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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
JOHN r. M'LEAN

The death of John R. Mclean takes
a citizen whose interests in Wash
ington over a long period of years
have been varied and extensive, en-
bracing, as they did, real estate,
banking, public utilities and building
activities. The controlling owner
of two nationally known newspapers,
his connection with public affairs in
Washington and in Ohio has been
widespread and influential. AL
though of great wealth he has never
ceased an active interest in the daily
grist of the worlds news and has
participated with an employees
rather than a proprietor's regularity
in it's direction and handling. His
charities have been many and his
contributions to matters of public in
terest and welfare have been most
generous. His estate at Friendship
has been the scene of entertainment
not only to the wealthy but to the
needy poor, and widespread regret
will be felt for his passing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
TARIFF IN THE CAMPAIGN

In the Republican platform there
is this declaration against the eco
nomic policy Of the present control
Of the Government:
The Underwood tariff act Is a oom-
plete failure In every respect. Under
Its administration imports have
enormously increased In spite OF the
fact that the intercourse with foreign
countries has been largely cut on by
reason of the war.
And the hard, cold facts to back
up that declaration are the figures
showing how the imports are in
creasing. From $149,172,729 last
October they rose to $164,319,169 in
November, to $171 BAL ,665 in Decem-
Der, to 1884, 1929 in January, to
$193,935,117 in February, to $685.
$50, 1856 in March and to $217 800, 900
in April.
For several weeks the imports at
New York alone have been averag-
ing considerably more than $5,000,-
900 a day. For the whole country
they may be running as high as
$4,000, 900 or $4,000, 900, or even $10,-
100000 a day. In any event they
must be going at a rate of more than
two and a half billions a year, as
against an average of about a billion
and three-quarters for the two or
three years preceding the outbreak
of the war and the beginning of the
new tariff.
Only ten years ago it was an I'M
heard of thing for imports covering
the ten months ending with April
even to approximate a billion dol
lars. They were no higher than a
billion seven years ago. AS recently
as in 1911 they were only slightly in
excess of a billion and a quarter
And now we are sure of two and a
half billions; as things are going il
probably will be nearer two and
three-Guarter billions. 1t possibly
may be as high as three billions.
And when the war is over our
present exports, which are offsettine
those rising imports, with a huge
amount to spare besides, will col.
lapse; for more and more every
week and every month the proper.
ton of war supplies in our exports
grows larger and larger.
When the war is over we are going
to wake up with our exports melt
ing away from us like snow under
a hot sun, but with our imports
sweeping in upon us like the tidei
| of the sea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
IMMUNE FROM TYPHOID FEVER

Thousands of vacationists annual
ly contract typhoid from contamina-
ted wells, dirty milk or other unsani-
tary conditions.
The very best thing to do, a lead
ing health authority says, is to be
made immune. The operation takes
only moment and is painless. Three
doses, at seven-day intervals, are
necessary. Then you may feel rea-
sonably sure you are safe.
If you do not care to be made i'm
mune, then stay away from localities
where there has been much typhoid
fever recently, be sure the water and
milk you drink are clean, and that
the place where you stay, the kitch-
en- where your food is prepared, and
the food you eat likewise are clean.
Immunization and other modern
methods of combating typhoid give
promise, health experts assure US,
that this dread disease soon will be
under control. Every case of ty-
phoid comes directly or indirectly
from another individual who either
has the disease or is Carrier" har.
boring its germs in his body. When
all the carriers" are discovered and
measures taken so that they cannot
transmit the disease a vast reduc,
! ton in cases of typhoid will follow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
GERARD FORMALLY
DENIES INTERVIEW

BERLIN (by wireless to sayville),
June 10.-Thc American ambassador,
James w. Gerard. has repudiated an
interview recently attributed TO him on
the subject of President Wilson's peace
efforts. the Overseas News Agency
says. The following statement was
given out today by the news agency:
Ambassador Gerard stated to n staff
member of the Vossche Zeitung that
he never made the utterances in regard
To President Wilson's proposed peace
mediation attributed to him and quoted
in the Reichstag. The Conservative
leader Count Won Westarp, said that
Mr.. Gerard had announced President
Wilson's intention to mediate for peace,
and for this purpose to exert pressure
on the belligerents, which he Count
Won Westarp) was unwilling to agree to.
"Mr. Gerard now states that Count
Won Westarp had desired that he have
a spurious interview published some
time ago by the National ZeitunR. At
that time Mr.. Gerard told a staff mem
Der of the National Zeitung that he was
unable to give him any information:
on seeing the manuscript Mr.. Gerard
declared that II was untrue, and, there
fore, withheld the manuscript.
mir. Gerard makes formal denial OF
the spurious interview"
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one, why not In both? Such an APP
peal could be effective only in the
case of worthless individual who
believed that he had already proved
civil life to be the despicable failure
which the Navy Department adver-
tises it to be and thought he saw in
a life afloat little work and good pay.
Congress has just passed law
against fraudulent advertising. Why
not try it's constitutionality on the
Navy Department
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
THE CONFERENCE INVITATION

