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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
WOMEN TO TELL
OF DRY" FIGHT
National Constitutional Prohi-
bition Workers Will Speak at
Polls Theater Tomorrow.
Her on the Phone.

Some OF the women who went on
the stump In the dry" cause which
resulted In four new dry states and
the Territory OF Alaska; together
with n half q dozen Congressional
dry" leaders. will appe ar at the
rally for national constitutional pro-
hibition TO be held at Polls Theater
tomorrow afternoon under the au-
spices OF the national organisation Of
the w. e. T. ".
Miss Anna A. Gordon, national
president OF the organization. will
preside. Senator Morris sheppard.
Congressman Edwin Y. Webb OF North
Carolina Congressman smith OF .dn-
fornia are among the members OF
Congress who are expected to speak.
E.pisis Big Drive.
The meeting will give the national
officers OF the organisation an oppor-
tunity to explain one OF the biggest
drives ever made for prohibition In
the history of the temperance move
ment.
The District of Columbia and New
Jersey are now the only ail-wet spots
In the country" said Miss Gordon to-
day. "and We expect the District dry
at this session .,, OF co ns S.,d sunday
afternoon the campaign fund Of the
organization will be explainedby Mrs.
Ella A. Booie. vice president. at-large.
Mrs. Boole spent six weeks cam
paigning In the dry cause In Alaska.
previous TO the vote which put that
Territory In the prohibition column.
Others On Prssrsn.
The program also includes Mrs.
Sara A. Hoge. assistant recording
secretary of the National w. G. r. u:
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis. legislative
representative OF the organization:
Rev. DIR. James Shera Mon>gomery:
Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher. associate
legislative representative.
Mrs. Emma Sanford shelton, presi-
dent OF the District OF Columbia
branch, will present a resolution ia
voring prohibition In the District of
Columbia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
NO DRY DIPLOMACY, ANYHOW

The bill establishing permanent
drought in the District Of Column
bia ID on the vets 20-yard line and
in the hands Of the drys. Maybe
the wet team will be able to hold II
for downs, get possession Of the ball,
and make big run around the end
or through the line. The drys are
VIGOROUSLY weak at the House end.
There is a lot CT playing still to be
done before time will be called or
Inc ball can be carried over.
Adoption Of an amendment which
excludes the diplomatic establish
ments from the operation Of the law
insures that there will be moist
spots left In the town; Gases. rs II
were. The exemption Of diplomats
opens a wide field Of mildly inter-
esting inquiry. The legations and
embassies are going to be immense
ly popular places, once the rest Of
tho town goes arid. II Is not diff
ficut to conceive the zest with which
their invitations will be sought
after; and there Is room for some
delicate problems in Interpretation.
For instance, the members Of the
Senate and House Committees on
Foreign Affairs are after a fashion
related to the diplomatic circle Of
the Capital. Will the exemption ex-
tend to them? II so, there will be
some little scramble for designa-
tons on these committees. Grape
juice diplomacy, whose estr blish-
ment was not marked success any
how, will be succeeded, II is judged,
by an era Of large liberality in the
diplomatic treatment Of the punch
question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
DINNER FOR POOR
Central Union Mission Plans ia
l. Feed Many on Christmas.

Door OF the city and for Christmas
tree with presents for their children are
being worked out by John s. Bennett.
superintendent OF the Central Union
Mission at Sc Louisiana avenue,
For many years the mission has fed
the door at Christmas time. The tree
FOR the Riddles is also becoming a per-
manent custom. Toys as we'll as useful
articles will be found on the tree by
the children Dolls, toys. warm CLOTH
ing, and Christmas stockings filled with
candy. nuts. and fruit. are TO be dis
tributed.
yestigated by experienced workers who
visit the homes In an endeavor to dis
tinYuish the deserving from the un-
worthy. The>public Is appealed to that
the work may be furthered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
THE NEW EXPORT SITUATION

