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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
RECEIVES GIFT OF s15o.o9O.
Graduates Contribution
to Wellesley College Announced.

WE'LL ESLEY. Mass, January ca
eift of sl5o.0Oo from an anonymous
graduate was announced by President
Ellen rendleton of Wellesley College
today.
The money is t" he used toward a
fund for a new administration build
ing.
Announcement was made at the same
time that Edwin +. Greene of Boston
had been elected president of the
boar d of trustees of the college to sue
coed Bishop William Lawrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

for even that brief time had been suf-
ficient to show its educational value in
the marvellous Improvement in their
sons.
MIR. Wood pointed out that the Swiss
army is the most democratic institution
in the world and is organized for de-
Tense only. II enables Switzerland to
put half million trained. equipped
and ORGANIZED men into the field in
stantiy- He emphasized this fact. be-
cause he stated that there was every
likelihood that would need the
greatest degree of preparedness to re-
SiSt attack He continued:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
M1DYEAR COMMENCEMENT.
Secretary Wilson to Speak at Bust
ness High School.

of Labor is to be the speaker at the
midyear commencement exercises of
the Business High School to be held at
the school the evening of January 81
John B. Larner is to preside and Will
liam T. Galliher is to present the di-
plomas. Rabbi Grossman is to lead the
devotional exercises. Music is to be
furnished by the school orchestra.
Glass night exercises are to be held
by the two-year class Wednesday even
ing, and by the four-year class Thurs
day evening. Both celebrations are to
take place at the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

ready to fight, but an unarmed people
cannot fight a fully armed and equip
ped body of 100000 men: and how are
the bravest people in the world to
spring to arms when they have got no
arms to spring to? That is why | say
that we are defenseless by land and
we need defense.
i now come to the navy. Let me re-
peat that ] speak in no party sense,
and I do not think it party question,
but ] have been more years than ] care
to confess in Congress and | think !
know Congress fairly well. and ! think
| know where the blame rests for our
not being defended as we ought to be at
this moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
CARDS OF THANKS.

ANDREWS. We wish to express our
thanks to our many relatives ana
friends for their expressions or SYM
pathy and floral offerings extended to
US on the death of our beloved nus
band and father. WILLIAM T An
DREWS BY THE FAMILY.
BERRY. We gratefully acknowledge
the expressions of coincidence and
beautiful floral tributes. as well as
for assistance rendered by our many
relatives and friends during our SAD
bereavement on the occasion of the
death of our beloved mother. SARAH
BERRY. BY HER CHILDREN.
ESLIN. We wish to thank the many
friends and relatives for their kindest
sympathy and floral offerings extend
ed on the illness and death of
our beloved husband and father
CHARLES r. ESLIN.
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE MARY. AND
SONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
"Time for Patriots to Be
On Guard" Gen. McAIpin's
View of Anti-EnIistment

plea Tor patriotism among bows
ana criticism of pledges, circulate
over the country for signatures which
promise to avoid enlistment in war
times was voiced at the closing session
yesterday afternoon of the National Sc
cGrlty League convention at the New
WIZARD Hotel In an address prepared
ny MAJ Gen. f.. A. McAlpin of New
ork. president OF the United States
Boy Scouts. Gen. McAlpin having been
unavoidable detained, the address wa
presented by Col. l.. w. Amerman of
the New York National Guard in his
behalf
When persons calling themselves
Americans" Gen. McAlpin said, band
tosether IN a league and endeavor to
secure sigma lures of other So-called
Americans to a pladge that reads. L,
being over eighteen years of age. pledge
myself against enlistment as a volun-
teer for any military or naval service
IN International war. offensive or de-
fenslve, and against giving my APP
prevail to any such enlistment on the
part of others-it is certainly time for
all true and loyal Americans to be on
guard.
"Americanizing Effect on Parents,
MANY of the boys in the United
States Boy Scouts are the sons of for
eign born parents. and the constant
talk and enthusiasm for our organiza-
ton and the American flag which these
boys carry into their homes has a Won
derfully American izing effect upon the
parents. In the days to come our
country may need soldiers and sailors
and they should be more intelligent
and efficient and more patriotic than
those of other countries There is no
question that the average citizen of
this country is more intelligent than
that of any other country of the pres
ent age.
Where are these soldiers and sailors
to come from? We are finding it
difficult matter to arouse the grown
men of our country from their satisfied
feeling of safety and immunity from
the danger of invasion, and when
aroused it takes much longer to train
him than it does the boy. We begin
with the boy. early. while he is filled
with energy and enthusiasm. We teach
them love of country, and how to keep
clean and healthy in mind and body
Our aim and purpose is the creation of
united all-American nation. begin
ming with the boy. and the making over
of the boy of foreign parentage into an
American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Irrigation System Intact.

