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The Washington times., 1916-02-06
AN ARMY PLAN WORTH WHILE

OF all the preparedness plans that
lave claimed consideration, that put
'orth by the Army League of the
United States seems particularly to
teserve serious attention. 1t pro-
noses in effect the enrolment of all
rhe young men of the country be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one
years, for possible military service.
From these shall be selected about
$4,000 annually. If not a sufficient
lumber shall volunteer each year to
make up this total, then resort can
Ie had to the rolls and something
ike the draft. 1t is highly prob
bile, however, that the volunteers
lould be numerous enough to fill
ne quota. Civil war experience
roved that men were far more like
to volunteer if the menace of the
raft were held over them.
Once definitely enlisted, these
ioung men would get first round
.Hear of active service with the regu-
ar army, After that, they would be
"equired to spend two weeks in each
# the next two years with the col
Nrs in training; and after that, theil
names would be retained for three
years more on the roll of the re-
serve, with no regular service un.
css in emergency they should be
allied out.
This would give the country &
rained force of 100000 in three
2ears, and provide for Il genuine re-
'erve, always on the increase. The
Ian involves the increase Of the
""gular army to about 100000 men
he number that military experts be
ieve would be necessary. 1t pro
yides for the maintenance of a full
luota Of troops at war strength il
he overseas possessions to the mum
Ger Of 10000 men, and the mainten
lnce also of one complete relief fo
every sea coast defense station.
There seems no grave objection
that can be urged against this pla
.Ncept from the professional pacif
SITS, whose objections are not wort
considering. 1t provides specificall
that a young man, once enrolled
AN take his training in the Nations
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allv had accumulated an odd assort-
rncut OF craft the daNs of their useful
r.Ss over rondcwned to lie i'll" along
"Rottcn Row" ont in the stream was
pnt horcd the condemned Franklin. once
the hagshin on which Admiral FarraEut
mahc his memorable VOYAGE to Europa
at tho close of the civil war. Tho
Fra lin was sold but n few daNs aRo.
Farther along the sca wall the old
monitor Puritan. tueecd at rust -catcn
mnorinc chains kept company bv an
obsolete torpedo boat and q MOSQUITO
fleet of namelcss hulks battered barEcs.
and dccrcpit sCows
So when the order came from Wash
in4ton internine the Prinz E'tol Fried
erich. with her cOmpanN OF GH at the
Portsmouth navy ward. tho authorities
tl,"rc nirrcd out q berth for her on
Rotten Row" because II WIS the only
SPOT In the ward where she could be
ont Of the way of the ships of tho
Inited States navy. and still be guarded
to prevent the escape of prisoners.
And ~. moorcd stem. stern. aud amid
ships to huge bits along the sea wall
the late scourcc Of tho british seas the
Prinz Eitei Friedrich. after her nine
moths voyage Around the globe. came
20 rest. and formed the nucleus Of the
colony which today rourshcs there.
Just one month later the kronprinZ.
battered and sea-sCarrcd, was con-
d,n'ned under similar order. and
towrd across Hampton Roads from
the seaside of her late compatriot.
To the 900 men and officers of the in
termed raiders was given the use Of the
ulOt Of ground which lies directly be-
hind Rotten Row" In the beginning 1t
was theirs TO do with as they pleased
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Wholesalers Do Not Approve

