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The Washington times., 1915-06-16
THE TUBERCULOSIS WAR

The official figures on deaths in
this country from tuberculosis show
that whereas in 1880 there were 326
deaths from this cause to the 100000
of population, in 1918 there were
only 1865. In other words, the
ratio of fatality from this cause has
been reduced by more than one-half
in the life of a single generation.
Commonest observation will con-
vince anybody that there is sound
basis for these figures, even though
they may and very likely do over
state the advance that science and
sanitation have achieved. There
has been a considerable narrowing
since 1880 of the classification of
disorders under the name of tuber-
culosis; some of the deaths set down
at that time as due to this cause
would be attributed to other things
now. But, while all this is true, the
fact remains that a wonderful work
has been done, and it is going for
ward today probably at a more
rapid pace than ever before. The
great thing thus far accomplished
is to make the people know that
tubercular troubles are not a
scourge of God, a frightful fate i'm
posed on some foreordained victims.
Rather, it is realized that proper
living, nutrition, ventilation, sun
shine, fresh air, better factory and
general working conditions will re-
move most of the cause for the
disease. These things were known
by scientific people long ago; it is
one of the big testimonies to the
power of intelligent propaganda in
such cases, that such magnificent re-
suits have been obtained. If it be
true that the number of deaths has
been reduced by 176 to 100000 of
population, it means that today the
nation is saving no less than 176,00C
lives annually. That again fails to
represent the merely economic gain;
for consumption was a, lingering dis,
ease, which largely incapacitated
most of it's victims for a long time
before death took them.
Sense, not medicine, was the thing
most needed to cope with tubercu
losis. Perhaps one day the worlC
will know in what particular direc
tions its methods of living are SC
wrong as to cause other diseases
and thus by the simple process OF
prevention they may be gradually
smothered out of existence, and the
span of life yet further heightened
This has been accomplished in &
number of directions already; it il
certain to be extended yet farther.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Washington. June Is.
Objects To Manner of Depicting La
Dor Issue On Screen.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Must We pay good money to have our
intelligence insulted by moving pictures
of the kind recently shown at one of
the theaters in this city?
There are many persons in this city
who believe in the cause Of union labor
who believe that present conditions
In industry. imposed and perpetuated by
men OF the banker-manager type, war
rant strikes for the purposes of OBJ
Ing conditions. But we are obliged To
witness plays in which, by deliberate
and malicious perversion of all known
facts, strike is depicted as an orgy
of drunkenness and bloodshed. and
strikers as criminally disposed fools.
In the play which the writer saw. q
strike Is called because a miner, caugh,
the passions OF his fellow workers. pre-.
sumably in order that stealing may
henceforth be considered to be all right
Then follows a series OF incidents. sc
contrived as to constitute a hideoui
slander against the laboring classes-ir
which all the forceful. bloody acts arr
blamed to the strikers
While the cause OF the miners Is mad,
to appear vicious and unrea sonable, tn,
capitalist Is painted as an angel o.
mercy, to whom the men whom he Il
so kind as to employ owe everything.
Is there no possibility of adminis
tering rebuke to those persons. who
distorting facts so brazenly in the in
terest OF the employing class but II
compelling people like the writer, I,
whom the interests of labor are sacred
to be tortured by witnessing sucl
travesties and "buncoed" by spending
! 10 cents on such malodorous tommyrot
ANXIOUS POPULI.
WASHINGTON June l3
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Washington, June !
Another Who Crosses In Middle of
Block.