Ell CENTRIC. Cal. January Pho
damage to the Imperial valley irrigation
system had resulted from the flood waters
of the Colorado river tonight.
Water was eighteen feet deep against
the gates of the system at Hanlon head
ing, and debris covered an acre Of water
at that point, according to telephone mes
sages received here. The water began
to recede late today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
SECURITY LEAGUE
SESSIONS WIND UP
WITH A BANQUET


continental army plan. is the ideal
plan very much doubt it--or wheth-
err, like other men charged with great
responsibility. lie is laboring for the
best he can hope to get. But he IS
telling us all about it. And. when all
is told, what is it that we know
1t is that we have no army sufficient
to defend the United States. We can
not build coast defeuses to protect 10
600 or Il 1000 miles of coast. That is an
abSurdity. The defense of the United
States by land must lie in large mo-
bile force. !, for one. believe that the
of Gen. Leonard
Wood and the War College experts
that we should have regular army of
100000 men to start With-is right,
that that is the least number
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

DIED.
BIER EMS.

BERENS. After a brief illness. on
Friday. January 81. 1915. AT 1910 a m ?.
at Georgetown University Hospital.
JOHN H. BERENS.
Funeral from his late residence. 1875
9TH street northwest. OH Monday.
January "a at $50 am. Requiem
mass AT st Msry's Church At 3
o'clock. Relatives and friends invited.
lnterment at ST. Mary's cemetery. 23'
BOWERS. On Saturday. January -.
1915. NELLIE, beloved wife of Charles
:. Bowers, aged thirty-eight years.
Funeral from her late residence. 1928
AZ street southwest. on Tuesday.
January %. at l o'clock pm. Rela :
tives and friends invited to attend.
1nterment at Congressional cemetery.
23s
GOODBYE. On Thursday. January 20.
1916, BURL GOODLOE. aged seventy
two years.
Funeral services ,private) were held at
the chapel of Joseph Gawler's sons,
1890 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Saturday. January -. Interment at
Arlington national cemetery.
On Thursday morning.
January 20. 1916. ALICE. beloved
daughter of the late Bernard and
Mary McWilliams Fitzpatrick.
Funeral from her late residence, 1902
Rhode Island avenue northwest. Mon :
day morning. January "a, at $3.50
o'clock. Requiem mass at St Mat
thew's Church at 10 o'clock. Relatives
and friends respectfully invited. %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Organizations Invited to Join.

Other organizations, as outlined in
yesterdays Star. which are to be ask
ed to unity and coordinate with the
American Security League. are the
Navy League of the United States, the
Army League of the United States, the
American Legion. which is gathering
the names of those who are willing to
serve the country in case of war; the
military and naval aeronautics branch
of the Aero Club of America the mill
tary branch OF the Automobile Associa-
ton of America. the Woman's Section
of the Movement for National Prepar-
edness "a part of the National Civic
Federation) and state organizations,
such as the Maryland League for Ma
tional Defense.
officers of the Army League last
night expressed their belief that the
proposed unification would be a good
thing, and their belief that the unifica-
ton will come about with the Army
League as part of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Security Leagues Sessions
Wind Up With the Adoption
Of Resolutions Submitted

A spirited scene marked the close of the
formal sessions OF the convention of the
National Security League at the New Will
lard Hotel. when the resolutions commit
tee brought i'll its report, and there was
debate on the items of the report and an
attempt or two to amend them. The con-
vention ended at ;i5 pm.
No amendments We're made to the reso-
lutions. which the committee announced
had been the result of twelve hours of
labor on the part of seventeen out of
nineteen members of the committee, and
all Of the resolutions, except one. were
adopted unanimously. Several additions
were made, however. unanimously.
The ore exception was that of an OBJ
lection made by William A ketcham of
Indianapolis, who had been appointed
delegate to the convention by the Cover
nor of Indiana. he announced. Mr.
hetcham objected to the first resolution
presented. which announces that the de-
tense of the United States depends upon
an adequate navy and a national army
founded upon a system of universal OBJ
Iiga tory military training and service" lie
said the people of Indiana would object
to it, and therefore registered the sole
vote against il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

authorized last wear. nearly a year ago,
nothlng has been done at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
What the Navy Needs.

The report is worth your consdera-
ton if you want to get at the facts.
We have no scouts. We have no fast
battle cruisers. The Bluecher, which
was sunk in the North sea. was sunk
because she was the slowest of the
German ships. She was faster than
any ship in our navy.
Criticising the slowness in building
submarines. he said:
THE Schley was the first one author
lied. 1t was authorized on the goth of
June, 1914. The contract was let the
following March-March of 1915. In the
bulletin of January 10. 1915. it APP
pears that nothing has been done upon
her yet.
How long do you think is the con-
tract time for the Schley. the first of
our seagoing submarines? / was as
tonished when 1 found out. Thirty-six
months, three years! She is not con-
tracted to be delivered until March,
l191S, and If we want submarines We
want them now.
las for the two, sixty and sixty-one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
In Memoriam.

