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The Washington times., 1916-05-18
A Plank That Will Not Be An Is
..sue, but Well to Recall-Prepared.

hGbSs
To the Editor OF THE TINES:
The time for making the political plat
forms OF 1916 is almost at hand Looking
back at those OF 1912 we find at least
one that is we'll worth repeating. though
II will not be an issue. as there Is sub
stantial agreement on the subject. This
is what was said about war and pre-
paredness In 1912:
The Progressive parry depiores the
survival In our civilization of the
barbaric system Of warfare among
nations, with its enormous waste
of resources. even In time OF peace,
and the consequent impoverlshment
of the life of the toiling masses.
We pledge the party to use its best
endeavors to substitute judicial and
and other peaceful means of settling
international differences. We favor
international agreement for the lin
itation OF naval forces. Pending such
an agreement, and as the best means
of preserving peace. we pledge our
selves to maintain for the present
the policy OF building two battle
ships year
What Improvement can be made or
that plank?
THOS. w. GILMER.
Washington, May Is. 1916.
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tribution to what might before many
years b q vanishing point.
The present Congress is making
record for generosity in other direc-
tions, contrasting curiously with a
program Of parsimouy toward the
Capital City.
The Washington times., 1916-05-18
Any Man Can Live on SIS a
Week, Asserts Farquhar

NEW YORK, May 1s.-In addressing
the National Association of Manufac-
tUreis today A. b. Farquhar, of York,
Ia, declared minimum wage and sick
ness Insurance to be absurd.
Amy man." he said, can live health
fly s. a week. | once lived for eight
months on So a week. and worked fifteen
hours a day and retained my health.
We should teach our people thrift" Mr..
arGuha added he had tried the ex-
pertinent of living on 50 a week In lSo.
The Washington times., 1916-05-18
Champion Typist of
World To Be Married

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Miss Margaret
owen. the worlds champion typist. is
to marry. Her fiance is William s. Her.
rick. a young business man OF Boston.
No date has been set for the wedding.
DIT Miss owen admitted yesterday II
might be early next winter.
Miss owen lives with her parents in
first disclosed when beautiful soii-
taire flashed on her finger as she tapped
the typewriter keys In a recent demon
stration
The Washington times., 1916-05-18
The Fool Gorilla.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In n Sunday paper some artist, who
ought TO have been there himself. pic
tured In the native wilds OF a museum
gorilla. throwing In a man by way
OF contrast.
Then. after dilating upon the superior
chest and muscular development OF the
beast. he unsrtisticaily remarked what
n rity It IL he has not brains enough
to he put TO work!
Remembering the dismembered shop
girls. whose lack OF chest and muscle
may bo due TO their trying to stand sir
days where one would do. and the men,
slaves who score not their days. / won
der which uses the brain he has to the
beet purpose!
Manor the fool gorillaT
STUART.
ANa.AI,ula.. A.. n
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Colonel Roosevelt
Invades Ford's Home

NEW YORK. May 1S-Colonel Roose-
welt left Oyster Bay today to carry
a message Of preparedness to the home
of Henry Ford, the pacifist.
He win speak In Detroit tomorrow
morning and doesn't expect to mipce
Of the automobile kins's views.
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II In a curious fact that on the eve
OF a Presidential campaign there IL no
serious thought of how the voters will
regard an unexampled budget. Rather,
on both sides of the political line there
In a vague feeling that a big budget
spent for purposes that can be de-
scribed generally as preparedness" will
be q testimony that Congress has met
the needs of the times.
Economy about spending Federal
money Is a fine thing-when you, econo-
mize at the other fellows expense. No
man considers that the little bill or
the little item"-maybe only half
miiIion-thnt he Ii interested In, Is an
extravagance.
A member OF the House has a renomi-
nation fight at home. He believes that
his fate will depend on a particular
county. in which he has not been strong.
II has perhaps home candidate who
Is strong. How can he fix that county!
He knows. He will get an appropria-
ton to spend on It's pet waterway; or
he will provide a public building for us
county seat village. That VIII break cs
public building bill may look. In the
aggregate, like an extravaganza. The
river and harbor appropriation may have
been denounced by that particular mem
matter. He needs his slice OF the
''pork' for very intimate reasons.
When there are enough OF them that
want II for like very personal reasons
Il is provided.
Appropriations Easy This Year.
This year, II Is no secret that liberal
appropriations are going to be easy be-
cause the country Is in the mind to ex-
pect them. Business is good, prosperity
IN everywhere. preparedness Is In the
air: and under the preparedness cover
IL will be possible to get away with
lot Of things that have nothing even re-
motely to do with preparing.
Last year the army appropriation
bill was about s1ol 900. 900, This year
the department estimated for $3.50.
900. 700; but the army increase bill
seems certain TO pass with provisions
that will make IT necessary. wher
along. to make 1t even bigger thar
ON the very best authority Il car
be said. in fact. that a total OF near
err $500, 100000 Is more likely. Thii
Is based on the fact that an army o.
! II, 900 costs about 100000. 900, ant
that the army Is to be more thar
doubled. Experience has shown tina
the increase of cost is about in THU
ratio.
It is to be understood that the arm,
Increase measure that has lately beer
under consideration is not an appro
priation bill. 1t merely establishes tn
army; another measure, the army APP
preparation bill. will come along late
to provide, item by item. for payini
| the costa
Navy Cost Doubled, Too.
Again. there is the navy. Last yea
1t got sl49.oo0.000. This year the de
partment in the estimates asked S2l2.
10000 for II. Everything in tn
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Urges Heavier Punishment 70
Careless Drivers.


