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The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Congressman Bombarded win
Pleas Against BorIand Pro-
posed Price Inquiry.
STUBBORN FIGHT EXPECTED
Little Hope Of Price Reduction
Seen In Investigation by
Congressional Committee.

Opposition TO the Rorland resolutions
for an Investigation into bushes Of
the Beef trust 10 being felt In TIE
House.
Some Of the livestock men IA osnesrs
where the packers have large paanta
are bombardinE members Of the HOUSE.
and especially Of the judiciary Com.
mitteo with letters. telegrans and
messages Of all sorts against the rssos
luton,
The alleged ground for Opposition II
that IL the investigation 10 ordered n
will disturb prices OF livestock and
will give no relief because the packs
ers VIII exact enough tribute from
producers and consumers to make up
Tor any cost to themselves.
Little Hope Held Out.
IL 10 not yet certain whether "a ins
vestigation will be ordered. but therS
IT, little serious belief at The Capitol
that the Beef trust IL going to b
forced to mend It's why's. and give re-
lief to the public by any Investigation
which the Government is likoly to
make. This Is true because. II there 10
an investigation. II will take many
months. and after that, 10 there should
be prosecutions. yearc would be spent
in the legal fight provided It had to 20
Representative Steele Of Sioux City,
who for years has been a big operator
In livestock. says the proposed invests
cation will dc no good. and that tho
Government should take another tack.
The Government ought to take steps
In every possible way to build UP comS
petition OF the little, independent packs
/ ers against the big fellows" said Mr.
packers are such that they understand
each other simply by whispering How
in the world are you going to prevent
What you want to do is to build up
competition. One essential is public
control Of stockyards. The stockyard
should be a. public institution. where
the little fellow would have the same
ing interests.
Independent Plants Needed.
"Once the country has an abundance
Of the small independent packing plants
! established. there will be no more COM
plant. OF the exactions of the Beef
trust, Until the big packers are ui;;
dermined by economic and commercial
processes, you'll do little by investiga-
ton"
Various members OF Congress are
thinking Of the proposition s. Of , public
/ tons now IN the large centers. are in
| the grip of the packers as rule. The
problem, or one Of the problems. is TO
I break that grip.
| or course. the usual question is raised
, whether such control can legally BIS
had Some good lawyers say II can.
Judge Green OF Iowa, one OF the able
lawyers OF the House, says there Is
law to reach It,
! As usual, one hears talk Of failing a
; few big packers. But such talk does
not get anywhere when considered in
the light OF the failure of the Govern
ment to make jail sentences stick in
| trust cases.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Harbor Seal Creates
Stir Among Bathers

TRENTON. N. j., July n.-Presence Of
"harbor" seal the Delaware river at
Taylorsville, a few miles above Trenton,
has led residents of that locality to ap-
ply to the State fish and game commits
sion for authority to shoot the animal.
The State authorities know Of no proteo-
ton for the seal under State laws, but
they have have hesttated to authorize
destruction because OF lack Of knowl-
edge as to- whether tho seal 10 protected
by Federal legislation.
The seal plays on the rocks and In the
shoal water of Taylorsyille, and al
though he is of the harmless kind. bath
ers and canoeists fear him. Fishermen
declare the seals daily toll Of fish for
food has ruined hshinE In Taylorsvills
waterA
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A MEANINGLESS COMPROMISE

It would seem that the House
Democrats, having decided to adopt
a protective policy as to dyestuffs,
might we'll have "gone the whole
hog" and placed their rates high
enough to give real protection and
be of some avail.
AS it is, there is sound reason to
believethat they have sacrificed their
theory of tariff for revenue only, and
gone over to the protection side, on
the plea Of emergency; and yet have
not done the thing with the frank
ness and thoroughness that will pro-
duce results. The chemical authori-
ties and financial interests concerned
in development Of dyestuffs indus
try on this side insist that the rates
fixed by the Kitchin bill are not high
enough to make the proposition safe
or attractive.
Having admitted. as they do, that
there is necessity for departure into
the field of protection, the Demo-
Gratis ought to have done the thing
right. AS matter of politics, they
could not afford to admit the in
adequacy of their tariff policy, I'M
less they were going to create an in
dustry to which they might point
with pride. They will have neither
a policy nor an industry, as a result
Of what they are now doing.
This case illuetrates the impossi-
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Asks Matron at Eighth Precinct Sta.

