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The Washington times., 1916-03-23
MILITARY SERVICE
LEGION HEARS DYER
Missouri Congressman Speaks
For Better National Guard
In Washington.

Washington should have the ideal ma
tional Skuard organization OF the coun-
try. Congressman l.. c. Dyer OF Mis-
souri, told the members Of the Military
Service Legion at the Chamber OF Com
morce last night. Such an organisation
as the legion. he declared, was destined
to have big effect on the future OF the
national guard throughout the country.
The meeting was attended by 100 for
mer members Of tha national guard.
separate military organizations and Dis
trtct volunteers. Col r. ID. sImms,
president OF the organization, submitted
the draft OF a constitution and bylaws,
which were adopted. An associate MEM
bership was authorized for former
members OF the organized militia Of
other actions of the country.
For the rifle Cub OF the legion.
CAPT Sheridan Feree said, a plan IN be-
Ing perfected for O complete course of
instruction at the Winthrop range. The
indoor range Of the National Rife As
ISOLATION at Fifteer street and Pennsyl-
bers
An insignia for tho organization was
tied
The Washington times., 1916-03-23
ISPAhAN, THE OLD AND THE
NEW

"Scheherezade," story typical Of
the days of Haroun al Raschid, and
the caliphs of Bagdad, is to be told
to Washington this week by Russian
dancers.
Now comes the news that Ispa-
han, once veritable Arabian
Nights city, ruled by those very
caliphs of Bagdad, has fallen before
the advancing Russian armies.
Six centuries ago this city had is
gay bazaars and buzzing khans,
while the dull plop-plop of camels'
feet beat steady rhythm on the
cobblestones. Now some twenty
three miles Of ruined wall enclOses
a city of ruins-crumbling mosques,
deserted palaces, and shattered col
umns, with sprinkling Of little
homes where the present-day citi-
zens live.
Ispahan has always been a center
of Persian history and legend. Back
in the days when ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ruled Babylon and drove the Jews
from his kingdom, a group of them
10 said to have found a refuge in
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NEUTRAL SHIPPING LOSSES

Since the war began, according to
the estimates Of our Department Of
Commerce, more than 1000 mer-
chant vessels Of nearly 100000 ton
mage have been sunk, captured, or
driven off the seas. Those figures
include some 600 ships Of Germany,
for the most part bottled up in home
or neutral ports.
But the impressive, the shocking
thing about these figures of the
maritime casualties of the war is
not that Germany heads the list; 1t
Is not what destruction Of shipping
Great Britain has suffered; nor yet
her allies. Nor is it what vessels
have been lost by Austria and Tur-
key. It is what losses the neutrals
have experienced-and have had to
stand, still must stand, for the de-
struction. Of their vessels goes on
undated.
Of the vast fleets of Great Britain
only 500 vessels have been lost, 22J
Of them by submarines. Her allies
all put together have lost only 1877
Austria and Turkey together have
lost only 204.
But Of the comparatively meager
merchant fleets of the maritime
powers which have kept out of the
war 1856 have been destroyed out
right, 90 Of them torpedoed by sub
marines, "a blown up by mines, and
% others have been damaged, with
out being lost, by submarines and
mines.
This is the most unspeakable work
ever done against the property, the
rights, and the lives of neutrals in
all the history of war since the dawn
Of civilization.
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Alexandria to See
GambolingP Prophets
Kallipolis Grotto Will Civ,
Spectacular Entertainment
Tomorrow. %.

