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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
BACK OF COLD WAVE
TO BE BROKEN TODAY
Month So Far Has Been the Coolest
March in History Of Weather
Bureau Here.

With warmer weather predicted for to-
day. the breaking UP Of the cold wave OF
the past week is expected. and rising tenn
peratures for the latter part Of March are
forecast by the Weather Bureau.
cold snap early today, probably with
snow. from a storm sweeping north along
the coast. is expected, but the drop will
be OF only a few hours duration, the
Bureau declares.
March. with twelve days to so. has been
the coolest March in the history OF the
Bureau. while Yesterday. with but two
exceptions, was the coolest March Is, the
low and high temperatures being IL and
q March Is of 1877 and OF 1900 registered
minimum temperatures Of Is
The mean Temperature OF the month Is
slightly over 81. the nearest to the aver
age being the 345 degrees OF March, 1885.
Nearest these two averages are S.5 and
SIS OF 1888 and 1855.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
RAMBLERS' CLUB ADDS
TO RANKS AT MEETING
Social Branch of Wanderlusters In
rolls Seventy New Members.
All-Dav Hikes Planned.

Great enthusiasm was displayed at the
initial meeting of the Ramblers' Pastnne
Club, a social branch of the Manoer-
Iusters' Club. last night in Northeast
Masonic Temple, Eighth and streets
northeast.
The meeting was held for the enroll
meent of new members. and there were
a bout seventy who came into the fold
Committees were appointed to procure
other members.
johnson Hardy. president Of the CLUB
explained that II was organized Tor the
social benefit of the Wanderlusters' ana
in no manner confiicted with that organ
ization. He explained that to become
member of the new organization q per
son had to be a Wanderluster Also
that the members would go on the usual
hikes with the parent organization.
He did state, however, that some mem
bers of the Wanderlusters desired TO
make frequent all day trips, which were
limited to two a year in the parent or
but that the Ramblers Past
time Club would hold as many aH-dsy
hikes as its members desired.
The other officers o. the club are Miss
Life Koontz. treasurer. and Miss Monnah
II ord secretary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
FEDERAL CLERKS BACK
MINIMUM SALARY BILL
Employees Union Launch Campaign in
Support of Nolan Measure.
Meeting Tomorrow.

The Government Clerks Union mas
launched a campaign In support OF the
Nolan bill, which provides that no one IN
the government service shall receive less
than 50 a day or 800 month. President
II. McLarin has appealed to all members
OF the union to supply the officers win
evidence of cases in which government
employees are being underpaid or over
worked, so that the facts may be pre-
sented to Congress in support OF the
Nolan bill.
The committee on constitution Of the
new union which Is Federal employees
No. 1901, American Federation OF LABOR
will meet at the Ouray Building tomor-
row night to complete the drafting OF the
tentative constitution. The union mas
opened permanent quarters IN rooms
204-266, Ouray Building.
The following have been appointed as
temporary members Of the executive
committee: State Department, Walker w.
lie Mat; Treasury Department, e. w.
Moore: Department OF Justice, Harley
Hise: Navy Department. Q. J. NeleY;
Interior Department, J. J. Cotter; Asri-
cultural Department. r. V. Batfey; Com
rnerce Department. Daniel f. Casey; La
Dor Department. w. A. Kieter; Library
OF Congress. William J. Pitrer: Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Hiram X.
Green; Federal Trade Commission, Sam
ueI s. Kalisher; Government Printing
once, Mrs. /, G. Smith.
Temporary members OF the executive
committee for the War Department and
Postofice Department have not been Sc
Iected. but will be selected as early as
practicable.
A meeting OF this committee is called
for Tuesday evening at o'clock in the
Offices Of the union to consider ways and
means for the furtherance OF the organ
ization.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

