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The Washington times., 1916-07-07
ENGLAND ALARMED
OVER BABY CROP
Birth Rate Reduced and Infant
Mortality Increased Since
Beginning Of War.

LONDON, July 5.-Great Britain has
reached the lowest birth-rate level In
civil registration history and England
10 worried about the baby crop short
age.
Official figures, available today. show
that the last three months OF 1915 pro-
duced the unprecedented low average
Of 1876 births per 1000 Of population.
Since the beginning, Of the war the
infant mortality has alarmingly risen.
The average birth rate for isl5-2SS
per l.0Oo-was the lowest on record.
During, the first quarter OF 1916 1t
During 1915, ITO infants died out of
every 1000 births. the statistics show.
candle at both ends. Great Britain is
beginning to worry about the future
Various unofficial societies interested
and infant mortality evils are being
quickened to their tasks by medical
experts. who sound the, warning that
Brltain's very existence is at stake.
Much effort has been put forth dur
Ing the last year to correct existing
conditions :. principally Ignorance :
which has been Responsible for the
one year old. A strenuous campaign
has been launched
The falling birth rate, medical ex.
perts urge. must be Immediately dealt
with.
One OF these men we'll known In
medical circles. urges the nation tc
forget racial animosity enough tc
emulate Germany In the matter OF
He points out that Germany's popu'
lation, which was II, O5S, 792 Immediate
ly after the Franco Prussian war, ros,
to 42,727.3 800 four years later. while the
population OF France, Germany's en-
envy In this struggle. remained Ata,
uonary.
One can only interpret these Ger,
man figures In one way. Our enc
mics Tor roresaw the danger and tool
not.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
GRAPHOPHONE STOCK
LEADS DULL MARKET
Lanston Monotype Only Other
Security to Demand Much
Action.

American Graphophone common stock
and Lanston Monotype stock featured
an otherwise narrow market ut today's
session of the Washington Stock Ex-
change.
Not only was Lanston active, ioO
shares selling at So. but $500 was offered
for call" on 1000 shares at 80.
Graphophone common. having sold az
high as $50 In New York. the bid here
was advanced 81 points. to l%61t. on the
regular call and l4s after call. One
broker was offering 5000 for an option
on 1000 shares at lb0.
Sales OF Capital Traction In odd lots
that totaied twelve shares. were made
at $50. and that figure was bid for ad-
ditional small blocks.
Other sales included $500 worth OF
Capital Traction IS. at l07: 5000 worth
Of Potomac Electric Power Consolidated
IS. at 10lh. and two shares Of Wash.
inston Railway. and Electric preferred
at Slh.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
MUNITIONS SHARES
SLUMP ON EXCHANGE
Rails Steady, and Mexican Spe.
ciaIties Strong in Early New
York Trading.