A spectacular "gambol' OF the Kali
lipolis Grotto Glee Club. in which about
200 prophets and friends will partici-
rnte. will take place tomorrow after
noon when they leave Washington for
Alexandria.
The party will take the train at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest at $50. Upon their arrival
they will be received by the mayor OF
Alexandria. who will present them
with the keys to the city"
The prophets will parade from the
train to the Elks Hal. led by the Indian
Guard Band. and will there be guests
at an entertainment and dance.
Woerner and Gross, ''black-face
Princes" will participate in the pro-
gram.
Other entertainers. will include Charles
A. Stevens. J. Heidenheimer. Fred
Kramer. c. II. Popenoe. Edward Hutch
inscn. Charles -. Shackleford. Dave
Wolf. wilbur Fookes. Kirk c. Miller
and s. r. Shreye..
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which the United States contributed
not one whit, although this country
was theNfrst of all to recognize the
Chinese republic.
The revolt in PARKWAY Yunnan did
not seem very promising Of results;
but the truth is that it doesn't take
q very big revolt to make real
trouble for a Picking government,
for Picking hasn't much TO do at best
with the internal control Of China.
The fact that anything at all could
be accomplished from such a base
Of dissatisfaction is testimony that
China is being knitted together into
something like a national whole;
and this is the best possible evil
dence that somehow or other, per-
haps before very long, real progress
will be made toward realizing the
republican aspiration that undoubt-
eddy inspires the Chinese people.
The life Of YuarA even assuming
that he is lucky enough to keep his
head on his shoulders, to avoid gifts
Of silken cords, to evade the deli
cate attentions Of cooks dropping
poison into his soup, and. to keep out
Of the way Of patriots with daggers
up their flowing sleeves, is not very
long compared to the antiquity Of
China,
The Washington times., 1916-03-23
STORE WINDOW IS I
BROKEN BY STRANGER
Midnight Looter Frightened
Away-SeveraI Other Lar
cenies Reported.

An unidentified man broke the show
window of a store conducted by BEN
jamin Herman at $40 M street north
west shortly after last midnight. He
was frightened away before he could
obtain ans loot.
Annie Tilly. colored. 1913 Vermont ave-
nue., reported to the police today that
a man attempted to snatch her hand
bag last night. when she was attacked
abe was near Eleventh and Irving
streets northwest. The man had follow
ed her from Garfield Hospital.
Among the larcenies reported during
the past twelve hours are:
-Four electric coils. taken from the au-
tomobile OF L. II. Borghausen, us Tenth
street northeast.
Money, amount unknown. from auto
matte piano and telephone box In closed
premises at 100 Eighth street south
east, occupied by Martin schneider. OF
BOG L street southeast.
Clothing, shoes, and safety razors.
the property OF John Murphy and John
Rooney. from 3S3 Pennsylvania avenue
Laprobe from an automobile. the prop
| erty OF r. Muelheisen. 5604 sixteenth
| street northwest.
Suit OF clothes, from Thomas w
| Vaughn, It'll Riggs place northwest,
by colored man who represented him.
self as being employed by pressing
| Automobile tire, from garage OF ]
| kronheim, 1909 u street northwest.
Nine pigeons the property OF George
H.. Carroll. $50 Elliott street northeast.
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the river-girt valley where the city
totters today. At length It came
under the control of the Bagdad
caliphs, who were overthrown fol-
lowing massacre in 1892.
The Golden Age of Ispahan was
the seventeenth century; Shah Abb
bas the Great its Pericles. The city
grew to accommodate a million in
habitants. The Persian government
was proud to claim It as the capital.
Two palaces, beautiful still, tes-
tify to the former greatness of the
city. They bear the picturesque and
distinctly Oriental names Of the Hall
Of Many Columns and the Palace
Of the Eight Paradises. The one
is monument to the civic pride of
Shah Abbas and is notable for its
twent y slender pillars, lofty roof,
and mirrored court; the other is a
gem Of a dwelling, set in we'll
planned gardens. SO,
In olden times, when travel be-
tween Ispahan and the nearby towns
was still heavy, five bridges were
built to accommodate the endless
caravans. These bridges are still in
fairly good condition, and by way
Of these came the victorious Rus
SLAMS on their advance from Tehe-
ran.
Russian dancers or Russian
troops-both have been transported
back to the Old East today.
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Matilda L. Thomson
Leaves M. E. Church 500

The will OF Matilda L. Thomson. dated
August 10, 1916, filed for probate yester-
day. devises 500 each 70 the building
fund Of the Iowa Avenue NJ. q. Church
and the Eastern Star Home. Requests
Of $500 each are made to nieces. Edna
l.. Trowbridge and Mabel T. Brandt; To
a nephew. Elma NJ. Haythorn. and 70
Hugh M. Sterling.
The will provides that after the pay
ment Of several other smaller requests
the remainder Of the property shall be
divided between two sisters OF the testa-
trix. Cornelia Ide Trowbridge, OF News
ark. N. J., and Mary Adeline Haythorp.
of Oswego, N. Y. Hugh NJ. Sterling, In
a petition filed with the will. sets forth
that the assessed value OF the real e.
tate is A.2S2 and the personally g. 500.
The real property consists Of premises
1909 Decatur street northwest.
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Hearing To Be Held
On Aqueduct Bridge Site

