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An Interesting Letter on How Much
1t Takes to Keep One Family

itNCs
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
While the Nolan bill Is being consio-
cred, please consider this:
1 have kept no itemized account or
NV expenses, knowing my wife TO pc
very economical. / knew nothing would
be lost, so thought II unnecessary
am employed in the department Oh
Justice at a salary OF Wv year; The
ADDITION, to that. AN veteran OF She
civil war and draw pension OF W 90, %
wear. This makes a total income OF t94S
a year. have of my own iamiiy three,
ali adults. 1 also have three orphan nan
Grandchildren, aged six, eight, ana ten
Years, all depending upon me for a
living. After I get everything paid for,
not n dollar is left. We have not spent
as much as a dollar In the last TWO
years for any kind Of amusemenIs' ,
ternity and affiliated with Hiram Lodge.
No. 10, of this city. My dues are 70 a
wear. and my last years dues are I'M
paid for the reason that could not
spare the money, ! am also menn sI
hold my membership with tarra9ut
Post No. 10, my dues there are ~ year
and last years dues remain unpaid TOT
the same reason. l frequently have to
draw IS or $40 between paydays from
our disbursing clerk to meet some ex-
pense that Is absolutely necessary ana
requires the cash.
A few years ago we could not draw
money between paydays on account or
an order issued by former Attorney
General who said in the order that we
were ''improvident'' and could get
money only to pay the doctor or the I'M
dertaker, two OF the easiest men on
earth to stand off. Fortunately for us
under the present Attorney-G General we
are allowed to draw money between pay
days to meet our bills for the neces-
saries of life. In order to save every
penny can walk home. a distance OF
nearly two miles, every morning; al
though "a years old. How a man with
a family can live on $40 year is a
puzzle to me unless he lives like the
Arlington gravedigger said he did: Live
on beans and hominy." Mr.. Nolan's bill
| is none too high. II will take every cent
| OF II to live In anything like a decent
manner CLARK ARNOLD
washington. March ~
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Montgomery and Prince George
Well Satisfied at Action at
Annapolis.
PASSAGE EXPECTED SOON
Times Fight for Change Is
AppIauded by Official at
Takoma.

Announcement made exclusively in
yesterdays Times that the delegations
Of Montgomery and Prince George
counties in the Maryland legislature
have agreed to the Waters substitute
sanitary measure creating q joint sanl-
dary study commission for both coun-
ties, suggested by The Hines, was met
with general satisfaction In both coun-
ties
in view Of the rule in the legislature
providing for prompt passage of local
measures to which there Is no objection
the passage Of the measure Is confident
ly expected b. tomorrow night or Sat
urday.
such a measure is the best method
Of handling the situation" said l.. r.
Grabill. a member of the council OF the
town Of Takoma Park, Nd, last night.
and The Times deserves credit both
for bringing the original bill to public
attention and for the subsequent sug-
gestions."
Wants Joint Board.
The Takoma Park council 10 on
record as being unanimously in favor
OF the creation Of TIE joint commits
sion with power tc cooperate with
the. District authorities In securing
reciprocal sewerage arrangementH:
The council opposed the original
Had II not peen for the publicity
given by The Times to this whole
question. It iB likely that Montgorn-
cry county communities vitality at
facted would have known nothing
about it," said Edgar W. Moore,
mayor of KensInRtun. last night. II
believe that the DELEGATIONS are now
headed in the right direction. and
that IL the substitute measure Is en-
acted. which l hope IL will be. the
Legislation will he cf immense value
TO both Maryland and the District in
dealing with the whole sanitary dues-
ticn. which Is becoming more acute
| every year" e."
Value Is Dependent.
Much of the value of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary. Commission. created
| by the Waters bill, win be dependent
upon the authority which Congress
| gives the Commissioners TO permit con-
nection with the District sewers.
| A bill now pending in Congress au-
| thorizes the District Commissioners TO
| enter into agreements with the Mary
land authorities permitting reciprocal
use of the two systems. whenever; in
| the judgment of the Commissioners, the
| sanitary condition Of streams flowing
| into the District demands II.
II favorable action on the Waters
measure II taken by the Maryland leg
| islature. an efrort to expedite the bill
in Congress will be made by Maryland.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Protests Against References Made
In Article on Asylum Hospital.

