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The Washington times., 1916-01-16
NkPOLEON'S FATAL GIFT.
II Was His Authority. Asserts
French Military Critic.

The overlapping military genius or
Napoleon | has been much mentioned
since the great war has been going on
states the Indianapolis NccS. 1t is to
be remarked that this mention Is made
by Brltons and Germans oftener than
by the French.
The luster of Napoleon's achievements
has been dimmed in the years that
France has been republic. The recol-
lection is aroused that in his march TO
glory the cost to the nation in young
manhood was greater than. such cost
was in the nations that opposed him,
and that it took even longer to repair.
General Foy, the French military
critic of the time of Napoleon, speak
Ing of his strength and his weakness,
said: only the founders OF religion
have exercised upon their followers an
authority comparable to that which
made him the absolute master of his
armies. This moral power became to
him fatal gift. He came to believe
that he could prevail even against the
most powerful material force and led
him to scorn certain rules, the long con-
tinued violation of which could not re-
main unpunished."
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
HANDEL AS 4 BOY.
Ills Father Long Refused to Allow
Him TO study Music.

(From Mothers MIgdsinc.)
Handel's childhood was erratiC. There
was combat between his father and
the boy on the matter of music. The
father was surgeon to the Du ke Angus
tuS of SaNony and, although he had
begun life as barber was at this time
a man of considerable Importance.
He was quite an old man when Han
tory puts IL rather quantity when II
says: "Handels father was sixty-three
years old when he was born, which
makes the father the Oldest baby on
record.
Handel's father intended him for a
legal career. and was dsmayed at the
love of music which the young boy dis
played. He caused all his musical toys
TO be burnt at once, and packed the
okild off to school.
One day the father made up his mind
TO make a journey to Weissentels and
pay his respects to the duke. The boy
begged urgently TO be allowed to go
along. The father refused his request.
But when he had gone about ten miles
on his journey he found that his obsti-
rate youngster lad caught on behind
and was riding with him on the coach.
1t was too late to send him back, so he
was perforCe allowed to make the
journey.
The fates seem to have ordained that
journey, for when the boy arrived at
the court at Weissenfels the musicians
al made a pet Of him. one day he was
playing to some OF them on the organ
came in. He was astounded at the
natural musiCianship Of the boy, and
after a long argument with the father,
succeeded in extracting from him a
promise that he would give the lad a
good chance at a musical educa ton
all of which came from the obstinacy
of the .seven-year-Old in forcing his trip
to Weissenfels.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
CALIFORNIA; OIL NEEDS

A few years ago there was a
mighty hullabaloo about whether the
Hetch Hetchy valley should be
turned over to the city of San Fran
cisco for use as a reservoir for that
city's water supply. The privately
owned water corporation bitterly op-
posed, because it didn't want a pub
lie system, which the city proposed
to construct if it got Hetch Hetchy,
to interfere with it's monopoly.
"Nature lovers" were enlisted to
fight for the water monopoly, and
they prolonged the contest for years,
though in the end San Francisco
won.
This newspaper was at all times,
after the real merits of the quarrel
became apparent, in favor of giving
San Francisco the rights it asked
and needed.
Would it not be reasonable now to
apply the same logic to the question
Of CALIFORNIA; oil supply? San
Francisco needs gas, and oil is a
most important material in it's man
ufacture. To curtail the States oil
production means to increase the
price of gas. Other California cities
are in the same predicament. 1t is
not apparent how the suspension Of
oil development, especially at a time
when an extraordinary demand for
petroleum products is being forced
upon America by the whole world,
can benefit anybody. The with
drawals of oil lands in California
were of doubtful validity in law and
yet more doubtful as economic pol
icy. 1t is business for Congress to
adjust; and the pressing necessities
of the case should dictate the prompt
passage of the remedial legislation
now pending. The Department of
Justice is not to be criticised for
what it is doing. 1t is obeying the
mandate of Congress. Congress,
with fuller information, facing a
changed condition, should make a
new policy fitted to present circum-
stances.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
GOVERNMENT WELFARE WORK

