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The Washington times., 1916-03-03
YEAR SHOW
READY At SAN DIEGO
Sixteen Nations viii Participate
in Exposition to Open on
March 18.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. March 3.--six-
teeu~nations are participating in the
big second year Of the San Diego
Panama California International Ex-
position. which will be formally open
ed by President Davidson March IS.
When the 1915 exposition closed De-
cember 81 II had established a world
record for expositions by remaining
open an entire year. The first day
OF the new year found the gates still
open and President c.. A. Davidson
announced to a New Year Day crowd
OF 10000 that a new international ex-
position would be built on the 1915
success.
This win establish a two-year rec.
| ord for exposition operation which
| Ii Is believed, Will stand for many
years as record.
Among the greatest of these ex
| hibits are those OF the United States
Brazil. the Netherlands. and Germany
| The wonderful Canadian displa!
shown at San Francisco Is being In
sta He'd In the Commerce and Indus
tries building, which will be know
as the Canadian building.
| Tie United States Government q
represented by 1900 square feet o
display, housed IN three buildings.
thousand United States Marines.
| battalion OF United States Infantry.
| part OF the First United States Caval
Try, and several Government bands vii
be on the grounds before dedication
day.
France opened the famous Luxem
lbourg collection of eighty paintings I
the public in the Fine Arts buildin
February ~ and other exhibits OF tn
French republic are being installe
in the California building.
The Isthmus. the "fur-lined" 10
street, is being completely reorgani2
ed and will contain a score of new al
I'tractions before March is. 1t IL plar
ned to change the makeup of attraC
tlons each month.
| Along with a comprehensive pre-
gram OF special events. dozen gres
bands are being engaged for 19l
including Russian, Italian. Philippin
and South American.
The strolling Spanish singers an
dancers which added to the SPANS
effect OF the architecture, the patio
and plazas, have made their re-aI
pearance on the grounds and are
be IL daily feature here all year
An automobile demonstration ne
whore every test to which motoi
and motor vehicle can be put Is q
added feature and the special even
offered here daily promise to be Il
most sensational ever offered
transportation vehicles.
A special effort Is being made
have President Woodrow Wilson pr
sent at the dedication.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
YOUR BRONCHIAL TUBES

When a cold settles in the bronchial
tubes, with that weakening, tickling
cough, immediate treatment is very
important. The breath seems shorter
because Of mucous distractions; usu.
ally feveris present, your head jars with
every cough and your chest may ache.
This is no time for experimenting or
delay-you must get Scott's Emulsion
at once to drive out the cold which
started the trouble, and it will check
the cough by aiding the healing pro
cess of the enfeebled membranes.
If you have any symptoms OF bron'
chitis, or even a stubborn cold, always
remember that Scott's Emulsion has
been relieving this trouble for forty
years. Itisfree from alcohol or drugs
Refuse substitutes.
sco,, h BOVINE. bloomfield. ~ is-''
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
MANY KINDS OF RHEU-
MATISM ONE SURE
MODE OF TREATMENT

Whether your trouble is sciatica,
Lun,bago, or the dreaded Articular
rheumatism, the answer is the same.
You must treat 1t through the blood
That is the only way to rid the system
of uric acid purify the blood and ieNi-
taliye the nerves. II the blood is freed
from impurities. rheumatism must go.
This, in short. is the, knowledge gained
by the laboratories OF the $. $. ;. 20.
These tests have been made for !ltty
wears. They know what Rheumatism Is.
Thcy know that $; 5: s., the rsmark-
able blood tonic, which they originated
will relieve you OF Rheumatism. The
recovery of thousands Of sufferers by
the uAe of s. $. $. is proof that you
can be relieved. 5, 5. s. Is a blood
tonic-a purifier that restores the blood,
and makes 1t pure as 1t was before It
became poisoned with impurities, >, >,
s. gives 1t strength to drive out these
imprrities-and with them the Rheuma-
If Won need special advice, write SwitI
Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Q-BAN DARKE:NS
GRAY HAIR
Everybody Uses It-DarkenS
Your Gray Hair So Evenly
So Handy-HarmIess
Dye.