NEW YORK. July 7.-Munition and
sine shares were driven downward dur
Ing the first half-hour's trading on the
stock exchange today. Mexican special
ties were strong and railroad stocks
were steady.
Baldwin sold off u. making new
low record for the year at sSIa. Crucibic
lost 2 points, Westinghouse ~. and
American Loco. u; American Zinc and
Butte and Superior made new low rec
ord Cor the year. Mexican Petroleum
later lost its gain and sold below yes
terday's close.
Advance Of the call money rate to
per cent attracted much attention In
tho street today. Nickel Plate this after
noon sold at 81, off ~. from yester-
days close. Railroad shares softened.
and coppers and munition shares con-
tinued under pressure.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
CHORUS GIRL KILLED
ELF,POL|CE DECIDE
Remorse Blamed for Death Of
"Teddy" Roberts-Compan-
ion to Go Free.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Remorse prob
ably killed pretty Teddy" Roberts.
Police, investigating the asphyxiation
of the girl In a Brooklyn apartment.
where she and two other couples had
been having a weekend party" have
about decided on this theory. 1t is ex-
pected that Charles f. Lester, the young
woman's companion In the apartment
of his parents. will be released from
custody. ~
Teddy" Roberts was from Johns
town, N. Y. An orphan early in youth.
she was always yivacious, pretty and
ambitious.
Not long ago she came to the big city
to study nursing. She craved just lit
tie of the excitement, the pleasure and
the Joy OF life she saw everywhere
downtown. The work was hard and she
was lonely.
The theater fascinated her. and when
girl friend suggested her pretty face
and figure would gain her a place on
the stage. she remembered her early
success as member Of the little village
choir at home and left the nurses
school. Her striking beauty earned her
an immediate engagement as member
of the Hippodrome chorus.
But the work was hard there, too. and
she was still lonely. 30 one night she
fiirted just bit with Charles Lester
Their acquaintance grew. Lester gave
!, her a glimpse of New York's Broadway
glimmer, and last week. when he pro.
posed party" with several others al
his flat-Lester's parent being out OF
town-the girl consented.
When Lester awoke Monday morning
he smelled gas from the room adjoining
and. entering, found TEDDY" dead. She
had left a note,
Her farewell message has not beer
made public. but the police theory OF
| remorse was based on some OF the bitter
phrases OF seif-reproach which thai
farewell uissivs contained.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
.B|G SPANISH PLANTS
THREATEN LOCKOUTS
Employers Causing Madrid More
Uneasiness Than Workers
in Present Labor Crisis.

LISBON. June II tby maiD.-Employ-
ers are causing the Madrid government
graver uneasiness In the present strained
Industrial situation in spain than the
employees.
facturers In the Catalan provinces and
the mine owners In the BASQUE country.
are threatening huge lockouts unless
some means IL found Of improving the
conditions they face.
The coal shortage and the lack Of
which there Is the bitterest complaint.
Employers Hart Hit.
There Is no question that these en-
barra ssments have hit the employers
hard and some OF them probably really
will have no option but to close their
plants unless they are relieved.
BY announcing. however. that they
will declare lockouts rather than merely
shut down. evidently they propose de-
liberately to enraSe the working classes.
p" to ' eeter into 90 20 With
the allies with a view OF admitting coal
supplies and furnishing the bottoms the
country needs for its foreign trade,
proposed to compel the government to
seize German ships in Spanish ports.
May Burst at Any Time.
King Alfonso's government is known
to have recognised for along time that
the volcano OF industrial discomfort in
Spain threatened to burst into violent
activity at the first good opportunity
and to have been very fearful. for that
reason, Of strikes or political disorders
OF any kind.
The employing classes appear to think
the King and cabinet can accomplish
something In the way OF Improvement
II they Will try. and are taking the pres
ent steps to Brighten them into making
the effort
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Says Milkman Stole His
Wife's Love, Asks $4,000

ALTOONA. Pa. July 8. - Joseph
Hazenstab. an Altoona teamster. has
brought suit In the Blair oocnty courts
against George B. Neff. q milk dealer
Of this city. for $4,000 damage for
alienation Of the affections Of his wife.
Hazenstab alleges that the relations
between the couple began May 1, 1914
Neff would press Mrs. Hazenstsb's
hand when he delivered milk.
The plaintiff also charges his wife
occasionally took Neff out for a spin In
their automobile. Neff declares that
there Is no basis for the suit.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Senate Committee to :
Take Up Easement Case

The Senate Foreign Relations Commit.
tee at its meeting next Wednesday will
take UP the resolution Of Senator Mar
tine looking to Intervention by this Gov
eminent to obtain q stay Of execution
on behalf of Sir Roger Easement.
Senator MARITIME proposed to bring the
matter up on the floor Of the Senate In
man Of foreign relations. gave assur-
ance II would be considered In COM
mittee. Thereupon, Senator Stone as
sured him II would be considered next
doubtful whether the committee will
sanction IT,
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-Nearby. tresh. &c per dos.: South
ern. 22Q23c per doz.
CHEESE-New York. new. lsc per h.: nat.
isc per ID
BUTrER-Elsin print. 81 lac per b.. tub
80 l-2c per ID. process. sc per 10.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. I've per h.; live
turkeys, 2oc per ID. chickens 22g25c per ID.
LIVE STOCK-Veai calves. test, 10 l-e9l1t
per ID; heavy sl-2Gl0c per ID; fat sheep
1906 lac per h.. spring lambs, 10 l-29llt
per III
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Both PrOdigaIS.

