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The Washington times., 1916-11-24

South in favor Of an embargo on
foodstuffs will melt away when an
amendment is offered to the Fitz.
gerald bill, adding cotton to the, for
hidden list. Chicago is q great pop
ulation center; but It's hinterland is
the agricultural Midwest, and tina,
interest will prevent Illinois sup
porting an embargo.
It is pretty useless to expect Con-
gress to discuss an embargo on its
merits as an international affair
The experience Of the -MacLe-
more resolutions demonstrated that
such consideration is out of the ques-
ton. But Congress will give weight
to the insistent elements which will
array themselves against policy
that, a little over a hundred years
ago, brought us into war when 1t
was expected by short-sighted people
to save the peace; to policy that
brought commercial disaster to this
country; to- a policy that, today,
would earn enmities and hatreds,
and, eventually, would bring re-
doubled disaster to our trade, indus
try, and production. @
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
ARCHDUKE CARL is
Education Much More Informal
Than II He Had Been Ex-
pected to inherit Throne.

NEW YORK. Nov. s4.--A large gain
"a d.uoor.o,, a., Au.,ria Hungary.
oos 80, a.. ,hs norsr
with corresponding ran IN 'he power
OF the Teuton militarists, may DO the
most important result Of the Arch
duL. o. 81. /. ..osr.ior IN tho hamburg
,s.o '"''" "
tnrone' ,,.
no new Enperor WIS ~ -,
p'oe sn, a,,.r,,.d
80, -. au -. sr.na- :
:" Es,op. % sna .,
p"." ~, 'ne ne ,, liz.
~. sou'n mere wer a., n,.n
For this reason he was educated much
mora ,n,orm.Iiv ,hap N the chance
80 ,o, ,hson. IA
hN SUCCESSIVE" 10 '"e '"''"' "
Cultivated pewocracy.
m, ,, -Is.., %. =.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
JACK LONDON

Jack London was a sort of pri-
mordial genius, and both the genius
and the elemental character Of II
shone out through all his work. He
was a writer because he couldn't help
being one. First reader, then a
rover of the world, he gained knowl-
edge Of life from living II in many
and varied phases; but the primi-
tive, the native, always appealed
first to him. He fought long and
hard to get his first recognition as
q Writer. He saw the world from
many angles, and knew the elements
Of which it was made; and he pos
sessed a wonderfully graphic, pic
turesque faculty Of setting down the
impressions he gathered from what
he saw and lived. That his was a
real genius; his voice a universal
appeal, seems to be testified by the
fact that few American writers have
in their own lifetimes seen their work
90 widely translated. Not all mere
literature will bear translation into
many languages. Jack London's
did; and the reason is not difficult Of
understanding to those who knew
his work.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
SAVES PUP BY CIRCUS FEAT
Dancer Hangs by Toes to Rescue
Prize Poodle From Sewer.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2&-The agile
toes OF Maurice, OF the dancing team
OF Maurice and Walton. proved their
strength. as well as their ABILITY to
twinkle. last night when the dancer
hung head downward In a sewer and
rescued chin Chin, the prize winning
Pekinese pup owned by tho dancers.
when the car taking the couple 20
the Century Theater drew near the
curb In Sixty-sscpnd street last nisht
Chin Chin. who has a high opinion
OF hts own Importance. tried 10 set
out hrst. He sprang toward the side
walk. but missed IL and rpiashcj into
n big puddle formed by the storm.
sniffllng with disgust. he started 90
paddle for shore, but Just then q street
cleaner moved a dam of Newspaper
and rubbish. which held back the
watss. and Chin Chin was swept down
a stream as swiftly rushing as Mag
ara and as wide as the Mississtppi
TO him. Then he went over the fails
down into a sewer.
Maurice went 20 the rescue. Lifting
on the manhole cover he nshed for
the pup with a broom; but only man
sred TO tickle the swimming animal
ton ringing in his ears. Maurice
hooked his toes on the edge OF the
hole and stretched downward. For
tunately his toes held. he grasped
the pup. and was hauled TO the sur
face again. TO be sprinkled generously
with sewer water by the grateful tail
of chin Chin.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
PLANS TO SIFT SALOONS
"Hsvs One on the Hevss" Threat,
ensd In Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. a-An or
dinance which Mayor Harry Bacharach
introduced in the city commission on
nrst reading today. prohibits any IT,
cense holder from offering or giving
any premium or gift. or game OF
chance TO any person AZ any time, IN
order TO promote liquor sales. or In con.
nection with any such sale or sales. "
A nne In provided for the first offense
and revocation OF the license for addi-
tional offenses.
Mayor Bacharach states that the sole
purpose OF the ordinance Is 20 improve
the moral atmosphere OF the liquor
business. The mayor was not sure
that the ordinance would pass In its
present form. but he offered Il TO bring
the subject up for discussion and sound
sentiment.
Such an ordinance would make Il i'm
possible for liquor men 20 make dona-
tions to organisations or individuals
for baxars. and will also provide a
valid excuse for the refusal 10 pur-
chase tickets OF any kind for any
social or charitable affair.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
GENERAL TREvINo's VICTORY

