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The Washington times., 1916-01-15
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BACKS OIL MERGER
Mexican Petroleum Heads New
Concern-Everything Ready
for Signing Of Papers.

NEW YORK. Jan. l5.--Details for the
formation of a $50, 900 oil merger,
headed by the Mexican Petroleum Com
pany, have been virtually completed ex-
cept for the formal signing Of the con-
tracts
The amaleamation Is one OF the
largest in oil deals that has been put
through since the original Standard OIL
Company with it's underlying subsidiary
concerns was formed. The success OF
the negotiations, which have been go
ing on for several weeks, is attributed
In the financial district 10 f. J." Do
heny. president of the Mexican Pc
troleum Company.
Two big companies which viii Join in
the merger at once are tn" Associated
Oil Company. which IS largely controlled
by the Southern Pacific railroad. and
the Union Oil Company. Several smaller
companies are being considered by the
organizers Of the consolidation. The
California Petroleum Company will no'
be included at present, but may come
in later. II is learned on the highest au-
thority. 1t is believed that once the
merger is put through the i3. or more
independent oil companies operating IN
California and along the Pacihc coast
will join the organization.
The new company will De known as
the Pan-American Petroleum and Tran
sit Company. and will have outstanding
sl5O. .UO0.HO in stocks and honds 1t is
estimated that *i2J.00U.dNI will he need.
ed to put through ,hr merger and
this amount has already been ARRANGED
for. only SC0.O0h.oE win h" n"edcd az
once and the remaining s',nT,"o viii
bc surplied by n Stronr syndicate.
The properties 10 10 taken over viii
have tho option of pOinG into the com
btne either for cash or for stock IN
the new company. Both majority
sha reholders and minority Interests IN
the various companies will rtceiye tic
same price for the Ires"nt holdings
the merger on the same terms.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Finds Much Opposition TO Proposed
Greater Army.

TO the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The more | travel through the coun-
try the more opposition ] notice TO the
big army idea Thrce-fourths OF the
people, | believe, are convinced that the
country needs more aud better 1efens.s.
but they seem to be dead set 2gainst a
large standing army.
IL the amy we have were n success
the feeling probably would not lie So
pronounced The popular demand, as
far as am able to gauge It, Is for
more ships, submarines, aircraft. and
mines. and national guard Offering IN
ducements for tho Young men Of the
country to Jcn. With some pay AID
Federal control. 1t could be made a
mighty force that could be implicitly
trusted In lime II need.
Another subject being discussed by
br siness me9 is the necessity Of prop
.rly protecting the young industries
Tint are being built ur. to free this
country from European mdustria dom
innSion. They are almost as pro-
no,Inced In their views on this pre- posi-
tior as or that Of the big army
The Democrats must act cautiously
and wisely in these two matters or
they'll have lots to explain during tie
| coming campaign
VIKGTNICS WARREN
Washington Jan. g.
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HONEST ADVERTISING

There are still persons abroad who
-egard advertising, as famboyant
';rtion built upon slight foundation
+ fact. They got their ideas from
:lethods that may have prevailed a
,uarter Of century ago and they
: ave failed to observe the trend of
he times in the advertising field.
Such persons should have attend
ed the meeting of the Advertising
Vigilance Committee last evening.
there they would have witnessed a
group Of business men, earnestly
pleading that advertisements be
placed on a par with written con-
racts" and that advertisements
must be backed up as is a personal
heck" These were not reformers,
Hor advertising agents, but hard
2eaded business men, who insist
hat the standards they already OBJ
serve shall be made universal.
There still arc advertisers who try
20 exploit the public; there still are
nersons who try to pass worthless
"hecks. and who have to be held by
'aw to the fulfillment of their con-
racts. The millennium has not yet
Drived. But advertising has beer
aised TO the standard of news
'crvice, and the modern newspape,
md magazine is as careful about the
advertisements it prints as about
he news it publishes.
Even the college professors of eco,
.omics, who were disposed, some
.ime ago, to regard advertising as
ost motion, now look upon it as ar
economic asset to any community
It saves the time of citizens in in
pecting goods, it informs them ot
lrrent prices, and it points tt
where they may go to get what they
want. The sad" writer has beer
aised to the plane of a psychologist
nd his aim is no longer to paint with
nc broad verbal daubs of a circu!
'rcss agent, but to employ the ap
sails of the good salesman, to pu
IS claims forward in sane and TEN
cred phrase.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Student TEACHERS
HEAR POLICE IDEAS
Major Pullman and Policeman
Shelby Describe Safety
First" Plans.

