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lent impression. displaying strength
and purity of tone and technical effici-
ency. Among her numbers were Pre-
Jude and Allegro" by Pugnaui-kreis-
Ter; Lullaby" and "Canzonetta." both
by. Frim1; "Adagio.' from the Third
Suite by Ries; but the gem of her
performance was kreisler's arrange
ment Of Couperin's La Precieuse,'' fol-
lowed by; Romance. by d'Ambrosio,
and for an encore. "Serenade Espag-
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the Spanish serenade." by Elsar. and
20, My Loves Like a Red. Red Rose, y
by Garrett. seemed to meet with much
favor from the audience. The chorale
numbers included also Awake. Draws
Land Sighting" by Grieg. the latter
with incidental baritone solo by John
Waters, which closed the program. and
was sung twice.
Mrs. Simon played the Accomplishments,
and the affair was given under the patron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

MOLE by Chaminade- Kreisler, and
"Canto Amoroso.'' by Mischa Elman.
The chorus shows a great advance.
over its performance of last spring,
both for attack and shading. and the
quality of tone was such as to lend
charm, even to so hackneyed num-
Der as the bridal chorus from
'Lohengrin."
The first group by the club. Wander
ings Of the Sons of Shem, Ham and
Taphet." from Rubnsteirs Tower Of
Babel was especially interesting, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
SECOND CONCERT GIVEN
BY HOME CLUB CHORUS
Kathryn Plat Gum, Young Ameri-
can Violinist, Assists-Cabinet
Women as Patronesses.

A representative audience from both
musical and social circles was in atten-
dance last evening at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall at the second concert
by the Home Club Chorus. Otto Torney
simon conducting. The club was as
sisted by Kathryn Platt Gum. young
American violinist who made an excel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28

Edward C. Watts. who shot and kill
ed his wife November 10. 1902. at Phoe-
nix, Baltimore county, and was serving
an eighteen-year sentence. died OF heart
disease in the prison. He was convict
ed and sentenced to be hanged for the
crime in .Belair, Hartford county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-28
FRENCH LOAN OF $4,000, 900:
New York Syndicate Arranges ,Ac.
ceptances for an Additional Credit.

NEW YORK, January 2s.-An addi-
tional French credit loan Of SIS. zoo, 600
has just been arranged by william P
Bonbright & Co.. incorporated. who
have formed a syndicate for the alb
sorption OF the acceptanocs. The lrst
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Wider Range of Bidders.

Consolidation OF the requirements OF
all the administration activities into
one set of proposals and one set of
awards has had similar effect of re-
ducing the cost of printing and binding
and advertising. The concentratioN of
the demands for supplies under the
general supply committee has brought
Il wider range of competition. The
number of bidders when there were
nifty purchasing agents of the govern
ment was 564 in 1910 and had increas
ed to IA in 1915. The number of con-
tracts had increased from ~ in 1910
to 49, in 1915
Standa rdiZation has also been effect
ed. with profit both in economy and
efficiency. When there were many buy
ers for the government prices were
no community of interest in the matter
of standa rdiZation. Each department
Is now using like products of manufac
ture for like requirements.
Unnecessary articles grades of ar
ticles have been eliminated. Definite
specifica tons have been determined
upon for many articles now conta med
in the general schedule of supplies.
The confusion has been routed and
order and nationality introduced In
government buying.
\ standard sample room is maintain
ed in the auditors building, where the
committee is quafteFed, whtfe accept
ed samples of all articles which have
been awarded wholly upon specifica
tons may be inspected. This feature
of the activities Of the general supply
committee is of much value in enabling
the requisition officers of the various
departments to require contractors to
deliver articles equal to the sample
submitted upon which award was made.
Better Goods; Lower Prices.
All this has resulted in obtaining for
plies AT cheaper prices and in more
prompt deliveries than in the past.
Looking forward to progress and an
extension OF the usefulness of the gem
eral supply committee. the Secretary of
Hress that the scope of its activities
be enlarged so as to include not only
the contracting for but the actual pur-
chase of materials and supplies. By es-
tablishing a warehouse system. ma
terials and supplies could then, be con-
tracted for and purchased in bulk
quantities. a means of efecting a still
greater saving than is already done.
Freight rates would be reduced and
middlenen would be largely elimi-
mated. with their profits. 1t would also
bring the government into more direct
contact with manufacturers who under
present conditions generally prefer to
submit proposals through dealers, who
of delivery for supplies at some fifty
different points. and often on very
small orders.
! Increased clerical help to meet the
growing activities of the general sup
ply committee is something thai ha $
been urged upon Congress. as we'll as
a. salary Of $4,000 for the general
superintendent of supplies.
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Lansing, Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo Mrs
David F. Houston, Mrs. Franklin K. Lane.
Mrs William Eustis. Mrs. Marshll Field.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock. Mrs. Hennen
Jennings and Mrs. James Harlan.
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HUGE SUMS SAVED
IN BUYING j. S.
Supply Committee Has Nearly
S75O.OOO to Its Credit
This Year.
BETTER GOODS OBTAINED
AND PRICES ARE LOWER
Further Savings Proposed Through
Establishment Of Central
Warehouse.

