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The Washington times., 1916-02-21
THE BIBLE AND PREPAREDNESS

One fruitful source Of sincere and
earnest opposition to national pre-
paredness comes from those church
folk who point to the injunction
"Whosoever smite thee on the right
cheek, turn to him the other also"
Though not much discussed the OPP
position on this account is far from
negligible. Therefore it is with sat
isfaction that one reads in today's
newspapers Of the able refutation Of
any such notion by clergyman, the
Rev. Hiram Vrooman, Of Champaign,
ILL.,, preaching in a Washington
church yesterday.
At this juncture the church mem
Der need not forsake the teachings Of
the founder Of the Christian religion.
He need only study them as a whole.
And he will find there, as the Rev.
Mr.. Vrooman points out, such other
texts as "He that hath no sword let
him sell his garment and buy one"
and 81 come not to bring peace, but
a sword"
After all, setting off text to text
proves little. Anyone who has made
even a casual study of the life of the
man who made the most profound in
fiuence upon the worlds religious
thought, must realize that the doc
trine Of turning the other cheek ap-
plies only to ones personal welfare
and not to a cause.
The. New Testament student finds
the lowly Nazarene rising to splen.
did indignation and driving money
changers out Of the temple. He finds
him angered and militant in the face
Of opposition to the principles he up
held. He finds him careless of per.
sonal safety, but most zealously
guarding those ideals for which hi
stood.
Again, the individual is counselec
to maintain bodily health and vigol
as a means Of spiritual growth. Ont
must maintain physical reserve Il
engender mental and moral force
There is nothing moral about supine
ness in an individual. Likewise Their
is nothing praiseworthy about a ma
, ton that allows the principles TO
which it stands to be trampled owe
by q more ruthless and stronge
power.
Most widely quoted, perhaps, o
all injunctions Of the Great Reforme
> is that which counseled his own dis
ciples TO render unto Caesar tina
which was due Caesar; a text tn
pacifsts might we'll study at thi
time.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

situation to administer this jolt TO
the joie de vivre;
Not more than one O) drink may
be bought In advance OF l o'clock
for consumption thereafter. That's
all anybody ought to need after
o'clock.
How does the district attorney
know that7 He sounds like a man
from Sheboygan, where the water
grows.
Chicago is never going to realize
its ambition to be politely festive
town Of boulevardiers and a Latin
Quarter and atmosphere and color
If this sort Of Grass stuff is to be
pulled by cheap law.~rs who don't
know anything about tie cumulative
requirements Of the early-morning
thirst.
Better twenty minutes in Wash.
ington-Morris Sheppard and all
than cycle of Chicago after a. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

lOuhys
Meeting. Petworth woman's Club. at home
of Mrs Norman HILL sos Taylor suee'
northwest, 3 p. m.
ladies' night. Elks Club, p. m.
Address. Gilbert o. Nation, before Guar
dams OF Liberty. Perpetual building p. M
Annual masquerade ball, United states raTk
Police Relief Association. Odd Fellows Hail.
125 seventh street northwest. s p. m.
Address, Alaska" Henry s. Graves, before
Colonial Danes. in clubhouse. t;So p. m
Benent for Georgetown University Hospital.
National Theater, s:l5 p. IN.
Banquet, Washington Alumni OF Syracuse
University. Capitol Park Hotel. 1880 p. m.
Washington birthday anniversary dance
Martha Washington Seminary, red room'
New Willard, p. m.
Annual banquet. George Washington Univer.
sity Chemical Society. University CLUB
Safety FIRST exhibition. New National Museum
Meeting, North Capitol and lexington Citi'
gems Association, Matthew q. Emery
School Building. 1880 p. m.
Address. Saving Lives in the Coal Mine,
Fred J. Bailey, before Vermont state As
ISOLATION, at Washington club. Seventeenth
and X streets northwest p. IN, .
Address, Hawaii" Congressman James 5
Slayden, before Mems Bible Class, Metho
dist Protestant Church. Cherrydale, Va.
Meeting, Georgetown Citizens Association
Potomac Savings Bank Hall, y. m.
Annual banquet. Monday Evening Club
Rauscher's. $50 p, m.
Meeting, Veterinary Medical Association o
George Washington University In college
1880 p. m.
Address. DR.. Louise Taylor Jones, befor
College Woman's Club Raleigh, p. m,
Concert, United States Marine Band Marin
barracks, $3.50 p. m,
MISUNDERSTANDING Il. French, No. 49, Pen
| talpha. No. %: Mount Pleasant NO. ~
Washington Council, No. l. Royal and Sc
lect Masons; Ruth, No. 1, Eastern star;
odd Fellows--Langdon, No. %; Union, Nc
H., Beacon. No, 10; Ruth. No. 2; Naomi
No. !. Kebekahs,
Knights OF Pythias-Grand Lodge, Amarantf
No. 2S.
Council.
Maccabees-Nationai Tent. No l; AnAcosti
| Tent, No. Z.
Knights OF Columbus-Dance, Carroll counc
Socialist party"Y' p. s. l.. study class. 81
| T. street northwest, 1880 p. IN.
| Lecture, Vital Issues, Both at Home an
| Abroad" Miss Janet Richards, auditorium
| OF woodward & Lothrop's, 1880 a. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