Jeff McLemore, Congressman-at-larse
from Texas. and author OF the McLemors
resolution dealing with Americans and
armed ships, remarks in his oficiai
autobiography that he was born on FRI
day. the 18th, in a storm. and that he
received only scant amount of school
ing. because Of his aversion to teachers"
II seems that this aversion was not
due to his difficulty in acquiring facts
from books. so much as an irrepressible
tendency to engage in quaint little bits
of mischief in and about the school. He
did not have the heart to go through
"a whole day without playfulIy tossing
few carpet tacks on the teachers seat,
putting a frog or a snake in the top
drawer of her desk, or by divers other
means Frightening the educational
careers of his associates. He had keen
sense of humor. but it was of the mutt
andjeff brand. Perhaps his name had
its effect. Gradually he became some
what unpopular with his teachers" The
latter frequently failed entirely to catch
his point Of view and enter properly into
the joYial. upsoarious spirit OF his divert
ing NIUE pTanks mere WAS not thdt
Icamaraderie between Jeff and his teachers
which might have characterized the
relationship II he had been less merry
making. Some of his teachers even went
so far as to entertain a personal prejudice
against him. No matter what kind of
unfortunate thing happened, he was
placed under suspicion. This condition
grated on McLemore's sensitive nature
and he determined to abandon the idea
of going any further with the pursuit OF
learning. When he had reached the age
of "A, and was in the midst or the SEN
Incorporating industry. he took his books
home and uuIt e.lucati fat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
THIRD CONCERT OF
/ SERIES ON SATURDAY
Washington College of Music viii
Present Elaborate Program at
Masonic Auditorium.

The third OF series Of concerts given
~ the washington College OF Music will
oe held at the Masonic Auditorium, New
York avenue and Thirteenth street. Sat-
1rday afternoon. March Is, at $50 O'Clock.
The following will be rem
1ered: Overture. La Dame Blanche, /"
BY the orchestra; soprano, ave Maria"
and June Morning." Miss Lael Tench
Rose; two movements from First Sym
phony, Adasio motto. Allegro con brio,
oy the orchestra violin. Concerto No. ],
MISS Doris De Groot. with orchestral sc-
compartment; baritone. Il Judge Thee
Not" Rolling Down the Rio," Willard
5. Hsynie: piano, Concerto No. 4, Op. 10.
Miss Isabel Jarvis Primnl with or
Scene, 'sHetts KaG." Dance Coquette,
Harry King; selection. Faust" orches-
ira; plano. Blue Danube waltes," Rich
ard Barrett; Soprano AS Through the
Street" from La Boheme:' Itch Liebe
Dieh," Mrs. Melissa McIver; Morris
Dance. shepherds Dance and Torch
Dance. from Henry VIII" orchestra.
The Washington College OF Music or
chestrs IL composed OF .. F.. ChTistiani.
conductor: first violin. Harry King,
Harry Waller, Israel Cooperstein. Miss
Doris De Groot, Henry .Christiani. Miss
Kathleen Long, W. II. Ssntelmann, Miss
Esteila Thomas, Kari wampI. Miss
Freds Haul Charles RunGe. Miss Lucille
Ehling. Ralph TuTroff. Norris Wolf, Eu-
gene Upton end F. c. Macdonald: second
violin. Miss Regina Ysndeyeer, George
Eberiye Miss CathariHe BoTIes, Aloysius
McEllisott, Miss ReRa GrceIberg. Samuel
Lnber, Miss Edith Beatty. Hrs. c. Gate
wood. Roland Mcintyre, Ernest Peterson.
Max FfshmanR. Miss Jennie. Greenberg
and Abe Golden; viola, Robert SteaTns
ond Verne Hoxie; cello, Mitchell Bliss,
Miss Barbara Hildreth, C. H. Birming-
ham. r. F. Jackson and Louis G. Zanoft
jr.; hute, II. w. T. Jenner and n. L.
McCslmont trombone. : Frank Schissel:
eOrnet, DIT. W. E. DIffenderfer; double
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
JAPAN EXPANDS HER
Foreign TRADE Lines
Ship Yards Reported Busy Building
Vessels to Capture Former German
Commerce with South America.

