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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Entries Begin to Come.

The past week was filled with devel-
opments intensely interesting to the
bowlerA Not only did the entries begin
to come in from Washington and out
of town. but progress all along the line
was highly gratifying. Among the
teams to enter, or express their inten-
ton of filing their entry blanks in the
Immediate future, were the Potomac
Savings Bank. the George Shaffer team,
a quint from the American Security
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
BIG BOWLING MEET.
Sixteenth Annual American
Gets Under Way at Toledo.
HOME TEAMS START PLAY
In Size and Importance, Event
Eclipses ALI Former Journeys
Of Winter Game.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March 4.-Toledo's
enormous bowling tournament, the six
| teenth annual renewal of the American
Bowling Congress, got under way to-
night. Sixteen overland clubs. repre-
! were the first to face the pins, but the
combination of unfamiliar surround
! ings and new drives usual protected
the naples from being scored against
heavily by the vanguard.
Opening ceremonies were brief. Presl-
dent Edward F. Ryan of Detroit. Vice
President William Agnew of Cleveland.
former President Judge" Howard of
Chicago and Secretary Abe Langtry OF
Milwaukee were the leading A. B. c.
officials in attendance. receiving the al
leys after the local officials had made
speeches welcoming the bowlers. Two
shifts of five-men teams opened the
tournament.
The meet opened tonight eclipses in
size and Importance all of the former
meets of the national winter game,
players from more than half of the
United States entering the big affair,
while Canada also contributed. Con-
necticut and Colorado are the eX-
while the Mason and Dixon line prac-
tically forms the southern barrier and
the Hudson bay territory furnished
those farthest north, Cobalt's team
holding the arctic honors.
Meet Extended Three Days.
Originally billed to finish March %,
the meet has been extended three days,
making the closing day March IS. The
additional time was forced to take
care of something like $50 more teams
that entered beyond the number an
ticipated. The huge entry means al
most continuous rolling every day from
s am. until long past I am. 1t is Is
timated that more than 500 strangers
will be in Toledo continuously for more
than three weeks, about 200 fresh ar
rivals coming in every day to take the
places Of men who finish their matches
and go home.
Champions of the 1915 meet, held in
Peoria. were as follows:
Five-men-Ba rry-Kettelers, Chicago,
1881.
Doubles-H and r. Allen, Detroit,
1927.
individually. Fl. Pierce, Pueblo.
Col. Ill.
All events-Mattie Faetz, Chicago,
1876.
The records for the sixteen years are
as follows:
Five -men-Flor de Kneipels. St Paul
G913), 1905; doubles, A. and Z.
Schwoegeler. Madison. Wis. 5000,
1904; individuals. w. II. Pierce. Pueb-
10. Col. G915). III; all events, McHerr-
mann. Cleveland. Ohio Us13). 1872.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
THE BUSINESS SITUATION REVIEWED.

An element of caution mas at laSI efleItu o1ol~oo
activities that is significant of eventual return TO nor
NAL conditions The signs of the times IN this respect are
more encouraging than at any other PERIOD Wllh Il
last two years since the excited and unnatural upward
price trend Of commodities began Inc actlCn oI Ie
ous markets after the Central Powers peace proposal
indicated to MANY seriously disposed business men, Wal
might come pass in the event OF cessation OF e Wa"
It was Just enough Of warning to cause them TO Ger
tain extent reef their sails Whether here IS any peG
in SIGHT or not the larger interests OF the business Wo
are evidently determined to be prepared for It, decd-
edly conservative is at any time, preteraoe 70
undue expansion and overreachng IN an effort TO get
rich Quickly The most important event OF TINS Week IL
its relation to business affairs the address OF Lloyd
George on the peace proposition The speech had oee
waited with intense interest When delivered It dd not
seem alter the determination OF the conserValVe
ess to pursue safe hereafter IN all business al
fairs Then came President Wilson's appeal to the being
erents to discuss teams of peace. These Developments
were responsible for the heavy seng OF securities ana
commodities and for the marked decline in prices IN the
markets 1t is expected that every eIfort VIII pe
made to bring conditions back to normal without causing
anv unnecessary lar of the worlds business machinery
Whether the continues indefinitely or no II IS helo
that there will be end of it some time, and tnat the
time to prepare for the change is when prosperity regns
and producers have never before been
confronted with so many large questions at time
are before them Two Of these questions are the
shortage Of labor and the lack Of transportation facilities
In no other year. probably has there been so great de-
nland for labor of all kinds and small supply Cor
poratons have been obliged compete for the needed
help to the financial disadvantage of the corporations
and to the great advantage OF labor wages have been
advanced repeatedly, but the higher remuneration does
not seem to increase the supply either of labor or Of manu-
actred output It is aentable but nevertheless true
that CORPORATIONS in the past have experienced greater
efficiency on the part Of their employees, when labor
was plentiful and wages much lower than at pres
ent. Now that many employers have gone more tna1-
half way in the matter of remuneration 1t seems only
Just that labor should respond with Increased efficiency
Christian Science Monitor.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