In tall; Before tho stud"nt-tcacherS
OF the Wilson Normal school ycstcr-
day afternoon. Major Raymond W.
Pullman. supcrint"nd"nt OF police out
lined tn" work the department is un-
dertaking in connection with III"
schools. Three ideas he said. are be-
nR developed:
Tho establishment OF more amicabIe
relations between the small boy and
the cop"
Education in the principles of safe
And protected territories for the chill
dren during recess periods.
The latter would bc accomplished.
Ma iOT Pullman said. by blocking off tn"
atrCct In front Of the schools, IN the
moro contested sections, during the rec
reation periods. Additional signs for
this purpose now are being prcpa red
by the department and will be in SerV-
ice soon
Following Major Pullman, Policeman
W. :. Shelby. who has been chosen to
deliver the series OF educational lee
lures to the school children, explained
I the method OF bringing the children TO
realization OF what Law ana govern
mont il, and how necessary 1t is to the
community. He explained that by
starting with the days Of savagery.
when might was right" and bringing
them down to the present state OF iaw
and order deep impression could be
made on the child mind.
Policeman shelby then gave a practi.
cal demonstration of his method OF i'm,
| pressing upon the children that the
policemen were employed by the city
to protect them and not to frighter
them He also urged upon the future
teachers the importance OF careful
| ness" and said that of 1.l40 accidents
in the city during the past year, witt
| thirty-four fatalities, 80 per cent were
the result OF carelessness. After read
Ing them list OF. "don'ts" he ureec
them to adopt. Safety First" as then
slogan. Tho automobile. Shelby de
clared. WAS the worst enemy the 2hl,
/ had, the create part Of casualties re
sulting from that agency, largely be
cause of the lack Of proper playground
! facilities. to keep the children Off th'
| streets.
The officer also warned against TIN
habit Of cigarette smoking among un
developed boys. with the resultant un
dermining of the health.
Miss A. NJ. Cooling. principal OF tn
! Wilson Normal School, thanked Mao
! Pullman and Mr.. Shelby for their talk
, and declared mat the lesponsibilit.
was now upon the teachers to instil II
the children the proper respect for tn
law and the importance of careful
ness"
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Jerome B. Woodruff Had Steam
Motor Car In Washington In 1876.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In answer in Sunday Times under
heading. "Who Invented Motor Carr"
permit me to state that Jerome Il.
WOODBURY.. patent attorney. of this
city. living in II street. between Eighth
and Ninth. was one of the first sue
cessful inventors OF a steam carriage to
roll people about. in the wear 1876. AS
n fuel he tried successfully soft coal,
then charcoal. then crude coal oil; the
latter was the most successful. He had
his carriage built pretty much as we
SEQ them today. all except the rubber
wheels. He ran his carriage up and
down in front of his residence short
while before he died. in the spring OF
the following wear. He built four small
steam engines at that time. One he
sold to Elphonzo Youngs to grind coffee
with. and the other one to run "A print
ing press for brisbane Walker who
started "A newspaper on + street. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth. The two other
smnll engines he nDplied to n frame
made OF pas-piDc. and had CCDper
boiler under high pressure with
n rotary blower. He disrnantled tho
, carriage to make a suggested improve
ment tust before he died. Several gen
tl'Ii'b VI .N'N ! 'fH N'l' Ii''i'SN'u WI
II, and were awaiting his moves so as
to invest in Il.
Jerome r. Woodruff was a Datent at
| torney of wide rcnown, and had his
shon for models and light machinery
! back OF his house. reference TO the
Patent Office WIFI give some Of his
| history 1STSl.
! At the Centennial. in Philadelrhia
| thcrc was a steam carriage. but II did
not work at all successfully. and they
carried II away. Woodruff had the right
! thing. ! was connected with him al
| the time and heIped him in many ways
! aud to him belongs. beyond doubt
| something Of tho glory OF who in.
| vented tho motor car
| One Of his sons-in- law Is still Iivine
| here. Also daughter in another CITY.
| cot. j. !. kEEFER
| WaShinPtnn Ian II
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about the history of their own city,
and State, and nation.
This information is valuable in di-
rect ratio to the extent it is acquired
at first hand. Some time ago COL
.legcs began sending pupils out to
study facts at first hand. High
schools have followed that example.
There is no reason why, in modified
form, grade pupils should not be
guided in the same direction.
There is nothing more depressing
than watching a college graduate
who has chalked up a brilliant rec
ord in studies become helpless when
he reaches an office. Not all school
products are like that. There is a
suspicion that those who are not
may have been helped by athletics
and other by-products the faculty
frowns on, as much as by their
courses. Some centuries ago, when
the worlds fund Of information was
much smaller than now, seer was
led to remark that there are two
kinds of knowledge: one the things
that one knows, the other, the things
he knows where to find out.
Higher mathematics is supposed
to cultivate mentally adventurous
spirit. The idea is spreading that
using library is as stimulating to
the brain cells, and a great deal
more helnfnl
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Says Talk OF Greater Army Is
Futile While Present Idea of Sol
dier Is Common.

