convention, when Bryan crushed
the life ambition Of Champ clark by
bolting at the psychological moment
Never Felt Bitter.
The friends of the Speaker say he has
never felt bitter toward the President
because the latter nosed out in the nom
ination fight. The Speaker would not
be human. however. 1t Is said, were he
not to feel lust a bit unkindly toward
would no longer support Clark because
the New York lrammany) delegation
had aligned itself with him. About a
year after ths convention there was q
bury the hatchet' meeting between
Mr. Clark and his political nemesis. but
even this did not restore the old cord
iality.
1t is not contended by the Speaker
friends that he Is for the defense pro-
gram simply for the sake of fighting
MIR. Bryan. Mr.. Clark believes tn.
Administration is right about the de-
tense problem; and 1t so happens thai
In believing this he runs counter tc
the doctrine which Mr.. Bryan is now
Speaker Clark Is expected to reacf
Washington tomorrow or next day anc
will confer with the President immedi
ately. II Is not doubted that his
strength will be thrown to the Presi
dent In the party crisis and he will &C
lively participate In the debates on th'
most pressing issue before the Congress!
within recent years.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Hard-Shelled Bugs Eat
Phone Cables, He Saws

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1s.-A hard
shelled bug with an appetite for lead
pipe is responsible for the perforation
OF cable covering for which telephone
experts have blamed elcctrolysis. ac-
cording to Albert SChuler. of Santa
Barbara. Cal. who exhibited three of
the insects to the convention of the In
dependent Telephone Association OF
America. in session here.
Here is your electrolysis," said
Schuler. Their scientific name Is
sinoxylon DECEIVE. and they have cost us
between $500 and $500 a month In Santa
Barbara for repairs When we find a
way to destroy them we will have solved
one of our big problems"
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Tried to Blow His Way
Out of Village Lookup

WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 1s.-Lock-
ed up In the town lookup at Townsend.
Thomas 8. Skaggs. charged with wife
beating. cut a hole in the cell door with
his penknife and then turned the lock.
Once In the corridor he escaped to the
outside through hole In the roof made
by former prisoner who had escaped.
lie was captured at Midd!etown and
returned to the lookup.
Suddenly the town was aroused by a
series Of explosions. and II was found
that Skaggs was trying to blow himself
out of the jail by exploding sticks OF
dynamite on the floor. He had broken
the walls, but failed to escape.
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Escaped Bison Annoy
South Dakota Farmers

PIERRE. s. D.. Nov. ia new herd
OF buffalo Is being esta blished In the
Bad Lands. between White and had
rivers. Several buffalo from the big
Philip herd near Fort Tierre have
escaped and at once made their way
west pair of them appeared at a
farm north OF Philip. and after soaring
the cattle on the farm and chasing the
members OF the family. they were head
ed toward Philip. One OF the animals
was got into a corral. but II soon broke
out.
Besides this particular pair sovera,
others have been reported causing trou-
Bile for farmers In Haakon county.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Took Train in Sleep
To Save Her Sisters

MARINETTE. Wis, Nov. ia
dream that her three small sisters were
burning to death in an orphanage at
Green Ray Is believed by physicians to
have caused the wanderings OF Maria
Behan, eighteen-year-old miss. who re-
turned here while police in northern
Wisconsin and Michigan were searching
for her.
II could not rest Tuesday night"
said the girl. II saw my sisters dying
In the flames They called to me. ana
dreamed that I was about to save
them. The next thing knew was
, when someone called Green Bay
Then awoke and found myself on a
train entering Green Bay"
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Famous Actress Dying
At Philadelphia Home

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1s.-Mme
Dardenne. famous actress OF the days
preceding and following the civil war,
is passing through life's last moments
today at the Mary J. Drexel Home
here. Physicians at the institution ex-
pect her death hourly.
Nine. Dardenne is eighty-eight years
old and has been painlessly bedridden
for the past year. She has not ap-
peared on the stage for twenty years
but Is we'll known to that gcnerStion
which witnessed the plays. Lola from
Bavaria" and CITY and Country"
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Woman Was Too Fat
To Get Into Prison