perts and automobile repair shops are
operated by the committee all along
the front.
On the sea 1916 failed to bring to
Russia any great victories. But also
it brought no defeats. Beyond one
mysterious fight in a fog in the Bal
tic during which two German ships
of medium tonnage and several de-
Istroyers were reported sunk; a dash
into the Gulf of Finland against coast
towns, there costing the Germans an
other three or four odd destroyers;
naval aid to the Russian armies at
Riga and at Trebizond in Asia Mi
nor, not much more is known of Rus
sia's maritime activities.
Diplomatically two important events
were registered during the year just
closing. Both directly affect the Unit
ed States. One was the conclusion
of a treaty between Russian and ia
pan binding these two countries to-
igether on all questions concerning the
Far East. The second was Russia's
refusal to conclude commercial trea-
ty with the United State replacing the
one abrogated during President Taft's
administration. Her refusal was not
official, but refusal it was neverthe-
less, her excuse being the undesirable
Iity of entering into commercial agree
ments with neutral nations until after
the war or at least until the Allies
trade agreement can be more definite
Ily defined.
On the other hand, a project was
broached for direct telegraphic COM
munication between Russia and the
United tSates, either by cable or wire
less. Also permission has been given
for the establishment Of an American
bank in Petrograd.
! A decree prohibiting the importa-
tion of luxuries was promulgated du-
ring the year, three meatless days
week proclaimed and other economic
war measures put into force.
But so far as Russia is concerned,
the real participation in the war by
the common people was the big event.
Through this participation the people
are beginning to find themselves. The
information of a Peasants party in
the Duma is significant Of the new
trend in Russia which made itself par
ticularly manifest during the year now
at its close. The subtle internal
change in the empire will make 1916
remembered when victories in the field
shall have been forgotten.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
PeUiew OF EUents IN Russia
During the Xeor of 1916

