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The Washington times., 1916-08-12
ESQ D. {. EMPLOYEES
JOIN FEDERAL UNION
Commissioner Newman Ex-
presses Sympathy With
Movement.

With COS members. a District govern.
ment branch OF the Federal Employees
Union was organised at the Chamber Of
Commerce rooms last night. The oath
OF aniliation was administered to 80
members by President II. II. AcLAfn.
OF the Federal Union.
The following officers were elected,
President. Joseph II. Hurley; secretary,
guardian, w. r. Franklin: representa-
tives on the board of the Federal Union.
A. L. Thompson. #. Il. Dooley. 8. @.
Kline, jr. and +. X. johnson.
a letter was read from Commissionef
Newman expressing sympathy with the
movement. and stating he would Be
glad to do anything within his power
TO further any plans that make for the
efficiency and happiness of those who
work under the District government"
G. E. Smith. president of the Police.
mems Association of the District, said
the question Of aniliation With the union
would be presented At the next meeting
OF the association. A similar statement
was made by p. T. Leahy. first vice
president Of the Firemen's Association.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Mann AND RA|NEY:
ENGAGE IN COLLOQUY
Republican and Democrat Tilt
Over Issue Of Speeches by
Administration Men.

Reports that Secretary Daniels and
Carl vrooman. Assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture. vii make political speeches
In Maine aroused minority leader Mann
In the House yesterday and a spirited
colloquy was furnished by Mr.. Mann
and Congressman Rainey. Illinois DEM
ocrat.
Mr.. Mann said he had been informed
that Mr.. Vrooman was absent making
political speeches and asked Mr.. Rainey
where is Mr.. Vrooman todayT" Con-
gressman Sloan. a Nebraska Republi-
can. said the Assistant Secretary was
billed to make a political speech in his
district August II.
Congressman Rainey dashed to the
telephone. He came back with an
made any political speeches this year
that addresses throughout the middle
West were on agricultural topics.
However. Mr.. Rainey said, Mr.. Vroo-
man did intend to speak in Maine after
the sth day Of August.
He is entitled to twenty days leave
OF absence. which he hasn't used and he
said Mr.. Rainey.
II noticed in the paper. by the way
said Mr.. Mann. that the Secretary OF
the Navy 10 going to spend his vacation
on the Government boat Dolphin, ir
Maine. making political speeches.
Il hope my colleague will ind ou,
whether that IL true. I don't believe
everything ] read. but ! would like e
know whether the Secretary 10 travelins
on Government gunboat at expense OF
the Government. either for q vacation
or political speeches."
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
TELEPHONE USERS
DROPPING HELLO"
"Are You There?" Now Is Cor.
rect Form of Wire Salutation.

The crisp, but not always courteous
or dignified telephone salutation,
Hello" (an Americanism about
which no end of fun has been cre-
ated by our English cousins, who pre-
fer "Are you there?), is fast disap-
pearing as a result of the general
trend toward efficient telephoninR
SAYS the Telephone Review.
Corporations today with thousands
Of dollars worth of business to be
transacted through the medium OF
the telephone are fostering this gen.
sral movement toward telephone re-
form.
The Hello" has gone forever. In
its place has been adopted the newer
FORM of response, which the per-
son answering the telephone call
states first the name OF the bureau
or office in which he or she receives
the call. following which, the name OF
the individual Is announced.
Under this arrangement the person
calling is enabled to begin conver.
sation at once. or Is advised imme'
diately II he has called the wronl
person. department or bureau.
The necessity OF courtesy and &C,
curacy In answering questions or re
ferring calls to the proper lndividu
ais Is emphasized in instructions L
employees OF various large concerns.
The matter of voice Is also touched
upon, and a pleasant. easy conversa
tional tone with a rising infection
although not Of too much volume, Il
urged.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Attempt To Be Made to Run
:; Automobile for Seven Days
Without Stopping.
BALTIMORE ROUTE IS USED
Gathering of Distinguished Gov
ernment Officials Starts
=, Machine on Daring Run.