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Nov. Is.-The crimi-
nal court here was compelled to take
judicial cognizance Of a physical pc
culiarity Of Mrs. Clara Cochran. She
was fined $50 and costs for selling liquor
and was unable to pay.
Her size prevented her Incarceration
in Jail. and she was given time In which
to raise the money. Mrs. Cochran
weighs $40 pounds. Judge Ryan was in
formed 1t would be physical impossi-
bility for her to enter 4 Jail cell.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Drinks On Doctors Order,
But Waits For Company

wINSTED. Conn. Nov. 1s-CoI
Samuel b. Horne. former United States
consul at St Thomas. Danish West
Indies. testifying at an excise hearing.
said he drank only on n doctors pre-
scription. but never drank alone. If no
one was around he always waited until
some one came In to drink with him.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Georgetown Law School
Elects Vice Presidents

The Junior class Of Georgetown Law
School elected vice presidents last night.
Those selected are James NJ. Cathcart.
Florida: Charles w. Henretty. Pennsyl-
vania: George Mulligan. District OF Co.
lumbia. and Lucian Van Doren. Mary
land.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Hears Shippers Complaint

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. lS-Inter-
state Commerce Commission Examiner
Butler was here today to hear shippers
complaints against Western railroads.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Masons in Session,

HARRISBURG. Pa. Nov. Blum
dreds Of high degree Mssons are attend
Ing the celebration OF the fftieth ami
versary of the founding Of the Consis-
tory Of the Valley Of Harrisburgh. A. A.
a. r. NJ
The Washington times., 1915-11-18

Different and better than other
$500 shoes. Hand-sewed wclts in
stead OF machine-sewed. as other
shoes at this price. In Patent
ton. and Lace. with kid and cloth
tops. Best styles.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
HOW TO SMOCK.
Better to Practice on Dimity Before
You Tackle a Silk Garment.

Better to Practice on Dimity Before
You Tackle Silk Garment.
Crossbarred dimity is best to learn to
smock on, as the lines are great help
In preparing the work. There should
be about three spaces to an inch The
part to be shocked must first be gath
cred into tucks of even size with black
thread. After some practice these
spaces can be measured with the eye,
but at first the crossbarred or dotted
material is big help and time saver.
After gathering with strong black
thread as many rows half an inch
apart as will cover the space that is
to be shocked the garment is ready
for the actual shocking.
Mercerized floss in medium weight in
double thread is the best cotton to
use. The twisted cotton single is also
effective for coarse work. This floss
holds it's color and comes in attractive
shades. The stitches are made very
much like the featherstitch and have
the same number of variations. The
featherstitch is done toward the sewer,
whereas shocking is worked away
from the sewer. Every time a new
stitch is taken one picks up a tuck
previously made by the black hastings.
After some practice it will be easy to
pick up just the right amount Of ma
terial from each tuck, but everything
depends upon the evenness Of the spac-
ing in the beginning. The different
stitches are made by changing the
thread from one side of the needle to
the other, just as in Misunderstanding
The combination Of stitches with them
selves and with each other is so end
less that no two garments need ever
be alike, and the combining Of colors
and materials makes this work very
fascinating.
1t is possible to buy patterns for
shocked dresses for adults and chill
dren. 1t should also be noted that
shocking will take two and a half
times as much material as will appear
when the work is done-that is, in or
der to obtain half a yard Of shocked
material yard and quarter must be
used OF course this can be gathered
up into a smaller space or stretched
to larger one, but that is the average.
The materials used for grown per-
sons dress must be soft, for the full
ness around the waist will not look
well in sitter materials. A soft veil
ing silk and even chiffon are best
adapted for this kind Of garment The
advantages Of shocked dresses for chill
dren's wear are numerous. The full
ness win leave room for growth, and
the dresses may be worn for a long
time
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
THE BOYS CHRISTMAS.
Several Things" That Please the Small
Men of the Family.