A young wife demonstrated with her
husband. a dissipated spendthrift, on
his conduct, Love-" said he, IT am
like the, prodigal son; I shall reform
by and by"
IT Will be like the prodigaI SON. tco."
to nay father"
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
ACADEMY silent ON
CLOCK MOVING PLAN
French Scientists Don't Approve
Of Plan, But Put Soft Pedal
on for Patriotism.

rANis, June 20 tBy MaiD.-rrahe &C..
-. Jus A. nc. VI ' ~. nrono.
p,.s, 81. 800 .s s,.,,, .h.aa a.. an
S III, WI. . ZIG an. 49, "a Ger
many th.r Ens,.na then Austr,s. did.
For rea.on. of natriotism the Acad-
.s.. - Let ,,,ar.,,, an.
envy contehteo ,tseif WIN ne'eiy ~
plying the soft pedal instead OF the
loud one. because IL had been informed
nv the French povernment that turn
- ,n,, $50 -. ,onr would
result in an immense national econ
omy during the present crisis.
-, ~, r,.
But while the soft pedal was thus
re.sry.d o.. tho nronositton as IL an
~" or VIC ~. .a.n, on.r.
phes 10 France III inc pIes.ht
Sency. the Academy nevertheless went
~. n .eU'u 49,, W Ia, Uoa., Nth al, ~ ,ts
fortissiino ouaIities az regards the
turning OF the clock ahead in the
United States or any other country,
N ELI Ss,e at uoes ,r, ot
The Acsdemy's adverse vote came
after the nronosition had been sane
Toned bv the French cabinet. passed
by the Chamber Of Deputies and
finally presented to the Senate for
fnai approval
~, cv,
Three Commissions called.
amy had the nronosition passed upon
., - ,ho
" .hree ooi''"isSiohs' o"e i,o'' ."o
standpoint OF geography. one from the
angle OF navigation.
All three of the commissions, each
composed of the most famous scien-
lists along each Of the three particu-
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Carl D. Sheppard To Be
Hughes Political Aide

Carl d. Sheppard, Of the Associated
Press. has gone to New York to be po-
htical secretary for Charles e. Hughes,
Republican candidate for President, Mr..
Sheppard, who is a member Of the local
bar, and who has for years reported the
Supreme Court for the Associated Press,
10 a personal friend of Mr.. Hughes. He
was called to New York yesterday and
ankAEA - his duties today.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Today's Sales.

Capital Traction SIS. s5oOalo7. $1,000
107.
Potomac Electric Consolidated SIS,
81 .0oofloih.- q. ooodflolh.
Washington railway pfd. SfsiH.
After Call-Lanston Monotype, 100
g. l0q62. l0ds2. 10as 2. loqs2. iOds2. 100
Sc, 30fS2
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Benefit for Soldiers.