Much of the discussion at the con-
vention this week of the National
Civic Federation will concern well
fare work for employees. 1t is graft
flying to know that the District sec
tion of the Woman's Department will
be able to point to effective work
along this line, work has been done
among Government employees, that
stands as an example for private
employers.
On Tuesday delegates are to be
taken down to the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing and served
with a luncheon similar to that
served daily to the hundreds of
women employed at the bureau. Rest
rooms, roof garden, and the dining
room were made possible through the
efforts of the District of Columbia
section and the cooperation of Di-
rector Ralph. Rest rooms also have
been provided in the Treasury De-
partment and Government Printing
Office.
The Government is not, in all re-
spects, model employer. Some of
its buildings are not models of
proper housing for workers. Un-
fortunately plans for the comfort of
employees even more extensive than
those at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, worked out for the
new Interior Department building,
had to be abandoned because the de-
cision to construct the building of
stone increased the cost so that the
recreation plans had to be aban-
doned.
But the Interior Department, it
should be noted, is responsible for
the Home Club, where the plan of
supplying social recreation for the
many intelligent workers who come
here with no social affiliations, is
being worked out.
The part the Woman's Section has
played in the attention to the COM
fort of women employed by the Gov
ernment has not been widely herald
ed, because the women have pre-
ferred to do the work and let the
credit go to the employers. But as
the convention of this organization
approaches there can be no harm in
recording a city's gratitude for what
it has done for this city.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
NO GOLF IN TOKYO;
JAPS CAN'T SWEAR
Extent Of CUss Words Arc Insults
About Stomnch-Sometimes
slip From Grace.

The Jap Is always polite. says Leslie.
weekly, but once in a while he 81
from grace-and when he does
against it. for there are no swear
in the Japanese language. VIZ
Japanese meets you he bows three
and takes off his hat but does
shake hands
When he Greets you his FIRST CONCERN
is about your ancestors and next about
your stomach. 1t would be almost ar
open insult for one Japanese to meet
another without asking him how his
stomach Jared. On the third bow n
asks: This morning. how Is it with
your honorable inside?" AS you como
up on your third bow you answer &c
the effect that the place mentioned !.
doing as well as could be expected anG
in turn ask him what news he has from
the front.
Then he lifts his hat again ana says
Your delightful head this morning,
hope II have no commotion." When
YOU tell him that you arc pleased to re-
port that 1t feels we'll this morning he
asks about few generations of hon
to take up the weather.
Even though they arc elaborately DO.
lite, once in a while one Japanese vii
get mad at another Their anger kin.
dies slowly at first, finally tanning into
blaze that knows no staying But
even though there is a torrent OF emo.
ton seethnG in his soul. there are ne
words to give it vent; it keeps surGins
harder and harder until it throws asidC
all restraint and gives up all idea OF
decency by putting into one phrase Al
his bitterness and swapping souarelN
into the other mans astonished fac
the worst thing that can be said in the
whole language: Your stomach Is not
on straight This is the final insult
nothing more can be added-hc has
the glove. There is nothing left for
TO do but to give his enemy cutt
look, turn on his heel and haught
clap-clap away on his wooden shoes.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
WAS A CONDUCTOR;
NOW HAS $5,0OO,OO0
His Honesty and ThoughtfuIress
Leads to Treasurership of Big
Powder Company.
IEdWIn LeIcpre, On Sdtnrddv Ercring
PoSt)