BY applying Q-Ban Hair Color Re-
storer. like a shampoo. to your hair
and scalp all your gray, streaked with
gray. prematurely gray or faded. dry
or harsh hair quickly turns to an
even. beautiful dark shade. Q-Ban
makes hair and scalp healthy, so every
strand Of your hair, whether gray or
not. In short time becomes glossy.
fluffy. lustrous. soft, thick. with that
even dark simmer of beautiful radi-
ant healthy halr-!ust as you like to
have your hair appear-fasc nR
and abundant. without even a trace OF
gray showing. only natural evenly
dark lovely hair. Q-Ban IL absolutely
harmless; no dye, but sold on money,
back guarantee to darken all your
gray hair. Only soc for a big 7-oz. bot
tie at Riker-IIegeman Drug store, iOO'
i 81. n. w, Washington, -. &. out
Of-town folks supplied by. maiL-AdVt
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Will Outline VieW
On Navy Personnel
Secretary Daniels Requests Com:
mittee to Await Letter
From Department.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has re-
quested permission of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to submit a
supplementary statement giving the De-
partment's final views with respect to
the proposed navy personnel legislStion.
He has written the following letter to
Chairman PGcgett OF the COMMITTEES:
Referring to the copy OF the report OF
the Personnel Board which was sent
you for consideration by your commit
tee, / desire to state taht before final
action is taken on the final draft of
any personnel bill, 1t Is my purpose,
after further study and consideration.
TO submit the departments final views
in regaSd 10 certain details and provi-
sions. The report of the Personnel
Board was sent In advance OF my sug-
gestions so that the committee may be
considering the bill at their convenience,
without waiting for the suggestions the
Department will submit later.
~ earnestly recommend the principle
of promotion by selection TO take thI
place OF promotion by seniority. ano
wish to call the attention OF the COM
mittee to my reasons for favoring pro-
motion by nEcertained merit rather thar
by seniority. These reasons are sci
forth in the annual report OF the Sec
retary of the Navy for the year 1915
pages "a to 2I. inclusive"
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Suggests Reducing Number Of COLI
gressmen As Matter of Economy.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
As economy seems to be the one inn
portant subject exercising the minds OF
many statesmen. that money may be
provided for preparedness. suggestions
along that line should be In order.
What i have to recommend would be
reduction In membership of the
House, as II Is numerically too great.
1nwieldly and difficult to manage. as
the President has discovered. Patriotism
at this trying period should suggest to
every Congressman the Justice of such
course.
The important work OF the House is
now done by less than half the men,
bers. and committees must be formed so
that the other half may seem to be
doing something.
Then just see the money that could
be saved salary, mileage. clerk hire and
perquisites OF various kinds. etc.
AS organized at present many OF our
statesmen are only required to occupy
their seats in the House and look wise
now and then one of these wise men. by
great effort. will think of something
to get his name In the Record: II may
perhaps be resolution looking after
the moral or social interests OF the un-
protected people of Washington, or a
stab at the Government clerk. to do
anything for him but increase his pay.
And all this that the member may not
be entirely forgotten by his constitu-
ents. So let us hope that the suggestion
above mentioned may receive careful at
| tention. A CLERK.
Washington. March ..
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
War Lessons Alien
Students at Illinois

URBANA, ILL.,. March 3-war has no
attraction for the foreign students at
the University or Illinois. although
many of them are veterans and won
honor Ibefore they became of age. The
war conditions in Europe and Asia
and Mexico have lessened the number
of foreign students. Last wear there
were ITO aliens In the institution. This
year there are 40. and many OF these
face financial worries as a result OF
conditions In their home countries One
Bulgarian. who was ordered home to
fight. gave up his government scholar
ship instead and went to work in this
country.
Funds are often delayed 'in transit.
while board bills arc not Exchange
rates also have risen. this causing par
ticrlar Inconvenience to certain South
Africans who have learned that a pound
sterling is not always S4SG65.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Years Flight Ends
In a Prison Camp
German Brothers Arrested in
Jamaica After Walk Across
South America.