LYNCH. In loving remembrance of my
dear mother. who died seven years
ago today, January %. 1909.
DAUGHTER.
WORCH. In sad but loving remem-
brance of our dear father. ALFRED
WORCH. who died six years ago to-
day January %. 1910.
BY HIS DEVOTED CHILDREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Working of Resolution.

Gen. Woodruff of Washington attempted
to amend this resolution by the insertion
after the word service of the following
The regular or active army and the
reserve army to be raised by conscrip-
ton
Gen. Luke E. Wright, former Secre-
tary of War. and chairman of the reso-
buttons committee, said that the people
of the United States have an inherent
objection, he believes, to the use of the
word "conscrption, and he declared
his belief and that of the committee to
be that the words universal obligatory
military training and service" mean the
same. thing as transcription" Gen.
Woodruff did not press his proposed
amendment and voted for the resolu-
ton as it originally stood.
There was colloquy between the tw o
old soldiers as to choice of phrases
between The War of the Rebellion"
and The Civil War" one being what
in the old days was called a northerner
and the other what was called a south
erner. They laughed with the audience
as those present cheered and applauded
them both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Scarcity of Submarines.

Senator Lodge laid particular stress
on the scarcity of submarines and the
inefficiency of those the United States
now has.
There is the shortage of men," he
said. The Secretary has sent in the
report of Admiral Fletcher, made on
the 18th of August last and in that
he describes the shortage of men. At
the June inspection one division was
short 1850 men. Mine layers were %
per cent short in their complement.
The department has reduced the COM
plement of destroyers by % per cent.
1t is reported that at the tle-effi-
cheney inspection of the Utah a chief
petty officer was in charge of one tur
ret. and ensign of 1914 in charge
of another. The Florida was short
twenty mine officers, the Utah twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

eight. the Michigan twenty-one and the
South Carolina sixteen. A pay clerk and
a yeoman were In charge of the plotting
room, doing the work which should
have been done by the commissioned
officers.
admiral Fletcher. the commander
in chief. says that such reports are of
frequent occurrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
To Raise Fund of 100000.

1t is said that the sum of $4,000 is to
be raised in New York and that an
other sum of $4,000 is to be raised in
Philadelphia. as a sort of endowment
for the new organization, and that the
recently organized conference commit
tee on national preparedness, formed
by prominent men in New York. is ex-
pected to turn over it's funds on Hand
to the new organization and become a
part of the latter In addition, welfare
associations throughout the country
which have taken up the subject of
preparedness are to be brought into the
big new organiza ton. as well as the
American Defense Society, which is a
chip off the National Security League
organization. formed in New York last
wear as result of some disagreements
of opinion. 1t is also said that the ma
tional defense committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
is to be asked to be represented in the
new organization. as well as the Amer
lean National Red Cross. which was
represented in the meeting which
formed the conference committee on
national preparedness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

the army Some things change and
others do not.
II served in the House some years
ago. on the naval committee. | am at this
moment an unworthy member of the SEN
ate committee on naval affairs, and !
have tried to inform myself in regard
to the navy. | do not know as much
about it as my friend Mr.. PadSett,
chairman of the House naval commit
tee, who, | think, has a more thorough
knowledge of naval affairs than any
other man in public life.
I'VE see a great display of noble
ships in the Hudson river, and the peo-
pie go home with a comfortable feel
ing that they have got great and
splendid navy. because they do not
quite understand. During the Spanish
war there was a New England port
which shall be nameless where they
felt that they were in danger of as
salt from Spanish cruisers. and, IN
common with many other ports. in the
south as well as in the north they
wanted protection. They were not eX-
ceptional in that. | labored to get
them protection. I finally secured for
this particular port an old monitor OF
the civil war with one large smooth
bore gun. 1t was towed down to that
port with some difficulty. anchored in
the harbor, and they were perfectly
satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
Reported That Robert Bacon
Agrees to Accept Presidency
of Combined Organizations

1t was reported last night at the banquet
Of the National Security League at the
New Willard Hotel that Robert Bacon,
formerly Secretary of State and former
ambassador at Paris. has been approach
ed by number of those connected with
The Security League, the Navy League,
the Army League and other increased
military preparedness organizations, with
a view to having him accept the presi
dency of the consolidation of these organ
izations, and that Mr.. Bacon has accepted.
The convention of the Security League
late yesterday afternoon passed resolu-
ton providing for the unifying and CO.
ordination of all the national defense
organizations. as exclusively forecast in
The Star. 1t was understood last night
that the Navy League has already taken
action looking to such a unification, so
far as it is concerned, under which il will
become the navy branch of new organ
ization.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-16
STRIKE CALL ISSUED.
BY Garment Workers UniOn-Order
i'm Effect Today.