Il is reported that the govern
ments of the entente nations have
been decidedly less liberal in placing
orders for goods In this country,
since the Federal Reserve Board is
sued its caution, or advice, TO bank
ers, not to tie up bank funds in the
short-time paper Of the European
governments. Industrial effects OF
this slackening demand may not be
felt for some months, but II is de-
clared that they will come in due
time.
That any such definite change Of
buying policy could have been put
into effect in the few days since
the Reserve Board issued its state
ment, does not seem likely. Per-
haps there were tentative orders In
the hands Of the American agents,
whose definite placing was contin-
gent on the financial arrangements
for which the Treasury bills were
being issued, and which have been
withheld. But this must be regard
ed, for the time being. as rather a
suspension than . withdrawal from
this market. The fact that Treasury
bills Of short maturities are not In
favor with the American financial
authorities, does not by any means
preclude the possibility that other
methods Of financing will be devised,
that will meet with approval on this
side and make il possible for the al
lied nations TO continue their pur-
chases. Il is not yet apparent
whittier the allies would turn for
many articles they have been buy
ing here; they have still in effect
many great contracts on which de-
liveries must be made and payments
arranged, running far into the fu-
ture. That they would, in these
circumstances. suddenly adopt an en-
tirely new policy toward this coun-
try does not appear probable.
Shipments Of gold TO New York 20
on at a rapid pace. Almost $780,
O00, 900 of gold has come here this
year; over $5o,000.00o has been re-
ceived this week, and more to fol-
low. Report is, indeed, that every
arrangement is making abroad for
continued movements Of the yellow
metal to this side.
This movement contains its men,
aces Of gold imitation to this coun-
try. But between the world-demand
that now must turn to this country
for its satisfaction. and the powers
Of the new banking system to pre-
vent imitation. ii is believed the dan
ger of money expansion is not SO
great as may have been feared by
some alarmists. In less than six
weeks $30,000,000 of gold has been
shipped from this country to South
America; and that movement is in
creasing. =, ., .,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
SUFFRAGE CRISIS HERE
Mrs. Gait Tells Mass Meeting vots
10 Long overdue.

Maintaining that suffrage In ths
United States IL "long overdue" and
and bitterly comparing the freedom
of women In the United States with
countries, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
president of the National American
Women Suffrage Association, spoke
before a mass meeting, held under
the auspices of that body In the RAJ
leigh last night,
The crisis of the suffrage movement
In at hand. declared Mrs. Gait, and the
"better people OF the country have
already been won over to the cause OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
APPRENTICES SOUGHT
South American Youths to Get
Places In v. s. industries.

Ambitious graduates OF South Amer.
lean technical and mechanical col
leges will soon have a chance to show
their ability In some OF the largest
manufacturing establishments OF the
United States, according to inrorma-
ton given out today at the Bureau OF
Domestic and Foreign Commerce.
The Latin American division OF the
bureau has just completed list Of
American manu- turers who are will,
ing to give apprentice positions To
young South Americans.
The commercial attaches of the
Commerce Bureau stationed In South
American posts VIII make inquiries
regarding young men who wish TO
avail themselves of this opportunity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
DR.. J. /. GORDON TO PREACH.

DIR. ]. l.. Gordon will preach to-
morrow at the IL a. m. servise OF the
First Congregational Church. Tenth
and q streets northwest. ON Can Re-
iigion Be Reduced to a Sciencef" This
will be the first sermon on Christian
Science. His uubject for the 3 o'clock
evening service wiz be The Fashion
Craze, or Dress' as Revelation OF
Character" DIR. Gordon will conduct
a Question drawer" at the church
next Thursday evening at o'clock.
He Will answer ten Important aues-
lions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
IFTHE BOOT WERE ON THE
OTHER LEO

