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The Washington times., 1916-02-07

England author; William. r, Day, OF
Ohio; Charles Il. Hugheso. who was
governor of New York a few years ago:
w. Van Devanter, of Wyoming; NAH
orc of the state courts in New Jersey;
Jismes c. McReynolds, OF Tennessee,
who was formerly Attorney General OF
the United States, and a few days ago
President Wilson appointed Louis u.
Brandeis. of Boston, Mass, a noted
lawyer a new member of the court to
nil the vacancy caused by the death,
recently, of Justice Lamar. of Georgia.
The Senate has yet to confirm the ap-
pointment.
How long do the justices serve on
the Supreme Court?" asked Joe.
They are appointed by the Presi-
dent for life, but may retire when they
are seventy years old. II they want
to-"
A few minutes later, as Uncle Harry
was putting on his coat he turned 10
Jimmy and Joe and said: Remember.
boys, the Supreme Court OF the United
States is the highest court in the coun-
try; 1t always has the last say about
all legal questions and has the power
to decided whether new laws, like the
income tax law, are In agreement
with, or contrary 30, the United States
Constitution, which Is the first and
highest law OF all the people"
IF any of the other fellows want to
know about any news or questions OF
any kind will you tell themT' asked
Jimmy.
BE glad to-" answered Uncle Harry.
Tell them to write to me, care Of The
Times. and I'll answer their ques-
tions and give them all the informa-
tion / can"
Copyright, 1916. by the NC Syndicate }
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WRITING ALETTER TO UNCLE HARRY

every wide-awake hoy ought to know
about the United States Supreme Court,
and III
Wasn't there a lot in the newspaper
the other day about the Supreme
Court?" asked Jimmy.
Yes, there was" said Uncle Harry.
THE Supreme Court handed down an
important decision stating that the In
come Tax Law was to remain a law and
that it did not violate The United States
Constitution"
What did you say about handing
down some thing?" asked Joe.
THE words banding down a decision
simply mean that the Supreme Court
has decided a law case and made 3 pub
lie announcement Cf its decision" ex.
planned Uncle Harry. Suppose ex.
First. the State legislatures make the
law for the States and Congress makes
the laws that affect all the people. no
matter what States or Territories they
breaks a law, or some person says a
certain man or certain company
breaks a law. what happens?"
THE man, or the officers of the COM
pany, are arrested and tried in court" !"
said Joe.
That's right. and the man, we'll say,
is tried in his home town or home coun-
ty court" said Uncle Harry. IL he Is
found guilty, and the Judge will not give
him a new trial his lawyer asks to be
allowed to appear before the State court
which is higher. II the Judge gives him
that permission, the lawyer appears be-
fore the State court and tells all about
the trial and states why he thinks a
mistake was made. Then. If the Judges
of the State court decide that the town
or county court did not make q mistake
but admit that there Is still some doubt
about the man having had a fair trial
these judges of the State court give the
lawyer permission to go before the
WI OAak 4. II. -
the highest court Of the country. II the
Supreme Court decides that the mar
had fair trial then he must go to Jail
or pay a fine. whichever it was that the
first judge said he must do. But II the
Supreme Court decides that the mar
did not have a fair trial. then he has
another chance-he Is given a new trial
and his lawyer has a second opportun.
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INCREASES SHOWN
BY EQUITABLE LIFE
New Insurance Paid for During
1915 TOtaled $i5s,456,612,
Maximum Allowed by Law.

The statement Of the Equitable Lifs
Assurance Society Of the UnitAd States
gives evidence OF the oompany's contin-
ued progress. increases are shown in
outstanding insurance. admitted assets.
surplus. income from Investments. and
payments to policyholders OF the 5.s1s
domestic death claims paid during the
year. over 90 per cent were settled with
in one day after the receipt OF due
proof Of death.
The payments TO policyholders in 1915
AGGREGATED S6S. 81 1888 which was s2,s50.oOO
more than was received in premiums
from policyholders during the same
period The insurance on the company's
books now aggregates 81, ,529, ,s00, 600, an
increase of SIS. 800. 900 for the yeer.
The new insurance paid for during
1915 totaled Sl6S. .456. .6l2. the maximum al
lowed the company under the insurance
law of New York State. The number OF
policyholders increased about 500 dur
ing 1915.
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Uncle Harry Tells About The Supreme Court

