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The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Speaking of Spelling
tor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
1t was a source OF considerable pleas
ure to me to see in the Mail Bag let
ter calling attention TO the miserable
spelling of some of the Washington
sign writer's. May I point out a few
examples which 7 have noted?
A shoe shine parlor attracts notice
to the fact that 1t provides 'seperate'
chairs for ladies'; tailor advises the
public that he ''aulters" garments;
hungry Washingtonians could appease
their hunger at a "lanch" counter (this
sign has recently been changed An
other caterer invites hts fellow-citlZens
to partake OF "frieb" potatoes and
"poark" chops. 'Amoung" has q
prominent place in one window. and
'negetive" (now correctly shown as
"negative') appeared in another. while
3 shoe store advertised "orthopetic'
footwear.
But what should we expect from sigr
writer's when errors in spelling are
thick in the columns OF the daily press
and one can find such words as arm
aments" and "plebiscite" appearing a!
"armamants'' and ''plebisite" on the
notice board of such a seat of learnfns
AZ the Carnegie Library? And the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine perpe
trates. on page 1888 OF it's October issue
such an egreslous blunder as shoe
ing an oxen ". r. BRYANT.
Washington, Dec. l3
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
2OO-T0n Gold Pile
At SubtreaSury
Worth SlO2 900. 900 and Is Larger
Than Three Cords oe
Wood.

NEW YORK Dec. 15.-For the first
time in the history of the subtreasury
or the assay Office in New York city
a solid pile of gold bars six feat high
by six feet wide and eleven feet long.
larger in size than three cords Of wood
valued approximately at s1o2. 900. ooo-:s
stored away in one OF the vaults of the
former building
The bars snd British soveceigns melt
ed down are 9l66 fine, which is 1f6
finer than the gold used in the Tinted
States mints. lr the big cube of bull
lion there are 1886 bars. averaging
about thirty pounds to the bar United
States Assay Office experts say gold
weighs about two tons TO a million
dollars. so the hoaId approSimates go
tons in weight.
On each OF the bars there is the ECU.
lar stamp of the New York Assay OF.
fee. the melting number and the regis
ter number. in addition to the stencil
mark showing just how pure tue geld
is.
No miser's store OF gold grew with
the rapidity of tho accumulation now
scaled up il the subtreasury vault. fol
the first of 1t was deposited there the
latter part of October.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
HELPING THE POOR TO BORROW

Facts presented to President Will
son by two prominent citizens re-
garding the effects of the "loan
shark" legislation upon the poor Of
the District are not overdrawn.
Whether the remedy they recon-
mend, increasing the legal rate for
small loans from 1 per cent to 2
per cent, would modify the situation,
only experiment would show. Many
persons believe it would not.
No form of charity or social serv-
ice is quite SO beneficial to any city
as proper provision, either through
cooperation of it's municipal govern
ment or through some, private
agency of repute, for lending money
TO the poor in times of temporary
stress. Such loans not only repre-.
sent a profit for the agency en-.
gagged in the business of lending
but they pay big dividends to a
community, by reducing the list OF
dependents.
Charity organizations recognize
that the worst form of charity is
that which pauperizes families by
giving aid outright. Once this is
done the stigma is never removed
Either the family feels it even after
it regains footing of independence
or it falls into the habit of asking
aid. as the easiest way out of tenn
porary difficulties.
The matter of such a loan agency
is one upon which all the relief Civ.
ing societies of the city might vel
unite. In the meantime any legis.
lation which will relieve the present
situation would be most welcome.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
CHICAGO, JUNE 7