The Wholesalers do not approve the
provisions OF the measure which would
require Ih"m TO keep open records OF
AL sales OF alcohol. nor do they favor
III" clauses which provid" heavy penal
ties for their selling alcohol TO persons
prob ,bitcd from buying alcohol.
The retailers object to being required
to pay - cents for permit every time
they wish to mIN alcohol. Under the
Sheppard bill ruguiSts would be on a
plane with other individuals. When they
needed alcohol for the conduct Of their
business they would have to go person
ally to the commissioners. state for
what purpose they wanted the alcohol
and. If the COmmiss onerS were satisfied
Of their good faith, pay - cents for a
permit to purchase not more than five
gallons of alcohol at any one time
Some OF the druggists say that five gal
Ions would b" insufficient for one days
business in their establishment.
While cmphatiCaliv stating they are
not taking one Sode or the other Of the
prohibition question. the druggists en-
phatiCallY protest. in their letters TO
COnsrcSsmen and Senators. against the
massage Of the hill in its present form.
President Charles Stone. Of the drug
GiStS' association. says resolutions Of
protest Will h" adopted Al Tuesday
mic hrs meeting
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while on the seaward side. night ana
day, there patrols a naval steamer. IN
command of chief petty officer, cox
swain, and two deck hands.
In addition to this. at the foot Of the
shorcward Hangways which run from
both forward and after decEs or the
Prinz Eitel. guard tents have Ncen ts-
tab)ishcd. whore marine can Keep
watch over all who leave the ship
Orders also were promulgair1 pro
hibiting shore leave for any Of the Ger
man sailors except upon one excuse the
nocessitN'of n visit to a dentist. IN thlS
way some half dozen of the lnterheu
men obtain leave every day to 30 INTO
Portsmouth or Norfolk. This perWIsc
sion is granted upon the certihchls 3I
DIR. Sohler. the ships surgeon. Wnich
is uniformly approved by Admiral NC
Lean. coninandant Of the navy Nard.
Not long ago. the commandant was
asked whether this privilege might not
be the subject of considerable spuse.
and he replied that DR.. Sohler, h"lh" u
gentleman. his word was perfectly Rood
with the navy yard authorities re N
dicated very plainly that none OF the
officers stationed there have the least
intention of peering into the mouths OF
applicants for dental shore leave TO ma
out whether they are entitled 70 u.
Between daylight and i:D O'Clock III
the afternoon, under certain cohuiiiohs'
some of the men are permitted 10 come
from the interned ships to the plot or
ground. where before the strict ulSci-
pllne was put into effect, they were
wont TO indulge in the German eQtiiva-
lent Of football and baseball. and work
in the little gardens.
lust after the enforcement of the
strict regulations which make the lives
Of the interned Germans little different
from a prison routine the decks of the
kronprinz. lying along her seaward
side we're used for drills and calesthen-
les to keep the men in condition.
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Coaling Provides Good
Exercise For the Men

EIerv now and then II Is nOsSihle I"
give tho men a taste Of real work. TINS
cotnes when the coal hunkers Of tn"
Prinz EiteI need rcnlerishins. as is fire.
uiIentlv the case for It takes an enor-
NOUS amount Of fuel even tn heat and
Tight an idle craft OF her size and to
sur rIv water for IN" use OF 900 men.
The Prinz F.itcl is coating Just at
rrcscnt. and lighters are bringing total
OF snt tons which is the size OF the
average order for fuel given hv tho
raider. to'the seward side Of the I<ron-
prluz From there In" sailors In RELAYS.
number about three hundred each. carry
tn" coal in bushel sacks IN m" sea
ladder OF tn" Kronprn2. across her
deck. and DUNN them into the bunkcrs
IN the lower mold.
The two German sea raiders. which
now for nearly a wear have h"en the
home Of the m"u who constitute" the
strange community at Portsmouth pre-
sent q very different nDuearanCe today
from what they did when sea scared.
RUSTY. and almost disabled thew limDeh
into HAMPTON Roads bearing unon them
Twins sagaS of the seq which have
seldom been euualed. Then they were
. ,ig".d with romance and wrapped about
with the charm Of vessels which are
no strangers to danger and to battle.
Their engines were ratt,etraps. Their
crews We're marin" sCarC"croWs. Their
decks were laden with the spOi!S Of MAR.
, aud thrOnEed with prisoners.
Put todav all outward signs Of the
, ron,ance which rode. at their masthoad|
has gone save only for the hooded and
! swsthed bulk of the long marine rifles
with which th-v brought their prev
. TO BAY.
, To give the crew more work t1 do
and also to ke"u the shius flom decay.
in" from inactivity. both Of the ships
. 0utW ardlV. have been overhaulcd. 4
coat OF paiut. in addition to the one
given her when she drv-docked upor
! her arrival, covers the scars OF The
| HrnH Eitel's hull whore she wa,
I rammed by irate British seamen. pre-
/ ferrinP TO chance the effect Of col
, liSiun to tame surrender.
! Smoke still comes from her after
stack. however, As there is always firt
! under one OF her boilers To run tn,
' heating and lighting plant
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Mustered On Docks
Three Times a Day

