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The Washington times., 1916-12-13
Don Marquis
Column
TIE Dead Dragee~.

TIE Dead Drsgeer.
He hath gone out from his brave
world today
, Let him 20 as the soldieri Let him
ride
Like Raleigh, or that bold heart
who defied
The Athenian tyrants to the death
Let May
Burst bud in all mems hearts. and
let none say:
This was Ill done that this man
should have died.
New lands, new songs, new bugles
his; new tried,
His lance goes dancing down the
star paved way.
Say, rather: One who little hopes
naught fears,
Fares forth on his black steed! Say
that he goes
As speeds the true knight on tp
dare his foes,
His heart a torch, q tripping catch
His daily trade, calling no more for
tears
Than lost love. sundown. or some
crumbling rose. 90
Earl Simonson.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
WHATS ON PROGRAM
Many interesting Events es impor'
tancs Are eehsdulsd.

Meeting. Church I<.sus OF ne Diocese Of
W.sh,ns,on. np'pn. u,n.., ,a,,S~.., M.
.nns., mo 'eomisai evening. wsshinston sasn.
.. m. - - .. o..s..,s.
Oenes som m homs s,sc ~ m.
Exhibition safety nr.r motion pissurss; Sn'
ger dirsemoh a,,s 2, n0roh rIuh. "a y M -"1
Joint reception. Mount risasant W. =: -;
ana Mount r.s iI.S,.. .,,..,. nop,n,
Chureh tn."sh" anu A'"s
p,',e,,. wsss p ,s.,u,. ~. .chin... Booi." DR.,
Walter y swinsls. q, , ms.uns o. ,sN ps'rie' 1e'
o. Soiunp 'ns'"'
Rueln'tsin Club rehearsal Raleigh 1910 q
Ms.tins Of p.sss!..s of Founders and Pa
triots. hAlelsh, p% AL. III u...,,., NJ.
Concert Tor nsneh' o' s'''eS "o'p'sh VA
leigh, .,,.,, Iv.nu. c,u..n.. A..o.
ssi.,,On; Army and Navy Pr'pa'orS School
Hall. sp m: ., ,.,.., ., v,o....
crittsnton Home. at the homs. ans Third
street northwest, ,.,r.s.. .,.
tion. Webster school iNS p m
leeture; SssseAu Lsnnns m Ansient Ire.
land. by pf; huno hsye. proisssor o.
Celtic In ths Cnivsrny OF sornn; nonahon
Meeting s~ss executive o0%%i'iss s.r.S o. The T.s
Lsasus. ne rhir'ssnth street northwest.
.. m.
Reception ey na,nn hss, Estate a. dIes os Assoeis.
American civic Association. New Willard
Concert for ssnss Gf M;tsoS: GhilSrsn
Home rouhaf' "e'"oa's' -p''sop@' Shu'eh'
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
MILITARY COURSE LATER
No Units OF offIeers' Reserve Corps
AZ q. w. u. This Year.

A unit OF the Officers Reserve
Corps OF the Army will not be es'
tabiished at George Washington Unit
Sersity this year. IL Is probable that
efforts will be exerted later TO insure
the formation OF a unit next year,
The War Department requires the
assurance that at least 100 students
will Join the unit before permitting
the Organization to be formed.
vigorous campaign was conducted at
the university, under direction OF
Captain McKenny, u. s. A. who was
desirohs OF being appointed instrue-
tor In military science, and within
q few weeks seventy-five students
had given their pledge TO Join.
Because of the fact that the first
semester at the university L. near,
ing It's end. however. II was decided
that the securing OF the necessary
twenty-five additional students would
delay the organization to so as TO
render inadvisable the Inauguration
OF the military science course this
wear.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
EXCLUDES ALL ASIATlCS
Senate Accepts Amendment to Bill
ELIMINATING Reference to Japan.

