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The Washington times., 1916-08-08
Kings of Syncopation
Rule Bill at Keith's
Led by Sophie Tucker, They Provide Entertainment
For Big Audiences Other Numbers Are :
Equally Well Received.

Sophie Tucker and the five young
gentlemen she II escorting on q sight
seeing tour Of the vaudeville audiences
OF the country a. the five kings Of
syncopation." hold the headline posi-
ton Of a big bill At Keith's this week.
Miss Tucker has . habit Of putting
something into the most ordinary sort OF
ragtime song that saves It from wend-
Ing It's way toward the barrel organ too
Quickly. and. therefore. Is, perhaps. en-
titled to call It syncopation II she
wants to.
The Keith audiences. who know her
and like her. seemed perfectly satisfied
yesterday to let her call II what she
pleased. Just 30 long as she would sina
II enough to satisfy them. They ap-
peared to be . long time getting
enough. Her five assistants help hei
out with solos. duets. auartets. and
quintets when the demands of the au'
dience for more" become too pressing.
Ralph Riggs and Katherine Witchie
in dance advertisements. scored an i'm
mense hit in which their Harlequin ant
Columbine" was especially pleasing
Their complete offering II far above TIT
average dance turn.
George A. Lyons, formerly Of tn
team Of Lyons and Yosco. appears TO
this engagement as q single" ant
delights with his harp solos. His voca
offering IL Ernest Balls latest SOM
| Turn Back the Universe to Yester
day" 1t won him well-earned encorei
Lyons always 10 a Welcome addition
Harold wooif and Helen stewar
present q novelty sketch. TN Tw'
| Flats" in which Miss Stewart
dancing is featured. Harry Adler an,
Maybeile Arlene offer a burlesque OF
hypnotizing in which Mr.. Alder's bir
and animal limitations are introduced
Albert F. Hawthorne and Jack In
giis. In "A Fool There Is" have a.
original nut" act OF the Brazilian
brand which 10 always good for tn
usual fifteen minutes of hilarity. Al
berte Rouget has an artistic table an
chair balancing act in which the nm
ish r. thrilling. william Edgirett
and his posing dogs and horse offer
ing q series OF beautiful posing pic
lures completes another high elias
bill OF the Keith summer season.
The Pathe Weekly News Revie,
continues an interesting feature Of tn
bill. The orchestral numbers are nc
the least OF tho entertaining porto
OF the midsummer bill.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
BRYAN AND ALCHEMY

It develops that Mr.. Bryan, while
he was Secretary of State, became
deeply interested in the claim Of a
Spokane woman that had beaten the
alchemists of old at their own game
and had transmitted silver into gold.
She even sent the Secretary a few
sample Jumps, which he passed on
to the Treasury Department, under
whose direction the substance was
assayed and no true gold discovered.
It may seem strange that Mr.. Bryan
should have bitten at such bait, but
let US see, il his own experience was
not the basis Of a conclusion favor
able to the lady transmuter.
Most of US know from our copy
books, and none better than Mr..
Bryan, that "Speech is silver but
silence is golden" Mr.. Bryan used
to know very little about silence, but
he was whangdoodler on speech. And
using the Chautauqua as a reagent
he proceeded to take the silver of
speech and turn it into the gold Of a
considerable fortune.
Having done this so efficiently he
began some months ago a series Of
elaborate experiments on silence
applying his work particularly to the
desirability Of re-electing President
Wilson. We hope the assay Of next
November will show that he has &C.
complished what he Is after.
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GREAT FALLS

DELIGHTFULLY."- cool breezes. forest shade.
and the invigoratins spray from the
dashins water. combine to make days
outing at Great Falls ideal. A variety
OF entertainment IL offered by the
American Ladies' Orchestra ut its AFTER
noon and evening concerts, and by the
program Of feature motion pictures.
free to all who visit the resort. Bass
nshins is being enjoyed by an increas-
Ing number OF local 1zaak waltons.
Electric trains running at frequent in
tervaIs make In record time the trip
west to the Falls.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
CHAMP CLARK BEGINS
24TH. YEAR IN HOUSE