i've been having some very pleas
ant surprises lately, boys" said Uncle
Harry as nc leaned back i'm the big
comfortable chair that Jimmy and Joe
had pulled up to the table for him.
IT find 1 have friends all over the
country he continued. Boys just like
yourselves: fellows that want to know
all about the big and important news
OF the United States, the war aud the
whole world In fact. Sometimes they
ask me questions just to learn about
the news; soemtimes they aske nue. to
supply them with information for their
debates in school and at their club
meetings. and sometimes because they
are writing school compositions
do you mean that boys living in
all parts Of the United States write
letters to your" asked Jimmy.
Indeed they do" said Uncle Harry,
and ! certainly like to hear from them.
Why. only a few days ago l received
this letter."
Uncle Harry reached into the inside
pocket of his coat and pulled out a
letter and began reading:
Dear Uncle Harry:
please tell me about the United
States Supreme Court and who the men
the court is and everything"
How about it, joe can you tell ne
about the Supreme .Court?" said Uncle
Harry, as he folded up the letter and
put It back In his pocket.
"All know Is that It IS the hightest
has its courtroom at Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia" answered Joe.
That's right as far as II goes" said
Uncle Harry, but there is more that
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Maryland State and District Of
Columbia Federation viii
Organize Skilled WOrkmen.
FIRST OF KIND FOR CAPITAL
Local Militia Does Not Have
Body Of Technical Branch Of
the Service.

The first labor organization ever to
indorse military training for American
citizens, the Maryland State and Dis
trIct Of Columbia Federation OF Labor,
now announces that II Is preparing TO
organize a company of engineers for the
District of Columbia National Guard,
and possibly a larger company OF
specialized troops for the Maryland Ma
tional Guard. The plan OF the Federa-
ton has been discussed with the ofhcers
OF the National Guard OF the District,
ana active preparations for the organi-
zatIon Of the company have been
started.
Engineers form the highest technical
branch Of the military service, and at
the present time there are no engineer
organizations attached to the District
National Guard. Several of the States
have rather large engineer companies,
battalions, and even regiments, but the
District has none.
To Enlist Skilled Men.
It is proposed by the labor leaders to
enlist In the company the skilled men
in the various trades that enter into the
work of the engineer section of the
army. The soldiers and officers are all
to be from the various labor unions of
Washington that are members of the
Maryland State and District of Column
bia Federation of Labor This means
practically every union affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
The last convention of the federation
was held In this city. and a resolution
indorsinR the preparedness proposition
and pledginR the support OF the labor
unions was unanimously adopted after
a hot fight for the resolution had been
led on the floor of the convention by
President John B. Ferguson, of Balti-
more. The next convention of the fed
Grafton is to be held In Annapolis. Md.
the organization of the military COM
panies by the federation officers will
have been completed by that time.
General Harvey Approves.
Gen. w. e. Harvey commanding the
National Guard of the District. Is en-
thUsiastic over the cooperation OF the
labor unions in his work of building up
the National Guard. He states that he
can hardly think of a more valuable
service that could be performed by the
union men than through the orEaniza-
ton of a company of engineers. The
men in the unions. he said. are the type
Of self-reliant. skilled specialists who
have the technical requirements for this
branch of the service which Is the most
difficult to orRaniZe because of its de-
maEds for special knowledge.
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Redfield Urges Closer
Relations in Commerce

Closer cooperation between the conf
mercial organizations of tho nation and
the Government Bureaus was predicted
Saturday night at the banquet given by
Secretary Redfield Of the Department of
Commerce to the secretaries OF COM
mercial bodies at the University Club,
The conferences the secretary have
held here with Government representa-
tives were declared to have been of ines
timable value and T. WAS predicted their
effects would lie felt In business circles
at an early date.
The conference will close tomorrow
night.
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Big Increase Reported
In Laundry Industry

try of the United States, from 1909 to
1914, is shown I'm a report just issued
by the United states Census Bureau.
Capital invested I'm the industry in
creased 422 per cent, from S6S, ,s35. ~
10 sos, ,O55. COL. Salaries and wages in
creased from S5S, 90 200 to nearly ST., ,OOn.-
600. and the industry gave employment
TO 1881 l00 persons in 1914, as compared
With l24.i In 1909
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PresbyterianS to Hear
Lecture on Travelling

At the meeting tonight of the
Brotherhood of the Western Presby-
terian Church lecture on Finding the
Worth while in Travel will be given by
Capt. d. w. Trayer. Officers have been
elected as follows President. Alfred
b. Gawler; vice president, Duncan Dav-
export; secretary-treasurer, Arthur r.
Thompson.
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Cotton Picture.

