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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-23

Harry II. Lsnalne has announced his
candidacy te.. represent the Third ward
on the council
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-23
Tuesday.
Wednesday.

Masonic-Harmony, No. IL, School Of In
struction; Washington, No. I. Knight
Templar.
Odd Fellows-Ea.tsrn. No. Z: Federal No
Encampment; Mount Pleasant. No. .. Re
bekahs.
ROYAL Arcanum-FlsE ceremony. iioi
street northwest.
Knikhts Of COMMUNICATING couacii ami
versary celebration.
Socialist Party-Cenvention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-23

white: and SIS per cent were natives of
the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-23
Machine Waiting.


By this time our ferry had reached
Gorney's Point, and we found that a
machine was waiting for us on the
dock. In the machine was the CHIEF
Inspector of the du Pont police. who
wear uniforms that are practically the
ssIne as our regular infantry uniforms
From tho looks OF this gentleman /
could easily see that a Job as big as
the one In which he was engaged was
no Joke.
In the upper pocket OF his coat one
could see blackjack; regular one,
too, not a billy; and under his coat was
a holster, which contained quite a for
nliGable revolver. We climbed in and
started through the several villages
which you must 20 through before
reaching the plant.
These villages have total popuIa-
ticn Of over 2o.OvO which, before the
war. was only about l,s0J
Where eighteen months ago there
was only a cornfeld. there Is now a well
iaid-on town. The houses are OF the
knockdown type, or OF a type or bum
galow. with rubberoid roofs. When the
grass has-had time to grow. this will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-23
Several Other Factories.

There are several du Pont factories
besides the one at Wilmington. The
plant at Wilmington makes nothing ex-
eept smokelesA powder. black powdsr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
NEWsIEs TO HOLD BALL

NEWSIES TO HOLD BALL
Fifth annual reception and ball
given by the Chicago Newsboys' Pro-
tective Union will be held at Douglas
Park Auditorium, Kedzie and Ogden
avs, New Years day. Dancing will
begin at p. m. Music will be by
the original newsboys' orchestra.
Judging from past affairs, the
newsboys will have a lively time:
Public is invited.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
U. S. AVIATION CORPS MAKE
AIR TRIP OE 115 MILES

Philadelphia, Dec. 80. = History
was written for aviation corps of the
U. S. army today when a fotilla of
aeroplanes piloted by army aviators
flew from Hampstead, L. L, to the
League Island navy yard here = a
distance of about 115 miles.
Privates Salmon and Coyle, who
left Hampstead with twelve other
aviatOrs shortly before 10 o'clock,
were the first to reach here. They
landed at 1872. Both we're numb
from cold.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
ODD, ISN'T 1T?

Gary, Ind. = Inspired by criticism
in a Gary newspaper setting forth
that gambling was rampant, Gary
"cOppers" raided editorial rooms of
the paper, arrested five of the staff in
q 'littI egame.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
LITTLE GIRL SHIELDS BABY AS /
ROBBERS KILL PARENTS

hOBPENS MILL TFtFNEtN =
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 30.-MeageT
descriptions given by Lucy Marty
MAX, five years old, who stood
shielding her baby brother while
three robbers shot her father and
grandfather to death and probably
fatally wounded her mother, furnish
only clues by which Chief Barney
Whelan and members of the Ham
tramck police dept are trying to
track slayers of Joseph Martyniak
and John JaSkOlsk.
The two men were killed last night
in their grocery and meat store in
Hamtramck. Martyniak's wife, Ag-
mes, was shot in the side. At Samar-
itan hospital today attending physi-
clans declared they were doubtful if
she could recover.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
DES MONIES MAYOR SLIPS ONE
OVER ON COAL DEALERS

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 30.-The mu-
nicipaI coal Office has two carloads
purchased secretly outside of this
county to be>delivered today. Carload
Mayor John MacVicar confscated
yesterday was delivered by Is city
teams within a few hours to fore
stall an injunction. The owner,
however, took a check for the coal at
market price.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
NcKERs ON CAMP FOOD DRAW
STIEE PENAL TIES