ton.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
II The Times takes UP any question OF
citizens rights, II will not be long be-
fore the question IL settled. for The
Times In Justly famed for being the pa
per. afraid of no one. and nghting for
justice for all. VIII Tho Times take
up the question OF having a police ma
tron put on duty at the Eighth police
station on " street,
Captain Fathers OF this station has
t,nm many good changes IN this Sc. sec.
he will evidently recommend this In
novation.
From good authority It has been
learned that there are a good number
OF matrons provided by Congress. and
duty at the Detention House to care for
the children. Three, II IL said. are at
the First station in the busy central sec
ton And several more at the Sixth
from the last named to care for the
women arrested during each night
These offenders are sent to POLICE Court
early In each day, and II 10 not nsces-
sary for q matron to be on guard In
the day time. Prisoners from the sec;
wagon to the Y street station and In
this way all women In the northwest
! could be we'll taken care of by one ma
tron. Major Pullman wants the force
which would help the good colored cid.
Gems, who pay their taxes. and when
country. II the work OF. the good col.
| ored troops In Mexico docs not merit
respect for the colorsd women men all ia
Washington. July Il ii. A. 'N'
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Calls Attention to Checks on Enlist.
ment in National Guard.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
II you wonder why the recruiting for
the District National Guard 10 not more
spontaneous and general. let me can
you attention to two facts which are
Of common knowledge and impression
among the citizens. and which are quito
enough to account for the slowness In
getting enough recruits.
The thoughtful do not desire to throw
away their means Of providing food and
shelter for their families by enlisting.
with q. very possible chance Of being
rejected for some slight disability a few
weeks later. II Is not clear why the
army cannot accept recruits who are
healthy parties and indorse on their
thus protecting against a claim for PEN
sion on It's account. IL things go on the
way they have the imperfect will get
their chance in time and II will make
small difference In the end.
The country Ia witnessing attempts In
an Illegal and unlawful manner to OBJ
tain right results. 1t Is our duty with
out much doubt to clean up Mexico, but
we committed an act Of war In invading
Mexico, and this the world knows. al
heads Of some Of our political bosses.
Witness also the scheme respecting our
own people. 1t 10 the duty Of the militia
to defend against INVASION. but not to
invade foreign territory. This Is quite
ss from n. hs kncs .1 . Re Ssar:
ago our Congress will eventually be so
Informed by some schoolboy. Giving the
President power to so employ the militia
does not legalize the action and pos
with the state. One side cannot change
contract Congress cannot change the
Constitution.
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THE PARALYSIS CAMPAIGN

The United States Public Health
Service should have all the money
needed to carry on its Federal cam
paign for the eradication of infantile
paralysis. The $4,000 now available
10 q mere pittance. Officials Of the
service are not alarmists, but they
admit the situation is grave. They
point to cases in Rhode Island and
California, just developed, which
have been traced to Brooklyn, N. Y,
as evidence Of the danger Of inter-
state spread Of the disease.
The Public Health Service has
modified it's forces quickly and
effectively. Other work must suffer,
it is frankly admitted, to meet the
ihfantile paralysis menace. The
service has organized divisions for
the study Of individuals having the
disease and Of carriers, and for the
prevention Of its transmission
through transportation channels. II
also has offered the services Of its
experts In diagnosing cafes where
State or municipal authorities are in
doubt
Such . program Of study and &C
tivity requires funds. Congress
should be willing and anxious to dc
It's part in averting a nation wide
epidemic Of the dread malady. The
Public Health Service has gone az
far as II can, the men on Capitol
Hill must do the rest.
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SWAT ThE FLY HARDERi

Whether the house fly or the stable
fly or any other fly is the carrier OF
the germ Of infantile paralysis, there
is enough evidence against the pest
, to urge extra efforts at extermina-
ton. At least, IL Is very plain that
conditions which encourage the null
duplication of flies also promote and
spread the paralysis.
lit were possible to indict COM
munities, those communities which
permit flies to continue the nuisances
TO put It no moro strongly-which
they are, would be liable to prosecu-
ton for criminal carelessness. The
fly can be measurably suppressed,
and ought to be.
Measures have BEEN devised to &C.
oomplish this end, and the sanitary
authorities are under obligation to
enforce them. II new laws are need
cd to impose necessary penalties,
these laws must be passed. The fly,
as . common nuisance and a. the
known carrier Of various diseases,
has no place in . really civilized
community.
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Meeting Time and Place of Social
and Fraternal Organizations
To-day.