To the Editor o. THE TIMES:
l wish to emphasize what Reader
says about your editorial Jay Walk
ers.' II crossing the street in the mid
die Of the block constitutes a pedestrian
a Jay Walker" l am perfectly content
to bear the evidently intended term of
contempt, as I intend to continue cross
Ing the streets in the middle of the
block. at certain sections.
Like Reader" / have acquired com
siderable experience in crossing streets
and quite while ago / recognized the
greater degree of safety by crossing in
the middle of the square rather than at
the corners. / think that If the writer.
of that editorial had had as many mar
row escapes from being run down at
the corners, as 1 have had, he would
change his opinion. A person crossing
In the middle of a square, especially on
has but to look in the direction from
which he has a right to believe a We
hicle will come. He thus has a less OBJ
structed and a greater extended vision
OF all vehicles that are approaching
and consequently has more time to suit
his action to the conditions.
1 have a number of times attempted
to cross at corners when conditions
seemed safe, but before / could take
more than few. steps an automobile
would come tearing around the corner
making me hustle in order to keep from
the danger from the automobile, and
from other vehicles coming from the
opposite direction. A few weeks ago a
man was killed at Thomas Circle, and
as is often the case the affair was term.
ed unavoida kle, on account of the mans
becoming confused I wondered If they
| investigated whether his confusion was
caused by a lack Of the observance OF
the traffic regulations. l am not at all
surprised If he had become confused
! have acquired, considerable expert.
ence at this point, and believe that
not more than one out of 100 automo,
bIlists observe the traffic regulations
| which directs them to keep on the outer
rim of the circle. II they did this the
danger would be lessened very much a.
person of ordinary mind and body
would be able to judge pretty accurate
ly Of his ability to clear the space which
| the vehicle should keep. But as il is
This is a very dangerous point as &
pedestrian at certain points OF the circl.
may be caught between vehicles anC
cars approaching him from four diff
ferent points, and he is utterly unable
| 10 Judge which direction they will tax,
and thus become confused which, hav,
| no doubt, was the case OF the man whC
| was killed there.
ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN.
Washington. June Il
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
A DELICATE INQUIRY

A correspondent, signing "Fe-
male" to her communication to a
newspaper, presents the following
amiable summary Of masculine
character:
The masculine sex is a combination
OF hypocrisy, deceit and egregious con-
ceit. Most men are inveterate fabrica-
tors. And fabricators are obviously
worse than plain liars, for, generally
speaking. people lie for their own pro.
lection and safety: but men fabricate
deliberately for their amusement and
in great many cases to the detriment
OF others.
Men cannot speak the truth consist.
emily, so inevitably an element OF
cowardice must possess them. Any os-
tensible sincerity is merely a veneer
to conceal their falsity.
Query: Is "Female" soured and
misanthropic old maid, or married
person with wide experience among
EN-? s-.. =
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
PROVIDING THE "dOOD TIME,'

In taking more than 1,1o0 children
from Washington orphan asylums
for an outing tomorrow the Wash
ington Lodge of Elks is indulging
a sort of charity that is too gener-
ally overlooked. Givers to institu-
tions of this sort are too apt to be-
lieve their duty ended when they
provide food, shelter, clothing, and
other "necessaries." The hearts of
many inmates will beat loudly in re-
sponse to anyone who will fill for
them that elemental need of human
beings, of having an occasional "good
time"
A wealthy woman who never has
allowed her name to be known has
earned the gratitude and benediction
OF scores of girls in one of the
large women's colleges of New Eng
land by setting aside a fund wholly
to be used for recreation by young
women working their way through
that college. Miss Jane Addams
has written books about the need OF
children for play, and Percy Mac,
Kaye is spreading the gospel that 6
city is under the same obligation t.
provide recreation and amusement
as it is to supply waterworks anc
street lights.
The Washington Lodge of Elk!
will not be able to point to so many
suits of clothes provided, or so many
groceries purchased, but its mem
bers can have the satisfaction o.
knowing that they have made NOR
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
WOULD OPEN MARKET IN u. S.

concern to the men whose business II is
to look ahead into the financial fu-
ture.
Whatever may be the wars end, II
Will be followed by a gre at reorganiza-
ton OF financial concerns as tie ma
tions return to regular business. There
Will be demands On the United States to
draw upon the great store of wealth
that will have been accumulated by IL
during the struggle, to help the rest Of
the world back on its feet. When that
time comes, 1t is desired to have the
the best possible condition to meet the
strain; and to that end every tendency to
imitation and speculation must mean
time be discouraged.
Europe by that time will be doing
business pretty generally on a paper
money basis; it will have a currency in
fiaticT, while this country, unless 1t
guards carefully against 1t. may lave q
credit imitation.
haps the more to be feared. 1t will be
OF the utmost importance that the
worlds gold supplies shall be so held
that they may be modified and en-
ployed as to restore the gold basis of
| money as soon as possible.
Tendency To Unload a Menace.
THIS explains why bankers and Fed.
| eral authorities regard as a real menace
| the tendency to unload great quantities
| Of Europes gold here. Dumped here
| where 1t is not needed. It might cause
credit infls ton. Our gold standard OF
currency would be perfectly safe; bu,
! we would be in danger of getting dr1lnh
with gold. and spreading out SO far tina,
| after the end of hostilites II might
prove about as hard for us as for The
| European countries.
! This Is what Is in the minds of mer
| who are sitting up O. nights nowaday!
! to devise means Of saving Europe from
the need to keep sending gold here.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Bargain Offered u. S..
In South Am erican
Shares Held abroad
This Country Asked to Tide Southern Neighbors
Over Financial Crisis Occasoned by World War.
Billions in Securities and Gold Dumped Here.
Bv JUDsoN c. WELLIvER.

