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The Washington times., 1916-09-06
CRIPPLINd THE COMMISSION

Senator Underwood, who wanted
to strike out of the revenue bill the
provision for creating a tariff COM
mission. was at least honest and
direct. He didn't want any tariff
commission at all, and said so. It
was preferable to the -indirection
which established the commission
because the President insisted on it,
and then cut the salaries of MEM
bers to such a figure that the body
not only loses all prestige, but is
restricted to the necessity Of taking
men who will accept, for long terms,
the inadequate salary, $500, fixed
by the measure as passed.
The sincere advocates of tariff
commission voted for the larger
salary because they wanted a COM
mission that would command respect
for it's work and recommendations.
1t is impossible to believe. that a
Congress which has fixed salaries of
the major commissions generally at
$4,000 and $4,000, intends to pay
much respect to body that in some
ways should be the most important
of all Government commissions, and
yet is given little more than half
the salary Of members Of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board.
| II ia the pretense of this Yneaaure
I that the commission shall be non.
partisan. -. Yet it is at the outset
hamstrung by Democrats who want
no commission at all, and Republi.
cans who are unwilling to create 9
commission under a Democratic Ad
ministration; it is. made just a,
nearly a partisan affair as IL
possible in view of the provision
that not more than three of it's 81,
members shall be Of the same party
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
THE LOSS OF cROcKER LAND

There Is no need for great excite
ment over the cumulative testi-
mony that "Crocker Land" does not
exist. Friends Of DR.. Frederick
Cook have assiduously pointed to
the doubt about this land in an ef-
fort to discredit other Polar dis
coveries of Admiral Robert E.
Peary.
More than a year ago some Of
these friends became greatly ex-
ercised because maps published bv
the photographic Office of the Navy
Department contained indications of
this land. But since these maps
were some years old, and since it
is understood that the topography
Of the Arctic regions is hypotheti-
cal, no great stir was created.
The low hanging clouds, i'm
movable for days at time, may
easily deceive the explorer in the
Far North, it is stated, and il
Crocker Land does not exist it need
be no reflection on anyone who mis-
took this appearance Of land. Fol
the men who braved the rigors Of
the region the general public has
admiration and gratitude. 1t has nc
deep interest in the petty jealousie'
of explorers, and it welcomes new
evidence like that of Ensign Fitz
hugh Green, U. S. N, because il
adds to the sum total Of our knowl
edge of the far away North, ane
not because it has bearing on an!
controversies.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Every man 10 the architect Of
hts oUn rough house. C.S. Mon.
The Truthful Bard.

From sentiment do not sing
Anent the Joys OF gentle spring.
oh. no, indeed! On, no!
do not care a tinkers hang
About the fresh. Inspiring tang
Found In the winds that blow.
The new mown hay in summer time
10 not to me. a thing sublime.
] shun the pasture lot.
Let others rave until they die
About the beauteous summer sky.
/ only know it's hot.
The fall does not appeal to me
That Is. not particularly:
l sing of II. OF course.
i laud the golden autumn leaves
And wheat arrayed in fulsome sheaves.
But it's case Of force.
You see, II Is this way
In verse ] must ning each day,
In summer, spring and fall.
For them / don't care a ding,
But i must sing about something.
Or, don't eat, that's all.
Roy X. Moulton. In the Oakland In.
quirer.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
A sANER RAILROAD CARP

Henry Ford, who is widely
suspected of more practical views
about vehicle construction than on
some international topics, declares
that railroad freight cars as now
built are no good. They are too
heavy, badly built, of poor materials
and design; they make the dead load
altogether too large a proportion
Of the total weight for which power
must be provided; and they wear out
rails and roadbed too fast.
Beyond this, Mr.. Ford says he can
build a better freight car, and he's
going to do it. If he does, he will
make a bigger contribution to prac-
tical public service than most states
men are able to credit to themselves.
The problem of dead weight is one
Of the most tremendous that trans
portation authorities have to face.
II the weight of the car could be re-
duced rs per cent say, the freight
rate could be pulled down and the
cost of maintenance of ways would
likewise be reduced. Mr.. Ford is
going to build what he guesses is
the car the railroads need, and let
them haul it around awhile, just to
prove that he knows whereof he
speaks. If he is right, he will pay
for the eight-hour day for railroads,
but he will not do it soon enough
10 save them from a difficult read
justment meanwhile,
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
THE DANUBE AND OTHER
GREAT RIVERS.

