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The Washington times., 1916-05-17

Ulster, Leinster, Munster, and Con-
naught-Ulster is the most populous
and probably the most powerful and
prosperous. It has never been at
all plain to Americans why Ulster
should not be given its own separate
government, independent Of the rest
of Ireland, and the three other prov
inces federated together under a
Dublin parliament. OF course, 1t
would be better for Ireland to con-
tinue a great unity, IL only the Irish
themselves would agree to live in
harmony, with mutual respect for the
differences of opinion on religious
and political questions. But they
seem determined not to do SO. and
it is dangerous business to attempt
forcing a good thing on people who
think they know it is not good.
The government seems to have real
lied that its methods Of dealing with
the revolutionary leaders was un-
fortunate, and It is anticipated that
there will be every effort hencefor-
ward to recognize the susceptibilities
of the public in conducting proceed
ings against the revolutionists. The
great majority Of Irishmen are loyal
to the imperial cause; but they have
not been weaned away from their
determination that Ireland shall yet
be free, and that its freedom shall be
genuine and not N fraud.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

The United States Public Health
Service has entered on a campaign
Of education. II is endeavoring to
disseminate information on health
questions without doing it in the
form Of long essays on themes
which, however valuable, would prob
ably never be read or would be read
by a comparative few.
Instead Of sending out lengthy ar
ticles on matters relating to health
and sanitation, the Public Health
Service is getting out weekly in bull
letin. form, through its official publ
cation, known as Health News, cpl
grammatic statements Of facts which
ought to be impressed on the public
mind. A simple sentence, and a
short one at that, tells a story.
The Public Health Service aims to
promote the good health Of the pub
lie, whether it be the physical
health or the mental health. So its
statements treat of anything from
muzzling of dogs to insanity. Here
are samples:
Do you know that
Efficient nuzzling Of dogs will
eradicate rabies?
The protection of the health Of
children is the first duty Of the ma
ton?
Bad temper Is sometimes merely a
symptom OF bad health?
Insanity costs every inhabitant In
the United States 81 per year?
The United States Public Health
Service has proven that typhus Is
spread by lice?
Untreated pellagra ends in insan-
ity?
In the lexicon Of health there is no
such word as neutrality" against
disease?
The death rate OF persons under
forty-five Is decreasing: Of those over
forty-five II Is increasing?
The statements are distributed tc
newspapers and otherwise in an eff.
fort to catch the public eye as much
as possible. It is one development,
of the service idea as applied to the
Governments manifold activities
which touches everybody and should
have public support.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
MAKING A NEW GOVERNMENT
FOR IRELAND

The Irish revolution" was sup
pressed with vigorous effectiveness;
but at great cost. II has left Ire
land almost without a government;
martial law is the rule throughout a
considerable part of the country yet,
though it is said not to have been
enforced at any time in Ulster.
OF course, Ireland cannot go on in
such fashion. There must be a civil
government that can really govern;
and the British premier is now visit
ing Ireland and comforting with
leaders of all elements in the effort
to determine what shall be done.
Before the war there were volun-
teer military organizations through
out the country, whose avowcd pur-
pose was to muss up matters if the
home rule issue were not settled to
their satisfaction. Ulster, now most
loyal to the crown, was determined
to fight rather than be subjected to
a Dublin parliament in which the
Protestant north should be hope
lessly outnumbered by the Catholic
parts of the country. Ulster wanted
home rule by itself; to be set off
from the rest of Ireland, in the fash
ion of an American State; and there
has never been any very sound rea-
son why this should not have been
permitted. T.,
One imminent issue is the treat
ment to be accorded these Irish vol.
unteer military organizations. Meth.
er section of the country is willing
to give them up. There is fear or
both sides that after the great wal
the home rule issue will come up If
a new form, and that unless there
is preparedness for every eventual
ity, some scheme may be forced upoI
the country that will be unsatisfac
tory. 1t is now declared that the
London cabinet proposes to establish
a sort of high commission at Dublir
to rule Ireland adj interim, this com
mission to be subordinate to the Lon
don Parliament; there is no pur
pose of establishing an Irish parlia
ment at present, and doubtless i
would be folly to attempt such ;
thing.
= OF the four provinces of Ireland
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
SEES NEAR DOOM OF
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Kenyon Believes Senate Will
Abolish Secrecy Except on
Treaty Consideration.