The Senate by a vote OF ~ to Ia
accepted the committee amendment
to the immigration bill which would
exclude Hindus and other Asiatics
without mentioning them by name.
The amendment eliminates refer
ence to the passport agreement with
Japan, Such reference was offensive
to the Japanese government. Sena-
tor Phelan, however, secured adoption
OF an amendment which provides that
nothing in the bill shall be construed
ment, which would serve to prohibit
or restrict immigration.
This action followed further pro
longed discussion OF Japanese and
Senator Reed of Missouri offered
amendments to extend exclusion to
Africans and all but white natives OF
the West Indies and the islands OF the
Atlantic ocean. These were rejected
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
THE GREATER MUNICIPAL
DAIRY IDEA

When the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association brought
forward the proposal Of a municipal
dairy in Washington, II was re-
garded by many as an idea so radi-
col, so novel, 20 subversive Of in
dividualistic methods, as to be i'm.
possible. Yet the Pennsylvania
State Grange, perhaps the most
powerful State organization Of the
Grange in the country, proposes not
only a municipal dairy for Philadel-
phia, and other keystone cities, but
one on a more ambitious and in
elusive plan than was proposed for
Washington.
The Pennsylvania proposal looks
TO a municipal dairy in each city,
which shall handle not only milk,
but also butter and eggs, establish
Ing a direct relationship between
the producer and the unified distri-
button system Of the city. The
grand master Of the State Grange,
John A. McSparran. made the re-
port demanding these Innovations,
and was cheered to the echo by the
5000 delegates In convention as
sembled. He used milk as the most
impressive illustration Of the in
justice which present conditions i'm
pose on both the producer and the
consumer, employing the same
analysis and arguments that have
been advanced, months ago, In
Washington; but he expanded the
argument by showing that butter
and eggs could and should properly
be handled by the same municipal
dairy organizations. in order to re-
lieve producer and consumer from
the exactions Of the egg trust
kings" and the 'butter trust kings. /"
The Pennsylvania organization
took steps toward 4 general inves-
tigation Of the cost Of producing
and marketing these articles. Com
mittees were authorized. to effect n
cooperation between the producers
in the country and the organizations
In the cities and towns, such as
housewives leagues, consumers
leagues, and the like.
II will be recalled that a few
weeks ago, following the advance
ment Of the municipal dairy idea in
Washington, a tri-State milk COM
mission was named by the govern
ments Of Pennsylvania, Maryland
and New Jersey, to investigate the
whole milk problem. That COM
mission went systematically about
its work, and listened to a presen-
tation of the plan devised by the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association. The decision of
the Pennsylvania Grange in favor of
the municipal dairy plan is highly
significant, to say the least, of what
will be decided when such a prob
lem is scientifically and thoroughly
studied.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
why u the Homef

WY - tnr Homef
The tradition OF the Home II one OF
the most extraordinary actions OF
modern life. II demonstrates clearly
the inability OF man 90 think himself
out OF sentimental bondage. He IL
willing to sufIer lifelong imprison.
ment rather than TO breathe a single
doubt against tho sacredness OF this
Inherited delusion.
In the days when a mans house was
his castle. the invention OF the home
was a logical and fundamental mat.
ter. II was the State In miniature.
But to maintain that a modern
apartment 10 a mans castle IL TO put
n veil upon the truth. The modern
apartment (which we cite because Il
L. the cornerstone OF tn. present day
civiIization) frequently may resemble
a donjon heep; but II 10 by no means
a castle. II is q place where incon,
petent servants may vent their spleen
upon the china, normal beings may be
cramped and confined into a state OF
nervous debility. where privacy is i'm.
possible and solitude . vanished
dream.
Houses are not so bad, but houses
are beyond the reach OF the mass OF
us. And few houses are built with
any comprehension OF the fact that
man is, at heart, a solitary animal.
who needs isolation for his happiness
as a tree needs room for It's roots.
The soul grows only In silence.
We OF the Western civilization are
amateurs In the art OF living. Nine
out of every ten of US wastes his or
her mortal allotment for the non.
essentials, trying to get ready to
beein 10 live, and never really liv,
Ing. We are like the woman who
spent twenty years preparing for the
party, and died OF overwork the day
that il was scheduled to take place,
:. We give the precious treasure
OF our years to the maintenance Of
a hollow fiction; We put on chains In
nrofitless submission TO a hereditary
deIusion; we toll ito keep the httle
home together" when We might be
spending that same amount of time
and useful, an automobile, for In.
sta nee, or singing lessons, or a trip
10 Egypt, or a course In Esperanto,
We are too Internally settled down
10 do anything but make a fetish OF
business, which by some monstrous
mischance has come 10 De an end In
LIE is best In the volatile State
Our address to young couples about
to marry is TO buy or build an auto
mobila with a tent or cabin attached
and 10 20 about the world enjoyine
strange sunsets, and getting acquaint
I'D with the neighbors. The expenses
Of the journey could be betrayed by
selling sweet grass baskets. or play
and fundamental about a flute.
We are claimed for the most part,
NV necessity, But that Is no reason
Why we should attempt to hide the
cal morality. There is nothing no
ticeabiy moral in the modern scheme
OF living in cells and moving In ruts
The confirmed amateur cries: "But
we Ssrve'''
We do,
And then we die, and worms eat
us, and the lugubrious fiction goes
ON at the cost of our nerves, our
china and our immortal souiA
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
Social Deipss st Home .ns Abroad