(Edoin Lefcvre, in Saturday Evcring
Post)
few years ago the man who was
the dominant interest in certain n'g
powder company happened to be In
Dayton. Ohio. on business. lie got Oh a
trolley car there and gave :he cDnduc-
tor s. bill. The conductor didn't hup-
pen to have tho change, as he had jrst
senger. so he told his fare please TO
wait until he could make change. The
powder man arrived at his corner and
got off. forgetting the change that was
coming to him.
Several months aftcrward nc again
found himself in Dayton on business,
and again took a trolley to reach his
destination. Before the powder man
with a pleasant smile YOU'RE not
going to give me another IS bill and for
get YOUR change; are you RS been
waiting for you"
versation with the conductor. became
interested in the young man and o.
fered to give him job with the pow
der company. The conductor accepted.
lie was young. married and had several
children. Also he was a street car con-
dUctOr. 1t isn't very loEC ago that he
was ringing fares Oh DaHtor trolley
car. today he is treasurer of the pow
der company and has put through some
of the big deals.
Two or thre" months ago the com
pany had s2S.0"0.iOo In cash and look
ing for inVestmcnts, The directors ap-
pointed committee TO invest the
money. The treasurer was Entrusted
by tho committee with th" OBJ ard
bought large blocks Of stocks in con-
panies that have been turning out war
material These large investment rur-
chases have So reduced the loating
supply OF any Of these stocks that it
Is easy to understand whv relatively
small buying orders can cause fuctMa~
tions of thirty and forty points. The
former street car conductor. | an told,
is worth To-Day S5,U0a.000. No romance,
what
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Thursday.

Hiram. No TO- NJ NJ.
la Fayette. No. 10, f. A. ROYAL and Sc
lect Masters: Adoniram Council. No. p
social
Eastern Star-Esther, No. D.
odd Fellows-CoVenant, No. Is. degree: CO.
lumbia. No. 10. and Salem No. o. bust
ness.
knights OF Pythias-Frsnklin. No. :? bust
ness.
Pythisn Sisters-M Monthly meeting, r'ast
Chiefs Association.
National Union National Council al Perpet-
ual Building Hall.
Socialist Party-Jewsh Branch and German
Branch. sll l. street northwest, ":l5 D. IN.
knights OF Columbus-Spa lding Council.
Daughters OF AmcriCa-Euchre by the Wheel
ing Club, Firth and G streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
BY WILLIAM G.. SHEPHERD.
United Press staff Correspondept.


SALONIkI. Dec. 1IStVe smashed Up
q wagonload Of refugees as We went
along. 1t was one OF those pitiful cart
loads of household goods. with an old
woman and q baby sitting on tho pile.
and the younger ond stronger members
OF the family plodding along in the
mud before and alongside the two
Cxcn.
As We turned down the road, the per-
picked peasants turned tho oxen and
headed for roadside ditch. The nm
usual sight Of an automobile seemed
TO frenzy them.
A woman and q man struck the oxen
with sticks. The wheels went down
with a crash. and everybody screamed.
The old woman held up the bacy in
her arms. The body of the wagon
settled down into the ditch, on it's side
Gently the old woman ami the baby slid
of into the mud
Retreat Underway.
Beside the road was a camp of Erit!sh
engineers, and we saw them nocking
BY scores from their tents to the scene
CT the household wreck. By the time
we had passed nifty or mere Of these
parties of refugees we knew that some
where uhead the retreat was Under
way
Lets get out and photograph it,
said one correspondent.
Not here" said orr lieutenant-Guiio.
The Bulgars are across the valley and
II we stop long enough to give them
our range they'll fire at is sure"
The road was cut along the face of a
torlno. and four miles away, beyond the
valley, were other hills ike ours where
the Bulgar artillery was hidden.
Just a quarter VI a mile further. and
we reached the Shelter Of turn in tho
road. The huge english gun behind us
Kept splitting out its roaring challenges
across the valley. BY the watch it was
possible to hear he whine of it's shells
for six seconds; the whine always ended
In deep. dull oar, where the shell had
broken some Ave or six miles away.
Camp Under the Hill.
When we tumbed out o. the am
bu!anCe We saw Il narrow ravine run
ming behind a hill. There were tents
and dug-outs on its sides. This was a
secret ] couldn't have told two weeks
ago. But 1t doesn't matter now. The
Frenchmen, with their steel blue
casaucs. have Eonc from the ravine.
Ilill 51s which shelters them. belongs to
the Buigars now, and the battlefield
of the Valley of Costorino Is quiet and
peaceful again, miles behind the Bull
garian battle line.
AS we went along the mountain roads
in the French ambul,ncr. we knew
now comfortable a wounded man might
be- in such car. In addition to the
spring OF the pneumatic tires. there
were the springs of the car itself. The
stretcher seats on which we sat were
hung by a third series OF springs from
steel bars which we're suspended from
the ceiling of the car by spiral springs.
The motion of the ambulance. except
TOR a slight swaying. was almost i'm
pcrceptiblc.
Just when we were marveling at the
comfort with which we were travel
ing and comparing our situation with
the sad line of refugees there WAS a
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
New TrailB eingBldzed
In Progress Of Music
Controversy of Letter and Spirit Seen in New Works.
Progression Through Form and Program Music
to Ultimate Freedom Indicated in Criticisms.

