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The Washington times., 1916-01-21
ROMANCE AND HUMOR
IN ALL-STORY WEEKLY
THE Adopted Father' and Other
Tales in Current Issue Make
Entertaining Reading.

That there are various kinds of people
in any grade OF society is shown in riot
ously funny fashion in "The Adopted
Father" by Edgar Franklin. in the cur
rent issue OF the All-Story Weekly.
William Hart. a fatherless young man
society leader, adopts a father from
the lower" classes to spite his sister.
who has adopted a waif. The adopted
father insists on showing his children"
and all of New York society how
parents should be treated.
Two romances-between William and
his inamorato and between his sister
and her loved one-are put on the skids
bv the antics OF the old man. Mean
while. John Reeves, an eccentric mill
lionaire from Pittsburgh. has disap-
peared after denouncinc the pronigacy
OF his own son. Just as YOU are won
dering how all these characters belong
TO the same story and how any of them
can escape destruction. comes the great
climax. The author Of Born i'm Trou-
ble." more Trouble" and other
troublous tales NAV be depended upon
10 rescue his favorites at the right time.
The Secret" a Poesuue tale by Gil
bert Riddell; "keNs to Paradise some
thing utterly unlike anything the author.
Frank Condor, ever wrote before: "a
Girl Who Never Was" by Paul West.
and The DOG Beside the Road. ." by
RAYMOND s. Spears. are other tales Ia
the Issue.
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To Begin New Derby
Recruiting Campaign

LONDON. Jan. 21-Another great re-
cruiting campaign on voluntary lines
was begun at a meeting in Downing
street between Lord Derby and the CEN
trail recruiting committee. The inten-
ton is TO make another attempt,
through the stimulus of a widespread
appeal by posters and other advertising
measures, to lend such measure OF
success to the voluntary movement that
dead letter.
Lord Derby presided at the meeting.
which was attended by civilians and
military men OF high rank, Labor MEM
bers OF the House Of Commons, and
others interested in recruiting. It was
decided TO invite the mayors of corpoE-
ations and other local authorities 70 CO.
operate in obtaining both single and
married men for the service.
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THE WAR FEVER SPREADING

There is no disease so highly in
fectious as war. All history has
proved this, but modern conditions
emphasize the fact. No nation, how
ever anxious it may be to do so, can
live unto itself. It's whole economic
fabric is held together with a warp
that binds it to the outside world,
while sentimental ties are stronger
as intelligence and understanding
are more acute. War is a peculiarly
engrossing business; the nation at
war does not let any other business
assume paramountcy, lest the di-
vision of interest result in disaster.
War involves national existence, and
self-preservation is as truly the first
law of states as it is of individuals.
From all directions there come re-
ports of developing conditions which
point to the possibility of new en-
trants in the war. Sweden is defy
ing the British nation because
Sweden's commerce is alleged to be
interfered with by the blockade; in
cidentally, because Sweden fears
Russia. In this case, interest over
weighs sentiment; for the Scandi-
navian people, with their endow-
ment Of democratic traditions and
institutions, would naturally sympa-
thize with the cause of Britain and
France.
From the Hispanian peninsula
come reports that trouble is brew
ing. Portugal has for a long time
been a sort of protege of Great Brit
ain; her strategically important in
sular possessions have been guaran-
teed by British sea power, in return
for which Britain is understood to
have guaranteed her support to the
Lisbon government. This British at
titude has, with the passage of time,
caused Portugal to be regarded
somewhat as Belgium was, as a
minor neutral sacred from attack or
invasion. There is no general, for
NAL guarantee, but the sentiment is
pretty firmly established.
Portugal has been in a condition
of turbulence for several years. The
new republican government has had
it's inevitable troubles; and among
these is the jealousy with which the
Spanish monarchy has viewed it. Re-
publicanism- in Portugal might be-
come breeder for republicanism
in Spain, and the ancient aristocracy
does not fancy it.
A recent traveller in Spain report
ed that two-thirds of the Spanish
people are firmly pro-ally in senti-
ment, while the other third are pro-
German; not because the interests of
their country would be served by
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being at one time president c: the Texas
Press Association.
But" said the indignant Cyclone" ,"
with a quaver OF the bass voice so
often heard on the hustings in the
days Of Populism and free silver,
when papers like this New York
paper undertake to use me and the
clothes l wear to malign and slur the
farmers of Texas by saying they
made me promise never to wear a
collar If elected to Congress, | say
with all kindness for the assiduous.
erudite, and versatile young cor
respondents they are carrying the
esthetic taste Of the Eastern pluto
crat "A little too far"
The next step after the wearing of
collar is the wrapping of tie
around ones neck. Mr.. Davis. collar
less and Cravatless a week ago, TODAY
exhibits a fresh linen collar and a
long dropping tie, very black in co.
or, that nestles comfortably under his
white whiskers.
And thus the capitulation. bron-
chitis or no bronchitis, is complete.
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Mother Was DisoWned,
Child Is Left Fortune

