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The Washington times., 1916-01-01
The Song of Hate and the Messiah

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Many majestic anthems have risen
from Germany and still resound
throughout the world. Many of the
greatest composers have contributed to
the past the present. and to future
generations sublime musical compost
tons that move the minds that move
the world" We hear the song of the
dying swan when in his last moments
Mozart bequeathed his immortal an
them to all future generations The
christian churches still echo to the
magnificent Battle Hymn OF Martin
Luther and their congregations are
still inspired by its religious fervor.
Such was the music of the Germany
OF the past. the Germany of Luther.
Mozart. Handel and Haydn, Beethoven
and Mendelssohn. Old Father Bach and
AbbC Nogcl. Such was the music Of
the past. but the Germans sing, in these
latter days, songs composed by other
musicians. expressing other sentiments
widely varlent from the immortal prod
ucts Of the immortal singers OF other
days
1t is a long way and a deep descent
from Handeis Messiah" to the Song
OF Hate" The former like his great
contemporaries and Immediate success
sors, was inspired by faith and hope
by charity and love. his ncVer-dying
composition breathed into men the
breath of life, 1t was worthy OF the
hest age of the greatest composers OF
all ages The latter was inspired by
frenzied hate; 1t breathes the spirit of
hate. and of everything hateful in hu-
man nature. Imagine worshiper
singing the triumphant strains of A
Mighty Fortress Is our God" in one Of
the Lutheran churches OF Berlin and
after leaving the church shouting, with
the populace in the streets. the venKe-
ful accents of the \enEeful Song OF
Hate" W. A. FOSTER
Wnshingtnn. Der. Il
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
CAPTURE OF CAPITAL
IN 1912 DISCUSSED
American Historical Society Hears
Papers BY Army and Navy
Officers.

Discussion Of that period of American
history bearing on the capture of Wash
ington by the British during the war of
1872 was on" of the principal features OF
the Joint session of the American His
t0rical Society and the Naval History
Society at the Willard yesterday.
Rear Admiral French Ensor Shad-
Rees and Hollis c. Clark. of the army
read papers at the session. Admiral
Chadwick's document being on "Thc de
GraSse Papers, Captain Cla:k's on
Report on Puhlica ton of r, olutiOn-
airy Military Records. and Captain
ReeS' .'aper relating to the battle or
BladensburS and its subsequent develop
mCntS
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Col. keefer Tells of
Washington and His Home

Col. Joseph 7. IEoefcr. a descendant Of
George WASHINGTON. addressed the
Ladies' Auxiliary of William B. Cush-
man Camp. No. 3. Sons OF Veterans. last
night on George Washington and His
Ancestral Homes" The following Of
ficcrs were elected:
Mrs. Ross :. RutledGe. president
Nhlrd term); Mrs. T. p. Waltz. vice
president: Mrs. Clara BarrinGer. treas
and Mrs. Staat2; chaplain. Mrs. Van
-Arst?ale patriotic instructor. Miss
Brown; guide. Mrs. Gates: assistant
guide. Miss Harbison right color guard.
Mise Staatz; left colo guard. Mrs
Dorm: inside guard. Mrs. Slant. and
utside gMnrd. Mrs YnunC
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
HorSeman Not Vain, But
Was Proud of His Mount

PARIS. Jan. 1.-The difference between
vanity and pride is well illustrated by
the following story from the Matin:
General p. reviewing a division Of
cavalry, stopped before a group OF Mo
roccan soldiers and entered into ccnver-
sation with the sergeant:
(Which is the best horse of the squad
rom he asked. "MontmIrail. general
No. 3.G02'
What are his Oualities?" 'It IL
five-year-old. tough. and well set NJ;
jumps. galops and trots to perfection
with an elegant step; it has no blenl-
ishCs and carries its head splendidly."
hea'ly! And who rides this marvel"
'AH- Chem-Haby. general"
Good rider. eh""
The best in the squadron; he knows
his work. and fears nothing not even
death.
And who is Ali?"
Myself. general"
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Automobile Blaze Near
Washington Circle; SIS

An automobile owned by Carl Vroo-
man caught fire shortly after - o'clock
today near Washington circle. Damage
amounting to SIS had been done before
the flames. caused by the engine back
firing, were eXtinguished The automo-
bile was being driven by Bernido Cos
tell, OF SCI Eighteenth street.
rive dollars damage was done by a
fire which started in the home Of +. \.
Clark. y Florida avenue northwest, yes
terday evening. The blaze was caused
by lace curtain blowing against a gas
jst
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers

communications to the Mail Bag must
pe written on one side of the paper
pnlyi must not exceed 200 words Iu
Iength, and must be sikned with iame
anu ADDRESS of sender. The publication
or letters in The Times Mail Bag does
NO not mean the indorsement by The Times
or the opinions of the writer xThe Mail
hag Is an open forum. where the citi-
questions
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

