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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-14

am sure that one of Citizens" tenn
permanent would have strongly de-
sired to pull down these implements
and emblems of Christianity, and to
have removed them from the church,
and to have burned them or given
them an antiseptic bath. At least
she would have said to herself:
''These are a farce; they have no
business here"
That is exactly how those two
teachers felt about the flags in Chi
cago's board of education rooms.
Those flags, as the teachers viewed
them, were "a refuge for scoun-
drels/' They said naught against the
flags. They were indignant that the
flags were in an unclean place. The
teachers know more about the board
Of education than Citizen" does.
am quite certain that l, too, know
more about Chicago school boards
than does Citizen" Ny next article
will tell her why. Suffice it now for
me to state that 1 am no butting-in
stranger. Nineteen years was my
domicile in Chicago, all of which
time 1 lived there, excepting one and
one-haIf years 1 spent in Alaska. 1
am back to the sOil''- oranges,
strawberries, etc.-W. J. Fripp, Kis-
simmee, Fla.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-14

beach with baby and he followed me.
1 suppose he thought l would COM
NIT suicide or the likes, which con-
slider foolish and almost crazy to do.
He hounds me till l am almost in
sane.
My baby gets the best of care, as
1 could prove to anyone. He gets his
daily bath, hourly feeding, keep
him clean as possible, take him OUT
doors at least 10 hours every day and
do my homework besides. Now,
tell me, can do any more?
wish some reader would give me
their opinion, which 1 would be very
thankful for, as my husband is a
man that never shows any affection
toward me and I sometimes think he
does not care for me.-Mrs. n. s.
THE JUSTIFIER.-My advice to
Forum writers Is write on one side Of
the paper and both, sides Of the sub
ject
At Harrison and Dearborn streets
I saw a big sign advertising an
Automatic Justifer." wondered if
it was anything like the Day Book
Forum. 1t justiles most any old
thing and seems-to be automatic
VaPor Plug. e..
WAR AND FINANCE.-The real
cause for the war was the rivalry be-
tween high finance in England and
Germany. The glory-hdnters' craze
for a tryoUt runs second and the
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICES

Recently New York physician,
with the air of propounding novel
and valuable suggestion, recon-
mended that the Federal Govern
ment create a bureau FOR the con-
servation of human life. He said
it was high time the Government
was taking more interest in safety
first, and preventive medicine move
ments land not leaving it all to
private organizations.
The gentleman should be brought
to Washington for the safety first
exposition to be held here the latter
part of next month. This eXhibi-
ton, to be staged in The New Ma
tional Museum, will include twenty
four Government bureaus. Not even
those acquainted with the wide
scope of department work in WASH
ington may have realized the many
aspects of the human conservation
work being carried on in Washing
ton.
The Bureau of Mines, the Steam
boat Inspection Service, the Chill
dren's Bureau and the Public Health
Service Immediately come to mind
when the accident prevention move
ment is mentioned. Not so obvious,
but just as effective, is the prevent
i've service of the United States
Weather Bureau, the Forestry Scr
vice, the Indian Office, the Coast
Guard Service, and the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. All these, and 9TH
ers, will show, next month, how they
go about saving human life.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

than ever before. They are building
warships instead of peace ones.
This is a situation which demands
the attention especially of neutral
countries that have the capital and
the business to justify big invest
ment in shipping. There is more and
more pressing business to do than
ever before. Never was there a
time when the security of nations,
their ability to feed and clothe them
selves, their power to dispose Of
their products, their capacity to
keep their industrial machinery
moving, depended so much on sea
transportation. Another year of
war, further increasing the need
for this transportation and at the
same time progressively decreasing
the amount of it available, might
very easily plunge the whole world
into a shipping crisis that would be
equally disastrous to neutrals and
belligerentS.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
TRADE CONQUEST TRIALS

