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The Washington times., 1916-01-04
PLANNING FOR THE COUNTRY

City planning no longer needs, de-
fense, though it sometimes needs
urging. Everybody admits its need,
though they may be slow in adopting
it's ideals.
But rural planning, touched upon
at the recent conference of the
American Civic Association in Wash
ington, needs the sort of propaganda
work that city planning did two
decades ago. 1t still seems to be the
idea that man should look carefully
after the city, but that Providence is
directing the developments of the
country.
It was entirely logical, if start
ling, to have Prof. Frank A. Waugh,
pioneer in country planning, advo-
cate that the same care be exercised
in placing country roads that is ex-
pended in laying out city streets;
that the same attention be given to
country homes that is given to the
city blocks; that the same intelli-
gence be expended on arranging a
farm as in laying out a city sub
division.
There is plenty of public land, as
he pointed out, in the country where
beginnings may be made. There are
the roads, which constitute one of
the biggest problems; the schools,
and the churches. These need to be
studied, as to location and character
Of construction.
But in country, as in city, plan
ming should center about the home.
1t is not exaggeration to say, for
health records will bear it out, that
the average farm house is a breeding
place for disease.
Poor ventilation, arrangement,
lighting, heating, mark the average
farm house, even of more modern
construction. Provision for the ag-
ricultural employe is worse, though
that for his employer is bad enough
Arrangements for social intercourse
are inadequate; the movement to get
full value for investment in school
houses and churches has only just
started. Moreover, with the grow,
ing road building, the country faces
the same condition that cities face
having alterations made in streets al
enormous cost which might have
been saved by intelligence in the
first place.
Country planning us going to be
harder than city planning, for Ia
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
NATIONAL.

The age old fight between the under
world and the police was given an
otner hearing in Washington last night
when Willard Maok's kick In" re-
turned for week at the New National.
IKE 50 many Of it's predecessors,
Kick In" has crook for hero,
out the crook Is Of the reformed type
and stays straight"
The attempt of tho police 70 fasten
S1pS 1rt LtoDoeTy Of a 10000 necklace on
or make them betray a friend who the
poIlce are convinced committed the act.
dorins the groundwork of the thriller.
me pair dony knowledge OF the theft
When hrst grilled by Commissioner Gar
Ney, OF 1eadquarters. but the real
crook. who has been wounded In the
sstjsWay. makes his way to their home
and Is harOorcd by them lie dies in
the house and It ls necessary TO stun
IN the middle of tho night The DOPE
nend brother of Molly. however. finds
the necklace, and when he resists
searching by Chick. who is after only
on the kid" and the necklace folls into
their hands.
Whip, Forgarty, n detective finally
capitulates with "Chick." who. upon
the necklace. Then the sieuth decides
srudge. but in melodramatic battle.
Molly slips her brothers "needle" int )
his arm and he goes to sleep. Chick"
and Molly start out for headquarters
TO give UP the Jewels when thev are
arrested by operatives and brought in.
Chick denies he stole the necklace,
but tries to shield the dope hend, and
Ne is about t. he held when Molly
makes n plea for her unborn child and
the commissioner advises the district
attorney he has recovered tho germs,
but can prove no case against the
pair.
The acting OF the play Is we'll bal.
anced throuChc1It As Chick. George
Henry Tilton, tr., arose TO the many
demands OF the role with force and
intelligence. John Sharkev. as the pr
lice commissioner gave eminent satis-
faction. and Joe Slaytcr was sufficiently
severe as the chief sleuth Margot
Williams in the role OF the reformed
crooks wife worked competertlv. and
lillian Anderson as tho sweetheart of
the real crook was excellent in her
small part A Mrs. F1alioran. tho Irish
housekeeper. Lou Rirlev was as witty
as she was portlv. and excellent char
ncterizatious OF slanCy individuals were
contributed by Maidel Turner and Bea =
trlce Moves. Winant ForreFt made the
dope fiend most realistic throughout md
Lawrence TTVnes cssnNnd q detective
with on active Conscience
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needs are going 70 be harder to DEM
Onstrate to those who viii be bene-
ated. John Jones, Of the city, can
recognize Tom Smiths needs when
Tom Smith lives jam up against
his wall. But Farmer Jones will find
Il harder, to enthuse over FARMER
Smiths needs when Farmer Smith
lives half way across the State.
Country planning, therefore, must
be a State problem. It is too big for
communities to handle alone. It re-
quires that wise provision and super
vision which can be had only by ap-
plying the best intelligence of a
State to that portion where, with
few exceptions, more than half its
lives, and where that
part Of the population lives which
keeps the cityman clothed and fed.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
NOTED SPEAKERS FOR
EVENING OF DEFENSE
Interesting Program Arranged for
Benefit of Belgian Scholar
ship Fund.

