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drew it back. The thought of exposing his
senses twice to that incredible experience
was abhorrent. He shrank from hearing
again the unearthly voice that, claiming
the dead Woodford as a source, had
warned him away from the theater. On
the other hand, the monotonous, way
ward ringing placed inaction beyond his
control. He stepped forward, gathering
his determination.
The bell abruptly ceased When he
placed the receiver to his ear, central cut
in with her curt demand:
Number, please?"
@Sorry-a mistake, he muttered.
He hung up and, his hands in his pock-
cts, looked about him helplessly. There
was nothing to be gained by calling the
exchange again. He had already been
told there was no question: his phone had
not been rung since noon. That fact de-
stroyed his last hope of a rational explana-
ton that McHugh, indulging in tactless
humor, had made the call Still he chung
to the idea that McHugh might offer some
Interpretation.
WHILE he undressed, several things be-
cameo clear to him. The unearthly ring
ing had evidently been timed for his return
to an empty apartment; yet, as far as he
could tell, no one had known of his visit
to McHugh. Certainly no one could have
guessed the arrangement he had made to
spend tomorrow night in the old theater.
1t appeared equally obvious that whoever
or whatever was responsible for the warn
ing had resumed the ringing just long
enough to ridicule his temerity in at
tempting to trace such call-to convince
him, as Carlton had been convinced, that
it had indeed come from the air.
Quaile would not surrender to such
madness, but, in spite of himself, his
nerves remained taut. He tossed fretfully
through long hours, aware that his sleep
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UAILE conquered his repugnance.
He entered the passage. He
crossed the dark rooms to the
lighted study, where the unnatu-
raj bell sound still quavered. He
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
THE INrERBoRoUon LESSON

1t is regrettable that members Of
Congress are such busy men that Of
necessity they cannot give time to
informing themselves about many
things going on around them, 1t
would be real task for any man, at
this distance, to keep intimately in
touch with the sensations that are
developing day by day in the legis.
lative investigation of the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company Of
New York. Yet 1t would be well
worth while to any man who could
find time, and it would equip him to
take leading part in performing a
great service to the nation and to
the city of Washington
During the New York inquiry,
which is far from its end as yet, II
has been discovered that the great
traction property has been MIXED
for big and little graft and favors Of
al kinds. Lawyers, aaaueissl, cen.
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THE CASE OF SECRETARY LANE


When Franklin X. Lane was
drafted from the Interstate Com
rnerce Commission to the portfolio
Of the Interior, there was widespread
expression of satisfaction. Mr.. Lane
had proved himself an able public
administrator, and he possessed the
public confidence in marked meas
ure. f
The Times was not one of those
that rejoiced when Mr.. Lane was
taken away from a great work to
which he had devoted many years
with signal success. 1t felt that, on
the whole. it were better for him to
remain with the Interstate Commits
sion. He was going from one great
post, whose duties and requirements
he completely understood, to another
in which necessarily he would have
to be for a time something of a
novice. There was no question OF
his capacity for a highly creditable
administration at the Interior; and
he has given that administration. He
knows, now, his new business az
well as he knew that at the commits
sion. Is it necessary that he should
be moved away to the War Depart
mens and hrokeA In 10 = new taskI
Aeed men are not 90 scarce thai
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
THE comMuNlTY FORUMS

An event Of marked significance to
this community takes place this af-
ternoon. Il Is the Community Forum
meeting at the Grover Cleveland
School. It may be the forerunner Of
similar forums all over the city.
There need be no fear that these
forums will transgress upon the
functions Of ths citizens associa-
tions II they are held to the purpose
which their sponsors outline. They
are to be places for discussion of
civic problems. The citizens assoc
Citations may act upon the conclu-
sions reached. The forums are to be
educational, the citizens bodies are
expressions Of community feeling as
the result Of such education.
Sunday afternoon is time when
all may attend the forum meetings.
Membership in the citizens associa-
tons follows joining them member
ship in the forums follows upon resi-
dence in the community where they
exist.
The general nature of the forum
this afternoon is expressed by the
attendance of Catholic priest, a
Hebrew rabbi, and Protestant
clergyman as speakers. Where the
churches cannot unite the forums
can. They can furnish the bond
among creeds and parties, classes
and professions, for union in discuss
ing the affairs of any community.
The forum is the first big step to-
ward making the schools Of the city
community centers in the true sense
of that phrase.
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NEWMAN WILL TALK
ON DARKEST AFRICA
Extra Lecture Added to Course,
Following Travels in
South America.