The report that Pancho Villa has
been roundly defeated in an effort to
capture the city Of Chihuahua has
more significance than merely as II
involves the present status Of that
city. Accounts for some time have
pretty we'll agreed that the Villistas
are in control Of most Of Chihuahua
state. General Trevino, in charge Of
de facto interests at chihuahua. has
been handicapped by the fact that he
was not receiving the whole-hearted
support Of obregon, the Carranxa
generalissimo. Obregon has been
apparently jealous Of Trevino's pop
ularity with the people, the diplo-
mats. and even the soldiery Of his
enemies. He is a gentleman and q
civilized soldier. Wherever he has
conducted operations he has given
military guarantees, and in general
has conducted himself as . high
toned commander should.
0begon has been Internationally
lax about providing necessaries for
the maintenance of Trevino's forces.
Himself we'll supplied with ammuni-
tion, he has been unwilling to send
cartridges and other supplies to Tre-
vino, whose position has been acute.
II. therefore, Trevino has won a de-
cisive victory in the face of this han
dicap, he has raised himself to q
high estate among the military fig
ures in Mexico. Among all the mill
tary factors Trevino represents the
best promise of adjustment with the
United States, and whatever contains
promise of his advancement is graft
flying assurance, just at this time, to
this country.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
THE EMBARGO PROPOSAL

Congressman Fitzgerald of Brook
fyn will muster to the support Of his
embargo proposal all the strength
that could possibly be enlisted for il.
He Is chairman Of the Appropria-
tiens Committee and a powerful fig
ure in the popular branch. He rep
resents Tammany at the Brooklyn
end; and. what is more, he repre-
sents the demand Of the greatest
population center in the world for
cheaper foods. The effort to pro-
hIbit food exports could not be in
stronger hands. II is possible that
representatives from the great cities
viii give 4 considerable support to
the proposal. In the last session Of
Congress there was observable also
a considerable measure of sentiment
In the South, favorable to such q
procedure.
Nevertheless, the embargo will
not be imposed, for two excellent
reasons. New York, though the
greatest food consuming center, is
also the greatest financial and COM
mercial center. The creation of an
embargo would paralyze that city.
Most of the foreign commerce of
America passes through its port. II
is chiefly carried in foreign bottoms.
With exports of foodstuffs prohib-
tied, shipping now assigned to the
New York-European lanes would be
instantly withdrawn in order that
they might be used where they could
render better service to the nations
that control the seas. Our foreign
trade. now greater by far than was
ever credited to any nation, would
be wrecked in day.
Mr.. Fitzgerald will find, it is sur
missed, that while certain elements in
his homo city will be favorable to
the embargo, the most vigorous op-
position will also come from that
city. The predisposition of the
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
WAR--AND PEAcE-cONTRAcTS