leaps and bounds. Peasants, consti-
tuting 80 per cent of the country s
population Of 170,000,000, were never
so well off in their lives. They were
better fed, better clothed, put in on
an average double the number of
working hours day, and sickness was
reduced to an incredible degree. One
hospital the correspondent knows Of
has 1900 beds. Prior to 1915 it was
overfloWing all the time, having some
z 000 patients to care for as best it
could. Now 1000 beds have been sert
to military hospital because there
are never more than 400 patients to
care for.
This year saw the formation of a
central committee to coordinate the
work of the All-Russian Zemstvo
Union and the All-Russian Municipal
iJy Union, two organiza tions composed
OF Russian plain people banded TO-
gether to help the empire run the
war.
Through this committee every man
woman and child was brought more or
less directly into touch with the war
and perhaps it has done more to make
the war popular" war than any
other movement. The Zemstvo Union,
above all, is a peoples concern and
the Zebstvos have instructed the
peasants and common people general
ly throughout Russia as to what the
war means to them and the import
ance Of carrying it on to a successful
finish.
Each state in the United States
is divided into counties. If each coun-
ty had a board composed partly Of
farmers, partly of village merchants
ior other property holders here, and
partly of land owners, this board would
correspond to the Russian Zemstvc
board, which is charged with road
building, schools and hospitals of its
district, It is easy to see the influ-
ence of Zemstvo board on the rura
population.
The Municipality Union is doing ir
the cities what the Union of all the
ZeInstvos is doing in the country
These two peoples associations during
1916 have made millions of garments
for soldiers, enlisting the services so1
women all over the land; fed tens o.
thousands of refugees from the invaded
districts; equipped and operated hun
dreds of hospitals, furnishing the
necessary supplies themselves; estab
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
new POLICY NEEDED
IN GOVERN MENT
RAILWAY CONTROL
He|pfu|neSs andEnCouragsnent
Urged by Alfred ?. Thorn.
CREDIT MUST Be IMPROVED
Increase of Transportation Facilities
Necessary to Secure Relief From
High Cost of Living May Thus Be
Provided For by the Railroads.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-A new policy
Of government railroad regulation,
based on constructive principles Of
helpfulnesS and encouragement instead
of upon principles of repression and
punishment, was urged by Alfred 2.
Thom. counsel for the Railway Execu-
tives' Advisory Committee, the first
fore the Newlands Joint Committee oD
Interstate Commerce. which las insti-
tuted general inquiry into the prob
lens of railroad regulation.
at is proposed by the joint resolu-
ton of Congress" said Nj. Thorn, Ito
go into a comprehensive study OF the
whole subject Of transportation. to
make g new assessment, after 20 years
of experiment, of IT'S history, It's pres
ent conditions and It's future needs.
The railroads accept the view that reg
ulation is a permanent and enduring
part of government in America and
that the first duty Of the carriers is to
the public. That duty is to afford
reasonable facilities on reasonable
terms and at reasonable rates. and this
must be done before any private inter
csts can lie considered"
Certainty, Safety and Sutficcaoy
Mr. Thorn contendcd that the real In
tercst Of the public is In being assured
of certainty, safety and sufficiency Of
transportation facilities, rather than In
rates. The first consideration Of tho
public is to obtain transportation faclli-
ties. What the cost is. is In reality
second consideration. he said.
Mr.. Thom proposed an increase Of
transportation facilities as a method
Of securing relief from the high cost
of living. There have been less than
LOCO miles Of new railroad construct
ed in the United States during the past
year" he said. less than in any year
since 1S4S, except the period Of the
Civil War. and yet the cost OF living IS
daily advancing owing to a shortage Of
supplies which might be remedied by
securing access to new areas Of pro
ductiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

Ilished tea and coffee rooms for the
free distribution of these beverages;
aided the government to feed the sol
diers at the front; furnished laborers
in many instances to dig trenches
build bridges, pontoons, etc, and, in
a general way, they have solidified
the Russian empire by having the
people work with the soldiers for the
common cause.
This work was begun early in the
war. nj 1916 it made such headway
that no one can dispute its magnitude
today or it's probable influence on
the Russia of the future.
Similar to the Zemstvo and Munich
Ipality Unions in that it is an organ
ization growing out of public spirit,
is the committee which during 1916
modified the small industries of Rus
sia to help the army with munitions.
There are several large munitions
factories in Russia which deal direct
with the war department, but there
are hundreds of little foundries, ma
chine shops, mills and works of all
sorts too small to do business of this
sort alone. The committee grouped
all these, put specialists in charge OF
district groups, and had them fill or
ders for the government. The little
industries were thus grouped into one
big industry by committee of pa
triotic men who receive no pay for
their service, though, of course, the
little shops are paid for whatever they
supply the army.
Russia's own output of munitions
more than quadrupled during 1916.
through these and other expedients
The little concerns could not make
great siege guns, of course, but they
could and do make trench mortars
hand grenades, caissons, cannon
wheels, hatchets, spades, the smaller
shells and what not.
Furthermore, they have built tan
neries for taking care of enormous
quantities of Russian hides; built or
enlarged factories for making the
necessary tanning CHEMICALS; built new
boot and shoes factories and enlarged
old ones to make footwear for the
troops; established enormous repair
ing plants to redeem leaky and worn
army boots. They employ scores of
thousands of poor people, mostly wom-
en-, thus giving material aid in time
of need. Schools for mechanics, chauf.
feurs and other specialists are main
tanned to supply the army with ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
BY William Philip Simms