To the Editor Of THE TIMES.
The latest mobor-car accident In
which another stupid jury has exonora-
ted the driver OF two-ton truck for
killing n little child who was picking
up pebbles near the curb. forcibly DEM
onstrates the fact that Major Pull
mans plan to instruct drivers OF thia
class 10 q very much needed innova-
ton.
A few convictions. In which employers
should be held criminally negligent for
not instructing their drivers that they
do not quito own the public highways,
and have no license to run down every
thing that happens TO be In their way
and q fine OF substantial proportions
with n few days In jail, would very
soon put n stop to these cowboy ethics
and the needless crushing out Of human
lives.
ID. w. LEE.
waahinn ton Nav IL
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MAIL BAG
(From The Times' Readers,

Communications TO the Mail Bag must
be written on one side OF the paper
only; must not exceed 200 words In
length, and must be signed with name
and address OF sender. The publication
not mean the Endorsement By The Timer
Of the opinions OF the writer. The Mall
Bar II an open forum. where the citi-
,xens OF Washington can argue most
questions.
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Tomorrow.

Concert. United States Soldiers Home Band.
Lecture, ''The Modern Study OF Dante" Rt.
Rev Maurice f. Burke bishop OF St Jo-
seph Mo-, under auspices of Dante Society
OF Washington, McMahon Hall, $3.50 d. m.
Meeting, Federal Employees Union, No. 1854
National Rifles Armory, s p. m. =
Banquet. United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association. Ebbitt. 8 D. m
Emery School, Lincoln road between Ran,
dolph and streets northeast. II 80 a. m.
to p, m.
Meeting, Elementary Sunday School Teach-
ers' Union. Public Library, $3.50 p. m.
Address, Judaism and Social Service" Or,
Rudolph l. Coffee, before Washington He
brew Congregation, in Eighth Street Tenn
CONNIE ncement exercises, Washington Col.
lege. concert. School OF Music. In college.
p. m.
Bridge competition, Home Club, s p. m.
Presentation exercises, Friends School.
Friends Meeting House. p. m.
| South American supper Y. w. C. A., even
Dance. Home Club, s;l5 p. m. ..
School of Instruction: Columbia Command.
Eastern star-Martha. No. I; East Gate,
| No. 81.
| Odd Feilows-Contral, NJ. /; Metropolis, No.
| 10, and Phoenix, No. 2s Magenenu, En-
| campment. No 4,
| Rebecca Lodge-Miriam, Nj. 6. -,
| knights OF Pythias-Syracusians, No, 10
.Pythian Sisters-Ra thbone Temple, No. g.
National Union Club meeting at hesdquAx-
ters.
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COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Address, saturday Haif-Holidays for Gov
ernment Cierksi' George La Cain. before
allied printing trades at Government Print
Address. The Place OF the Jew In Modern
Life" Madame Pevsnsr. Adas Israel syna-
Meeting. Washington chapter, American In
sutute OF Banking. INA street northwest.
Meeting. Home and School Association Of
Eastern High school. in Eastern High
school. y. m.
Grafton OF womens Clubs OF Maryland.
Presbyterian Church. Chevy Chase Circle.
Annual festival. Mems Club OF St. stephsn's
Episcopal Church. Fourteenth street and
Columbia road northwest. D. m.
Graduation exercises. GARFIELD Memorial
Commencement week exercises. Washington
College. School Of Expression, presentation
% .nd kar Lehman nm S0 ssssos.s
Messins n fes s Memorial Men m Association,
niaSsfates tsIs under e. m au.p,o.. Of Oh.
Asassiz Club. Normal School. Georgia ave-
nue. and Euclid street northwest, 7:5o d m.
toric spots and records OF the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. at home OF Mrs.
G, W. Richardson. lsi7 Connecticut avenue.
Illustrated lecture. "Rambles Throuxh Can.
trail America" Harry o. sandbers. Home
Annual meeting. Stanton Suffrage Club. Pub
lie Library. p. m.
Meeting, Federal Photographic Society of the
United States Reclamation Service. Ebbitt.
Dinner. Lafayette Lodge of Masons. Ebbitt.
$3.50 p. m.
Convention. United States Civil Service Re-
tirement Association. @. A. r. Hall 10
a. m.
Annual review. washington High School
Cadet Regiment. Eilipse. south OF the
p.Ssts I:s e isiI ? an. nd 1911, e.or..,o~u
University Law School, in school. p. m.
Masonic-Hiram, No. 10. NJ. M: Ia Fayetts.
No. ID; Adoniram Council. No. z. OF Royal
and Select Masters.
Eastern Star-Esther. No. 8.
Odd Fellows-saiem, No. e: Columbia. No.
10. and Covenant, No. Il.
Rebekah Lodge-Friendship. No. 9.
Knights Of Professionalism. No. Z.
Pythian Sisters-Past Chiefs Association
Building Hall.
Reception. complimentary to Senators Hitch
cock and Norris. Nebraska State Associa-
ton, Hotel Lafayette, 8 ID. m.
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Navy Cost Doubled, Too.