The mutual invitations which
passed between the two Chicago con-
ventions for each to name a commit
tee of, conference must have been
much in spirit as was the meeting
between Lord North, premier to King
George, and Col. Isaac Barre. Both
had been active in politics and a
bitter enmity had sprung up between
them. Later in life they were both
afflicted with blindness. Meeting
after their loss Of sight Lord North
said: "Much as we hate each other,
no two men in England would be
more pleased to see each other"
Much as the Progressives and the
Regulars hated each other they were
anxious to do something to bring
about harmony,
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JOSEPHUS' ADVERTISEMENT

That jolly old salt, Josephus DAN
iels, sees little of encouragement for
the American young man ashore.
AS Secretary of the Navy he is seek
ing to enlarge the personnel of his
department by the enlistment of men
for sea duty and to attract the at
tention of prospective sailor boys
he has placed outside of recruiting
stations all over the country posters
which, in big type, contrast the pos
sibilities of life in the navy as COM
pared with careers ashore.
His preamble recites that young
men should think over what they
have now and what the future holds
and then in parallel colupns headed
"In Civil Life" and "In the Navy
he depicts his estimate Of what each
has to offer. 1t is not necessary to
detail here what a jolly life he pic
lures for the sailor man, but it is
interesting to read the dolorous out.
look which he assigns to the land
lubbering young man who chooses
a career ashore. This is it:
IN CIVIL LIFE.
Jobs uncertain, strikes, lay-offs
sickness.
2-Promotion and advancement uncer
tain and slow.
3-Favoritism and Partially frequent
ly shown,
4-Pay small and limited while learn
| ing a trade,
5-same old. monotonous grind ever!
day.
6-stuffy. gloomy, embarrassing work
| ing place.
7-When sick your pay stops and doc
| tors bill starts.
s-If disabled or injured, you receiv
| little or no pay.
elf you die. your family get onl,
what you have saved from your small
| wages.
| l0-Little CLEAR MONEY; nearly a.
your pay goes for living expenses.
| ll-Old age, sickness, little none
saved, your job goes to younger an
more active man.
Could anything be more asinine
Could anything more quickly con
vince a young man that he was bein
lied TO in one column, and if i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
wAsnINdTON's MEANEsT MAN

The worlds meanest man has made
his appearance in Washington in the
form of the person who steals plants
from the gardens planted by the
school children. There is hardly a
term of contempt too severe to be
applied to such person.
The children of the public schools
have been encouraged to plant and
cultivate flowers in the school gar
dens. 1t gave them exercise in the
open air, inspired love Of nature,
and implanted in their minds many
important lessons.
The teachers and their pupils take
much pride in their gardens, and
have all striven to make them a
credit to the school and community.
According to reports made by prin-
cipals of some of the schools, these
gardens seem to have become the
regular prey for irresponsible people
il. the neighborhoods. At one school
an entire set of geranium plants
We're stolen. At another the children
had no opportunity to see the flower
ing of early spring plants from bulbs
planted in the fall and watched fol
with interest in the spring.
Nor do these malefactors stop al
helping themselves to plants. One
school principal reports that al
Christmas time the school over which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
A SENSIBLE TRAFFIC RULE