The logical and the expected hap
pened when the Republican national
committee selected Chicago as the
place for the national convention of
1916. 1t is not so certain that the
logical decision was made, in placing
the date of the Republican gather
ing week ahead of the Democratic.
1t has been the custom for the party
in power to hold it's convention and
make it's declaration of principles
first; then the opposition declares
itself, and the issue is joined. There
is, however, not much argument for
that time-honored plan; perhaps it
would be quite logical to argue that
the party in power occupies a posi-
tion analogous to that of an army in
entertainments, awaiting attack; the
attacking force is conceded the ini-
tiative in such a case.
Chicago has been, ever since 1860,
the favorite convention city of Re-
publicans especially. It's location,
railroad facilities, hotel accommoda-
tions, and climatic conditions have
; in recent decades made it more and
more the obvious mid-continent city
for such gatherings. With the DEM
ocrats choosing st. Louis, it seemed
almost inevitable that Chicago
should gather in the Republican
prize.
Nobody could have mixed among
the Republican leaders who gathered
in and about the national committee
meeting without being impressed
by the spirit of confidence, aggres-
siveness, and determination to win.
The Democrats are not to be left
any initiative in directing the course
of the campaign, if the fighting Re
publicans can take it away from
them. The issues will in consider
able measure be determined by
events of the coming winter. Legis-
lative developments will play a part,
while it is possible that quite as i'm
portant contribution will be made
by the shiftings of international re-
lationships. These are to a great
extent beyond the control of any Ad-
/ ministration, party, or man in this
country. We are become the chill
dren of fate, in the lap of the fu-
ture and the hands of destiny.
AS this country gives direction to
its course by virtue of its decision
in 1916, SO it is likely to travel for
a long time. The decision of 1916
will have to be made, after a fash
ion, by dead reckoning; for as to in
ternational relationships, the fixed
stars are no longer fixed. But be-
tween the great political parties in
this country, between their attitudes
on domestic questions, the differ
cnces are we'll established, the issues
plainly drawn in the history of the
country and the traditions of poll
tics. We shall have an historic cam
paign in 1916; one that will pro
foundly affect the future Of parties
of the nation, perhaps of world af
fairs
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
UTILITIES COMMISSIONS WORK

The Public Utilities Commission
and the law under which it works
are entitled to be gratefully remem-
bered in connection with the an
nouncement that telephone rates in
this town are to be reduced. The
telephone company is graceful and
polite enough to take the initiative
in making the reductions, but one
need not be particularly cynical to
indulge misgivings as to whether
the reductions would have been con-
sidered necessary if there had been
no public utilities law, no commits
sion, no valuation in process Of
making. 1t is cutie reasonable to
presume that the telephone company
was clever enough to realize the ad-
vantage of making a virtue out of
necessity, and "beating the Utilities
Commission to it."
This need in no way detract from
the public's appreciation of the tele-
phone company's concession. In
this community, public service cor
poration with discretion enough to
see such a point is indeed rara avis.
The rule has been, rather, to object
to everything, whether fair or un-
fair; to fight every effort at regu-
lation, to invoke the processes of the
courts at every point, and to make
the enforcement of the utilities act
or of any other regulation just as
difficult as possible.
The telephone people have given a
demonstration of good sense and
sound business policy that might
we'll be needed by other public cor
porations; notably, by the street
railway companies. If regulation
shall prove a failure in this COM
munity, public ownership will be the
alternative; and the street railway
companies are much more likely to
be considered as proper objects of
such treatment than the telephone
business. If there is any one public
service monopoly that might reason
ably hope to win in a fight against
local public ownership, it is the tele-
phone service. Yet the telephone
interests are the first to submit
gracefully to public regulation.
The makers of the public utilities
law, and the commission charged
with its enforcement, are entitled
to congratulation on the accomplish
ment in this matter of telephone
rates. 1t is not only a distinct gain
to the people, but it is the proof
that even a public service corpora
tion in Washington may be pos
sessed of some creditable measure
of sound discretion. There has been
too much Of the "public be damned
attitude toward regulation and COM
munity rights. 1t is a good sign
when one utility corporation shows
a disposition to take a more SEN
sible view.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
To Give Turkey Dinner
For Benefit of Hospital

A turkey dinner is to be served by
the ladies of the board OF managers &C
the Washington Eye. Ear. and Threat
Hospital for the benefit of the charity
ward of that institution, tomorrow
evening at Iowa circle. The women
were busy today making Drepa raticns
for the dinner. Turkeys were being
selected and preparcG for the oven to-
morrow, and cranberries, celery and
ether vegetables that a turkey dinner
calls for are beiEE provided. 1t is rx-
pected that several hundred guests will
be served.
The women in charge of the dinner
are Mrs. Z. w. Hanvey, MRS. Per-
kins, Mrs. II. {. Swan, Mrs Il. f.
Braselton. Mrs. !. Bushey, Mrs y.
Coumbe. Mrs. James A. Firch, Mrs. <.
i. Thwing. Mrs. joseph Michaelsc n.
Mrs. NJ l.. Bundy. Mrs. James Dyer,
Mrs. George DeNeil. Mrs. .. J Pole,
Mrs. 5. 5. Poole, MIS-. leo Odekoven,
Mrs. A. j. Rapp. Mra. {. " Siupsun.
Miss Sarah Stephens, Miss KathcrIue
Vcrran, MIS-. George Thorre. Mrs. &,
B. Wait. Mrs. p. NJ. Walker. Mrs. r. 6
Wolfe, Mrs. W. G. Young, and Mrs.
Oscar wilkinson. president.
Dinner will be served from to g.
n. m.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Says Suffragists Decried National
Preparedness,