Promptly at noon today distinguished
0overnment officials will send a King
siGht-cylinder car away from the Capi-
tol on what Is one Of the most daring
trims ever essayed by motor car.
The King. which 10 an absolutely stock
model on stock chassis, will be driven
on trips to and from Baltimore daily
for seven days. never stopping except
for tran c. the test being a non stop
motor run for the l6S hours of the week.
All hours Of the day and night. what
ever Its schedule Of arrival and de-
parture may be. the King will ply be-
tween this city and Baltimore, There
will be no stopping of the motor at any
time during the seven days except IN the
event Of acc dent or failure OF the motor.
When II Is considered that the last
attempt of the King. In New York. re-
suited in almost H. 900 miles Of contin-
uous running on Sheepshead Bay tract.
there Is good reason for the easy con-
fdence Of the local dealers. Edelen
Brothers.
And yet the element of danger. the
ever present strain OF constant run
ming are not to be denied. II the King
accompl.shes It's gigantic task, the
achievement must be hailed as horcu-
lean In motordom.
Daily The Times will bulletin the de-
parture and anticipated arrival OF the
King and its readers will be enabled
to keep in touch with the run during the
next week.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
PERFECT HUSBAND"
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Home Nights, Never Saw Caba.
. ret, He Says-Pushed Her
Out Window, Wife Charges.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1i-Listen. ladies
Samuel Richards. orty-eight. director
of an elevator manufacturing frm. re-
siding In Brooklyn. 10 THE Perfect Hus-
band!
And, listen. men-his wife Is suing him
for divorce!
In the twenty years that followed
Samuel's promise to protect Mary
Agnes Richards, he has worked every
day but one without a vacation; he has
been home every night: he has allowed
himself only car fare and lunch money:
he has bought a home. and he has given
his wife 500 every Christmas.
He has never seen baseball game
nor entered a theater: he wouldn't
know a cabaret from a county fair; he
has never tasted beer or other liquors.
nor has he smoked or chewed; his af-
fections. he says, In his answer to his
wife's bill for divorce. never strayed
from home.
But despite all this monument Of vir.
tue erected In his own honor by THE
Perfect Husband In his legal answer
his wife charges crued and inhuman
treatment. Though Samuel didn't dc
any OF the things that cause young
brides tears. he Just would shove her
through the window. Mrs. Richards
, saws
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Russian Ends His Life
, When He Loses His Ship

yLADIvosToK. Aug. l2.-It Is learn.
ed here on good authority that the cap.
tain Of the Russian warship Peresviet
which was recently wrecked on a near.
by island during a trial run. committed
suicide shortly after the accident.
With two other warships the Peresvie,
was recently purchased from Japan
The three ships In question were cap
tured from the Russians by the Japan
ese during the Russo-Japanese war
After being refitted and manned with q
Russian crew, the Peresviet was taken
out for a trial run. but ran ashore In q
thick fog.
In atonement the commander killed
himself. Japanese warships are aiding
In the attempts at salvage.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Nebraska Women Help
Save July Crops

II Nebraska farmers gathered all
their crops that matured last month
without serious losses. 1t was due to
the women and girls Of the State, ac-
cording to Labor Commissioner Frank
NJ. Coffey.
I'm many counties scores and scores
Of women and girls are in the fields,
driving mowers and rakes and even
stacking hay" said Commissioner Cof-
fey, according to the Omaha News.
There still is a serious shortage of
desirable harvest workers.
"I believe that through the aid of
the women Nebraska will get through
without loss, due to lack OF help, but
conditions would have been very seri-
Gus had not the women left their
homes and gone into the fields.
ut does not need a war to prove
that Nebraska women are not only
able but willing to do their full share
Of mans work in an emergency"
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
AMERICAN GOLDF|NCH
CALLED W|LDCANARY
Is Just as Pretty and Nearly as
TunefuI as Harz Mountain
Relative.

Our own native canary is as pretty
and sings almost as well as his relative
from the Harz mountains. What's better.
he isn't penned up ina cage like his
cousin. He's free as his home on the
Southern plantation or the meadows and
plains Of the Southwest He couldn't be
otherwise. and bear the name he does
the American goldfinch.
From his yellow plumage and black
crown and tail. he's sometimes known
as the wild canary. From his love Of
thistle seeds. he's also known as the
thistle bird. It's a common sight In
summer in some sections of the country
to see a ball OF down atop a tall thistle
swaying under the weight Of several Of
these gay birds, searching industriously
for tiny seeds.
Nor is his diet restricted to thistles.
He eats all sorts Of weed seeds and
many harmful insects. including canker
worms. plant lice and beetles. Isn't he
q cage?
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
NAUTICAL BOOK is
ISSUED BY SURVEY
Compilation of Maps for Marines
And Sailors Explained.