The great diversity of rules of the
road for drivers of automobiles is
most confusing and during the sum-
mer season of touring leads many
an innocent driver into difficulties.
The local rules of rights determined
by whether the car is going north
or south or east or west means alb
solutely nothing to the casual visitor
to Washington, and even if he knew
the rule he would be greatly con-
fused as to his rights in some loca-
tions around the circles.
A large number of cities are find
ing that the adoption of the rule
which has been in use at sea for CEN
turtles comes nearer to solving the
problem than any other. This has
been put in force by the adoption of
a simple ordinance which provides
that vehicles or machines approach
ing an intersection on the right hand
side of another vehicle shall have the
right of way. Under this rule the
driver of an automobile seeing ma
chine approaching on the intersect-
ing street from his left knows that
he, himself has the right of way, but
if the machine is approaching from
the right he must give the other car
precedence over his own.
1t is much simpler rule to under
stand than a point of compass rule
and requires the driver to watch only
to the right. Washington might well
abolish the local rule and add itself
to the fast increasing list of cities
adopting the more sensible plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
A MISTAKEN NOTION

One citizens association has voted
to take no part in the preparedness
parade because of the belief that its
purpose is political. 1t is unthink-
able that any considerable number of
folk in this community hold any such
opinion. 1t is unworthy of the group
of men who, apparently without
knowledge of the facts, arrived at
this conclusion.
The preparedness parade on June
IA will be a patriotic demonstration,
not politics. In it will be found men
of all political faiths. 1t comes more
nearly being the spontaneous express
sion of this city's sentiment about a
great national issue than any dem
onstration made here for a long
time.
One, or two, or perhaps a half
dozen, organizations might be af-
fected by willy politicians or shrewd
munition makers. But all the trade
bodies, and most of the civic organi-
cations, have entered this parade,
and the most intelligent and expert
enced business men of the city are
represented in them. These men do
not allow their names to be used for
partisan purposes. =, Neither are the
vast numbers of persons who are to
march open to chicanery.
The parade will be just what il
purports to be, a graphic and force.
full plea for an ideal, and only the
ultra-suspicious can find any othe,
motive in it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
CH|LDREN'S DAY TO
Be KEPT TOMORROW

Children's Day will be observed In Mt
Pleasant Congregational Church tomor-
row at II o'clock. with appropriate exer-
cises. The Mt. Pleasant chorus will
sing the offertory anthem. under the
direction of DR.. w. r. Buchanan. An
address will be made by the pastor. the
Rev. Clarence A. Vincent. The program
will be as follows: Hymn, stand Up
for Jesus" recitation. THE Worlds
Music" Hester Brooks; song. kinder
garten department. recitation, Harriet
Mitchell; song. Ethel May Ramsey; reci-
tation, our Cherished Flag" Anna
Hacker; recitation. Watch the Cor
ners." Marion Lockwood song, Little
sunoeams. primary department; reel.
tation. Dear Land of All My Love-"
Gerneaux Hartley; recitation. Virginia
Rand; song. Helen Harter; recitation.
Herbert Meyer; king of Love My Shep-
herd Is" chorus; recitation, Doris
Triem. Mary Crane. Betty Schwartz.
administered.
The topic for the Adult Bihle class
tomorrow morning will be Missions
and World Peace" the meeting being
OF the National Peace Society
Pulpit supplies during the summer
vacation OF the pastor will be the Rev.
L. Curtis Talmadge, of Terre Haute,
Ind, July &c to August 20: July o, the
Rev. J. w. Ferner. of Aurora: Neb.,
August 81, the Rev. G. A. Tewksbury,
of Concord. Mass.
New officers of the Christian Endeavor
Societies are as follows: Seniors. Ruth
erford Luke. president; Helen Debreaus.
vice president: Ruth MCGOWAN, CORE
spending secretary; Ruth Vincent, re-
cording secretary: Milton Lehr. trens-
urer. Intermediate society, Marian
! Reynolds. president; Edward Cardos
vice president: Robert Young, treasurer
| Audrey Heron, recording secretary,
Warren Foster. corresponding secretary
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
First Presbyterian To
Observe Children's Day

At the II o'clock service at the First
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn
ing Chldren's Day will be observed
and instead of the usual sermon by the
pastor. the Rev. John Britain Clark
will give a talk illustrated with chem
ical experiments.
At the s o'clock service DIR. r. ],
Divin, of Sitka, Alaska, will talk on
mission work there. The usual recital
will be given by Miss Elizabeth Leckie
and Mrs. G. +. Schutt at 7:i5 O'Clock
The evening service will be the last of
the season until the first Sunday even
ing in October The morning service
and Thursday service will be continued
throughout the summer.
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Meeting Time and Place of Social
and Fraternal Organizations.
Today.