SPOKANE. Wash. Jan. 9l.-Some-
where in the inland empire is a little
girl. between eleven and twelve years
OF age, for whom thousands OF dollars
are waiting. A widespread search is
now being made by Mrs. Lena Johnson,
OF Elmira. Idaho. distant relative. who
has the fortune in trust.
Disowned by her own parents, the
mother took the girl when a baby to
Mrs. Johnson. who was a relative. and
asked her to find a home for the child.
Mrs. johnson brought the baby to Spo-
kane in 1904.
A few weeks later home was found
oy DR.. Mary Latham. who was then
head Of the Spokane Children's Home
society. The homie was that OF a farmer
living somewhere near Spokane. A year
later all of the records Of the society
were DESTROYED by fire.
IN their old age the parents of the
mother OF the little girl repented OF
their attitude against their daughter.
ana When they died some time ago their
VIII showed that all OF their money had
Deen left to the granddaughter.
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RBsPONsIBILITY--wiTn POWER

All the arguments that everybody
concerned is willing to listen to have
been heard for the last two days
about the proposal Of the Commits
sioners to take over full control of
the city's school system. There has
been much talk Of putting the
schools into politics." and express
sion of other vague fears.
In arriving at decision the House
District Committee ought to have
clearly in mind a few facts, and,
whatever course it recommends,
should dispose of these facts. These
are real, not imaginary. They now
stand as a source of trouble in
Washington schools. They were
pointed out by Commissioner New
man in his summing up yesterday
afternoon. They are:
To the District Commissioners is
entrusted the financial responsible
ity for school expenditures. They
must sign the vouchers, the appro-
priation Is made in their name, and
they are held to account by the
Treasury.
Far from exercising a merely
ministerial" function in purchasing
new sites and constructing buildings,
the Commissioners have the sole re-
sponsibility, and are not compelled
to ask the Board of Education any
thing about it.
Though the Board of Education is
entrusted with the pedagogical con-
duct of the schools it is not given the
authority to buy any equipment or
supplies, except text books, to carry
out its plans.
There are other discrepancies of
jurisdiction and responsibility of that
sort, but these are sufficient to con-
denim the present arrangement. I'm
der this plan the Commissioners
have infinite chances for working
havoc with the schools, and the dan
ger is greater because they could do
it under a hazy public conception Of
the responsibility. By putting the
schools under them they would be
given little more authority than they
have now, but the responsibility
would be squarely up to them, and
they could be held to account for
their actions.
Those persons who have such a
grievous fear that the Commission
ers might work wrack and ruin in
the schools if they gained control of
them have some shivers and shud-
ders coming to them if they will
study just what the Commissioner
could do with the schools now if
they desired.
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APOLLO.