lars TO pay for the military roads
through the Everglades Of Florida,
the swamps Of Louisiana, and the
deserts Of Arizona and New Mexico.
Very likely this wouldn't bother
the numerous States not getting any
Of the military road II that was all
there was to. It, because they them
selves think it's pretty fine thing
to get all sorts Of national improve
ments at the expense Of somebody
else, especially the East. But in this
particular instance they would be
asked to chip along a little bit for
somebody else; and that's a thing
, they would never stand.
So Mr.. Stephens might as well
forget his national defense highway.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
THE 0REENBAcK IS SAVED

From "purplebacks" and from red
backs" the country has been saved.
Greenbacks will continue to hold
their metaphorical significance. All
this comes about through the grace
of Germany and Great Britain, per-
hitting to be shipped to the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing enough
dry colors to enable that plant to con-
tinue to turn out money for some
time to come.
When Ebenezer J. Hill, Congress
man from Connecticut, warned the
House of Representatives that we
soon would not have enough dyes to
color our flags unless the industry in
this country were protected, it was
thought he was dealing in highly
figurative language. But in view Of
the money situation he may have
been right. The cost of theatel
going, at least to George M. Cohar
shows, will be increased. G. A. R
parades will be seriously threatened
and interior decorations will have II
be materially altered.
Amusing as the subject may seem
and ludicrous as is treating with ,
nation with which we have seriou
differences to get colors for GU
paper money, the incident illustrate
our national negligence in not doint
things for ourselves that we shoul,
be doing.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
Art Exhibit Draws Crowd
To Corocoran Gallery

Approximately 1900 art lovers. artists.
and sightseers visited the Corcoran
Gallery of Art and viewed the twenty
fifth annual exhibition OF the Society
of Washington Artists Yesterday.
The occasion was the first public
showing of the exhibition. The collec-
ton OF paintings and sculpture pieces
were exhibited first at a reception to
specially invited guests on Saturday
evening.
Announcement Is made by tho o..
agement of the gallery that on Ht.r.
Il an exhibition OF thirty works
ward w Redheld. painter Of
landscapes. will omen, Meanwhil,
present exhibit NAV be seen dat.
| the usual times and under the usuA
StrictionS as to pay and non-pay q
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
WHAT ARB THE FACTS, ANY,
HOWP

Did the American foreign Office at
one time indicate, or intimate, its
acSliescence in submarine destruc-
ton of armed merchantmen without
warning or safety?
This is getting to be very real
question.
Some Of the earlier utterances Of
the State Department strongly sug-
gested that it might. take this view.
Directions to port authorities to re-
strict merchantmen in carrying
mounted arms into and out Of our
ports certainly led Americans to fear
that such an attitude was contem-
plated. If the German government
construed these moves precisely as
Americans did, they may easily have
been misled.
Looking back over the whole de-
velopment along this line. it must be
said that our State Department
needs to have its record set very
clearly before the world, and to have
it done Immediately. There is rea-
son to fear that relations to the
central powers are nearing a grave
juncture, with submarine methods
as its crux. If this Government has
made a record which at one time jus.
titled the belief that it would stand
with the central powers in certain
circumstances; and if later il
changed front and took the Opposite
position, then we are automatically
in a most uncomfortable posture.
If, on the other hand, there hal
been nothing in this country's atti
tude to warrant the Interpretation
adopted in Germany and In man!
quarters here, somebody has beer
diligently disappearing the Stat,
Department. If agents Of foreigl
diplomacy have been putting out i'm
pressions on this side that were cal
culated to embarrass our State De
ment, those agents have deserves
, to be dismissed without consider
. atom 1t is now being intimate
, that exactly this has happened, an
that it has given serious displeasur
to the department chiefs. SINAI
> wonder. There has been a press
l agency, in anti-American interests
5 for more than a year past, of tn
r proportions of a national campaign
o department of opinion manufactur
e and sentiment acceleration. It ough
:. to have been brought up long ag
t with a sharp turn.
|, Whether the American Admins
: tration has changed views, q
g whether its early view was sedr
n lousy misconstrued and misrepr,
e scented by foreign agencies in TIL
e country, the affair has got to a stag
= where the precise facts are neceI
e sary. Diplomacy cannot be manage
in secret any longer; the public
. entitled to know the truth about {
: vital a condition as this. Congre.
. is entitled to know it. If the recoi
Il is not voluntarily given to the publ
q the Foreign Relations Commute,
d should insist on being supplied wit
=, il.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