Miss Celestine EustiB opened mare
visto. her estate In Bar Harbor, at q
garden party ana hat sale yesterday
afternoon for the benefit OF the crippled
soldiers Of France, who are being shell
tered at Castle FORCES near Pau, the
son. The bets were hand painted and
were the work Of Miss Eustis, Mrs.
John Linsee, OF Boston, was the model
and Miss Lydia Eustis, of B.rminEhan.
ten tables was MRS. loser hoiman, "a
niece Of the hostess. The ideal weather
brought out large representation from
the cottage colony.
Among the guests 81 interest to VAS, Masn-
Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mrs. Ernesto FAB
bri, Mrs. Ernest Schelling. Constantln
Brt,n, the Danish minister; Count
D'Abbs. Of the porsususs;sc lsga n,,sf.
Nee louis joseph B. @'cafHEt A"sSss
Charles Bohlen. Frank Fremont Smith.
and Miss Dorothy Fremont Smith,
Miss Joanna Schroeder: daughter of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Seaton Schroe-
der, was the guest In whose honor Mrs.
David Fl. Baker entertained at luncheon
yesterday at her cottage. Phoenix
Lodge. at Narragansett Pier. Miss
Schroeder went to Narragansett from
Jamestown where she 10 passing the
summer.
Miss Harriet ozark. daughter of Con.
gresham and Mrs. Frank Clark. OF
Florida, will leave Washington on
| Tuesday for winchester. KY. where
she will be the guest OF Mrs. Herbert
II. Moore.
Goes to Summer Home.
Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins has closed her
home In X street and gone to her sum-
mer home. Hailiehurst. at Elkins. West
virginia. Miss Catherine Brttton will
he her guest for some weeks.
Mrs. Rhett Stuart and her daughter.
CAROLYN, are spending the month OF
July at Rehoboth Beach. Del, before
uoing to their cottage at Ventnor. New
Jersey. for the remainder Of the sum-
mer.
| A naval wedding OF interest took plscs
Mt ORANGE ". J.. wednaaday even'na
when Miss Marguerite Brayiey Elkins
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w
ried To- Lieut.. Frank Bavlis Poe. Y.
n. Of the Y. e. 9. I>eonidas.
The brideeroom 10 . son OF MT nno
| Mrs. Harris =. Poe. OF GresnviHe. .. Y.
end his grandfather was f,rst cousin I,
and Mrs Pos will spend month In the
South.
! Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard and
/ Nfiss Margaret Perrin, who are at thei.
country place In MARYLAND. will go to
Newport shortly for the remainder oi
| the summer.
Gone to Newport.
| Col. and Mrs. Charles l.. Mccawiey
accompanied by Mrs. Henry Winthrop
Gray have gone to Newport. where the,
are at the Muenchinger King.
Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock and Mis-
Katherine McClintook will leave Wash
ington Sunday for Bar Harbor to re
Rear Admiral Robert e. Peary. U. =
NJ. retired, who Is esta blishcd FOR tn
| summer at Eagle Island, Me, Ia spend
ing several days In Burlington. Va.
while taking a motor trip through New
England.
ID. @. Osborne, third secretary OF tn,
British embassy. Is visiting Mr.. ant
Mrs. M. M. Van Beuren IN Newport.
! -
Louis Cohen, Of Greenwich Village. n
| y, is in Washington for a few days
stopping with relatives.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Agricultural.

port on other crops makes 1t clear
that the burden Of responsibility for
the UNFOLDING Of unparalleled pros
perity Is one the corn crop this year.
Indianapolis NsvA
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

All transactions IN stocks are on the basis
OF dollars and fractions thereof.
Quotations furnished by w. y. Hibbs q
Co.. members Of New York Stock Exchange.
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
IN NATIONS CAPITAL
Items Of Interest and lmpor-
lance Of Past, Present, and
Future.
CONTINUED from Ninth Pase.)

Dorsey, Mrs. II. w. Fuller, Miss Jane
Riggs, Miss Alice Riggs. Miss Mcmillan,
Brig Gen. and Mrs. Marion +. Maus,
and Granville Mooney.
Mrs, Melville ,E. ingalls, left the Hot
springs this week tor Atlantic city. one
has been entertaining at her farm her
brother and sister-in-lawn, Mr.. and Mrs,
George Simpson. and Miss Jane Stimson,
OF Pasadena. .
The Washington times., 1916-07-07
"Uh-Huh!"

winie's Mother-And what did
mothers precious learn at kinder
gsrten todayf
Precious willie-Learned to say
Yes. ma'am" and mo. ma'am," when
teacher asked us things.
willie's Mother-And did mothers
precious always do IT.
willie-Uh- huh.-Dayton Journal.
The Washington times., 1916-07-07

Some Job.
I've got a new Job. I'm a barber at
soda fountain"
"A barber at a soda fountain"
Yes; I shave the Ice"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
BRIDE AND $4,000
AWAIT A JOVIAL NAN
Heiress, 46, Willing to Hear
Proposals on Way to New York.