The cream OF four different motion
picture eatures-Paramount, World,
Metro, and Kleine- Edison-have been
selected by Mr.. Crandall for presenta-
ton at his northeast house the next
week. Blanche sweet will be seen Sun
day evening in her latest Paramount
Production, The Case of Becky" Mon
day, Rose Stahrs great stage success,
The Chorus Lady, depicting life be-
hind the scenes. will be shown. Tues
day. Alice Brady, supported by Milton
Sills, will appear i'm the sensational So
ciety life play, THE Rack" Wednesday
William Faversham will be seen In the
Metro production, "One Million Dol
lars i'm which MI. Faversham plays
the role OF Richard Duvall, a noted
crlmiaolog..t THURSDAY, Blanch Ring
will appear in a comedy-drama, "a
Yankee Cir" Friday, the Klelne- Edison
feature. "po it.cians, win be seen with
the famous comedy pair. late of Zieg-
feld's "FOlHcs.' Bickel and Watson, In
the principal parts.
Mary Plckford, in one of her great
est successes "Esmeralda," a drama
particularly suited 10 her most diver.
Sified talents, will be seen Saturday.
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such an afiiliation, but because the
extreme monarchist institutions Of
Germany appeal to the aristocracy
Of Spain. The institutions Of king
ship and aristocracy look safer with
the Germanic view dominating
Europe.
Portugal's internal disorders may
provide Spain with an excuse for in
vading, and restoring the old Bour-
bon monarchy. The possibility is ac-
counted serious. There have been
moves in Spain toward a military
preparedness such as is hardly con-
sistent with policy Of insistent
neutrality. A quarrel between Spain
and Portugal would necessarily re-
late itself to the lineup in the great
war, because Portugal can call on
Britain for aid. Thus Spain would
in effect become a Germanic ally.
The immensity Of the military op-
erations has somewhat distracted
attention from underlying aspects Of
the war. More and more, however,
comes realization that it is a last
desperate struggle to maintain alb
solutism and suppress democracy.
Germany needed an external dis
traction to draw public thought
away from internal institutions;
from the socialistic demand for real
popular participation in the govern
ment. The kings and crowns Of
Europe tended naturally to range
themselves on the side which OBJ
viously stood for the maintenance of
kingly institutions. Bulgaria, Greece,
Sweden, Roumania, and now Spain,
have been seen one after another
elbowed into unnatural, illogical re-
lationships to the war, because Of
the influence of kingly prerogative
and aristocratic tradition. In every
political move Of international scope
is to be described the evidence that
underneath everything else this war
is a struggle for popular institutions
and ideals against oligarchy and
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Politician for so Years
Finds He Is Not Citizen

sABETIIA, Kan, Jan. 21.-After more
than half century of party leadership
in his township. George Root. of Sa-
betha. discovered that he was still a
British subject. He has lived sixty
years in the United States of America.
and fifty-eight of them in Nemaha
county. He is a Republican partisan and
has attended national conventions of
his party.
His discontinue is fully enjoyed by
the boys of the past half century over
whom he has so long lorded. At sew
enty-eight he is hale and greatly be-
loved.
Root has taken out his naturaliZat ton
papers with Jim Thomlinson another
old-time Republican, who has dwelt and
voted in Nemaha county thirty-three
years
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
THE RUIN OF AMERICAN TRADE

1t is fearsome thing, this ruina-
tion Of Americas foreign trade
which has been imposed by the en-
tente allies through their naval pro-
gram Of blockade and contraband.
There ought to be something done
about it instanter.
During the fiscal year ended June
30 last our exporta were only ST.
716,OOO,0OO, or $4OO,OOO,0O0 more
than in any other year in our his
tory. At present they are on the
basis of $500, 100000 a month, which,
if the increase shall persist as it
promises, indicates that they will be
about four billions Of dollars for the
current fiscal year.
Particularly have we grievance
against the allies for shutting us
off from the neutral markets of
Europe. Our exports to Sweden
have fallen from fourteen billions to
seventy-three billions in the first
year Of war; to Norway, they have
dropped from a splendid nine mil
lions to q paltry thirty-nine mil
lions; to Denmark, they have shrunk
from fifteen millions to eighty mil
lions. Greece bought a million dol
lars worth of our goods per annum
before the war; now it is taking
twenty-three millions.
We are being shut out of the
markets of all the world-just as
from those of these European neu-
trails. Our trade to Latin-America
has dwindled to a vastly larger sum
than it ever was before. Asia, near
and far; Africa, the islands of the
sea-all are sending testimony to
our commercial distress-by buying
greater quantities than they ever
dreamed of buying before.
To make it worse, Gs the "block-
ade" against us has been frightened,
as the conspiracy to wreck our COM
merce has been perfected, prices of
what we have to sell have gone to
the demnition bowwows. Cotton
had dropped from 5 cents right after
the war started, to around IL cents,
and better, New York basis. Wheat,
which was worth around rs cents
when war started, has fallen until
the downtrodden farmer is getting
only about $1.25. Steel and iron
have suffered in the same way, and
our production of all these staples
has shrunk to the largest figures
ever known.
1t is indeed an awful situation
that confronts us. We ought to do
something about it. Germany and
Austria and Turkey have. quit us
cold; don't buy a thing from US. It
looks as if they were doing us a
scurvy trick. No matter about the
reasons why they don't buy from us,
the fact is that they don't. Maybe
we should reprimand them for it.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
NAKED oR DEFENSE

