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Publicity in Times Contributed
Greatly to Success Of Artists
Exhibition.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In the name of the Society OF WASH
ington Artists. l beg to thank you for
the very generous notice you have given
our twenty-fifth annual exhibition Just
closed.
think you will be pleased to know
that. thanks to this publicity, the ex-
hibition was by far the most successful
in the history OF the association. both in
the number Of visitors. which on several
occasions reached as high as ] 800, as
we'll as in sales. which were quite SUBJ
stantial.
On the other hand. IL was conceded on
every side that this exhibition has at
tanned a remarkably high degree OF eN-
cellence. which speaks we'll for the ar
tistic development Of the city, and /
have no doubt that this success has
given to every one of our artists the
necessary impetus for even greater ef-
forts.
GEORGE JULIAN ZOLUAG.
Vice President s. W. A.
Washington, March II.
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He's Puzzled!

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Things are happening so fast and
furiously Just now that my head is
whirling. AS the wild creation OF
futurists. cubists and post-impression-
lists the world ieers at me. am trying
to patch together clearly and orderly in
my mind:
Is CarranzT with us or against us?
WIN Mr.. Borland help to even down
hours OF labor for twelve and fourteen
hour workers?
Would restoring the town pumps be
reasonable preparedness?
VIII the District of Columbia be ad-
mitted to the Union?
Why Is a Gore resolution?
Is "Hoch" Smith an Anglophile?
Did Belgium precipitate the war by
jumping down Gcrmany's throat?
Would a ten-hour day at 20 cents pei
make motormen mollycoddlcs?
Will the hall of records ever be built
Is Francis De Sales Ryan profiting by
the lessons In English that 'one or a
thousand people" have given him?
VIII Walter pitch the opening game
WAT KNOTT.
Washington March IL
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WHAT OUR ARMY IS AND ISN'T

There has been so much talk about
our military establishment, and so
much even of what was we'll meant
has been so mystifying and mislead-
ing, that it is good to get down to
the bare facts as they were laid be-
fore the leaders in Congress by the
new War Secretary in asking au-
thority for the President to recruit
to full war strength.
1t has been glibly stated again and
again that the United States army
consists of 100000 men. Of course
it was known that some of them
were on duty in possessions across
seas, but it is safe to say few re-
allied how great a proportion.
These are the bald facts of how
the United States army is made up:
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COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Lecture, Heroes OF the War;" Gen. Isaac II.
sherwood. @. a. II. Hall. s D. 10. ''
Lenten Lecture Health and Food Ideals. or
the Minimum Health Ration" DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley. with discussion led by i;rnea, 4
Thurston. Rauscher's. II a. m. 80
Annual meeting, Southern Industrial Educ.
u ohAl Associauon' New Willard. S;15 D. IN.
Lecture. The Procedure Of Naturalist 10, ..
Justice T. II. Anderson, McMahan 1T,
NCatholic University. 8 .. m. -'''
Meeting. ex-Hlgh School Cadet. Aa,oc,s ,,o,,
husiness High School. s p. IN. "
Recital Sarzislia and Fabrizio. New VII.
National, $50 .. IN. "e"
Iowa Night" Elizabeth Cady Stanton su,.
rage Club. Public Library. p. In.
Piano recital. Richard Barrett. Rauschers.
L; o. Q. M.-Iadies' might. auspices Of ca.
lumbia Lodge. $50 O street northwest,
LECTURE, The Intermediate Sex" Emm.
Goldman, Arcade, s p. IN. ""
Public meeting. Aquarium Society of w..b
ington. Public Library. D. IN. "~S"
congressional Baby Night" National Pres,
Home Club chorus rehearsal. 7:ij d. m
Masonlc-Nsval. No 4; Hiram. No. 10: 7.
nS.a ,e, 10 ~; Adoniratn Council. No. !.
Odd Fellows-Columbia, No. 10. Coys,.,,
No. IL; Salem. No. p: Friendship. No a
Rebekahs. Masonic Hall. Anacostis,
knights OF Pythias-Franklin. No ?; Pas
Chiefs Association. Pythian Sister,
Sons Of Neterans-willIam b. Cushin,
Camp. No. 30. open meeting
Daughters OF Americl--Progressiye CouneII
No. .. team instruction.
Junior y. L. A. M.-''Gst Tosether'' meet
ins, New Masonic Temple. Eighth and
streets northeast.
Knights OF coluinbus-spaIding Council.
National Union-Mt. Vernon Coupcii
Eagles Hail; National Council. Perpetual
Socialist Party--Jewlsh Circle. Y. p. s. l..
III street northwest. p. m; German
Lecture, The Function OF the City Training
school Ihiiander J.. Clsxton. Miner Nor
Final meeting OF season, Study Club Wash
inston Center. Drama League, Public Ia
brsry. Sis D. m.
Dinner, Ohio state University Alumni As
ISOLATION, Ebbitt. $3.50 y. ~.
Lecture, Eastern and Western Ideals Of
Education" Prof William Colnan. auHIdcc s
Anthony League, 3c0 Columbia road north
west p. m.
Weekly luncheon. Builders and Manufactur-
crs' Exchange. Continental Hotel, iI:30 D. NJ
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experience. Remember that two OF the
receLs Postmasters General rose from
the ranks. And there are numbers OF
such men In every department. And.
as ! said. the proposition to disturb
their hours or numbers should not be
lightly undertaken. for they are in a
large measure the Government Of the
United states.
Secretary wiison. OF the Department
OF Labor. and Assistant Secretary New
ton, or the Treasury Department. re-
patriotism OF the employees. And they
only voiced what was said OF the Gov
eminent clerk long ago in a memora Bile
crisis. When the French revolution
was over. and historians began to In
ycstigate. they found that II was the
faithful government employees who car
ried on the government during that try
Ing period. And SO II will be found ut
Az times. Like Tennyson's brook,
Men may come and men may 20, but
they go on forever" And they are the
right hand OF Congress and the Presl-
dent OF the United States.
NJ r. DONOGHUE.
Washington. March 10.
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Six-Hour Day Would Give Maxi
mum Efficiency in Government
Serviee-Employes Are Right
Hand of Congress and the Presi-