DR.. Nevil Monroe Hopkins chairman
OF the Belgian scholarship committee.
is in charge of the arrangements for
AN Evening of Defense" which will
be held at the Belasco Thester Sunday
night for the benefit of the Belgian
scholarship fund
DR.. Hopkins will speak on "Sea Pow
er and Our Country" Frederick l..
Huidekoper, founder of the Army
League of the United States, will dis
cuss American Land Forces;' DR..
George Sarton. holder of the BelgiaG
refugee fellowship at George Washing
ton University, founder and editor oS
Isis. an international scientific maCa-
zine. and gold medalist of the four Bel
gian universities, will describe belgian
Devastation" and Frederic r.. Couders,
director of the committee France
America, director of the French al
lance in the United States. and
Chevalier Of the Legion dHonneur, will
take National Defense" as his theme
Charles Page Bryan, former minister
TO Belgium and ambassador TO Japan
will preside.
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BELASCO.

Not until Guy Bates Post, who play
ed the dominating role, had responded
to several curtain calls and Richard
Walton Tully, author-producer, had
been brought from the audience, for a
speech, did the audience at the Beiasco,
last night, cease to applaud at the end
Of the seond act OF Omar, The Tent
Maker"
Elaborately staged ana exceilently
acted this poetic drama Is based on the
Rubaiyat OF Omar Khayyam, best
known to English readers through the
translation by Edward Fitzgerald. In
prologue, three acts and an epilogue
Mr.. Tully has transplanted from the
east Of the city OF Naishapur of the
eleventh century a classical play that
is In harmony with the spirit Of the
work Of the immortal Persian philos-
opher.
From the beginning to the final cur
tain. Omar. though given to unquenched
thirst. never loses his undying love,
the close being one OF the most i'm
pressive of all the scenes. The poet,
after forty-hve years, and about to
answer the final summons, still sings
Of wine. love and fatalism
In no part of the whole production
~ tho BeHSTbl excellence OF the COM
pany shown to better advantage than
In the judgment hall OF the Temple of
Zodoaster, where the Hebrews and the
Christian are to be brought TO trial.
The setting is excellent and by his
wit and poetry Omar wins leniency
when the mob Is crying for his blood.
"A Omar, Mr.. Post gives a most i'm
pfessive portrayal. Whether pleading for
mercy, expressing his love for the Shi-
reen or lauding his wine, he Is equally
effective, his art being most particu-
larly difficult through the fact that at
all times he is a victom of his over
fondness for wine
Louise Grassler. as the elder Shireen;
Mabel Emerson. as the younger Shi-
reen: John Gribner. as Mahruss and
Selmar Romaine, Gerald Prlng, Milano
Tilden and William r. Randall, gave
most capable support. in difficult parts,
to the one who leads the whole cast
In the course OF his remarks last
night, Mr.. Tully intlmated that he and
his star were already at work on a
play that will probably make its pre-
miere with the advent OF another
season.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
PAN-AMERICAN MONETARY
UNITY