Meeting, Fourteenth Street Business Men
Association, United States Savings Bank
Building. Fourteenth and streets north.
west. 8 y. m.
Picnic, RosedsIs NJ. z. Church. Libbey Park.
all day.
Meeting. Pettet Camp OF Spanish War Vet
erans ll0s e street northwest, 8 D. m.
Reunion and field day. knights OF Columbus,
Chesapeake Beach, all day.
American Revolution. Chain Bridge. I to
y. m.
Eighth and X streets northwest, 9 p. m.
Concert Engineer Band. Logan Park. Ana.
costa. 1880 o. m
Acknowledgement, No. /; Acacia, No. Is; Ar
minus, No. Is; King David. No 20; Friend
ship Chapter, No. H. Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-washington. No. g. Golden
Rule. No. II; Amity. No. 81; Fred d.
Stuart. No. 7. Encampment.
Knights Of Pythias-Webster. No. 7; Ex-
eelsior. No. II: Capital. No. a. Myrtle.
No. IS.
Maccsbees-Mount Vernon Tent Joint sxcur.
sion committee.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11

In MOSCOW. It was then and there u
cided to form the All-Russ!an Zemstvo
Union for relief work among sick and
wounded soldiers" And every Zemstvo
Joined In save one. this solitary abstain.
er prefertns to work independently.
Here we are: Use us!' said the
lemstvo people to the government and
the government accepted. They were to
be under the orders Of the war depart.
ment and available only for work in
the interior. The limitation was pu,
upon them; they did not specify the lin.
itation.
But the restriction did not hold The
army needed doctors. nurses. hospitals
The Zemstvo had been in the hospitaI
army''s aid upon the very field Of battle
ano In the front line trenches
After this things moved rapidly. Hos
pitfalls In the interior were organized
80 were first-aids. distributing centers
Tor handling wounded. sanitary trains
During October and November. 1914
the Union sent the Serbian army 2l5. 0Ot
FUR and other warm garments. paid FOL
by the Russian government but bought
by the 1emstvo and handled by them
Clothes 7,50o.0o0 Soldiers.
In October. 1914. General Shuvayev
then head Of the commissary, tnow min.
litter Of wai'. asked the Union to max,
underwear for his men. The Union re.
piled by delivering to the army before
the end of the month over 1850, 900 com.
plete suits! And this was only a side.
order; the Union did this without slack.
Ing up on any OF its other Jobs
How was II done? II was very simple
The Zemstvo Is a peoples organization
Peasants are In H. So the Zemstvc
simply went to a lot OF poor women II
had known for long time and said
Make us these articles. We wan,
them for the army
And over night. almost. the article,
were cut and sewed by Russian seam
stresses.
Another order. similarly executed. wa,
for wearing apparel to the tune of sew
enteen million pieces. Russian co-ope ra
tive societies In large measure filled
these orders. societies embracing a
least half the population OF Russia. Ant
Russia numbers l70.0o00 900 souls.
So you see quite a small crowd 4
working for the country.
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JOINT FUNERAL FOR
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Howser Die
Within Period Of Two DAYS.

The funerals OF Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Fillmore Howser. who died within two
days Of each other. will be held Jointly
614 @ street northeast. Following the
services the bodies will be taken to
Leesburg. Va. where they will be buried
tomorrow.
Mrs. Howser died Saturday night
from Bright's disease. and her husband
succumbed to an attack OF paralysis
member of Hope Lodge. F. A. A. M.
of this city, and was sixty years old
They are survived by a son. William
Edgar Howser, and a daughter. Mrs
Russell Lamar. both OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs.