American exporters get from ac-
ademic sources a good deal of re-
proach whose chief characteristic is
ignorance of what is talked about.
One Of the favorte criticisms con-
Germs their failure to grasp great
opportunities in Central and South
America, whether they can hold
them or not when the markets to
the south of us with the return of
peace have again become a bone of
contention for European competi-
tors.
There are other things to be con-
sidered. American business con-
Germs are said to be complaining that
statesmen whom they have sent pio-
neering have encountered uneX-
pected obstacles. EXorbitant fees, it
appears, are charged travelling men
in many parts of the LatinAmeri-
can nations. The cost of covering
Argentina completely would be
$500 in fees alone.
The Federal Trade Commission
also has unearthed some interesting
and not particularly encouraging
facts. Invoices and harbor regula-
tions, to quote the commissions re-
port, are "veXatious and useless"
while customs tariff regulations
"operate as hardships upon America,
where no reason obtains for their
existence, as the conditions which
they were designed to meet have
long since passed away"
The principal reason for these
particular barriers to trade is de-
clared to be "inertia." But until they
are removed barriers are barriers,
whatever the cause of their exist
ence. And any man who looks fur
ther than the end of his nose is
bound to ask himself how much he is
justified in investing in South
American trade conquest which may,
very probably will, be won back by
Europe after the war
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
STATE OF OAXACA
QUITS CARRANz|STAS
Senator Fall of New Mexico Re-
Ceives Confirmation of New
Form of Government.

Senator Fail OF New Mexico has re-
ceiVcd information confirming the re-
ports of the secession of the state OF
OaNaca hnd the establishment there or
Il government independent of CarraR@a.
The news came in a letter from q. w.
knob'auch, former partner of John H.
McManus, who was shot and killed in
Mexico city by Zapata troops last
March. Senator Falls informant doubts
If OaNaca will ever go back. 1t is said
10 be intensely hostile to northern
Mexico, and to have an army OF 1900
men.
The letter to Senator Fall says:
"RcEarding CarranZas ability to
handle the situation, 1t is interesting TO
learn that the state of OaXaca nus Sc
ced"d. This is probably no news to
YOU. inaSnuch as the secession took
place on June of last year. The Incl
dent leading up to this act was an at
tempt on the part of one of CarranZa' S
otticers, FigucrOI, by name, to capture
the state congress of DaXaCa.
f1%llcroa had entered the stutc with
only forty men, ostcnSibly to recruit,
but after n month or so, one night, he
surrounded the Building in which the
congress was in session and captured
the entirc body, ! he news of this act
was quickly carried to the JuarcZ In
u.s. dllt tnty went 10 llt lcSCut, N"t-
ting figucroa'S men off from the rail-
road and forcing him to release their
prisoners.
"Figucrua himself was killed. After
that OaN&ca seeded. 1t is claimed that
the separation Is provisional only and
that on the establishment of stable
ToN crnment the state will return TO the
Mexican federation, but my informant
doubts if OaNaCa VIII ever 20 back.
1T is n large and rich state. and has
several harbOrs and landing places ON
tho PaCihC. 1t is intensely hostile TO
northern Mexico. and has at present an
army OF 1900 !ucn commanded ny
IIi"inio Aguilar and staff. composed OF
ihc old federal officers most of then.
Chapult"pcc graduates.
"CarranZa troops are not allowed TO
enter the state. and his authority is
not recognized in any way. The trains
do not Iun through to the city of
OayaCa, although the tracks are not
torn up. but by mrtual agreement train
service is suspended for a distanC" OF
Somc iftcen miles. south and west OF
TchunCa, near Tomcllin. On on" side
Of this stretch arc the tarranzistas and
on the other the OaNaCnns.'
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
Tomorrow.

Musical hcncnt of the blind. Library Of Con-
grcss. S:l5 p. N.
DalI columbia Lodge, No. 4A brotherhood
Of railroad Trainmcn, National Rifles HAN,
=. m.
Lecture "Thc Gospel Of Love-" Mrs. y. L.
Wiber, y. W. {. A. 49, y. IN.
Social Jewish Branch, y. y. :. L.. Sll +
street northwest. SI5.
Meeting. archaeology section. Twentieth Cen
tury club, o. Woodley place, p. IN.
Celebration, Mt. Plea asant Lodge, No. 30, +.
A. A. NJ, Arcade ballroom, p. m.
Meeting, North Capitol and Eckln6ton Citi-
Zens' Association. Mathew G. Emory
School, 40 p. IN.
Lecture. THE Literary character Of the
Sermon on tn" Mount" Prof lsmar j.
leritz. assembly hall. college OF history.
American University, $40 p. III.
Formal hop, officers Of Fort Mycr. p. IN.
Meeting. intercollegiate Socialist Society,
J.. IN.
asoutc-.FcderaI, No. /; Acacia, No. IS; "a
koma. so. %; Mount Pleasant No. p;
Mount IIoreh, No. = Scottish Rite; Robert
do I|ru"" Council, knights Nadosh.
Eastern Star-Elrcta, No. .; bethlehem, No.
!; Friendship. No. L.
odd Fellows-Wa Washington, no. 6; Golden
Rule, 80. II; Amitv, No -
knights of Pythias-Webstcr 40. :; Excel
sior. No. II; Capital, No. a, and Myrtle,
No. -.
Maccabecs -Theatcr party OF National Review.
Liberty Review, banquet.
Red Men-OsC"Ola Tribe, No. ls.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
A WORLD SHIPPING FAMINE