Excepting only the use Of COM
mon language, a uniform monetary
scheme common to all the American
states, would do more than anything
else to bring real solidarity of in
terest and sentiment among them.
What this uniformity of monetary
machinery means has been illus
trated to a degree in the history of
the United States. Time was when
the circulation of one States banks
or even of one bank was so little
known and of such uncertain char
acter and value, that it could not be
carried beyond a little local neigh
borhood. Real unity did not come to
the new United States until there was
establishment of a money system
under which every issue represented
precisely the same value and secur-
ity in every community. No man
dreams of viseing the coin or the
bill that is handed to him; he knows
what it means and that it is worth
what it claims to be.
There will not be linguistic uni
formity among the American cOun-
tries. The Hispanian peninsula de-
veloped an offshoOt of the old Latin
that has proved wonderfully virile
and attractive. We hear the Ger
mans talk Of their mother tongue a
The Washington times., 1916-01-04

the future language Of civilization,
and the English insisting that their
and our-lRnguage is destined to
a peaceful conquest Of the worlds
conversation. But meanwhile the
Spanish language goes on subduing
races, states, and provinces. 1t has
shown far more virility in modern
times, when the Spanish state has
loosed its political grip, than it did
in the period when Spain held lead
ership in Europe.
But, If we shall not adopt Span
ish and the Spanish-speaking Amer
icas shall not turn to Anglo-Saxon
forms, it is certain that an increas-
ing cosmopolitanism will bring to
both sides greater familiarity with
the tongue Of the other. Your cul-
tured or commercial continental
knows two or three languages at
least; Americans will presently learn
the Importance Of understanding the
patois Of their neighbors, at least
generally enough to make inter-
course easy.
But uniformity in money is easier.
The gold standard is the worlds rule
now. So firmly is it established that
there is strong hope that the convul-
sion of the greatest war and the su-
preme economic strain may pass
without breaking it down even tenn
porarily. 1t means q vast deal to
have the monetary system unified.
The British "a, s and d" system has
carried British commerce to every
quarter of the world because ex-
changes were adjusted to under
standing and easy employment Of
the British units. With all their eff
forts to introduce Germanic stand
ards, the Teutons have never been
able to root out the underlying 10y
atty to the British exchange and
money system, based on understand
ing of and confidence in it.
The United States has the great
est opportunity that will ever be
presented to it, for making its sys-
tenn the system of the western world.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
MOTOR BLUEBLOODS
PUT ON EXHIBITION
AriStoCratS of Automobile World
Gathered-A de Luxe CoIIec-
ton in Hotel AStor.

NEW YORK, Jan. .-Debutantes,
bankers. dowagers and prominent men
about-many-clubs swarm the automobile
salon in the Hotel Astor's hallrocn.
where the motor cars Ge luxe of France,
England. italy and the United States
repose I'm their colorful ebDry < he salon
show is exhibiting aristocrats of the
motor world. Common cars and bet
ter cars glitter and shine with new
ness at the Grand Central Palace, but
the motor bluebloCds have their little
show all to themselves.
There are cars for touring, attending
the opera, the matinee and picnicltnc
and cars to match ones Friday after
noon walking stick Sales are booming
both at the salon and Grand Central
Palace.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
Plays and Players at Capital
TheaterS This Week
POLTS.