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, Dec. % (By mail)-Whatever
Russia may do in the future, 1916
will be set down as one OF the great
est years in her history. No period
in all her national development has
been more significant, not even the
'60s. which marked the liberation Of
the serfs.
During 1916 the Russian people, the
common people, seem TO have found
themselves and their place in the en-
pire. Their position may. not as yet
be very clearly defined, but the fu-
ture, Russian students believe, will
look after that.
Russia in the last year has accom-
plished much. She recovered from
the blow Germany dealt her in East
Prussia, Poland and GaIicia. She
completed the building Of brand new
army in the field. She called to the
colors another army, twice as big,
which she holds in readiness for any
emergency which the war may cause.
She sent troops to France and to Sa-
lonika via Siberia and Vladivostok and
another army she sent TO help Ru-
mania when that country joined up
with the Allies.
In the meantime she resumed the
offensive in Galicia, and completely
disrupted the Austrian armies there,
taking well over half a million pr;s-
oners. And in Asia Minor she waged
. powerful campaign against the
Turk beyond the Caucasus.
These are tremendous accomplish
r'cnts when one remembers what Rus
eie was up against in 1915, when she
had, during her great retreat, but one
shell day, per battery, to fire against
the advancing Germans.
The minister of war, judged respon-
sible for the bulk of the army's mis-
fortunes, NJ. Soukoomlinoff, was ar
rested in the spring of 1915 and placed
in the Peter and Paul prison on ali
island in the Neva.
This was the test year of "no vodka"
The Imperial decree abolishing vodka
came, it is true, in the fall of 1914,
but 1915 was not true trial. Rus
sia, that year, was getting over her
jog, 50 to speak, and it was only
in 1916 that a steady, sober Russia
got chance to show what she could
do.
Savings bank accounts went up by
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The word "Realtor" has been coined in the United
States as term applicable member in good standing
of any real estate board subscribing the standard Of
cs formulated at recent convention of organizations
making speciality of land transactions. But why
"Realtor"? Why not Realor" which would be simpler?
The latter would have the additional advantage OF en-
couragng produce men in good standing with their
boards to insist upon being called Weators" "Cornors
"Porkors" and even "Hamons."
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

One of the stock jokes of the professional humorstI
day or night according the prospectus Of this new
benefcen institution all you have to do is step into
one of the service stations and one on the presan
with the umbrella it can be left at service station
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

1t is, of course welcome to note that the Central
Control Board of Great Britain has decided that there
shall be no extension of hours "for sale and supply of
Intoxicating liquor in scheduled during the forth
coming Christmas season. To anyone, however, who will
but consider it for moment is there not something
sentally humorous if it pitabe in this grave
announcement? What, after ALL there possibly be-
in anybodys idea Of such occasions which would render
it desirable to afford in these times solemn state
municipal provision increased facilities for drunken
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-30

Leave it to the young woman assistant in the chill
drens of upto-date public library in any big city
other half ves" Library chiefs and social service work
ers may attend conventions and discuss the value of pub
lie libraries educational influence for the European
lean girls contributing freely of time and tact and pa
tence norder get the good books of their libraries into
the grny hands of the oddeIs from the tenemens who
are really bearing much Of the responsibility in the pro-
cess of making "hyphenates' into true Americans
Christian Science Monitor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-27
TNrElllSENr FARMING.

Texas So Is vc-5A more than yol
asw eoaG TAis vas fully shown at
ne 1--zL session q The Texas In.
auss1L Coagre<s. held in Dallas this
week The awards showed that VIII
sA7ss- County man grew s245 worth
o. co~PeA hay. kAtfir corn. Indian
oorn and cotton on four acres OF land
-ssl-s5 worth per acre. A Wise Coun'
" man grew lis bushels OF corn.
worth $50. on one acre. A Hopkins
County man grew sl75 worth Of pea
nuts and peanut hay on one acre. A
lO-year-old boy OF Travis County grew
s32.3l worth Of vegetables on a piece
OF ground 10 by 20 feet. In every in.
stance here reported the value Of the
crop produced exceeded the value Of
the land on which the crop was
grown. Is there anything that will
give greater returns than Texas soil,
when the best means OF cultivation
are employed.-Honey Grove Signal.
Our farmers viii come into that
prosperity to which they are Justly
entitled when they become con
WINGED that any one acre on their
farms can be made to produce more
than any five acres are now produc
ing. When they learn this. burn the
bridges behind them. begin to intense
ly cultivate only small part Of theii
present acreage and devote the re
mainder to stock raising. they will
then realize the meaning Of real pros
perity and real independence.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-27
MAJOR NOSE SEES SALOON
FINISH.