General Wood, with his military
muzZle slipped off for a moment by
the legislative branch of the Gov
ernment, tells the American people
that, from the point of view of ma
tional defense, we haven't any mill
tary strength because we have only
a handful of regular soldiers.
The National Guard isn't worth
anything; to face an emergency it
couldn't be made worth anything
in time to do any good.
A small, well-trained army Of NO
more than 10000 foreign soldiers.
if landed in this country, prepared
and equipped, could do irreparable
damage before we could even begin
to resist it. ......
Our harbor defense guns couldn't
hit the most effective battleships of
Europe, while their naval guns
would be knocking our fortresses
off their foundations.
1t takes years to make a soldier.
1t takes many months to make a
great gun capable of matching the
heavy artillery which the sea pow
ers Of Europe could float across the
ocean on their battleships.
1t takes ten years, in the official
judgment of Admiral Fletcher, to
train a naval officer to the profici-
ency which the safety Of this coun-
try requires. And we haven't
enough officers now for the made
quate and ineffective war fleets.
We haven't any land power and
we haven't any sea power. We can
never get land power from a vOlun-
teer army. Either we shall get it
from a standing army Of regular
soldiers or we shall forever be with
out it.
We shall never get sea power
from the legislative and administra-
tive policy which can't comprehend
that a ship which steams twenty
knots an hour can never catch and
can never escape from a ship which
steams thirty knots an hour; which
can't comprehend that gun which
can shoot four miles, or three miles,
or two miles further than another,
can never be touched by that weapon
of short range. We shall never get
any military power from people that
can't comprehend that the slogan of
Bryan that you can make an army
of soldiers merely by putting caps
on their heads and sticking rifles
in their hands, is blatant idiocy.
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Cyclone DaviSDefend
CapituLatiOn TO Collar

'Tis not the leaves upon a tree
That make the timber fine;
'Tis not the vestry preachers wear
That makes their lives sublime.
It's not the raiment people don
That makes glorious state:
'Tis not the jewels in crown
That make a kingdom great
Right is right. for God is God
And truth will make us whole:
The hope of man must ever be
The goodness of mis- soul"
That is the answer i'm homemade phi-
losophy and poetry. that the Honorable
Cyclone" Davis. member of the House
from the State of Texas, makes to a
facetious story i'm n New York news
paper that he donned starched collar
soon after reaching WASHINGTON. and
thereby broke a contract with his con-
sdtuents who elected him as a collar
less statesman"
Rising to his full heighth-which is
well above six feet--"Cyclone" Davis
paid his respects to the aforesaid news
paper and flung back at the editor.
correspondents, reporters, and copy
boys" the charge that the farmers of
Texas were such a lot of "hayseeds''
that they required collarless represen-
tation in the National Congress.
Ihe speech of Mr. Davis, which was
caretully prepared after reading the
onending newspaper story, makes PLAN
lhat Cyclone" doesn't care a whoop
what the papers say abou, him-but
they mustn't ''slur and malign tre
farmers of the sovereign State OF
Texas.
More a Muffler.
Mr.. Davis, who came to Washington
wearing a muffler about mis- long necl
and underneath a formidable set OF
square-cut whiskers, put on starched
collar just the other day. lie hadn't
worn such thing I'm scme twenty
years, he confessed, but without going
into details AS TO his capitulation after
reaching the effete Fast. He now tells
the House. however, that his brother
died many years ago of a bronchial
affection and he has been protectinE
his throat and lungs ever since. lie
continued
II have endeavored to do this by
wearing what was known as Wavs's
munlers. This week 1 pulled off a
S!lkinette muffler that cost me 81 80
and put on l5-cent collar, and IL
became a national sensation. For the
benefit or the very delicate and fastidi-
GUS sensibilities OF the New York gentry
and diamond bedeckeu dudes who read
little regard for the hummery. fri!ls.
founces and furbeloWs that the world
calls fashion"
Mr.. Davis said he believed In the
freedom Of the press and had Owne
Texas newspapers for seventeen years,
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CRANDALL'S,

