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The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
DisinterestedneSS Is
Empty Church Cause
ByREV B. E. CHAPMAN, Rector ofSt Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Church. Chicago

The church institution formed of imperfect human being
assisting those imperfect their struggle for perfection 1t
i spiritual hospital
It not business and that it lives without bushes
methods would please the Morgan of finances evidence 1t
divine spiritual protection There and always will be Typo
critics. pick gnarld and dwacd Christian and point
him for example is unfair.
The real not at the services of tn
church that they interested They do not feel its needs The
deeply enough know that all the good there Is III then
came from their ancestors who devout churchmen
Everything good you your civilization directly ind'
recv from the church of Christ interested that which
Won your freedom and goodness.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

q myriad Of caravans of the past
bleach along the desert trails, cara
vans that mostly came to harm at the
hands of marauders; but there are
some among them destroyed by thirst,
by the sand storm or by the water OF
wells poisoned in inter-tribal wars.
OF all three risky Tripolitan trades.
the caravan trade is the most risky;
and the old caravan men will find lit
tie in the newer industry OF war for
which their peace-time labors have
not fully prepared them.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
Many Consumers of
Nervous StimulantS
BY III. A. Hare. M. D.. in the Therapeutic Gazette

Induces stimulated to its excessive conde
nation
AS this and the general desire for stimulating foods and
drugs number Of have been led to place before the
nbc other smuant of which both the medical
know less than they know of ALCOHOL UNTIL at the
almost nervous stmuants
alcohol there Of those who alcohol to excess
Further than this the substitutes daily
and many unprnped vendors forng comparatively
innocent and smuan dispensed for with
large quantity of alcohol added that the patient really becomes
addicted to the alcohol thinking he is simply nnoc
Gus drug; he taking koa similar lmuan
when reality of temporary changes for the better which ne
notices dose his favoe ppe due to the alcohol which
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

, most superb. Enough globe-trotters
have seen it to establish that fact
Many have come cynically prepared
to be disappointed; to find it over
drawn and really not so stupendous as
something else. It is, after all, a hard
test that so be-bragged wonder must
endure under the critical scrutiny of
them that have seen the earth and the
fullness thereof. But never has the
most self-satisfied veteran traveller
been disappointed in the Grand can
yon, or dared to patroniZe it.
The quebrada of the Apu-Rimac Is
a marvel of the Andes, with it's YER
tiginous depths and its suspension
bridge of wild vines. The Grand can
yon of the Arkansas, in Colorado, is
noble little slit in the mountains.
The Franconia and White mountain
notches in New Hampshire are beau
tiful. The Yosemite and the Yellow
stone canyons surpass the world, each
in it's way; but if all these were hung
up on the opposite wall of the Grand
canyon from you, the chances are
fifty to one that you could not tell
t'other from which, nor any of them
from the hundreds of other canyons
which rib that vast gorge. 1fthe falls
of Niagara were installed in the Grand
canyon between your visits-next time
you stood on that dizzy rimrock you
would probably need good field glasses
and much patience before you could
locate that cataract which in it's place
looks pretty big. If Mount Washing
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
THE GREATEST thing in
the world" That is a large
phrase and an OverWOrked

phrase and an OverWOrked
one, and hardened travel
ers do not take it lightly upon the
tongue. Noticeably it is most glibly
in use with those who but lately, and
for the first time, have wandered be-
yond their native state or county.
Yet in every sort there is, of course,
somewhere 'the best thing in the
world" of it's kind.
There is and can be no dispute that
the term applies literally to several
things in the immediate region OF the
Grand canyon of Arizona. AS has more
than once been said, probably no other
equal area on earth contains so many
supreme marvels of SO many kinds
so many astounding sights, so many
masterpieces of natures handiwork,
80 vast and conclusive an encyclope-
dia of the world building processsS, so
impressive monuments Of prehistoric
man, so many triumphs of man still
in the tribal relation-as does what
has been called the southwestern
Wonderland" This includes a large
part of New Mexico and Arizona, the
area which geographically and eth
geographically we may count as the
Grand canyon region. A few wonders
are:
The largest and by far the most
beautiful of all petriied forests, with
several hundred square miles whose
surface is carpeted with agate chips
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
Just the Msn.