A nontechnical book for the purpose
of conveying to the lay mind. even to
children in the public schools. the man
ner In which nautical maps are made
and their Importance to mariners of
the navy coast guard and merchant ma
rine as well AS all sailors has Just been
issued by the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey.
Scientific and technical terms have
been eliminated from the volamn SO
that any one. can form concise and
clear Interpretation of this phase OF
Government work-nautical map max
ing. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
distributed nearly IL, 300 OF these charts
half a million impressions
on the printing presses, during the las,
year.
All preliminaries in connection with
the work are explained in the book
which Is written by DR.. z. Lester
Jones. director Of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Girl Shot as Gangsters
Fight Duel in Streets

NEW YORK. Aug. I2.-A score Of
gangsters. said to be members Of rival
factions, fought a battle In town for FIVE
minutes. A dozen revolvers flashed
fire. and in the fusiliade a small Rirl
was shot in the leg.
Patrolman Henry Cohen arrived
when the shooting had ended and all
the gangsters had disappeared. No
one was found who knew what started
the battle.
Mary connely. thirteen. was playing
In front OF a firehouse when she was
hit by q stray bullet. The wound 10
not serious.
The shooting started when the streets
were crowded with women and child
rem. Everybody took refuge In hall
ways until the firing ceased.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Shatter Show Window
And Steal Sport Shirts

Thieves broke a show window in front
Of Friedlander Brothers. 42S Ninth
street northwest. last night and took
seven sport shirts. valued at $3.50. and
cuff buttons worth A.70
George Koutris, Of 721 Ninth street
northwest, reports the loss OF jewelry
valued at $50. The articles consisted OF
. gold watch and locket and chain.
Mrs. Gertrude Fugit, Of 1120 I street
southeast. told the police her home was
entered and ransacked last night. but
nothing was missing.
Two gold rings worth so were taken
by thieves who entered the home OF
James Craven, 1715 Ninth street north.
west yesterday.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Mules Put Under Bond
Not to Transport Beer

PITTsBuRq. Kan. Aug. n-Putting
mules. under bond not to haul beer un-
lawfully from Missouri to Kansas is
prohibitory law in Kansas.
Judge A. J. Curran, Of the Crawford
county district court and the county
attorney and the attorney for several
the terms of a bond which several
wagon men are to give In order to gain
possession of their property.
II the outfits are used for unlawful
delivery the State can bring suit to
recover the bond. The bonds resulted
from the suggestion Of Judge Curran
several days ago.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Baby Senate Member
Jolts Staid SOlOns By
Scoring Their Waste

Tom Tagsart. practical business man
and politician jolted the Senate today
by telling It. after a membership OF but
a few weeks. just what he thought OF II.
Though giving It full credit for pas
sage Of legislation favored by President
Wilson. he raped its failure to attain
business economy. muckraked Its rivers
and harbors and public buildings bills
for a national budget system.
oid-time Senators stared ct the pre-
sumption Of a newcomer and many left
their seats. But none interrupted.
Instead Of squandering money IN
poisoning ground sauirrels. doctorinR
wild ducks. treating goats. suffering from
Halta fever. sending ont onion seeds
TO folks who want = front garden and
petnnis seeds 10 folks who want carrots
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
MORE LIGHTS FOR
ALEXANDRIA STREETS
Arrangement Made for One In
candescent Lamp on Nearly
Every Corner.