To the Editor n THE TIMES.
There has been much public discussion
concerning preparedness. but it seems to
me 20 h" mostly wind. The United
States army has been flied IN to its
authorized strength on only one occa-
sion, and that was when war with Mex
leo seemed to be unavoidable. Ot what
use is It TO talk OF CnlarSiDG the army
SO that it approaches anything like u
reasonable size. when 1t Is considered
almost ImSdsIneanOr for Young man
TO enlist as u private HoiLi"T and turn
his back, for time, on the affairs OF
the business world How can we cx-
pect thu normal you're American to en-
ter into any employment which tends to
StigmatiZC him as being shifticSs or an
trustworthy?
Who r"Srects "A soldier in time of
peacc' Who h"nors the young man
That has done 50? What percentage OF
eX-SOIuicrS are successful in life after
leaving military service How can Nnu
expect an! ambitious, practical young
man t0 enlist in the army when he sees
Ircn who have done So fail IN civilian
life because their military service seem
I'D 10 nave untitled them Tor successful
cNmpetiu"n WITH others who were not
haUIpHr"d by a military training and tho
changed viewpoint which accompanied
I army lite.
What kind Of an army will we be obIo
| to raise in times of peace. while public
opinion regarding CN-SOldICrS remains
! IunchangCd' ! speak from the stand.
| loint of an eX-so,dirr. and have my rwi
| answer 10 the above questions ard .
solution 10 the difficulties mentioned
! The things l suggest in the above ar.
| what | have seen and heard N my eN
periences since leaving the army, and
am fully Tware thsr some may thini
I am not 'Ully informed an this sun
| ieCt. but NV inform"tion Is not merely
! based on NV own soma, oNp"ricmces
! nor on E,aFaZinC articles
VETERAN.
wsshIngton. Jan. u,
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Annual banquet; burnside Pest Ne: ;. De

Annual banquet, Burnside Post Ne g. De-
partment OF the Potomac, G. A. r., New
Eobitt, p m
Susie Root Rhodes, National Library tcr
Dance, Home Club, p. m.
Testimonial meeting, Scandinavians Of tns
District Public Library. s p. Ia.
Banquet, class OF 1913, Georgetown Uni
versity Law School, Hsrvey's. 8 p. m.
Get-tosether meeting. Builders and Manu-
facturers' Exchange. at exchange, s D. m
Address, THE History OF the Association -
Miss Florence NJ. Brown, 7. w. C. A.
p. m.
Annual meeting Howard University Alumni
Association. at university. 8 D. M
Meeting, Washington branch of the woman ;
section OF the Navy League. small bal.
yoom, New Willard, IL a. m.
Lecture. Carl Smith. 1899 Seventeenth street
northwest, p. m.
Odd Felows-Washington Canton. No. /
Patriarchs Militant.
National Union-Joseph Henry Council Cen
sus Council.
Socialist Party-Social and supper.
Addresses, Henry Talbot and w W Cooke
before biological Society OF washington
lecture hall Cosmos Club. s q. m.
Meeting. Washington Alumni Chapter a.
Sigma M Fraternity. University Club.
n m.
Saturday evening entertainment. With new
hers Of Troop A, First Squadron Dstrirr
OF Columbia Cavalry as guests University
club. $50 y. m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Won PAPEN'S DYNAMITE
CHECKS

The American people will not be
astonished to learn that check book
stubs, official papers, and ether rec
ords belonging to Capt. Won Papcn,
recently connected with the German
Embassy here, reveal him as the
business manager in the United
states of Teutonic dynamite plots
and the paymaster OF assassins.
they were we'll assured Of that fact
'ong before he was sent out of this
country.
What will astound the American
people is that a man engaged IN
he black business which Won Papen
vas conducting here for his govern"
inent could have been so insensible
of the enormity Of the part he play
cd as boldly to carry the evidences
VI his guilt with him so that they
ould be disclosed at the first search
made Of his baggage by the British
authorities when he came under
heir jurisdiction on his way homie
o report the success Of his opera
jons with Internal machines and
>imilar tools of Berlin diplomats
stationed in neutral countries, and
20 submit the vouchers OF what such
honorable work had cost.
The supreme brutality Of the Bcr-
in war machine is transcribed only
'iy the unsurpassable stupidity OF
lie Berlin diplomatic machine.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Labor Department Rifle
Team Admits Members