Leaving out any question of the ben
eficial effect upon boys Of certain
Christmas gifts. there is long list,
any one of which will give pleasure
pure and simple. without any moral re-
Elections. A good dag of United States
standard make. with pole and fitting
for a window casing. delights a boy
and adds to his patriotism
OF course wheel is a most &C
ceptable gift. or if he has one some adj
ditions to his outfit. a lantern, bell,
cyclometer or rack. or a sweater,
which, If he does not own. he wants.
In the same connection a football,
regulation" bat and ball. tennis
racket, set of dumbbeIls. all suggest
themselves to suit the tastes for diff
ferent out of door sports.
A bag of marbles. the bag made Of
duck or coarse linen and his initial
embroidered on it. will find a welcome.
particularly if it holds reals"
Most Of the fathers of the boys Of to-
day never dreamed of having a watch
until they were of age. many Of them
not until they earned one, but pretty
watches that are also good timepieces
are SO cheap and plentiful nowadays
that boys of eight and nine aspire to
them. Any boy who has a wornout
watch or none at all will be pleased
with one at Christmas. A good chain,
strong if not expensive, should go with
1t. Studs, sleeve buttons and scarfpins
please boys, and an addition to their
stock of neckwear is never objection
able.
Guns and rifles-the mere mention Of
them makes a boys eyes snap. Only
the coolest and most sensible, however,
should be trusted with them. 1t is al
most better. indeed. when thinking of
buying one for any lad under twenty,
to follow Punch's matrimonial advice,
Don't" But how a boy loves themi
He will fondle a gun as girl does her
coll, patting it gently and passing his
hands over stock, trigger and muzzle,
while his eyes shine with longing or.
If he owns it, with actual affection.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Hidden Sweets.

The name of candy filling or flavor
ing is concealed in each Of these SEN
fences:
1. For this soup you need pepper;
mint, too, is excellent for f1avoring.
2. 1, was very sorry to find Donovan
Ill and very weak.
8. I call my dog Choco. Later will
explain why.
4. A subject of which l am very
fond, anthropology, keeps me busy.
8. If you need a piano q. Gates has
them for sale.
6. Had Marius and CHINA money
when they ruled Rome?
Answers, peppermint; 2, vanilla;
3. chocolate: 4. fondant; 5. nougat; 6,
cinnamon
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
New Years In Scotland.

On the morning of New Years eve
in certain small towns of Scotland the
children take great pleasure in playing
"hogmanay." game as peculiar as
its name sounds. Just read for your
self and see.
First, the little boys and girls wrap
themselves in large sheets, so wound
around them that a huge pocket Is
formed right over their little stomachs.
Then they stroll along. the streets in
little bands and call at the homes of
the wealthier people. asking for a dole
Of wheaton bread.
Invariably each child is given piece
Of oatcake, which is known as his
"hogmanay." Needless to say, the
good women of the households have
anticipated such visits from the chill
dren and have cooked large quantities
Of the cake in readiness for their COM
ing.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Sewing Suggestions.

When sewing long seams use wire
paper clips to fasten the edges Of the
cloth together, and no basting will be
necessary. Turn up hem the desired
depth and place the fasteners at the
bottom edge to hold It In place
In making buttonhole In serge the
material often trays badly at the cut
edges. To avoid this make a mark to
show the exact size and position Of the
buttonhole by means Of q lacking
thread. Then stitch around this tack
ing thread with the machine Now you
are ready 10 cut the hole between the
sttrhing and TO work the buttonhoae
over the machine stitching.
When boys blouses are bought ready
made 1t Ii a good plan 10 cut or the
narrow hem and sew on a narrow belt
mat Just fits around the waist. Finish
with button and buttonhole. II saves
much tms putting In strings.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Don'ts For Parents.