During the year 1914 3,1G5 mer-
chant ships were launched by the
worlds builders, with 3,484,OOO ton
mage. 1t was about a normal year.
The worlds business demanded that
much new shipping to accommodate
increased demand and replace scrap
ped shipping.
The war came. bringing great
increase in the demand for ships.
The world must readjuSt itself to
new conditions, must transport a
larger share Of its supplies overseas.
But instead Of being able to equip
itself with more ships, it turned out
in 1915 only 1865 ships with 1,G71,-
600 tonnage.
Here is an apparent loss of over
half the normal addition to Ship
ping capacity. But it does not ex-
press nearly the entire actual loss.
German shipping is tied up, useless,
or at the bottom Of the seas. The
British authorities admit the loss of
about 100000 tons of their shipping
in the war; the Germans claim to
have destroyed good deal more.
Beyond all this is the vast amount
that has been withdrawn from mer-
camille business to be employed in
transport, collier, and auxiliary
naval service.
The shipyards of the. world were
never so busy as now. Neutral
countries are turning out merchant
ships as fast as possible; but the
greatest share of the worlds build,
ing capacity is not in neutral, but
in belligerent, countries; and the bel,
Iigerents are devoting all effort tC
naval construction. Thus Great Brit,
ain built 1,722,000 tons of merchant
shipping in 1914, but in 1915 it fell
to $4,000 tons, or only little ovcl
one-third. Yet there is no doubt that
British yards are working faster
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

and Rock Creek Parks, has been en-
phasized by every city planning eX-
pert who ever has looked over the
city. Washington citizens have be-
come used to these tracts being in
accessible to everyone except the
automobile owner or the Weston
type of pedestrian. But the situa-
tion naturally seems unusual to
visitors.
Fairmont Park, in Philadelphia,
has been made no less beautiful by
having trolley line running around
it. The same method has been fol-
lowed in other cities which have
large play spaces. 1t is time that a
similar arrangement be made by
which Washington's large parks
shall be places to play in, not places
to ride through.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
VIRGINIA SENATOR
MAY Be REPUBLICAN
Old Dominion Actually Faces
Possibility Of Breaking Up
the "SoIid South"

A Republican Senator from the state
of Virginia--think of it,
OF course, It sounds almost out of the
question that the Solid South should bu
struck amidships by such u political
blow. But there seems to lie q possi-
bility of It.
1t is the understanding in political cir
Cles here tina. Congressman Campbell
Bascom Slemp, Republican, Of the Ninth
Virginia district, will be n candidato
for the Senate against Senator Claude
Augustus Swanson, whose term Will eA-
pire March 3, 1917.
The election will be by popular vote
next fall and an analysis of the sit!ih-
lion shows that If Slenp is a candidat2
there will be a struggle in the Old Do
minion Of "a most noteworthy sort
Slemp, as was his father before him,
is the lone Republican member from
Virginia He comes from that district
in the southwest of the Stcte wnici! is
! IL mountain stronghold OF RcpubliCau-
ism. He has always be"n inVinciblc in
| the battles of politics, and, although nr.-
Ucr ordinary circumstances Repuo-
! iican would have no show for the Sen
ate in Virginia, the circumstances OF
this case are entirely out OF the ordi-
| nary.
| ginia district casts about "U,VOO votes
as against frCm 200 To 500 votes III
! each of the eastern Congressional dis
triCts. Moreover, the Fifth Congressional
district, the home Of Senator swanson
came within ninety-onc votes in 1903 Of
being carried by the H"ruhl!cans. re:
publicaDs aver a Repdblican would
have been seated from that district at
| that time had not n Democratic House
| prevented.
| In the Seventh district tho Rerut IL
| cans have high hopes IF "lectinS young
John Paul. Norfolk and some Of tho
northern Virginia counties are show
| ing q strong Eeru1lican trend. GoI-
ernOr Stuart. who Is 4 ICToclat, Is rot
| with the Democratic machine thai has
n strong glip or the state. ConCress-
man Montague. OF The Third district.
is another opponent Of tho machiHc in
his party. J'tdcv the circumstances,
| Republicans think the situation ripe for
a maste: stroke of politics, 3uc.1 ms
! would be the election Of Il Senator from
| their party.
Republicans calculate that Congress-
man SIemp could emerge from hH
| mountain fastness in Senatorial cam
| raign with IL 900 majority. IT WoIld not
be easy for Senator Sw&nCsn 10 over
come this If the Rep"fli"ars mix" &>
good showing III scattered counties
as they have rnado recently. MorcoN":.
the Virginia Repubiicans think The r
publican party is on . rising tide of
strength and that the tide may sweep
them to victory in the Old Dominion.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
SAYS WAR HELPS
BIRDS OF EUROPE