dent.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The proposals to increase the working
hours of Federal employees In the de-
partmentai service to eight hours daily.
and to reduce the number by 10 per cent
should not have been lightly made. The
fathers OF the Republic set the working
days at six hours. from to 4, with
an hours intermission for lunch.
rest and recreation. and they were wise
men In their day. And the duties were
not as exacting then as they are now.
Later the working day was increased to
seven hours. Now 1t is proposed to
increase 1t to eight hours. 1t is
believed to be a step in the wrong di-
rcction. A convention composed OF
learned experts, business men, physi-
clans. and the like. met at Chicago
some years ago, and arrived at the
same conclusion, six hours per day men,
tai work, year in and year out. as the
best in the long run for employer and
employe.
1t goes without saying that experience
Is necessary for perfection In any walk
OF life. So men must be retained at
the same work to acquire rapidly ana
accuracy. If kept at II too closely they
become faded. Tho threc-hour limit at
best. And the six-hour limit daily is
found to be the one which longest main
tains his pristine vigor.
Now as to the number of employees re-
quircd. That is peculiarly matter for
the executive departments. Any
curtailment OF the number set by them
Is a reflection on coordinate branch
OF the Government They, and they
only, can be competent Judges. Under
the spoils system there might be some
incentive to increase the number. I'm
der the competitive system there can
be none.
departmental service in Washington
fail to estimate the character OF the
work performed by the Federal EN-
ployes. They should remember that
Washington Is the clearing house. not
only of the United States, but OF the
world. A large amount OF the worlds
work is done in Washington, and 1t
takes, a great variety of expert talent
TO do Il. 1.-THE Government clerks"
as they are Familiarity called, cover a
great many professions. The number OF
Justice comprises only small part of
them. Not only every department. but
every bureau, must have its corps of
LAWYERS. and good lawyers at that, who
| must be able to cope with the best on
the outside.
clans. not only in the Health Office. but
In the Pension office and war and
| Navy dc partmcnts. Thon come sci
entists in the Patent office. Geo
| logical Survey, Reclamation Service,
and chemists in the Department OF Az
riculture. linguists In the Department
OF state. and others ad infinitum. The
chiefs OF divisions. and chief clerks Of
bureaus and departments must be mon
Of fine executive ability. and large
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Thanks The Times for Champion
shin of Clerks, Cause.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Let me thank you for your help In
defeating the Borland rider. 1t ia q
great source Of qualification to US tC
know we have such a publication ~
The Times to do such justice to us a.
1t has done In the Borland case and
numerous others. Let mo assure you
your paper will never be forgotten b,
US.
The life history should be given In
The Times of that great statesman
Congressman James II. Gallivan. who
led our cause in the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
a GOVERNMENT CLERK.
Washington, March Is.
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Sons of the Revolution
Hear Talk on Presidents