ALEXANDRIA. va..' Aug. 12-Clty
council, at n called session last night.
entered into contract with the Alexan-
dria County Lighting Company for fur
nishing additional incandescent lights
tc illuminate the streets OF Alexandria,
and at an early date. the city will have
light on nearly every corner. The
new agreement with the lighting COM
uany makes the price per year s9.42o
against the &aoi2 stipplated In the old
contract. =.
The period OF tin,e In which. prompt
payment, of, taxes by taxpayers VIII se,
cure per sent d SssoSns ns wIsesn aiso decided
that payment before August 10 would
obtain a 8. per cent discount -.
Funeral services for Miss sallio Asn- @
ton stuart were held yesterday after,
Church. e
The funeral Of Samuel P. Fisher; cor.
s0sE From T Nerh oesf S
street. -.'. .'
A military branch Of Lone Star Camp
No. Il. American Indian Guards. mas
been organized. 1t 10 called the organ,
ised JTn,or nn .nS Guar lme6osTn sIaymaker f for.
-tss
merlv captain Of the Alexandra Lisn,
Infantry. will be the instructor IN or,h'
and tactics. ...
Delegates and alternates to the vir'
ginia Firemen's Association conven.
tion in Harrisonburg. August S-b. were
elected last night at q meeting OF tns
Relief Hook and Ladder COMPANY y
the truck house on Prince streel. In'
Columbia and the Reliance engine com
panies chose representatives recentiy.
Following were chosen as representa-
tives Of the truck company last nisht
Representative vice president: j., h
T5!S%s1sr otS sr ds'sTnssd Ssrnsrd HkamSn HEM,
Beach and r. d. Moore; alternates
SoS GsSrs'c clspdpEe. Il T%'%Shiii, Williams 'FfOmlin.
Funeral services for George =. But
! Ter. thirty-nine years old. who died yes
| terdav afternoon at his home. II, Wolf'
street, will be held tomorrow AFTERNOON
at i:30 o'clock from his late nome
| Services will be conducted by the Rev
Church. Tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock Andrew jackson Lodge OF Ma
sons. of which the deceased was
member. will meet to attend the fu
| neral.
The funeral of Mrs Sarah Murphy
wife of James Murphy, VIII pc hei.
Monday morning at o'clock from >,
| Mary's Catholic Church. Services vii
be conducted by the Rev. Louis Sme'
| rector.
| Major w. t. Johnson of the Fourtl
| Virginia Infantry, is In this city re
| cruiting for the state militia, ana
registered at the Hotel Rammel
The case Of two small boys. Ernes
Grover, 10 years old. and Fran
WaterS thirtsen; cARs cFpsv up y.rn IN cRRsEs RSlis
ed with larceny Of various sorts. Tn
formers mother was directed to sen
him from the city until he reaches hi
in court several times and his mothe
| having failed to send him from tn
city. was sentenced to the reforr
| school.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Sing Sing Guards To Be
Fired If Convicts Escape

OsSTNINQ. Aug 12.-warden Os-
borne. OF Sing Sing. announced that he
has begun an inquiry into the escape Of
the three prisoners. Ernest Leford.
James Strang and August Laskv.
He said that hereafter when a guard
allows a convict to escape the guard
will be dismissed.
In Auburn said the warden. when
"A guard allows prisoner to TO 20 he
goes also. ] have informed the p. X.
adopt that rule. II guard cannot give
good reason for the getaway OF tho
prisoner I will Immediately dismiss the
guard {"
The Washington times., 1916-08-12

and aurnips. let's get down to the bed
rock economy" said Taggart.
"or IL Congress has a fixed and de-
termined purpose to increase appro-
priations. wouldn't II be better to apply
this money to helping farmers get In
tensive agriculture training, or city
boys to learn good mechanical tradesf''
Taggart read q list Of towns where
public building appropriations author
from Si2.la to sil.55 for each inha bitant.
He said t20,00o.000 too much was APP
propriated this year for rivers and har-
bors. He declared for: Tariff commits
sion; dye stuffs tariff. United States aid
to State roads. merchant marine. de.
control on the inland rivers. prepared
ness, q Government natrate plant. and
o bon Issue to help pay for prepared
ness.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
German Plot" Says
Bustanoby to Court

NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-"Poufi A Ger
man conspiracyv' exclaimed Jacques
Bustanoby. In the West Side court when
his depot Of mirth. music and culinary
art, at Sixty-hrst street and Broadway.
was described as nuisance.
Frederick l.. Lavanburg and Jacob
Deutsch. tenants OF the Pasadena apart
ments. said their nightly rest was
broken by singing and loud conversation
from the restaurant
When Lavanburg specified the Mar
sellaise" as q song that disturbed
him, the defendant muttered: These
Boches!'
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
United States Government
Indian Land Sales.
Would You Like To Own . Tract Of
Rich Land In Oklahoma's
Possible OIL Areaf

The United States Government will
offer for sale during the month OF
acres OF land belonging to the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Indian tribes. on
easy terms, at a fraction Of their real
value. You are not required to i'm
prove them or live on them. Call on
or phone me at Room 1888 Raleigh
Hotel and learn how to intellig entity
secure a choice tract without going
West.
Representing Union Security Co. Nc
Alester, Okla. -Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Arrested After Being
Chased as Kidnaper

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-stephen
Stripks. thIrty-four, has been arrest
ed, charged with disorderly. conduct.
after being chased as a "kidnaper."
Wells, he began pushing the go-cart
In which her year-old baby was re-
posing. The childs sister raised q
cry OF "kidnaper." and crowd gave
chase.
stirpka could not explain his g.
tions and was arrested.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
WOMEN URGE WILSON
TO CHANGE DECISION
Suffragists' Appeals Wired to
President Today From All
Sections of the Land.