New Year concert. gymnasium. Y. NJ. G.
A. S.ls p. m.
Christmas tree entertainment department
and auxiiiaries OF the L. S. W. V, CarrolI
Hall. . to D. m.
Open house. National Yacht Club at club
house, afternoon and evening
Ground breaking for the new Mount p,oas,n+
Methodist Episcopal Church South Sly
teeHth and Lamont streets northwes, 1t
a.
Presentation OF portrait OF Theodor. w
Noyes TO Association OF Oldest Inhabi
Rauschers. p m.
Reception. Legion OF Loyal Women, to Grand
Army and all patriotic societies. 4ls Tenth
street northwest. l to D. m
Reception. young ladies of Hamline NJ F.
Church. at church. s to 10 D. m
New Year services In all churches
Socialist Party-Supper, headquarters sll =
street northwest. p. m. Tecture Rev
Martin O'Donoghue. The Rasis Of War
SIS
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
BY JUDSON c. WELLIVER.

The Governments big investigation ot
the whole petroleum products situation
in this country has thus far tended &c
Increase the mystery about tendencies ir
the oil business. Less than three years
ago authorities on oil matters were dill.
gently predicting that conditions. which
were then thoroughly bad. were going
to be worse The refiners in the mid.
continent field were pictured as prac.
tically all losing money. with every in
dication that they were going to lose
more or else be forced out OF business.
At that time. It was declared. the price
Of crude oil was advancing with no cor
responding increase In the price OF
products That condition. instead of i'm
proving, continued to grow worse. sc
that as recently as last spring the oil
trade shsrps were insisting that good
business sense would dictate that they
quit.
New Plan Found to Make GasOlene.
II was in the midst OF period OF
depression that attention began to be
forced to a new process of distillinS
gasolene from petroleum under high
pressure This process was regarded
when II first came out. as likely 10
be the last straw on the Camei5 back,
AS described by a Government inves-
tigator. It was simply plan of using
heat and high pressure to get more
gasolene and less of other and less
valuable products from the oil.
"They take tank fun of petroleum
and squeeze ii as II It were a sponge.
he said THE old process used 10
produce about IS per cent Of gasolene
from the crude. These were improved
to the point where up to 3S per cent
was turned out, and this was regard
ed as wonderful. But the latest proc
ess sQueezes the sponge under high
temperature and pressure, and turns
IS per cent IF the mass into Gaso-
lene. II is said to be capable of get
ting even as much az 90 per cent of
the best crude oil into gasoIene."
The advent OF such wonderful
process was naturally expected to
bring further troubles to the refiners,
and their prospect seemed hopeless.
There would be overproduCtion of the
most eXtravagant kind.
Despite this gloomy forecast Of a little
over two years ago. the price Of rlso-
lone Is now high and mounting highHr
There has been prophecy lately that 1t
woGld soon reach - cents the gallon.
and might get to - at no distant period
INC investigators want to know why;
ann they ire not finding out very fast.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Women's Relief Corps
Entertains q. A. X. Mer

The Department Of the Tolomar.
Women Relief Corps. OF which Mrs..
Mamie Palmer Dorsey is president II, ~
a reception today at the Grand Amy
Hall lil2 Pennsylvania avenue. MIS-
Dorsey was assisted by the department
Stan, past national officers and past
department presidents. Members Of Ito
Grand Army of the Republic wcr" tn"
guests of honor. \ buffet luncheon was
served
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
To Make Targets Safer
For High School Cadets

Ilans for making safer the targets
used by the High School Cadets. ar"
being considered ry stephen T.. Klan"".
assistant super utcndCnt of pUhl!r
schools. and Ilcut. T. 5. Sto"NCr. L. :.
4. White tho" hnv" been no ar,ri"uls.
ofucIaiS al auNl"us to mnEo th" TARGETS
as sal" 49, pus-iulc PIC co'0uri-Sml.s
of the "Hd, "inrrrs VIII he pr. ~"utrd
soon alIrT the opening OF lhe schools,
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Defends Use of People" Instead of

TO the Editor of THE TIMES:
A writer in the Mail Bag today aues-
tlons the English of certain adver-
tlsement. The sentence: "2S5 600 people
pass here daily" Is not incorrect philo-
logically. We have here a grammatical
elllpsls. The word "of" omitted before
people Is to be supplied by the
The majority Of qualified persons say
2s5,oU PERSONS yet many learned
people use people"
Swift wrote: People were tempted
70 lend by great premiums and large
interest"
NOAH Webster. when he defines
people as ANY persons indefinitely"
supports the mooted sentence.
Washington, Dec. 30. r. B. f.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
On Indian Missions.