The executive or secret session Of
the Senate Is doomed. according to a
prediction made today by Senator
Kenyon. author OF the resolution
which was up for consideration a
short time yesterday and will be
called up again soon.
Senator Kenyon believes that a ma
jority OF the Senate. on a test, will be
found in favor OF doing away with
the archaic system of considering
nominations and business other than
treaties behind closed doors.
II the Senate votes in favor OF abo-
have an important bearing on the
Brandeis case. The opponents Of
Brandeis say they can defeat him II
they can get the nomination debated
some OF the friends OF rBandeis are
willing to have the nomination dis
cussed in the open and want to abol-
ish the secret session.
Senator La Toilette, who Ia one OF
the champions OF Brandies. favors end
ing the secret session. In part. the
present movement against the secret
session Is due to dissatisfaction over
Der OF the Federal Trade Commission,
although opposition to the secrc: ses-
sion has been gathering head tor years.
Many Republicans support the move.
ment because they think II would
deprive the Executive OF much OF his
power to force through combinations of
men Objectionable to the Senate.
Thus far no move has been made In
executive session 70 force recons,dern-
ton OF the vote whereby Rubiee was
rejected. Senator Hollis did not file
the motion last night. He mas one
more executive session in which to
nile.
Meantime, Rublee Is holding Office
and Administration officials say he can
hold until the end II this session.
some even pel.ova ne can be given
another recess appointment. though he
could draw 10 nay COR hts services.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
SENATORS AGAINST BRANDEIs

When the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee reports out the nomination Of
Mr.. Brandeis without comment it
will simply dodge the political brick
bats flying at the heads of the mem
bers of the committee.
There are only three straightfor-
ward ways in which a committee can
act in such a case. One is to report
the nomination favorably if the
members believe it ought to be con-
firmcd; another is to report it I'M
favorably if they believe it ought to
be rejected, and still another is to
refuse to report out the nomination
at all.
Now, the members Of the commit
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Exhibition. American industrial art, New Ma
tional Museum, to II D. m.
Entertainment and smoker. Holy Name So
ciety OF 81. Pauls Church. parish hall. 8
Meeting. Federal Employees Union. No. i4sss
National Rifles Armory. 8 D. m.
Meeting, General NJ. Emmett Ureil Camp No
9. United Spanish War Veterans. Pythian
Meeting. Board of Education. Franklin
Annual convention. American Federation OF
Arts. New Willard. 10 a. m. and 2 and s
Tag day, to aid Day Nursery and Dispen-
sary Association. all day.
Annual frolic and festival. Mems Club Of
ST.. Stephens Episcopal Church. parish
hall, Fourteenth street near Columbia
Meeting. United States Civil Service Rs-
tirement Association. New Ebbitt. 9 D. m.
Musical recital. cory-Wiibur Trio. Home
Club Sis y. m.
Meeting -woodmen OF the World. Northeast
Temple. p. m.
Masonic washington Centennial. No. Il. r..
c.; osiris, No. 26, Z. A.: East Gate, No. 81,
l. and Brightwood. No. Q.
Eastern Star-Areme, No. 10.
odd Fellows--Eastern. No. I: Friendship. No.
IL; Federal CITY, No. 20, and Harmony No
o; Mount Nebo. No. 6. Encampment.
Knights OF Pythias-Eauai. No. IL; Mount
pythian sistsrs.Friendship Temple, No: 0.
II. Hall; Postofnce Department Council.
fiynn's Hall; Conversational Council. Typo
graphic Temple and Mount Vernon Coun-
ell. Pythian- Temple.
Reiasco- Motion pictures. How Great Brit
ain Prepared" ESQ and s:ib p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Four Tons of Cash in
BILLY" Sunday Gifts

BALTIMORE. May 1.-THE BILLY"
Sunday campaign IN Baltimore cost
$4,000. In the tin pans at the Taher-
Racle and In caEt contributions there
was taken in $9G6ll,49. or this $40. A
was for free will! OFF sring for Mr..
Sunday himself and s6,s55.SS was taken
up for charitable institutions.
The noley that passed through the
counting machines at the Baltimore
subtreasury amounted to $500 pounds
and the other collections counted at the
Bank OF Commerce brought tho total
weight ny to about four tons.
The Tai ernacle building cost was SIS
9li.0a. The rental aid maintenance of
the home Tor MIX Sunday amounted 10
S2.1Ss.sI. The party ate $9a7.73 worth OF
food in the eight weeks.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
CHURCH UNITY