STIFF PENALTIES
Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. 30.-Robert
Dixon of Akron, private Company
B., 8th Ohio national guard, SEN
fenced to forfeit two-thirds of his pay
for three months and be confined to
camp for 80 days for circulating the
round robin" protest against camp
conditions and food. Non-com.
officers who signed the petition were
ordered to be confined 10 days No
discipline was melted out to the other
signers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30

KILLED BY WoULD-BE ROBBERS
Before he had time to draw his
own gun, Samuel FOlger, colOred
Waterman Cor Bishop Hamlin Coal
Co., 6100 S. State ST., was shot and
instantly killed last night when he
surprised robbers preparing to blow
the Office safe.
Two men were seen running from
the place following the shooting. Es-
capped in an auto. Police found safe
lock damaged, but robbers fed with
out getting loot Only 500 was in
safe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30

RECORD FOREIGN COMMERCE
New York, Dec. 3O.-BreaIing all
previous records, foreign commerce
of the port of New York reached
$4,O69, 127 ,O47 for 1916. This is ST.
313, 465, O21 greater than the volume
of foreign commerce ever carried on
in New York before.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
COUPLE PLAN TO LIVE HIGH
New Workers Will Begin Married Life
on House on Roof of Twenty
Story Building.
She was.

Life in a bungalow in the New York
theater district is the experiment
which is to be tried out by a newly
married couple.
The bungalow in which they will
live is not only in the theater district,
but is 20 stories up in the air, having
been built on the roof of the Film
building, at Seventh avenue and Forty
ninth street.
When Mr.. Carroll proposed marriage
and was accepted year ago he and
his fiancee decided they would live in
a bungalow. They love bungalows.
Not seeing any bungalow sites along
Broadway in the theater district, Mr..
Carroll found one built on top Of the
Film building.
"Yes," said Mr.. Carroll, the bride
groom, tive have the plans all made,
and our home has yard and a tennis
court-even a sidewalk. It's regular
house, with six rooms and BATH"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
The Line Was BUSY.

Father Van Quentin has kept alive
the old family custom of saying grace
at the dinner table. Last night, just
as things were quiet and heads were
bowed, the servant announced that Mr..
Van Quentin was wanted at the tele-
phone-lOng distance. He excused
himself and answered the call, which
proved to be of considerable impor-
tance. When he returned ten minutes
later, he resumed his attitude of pray.
er, and the conversation ceased accord
ingly. With bowed head he began !:
"HellO?" The opportunity was lost.
Quiet reigned no more at the Van
Quentin table the rest of the neal
Kansas City Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
Common Sense Exercises.

Do simple sitting up exercises, es-
pecially rotary abdominal exercises
for five or ten minutes every morning.
Form the habit of doing abdominal
exercises or muscle tensing and flexing
exercises at odd times through the
day. You can do these anywhere with
out attracting attention.
Walk three or four miles a day and
form the habit of breathing deeply and
rhythmically through the nose as you
walk-sO many strides CASUALLY five
or six) to the outgoing breath, then
the same number of strides to the in
coming breath. Do this rhythmical
breathing occasionally as you feel like
it, and avoid making this or any other
part of your plan irksome or monot-
OnOus. Do these things because you
do wish to do them. Do not
force yourself to do them against your
will. Train your will to be a con-
senting, an approving, a controlling
power behind your actions.-Cleve-
land Moffett in McClure's Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14

made TO function" only in the pres
ence Of a police force?
And so 1t Is, working with more
mature people. under somewhat differ
ent conditions of temptation and mo
tive, the manager whose shops or Of
fees produce high records of "effici-
ency" so long as he keeps his hands
firmly on the machinery of admins
tratiOn. For the time being. the moth
er, the teacher, the manager, may be
satisfied with the results. Sooner or
later, however, the OverrestraIned and
the Overmanaged may be expected to
be separated from the machinery of
discipline. Then the inevitable result
is chaos. For the order and unity of
the regulated lives, instead of being
the result of growth In self-contrOl
and self-directi0n, were but the tenn
pOrary impress of outward necessity.
We have too often treated the ex-
panding force OE growing children as
we treat the expanding force of ket-
tie of steam. The latter may be made
to work properly only as it is confined
to fixed channels-and when the lid
comes off, all escapes. The child, on
the contrary, is an organism quite as
capable Of becoming self-directlng
and purpOseful personality as is the
parent or policeman who undertakes
to discipline" it. And this it becomes
not through restraint and suppress
sion, but through guidance and spOn-
taneity.
The child must have an abundance
Of spontaneous action, because only
thus can he try out his various pos
sibilities in relation to things and peO-
pie. Only thus can he get the oppor-
tunity to select and evaluate the actlv-
tiles that are worth while, to reject
what is not worth while, what is In
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
TRAINING TODAYS
BOYS AND GIRLS
Ruling Them with a High Hand
Has Bad Results.
REVOLT is SURE TO FOLLOW
SWhen the Cats Away the Mice VIII
Play" is True Only If Vigil
Over Their Action Has Been
Too Stern.
BY sIDoNIE M. eRUENBERe.