Still struggling for recognition from
the. Democratic party. suffragists from
all over the country today were wiring
appeals to the President to get Con-
gressional action on the Susan b. An
thony amendment.
Democratic women attending the suf-
frage conference at Colorado Springs
sent a strong telegram urging action
and a score of others came In directed
to the same end
The President. however, has deter
mined not to change his course II Ia
fore the suffrage conclave at Atlantic
City September s. when he will 70 into
detail as to his attitude.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12
Gardener Bequeathes
100000 to Employers

JERSEY CITY. Aug li-when the
will Of John Truman. who for years
was head gardener at the FRITZ Reuter-
Altenheim, a home for old people at
Union Hill. n. j.. was admitted 70 pro-
bate, II was learned that the institution
was the recipient Of a legacy amount
ing to 5000
While the gardner lived II was gen
orally believed that he had money. hut
no one suspected that he had enough
to mako such a bequest to the instltu-
ton where no labored for so many
years
The Washington times., 1916-08-12

Major w. It. Johnson of the Fourth
Virginia infantry, is In this city re-
crufting for the state militia. and 10
registered at the Hotel Rammel.
The Washington times., 1916-08-12

wife OF James Murphy, will be held
Monday morning at O'clock from 81;
Mary's Catholic Church. Services Will
be conducted by the Rev. Louis Smet'
rector.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-07
HUMANITY ENTITLED TO 1T.

In connection with the findings
which have been rendered concerning
the cause of the wreck at Milford and
the placing of the blame upon the en-
gineer of the second section of the ex-
press, a decision which was unani-
mously given by all the Investigations
there is emphasized the necessity of
taking some steps which will tend 20
overcome the instances where human
failure places so many lives in dan
ger. The suggestion is made in one
of the reports that it would be VOL to
require engineers to do more thun tulIe
notice OF cautionary signals ard it
has been held that Il new system Q:
train despatching should be instituted
whic! would not permit the operation
Of trains so close together, but X Is
evident thnr human failure under
these conditions is just as possible, as
X was at Milford, for had there oecn
the respect which tho signals called
ror on that occasion the wreck would
have been prevented, and it can be
appreciated that unless there is
obedience to signals under any sys-
TEN that might be arranged the same
danger exists.
The real problem is to overcome
this menace of human failure, and in
that connection there is again pointed
out the ACCESSIBILITY of obtaining and
Installing automatic train stops,
which devices would be expected to
make up Tcr tho negligence or care
lessness O. the engine driver. That
something OF the kind is needed if
safety first is going to be carried out
cannot be questioned. Livery train
wreck ought to DC a sufficient lesson
T., -
minimum, but It go be- Appreciated
that If an added element of safety can
BE- aided through an efficient ira lin
stop, every effort ought TO o. made 20
1"vclDp AMI ohLain l.. Humanity is
entitled to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-07
SOCIAL WORKERS.

When it is realized how much good
9 peIng done throughout the country
Ind especially in large centers, by So
.ial work, it must be appreciated that
every effort that is made to help it
along is most commendable. Social
work has come to be a new profession,
and it is found that in order to make
it the success that is desired there
should be opportunities for those who
engage In it to secure special training
and thereby secure in advance much
of what otherwise would have to be
left to experience. There is need of
knowing the best methods of solving
the countless problems which they are
bound to encounter, and proper pro-
vision for their work is as important
as is the training course for school
teachers.
The need OF such schools, in order
TO make those who engage in such
work more valuable, having been rec
ognized, important contributions to
their growth have been made b. the
series of grants Of money from the
RrsesIi Sage Foundation and the en-
dowment Of the New York school by
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-07

sweets and that commercial fertilizers
were Of no advantage.
N!neland, lying about twenty miles
southeast Of Swedesboro. on the
Maurice river. has a quite different
soil. higher. lighter, drier. and not so
suitable to growing sweets.
The Yankee immigrants who intro
duced commercial grape culture there
tried their hand at sweet potatoes in
a way that made the natives smile.
for they attempted growing sweets by
fertilizer alone instead OF the orthodox
compost Of horse manure.
The newcomers got small crops
but. oh, my they were the sweetest
sweet potatoes. and the driest, be-
coming the standard in distant mar
kcts, particularly in Boston
This made the old-timers SIT up and
take notice and we learned that Vine
land sweets wasn't hate Of wind nor
strict location tag. bGs a better meth
cd OF feeding the critter and so we
got to growing them in any old sweet
potato soil. with phosphates, Swedes-
boro and everywhere. More anon.
JOHN c. DOwNER.
Willlmantic. Conn. April 6. 1916.