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that she would have reached New
York without descent but for en-
countering a strong head wind that
drew on her supply Of gasolene In
combating 1t, so that she had to
come down for a new store.
Miss Laws distance record is
about 100 miles better than that
made by Aviator Carlstrom a few
days ago, when he made a new rec
ord. There is no doubt that the Chi
cago-New York fight of 1000 miles
will presently be made without in
terruption. Beyond that, the prom
Use Of flight across the Atlantic need
not be accounted by any means i'm
possible, or long to be deferred.
Some of the big dirigibles now in ex-
istence would doubtless accomplish
this without great difficulty, pro-
vided always that reasonably favor
able weather conditions were en-
countered. But trans-ocean fight
will not be an attractive perform
ance until there is reasonable assur-
ance against necessity of stopping
awhile in mid-Atlantic. 1t is an in
hospitable and very damp place for
rest and refreshment, and gasolene
supplies, if needed, are not abund-
ant,
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PUTTING SERBIA BACK ON ThE
MAP

The provisional government Of
Serbia, it is announced, will at once
be established at Monastir, which
has fallen before the drive of the
Serbians' rehabilitated army, and
their allies. Monastir was acquired
by Serbia in that glorious war in
which the federated little states of
Bahama almost pushed the Turk out
of Europe. Bulgaria turned traitor
to the alliance, and attempted to as
'sassinate her coadjutors. Instead,
Bulgaria was roundly trounced In
the war of 1912. Then the Bulgars
dickered with the Teuton powers for
means to get revenge. A Sofia gov
eminent dominated by a German
King made alliance with the central
empires, but made it in secret, so
y" So" '>-o'Nior was able to
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carry on a long series Of negotia-
tions with the allies while the Ger
mans were making all ready for the
drive against Serbia in 1915. A. .
result, the allies were not ready eff
fectively to aid Serbia, and that gal
liant little country was literally
wiped off the map. The remnants Of
its crushed army wepe taken under
the allies naval wing, given a
refuge, re-equipped, and brought
back to aid the Saloniki army.
Now the tide has turned, and the
Serbs are in the van of a northern
movement which menaces Bulgaria
and gives hope Of relieving Rou-
mania, sadly in need Of assistance.
Serbia sees prospect Of winning its
way back to the Balkan map, while
Bulgaria faces the danger of being
treated as the Serbians were served
SO lately. The campaign that took
Monastir has been one of the most
brilliant of the war. It has demon
strated, what the allies SO much
needed to prove in the Near East,
that on occasion the entente forces
can make a move in that area with
out necessarily laundering. Per-
haps therein lies the greatest signifi-
canoe of Monastir's fall and the be-
ginning OF Serbian rehabilitation.
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THE nIdn SCHOOL "FRATs"

There seems no-question but that
there are undesirable features about
the secret societies of Washington's
high schools. The president Of the
Board of Education has stated pub
licly that "there are certain evils
connected with the societies" that
must be eradicated if they are to be
continued.
The fraternities and sororities
have been a storm center in high
school life for years. They must
put up strong case II they are to
justify their existence in the face OF
the trouble they have caused. The
burden Of proof rests with the socie-
ties to show that whatever good is
claimed for them is enough to coun-
teract the charges brought against
them by parents, teachers, and
alumni.
Other cities have found the So
cieties undemocratic and have elm
mated them. Colleges have found
the high school fraternity lacking,
and have tried to suppress them by
refusing admission in college socie-
ties to pupils belonging to the high
school societies.
Opponents of the societies charge
that they have played politics,
drawn religious and racial lines, sup
ported club houses in direct viola
ton Of school rules, and committed
other attractions Of school regula-
lions and good taste.
On Tuesday these charges will be
aired before a committee of the
Board of Education, and friends and
foes of fraternities alike hope that
their future will be settled once for
all. Their bad features have been
enhanced many fold by their anoma-
lous position for the past few years.
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"WOMAN is GREATEST
TEMPTATIONS
Financier Gives This Answer to
DR.. F. w. Adams.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2O.-Jacob II.
Schiff believes woman is the greatest
temptation 4 young man faces in New
York.
Schiff's was one of several replies
received today by DR.. f. w. Adams to
his query:
what Is the most susceptible
temptation TO young men and women
in New York;"
John Wanamaker said wasted time
is at the bottom of more sin than any
thing elese."
Fifty-dollar tastes on a $50 income.
was the reply OF President Nicholas
Murray Butler, OF COLUMBIA.
ITO be crooked in business to gain
social success" was the opinion of
Chief Justice Isaac +. Russell. Kath.
crime b. Davis said II was the desire
for pleasure, and Mabel Crafty, OF
the Y. w. c. A., said 1t was the desire
for clothes. DR.. Adams himself said
II was the desire to pose-to be unreal.
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G|RLHOOD MISTAKES
LISTED BY PASTOR
The Rev. lanes L. Gordon De-
cIares Future Of Any Race
Depends Upon Its Women.