The movement to unite two great
branches of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has an appeal to the layman
aside from any ecclesiastical signifi-
canoe. It looks like a sign of the
times for the application of the
simple principles of efficiency to re-
ligion.,
A similar trend was shown re-
Gently by a discussion in the Wash
ington Pastors Federation of plan
by which the building of new
churches here, of all denominations,
might be so regulated that they
would not overlap, and yet would
make church available for every
section.
For some time study has been
in progress of the multiplicity of
churches in small towns. Behind the
small salaries of clergymen, about
which there has been much agitation,
lies the fact that in dozens of vii
lagos and small towns there are
three or four struggling churches,
where one could do the work more
efficiently.
More recently there has been a
study made in Pennsylvania Of the
proportion Of churches to the popu-
lation, and it has been found that, in
dozens of smaller cities there, the
proportion is one church for every
900 population. A considerable por-
ton of this population does not be-
long to church at all, and another
section is made up of children.
OF course, the unifcation of de-
nominations, and the utilization OF
congregations in certain places
where such need is indicated, will not
appeal to those for whom religion
means sectarianism. But that sort
of denominationalism is dying out, il
the action of various church confer.
ences is to be taken as a sign, anG
the majority of folk are beginning
to apply the common sense prin
ciples Of business organization tS
the business end of church regula
ton.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
National Training School
Class Graduates

Thirty-two young women Of the Lucy
webb Hayes National Training School
will receive diplomas tonight at the COM
mencement exercises, to be held in
the school building NJ and North
Capitol streets, at s o'clock tonight. DR..
Henry 8, France, president, will preside
and make the presentations. Invocation
will be pronounced by the Rev. f. X.
Hardin, Of Mt. Vernon Place M. T..
Church.
Essays will be read by the following
members OF the graduating class: Miss
Roena Wheeler. Miss Nettie Eschesn-
bach, Miss Leona Andrew, and Miss
Bessie Noble.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
San Diego. Cal. MAY IL.
An Appreciation of Times Editorial
On Blue Laws.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Your splendid editorial on Another
Blue-Law Menace" hit the, nail square,
~ on the head. IL Americans are to
be menaced with the blue-laws of CO.
lonial times when they tried to run
the Government under regime of n
union of church and state, II IL high
time that somebody pointed out the
aDsurdity or such n scheme now. In
fathers had some strange ideas as TO
what constituted unnecessary labor
and proper observance of Sunday"
cats were hung on Monday morning
Others who were DESTROYS of saving the
cats from such terrible punishment
Tor labortng on Sunday would imprlson
them In cages all day Sunday so that
they could not catch mice nor rats. II
the cider barrel happened to begin
working on Sunday II would have to
be set outside the gate of the owners
premises until Monday morning. And
sos any sin committed with high
the Sabbath day. may be punished with
death, when a lesser punishment might
serve for gathering sticks privily and
In need. Records of Massachusetts
Ike Parita al Pi iaen =" Of 9Th. proper oh.
servance of Sunday" led them TO fine
all nop-church goers ten shiliings for
non-attendance of divine services on
Sunday Men and boys were punished
in the stocks for laughing and whist.
ling aloud on Sunday. Husbands were
fined for kissing their wives that day
Young men were fined for watkins
with young ladies on Sunday, unless
the walk led directly to the church OF
the cemetery. No one was allowed to
walk or ride for recreation or pleas.
ure. All that. anyone was permitted to
do on Sunday was either to go to divine
services or sit idly In an easy chair
II he twiddled his thumbs while sit.
ting IN the chair he could be accused
as Icing guilty, OF engaging in "un'
The heterogeneous Pharisees OF
Christ's time had hcRped more thar
$50 extra Sabbath regulations upon tina,
one Sabbath commandment which God
had given.
Several Sunday bills have been intro.
duced into Congress this session. call.
ing for the proper observance OF Sun.
day In the District OF Columbia" and
making II a crime to get a haircut
shave or shampoo. One thing In Ger
tain-we are going some-but not ahead
II is high time that American citizen,
who believe In civil and religious free
dom and n separation OF church and
state raise their voices In protest
against this backward tendency
Eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty" -
washingfon Nav TX
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
ARTS FEDERATION
N SESSION HERE
Delegates Of More Than Two
Hundred Chapters Attend
Opening Meeting.

