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The Washington times., 1915-01-30
First National Bank of
Alexandria So Years Old

The First National Bank of Alex
andria, the Oldest institution Of its sort
in the State Of Virginia, Is this week
celebratin its flftieth anniversary.
1t was organised In December. 1864.
Just little after the passage OF the
poration of national banks.
Born while the country was being torn
by civil war. the First National Bank
OF Alexandria has weathered depres.
sion and panic alike. 1t occupies a
thoroughly modern building. which wal
erected about Ave years ago on Kine
street.
The present officers include Gardner
L. Boothe. president; NJ. b. Harlow
vice president: George r. Warfield
cashier. and j. Johnston Green, as
| sistant cashier. on the board OF dircc
tors. in addition to the officers. arr
Bcnoit Baer. James +. Muir, Waite
Roberts, and Douglas Stuart.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
WHERE THE BIG MOVE,

It is impossible to believe that
Germany expects to maintain a
gigantic offensive on both east and
west fronts throughout the year
1915. That would be in the first
place too great drain on her sup
plies of men, munitions, and equip
ment; it would necessitate the use
of her railroads for transportation
of troops back and forth to an ex-
tent that would hopelessly wreck the
general business of the country; it
would, in short, compel her to at
tempt indefinitely to match an in
ferior against superior force; for
it cannot be doubted longer that the
allies will appear in decidedly supe-
rior force for the spring campaign.
On which flank, then, will the
great aggressive fight of the coming
spring be forced? British military
observers declare the opinion that
the Germans are holding much
larger force in the west than in the
east, and that in doing this they
have been dominated by military and
political considerations. They might
have shortened lines and consoli-
dated forces; but they have not
wished to- do this, seemingly, for
fear of it's effect on German senti-
ment. There is no doubt that the
German people have been trained,
from the very beginning of the war
if not long before, to feel that their
fight was more than anything else
against Britain; and powerful of
fensive aimed against the channel
with raids against England, consti
tutes the program most appealing tc
national pride.
i But such program would seen
to be the weaker one in a military
way. Germany is fortified on tn,
line of the Rhine SO that a very in
, ferior force ought to be able to holt
it indefinitely. This should make i
, possible, if once the offensive agsins
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Adventists to Fight Bills Which They
Claim Infringe the Freedom Of thal
De>~s

To the Editor Of THE TINES: 4
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists&
the United States. believing
that tho measures that have recently
been introduced in Congress- by Repre-
sentatives Fitzgerald and sullivan are
the frst steps toward the destruction OF
the freedom Of the press. are engaged
in q campaign of circulating petitions
protesting against these measures.
One OF these bills. in brief. grants
unto the Postmaster General the power
to exclude from the mails ''any scan
dalous. scurrilous, indecent. or immoral
books. pamphlets. pictures. prints en-
cravings, Autographs. photographs. or
other publications which are. or are rep
resented to be. reflection on any tSsm s
sacred by any citizens Of the United
Sfates:" while the other would bar the
use Of the mails to any person OF his
representatives engaged IN the puE~
ness Of publshing, any Tetures oSsenns prints.
en.ravinss, autographs, photographs: :L.m:
or other publications. matter. or tn'nS
of an Indecent. immoral. scurriious' Or
libelous character, ..nxor.
.hin OF the press and place IN the nanas
of one man. who is himself not siectsa
nv the people. but appointed oy ~
executive officer. tne Aosoiuse po"St
excIude from the United states mn1ts
any publication which prnT.san. iH &as p%itp
out anv opportunity Of trying the caSe
hefore a properly constituted court
EiSer Prescott and Prof. G; $. Long
acre. secretary Of the religious I'D
ertv department of the North American
Division Conference, will join WIN tna a.,
Committee that has been appolnteo. n =
tSa PASTORAL association In protestinS
AGAINST these bills before the Committsss .s .
on postoffices and Postroads NJ 'ne
hearing to be held Monday. y,,..,..
zach one Of the 800 local chuIneSS
in the United States has been tr.t s%
70 the importance Of protesting a&ns. &
these measures. and Congressment t, from nl
ewerv state arc being flooded WIN
t,tions which have been signed oy .nou
sanTs of persons who are IN tavoF .Ss ~
% reiiSious liberty and freedom on "o
press. .xakening their
.onwrerations as to what these O,n1
%n,,iS eomEde mean % should they become Laws. avs.
snT the members individually are ,e,c c, -
;nr unon other church organiSavt"S ~
ioin in the campaign asHGA aSs1HlRGAN.
measures. w.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
''Steaographers Wanted" Does Nes
Always Mean What II Says.