anu thhAhhk tAAat We1 w w ~r~f~~N~~
is reported to have happened. A
Rome dispatch brings the first an
nouncement, and Rome has notori-
ously been closer to the truth about
Balkan affairs than any other en-
tente capital.
Rome hears that Germany and
Austria have, offered, II Greece will
declare war on the allies, ito reopen
land communication with Greece"
That il, having Roumania brushed
out Of the way, Germany and Aus
tria undertake to turn southwark,
crush the army Of General Sarrail,
crowd It's remnants back to Saloniki
and into the sea, reopen the railroad
to Saloniki, dust out the Italian
forces that are in Albania, and an
mex Greece to the Teuton cause.
II is not at all certain that in
making such an offer the central
powers reckon without their host.
Not improbably they will have the
power to carry out such q program.
With Greece enlisted in the war. to
strike the Sarrail army in the back,
and with the united forces Of Bull
garia, Turkey, Austria, and Ger
many, there Is reason, rather, to pre-
sumo that the allies armies in Mace
donia and Albania may be in great
danger.
But there is another side TO II,
which is worth considering just now.
Suppose the boot were on the other
leg. Suppose that at the moment
Germany were in the awful pickle
of the allies in the Egean, and that
the allies proposed to King Con-
stantine to rescue him. What
would Germany do?
The experience Of Belgium, Of
Poland, Of Serbia, Of Montenegro,
answers the question. Germany
would proceed without delay to
crush Greece before there could be n
chance for her enemies to reach It..
She would wipe out the last sugges-
ton Of national, life. institutions.
power and resources. She would
make Greece as worthless to her
enemies as a section Of the polar
region Of Mars. She would drive
out It's people as the Serbs were
driven out, starve them as the Poles
were starved, deport them rs the
Belgians are being deported. Those
who could not survive such rigors
might perish.
or course, IL conditions had been
reversed. Greece would not have
been handled with the almost infnity
of patience that the allied powers
have extended 10 II. II has seemed
repeatedly as IL the Limits Of endur-
ance with vacillation and double
dealing must have been reached; but
always the allied nations were I'M
willing to adopt German methods and
settle q situation that would have
been settled long ago. and finally. IL
a Won Kissing had been in charge.
Once more, "too late" seems des-
tined to be written on another record
of the allies efforts in the Near
East. But at least, IL their policy
has failed, they are entitled to credit
for an almost quixotic effort to ap-
ply humane and civilized methods in
a most exasperating situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
BLoATEp TURKEY.

DETROIT, Dec. s.-Theodore Par
ney bought a turkey for 1905. The
bird was thin and scrawney when he
reached home. He sued the butcher.
who explained that the turkey had
been. bioated with water. The butcher
refunded s3.ob.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
PLAN EDUCATION EXHIBIT
Citizens Association Back Project
In Connection With inauguration.

Plans for the national educational
exhibit to be held in Washington
during the week proceeding. the inau'
guration ceremonies will be discuss
ed at q meeting of the committee OF
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions In the board room OF the Dis
trict building Monday night.
The committee consists OF the TWEEN
ty.six delegates to the federation.
subcommittee will be appointed to
get In touch with the various depart
ment heads concerning the instaila.
tion OF exhibits and to arrange II
possible for reduced railroad fares
and other features.
A resolution introduced by Con
gressmar Tinkham OF Massachusetts,
seeking Congressional approval OF the
exhibit has been referred to the COM
mittee on industrial arts and exhibit
lions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

The international financial position
seams to be>that Europe must give us
more gold than We want. because II
hasn't enough to give us what we
want
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

II Mr.. Bryan Is understood, he
thinks national supervision OF rail-
roads would be a dangerous concen-
tration OF power, but national owner.
ship would be about the right meas
ure of decentralization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

Berlin has been cautioned about
Americas feelings with regard to the
deportations from Belgium. Hope It
will be more impressed than by our
observations about submarine war
faraI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

The suffragists who use yellow
banners don't seem to make much
more OF a hit than those who run
billion dollar specials. ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

Hate TO intrude on the aptronymic
f,ends, but Edward Hatch Is conduct.
ing the winter ny-swatting campaign
In New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

Mr.. Lloyd-George starts on exact
Nv like Mr.. Lloyd-George.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

Address. Howard MAcNutt. before Bshai As
sembiy Of Washington. AZ studio Hall isis
Connecticut avenue. on The Covenant.
Services, under auspices OF Bfeie Scouts. In
Potomac Hall. Wisconsin avenue and N
street. throughout week.
Address. Miss Jane Adams. president. on
''Interna tionAiism." at mass meeting Ma
tionai womsn's Peace Party. , y. IN.
Presentation Of Library by Connecticut Ave-
nue. citisens Association 60 No. q Engine
Company. during week.
Meeting, az Presbyterian Church OF Cove
nant under auspices OF womAn's Inter
denominationAl Missionary Union In inter
sst OF Leper Relief In this and other coun-
tries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
WHATS ON PROGRAM
Many Interesting Events Of impor.
tancs Are eehsdulsd.