POLPS.
(C A LONG Came Ruth" the New
~ York comedy success at the
n Poll Theater this week,
which was adapted from the
French by Holman Day, is that typo
OF constructive drama which, while
contributing perhaps little to the Stage
as whole, nevertheless spreads hap
piness ana contentment through the
audience
The Poll Players present the offer
Ing capably, since besides the Individual
charm Of the love story. several splen-
did Characterization incite a SYM
pathetic interest. in minor roles.
The story concerns the effect of the
arrival Of Ruth Ambrose, a young or
phAn girl Just out OF the normal school,
in the little town of Oldport, Me-, Old
port is moth-eaten. much after the
manner OF the wares in the furniture
store OF Old Man Hubbard.
Hubbard regrets that his business is
going to the dogs. but resents any at
tempt at a rejuvenation. He knows
that something is the matter with him
self, with his store. and with Oldport
at large, but he does not want anyons.
but himself to discover the malady.
Then Ruth came along. Bag in hand
she steps into Hubbards store. is Hired
as clerk, and in the second act, one
year later, is seen presiding over the
deStinies Of the new Bradford Hub
bard Emporium.
She has rejuvenated not only the
furniture business, but all of Oidport,
which forthwith becomes n city, with a
mayor whose election is Imminent
Miles Standish Bradford, the big man
of the town, has been waylaId by
Ruth in the first act and forced 10
start the boom which makes oidport,
but she fact that he falls in love with
her serves better than anything else to
keep him well in the spot light.
The working out OF the plot involves
and allows for a serios, of proposals
from every eligible man In tho cast
A II. Van Buren, appears Es Miles
Standish Bradford, the :ichest man ir
came along) leading citizen. His
portrayal Is consistent ana most pleas
ing. Miss Rittenhouse ~ appealing a.
,te1 hnth: to have accomplished the mar
yeious change Of oldport Howart
teresttng figure. Truly excellent char.
acter work is done by Ralph Remly II
the role Of Oscar, the male clerk ir
the furniture store, and Blanche Fred
ertci, who appears as the wife Of the
furniture dealer. One wished indeed tC
see more OF both OF them. Ben Tag
CART appears as the son OF the house
and minor parts are well presented. ]
Hammond Daley, as the promoter Of
Oldport, seemed to have caught thC
spirit Of the comedy better than any
of the other players, without exception
His Pliny Bangs is consistent, and no
overplayed, but perhaps noticeably nght
because Of the contrast offered by The
serious presentations Of the principals
FLORENCE E. YODER.
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p. e. p. dRNERosITY.--AT A
PROFIT

Everybody can remember that
"back home" in the old town, there
was a close-fisted old chap, motor
ious for never separating himself
from any of his ample means, who
occasionally would burst out in
spasm of generosity. An endow-
ment fund for school or charity
was to be raised. He came forward
with the magnificent proposal: T
will be one of ten men to give
$4,000 each and raise the whole
fund right here"
There weren't nine other men, or
two others, in the town, that could
possibly meet such a proposition,
and he knew it.
That's exactly the way the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company has
reduced" the rates on current for
cooking and heating.
If you will agree to use as much,
at the old high rates, as you have
any possible use for, then, for the
surplus you may use after that
amount, you will get lower rate!
But for this privilege of getting
something you don't want and are
not going to use, you will have to
pay a minimum charge of 81 a
month, whether you use any current
or not!
1t is one of the finest little games
in "now you see it and now you
don't" that has ever been devised.
The working of it is explained in de-
tail in the article by Mr.. Reynolds
on another page of The Times today.
In substance, the user of electricity
for these domestic purposes is asked
to pay the old rate-10 cents per
kilowatt hour-for the first ten kilo-
watt hours used in a month. and
cents for all used after this first ten.
Now, the point is that you can al
most count on your fingers and toes
all the people in Washington who
will ever use more than the first ten
kilowatt hours of service! They will
never get into the Scent zone. The
company admits this, and the au-
thorities of the Public Utilities Com
mission fully understand it.
But the thing is even worse than
this. 1t is required that the con-
sumer install a separate meter in or
der to get this reduced rate" service
for cooking and heating; and mini
mum meter charge Of 81 month
is exacted for it, whether any cur
rent is used at all. One dollar a
month means the exact cost of the
first ten kilowatt hours. In other
words, the company makes contract
under which it insures the sale of
those ten kilowatt hours service,
whether it ever delivers them or not,
at the maximum price!
More than this. There is good
reason to believe that in approving
this project the Public Utilities Com
mission has given approval to a
scheme of meter charges that is not
lawful, that has been imposed with
out authority for years on all cleo
trio light users, and that might have
been defeated if it had been attacked
in the right way.
The long and short of the matter
is that the Potomac company seems
to be giving nothing for something,
getting legalization of an illegal
practice in the matter of meter
minimum charges-and earning a
reputation for generosity!
Which is really doing quite nicely,
when you think of it!
| pAN.AMFPICAN MONETARY
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
Tomorrow.