Merchant Ito applicant)-What we
need is a correspondence clerk who is
a. rapid writer. BY the way, what
lave you been working at?
Applicant-I've been a movie actor,
SIR.
Merchant-You have? Well, cav. Il
you can write letters for us with half
the speed you movie actors do n those
picture scenes, you're just the man
We want.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
The Final Test.

Can you tell me whether or not
our navy is good one?" asked the
anxious citizen.
Not yet" replied the sarcastic
man. There is such hopeless diff
ference of opinion regarding our navy
that l am going to reserve my own
opinion until it goes out and tackles
a hostile feet
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
Hits American Trade.

Chinese are becoming so adept in
the manufacture of biscuit and crack
ers that the Hongkong product is be-
ginning to compete with the imported
articles, having already worsted COM
petition from Shanghai. This will at
feet the United States, from which the
major portion Of biScuit, crackers and
cakes for China have been imported.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

The medical profession
and the laity have been &C
customed for so many years
to the abuse Of alcohol as a
nervous stimulant that some
persons have become hard
cned to the miseries which
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13
Uncanny knowledue,

The Charlotte Observer says that
there hasn't been red retticoat in
North Carolina since the big sleet-"
That's entirely too much for any one
editor to know.--NashvilIs TeInaa.
sean.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

There are as many excuses
why men do not go to
church as there are men !;
such as the church being
imperfect, and unbusiness-
like, there are too many
hvpocrites, and many others.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

Some substitute for raw
lumber will have to be
found if we are to continue
the present rate Of building
construction. It is not
imagination that our raw
lumber supply is rapidly be-
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-13

The comments of eminent
men on the sterilization of
detectives show which way
the wind blows. Any at
tempt to try to carry out
ideals that are in advance
of the progress of the times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
PEllAGRA KILLS EIGHT
Sixteen Cases Reported In District
During Year.

Washington has fifteen cases Of pei
laEra. The number 81 cases reported
during the year II sixteen. The mum
Der on record includes cases previous
ly reported.
The last case was reported Novem
her "a. There have been eight deaths
during the year from tho disease
In 1918 when p"llagra was made a
reportable disease by the health rcgu'
Iations. there were four cases recorded
and NJ many deaths. In 1914 there
were twenty -one eases reported and
fourteen deaths.
Last year the number Of eases re-
corded was twenty-five. and the mum.
Der OF deaths seventeen,
Medical authorities are divided In
their opinion as To the cause ~ this
strange disease. Some attribute u To
defective sewage and others To an
improperly balanced diet aud lack ~
protcidr In the food the patient has
consumed. The latter belief II the
one now generally accepted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
ASK MORE CARSON
RHODE ISLAND AVE.
Citizens Association Wants
Better Service to Eleventh
Street Normal.

The establishment by the Public
Utilities Commission OF more frequent
street car service during rush hour,
and two through cars from the MT
Rainier District line to the Eleventh
street Normal School were among the
resolutions passed at the meeting oi
the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association, held In Sherwood
Presbyterian Church last night.
Car service on this line during the
morning and evening rush hours is IN
adequate, speakers declared. AZ pres
cnt Il IL on n threc-and-a half to four
minute Roadway during these hours. but
should be closer to "A two-minute head
way. tho citizens declared. Accommo-
dalton was also asked for the great
number OF students who attend the
Normal School.
The meeting. at which l.. =. Symons
presided, also passed resolutions favor
ing the idea OF u public exposition. set
ting forth the Federal activities here
during the inaugural period.
a resolution was also passed In line
with the resolutions agreed upon 10
other citizens associations favoring the
construction 81 an addition 10 tho Me-
Kinley Manual Training School To In
clude an assembly hall and gymnasium
and for the rcmodeling Of the present
assembly hall into a girls gymnasium
the estimated cost OF Improvements 10
be tiitO10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21

with the Individual. but with the or
CARNATIONS. That there was a vast
amount of good in the members OF the
societies, he admitted was true.
The reason that proper instructions
could not be given to the members
Of fraternities collectively, DIR. Van
Schaick stated, was that the teachers,
the logical persons to instruct the
members, were bitterly opposed TO SO
doing.
"The teachers resist the idea OF GO
ing into a secret society of the type
that now exists" DR.. Van, Shatck
stated. "They would not cooperate
with the movement to build on tho
basis of good rather than destroy for
the harm that exists.
ar some method could be devised
to control the membership OF the fra
tcrnity by faculty supervision IT
Van Scbaick continued. "there could
be no possible objection to the con
tinuation OF the frternity."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
To See That Good Saint Visits
Some Children He Might
Otherwise Miss.
MAKE APPEAL FOR TOYS
Little Senders Of the Pathetic
Letters to The Times To
Be Remembered.