Nearly. three quarters of million
dollars will be saved to Uncle Sam in
the purchase of about two and half
million dollars worth of supplies In
the course of the present fiscal year
through the bargain prices obtained
by the general supply committee A
comparison of contract prices with
fair values in the open market, demon
strates the usefulness of the organiza-
ton and the tremendous economies
that have been effected. it is declared
Contract prices range from 10 to 40
per cent, and even more, under average
market prices. The average saving ap-
pears to be approximately % per cent.
The list of the general supply COM
mttee indicates that purchases may
be made for the government for any
thing from needle to an anchor. in
Guiding food, drink. houses. cattle.
horses. automobiles. clothing for men
and women, machinery, as we'll as sta
tionery, furniture and furnishings.
There are thousands of items in the
list. each represented in one of the
nearly 500 contracts made for supply
ing the government during a fiscal
year.
tlSuIeS SuOW savings.
There are eighteen classes covering
all these thousands of items. Making
compa rison with fair prices in the open
market as of January /. this year, the
contracts of the government have
saved exactly s125,5so.27 on purchases
of about s2.ooO.o0o in the course of the
fiscal year 1915.
The saving on stationery and draft
ing supplies has been figured out
this basis as s254.651.10: on hardware,
metals, leather and saddlery. s13, 5l4.15:
on drygoods. mems clothing, etc, s22,-
sf2.54; on drugs, medicines and chemi-
Gals. s40.S2".92 on laboratory appa-
ratuS, etc, S4,SS2.3S. on electrical and
engineering supplies. etc. s19.771.25; on
lumber. mlllwork and building mate
rails. s13.522.31: on brushes, glassware,
lubricants and paints, $26.4S5.55 on
groceries. provisions, etc. S56.SoS.69; on
forage, -four and seed, s11 ,44J85: on
photoeTa supplies. towers, etc, Sl4,-
ilI.s6: On incandescent electric lamps.
S1e9,334.ss: on computing machines,
etc, SI4.9.2.31.
! his does not take into consideration
several other classes, viz. engraving
printing and photographic supplies, fuel
and ice, incan descept gas lamp sup
plies. motor trucks. etc. 1t is difficult
to estimate the saving in these unfig-
ured classes.
In addition to the direct saving effect-
ed by contracts. there has been effected
IN indirect saving to the public service
in clerical labor. printing and binding,
advertising and else where through the
operations of the general supply COM
mittee. prior to the establishment
of the committee there were nifty vari-
Gus purchasing agencies. representing
different government activities. buying
independently and at widely varying
prices The consolida ton OF all their
functions has eliminated duplication of
effort. eFecting a tremendous saving in
clerical la Dor
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Britain Vigorously Urged Not
to Interfere With Neutral
Communications.
DIPLOMATIC DISPATCHES.
AMONG THOSE DELAYED
Consultation in Progress Among the
Allies Regarding Policy
to Be Pursued.