Through widest Africa" Is the
subject OF an extra lecture in the
course OF T.. n. Newman for next
Sunday evening at the Belasco. This
afternoon NeWman VIII repeat his
naval talk IN bolivia
] asst evening Newman took his aud.
fence through Bolivia. Ecuador Pam
anna, Costa Rica, Barbados, and ia
mai"a, being one OK the most extensive
subjects yet selected by The insoina-
tional traveller.
so extensive were the travels that
tho audience was carried from the
capital of Bolivia. on the top OF the
Andes, the population OF which IL
largely Indian. 20 disease infested
GVayaluil, lScuedor's seat OF govern.
,nent. through the Prntma canal, and
across the West indies. where New
man had an especially good aeld for
excellent pictures One OF the dis
tinctlvs features OF the lectures 'wero
the pictures OF the quaint fashions OF
the BOliviHns and the beautiful
women OF Central America.
High praise was extended the en-
Eineer Ieats,of the Americans In com,
plotting the canal, and the blowing up
OF tho final dam that separated the
waters of the Atlantic, and the Pa
cinc were among the best In the even
ing's collection.
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THE NEW BATTLE IN TnH'wHsr

For several weeks the news has
been very plainly implied by the
somewhat cryptic dispatches from
the Franco Belgian fnpnt, that a
great new encounter is going on.
Seemingly. the allies have 4been
massing men and material IN antici-
patton Of a magnificent spring ad-
vance, and the Germans have taken
time by the foretop, making their
smash first. AS q result there have
been initiatives on both sides, at
tacks and counter-attacks, and very
little substance Of results has been
achieved. .....,,.......
One thing, however, has been
made more apparent than ever be-
fore. 1t is that the business Of
smashing through the western line,
by either side, in either direction, is
one to be accomplished only at a
sacrifice of men and munitions we'll
nigh past belief. The daily news dis
patches tell of a, few hundred. yards
Of French trenches being taken by
the Germans in one section, while a
brief space of German outer works
have been captured by the French
somewhere else. Then a day or two
later comes the announcement that
each side has recaptured the ground
it had lost; but in every case, attack
or counter-attack, the losses have
been terrific.
It is all easy enough TO agree
that modern conditions have remade
the art Of war; it is all but impos-
sible for two fairly matched armies,
fighting from trenches in the open
country, to get to a military decision,
They must fight on and on till one
side or the other is worn out.
When each side is ready, willing
and prepared to offer up its entire
human resources in this bootless af.
fair Of mere killing without results
it makes war mere shambles. There
can be no victory, no defeat; nothing
but killing, killing, killing. The wal
is a year and a half old, and yet
only one great battle Of decisive
character-that at the Marne-ha,
been fought. That battle saved
Paris, France, the cause Of the al
lies. 1t is certain, now, that the al
lies will not be crushed, wrecked
ruined. It is equally certain thai
Germany will not be.
But month after month passes il
the horrible bloodletting, and the is
sue is never brought any closer
rather, it seems farther away mo-,
than it did at the beginning.
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AS TO LEARNING TO SPELL