The Challenge of India" is the topic
of an illustrated lecture to be delivered
on Sunday afternoon at the Terminal
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. hv q. II. Winslow,
ccretarv "f the organization The lee
turc VIII lay special stress on the work
of medical missions In India.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Lawmakers to Talk at
Emancipation Anniversary

Senator Moses f. CIapp OF Minnesota
and Congressman Martin p. Madden
OF Illinois are scheduled to speak at
the celebration of the tifty-third an
nlVersary OF the Emancipation Proc
lamatiOn. to be held at John Weslev
Church, Fourteenth and COrcoran
streets northwest, Monday evening. \
special musical program has neen ar
ranged.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
War Affected Supply Little.

one part of the explanation. wh. ii
occurs promptly TO the INQUIRER Is that
the war has created a huge unexpected
demand. | asked one of the Govern
ment authorities. and he declared that
he did not consider this true. While de-
tailed figures on export Of petroleum
products as affected by the war had not
been studied. il WAS doubted IT, in f!ci
any more Easolene hau oe"n sold s,ncc
the war began than before. The evpla-
nation was that for a ConS!dera bic time
after war started the oil stcamsl ipS
which were largely sailed under the Brit-
ish flag. were off the seas: there were
too many German cruisers turning liD in
unexpected places. By the time tnCsc
commerce deStrOycrs were cleared away.
a big volume OF sales had been lost
Since then the allies have Eecn taking
large quantities of Easolene, but they
haze not been able to take as much as
they wanted. because there were not
ships to handle it. Some of the mid
Continent retiners have recently been
quoted as saying that they could send
several times as much gasOlene abroad
II they could get ships to carry il .
Moreover. the big Austro- G erman mar
fet has been cut off entirely in recent
Time
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Seeking Other Causes.

SO the investigators are seeking other
causes for the increase in gasolene 5
price. Among the possible causes Is the
TACT that production in the great Cush-
ing. Okla, field Is beginning to d!mn-
lSh. This was the greatest OIL held
ever opened in the world. 1t turns out
olCne purposes; so good. in tact. that
retinerS in other sections of the mid
continent field found themselves under
necessity of extending pipe lines to
cushing or using great numbers of
tank cars IN order to supply themselves
with this hlgh-clasS crude. The buSI-
ness got adjusted to the notion of
making Gushing oil the basis; and now
that the production there ls falling
or 1t Is suspected that there Is dlni-
Guilty readJustInE.
The price of crude oil has been going
up so fast that the old grievance
against the Standard Oil Company has
been pretty thoroughly wiped out. 1t
has always been fashionable to- blame
all troubles of the oil business on the
Standard; when something couldn't
readily be explained, that served the
purpose. But the increase in crude
prices has been such as may be illus
trated by single case recently brought
TO the attention of the Investigators
mid-continent producer was get
ting, during the period OF biggest pro-
duction and lowest prices. some 6i,Ou
was very low. Then the wells began
to fall off in production: now he is
getting 5000 barrels, or one-fourth as
much crude; but he is selling it for Just
as much money per week as he former
lY got for the "a go barrels.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
AmuSements.

National 'Sybn," and 8 p. m I.
Relasco--"The Hawk' c:co and $50 = m
Poll s-"rnder Cover" c:I5 and SIS m.
Keiths-NaudevilIe. 2, i. and Sis D m
Cssino-"The Revolt" 2I5 and SIS o m,
Gayety-Rurlesque. 2:15 and Sis D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
TnmnrrnM-

Annual veSper services Of the HOLY Name
Societies Washington branch. Church Of
the Imma Cnlate Convention. 80 u. m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
No Shortage of Supply.

1t cannot be charged that falling pro-
duction OF petroleum Is responsible for
the great increase in price. The Geo
logical Survey announces that the pro-
duction in 1918 exceeded that Of 1914
and that the amount in storage reserve
at the end of 1915 was greater than at
the end OF 1914.
At the end OF 1915, says the Survey.
the crude product in storage held by
pipe companies was 1875 900 OnOO barrels:
which is stated as 80 900 900 barrles more
than a year before.
Prices for crude were low in all
production folds until August. when
the decline in the Cushing field Of
nklahoma. which produces very
high grad oil for gasolene purposes
was followed by an increase in the
demand for oil from other fields
"Pennsylvania grade" the market
standard. was at $1.35 per barrel Nom
April TO August; since then it has
risen to s2.15 the middle of December,
with prospects that it will touch
$3.50 soon.
From February to August Kansas
and OK lahoma grade" oil stood at 10
"ents the barrel: 1t has gone UP 70
$l20
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Another Explanation Exploded.