II will not be an unmixed evil II
some Of the war contracts held in
this country are permitted to be
transmitted into peace contracts,
Whether American industrial capac-
ity shall be employed most exten-
sively in producing munitions Of war,
or in turning out other things for
which there will be demand In either
peace or war, II is very certain that
Europe will need, in one form or an
other, all the products America can
give II and get paid for.
There is assertion, and also de-
nial, that certain large war orders
have been withdrawn, or that ex-
pected renewals have not been forth
coming. In one case 1t 10 stated that
q 1000, 900 contract has been sur
rendered by an American corpora
ton, the contracting governments
paying the bonuses and forfeits that
were agreed upon at the time the
contract was given to il. The rea-
son for the rearrangement is un-
derstood to be that the entente coun-
tries want to keep their gold at
home, and that they have now per-
fected their industrial arrangements
to such extent that they are able to
turn out the munitions they need.
This is a perfectly natural condi-
tion. II the allies want TO keep their
money at home, they must make the
things they need most pressingly;
and those are the supplies for war.
But when they turn locomotive
works into cannon factories, motor
Car shops into shrapnel and heavy
shells plants, they cannot continue
making the locomotives and motor
cars. They will have to turn this
side for requirements in. these lines;
and when the war is ended, and their
factories are largely converted into
munitions works, while they will
suddenly be ready to rehabilitate in
dustry in general, they will be forced
to come here with peace orders.
They will want the ,motives,
motor cars, rails, bridge, and other
structural materials, then. just as in
sistently as now they want war sup
plies; and they will have less fear
Of letting their money 20 to buy
these.
A beginning Of readjustment to =
basis Of peace instead Of war indus
try need not give very great concern
in this country. II will be better in
the end.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The subject OF reducing the high cost
OF living seems 10 have been approached
from almost every angle. I would like
to add that OF q municipal cold storage
plant.
I. The average city house has no ia
ciiities for keeping supplies In quanti-
ties. owing 10 the heating plants In the
Easements. Apartments are also insde-
quateiy provided with storage facilities.
O. The housewife can not be provident.
even 10 so inclined. or take advantage
Of sessonabie buying TO provide for. say.
six months supplies.
4 A municipal cold storage plant Zone
TO start with and others added from
time 10 time 10 serve different sections
OF the city) seems q very necessary nrst
aid 20 reduce the cost Of living.
T. A plant OF this kind. II would ap-
pear, could be made self-supporting
from rentals and manufacture Of Ice.
average householder or group OF house.
holders, by making n charge per barrel
for fruit or vegetables and per crate for
eggs. season October TO May ]. using
the plant the whole year for the manu-
3. In the fall the housewife. with
proper storage facilities provided. could
purchase her winter supply OF veEe-
Ihotes' HuiU' outtct' ekkr, eW, e,her
from a distance. In which case they
could be sent direct TO her cold: storage
room. or from the local wholesale
market or farmer: Then ipstesd OF soing
to one OF the local markets on Iu,sdays'
Thursdays and Saturdays. the house:
wife could take the Key 10 her cold
storage room, and do the larser part OF
her marketing FROM her own supplies;
with no fear that they had disappeared
g. Cleveland. Ohio, has. a municipal
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
LETTERS FROM READERS

Communications to the Editor.
Increase in Pay Advocated for Gov.
eminent Clerks in Preference to
Saturday Half-Holidsy.
To tho Editor OF THE TINES:
II I had my choice I'd rather be
given . salary raise than q half holiday
on every Saturday in the year.
People who work for the Govern
ment can get along very well without
Saturday half holidays. They already
get seven or eight holidays, fifteen or
sixteen half holidays, nfty-two Sun
days, thirty days sick and thirty days
annual leave, in a year; and most of
them only work seven hours day
Another thing, IL they give us the
only have an excuse tor not giving us
a salary raise, they'll have an excuse
us: and IL. saturday half holiday
might bring eight hours q day, hve
days q week, and four hours on Satur-
day.
1 am for an increase in salary first;
and believe that every person work.
ing for the Government seven or eight
is getting Seeo or less a. year, should
be given 5000 year, and that all the
1890 a year should be given a horizon-
tai increase of at least S240 q year.
This would mean an increase OF
80 J.3 per cent of their salary, to the
employees that now receive sI20 a
year: and IL would mean an increase
OF more than that TO employees who ro-
ceive less than S720 a year. In pro
portion to their present salaries, the
employees who needed II most would
- H.
JOHN ABSOLUTE.
Washington, Nov. 81, 1915.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
TEACHERS PENSION BILL

The Times today prints in full the
first teachers pension bill worked
out on scientific basis, taking into
account mortality statistics and rec.
ords Of service o. Washington
teachers.
This bill is printed at the request
Of school officials and teachers SO
that the teachers may vote intelli-
gently upon II when II is submitted
to . referendum.
But II should be read by n far
wider circle Of persons than the 1000
school teachers in Washington.
II should be read carefully by ev-
cry parent who has children in the
public schools, because the bill aims
for increased efficiency in schools,
and that is a consideration greater
than the claim Of the teachers.
II should be read by members OF
every civic organization and trade
body and citisens' association, for II
the bill Is to pass the coming ses-
sion Of Congress II must have their
support.
II should be read by every Gov
ernment clerk, for IL is prepared
largely by the same man who is Civ
ing expert study to civil service pen
sions, and IL may contain sugges-
tions that will be Of value in the ef-
fort Of Government employees to get
. rstirement measure.
There ought to be no question
about the vote Of the teachers on a
measure Of this sort. II is prepared
from the viewpoint Of the school
system. It may not meet every in
dividual case. Suggestions for i'm
provement might be made. But in
,ts essential provisions il is scien-
tincslly planned. Teachers never will
get any sort Of a retirement bill
until they unite on some one bill.
They will not get any sort of legis-
]stion IL they see fit to disagree
among themselves about what kind
Of . pension bill they want.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT
A. J. Barnett Required to Appear In
Court In AIImony Case.