Music holds its place almost i'm the
advance guard of that perpetual hu-
man progress we call the modern"
The modern" which Is not a static
but an evolutionary state. belongs
to the idealists-to those with new
IDEAS. Music can demonstrate a par
allcl progress with those lines of
tonight that in other arts or dreams.
or what you will, are trying to blaze
n new trail for the crushed hopes OF
today.
The state has not demonstrated the
justice in the old order The true
statesman looks to World Set
Free" Modern woman" bands her
self together for the promoting Of
conference OF Neutral Nations" to
re-cstablish, as Jane Adams so tell
ingly said ut the significant mass
meeting of the Womans Peace Party
at Polls Theater in this city on jan
uary Q, TO re-establish some sort Of
union of thought OF all the neutrals
with the purpose of extending 1t on
to the belllgerents when the moment
comes" Drecmers ALI is the verdict
of the world. Every REFORM" says
Emerson. was once a private opinion,
and when it shall be a private opin-
ion again. It will solve the problem
of the age"
Function of Criticism.
Music is. oven. now waging war
fare between the Letter and the Spirit
in it's creative works. 1t is not a fac
tional disturbance this controversy. It
is based on eternal principles that ave
forever being solved. then are tried in
the cruciblc and found wanting. The
Providence of art watches the fall of
hn tor. Tan tntta 10
sinks into obscurity and "A three -stanza
lyric goes singing itself down the path
ways OF the centuries says w. j..
Henderson in THE Musical Quarterly" O."
Criticism. The ultimate function Of
criticism" he asserts. ''is the discern
ment and appreciation of the art work
in It's relation to the spirit Of it's time. q"
Here we hit upon the uncxplored fu-
ture. FerruCcio Busoni in what he calls
n sketch of "A New Esthetic Of Music, u"
writes: Music was born free; and to
win freedom Is it's destiny. This lib-
Grated music-a music OF the future
he calls Die Tr-Musik," which has
been translated us. Infinite music"
Speaking of the present. Busoni says:
Music as an art is hardly 400
years old and we've talk OF
elias and 'hallowed traditions" And
time" He then develops his ideas on
what he terms tho narrow confines of
our musical art" Wagner's music at
one time was called the music of the
future. Rusoni claims that Wagner be-
gins and ends with himself. having com
plctcd his own perfect circle. lie claims
also an equal Limitation for both classic
and program music with the argument:
THE name OF Wagner leads to pro
gram music. This has been set up as
contrast TO so-called 'ahsolute' mu-
sic. And these concepts have become
so petrified that oven persons of lit.
telligcnce hold ono or the other dogma
without recognition for third pos
The Washington times., 1916-01-16