beautifully colored photogravure,
entitled THE Cotton Plant" has Just
been issued by the Southern Railway
Company. and Is obtainable on applica-
tion to w. II. Tayloe. the passenger
traffic manager of the company. The
picture portrays a growing cotton plant
i'm full bloom. and is typical OF the
States traversed by the Southern rail-
way. There also is an insert OF an
actual size cotton boil
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
National Quartet Will
Give Program for Blind

The National Quartet, composed OF
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Maxwell. soprano;
William F.. Braithwaite. tenor; Miss Lii
liam Chenoweth. contralto, and Joseph
X. Scoheld. bass, with Miss Ethel Gar
rett Johnston at the piano. will give the
program for the blind at the Library OF
Congress, tomorrow evening, at Sis
o'clock
The program will be in four parts.
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ity to prove his innocence. 1t Is the
same when the officers of company
arc being tried and their case goes to
the Supreme Court"
How many Judges ara there In the
Supreme COurt2" asked Jimmy.
Mine" said Uncle Harry First
there is tho Chief Justice, Edward j..
White. of Louisiana, who Is the head
judge. Tho other eight judges nre
called associate Justices, and they are
Joseph McI<enna, OF California; oliver
Wendell Holmes. of Massachusetts.
whose father was the famous New
The Washington times., 1916-02-07
Cabaret Singer Convert
Aids in Services Here

eervices under auspices Of the ONO
Eible class of the Brightwood Park
NJ. e. Church. were addressed yes
terday afternoon by the Rev. w. Z.
Wedderspoon. of Foundry NJ. +.
Church. Charles Evans a converted
cabaret singer, of New York, and DR..
Adam Geibel. blind organist and
choir leader of Philadelphia, took
part in the musical program. The
services will be continued at p. m.
throughout the week.
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Patrick H. KennelIv

Funeral services for Patrick II.
Kennedy, who died yesterday at his
residence. 224 Second street south
east. aged seventy-two, will be held
tnele Wednesday at o'clock, and in
ST. Peters Catholic Church.
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Funerals
Mrg. Frances r. CoIIins.

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances
b. Collins, who died yesterday at
Emergency Hospital, aged sixty-six,
will be held at the chapel OF John r..
Wright & Co.. this afternoon at s
o'clock, Interment at Richmond, Va
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Charles A. Knockey.

Funeral services for Charles A.
Euockey, who died Friday at his res
'lcnce, l1O2 Seventh street northeast,
wiz, be held tomorrow morning, at 8
o'clock, in the Church of the Holy
lame.
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DR.. EIisha c. Etchison.

Funeral services for DR.. Elisha c.
Etchison, who died yesterday, aged
siNty-seven, will be held at Gathers
burg, Md, tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
1DtCrment in GRithersburg Cemetery.
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Charles Harper Skeer.

Funeral services for Charles Harper
Skeer who died Saturday, were held
AZ the residence of his mother. 3149
Newark street. Cleveland Park, this
afternoon.
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Mrs. Sarah B. Wallace

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah q.
Wallace. who died Saturday. aged
siXty-elght, were held at the resi-
dence. 713 Eighth street northeast,
49, morning.
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Miss Male F. Moore.

Funeral services for Miss MaIie F.
Moore. who died Saturday, will be
held from st. PauIs Church, Fifteenth
md V streets northwest, tomorrow
at 10 o'clock.
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Octagon House Reception

The Washington branch of the As
sociatIon for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities will bive 4 re-
ception at the historic Octagon HouAe
on Washington's Birthday The at
fair will be held from 4 to S p. IN.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-15
THE WASHINGTON CHURCHES

will begin at Z O'Clock, but the mass
will not be sung until about s;15
The masses on Easter Sunday will
be at the same hours of the masses of
Palm Sunday. The last mass will be
sung by Rt. Rev. w. T. Russell and
the sermon on the Resurrection" de-
livered by Rev. ]. NJ. Mcnamara.
The Church of the franciscan Monas-
terry, Mount st. Sepulchre. Brooklnnd.
will observe holy week with appropriate
services which will open tomorrow with
the blessing of the palms, and high mass
at a. m. The tenebrae win be sung on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at ..
m The high mass and procession to the
holy sepulchre on Thursday, at a. m,
will be followed by the mandatum
(washing OF the fee).
A service will be held on Thursday at {
p. M, and other services on Good Fri.
day at a. m. and at and p. m, the
last being the funeral of Christ. Blessing
of the new fire and OF the paschsl candle
will be observed at s a. m. on Saturday,
while at p. m. the resurrection service
will be conducted
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ROMAN CATHOLIC.