By Telegraph 90 The Tibunc.I
Baltimore. Feb. 17.-lf the right
man. one who is sober. steady going
and joval Of disposition, happens
along and asks for the privilege. he
may help spend the fortune, estimated
at $4,000, which Miss Jennie Buehler'
of Palmer Avenue, has just inherited
rom a bachelor uncle. Thomas II.
Buchler. Of New York, who died on
February 5
"I'm going 10 New York tomorrow TO
get the money said Miss Buehler.
I'm not planning to do anything with
the money, unless. maybe, ! should find
"a nice man and marry him, and let him
help me enjoy it.
Folks say that any woman can find
the right msr If she just has little
money. I'm not serious about counting
on that. though I'm forty-siX years old.
TOO old for such thoughts. I suppose"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
MISS II. MEARS DIES
BY UNFINISHED WORK
Sculptor's Body Taken to Morgue
Though Sister Was Near.

Helen Farnsworth Mears, a sculptor,
whose work had attracted attention in
this city and Chicago, collapsed last
night and fell dead in front of statue
called "The Fountain Of Youth which
she had nearly finished in her studio
al as Washington Square South. With
her when she died was her sister, Mary
". Nears. author of Emma Lou-Her
Book" "The Bird in the Box" Rosa
mond the Second" and other works.
Coroner's Physician Schwartz or
Gered the body sent to the Morgue,
since he could give no positive diagno-
sis of the cause of death. Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdowell, widow of the late
composer. was one Of the intimate
friends of the sisters notified.
Miss Mears was born in Oshkosh,
Wis. in 1873, the daughter of Elizabeth
Farnsworth. whose pen name was "Nel-
+, Wildwood" Her first success was a
statue called "The Genius Of Wiscon-
SIM exhibited at the Chicago exposi-
ton i'm 1893. She had exhibited her
work in Chicago and New York, and
won medal at the St. Louis exposition
in 1904.
Among her best known sculptures
were "The Fountain of Life statue OF
Francis r. Willard, placed IN the Capl.
tol at Washington; portrait bust OF
George Rogers Clark, bust OF Or. W Ill
lam L. G.. Morton in the Smithsonian In
stitution. and portrait reliefs of Angus
tus St Gaudens. Louise Collier Wilcox
nd Edawrd A McDOMell.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
WARSHIP TRAINING
FOR $500 CIVILIANS
Daniels Plans Seagoing Practice
for Next Summer.

Washington, Feb. H.. Secretary DAN
iels and his advisers decided to-day TO
start Il system Of civilian naval train
ing similar 10 the military training
camps al Plattsburgh and elsewhere.
Six battleships will take seekers after
naval training for months cruise
about August 10 along the Atlantic
coast. Nearly 800 men can be trained
ever year in this way.
The cost 70 the nen will be sufficient
ly low 90 enable those in moderate cir
cumstances 10 join. The only compul-
sorry requirement is that each volun-
teer declare his intention Of giving Ms
service 10 the navy in case of war.
The battleships will be the pre-dread-
noughts Kearsarge and Kentucky and
others. Four or five weeks training
will be given The object of the plan
is TO establish a naval reserve o. civil
ians. Each man will receive GER
t;icate at the end Of the cruise. The
expenses per man are not expected 10
exceed $50.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
CITY LOSES PAT
ANDWATERWAG0N
MayOr Warns Jim Not to
Drink in Censored Anti
Booze Week.