A hearing will be. held before the Dis
trict Commissioners in the board room
OF the District building Monday at IL
a m. on the location OF the proposed
new Acqueduct bridge. The bearing
was called at the suggestion OF Secre-
tary OF War Newton ID. Raker.
Secretary Baker informed the board
that requests for hearing have peen
received from the Chamber OF Com
merce. Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton and other civic bouics.
The Chamber of Comerce stated that
1T views with alarm any project TOR
the 10 :ation OF the bridge that will de-
Irive Georgetown of bridge facilities
to the Virginia shore"
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Takes. Issue With Board
Of Education on Forum

DR.. A. ]. McKelway, chairman of the
Citizens Committee OF Forty In Be-
half OF Popular Government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. today issued a state
ment in which he strongly advocated
free use OF public schools for COM
munity forums.
In his statement DR.. McKelway takes
sharp issue with ministers who oppose
throwing the schools open for public
meetings on Sundays on the ground that
and constitute a dissertation of the
Sabbath.
DIR. McKelway says Miss Margaret
Wilson has stated the case very plainly
We are contending for the right of the
local community, organized into q
| forum, to meet at their own schoo
buildings when they please"
The Washington times., 1916-03-23
Railroads Race Worst
Pressure in History
If the War Continues
Cooperation of Interstate Commerce Commission
With Companies Inspired By Reports That
Real Catastrophe Was Imminent in
Shipping Situation.
By JuDsoN C. wELLIvER.

II the and demand for American products shall
nue undated into the there every that
railroads will face the hardest for transportation service
that been imposed on them n
The Commerce Commissions initiation co-opea
ton with railroads. looking relieving the freight congestion
was inspired by reports from both shippers and railroads which
pested the catastrophe unless preventive
ures are taken early.
Underneath surface there is fear Of political
the coming fall The industrial East has largely monopoed the
cspac of the railroads grangowng States Of the West
ar, in danger Of being unable market products
ATTITUDE OF WEST
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the FOLLY ORPEACR TALK NOW

The Department Of State has been
compelled to issue a statement
positively denying that this Govern
ment has been approached by Ger
many, in any way, with the sug-
gestion that the United States act
as peace mediator. There ought
to have been no occasion for such. a
statement, because it has been OBJ
vious in recent months that neither
side in the great conflict was ready
to think of peace on any terms that
the other side would consider.
Yet irresponsible discussion has
constantly put forward suggestions
that something of tremendous sig
nificance was going on, and the last
few days have brought reiterations
of the declaration that matters were
SO framing that peace was to be ex-
pected by autumn. This kind of
comment is calculated to embarrass
the Washington Government, to mis-
lead the public, and possibly to dis
organize many business arrange
ments.
Probably nobody knows better
than the manufacturers of such
stories that there is no basis for
them. OF course, either side would
be glad to make peace: on its own
terms. Neither side has ever, from
the beginning, been farther from
thought of peace at any other terms
than It is today.
Germany holds the advantageous
position Of occupying great terri.
tories she has conquered. Peace or
her terms would in effect create O
German empire stretching from
Antwerp to Constantinople; would
leave France crushed and dismem.
bered; would make Poland a German
dependency, and Belgium a PROVING,
of the empire. There would be ne
security in such a peace; it would
II we the Prussian military machin,
more powerful than ever, flushed
with victory, certain to make fur
Their assaults on Europe before long
in the effort to complete its 'domi
nation of the continent. England
would, of course, come next, becaus,
England has not been a loser in tn,
war to date; England would emerg,
as the great rival of Germany; ant
the future would hold for these tw,
powers an inevitable duel to tn,
death.
England does not want peac,
while this peril resides in all tn,
tomorrows of this century. Sh,
wants the task finished now, Will,
the forces are in hand to finish il
France and Belgium and Russii
have precisely similar reasons TO
wanting the same thing. Peace tall
today is more impossible than 1t wa
a month after the war started.
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out through this Inadequate neck. with
the result that there Is fearful lam.
The worst congestion Is In the region
tributary to the port of New York.
from which the backwater of this ex-
cess traffic Is damned back as far as
middle Pennsylvania and New York,
and on some lines OF road still farther.
Grain States Complain.
1t is small wonder that fears are now
being entertained concerning the move
ment Of the middle west crops the COM
ing autumn. Complaints have been
reaching the commission from all over
the grain States. that cars are not to
be had, elevators are full. and that
when cars are ordered to Western
points to relieve this situation they
simply don't arrive.
They are seized en- route at the va
| rious industrial centers, and started
sidings and warehouses are filled, and
the lack OF ships to carry away export
goods Is making conditions worse all
the time.
The West is beginning to complain OF
what It regards as discrimination In
favor Of the East. II IL charged thai
the embargoes laid by various rail-
Foads have been manipulated to the ad
Vantage OF the Industrial East so thai
the cars are kept In that region.
II Is quite possible that the Inter
state Commission will be compelled
with the consent OF the railroads. to as
sumo authority TO control embargoei
| on freight. There has been especia
complaint that the embargo ordered hai
! In some cases favored particular kind
OF commodities. and this Is one OF tn,
grievances OF Western shippers.
The commission inquiries indicate tina
the preferred classes OF freight. namely
arms and ammunition, and other fight
Ing paraphernalia. constitute not over
per cent OF the freight offered to tn,
| roads. The testimony indicates thai
generally this kind OF freight has beer
pushed through pretty promptly. ar
Want Experiment Postponed.
One argument that is powerfully help
Ing the Western shippers has to do Will
the food supply OF Eastern cities and in
dustrial centers. These come largely
from the West. and 1t is claimed tina
unless provision Is presently made fol
freer movement OF Western freiRh
| toward the East the scarcity of sup
plies east OF the Alleghenies will pres
emily find reflection In increases OF
prices that Will cause a huge hubhub
The railroads and the commission
seem about equally anxious to handl,
the situation without giving Congress
an excuse to get excited. On neithe
side Is there any desire that lot o
new and experimental power shall b,
| conferred on the commission in tn,
matter Of regulating physical operation
| OF the roads.
While 1t Is recognized that this q
likely to come before many years. Their
IL general desire that the experiment
shall not be undertaken in such alb
normal times as the present, when 1
might add to the difficulties instead o
decreasing them.
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CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON THE
BORDER