That Europe fully billions Of dollars worth Of
American securities American market since the began
estimate by leading financial authority of the Government
process is believed going very rapidly present
there are indications that shortly and
French securities especially will shortly be coming this heavy
blocks
another securities for which expected
American market will sought with increasing nstence
coming South American holdings European
investors
WOIU n OPEN MARKET IN
The Washington times., 1915-06-16

than 1000 children thoroughly happy
for one day, That should be suf-
ficient reward for the expenditure
and trouble. "
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
MANY EVENTS LISTED I
FOR CAPITAL TODAY.
Meetings and Entertainments ID
Be Held in Every Section Of
City by Various Societies. !
Today.

Ordination Of The Rev. ouitman Francis
Beckiey, chapel Of the Immaculate Con-
ception College. Catholic University. $50
o. m.
Meeting, Board of Education. Franklin
School, $3.50 y. m
Commencement exercises. Gonzaga College
and High School, Gonzaga Hail. .. m.
Convention, Oyster Growers and Dealers
Association, small ball ROOM New Willard.
10 q. m. Dinner at 7:45 p. m.
Masonic washington Centennial, No. II;
East Gate, No. "a; Columbia, No. I;
Brightwood, No. 0. Royal Arch Masons
Areme. No. 10, Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No: q; Friendship.
No. IL; Federal City, No. 20: Harmony.
No. 8; Mount Nebo, No. I.
knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon. No. s.;
Equal. No. II; Friendship, No. 8, Pythian
Sisters.
National Union-Treasury Council. Congress
sional Council.
woodmen of the world-Oak Camp. No. 4.
Independent Order Of Rechafitcs-Union
Tent, No. 81.
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
Amusements.

National--"The serenade." Sis p. m.
Polrs-"The Little Milionaire." !" 2:2o and SO
D. m. ...."
Columbia-'The Eternal City" in motion
pictures, 10 to 1880 p. m.
B. F. Reith's-yaudeville. 2:15 and s:l5 .. n.
Cosmos-vaudeville. continuous
Garden-Photoplays. II a. m. to II D. m.
strand--Potoplays, II a. m. to II p. m.
CrandalIs-Photoplays. II a. m. to IL D. m.
Glen Echo--Open-air amusements, all daN
and evening.
Marshall Haii-outdoor attractions. all day
and evening"
The Washington times., 1915-06-16
MAIL BAG
(From The Times ReddeTs.)

Communications IN the Mail Bag must
be written on one side Of the paper
only; must not exceed 200 words IN
length, and must be signed with mans
and address Of sender. The publ,
Bag does not mean the Endorsement BY
The Times OF the opinions OF the
writer. The Mail Bag Is an open ior-
um. where the citizens OF washington
can argue most questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
PARIS FACES FOOD PROBLEM.
Situation Is Described Officially as
Serious, But Not Alarming"

PARIS. October 1S.-"The situation
is serious but not alarming" said
Louis J. Malvey, the French minister
Of the interior, to a representative of
the Matin, in discussing the growing
cost of living.
TT would be an Illusion" he con-
tinued. ito pretend to bring back
prices to the normal. but by concen-
trated efforts on essential articles of
food the government can enable Pa
risians to obtain food at prices which
never will be prohibitive.
arrangements have been made to
make rise In the price of bread i'm
possible. Steps are being taken to
increase imports of frozen meat. but
ter, eggs and dry vegetables. but If as
result of SPECTATORS operations
these measures are ineffective the gov
eminent will not hesitate to have re-
course to taxation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
POSTPONEMENT DENIED.
Trial of Porter Charlton, Charged
With Murder, Is Begun,