TO the Editor Of THE TIMES: IS
Let me say that the letter Of "stenos.
rapIer" in Saturdays Mail Bag goes
right to the spot. 1t Is over twenty
yearg since. in response to the same
announcement Of 'Stenographers want.
cd" entered the classified service and.
on reporting for duty at the Pension Bp-
reau, was astounded to be told that
there was very little use for stenograph-
ers In that bureau. After beating about
for scme time they found place for me
as copyist. and during the entire time
Of nearly seven years in .he depart.
mental service ! was never able to se.
cure a particle Of stenographic work
II Is my observation and experience.
both ir the service and out OF II, that
the departments are full Of stenograph.
ers who are not placed in the positiops
for which they find themselves best
qualified. and for which they passed the
civil service tests, but who are assigned
to other tasks at inferior salaries. II
IL no wonder that they become dissatis. .
ned and speedily exchange the public
service for moro lucrative positions In
commercial life.
The Amazing thing 10 that year after
year the same mis-statement NJ facts
calling for steno9raphers in the depArt>
ments, appears In the public press. sp>
parently BY official authority:
/ washington. January 81.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Boston Schools Lay Most
Stress on the "Three RS

BOSTON. Jan. ao.-Pupils Of this city
get more instruction in the three Rs
than those Of almost any other large
city in the country. according to q re-
port OF Frank Bsllou. director Of the
municipal bureau Of educational meas
urement.
cent OF the time In grammar schools
mere Is devoted to reading. while the
average in fifty other cities 10 21.5 pei
cent In arithmetic and writing. the
Boston percentage Is slightly above tho
average. Pupils here give much less
time to spelling and more to science
! than elsewhere
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
BOOST WASHINGTON

A highly cheerful and welcome
note was sounded by a group OF
Washington business men who gath
cred at, the Shoreham last evening
for the election of officers for the
Rotary Club.
"Boost Washington" was the sub
stance of half a dozen addresses,
and especially timely was the advice
of John L. Weaver, who warned
against the habit Of Knocking"
Washington industry and Washing
ton business. He cited as one ex-
ample the widely quoted statement,
without any sort Of foundation, that
there are 10000 vacant houses In
the Capital.
One hears everywhere the sort Of
catch phrases Mr.. Weaver describes,
carried from mouth to mouth, and
impelling conviction from frequent
repetition. "There is no chance for
the young man in Washington" I"
"there is little chance for promotion
in Government jobs" 'business Is
slower this season than last" and
christmas business was poor" are
some of them. Many Of these state
ments are comparative with condi-
tions supposed to have existed in
years past, and since they are re-
peated perennially, Washington
would be we'll on the road to the
business bow-wows, if they were
true.
A "boosters' club" with a city
wide membership, would be the best
sort of thing for Washington, and
business men would welcome any
sort of relief from the senseless
dribble that the constitutional pessi-
mists who know nothing of local
conditions continually emit.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

either glory or honor in militarism.
Therefore, one statement he made
stands out as a solemn, serious warn.
ing. He said, 1.-THE lesson Of this
war is that the United States should
strengthen its coast defenses and
have as powerful navy, man for
man and gun for gun, as any other
nation. Every high school and col.
lege should have compulsory mill.
tary training"
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
A MOVE AGAINST WAR

Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, has written to the Secretary
of War asking that q bill embody-
ing the general needs Of the nations
land forces be prepared. Senator
Chamberlain says:
am not q believer in a large
standing army or In militarisn1. but
/ believe the time has come whom
our military policy should be taken
up by Congress- in one general bill.
in comprehensive fashion.
Mr.. Chamberlain favors a plan
whereby the men Of the country may
receive practical training in military
service and a reserve be wilt up,
and has found much to ap ove in
both the Australian and S" j sys-
TENS. In the early days Of the re.
public, when men lived chiefly the
lives of pioneers, and were accus-
toned to all out-of-door exercises
including the use of the gun, there
was not people in the world that
could be better adapted to the life
of the camp in a short time, but
that situation does not exist any
more, one Of our chief military as
sets having passed with it.
1t would be little short of murder
to send an unframed army agains'
forces we'll fitted by experience tt
the duties of war, and such an ag
gregation of men, untaught in tn
use of the gun, not marksmen at all
would be little better, for a time
than if their guns lacked ammuni
tion altogether.
Senator Chamberlain's suggestion
is good, is wise, and ought to b.
carried into execution. Aside from
being sure bulwark against impo
sitions from abroad, little training
in the field occasionally, instead o
injuring the youth Of the land, vii
make them even more manly thai
they are, and will, as we'll, have it
influence for good upon the healt
and thought of the whole people.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Publish the Scores OF All Ds'
Writer Advocates.