NOWADAYS, however, with the strict
compliance with The original rules
bit relaxed. the interned sailors are
permitted en- masse upon the docks three
times dav for muster-once In the
morning, again at 1890. and a third time
at i:3O.
But after 40 o'clock. and until tho
following morning S muster. not man OF
them may set foot ashore Through the
night, under additional guard, the
l'rinz Eitel looms dark and grim, save
for two cluster lights on her promenade
deck. where the men must get any OK
crCiSe they want in the evening.
Within the big interned liner which
is stll considered German territory.
and dNer who's" taffrail still floats the
naval ensign OF the Kaiser. all is light
and gaycty.
The big saloons. which made the PrnZ
Eltel Friedrich one of the palace liners
OF the North Atlantic. have all been
done over. When she arrived In port
these magnificent rooms were being
| used for the storage OF coal.
These and the upper deck state rooms,
which aGoretime mad demanded a price
| for occupancy which only a millionaire
| could afford. are the ward room for
| the officers. The second and third ella =
| state rooms and the steersge. which on
| the Prinz Ettel is in every way modern
ana sanitary, are occupied by the petty
| officers. IN" gun crews and the sailors
| There are many forms Of amusement
aboard which the men may utilize &c
| while away their evenings The bowl.
! ing alley which they built while on their
long cruise. and the moving picture
| th"ater are still in operation. as well a,
| the ships reading rooms.
| on Thursday nights too. the biz
| liners portfolios blaze like the window:
| "f fashionable hotel. and the strains
of the ships band float out over Rot
ten Row" where the sentres OF lincl'
| Sam stand on lonely guard-on thes,
nights entertainments for the men arr
| IN prOoTeSg
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
What's on Weeks Program
Today.

Me.,Ins. hate Gordon chapter OF Southern
States Woman suffrage Conference Ne"
Meeting, Washington Secular League. Pyth-
ian Temple, $50 y. m.
MacWar-rs. Paul Institute. 2l07 street,
TTaF.l Talk. Newman. BeIasco Thester. Ms
Crenine Of two weeks mission. immaculate
Conception church.
Annual election Crescent Benevolent Associa-
ti"n, Eie,rnih and e streets northwest 'h
l.nlum. District OF columbia Christian Fan
dra,or. FRS, Cougrega tionsl .hurch. Tenth
and q streets northwest. p. m.
Nesper services, Young Women's Christian
lecture, j Il. Mcintyre before Socialist
party. Sll street northwest, S:lb p IN.
Meeting Jewish branch, Y. =, 5. L., oil II
street northwest. &P M.
Tomorrow.
Meeting SlonPwall jackson Chapter. No 60
nited daughters OF the cont ntederaoy, In
Entertainments, National Library for the
BIInd, 1929 II street northwest p. m.
Meeting. Ietworth W"man's Clup' fst" orth
Meeting. North Washington Citizens Assocla-
ton, Gage school Second street. near l
ConCer,. /. s Marine Band orchestra Ma
rins barracks 40 p. IN.
Lecture Dr. Harvey W, Wiley. before "a.
rents League OF the third division wilson
Normal school $50 y. IN.
Meeting to discuss the sheppard pr"hibiti IN
bill. Retail Merchants Association Ne"
Willard, y. m.
Mecting 10 form legion for United Sld'ts
defense. National Guard ATm"iH' 40 u
street northwest =. NJ
Christian Endeavor rally, Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, with address 10y 1T
. William Shaw, p. M
Annual Fools Session" or NsTren SGT
sung" or the Washington Saenserpund'
club house 3l4 & street northw est J.. W..
BANQUET, Washington alumni or Michigan
l'nil lersity Rauscher's. 7:S0 p m
: Recital. racing development OF song NoI"
the earliest 10 the most modern composers
! Nicholas DOuty, under auspices OF the W ASH
:ngtun Society of the Fine Arts, audi
/ turium, National Museum, 81" p. IN.
! Masonic BENJAMIN &. French. No, 10. ana
! costa. 30. y; Pentalpha, No a. .nle"t
| No. =; knights Trmpar; Ru'h' so !
Eastern Star. 90 IT,,
tury No. 80 -. :,
| TcaCon. 40 10.
! Me acCabccs-National Tent degree WORK
/ Guardians of Liberty--PerpetuaI 'ulIu!hG'
! n. IN. , , , ..,.
soctallsts- Tailors Union, Y. +. :. l." STUDY
Cl'ss. ,- ,., -.
| Lecture Miss isabel NolhroOk. under aNspl'e
| nr the National Tnsosophiral Society we
| Masonic T uule. SIS p. m. ~ ,,..
| Lecture The Worlds Work for nc, i'ss
| Week" Miss JRneI Richards, aud'torlN"'
Woodward & LothroP's, TO-" g. II"
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Sailors Soon Began
To Cultivate Gardens