A cordial welcome TO Washington was
extended the members of the american
Federation Of Arts by Prof. Charles j.
waicott. OF the Smithsonian Institution.
on the occasion Of the first session Of
the seventh annual convention at the
New Willard Hotel this morning. Dele
gates from more than 200 chapters and
affiliated organizations were In attend
ance at the first session. which was
eeJled to order by Robert W. de Forest.
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. OF
New York. president of the federation.
The convention has brought to
wsshin gton many of the most distin-
guished writera painters. sculptors.
architects, musicians. and educators In
the country.
Many To Participate.
Discussions will occupy the several
sessions of the convention. which will
continue until Friday.
Those who will participate In the
meetings include Senator Francis @.
Newlands OF Nevada; Mrs. Herbert
Adams. Edward Robinson. director of
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art; Paul
Bartlett, George L. Kessler. Grosven-
or Atterbury. Paul Grummann. Henry
Turned Bailey. Miss Margaret e.
.Sawteile, j. C. Butler. jr., Miss Mary
Powell, Samuela Crosby, Prof. Hor-.
alto Parker. Cass Gilbert. Alfred
Noyes, william NJ. Chase, Ralph
Adams Cram, William Laurel Harris
j. NJ. Fitzgerald, Charles w. Ames,
Charles Moore, and others.
Memorial Meeting.
Thursday evening a memorial meet
ing will be held in the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art in honor of the late John
White Alexander. the distinguished
America artist known throughout the
world as a portrait painter. Mr.. do
Forest will preside at the meeting
and addresses will be made by Charles
Dana Gibson, DR.. John III. Finley
Edward H. Blashfield. and Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdowell.
The program OF social events fol-
the convention includes the formal
opening OF the Industrial art exhibi.
tion at the National Musem this ey'
ening, a garden party at the Octagor
House tomorrow afternoon. a recep'
tion at the home of Mrs. Christian
Hemmick. Friday afternoon and q
banquet at Rausehers' Friday night
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Organists' Guild to-
Give Recital Tonight

The American Guild OF organists has
issued invitations for an organ recital
to be given this evening at All Souls
Unitarian Church. Fourteenth and l.
streets northwest, at Sis p. m. Mrs.
Frank Akers Frost. organist OF Douglas
Memorial M. +. Chuch. will be the
soloIst, presenting an all Mendelssohn
program.
The program will be. fifth sonata.
three movements; prelude and fngue In
G major: song without words, l HUNT
four movements.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
PLAYS COMING TO
CAPITAL THEAT[RS
Varied Program Offered to
Amusement Seekers Of Capt.
tai Next Week.


Musicians from all sections OF the
country have demonstrated interest in
the production of the opera Martha"
to be given at the Belasco Theater next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. not
only because II is the FIRST attempt at
municipal opera In the National Capital
but because of the artistic success that
Is promised.
John c. Phillip and Harry Myers have
volunteered their services for the inn
portant roles OF Plunket and Sir iris
tan. coming from New York for the
purpose.
A special feature OF the production
will be an interpretive dance, intro
duced in the fair scene In the first act,
by Mile. Flaviae, a danseuse who has
recently been discovered by Mrs. Chris
tian Hemmick and has been brought TO
Washington from New York for this
production.
The cast for the first nights perfor-
nance OF the opera as previously an
nounced gave the name OF Miss Flor
ence steffens for the contralto part Of
Nancy.
A change has been made and Miss
Jessie Masters will sing the role Mon
day night. Miss Steffens singing 1t
Tuesday.
The sale OF seats by T. Arthur Smith
IL reported to be much ahead OF the
expectations of the promoters OF the
opera.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
HOW A NATION PREPARES