THE greatest mistake in the life Of
a young woman Is to sacrifice her
head to her heart" asserted the Rev.
DIR. James l.. Gordon, In q sermon at
the First Congregational Church last
But there are other bad mistakes
she may make. this clergyman as
serted: and he itemized these pitfalls
as follows:
To sneer at Christianity.
To entertain vicious thoughts in
To drink any intoxIcants outside
her own home.
To be careless OF endearing terms
In her correspondence.
To accept expensive gifts from
young men.
To deal lightly with any mans
love.
Race Judged by Women.
avery race is judged by the won.
en- OF that race" DIR. Gordon said. III
the women were good. the race -four.
the women were not the race is
known today for its wickedness.
'Sneering at Christianity is a big
mistake, because Christianity is her
women, to uplift their station and
dignity, than any other factor of
civilization.
Nothing will take the roses out of
a girls cheeks so quickly as to en-
tertain vicious thoughts In her mind"
should Not Tempt.
Referring to the practice of receiv-
Ing expensive gifts from man friends,
the clergyman said:
I'VE see accounts In newspapers
where men embezzled or stole money
to purchase gifts for women. Girls
should not place temptation in the
way OF young men in this matter.
N Of n
mans love. Many men have been
driven to recklessness and an ulti-
mate downfall by women who right
ly deserve the name of 'fiirt.' The
greatest honor a man can confer on
a woman Is when he offers her his
love. No woman should deal lightly
with II, but should consider II in the
light II was intended"
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CANADA IS SUBJECT
OF HOLMES LECTURE:
Beginning at Nova Scotia, At
dieDce Is Taken West Over
Northern Part of Continent.

Opening his twenty-fourth season
of travelogues at the National Thea.
ter, Burton Holmes last evening pi.
loted a large and interested audience
on an imaginary journey across the
Dominion of Canada. Starting at
Nova Scotia, Mr.. Holmes took his
fellow-tourists more than 5000 miles
to the Pacific coast.
The charm of old Acadia, the land
or Evangeline, IN apple blossom time.
was shown with much fidelity upon
Scotia were followed with a visit TO
Halifax and ST. John. in New Bruns.
wlck' and then lingering visit was
made to old Quebec, the city which
seems to transplant a section of the
Old World to the new continent.
Visit to Canada.
Montreal, Ottawa. and Toronto were
then visited. and glimpses OF the
rural settlements which suggest
France In America were given. Fol.
lowing a brief excursion among the
10000 islands OF Georgian bay, the
twin cities of Fort William and Port
Arthur were reached. Here were
shown the vast grain elevators which
are the treasure houses of Canada.
Thence the journey continued
across, the western plains. reveal
sources OF our northern neighbor and
showing the splendid modern cities
that have sprung up within the past
generation. Some of the wonderful
scenery along the Canadian Pacific
and the new Kettle valley railways
was shown, although the full splen-
dor of the Canadian Rockies Is re-
served for next Sunday nights trav-
elogue.
GIimpses OF Vancouver.
The journey was concluded with
glimpses of Vancouver and Victoria.
after brief stops had been made at
Winnepeg, Regina, Calgary, and
Moose Jaw.
Occasional pictures OF how Canada
Is bearing her part OF the burden OF
the great war were given. Some OF
the most interesting views shown
were specimens of direct color pho
Biography made by Mrs. Holmes. The
pictures were all, up to the high
standard hitherto maintained by Mr..
Holmes.
Following next Sundays lecture on
the Canadian Rockies, Imperial Brit
tain, the German Fatherland, and La
Belle France will be covered in the
order given.
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THE SOMME MUST DECIDE 1T