Address, An Evenings Journey Among the
stars" John A. Brashear before Washing
ton Society of Engineers. Memorial Conti-
mental Hall. p. m.
Lecture, Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, Hotel Ok
ford, 4:45 y. m.
Chevy Chase School, 8 p. m.
Election of officers, Anti-War League. Pub
lie Library. s p. IN.
Week OF prayer exercises, under auspices of
the Woman's lnterdenominationRl Mission
ary Union. First Congregational Church, ?
Meeting, Thomas Jefferson Council, jr., O.
U, A. M, New Masonic Temple, Eighth
and F streets northeast, p. m.
No. IL. social Osiris, No. 26. social; King
Gate, No. "a, +. c. Royal Arch Chapters:
Columbia, No. /, r. A.
Eastern Star-Areme No. 10, degrees
odd Fellows-LOdRes: Eastern, No. T. and
Harmony, No. 9, joint installation by
Grand Master William j. Rich ana officers
of the Grand Lodge; Federal City. No. 20,
and Friendship. No. 12, installation
Equal, No II, installation.
Pythlan Sisters-Friendship Temple, No .,
installation and initiation
Meeting, st. Martins sodality. St. Martin 5
Church, p. m.
Address, Constructive Peace" Miss Laura
Clay, OF Kentucky, Brighton Hotel. s D. m.
Meeting Jewish branch and Y. p. s. l..
study class, sl Il street northwest Z SC
Meeting, General Deputies Association OF the
National Union, at headquarters, s p. IN.
Meeting Capitol Hin Literary Society. al
home OF Mrs. Laura y. lawson, 2O6 Thir-
teenth street northeast, D. m,
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Second Hill Shepherds
Union Service Tonight

The second of the annual union SER
vices of the IInl Shepherds of Mt. Pleas
ant will be held this evening in Inn
manuel Baptist Church. The Rev.
Charles H. Butler will discuss ''The
Bible In the life OF Today" At the
Fourth Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening for the third session the Rev.
]. r. Clayton will talk on THE Church
In the Life OF To-day"
At the opening meeting last night in
ST. Stephens Episcopal Church. the
Rev. Forest ]. Prettyman. pastor OF Mt.
''ThS Hsiy Spirit Ia the tIfS ei Teday,"
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CASINO.

"a Bachelors Honeymoon" tha
three-act farce which was a great IA
vorite on the New York stage. is the
attraction at the Casino this week, and
IL lost none of its comedy or shadings
of humor in the handling of the Hail
players.
A large audience last night showed
keen appreciation OF the work OF Louis
Ancker as Ben Bachelor, as we'll as
the Characterization of the rest or the
cast.
The story is, of course. the old one,
dealing with the efforts of Bachelor 70
Keep his marriage secret from his sis
ter and daughter, and the situations
arising theretrom. Miss Louise Kent
in Minerva, the sister, and Mona Kelly
the daughter Amyrillis.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Week OF prayer services, under auspic.s Of
the MomSn'a InterdenoninationaI Minainn-