Speaker Champ Clark began his
twenty-fourth year. Of service in the
House today. The younger members OF
the lower body were reminded late yes
terday by Congressman James r. Mann.
the minority leader. that the Speaker
Of this House, beloved by us all, took
the oath OF office here twenty-thres
years ago today-and he has kept that
oath Of office in every respect"
Addresses Colleagues.
Mr.. Clark. addressing his cheering
colleagues. thanked the minority leader
for his thoughtful reference to a hap
pening OF moro than twenty years ago.
The Speaker continued:
when i was sworn In on the 1th day
of August. 1898. l would have been will
ing to have compromised on two terms
in Congress. / suppose the district !
have the honor to represent wao at that
time the worst factionalized district In
America. 1t was called the BLOODY
NINTH Now. 1t Is the Peaceful ninth.
Crisp Was Speaker.
II fully agree with the statement that
Speaker Carlisle made once. that the
better you know the House Of Repre-
sentatives and the longer you know 1t.
the higher your opinion Of 1t Is. When
| L
Georgia, was Speaker, and he made q
| magnificent one. Thomas b. Reed ona
OF the most brilliant men that th.h coan-
| try ever produced. was the minority
leader William l. Wilson. very Gn n.
the majority leader. And ! beg leave
to assure you that Mr.. Reed as minor
ity leader, gave the Democratic plenty
to do.
All Gone Now.
"They are all gone. 1t was . great
generation of men. One day I was sit
ting beside Jehu Baker. toward the end
Of that Congress. He had beeen here
OF and on for twenty-five years-mostly
OF. He had been Republican when he
nominations, Democrat. Labor Union.
and Greenback. He was a good deal OF
a philosopher. Toward the end OF the
session l was sitting BY him one day
talking about old times and there beins
giants In those days. have beer
around here at intervals for long time
i sat in the Forty-fourth Congress. one
my opinion that this Congress. ths
Fifty-third, has as high an average OF
ability as any Of the Congresses tina,
ever preceded It. think tho same
thing about this House.
Recalls Early Fight. /
when came here we entered imndo'
diately into one Of tho hottest hehti
that ever took place IN the House o.
Representatives, on the repeal OF, tn,
purchasing clause Of the Sherman sllvol
law. and Il wrecked more lives than die
the Siege Of Troy. II It had not bsor
for one of these pcsky landsiides tina
come along occasionally my servic'
would have been dated from the ia!
that first came here But tho mex
time / was one OF the victims Of tina
great landslide.
thank the gentlemen OF the House.
| 40 MT know that will DO here twenty
three years more, but I am going
| stay az long as can"
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
TnR PRESIDENT AND THE RAIL.
ROAD SITUATION

m October, 1902, Theodore Roose-
welt, then President of the United
States, performed a service that was
Of the greatest importance. At that
time the strike of the anthracite
miners of Pennsylvania threatened
to cause widespread suffering and
universal inconvenience. With the
vigor and decision which was char
acteristic Of all his doings he ap-
preached the disagreeing parties
with the idea and intent Of bringing
about an agreement which should
avert for the public famine in a
necessity. He did not attempt to
settle the disagreement, but he did
attempt, and successfully, to protect
the public.
At the present time menace OF
even larger proportions threatens
the public in the possibility of a
strike involving the transportation
systems Of the entire country. A
strike which would cost the public
millions in money and the entire dis
arrangement Of business. No man
woman. or child would be free from
the dire effects Of a great railroad
strike. For weeks the imminence o.
this catastrophe has been known
For days it has been certain that thu
vote to strike was almost unanimous
The continued inactivity Of tn,
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The Winning Way.


II you put a little lovin' into all the
work YOU do.
And a little bit Of gladness. and little
bit OF you.
little bit of song.
Not day will seem too toilsome: not a
day will seem too long:
And your work will be attractive. and
the world will stop to look.
And the world will see a sweetness.
like the tinklin' Of a brook.
In the finished Job: and then the world
will turn. to look at you
With q worlds appreciation Of the
thing you've found to do.
Just a little bit of iovin'. and a little
And some pride TO sort of make I.
straight nd true and clean and strong
And the work that you're a-doin'. pretty
near before you know.
viii have set the world a-talkin.' and
the little winds that blow
| Will bring echoes OF II to you. and
you'll see that you have Done .1
for when tho task was nrst begun:
And you'll find the bit Of lovin' you
have put into the same
Has come back to you n town. ano
come back to you In fame'
Them that strives for fame shall miss 1t
and that's what they ought 20 DO;
But II you put some Of gladness. ana ],
YOU put some of you
In the task that is before you. and 20,
put bit of pride =.
into It, and you go at II glad OF near
and eager-eyed. ,
You viii find the world is turnin' prett,
soon to look your way,
Ana You'll find that there's q sweetness
in the tasks of every day:
And the world will see your work ant
| pretty soon will speak your name ,n,,;,,
ana you'll and you have found fame
| Judd Lewis. in Houston Post.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08

else IL would at least indicate r dis.
position on the part Of the War De-
partment to get the right mau for
the big Job that is to be undertaken
the only man, so far az Is known,
whose experience and special quail
fications equip him to carry out the
work Congress contemplated In
making the appropriation.
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THE SECRETARY TO THE COM.
MISSIONERS