New York, Dec ia strike involv-
ing 10000 makers of mems and boys
clothing in this city and Newark, n. j.,
was called tonight by officials of the
Amalgamatcd Clothing Workers of Am
erica. Sidney Hillman, president of the
union, announced the strike would be-
gin tomorrow morning.
Officials of the American Clothing
Manufacturers Association tonight took
steps to minimize the amalgamateds ac.
ton by offering to grant to the United
Garment Workers Of America a sepaa-
rate labor organization, the demands
which they refused the amalgamated
employees.
The tentative agreement with the
United Workers comedies the eight-hour
day and the wage increases that were de-
manded by the other union, which aver
age about So a week
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-12-16
DISTILLER DEMANDS
FAIR PLAY,
Replying To Life Insurance Com
pany Which Advocates Prohibition
and Exploits COnfiscatiOn.

A demand for reciprocity is voiced by
Morris F. Westheimer, president of the
Susquemac Distilling Company, in an
open letter to the Bankers Life Insur-
ance Company, of Des Moines, Iowa, re-
spending to notice of premium due
on policies held by Mr.. Westheimer in
that company.
He comments on certain articles print
ed in the company's Bulletin, saying:
approximately one-half of the Bulle-
tin is devoted to advocating the confisca-
ton of my property without compensa-
ton. | am writing to you to ask how
you can approve conhscation of property,
based on the unsupported and mislead-
ing statements of Billy Sunday"
He asks the company to print in its
next Bulletin a report of Andrew F.
West, dean of the Graduate School of
Princeton, on Sunday, and adds:
"The distillers and brewers pay the
United States Government annually a
sum in excess of the entire cost of sup
porting the army and navy of the United
States. If you favor the destruction OF
the property of the distillers and brew
ers, as a public benefit, should not the
public be willing to pay for the property
destroyed?
why do you solicit my patronage
and at the same time favor the destruc-
ton of my property without compen-
sation? A distillery forbidden to distill
spirits is as valueless as an insurance
company forbidden to issue policies.
81 am a distiller My business is as
lawful as yours, so held by the Supreme
Court of the United States. 1t exists
because of the demand of the people for
my product, Just as does yours. The
business of distiling is as old as his
tory. Our Government derives one-third
Of its income from its taxes on distilled
and brewed beverages. | simply ask for
fair play"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
VERMONT LAST IN LINE.
conference of Charities and Corrections
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06

Is rot here plain warning OF Cur duty?
We must put puolic opinion into our liquor
laws and just 50 FAR az We do this hnY
VIII become effective. But what is public
opinion in this realm? It Is not It turore
%, transient agreement. IL IS not a wide
sweeping. far-rcachns, popular impulse.
IL is tie cool conviction OF n people ener-
Eizcd by their dynamic will So-ca,lcd
public opinion has portentous inertia i,
10 hard To start and hard to stop. This
does not serve our end. But genuine pub
lie opinion, with temperance trend, is
getting Roadway. Yet I am sometimes
afraid of success?
When Gen. John =. Gordon begged Eariy
to allow him TO mass mis- guns for the coup
dc grace 10 the Union army at Cedar
Creek. Early responded: GLORY enough
Tor one day"-while that night saw his
army shattered. almost annihilatcd. Let
us not he over-coniidcnt. Our most terri
bic enemy Is not the rutnG.ller-wc ca,
smoke him out.-but it is the dcpraved ap-
petite of an unnumbered most that will
nave liquor while liquor can be had. Car
we man er this foe? There is Just one way.
Are we on the lob?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
BOARDED CHILD FOR LOVE.
A. Prudenznno Fats 10 Recover
1880 from brother Patriot.

inc rivi! case Of l.. A. P.udcnzano
against Louis Buco. alias Buclario. took
up the attention of Justice Of the Peace
JED L I,add most of Thursday after
noon Trial was h. Jury. which returne 4
verdict for the defendant to recover
costs. An Italian Interpreter was neces-
sary, most OF tho witnesses being unable
to speak English
The case. one Of general assumnsit
arose ont of :he care by the plaintiff for
the voting child Of the defendant and
much testimony was taken. the plain
tif setting up that he had taken the
child TO board on contract and the de-
PENDANT claiming that the child was
taken care Of matter OF friend"
liness between the two families The
amount the plaintiff asked to recover
was $3.50, which included board for the
child and also new clothes. The child
is in Italy. where tho father Is going
In the very near future TO defend his
country's flag. The plaintiff was rep
resented by J, j. F:nrlght and s. r.
Moulton and the defendant had as his
counsel NJ. G.. L,eary. The Jurors in the
case were f.. +. Perkins, Gardner
Brewer. +. A. Brodie. A. D. Pease
NJ. j. Lundervlle and Fred Howes.