The European war as an aid to tn"
Audubon Society and other orSaniza-
tions interested in protection for song
birds is new idea. yet T. Gilbert Pear
son, secretary of the National Associa-
ton of Audubon Societies, states that
the war has really helped instead OF
hurt the birds of Europe.
The organization to which Mr.. Pear
son belongs is endeavoring to enlist
700 recruits in the army that is work
ing to protect the birds of America and
IN his campaign work, which has just
started. the manner in which the war
has helped the birds of Europe is being
described at length in all literature
sent out.
Our correspondents have discovered
that the wild birds are receiving an
amity from the hands of the men of
strangers" Mr.. Pearson declares. BE
tween the opposing lines, birds are said
to be scarce. except swallows and
swifts. and stray linnCts, wagtails and
syrlinGs. y pair of tree sparrows
were actually found resting in a shell
torn tree between the lines; while Il
kingfisher settled by a johnson hole
within five yards of the British
trenches.
THE French government has stopped
all hunting, and the minister Of war
has issued an order that the sale of no
narlly, more than 1000 tons of natiN"
killed game are sold annually in the
markets Of France-thnk OF 1t, more
than 100000 pounds, and how many
million birds?
Belgium, in time of peace, is one OF
the greatest bird-catching countries in
Europe. More than $1,000 skylarks. as
well hundreds of thousands of other
birds are annually trapped and export
cd from that country for food.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
TO MAKE OVERTURES TO JAPAN.

Washington learned today that Ger
many expected to follow the Bel6+an
peace proposals with overtures for sep
arate peace with Japan. Exchanges be-
tween the Central Powers and Monte
negro have been going on for some time.
With Serbia crushed and no longer to
be reckoncd with, and separate peace
achieved with Belgium, Japan, and
Montenegro, the German diplomats be-
leve sentiment could be drawn to their
cause that would bring Great Britain
FrapCe and Italy into more receptive
condition to discuss peace terms.
Here is where the restoration of Bel
gium was expected to play part. The
German position is that with German
troops withdrawn from Belgium, and
rule restored to the Belgian government
the allies could not consistently carry
on any campaign against Germany
through Belgium without themselves
violating Belgium's territorial integrity.
Diplomatic officials in Washington
have learned that Germany has made
elaborate plans to follow should any
progress be made with peace neSotla-
tions.
Outline of Plan.
Here is an outline of Gcrmany's plans
as divulGed by an official in a position
10 know:
Separate peace with Belgium as al
ready outlined.
Separate peace with Japan based upon
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
HAVE FOUGHT AND LOST.

under the hammer whether or no be-
cause the A. +. of l.. has stipulated that
no financial help it gives us shall be
used to pay any of the judgment, and
we have no place else TO get penny.
1T will likely be q couple OF months
before the houses are actually put on
the block. and the money in bank taken,
but auctioned off and taken they surely
will be, for il was no longer ago than
a few days that Loewe's attorney got
up in Federal court and said to the
judge that he was anxious to have the
property seized and the judgment salts
fled rs soon as possible. because his
clients, Loewe ct al. were getting i'm
patient for their money The judgment
with interest to date amounts to be-
tween $30S,O0O and 1910, 900 now
The Danbury hatters' case originated
in the suit filed under the Sherman anti
trust law in 1903 by Diedrich +. Loewe,
hat manufacturer of Danbury. Conn,
against 2i5 members of the hattcrs
union. whom he charged with boycotting
his establishment and damaging his
business.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
Labor FederatiOn's
Appeal for Hatters
Promises Success