COMO. Italy, October IS. via Paris
11:20 a.m.-When the case Of Porter
Charlton, the American charged with
numbering his wife. was called today
Signor Cataneo asked for a furthe,
postponement to give Miceli Picard
charlton's chief counsel. whp is indis-
posed. further time, to, study the case
Baron sciacca refused consent to a
postponement. saying that he considered
the presence Of Signor Cataneo of Charl-
tons counsel sufficient to protect the in
terests of the accused.
The court Immediately proceeded to in
terrogate Charlton. The prisoner spoke
for about an hour. giving an account of
his life from the time he met Mary Scott,
whom he married and Of whose murder
he 10 accused. UP to the ttmS the crime
was committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
Hurried Back to Russia.
SWISS TOWN BOMBARDED
BY A PASSING AIRMAN

CHAUX DES FONDS. Switzerland,
October 18. via Paris. 1890 pm-A
foreign aeroplane passed yesterday
afternoon over this town. which is
near the French border. and dropped
three bombs. One adult and one child
were wounded.
BERN. Switzerland. October Is. via
London. 4:35 p.m.-Three grown per-
sons and one child were gravely in
jured. according to government re-
ports Of the bomb throwing by a for
eign aviator flying over the Swiss town
of Chaux des Fonds. The government
has ordered an inquiry into the oc-
currence and will renew protests to
the belligerent countries against vio-
lations of Swiss territory by aero
planists. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
Berlin Reports RepuIse of At
tacks by Both British
and French.
BELGIAN LINE POUNDED
BY HUGE GERMAN GUNS
Moved Down in Rows, But Belgians
Hold Their Own on Deaths
Highway"

PARIS, October 1S, 2 40 pm
French forces repulsed complete
ly last night three German at
tacks, according to the announce
ment given out this afternoon by
the French war office. These took
place at Bois-en-Hache, to the
northeast of Souchez.
BERLIN, via London, October
18.-According to today's official
statement, British attacks north
east of Vermelles, where the Ger
man positions project far into the
enemy's lines, were repulsed with
heavy losses. The war Office also
reports-fa failure of French attacks
at Tahure, to the south of Lem
trey, and on the Schratzmannele.
Belgian Line Under Fire.
LA PANNE Belgium, October II, via
Paris. October 1s.-The BeIgische Stand
ardt, published here, says that a terri
BILE bombardment was in progress
along the User front Saturday and Sun
day night. The firing was especially
violent near Dixmude and Ypres.
This bombardment was the prelude to
an attempt by the Germans to break
the Belgian lines. The Belgian artil-
lery returned the fire. shelling the enc
my's communication trenches and scat
tering his infantry as they leaped from
the trenches.
Second Attack Repu1sed.
A second attack on a smaller scale
also was repulsed.
This offensive took place in the DIX
nude region at q spot known n
DEATHS Highway which hZs been
stubbernly disputed by both sides. Al
though moved down in rows, the Bel
gians have been holding their own and
not yielding an inch of ground.
Bombardment Of Coast.
FLUSHING. Holland, October IT, via
London, October 18.-During the whole
of this afternoon, continuous heavy
gunfire to the south was audible here
1t is thought probable that there was
bombardment ofsthe Belgian coast.
Owing to the fog, 1t was impossible to
make observations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
SEVEN7Y:()Ntt0
ON TORPEDOED VESSEL
French Steamship Amiral Hamelin
Sunk at Sea by Austrian
Submarine.

LONDON, October 18.-Sev-
enty-one lives were lost when the
French steamer Amiral Hamlin
was sunk by a submarine last
week in the Mediterranean, a
Paris dispatch states. Thirty
three survivors have been landed
at Marseille. The submarine is
said to have been an Austrian
vessel. ...
Thirty-Three Are Landed.
PARIS. October 1s.-The Marseille
correspondent of the Petit Journal tele-
graphs that the mail boat Eugene
Pereire has arrived there with thirty
three members Of the crew of the French
steamship Amiral Hameline, which was
sunk by submarine. A previous re-
port from the Havas correspondent said
that seventy-one persons on board the
steamer lost their lives.
The Admiral Hamelin was under gov
ernment requisition. According to the
Petit Journal correspondent she was
torpedoed by. an Austrian submarine
without notice, and while passengers
and crew were being transferred to the
boats the submarine bombarded the
steamer, which was struck by forty
shells.
Denies Ship Was Armed.
The captain Of the submarine assert
ed as justification Of his attack that
the steamer was armed. but this Is de-
MED by the correspondent. Six Of the
crew were wounded by the lombard
ment
The sound of firing drew a French
torpedo boat and an English hospital
ship to the spot, and the wounded and
many fugitives were taken aboard by
these vessels. The submarine fed at
their approach, after firing two torpe-
does into the Admiral Hamelin and
sinking her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
ITALY TO BORROW IN q. S.
Arrangements Made for Placing
S25. .OOO, 900 in One-Year Notes,