When Major Nose Harris (Republi'
cam, editor OF the San Antonio Re.
public. and one OF the most uncom-
promising antls in all the state, &C.
knowledges that the saloon Is doom.
ed in Texas and that the state will be
dry In five years. the situation must
indeed be becoming desperate. Here
Is what he said in the last issue OF
his paper under the caption, onward
March OF Prohibition"
THE Prohibitionists surprised many
OF their friends by placing Nueces
County In the dry column at the cleo.
ton held last Friday. March 10. The
pros were the aggressors from the
start and seem to have had the ants
on the defensive.
They inaugurated the campaign by
beginning revival services, conducted
by professional reviyalists. In Corpus
Christi, the county seat and metropo-
lis, at which religious sentiment was
appealed TO and all of the arts known
to adroit politicians were employed
The city OF Corpus Christi gave a sub
stantial majority against prohibition
but the outlying precincts. In which
we're located such important towns as
Bishop and Robstown. gave large pro
hibition majorities, which oyercam,
the Corpus Christi vote 80 the county
went dry by more than two hundred
majority.
THAT the saloon is apparently
doomed throughout Texas seems be
yond question. The handwriting Is OF
the wall, and unless the opponents o
that cause bestir themselves more en-
ergetically than they have done thu
far, Texas VIII be dry state within
five years. The die is cast. the edie
has gone forth. After prohibition. tn
Sunday law enforcement will come
Even now, Il has made importan
gains and soon there will be no NOV
ing picture shows. no baseball games
no sales Of cigars. fruits or ice cream
no hire Of automobiles, no Sunday .ex
cursions."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-27
WAR DECLARATION DATES.


1914
July 2S-Austria declared war on
Serbia.
Aug. l-Germany declared war on
Russia.
Aug. S-Germany declared war ON
France.
Aug. i-Germany declared war on
Belgium.
Aug. ENGLAND declared war on
Germany.
Aug. i-Germany declared war on
England.
Aug. austria declared war on
Russia.
Aug. 6-Russia declared war on
Austria.
Aug. Montenegro declared war on
Austria.
Aug Austria declared war on
Montenegro.
Aug. Torrance declared war on
Austria.
Aug. l2-Montenegro declared war
on Germany.
Aug. 12-England declared war on
Austria.
Aug. 23-Japan declared war on
Germany.
Aug. 25-Austria declared war on
Japan.
Nov. 5-England declared war on
Turkey.
May 23-Italy declared war on Aus
tria.
June Sam Marine declared wal
on Austria.
Aug. q Italy declared war on Tur
key.
Oct. 15-serbia declared war on
Bulgaria.
Oct. l5-Great Britain declared wal
ON Bulgaria.
Oct. lG-France declared war on
Bulgaria.
Oct. l9-ltaly declared war on Bul
garia.
Oct. l9-Russia declared war OF
Bulgaria.
1916.
March 9-Germanay declared wal
on Portugal.
March l5-Austria declared war OF
Portugal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-27

Germany Is raising the money with
in her own borders for financing the
war for another half year, the same as
she has done up to the present time
The words OF the secretary Of the i'm
perial treasury in a recent address be-
for the reischstag. on this subject are
as follows: Germany is the only bel.
ligerent power which has covered her
total war expenditure by longterm
loans. That a nation OF seventy mil
lions cut off from the outer world,
should have borne for twenty months
the heavy burdens OF the war and
should now again be offering more
than ten billion marks (the third war
loan to the fatherland. signifies our
strength Is unbroken. our confidence
In final victory mistaken and that
the German people stand united as
one man."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-27

Objection has been made to William
Jennings Bryan as a delegate to the
national Democratic convention on the
ground that MIR. Bryan is not a Dem
ocrat. The director should recall.
however. that in this day and time
the term democrat" covers as much
territory as the Mother Hubbard story
told so frequently by Governor James
Il. Ferguson.-Austin Statesman.
What Is democrat. anyway Some
say Cyclone Davis is a Democrat and
some say Joe Bailey is not Democrat
VIII some wiseacre please advise q
long suffering public as to just whal
constitutes a real up-tO-date Democrat
-Bonham Favorite.
Too hard for the Eagle. We pass i
up to some OF our friends who have
Glanced to get a postoffice during the
present administration.