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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
TRADE EDUCATION
SUBJECT OF REPORT
Bureau Of Education Shows
Discussion at Pan-American
Scientific Congress.

The Bureau OF Education. Depart
ment of the Interior. has published
a report on the commercial educa-
tion subsection of the Second Pam
American Scientific Congress-.
The report was the result. II Is
stated OF the deep interest shown
by many blkiness men Of the United
states concerning the early estab-
lisbment of adequate courses In com
mercial education.
The report contains a. review CT
the subjects treated In the ten Sos
sions off the Second Pan-American
addressed the congress on subjects
part the speeches made by those VINO
addressed the Congress- on subjects
pertinent to commercial educational
courses.
Some OF the subjects treated were: "Is
There a Profession Of Business7 ny
Elliot n. Goodwin; Commercial Educa-
ton In Latin America" by Edgar H..
Brandon; Commercial Education in
Germany" IF. Il. Harrington; CONNER
clal Education In England" by l. L.
Handel; Modern Business and COM
merclai Education" Isaac Grinfeld;
The Arguments for Separate or Com
blned Course OF Commercial study" by
Colleges DO In Training for Business?'
by George ". Hoke; Elementary
School Commercial Education" by r.
q. Nichols; Commercial Education in
Secondary Schools" by Paul Monroe
and David Snedden; Entrance Re
quirements to Colleges OF Commerce,
by David Mckinley; Commercial High
other subjects OF interest touching on
the various branches OF work now being
carried on In the interest OF CONNER
cial education were discussed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
KINGDOM OF ARABIA
FORMED, CABLES SAY
State Department Has Dispatch
Proclaiming New Power.

The State Department has received
a cable from Mecca. purporting Officially
to announce the establishment OF an in
dependent kingdom OF Arabia.
The message was undated. 1t In sign
ed BY Shereef Abdullah. who styles
himself minister OF foreign affairs of
the Arabian government. He says that
Shereef Hussein ben All has been
chosen by the people of all classes as
the King of Arabia. The dispatch de-
clares Arahia's independence OF. Tur-
wey and of the Young Turk party, of
which II speaks in no respectful terms
The State Department has not yet
decided what action to take regarding
the announcement. There are no diplo-
matte or consular representatives of the
United States In Arabia. but efforts are
being made 10 verify the statements
made In the cable.
Last summer the people OF Arabia I'M
der Hussein ben Ali revolted against
Turkish rule. captured Mecca from the
Turkish garrison, and drove the Turk
from the surrounding territory. Since
then the department has had no infor-
nation regarding the situation there.
1t Is possible the new government. IT its
existence Is confirmed, Will be recoR-
niZed as the dc facto government OF
Arabia, until its status is fixed by the
terms of peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
WoMAN'S EVENING CLINIC

Three years ago there was
founded in Washington a clinic
which set before itself new ideal.
Hitherto many, though not all, elm
les had accommodated themselves
largely to the convenience Of physi-
clans. They were regarded as places
where the young practitioner might
gain experience, and the hours and
other details were arranged accord
ingly.
The Woman's Evening Clinic set
about making the patient the prime
consideration. It provided evening
hours for working women, fitted up
waiting and reading rooms for the
comfort of patrons, and arranged
fees SO that persons who would not
accept charity could pay as they
were able for the service.
In two years this clinic had justi-
fed its formation, and demands upon
it became so large that it had to
move into new quarters. Now these
quarters, at 72O Thirteenth street
are too small, and another move
must be made.
Besides the evening clinic fol
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED

Chairman Wilcox, Of the Republi-
can national committee, declines to
discuss the affairs of the party four
years hence. Colonel Roosevelt dis
misses as pipe dream the sugges-
tion that he will be candidate for
the nomination four years hence.
The gentlemen are right. There
is no use trying to reorganize the
Republican party now. 1t is too
soon. The issues that will be framed
in the next two years will be of the
utmost Importance. There will be
a good deal of political realignment,
in and out of all parties, before an
other Presidential election. The
DEMOCRATIC party has not received a
mandate from the nation, as is
shown by the fact that it failed to
carry the House, lost in the Senate,
and in the aggregate of State re-
turns made showing that would
have overwhelmingly beaten it il
President Wilson had not been far
stronger than the party
Indisposition to change ponies
while crossing the stream was prob
ably the largest element in deter.
mining the result. Starting to make
over parties, at this crisis, is about
as premature as were certain ratifi.
cations and Publications that were
started last Tuesday night before
any returns had come from beyond
the zone of Central Time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
TEACHERS PENSIONS