Diplomatic circles in Washington are
watching with closest interest the steps
which the Japanese government is known
to be taking to increase her foreign trade
connections in the Pacific. Reports re-
ceiyed here in the last diplomatic mails
from Tokyo tell of an unprecedented ac-
tiyity in the Japanese shipyards.
With a complete monopoly OF the man
ufacture of war munitions and supplies,
the japanese government, these dis
patches state. by supplying the Russian
army is reaping a harvest of gold, much
of which she Is using in the construction
Of a large merchant marine. OF particu-
lar interest to Washington is the sugges-
ton which comes from Tokyo that Japan
Is planning to develop extensive steam
ship lines to South America
At the present time South American
countries are suffering keenly from the
llc!: Of steamship transportation facili-
ties. Before the war these facilities were
supplied for the most part by Great
Britain and Germany. .-
In the last diplomatic mails received
at the State Department from the Amer
lean Embassy at Tokyo report was made
Of the establishment by the Japanese
government OF the South Seas Steamship
Company to develop trade with the colo
mics formerly owned by Germany before
the war in the South Pacific islands.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Special to Tas Washington Herald
New York, March lS-The following
Washingtonisns have registered at hotels
here:
Collingwood-L. S. Doten
Continentsl-Mr. and Mrs. ". !.
Jochum.
Nsvarre-Mr. and Mrs. o. J. Watts,
L. r. Freeman.
Broztell-G. ]. Adams
Van Cortland-B. z. Clock
Marthsr Washing ton-MisS NJ. c.
Farmer.
LongaCTe-E. Held.
Herald Squsre-w. R. Meadow. and d.
Robertson.
. Hermitsge-M RosenberE
Empire-NrS. c. II. Horton
Park AvenUe-R. {. Watson.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

bass. Girls Fiege; plano (n charge OF Mr..
Jones). Miss Julia Dorsey Miss Isabel
Glsdding, Miss Edna white, Miss Eliza
beth Latus. Miss Jane Darby, Miss Ruth
Beavers, Miss Maude Dunlop, Miss Flor
enee Reynolds. Miss Eleanor Ely, Miss
Kathryne Bouck. Miss Emily Bradley,
AFR. Francis King and Mr.. George Dixon
Thompson.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

In case should he thrown from my
horse today and killed or seriously in
jured, beg of you to see that am not
taken to a hospital. Take me to my own
home. Do not, oh do not permit them
to carry me TO hospital. Amy other
time. do as you like, but not today. /
simply can't bear the thought of being
carried Hfeless, or even half lifeless, to
hospital and looked after by total
strangers this morning"
1t was a week later before the thing
was explained.
He had been obliged to wear some
wooden underwear belonging to his wife.
and the garments were trimmed with
pink ribbons.
Congressman Mckinley. multi-million-
aire traction magnate, of Illinois, aims
to be a good fellow. He has a horror
OF being thought proud or naughty. The
consequence is that every time a stranger
looks Mckinley in the eye, the Con-
gresham is apt to stop and shake hands
with him.
I'm always afraid" explains McKin-
ley, that he might turn out to be a con-
stituent.''
One night there was a reception given
in McKinley's honor and he circulated
about among the guests trying to put
every man at his ease. He noticed one
modest-sppearing little man whom he
could not recall. although the face was
familiar, SO familiar, in fact, that II
haunted him Mckinley and the stranger
went and sat on a lounge and talked.
and still the Congressman could not re-
call who the fellow was.
Finally the stranger inquired:
where is this man Mckinley? I was
asked to make a speech here tonight.
and l suppose l ought to make some
reference to him, but don't even
know. him by sight"
We'll. the fact is" Mckinley was
forced to acknowledge. II am McKln-
ley. And you-let's see, ought to
know you--you are-uh--"
IT, owned UP the stranger. am
Vice President Marshall"
Representative Percy f. QuIn. Of
Mississippi, was originally a Jealous
pacifst but WAS won over to the
cause of preparedness by President
Wilson. He was being twitted IN a
House cloakroom the other day about
his change of heart
"Quin," said one Congressman, IT
suppose you've heard that IL we ever
have war. you're to be in direct charge
of one division of the army"
''And hows that" inquired Quin,
anxious to know the worst.
simply because the enemy would
never know where to find YOU"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
ASK FOR BISHOP MCDOWELL.
Local Metbodists Want Chicasosn
rs Successor to Cranston.