Every time iconoclasm seems to
have reached its limit it goes a step
farther. Now it is swatting. the
spelling books used in our schools.
Persons who like to criticise schools
always harken back to the Three
Rs" al the supposed essentials Of
education, and somewhere among
those, 1t is assumed. spelling is in
Guided.
Along come the prying, eyes of in
vestigators from the Russell Sage
Foundation, and look through BUSH
ness and professional letters Of men
high in those fields. They took, at
random, letters dictated by fore
most bankers, railroad men, lawyers,
teachers, manufacturers, and mer-
chants. Just 542 words, they found,
constituted seven-eighths Of those
used.
Then a commentator Of the Phila-
delphia Public-Ledger, with latent
memories of terrific slaughters in
those Friday afternoon spelling
bees" of past days, looked through
q spelling book now in use in the
Philadelphia schools. He found such
strange lingual paroxysms as
Eclectic" "hermetical," "soporific, p
"pleonasm," "supercilious," and ode
ciduous."
All good and useful words, in
their places. But vast majority OF
the pupils who are made to learn
them wish to go forth and become
stenographers, or bookkeepers, or to
learn trade, or to become a tech
nical or scientific expert.
Imagine the panic when the head
buyer of our leading department
store begins to pour into his be.
wildered stenographer's ear poly.
syllables Of that sort. We can see
her now, adjusting her hat, anc
breezing forth to place where sh,
will not be insultedl Imagine the
president Of your bank, your physi
clan, your grocer, your INSURANCE,
agent, even your clergymen, indulg
ing in the rhetoric of the advance
spellers."
When one begins to think abou
vocational education, and looks abou
for places to do a bit of pruning
they obtrude themselves in most un
Axuectad nlacea
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

tractors, politicians, boosters, specu-
lators, have lugged away their slices
Of the good thing. II runs far into
the millions, and the slieing and lug
ging have been regular features In
the development, financing, and cper-
alton Of. the great property.
The city is presumed to have an
interest in the marlborough; It's
credit was loaned to the building.
But It now develops that Il win be
many, many years before the city
can hope for any returns on its
rights and interests. Public concerns
have been forgotten; the, men in
charge Of the business seem TO have
calculated that they ought TO get all
they could while the getting was
good; sometime, somehow, somebody
might interfere and insist on COM
munity rights getting little atten-
ton.
This marlborough case recalls the
old affair Of the Chicago railways;
of Boston gas; Of privately owned
and richly exploited public utilities
everywhere. It seems always TO be
about the same general condition:
the public pays, the plunderers
profit. Must It 60 on alwaysf
Here in Washington we have an
example Of overcapitalized,, made
quate street railway service; Of in
tercorporate Juggling worthy Of the
best talents Of the Bay State Gas
manipulators; Of electric light con-
sumers being overcharged in order
to earn dividends on the aerated
stocks Of a street car company that
owns the electric facilities Of the
town. This condition has been no
torious for many years; yet It is
allowed. TO continue in the face Of the
fact that there is a simple, effective,
obvious remedy; q practical, work
able, surely applicable remedy.
That remedy is public ownership.
But It isn't applied. Why mott
For one reason, because the chair
man Of the great Congressional
committee that would have to form
+ulate a plan for public assumption. Of
the properties, is devotipg himself
to legislation to fine the seller Of
gasolene 81 per gallon for every
cent the price shall rise above a
fixed upset fgurei
Washington ought to own its public
utilities, and set an example before
the whole country in honest, efficient
public conduct Of such utilities.
Instead, Washington is as deep in
the mire Of public utility exploita-
ton even as these recent revelations
have shown New York To be.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
Tomorrow.