Week OF prayer services, under auspIcsa Of
the WomSn's INSTRUMENTATION MisGion-
airy Union, 81. Paul's Lutheran Church, 2
Address. Mrs. Percy V. Pennbacker. audi
tortum OF woodward & LOthrop's. : o. m
Entertainment for the blind, Library OF Con-
ADDRESS, Frederick A. FenninE, meeting a,
Columbia Heights Citizens Association. Ar
Meeting, CAPITAL Literary Society, rss,dsnc.
OF Mrs. Laura b. lawson. 2O6 Thirteenth
street northeast. 7:SO p: m.
gAtional Church, 1910 Massachusetts, ave-
Informal supper by Red and Blue Quartet,
Keller Memorial Church Sunday school
Lecture ON Constructive Peace" by Miss
Laura Clay. OF Kentucky. Brighton Hotel.
Meeting, stockholders of the Washington
Baseball Club. Southern building offices OF
Reunion, class of 1915 Of Business HIrh
School, Business High School, D. m
Meeting OF Hebrew branch of Socialist party.
Masonie-LOdges: Arminius, No. Is busi-
ness; Myron NJ. Parker, No. a. Z A.
Royal Arch Chapters: Washington Naval,
Ancient and Accepted :t'ish Rite: Mithrns
Lodge OF Perfectio., ..,...,ss; Robert ds
Bruce Council. Knights OF KadOsh. twen-
Eastern star-MiEpah. No. s, degree; Fldsl-
Ity. No. 10. social.
Golden Rule, No. q. and Amity. No. a.
installation.
Rebekah LOdges-Fidelity, No. Z, instalIa tom
Knights Of Pythias-Webster. No. Z; Excel.
sior, No II; Capital, No. "a, and MYRTLE
No. %. installation.
Entertainment for the blind. Nine Harriet
LAbadie, dramatic interpreter. Library OF
Congress, S:16 p. m.
Meeting. Jewish Congress committee, lEa:
Sixth street northwest. $3.50 p. m.
Lecture, "Glacier National Park and the
Black Feet Indians Laurence ID. kitCh all
under auspices OF Coma ga College, at Con.
zaga Hall, p. m.
Organization OF Bible Study Association
% Grant place northwest, p IN.
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Advent Church Mission.

At the Church Of the Advent mis-
sion will he conducted next week by
Dean G.. =. i. Bratenahl, OF the Cath
odral Of IS, Peter and Paul, to continue
HAtn ThuEBdAy.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
Observe Anniversary of
Father Stafford'S Death

At st. Petrlck's Church this morria~
high requiem mass was celebrated for
the repose Of the soul Of the Rev. y. !,
Stafford, for mapv years rector Of the
church. II was the eighth anniversary
Of the death Of Father Stanord.
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St. Rita Service Tonight.

Special devotions in honor of st. Rita
will be held tonight at $50 o'clock in
st. Martins Church. North Capitol and
T streets. Tho Rev. Eugene a. Hannah
VIII preside.
The Washington times., 1916-01-04
Amusements.

NatIonal-''Kick In" s:l5 D. m.
BelascO-''OmRr, the Tentmaker," $50 d. m.
PoHs-"Along Came Ruth 2:l5 and Sl5
p. m.
Keiths-VRudeville, 2:15 and s:I5 D. m.
CasinO-''A Bachelors Honeymoon" 2;l5
and S:15 D. m.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and s:l5 D. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 1850 d. M
TO IL D. IN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-24
COLE YOUNGER, FAMED
AS BANDIT, IS DEAD
Began 0utlawry As Member Of
q, ouantrell GuerriIIas
tA,.oela.sa lPrs.. " rsdsr.l wlrsl....l

LEES SUMMIT, Kansas, March %,
7+cOle Younger, one Of the last of the
old bands OF notorious outlaws Of the
West, died restoday. He was seventy.
two years Of age His life, like that Of
the James boys, was one of desperate
adventures in Western, Missouri during
and, after the Civil War,
Younger was a member of the Guam
trell band Of guerrillas and with his
two brothers took part with the
James Boys" in bank and train rob.
berries in; Missouri and neighboring
Staten That Melted the hooters more
than 100000 The leading members
Of these bands are dead some at the
hands OF. the law, some by suicide ami
others from natural causes. Younger
after a long term 10 the penitentiary
became a law;abid;ng Missouri citizen.
Cole was the Youngest of the three
" Younger BOYS