say, mamma, what's the matter
with this Santa Claus guy. anyway
Here he brings me all I ask for, and
Freckies Simpson, around the corner
says he won't come across with him
any more at all"
The mother OF this inauiring seven
year-old In going to see to IL that
Freckles Simpson--which isn't his
name. by the ways soin gto have
a visit from Santa this year.
The Girl Scouts are going to sec
tbat Santa also visits several hun
dred other boys and girls that he
might forget. That is, they are 20
Ing to do this n the Washington
fathers and mothers who have old
toys about the house send them 10
Girl Scout headquarters at Room sol,
Woodward building.
Pathetic Letters fer Santa.
Never have the Girl Scouts under
taken a bigger task. they say. IL
grows the more they work on IL. For
letters keep coming to The Times for
santa Claus. some OF them pathetic.
ally modest In their wants. and these
are being turned over TO the Girl
Scouts.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. prcsidery
Of the Captains club. In directing the
work OF having these Investigated.
and In all cases where Santa might
not otherwise call around, the Girl
Scouts are making up q stocking fun
OF gifts
ono troop leader. Mrs. Frank Wood
field. already has f1iled sixty OF these
stockings Miss Elizabeth Gatiln. chair
man OF the Troop I committee, has
collected a goodly pile Of toys. Many
OF the other troops are working hard.
To Distribute GIFTS sunday.
Miss Ruth Brown has borrowed four
automobiles TO be used Sunday morn
Ing by her troop In distributing their
gifts. All tho other troop members arc
10 meet Saturday morning nj the
Woodward building headquarters at 10
o'clock. and there automobiles will be
ready TO carry the girls with the pres
ents To all parts OF the city.
Each Of the cases represented In the
letters In being Investigated, 40 that
only those children who might other
wise he missed by Santa will receive
gifts through the Girl Scouts.
Mrs. Rafter today made n strong APP
peal for gifts % old toys. not too badly
broken. and any other gifts which
might he welcomed by children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
HORSE SAVES DRIVER.

POTTSNII.I.E, Ia, Dec. TN
Pennsylvania railroad passenger train
bound for Philadelphia hit a wagon
belonging TO "A grocery firm OF Potts
Vile. The horse swung around and
prevented a second collision by racing
alongside the locomotive until the
engineer brought the train 20 a stand.
still. James Mcdonald. the driver of
the wagon. was not injured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
HORSE HAS NO REVERSE
Animal Trained to Cavalry Can Go
Only eraveiy Forward.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.--"My horse.
he used to be in the cavairy--my
brave horse--he goes only one way
forward"
so pleaded Tony Carosello, twenty.
one, a driver. OF 2s7 Mott street, to
Magistrate House in the traffic court
yesterday. Patrolman Lenehan ac-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
Right 20 E,p~I auessioasd.

Considerable discussion was held ~
To whether the Board 81 Education
could cNpel pupils from school because
they Joined secret societies that were
obviously composed of high school
students but were operating under "A
different status. John u. Larner be
licved II could he done since students
have been expelled for insubordina.
tion.
Mr.. Daniel again took exception To-
tn" attitude OF the board, declaring II
impossible for the board To govern the
outside life of the student. Mr.. Dan.
tel asserted that the children merely
Initiated their parents In forming So,
cret societies, and should be encour.
aged. lie said that realizing there
was nothing perfect In the world. al.
lowRnces should be made for the err.
roIs of the children. who should be in.
Structed how TO bring forth the good
that he felt was lying dormant be.
because 81 lack of development.
Lays Biame on Teachers.
Or. Van schSick replied. telling Mr..
Daniel TINT the fauIt Waa moi fn,Ind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
School Board Sounds Death
KneII for Greek Letter
Societies.
EXPULSION TO BE PENALTY
Ernest n. Daniel Defends Stu
dent Organizations as Mer-
ting Encouragement.