The. most pressing problem that
now confronts the Washington pub
lie schools is that OF teachers pen
sions. No other single issue so
presses for adjustment, and no other
single reform will do so much to
raise the efficiency of the city's
school system.
Every year new light is being shed
on the problem of pensioning en-
ployes in all fields. Advocates Of
school pensions have done we'll to
20 to the United States Bureau of
Efficiency and get the head of that
bureau, Herbert b. Brown. to work
out plan which not only will care
for the superannuated teachers now
in the service but which will work
automatically to free the schools
from superannuated instructors.
A contributory plan has been
worked out, details of which have
been published, which will not bur-
den teachers yet which will permit
them to enjoy a pension without the
feeling that they are objects of
charity.
So far the cause of teachers pei,-
sions has been hampered somewhat
by delicacy of school officials in hest
tating to state plain fact: that
there are now in the service con
siderable number of superannuated
teachers who are being retained
simply in the hope that they may
profit by the coming pension legisla-
ton.
But this condition became so
burdensome that Henry P. Blair, for
mer president of the board, sounded
q warning before he retired, that the
time is near when these teachers
must be separated from the service
for the good of the schools, whether
there were any pensions in sight for
them or not.
To turn these aged teachers, with
records of long, arduous and faith
full service, out of the schools with
pension provision in sight seems like
a cruel and unusual punishment
With school officials, teachers, and
parents uniting this year in giving
publicity TO the actual conditions
holding back none of the facts, pen.
sion legislation should be forthcom,
ing which would prevent hardships
to these teachers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
WHERE THE MIDDLEMAN WINS