NEW YORK, March S.-Two brothers.
who were said TO have walked most OF
tho way across South America after
flight year ago from German steam
ship in a Chilean port. were/arrested by
the British authorities in Jamaica when
they arrived there on the United Fruit
liner Carrillo.
The Carrillo arrived here yesterday
Captain Nickerson said taht the Amer
ican consul at Puerto Colombia. on the
north coast Of eouth America, turned the
brothers over to him and requested that
he take them to New York. They gave
their names as p. and A. Maurer, and
clnirned American citizenship.
When the Carrillo stopped at Panama
they tried to land, but Captain Nickerson
held them. Then at Kingston the brotn-
ers were seized as Germans and taken
to a detention camp.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Economical in Suicide,
Turns Off the Gas Jet

PEEKSILL. N. Y, March $50 spar-
ing was he OF the gas when he was
committing suicide, Michael Finnerty,
OF Peeksill, SHIT the jet of. after he had
Finnerty, who had been Ill with the
grip and financially embarrassed, COM
plalned shortly before the tragedy that
the family had a big gas bill To pay.
In planning his death he stuffed the
keyholes. windows and doors az his
room AMI turned on the yuS. When
Howard Hames. n ne'ghbOr. WAS sum
moned BY Mrs. Finncrty, who scented
gas. he found FinncrtY on the ioor. lie
had opened the gas jet, and. evidently.
- he collapsed. closed Il again.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Illinois Prosperity
Causes Labor Famine

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. March 3.-Good
jobs are going begging in Illinois be-
cause of a scarcity OF labor due to "the
cordinR to a statement issued by the
state bureau OF labor statistics.
The secretary of the bureau, Luke
Mccoy, with members OF a general ad-
visory board. conducts the State en-
ployment offices.
"Common labor never was in such
demand at such good wages as It Is
today" said the statement.
1.-THE problem now seems to be to
find men for good positions instead OF
posltnons for men. The daily reports
show hundreds OF calls for help OF all
kinds, mostly skilled. which the en-
pIoyment officers are unable to fill."
The statement expresses the fear that
lack OF men may create situation
as critical as the usual lack OF jobs.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Man, Dead at IS, Saw
Two Presidents Shot

DOVER. N. H., March 3.-Col. Everett
o. Foss. aged eighty-five. formerly q
newspaper publisher here. who claimed
to have been the only man to witness
the assassination of two Presidents. is
dead here.
He was at Ford's Theater when Lin
coin was shot and was also present at
the shooting OF Garfield
lie received the title of colonel by
appointment from Governor Medary OF
Minnesota while in newspaper work in
St. Paul. Colonel Foss started the
publication of the Courier at st. Peter
MINI. In 1861 he returned to Dover and
founded the Daily Union.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
A Government Clerks Point of View
In Congressional Expense.

To the Editor Of THE TINES: .
In Matthew xNiii-4 we read: For
they find heavy burdens. and grievous
to be borne. and lay them on mems
shoulders: but they themselves will not
move them with one OF their fingers"
This seems to be a'vlvid Biblical pic
ture of the members OF Congress who
are endeavorinE to place heavy burdens
upon the Government clerks and their
families.
A Congressman receives 1850 per an
mum. and Is seldom at work here six
months In the year, and often less.
and IL you look at his daily toll, he
! does not go to work until noon, and
quits anywhere between 4 and 6 y. m. {;
he does not average six hours a day.
lie y allowed in perquisites or graft
D-cent mileage. which would give a
member from the extreme Northwest
more than 1900 for his railroad trip
to Washington and back, when you Or
| 1 could make the same trip. with the
| luxury of Pullman, for $500. Do You
remember during Roosevelts Admins
| tration an extra session OF Congress
was called in the early fall and mileage
paid? This extra session adjourned
| the morning the regular session began.
and in a few days the members began
| to howl for a second mileage. and they
passed II. although not a member had
| left Washington. This cost the people
| of this country several hundred thou
sand dollars, which was absolute Bratt.
If a Government clerk absents him
| SELF from office and repeats 1t. II Is not
long before he is dismissed. but Con-
gresham comes and goes as he pleases.
| Many of them are away attending 10
| their private affairs or electioneerlng.
These men are paid by the people to
| stay in Washington and attend to the
peoples business. yet they are often
skipping about the country attending
| to private matters and neglecting the
| business they are paid to attend; for
| instance, take the absenteS record oil
| Hobson and La Toilette. Among other
perquisites members are given personal
checks for the pay OF clerk. They
employ n clerk. but what part OF tina,
check does the clerk get? They are
| allowed a certain stated sum for sta
| tionery. and every cent Is always used
This Government is the only one thai
paws Its legislators an annual salary
all other civilized governments pay .theil
legislators by the day, and deductioni
are made for every day absent. y
some OF our Congressman had an ab
senteeism deduction from their salariel
they would be financially on par VIII
the Government clerk.
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
Washington. March 2.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
SETBACK FOR c. W.U.
SEEN IN LONGER DAY
University Points Out Night
Classes Would Retard Prog
ress Of Students.