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In an address for woman suffrage at
the Sneakers we're ahsoiuteIv opnosed !,
war and national preparation for de-
Tense.
II Il foreign nation attacks this coun-
try what are you, whoever proposes to
answer this letter, going 10 do to pre-
vent II II you believ" in peace at any
price? At the same time. what would
YOU do to a thief that WOULD come into
YOUR home and take your Valuablcs. if
the only way TO stop him were to kill
Don't answer If you can't give 4 bet
ter view than to say we would receive
tho enemy with orcn arms, because that
won't do.
WILLIAM 2. CONNELL
Washington. Tee. y.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
The Solution of This Problem Seems
To Be To Buy An Automobile.

To the Editor If THE TINES:
Here's a little problem in economical
geometry that is beyond my powers.
Maybe yoI can nclp me:
II the hypothenuse of an cuuilatcral
triangular wheel on a AT. Pleasant car
Is S.6l inches. and the car contains 74l
passengers weighing Is stone each, CIV
ing shock of ~ inch tons III times
a minute. and the moment of inertia
Of an adults backbone Is taken at 5.76
hiQuadratic inches, will the company
have to buy new rails before the pas
Senger Succumbs?
computations are to be made on the
basis of the normal passenger hanging
ON strap, of course: the poor sardinc
jammed in without even q little oil to
ease his path, and the eleven peopIo
for whom there are seats are dcsarred.
Reward of ono unpunChed transfer
tor solution.
CHARLES G. BENSON.
Washington, Dec. Il.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Sn0W Is Promised
In D. 6. Tomorrow
Storm Sweeping Across Country
from Rocky Mountain
Section.
More snow is coming.

More snow is coming!
A snowstorm from the Rocky Noun
tsins is sweeping across the continent.
and this morning 1t had reached the
lower Ohio valley. and snow was fall
ing in Tennessee and Kentucky. 1t will
arrive here some time tomorrow. accord
Ing to Forecaster Z. H. Bowie. of the
Weather Bureau. Indications are that
1t will not be a severe snowstorm. how
ever. and 1t is expected that II will be
accompanied by g. rise In temperature,
followed by rain.
The lowest temperature of the winter
thus far was recorded here last night,
the mercury in the official instruments
at the Weather Bureau shrinking down
to %. Tonight 1t is expected that it will
fall still lower.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Three Are Reappointed
For Children'S Board

Announcement was made at the Dis
triCt Building today of the reappoint-
ment of three members of the Board of
Children's Guardians, whose terms have
just expired. They are the Rev. Louis
Stern, vice president of the board; Mrs.
Walter s. Ufford, secretary. and Maj.
Raymond w. Pullman, Superintendent
OF Police.
The board is composed of nine MEM
bcrs, the terms Of three of whom OK
pre annually. The others arc PerCival
Hall president. Mrs Thomas n. Car
ter, Mrs. Ernest J.. Birkncll, George Y.
Fleming. aud pr. w. \, Warned.
The board will meet a u'rloCk this
afternoon for the annual election Of Of
hGers.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Shall We Prepare?
;ditor OF THE TIMES


Shall we prepare for Germany.
Yes" shout the friends of the allies.
Now, all the allies, as well as their
friends, believe that Germany will be
beaten. and driven to her knees, her
military status destroyed forever. Then
Why prepare? There will be no German
military menace when the allies are
done with her. So we need not prepare
because of Germany!
My sympathies are with the German
people. the same as they are with the
French and the English. They are
brethren.
But ! believe that Germany must fail.
All attempts at universal empire that
try to declare. establish and maintain
themselves by the sword have failed.
Persia, Greece, Rome, France. under
Napoleon, are examples. These nations
believed in being prepared; and they
prepared with all their might. And II
brought them disaster The last thought
points out two things: First, that prep
araton is not always salvation; and
second. that it is dangerous ground
Why shall we prepare? And how?
4 NEUTRAL
WASHINGTON. December II.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Kit Carson Post Will
Make Visit to Baltimore