Again. there is the navy. Last year
It got sl4s.oo0.ooo. This year the de-
partment in the estimates asked $2l2.-
100000 for II. Everything in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-24
NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. Hugh Doyle
John H. Wallace reported Friday
from furlough with relatives in
Boston.
Duncan Frazier late L. S. Navy
and Joseph W. Johnson, late Co. B
206th Pa. Inf, have been granted dis
charges from the Home
Religious services at the Home chap
ell will be held Sunday as follows:
Mass and sermon by Rev. FIR. Nelli-
gan at A. NJ and Protestant ser
vices by Rev. c. H. Temple at 1895 A
NJ. Singing by the choir in the hos
pital from to p. NJ.
Edward l.. Hayes. CO. l. LIST Me. Inf.
Granville Haselton, late Co. l, Sth
Mass. Inf; James Hackett, late L. S
Navy: George Wilson. late Co c. 31st
Mass. Inf: Thomas Dickson. late Co
K, LIST L. S. Eng; and Benjamin A.
Swasey, were Friday taken up 7. A.
P. awaiting admission to the Home.
Burroughs have been granted the
following: John H. Nicholson to
Rochester, Ga. Edwin Burke to Til
ton, Moses P. Brown to Athens; George
P. Small to Boston: Daniel r. keaton
to Camden: David Lowvent to Fitch
burg: Zebina n. Annis to Manches-
ter; Jonathan Dawson to Providence:
Albert S. Gowan to Danville: Burn
ham c. Sleeper to Providence: Mi
chael Hickey to Biddeford William
Green to Fall River; Leonard c. Jud
kins to Lewiston and Aaron Handy to
Portland
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ChiIdren's Excursion