In a rule issued by Justice Stafford
Aloysius ]. Barnett Is required to
show cause, December !, why he
should not be adjudged In contempt
OF court for failure to comply with an
order granting alimony to his wife,
Cecilia T.. Barnett.
In the petition for the rule, Att,r.
neys Hawken and Haveil, appearing
fendant Is in arrears more than
S2.700. The petition declares that he
owns real estate in the District
valued at $4,000. The original ali.
mony order was made February Z,
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
NEW CHARM IN scHeLLING
seIaseo Audience Finds Deep intsns
ity In American PianIsts Music.

An insffabie something. OF charm. OF
deep musical feeling and expression
was keenly left In tho piano recital
by Ernest whom we may
proudly acclaim American--at the Be-
lasco Theater yesterday afternoon. A
quality has come into IN music OF
our great artists, since the world has
been In cstaciysm, that they have
never expressed before. And Ernest
SchellinE 10 one OF these.
Not for several years has SchelIIns
been heard In recital here. Then ho
seemed a splendidly equipped intel
lectuslist Now he comes to Us as an
artist who expresses the emotions. the
feollnG OF music, with an intensity
and yet such pure beauty In his tones
quiet At the close OF n particularly
lovely Interpretation that IL eloquent
with meaning.
Mr.. scheiiinE gave a rsre and de-
!ishtful program. Most closely asso.
ciated with him are the comporiti ions
of oranados, whom the musical world
continues TO lament and whose friend
SchelllnE was. Granadoa L. the fore
most Spaniard among the modernr ia
musical composition, Ernest Scheii-
lnE has the distinction OF having In
troduced him TO this country through
the Two Goyercar" for piano. from
yeloped.
The two ooyescAs Mr.. seheilinx
gave with his charming pianlstic art
that adorned everything he touched.
Ho has a wealth OF tone color. so
varied and 30 rich. with hlA strong
pedal effects. that lie borrowa tone
values from the orchestra. while his
execution. his technical facility. sx-
presses the yirtuoso. A thing OF the
people e-foikiore-is the nrst Goyss-
cas-, IL has kinship TO the piaintivs
quality Of some OF the Lisst Hun
Earian rhapsodier. II II romantic and
aligned with the tone pictures OF the
Istio nEures, was more typioaliy but
less intimately Spanish, as were the
three, GranAdos Spanish Dances."
Mr.. scheiling announced the sub
title. "Toesin 1914" rihe trst manu-
"PassAeagiis," by Emile Blanchet.
Opening with ominous covered tones.
~ became a mighty cresoendo OF dis.
sonsnce. and In Its decrescsndo IL cons
yeysd a feeling OF awfulnes. With
given the Ravel "Aiborado." With its
marvellous tone painting OF an idiom.
attic spanish picture. and an exquisite
Debu.sy BIT Of impressionism In his
The Chopin-IIsIt "ch, Mt Poionai.s'
had a poignant emotion. while the
Chopin "scherxo." c sharp minor. and
the Tenth Llsxt Hungarian Rhapsodie
could bear a detailed exposition OF
their musical qualities and the imagi-
nation in them, Beethoven and Bach
were played with scholarly mastery.
and for encores were added n Span
ish Marche Militaire." by Granados.
and a rarely lovely rendition OF the
Chopin "Nocturne" In Il sharp major.
Mr.. SohsllinE gave one OF the most
absorbing programs of the season and
one OF the most satisfying recitais
one can recall ]. MacB
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
SQUIRRELS CAUSE OF SUIT.