Kit Carson Post, No. ., OF the c. \.
r., is going visiting tonight, having en-
gagged a special car for Baltimore,
where the members will be the guests
of the Dushanc Post.
The car will leave Fourteenth street
and New York avenue at 6 o'clock this
evening. At the Baltimore station the
party will be met by committee and
escorted to Red Mems Hall.
Col. John MclIlroy, commander, will
be in charge of the Kit Carson Post
and will be assisted by A. b. Bennett,
1uartermaster, and j. T.. Rastsll.. adiu-
tant. Tickets arc to be purchased from
Quartermaster Bennett on the car All
Of the visitors will be in uniform.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
g. w. u. Coast Artillery
Co. to Select Officers

Examinations to select officers for the
George Washington University coast ar
tillery company, now officially designat-
ed as the First Company Coast Artil-
lery, District National Guard, will be
held early in January.
The company has been formally mus
tered in. and uniforms and equipment
soon will be available. Efforts are be-
ing made to secure the Washington
Light Infantry Armory. Weekly drills
are held at the National Guard Armory.
Early next year trips will be made to
Fort Washington for practice with the
heavy artillery.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The time has come when a man should
at least not go forth to war at the
bchcst OF any other power save that OF
his own conscience. No dospot or
clique of desDots could ever compel me
even under threat of death to shoulder
a gun In defense Of eithep a service or
cause which ] did not believe In.
That is my answer to our Secretary Of
war in his hint at possible conscription
which would he so obviously inaugura-
ted primarily as a protection for the
great financial powers of our land in
their plunderous work. Such was the
spirit with which my forefathers helped
to fight out the first American Revolu-
tion, and If necessary, such Is the spirit
with which | will help to fight out the
second American revolution. And who Is
there in our midst with but a fraction
OF insight who cannot see that second
revolution coming and coming fast.
CHARLES c. RHODES. Jr.
Newark, y. j.. Dec. 49,
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Speaker Will Describe
A Summer in KaShmir

A lecture by the Rev +. Ward
Denys, on "Our Summer in the Vele &c
Kashmir." Illustrated with pictures
taken by the speaker. marked the reg
ular meeting ot the Washington So
ciety IT the Archaeological Society of
America. held last night al the 1ome
of Mrs. Alexander Stewart, 22C) Massa-
Chusetts aVCruC
The next TeeunE of the SOCi,tv will
be on the evening Of January . at t."
Edison Bradley home, when D.. 'dgar
l.. Hcwett will give an Illustrated leo
tune on Art and Archaeology Of
Aboriginal and Spanish ApICriCa.'
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Tomorrow.

Meeting, Pocahontas Memorial Association,
Hotel Bellevue. 4:S0 p. m.
Home Club chorus rehearsal, 7:45 D. m.
Address. "How TO Prepare. Arthur II Dad
tury club, All Souls Church, II
Luncheon, board Of lady managers OF the
Day Nursery. Masonic Temple.
Sale Waits OF Poland" dolls. benefit OF the
Polish Relief Fund, Shoreham all day.
Meeting chemical Society OF Washington,
Bazaar women Of the Metropolitan NJ. F.
Church, ball room. Raleigh afternoon and
evening.
Eve Ear and Throat Hospital, Iowa
circle, ! to 7:30 p m.
Meeting under auspices of Mining and Net
slIurGiCal Society Of America. Raleigh -
a m. $50 and $50 p. m.
MasoniC-NaVal. No. 4; "A FaNette, No. 10;
Adoniram Council, No. .. Royal and Select
Odd Fellows Covenant. No. lS: Columbia,
No 10; Salem No. %; Friendship, No. s,
Rebekahs.
knights OF Pythias- Franklin. No .; J. T..
ColdwelI Company. No. 7. Uniform Bank.
Past Chiefs Association. Pythian Sisters
National unconditional Council, Mt. Ncr-
non Council.
United spanish War Veterans Richard Har-
den Camp. No. :; Henry w. lawton CAM.
No. 4.
Modern woodmen of Amertca--A. r Talbot
Improved Order OF Red Men, ogan rrbo.
No. s.
knights OF Colun1bus-sp spalding Council
Socialist Party-Gernlan Branch Organization
and Education committee Of workmens s
Circle.
Lectures on the Philippines and Mexico under
vania avenue northwest, by Morgan Cillrv
and S T. Martarren
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Dewey Camp to Elect
Officers at Meeting