Meeting. Oaelis Society. Comstock studio.
1880 New York avenue northwest. 8 o, m.
Addrens. The Social Center. Its Purposes
Miner Normal school. Georgia avenue end
Euclid street northwest. p. m.
Progfam for the blind. Library OF Congress.
Lecture. Progress in the study OF Human
Heredity." Paul Popenoe, before Anthro-
poloscal sccist 2, :; Public L!srsry p m
Glimpse q washinston Of Tomorrow. - cois
W. W. Harte before section No. 4 OF the
ann f.. Rws Of ;Ss so.S
mac Electric Power Association. 81 Four
tenth street northwest. 3 p. m.
Maine memorial services. Fort Myer. 1850
Meeting TO discuss the Sheppard prohibition
bill, Washington Real Estate Brokers AS
Lecture. 'PrepSredness," Assistant sscre-
tary Of the Navy Roosevelt main hall
OF Emmanuel Church. Anacostia, y y. N.
Lecture. Abraham Lincoln and His Times. ~
for benefit Of the tsarmont AID for Con-
sumptives. Gideon Pillow, Arcade private
BALLROOM. 8 .. M Dancing from 10 to II
BENEFIT performance for National Junior Re-
public. Polrb. B.l5 D.. m.
Banquet. Timothy class OF Ninth Street
church. Ninth and d streets northeast, 7;aO
EshiSii,On. Of signal Corps work. L street
MASONIC ArSihiSs. No. Is: Myron NJ. Parker.
No. %; King David. No. q; Takoma, No.
%; Mthraa Lodge OF Perfection. bruce
Council Knights % ISsdosh: MiEpah. No. s;
'Fidenty, No. ~. Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-washinston. No. g; Golden
Rule. No: q; Amity, No q; Mt. Pleasant.
No. 20; Fidelity. Rebekah. No. T..
Knights OF Pythias-rapitsL No. 70; Webster.
No. 7: Excelsior. No. II; Myrtle. No. ~
Daughters OF America--Ooiden Rule. no. II.
Knights OF Coiumbus-Carroll Council.
Improved order OF Red Men-Great Council
meeting. Northeast Temrle.
National union--state. War and Navy coun-
ell. headquarters open,
Daughters CT Isabelia-Benent performances.
Polls.
Socialist rsrty-Leeture George II. DOebs!.
Pythian Temple.
Meeting. Petworth Citizens Association.
Eighth and Shepard streets northwest. Tao
y. m.
Political meeting. Second Baptist Church.
Third street northwest, p. m.
Annual Christian Endeavor rally and ban
ner contest. with Bethel Literary and HIS
torical Association. Metropolitan A. NJ. Il.
Church. NJ street. between Fifteenth and
sixteenth streets northwest. p. m.
Prohibition mass meeting. Wesley N. q
Church. Fifth and F streets northwest,
y. ~.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
Metric System Gaining
Favor OF Congress- Due
To Expansion of Trade
Legalizaton of French Weights and Measurements
Table Held to Be Necessary to Facilitate Com
merce With Latin merica-May Become
Universal.
By JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

The adoption Of the metric system Of weights and
within the future foreshadowed by the extensive
Congress is taking in the subject.
Quite Unexpectedly factor has been injected into the
sderaon 1t has been discovered by the a the metric system
the we-nigh universal almost absolutely necessary
this country expand its business LaAmerican countries or
for that matter, almost anywhere else in the world
BILL PROVIDES FOR CHANGE
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

this kind Of thing Is necessary. On
the other side. good men are so use
full that their time ought not to be-
frittered away in preparing them
everlastingly Cor new tasks. Mr..
Lane ought TO, remain at the
Interior.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
All War Veterans Are
Given Holiday Tomorrow

Postmaster General Burleson today
made public an order ISSUED by him
granting leave OF absence to all @. A.
r.. Confederate, Spanish War. and
Army and Navy rnion employees In the
Postoffice Department tomorrow after.
noon. so that they may attend the
Maine memorial services at Arlington.
Such absence. IL TO DO charged TO the
VoteranA' annual leave. tha order aAyn
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
A Rare Treat.