The absolute abolition OF the high
years, was the mandate adopted by
the Board OF Education yesterday.
Social organizations TO replace the
social life OF the fraternity members
are to be substituted. No more mem
bers are to be taken In the Greek
letter organizations, but the present
members may remain at their former
status until their graduation. Expui
sion from school 10 the penalty for
any infraction OF these rules.
The report of the inquiry commit.
tee was adopted by the board after a
short discussion, Ernest ". Daniel,
vice president OF the board, declaring
against the report
Text of Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
then adopted by a vote 90 Ave against
one. the Rev. DR. John Van Schaick.
IT., president OF the bbard. not vot.
Ing. but afterward stating that he
favored the resolutions as adopted:
That on and after this date. no stu.
dent In the high schools or Washing.
ton shall be permitted to Join a high
school fraternity Or sorority. That
the penalty for any violation OF this
regulation be made expulsion from tie
school.
That high school students now
members OF fraternitier and rororiticr
may retain membership until their
graduation from school under regula.
atoms now In force.
THAT n committee or commission
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
Lays Biame ON Teachers.

Or. Van schSick replied. telling Mr..
Daniel that the fault was not found
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21

Tex, and one In New Orleans. La.
"The Supreme Court OF the United
states has declared the erection and
operation of municipal abattoir TO
be constitutional, so there Is no need
to worry on that score"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21

c,sed Tony of refusing to back up his
brave horse on Broadway.
sometimes even cavalry retreat"
said the magistrate; 81 fine"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-21
WILL ASKS TEN romssroNes.

READING. Pa, Dec. 21.-Elicn
stamm and John II. Taylor, niece and
nephew of Mrs. Caroline Kaibach,
whose will ordered that $4,000 OF her
estate be used to buy ten tomb
stones, are seeking to prevent the
will going to probate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
5000 BRITISH DIE
IN TIGRIS BATTLE
Turks Report Attack by
Enemy Repulsed with
Great Losses.

Berlin (by wireless to Ssyvlle. n.
-, April IA British Mesopotamis
force, composed OF troops transferred
from the Dardanelles, were repulsed
by Turkish troops in a ssnguinary bat
tie lasting six hours near Felahie on
April 9, according to Turkish head
quarters report dated April II. The
statement adds that more than 5000
dead British were counted after the
battle.
After one hour and half Of heavy
artillery preparation" says the Turk
sh official statement. "the enemy at
tackled with all his forces our positions
near Felahie. The battle lasted six
hours.
The enemy at the beginning of the
engagement succeeded in entering par
italy our trenches, but the Turkish
troops killed with the bayonet those
Who reached the trenches. The re-
naming enemy troops were driven back
to their lines.
an the Turkish trenches and be-
fore them more than 5000 dead enc
mics were counted.
"Of the enemy troops the British
18th Division, composed exclusively Of
troops winch mad fought at the Darda-
nelles, suffered mostly"
johannesburg, Union of South Al
RIGA, april l2-Sir Lionel Phillips, a
leading South African gold mine oper-
ator, announced to-day that he had re-
ceived n cablegram, dated last Friday,
from Major General Charles Town
shend commander of the British troops
tesieged in Kut-el-Amara, Mesopo-
tamia, stating that he was well and
was expecting to be relieved shortly.
Petrograd, April l2.-To-day's official
communication says:
"Our troops continue to wrest posi-
tions from the enemy west of Erzerum.
In the region Of Bitlis we repulsed all
enemy attacks. South Of Lake Urumiah
we defeated Kurd detachments, which
hastily retreated southwark"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
FATHERLAND'S LOSSES
DRIVE WOMAN TO DEATH
"War Is Stripping Away All Bios
somilg YOUTH" Suicide Wrote.