The University Of Wisconsin made
a study of experiments in farm-to-
home marketing in it's State, with
the conclusion that the scheme has
failed. There was a great enthu-
siasm for this new project two or
three years ago, but it has not grown
as was hoped. About 200 farmers
undertook direct marketing of pro-
duce in the Wisconsin experiment,
and most of them have given it up.
Neither the farmer nor the city
home was satisfied with results. The
farmers complained that the towns
people were too commonly in a rush;
they would not take trouble to or
der specifically what they wanted,
nor give time for the farmer to pre-
pare it. Sorting and grading pro-
duce was not satisfactory. The farm
ers complained that their customers
were altogether too often slow in
paying. 1t was impossible to get
containers for various articles that
would transport small quantities and
deliver them in good condition.
Altogether, the experiment in
Wisconsin is a failure to date. 1t
shows, however, weak points that
could be strengthened. There seems
no fundamental Jaw, unless it beNthe
persistent failure of people to pay
promptly. That is one of the rea-
sons why the middleman holds his
grip. He gives credit, carries his
customers, spreads his business out
widely enough to make the paying
patrons compensate him for losses
on the non:paying. So long as a
large proportion of people are thus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
OPERA SEASON OPENS
FOR NEW WORKERS
Many Novelties and New Song
birds Appear on Program at
Metropolitan.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1a-New Yorks
season OF grand opera which opens to-
night at the Metropolitan Opera House
lie replete with novelties and will give
the Great City's music lovers opportun-
ity to hear several new song birds.
among the operas to be sung for the
FIRST time Is Reginald de Koven's Can
terbury Pilgrims" with book by Percy
Mackaye. The presentation will be the
operas world premiere. other operas
to he sung here for the first time are
'Iphigenla In Tauris." by Gluck. to be
sung In German; Francesca da Rim
ini," music by r. Zandonsi. book by
Gabrielle d'Annunzio. to be sung in 1tsl-
Ian, and Les Pecheurs des Perles." by
Bizet, to be sung in French.
. The new artists are Alice Eversman,
odette lie Fontenay, Marie sundelius.
kathleen Howard, Paul Eisler. and Gem
naro Papi. Papi IL to be second conduc-
tor OF italian opera.
Arthur Rodansky and Giorgio Polacco
have been re-engaged as conductors. The
artists Of yester-year re-engaged are /:
sopranos. Frances Aida, Maria BARREN
tos. Anna Case, Vera Curtis, Emmy
Destinn, Minnie Egener Geraldine Far
IL
bel Garrison, Frieda Hempel. Melanie
Kurt, Edith Mason. Alice Nelson, Marie
RappoId, Lenora Sparkes and Rosina
van Lyck: mezzo-sopranos, Marsha
Aldrich. Emma Horniggla, Sophie Bras
lau. Raymonde Delaunois, Louise Ho-
mer. Marie hatfield, Marguerite Matzen-
auer, Florence milford. Marguerite Ober,
Flora Perini.. Lila Robson, and Ernes-
tine Schumann-Heink; tenors, Paul Alt
house. Pietro Audisio, Angelo Bada. Jul
us Bayer. Max Bloch, Luca Botts, En-
rico Caruso. .Riccardo Martin. Giovanni
Martinelli. Albert Reiss. Johannes Sem
bach and jacques Urius; baritones
Pasquale Amato. Bernard Begue, Gu
seppe de Luca. Otto Goritz, Mario Lau-
remit. Carl Schlegel, Antonio Scotti
Robert Leonhsrdt. vincenzo Reschig-
han. Riccardo Tegani. Hermann We'll
and Clarence Whltehill: bassos, Carl
Braun, Adamo Didur. Pompeillo Mala-
tesla. Arthur Middleton. Giulio Rossi
Leon Rothier. Bfsil Ruysdael. Andrea
de Sersurola. and Henry Scott.
Giulio Gatti-Gasazza continues al
general manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
PHILADELPHIA CHURCH
is l47 YEARS OLD
Anniversary Celebration at Ancient
Edihce.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. l3.-Mem-
cries OF century and half OF
Philadelphia Methodism were revived
Yesterday at the celebration OF the
147th anniversary OF the old st.
Georges Methodist Episcopal Church.
said TO be the oldest Methodist church
in America. and spoken OF as the
cathedral of the denomination.
Bishop Asbury called II "our preach
ing house and II was not until 1881
that II received its present name. The
first three Methodist conferences in
America, held in 1873. l774, and l775.
were in ST. Georges Church
n l777. after the Battle OF Brandy
wine. when the. British army occu-
pied Philadelphia, st. Georges was
used as a hospital, and later as IA
riding school by the British cavalry.
The celebration OF the 147th ami
versary will be continued with a
series Of services every evening this
week. william Bamford is pastor,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
An Open Letter To the Attorney
General of the United States.
The Attorney General OF the United
States. Department Of Justice,
waahinptOn II

The Attorney General OF the United
States, Department Of Justice,
Washington, u, c.
II Is disgrace In this land of the
brave and the home OF the free. that
the coal monopoly and the railroad mo-
nopoly OF this country cannot let the
Capital City n this great republic have
coal for It's schools and public buildings,
IL the reports in the Washington papers
are correct.
! respectfully suggest that you appear
before the proper United States court
and secure an order for the United
States marshal or marshals to seize
sufficient cars and locomotives wherever
they may be found, empty the cars II
necessary of munitions, and secure the
coal from the mines. where II Is stated
that II is awaiting cars.
II IL incidents like these that cause
the increasing inslstent demand for
Government owership OF the trasporta-
ton facilities of the country, and II the
railroads cannot conduct the business
promptly and efficiently, some other way
will have to he devised to meet the
demands of the increasing population Of
the country.
Trusting that YOU will act promptly,
and not let us have a sample OF the
shortage of coal that we. had during the
Roosevelt Administration, | am
l.. N. ROSS.
Washington Nov. 10, 1916
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13