Our most hearty congratulations
70 Secretary Donovan, Of the Dis
trict Building. For twenty-five
years he has maintained a record OF
efficiency which has entitled him ia
and gained for him continued pro-
motions. His present position is one
Of unusual requirements in which his
energy and Judgment have been
thoroughly tried and proven. His
quarter Of q century Of service has
not lessened his enthusiasm nor d.
minished his ambition. He furnishes
q fins example to those OF lesser
years and fewer duties.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
A TIP TO THE HOUSE

II the House Of Representatives.
really wants to abolish the half-and-
half in the District Of Columbia tbs
quickest way to do it Is to yield to
the Senate amendment preserving
the half-and-hah. -.
That's not nearly SO absurd as It
seems at first reading. In fact, 1t
is not absurd at all. It Is literal
truth.
On the first Of next July there will
be a balance Of $4,000, 900 Of money
collected as local taxes over and
above the Districts share Of the
annual budget under the old order.
II the half-and-half is retained as
proposed by the Senate that money,
on the first of July, will 60 to the
credit Of the United States, and il
forever lost to the District, unless
taken out Of the Treasury by act Of
Congress.
The reason this IL true Is that the
Treasury Department does not carry
any account with the District. When
ever there Is . balance Of District
money to District credit the United
States takes It. It becomes part Of
miscellaneous receipts just like the
money taken from the collector OF
customs of New York or the col
lector Of internal revenue at Cleve.
land.
The District has tried in the pas,
to have the Treasury Department,
set up an account and carry District
money to District credit, 80 thai
when District revenues exceeded it,
half Of the appropriation bill, thai
money would lie in the vaults to thu
credit Of the District, to be counted
as revenue the following year. Tint
Treasury Department has refused I,
do this, on the ground that no Law
required its
Obviously, then, II the half-and
half is preserved; If the next bill il
paid one-half by the United State
and one-half from money Of the Dis
trict, and II the $4,000, 900 balanc
collected in the District is afterward
taken by the United States, the ne
result will be that all District reve
nues will have been used and tn
Government will have made up tn
balance out of the Federal Treasur
(which is exactly what the Hous
is fighting for.
Think Il over.
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THE MAN FOR THE PLACE

The announcement by the National
Rifle Association that the number Of
civilian rifle clubs of the country has
increased from a trifle more than
900 to almost 1000 in the seven
months ended July Is largely q
tribute to the energy and persever-
ance Of one man. This man is \
slender, keen Isaged enthusiast,
Capt. w. C. Harlee by name, an
officer in the United States Marine
Corps.
About seven years ago, Cap
tain Harlee conceived the idea
that every man in the United States
ought to be taught to shoot. He
knew that very few men in the
United States knew anything about
it. For years he worked as hard as
his other duties, and superior Of
ficers with other ideas, would permit
him to work to attain this ideal.
He first set about to work out ma.
chinery by which the men in the
navy could be taught to shoot. Then
when this had been accomplished by
the adoption Of rifle practice regula.
lions devised by Captain Harlee, he
started in with his civilian propagan.
da. As recorder of the national
board for the promotion Of rifle
practice for the past year he made
the most Of his opportunity.
The results are eloquent. Ninety
five thousand men are practicinl
with the rifle today, where but {
few hundreds were shooting a yea
ago. There are more qualified
marksmen and sharpshooters among
the civil population of the countr!
today than there has ever been in tn,
history of the nation.
As preparedness propaganda Of ,
practical sort Captain Hairless worl
is about the most constructive tina
has been done throughout the pre-
paredness campaign Of the last yea
or more. It is noted that Secretar
of War Baker is about to designat
q director Of civilian rifle practice o
the country under the provision o
the army appropriation bill creating
the office and appropriating $4,000
! to pay for carrying on the wor
among civilians. The appointment
of Captain Harlee would be one tina
: would give source Of pleasure an
, pride to every man who has shot
, rife as . member Of q civilian clul
! Every rifle club in the country n
CARDS Captain Harlee as it's adve
!. cate and friend. They are unanin
Gus in supporting him for the impol
J. tant post.
Q If the appointment did nothip
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
NOLAN'S s. A DAY
BILL pRACT|CALLYS
dead FOR SESSION
Absence Of Quorum Defeats
Effort to Put II Through tho
House Now.