II would be senseless to shut eyes
to the fact that conditions on the
Mexican border are highly uncom-
Portable; threatening, and drifting
toward the critical. They may not
be accurately reported, for our ANA
teur censorship has a good deal vet
to learn about how not to make mat
tiers worse by suppressing the
truth.
But it is reported with seeming
reliability that large body of Car
ranzista troops have deserted and
gone over to Villa. It will be lucky
II this shall prove untrue; it will be
cutie logical if it shall prove true.
Expectation of just such thing has
been general since it was assured
that Washington and Carranza
would try to cooperate. Villa has
at his command powerful weapon,
that he well knows how to use: the
ignorance and prejudice of the Mexi-
can masses.
Re-enforcements are demanded by
the American commanders on the
border, and are being hurried there.
Reports say that Villa has defeated
. considerable force of Carranzistas
and escaped, leaving his pursuers
dazed about what happened to them.
The whole situation is menacing in
the extreme; for it is perfectly plain
. that initial reverses would make il
more than ever necessary for the
American expedition to be pressed
TO ultimate success. Nothing has
happened yet that was not reason
ably to have been expected. There
is no occasion for great alarm. II
is beyond serious possibility that
another Custer massacre will mark
this bandit hunt in Mexico.
But there is in all these stories
plausible and. probably warranted by
the facts behind them, that which
powerfully enforces the demand fol
better preparation by this country
Suppose it shall turn out that in q
bandit chase our whole army must
suffer reverses and that the outcome
must be for a considerable time ir
doubt! 1t is a grim joke on thi:
nation; but it is worse than that
when thought turns to the possible
ties of an embodiment in the greater
turmoils of the world.
The Washington times., 1916-03-23
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Moyiug pictures, Mississippi River IN Flood
Time" John A, Fox. NATIONAL Press Club,
$40 .. M: memory training demonstration.
Henry J. Sutton. 9:45 p. m.
Address. Immigration, Joseph l. Topper
before Ahavas Zion Society, IY2S Sixth
street northwest, $40 D. m.
Exhibit OF scout tactics, Boy Scouts. Metro
politan A. NJ. y. Church. y. m.
stitute, coiored Y. NJ c. A., ISIS TWelfth
street northwest. 8 p. m.
Open meeting. washington academy Of
Meeting. state. War and Navy Club. Ebbltt
Sp. m.
Organization meeting. new branch of colorsd
trict, True Reform Hail. Twelfth and U
streets northwest, 8. p. m.
Address, the Rev. Marshall A. Hudson, Gem
tenniai Baptist Church. seventh and 1
Lecture. "SietzscSe and the German kaiser"
Emma Goldman. Arcade, S:lb y. m.
Chorus rehearsal. Home Club. 1:i5 .. m
Lenten meeting TO discuss Housing Ideals, -
h p KoS.S ih asu.eS
Meeting. Progressive Council. No. 0. Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution. In head
organ recital, Edwin II. Lemare. st. John .
Church. Lafayette Square. p. m.
Glasses in Berol system OF memory training.
Laying Of cornerstone OF new chemical
building q sprs SS q Ne% s;S
.; Temple Noyes. No. 81; William r. Hunt
No. ls, Evening Star.
oS No. TO- Escslsior. No. IS; salem. No. =:
Friendship, No. s. Rebekahs.
knights Of Pythias-Harmony. No. n.
National Union-Bancroft Council. Dahlgren
Royal Observation-Disclosures meeting. Cap
Frst.rnal order of EaEies-washinEon Asri.
Modern Woodmen of Amsrica-Mapls Camp.
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Tomorrow.