wage-earning women and girls this
clinic now has MONDAY clinics for
mothers, housewives, and the un-
employed, MONDAY clinics for chill
dren, evening dental clinics, evening
and afternoon eye clinics, and pro-
vides hospital care for surgical cases
and lectures on practical hygiene
and nursing.
The Evening Clinic has declined to
hold benefits and entertainments to
swell its funds. It has been sup
ported by the dues Of its members,
and much of its equipment has been
provided by gifts and donations.
To further enlarge its work and
to provide for its growing patron
age this clinic now is making a cam
paign for a greater membership.
The classes of membership cover a
wide range of annual dues so that
one may join and give little or much
as one is able.
The yearbook of the clinic has
just been issued and careful
perusal Of it is enough to give an
idea of the wide service this clinic
affords. Time may be spent to adj
vantage in visiting the clinics quar-
tiers. Its yecords show how many it
has served in their time of need; its
reports cannot show how much pre-
ventive and constructive work it has
done by impartins the simple rules
of hygiene to hundreds of women
and girls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Entertainment, Auxiliary Of Lincoln Post.
q. a. r.. q. A. n. Hal, s p. m.
Trade. at the New willard Hotel, p. m.
Debate on Compulsory Arbitration OF Rail-
road Disputes" by Enoslnian Sofiety. In
Arts and Sciences Building. p. m;
Meeting OF New Hampshire Association at
Dewey Hotel, with Mrs. A. T.. Anderson,
reader and Herbert n. Davidson. baritone.
on program, y. m.
Address by Sol Frankel on Jewish Problems
or Today" at Adas Israel Temple. Sixth
and l streets, s p. IN.
Meeting Of PIney Branch Citizens Associa'
ton In the Iowa Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal church. p. m.
Convention OF the National Potato Associa-
tion OF America, at the New National Mus
cum. "CyclopS" one-eyed potato. to be in
teresting exhibit, 10 q. NJ.
Entertainment for the blind to he given at
Epiphany Parish Hail by National Library
for the Blind D. m.
PLAY. given by Stellar Dramatic club in
Immaculate Conception Hall. for benent OF
st. Gertrude's Working Girls Home, .. m.
Concert at Rauscher's for benefit Of French
Wounded. Edmond WARMER. Nioiinist. and
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano. are the
artists. y. m.
Address by Miss Lois Pierce. Of woman'-
Club OF q. w. a., IN assembly hall Of Arts
and Sciences building, s p. m.
Concert by United States Marine Band Or
chestra, William Santelmann, leader, In
United States Marine barracks, $50 p. m.
Meeting, Vermont State Association OF the
District. Washington club, 1910 Seventeenth
street northwest. s p. IN.
Address by Thomas Grant. secretary oi
Chamber Of Commerce at meeting OF city
statesmen, Continental Hotel. s .. IN.
Meeting. Northeast Washington citizens As
ISOLATION, Northeast Temple, s p. M.
Play. MIR. Bob by Home Club Players.
Home club D. m.
Masoric-DawsoD, No. 10; Mount Vernon. No
. 3. OF the Royal Arch; Temple, No. II. and
Columbia, No II. Of the Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Langdon, No. 26: Union. No. II
ana Beacon. No. is. Esther, No. >, OF this
Rehekahs.
knights OF Pythlas-Decatur No 2; CRlan.
the, No. II.
National Cnon--Potomac. No. POS. Pythiau
Temple; Central. No. sla Perpetual Build-
ing AssocIa tiOn Hall.
Daughters OF Observation-Disclosures Council
No. =.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
Sweetheart's Kiss May
Be Deadly, Says Doctor