Claude N. Bennett addressed the MEM
bers of the sons of the American Revo-
luton at Rauscher's last evening on
personal Observations on National Ad-
ministrations." beginning with the Adj
ministration OF President BENJAMIN
Harrison and including all Administra-
tions up to the present time.
President Philip l.. Larnor, recently
elected to head the society. was the pre-
siding officer. In addition TO the ad-
dress of Mr. Bennett a musical program
was provided by the quartet from 81
Pnuls Church choir. The musicians
were Mrs. Julian Brylawski, Mrs. Ber-
tina Hanson-Gottsman. Leroy Glider
and Charles +. Roberts.
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Funds For War Sufferers
RAISED at Lecture Here

A considerable fund to b. used for
the relief of Hebrew sufferers in the
European war was raised by an illus
tratcd lecture at the temple OF the
Washington Hebrew Congregation last
night.
The lecturer was Joseph Abel, who
attended the Panama Pacific Exposition
last year for the Department Of Agri-
culture. Many beautiful slides. inciud-
ored by Mrs. Abel during her stay there
with her husband, were shown. The
lecture was descriptive OF the exposition
generally.
The Washington times., 1916-03-16
Urges Union of Church
In Suburban Work

Union OF Methodist interest to meet
present-day opportunities for suburban
work was Urged by the Rev. w. l.. Nc
Dowell, presiding elder, at the annual
banquet of the Methodist Social Union
at Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church last night. Mrs. Z. L., Street
discussed Things Our Church Has Yet
to Do i'm Washington
Others speakers included tho Rex. J.
S. Montgomery, the Rev. @. Fills VII
llamS the liey, @. 4. Luttrcll; the REV.
Wise. DIR. y. Olin Leach presided.
bible class of tho Metropolitan Church.
More than 20 attended.
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Study of Shakespeare to
Be Discussed By League

A study OF Shakespeare and the
moderns will be the subject of the
last meeting of the Study Club OF the
Washington Center of the Drama
Library this evening at 8:15,
The speakers aud topics are as fol-
lows: Character Treatment" Miss
Margaret Bell Merrill; Acting" Miss
ence of Shakespeare on the Moderns, +"
by DR.. l.. J. Lennox.
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with the German Army"
Is Subject of Lecture

Major Dwight r. Aultman. OF the
general stan. will talk on the subject,
With the German Army" tomorrow
night beofer the Y. NJ. G. A.
Men and women are invited to at
tend. There will he no admission,
Major Aultman was military attacha
at Berlin wren the war broke out,
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Natlonal-"Prlncess Tra-Ls-LR," Sis D. m.
polfs-"on Trial" 2:lj and S:i5 y. IN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 2:l5 and S:I5 ID. M
Belasco-'GermRny at War, motion pictures
.. $3.50. 7:30 and . y. IN.
Gaycty-Burlesque. 2:l5 and S:i5 p. m
Loew's Columbis-Photoplays. II a. m. to IL
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Canadian In English Hospital
Agrees That Soldiers Of Dominion
Arc Worthy of Praise.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES;
One OF your articles written with
heading "Canada's Share OF the War"
was copied by a Canadian paper. and
same forwarded to me. II certainly
is the truth. when you say half a mil
lion Canadians are worth a million of
some OF the others. have seen II
proved in this war. Am Canadian bred
and born, and carried two Mauser
bullets and a piece OF shrapnel out of
Ypres. and getting patched up to re-
turn again. where 1 belong. and anx.
ious to go. too.
Manor House Hospital,
Folkestone. England. Feb. -
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THE TIMES MAIL BAG

Communications to the Man Bag must be written
IN and with
address OF the
e the opinions
ton maya moo
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

A few more Villanous raids on the
border and Congress may yet ap-
prove the nucleus of regular army.
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Brings His Big Friend.