The world, looking at a Rou-
manian army, backed by the great
Slav race, fighting for control Of
the Iron Gates of the Danube and
for access to the middle basin Of
that historic stream, is reminded
that the Danube has been the fav-
orite route by which for thousands
Of years the hordes of the East
have sought to approach the West.
The thing that is happening today
is merely a repetition.
Our Mississippi, longest river in
the world, covers 4,2O0 miles from
it, source in Montana to the Gulf.
The upper Mississippi has stolen a
name, for it is only tributary of
the main stream, which is really the
Missouri. The Danube is less than
half as long as the Mississippi
Missouri, and drains only about q
fourth as much territory. But
while our Mississippi has it's entire
basin in a single country, the
Danube valley is highway between
orient and occident, the artery oi
Central Europe, an internationa
river Of such significance that two
international commissions have beer
created by European congresses t.
control it's navigation and improve
ment. This was made necessary be
cause it serves so many nations ant
states. The European commission
for the Danube, provided for in 1856
included representatives Of Austria
England, France, Germany, Russia
Sardinia and Turkey. The river il
open to navigation by the vessel
of all nations, and warships ma.
not use it in the lower courses
3 though they promptly do as soon a
war makes it useful.
The stream carries an immens
commerce, and has been improve
by some of the most extensive an
expensive river works in the worlc
It is connected with the Rhine by
canal. SO that navigation from tn
Black to the North Sea is possible
while the Rhine, again, is connecte
with the Baltic river system b
canals. Both the navigation i'm
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Falls in Street Car,
Condition Is Serious

Physicians at Emergency Hospital
said this morning that the condition
of Mrs. Josephine McLaren. seventy
six years old. who was injured on .
Fourteenth street car yesterday aft
ernoon, Is serious. Although the
woman had regained consciousness
this morning. the physicians fear her
Mrs. McLaren boarded the car at
Fourteenth and Chaplin streets north
west. The car started before she had
reached a seat according to reports
made to the police. and she was
from conclusion of the brain. Mrs.
McLaren lived at 1900 Clifton street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
WAS GERMANY TOO THOROUGH.
LY PREPARED

The developments Of the battle on
the Somme inspire an interesting
inquiry. Is it possible that Ger
many, with characteristic German
thoroughness and system, prepared
through many years of effort to fight
one kind of battles, to make war in
one way, and then found when it
was too late to change its system,
that it had guessed wrongly?
There is no doubt that when the
war began Germany had all the ad-
vantage in methods. Liege, at the
very beginning, showed that; for
Germany had secretly provided her
self with giant guns that wrecked
the most powerful defensive works,
with their cement redoubts and steel
cupolas. To be able to accomplish
that before her enemy knew she
twas equipped to do it, was a huge ad-
vantage.
Likewise in the detail Of her
preparation to mobilize and bring
into action her full force more rapid.
ly than any opponent could possibly
match it, Germany held a great ad.
vantage.
But there were features Of the
new warfare that Germany had moi
anticipated. Her close mass forma
tions in the field were intended t.
sweep everything before them; ant
they would have done so, If thu
enemy had been willing to play tht
game as the German staff hat
planned it. He wasn't, and the clos,
formations proved merely an invi
tation to slaughter the creates
possible number Of the splendid!
trained German soldiers.
| At Verdun when the war was +,
year and a half old, the German
began their aggression with meth
ods that indicated chat they still
clung to the same ideas that the,
had formulated before the war start
ed. They hurled in their great gra,
masses of men-to be moved dow
by the French seventy-fves. The,
seemed still to entertain the belle
that Verdun would be taken as Lieg
and Maubeuge had been, by crack
ing their citadels to pieces with hug
guns and then routing Nthe de
tenders out with mass charges. Blu
the French and British had mean
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Polls.

