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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. ACTS OF 1916. CHAPTER l5s

AN ACT to propose amendment to Section 81 Of Article
Ill., title Legislative Department Of the Constitution of this
State regulating the making Of appropriations by the General
Assembly Of Maryland in regular session. and provide for
the submission of said amendment the qualified voters of
this State for adoption rejection Providing for what
commonly known as 1.-THE Budget System"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-11-03
ACTS OF 1916. CHAPTER 30

Sha the SALE manufacture for sale and transportation
for sale of alcoholic spruous vnous malt and intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes in the City Hae Grace
be prohibited from and after May l, 1918"
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

ginning. The territory sent to the
States $50, 100000 worth Of various
products in the last year. It will be
noted that coal is not mentioned in
summaries of the recent report from
the Department Of Commerce; yet
coal is pretty certainly destined to
be, for a long time, the most i'm
portant export Of the territory
unless all anticipations are proved
faulty. The opening Of the railroad
system which the Government is
building will not only make it pos
sible for Alaska vastly to increase
its general production in the lines
now most important, but-what will
prove even more important to the
territory ultimately--to grow very
great share Of its food supplies.
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we'll as II they had been able to keep
It at home. Later, they will have
the bills to pay; at present the bill
is less important than getting the
goods.
After the war, this country will
have the gold, and also the promis-
sorry notes on which the European
nations will have to begin making
payments, by the painful process Of
sending us still more gold as fast
as they can scrape 1t together. Thus
our financial capacity will increase
constantly. II it is properly corr
served, 1t will carry this nation
through the commercial and indus
trial crisis that will unavoidably be
an incident to the readjustment after
peace. II it is dissipated through
speculation and extravaganza, this
country will find itself keyed up to q
scale Of expensive living and pro-
ducing costs, trying to compete with
q world that has learned new
lessons Of thrift, frugality. and ef-
ficiency in industrial processes.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
GREAT ALASKAN DEVELOPMENT

Most people think Of Alaska as
one Of our important gold-producing
regions, and rather unimportant in
other directions. As a matter Of
fact, it develops, gold is third in the
list of Alaska products. Until this
past year, canned salmon long led
the list; but now it gives way to
copper, which, because Of a greatly
increased output, together with high
prices, has taken premiership.
In 1914 only $3,s76, 900 worth Of
copper came out from Alaska; a
year later. $5Is2,000; and for the
1915 fiscal year, $26, ,488,000. The
actual amount Of copper brought out
in the last year Is four times that of
the previous year, aggregating Ill.,
100000 pounds in ore, regulus, and
matte. Salmon was worth $18,000,-
900, compared to $13,000,O0o the
previous year; and gold was over
s180 100000, a million larger than
for the preceding year. Silver ID
coming to be much moro important
item; 1t reached $760,00o In the past
year. against $2e0,0o0 the year be-
fore, and $4,000 in 1914.
Alaskan development n only bs.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Memphis Survivors
Tell Thrilling Tales
Of Cruisers Wreck
Injured Men Brought Here on Hospital Ship Solace
Declare the Storm That Wrecked the Men,
.phis the Worst Ever Experienced.

three Of us were ssved-and couldn't
Other men from the Memphis Joined in
calling the accident the worst thing that
has mt the navy since the Maine went
ITS . dirty treacherous little piece of
water, that Santo Domingo Bay. The
sea comes from an immense depth to q
mere shallow in q few hundred feet
and there are coral reefs all about.
Driven On Reefs.
That's what hit us-the wind and
waves drove the helpless ship right up
on one Of those coral reefs The rocks
cut through our bottom like razor blades
and there we were.
1T was 80 bad that the starboard en-
gine was tossed across the ship to the
port side. The Memphis IL q total wreck,
and will never be any good any more.
Those waves-I have never seen the
like Of them in all my six terms Of en-
lissment.s lI.1n $50 said Fireman LeaTX; They
was all over"
None Of us expected to get out Of the
snip alive.' said another seaman, and I
believe that We were all very lucky to
shuddered. and said no more.
Solace Twenty-four Hours Away.
The solace was about twenty-four
hours from the scene Of the disaster
when It received orders to 20 to santo
Domingo bay. 1t proceeded there, and
took on the dead and injured and
steamed away here as fast a. II could.
The Soiace II commanded by Medical
Inspector r. M. Kennedy. e. M. Black
we'll. u. s. N. In executive surgeon
while +. c. Seibert 10 master OF the ship
The wounded men are all feeling hap
py now. for a stretch ashore 10 in sight
for them.
'I'll be out In a month. and my. how
! long for that time" sighed Dan Leary
! as a smile of anticipation Bpread oveI
| his grizzled brow. And the others ir
| the sick bay nodded assent.
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THE DANGEROUS BALTIMORE
HIGHWAY