10 the Editor OF THE TIMES:
read with interest the article in your
excellent paper on the condition of the
Washington Asylum Hospital, but the
unjust and needless criticisms of this
part Of the city. feel that I cannot let
60 unchanged.
The writer says: THE hospital is
situated on the Eastern branch OF the
Potomac river. and long distance from
the car lines. over rough. muddy roads,
There are no streets paved out SO far"
Although the distance Is somewhat long
tabout six blocks). yet as a matter OF
fact. Z street is paved with asphalt to
the cemetery gate. less than one block
from the hospital, and q good sidewalk
all the way. so that the visitor does
not have to step on the ground all the
way from the Pennsylvania avenue
cars
The writer says. The location is a
hardship on the nurses and doctors. and
others. who must pass through that
lonely section OF the city. which has
been the scene Of numerous cutting and
shooting affairs, and whose inhabi-
tants are not OF the best grade of So
ciety."
Now. in all candor would like to
know when these numerous cuttings
and shooting affairs" took place, for
have lived here nearly eight years.
and have not heard Of one such affair
cast VI blitch. hHu pray. tCil
me. or get your reporter to tell me,
what constitutes the best grade of So
clety Is II money? II so, then we must
plead guilty. for there are no million
aires out here.
Or. is 1t the Inhabitants" OF north
west. or. per chance. newspaper re-
porters? Any fair-minded. thoughtful
person must realize that there are all
grades OF society" in all communities.
and when a writer holds up before the
public the people OF any community as
a set OF gunner and cutthroats. every
self-respectinR member Of that commu-
| nifty should rise in protest. And even
| II we had no self-respect. self-interest
ought to cause US to protest.
! have never lived in a more peacable
community. which is evidenced bv the
fact that we seldom see a policeman.
i am sorry that your reporter was not
man. for I would like to say some
thin9. but even a man OF mot the best
Grade of society" has respect for a
lady. and. therefore. my pen stops.
ONE OF THE INHABITANTS.
Washington. March %.
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Holder Schedule Of Living Amuses
Man With Small Salary.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
was Interested and amused to read
the Holder schedule OF expenses OF q
family on y767.s5 a year. Evidently It
was not prepared by one having expert
ence at that salary or else was a very
good example of extravagant living.
For a family at the salary quoted the
meal expense will run about the amount
quoted. the rent will drop to t2 to SIG
tation, the mans suits will drop to $40
or 3l2, instead Of SIS each; the wife's
cloak to s. or $40. instead Of SIS; repairs
to shoes will go up to s.; coal. Will be
four or five tons, instead OF seven; soap.
8 cents per week, unless the wife takes
in washing, and the net saving over
his figures will vary from S6 to S143.
which will allow for quite bit more In
the way OF necessities. =,
When persons live on such small
salaries they usually find means to
save which do not occur to iAvestisa-
tors existing on salaries of $500 and
up No doubt the man on $40 a year
will find a good opportunity for every
cent.
Three dollars a day or $1,000 a year.
will look good TO the charwoman now
getting IS per week. and also some
others, for / have seen college grad
yates working on highly technical work
for Uncle sam at 1925 or less per annum.
II, however, unskilled labor rises to IS
per day, many such will find them
selves out OF n fob owing to competition
from without. for no matter how lay
attempts to regulate wakes, the relative
value of the work viii eventually de-
termine the pay. except In the case OF
Congressman.
with the charwomen at 50 per diem.
the clerk will need Sc. ct cetra. and the
business men will have to charge more
in order to make a living and pay the
taxes. The eight-hour law lost sood
Jobs to many women. through competi-
ton.
SALARY.
Washington March 27.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
GERMANY RUNNING AMUcKp