\ full attendance is NNneCtcd next
Saturday might when Admiral George
Dewey Camp. No. !. of the United
Spanish War Veterans, will hold its an
nual election at the Masonic Temple.
are at least two candidates for every
Office, Notices Of tho election have been
sent out hv Commander j. W. lIarrt-
man and Adiutnnt Alhcrt ". Dnl{nlE.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
George Washington Men
See Tests of Standards

Student members OF the Enginecrtns
Society of George Washington lniver-
sity paid their annual visit to- the Eu'
nsau of Standards last night at the in
Vltation OF Director Stratton.
Tho crushing OF a steel beam ~ =
= 900 nn0 pound testing maCh'u", lquc-
cation Of ease, electrical testing spd
many other sCientitio experiments weie
followed D. q light luRGhsaA-
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
SuH.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
The other day. upon the hill, where
solons run this nations mill, they heard
the cry ere sun had set, Here comes
the winning suffragette"
You find them now on every hand
their banners wave throughout the land
they're bound to win the victory yet,
they come, they come, the suffragette.
The ''suffs," notice, pay the freight"
Their cause seems just. If | enlist
what will they call me, "suffragist?"
WILLIAM.
Washjnpton noc ~
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Nine. MOuntfOrd to Give
Lecture i'm Costume

At III" GIHCe Episcopal Ckurch narisn
he H. Wisconsin avenue and suuth
5trcct n0TthN ct. tonoI' pN cH,rir- lI
o,lo,k Mm, Mnnniurd ~. ''hnu
tarIIa lecturer. win "Nc 70 4. ..iuro ~
,,,sliIC on the Ia',C Of E,thlchcL.'
and The Three Wise Men
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
New Firm to Deal in
Teas. Etc, Gets Charter

Henry G. Lcarl, John + Eaic. 1Ll
Robert l.. Waters arc tho in'"rp".2i"'S
~ the Eatrs-Lodr' IuulrtW' dctl"I- ~
i,a.. C0ffCCa. sri, c.. 50 ti HF Dl-ih
street northwest s.',nr teas o" -'ti i"s
Of trrorroraiIuu Iu.l fr'ed With the Joe
corded ~ deeds. The capital stock 10
placed at 5000.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers.)

Communications to the Mail nag must
oe written on one side Of the paper
length. and must be signed with name
and address OF sender. The publication
OF letters In The Times Mail Bag does
not mean the indorsement by Toe Iimea
BAG In an open forum, where the ctti-
questions.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Today.

Today.
Meeting, executive committee Of class OF I?l5
OF Business High School in office of Joseph
Reception Mary A. fBabcock. Auxiliary. 40
l. United Spanish War Veterans Old vii
lard Mansion. Fourteenth and streets
Concert. Motet Choral Society Continental
Memorial Hall. p. m.
Smoker; Intertraternity Association Of George
illustrated lecture. The History OF the
Flag" Charles W. Stewart, before meeting
OF the District Society OF the Sons nf ,hc
American Revolution, Rauscher's. So, m.
Tea: College Women's Club, oak room, Na-
leigh, TO 6 p. m.
Thomas Anderson Assembly Hall, American II
University, p. m.
Mount Pleasant Chapter. Y. W. G. A, in
Lecture. Work with the War Relief Com
mission DR.. John Van schatck. Homa
Election of officers Society of Engineers.
Cosmos Club s p. m.
managers OF the Aid Association for the
Blind. at home Of Mrs. r. P. Muilett 1871
Convention. American Society for the study
of Alcohol and othar Narcotics. Raleigh, 10
Meeting. Board OF Education. Franklin
School. $50 p. m.
Illustrated lecture, THE Passion PLAY"
Rev; Earle wilhey. assembly hall, = NJ.
Lecture, THE Sub Conscious Mind" DR.. VIII
lien r. Robins, Paul Institute. Sp. m.
Annual dinner, Washington Society cf Credit
Men New Ebbitt 1880 p. m
Turkey dinner and bazaar, Florence rritton-
ton Home. 2lS Third street northwest $50
10 7:3o p. m.
Masonic-Grand Lodge. Areme, No. 10 East
ern Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No. Z: Friendship. No.
12; Federal City, No. 20; Harmony, No O.;
Mount Nebo, No 6. Encampment.
knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon, No =;
Equal No. u: Friendship Temple No .,
Pythian Sisters.
National Unior-CongressionaI Council, Treas
ury Council.
Spanish War veterans-Urell Camp. No. =
Knights OF Colunbus-Choral Society re-
hearsal.