sibility beyond and above the other two.
In reality, program music. is precisely
as on.slded and limited as that which
If called absolute" These three ideas
he incorporates thus: THE spirit of an
art work. the measure of emotion. of
humanity, that is in it-these remain
unchanged in value through changing
years: the form which these three as
sumcd. the manner OF their expression,
and the flavor of the epoch which ga 70
them birth, are transient, and age rap
idly"
For Ultimate Freedom.
Form, program music, ultimate free
dom in music! In this Busoni presents
a problem of the first magnitude ror-
mulated," as he says, with apparent
simplicity. without giving the key 10
its final solution: for the problem can
not be solved for generations-if at all.
1t is much the same as with
man himself. Born naked, and as yet
without definite aspirations. he decides,
or at given moment Is made to de-
clde. upon career. From the moment
OF decision, although much that Is
original and imperishable In the man
may live on, either is depressed 10 the
type OF a class. The musical idea be-
comes a sonata or a concerto; the man.
soldier or a priest. This Is an Ar
rangement of the Original" so. ne
continues: They disavow the mission
of this child; they hang weights upon
deccntly, like anybody else. 1t may
scarcely be allowed to leap-when ii
were its joy to follow the line OF the
rainbow. and to break sunbeams with
tho clouds
Such a spirit OF liberation filled Beet
hoven--"the romantic revolutionary.
But Busoni uualifies-"Our law-givers
have Unidentified the spirit and emotion.
the individuality of these composers
and their time. with 'symmetric' music,
either the spirit or the emotion, or the
time. have retained the form as a sym
Dol. and made it into a fetish, a relig-
ion."
Tone and Noise.
And OF program music. he cxclsims I:
How primitive must this art remain +.
Begin with the most self-evident
of all. the debasemcnt OF tone to noise
in initiating the sounds OF nAture-the
rolling Of thunder the roar of forests.
tho cries of animals. Add TO the
above the Characterization of nationali-
tics-national instruments and airs
and VIC have a complete inventory OF
the arsenal OF program-music"
We, in Washington, have just heard
the literal concept OF program music at
Its most in the Carpenter orchestral
suite: "Adventures in Perambulator, ,"
dcliEhtfully amusing though we forIn.l
1t. 1t bears no kinship, however, to tnat I
infinite music" which Busoni calls upon
Tolstol to epitomize when he says: lana
Toistoi transmutes a Landscape impress.
sion into a musical impression when ne
writes. in Lucerne:' Neither on the
lake. nor on the mountains. nor in the
skies, q single straight line n single un-
mixed color. a single point Of repose-
everywhere movement. irreeularity. cn-
price. variety. an incessant interplay OF
shades and lines. and in II all the re.
posefulness. softncss harmony. and in
Cvitableness of Beauty" J. Mach.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
100 NEW WORKERS
GET $500,O0O A YEAR
In Gotham I7.151 Persons Paid Taxes
on Incomes Of $4,000
TO $4,000.

There nrc 10o persons in New York
State with incomes of S500"o or more,
and ninety-two Of them live in New
York city, il appears from tho report Of
the commissioner ~ internal revenue,
covering the income tax returns for
the last fiscal year. SAYS the Ne,O York
World
The total collection in the United
States from 377,5'5 individuals was
sH. .Oi6 ,162. This Is sl3,roo0Oo more than
was received from the 357. sos personal
income taxpayers the year before.
The number of corpc ration returns
was 900. ass. totaling s3S. 1852, a decrease
of s6,6o7. 600 from 1914 in taxes and OF
l. ,464 in the number of taX-paying cor
porations.
The total revenue from all sources
amounted to s4l56s1 0cr. The emer-
gency tax law brought in 900.
The tax on distilled spirits other than
those from fruits, sl32 .S0G, coo. compared
with about $3.50. .oo6 80 in 1914, and the
tax on fermcnteG liquors increased from
$G1 900, O00 in 1914 to $4,000, 900.
The commissioner estimates the loss
in revenue by oleornargarine frauds at
sl7 40, of which Only $4,000 has
beer recovered by prosecutions.
In New York city 1858 persons paid
taAcs on incomes of $1,000 TO 500.
,O55 on incomes of $4,000 70 $1,000, III
on incomes Of $500 TO $f,~0, 6.ISo on
incomes of $4,000 to <l5,OCn, !,In on
incomes of 5000 tc s2OOAO, 1.7N on in
comes of $40 600 to $4,000. LBS on in
comes of $4,000 to $1,000. 1879 on IN
comes of 100000 to $t0,NNo 40 on in
comes of $4,000 to $4,000 9l6 on in
comes of $4,000 to $4,000 3s6 on in
comes of $1,000 to 10000, and 3o9 on
incc mes of 100000 to $4,000
In the two revenue districts COM
prising the city, 1857 unmarried women men
paid the tax upon their incomes. IN
addition to this, so married women
rendered returns upon separate &C,
counts. Returns from $3.50 married
persons were made in the two New YORK
K total of S3,4o5 individuals in the the
incomes of from 5000 to $4,000 and
more. ,,..,,, .,i,
Tn Illinois fourteen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
teen of them in ChicaGo-paid taxes on
incomes of $500, 900 or more.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Tomorrow.