In st. Patrick's Church Palm Sunday
VIII be commemorated tomorrow with
masses every hour from o'clock to
II a m. Immediately before the last
mass the blessing of the Palms will
take place. The celebrant OF the mass
will be Rev. NJ P. Egan and Rev. T.
z. McGuigan will give the explanation
OF the Palms.
On tomorrow evening at 1880 D. m
the two choirs of st. Patrick's will
render the Seven Last Words" of
Theodore Dubois under the direction of
Miss Jennie Glennan. The meditations
will be given by Rev. John NJ. Nc
Namara. who will explain the Words"
Immediately preceding the singing by
the ohoirs.
The services during Holy Week will
consist of masses on Monday, Tuesday
and Wedneday mornings at $3.50. 4,
1880, S:15 and a m. and brief Lenten
deVotions at 4:45 p. m. of those days.
On Wednesday evening at 1880 D. m.
the Tenebrae will be chanted. followed
by sermon by Rev. NJ. P. Egan. On
Holy Thursday communion will be
distributed at Sis. Z, 1880, S:15 and at
the solemn high mass which will be
sung at o'clock. Tenebrae will be
sung again that evening and the SER
mon given by Rev. James A. smyth.
There will be exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament on this day from the time
of the 9 o'clock mass and until the
mass Of Good Friday.
On Friday the mass Of the pre-sanc-
titled will be sung, at a. m. The
Stations of the Cross will be recited at
3 p. m. and at 1880 in the evening
there will be the Tenebrae and a SER
mon on the crucifix by Rt. Rev. W. T.
Russell, d. D.
On Saturday morning the services
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be q brief address by the minister, aev.
DR.. Ulysses @. B. Pierce. Special music
has been arranged for the series as fol-
lows: Sunday. Mrs. Ethel Holtzclsw
Gavler will sing Here Ye, Israel" from
Elijah" and Charles Trowbridse Tit
mann will sing AlIitsen's THE Lord Us
Ny Light and Dvorsts Sing We a
Joyful Song" Monday Mr.. Tittmsnn VII
sing Allitsen's Like as the Hart" and
II VIII Sing New Songs of Gisdness," by
Dvorak. Tuesday Mrs Gawier viii sing
Gounod's The King Of Love My shep-
herd Is," and another number. 10 be an
nounced. Wednesday Mr.. Ettmnnn will
render GLORY TO Cod by Buzn-Peccis.
and "Trust In the LORD" Q44rgc), BY
-. CONTINUED or PAGE SIX
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CONGREGATIONAL.