Members OF the newly organized Id
Dor Department Rifle team will elect
officers next Friday night,
Capt. ". c. ITarllce, Of the Marine
Corps. has extended an invitation to the
club to use the new Marin" Corps range
at Winthrop Md. The club met at the
National Rifle Association shooting
gallery last night, and Major +. II,
Phillips. secretary Of the National Rifle
Association made an address. The fol-
lowing We're admitted 10 membership:
r. u. Beard, VI. G. CMNcr, l.. W.
GetChell. G. r Judd q. w. kimmrl, =.
S. Drown, ". $. SamuCls. and u. J.
Daniel
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
CENSORShIP.--WITH SANITY

Censorship methods of the British
war Office now are recognized as one
OF the big mistakes made by Eng
land in the present war. More re-
Gently it has come to light that the
German censorship has not been en-
tirely intelligent. If the English
censor could delete Browning quota
tions from war dispatches, the Ger
mans have tried their hand at blue
penciling Goethe.
The excision of the poets is not
serious, great as may be the desra-
biity of popularizing them, but the
lack Of proper information from the
front has kept the people of both
countries in more darkness about
what is going on than have been the
less interested peoples Of other ma
tions.
These experiences point the
wisdom of Gen. Hugh SCOTS advice
that some form Of censorship be de-
program. Only, in the case of this
country, the device should be a
bureau Of information instead of n
bureau of censors. We do not need
to go abroad for evidence of the
need of such an arrangement. With
in the past few weeks the muzzling
of Rear Admiral Fiske, whose expert
knowledge of naval affairs renders
his opinions particularly valuable
! furnishes an example of the way in
formation might be withheld in case
of war.
In the Russiau-Japanese wal
groups Of correspondents were
placed under officers who saw to il
that they received accurate informa
ton and were taken to persons ano
places where the information coult
be had. The Japanese showed one
more evidence Of a genius for organi
zatim ahead of that of some oldel
nations.
1t would be feasible, in thi!
country, to form corps of CORE
spondents who could be trained il
military affairs to an extent which
would enable them to write intelli
gently about military and naval af
fairs. In time of war these CORE
spondents could be distributed among
the forces to assist in sending t,
newspapers correct information
about the movements of troops ant
vessels.
This suggestion is only one o
many that could be utilized to bull,
up a bureau of military and nava
information. Industrial prepared
ness, medical preparedness, an
other sorts Of preparedness hav
been emphasized; why not plan 70
newspaper preparedness as well?
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Law Against Concealed Weapons
Should BE Rigidly Enforced.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The wave of crime which has swept
over a certain section Of the colored
population since the holidays. should
attract the attention of broadminded,
philanthropic persons and incite them
to efforts toward bettering conditions
Now that the whole world is influenced
by certain matefjC occult forces, which
the secls declare tend to Increase emo
tionalism and disturb the mentality
creating disCord and dissension ev, n
among those who are usually most self
ContrOled-the law or there be oncl
against carrying concealed weapons
should be riGdly enforced.
u. j. WARMER
Washington, January II.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Millionaire Gives Wife
$4,000 to Settle Suit

HOBOEFN Jan. y. Commodore
George ". Butts, millionaire yachts
man, has settled for Sc. 600 suit for
separate maintenance brought BY his
wife, it was learned Yesterday.
Anrth,r suit. in which Mr.. lNrtts W III
ask fol. ~ oninent NeN York ~ ciety
woman to pay $50 o. for alienation Of
her husbands affections. is coLten.-
plated, II 10 understood,
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
.HE BUSINESS OF LEARNING TO
LEARN

Washington school teachers are
ing to teach pupils how to study.
nat is pretty big problem, and
'cludes more than any four or eight
car course in committing facts to
ncmory yet invented. But along
With that it may not be asking too
luch of the schools to teach pupils
here TO study.
There is growing feeling that the
t"Xtbook makers have made life too
:asy for school children. To be
bic to get the high lights of Ameri-
an history in 900 pages is an
chjevcment for the author, but it
nay not, in the long run, be so help
I'll to the pupil. The trouble with
he schehc is that when he gets out
+ school he is apt to founder hope
ssly when he is up against a deep
did of ignorance in some field, and
= is not handed out the sort Of
ickel-in-the- slot enlightenment he
..ets in school.
In other words, why not teach
hiIdren to go to Libraries, or, better
ct, to life, for information? That
being done, to some extent, and
re courses of the Washington
rhools, in geography and history
lustrate it. Instead Of beginning
~ studying a map of the five CONT
,nnts the young geography pupi
ow is encouraged to look about his
wn city. Instead of delving into
,rcek annals the history classes are
reacted to getting information
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
F. A. Holmes EulogiZed
By Tarheel Society