Mayor Mitchell has put a crimp in
New York's water Wagon Week." "a
Commissioner Emerson styled the
Health Departments anti-booze crusade
planned for next week. Part of the
programme called for the distribution
OF temperance literature in the exclu-
sive clubs of Manhattan as well as in
the saloons. The Mayor concluded yes-
terday that, in the first place, the pam
phlets were too radical, and after con-
sultation with Commissioner Emerson
the latter admitted that the clubs, hotels
and saloons are to be exempt from his
literary attack.
81 examined the pamphlets and sug-
gested certain chsnges-new ones in
fact. No, didn't have the faintest
idea as to where they were to be dis
tributed," was all the Mayor had to say
last night
City Chamberlain Bruere. who also
attended the conference, said the idea
was to have the style Of the pamphlets
SC modified as 10 make them strictly
public health arguments, mot so broad,
but more conservative.
In getting out the leaflets. DR.. c. +.
Bolduan. director of the Bureau Of
Public Health Education of the Health
Department, aimed 10 make them col
lcquial. especially those intended for
distribution in saloons, lodging houses,
etc. In one. for instance, these express
sions appeared:
pat drinks a little beer" and "Get
on the Water Wagon" The Mayors
blue pencil made them read like this:
"Jim drinks a little beer" and "Then
Why drink
II was pointed out that "Pat" would
be less offensive to certain persons
than Jim" and "Then Why Drink -
was more tasteful than "Get on the
W Water Wagon
The first intimation that Commis-
sioner Emerson's water wagon was
going TO run contrary to City Hall came
on Wednesday when representative
cf the Hotel Mems Association called
at the Health Department. lie was
worried over reports that policemen
were 10 distribute the antl-booze ieat-
lets in the hotel cafes. On being as
sured that such was not the case, he
went away apparently satisfied.
Even the slides 70 be thrown on the
screen in the movie theatres on Wash
iugton's Birthday have been censored
by the Mayor. All references TO total
abstinence have been cut out. Worse
vet. the "water wagon parade" through
the "white light" district which had
been planned for Monday evening has
been called off. The plan was 10 use one
of the Park Departments old sprlnk-
ling carts suitably equipped with trans
parencies and grotesquely manned.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
RYAN DINNER
FOR UNDERWOOD
FinanCierS Also Guests at
Table Two Doors from
Gary Home.

Two doors above Ebert II. Gary's
home on Fifth Avenue, where Theodore
Roosevelt dined in December with capi-
taists representing several billions OF
dollars, Thomas +. Ryan gave private
dinner last night. with Oscar W. Under
wood. United States Senator from Ala
bama. former Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives and candidate in 1912
for the Democratic nomination Tor
President. as one of the invited guests.
As at the Gary dinner, the men who
came to Mr.. Ryan's home were repre-
sentatives Of the wealthiest cor ora
tions IN the country.
/. Y. McGlone, secretary 10 Mr.. Ryan,
denied that the dinner had any political
significance. at is purely social al
fair. nothing unusual he said last
night. "Mr. Ryan has simply asked a
number of friends TO pass a pleasant
evening with him. There Is absolutely
no political or other significance to be
attached to it, Just as there was none
TO the Gary dinner"
"Why. this is just one Of round
of gentlemen's dinners" said Dock
Commissioner r. A. c. Smith, who was
present 81 have given dinner or
so myself this season. Tonight we met
at Mr.. Ryan's, that's all"
Efforts 10 reach Mr.. Ryan last night
were 10 no avail.
II was learned on good authority
however, that the host came from his
estate at Oak Ridge, in Nelson County,
Va, to preside az the dinner; that SEN
ator Underwood made special trip
from Washington 10 be present and
that the invitations were issued sew
eral weeks ago.
Daniel Guggenheim. head Of gigantic
c,L3er interests. one of the guests who
was also at the Gary dinner, was the
onlv capitalist OF the first rank honored
with an invitation 10 both affairs. Mr..
Gnegenheim's personal fortune is esti-
mated at more than $60,0O0,0O0. Sew
eral well known conservative DEM
ocrats were included in the guest list.
When asked whether politics or the
approaching Presidential campaign was
up for discussion at the dinner Secre-
tary McGlone replied:
'If such things are discussed at all
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