Meeting, Vermont State Associat ion, at the
Washington Club, y. m.
Meeting, Monday Evening Club, Y. VI. c. A..
Concert. United States Marine Band. Marine
barracks 2!So ?; m:
Meeting. Georgetown Citizens Association,
Potomac Savings Bank Hall, p. m.
heroplane flights Juan Domenjos, from Polo
Meeting, East Washington Citizens Associs-
ton, East Washington Hall, Sp. m.
Newman Travel-talks. Belasco, $50 p. m.
Meeting Branch 5. Southern Philatelic So
ciety' iS Bond building. s p. m.
BANQUET, Department of tn. District of Co.
iumbis; United Spanish War Veterans. Ma
Meeting. national Civic Federation. New
Musical and lecture. National Federation Of
Choirs and Musicians. John Wesley A. NJ.
T.. Zion Church, p. M.
orsanis,s Recital. District Of Columbia
Lecture. The Mexican Crisis and Other
Vital Vita, Issues; s;S Miss Jan.t Richards. Wood
Meeting. Central Labor Union. Typographical
Temple. y. m.
Meeting. Guardians of Liberty. Perpetual
Dance, Sons OF Confederate Veterans. Ra-
leigh. p. m.
hF'lInp OuntN DC0lOnSTAtlOn Agents OF
Maryland. Maryland Agricultural College
7:30 =. m.
Meeting, Takoma Park Citizcn. Association
Trinity Parish Hail. p. m.
Addresses. William English Wallace. Con-
gresham London. under auspices Of the
Socialist Party Fythian Temple, p. m.
Meeting Stockholders or the National Saw
incS and Trust Company. Offices OF the
company. y. m
Ma sonic-Iodges: Benjamin B. French, No
Il. NJ. NJ: PentaIphs. No. %. reception TO
grand master; MI. Pleasant. No 3S. NJ NJ
ROYAL ana Select Masters: Washington
Council. No. l. installation OF officers and
degrees.
Eastern Star-Grsnd Chapter. institution o.
East chapter. No. n: Ruth No. l. brief
business session.
Odd FGlIows-Beacon; No. -; rnion, No. H.
and Isnsdon. No 26. business
Robekah 1odges-Ruth. No. . degree re.
hcarsal; Naomi No. I. business
knights Of Pythias-Amaranth. No. 70 and
Century. No. 20. business.
National Tnion-Potomac Council at Pyth-
ian Temple.
Socialist Party--Y. p. S. T.. study class. sll
z street northwest. 7:t5 p. m.
Dance keane Council Assembly. knights OF
Columbus, X. Of G. hail. . r. m.
Royal Arcanum-Instsllation Of officers Of
ouray Council. Pythian Temple, 8 p. m
Eagles Oyster Roast. Eagles Home. p. m.