Christina Neft was starving to death.
but that was not what made her kill
herself in her room, at 10 West Ninety
sixth Street. The aged spinster had
been pretty near death from hunger
ever since the war started and her re-
mittance from Germany stopped. She
managed to live for nearly two years
upon her own feeble earning power. II
was the letters which cam from Ger
many that made her commit suicide.
Each one brought word Of relatives
killed or manned in France, in Russia,
in the Balkans. They were more like
obituary notices than letters. Day and
night the horror OF those she had re-
ceived, the dread of other like COM
municatons which m hit come, prayed
upon her. Last Sunday she turned on
the gas and forgot the war.
Not until last night did Ter lsndlady,
Mrs. Emily Barlow, became anxious.
Policeman Westervelt broke In the
door The woman lay on the bed. On
table was half finished letter TO
friends In Germany.
This terrible war is stripping awav
all the poisoning youth of the Father
land" one sentence read.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
LONE FRENCHNAN
F0ILS FIVE F0KKERS
Airmen Win Thrilling Victories
in Clouds Above Verdun.

Paris. April 12.-As the French in
fantry and artillery are making every
effort 10 block the Germans before
Verdun their comrades In the air are
no less busy. They have now estab-
lishcd complete ascendancy.
Last week Adjutant Navarro. who
has accounted for seven German aero
planes. was in the air twenty-four
hours In three days. He seems 10 SIT
in his machine M n good horseman
sits on his horse. He handles his
machine gun in such n way that 20
load IL he has 10 let 60 the levers OF
the aircraft When II was pointed
out TO him that this was dangerous
he answered: Possibly. but it is more
convenient"
A few days ngo Navarro fought five
Fokkors single-handed.
"rhey were fairly far off, he said.
'to the right and left and before and
behind ! made sure that my baby(a
fast acceptance was well in hand. and
/ did some tricks 20 amuse them.
"Suddeniy. a. II a. given signal,
all five bore down on me waited
for them. Then made three littlc
loops and came up behind two Fokkcr
Naturally. ! let drive AZ them. The
others dared not try 20 snipe me for
fear Of hitting thTr own pals. II was
extremely funny."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
ZEPPELINS HIT STEAMER
Dutch Sailors Report Smashing Of
British Train. in Last Raids.

Berlin, April Ely wireless to
Sayville. y. Y)-"lnteresting stories
told by Dutch sailors. who have just
returned TO Holland from England.
regarding the series Of Zeppelin raids
between March 81 and April are
dam" says the Overseas News Agency.
"In Lcith harbor n British shin with
four masts was destroyed. At the
railroad station train was struck
\ big distillcry was hit by an in
cend.ary bomb and burned to the
ground
"A bridge over the Tyne near New
castle was partly wrecked.
AT Grimsby the barracks wero de-
molishcd. several hundred soldiers be-
Ing buried beneath the ruins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

way connected with German bomb con-
spirators.
More than twenty steamships which
either caught on fire IN tnis port or
mad fire or explosions on Heard after
putting TO sea are thought 10y the po-
ice to have been victims OF the al
legged bomb conspirators who were ar
rested last night.
The fire on the Atlantic Transport
liner Minnehaha. which had an eXplo-
sion on board on July 1, 1915, waen
three days out Of port, is thought TO
be due TO one Of the newly discovered
bombs.
Among other vessels which had either
fire or explosions on bogIc are the
Euterpe. November 5, 1915; Devon City,
of the Bristol City Line, April p. 1915;
Dalton. out of Philadelphia, February
Is, 1916; HanninSham Court. bombs
found on board in Bordeaux February
8, 1915.
Inchmoor caught on fire in her dock
in Brooklyn December 26. 1914
Irvington Court, laden with hay,
caught fire in Brooklyn, February %
Knutsford, sugar laden, fire in hold.
February %, 1915.
Lord Erne, sugar laden; two bombs
found in hold, at port in France, April
10, 1915.
Sigma caught fire in dock in Brook
Ign, later caught FIRE down the bay
and returned to dock. January 81,
1916.
Riolages, sugar laden. caught fire at
Yonkers, October q, 1915, and again in
Brooklyn on October p. 1915.
Rochambeau on fire 400 miles from
Halifax, November 26. 1875.
Ryndam explosion in dock, in Ho-
boken, January !, 1915.
Rosebank, Philadelphia. January %,
1916. coal laden; two bombs found In
coal.
Strathtay. July II. 1915, bomb found
between decks.
La Touraine, July -, 1915, fire In
hold.
Tennyson on fire or Brazilian coast
three weeks ago, put into Bahia.
birmingham. December I. 1915, sugar
laden, two fires in cargo in Erie Basin.
Veendijk, fire in hold in Hoboken,
August 10, 1915.