PETROGRAD, June l3-(By mail).-There mighty
Russia One works in the line trenches
charges bayone The other works back line furnishes
front line what II needs -
One Of soldiers The other army Of citizens
both under the orders Of the Is unique
in history.
The main Of this citizen army known ARussn
Zemsvo Union and other nation in the world anything like
the need fur general staff tells the Zemsvo
Union and the Zemso Union provides Or maybe the staff asks
for socks and underwear boots bridges dagsers bath
trains or tann hopaxe Whatever reason asks for Il eets
Sodey and cizenry working hand in This statement
is LITERAL not merely figure Of speech
PEOPLE WORK THROUGH zEmsrvo
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Amusements.

p. m
Keith's-vaudeyiiie. ans and s:lb p. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 1880 a. m. to
IL y. m.
Lyceum-stock burlesque. e:15 and s:l5 D. m
Glen Echo-Open- amusoments. dancing.
and free movies.
Chevy Chase IAke-Dancins.
Great Falls. Va.-Free concerts, dancing.
popular amusements.
Gsrden-continuous motion pictures. 10 q. m.
to IL p. m.
strand-Continuous motion pictures. 10 a. m.
to II p. m.
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DEUrschLAND's HOME TRIP

A good many wagers have been
laid on the question whether the sub
marine Deutschland will get back to
a German port. It is evident that
her skipper will have more trouble
making his departure in secrecy and
approximate security than he did in
getting out of kiel.
The British and French have de-
veloped the fine sport of submarine
hunting almost to a science. Whether
they can bring to bear the necessary
cruisers, aircraft, and the like, to
spot the big underwater boat, and
keep her in sight until she rises in
comfortable range of quick-fring
guns is the first question. Her real
test will be in getting out Of the
Chesapeake capes.
It has been said that the Deutsch-
land is built to stand the water pres
sure even to a depth Of 800 feet, and
that it is possible for her to sink to
that depth. It is well-nigh impossible
to believe this statement. More like
ly, if the vessel is compelled to sink
even half that far, in order to avoid
observation by aircraft, she will be
crushed.
The problem Of getting away from
. German port was not 50 difficult
as will be that of escaping from the
mouth of the Chesapeake, because
she was in friendly waters. The
allies aeroplanes could not "spot"
her, and keep her in view. In going
out Of the Chesapeake there will be
raised the question of belligerent
rights in the air. II enemy planes
are not to be allowed within the
three-mile line drawn from one cape
to the other, the Deutschland will
have a good chance to escape. Ex-
actly how our neutrality police will
insure against the allies observation
planes coming inside this limit is
not at all clear.
To a very considerable depth, In
clear ocean water, a submarine may
be easily seen from an aeroplane. It
is doubtful whether any submarine
has been built that can stand sub
mergence to such a depth as to make
her invisible from a high altitude /;
and if that were possible, the diff
ficulty Of navigating her would be
greatly Increased, and speed slow.
If the French and British can rush
cruisers and destroyers to the waters
of Hampton Roads, and along with
them can bring sufficient flock of
aeroplanes, they will make it a very
sporty venture for the Deutschla
Needless to say, they will be very
sure to employ every possible means
to discourage the German enterprise,
and il they don't get" the Deutsch-
land, they may be expected to have
more conplete preparations for deal
ing with the next submersible mer-
chairman that comes to our shores.
Their bases are distant from the
Chesapeake coast, which not unlikely
accounts for the Deutschland coming
into the Chesapeake instead of a
northern port. But their patrol along
our coast has been generally effec-
tive, and it is likely that the super
human efforts that will be put forth
in the present instance will make the
next chapter in the Deutschland's
career quite the most thrilling.
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Identifies Body of
Russian Groceryman

Morris Levy. OF "a Fourteenth street
northeast, called at the morsue last
nisht ana Identified the body Of the man
found dead in q room at The American
House Saturday night.
Levy told tho police that the dead man
WAS Joseph Freedman. twcnty-four. 4
Russian. who had conducted a small
grocery store IN southeast Washington
freedman had lived at Levy's residence.
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George W. Hough Dies
Suddenly At His Home