M~stins Missouri society. st Rauschsr's.
with address and musical program. ~
Ms.tins. washington Trsfne Club. In univer-
sity club, for annual meeting and election
Mus,esis. New willard Hotel. for bensnt OF
poor mountaineers Of Alabama and virginia,
AZ t;so D. m. -
MestinG, Howard Alumni. In Carnegie IL
braYy Hall at university, Q y. IN.
Lecture Miss Louis G. Powell Laws OF
love. Marriage and business" at Portiand
Nesting. parish COMMITTEES OF Christ Church
and corcoran Thorn. 10 discuss rails
ins Of Episcopal eisrGy pension fund.
meeting Shakespeare Society Of America at
Cairo. By Rev Earle Wiley. y m.
Dance, Home club. In club rooms. q. m.
triarchs Militant.
Knights Of Pythiss-ssmi.mohthl meeting
ways and means committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
Aauseaeass.

Bslaseo- Passing SHOW Of 1874" 80 and $50
p. m.
Nationai-Juiian EltinEe, $50 and $50 y. m.
ri y, Ksith's-vaudeViiie. 2:iS and s:is y. m.
Poil's-''The Miilionaire's Son and the shop
Girl" s.is and s;is .. IN.
oaysty-Buriesque. s:iB and s;is p. m.
Observation-Disclosures. t:iB and s;is y. m.
Lows columbia-Photopiays. II o. m. 10 1879
osrdsn-PhetopiAys 10 .. m. 20 1910 .. IN.
srand-Photoplays 10 .. m. 10 1870 .. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09
All the Belgians.

An, inc beib'e
That Is a sad case truly, a fighting
case. 1t is hssd' to apply cool juds-
ment to Belgium. 1t Is hard to wait
for the coming of a world tribunal to
administer punishment for that crime.
Perhaps the best thing to dob
serve how reason wanes under the
onslaught of the enthusiastically
be 10 go In as France and England
and Russia and Italy and the others
ha Which brings us to the question of
WHAT would we go In with? Why,
with an army and navy, OF course.
And how could we obtain those re-
grettable and necessary weapons!
Very simple. indeed.
we would obtain navy appropri-
ating the money for the ships, and
charging our shipbuilding facilities.
we could obtain an army by passing
the very excellent universal service
bill drawn by Mr.. Senator Chamber.
the CONGREGATIONAL back waters for
some time. So that 10 done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

our analytical and judicial powers
fail: our wisdom falls short; our IN
teiIigence waivers and is lost.
There Is only one problem In tn,
world which we feel we cannot solve
We refer to the price OF eggs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-09

Today, In the spirit OF sheer reck.
less abandon, We are going to read
through the pile OF newspapers upon
our desk.
Every morning, by some occult
magic. these papers appear before us.
We know not whence they come or
whittier they go. They have been
looming up In our consciousness for
years, until now they approximate Q
mountain Of type. Today we are go
ing to climb that mountain. We have
always known that some day we
would.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-25
ANOTHER COMMUNITY CONCERT i
SECOND PUBLIC soNGFEsT WILL
BE GIVEN ON SUNDAY,
4. 1 s.. MARCH IL Es

Sunday afternoon, March 12, the
people of this city will again have
the opportunity to hear and to take
part in another Community concert, at
the high school auditorium. The Chor.
al club has been working diligently
since the last one was given and ex-
poets to have a fine program arranged
for the coming event. The concert
will be public and all are invitd to at
tend. s&
No admission charge will be made
this time but an opportunity will be
given those who wish to contribute to
the club fund by dropping any amount
they wish in collection box, which
will be placed in the hall adjoining
the auditorium. The club has to go to
some expense to give this concert and
any assistance will be appreciated.
However, do not miss the concert be-
cause of the collection, as your pres
ence is wanted whether you can con.
tribute or not.
AS yet the program has not been
completed but it promises to. be as
good as the last one. The choral club
win give at least four numbers and
several solos, duets and other mum
bers are assured. The people will also
be favored with group of songs by
an outside vocalist, Mrs. A. H. Rein
hard Of ST.. Cloud. She has beautiful
soprano voice, according to those who
have heard her and this number will
be delightful addition to the pro
gram. IT,. ~, -"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-25
A NIGHT SCHOOL is LIKELY
MEETING WILL BE HELD To-
NIGHT AND CLASSES WILL NO
DOUBT BE ORGANIZED