Another Of the trail-hitters that stood
out from ;he crowd was a boy Of about
fifteen years OF age. whose avoirdupois
was ponderous. lie had been led to the
platform b. a little urchin probably
faced. unkempt. but gloriously trimu-
phant. Sunshine fairly radiated' from
the face Of this little personal worker.
and his eyes were still shining when.
having given the nearest secretary the
him through the throng and disap-
reared.
Two blind persons were among the
converts. a man and woman. and out
OF the many delegations present. one
sent forward seven In a group to tho
platform,
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

If the troops go ahead as fast as
the news gets back, they'll get Villa
about 1899.
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

That embargo on munitions looks
as if there will be no chance for Vic
Carranza to plead he didn't know it
was loaded.
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

At that, there's some sense to this
censorship.
The Washington times., 1916-03-16
Second Drawing Room Meeting
Held Today at Home Of
Baltimore Woman.
TOMORROW MOTHERS DAY"
More Than 700 Persons From
Washington Will Attend
Services Then.

BALTIMORE. March ls.-Five police
men. in uniform. marched down the
sawdust trail at the BILLY Sunday tab
ernacle last evening. One of them
shouted "Hallelujah" as he went. and
all Of them went on record as trail hit
tiers.
This morning Mr.. Sunday held the sec
ond OF his drawing room meetings at
the home OF Mrs. George Hamilton
Cook. 1901 ST. Paul street. This after
noon he breaches on Take Your Bear
ings."
Tomorrow is to he. Mothers Day" in
the sunday campaign, and q special
morrow afternoon. Tomorrow evening
more than 100 persons from Washington
VIII be In the tabernacle.
Burst of Applause.
Trail-hitting had been progressing
about twenty minutes. and most Of the
| total OF lS converts were already scat
ed on the benches reserved for them.
when persons near the west aisle saw
tho blue-coated policemen. A little
burst or applause was started, and II
swept the huge building with It's
throng of 1900 people.
The policemen were Patrolmcn John
II. Mckenna. Hanson Phillips, Asbury
Mills, Frank Ellerman. and William
Keller. When they took their seats
they saw already among the converts
another policeman trail-hlttcr. Ezekiel
Williams, who was In citizens clothes.
Tshera. secretaries and members or
the sunday organization seemed slightly
nonplusscd by tho manner In which Pa
trolman Mills had taken his conversion.
II was he who had cried out HALLE
lulah." and as he was ushered with the
others to tho second bench he stood ana
shouted GLORY be. glory be-
Congratulates Comrades.
Captain Hurley and SerEt. Marcy
Phillips. who are stationed In the tab
ernacle and attend all the meetings,
pressed forward to clap their fellow
policemen on the shoulders and con-
graduate them. Patrolman Phillips Is
a brother OF the sergeant. and the eyes
of both were moist as they shook hands.
Mills was unable to calm down even
when he took his seat. and, with shoul-
ders shaking. he leaned against the
bluocoat nearest him. A woman trail
hitter beside him reached over and pat
ted his arm reassuringly.
Later. when the last prayer had been
said and the meeting dismissed. many
crowded around the policemen to shake
their hands. among the number being
the Rev. Dr. Lincoln 4. Ferris and the
Rev. Don $. Colt. The conversion OF
six last night brought the total num-
Der OF trail-hitting policemen to eleven.
"Oh. ] feel better" Mills told the
ministers. It's been a hard fight. a
fight OF twenty years for inc. but I've
won"
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All right, Mr.. Pershing, now let:
throw 'er into high!
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

Not all OF these primary states have
preferential votes on Presidential cam
dIdatcs; but even in those that haVo
the declared preference is not expected
to be of great significance. The initial
ballots will be rather by way OF Jockey
ing and occupying time while the big
business Is developing behind tho scenes.
Tho conviction Is now pretty firmly es-
10 blisbed that the party leaders are go
ing To he ready. by convention time. In
takn their responsibility very seriously,
III they fail to aCreC on a man who can
win next November, there will there
? fter be party reorganization that viii
cost a good many OF them their leader
shin. This fact Is getting IN he rccog-
uized very clearly, and 1t Is tempcfinG
the counscls OF the biz party men, at
least OF those in Washington.
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Wisconsin for La Toilette.

La Toilette VIII get WISCONSIN,, batting
PC ssibly a district or two. and Cum
minis, for the first time in his career,
will be in complete control of the Iowa
delegation.
The dates of primaries and number OF
delegates, State by state, arc:
Num-
The Washington times., 1916-03-16

Washington. March 10.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
SAYS WOMEN ARE CLOSE TO N.l.
TON.