A S WE look about among our ac-
"A quaintances, we may see that in
some households the absence of the
mother, even for a day, is sure to re-
suit in a great deal of irregularity in
the conduct of the children-tO say
the least. In other homes, on the con-
frary, almost any adult in charge
would find the children going on about
their games and other activities as
though nothing unusual had occurred.
The difference between these two
types of homes does not show so much
tween the viewpoints or habits of par-
ents. In some cases parents rule with
a high hand, and the children have
constantly in their presence a feeling
Of restraint. To the child, what may
be done and what may not be done
are altogether arbitrary matters, de-
termined by the authority of parent or
teacher. That is to say, fright" and
wrong" are somehow vaguely synO-.
nymOus with permitted" and "fOr-
bidden." Whenever, therefore, a pro-
hibitiOn is removed, there will be the
impulse to try the forbidden expert
ence; and where the absence of par
ents withdraws the restraints, children
will take. advantage of their absence
to indulge what they are usually for
bidden. Whoever is left in authority
when the parents are away, whether
1t be friend, or relative or a hired
servant, is sure to find a strong ten
dency to break out.
Many years ago the school reader
contained a story entitled, "Mice at
Play" which described the naughty
antics of a houseful of children dur
Ing the temporary absence of their
parents. All sorts of forbidden deeds
were indulgeA in, mysterious cup
boards were explored and the pantry
was raided. This nearly forgotten
tale was brought forcibly to my men,
Ory recently, by friend whose sister
had to leave her children for a few
days. My friend telephOned to her
sisters house to find out how the chill
dren were getting on, and was assured
by the maid that they were very well.
And with much emphasis the maid
added the further item that the chill
dren were also very good. 1t was
the stress that the maid laid upon
this fact that the children were very
good, although the parents were away,
which made such an impression.
1t appears that there are many peo-
pie who expect, as a matter Of course,
that children will be naughty" when
the restraining influence of the parents
is removed. No doubt the proverb,
''When the cats away the mice are at
play" had its origin in the fact that
the presence of parents or of other
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
important TO Mothara
Bears the
Wise Constable,

Up the street came the fire engines,
with many a clang and clatter. From
another direction came the fire escape.
Seen the fire hose were busy and the
crowd swelled so quickly that the
yOdng reporter from the big daily
could get nowhere near the burning
house.
But he was undismayed. With
much agility he climbed lamp post
and surveyed the scene. A minute
later he felt a tug at his ankle, and,
looking down, met the fierce glare of
special constable.
"Now, then, down you come, young
manw
"Oh, that's all right! I'm a reporter
and I've got to do a description of the
fire."
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Down you
come! You can read all about the fire
in the papers tomorrow"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
sOOTHED BY HONEYED WORDS
Wife's Irritation over Spoiled Dinner
Set Vanished Before Tribute
Paid Her by Hubby.