Melodrama OF the kind that has had
popular vogue during the past few sea
sons will be represented at Polls next
week In Carl Mason's latest play, For
The Man She Loved" When II was
first produced last June by the Keith
Players. a stock company In New York
II gained the serious attention Of re-
viewers who credited II with the posses
sion of a weli-constructed plot and an
interesting story that has an insistent
appeal to the emotion and sympathy OF
an audience.
The company has a number OF WE'LL
known players In its roster and several
that have local popularity. Florence
Pinckney, who plays Blonde Mabel. was
recently member Of the Poll Stock
Company. as was also Marguerite Allen
Washington girl. who IL cast for Mag.
gle Maloney. a lover of the movies
Alice johnson, Beth Merrin. Francis
Sayles. Edwin Walter. James r. Field
Russell Snoad. and A. II. Berger are
others In the cast.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
AMUSEMENT LIST
FOR WASH|NGT0N|ANS
Varied Program ls Offered by
Theaters and Resorts for
Capital Residents.
Belaaco.


The engagement OF the nam moth
w. II. Clune cinema operatlc spectacle
Ramona" starts its second and
last weeks engagement at the Belas-
CO Theater Sunday matinee, Septem-
bef 10.
This attraction 10 the colossal re-
production through the combined
agencies OF cinematography and or
chestral music OF Helen Hunt Jack
sons famous romance OF early Cali
fornia, Ramona" Unusual interest
attaches to this spectacle because II
is a new and most pretentious contri-
button Of American theatrical art. In
the first place the moving picture pre-
sentiment Of the narrative IL the long
est ever used In q single performance.
Likewise its musical score Is Of ex-
traordinary magnitude and scope, be-
ing synchronically' "cued" to every
second Of action unfoldei upon the
screen. The run Of tho performanc Q
usually 10 almost three nours In
length.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Amusements and Meetings Of Fra.
ternal and Social Bodies.
Today.

Meeting. board of directors Chamber q Com
Meeting, woman's National Republican Club,
New Willard. 8 p. m.
Meeting, Association OF Oldest Inhabitants.
Nineteenth and streets northwest, 1850
Excursion, Alumni Association OF Business
High School TO Chesapeake Beach.
Meeting Board Of Education, Franklin
school building, $50 p. m.
Examination to determine award OF schoj-
arship to Gonzaga College. college building.
a. m.
Hearing, Public Utilities Commission, on
standard for street car service, Municipal
building.
Masonic-washington Centennial, No. ~ osi-
ris. No. 26; King solomon, No. 81 East
Gate, No. 81; Arenie. No. 10. Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Easter No 4; Federal City,
No. 20; Harmony, No. 9; Friensdhip. No. hi
Mount Nebo No. 6; Encampment; Assembly
Home Circle, Rebekahs
Knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon, No. d
Equal No. II; Friendship Temple. No. 4
Pythian Sisters.
Jr. o. u. A. M-Edward J. Ross Council. No.
Knights OF coiumbus-K OF C. Bowling
League meeting.
B, p. o. Eks-committee meeting.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Amusements.

BeIasco-"Ramona." and 8 p. m.
Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:l6 and s;l5 D. m.
Poli's-'The Eternal Magdalene." 2:is sna
aayety-Burlesque, 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Loew's columba-Photoplays. 1850 a. m. 20
IL p. m. -
Glen Echo-Open-air amusements, dancing,
and free movies.
Great Falls, Va.-Concerts. dancing. music.
and movies all free.
Garden-Continuous motion pictures. 10 - m.
lstrand-continuous motion pictures. 10 q. IN.
TO II D, m.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
speaking Of headlines, our
merit best friend, the Cleveland
Leader, sets forth "Poltce Am
buIance Is Visited BY Stork."
Wonder ,phat the bird brought
Cleveland News.

WITH DUE credit
ANNOUNCES that tomorrow
1T WILL. publish its own
ORIGINAL selection of the
ALL AMERICAN baseball team;
EXPERTS ON THE diamond. and
Will KEEP up the colyum's
USUAL reputation for keen
ANALYSIS Of political
ENIGMAS. Don't forget to-
WATCH FOR the ali.smerican
SELECTION Is absolutely
THE FIRST OF THE winter
LEAGUE. Maybe. It Win
WE WE FEAR y notii a. r. M.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
With Due Credit
FORGET It.

You thought that you'd like to take a
long hike
Where you and the devil'd do a. you
like
And the work would be easy. for you
an the tyke7
Say. bo. forget II!
Your boss is unfair, and gives you a
glare
And your wife II trying TO pull out
your hair.
And your. mind is corroded with canker-
ing carer
Say. DO, forget II!
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Glen Echo.