II somebody would make up a
years, two years., and three years.
casualty list for the Washington
Baltimore motor highway it would
point a moral Of gruesome sort.
The possibly fatal injury Of two
women motorists in an accident on
that road Sunday evening recalls the
fact that this is, in its accident rec
ord, one Of the most unfortunate
highways in the country. This, too,
despite the fact that the road is a
splendidly engineered and built one,
and that its greatest menace is in
the temptations which it presents to
speeding.
It is not easy to announce, ex
cathedra, what needs to be done to
protect life and limb in such condi-
tions; but it 10 very certain that
something does require to be done.
The Maryland authorities would
seem to have devoted themselves too
much to gathering in fees and fines,
and too little to serious regulation
aimed at permanent, effective curb
ing Of bad conditions. The subject
deserves the gravest consideration.
The Monday morning record Of au-
tomobile accidents has in the last
year or two been pruned down
greatly, 30 far as concerns the coun-
try as whole; but the Washington
Baltimore road is still a very dan
gerous one. People generally are
more careful drivers than they used
to be when the motor car was a new
and highly amusing toy with which
one might experiment in the delights
Of fast going. There are not many
speed maniacs left. But on the other
hand there are more automobiles
every season, the roads are more
crowded, and from another point OF
view dangers are greater.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
VAN DUREN SEEN AS
PICTURE PLAY STAR
Former Local Stock Actor N
Leading Part In PhotopIay.
Other Films.

Not the least important features Of
the weeks photoplay program to picture
patrons and local theater-goers II the
appearance of A. II. Van Buyen In the
principal male role In Her Double
Life, the Fox film play heading the
weeks program at Crandalis Theater.
Inc former stock leading man II seen
as co-star with Theda Bara.
The play In which they appear has TO
40 with the efforts Of a young woman
70 break away from the influences Of
ner early surroundings She does this
py impersonating a woman she thinks 10
oead. MI. Van Buren, plays the part Of
wealthy minister who conducts a phil
antnropic institution for the poor and
heedy. The woman comes to his house
es MS cousin and while posing as such
IeiIs IN love with the minister. When
ner deception 10 exposed the minister
nnos MIS- love too strong to permit them
70 part. A particular feature of the
pay was the excellent performance
gwen oy two children, Katherine and
Jane Lee. Her Double Life" will be
seen today. tomorrow, and "wednesday.
Another former stock leading man
Will be seen at Crandalrs Thursday and
Friday In the person OF Rockciiffe Fell
ioWes. VINO appears as co-star with Ormi
Hawley In Where Love Leads" 6atur-
day Ethel Clayton. Hoibrook Blinn,
Emmet Corrigan and Montagu Love wifi
be seen In the World Film production
Husband and Wife" based on the
stage play in which Robert Edeson was
starred and In which Corrigan and Love
both appeared.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Girl Who Found Diamond
Given Lot for Honesty

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Sept. n.-Bea-
trice Burning. ~ years old. Of South
Fort Thomas. KY. has been present.
cd with a lot, 6ox16o feet. by Blair
p. Wilson. OF Huntington. w. Va,
capitalist president Of a real estate
company in Fort Thomas.
Beatrice was blackberry picking
when she found what she thought was
q pieee OF glass. She saw Wilson
inspecting some grading and showed
tho glass" to him. The instant Will
son saw the glass" he felt his tie.
He found his diamond stud, valued
at Ss7B. missing.
IT am q lucky man TO get II back so
quickly, and you are q lucky girl to
Hnd IL" he said to Miss Drumming.
fTm going to give you ono Of these
iotB."
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
MEMPHIS DEAD ARE
BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Military Funeral for Seven of Grew
Held This Morning.

The bodies of five seamen, killed on
the Memphis in Santo Domingo bay,
were buried this morning with military
honors in Arlington Cemetery. The
funeral procession left the Navy Yard
at 0 o'clock. after services conducted
by Chaplain 8. X. Evans, of the United
states Naval Academy.
An escort Of three squads of eight
men each was provided. with. thirty
men for carriers. Three caissons were
used to carry the coff,ns. and taps
was sounded over the grave as the
bodies were lowered. A last volley
marked the requiem.
The bodies Of Arthur II. Porter, Eli
phard j. Quinn. F. G. Townsend, L.
Corsier. and one unidentified man were
Inferred.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
ALUMNI