President J. Robertson. Of the North
Carolina Society. delivered an eu!o2v on
the life of the late Dr. =. A. Holmes
before that organ zation last night. Dr,
Holmes was n former president Of the
society.
The meeting was hclG in the club
house of the Confederate Veterans, 1922
Vermont avenuc W. y, Thompson
acted as secretary
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
WASHINGTON.
Lynchings and Christian Civiliza-

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
IN 4 letter Of recent date in Your
Mail Bag by Viola Kaufman. II seems
TO mo that she strikes the proper chord
when she saws:
at il not the votes OF women which
prevent lvnchinEs. but rather. that in
n State where men ar" inst enough TO
allow women to exercise their right u
vote. men are also lust enough to allow
an accused man his right to a legal
trial "
The lvnchers generalIv trv the man
after he has been Ivnched. and this
Is what thev style "nvcn-handed JUS
ticc." We hear much about our hoasted
Christian civilization. and vet in one Of
oar most religious States We find thai
three-fourths OF the lvnchines are per,
petrated. r. NJ. MILLER
Washington. Jan. TO-
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Tomorrow

Address, The PsYChICaI W0rIl. "ToT- 1tHFN
Oldys. before Washington secular League.
. Pythian Temple, $50 y.
Open meeting and entertainment, Social Cluh
OF the HehTew Home fOr the Aged, in pilr-
lors OF Home. 4l5 NJ street northwest.
=. m.
Concert, for the brpctit Of Jewish war ,,nrrcr
ers, Adas Israel Temple, $50 p. m.
Address "a Mans AutObioGraphN.' page
Mex. Etchison. hafore students OF Mary
land Agricultural College. at college, ; r
IN.
Free lecture on Christian Science. ". NJ
Goodwin. c. $. Pors Thea ter, y. n.
Memorial exercises Cor Rocker Z. Washis
Discussion ''CHlrist Reveals the Father H.,
Mighty Works" Rev. pr. Frank ''o'l.,
BibiC class V NJ. &. 4. n N.
INSTALLATION Of a Washington chapter Of ~,
Mount st Agnes College .Numnn" AssHs -
ton, al residence q Miss NsrI iiaTln G
1918 Biltmors street northwest, S.3e y. IN.
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We Thank You.
IItor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Now that the victorious allies have
vacated the Gallipoli Peninsula. ! can
not refrain from congratulating you on
the rare perspicacity. which We have
since the beginning OF the war learned
to respect in your military expert on
this and other matters.
You were right, as you have so often
told us: There can be only one out
come to this campaign" and any state
ment from you that this is the outcome
predicted by you would, Of course. be
supcr5uous.
Keep up the good work
II. AEDMONSTON.
Washin gton, Jan. 10.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Prof. Tillyer Lectures.

Photographic Optics" was the tiGe
OF an address delivered by Prof. TU!yer,
OF the Bureau Of Standards. before the
Federal Photographic Society last night
AT the National Museum. Prcsideot l..
W. Beesun, presided.
The Washington times., 1916-01-15
Amusements.

-"Erstwhile Susan" Els and skN
p. IN.
Belasco-"1he Lilac Domino 20 and S:T
y. m
Polrs-"The Show Shop" 2:l5 amt Sis p ~
Keith 's-Naudeyilie. 2l5 and Sis m.
Casino-'Lena Rivers" 2:lj and Sl' p. IN.
Gaysty-Burlesque 2:l5 and Sis y. IN.
Lows Columbia -Photoplays 1880 a. m. 10
II 2. IN.
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Book Reviews S


THE TRADE UNION WOMAN. BY Alice
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Price. Sic.
\ keen, comprehensive analysis OF
tho status Of the trade union woman
today. The book traces thu develop
ment of the guild sense among won
en-, from the time when they were
thankful TO be employed ct ALL" to
quote the Boston Courier, to the pres
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Price. SlOO
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this subject. The spectacle Of ig-
norancc criticising that intelligence
has not been edifying, nor is it cal
culated to fatter American vanity.
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citizens of washing
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Washington. Jan. 10.