Another Of the established explana-
tions OF the troubles in the industry re-
ceived a shock when the Bureau of Cor
porations last spring printed Its report
on an investigation of conditions in the
Ardmore. OF Hcaldton. oil ield. 1t Is
one of the smaller producin: fields. and
there had be Ell complaint ;hat the pipe
lines Wer" discriminating AGAINST GER
tain producers and in favor of others.
The United States Senate passed a
resolution directing an Investigation of
these and ether charges and of general
conditions in tho field
This inquiry was made with great
care. 1t produced Verv little to Indicate
that thcr" had been discrimination. The
Oklahoma Legislature has passed law
recurring that when pip" line COM
pany was unable 10 take all oil offered
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
One Year Ago Today in the War

Eight Russian army forced the Capaan passes
Vaded Hungary. The populace panic-strcken
Two hundred of the of $50 British bat
tleshp Formidable the English Channel by sub
marine New Year Day.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Federal Oil Inquiry
Adds to Mystery OF
High GaSOlene Prices
Uncle Sans investigators NotFinding Out Why Quo
tations Mounting Steadily-Refiners Long Have
Been Crying "Wolf," and War Has Not In
creased Demand

to It, IT must take Pre- rata from all
producers. If field offered 150o 900 bar
rels in given time and only 100 900
could be taken. the pine line must take
two-thtrds of the offerings of all pro-
ducers. This requirement. it wes bit
terly charged. was being fagrantly vio-
lated but the Investigation seemed T.
demonstrate that while absolute ed
hercnce to the pro rata rule was irGpos-
sible. the results under it hau amounted
to substantial adherence, and the pipe
line people were shown t" have tried in
apparent good faith to live W to the
law.
High Pressure Method Expensive.
The process OF extracting a high
percentage OF gasolene by using high
temperature and pressure Is not re-
garded as practical for the smaller
refinerS: ii Is too expensive. But it
can be used in the big establishments.
Some months ago it was announced
that DR.. Rittman, of Washington, ha d
discovered a process for taking twice
as much gasolene from the crude as
had been secured under the older
processes. This was sensation in
'he oil trade for time, but gradually
the impression leaked out among the
refiners that the Rittman method
might not be anything so very new
that perhaps 1t was in effect one of
the processes discovered, tried. and
discarded for some OF the various rea-
sons that have served to interfere
with some very promising systems.
The rcfiners are constantly at work
with experiments, especially the
great scientific and technical CORPS of
the Standard.
One Of the most interesting sugges-
tions about the national oil situation
Is that the Standard, Disguised with
the legal and legislative obstacles
that have been interposed in the way
OF its bus Iiness. has been getting ready
10 transfer some of its most impor-
tant operations to other countries
TO use the oil OF China. Palestine.
Russia, etc. AS possible develop
ment OF the industry after the war.
and for which It is alleged prepare :
lions were going on before the war.
TINS Is regarded as at least highly in
teresting
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

ever before since registration Of
births was inaugurated.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
NOTICE OF MARsHALs SALE
United States of America. Srd Div. District of Alaska

United States of America.
 srd Div. District of Alaska 'S'
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ of execution, dat ed December 17th, A. D. 1915, issued out of the U. S. District Court, of the United States for the 9rd Division, District of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in Commissioners Court at Kodiak, Alaska, on the Tenth day of November, A. D. 1915, in favor of O. Kraft and Son and against Simeon NaumOfF, have, on this Fifth day of January, A. D. 1916, levied upon the following described real estate, situated in the Town of Kodiak and Territory of Alaska, to wit:
 One House and Lot, situated in the town of Kodiak, Alaska and known as the Simeon Naumoff prop erty, and located between the resi- dence of Dr. Jos. A. Silverman's on the South, and Peter ResOT's on the North, and with frontage on the Gov ernment road, and that will, accord ingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and best bidder, for cash, on the Tenth day of March, A. D. 1916, at Two o'clock P. M., at the front door of of flee of Deputy U. s. Marshal, at Kodiak, Alaska.
 Dated, Fifth day of January, 1916.
 F. R. BRENNEMAN,
 U. S. Marshal.
 Srd Div. District of Alaska.
 By KARL ARMSTRONG,
 Office Deputy. First publication Jan. 26, 1916. Last publication Feb. 23, 1916
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
1.-THE KEY"
The Key is yours. Use it.