NEW YORK. October 18.-Announce-
ment is made that the italian govern
ment has arranged to place an issue
of $25,000. 900 one-year notes in the
United States. This will be the frst
direct loan negotiated hero by Italy
since the beginning of the war. and 1t
will be used in payment Of the heavy
purchases of war and general sup
plies now being made by that govern
ment in this country. Heretofore these
have been largely paid for through
London.
Lee, Higginson & Co. of New York
and Boston have been appointed to
place the loan. Fhe bankers are un-
derstood to be forming a syndicate to
distribute the issue, which will be Of
fered publicly shortly. In addition to
paying for supplies 1t Is hoped by the
italian government that the issue will
tend to stabilize exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
ITALIAN KING DISPLAYS
ACONTEMPT FOR DANGEF

PARIS, October 18.-King Victor EN-
manuers contempt for danger, says a
despatch from Rome. is the source OF
one of Gen. Cadorna's greatest anx-
ieties Recently the king stood watch
ing a battery in action on the Carso
front when a hostile aeroplane few
right over him. His stan begged him to
move, but he refused.
Two Italian aeroplanes meanwhile
gave chase to the enemy. which few
back toward his own lines, dropping a
series of bombs, one of which fell
close to the king.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
NEW HAVEN CASE:
OUTLINED TO Jury
Attorney for the Government
Delivers Opening Address
at New York.
WILL ENDEAVOR TO SHOW
DIRECTORS C0NSPIRED
Explains How Defendants Are Al
legged to Have Monopoized Traffic
Contrary to Sherman Law.

NEW YORK, October 18.-Tht
jurors chosen to try William
Rockefeller, Lewis Cass Ledyard
Edward D. Robbins and eight
other directors or former direct.
ors of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad
charged with conspiracy te
monopolize interstate commerce
under the Sherman law took
their seats in the federal cour,
today to hear the opening address
of R. L. Bats, attorney for the
government.
Mr.. Bats expected to occupy the
whole day and probably all Of tomor-
row in telling the jury what the gov
iernment intended to prove. He planned
to outline the case in chronological or
der. beginning in 1890, the date Of the
enactment of the Sherman law, and
tracing the various transactions under
which formerly Independent railroads.
trolley lines and steamship companies
in New England were brought into the
New Haven fold.
To Show Conditions Since 1890.
Before Mr.. Bats began Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Stevens read to the jury
the text of the Indictment. He also
read the text of the Sherman act.
This Mr.. Bats. on taking the floor,
first explained to the Jury.
TT will be necessary" he continued
for the government to show that these
defendants have, with an intent. which
We will speak Of as criminal intent
conspired to monopolize the traffic oi
show that they did these things with a
knowledge that they were unlawful.
that they knew they were violating
The attorney said that the jury would
be asked to consider the methods by
done, as we'll as the acts themselves
1t would be necessary. he added, to
show conditions of New England traf-
fic in 1890. and its relation to the bal
ance of commerce in the United States.
Wanted to Make Point Clear.
Mr.. Bats declared he wanted to make
it clear that there was no suggestion
intended by the government that the
component parts Of the New Haven
should be returned to their original
status. as the combination Of these parts
was not necessarily unlawful. The gov
ernment and the law did not deprecate
and undertake to punish those natural
growths and expansions which might
be beneficial. he said. but the New
Haven was a combination which could
have been brought together and given
good service without bringing about a
situation where "the people of this New
England district are at the mercy Of a
powerful combination"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18
Spanish Ministry to Resign.

MADRID. October II. via Paris. Oc-
tober 1S.-The Herald states that at a
council held yesterday the ministry de-
cided to resign. Premier Dato was d.
rected to inform King Alfonso of the
decision of the cabinet on his return
from San Sebastian, where he had gone
to consult physicians, the newspaper
addR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-18

velopment movement that has been
started by the Business Mems Club Of
Memphis. This movement. in which
campaigns are to be made In every
county, Is intended to bring greater ef-
hciency on Tennessee farms. and much
good is expected. Lecturers are being
sent to all the counties, and the dele
CATION asked the President to have lee
Sufers ff0M the Department Of Agricul-
tnfe co-OSetate. The President ex-
pressed hts deep interest. and promised
that :. the sfeauAst would .-rec3fve -hfs
prompt attention -f-