General Won Mackensen Of Berlin
and Warsaw is spending the weekend
In the Balkans.
ID. Lloyd-Georgc, OF London. Eng.
land was a pleasant visitor to Buck.
ingham Palace on Wednesday.
King George OF England is busy
changing his ministry this week, ru.
NOR has u.
Pres. Woodrow Wilson read one OF
his own compositions to a select com.
pany of friends last Tuesday. A f,ne
time was had by all.
Chris Morley OF hero and Garden
City In receiving the congratulations
OF all his large circle OF friends these
ine Dec. days, the reason for same
being tho arrival OF Chris. Morley, jr..
who, according to his Proud Parent.
will be n contributor 10 the sun Dial
In 1910. lie might do worse IL our
only comment.
Mr.. Bryan OF Nebraska spoke a
piece on the wickedners OF Liquor in
Washington. ID. C.. Thursday, that be.
ing one OF WINS favoritc topics OF
converHation, so TO speak.
Eggs were higher again here yes.
terday.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

The stock market effects OF the Ger
man peace proposal indicated that
Berlin could blow up more munitions
with diplomatic suggestions than with
bomb plots.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

1t required the decisiveness of a
Waterloo and a st. Helena to end the
era of Napoleonic wars. 1t will re-
quire a like finality to end the Prus-
sian EFFORT to dominate Europe. Pre-
mature peace would be an invitation
to more war.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13
Announcement.

In response to many inquiries the
temporary editor OF this column de-
sires TO state that Its Mr.. Don Mar.
quis 10 at present indisposed and un!
able TO perform his accustomed Ia.
bors. He will return to the Sun Dial
shortly.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

The stock market, like Mr.. Lloyd
George, had a chill on the day OF
the Berlin peace move. Next day both
opened much stronger.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

The new Austrian Emperor assurei
his people that they're bound TO win;
but then that's just a fixed part OF
the Emperor business.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

The King OF Greece has sent word
that he regrets certain recent events
In Athens In which the dignity OF tho
French Republic was ruffled and some
OF its soldiers were killed. He will
have occasion to regret still more
deeply before the incident Is closed.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

Berlin takes pains to make plain
that II isn't asking any neutral to
mediate with the allies. Perhaps the
neutrals, though snubbed, will be
quite content.
The Washington times., 1916-12-13

Sir: Isn't this about tho time Of tn.
year when the sun Dial should prin
n "vers d'hiver" poem7
-Ralphie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03