There IL practically no prospect today
that the Nolan bill. providing q mini-
mum wage scale OF - for employees Of
consideration at the present session q
Congress.
Alter waiting for moro than q month
for ar opportunity to &c. this bill before
tho House. Congressman Nolan failed
late yesterday because OF the absence
Of quorum In the lower body.
The California member admitted today
that the chances were against consid-
Grafton before adjournment.
IL will do the bes. CAM said Mr..
Nolan. but the bill will not,be in order
again for another two weeks. and .
quorum probably will not be on hand
then. Failure to get up the bill 10 .
great disappointment to me, as II will
be to thousands of deserving. but under.
paid. Government clerks throughout
the country"
Ready to Put It Through.
Mr.. Nolan was ready late yesterday
to move to suspend the rules and take
up the minimum wage bill. Business
ahead of that measure on the calendar
had been cleared up and recognition OF
Congressman Nolan was next In order
when CONGRESSMAN William z. Cox. an
Indiana Democrat made the point OF no
quorum In the House.
MIR. Cox Is an economist" member
and IL on the alert against any salary
increases. IL
1t was immediately realized that
| quorum was not In washington,
scores OF members having gone 70
their homes a month ago to repair
On the roll call two hundred mem.
bers responded to their Snames ana
this number OF responses eurprised
the average member OF the House.
| Finding itself sixteen members short
of a. quorum the House could trans
act no business whatever, 30 long as
Congressman Cox persisted on his
point OF order.
| Forced to Adjourn.
Adjournment was taken After . mo-
tion to adjourn had been once voted
down by members who were Interest,"
ed in the Nolan bill and in other
measures lower down on the calendar.
J Inasmuch as II required a two.
thirds vote to suspend the rules and
pass the Nolan bill any one member
. Of the House may defeat the meas
ure SO long as there is not q quorum
here and the chances appear to be
against the bill so far as passage
at this session 10 concerned.
II II the Nolan measure Is not reached
, II will remain on the calendar until
! the December session and take IL
chances then.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
THE DEMOCRATIC PARROT

Candor compels US to say that the
Democratic campaign committee ID
doing what the slangster would call
"a bum job" We cannot believe
but that during the three years Of
Mr.. Wilson's Administration he ha,
not done some things or some thing
to which they can point with
pride" and denominate as an actua'
accomplishment.
But up to date the campaign from
the Democratic standpoint has con
sisted in asking Mr.. Hughes "Wha'
would you have done?" The insist
ence Of the questioning Is almost
parrot-like.
Is this question a defense, or an
the Democrats seeking information
and advice from their opponents
and if they are doing this can the!
properly expect an answer?
The Democratic leaders, from loni
practice If from nothing else. mus
have acquired the information tina
it is the part Of the party out o
power to point out the failings ant
lacks Of the party in power, an
that the Republicans cannot be call
ed upon to defend as we'll as attacl
nor to name remedies as we'll a
point out the diseases of which
competing doctor says he finds n
symptoms.
So long as Mr.. Hughes has such
plentitude Of subject-matter in tn
mistakes Of Mr.. Wilson he is nc
likely to bother detailing answers t
hypothetical inquiries. ..-, & .,
The Washington times., 1916-08-08

must have made return trip. Before
dark they began to arrive and the
first Of the motion pictures were put on
the screen.
In the dance pavilion Mills and hissor-
chestra found the crowd waiting for
they played to q Full house" An en-
core for every dance was the rule. and
when the last "trot" was over many OF
the dancers seemed reluctant to quit. !.
Among the amusements the coaster
and the derby took FIRST place In popu-
larity. the speedy dashes over the dips
on these two rides being q quick and
sure route to that cool feeling" In
the midway the usual throng, all ages,
was In evidence. and all Of the attrac-
lions were kept going full tilt.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
GLEN ECHO

Five figures would be needed to total
UP the crowds that during the past
forty-eight hours have paid visit to
Glen Echo Park. With the mercury
trying to md its way out of the top Of
thermometers scattered over the city,
the ksep-oooi problem has been fore
most in the minds OF most OF the folks
In Washington.
ton, those who caught a car. took the
ride up along the picturesque Potomac
and spent a tow hours at the shady re-
sort that nestles UP on a bluff high over
the river.
Sunday there were thousands Of Wis
itors who spent part Of the day there
and heard the Minister Military Band
give its four concerts. Judging from the
attendance last night many Of these
The Washington times., 1916-08-08

Bishop r, G. Waterhouse said At an
open air luncheon in rose garden in
SIT is wise to begin to train children
in morality from their very earliest
years. Delay only makes this training
more difficuk.
"There is a story about a Cornish min
ar out Pittsburgh way who did not &c.
his little SON baptized till the urchin was
three years old.
1.-THE story goes that. at the baptism
literally with cold water. whereup 1,
lifted up its voice and roared:
:" GIVE Ger, wilt tina? II tina does thai
again. Ahrl hit tina one New Or
leans States.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TO-DAY
Today.