The Business High School Alumni
Association is about to undertake .
valuable work. The association in
tends to compile a list Of all gradu-
ates from 1884 to date. Presumably
a variety Of information about them
will be gathered.
Here is q chance to get informa-
ton Of marked value bearing on the
problem Of vocational education.
What are these graduates doing
now? What salaries are they get
ting? How many Of them remained
in fields in which studies taught
them in school are still useful? How
many Of them might have used other
training to advantage?
Business is the pioneer vocational
school in Washington. This year its
principal intends making a start on
broadening its work by forming
pupils interested in certain studies
in groups. Whether this experiment
proves Of permanent value can only
be determined after 1t has been tried
out
Future broadening Of the scope
Of vocational study at Business can
best be determined by a survey Of
what lines it's graduates have en-
tered. This is the school which acts
as a feeder to the business houses
of Washington. As such the business
men of Washington have the deep
est interest in it's development.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
MORE POPULAR LECTURES
NEEDED

Columbia University, through its
extension teaching department, has
been doing for New York for the
past few years what some university,
or other institution, might we'll un-
dertake to do for Washington. 1t
arranges courses Of subscription lee
lures in literature, music, art, politi-
cal science, current topics, and other
subjects. These are open to the
public. So great has been the sue
cess of the lectures in the past few
years that the courses have been ex-
tended and amplified this season.
Washington has too few lectures
of this sort. It has in its theaters
the travel talks, well illustrated, of
the professional platform speakers.
It has one course, that Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society,", the at
tendance at which would justify the
belief that lecture courses would be
popular here.
But lectures Of the popular sort,
which other cities have; lectures by
experts on their topics, by men who
are doing certain specific things for
public betterment. by college pro-
fsssors who are willing to extend
their class room work to the general
public, are conspicuously lacking in
this city.
Colleges here might take up this
problem. Lectures might be given
in the public schools, and some OF
tho home and school associations
might we'll plan such courses. They
would cost money, and the problem
Of financing them might be difficult
at first. But there is little doubt
that they would find hearty support
and be largely attended.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
WHO'LL LEOISLATE FOR THE
NEW YORK STRIKE3

When the railroad men threatened
to tie up the transportation Of the
country, Congress and the Admin
istration rushed to the rescue and
passed legislation in effect surren-
dering to the demands Of the en-
ployes.
Now the street railroad employees
Of New York have struck, and q
sympathetic strike Of union workers
in the city is threatened. One won
ders who will hasten into the breach
and pass the necessary legislation
to grant the substance Of demands
and save the situation by creating
another worse one.
In South Wales the railroad men
have announced that unless by GER
tain day they get certain wage
schedule, they will quit work. That
is a precise parallel to the situation
that our railroads recently pre-
sented, and it will be interesting to
see how the British authorities will
deal with it.
The New York situation. which
seems to be more threatening to-
day than at any previous time, sug-
gests how unfortunate was the
precedent established in the Con-
gressional determination Of the rail-
road problem. It is q highly dan
gerous thing to have the assumption
established that, whenever a strike
gets big and bad enough, the COM
munity will surrender before 1t.
That is what the community did in
the case Of the railroads. There is
no authority that can arrange the
terms of surrender for such COM
plex situation as that in New York;
but seemingly the leaders Of organ
lied labor have been worrying
on that score. They have appar-
emily assumed that, if they just
make it dangerous enough, some
body will assume authority to run
up the white flag and grant them
what they have demanded. That ap-
proaches pretty close to autocratic
dictation. II is q condition that the
country will not view with much sat.
isfaction. It is not calculated tc
give cheer to people who contem'
plate the methods Of the late rail
road settlement.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

Survivors of the wreck Of the Mem
phis in santo Domingo bay, who are
here on the hospital ship Solace, at
apcbor at the Navy Yard. tell vivid
..,s. =. .s.,r .xnarisrce. m th. .,orrn-
.a'es y, '".'i "" ''e ''o
doomed SNIP.
This IL the first a0ral Information
Washington has received ABOUT details
OF the Memphis. Tragedy. The men ny:
the sick bay OF the Soiece ore scared
and battered As II tney had come from
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
AMERICAN FINANCIAL POWER