When Admiral Won Tirpitz retired
from the head Of the German i'd
miralty, there was feeling Of hope
fulness that his government had de-
cided that frightfulness at sea did
not pay and that the grand admiral
was in effect repudiated, in favor Of
a more moderate policy.
Soon after Won Tirpitz's retire.
ment there came from Berlin what
was regarded as rather fantastic
yarn to the effect that Won Tirpitz
was a physical and mental wreck, be-
cause of the strain he had borne
during the months he had directed
the horrible submarine campaign. It
was alleged that he was really an
amiable sort, and didn't like being
held up before the world as a boss
murderer.
Perhaps there was something in 1t,
despite our early skepticism. Ger
tainly the Won Tirpitz campaign was
moderation Of the mildest sort COM
pared to the conduct of submarine
war since March 1.
Every pledge that Germany had
given for the safety Of noncombat-
ants, the warning Of unarmed ships,
the restriction Of submarines within
somewhat humane limits, has been
thrown to the winds. Neither neu-
trails nor belligerents, armed or un-
armed, infants or adults, have been
given a chance for their lives.
Frightfulness at sea has not been
really demonstrated till now.
1t is useless to guess what may
be the motive back of all this. Per-
haps Germany thought to force an
end to the war by making a grand
showing Of power at Verdun and
simultaneously giving an exhibition
Of barbarity at sea that would liter
ally brighten the whole world into
begging for terms. It is not incon-
ceivable that such a thought might
have been in the Berlin mind. II
Verdun had fallen before the tremen-
dous drive aimed against it, if Hol-
land had been terrorized by the fate
Of the Tubantia, and if the United
States had continued the amusing
business Of writing notes whenever a
new outrage was perpetrated, the
program might have won.
But Verdun did not fall; not yet at
least. The allies, instead Of being
terror-stricken, summoned their
great general council at Paris and
announced their readiness to go on
and win. Confidence was shown in
greater measure than ever before, in
capitals that Berlin evidently ex-
pected to be terrorized. Holland
talks war instead Of begging for
safety; and even the United States,
it is announced, will decline to enter
into further parley, but will gather
its own information and make its
course without discussion with the
German foreign Office.
One wonders at this juncture
whether Germany has not merely in.
dulged another gigantic blunder, due
to a misjudgment Of national psy.
chologies. Berlin has made 80 many
mistakes of the sort, beginning with
her early guess that Britain was toe
decadent to fight, that almost any
thing might be possible. Certain il
is that If this latest outbreak of bar.
barism was expected to COW the
world into submission, it has failet
sadly Of its purpose.
To Januarv first raaolutioniata
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

as long as she likes. She will have
a night key and let herself in when
she completes her day. The family
is to do exactly as though for ono
day mother wasn't. y
It looks like a good thing. Won't
somebody please start the thing
going?
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Robert Slocum to Talk
On Breeding of Poultry

Robert Slocum. Junior animal hus-
bandman in poultry Investigations
for the Department OF Agriculture,
viii lecture on Poultry Breeding" at
the Public Library at O'clock to-
night. He will describe eXperlme n Is
The lecture will be open to the public,
At a meeting of the National Cap
ital Poultry and Pigeon Association
which will follow the lecture, prs
llminarY ARRANGEMENTS for next
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Amusements.

Belasco-"The Only Girl" S:i5 p. m.
NRtional-"Pollyanna," S:l5 p. m.
Polrs-"The Beauty Shop" 2:i6 and Sis D.
Keith's-vaudeville 2:l5 and s:l6 D. m.
Loew's COMMUNICATION pictures. 1880 ..
m to IL D. m.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and s:l5 D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Ostriches Starving;
Plume Prices Soar

NEW YORK. March 3O.-LeadlnE mil :
plumes worth 81 before the war now
cost $3.50 because corn shortage, due
to the closing of European markets,
has starved TO death 40, 900 OF the S00.-
OF the ostrich taGthSr industry.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Pet birds in America last year
consumed 100000 pounds of seed.
Exclusive of the 100000 sent out
under franks to jewellers in three
story flats.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Unless there's deluge of mama,
a lot of folks are going to dress up
in a new eyeglass ribbon for Easter.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Preparedness. Says the Fulton, s.
D., Recorder: Ed Fenton, the we'll
known milk dealer, has purchased
one of the Smith Company's pumps
for his new we'll.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
THE TIMES MAIL BAG