on poisons no more. Save your money
and try something certain. Learn to fly /"
"Aber not considering the funny side of
this thing, Zapp, why is it we amt got
more as one airy-oplane flyer to Europe's
twenty?" Blrsky asked.
It's question from etiquette" Zapp
replied. "over in Europe If young feller
has got a father with rating anywheres
about d to f credit fair, for such young
Teller to work for living is considered like
eating with his knife or wearing tan shoes
with full dress suit. So what Is a feller
like that to do? Cards he soon gets tired
OF. because you've got to use your head to
play cards, and in Europe up to the present
war using your head wasn't considered SO
bekopet neither. Gollef and tennis is all
right once in a while, BirslSy, dber IL
feller Is hitting ball NIT club day in day
out, y'understand. he might just so we'll be
hitting nall NIT a hammer and become a
carpenter und Jertio. The consequences
was that until airy-oplanes was invented,
all such young feler could do to get any
excitement out of life was to climb
mountains NIT snow on em or go to Africa
and Schect once In a while a menagerie
animal like lion oder tiger However,
Birsky after airy-oplanes was invented, fly.
ing become more fashionable than mountain
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climbing and killing menagerie animals, as
1t was found out to be just as dangerous.
but With less travelling expenses and more
convenient to n hospital. So therefore.
zapp, for every son of a millionaire In this
country which is working hard to carry
on the old mans business and give employ
ment to thousands of operators, y'under-
stand, they got over in Europe a son of a
millionaire who is learning to fly in an
airy.oplane and has working for him steady
two mechanics, surgeon and a trained
nurse"
WELL you couldn't blame such young
feller in especially II he is going out good
deal into society,"" Birsky said. 1.-THE fact
that feller is learning to fly In an airy.
oplane and SO to speak could never tell
which moment is going to be his next,
Zapp. makes him in way very interest.
ing to meet, especially for ladies, Zapp.
which they could say h'afterwards: Only
yesterday he was talking to me the same
like you are now Also an airy.oplane
flyer has got a tropic of conversation more
attractive to ladies', Zapp, which I don't
care how good-looking a young American
millionaire could be- yunderstand, if he
would sit down and tell lady how he was
UP till three in the morning figuring the
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"Well," Birsky said, "evep if we would
get big influx of understood Germans
after the war, we'll also get the benefit of
the improvements in German airy-oplanes
without having to waste airy-onauts of our
own"
"You think that, and I think that,
Birsky, dber the Airy-o Club of America
thinks differently" Zapp said. "Their ideo
is that we shouldn't wait till the war is
over but we should go right ahead expert
menting on our own account NIT airy
oplanes, and learn from one accident to an
other just what 1t was about the airy
oplane that killed the airy-onaut. One
member of the club in particular feels quite
sore that we should be willing to learn by
Europes mistakes and not by our own, so
he is offering a trophy for an annual airy
oplane competition for flying across the
continent"
what for trophy?" Birsiy asked.
"He didn't say Zapp replied, but the
chances is it would be n wldder in sterling
silver holding in her right hand Cancelled
insurance policy and underneath the motto:
Kindly omit flowers"
"And he expects that American airy
onauts will risk their lives flying to the
Pacific coast for such a bobkyI" BrslSy said.
II suppose the second prize is a safety
razor with twelve blades and stypic pencil
in leatherine case complete, and the third
prize years subscription to any two of
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BY MONTAGUE GLASS ::: s.: :: -. d.

costs on a big shipment of enamel ware
| wash tubs, and how by reapportioning the
| overhead, he cut the Independent manufac-
| turers' price ten per cent. zapp, Is II any
lilies prefers a shldduoh NIT a foreign noble
feller? Am right or wrongr
''Yes and no." zapp said because while
| your idee is a good talking point for the
president of the Airy-o Club Blrsky, sup.
| posing he does promise a feller that II he
becomes aIry-onaut, he stands chance
to leave a rich widder provided the we'd
ding takes place before the accident, yum
derstand, where is tho inducement7 The
fact of the matter Is, Blrslsy. that the MEM
bers of the Airyo Club of America Is start
ing in from the wrong end. What them
fellers should ought TO do is to get after
the manufacturers to make UP line Of
semi-safe airy-oplanes where II you fly In
'em, y'understand. you will stand a show
for your life somewheres between a felleT
working in a powder mill and feller In
submaTine--in other words not so safe that
II wouldn't be considered good tropio OF
conversation with ladies' y'understand, but
safe enough so that an insurance company
couldn't defend an action on the policy
under the suicide-ln.two-years clause"
For my part Zapp, am content to stay
out of airy-oplanes till they get so common
that talking about flying in em will be 80
much n tropic of conversation as saying
amt 1t n rotten weather we are having"
Birsky declared. AT the same time Zapp
think that time is coming fast on account
I seen It in the papers where over in Europe
they are learning great deal from airy.
oplanes, and that after the war is over.
Zapp, they will make big improvements In
EN-"
"The Germans is doing that, Birsly."
zapp said. EVERY time an airy-onaut falls |
with his airy-oplane, y'understand, the Ger |
man ambulance comes running with doc |
tors and nurses, and they rush to the airy. |
oplane and lift It up carefully so as not to |
hurt It, Birsky, and they put II in a ambu-
lance. yunderstand and couple doctors
attend to the engine, and two nurses wrap
up the propeller. Then they take the airy.
oplane back to headquarters with military
honors and they hold post.mortem on II
and they write to the manufacturer all
about why II fell together with a full ac.
count of Its last moments"
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JIMMY MONKEYS PARACHUTE
By Farmer Smith