"The war will be won in the Bal
kans," declare the German military
commentators. "The decision must
be reached in the campaign that has
started on the Somme line" insist
the allied authorities. Perhaps each
eide is committing itself to par
ticular program as part of that
strategy which in war makes 1t al
ways desirable to mislead the enemy.
But the expressions have the ring
Of genuineness.
It is not difficult to understand
why each side takes the view it does.
Germany wants to win in the Bal
ksns, because she knows, now, that
to win in the west is impossible.
France is too strong to be crushed.
The vision of Antwerp as the great
German port, looking out on Brit
ain waiting to be conquered, is dis
sipated. France and England, to-
gether with Belgium, have now
builded up a power on the west of
Europe which for generations to
come will insure against German
expansion into the overaweing
western power. They have hurled
the Prussian back from the Atlantic
seaboard, and compelled him to turn
southeastward in the hope of get
ting that opportunity for expansion
which was the aim of the war. Ger
many already sees that she must d.
rect her enterprises less to the west,
more to the east. Beaten from the
Marine back to the Rhine, she would
yet have the chance to come out a
gamer if she could consolidate into
a great Teuton federation everything
from Baltic to Black, and hold
the window looking out on Asia
Minor. To this latter enterprise she
brings the advantage Of having rail
communication, continuousness Of
territory, and complete domination
Of her allies. Constantinople would
not serve as well as Antwerp; but
II would serve. It would menace
Suez, instead of London. It is not
surprising that Berlin begins to adj
NIT that its prime aspiration is east
ward rather than westward.
The allies intend to strike the de-
.cisive blow in the west, but they
intend that it shall be decisive also
In the east. They purpose yet to
settle the issues of Belgium, and
France, and the Balkans, and Asia
Minor, of Africa and Australasia by
a grand coup in the west. Berlin
has said from the beginnings that
the fate Of colonies. would be settled,
as always In the past, on the battle
fields of Europe. The allies are TAX
ing Germany at its word; they pro-
pose to settle the whole series of war
issues on the field of northern
France. The course of events may
yet bring the decision in another
field; but it is evidently the inten-
ton Of the allies to make it here.
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us THERE A HELP"
SUBJECT OF SERMON
rs there a hNl?'

rs there h6ll?'
Yes" was tlN answer the Rev. DIR.
Wallace Radcliffe, of New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, gave last
evening to this question formulated
in the subject OF his, sermon.
THE question Is not to be answer
ed by desire or fear. by mawkish
sentiment or presumptious logic" he
said, but by Divine revelation. l
am not disturbed by what you think
God ought to be or do, but by what
He says.
"He does not mean physical agony.
Michelangelo and Dante and ignorant
preachers of the medieval ages and Of
today have brought disgust and
alienation. 1t is Gehennah, of Scrip
ture history. II Is spiritual DEATH II
Is exclusion from heaven; II Is restric-
tion OF opportunity and privilege: It Is
the degradation of outer darkness; II
is perdition OF awful memory and re.
morse: II Is eternal companionship
with the devil and his angels"
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Gives Violin Recital
To Aid Scholarship Fund

Johann van Hulsteyn, of the Pea.
body Conservatory of Music, Balti-
College auditorium, Brookland, d. G.,
yesterday afternoon for the benefit of
the Anna Dorsey scholarship fund.
As soloist for the opening meeting
Of the Friday Morning Music Club at
steyn was heard In both solos and in
trio for piano, violin, and cello, with
Mrs. Day at the piano and Margaret
Day, cello. Mr.. Howard Thatcher.
also OF the Peabody, was his able
Accompanist.
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The Baker OF Verdun.