Father was washing the dishes,
while the family went out calling. He
didn't like the idea. but he put on
mothers apron and went to It like q
TrOjun, sacrificing the pride Of the
sterner sex for the happiness Of moth
eE and the children.
When it came to wiping the dishes
father looked about for a dish towel
of course he couldn't find one, so hs
used the apron.
Man is so clumsy at wOman's work
Father had scarcely begun wiping
when-crash the costly new dinner
set was whole no mOrel Well, can yOn
blame him-sO long as he was alone
1t was only some sort of bowl; he
didn't know exactly what its use was,
Mother and the children returned
home soon after father cleared ur.
Mother went directly into the kitchen
Father prepared for the worst
"Where's that soup tureen, Fred?"
"Well, wife," he joked. 81 washed the
dishes, you know So it's broke"
A long lingering, sorry "Ohw was
all mother could say, for it nearly
broke her heart to think her ideal din
ner set had been broken.
"Never mind, dearie; you know I'm
a man, clumsy, slow, unused to family
work. When / dropped that bowl l
realized what housework is. Now /
can appreciate your work all the more.
I'm glad 1 dropped it, wife, dear.
Aren't your"
She was.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
shakespeare as a Poaeher.

Shakespeare had chased this hare in
the country, and knew all about dogs,
hawking and hunting the deer. The
story goes that he was poacher. This
is not certain, but l was reminded OF
it the other day because received
from Russia photograph of a picture
painted in Poland over 100 years ago.
The artist was unknown, but the SUBJ
ject was clear. 1t was q picture of
Shakespeare being examined by a JUS
tice of the peace, with his stolen game
at his feet, and an odd little boy by
his side-a perky little boy, who was
like the one called Moth in Shake
speare's first play. Two cherubs were
standing on nothing, as the way Of
cherubs is, high up in the picture, and
pleading, perhaps, for the gayety Of
youth; and underneath Justice was
weighing the scales, foreseeing and
farseeing Justice, who knew that
Shakespeare's little finger was worth
more than all the venison in War
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
Honey Is Bees, Winter Food.


If the plants produced nectar and
pollen all the year round we should
have no honey; but the wise bee
knows winter will come, and makes
provision for it. Nectar is the normal
food of the bees, honey an emergency
ration" manufactured from it in as
concentrated a form as possible. Nee
tar consists of 20 per cent of water,
and the rest cane sugar and flavoring
matter. In honey, on the other hand,
there is only to 10 per cent of water !;
and the cane sugar, by the process Of
digestion, has become grape sugar. All
sugar becomes transformed into grape
sugar in the human system before it is
asssmilated. The bee, therefore, dur
ing summer digests and concentrates
his food for winter. Each portion of
nectar is digested by two or more bees,
and regurgitated. The heat of the hive
helps the process, and also aids in the
evaporation of the superfluous mois-
ture.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
Ss4s4O4s4s4O4O4s4s4O4s4O4S
GUARDS FILIPINOS' HEALTH
Uncle Sam Has Greatly Reduced the
Death Rate in the Islands Since
American Occupation.

Some of the most interesting inveSti-
gative work that has been carried On
by Uncle Sans public health service
has been that in the Philippine is
lands. The progress of sanitation
there, the experts say, may best be
thought of by classifying it into two
periods: First, the period of elimina-
ton Of the graver epidemic diseases,
and, second, the period Of constructive
sanitation.
The first period, or that of the elm
ination of grave epidemic diseases, ex-
tended from the beginning Of the
American occupation to and including
the year 1908. The second period, or
that of constructive sanitation, began
in 1905, when Investigations were be-
gun with a view to improving the gen.
eral water supply of the islands. Ar
tesian wells were decided upon, and
therefore the supply today, in large
measure, is through such wells.
In Pasig, with 14,752 Inhabitants, a
commission was formed to look both
into the water supply and into the
health of the people. The mortality,
per thousand inhabitants, was, during
the year 1914 (the latest statistics
available) 1854 as compared with S2.4
in 1903. The high rate in 1903, how
ever, was due to the presence of chol-
era, which did not exist in 1914. Elim-
mating cholera, therefore, in order to
place the two rates upon the same
basis, the corrected rate for 1903 was
shown to be 68.2 per thousand per an
mum.
As a result of the work of the COM
mission much sanitary legislation has
been enacted and the towns on the
islands are in much better sanitary
condition than before our occupation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
EFFICIENCY IN HOME
This Is New Study Taken Up by
Uncle Sam.
Government Experts Have Ventured
Into Business Of Teaching Seien-
tlfic Housekeeping to Women.