Park fans who pay a farewell visit to
Glen Echo Park tonight or any night
this week. will find on the program all
OF the various amusements that have
made the season that closes at midnight
next Saturday. the most successful the
resort has ever had.
Absolutely no curtailment of the fun
providers will be made up to the very
last minute. In the dance pavilion.
Mills Orchestra will play each evening
AL on Saturday until the lights are
turned off and taps sounded'' for the
season. The derby will provide Ms
thrills in the wild race over the eight
speedy dips" the coaster will carry
its passengers on its ride through the
tree-to tops. the midway will offef all OF
its frills and al Of the varied amuse-
ments and free features will be on the
bill,
For the free movies a new photoplay
will be shown every night in the open
air. outing parties will find all OF the
conveniences. the Fairgrounds win be
kept open for the Riddles, and every cf-
fort made by the management TO make
the last few days OF the season the
most pleasant ones for Its patrons.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Keith's.

A music festival will be given at tn,
B. r. Theater next week by "The
Meistersingers.' formed Of the Harvard.
Schubert and Weber quartets Of Boston
with several soloists. appearing in "Th,
Flag Station From sunny Spair
comes Ia Argentina. the court dancer
introducing her bull fight" dance
Stanley James. the former Washington
star. supported by Vessie Farrell ant
company In Going Home" Other at
fractions will be J. Francis Dooley ant
Corinne Sales I'm 'will Yer. Jim?'
Sanity and Norton. George Rosener
Julia Curtis. Frank lie Dent, the pip,
tor!al.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Kills Self in Brides
Sight Cleaning Gun

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Liber salontay.
twenty-seven. shot and instantly killed
himself yesterday afternoon In New
Brunswick. N. j.. in the presence of
his bride of a month. while he was
cleaning revolver which he thought
was unloaded.
The young couple had just returned
from their honeymoon, and Salontay
had purchased the revolver because of
struck the youns man In the heart.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Will Wed at 70, Bride al

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. Sent. G.
Colonel Edwin ]. Greenfield, % years
old. of New York. who was the first sun
erintendent of the Bell Telephone Com
pany and held the same office with the
first Edison Electric Light COMPANY,
will marry Mrs. May e. st. John. also
Of New York, here today. She Ia 81.
Colonel Greenfield was the first man
to install electricity In a theater,
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
JAPAN'S NEW MOVE IN CHINA

The deliberate seizure OF Fort
Arthur by Russia, after it had been
conquered by Japan in the Chino
Japan war of 1s94-5, was the cause
Of the Russo-Japanese war. Russia
found a pretext for taking the port
and fortress, and that pretext failed
utterly to conceal the underlying
menace to vital interests of Japan.
Japan was compelled to fight for
her life; her statesmen knew it from
the day Port Arthur became Rus
sian, and set about preparing.
Germany found an excuse for
seizing Kiao Chou Bay, and trans
forming it into German base, mill
tary, naval, and commercial. Some
German missionaries had been
killed, and that was the first justifi-
cation for initiating a policy Of
pressure that ultimately led to
taking a slice Of Chinese territory.
In each case a war resulted from
the seizure Of strategic Chinese ter
ritory.
With these two instances in mind,
the recent aggressive attitude Of
Japan in China must be regarded as
part Of a deliberate purpose Of
overaweing and dominating that
country. If it does not look to a
partition, it certainly contemplates
the establishment of Japanese au.
thority in great and rich section
of the empire, on such terms that
Chinese sovereignty must be left a
mere shadow while Japanese force
shall be the substance.
Following a recent conflict be.
tween Japanese and Chinese soldiers
at Cheng Chiatun, in Inner Mon
golia, Japan has presented series
of demands, with which China will
doubtless have to comply under pro.
test. 1t is perfectly obvious that
Japan is making the recent clash OF
soldiery serve as a pretext for in
sisting on these outrageously severe
terms. The performance is a pre-
else parallel to that of Germany il
seizing Kiao Chou Bay and prov
ince.
China is to abase itself in apollo
gizing for the recent trouble; which
isn't so serious; China is used t.
that. But further, it is to guar
antee that Chinese troops shall un
der no circumstances interfere will
Japanese soldiers in South Man
churia and Inner Mongolia; ant
Chinese schools are to be provide,
with Japanese military inspectors.
These are the most pointed of tn
. demands which look to extinguish
ing Chinese sovereignty in this i'm
portant part Of the empire. Thei
enforcement would lay the founda
tion for building up a great Chimes
army under Japanese officers
which is exactly what Japanese mil
itary policy has for a long tim
seemed to have in mind-and it woul
permit Japan practically to garriso
South Manchuria and Inner Mon
, golia. 1t would not differ signif
/ cantly from the aggressions of Rus
. sia and Germany, at Port Arthu
, and Kiao Chou, save that Japan |
! carving out vastly bigger slice fo
. mastication and assimilation q
leisure.
: There is no European authority t
> protest this proceeding at present
and no evidence that America
. policy, which kept this country fro,
: participating with Europe in tn
general loan TO China three yea,
I, ago. viii be changed to protect OF
!, concerns or China's territorial an
sovereign integrity. 1t is a critic,
: time for the East and our relation
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Poor Old Joe.