The cart of Jacques the Baker,
The Baker of Verdun,
Once clattered over the cobbles
To herald the morning sun.
And Jean and Pierra and francois
Would start up in drowsy caps
And shake their fists through the
For its waking them from their
maps.
Then Jean and Pierre and Francois
Went rafting away one day
Tn the cart OF Jacques the Baker,
And each wore a coat OF gray.
lean and Pierre are dying,
And Francois has gone away:
Gone, gone, Is Jacques the Baker;
Gone in his cart today.
Rut there's a street in heaven
Where the angels that greet the sun
Say, "There goes JACQUES the Baker,
The Baker OF Verdun."
Earl Simonson.
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THE RAILROAD INQUIRY

There will be wide divergence Of
opinion as to whether the sweeping
Congressional investigation Of rail-
road problems which begins today
will be more or less useful, by rea-
son of including an inquiry into Gov
eminent ownership. The language
which adds this to the number of
phases to be examined, was added
after the original draft Of the reso-
luton had been made. II the pub
lie shall be led away from full con-
sideration Of other matters that may
be developed, because of the notion
that this investigation is the real
beginning toward formulating
Government ownership program,
then it will be unfortunate. Like
wise, if the railroad and financial au-
thorities get into the mind of pre-
senting their case with a view mere
ly to making it combat any senti-
ment in favor Of public ownership,
that will be a mistake. There is
need for the utmost candor in this
examination. The public is more i'm
pressed now than ever before, with
the immensely of this transportation
question; there is more intelligent,
understanding, sincere misgiving
about public ownership even among
people who have leaned toward it.
The inevitable involvement of all ma
tional finance, industry, commerce,
and development; of wages, salaries,
regulation of service conditions and
rates, with the solution of the rail-
roads problems, is understood more
clearly than it has been in the past.
There is no longer any worthwhile
element that would Alphabetically
plunge into Government ownership
because it is something different,
something radical.
If Government ownership is COM
ing, it is yet long way of. The
present problems Of the railroads
are to get new capital, to insure it
fair returns, to execute necessary
works of expansion in the face Of
the unprecedentedly high prices Of
materials and labor, and to adjust
their wage and working relations
with employees. It is impossible that
Government shall WELD the power
over rates, without assuming large
responsibility also for revenues. It
is unthinkable that Government shall
assume to fix wages, as it does by
the Adamson act, without consid-
ering whence shall come the money
to pay them.
These are all problems that would
be eternally before the Government
| if 1t owned the railroads. They seem
to be very definitely before the pub
lie anyhow. To cope with them is
not so very different under private
ownership than it would be under
public, save in one regard. 1t Is now
commonly realized that "public own
ership" would mean merely a SUBJ
stitution of Government securities,
in the public's hands, for corporate
securities that the public now holds:
the same public would really own the
property in the last analysis.
One large advantage would be
gained through public ownership.
The forty-nine different varieties Of
regulation could be done away with.
But that could quite as we'll be ac-
complished with a continuance of
private ownership and management.
If it looks like huge task to amend
the Constitution and abolish State
interference with transportation, the
answer is that it would be yet
greater task to take over the roads
and run them from Washington.
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A Report on Archy.

Sir: Am unhappy to have located
Archy, though my delight at seeing
him was somewhat modified by his
condition. Would soften the blow II
could but. well-Archy has become a
rounder'-observed him at exactly
AIS p. IN. Saturday. November IL, on
the revolving floor of Murray's Roman
Gardens" He was in weakened
condition. with fishy eye, and had a
generally dissipated appearance. He
stated confidentially that he had been
there since election eve. and was
thoroughly tired of the atmosphere of
highballs and hilarity-remorse. of
course.
Informed him how much his boss"
and friends had missed Unabridged
the chasm between the revolving and
stationary floors with a biscuit. Of
which he took immediate advantage,
with the solemn promise to return to
you at once without further philan-
dering.
Deal gently with him, please-the
best of us occasionally slip from the
paths of rectitude and sobriety. AS
soon as he feels certain that your con-
fidence In him Is fully restored. feel
sure we shall hear from him again in
his own quaint style. which is some
thing much desired by his many
friends. whether his repentance 10
sincere or but the remorse OF the mo-
ment.
With best wishes for Archy's wei.
fare. SYMPATHETIC.
II, S.-His once calloused head had be-
come normal-so far as the callous In
concerned.
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DR.. Briscoe Will Talk on
Children to Keep Wells

DR.. John p. Briscoe will talk to the
National Society Of Keep WE'LL. on
ST. Joints Church. His subject will
be "Children." After the address the
meeting will be thrown open for
questions to be asked the speaker.
Mrs. Arthur Macdonald Is president
of the society and Mrs. Mary Stephens
Beall is secretary. The meeting FRI
day Is one of a series to be addressed
by Washington specialists in various
fields OF medicine. r-'-.
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Tomorrow.