Railroad managers are not unanimous
in saying they are ready to fight the
labor battle TO a finish. but more than
a few of them believe the desperate
struggle must soon come.
The,appalling consequences of strike
which would paralyze the entire railway
transportation system of the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from the Gulf to the Great Lakes can
scarcely be appreciated In advance. The
average man has not even thought OF
those consequences, because he believes
the railway managers will yield. as they
have done more than once already. Bue
some Of the leading railway officers are
saying they have reached the point
where they must turn and night or be
pushed en- masse into bankruptcy. II
their story be true, their position is
like that OF the man between the devil
and the deep sea.
There Is real danger, therefore. that
general strike will be ordered. I'm
less It can be prevented. factories. mills
and shops will be forced to close down
and virtually all forms of business will
cease. But that Is only part of the
story.
There would be plenty Of food. OF
course, but II could not be carried into
the cities where 1t would be so badly
needed. The rich mans table soon
would be almost bare. millions of city
jewellers would feel the pinch Of actual
hunger for the FIRST time In their lives
thousands OF men and women in ouI
slums would starve, and tens of thou.
sands OF children would die for lack oil
mere possibility should be enough &c
arouse the nation. Automobiles woulo
be brought into requisition. but thai
would not save the day. The war II
Europe would not concern us then, be
cause we would be in the midst OF
social war, riotinR and of anarchy.
not be-"the public" or the Govern
mcnt would not permit It." II The rail
way MANAGERS decide not to yield an
from $4,000 to 100000 men refuge Il
work. what them
Public Wants Facts.
The first thing the public wants e
know is the truth or falsity OF certain
essential arguments which are beint
advanced by the labor leaders on tn
one hand and by the railway manager
on the other.
tors and trainmen Eoorly paid or ar
they not7
Could the railroads pay more wages
When the labor leaders and the rail
way managers do not 7ree on ques
lions of fact the natIr' 'urse Is I
turn to the Interstai' 1. 'erce Com
mission. It may he that tn
commission bases It's reports upo
statements made by the railways. bu
II should be remembered that tn" con,
mission stipulates how railway record
must be kept and how reports must b
made. So the commissions reports wi
: be accented as unbiased.
Z The latest coplete report OF the Inter
: state Commerce Commission Is for tn
, year 1914. II says that OF the 1.7l0.c.
! persons then employed ty all operatin
|, roads mot including switchiDg and tel
! minal cnmpanies) s:,o:1 were ENGINEER
: "a $50 were firemen. 4s,a01 were conduc
tors and 1850 were "trainmen.'
saws the entire on,ovnt paid n w ,,Cs
4 sTs IN. the total amount paid In wage
I 10 hremen was ST.. 1ST .sG6. to conductor
s7S 81 5S5. and TO "trainmen" H;s
52l. on
/ At irst blush. therefore. the prot
i lem Of learning the average wage a;
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
Hibernians Planning Big
st. Patrick's Day Program

Members Of the Ancient Order Of HI
bernians are planning for the biggest
st. Patrick's Day celebration ever held
In the Capital.
Plans for the celebration are In the
hands Of the District board of the order.
The committee on arrangements VIII
meet at 1880 o'clock in Eagles Hall
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
Concert Today
BY u. s. Marine Band Orchestra,
at $3.50 p. M, at u. S. Marine
Barracks.
WILLIAM H. sANTELMANN.
Leader.