Lecture, American Work in serbia,p Nine.
Slayko GrouItch, residence OF Mrs. Charles
Trip to Alexandria. Kailipolis Grotto Glee
Club and friends. leave Twelfth street and
&snnsyyfpiS avenue 1.. Mort HoTthwsI !S M
Abram Simon. memorial services for Dr.
Isaac NJ. Wise. Eighth Street Temple, s
Monthly dance, young people OF All Souls
Church. lTi2 Church street, $3.50 p. m.
ETSsnmsH IA study IN Black SSd
Wilson Normal School. p: IN.
Reading, 'Reconstruction and The Klu KluT
Kan AtOHfy General s ISS%S' " oTss
Seminary, Thirteenth and Girard streets
northwest, 8 p. m
'' Veterans. local North tn caroSians invited.
Confederate Hail. 1872 Vermont avenue
1s nSr,nm"fh The Immigrant Making Living. I"
DR.. Frank o'Hara. McMahon Hall. Catholic
cenosri soldlsT. Home Band Orchestra.
Preparstory service. the Rev. c. =. Granger.
GuntOn Temple Memorial Presbytarian
Ladies' night, motion pictures and dancing.
ST. Johns Lodge, Chapter No. IL, +. a. x.
M. Masonic Hall. P, m;
Capitol, No. Ii; Mount Pleasant. 20. 10;
Royal Arch Chapters; Takoma. No ~;
Cathedral. No. II; 81. Johns Lodge. No. IS.
odd Feliows~central. No. I. Metropolis. No.
IS: Phoenix. No 2S; Martha Washington,
No. 8: Dorcas, No. 4, Rebekahs.
| Knights OF Pythias-Rat hbone- Superior, No
20; Syracusians, No 10; Rathbone Temple
| No 8. Pythian Sisters.
National Union-East Washington Council
Mckinley Council
Daughters of America-Frlendship Council
| No, 10.
United Spanish War Veterans-'CrawI OF IN.
| Snakes' celebration, Elks' Hall.
Socialist party-Iocal Central Washington
i nidIs rh ,s'i p so NEWS pictures Gnt
Patton. and exhibition OF scout feats. Hon,
Club. Sis D. m.
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YUAN's MIND CHANGES AGAIN

Yuan Shi Kai has thought
further on the subject, and decided
not to be Emperor of China. He an
nounces that the revolution in Yum
nan province has demonstrated that
the people are not unanimously for
him for Emperor; so he orders that
the council Of state shall resume
its character as the senate; Hsu
Shin Chang resumes the seals as
secretary of state, and Yuan will
be President instead of Emperor.
1t must cause the willy old Yuan
to smile in his sleeve as he juggles
the government institutions of one
third the human race. Whether he
chooses to call it republic or mon
archy, he keeps his one grip firmly
on whatever of power resides in the
Picking government. He will go or
cutting off the heads of personages
who interfere with his program;
he will boss the job just as com.
pletely as ever; his graft will be
quite as good, whether he is called
Son of Heaven or Mr., President.
Nevertheless, it is significant that
the old fox shifts ground once more
1t is a confession of the larger in
fiuence that the people have; an I'D
mission that something like publ,
opinion is forming and making it
self felt in China. Pressure from
the governments of Russia, Japan
and Great Britain is understood
largely to have influenced Yuan il
giving up his imperialistic adven
ture; a pressure, it may be added, :,