Here are some very important dont's
for parents: Don't forget that chill
dren, like plants, suffer seriously from
want Of sunlight. Don't forget that
children are more seriously affected by
impure air than grown people. Don't
forget that little children are easily
depressed by gloomy surroundings, and
this lowers their vitality. Don't for
get that lowered vitality. makes chill
dren more liable to catch any infec-
tious disease.
Don't think that any room in the
house will do for the nursery. The
sunniest, most airy and most cheerful
room In the house should be given to
the children If you want them to be
healthy. Don't shake or scold a child
who wakes up and cries out In the
night Often night terrors are a pure
~ nervous affection, and any harsh
ness only makes matters worse. Don't
say don't" to your little ones. Re
member to tell the child what he "a to
do, not what he Is not to do.
1t often happens that little cbildran
especially those nervous or higblv
strung, are disposed to keep on CRYING
when they get started. When Won
wish a child to stop sobbing get hin,
to take a good drink Of cold water. n
almost always win stop the sohh.ne
Immediately.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Wbat Makes
a
bome2

When we say "homemaker we usu-
ally have In mind the woman who
keeps and manages the house But
truly, Ia IT fair to put the entire burden
Of hcmemaktng on the shoulders or
woman alone? Home is, In the last
analysis, an attitude of mind, a feeling,
an emotion Of several persons toward
one another, and not simply pride In
material possessions.
No matter how strongly q woman
synthetized In herself all the instincts
and feeling which go to make home,
she cannot alone create the true home
unless she is supported by the other
members Of the family. Father is
homemaker, too, as truly as mother In
the higher sense, and each other mem
Der must feel his share and response
bility in making the home spirit
We do not mean, Of course, that
father must wash the dishes or hire
and fire the help, but that he should
feel his importance in family councils
and the need for his judgment above
and beyond the mere paying Of the
bills. The old Spartan type Of father,
whose very glance made the children
remble and who thought himself the
divinely appointed agent over his chill
dren's very lives, has happily disap-
peared But the modern parent, who
has taken his place, seems to have
gone'to the other extreme Of good ma
tured Indifference. This is just as I'M
wholesome and unbalanced. Fathers
opinion, his taste, his cooperation, his
strength, are needed equally to support
his side Of the arch Of home.
When the woman Is held solely re-
sponsible as the homemaker, the chill
dren, instead of doing their share,
stand around and expect to receive
the pleasures and benefits Of a fine
home spirit without creating this spirit
themselves. 1t is not possible for the
woman to carry this load which should
be distributed among all the members
Of the family. The children must be
encouraged. each in his own small way,
to do some work and take some share
In the duties or they will never fully
appreciate the pleasures they receive.
A definite daily task, like emptying
wastebasket or taking care Of pets,
putting up a little shelf or helping to
dust or sweep, will engender in the
child's mind its close relationship to
the home. Only by personal service
and doing, either with the hand or
heart, do we come to love our sur
roundings or the people who dwell in
them Only by having real part in
the life Of the home can each member
feel that it is his home. Too often we
feel that the attitude of the father.
say, is that it is the mothers home,
where she entertains her women
friends at afternoon gatherings, where
she has chosen the furniture, where
everything is arranged and ordered as
a setting for herself.
Again, too often the young son feels
that his mothers parlor is no place
for him. Why should it be when its
gilt chairs and gilt clocks and fragile
draperies are far removed from his
masculinity? Home to him probably
is the den which he has helped to ar
range and decorate with pennants and
footballs or where he keeps his books
and tools. The one great need in mod
ern home life seems to be to draw the
members of a family to the home
through greater individual RESPONSE
bility toward the home.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Don't Let
fatigue
Get You!