Lecture, Natures Forces at Work." by
Louis Armstrong, before Mems brotherhood
OF Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church. AZ
spesch, Etephen e. Kramer Sunday School
Advent Offering for Diocesan Missions" at
meeting Of Sunday School Institute. 1880 p.
Meeting. membership committee. Y. M, C. A..
Meeting, executive ard teaching forces OF
schools. In Central High School. discussion
OF a teachers retirement law. auspices Of
High School Teachers Union. 8 D. m.
Meeting Gaelic Society OF Washington, 1910
New York avenue northwest, 8 p. m.
Entertainment for blind in Library OF Con-
gress Drp recital by Mrs. Marmion
Brosius, s:l5 p. m,
Meeting Treasury Branch, Federal Employees
Union. q. A. r. Hall. 1880 p. m.
Meeting Columbia Historical Society, ban
quet hall. Shoreham Hotel, p. m.
Entertainment Home Club, moving pictures,
S:ib p. m.
Meeting Federal watchmen's Union. Typo
graphical Temple, p. m.
Address DIR. r. w, Bagnall. New Social
consciousness Of Negro" before Bethel Lit
erary and Historical Association. s p. m.
Notwithstanding, No. rs; National. No. n;
lafayette No. ID; Lafayette. No. s. Royal
Arch MasoRs; Mithrasv .odge OF Perfection,
Scottish Rite; Fidelity. No. 10. Eastern
Star.
Odd Fellows-Amity, No. 81: Washington.
No 20; Fidelity, No, 7; Rebekahs.
Knights OF Pythias-Webster. No. 7: Excel
sior No. II; Capital No. "a; Myrtle, No. rs.
National UniOn-Pressmen's Council
Knights OF Colunfhus-Carroli Council.
b. p. o. Elks-M Membership committees
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A wOMAN's FLIGHT RECORD

A woman who had never before
undertaken a long. distance fight,
guided small biplane from Chicago
to Hornell, N. Y. 500 miles, without
once descending. She captures the
American continuous fight record,
and does it in circumstances that
make the achievement the more re-
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ChImeraa.

Shimerhn.
Chlmeras of melancholy mount from
my brain,
My brain that is an ancient ruined
sun with jets OF fire still squirt
ing through a cleft:
Mount beyond the mangled magnifi-
cences OF utter pasts and the
Caesarism of the dead
Red chlmeras. green chimeras, chi
meras that were once Ariel
eyed spirits that sang In the
rigging of my thoughts.
Chimeras! Chimeras!
Chimeras OF melancholy mount from
my brain,
My brain that Is a lost Pacific where.
on CLEANED thousand tropic
isles like. sea. begotten Pleiades:
Mount beyond the submits of my will
and the ice-locked gargoyles OF
the moon
Red chimeras, green chimeras, chi
meras that rally like furloughed
memories of the trumpet-call
of Death.
Chimeras! Chimeras!
BENJAIN DE CASSERES.
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Sir: When the voters of Wisconsin
found that w. II, Drought was the
dry candidate for Congress. from the
Fourth district, they soaked him
good, understand. G.. NJ,
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Who They Are.

Sir: I'm the chap who doesn't mind
this weather and who doesn't want to
wear an overcoat, but is driven ito
Il in order to stop solicitous friends
from asking whether / lost the
ticket, IL the coat Is in repair" and
other humorous" questions.
j. w. G..
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He who is elected last IL elected
best, says G. Il. Diuguid.
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Don Marquis
Column

The Veterans of Battle Creek should
Know.
Sir: Battle Creek (Mich.) Sanitar-
ium offers Il booklet treating of THE
Simple Life in a Nutshell" Which
should prove interesting reading. not
the limited possibilities
a nutshell holds for any other than
a very. very simple life.
lily b. +.
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"Finds Her Husband Has Too Many
wives" says headline. Lots OF
women would resign under those CIR
cumstances.
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One OF Mr.. Depew's rules for
"aave an eye for every pretty. girl
YOU meet, and be sure and tell your
wife all about her" ....
The latter half OF the sentence is
at least as important as the first part
"U. S. Takes Up Cost of Living
Headline.
What we are look for Is some one
DON MARQUIS.