George w. Hough, who occupied a
room at 24s Eighth street northeast, died
suddenly at that place early today. DR..
Fabley. of Casualty Hospital, was sum-
moned He pronounced life extinct.
Mr.. Hough was sixty-thrcs years old.
He has relatives the police learned. in
Alexandria. The police Of that place
have been notified Of the mans death.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11

way system is suddenly become we'll
nigh useless. The end is in sight;
down long vista Of months, doubt
less, but in sight; and the road To it
IN straipht ahead.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Gust King of AMMAN
For Fomenting Revolt

PARIS. July l1-Duy-Tan, the six
teen-year-old King of the French pro-
tectorate of AMMAN, on the China sea
has been dethroned as a result of a re-
volt of Anamites at Quang-Ngai.' which
he is accused of having fomented.
China reports that the outbreak was
suppressed quickly and the King arrest
ed near Hue He Is succeeded by Prince
Bun Dao, who has just been crowned.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
so Years in Marine Corps.

FIFTY Years In the Marine Corps
will be tho subject Of Samuel q. Nav
son. in his address to Pettet Camp. of
Spanish War Veterans at it's meeting
tonight at lloS e street northwest at
8 o'clock. Sixteen years of military and
civil life in the Philippines will be de-
scribed by Howard z. Chase.
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Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Lipscomb.

Funeral servicec for Mrs. Annie Eliza
beth Lipscomb, who died Saturday. were
held this morning at her late residence.
124 Fourth street southeast. Interment
was In King George County, Va
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Mrs, Nellie Clarke.

Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie
Clarke. who died Sunday. are to be
held at her late residence. 16061s Third
street northwest, at l o'clock tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Frederick w, Miller,

Funeral services tor Frederick W.
Miller. who died yesterday. are to he
held at w. W. Deal a. Co.'S funeral par
lors, Slb n street northeast, at o'clock
tomorrow. =, lnterment is to be at
Arllngton>
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MAIL BAG
(FHom The Times Reddefsl

Communications to the Mail Bag must
be written on one side OF the paper
only must not exceed 200 words In
length. and must be signed with name
and address of sender. The publication
not mean the Endorsement BY The Times
OF the opinions Of the writer. The MAIL
Bag 10 an open forum. whore the citi-
Gems Of Warrington can argue most
questions.
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Mary Catherine Maier.

Funeral services for Mary Catherine
Maier, aged nine, who died Monday, are
to be held tomorrow at the residence or
her parents, 1881 Wiltberger street
northwest. lnterment will be at ~.
Marys Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Miss Helen Findley,

Funeral services for Miss Helen Find
ley, who died Friday. were held yesters
day afternoon IT, the residence OF her
parents, 1886 Prospect avenue.
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FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Hours and Places of Service Ar
ranged by Bereaved Families.
Noble E. Dawson.

Funeral services for Noble f. Dsw-
son who died Saturday. at Sibiey Hos
pital are to be held az 3 O'Clock this
afternoon at the Zurhorst funeral par
Tors, 30l East Capitol street. lnterment
will be in. Congressional Cemetery.
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Mrs. Marie Prince Greer.

The funeral OF Mrs. Marie Prince
Greer. who died Sunday. Is to be held
from st. Paul's Church, Fifteenth and
V streets northwest. at $3.50 tomorrow
morning
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
C., B. Cain.

The funeral OF e. b. Cain. who died
Saturday, was held this afternoon from
from the funeral parlors OF K. X, James
a. Bros.
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Charles E. Henson, Jr.

The funeral of Charles z. Henson, &c..
who died Saturday, was held at /
dcnce OF his parents, 2is Fourteenth
street southeast.
The Washington times., 1916-07-11
Hon War Has Purged
Russia OF Her Olden
|SIOth. and Lethargv
Army of Citizens Works Side by Side With Army of
Soldiers, the Common People of the Cars
Empire Supplying Clothing and Civ
ing Medical Aid to Fighters.

william Philip smms.
United Petroad development
the under conditions tells what hap
asked for T.
suits Of under auck
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Frederick Brown.

The funeral of Frederick Brown. who
died Saturday, was held at o'clock THIS
noon from Zion Baptist Church.