The excursion for the little ones o.
the Children's Home and of those un-
der the care of Mrs. Ada f. Hunt VIII
go on the steamer islander on Tues
day, June -. About 125 or more arc
expected. This excursion is gwen D!
the Augusta. Gardiner e Boothod!
Steamboat Co. Above this we VIII
need to serve the children with goo'
dinner, of sandwiches, doughnuts, cah"'
fruit. etc. Who will help us proV!u'
the things necessary? If many manu-
will help little it will make 1t pos
sible to feed the children for the Gay
Any or all that can give food or mone!
to aid this way can phone either ME
Ada +. Hunt or w. c. HAYES IN 'h0
matter. All articles to be given VIII " y,
called for on notice. The food coui'
be left at the Children's Home oHlee
at 335 Water street. Help us make 'ne
occasion pleasant one to the CHI
dren who deserve it.
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further orders. The War department
had planned to cali on the states
which effected the best and earliest
complete mobilization. having regard
to the distance and time for trans
portation. Today's orders are expected
to result in the immediate movement
toward the border Of separate regi-
ments from many states whose en-
tire National Guard strength has not
been assembled.
The War department had no advices
today showing definitely the progress
of the mobilization of the 100000 Ma
tional Guardsmen called for border
service BY the new order. mastering
officers in the various departments
are instructed to submit to the de-
partment all commanders reports on
the progress being made by each Ma
tional Guard organization with its
mobiliZa ton. On the basis of these re-
ports the department heads will be
able to indicate to General Funston
the approximate time when each regi-
ment or other unit under their juriS-
dction will be ready for service and
consult his desires as to the points
which each shall be sent. Regiments
will go to the front in the order in
which they become ready for service.
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ct crisis are located at the western end
of the grounds. The staff officers have
their quarters in the first row which
runs from north to south; back Of them
and running in the same direction are
the line officers. and the members Of the
Hospital corps. Behind their quarters
are the larger cook and company dining
tents. each with it's smaller tent for the
accommodation Of the cooks and assist
ants. Running from east to west and
located behind the mess quarters are
the hrst sergeants' quarters and those
OF the duty sergeants, the quarters for
the gun company from Bangor. and
the various company streets in the
following order: Co. x. Of Pennington;
Co. B, Of Rumford Falls; Co. D, Of Nor
way; Co. c. Of Livermore Falls; Co. A.
Of Dexter; Co. E. Of Skowhegan; Co.
M, of Augusta; Co. H, Of Waterville;
Co. G, of Bangor; Co. /, of Eastport;
Co. F. of Dover; Co. L, of Houlton; and
the band quarters. The Y. M. c. A.
erected two large tents at the north Of
the field Friday afternoon for the &C.
commodation Of the boys.
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Carranza Seeking
Southern Allies
Mexican Ambassador Personally Informs South
and Central American Representatives That
Mexican Troops Were Under Orders Not tn
Attack Americans unless They Assumed the
Aggressive

Washington, June 23.-Eliseo Are
dondo. Mexican ambassador designate,
today personally informed diplomatic
representatives of South and Central
American republics that the Carranza
troops in the state of Chihuahua were
under orders not to attack American
troops unless the Americans assumed
the aggressive.
Mr.. Arredondo stated that he acted
on instructions from his foreign office.
When asked whether the warning of
General Trevino, the Carranza COM
mander in Chihuahua, that he would
attack any American force moving
east, west or south, had been rescind
ed he said his instructions made no
mention Of the matter.
It was suggested in some quarters
that the discrepancy between the Ar
redondo version of the orders and Cen
eral TrevinO's action was to be ex-
planned by the fact that the Mexicans
would contend that any movement 9TH
err than north by American troops was
an aggressive act. Mr. Arredondo' S
hurried visits to his South and Central
American colleagues revived talk of
the possibility of offers of mediation of
present and past difficulties. The state
department, however, has plainly in
Dictated that it does not desire media
ton and does not consider there is any
thing to mediate.
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Available Militia
Ordered to Border
Secretary Baker Directs Immediate Despatch Of
All Guardsmen without Waiting for Complete
Mobilization - Movement Towards Border
May Begin at Once

Washington, June 23.-Secretary Baker
today addressed orders to all army de-
partmental commanders to send to the
Mexican border all militia available imme-
diateiy upon their organization, without
waiting for completion of the mobiiza-
ton of the separate states.
The commanders were requested to no.
tify General Funston when each regi-
ment. troop. battery or other unit COM
pletes muster General Funston will in
dictate where he wishes the forces sent
IN each instance. and the departmental
commander. without further instructions
from Washington. will arrange transport
tation and send them forward.
The announcement of the new orders
was made officially after today's cabinet
meeting but it was understood that they
actually had been issued before the cab
met convened. No explanation was Of
fered for the change in the original plan
to send only n part of the available
guardsmen a present, and officials would
not disclose whether news of any inn
portant developments in Mexico had caus-
ed the step.
The original orders to the guards
men were for their mobilization in
state concentration camps to await
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NO VESSELSFOR
REFUGEES WHO
REACH VERA CRUZ
BY THE HUNDRED
Sad Conditions at Port Where
They Were Ordered by U. S.
Agents without Preparations
to Care for Them