Soon after their establishment In in
ternnent many of the German sailors,
who. in spite Il their years at sea. still
loved to till tie soil, set about cutivat-
ing gardens Others. concerned over
the fate OF considerable 1--we stock which
had COME To them from prizes which
had fallen prey u their gIns, 'urlcd
to the construction e suitable SHELTERS
for both tcwl and bemst. oeing Gnv iihnS
10 see their late nusCota summarilH dis
posed of ara it tC!ng GU OF the uu,,
ton to keep them aboard ship.
And so tiny houses soon began to rise
on the far sid, 1 / Rotten Row" build
ed OF the cond,mucd brick ard tnib2r
from old ships. until now thcr" are "A
s"0i" or m,r, OF tir' structures in the
center OF which stands one of more
Erct"ntious prov oIIlons--a Il EaraSr cbn-
Structed W In. I\'u'E,r, "ho hal teen
ships surgeon on one of the raiders
and who later disappeared from the
ship.
one of the larrer hnildings nov de.
voted to tlu, kOuSn!' e stock IS :tL.IIt
,ighi feet hv lw,h,. II is The only ".c
with two floors. '"n, lower Is the home
Of half n LoZ"u Icd pigs, who occupied
the forward main d"ck of the PrIn1
Iitel in company with a hundred oi
more Immigrants. when the raidel came
to port. The top floor has been giver
over to n tio'k of ducks. Tho birds
reach their "u&Itors hr mears Ot j
runway.
When the German raiders irst wer.
sent to the Portsmouth yard both were
lady IN nCcd OF repairs. but the Eitr
had consumed the DAYS Of ermCc per
, nitte6 any l,illgor'nt warshIp. before
interument. by hcmg "verhaut"d an'
dry doc kcd. rhe kronrrinz. on Fh'
other hand. when she arrived in por
month. to the day. later, Was IN h2c
loTa.'r.
Therefort il was necessary TO h"uS'
all %, ot tho Germans abO"rd one ship
! and. although the Irinz Eitel Is 'l:'
! smaller. she WAS chosen as tho head
/ quarters fCr tn" prisoners, and IN
! livestock had TO be gotten out Of tf
| wa
When they began their internment
! the German sailors and their officer
| wer" permitted every liberty. the,
| wore allowed at will upon the fv"-acr
plot. and their goinGs and Comtngs Wer
| restricted but little the United stat"
| Government being content to leave IN
discipliniuC Of IT'S ''gucsts" TO the OF
! fcers Of the ship An almost perfume
! tory guard was maintained by the ma
rines Of the yard who. practically IN
armed watched over tn" wards Of ia
Government OFFICERS were prrmitte
trot only "shorc liberty" hut wer" a.
! lowed to 60 anywh"r" they please
, within the I'ujteI Stat"N. and the me
! We're allowed to go around l'ortsmou'
! and Norfolk as freely as their com
|
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
THAT HEATING PLANT

In all discussion CONCERNING the To-
cation of the proposed heating and
lighting plant to supply Government
buildings, it must not be overlooked
that the chief beneficiary of any de-
'ay in the construction of the plant,
as well as the real gamer by deci-
sion not to build the plant at all,
would be the Potomac Electric Light
and Power Company.
This concern now. receives from
me Government many thousands of
dollars year for current supplied
for light and power purposes and its
income from this source would be
so curtaied if the proposed power
plant were built.
The Potomac company's opposi-
ion to the proposed Government
ghting plant has been in evidence
for some time. In an effort to halt
he plans it offered the Government
al the electric light it needed for =
cents kilowatt hour, while the
ordinary consumer in Washington is
paying 10 cents for exactly the same
hing.
Why should this company be per-
nitted to continue charging private
consumers 10 cents for what it Of
fcrs to sell, presumably at profit,
20 the Government for 2 cents?
And again, according to respon-
sible officials Of the Treasury, the
company offered also to go into the
heating business and furnish steam
for heating public buildings accord
;ng to the plans outlined for the
proposed Government plant. To do
this the company would have been
forced to reopen its plant at Four
teenth and B streets northwest. The
smoke nuisance from this plant GER
tainly would be more Objectionable
han in the case Of the proposed
Government plant; for the Potomac
plant is right in the heart Of the
city. while the Government plant is
20 be located on the water front and
in a much more secluded locality.
The proposed Government plant is
,nly 4 starter in the movement to
upply cheaper electricity for Wash.
ngton. In the minds of the men who
conceived the power plant there is
ictured the day when the Potomac
rill be harnessed and current sup
'lied to everybody in Washington a.
,ot over 3 cents as against the pres
Mt 10-cent rate.
The opposition to the site choser
or the proposed power Government
liant, on esthetic grounds, has en-
;sted many able men who honestl.
believe that the plant will spoil th'
.eauty Of the Nations Capita
'ity; but the situation brought abou
~ the opposition is clearly on
rhich works to the immediate finan
,ial benefit Of the Potomac compan,
Ind to the men whose dividends de
bend directly or indirectly upon tn
aaQ,ings of that corporation.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Pigs and Chickens
Not Neglected