One OF the greatest setbacks the
George washington University could re-
ceive, Is the Characterization given oy
the University Hatchet. In Its issue to-
day. to the possibility Of the enactment
OF the Borland amendment.
All courses of instruction at the uni
versity would be upset by 1t. and the
position of the student who works and
also takes courses at the university
would be made harder. whether or not
he is employed by the Government, the
editors assert. l.
"The lectures he now takes in the
late afternoon would have to be given at
night, after a working day longer and
more taxing than at present" the
editors state. HE could not, therefore,
take as many courses as at present, ano
the number of years OF study necessary
to get a degree would be Increased.
Should Be Encouraged.
The student who has enough initia'
| tive to get a college education through
his own work, at sacrifice Of his even
ingE. should be shown encouragement By
Congress.
THE enactment OF this law would ef
fectively smother many advances mad'
by the university. Registration 'woulC
drop. educational improvements woulS
/
ties would vanish. football next yea
would be killed. and the unNersit!
showed backward in It's progress"
The enactment OF the Borland amend
meht would be a great hardship to tn
young men and women who are obtain
ing their education through their owl
endeavors. declares Rear Admira
Stockton. president of George Wash
lngton University. In an interview Il
the same Issue of the Hatchet.
Would Affect 20 Per cent.
About 20 per cent of our students ar
In the Government or have private EN-
ployment." President Stockton said
''and these attend the late afternoo
classes from s to z.
1T is easy to understand. therefore
that IL the Government hours are pro
longcd II would mean the changing O
thesc classes to night classes, and tn
hiring of an additional corps OF In
structors
This would increase the tuition. an
would be n great hardship TO those VIII
are now obtaining a college educatio
through their own endeavors."
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Chilean Here for
Biggest Coast Guns

NEW YORK. March 3.-Lieut. Carlos
Bowen, an officer IN the Chilean navy,
arrived here on the United Fruit steam
err Carrillo en- route to the plant OF
the bethlehem Steel Company.
Several large guns are bclns manu-
factured there for the Chilean gov
ernment. The guns, he said, are both
for coast defense and for Chilean
drcadnaughts.
They will he the most powerful guns
ever used on the west coast OF south
America
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Press Every Argument.

Press Every Argument.
The Chamber of Commerce Is pressing
its arguments against the rider upon
every member that can be reached.
Necessary new measures by the Cham
ing on March II.
II was stated at the office of the Ma
tional League of Civil Service Employees
today that the fight against the Borland
rider had been carried to ever cltyy in
the United States.
A conference OF the Officers of the
league was held In Philadelphia yester-
day in furtherance of the national
campaign. The conferees visited the
office OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
hours, reporting at Q o'clock and being
on at 4:30. the identical hours of Gov
ernment workers in Washington now.
It Is likewise declared that the Bor-
hours OF labor of Government employees.
as these employees throughout the coun-
try had the same hours at present as
were maintained in the Government de-
partments In Washington.
Recruits Are Enlisted.
When the Borland rider was first re-
ported the cards seemed stacked against
the employees; there have been daily re-
crults to the opposition cause, as con-
sideration of the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill is con-
tinued.
The Borland rider in the bill is no,
likely to be reached until next week
and the friends of the clerks In the
lower body then will have their cam
paign we'll organized. Congressman
Mondell said today he was more conf.
dent than ever that a point of order
may be successfully raised against the
Borland amendment; II not. Mr.. Mon
dell thinks there Is chance OF defeat
ing Il. He was not SO sanguine wher
the rider came from the Appropriations
Committee q week ago, with a practi'
cally unanimous vote behind 1t.
Uncertain AS Debate.
Congressman Byrns of Tennessee, II
charge of the legislative budget, saic
shortly before noon today that he wal
uncertain whether debate on the bill
Will be resumed this afternoon.
Unedr the House rules today should b'
devoted to the consideration OF private
claims, but II is possible that the Claims
Committee will give tway to the legis
lative, executive, and judicial appropria
tion bill.
Mr.. Byrns will seek to get up hi
bill II the advocates of private claim
legislation can be persuaded to post
pone their bills.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Three Children Are Saved
From Fire by Snow Bank

NEW YORK. March 3.-The snow
that fell Wednesday night probably
saved the three children of Mrs. Jo-
sephine Murphy, OF S5OS Third avenue,
Brooklyn, from being seriously hurt,
when she dropped them out OF the sec,
ond-story window after the house had
caught fire from an OIL sIoVe' .oror0,v
burned. and had to be taken to the
Coney Island Hospital.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
would Have Clerks Join A. F. Of I.