Alumni Society. GEORGETOWN College.
Dinner Washington Corral Military Order
OF the Carabao. roof. Army and Navy
Club. s D. m.
Reception, to Philadelphia Knights OF Co
lumbus and their ladies' Washington
Fourth Degree Knights X. Of C. Hall.
p. m.
Rally, Girl Scouts OF Washington, Zoo Park.
near bridge at Columbia road entrance. I
y. m.
Chicken dinner. benent GARFIELD Hospital.
Great Falls. "Garneld Special leaves
Thirty-sixth and NJ streets northwest. at
$3.50 p. m.
Dinner and dance, Epsilon Chapter OF Sigma
Chi Washington Country Club, p. m.
shakespearean pageant school children, as
sisted by students OF Howard University.
Odd Fellows-Canton Washington. No. L
Patriarchs Militant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
Ashmead Place Residence
Sold to Mitchell Carroll

Moore & Hill, Inc. report the pur-
chase by Mitchell Carroll of one of
the large new residences in Ashmead
place, facing the Connecticut avenue
bridge, the consideration being
$12,500. The property was owned by
Ernest G. Walker, and Is located at
1895 Ashmead place.
Other sales reported are:
1456-145S Fuller street, sold for AL
Ian Albert to an investor. for $4,000.
in Talbot avenue. Laurel, Nd. sold
to Mrs. Priscilla Klum and Miss Ada
Klum, $4,000.
So w street northwest, sold to
Harry Conover. $4,000.
65 II street northwest, store and
fat, sold to John c. Keys, $1,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
First Baptist Bible Class
To Hold Picnic SATURDAY.

Owing to the fact that Gypsy Smith.
jr., preached at the First Baptist
Church last Sunday morning, the Rev.
w. w. McMaster. the pastor. will speak
tomorrow morning on the subject an
nounced for a week ago, 1.-THE World 8
Darkest Hour" The Bible school will
hold its annual picnic at Glen Echo
Park Saturday next, and a special car
will leave Dupont circle at 10 o'clock,
and free transportation will be fur
nished for those who avail themselves
OF the opportunity.
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morning services will be held at IL
O'Clock as usual. Tomorrow being the
Feast of Pentacost the following Will
be the order Of s seTyce
Saving Victim sermon. Spirit OF
With YOU occasional, Lord. Dis
miss U.s."
At Centennial Baptist Church tomor-
row morning and evening Prof. Watii1
Davis, OF Philadelphia, will give vocal
and INSTR mental solos. The pastor.
t the Il e O'clock service e on hoyes ars
estness," and at the s o'clock service
the Rev. o. w. Triplctt.. of Alexandria,
will occupy the pulpit.
New officers. OF the Epworth League
Of Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church were Installed last night as
follows Marshall Thomas. president.
Mrs; P; G. Hyam. second vice pr resi-
president; Miss Sadie Mccain. third
vice president: Miss Grace Smith.
fourth vice president; Walter Mold.
treasurer; Earl Packer secretary. 4
numbers by Miss Humphrey. Mr.. War
dell, and Mrs. Munroe. Miss Julia Hug
gins was accompanied.
Children's Day will be celebrated at
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
pastor the Row. Jar1es Shera Mont
gomery. will administer the sacrament
of baptism. At S o'clock services will
be conducted b. the pastor with direct
application to the preparedness parade
and Flag Day. DIR. Montgomery will
speak on THE pisloyalty of the Pussy
Footed
Orphans from the Baptist Children's
Home will attend the services nj the
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing and rarticipate IN the Children s
Day exercises. At night the pastor. tho
Rev. John Y. Briggs. will preach and
administer the ordinance of baptism.
The Rev. Frank r. Langhornc. pastor
Of the South Broad Street Baptist
Church. Philadelphia has, formally &C
cepted the call recently extended him
to become pastor Of the ePtworth Bap'
fist Church this city. Tfe will take ur
his now duties on July J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10