. If the desires of the leaders Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this city
are heeded BY the Quadrennial general
conference Of the church. which meets
IN SARATOGA Springs y. y, beginning May
/ Hishop William F. Mcdowell. OF Chi
ca 60. will be the new resident bishop
here,
Bishop Earl Crsnston. the present iR-
cumbent is in his 18th year, and
under the rules of the conference, is
eligible for retirement. 1t is believed
that this action will be taken and that
the wishes of the local leaders in regard
10 Bishop Mcdowell will be complied
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

Spain has. enough coal in unexpected
mines to serve the nation for two cen
turtles and a government commission VIII
try to develop deposits and check an an
nual Importation Of 100000 tons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

| His parents warned him that he
would be handicapped in going through
life without the possession of knowl-
edge, but he explained that he was
going into some line of endeRvor
where knowledge would not be neces-
sary. He had a theory that there
must be work in this world for every
body. even for him who is uniformed
and unlcttcred. So, one day he set
out for Colorado, hoping to find some
lplace, perhaps, in the great mountain
fastnesses OF that State where he
lcouId perform important work which
did not require any particular line OF
emil ghtenment. Luckily he soon found
an opportunity to enter calling
where education or the possession OF
facts is superfluoUs.
! He became a newspaper writer His
biography sets forth that he has been
a newspapcrman mostly ever since, en-
cept when in the State legislature or
Congress.
| Thus we see that no matter how
humble a mans equipment may be,
there is work which he can do il he
will.
when the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs was wrestling with
the international question OF permit
ting Americans on armed ships while
at one of the meetings. that not quite
all the committee members were
present Yet no one could think who
was absent. They took count and
found that only twenty members were
gathered about the table, and the total
membership is twenty-one. After
little investigating they found that the
absent member was a chap by the
name of George Loft, Representative
from New York City.
/ One after another of the members
tried to think who Loft was. or what
ihe looked like. They could not recsI
ever having seen him.
| Loft attends Congress so seldom that
/ he is scarcely able to maintain per-
sonaI acquaintance with the House
;doorkeepers.
REPRESENTATIVE Warren Worth Bailey,
of PENINSULA mia. is regarded as the most
! extreme paCifist in Congress, and the
most unfavorabIe to preparedness. Yet,
except for following a policy Of prepared
! ness, once upon a time, Bailey would not
! be in our midst today.
| The future paciiist Congressman was
/ running q little paper at Carlisle, Ind.
and was the Youngest editor in the State.
/ He tried to make his paper bright and
| snappy. and one day he printed a highly
/ entertaining, gossipy little item about a
! man and a girl. The piece was of such
A character that 1t excited the keen
disrciish Of the man and he declared that
i he would kill the young editor at HIS
earliest convenience. He was man in
the habit of doing what he said, too, and
young Bailey's friends were alarmed
over the situation. They warned Bailey
that he would do well to prepare for bat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

According to a French scientist. potas-
SUM must be added to the list Of radio
active substances.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

tie as the only possible way to maintain
peace. 49,
SO Bailey went and bought himself a
dandy little revolver, which he began
TO carry In his side coat pocket
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

'"rhr Boy Scout Mevomebt" will he
the subject of an illustrated lecture
on Friday night at the Home Club by
J. w. Patton. hsld executive of the
Boy Scouts OF America
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
Heavy Gold Reserve.

Berlin via SsyviIle wireless). March
lS.-The gold reserve in the ReischbSrE
is $4,000 600. it was oricislly announced
today.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