1t was beautiful day in Jungletown.
Jimmy Monkey was sitting in the bamboo
tree with his arm around the Baby Baboon.
You are positively the dearest. sweetest,
cutest thing in all the world, and OH. how
love your 1t was Jimmy talking to his
companion, and he gave him an extra big
hug Just TO show that he meant what he
said
whats the occasion for all this mo-
Iasses talk?" asked the Baby Baboon. look
ing uD in Jimmy's eyes
"Dop't you like it?" asked Jimmy.
II like IT," answered the Baby Baboon,
but l want 70 know what is coming next.
What do you want me to do? Do you
want another piece OF mothers eoeoanut
cake?"
My precious darling. I don't want you
TO do thing for me- / was Just reading
In the newspapers about Zeppelin and -
"A zepp-zepp-what is itf
ITS nytng machine. can't make one
but can make parachute and
Il don't want you to shoot and I don't
want 70 have anything to do with war
and fying machines and cannon balls. 1
almost got killed Ia one war"
When was thatf" asked Jimmy.
The day We had the eoeoanut cake
don't You remember2 You were shooting
at me-" replied the Baby Baboon
Never mind about that" answered
Jimmy. Just you hold on 70 the sleeves
Of my coat and drop to the ground. NY
coat will all MI out ike a parachute ana
il won't hurt you a biz"
ITS awfully sweet OF you, Jimmy, 70
let me do that, but l wouldn't want to de-
priVe you OF the pleasure. besides, mother
has chocolate cake now ana / know Il
is ready-delicious frosting All dry and
and--waIting."
suppose we shoot the parachute sone
other day7" suggested Jimmy
Il think that would be very, very visa
said the Baby baboon. 4 viii climb down
the tree ana you can come down ii your
parachuteH
t-A-zasaz nok--I=I=4 might faH a you.
said Jimmy. ~ ha zeampered down the
1ainbqo lzzs 1elCfe - eompsnIsn conif
.hlnk q za4EainS eIza
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"Aber what does the German ambulance
do for the airy-onaut?" Birsky asked. a
What should they do for him?' Zapp
asked "The Germans is trying to improve
airy-oplanes not airy-onauts. over in Ger
many they don't encourage young fellers to
become airy-onauts They give EN- their
choice of becoming either an airy-onaut
oder target. Airyonauts is provided for
afry-oplanes in Germany, Birsky, not airy
oplanes for airy-onauts. In the same way,
the German Government amt trying now
adays to see that the German people gets
plenty of food, Birsky. They are seeing to
II that the German food gets plenty of peo-
pie. They got one minister over there in
especially to look after the food and see
that none of 1t is wasted Birsliy, dber they
ain't got nobody in Germany to be econ
omical with people, and the consequence is
that they're getting wasted something ter.
rible. While the Minister of Food Supplies
was working overtime experimenting the
planting and cultivation of onions in the
Berlin public parks. three hundred thousand
people was wasted in front of Verdun alone,
and the result will be, Birsky, that after
the war Is over, the Kaiser will be reign
ing over some of the finest onions in ex-
istence. The German airy-oplanes will also
be A number one, Birsky, but the poor Ger.
man people, nebich, will be seconds, broken
lots and discontinued styles in small sizes
only"
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strange little girl out into the dark TO gs
sugar!
A lump rose in Mercy Annes throat Ea
the nrst time In 10 whole days she had
been happy, and now in a minute all VA
changed. A hot wave of anger made ths
lump all the bigger. Then suddenly fight
ing spirit drove every other emotion away
again she would show theml She wouh
get the sugar!
That's right, May Belle" she sad
quietly, Il guess I can find the pantryl
ana with that she jumped to her feet slh
out into the dark corridor and closed tha
door behind her.
The tower stairs were only to be USE
IN case OF fire, but Mercy Anne had explorsd
them once having nothing better to do. and
knew them TO connect with hallway thai
LED TO the kitchen. This much and nothinl
more Mercy Anne knew, except, of couFss
that pantry is generally near u kitchen
Carefully she traced her way over shh
ground her determination to "show tks
girls smothering fear of detection IA
lhree minutes without mishap she had af'
rived at the kitchen door Fortune VA
with her A friendly moon, shining
.nloush an uneurtained window, pointed %
way TO the pantryl
In Mercy Anne stole softly and stood auIli
sun reading the labels on the rows OF brown
cans that lined the shelves. COCOA, SALT,
IflA-SUGAR, there It wasI
IN second Mercy Anne had dragged oFaf
the wooden chair. Up she climbed-h4
small hands just missed reaching the shelf
IN Jlny she had stopped down and pulled
out the drawer where the kitchen knives
were were kept One foot stepped gingeFly %
!i .he uncertain wooden edge. the other ioi.
lowed more bravely. Mercy Anne drew ha
hahos carefully away from the shelf ahe
was cllnging to-and snatched al the sugar
can.
bump-elatter-bang. down went the
arawer, Mercy Anne the knives and sha
1,,s1a I1sar can, And there she lay in sensslss
Ito be contInued).