The attractions for the coming week
at Crandalrs Theater are certain to
prove most attractive menu. Com
mencing Sunday and continuing Mon
day, the Broadway Universal feature,
THE Man inside" with Edwin Stew
ems, the noted stage star, will be shown.
Most OF the action of the photoplay
centers in Washington and deals with
diplomatic intrigues. Mr.. Stevens has
the dual role of the master rogue and
the stranger. He is ably supported by
cast including Justina Hun, Harry
Benham, Tina Marshall. and GustaVa
Thomas. On Tuesday and Wednesday
the first photOplay version of Clyde
Fitch's greatest work, THE City" will
be shown. Thurlow Bergen, a former
member of the Poll Stock Company, OF
Washington, enacts a leading role
For Thursdays and Fridays attrac-
ton, Holbrook Blinn and Alice Brady
will be seen in ''The Ballet Girl" In
one of the scenes the entire ballet OF
the Metropolitan Opera House, OF New
York, appears, A return engaEement
of THE Misleading Lady" with Henry
Walthall and Edna Mayo, will be play.
ed on Saturday.
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Washington. Jan 6. 1916.
agrees With "MexieO For Mexi-
cans" Policy.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
would ike to know the address of 7
r. Aasved. who wrote the letter pib-
ilshed IN your paper headed "Criticises
Amercans for Stirring Up Mexican
trouble indorse his views. I have
aIways contended that our duty was 10
let Mexico alone. We fought out our
dihlculties here 7 fifty wears ago and
Mexico did not interfere with us. nor
Ild any other foreign power that /
The writer very properlv saws.
Americans who wish to 60 there. let
mem do so at their own risk II Ameri-
cans want TO invest their money there.
theS shheS VIII keep all the Drofits. so let
believe In Mexico for Mexicans. and
me United states for the people OF the
United states. We have troubles enough
sl home without interfering with the
dissatisfaction prevail here Business
mas been disastrouslv affected. and II is
very grave question now as to what
business Is being done in the United
states states beyond that occasioned by the
terrible war raging in Europe. If we
can promote the peace. happiness, sue
cess. and tranquility of our own peopIe
We will be performing a great work in
iheir behalf. II we could stop agitation
In this country and take a rest for a
while. and offer some security for men
who desire to continue or embark in
business with some degree of safety and
assurance, a good result would be at
tanned in behalf of our people. l be-
lieve Mexico would have been better off
TODAY II we had not thus far intcrfered.
and / further believe she will be worse
off in the future by further interfer-
ence. and the people of this country
likewise. ] can't see what we have to
gain. but II 10 quite apparent that loss
Of life and property will result by such
action. LOUIS p. SHOEMAKER.
Washington. January ~.
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IOmOrrnM.

Lecture, The Teaching of English Through
the Classics" by the Rev. Francis +. Dom
nelly president OF GOnzaga College at
meeting Of Washington Classical Club
Gunston Hall, 1906 Florida avenue, $50 D.
Recital Gebest's studio, s p. IN.
Parcel Post Party at Home Club. n m.
Meeting Federation Of Citizens Association
Chamber OF Commerce, S o. m.
Party by Club Of Colonial Danes
SVl sixteenth street northwest, TO p IN.
Masonlc-Dawson, No. l6, special NJ NJ
Odd Fellows-Patriarchs Militant washing.
ton Canton, No l, drill and social.
socialist Party-Social supper, Sll f street
northwest. p. m.
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Next Weeks
Films
LEADER.

Some of the best numbers on the
Paramount Program will be shown at
the Leader Theater during the coming
week. The Beascc success, The
Woman" with Lois Meredith and Jheo-
dore Roberts enactinE the leading role.
a story OF political intrigues in Wash
ington. will be shown Sunday. On
Monday and Tuesday, Lou Teliegen.
who has dropped the hyphen that for
merly was a Part. Of his name, will be
seen in The Unknown, o picturiZa
tion of Wylie's novel, Tho Ted
Mirage" II is a story of English army
POST life. Theodore Roberts and Dor
cthy Davenport are assigned to lead
ing parts.
Charlotte Greenwood and Sydney
Grant will be seen Wednesday and
Thursday In the Frohman comedy sue
cess. Jane" renlete with refreshlnSly
humorous situations. For the remain
ing two weeks little Marguerite Clark
will be seen in Seven Sisters" the
transatlantic comedy success.