March, "Hustak" .........,,.,.;''',flal
Overture, lie Domino Noir' ',Anoer
Intermezzo, La Danseuse' Won blon
"Old Folks at Home, and In tor-
eign Lands" ..........".'',,ho perlS
(An international TRANSCRIPTION
OF the American folk song IN the
nations: France, Scotland, Spain;
Germany, Ireland, Italy ana
Hungary ,
Waltz. "stories of the Vienna
Woods .,....I.....,.'''''''St
Suite, Peer Gynt" ..........,,..: Grieg
(a)' Morning: (b) The Death OF
Ase; (c) Anitra's Dance; Id
Dance OF the imps In the Halls
of the Mountain King.
Marines Hymn, THE Halls OF
MonteEuma."
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
TnmOrrOM.

Address, Congressman c. NJ. stendman, be-
fore Camp No. III. United Confederate
Veterans, Confederate Memorial Hall, lS2l
Vermont avenue northwest. s y. m.
Washington Birthday anniversary celebra-
tions-Joint exercises. National Society OF
the Daughters OF the American Revolution,
the Sons OF the Revolution and the sons OI
the American Revolution Of the District
Memorial Continental Hall, 1880 a, IN.
California State Association. Raleigh, SIP. m
North Dakota Society, banquet, New Eb'
Knights Of Momus banquet. RaIsiEh. .. m
The Washington times., 1916-02-21
AmusementA

National-"Beverly's Balance" S:lS p. m.
Belasco-'Treasure Island, y $50 p. IN.
Polrs-''In Walked Jimmy" s;l6 p. m.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2:lb and S:l5 y. IN,
Gayety- Burlesuue, 2:l6 and S:l5 o. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays IL a. IN. &c
II D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

With the Japs arming and seek
ing a footing, certain wise individ-
uals pretend to see where they're
heading.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

Congress is expected to face the
foreign issues this week. Which is
far better than turning its back
upon them.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

That Turk army needn't expect
much sympathy here if the Armen-
ians turn about and massacre a few
thousand.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

Munchausen is not dead, he says,
North Pole, sick-friend, cold-bath,
and allied liars, nota bene!
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

The ultimate in wasted energy ar
rives with a warning to United
States army aviators to sit tight.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

Of course, if you wanted to play
on names, you might call it Barnes
storming tour that he has projected.
The Washington times., 1916-02-21

CThe second article in this series will
he published tomorrow. Concrete infor-
nation will be given showing what men
actually receive on various kinds OF
runs" in the East Then the question
Of the ability OF the railroads to pay
will be considered. and what these
things may mean to the publicly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Spot Cotton
Pig Iron
Avery's Letter

An anlysis of the governments weekly crop report indicated the heavy rains were confined to three states-Alabama, Geor- gia and Mississippi-and what damage was done was in the states in the order named. Alabama suffered most, and it Is said crops were damaged in some locali- ties as much as 35 per cent. If Alaba ma lost 20 per cent of the crop indicated by the governments acreage report, 1t would only mean about 25O.0O0 bales, and the total damage to the three states named likely woud not run over a total of 3O0,- 900. This is but a drop in the bucket.
 It is likely boil weevil reports will in- crease following these rains, and no doubt considerable damage will be caused from this source.
 The market is in rut, and fluctuations will be narrow, representing about evenly divided sentiment.
 There are no doubt some very large long lines still intact, held by stock oper- aters who bought cotton as hedge against a sudden termination of the war These long contract holders have likely been encouraged lately to hang on, be- cause of the recent successes of the allies However, with cotton and stocks both eagging I look for some of these lines to be liquidated. See nothing but grad ually sagging prices for the present
 c. F. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
THE EOPERAT|ONSOF
 SHORTS CONTINUE
Concerted Selling Conspicu- Ous Feature of Profes-
 siOnal Market