''The Crucifxion." by Sir John staIner,
will be sung by the choir of the First
Congregational Church tomorrow at
D. m, under the direction of william
stansfeId. organist. The quartet of solo
voices will be- soprano, Mrs. B. H.
Smart; contralto, Miss Marian Larner;
tenor, J. F. NJ. Bowie, and bass, ]. Wal
ter Humphrey. He was Desplsed," from
HandePs Messiah" will be sung as an
oIertory by Miss Larner, and Blessed
Jesus, Fount Of Mercy" from Dvorak's
'Stabat Mater" substituted for one of
the hymns. The Good Friday music from
wagner's "Parsifal'' will be played as
an organ prelude. Sir John stainer de-
scribes 'The Crucihxion" as q "medltn-
don on the sacred passion OF the. Holy
Redeemer," and at this season of the
year il rivals HandePs Messiah" IN pop
ularity.
Rev. Robert Wood Coe, acting pastor of
the church, will preach at the morning
service.
The male members of the Mount Pleas
ant chorus furnished an attractive pro-
gram at the evening services last Sun
day at the Mount Pleasant Congregation
al Church. God Is Love- and "Harl.
Hark, Ny Soul" both by Shelley, were
sung with pleasing effect. ]. s. Hicks,
bssso, sang THE Homeland" The male
chorus Is made up of Messrs. Church,
Lippitt. Guilford, Corder, Baldwin and
Sanford, tenors. and Hicks, Hinton, Lit
tie, Fisher. Luke, Buell. and Stockton,
bassos. DR.. w. r. Buchanan Is the d.
rector. The Mount Pleasant chorus will
sing Stainer's "Crucinxion" at the Good
Friday evening service at the church, at
which time the holy communion will be
observed.
The Mems Club of the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church visited the Bureau
Of Standards Monday evening to witness
an interesting demonstration with liquid
air conducted by T. B. Ford. an employe
OF the bureau. The Mems League of the |
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, and
the Mems Unitarian Club OF All Souls |
Church, Of Washington, were also pres
snt- Music was furnished by an orches-
ira Of employees Of the bureau under the |
direction Of W. F. Meggers.
-Four Lenten services will be held at
the First Congregational Church on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and FRI
day afternoons Of next week at AS
s'cioek. Rev. DR.. Clarence A Vincent,
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ton OF older children. These will wear
the resalia OF the Kings Heralds, q blue
sash. and will carry trumpets. The
standard Bearers. Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary societies, senior or
anizations, the Young women's Home
missionary Society and the World Wide
Circle will march to seats reserved for
all the bodies. The Officers of the Bal
timore branch and OF the District organ
ization VIII head the march up one aisle.
and the president of the local organiza-
tons Will lead in the other aisle. This
Is the first time that this unique demon
stration has been held, but 1t Is expected
to De an established annual custom.
Bishop Earl Cranston DID,, LII d..
viii preach tomorrow morning and
Rev: y. Henry Snythe. d. D.. IL D.,
OF Phfladelphia, tomorrow night at
Douglas Memorial NJ e. Church.
Eleventh and H streets northeast, of
which church Rev. G. c. Mclean is
pastor. At the morning service proba-
tioners will be received into full mem
bership in the church. In the even
ing DR.. smythe will give his famous
sermon-lecture on Turning Points in
Young Mans Life"
Special services will continue next
week with sermons on Monday and
Tuesday evenings by DR.. Smythe, on
Wednesday by Rev. DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, on Thursday by Rev G.
A. shreve. and on Friday by Rev DR..
]. p. Wright.
The Methodist Protestant pastors
who were transferred to new charges
at the conference which adjourned
this week are expected to deliver fare
well sermons tomorrow. Rev. w, A.
Melvin. pastor of First Church, will
speak tomorrow morning on The
Benediction," and In the evening will
deliver his first sermon to his new
charge in Baltimore, the Lowe Me-
mortal Church; Rev. j. w. Balderston,
pastor of Congress Street Church,
Georgetown, will also deliver his fare
well sermon tomorrow and will move
during the week to Cumberland, Nd,
where he will enter upon his duties on
April 20. The pulpit of Rhode Island
Avenue Church. which mas peen held
by Rev. Louis Randall, will be oc-
cupied tomorrow by a former pastor,
Rev. ]. NJ. Gill, who was transferred
a few years ago to the Seattle, Wash,
conference and has recently been re-
| turned to the Baltimore Conference
and assigned to the West Baltimore
Church. Rev. Mr.. Randall. after filling
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METHODIST.

In Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
the pastor. Rev. W. R wedderspoon.
D. D., win preach tomorrow morning on
the theme "Hosannah." and in the even
ing on big Dividends" Passion Week"
will be observed by special services each
evening next week except Saturday. and
the following themes will be presented
Monday, Christ Facing. Conditions;
Tuesday. "Christ's Purpose;" Wednes-
day, Easter Thank Offering" service OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, with address by Rev. B. s. Hay
wood; Thursday. "christ's Method" FRI
day, "Christ's Witnesses" in charge of
the Mems Club.
At Union NJ. 2. Church, Twentieth
street near Pennsylvania avenue north
west, tomorrow morning at II o'clock
Rev. John MacMurray, pastor, will de-
liver a Palm Sunday sermon on the
theme Pain Branches and Hosannas," /"
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some local engagems ats. will go next
week TO Philsdelphia- where he will
take up his work at Taylor Memorial
Church on Easter Sunday. Rev. @. L
Humphreys, now pastor Of the West
Washington Church, will preach his
opening sermon in the Rhode Island
Avenue Church on April 23.
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UNITARIAN.

AN Souls Church, Fourteenth and l.
streets, announces a series Of daily ves-
per services to begin tomorrow afternoon.
The services will begin at I:S and, with
the exception Of that on Sunday, Will last
half an hour. At each service there Will
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d. D., pastor OF the Mount Pleasant Con-
sregational Church, will be the speaker
at these meetings. his topics being as fol-
lows: Tuesday, "a Divine Universe"
Wednesday THE Christ of the Gem
turtles; Thursday, 'The Triumph of the
Spiritual" and Friday, Lies Har-