The fine art Of discovering tnen
physical limitations Is something an
women should strive to attain ban
the cases Of nervous prostration, OF
disease of mind or body, arise from
the absence Of this very bit Of knoWl-
edge. stop just short Of being tired
Is the advice which all physicians give
their patients. This Is the ounce OF
prevention idea that stands before the
folly of the pound Of cure, and yet
not one woman in ten pays any neeo
to It.
The sensation of fatigue is the md1-
cation of your particular limitations.
Give up the theater and supper In the
evening If you have had a hard day
and are feeling tired at night !
know ought not to do 1t, but just
can't resist" is the criminal confes-
sion of most women
Z Any doctor in any city. town or coun-
try will tell you that what women
need IS not medicine, but consc1ences
-consciences that make them stop
short of being tired. "All we can do,
the doctors say, lis to patch up what
they persist In tearing down. We nnd
II almost hopeless to arouse them TO
sense of their duty toward their hus-
bands, families and themselves In TINS
respect, so we have learned to shrug
our shoulders and patch 'em up.
"Now, fatigue actually means a de-
crease Of vital force. If up to the
point of feeling tired you have requir-
ed all the vital energy you have been
using to keep you In good physical
condition it is a foregone conclusion
that your limit has been reached when
the first signs Of fatigue begin to show
themselves. That is the time for you
to drop everything and rest Sleep that
has relaxation in It is the best aid to
insure 1t.
mot one woman in a hundred knows
how to rest Despite the fact that
chair backs and chair arms are provid-
ed to coax the sitter into relaxation,
the average woman seats herself upon
a chair with the grim determination or
helping the chair hold her in place.
How many women of your acquaint-
ance know even how to let their hands
drop idly in their laps? Not many!
The strain is felt all along the arms
They are not left there in the laps, but
actually held there by the gripping
power Of its master. the will
1T Is not massage that really keeps
a woman youthful looking; it is moth
ing more than the relaxation that she
is forced into by the temporarily supe-
rior power Of the will of the one treat
ing her. Youth and beauty and charm
are not only born of relaxation and
composure, but are kept alive by it No
power on earth can keep youth alive
when old age in the form Of unrest Of
mind and body is persistently work
ing against it.
Study relaxation in everything, how
to walk without WEAKNESS, to sit with
out restraint and to live without haste.
A lot of cares that you have gripped
frantically have needed no grip at all
Most Of the worries you have are
creations of pure imagination. You
have lived through a day OF them and
found them turned into jokes. Most
things don't matter at all. Most of
your losses have been just inconven-
fences, but you have turned them into
tragedies and lasting griefs by the
grip you have had upon them"
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Remarks by Mrs. NeedIa.

Il just wanted to remind you girls
that Christmas is coming. 1t seems a
long way off. but my sharp eye tells
me that it is not so far or as it seems.
Santa Claus and think it would be a
fine thing to make the dolls whole
new outfit for Christmas. Don't you
think that would be fun? And the
next rainy afternoon that comes along
let's get the dolls grandmothers to cut
out set OF underwear. Threads and
thimbles. 1 can hardly wait to beginr
The broad ax., 1915-12-11

For many months the disabled SOL
diers Of France have been making
dolls, singly and in groups, and they
have been aided by the artists made
destitute by the war. Now these dolls
have come to America, more than TO-
600 Of them. and they are to be ex-
hibited and sold In the largest cities
for the benefit Of the war sufferers.
The first exhibition was held In New
York city and was highly successful
Soldiers Toyland, as the exhibit is
called, is made up Of a wonderful dis
play Of the most beautiful dolls imag-
Unable, and the little folks Of society
were present to admire and help along
the cause of charity. The little girl
in the picture is Miss Janis Guinness,
and she sold flowers to aid the poor
children of France. On the whole, the
display is an amazing one, and as
many Of the groups and dolls are based
on historical personages and scenes 1t
is also Of educational value.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11
Beginning Right.

Papa he has been a-sayfa'
We should start the new year right,
An not quarrel In our playin',
An mind mamma day an night.
An he said there's no disputin'
That whatever we might do
On the first day, sure an shootin,.
We would do the whole year throuxh.
An saw the chance was splendid
To do something right away
That until the year was ended.
would like to do each day.
An on New Years, startin' squarely,
got up soon as twas light
Az learned all my lessons fairly,
Sos I'd always have them right.
The broad ax., 1915-12-11

Cut of tan broadcloth. edged with
beaver and shocked at the belt and
high collar, this fetching suit gives an
ultra result The apron front is ap-
parently held by four self buttons and
verges into military severity. The
charming little close turban has a
band of worsted roses in pastel shades
with gold centers.