Would Have Clerks Join A. F. Of l..
To the lsditv. OF THE TINES:
Your paper has shown itself to be
the true champion OF the Government
employe by espouslng the cause Of the
Government toiler. particularly when 1t
comes to putting one over.
When we consider the great good
done IN behalf of the toilers of this fair
land Though organization, cannot un-
derstend why the thousands OF Gov
ernment clerks do not move as one man
and join the American Federation of
Labor. Whatever advancement for the
toiler has been accomplished through
this agency: without Its aid. civil serv-
ice me chanics would still be compelled
to work ten hours per diem on starva-
tion wages. Anything which assists In
making the burden easier, also makes
for more contentment In life.
SO let us oil pull together and show
Mr.. Borland that he is on the wrong
track when he tries to force upon Gov
ernmeLt clerks a minimum eight-hour
day instead of a maximum eight-hour
day. A CLERK FROM MISSOURI.
Washington, March 2.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03

right there-don't be afraid-that's IT.
feel how smooth the skin Is? Well.
that's where the corn was. Well, that
beats ALI" That's the way "Gets-It"
works on ali corns. every corn. every
curing corns. You'll say good-by to al!
foolish contraptions like bungling ban
DANCES. sticky tape, plastefs, toe-eating
salves. and grave-diggers such as knives.
raZors and scissors. ''Gets-It" stops
pain. Applied in seconds. Never fails
Nothing to stick to. hurt, or press on
the corn.
"Sets-It" is sold everywhere. &c a
bottle. or sent direct by +. Lawrence
& Co., Chicago, Ill. Sold in Washing
ton and recommended as the worlds
best corn remedy by O'DonnCll's Drug
store. Peoples Drug Store. p. G. Af-
neck.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Novena Opens Tomorrow

The novena in honor of st. Francis
Xavier. at st. Aloysius' Church, will
open with mass at o'clock tomorrow
morning The novena will continue un-
I'll March u. and five exercises will
be conducted daily.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
One Outside Of Service Calls Rider
Rad RlSiness.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES;
am not Government clerk. have
no interest that win be benefited ~
rertIy or Indirectly by reason Of the
Borland rider becominG a law.
Notwithstanding. am unalterably
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
well, ! Should Say
Gets IT. GOES Work"
Look a There, If You Don't Think
It's Just Wonderful for COrns!

'Bless my stars. look at It Land Of
the livin'! Why. just look at 1t. That
corn came right off-just like peeling
bananas. Put your finger on my toe.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Federal Workers Need More Money


To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
It Is about time for the clerk to make
II known that legislation should be pass
ed upon increasing his salary. which will
have more OF a tendency TO increase his
efficiency and enable him to enjoy the
necessities OF life. The cost Of living
has been increasing all over the country
during the past thirty or forty years,
but the Government clerks salary has
remained stationary. and by referring to
statistics one can see that the salaries
in other industries have increased.
The type Of clerk found In the Gov
ernment Is more efficient than the clel X
on the outside. and he is required to
pass a first grade examination with a
good percentage before receiving APP
pointment. A majority of the clerks In
Washington come from the States and
represent the best element The average
salary paid clerks In 500 per annum,
and this amounts to about $17.35 week.
am quite sure the work Of the Gov
ernment would become more efficient
and q greater saving effected IL tho
clerks salaries were increased ard less
appropriated for other expenditures.
A GOVERNMENT CLERK
Washington, March 2.
The Washington times., 1916-03-03
Many Join Clerks in
Opposing Measure

opposed 10 this proposed law affecting
the many thousands OF clerks for the
reason / .clieve Il Is not only unfair
but unjust. and absolutely contrary to
good business principles.
II has heretofore been the policy of
Congress to give hearings" when leg
islatlon was about to be enacted Affect
Ing to such n large extent the disfran-
chised citizens OF Washington, and we
firmly believe the District has enough
friends at the Capitol to overwhelm-
inEiy defeat this unfair and unwar@
ranted rider"
Mr.. Borland. II you must continue to
persist that this imposition shall be
placed on the clerks. In a sense Of fair
ness and Justice give them q chance to
be heard on the subject Yours very
truly. y. X. ROBINSON.