tn the Editor of THE TIMES:
Why should not the puoho ~.
which dairy has the best milk ana ths1
,roest from germs? If dairy milk wefs
examined weekly and tho result 1Ie-
ished in the paper It Would tr:du:Sys sn SSs
IorSe Iorsss or force them to como up"
to-dste % in care OF cows and milk.
Why consider one mans ,'ni,rn MeaSse vss,S
to from 500 to 1000 or more Rsopaes
Spo,,,S not the welfare Of the 1000 pco.
nie Come ahead Of the interest OF the
ono man? a. g.. ~.
tuouS - we are being slowly poisoned
careless mksn sS.t waS sS.y plainly nnt dos.: saS
w.. y nubiic health. 1t Is q we'll known
fact that ali baciili are not deadly. but
decreasing the number also tends to
decrease the dangerous ones. And 1t In
something we have q right to know
about. this unseen foe in our midst.
II. l. ADAMS.
Wasi,ington, January o.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Wants Transfers to the Blsdensburs

To the Editor q THE TIMES:
Last week. I noticed an article in your
paper in regard to . petition for the
issuing Of transfers from the Washing
ton Railway Company At Fifteenth and
H streets northeast to the Bladensbur0
car line. but as yet have not seen the
petition. Who has Il?
It seems funny thar no one sven has
thought of this before. have lived on
this line about three years. and have
heard the passengers Kicking for trans
fers, but mono Of them seemed to have
the push" to get cne up. It 10 har0
| to have to pay two fares to get TO the
city and II the honorable members 09
the Public Utilities Commission WY
give this petition just consideration e30
| require tho two competing companSec -
issue transfers. It Will boom this seooeo
| greatly; q great many vacant lote -
| this section will be built on, and naS4
ally moro people will move cut. 1he4
means more cars will be operated. -
then the present poor forty-manute eesvs
| ice will be abolished.
| / also hope The Times Will help ngbl
with us, as 1t has helped other secdo91
| for public improvements. II It does "
will make many friends. -
| washinrton. January %. ;
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

fering, and pain. 30 with social and
1T is true that the ideal scheme 10 diff
sSs tS work n mos. oS s Eeg hss: sc.s
are doing something. These are park.
municipal playgrounds. II an agree;
ment to have one head
cannot be reached certainly the most
cordial cooperation shoum be ex-
pected."
TO illustrate the possible scope Of
social center work In schools, Mr.. Mar
tin outlined the following program:
Up to 7:30 p. m. upon reasonable de-
'mand). Boys-Gamcs. athletics. gym
nasties. Boy Scouts; clubs. Girls
clubs. dramatics, choral clubs.
From 7:3O p. m. Young men-Games.
gymnastics, clubs. manual training.
study. Young women-Dramatics, music
civic clubs.
| From p. m. Membranes. reading,
! lectures, public discussion. improvement
| clubs. Women-Clubs. civic study
| classes.
Need of Supervision.
The ideal plan OF supervision. in MIR
Martins opinion. would be to have 6
director in charge of the work in eaci
community. Among her duties would b,
those OF learning the needs OF tho com
munity by careful study, to stimulate
groups and individuals to new lines o.
| thought, to use publicity methods II
keeping everyone Informed OF the work
| then to allow the organizations. 20 IA
as possible. to conduct their own affairs
I'VE have largely lost tho spirit o
neighborliness." Mr.. Martin concluded
I'm fact we have lost ourselves in ou
endeavor to be falsely civic, national
or cosmopolitan. Beyond ourselves W,
muot be true to our families. and Il
our immediate communities. Socia
progress consists largely of the expand
Ing possibility OF sympathy and CO
| operation with our neighbors. And tn,
school house is the one nationwide op
portunity Of restoring TINS spirit o
neighborliness.'
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

II Billy Sundays voice gives out, as
threatened. Billy will be forced to
make his speeches with his arms and
legs a. usual.
Mount Pleasant folks are having .
terrible time with their transportation
facilities. First the herdic system de-
velops hookworm and now the Turks
threaten TO capture the suex canal.
Smithsonian Institution scientists say
the earth will never stop spinning.
We've felt that way after q banquet
ourselves.
Old adage not to cross your bridges
until you come to EN- amt necessary.
Amt any. Commissioners refuse to
build 'em.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Reno Divorce No Good
In Heaven, Says Will