''Were you beating Your WIG, sIrF'
the judge demanded
Eyes ger honor. ..
How did you come to do itg'
Lord knows. jedge. For twenty
years she aIlus wuz tn one what did
tn ,beatin', but l les happened ter
catch, her when she Eesnt fsstin'
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Illustrated lecture. columbia River High
way and the Oregon Country" Samaei =.
Newmsn ,r.y MN@S clgs ss Re-. p.nams
Now Belasco.. ais d, m.
SMOKER, Pelatinate Of Mqryland CHAPTER, So
ssissy q seions q Colonial Cavaliers. La
NEEDING teacher tralning class Of Epiphany
u. Church. under auspices Of the relie-
psr.S hail. iS q z; G .ssss S6rS%s. @
'jsr9srht.' by qermsn-Aneriosn Pellet
COMMITTEES. Odd Fellows Hall. 70 II D.
Dinner. Navy and Military order Of the span
l.nsAmsrican War, Army and Navy cub,
Dinner. University Club. New willard Hotel.
S$s.. !, s ss A.syrq NM =. E Y: s.: .ss
coasss TsT shi &srns r aand orchestra. Ma.
Meeting 'iNo os,S:s as' Washington citizens. A..
MEETING finey icy Branch ciiissns Association.
d n Sap and Dance 3 b.no,
Temple. Ninth and y street. northwest
Lecture. Ideals o. a student, Rev. Or.
i;ye.um o. Catholic University, NcMahOn
ST. vaisntins.s "At Home" women.s Co.
operative committse Of the Central Unien
Minnion. to pm. - a =
vsIsntins dance. Junior Social ciub.' Grace
Tea. 6oiIss;s :" wOm.n's Club. Raleigh. to 9
Banquet. In celebration Of IAneoin's birthday.
Lincoln Camp. No. 2 and Gen. iGeorge II.
Thomas Camp. No. II. Sons OF Veterans.
M ssS sosss aso o ia s..u.Dury No y;
Mount Vernon, No. O. Hiram, No. 10 Royal
Arch Chapters; board OF building trustees,
Scottish Rite; Temple, No. r. Eastern Star.
kaliipolis orotso. 7is Twelfth street north
odd Fellows Union. No. II; Bescon. No. IS;
Iangdon, No. %; Father .Rebekah Lodge.
No. 8. Rebekahs; Ruth Lodge. No. 2. Re
knis6tss Of pythias7-Deca,ur. No. .; csisn-
the. No. IL Ascaioh Temple. No. 81. knights
United Daughters OF the Confectionery
ceptlon TO new members by Winnie pavis
Chapter. Rochambeau.
Royal Arcanum-National Council.
knights Of ccluinbus-Dance. Potomac coun-
hshSiiesid Of Honor--columbia Lodge. No. 81.
Improved Order Of Red Men-Great Council
OF tho District seyenty-nrst session. North
east Temple. Twelfth and II streets north
National UnIpn-- Pressmen's Council.
Socialist party-Y. p. 8. l.. Study class.
Taiiors' Union. No. II.
l,Lecturey Secretary oarrison's Resignation
Vital Issues" Miss Janet richards. audi
torium OF Woodward a Lothrop's. ic:iJ a.
Memorial services. Capitol Hin Literary so.
ciety, at home Of James q. Kent. 32s North
csreiTS .n nssrS. 'e IT. sG ,n
Maynower. on board the yacht. Washing
ton Navy Yard, 9 ID. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

The usual crop of grave fears to-
day. Some morning we're going to
wake up and find the country
weighted down with frivolous fears,
just for a change.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
One Year Ago Today in the War

Germany told United States she would the
American request that the submarine be abandoned
unless England agreed not to cut off supplies
Winston Churchill told Parliament Gemanys food supply would
be cut Off
LoydGeoge told Parliament the allies would spend ten billion
dollars the in 1915. :,s
Albanians continued their advance in southern Serbia.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Then, again, one of the advantages
of corned beef and cabbage is that
you'll find no arsenic in your soup.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Sporting editors want to know il
the German foothold is anything like
a Gotch toc-hold.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14
THIRD APPEAL OF SOCIAL
WORKERS OF d. C.