. ALLENTOWN. Pa, Nov. l3.-Promis-
cuops kissing was denounced by Dr..
Charles d. Schaeffer. chief surgeon Of
the Allentown Hospital, in an address
to a mixed audience gathered to foster
interest for higher appropriations by
the new legislature for institutions 20
care for epileptics, feeble minded, and
other unfortunates,
He discouraged 1t among sweethearts
and warned young mothers against Al
lowing their babies to be kissed by
strangers. lie declared he spoke from
the depth OF experience, as he had been
called upon to treat many paints seri-
ously or fatally diseased by kissing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13

careless about their bills, such en-
terprises must fail.
Over against this Wisconsin ex-
perience may be set that OF the
great California cooperative mark
citing associations, which do bust
ness in multiples of millions with
out handling any actual money
worth mentioning: credit is so highly
perfected that losses are almost I'M
known, packing and transportation
are scientifically correct, and the
cost of doing business is almost in
finitesimal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
A YEAR OF UNCERTAINTY

The Congress that was elected on
Tuesday last will not come into Of
flee until March a next, and will
probably not sit until a year from
December. There will be more than
a year of uncertainty about the po-
ltical developments resulting from
the very close division of the House
of Representatives.
1t looks today as if the Republic
cans would have a plurality and pos
sibly a bare majority in the House.
This is confirmation Of The Times
prediction, long before the election,
that no matter what happened to
the Presidency, the House would be
Republican or very near it, and that
the Republicans would make import
ant gains in the Senate.
That there should be so long a
period of uncertainty, dickers, and
deals, is unfortunate for the coun-
try's business. Perhaps it will i'm
press some influential people with
the desirability of having the Con-
stitution reorganized to the end that
the newly elected Congress may
come into office within a few weeks
after its selection. There is no good
reason for having repudiated Con-
gress, and in many cases a rejected
Administration, control a session of
Congress after the election that has
issued a new mandate. In connec-
ton with such a reorganization, the
date of Inauguration would natur-
ally require to be changed; and re-
adjustment would be altogether de-
sirable.
Probably those forecasters who
are insisting that there will be no
extra session of Congress between
March and December, know nothing
whatever of the Presidential mind
Probably, too, the President himself
has no very definite ideas Of what
he is going to require. This worlds
affairs are moving so fast, and the
direction of them is so nightly I'M
certain. that it is impossible for any
body to judge what may be the sit
uation four months hence. The new
Congress may be war Congress; il
may be a world-peace Congress; il
may have tremendous new business
problems to handle. There are tasks
which cry out for attention; tasks
that relate to the adjustment of this
NATIONS affairs, to the new condi.
tions that will prevail in the world
after peace is restored. To announce
now, that there is no reason for ar
extra session is to ignore some
things that need doing, and others
that may develop the most acute
necessity for keeping Congress here
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-13
Women Are Urged to Reunite in
Effort to Obtain the Enfranchise-
,ment of Their SEX


To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In the recent election some amazing
things are noted which are not self ex-
planatory.
The women's vote! Was II cast for
that which Will continue the bondage
OF the unenfranchised women OF our
country? Were they traitors, a Ia Judas
lscarot. to their sister women and the
cause they We're obligated to uphold by
their franchise?
Was Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the
former Englishwoman, responsible? Or
was MISS Anne Martin. of that infinites-
simally and Infinitely small State as to
population and votes. Nevada. the leader
In such detection. These leaders or who
is responsible?
The trend ot my interests. principles
and policies ] have made subservient to
the cause OF my seX-my sister women.
| am not In politics. being prohibited by
my ssNs Acknowledgement In the Great
Empire State of the South-Georgia.
When all the returns are In let the UNI
enfranchsed women recognize which, if
either, organization was the traitor and
all unite under one banner for our en-
reimbursement for in union there is
strength.
To womanhood in America Votes for
women" is the living issue and "our
slogan.
Our very great and learned President
broke the back OF the solid South
sovereign right of each State over its
children in child labor. regulation and
all pertaining thereto. Is not his will
omnipotent to give the same effect to n
Irrational amendment Of our Constitu-
ton for the Acknowledgement OF the
women now political slaves? Let the
next session OF Congress give II.
Return our soldiers from Mexico and
use the millions used on our border for
the defense OF our women by giving
them the impregnable wall OF self-de-
fense-the American franchise-the vote
Also same work and same pay as men
voters?
DIR. EMMA REBA BAILEY.
washington Nov II 1916