VINELAND. n. j., Nov. A.-Former
Councilman Joseph Nesle has presented
the borough commissioners with a bill
OF $3.50 for English walnuts carried
away by the gray squirrels. Neale
claims he harvested only one basket
from five trees.
The borough protects the squirrels
and several other bills for damages
are being prepared. One resident -owner
says the rodents gnawed their way
into his house and destroyed valuable
dIssS SoedA
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
TAKE LIVES WHEN
FRANCE CALLS son
Waiting Parents Oft Boasted
Life Was Sweet-Then
Came War.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2f-He would
live to be eighty, he, Albert q. Cozen.
ave, the best chef in the world, with
the best wife and the best son and,
soon to have, the best daughter-in. law
that ever man had. His work, II was
splendid. His home, II was exquisite.
NO one had such happiness, such
SO Albert boasted, flineing his chaI.
lenge at Fate with a gay French gest-
ure OF defiance. Life was sweet. sor-
row was a dream. Death was many
years nwsy: why worry about It?
Friends who had heard his oft.re-
peated boast remembered it yesterday
when the police battered down the
door Of Cozenave's apartment, at 90
West Eighth street and found HIM,
the lover OF life, 1ying. dead by his
own hand beside the body OF the best
wife ever man had. He was forty
eight years old.
War Ends Happiness.
For the long arm OF war has
reached across the sea and slammed
the door OF happiness In the face OF
Albert Cozenave. The existence which
he had thought all too short for the
JOY which Il held for him he himself
had terminated. Beside the dead man
and woman lay a bottle which still
contained few drops OF ether, They
had soaked cloths In this and had laid
them over their faces.
Last May Cozenave had seriously
considered lengtheninE his days TO
ninety years. For Guillard, his son.
and Q brilliant boy OF nineteen, was
soon TO marry the girl OF his choice.
West Eighth street--she was almost
worthy of Gutllard
Golden vistas opened before the
father. Already he saw four faces In
stead OF three about the family table.
Already he was feeding small grand
The rrst should be named GuilIard,
OF course. The second. perhaps, ~.
bert G. IL not the recond--well. the
days were long and he would live to
be eighty.
France Calls for HIS sea.
And then. on the morning of May
81. q long envelope, bearing the
French official seal. lay at Guillard's
place when he came down to break.
fast. France had called him, her son
a. we'll as Albert's, to night for her.
Guill.rd went. lie kissed his father
on the deck OF a French liner. He
embraced his fiancce. And then only
a futtering Handkerchief shone
against the gray wall OF ship slid'
Ing out 10 sea. They watched that
until IL disappeared.
1--WE shall never sec him again"
Mrs. Cozenave had sobbed, as they
turned toward home. Albert said
nothing. but he sat for long time
In the dark that night In the room
that had been his sons.
No word came from the lad, other
than n line TO announce that he had
landed in France. Day after day
dragged by with the reports OF bloody
f,ghting and no news from Guiilard.
Cozenave no longer boasted that he
would live 60 be eighty. In France
one may work even while he waits.
Here one only could wait. dreading
Albert and his wife no longer fear
what this may bring.
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
THE NEED OF MORE RAIL MILE.
AGE

That was an impressive statement
which Mr.. A. p. Thorn. on behalf of
the railroads, made before the New
lands commission, regarding the need
of more railroad facilities for the
development of the country's re-
sources. Despite that the United
States possesses about 40 per cent of
the railway mileage of the world, it
has need of an immense increase in
The Washington times., 1916-11-24
INAUGURAL CHIEF SOON
Mccormick Says Chairman VIII BE
Named Next Week.

OF the inaugural committee, who will
have charge OF the ceremonies in WASH
ington. March s. probably will be ap-
pointed next week.
from Vance Mccormick, chairman OF the
national Democratic COMMITTEES, today.
Mr.. Mccormick refused to state what
names he had under consideration for
the honoN
The Washington times., 1916-11-24

mileage IL resources now dormant
are to be developed.
Time was when, in this country Of
80, 900, 900, then 10000, 900, then 50,-
600, 900, railroad building pioneered
in opening new areas. That time has
passed. Today, in a country Of over
100, 900, 900, with more than CORE.
spondingly increased needs for trans
pors rsation, It is almost impossible to
get new territory opened by con-
structing new roads. There Is NAL
distribution Of railroad facilities.
Iowa has over 10000 miles Of rail-
ways; about one mile to every Ave
square miles Of area. So we'll are
they distributed throughout the
State that II is said there is only one
point in the State where one may
stand thirteen miles from a railroad
track. Perhaps that statement is an
exaggeration. Certain It is, however,
that the immense productivity Of the
Mid Western States which have
great mileages, we'll distributed, is
pretty closely proportioned to the
railway facilities.
Time has come when there must
be, draft on the latent producing
capacity Of the country; and to that
end railroad construction must be re-
sumed, on large scale. The method
by which credit shall be mobilized
for that purpose is under considera-
tion; there has not been enough Of
just such demonstration as this, by
Mr.. Thom. Of the reasons why new
construction Is necessary.
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n. w. HENsHAw RESIGNS.

Il. W. Nelson has succeeded II. w.
Henshaw as chief OF the Bureau OF
biological Survey OF the Department
OF Agriculture; Mr.. Henshaw was
position. his resignation Becoming or.
fsctivs Deosmber 4. He will continue
with the bureau as consulting tisio-
Stkt .. .