Uncle Sam has turned his big pa
ternal hand to domestic science. Not
exactly that the spread OF woman suf-
frage has driven him from other pur-
suits into the home, but, having been
successful ip agriculture, in industry,
in commerce, and in most supplement
tary activities, our common relative
has looked to the home and found there
many opportunities for tuning up its
efficiency.
Much has been said and written
about the two standards of efficiency
business efficiency and home efficiency.
And the concensus of opinion has been
that, could home efficiency be brought
to the level of that of the Office, wOm-
ans position would be bettered more
quickly than by any of the economic
and legal panaceas promulgated from
some quarters.
The government has become inter-
ested in the situation and ventured
into the business of teaching scientific
housekeeping to the women Of the
land. Beginning with the proper ar
rangement and equipment of the home,
the government has Investigated the
entire subject of food and its method
of preparation, and taken the home
and covered it from the standpoint of
health and comfort and designed its
construction with economy and con-
venience as the standard. Utility and
efficiency were made the basis Of the
experts recommendations.
On account of the difference in
homes, due to various incomes and
various sized households, no single
series Of rules could be laid down.
What the government has done is to
offer general suggestions for raising
the efficiency Of the home and the
housewife.
One of the most piquant suggestions
offered is that the housewife consider
her home as a factory for the produc-
ton Of family comfort; for creating
means of eating, sleeping, resting and
enjoying social diversions. For this
purpose, tools must be provided; and
such implements should be chosen as
will make possible the housewives do
ing her various tasks with the great
est celerity and minimum of labor.
The combination of beauty with util-
ity and practicality is one Of the first
essentials. In a home where the cul-
tural, moral and cOngenial effects on
those who occupy it must be consid-
cred, beauty often may be united with
utility. Fittings should include beauty
necessity and convenience. For In
stance, in the selection of table linen
furniture, upholstery and various 9th.
er articles, this combination can be
made effective.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
SAVING Sense Of Humor.

At its best estate the human mind is
delicately poised. In this respect it
does not differ from any other highly
complex machine. And for this reason
q comparatively light shock may disar-
range It and reduce it's effectiveness.
Any human trait, therefore, that serves
to guard the mind from jolt and jar
is a saving trait. OF such traits is the
saving sense Of humOr.
This trait may be racial or national,
for we see it more highly developed In
America and Great Britain than In
Prussia and Turkey. But it appears
to be nOurished by good physical con-
dition, says writer in the Minneapo-
lis Journal. A people stricken with
world-weariness like that of India can
not perceive the hidden smile in
things, as can a hopeful people such
as we. But even In a well-nOurished
land like America the man with the
saving sense of humor Is none too COM
mon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14

furious, what leads to pain and sorrow.
And it is through such selection and
rejection that he comes at last to be
the master Of his thoughts and con-
duct.
1t is true, on the other hand, that
the child needs guidance, for If left
quite to himself his random and spOn-
taneOus actions would soon lead to his
undOing. But guidance must be some
thing more than the mothers habit
of saying, "Don't do that!" The de-
pendence of the child upon the mother
should be for leadership and counsel,
and not for constant admonition of
the terrors of the law.
The removal of the usual head of
group should not result in an outbreak
of suppressed feelings. On the con-
trary, there should be an increased
sense of responsibility, d keen desire
on the part Of each to do his part fit
tingly under the novel conditions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
Business of MatrimonX.

"About ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing 1 will be prepared to answer your
proposal of marriage"
"Why the delay"
'It gives me time to play fair with
another suitor. If he doesn't come
across when he hears your offer, I'll
take you"
"Under the circumstances I must
withdraw my offer"
"Must you? Then under the circum-
stances 1 waive the other chance and
take you."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-14
WORKING Abandoned HOLDINGS.

Many holdings in Brazil which have
been abandoned for nearly a century
are now being worked and made pro-
ductive. That of the Carmelite monks,
where there is now settled a colony Of
foreign agriculturists, and that Of the
Benedictine monks, worked by the
monks themselves, are among these.
The ancient industry of sugar planting
has been revived to an extent never be-
fore known in some states. Many of
the municipalities have revived and
again placed under cultivation old and
abandoned coffee fazendas.