~ Al -
Electric Company upon which the
c;t;zepa NJ Wasb;noton bave IN de-
pend Tor electric current Tor nght
anu o'her PURPOSES mas JUST iseueu
its annual report. In 1t is given
snaca to +ho fo,Iou,;ro noroor.nbe.
space 10 the ioiioWihg paragraphs
While the stockholders OF the
cn asgton nss nai NV yer ana az the
fact that their treasury assets have
STOCK S of n. Patsma SI Electse Power
Company, 1t is evident that the true
who have no financial interest in
the company. This stock was &C,
Congress dated june s. 1900. and the
s ,naiy EonseausnEes f nsTe ot tSa
beginning
point i resulted in an electrical load
strictly modern plant and OF such a :
tor Which as has GREATL ,Sso RE- RE-
p DTSED THE TIE COST ST,S OF PRoP TiS:
SELLING PRICE OF ELECTRIC
WAY LOAD THE POWER COM
FoRDED A CoNsTANT Down
w W E an Up Hi s,nSiy
power the present high efficiency Of
have been accomplished. and it's ex-
with the enormous development
been impossIbie" "o''' "''0
The capitals in the foregoing are
ours and are used for the purpose of
making more emphatic the following
s.a.elheh. ol Ao1 DaSeu upon
CN.;-a:e -. -, ~. 80
commemorative of the electric com.
nony.
IT,. 49,. Io. .;.,.
fuue'ion vi rate ane'''"s e''"ei
considerable NUMBER OF
patrons of the electric company
nor a considerable proportion of
its output of electric current OK.
90. a.. ..-.;...I A.. A.. -,
D. -,
"ay vi '"e "o'ei"'"e"'' e'".e
1880, TWO years DeiOre the acqui-
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THEY ARE ALL TRYING

In all the clamor Of tongues which
we are now hearing from Chicago
and which presently will output from
st. Louis there is one familiar note;
there is one sound recognizable and
welcome; one vocal effort that is
universal; everybody is trying to
make a noise like Roosevelt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
St. Patrick's Parish Is
Ready for Excursion

Committees have completed all de-
tails for the thirteenth annual outing
Of st. Patrick's parish at Marshall Hall
next Thursday. The Rev. John NJ. Nc
Namara is general manager of the out
ing, and Mgr. william T. Russell pas
tor is general chairman.
The transportation facilities will be In
charge of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, and other organizations of the
church will assist in various ways.
Prizes for the winners of the athletic
events have been donated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
Washington Carrabao
Will Banquet Tonight

Washington Corral. Military Order of
the Carrabao. will hold its eighth an
nual dinner tonight on the roof of the
Army and NAVY Club. The committee
in charge includes Major II. c. Rels-
niger. L. s. NJ. c.: Lieutenant Conn
mander ]. II. Tomb, L, S. N; Major
r. NJ. Patterson. Y, S. A.: Capt. Harry
S. A. and Major Joseph H. Heller.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10
Kallipolis Grotto Men
To Go to Detroit Meeting

Seventy-hve membeYs of Kallipolis
Grotto will attend the convention In De-
troit June 10. 90 and 21, AT a meeting
of the grotto held last night In the
Chamber of Commerce, where Monarch
George H. Emmons presided, arrange
ments for the trip were completed.
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Amusements.

Belasco-" Somebody's Luggage" e:l5 D. m.
Poli's-"Quincy Adams Sawyer" S:iS :. =.
Keith's-Naudeville. 2:l5 and S;i5 .. M,
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays 1880 a. m, to
IL D. m.
Lyceum-Stock burlesque. 215 and s:l6 p. m.
Glen Echo-Open-air amusements. dancing
and free movies.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing.
Great Falls. Va all amusements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10

Excursion. Young willing Helpers Club,
Colonial Beach all day.
Outing. Perpetual Hebrew Association. CO.
lonal Beach. all day.
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At Gunton-Temple Memorial Presby.
terian Church at the II o'clock service
tomorrow. Children's Day will be OBJ.
served with appropriate exercises. The
pastor. the Rev. c. Everest Granger
will make a brief address to the chill
dren OF the Sunday school.
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THE ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE
WASHINGTON RAILWAY
AND ELECTRIC co.

The Washington Railway and
Electric Company upon which the
citizens Of Washington have to de-
pend for electric current for light
and other purposes, has just issued
its annual report. In it is given
snaca "a tho follnurinnr nara nra mis-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10

Evening services have been dlscon-
tinued for the summer at the Church
OF st. Michael and AL Angels. but the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-10

The services at II o'clock tomorrow
morning at All Souls Unitarian Church
will be devoted to Children's Day exer.
cises. There will be songs. recitations
and class exercises and brief addresses
by the minister. the Rev. Y. G. B
Pierce. and f. T. Williams. superin,
tendent OF the Sunday school.