ALTOONA, Pa. Jan. 3O.-Doubts
about the validity of Reno divorce In
Heaven are expressed In the will Of
Mrs Lille Tucker, church and tenn
Verance worker, who left $1,000 to
her husband, George Tucker. manu-
facturer,. Of New York He went to
"Hc is mine in the sight of God.
Whom God hath joined together let no
divorce court put aSundoS,"
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Company Will Distribute
$l25, 600 Among Employees

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. 3O.-CAsh
bonuses amounting to SIS 900 viii be
OF the Hershey Chocolate Company. at
Hershey. Ia. II is announced F1ve
hundred women will share In the dis
tribution OF tho bonuses, which range
from $40 to $l,CQ0 each.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
THE NATIONAL SAFETY

certain that he could see war IN
the Pacific, with the United States
and Japan struggling for primacy In
the greatest ocean. The particular
war which for a decade he promised
has not come; but yet greater war,
which he didn't promise, is here. On
the whole it is not possible to take
overseriously the forecasts Of Mr..
Hobson in the field Of international
relations.
But. assuming that there is men
acing situation in the Pacific, some
difference of opinion seems war
ranted, as to the correct procedure
for protection of the national inter-
ests. The Philippines are Americas
outpost in the far east; Canada is
Britain's outpost on this continent.
The fact that it has Canada, right
at our door, is the best possible
guarantee that Britain will not make
war on US. Canada is her hostage
to peace. She cannot fight US, be-
cause whatever else might come of a
war, she would lose Canada.
That is so entirely obvious, so
long established in the American and
the British mind alike, that it seems
possible to apply the same reason
ing to the Philippines. They are the
next-door neighbor to Japan. The
fact that they are there is a weak
ness rather than strength to US, in
a conflict over Pacific dominion; for
they must be protected, despite that
they are in a peculiarly defenseless
place. 1t is with US, trying to keep
Japan out Of the islands, as it would
be with Britain, trying to keep US
out of Canada. The thing simply
cannot be done, if the word of mill
tary and naval authorities is to be
accepted.
Canada, lying at our door, is q
guarantee Of peace with England
Why should not the Philippines like.
wise, lying at Japan's door, be a
guarantee of peace with that coun.
try? Is it not possible for America
and Japan to have an understanding
by which such a condition would be
assured? There is no convention
between the United States and Brit
ain that makes Canada formally anc
avowedly the pledge of peace; but
none the less it is precisely that
Could not the eastern archipelago b,
made the same, if the right kind o,
relations, the proper national under
standings, were created between tn,
United States and Japan?
Such relations, such understand
ings, are not to>be developed 50 loni
J as there is heckling of Japan b.
American States and publicists
There must be realization that Jap
anese pride and self-respect ar
quite as correct and justifiable ma
tional attributes as are the pride an
self-respect of this nation. tn
Washington Government, from tn
! beginning Of the discussions tina
have at times involved this country
r relations with Japan in more or les
threatening ways, has maintained
correct attitude. It has become
= question whether sights and insult
3 may be aimed against a friendly ma
4 ton, with no power in the FEEDERS
: Government to prevent, and yet wit
E the Federal Government absolutel
t responsible if unfortunate result
= flow from them.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
NATIONAL UNEMPLOY.
o.. MENT