President Wilson outlined to the
women Of Pittsburg his plans for ma
tional defense during his recent
speaking tour. James Francis Burke.
who introduced the President. stated
that it was Mr.. Wilson's first message
on this subject to the women or the
United States.
The President was evidently sur
prised at the number Of men in the
meeting that had been announcer as
particularly for women.
II see the men have come In ana
usurped things as usual" he SAID.
The President showed that he be-
Aeves women as we'll as men should
take an active interest in the couu-
try's problems.
There is no excuse for making
any difference between what !
should say to you and what ! should
say to any other body OF citizens"
he declared. according to the Pitts
burg Sunday Post Of January SOth.
when the applause ceased, he
went on. women live closer to the
heart Of the nation than men. 'Wo-
men feel the pulse OF the country
more than men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
DEBORAH CHANGES MINISTER'S
J.. MIND.

Right Rev. s. J. Johnston. bishop
OF. the Episcopal diocese OF West
Texas, announced in recent sermon
in San Antonio that he had become
a convert to equal suffrage. He had
converted himself, he said. while
preparing the sermon in which he
made the announcement. His ser
mon was a study Of the Biblical
character Of Deborah.
Deborah might we'll be select
ed" he said. 'as the patron said Of
the woman . movement, and thu
suffragists might we'll call them
selves Daughters OF Deborah. It
seems to me that there 70 a useful
lesson In this story Of . woman who
lived 1000 years ago.
Times ehenSe and We change
with Ahem,s an d. am now ready,
when the question becomes again
Z political issue In Texas. to vote
for State acknowledgements Of wo-
men"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
HAS TWINS, COOKS, WORKS FOl'
VOTE.

Suffrage Twins two boys, nave
arrived 1t the home Of Mr.. and MIS-.
Ernest Macdowel Vail. OF Phl!a-
delphia, according to the Puohc
Ladrer. Mrs. Vail Is an ardent SUI
raxiet. She writes to The Woman 8
Journal: ,.
II made nearly all OF the baby's
clothes myself and still kept ~ my
suffrage work, besides being secre-
tary Of the board OF super1htendents
az the w. C. T. u, a fiutist, and At
tending to my house also. Suffrage
does not make a woman care less
eor her home. love to take care
Of mine, and my soft gingerbread IL
known In the neighborhood. pu'
this inomy husbands lunch, as ne
il very fond Of It," :,
The Ledger says: Mrs. Vail
vas one of the most active workers
In the recent suffraE, eampaisn.
She won many hundreds OF douotefs
ia The cause by her eloquence, botn
IN street orations and at other times.
she was secretary Of her legislative
,ddatrict and stayed at the polls al
dXy on election day. Her HUSBAND
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04
WOMANS DEPARTMENT; DEVOTED TO HER INTERESTS
This Page is Open Every Woman Express Her Views

theory has been q serious obstacle in
the way of this universal prophy-
laxis and early remedial treatment,
in some Instances because Of pride
and in not q few others because OF
the conviction that there was no
venereal infection present. The con-
troll and reduction Of venereal dis
eases will unquestionably do great
deal toward the prevention of more
than one kind Of blindness. but 1t
is very important that the question
of babies sore eyes should be han
died imparttally, If we are to have
every baby's eyes given the advocat-
ed preventive treatment as q matter
Of routine, and remedial treatment
when necessary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

The Chicago Crime. Commissdon
Of the City Council. In Ito first re-
port last week advocated better IA
cilitiess and MORE humane conditions
for women offenders. A central de-
tention house and court for women
in or near thes loop district. the con
struction OF =. house OF. shelter. for
women. the remodeling of three po-
lice stations for the care OF women
offenders aud a. farm .refornatory
for women were the principal re-
quests OF the commission.
Chicago is alive to the improve
ment OF conditions where "o1ncn ar
concerned as never before.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-03-04

hammer we will explain: Mr..
Schellhammer operates large fac
tory in Kansas City, and another
in St. Louis, for the manufacture OF
electrical equipment. We havl
journeyed through Mr.. Schellham-
mer's plant and there saw many
wonderful sights; We saw women
operating drill presses, young girls
running lathes and turning rubber
for electric switches; we saw even
younger girls operating "tumblers'
for cleaning copper castings. An
other incident may serve to sharper
your memory of Mr.. Schellhammer:
he was indicted for violation OF the
labor laws TO rworking women moro
than the prescribed hours. Mr.
is one of the leading
heroes in the matter Of preventing
the unsexing Of women