Today.
Concert. Engineer Band. Iowa Circle. 7:so
p. m.
Opening Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union Of America, Raleigh Hotel. S y. m.
Masonie-Federal. No. !. called of: Acacia,
geiist Chapter. Knights Rose Croix. Scottish
Rite, called on.
ODD Feows-Amity No n: Warrington. No.
campment, No. Z.
Knights OF Pythias-weSster. No. 7; Excel.
sior. 40: N V.rnon T.nt Rr,. 49, no. -;
Tent.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
Capt. Chauncey Humphrey
Home on Secret Mission

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Capt. Chaun-
cey Humphrey. Of the Tenth Infantry.
stationed In the Canal Zone. arrived here
yesterday on the United Fruit steamer
Pastores en- route to Washington on a
secret mission. He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter.
Also on the Pastores was Can't. Prem.
tiss Bassett, Y. s. N, commandsnt OF
the port Of Cristobal. He said the canal
has recovered 70 per cent OF the traffic
handled prior to the last damagin,I
earth slides. and 10 admitting vessels
drawing thirty feet OF water.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
Satan Got Behind Her.

Mrs. Kilgore was the pretty young
wife Of the elderly village pastor. One
day she went into the city with friend
and among other things bought q new
frock.
Another frock. my dearT' said her
husband. Did you need another!"
Yes" said the wife. hesitatinsiy. II
do need II. and besides, It was so pretty
that the devil tempted me-
But you should have said, Get thee
behind me. Satan Have you forgotten
thnt?'
"Oh. no; but that was what made the
trouble. hubby. dear. ! said, Get thee
behind me. Satan and he did, but he
whispered over my shoulder. 1t Just
fits beautifully in the back" And
Magazine.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08

Her shoes were laced about her feet,
Her eyes were In her face.
There was a gate led from the street
Houston Post.
Her waist was underneath her arms.
Her skirt four inches long.
Grandma, you see. 10 up-to-date,
30 not q thing was wrong.
st. Louis Star.
My Job IL new. my scissors. too.
I'm really In a funk:
30 can you blame me very much
II all Of this IL bunkf
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
Concert Today
By the Engineer Band, at Iowa
Circle, at 1880 p. M.

FRANK J. WEBER. Leader.
March, National Defense. .Lampe
Overture. Hungarian Comedy"
Kelar- Bella
Selection, Fire fly. .Friml
(a) Fox Trot. Pretty Baby"
Van Alstyn
Gems from the Metropolitan Opera
Original fantasia. "Gypsy Life"
~ La There
(a)-Morning. (b)-In the Woods.
(c)-La zingars. (dl-Lovo
Medley. s'n fopSi sr Mits".. .Rem,o.
Gallop.. whip and Spur. ALLEN
"Ths star-Spangled Banner"
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Amusements.

ksith's-vaudeviIle. 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
IIoew's Columbis-PhotoplAys. 1850 .. N. to
II .. m.
Lyceum-stock buriesaue. a:ls and Sis
p. m.
and free movies.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing.
Great Falls, Va:-Concers. dancing. music
and movies. all free.
observation-disclosures motion pictures. 10 .. m.
70 II p. m.
70 II .. N.
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
Tomorrow,

Convention Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF America. Raleigh Hotel
Annual exhibit. Clark County Horse and
Colt Show Association, Berryville, Va.
Lawn fete, benent OF women sufferers from
tuberculosis, homo OF Mrs. Appleton p.
Clark, jr.. 177s Lanier place northwest.
evening.
Outing. employees OF Hecht & Co.. Mar
shall Hall, afternoon.
Masonic-Harmony. No. II. called on St.
Johns Mite Association.
Odd Fellows-Eastern, No. z: Federal City,
No. q: Harmony. No. 0; Columbian En-
campment, No. l: Mount Pleasant. No. :
OF the Rebekahs.
knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon. No 8;
Hermions. No u; Union, No. n; Columbia,
No. g. Monthly assembly Of the Uni.
tho Pythian Sisters.
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Wilson's Letter Hurried
To Kaiser a THE Front

BERLIN. Aug. ga personal letter
from President Wilson to the Kaiser.
touching on conditions In Poland. Was
delivered to Foreign Secretary Won ia
cow today by Ambassador Gerard. Won
JsgoW hurried It 70 the Kaissrs
The Washington times., 1916-08-08
A La Berlin.

Tritx-What have you got thero7
Hans-Well.. I'm trying to make my.
tickets and q meat ticket.-London