Promises already received at the
Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor from unions in all parts
of the country indicate the success Of
the appeal to be made FOR the relief
of the Danbury hatters. The appeal is
in an unusual form. 1t asks that all
members of organized labor "Contri-
butte the wages of an hours labor, the
second hour of the workday or shift
of January 81" to the relief of the lSS
Danbury hatters VINO made the thr-
teen-year fight against y. +. Locwe *
Co. and who arc to be disposscssed of
their homes through the final motion
of foreclosure granted last week by
Judge Thomas in the Federal courts at
New Haven.
The situation is not such, said Fralni
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor today. that any cf.
fort will be made to come to the rClnf
Of the men before the contribution day
on Thursday. The men knew OF their
made through Martin Lawlor, secretary
Of the United Hattcrs Of North Amer
lea, for their relief
Secretary Morrison said there haC
been a misapprehension In some quar-
tors about the purpose of the COntri
buttons next Thursday. 1t is not to pas
the fine but to save the. families dis
possessed of their homes from want ant
suffering. e,
Complete lists Of all contributors WI!
be published bv Mr. IaWjOr through
whom the funds will be dis; s;ributed.
This makes 10000 seconds, or -
hours consumed every twen;y-four II
fire stops As many of these stop
would be made. however. to Ict off o.
take on passengers, the exact time los
in fire stops cannot be accurately esti
mated.
Following an investigation two Hcal.
90 b! the Public Utilities Commission.
the number Of fire stops was reduce
from l0l to 96. Investigation was mad'
Of methods in New York. Detroit. Gin
cinnati. Philadelphia. and Baltimore
New York. it was stated. was the onl!
city that had fire stops. The local reg
ulations requiring the street cars t.
stop at certain streets used as main
arteries by the Fire Department in re
spending to alarms were inaugurateC
fifteen years ago. following an acciden
to Fire Chief Wagner at Seventh and
streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
2O-ACre Farmer Wins
Worldwide Attention

TABLE ROCK, NCb., Jan. 24.-ArnOld
Martin, Il former Swiss farmer who re-
sides near here, has attracted interma-
Iionul attention as q twcuty-aCr" far
mcr, Recently at Denver he won prizes
in every class. but tn" thing about
which he is most pleased and proud is
that corn he raised was selected by the
Chinese commission at the Panama
Pacific exposition to be sent to China,
where. under the supervision of Chi
nesc government experts, the seed is to
be propaEatcd, aCClimatod. and adopted
There are few small farms in this
locality. many Of them running 100 and
even $40 acres. " Martin received his
training as a small acreage farmer in
switzerland, ana he finds no difficulty
in making twenty acres pay and pay
well, besides getting prize taking crops
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

promises by Germany to rclinQuish all
claim to kiaO-ChOw, the German pos
session in China captured after siege by
Japan. Moreover Germany would agree
to give up all plans for colonies in the
Far East
Separate peace with Montenegro OBJ
tanned by fore" Of arms and offers of a
share in tho Balkan Spois.
Division Of the Balkans along lines
that would divide Serbia largely be
tween Austria and bulgaria. with prob
able shares for Montenegro ana Greece
Indcpcndenc" for Poland and the Gre
alton of an independent kingdom.
Seizure of Bossarabia from Russia in
behalf Of ROumania
Larger sphere Of influence for Ger
many in Turkey.
Tried TO Win Pope.
Efforts to win the Pope as an ally
in its peace plans are said to have
been made by Germany. 1t has been
pointed out, for instance, that Ger
many is willing to meet the main de-
mand OF the Vatican for the rcstora-
tion of Belgium, that she favOrs Civ
ing Catholic Austria practically COM
manding influence in the Balkans
which should be satisfactory to Rome
In allied diplomatic circles, however,
the German peace move Is ridiCuled
as chimeriCal.
No matter what OVertures may h,.
made. the allied diplomats declare.
the allies will resist all efforts look
ing to separate peace moves. When
they talk peace 1t will be on terms
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
NGOURPARKS ACCESSIBLE

Senator Works informs Congress,
in his supplementary report as a
member of the Fiscal Relations
Committee, of few truths about
the parks Of the District Of Column
bia that residents of the city long
have been trying to impress upon
that body. Congressman Gardner of
Massachusetts started an agitation
along the same line, but dropped it
when the preparedness issue came
TO the front.
The California Senator refuted
the statement, frequently made on
Capitol Hill, that Washington al
ready has too many parks. He
points out, what is obvious to those
who have studied the growth of the
city, that no proper provision has
been made for parks in rapidly
growing sections where parks will
be greatly needed. In a few years
some Of these sections will be as
badly off as the entire southwest.
with no parks Of any kind, and as
the central northeast lection, with
only Stanton square as a play space
for children.
The recent police census sheds
light on this need. Marked increases
are shown in population in districts
on the north of the city where no
provision has been made for parks.
Though the street plan of the city
has now been superimposed on these
sections as they open up, the small
parks arc not made a part Of the
scheme.
The second part OF Senator Works
suggestion, wider use of Potomac