Communications to the Mall Bag must be written side Of the
Mail Bag
II
ton m moot duesIo
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

The original second-story alih
has been unearthed. Emerson says.
"Next to the originator Of a good
sentence is the first quoter Of it."
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Buffalo man says that if we don't
get busy on this maritime problem
soon, they'll be looking for a yellow
stripe in the flag.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30
Washingtonian Editor
Of Tome Student Paper

Samuel Miller. jr.. OF this city, who
is a student at the Tome school.
been chosen editor-in-chief of The
lie is star pitcher on the baseball
team, and has been an associate editor
on The Tome for some tina. -
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

If descriptions of the country be
not overdrawn, the U. s. couldn't
punish Villa worse than to leave
him there.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

A Government bulletin announces
that guinea pigs do not come from
Guinea; neither are they pigs. How
about 38-cent country butter?
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Luke McLuke must have been in
Washington when he wrote the clas-
sic that at seemed no time at all be-
tween chilblainI and prickly heat"
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

Carranza has offered 10000 pesos
for the capture Of the bandit. The
chase might wax warmer If it were
known whether he means gold or
fat
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

It looks as if the submarines were
going to save England the trouble
of disarming merchant ships.
The Washington times., 1916-03-30

To January first resolutionists !:
After tomorrow, nine months will
make q year.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02
THE DIFFERENCE

(From the Weekly Kansas City starr
Labor and Socialists
TO the Star: What is the differ
ence between the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the Socialists
Star Reader.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02

| The American Federation of Labor
is a labor union. The Socialists arc
political party
The American Federation of Labor
is present day opportunist organiza
ton that does business in a practica
work-a-day world where the wage sys
TEN is in use.
The Socialists do not believe in the
wage system and are chiefly interest
ed in it's overthrow.
The American Federation of Labor
believes in organizing the working
men into unions, so that by "collec-
tive bargaining" improvements car
constantly be made in increased
wages, reduced hours and changing
conditions, until, in the fullness of
time the workers shall get the full
product of their toll.
The Socialists believe the labor
movement should become a political
party, and being a workingman' S
party it would be the Socialist party;
and by using its political strength
pass laws abolishing rent interest
and profit and usher in the "co-opera-
tive commonwealth"
The American Federation of Labor
is a voluntary democratic organiza
ton that believes the workers should
work out their own salvation, group
ing themselves as they best see the
need, either in craft or trade unions
or in industrial unions, as they pre-
fer. The Socialists believe it is neces-
sary for the workers to be formed in
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02
WHITMAN ON WAR

0 God! that whole damned war
business is about nine hundred and
ninety-nine parts diarrhoea to one
part glory. The people who like the
wars should be compelled to fight the
wars; they are hellish business, wars
all wars. Sherman said War is
hell"; so it is; any honest man says
so-hates war; fighting, bloodletting.
was in the midst of it all-saw war
where war is worst-not on the bat
tlefields, nO-in the hospitals: there
war is worst: there | mixed with it,
and now I say, God damn the wars
all wars: God damn every war: God
damn EN-! God damn emf Walt
Whitman.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02

A politicians idea of a demagog is
man who is making a bigger hit
with the public than he is.-Boston
Transcript.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02

industrial organizations aud that the
American Federation of Labor should
by power of majority vote force or
drive all workers into that form of
union.
The American Federation of Labor
believes in the use of Cancellation and
arbitration in the adjustment of Ia
Dor disputes and in the sacredness of
contracts solemnly entered into The
Socialists as rule do not believe in
contracts at all Contracts give EN-
ployers too much security during in
dustral ferment and prevent the
workers taking advantage of the en-
ployeTs unpreparedness.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02
ADVERTISERS HAVE HELPED us HELP 0THERS Comrades Come Across
OF
ORGANIZATION