The Times is among those who
feel that the National Press Club is
entitled to the fullest approval, and
more, for assuming sponsorship for
the first presentation in this country
of the wonderful series Of motion
pictures of Britain's preparations for
war. Mr.. Tiller, as president Of the
club, took the audience into his con-
fidence in his graceful little speech,
by observing that few members Of
the club had opposed this, on the
ground that it might seem viola
ton of the attitude Of entire neu-
trality on the part of the club.
1t would appear that the members
of the press who assumed this view
might quite as well have objected to
printing in their newspapers the
day-by-day news of the war. The
moving pictures that were seen last
night, and will be on exhibition all
this week, gave view Of the mar
wells that Great Britain has accom-
plished in eighteen months of prep
aration for the greatest exigency
that ever confronted a nation unpre-
pared. Reams upon reams have been
written about this work; why not see
it in pictures as well as read the
story of it on the printed page?
Maybe it would raise a slightly
different question, if the manage
ment of this production should for
mally invite Congress to attend a
presentation. The pictures having
been made under the auspices of the
British government, squeamish folks
could perhaps object to our Congress
being the guests of the British Par
lament for such show. But at
least there will be no improperly il
legislators as individuals go and see
the presentation; and to see it might
well inspire some worthwhile ideas
about the duty of this country to
itself in the present juncture of
world affairs.
It would be useless to discuss
what are the most impressive fea-
lures in these films. Their mechani-
cal perfection is deserving of es-
pecial attention; and the work Of
Mr.. Charles Urban, who supervised
the entire work, and personally made
the films showing the grand fleet in
the North Sea, is entitled to live SO
long as films may be preserved in
the archives of the British Museum
It is a wonderful thought that a
thousand years hence, when perhaps
the dream of a world without wal
may be realized, a posterity that
will shudder at such barbarities
may see the lesson of their awful.
ness by simply unrolling these films
What could be a more emphatic
warning against reversion to ancient
frightfulness?
The pictures showing the vast
arms and munitions plants, largely
manned" by serious-minded, delft
handed, sober-faced women; the
contrast between these and the view.
of their men in the trenches and the
preparation camps, making them
selves ready to give perhaps theil
lives for their country's cause, were
calculated particularly to enforce tn,
realization Of what an engrossinl
business war may be, when it is wal
for national existence. Let it b,
hoped that the need for such su
preme effort may never be faced b.
our own country.
But beyond that, every American
must pray that if the need shall
come, our country may rise to it,
obligation as splendidly as have tn,
nations of the Old World.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Protests Against Women A
Snldiera.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Is there no newspaper In America
that will insert a protest againet the
preposterous craze of women for mill
tary preparedness? was amazed to
see that even Ella Wheeler Wilcox ad-
vises women to learn target practice
and bayonet exercise. Anything more
unwomanly and unchristian 1 never
heard OF. II girls want to realize the
full horror Of the CHASTITY business, let
them repeat this formuia every time
they fire q shot: This bullet will kill
some mothers boy; this bullet will kill
some girls brother or sweetheart"
Are the 100000 sighting men In
there H. any need for American girls to
do the aghting7
FREDR. A. BINNEY.
San Diego, Cal NAV ID
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Keith's.

The Red Heads" with James Is.
Carson, assisted by Eleanor suffer and
a large company of style shop models
traction at the b. f. Keith Theater next
wteB.
A rev star and comedy will be seen
In Grace Dunbar Nile and company in
.Pe''icoats.".a farcical frolic by college
6.rls.
Cher headline additions will be Reinie
Davies. in exclusive songs: Vaughn
Comfort and John King the black face
Zoe cook THE S one Man p VSuSe1ilie
Show" Tallman, heralded as the
Was greatest pool player; Howard.
kibel, and Herbert, the Five Antwerp
Girls. the pipe organ recital, and the
Pathe news pictorial.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Garden.

Charlie Chaplin will be screened at
the Garden Theater Sunday. Monday
and Tuesday and Wednesday In his
latest farcical success, "The Floor
walker" This Is the first production
to be made under Mr. Chapiin's con-
tract calling for $4,000
The secondary feature on this day
will be Grace Charlton In "A Mans
Gin"
Miss Billie Burke will be seon in "A
Perilors Love-" by Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert
Hughes. on Wednesday. Thursday and
Thursday and Friday, sallie Fisher
will make her debut In The Little
Shepherd of Bargain Row"
In her support will be seen Richard
Trayers and others. Charlotte Burton
in q viZualization OF Marie Corellrs
distinctly popular novel, The Soul
Mates" viii be seen on saturday The
added attraction on this day will DO
cartoon comedy.
The Washington times., 1916-05-17
Polls.

"outcast." by Hubert Henry Davies.
author of Cousin Kate" which will
be seen at Polls next week. Is a grip
ping drama In which the author has
analysed certain characteristics OF fem
mime nature In love affairs.
The Poll Players have been admir-
ably cast for this production of out
cast" Maude Gilbert. Mary Alden. and
Elizabeth Berger will be seen In stun
will have q most interesting role.