Great Eritain's censorship of neutral
mails is the subject of sharp protest
on the part OF the United States in a
note TO the British government, the
text of which was published today.
The communication asserts that DIP
lomatic and consular dispatches have
been treated by British officials in a
manner regarded by the United States
as "ve1atiously inquisitorial, which
practices are denounced as 'unwar-
ranted interferences.
Great Britain's tentative reply. made
public with the text of the United
States note. promises without "unnec-
essary delay to give the results of a
consultation that is in progress be-
tween Great Britain and her allies re-
garding the policy to be pursued. The
American note is in the form of
memorandum to Ambassador Page at
London instructing him to file a form
al and vigorous protest" 1t is dated
January 1 and textua1ly is as follows:
Text of American Note.
department advised that British Gus
toms authorities removed from Danish
steamer oscar II 734 bags. parcel mail
en- route from United States to Norway.
Sw eden and Denmark; that British port
authorities have removed from swedish
steamer stockholm fifty eight bags
parcel mail en- route Gothenburg. Swe-
den, to New York; that 5000 packages
OF mcrcha ndise. American property,
ave heen seized by British authorities
on the Danish steamer United states
on her last trip to the United states:
tina; customs authorities at kirkwall.
on December IS. seized SO, bags of
parcel mail from steamer Frederick
VIII, manifested for Norway. Sweden
and Denmark. Other similar cases
might be mentioned such as that of
the steamer Heligolav.
department inclined to regard par
eel post articles as subject to same
treatment as articles sent as express
o. freight in respect to belligerent
search. seizure and condemnation On
the other hand. parcel post articles are
entitled to the usual exemptions Of
neutral trade. ard the protests of the
government OF the United States in re-
gard to what constitutes the unlawful
bringing in of ships for search in port.
the iIlegality o. so-called blockade by
Great Britain. and the improper as
sumption of Jurisdiction of vessels and
carCoes apply TO commerce using parcel
post service for the transmission of
commodities. Please bring this mat
ter of parcel post formally TO the at
tention OF the British government.
The department is further informed
that december 90 the entire mails. in
Guiding sealed mails. and presumably
the American diplomatic and consular
pouches. from the United states to the
Netherlands We're removed by British
authorities from the Dutch steamer
New Amsterda m: that December 20 the
Dutch vessel Noorder Dyke was depriv-
I'd at the Downs of American mail from
the United States - Rotterdam. and
that these rails are still held by Brit
fsh authorities. Other similar instances
could be mentioned. the cases of the
steamers EOtterdam AND NoOrdam
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-16

WHY | VOTED FOR WILSON,
Uncle Sam has indeed elected anOth-
er president, and I, for one, admire
his choice. 1 am not a Democrat,
neither am 1 a Republican. 1 am and
have been for the past five years a
Socialist. The two old parties do
not appeal much to me. They are in
many respects just six of one and
half dozen of the other, and yet I
voted for Wilson because 1 realized
that the real fight was between the
two old parties, and of the two l
wanted Wilson to win.
Until about two weeks ago I fully
intended to vote the straight Social
list ticket, but as we approached the
great election day I realized that a
vote for Benson was practically a
vote for Hughes, so voted for Al
Socialists and Wilson.
I would rather have more of VIII
son and watchfuI waiting and more
notes, than Hughes, Roosevelt, the
millionaires, the heads of the ammu-
milton factories, high tariffs and war.
: ieh tariffs are one with the devil
1T-seIf. "Give back unto Caesar
=, which is Caesars and to God
tat which IS Gods" High tariffs
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thing but panics.
We need more watchful waiting
and more notes, because we are not
at all prepared to go to war with
either Europe or Mexico. RoOsevelt's
preparedness policy is mild compared
to what we really need. What's a
quarter of a million soldiers to pro-
tect the righteousness of a hundred
million people. But Roosevelt is too
anxious for war. He wants it before
we are ready for it. Who wants war,
anyway? am glad that Wilson and
the Prince of Peace have gained an
other victory.
Another reason why I voted for
Wilson is because 1 believe at heart
the man is a Socialist. The passing
of the 8-hour law, the child labor law,
the WOrkingman's compensation act,
farm credits act, federal reserve act,
inheritance tax and the income tax
are all socialistic stunts, yes, even
the vetOing of the immigration bill
was the act of a Christian Socialist
with a strong missionary spirit. It is
no sin for man to look for better
home for his family.
The only thing have against Viii
son is that he failed to bring down
the high cost of living. He, however,
is doing all in his power. Neither one
of the old parties has the power to
expose and punish the little chques
that get together and manipulate
prices. Nor will they ever have this
power. The only party that could do
this would be the Socialist party.
Some day the people will wake up
and put the Socialists more in power
than they are now.
What has become of Tammany
and the expression, Gas goes Maine,
so goes the nation? Here's to the
south and west. Perhaps some day
the capital of our nation will be
moved more into the center of our
n ofiOn yuboT.o II TaooIIyy hoIOu orc Mre
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-16

BLAMES T. R.-It was the Roose-
welt war whoop that caused the de-
feat of Hughes. Too much war talk.
The American people do not want
war. In the preparedness parade they
saw the white mans war dance.
RooseveIt's Americanism was not
fully understood and was hated by
many of the foreign born. Roosevelt
meant peace, but created the wrong
impression. It frightened men and
women, drove Republican votes to
Wilson and sent a united Republican
party to defeat.-L. M. E.
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THE PUBLIC FORUM