The esta blishment OF the strict regu-
latiOns which today control the infre-
ulIcnI cOrnSs ashore of tho men on the
PrinZ Eitel, naturally intcrfered con-
sidcrshiN with their US" Of the i've
are plot Of ground upon which the
chicken farm and the pig pen had been
erected.
But still the intern"d sailors were
lcath to r.e6ct their pigs and chickens,
or to get rio OF the IN Also ir ON" "f
tho larGer Of tn" lrirk structures a
wash house where the sailors could
la dnder their clothes more COnN eriently
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Sunday Is Receiving
Day On Prinz Eitel

And on every Sunday throngs Of men
and wOmcn-Germans and friends Of the
interned mcn-swarm the decks OF the
l'rinz EiteI. admission being accorded
anyone who has pass signed by Com
mandcr ThIerich"ns or Captain Thier-
fielder.
During the summer these Sunday re-
Ceptions are inVariab bly, held on the
liners decks to the accompa niment OF
band concert. All visitors. however.
are required t" he ashore by 4:&0
o'clock
The lunCheOns served at these reCep-
tious have become famous among the
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
BRANDEIS AND THE SENATE

Speaking of Senators who will
oppose the appointment Of Louis d.
Brandeis to the Supreme Court, a
newspaper makes this false argu-
ment:
Some Of them are narrow-minded,
religious. out-of-date fanatics. oppos-
lig BrandeiS because he is jew
More Of them are gentlemen owned
ny tn" corporations. and especially
by the railroads. opposing Rrandeis
because he has put the interests nf
the people above the interests Of the
corporations and of the railroads
If there is any Senator who
opposes Mr.. Brandeis because he is
a jew, that Senator ought to be
whipped out of Congress; and if
there is any party leader who would
oppose Mr.. Brandeis because he is a
Jew, undoubtedly that leader would
be driven out of public life.
AS for the second allegation, Mr.
Brandeis has, on occasions, served
the corporations, especially the rail
roads, with all the ability, all the
fervor, and all the success which he
ever used in serving the interests of
the people.
1t is dishonest, vicious, and dis
graceful for any thinking mind to
make an argument such as is con-
veyed in those allegations. The
question is, and can only be, has
the professional conduct of Mr.
! Brandeis, either when he was a law
Yer putting the interests of the cor
porations above the interests of the
people or when he was a lawyer put
ting the interests of the people
above the interests of the corpora.
tions, been such as to justify the
conclusion that he could be a fair, ar
impartial, and a trustworthy Justice
of the Supreme Court?
Or, has the career of Mr.. Bran
deis, with his tempestuous, passion
ate, vindictive personal attitude
wholly against anything and every
thing, bad or good, on the side op
posed to him, and his enthusiastic
fiery, and unqualified personal atti
tude, wholly in favor of his own side
to the inclusion of anything an,
everything, the bad as well as tn,
good-has that career proved his un
fitness to sit in the highest tribuna
of the land?
!. That's the question about Mr.
, Brandeis and his qualifications. Ca
he see a thing straight, or can h
see a thing only with the eyes 0
personal prejudice, antagonism. am
hatred? If he cannot see a thin.
except as he wants to see it, what
= ever the facts and the merits, h
= ought not to be judge for capita
r or for labor, for the corporations O
for the public, for any cause whic
, calls for a dispassionate weighin
\ of the facts and a sure determine
= tion of the right.
h Nobody who has studied the csrcc
Y of this man thinks there is any sue
l., Judge or the possibility Of any sue
j Judge in Louis D. Brandeis.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Tuesday.

Masonic Federal. No. /, Acacia, so. - Ia
koma. No. ~. Mount hOrep. No. :, Hu-
tomac 80 s. ROYAL Arch Chapters. E,eoIa
No. >, Bethlehem, No. :, Erten lship, No.
y. Eastern star.
knights OF Pyrhias-,' 'apital. NO q. Nr.,s g
No. 7. Excelsior. NO. -. Myrtle, No. y.
odd Felows-ti Golden Rule, No. q. Aunlv,
No q Washington. No. s. tuiGmhiH. w..
! enCampment
National | Mon Headq uarterS open.
Sons OF Confederate Nettrans--W Washing ElOn
amp. No. 30. Confederate Hal.
Crescent EeneNUlent Association Dance, Sa-
engerbund Hall.
knights OF Columbus Nsshingi ton Council.
Woman Movement" Julie. STUART PoyntZ.
rs THAN Temple SIS p. m.