One morning he was seated on a door
step in front of doctors ofiice, near his
own newspaper plant. Across the street
he sees the man who has determined to
kill him. The man secs Bailey, too, and
he starts to walk diagonally across the
street TO where Bailey is sitting. In
stantly crowd of townspeople-trades
men. day laborers, loterers, professional
eyewitnesses, peasants, and casual pc
destrisns, pause to see what Is going TO
happen. Nobody really wants to see
either Bailey or the other man killed, but
everybody is glad that, II there must be
killing, he Is lucky enough to be on
hand to see it. Nobody says word. 1t
is a tense moment Bailey sits there,
with seeming calm. clutching the gun in
his side coat pocket. He Intends to take
no chances. The two men look straight
at each other. Bailey makes up his mind
to wait until the moment when the mans
foot touches the curb. And then
Nearer and nearer comes the man.
walking casually but firmly-and with
an imaginary dotted line running
from his eye to something in Bailey's
side coat pocket He Is only fifteen
feet away-now ten feet-now FIVE.
One more step and he touches the
curb! Then something is going TO
happen.
But the man keeps noticing the po-
sition of Bailey's right hand and ne
does not take that final step In
stead, when within a single step of
the curb. he turns suddenly. as il he
had just recalled an appointment at
the dentists. walks back across the
street and on out of sight.
Bailey, who has been steady enough
until the man turned away, becomes
as limp as rag. Bystanders Iusn up
to congratulate him on the direct
benefits of preparedness.
The chances are. however, that e
you put the thing UP to Bailey today
he would contend: That the great
clement of danger in the incident vas
other man were prepared for trouble.
And maybe he is right. at that.
have a cavalry troop which receives mill
tary instruction al the hands of army Off
Lcers every Sunday morning. The brave
boys wear khaki uniforms. One trouble
with khaki is that in the winter season
1t is only a wee trifle warmer than no
clothes at all. Among these sOjer boys
was a chap named Baker who is an en-
thusiastic exponent Of lightweight. knee
length underwear the year around He
I
a khaki suit and no overcOat and de-
ponds on r. Y. D. garments fors warmth
Is not operating on a sound basis. So he
departed somewhat from his underwear
ideals and bought himself set of red
flannels. These were to be worn only
during the drill period on Sunday MORN
ings and he figured that a single suit
would do nicely. One Sunday. however.
he found that they were at the laundry.
As all stores were closed there was no
chance to purchase others. So he started
out to get along the best he could just
with his y. V. DIS. But forty-mile
gale was blowing, and he soon discovered
that he would have to make other ar
engagements He returned TO his home
and outfitted himself with the best make
shift he could find
Then he went to one of the army officers
In charge of the drill called him to one
side and In a low, confidential tone. said
to him:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19
STATESMEN AND NEAR.
CLOSEUP VIEWS OF FOLK WORTH KNOWING
By FRED c. KELLY.

Copyright 1910 by the Mcclure Newspaper syndicae)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

40-inch Box Loom Crepe de Chine,
all-silk weave, IN Belgian blue. navy,
Alice, lavender, plum. wtstaria.
green, brown, American Beauty.
black and white.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-19

Superb sIl-silk quality Satin Mes
saline, Of extra body and beautiful
fnish--in black and all the new col
ors
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-08
Play Fair.

Complaint is being made that
teamsters leave stones of various
sizes in the middle of the Lincoln
Highway over the Cove noun
tain. Since the horse-killing
breakers have been removed,
stones are being used to scotch
wheels while the team is resting.
There is no objection whatever
to their use, but we greatly fear
that action for damages will be
brought against some thoughtless
driver who fails to remove the
stones after the team starts. The
stones should be removed and
laid on the wall at the lower side
of the road to prevent lighter We
hicles from striking them with
possibly fatal results. The road
has been made good for all, and
all should play fair in the use of
it without waiting for the hand
of the law to reach out after
them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-08
Fine Musical June nth.

The Mozart Concert Company
Of Johnstown, Pa, will appear
here June 18th, at eight p. m. in
the Auditorium, under the aus
pices of the C. l.. S. C. of this
place.
This company is composed of
eight talented musicians, each of
whom plays one or two instru-
ments besides being vocalists of
exceptional ability.
Miss Anna Leola Hatcher, the
talented young violinist and lead
er Of the orchestra, is also the
Reader Of the company and her
solos andreadings are alone worth
the price of admission. She has
a most pleasing personality and
grace of manner that immedi-
ately captivates her audience.
Miss Clara Egerter, director of
the vocalists and Contralto So
loist, is a teacher and singer of
wide reputation. Miss Egerter
is a graduate of the Indianapolis
Conservatory of Music and has
sung before Chatauqua audiences
throughout several states.
Mrs. Edwin P. Byers, the Cor
net Solist, has played before the
public since a child and has had
many flattering offers to travel.
Mr.. Edwin P. Byers, the Tenor,
is a singer whose full round tones
have delighted many audiences
in his home city and surrounding
towns. He is constantly in de-
mand as a SollSt.
Miss Katherine Horner, So
prano, Mr.. j. K. Bole, Bass, Mr..
E. M. Bole, Baritone, and MIR.
Joseph Joy, Clarinet Soloist are
all up to the standard in the
rendition of their respective
parts.
McConnellsburg is indeed for
tunate in being able to secure
this company for an engagement
here and they should be greeted
with full house. Which would
also make it both a financial and
social success for the C. L. S. C.
of this place.