Waterfll & Frazier whiskey at "The Branch"
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23

Mackinaws, Pants. Socks, Boots, Packs, Underwear. Anything you need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
! hARL NEUFELD Dj

tIt is reported that prominent part ln the attempt made by the enemy Co inhu ence Mohammedan sentiment against the allies has been played by Karl Neufeld the well known German eastern trader and traveller Neufeld is indebted for his life Co Lord Kitchener and the British troops who. under his command over threw the khaifa at Omdurman in September, lS9S say the British. Neu- field is alleged to have returned eventual. ly to Berlin with a mass of useful in- formation and n flask of miraculous wa ter which Arab admirers had sent to Field Marshal von Hndenburg as a curative for his gout." The miraculous water" referred 10 ls probably water from the famous well Zem-Zem at Mec ca, which is held locally to be of mlracu. lOus origin
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska TN-.-.l... or fOrE

Department or Lne IhJeIlOI' U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, December 31, 1915.
 NOTICE is hereby given that John Nash, of Seward, Alaska, who, on November 27, l9l5,made Homestead Application, No. O2756, for Lot l, Section l, Township S., Range 1. w., Seward Meridian, and the SWA Sec. 86, S1aNWA Sec. 96, NEANWA Sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. w., containing 31Z8O acres, has filed notice of in- tention to make five year Proof, to establish claim to the land above des- cribed, before NJ. J. Conroy Com missioner, at his office at Seward Alaska, on the 9th day of March, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 w. A. McNeiley,
 H. H. Hildreth,
 Louis Simpson,
 Charles Christensen, all of Sew ard, Alaska.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register First Publication Jan. 9, 1916. Last Publication March 2, 1916.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
sCHEFFLERs APPOINTMENT IS
 CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - The Senate yesterday confirmed the ap- pointment of c. H. Scheffler as post master at Cordova, Alaska.-COrdova Times.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23
SMOKED CIGARETTE
 WHILE KILLING WIFE Belief is That Mclean was Crazy When He Committed
 Murder.
Especial to Gateway

NAKNEK, Jan. 91.-The TerritOri- al school teacher, at Nushagak, killed his wife on the 18th of January by beating her to death. The Russian priest, came over from there last night and told me all about it. The school teachers name is Mclean, bet ter known as Red Mclean; his wife is a niece to Rev. Kashayeroff, the Rus sian priest. He says that Mclean must have been crazy, as his little boy was present at the time (that is McLean's boy.) He told the priest that his father beat his mother for two hours, by pounding her head against the floor. He stopped once during the beating and made a ciGa- rette and smoked it, then started in again. He told the little boy if he told anyone that he would serve him the same way. Mclean was in jail last summer for beating his wife. During the month of December he was fined $lOO for hitting a man over the head with a beer bottle. The man he struck was unconscious for 14 days.
 Wife of Deputy Marshal Paulsen, and Mrs. Call, school teacher at Dil- linqham, were visitors in Nalnek and Kogiung during the week They travelled with Reindeer and were ten days in making the trip, they had six sIeds with Natives to attend to che deer.
 Dr. L. II. French passed through Naknek on the 18th inst, on his way to Ugagishak to look after the rein deer for the government; also to care for any sick Native. Mir. French is the government doctor at Nushagak and is also United States commission CT at that place.
 We have had a very cold winter here this year. That is it has been steady cold for the last two months. The coldest we have had i. in Naknck was 30 below. am told tbat 1t has been 40 below at Koggmng. The Naknek river is frozen over clear out to the Boring Sea. Berring Sea is full cf ice as far as eye can see. Mrs. C..ana has the distinction Of being the first white women to cross the NaImek river at its mouth on the ice. This is the first time it has frozen over that far down in fourteen years.
 The mail carrier will be leaving on the first for Cold Bay with the out going mail. He expects to be back in Naknek on the 7th of February. This will be our last regular mail un- til next June. We are treated very shabbily with our mail service up here. We get the Nov, Dee. and Jan. mail, that part of the Jan. mail up to the time the boat leaves Seward, in January. That is all the govern ment pays for. The Citizens of Naknek have subscribed enough money to send out for the February mail, so be sure and send all our pap CTS on the Feb boat.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-23

Percolators, Electric and Common, Casseroles, Fl Grillo-Toasters. Make sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.