are generally bankrupt in both time
and money. There Is only one thing
In which we excel the capitalist class.
We have the numbers. The task for
us is to utilize those numbers in the
most effective manner. In order to
make the work of the individual light
est we must build our organization
on many shoulders, that is, we must
divide and specialize the work. We
may as well recognize right here and
now that it will not be beggard
operative Commonwealth not mot
~ crowd of men and women thrown
by evolution into a system of society
which we call Socialism, but it will
be an organized body of men and
women who know what they want
and how to get it, and who know
how to organize themselves for the
attainment of their goal.
A GUIDED EVOLUTION
1t is about time that we Socialists
realized that evolution does not run
wild, that evolution has been guided
and directed by the capitalist class
We may as well wake up to the fact
that from now on we must build up
an organization, not only to bring
about orr social order but to TAKE
CARE OF IT WHEN WE GET IT.
The local or Organization that allows
its members to sit in headquarters,
smoke their pipes and debate as to
how soon the Cooperative Common
wealth will arrive is not the organiza-
ton that will accomplish the downfall
of capitalism.
Not an uncommon saying among
Socialists is, that Socialism is the
next step in society that evolution
will bring us from capitalism to So
cialism. Well, don't be too sure OF
it. There is just as good authority
in the saying that the next step in
society will be a short stage of in.
dustrial despotism In fact taking
INTO consideration the present Euro
pean war, the preparedness propa
ganda in the United States and the
uncertain effect which the war will
have on labor conditions generally
the prospects of such a stage of in
Idustrial despotism are good, or lit
orally speaking, bad.
Yes, Socialism may be fastened OF
retarded by the blind, irresistible
forces, just as the invention of ma
chinery fastened the dissolution OF
| feudalism, but Socialism may also be
fastened or retarded by the amount
of power which organization alone
can give us, in keeping evolution in
its proper channels.
Organization is the problem that
faces the Socialist movement and I'M
til we have organization we will new
err have power. Until we can success
fully manage our own organization we
Will never be given charge of a city
state or nation, and the sooner we
become convinced of that fact and
then put our convictions into action
the sooner will we achieve success.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02
OUR GREAT TASK

This is the task of the Socialist
movement before it can attain sue
cess. We, have got to whip into shape
an organization that will compete
with the organizations of the capital
list class We have got to train our
selves in methods of organization be
fore we can successfully combat the
wonderful organizations of the capt
talist class which its wealth and pow
er have been able to buy. Socialists
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02

Now that the details are all in, the
only reasonable conclusion is that the
Persia torpedoed Notwithstanding
Southern Lumberman.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-02
BY Walter d. Ford

Tin The Issue, Elizabeth, MI
Socialist movement today? Ask this
question of any Socialist and he will
give you but one answer, The great
est need OF the Socialist movement to.
day is ORGANIZATION. The most
noticeable thing in the Socialist move
ton This lack of organization is ap.
pallng, and even though We recog-
nize our own weakness, yet we are
doing nothing to remedy It,
In order to achieve success in any
thing we set out to accomplish we
must have weapon. The most eff.
| fective weapon which the labor union
can use on the economic field is or
ganization. The most effective weapon
which the Socialist party can use on
the political field is organization. The
| industrial organizations on the eco.
CARNATIONS on the political field are
the immediate means by which we
work to establish the industrial com
monwealth. The progress that is made
upon these two fields depends upon
the EFFICIENCY OF OUR ORGANI-
ZATlON. The sooner we realize, and
then act upon the realization, that the
progress of our movement keeps pace
with the efficiency of our organiza.
ton, the sooner will the Socialist
movement in the United States at.
tain success
Our need just now is for men and
women who can lay out program OF
work and see that it is carried out
for men and women to organize the
work of systematic literature distri
button; for men and women to organ
ize the work of poll and survey; in
short, for men and women who car
carry on this systematic work of oul
organization, for it is the systematic
work that counts.
In all parts of the country the work
of our movement is being carried or
in a haphaZard fashion. Our cam
paigns are haphazard. Our collection
of dues is haphazard The Socialist
movement loses annually thousands
of dollars through our careless and
unsystematic method of dues collec
ton. We have no method of collect
ing campaign funds from sympathiz
ers. In fact, our whole propaganda
has for the most part been carried or
in an unorganized, unsystematic man
ner