A meeting will be held at the high
school this evening at which time a
night school for foreigners and others
will probably be organized. The school
will probably last about sixs-Or eight
weeks, if organized. All those who
are Interested should make it point
to attend. The instruction will be
free.
At the meeting held Saturday eve
ming about fifteen were present and
all were anxious to attend the night
school. Several Of those present were
persons who have not yet become full
fledged citizens Of this country. 7.
G.. Gordon, chairman of the school
board, presided over the meeting in
the absence of Superintendent F. W.
Dobbyn. Since this meeting many
have signifed their intention to en-
roll in the school and the meeting to-
night will no doubt bring the attend
ance to at least so. !, r. .---.
M. W. Zipoy, principal at the high
school, and Miss Harriet Gebhardt,
commercial teacher, will probably
have charge of the classes. Among the
subjects which will most likely be
taught are English, penmanship, arith'
metic, spelling, reading and other
common school subjects.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-25
'''|DRYS" like THE INDIAN Lid
PETITION BEING CIRCULATED AT
,iBRAINERD AND OTHER TOWNS
:. TO BE SENT TO WASHINGTON

Brainerd Mimi, Feb. 21.-That the
present situation is satisfactory and
the abrogation of or tampering with
the Indian treaty Of 1855, affecting
a large area in northern and central
Minnesota, is not desired by a ma
jority Of the residents was asserted
by L. O. Kelsven, leader Of the ''dry''
forces in Crow Wing county today.
According to Mr.. Kelsven, petitions
setting forth the "dry" side of the
argument are being circulated
throughout the county and when sign
ed will be forwarded to Congressman
Lindbergh at Washington. In re-
sponse to a letter from the Brainerd
Boosters club the Sixth district con-
gresham stated that he would intro
duce a bill providing for modifca-
tion Of the Indian treaty Of 1855 if a
majority Of his constituents are in fa-
vor of such a measure.
Brainerd voted t''dry' at a local
option election last April. Two months
later Grow Wing county voted mwet"
at a county option election. Before
the "wets" were through celebrating
their victory in the county the In
dian lid was clamped on and not only
Crow Wing county, the the adjacent
territory was brought within the
(" dry zone. =s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-25
Club |llE||:El|:T||ING| ! Il
lConEAdTTTEE ON MEMBERSHIP
WILL GET TO WORK AT sH55..l
ONCE s3

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Commercial club was held Wednesday
evening, and few matters were TAX
en- up for discussion. In the absence
Of President Kiewel and Secretary
Millard, Warren Gibson and N. N.
Bergheim, acted in their stead, respec-
lively. sstss;5..l ;.s5s.. :.. .ss
"A communication from the Exten-
sion division of the University in re-
lation to furnishing debating teams,
consisting Of two on a side, to schools,
commercial clubs, etc., was read, but
no action was taken. The debate this
year is on the matter of preparedness.
Recommendations for the board Of
directors will be made at. the next
meeting. @
G. w. Frnstahl, Of the committee
on membership, reported that the
members would get to work at once.
They plan to put in an hour day
until the canvas is completed. ,s,
A report from j. K. Martin Of the
committee On the Jefferson highway,
said that everything pointed to the
retention Of the route through Little
Falls. =,
Chas. Sylvester, of the banquet COM
mittee, reported successful banquet
held in January, 130 tickets ha4 been
sold, and he.receipts were few dol
lars above the expenses. With this
| report came up the matter of the ban
| quet which was planned for this
month at which the ladies would at
tend. It was agreed that previous to
further action the progress of the
| membership soliciting committee be as
certained, so that there might be some
basis on which to figure as to the at
tendance. Tickets to the banquet
would be 81 per plate.
The committee On curtailment of
promiscuous advertising soliciting
. were not ready to report, but P. J.
Vasaly Of the committee had made
some inquiries, and found that in some
of the towns the matter of general So
! liciting was referred to committee
of the club for its 0. k, but the mat.
ter of individual advertising of the
1 various kinds mentioned, were not be-
i ing considered.
The club endorsed the idea of the
i board of education in instituting
night school for those deficient in the
common branches, for which classes
will be formed tonight at the high
! school. ts- .'