met him on the street today,
He sneezed a-chew, a-chew, kerchew!
He said "Od top, II dis keebs Cd,
I'd do whad I'b gonna do.
1 cad breathe whed / go to work,
cad sleeb whed I 20 to bed,
Ad ebry liddle breeze ad blows,
Wild dust ad bollen fidds my head.
Ad all the zephyrs as dhcy pass.
They hit me worse than German gas"
Gee Mike. in the London, Ontario,
Advertiser.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
LoeW's Columbia

Mae Murray. the celebrated star Of the
"Follies." who deserted Broadway to
become a photoplay star. will be filmed
at Loew's Columbia for the last half Of
the week in her latest hlm success.
THE Big Sister" The story OF the
photoplay has to do with Betty Norton.
who is left In sole charge of her little
brother Jimmy by her drunken father.
They are hopelessly poor. and fall an
easy prey to Nifty Mendez. when th.:
disreputable underworld leader fastens
upon Betty as the object OF his desires.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Will There Be an Applicant?

Our friend. President Oakley. Of the
Bald-Headed Club. remarked to us the
other day that he thought a strike of
the big wig makers OF the country
among the fair sex.
Perhaps. then. there will be some suf-
fraEists to Join Mr.. Oakey's novel Or
ganization.
Perhaps!
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
"InterestinR IL True"

A Zeppelin crew. with nothing to do.
Hoisted their sails and to London few.
They had many bombs of explosives
high
To frighten the people as they passed
by,
And doubtless would have had great fun
Had they not come In range of an
'anti" gun. b.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

Moonlight excursion. Phi Mu Fraternity, on
steamer 81. Johns.
Lawn fete, for benent OF Young womens
Christian Home, Sll c street northwest. 7 T:8o
Lawn fete, Mary Washington Chapter No
20. o. Z. g., Clarendon. Va.
Masonic-NavaL No !, Hiram. No. 10; VIII
RELIEF; Esther, No. :, Eastern star.
odd relows-columbia. No. 10. Covenant,
No. l3,
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Gayety.

"The Bon Ton Girls" Is next weeks
attraction at the Gayety Theater. Its
title is said to be particularly apro-
pos, In view of the preponderance Of
the fair sex IN the makeup of the
Organization. However. 1t Is not only
the chorus which is called upon to dis
play talent In the unfolding of the
frothy two-act musical burletta. A
trio OF fun-makers Of unusual ability
and popularity-Babe La Tour. Leo
Hoyt, and Lester Allsn-hold the
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

spotlights for considerable periods.
Miss La Tour heads the cast. Others
who are to appear are Gladys Park
er, George Reynolds. and Feely and
McCloud, noted exponents of the art
terpsichorean.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06
Lyceum.

"The Garden Girls" Is the next at
traction at the Lyceum.
This company is said to be one OF
The brightest shows on the circuit. The
large cast is headed by several comed-
talents A score Of girls. chosen for
their individual beauty, as well as their
singing and dancing abilities. comprise
the chorus.
electrical and scenic effects will be in
troduced, II Is said, during the COM
pany's stay in Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

Underwood Not Ruled by Caucus"
says a headline. Well. what about the
Remington, the L. e. Smith and
others?-W. w. II. in the Spokesman
Review, Spokane.
The Washington times., 1916-09-06

The fall styles for fat men Will con.
tinue TO show that fat men wear
clothes that show they are fat.-Lon-
don, Ontario, Advertiser.