New York July 12.-Concerted selling of special stocks, particularly those is- sues which suffered most severely in last weeks liquidating movement, was the conspicuous feature of today's pro- fessional market. The short interest em- boldened by it's recent success, conducted it's operations with greater confidence, but made little headway except in isolated instances.
 Representative shares, notably the bet ter known rails and United States Steel, again withstood pressure, albeit Steel was forced down to S37sc, it lowest quota ton since last weeks rise to STAG. Ship ping stocks and Mexcans, together with Motors and the Coppers also fell away in the afternoon, but made gradual re- covery in part or whole later.
 Increase in the Willys-Overland divi- dend from to 12 per cent with an "ex- tra" dividend of 20 per cent was not announced until the flag end of the ses- sion. The stock closed at a loss of PA points, the action of the directors having evidently been discounted.
 Pacifics were the only rails to exhibit marked strength, Canadian Pacific being in demand with its subsidiaries, 500 and Wisconsin Central Union Pacific was firm on revival of the familiar rumor of an increased dividend at the next quar- terly meeting. Total sales amounted to 56s,000 shares of which a very large pro- portion was supplied by Alcohol, Mer- cantile Marine preferred, United States Steel, Reading and American Beet Sugar
 The prosperous condition of the inde- pendent steel manufacturers was seen in the second quarterly statement of the Lackawanna Steel company showing ]: net gain of almost s290o,O00 over the same quarter of 1915.
 Bonds were again inclined to ease, with further extensive offerings of Anglo French 5s. Total sales, par value, ag- gregated $3,320,000.
 United States bonds were unchanged or call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
GENERAL LIST OF
 COTTON DECLINES
Weekly Report Fails to Create Buying of Much
 Consequence

New York, July 12.-The cotton market was comparatively quiet today and fluctu- ations were irregular with October con- closing at 12.93c. The general list closed at net decline of 3 to points
 The market opened steady at a decline of points on August in response to rel atively easy cables, but other months were unchanged to ? points lower and the active positions generally sold poiht or two above last nights closing fig- ures right after the call This reflected a renewal of scattered covering such as otherwise there was no demand of con- sequence and prices soon turned easier on the favorable weather forecast. Ac- tive months sold about s to points net lower during the middle of the morning. Prices then rallied on covering for over the weekly report of the weather bureau, which was expected to make bullish showing as to east gulf states conditions. This bulge carried prices back to within point of two of yesterdays final quo tations, but while the weekly report read rather more unfavorable then expected with reference to some sections, notably Alabama, 1t failed to create any fresh buying of sconsequence and the market reached the low point of the day shortly after it's publication with December sell ing at 13.06c and January at 13.11c or s to points net lower. Selling was re- stricted later by reports that another tropical disturbance was developing in the Caribbean sea, however, and there were rallies of several points late in the afternoon. The weekly report of the weather bureau indicated that there had been considerable damage in the storm area, placing the damage to the Ala bama crop at 35 per cent, while 25 per cent was mentioned in connection with the damage in some parts of Mississippi. Conditions outside the tropical storm were considered generally favorably, however, and the report evidently failed to inspire fresh interest either way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
BLACK RUST REPORT
 PUSHES WHEAT UP
Close of the Market Is Steady at Slight
 Increase

Chicago, July 12.-Further reports of black rust in the northwest, indicating the approach of a serious condition. advanced wheat prices today the pests inroads be- ing reinforced by word that hot, muggy weather made rust highly probable. The close was steady with A93sc of the top, prices being from 1s4@17sc to 2c net higher, with July at S1.09h and September at $l.11A. Corn finished steady, 9sc to 9sG1ac net lower and oats gained A@Ac. In pro- visions the final figures were Sc to 25c higher.
 Detailed reports from crop experts sent to the northwest field were received, tell ing of black rust found on every stalk of wheat handled in some fields, and it's presence noted in every field visited. Other reports minimizing the rust danger were unable to crowd the market down and good buying developed on very weak spot, the local bullish sentiment being augmented by reports that Minneapolis was good buyer and northwestern mar kets were more than Pc higher.
 Dealers who took profits on the bulges were credited with replacing their lines on the small declines.
 There was little evidence of selling pres sure during the day and the country of ferings were not large. Local cash sales aggregated 15,000 bushels wheat, with word from the seaboard that 90O,00O bush- els of wheat had been sold for export including 500,000 bushels of new American winter wheat.
 Corn, which was inclined to drag al the outset was braced by the strength of wheat, but the advance was checked by an abundance of offerings and prices made little headway. Word of dry, hot weather in the southwest with moisture needed was offset by reports of welcome rains in Illinois Export sales aggregat- ing 530 900 bushels out of 630,000 bushels sold for shipment aided also in preventing radical setback Oats were in good demand, stimulated by continued reports of hot and dry weather damage. Local cash sales totalled 220,0oo bushels.
 Light offerings of provisions and buying based on expectation of another large purchase for Belgian relief forced pro- vision prices higher, live hog weakness and a heavier run of swine being ig- nored by traders.