YOU BET.-You just bet we are
with you on the 2-cent Day Book. 1
think all readers who appreciate a
truthful, honest paper viii be with
you, too.-A. D. Matthews, 635 N.
Sacramento Blvd.
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PRAYER.-f we wish to pray we
must have some object upon which
to concentrate. If we turn to God
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My little nurse said this morning,
in rather a tfmid manner: Mrs. Wa
verify, what is your religiOn?"
81 have been accused of not having
any," I answered, ''but if religion
means, as the dictionary has it, any
system of faith, doctrine and wOr-
Ship I think I have a distinct and
comforting religion. I have great
faith in humanity and feel that
through all it's mistakes it will yet
rise to some high plane, a plane OF
happiness that might be called heaV-
en-. I worship sincerity and truth"
My nurse said, do you not have
some sort of imaginative being to
whom you pray when you have
reached that place in your affairs at
which you do not know what to do
next?"
You mean, do I believe in per-
sonaI God?" I said, and then 1 told
her, little book, Of my experience at
the time Sonny was born and how
through that great soul travail 1
came to the conclusion that God,
to be a real God, must not be con-
cerned with mercy, but with justice.
That a God could not be father, be-
cause a father was first human and
a God must be apart and above
every human conception.
IF I were going to pray, little
nurse, this is what l would say"
told her. ct is what hope 1 do say
unconsciously every day:
ooh, Thou Almighty Power:
Teach me to take from Thee my dole
Of good or i'll and mUrmur not.
Oh, make my finite mind to grasp
That, in Thy infinite plan, there is
No place for my weak cries against
The grief and sorrow of the common
lot.
Blot out the ego that doth crush
my soul
Beneath it's load of selfishness and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30
THE AUTO WE'RE AFTER

THE AUTO WE'RE AFTER
1t was decided that an operation
would be necessary and DR.. Allen
brought Mr.. Anthony to Logan in his,
car. The jar of the car gave Mr.. An
thony some relief and the possibili-
ties are that the operation will not be
necessary.-Logan CO., Republican.
-O-O-
Mrs. RosaIie VitaIe, of Yonkers, N.
Y, is preparing to undergo the 98th
surgical operation in nine years. Doc
tors say this number Of missions
made in her body stands as a record.
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OF A WIFE
UNCONSCIOUS PRAYER
The fuIIness of Thy purpose, for my
desire
For which I vainly plead, when
placed beside
Humanfty's great need sinks into
nOthingness.
Oh, Thou High Over All!
Suffer my mean, ungenerous prayer,
That Thou wouldst change Thy
changeless laws,
Which make strict justice, mercy
most divine.
To fall upon Unheeding ears. Bring
me
To feel Thy love, which all-embrac-
ing wraps
Not only me about, but takes the
whole
Great universe with it's sheltering
folds.
Thy way is right; and though in fol-
lowing it
My path leads DER the plOwshare's
Iurid red,
Still will I trust Thy guidance sure
and say
While yet I life my streaming eyes to
Thee
Thy will be done!
81 viii not do right because I fear
punishment and am not too big to
be reduced to nothing if interfere
with the Great Plan. Thus in the
end it amounts to this: Thy will be
done:"'
ITO Be Continued.)
1870
Tile ALTO WE,RE AETER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-03
Quickest, Suresf Cough
Remedy Is Home
Made
Easily Prepared In Fe-r MIN
"t~-. 'h~sp but Inequaird

some people are constantly ANNOYED
from ono wears end g. the other with a
persistent bronchial cough, which be- Who'll.
N uunrDc-sHrF Here is home male
remedy shat gets right at The cause anil
VIII make YOU wonder what became of a.
Get &'g ounces linrx 600 cent. WORTH
from an1 druggist. pour into pint BOTTLE
and iII The bottle with plain rranulateI
sugar syrup start taking r ~ once
CO., aIuaiv hut surely WOW will nntio4 the
rhIfFm thin ont and then disanne4r Ill.
f'fn.r. thus ending q cough that Won
never Thought would end tt also iopaens
tle dry. hoarac or tight cough and heaIa
lhr in. IaWmnttnn BOZ q painful cough with
remarkable rtrIIItN. Ordinary coughs
ore conquered ht 10 in 20 hours or los
nothing better for bronchitis winter
cough. and bronchial asthma
HIs IIurN and Sugar ~trun mixture
nfhra iuIl I'nt enough fn last a
iIfH.IN long flWT Hf COST nf Urfs "a
cents kccUe perfectly and TASTES rlrsa.
1rt ineIiv prepared. iuII directions
With IirrV
i.nrN .a ..0..li arf firhfr rnr-rr
f.t'I COM f.nnI oft genuine Norway pine
'fa.i t..N Ir UUHIHrII and ia f1muus
I'r world Htrr fHr Ita ease. certainty and
fnmrir. n overcoming bad coughs
Chrat and throat colds
CT tho genuine Aak your drurriet
inr t'a ounces IIurv " and DO NOT accent
nff.Inr r'r. 81 guarantee of absolute
f1fIHf1rfI JON. nr money promptly refunded
gree With tH.H preparation. The pIuer
Co, tt. Wayne. IuI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-03