Inc joint Finance Committee OF the Associated Charities and C
zens Relief Association finds necessary issue this third
appeal behalf Of sickness neglect and mpoverish-
ment in the District Of Columbia.
These local phlanhope daily reaching families whom pros
periE has not yet relieved from and suffering Ter
thousand dollars needed continue this work without
abatement Receipts date 10 per cent in Of last
year at this time while relief disbursements for January alone
exceeded those FOR January, 1915, by 30 per cent
Contributions in any amount will be welcome.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES, CITIZENS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
H. c.
$
EDsoN j.. FLAT1iER
(. Treasurer.
JoiNT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MILTON T.. Chairman. RBEs1DE
( 3 t SOCIAL SERVICE HOUSE,
& AZ
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

The body OF Louis Breen. q! former
resident OF this city. who died Satur-
brought here, and the funeral will
take place tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Mrs. Hannah Pullman. widow OF
Peter ], Pullman. died yesterday ~
his home, 1915 King street. she 10
suryiyed by several children
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Don't submarine any good rela-
items sending Valentines.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

The monthly meeting Of the cham
Der OF commerce will be held ~
their rooms. corner OF King ana
Washington streets. tonight.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Robert e. knight. vice president OF
the Virginia Retail Merchants Asso.
citation, and representing the reteti
merchants of this city. left for fich-
fnance Committed OF the State leGis-
iature, which has under consideEa,
ton the raising OF the merchants
license tax.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs samuel Bendheim left
for New York today. .-'.'
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Amusementa

Nationsl-"ou Trial" s:iB D. m.
Belasco-' Princess Pat, $50 y. m.
Poll's-'old Heidelberg" s:i5 p. m
Keith s--Vaudeviile. z:lD and Sis D. IN.
0ayety-Buriesque, 2:ib and SIS .. m.
Loew's columbia-Phctopiays. II a. m. 10
IL D. m.
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.ANACOSTIA.

The following employees at the '0ovs
eminent Hospital for the Insane have,
received promotions: Ernest d. Day.
Francis c. Boyd. Mary c. Wfliams,
Raymond Trammell, James II, Redman,
Cecil F. Meyer, wilffed Richardson.
Charlep w. Pilkerton. Frederick w!
tucker. George B. Burnham. George c,
willis. Ralph NJ. Ciagett. BERTHE FttE:
gibbons. owen T. Whitesei. Michael
Fitzgerald, L. L. Walter. Peter j. Has
enstab, Alvin L. Wynkoop. Victort l.
Watson, Laura T. Gibbons iA.Sis o.
Lucy MiffIeton, Nellie E. Belts, Nina
p, Gibbons. Mrs. Florence ". Dr0ne.
Ruth Clements. Mamie 8. Powell, Viz
ginia NJ. McDermott, Alice X. Bond,
Ida b. Sutphin, Eva M. Cook. EliSaoeth
Berry, Charles Chappelear, Andrew l.
Day. Joseph KrietE. and Joseph T.
Groves. 80
"A special gathering Of the L. @sss.. 2!
Church was held last night. -
The Highland Athletic Club 10 arranE-
ing for a dance. to be given February
o, in the assembly hall Of st. reresa's
Church. i'-i fI
Miss Hetty Mason entertained n
number OF young people at her home
Saturday evening. In the company
were Anna Hagan, Mary Estep. Alice
Leapley, Margaret sBeveridge, Marguey-
lite Campbell, Hiida Henning, Hetty
Mason, Helen Mason. Charles FitxlSr,
John Cook, William Medley. Raymond
Emo. Zane Kelly. James Beveridse' and
Donald Mason.
Rev. George Buckler Is in charge OF
the revival services being conducted
this week at the Congress Heights NJ.
u. Church. .a.-.c,r5 ~
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

The pulpit OF Christ Episcopal
Church yesterday morning was occu-
picd by the Rev. 8. A. Wallis. Of, the
Episcopal Theological Seminary.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

]. w. varney. OF Del Ray. with the
assistance of Harry w. Rudd. scout
Commissioners Of this city - organising
troop of BOY Scouts In Del Ray.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

A special gathering OF the League Of
the Good Shepherd of st. Teresa's
Church was held last night. 81.
The Washington times., 1916-02-14

The Highland Athletic Club 10 arranE-
ing for a dance, to be given February
o. In the assembly hall Of st. reresa's
Church. sf tt-3 ~