Vera Cruz, June 23.-Vera Cruz Is
filled with refugee Americans awaiting
opportunity to sail for the United
States. Every train arriving here
brings from SO to 100 men, women and
children, who expect to embark on
transports, but as yet no steamer has
arrived, with the result that the no.
tells and rooming houses are filled with
Americans on their way home. Many
have taken advantage Of Consul Can
ada's instructions and are now quar-
tered on board the battleship Nebras-
ka, where they are awaiting transfer
to the first available steamship bound
for the United States.
Consul Canada said today that 1t
was unlikely that a transport would
reach here before June % and that
the problem of taking care Of the many
Americans arriving daily was becoming
serious. Among the arrivals there are
numbers who have the means to pay
for any accommodations that could
be offered them but as no accommo-
dations are available their funds are
Of no assistance to them in this re-
spect.
AS Americans were ordered by dip
lomatic and consular agents more than
a week ago to seek coast points. there
is much complaint among the refugees
over the delay in the arrival of ves-
sells to transport them.
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CAL|STHENICS,
ORGANIZATION
AND INSTRUCTION
Fridays Program Furnishes
Hint as to What the yellow
Backs" May Be Expected to
Do During Encampment of
Mobilization

The mobilization camp presented a
different aspect Friday from any en-
campment held during the past few de-
cades. There was little of the good
natured banter and fooling that has
been manifest in past years. over the
whole camp was an atmosphere of grim
business and of logged devotion to ar
duous routine
All day long the drab clad figures OF
the boys who may be called to uphold
the dignity and honor of the Pine Tree
State dotted the field occupied with
learning the duties of squad formation,
and of maneuvers without arms. Calls
themes were literally interspersed, and
it is safe to say that few of the men
who toiled ell day long on the work
that is to get their bodies in condition
for the campaigning that may befall
them, had ever got as much exercise
all in one day.
The program for Friday was largely
one Of drill without arms, rudimentary
instruction, and muscle-building. Cap
tain Niles Of the United States Regu-
lars was at Camp Keyes during the
day giving instruction to the non-com-
missioned officers, and both officers and
men are working faithfully to bring
our Maine troops to their highest pos
sible efficiency.
Practically the only formal ceremony
Of the day was guard mount which took
place shortly after 430 in the after
noon The officer Of the day was Cap
tain Murray Of Co. H. while Lieut.. Rog-
ers Of H Co. acted as commander Of
the guard.
The on-commissioned officers and the
commissioned officers attended their re-
spective schools at seven in the even
ing, and when taps was sounded at 10
o'clock 1t was a tired bunch Of men
who turned in after their first day at
Camp Keyes
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JAPANESE DENY
GIVING AID TO THE
DEFACT0 TROOPS
Baron Ishii Declares Idea Utter
ly Absurd as to Supplying
Munitions and Arms

Toxic. June 23.-"Of course any claim
that the Japanese government will assist
Mexicans with munitions and arms is
out of the question and absurd said
Baron Ishii, foreign minister to a CORE
spondent of the Associated Press who
asked him today for his views on the
Mexican situation. The interview was
sought on account of declarations attrib-
uted to MeXicans that assurances had
been received from Japan that munitions
and other assistance would be given to
Mexico in the event of war with the
United States.
las for private Japanese companies
selling arms to Mexicans," the foreign
minister continued. Il consider it ex-
tremely improbable. AS you know, all
available rifles and guns are being fur
nshed to Japan's allies to asst in bring
ing the European war to a successful is
sue.
THE Japanese nation sincerely hopes
that armed conflict between the United
States and Mexico may be avoided. Jap
ans interest in America. North, Central
and South. being essentially pacific and
commercial, any event bringing disturb
ances into the American market would
be felt keenly in Japan"
Baron Ishii expressed surprise and my>-
LITIGATION when the correspondent referred
to General Ramon Iturbe, a representa-
tive Of General Carranza, who was re-
ported several weeks ago to be on his
way to Japan on a secret mission. The
baron declared he never had heard Of
General Iturbe or his projected visit.
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The lightning during the heav%
thunder shower Of Sunday night did
considerable damage in the several
places where it struck at Corinna. At
Preston Libby's farm near the Five
Corners it entered the tie-up and
killed five cows besides shattering 90
panes of glass in the house. At c. Fl.
Browns 1t entered the cellar follow
ing the telephone wire and plowed a
furrow across the bottom of the cell
lar and took out a piece Of the under
pinning. At j. B. Woodard's it killed
his best cow, stunned the others, and
knocked down plastering in the house
and did other damage to the house.
The plastering fell on Mr.. Woodlands
head, stunning him. The effect Of the
lightning left the cows deaf for several
hours. and they refused to eat At
Wilson Crowell's in North Newnort the
lightning killed a horse.