Now that the joys of the Christmas
season are past. society will pick up
Its regular routine. which has been
suspended for many weeks. in prep
aration for the gay occasion. During
the holidays there was no end OF de-
hghtful things to claim attention ana
every one lived in an exciting rush
from one charming affair to another
The return of the students from
school and college had much TO DO
with the general liveliness. as many
OF the parties were planned for their
sole pleasure.
This week will find them enroute
to seats of learning. with happy men,
cries of the Yuletide and their elders
viii gradually resume the even tenor
OF their way" Doubtless a number OF
social pleasures will be arranged to
MI in the weeks before Lent when a
general cessation is everywhere prev
alent. Few affairs are scheduled for
the present week. during which all
society VIII rest from the strenuous
but altogether delightful days of the
Christmas tide
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-03
W0MAN'S CLUBS
Musicale and Tea.

Following the holiday recess. the
Woman's club will resume its meet
lngs in regular order after January
Z, on which date the music department
OF the club has arranged a musicale
This Is TO be repetition OF a similar
event last year. which proved so very
enjoyable. The members of the de-
partment are in charge. a committee
having been appointed with Mrs. Rob
ert Browne chairman.
This musicale and tea is for all the
members of the Woman's club. and
their guests. and a large attendance
Is assured. The members of the music
department will assist Mrs. Browne in
receiving
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Mrs. a. c. Worrall. Miss Mabel L.. AL
len and Mrs. C. Barrett. New York;
II. 5. Mclean, Montreal. and Mr.. anc
Mrs. K. NJ. Pierson OF Akron. o.
James Brown Potter and W. J. Du.
ane are setting new pedestrian rec.
ords. One day they climbed Rates
mountain and went around the lake
and yesterday they followed the new
Catamount trail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sergey Friede. their
son. Mr.. and Mrs. VI. NJ. Hayward and
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Champion went
driving today II. y. Garfield and $.
J. Gavin We're in the saddle and Miss
Masters and Miss f. G. Bachelor went
TO Elmhurst for tea.
Or. and Mrs. J. Riddle COTE have
returned to New York after spending
their honeymoon at the Greenbrier.
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SIDE TALKS
Watch Your Voice
(5y Ruth cameron.)

watch your voice.
Every daN / spend among my fellow
men and women / am more impressed by
the need Of that Injunction.
The voice is an arrant traitor I'm
lcss YOU have learned tho very difficult
art Of Keeping % under control ~ will
h'truy your secrets every time
For instance. 7 was explaining the
way Z" get 10 certain place 20 a friend
"5 mime. - each pause she said. Yes"
-''. 'ph. yes" and all :hc other
things that are proper TO say in pauses
iu nu explanation. Her face shono with
mt lhE.nc. and understanding. If had
judged hN her acquiosccncc and arpoar-
nn'' alone. ] would have thought that
~h' url. r-t0od mo perfectly. Eut while
en' could control what she said and how
rhn "k'd. she couldn't control her
voice. lf betrayed her There was "A
II..,I.,in 4 OF complete incgmprchcus ion
"uEh'd and admitted 30 frankly
She Never Could Understand
Directions.
n'ycr should have asked you the
way. She said. for never csn under
thc rirhi' ana TIE fourth hou.e 70 on NJ tb 59
.'ff and T|I chat sort o. thing What
always do BEL tn find out whore 20 got
@u hn CAR gnd th"n ask thc way when
ti JOS ru good Tor mr fo try % under.
stand advance directions"
when 3D. person who sf7f remains funds.
mentally nud un1Ifrr1hiy cheap has put
.n surface rrn.Dr nf education 81
I.nt pr. education 'e only superficial
frI doesn't roach down into tho well.
"l .h' h'1rf ana mind. The pc
.uIiHr rough urgdu.rfed tones ~ The
r.r f.r.h.rf could aa~ cribs r.rson ig
.'I. 'f.N Hnt moro plainly than the
r.1rn t.'., .1le if tg those whose ears
she Couldn't stand the Accusing
8 d.ar friend of mino who kept