disasters; all-steel cars come the
sooner for collisions and fires; even
the suffering Of those now unem-
ployed, the pitiable breakup Of their
homes, the disheartening hunt for
work never to be found will have
their compensation if the toilers Of
next year are protected by a less
wasteful distribution of labor than
prevails today.
As long as haying and harvesting
times alternate with seasons when
river, canal, and lake navigation is
tied up, as long as styles change and
dress adapts itself to temperature,
as long as weather conditions affect
building, so long will occupations
shift and the busy trade Of one
month be the slack trade of the next.
Some workers meet seasonal un-
employment by mastering pair Of
complementary trades, such as straw
hat fashioning and French embroid-
cry. But distance prevents large
bodies of the unemployed from even
learning where work exists, to say
nothing Of reaching it. To meet this
difficulty a national employment bu-
reau patterned after the successful
prototypes in the United Kingdom
and in Germany is urgently needed.
The first accomplishment of this
bureau would be to assemble and
disseminate frequent reports about
the demand for labor throughout the
country. Much Of the present waste
in human energy is due to ignorance
Of opportunities. Information should
be supplemented with transportation
at the cheapest possible rates, such
rates over our extended area as have
on a smaller scale made labor in Bel.
gium almost as fluid as water.
Besides ignorance another source
Of waste is our present method Of
bringing together employer and en-.
ployed. A single advertisement ha.
made necessary the calling out Of
extra street cars and police reserve.
because 1000 would-be workers ap
piled. where only 300 were needed
Lost time, car fare, and courage viii
be saved when summons and re
sponse are co-ordinated through ,
Federal agency as at centra
switchboard with ramifications reach
ing over a whole community.
Not only will unemployment b.
better distributed, but the tota
amount Of unemployment inherent il
seasonal occupations will be less
ened, for one seasonal occupation
can be played off against another. Il
England, for example, where n
point is more than five miles distan
from a branch OF the national labo
bureau, for. the past fifteen year
unemployment has never risen abov
8 per cent, or an average vacation o
month year.
i Federal correlation of work an
workers is sure to win general ar
proval, for in the long run the en-
ployer, who needs prosperous cor
sumers Of his wares, is all but a
much interested as are the employe
in having every man busy at the tas
where he is economically worth mos
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Y,M, {, A, WORKERS
TO HEAR LANE TO-DAY
n. S. 0mohundro Carries OF
Division Banner, His Teams
Reporting So Members.

Secretary Lane. OF tho Interior. will
be the principal speaker this evening
before the Y. NJ. c. A. workers In the
campaign for 1000 new members.
The dinner will be at $40 o'clock.
II. g. Omohunlro carried off the d.
vision banner last evening. His teams
reported hfty-two new members. The
team winner was the Rausch and
Lang. headed by Capt Charles F..
Crane. This team reported nineteen
new members. Those on Captain
Cranes team are Alfred Young. H. A.
Hall. Hayward Beatty. Joseph Hin
wood, jr.. Clarence Ahalt. d. Butz. G..
thews. w. J. Baker. and c. L. Roc
zelle.
Yesterdays prize catch was Clark
Griffith. signed up by Charles NJ.
Kings team Of Mr.. Omohundro's diVi-
sion.
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
American Federation of Labor. az :
boosted the limit OF human life 70 lES
years II the PRIVILEGES of the T. M q
Ought To Live 125 Years.
III you thing right thoughts. stick
by the Y. NJ. c. 4. and utilize Its GYM
nasium facilities. there is no reason
why the human body should not last
for 100 or 1o5 years." said Mr.. Morrison
mo atmosphere goes toward strength
| and health and peace Of mind like that
Of thinking good thoughts. The Y. NJ
IC. A. supplies this atmosphere. It's
! membership should include every man
and boy In the city--it wouldnt 90 ths
old men any harm. I'm looking Iorwaro
| to the day when l can bring my ooy
who ia now six years old. to the Y. N
c. A. and enroll him as MEMBER. the
IY. NJ. C. A. Is the best youth developer
Of any organization I know
Memberships Reported.
The memberships reported by team
Yesterday and for the campaign up t.
date are. respectively, as follows:
| Division A. Holcombe G. johnson
chairman: c. Edward Beckett. secre
tsry-Jenery, 10, 20; King. 2. 7; Raucl
and Lang, q, %: Oldsmobile, !. g
Ruick. s. is; White. 2. 2. Totals. 4S. 8
Division B, II. s. Omohundro. chair
man: George M. Kirk. secretary-paige
6. IS; Hupmobile. 4, :; Cadiiiac. iE II; .,H is
Reo; "a, s. = Tota1p' Apperssonsi S. 30. T. H. f"
''D;yision c. Edmund S. Wolfe. chair
man: D. O. Hitabidle. secretary-pack
ard. 3, s; Chalmers. II, %; Dodge, 10. g
Locomobile. 2, 13; Auburn. 10. 2a; Frank
IN; hTH;,y;sion d. Arthur ID. Call. chair
man: T. W. Walton. secretary-oak
; land S. IA; saxon. 5. II; Peerless. z. %
Rriscoe. 1. Is; Baker, 2. .; stutz'
!, 10. Totals, 81, "a. > ...
man: l.. W. DE Cast. secretary-oveI
land. S. l3; Metz. o. 2; Hudson, 4, L
Chevrolet. ., I: Maxwell, !. 81, stude
baker. 1. 7. Totals, -. Il. Grand total'
IA ~. .