There is little doubt that Ameri-
can financial power is chiefly respon-
sible for the immense volume of war
orders that have come to this coun-
try from Europe. In substance, il
has been necessary for this country
to make and deliver the goods, and
then pay itself for them; that is, to
finance the immense business from
its own resources, and take the
promissory notes Of the customer in
settlement Of the bill. It requires a
huge financial responsibility and
capacity to handle such a transac-
ton; and the United States got the
lion share of the business simply be-
cause it was the one country that
could carry on the operation.
II would have been possible to
manufacture more Of the war sup
plies In other countries, especially
Canada and Australia, if the finances
of those countries had been powerful
enough to carry the load. But the
United States had the advantage Of
being able, first, to draw great gold
stores here, through its sales of alb
solute necessaries, particularly cot
ton and foodstuffs, that could not be
bought elsewhere. Then. having Sc.
cured the gold, 1t possessed the
financial power to manage the in.
dustrial operations. There is nc
reason to assume that this country
has been favored in placing war or
ders. Britain would naturally have
preferred to give the business to hel
own people. She might even hav,
given more Of 1t to people In tn,
United Kingdom. But that was no
practicable. because II would hav,
left the great American gold stool
idle. BY placing war contracts here
that gold stock has been kept work
ing for the cause Of the allies. W.
have their gold, but they are able I,
make 1t servo them Just about a
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
THE NEWEST HORRORS OF WAR

The unspeakable Turk has won
himself new status in the world by
reason Of his conduct in this war.
There has been indeed a continuance
Of the old system Of outrages
against civilian populations in do
minions under Turkish control; but
it has not been so impressive as in
other years, because the perform
ances Of some Occidental and puta-
lively enlightened nations in this re-
gard have been such as to relieve
the Turkish atrocities Of a back
ground of contrast.
On the other hand, the Turks have
been accounted very decent and cor
rect in their professional conduct Of
war operations.
But 1t was not to be hoped that
they would indefinitely refrain from
indulgence in the refinements Of
cruelty to which they have been ad-
dicted in other times. Comes now
the announcement that the Sultan
has written a poem on Turkeys war
heroes.
We have feared something Of the
sort from the start One Of the fore
most arguments in favor Of abolish-
ing monarchical governments has
long been the tendency Of rulers to
attempt just such things as this. The
late Emperor Of japan was q grand
old boy, aside from his verses. They
stood translation into English about
as well as the Morse code translates
into boiler factoryese. There was a
characteristic Japanese loyalty to
the Son of Heaven that moved his
subjects to persist that his poetry
was simply bully. in the original; ;
but occasionally an outburst Of the
higher criticism by some Nipponese
Of uncomfortable intellectual inteR-
rity brought an expression Of inde-
cent misgiving on even this point.
The Sultan's incursion into poetry
constitutes the last determining rea-
son why an early end Of the war
must be sought, at whatever cost.
The Kaiser has written verses, him.
self, in times when he was a trifie
less occupied with other business
than now. II is not difficult 60 see
where the sympathies Of real hu.
manitarians will lie, II the Tsuton.
Turk rulers arc al going to line IN
on the literary side.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Bull Wrecks Red Auto
Halted by Tire Trouble

LIVERPOOL. Pa. Sept. l.-Attacked
by an angry bull on the highway near
hero yesterday. the machine of Charles
Hssenplug was badly wrecked and the
owner made to seek safety In night,
Hasenplug. in bright red car, stop
Then the angry bovine charged. II hi
the machine. driving II against a tele-
phone pole. The windshield. headlight
and running board were sma shed. ana
the front tire torn from the rim. The
bull was only slightly injured ana an
peared to enjoy the situation. The car
win be repaired and painted bAttieship
Gray. s-NsAtsnnmDn
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
OSBORNE METHODS ACID TEST

At least Thomas Mott Osborne has
the courage Of his convictions. The
Sing Sing warden is willing to sub
ject his theories to the acid test. He
does not mind using laboratory
methods to experiment with his
ideas.
Therefore he has taken under the
wing Of his Mutual Welfare League
Charles O'Connor and Billy Green.
O'Connor is a prisoner Of nineteen
years standing, one Of the few msn
who ever escaped from Dannemora.
Green has won the title of "ths Bad
Man Of Ossining." He terrorized
That prison for three years. O'Con-
nor has been kept In an isolation cell
for two years.
Brute force and moral suasion Of
the old school having failed, Osborne
has adopted this savory pair at Sing
Sing. There he intends starting them
IN good and regular standing with
the Mutual Welfare League.
Other methods have failed. There
can be no objection to trying humane
treatment as q last resort. If it
fails Osborne will have lost nothing;
If it succeeds he will prove that hu-
name treatment, in the first place,
might have saved these men from
the records Of breakaways, attacks
upon keepers, and other infractions
of the inhuman treatment Of the old
school jailerS.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Guardsmen Find Body of
Man Killed by Violence

While scouting through the woods In
IN. section known as Virginia Highlands
today, a squad of men from the Third
infantry came across the body Of a
colorsd man, evidently dead for three or
four days. Beside the body lay a re-
volvsr and an oyster knife. ieadins to
the suppositlon that the man was either
murdered or had taken his own life
The sheriff and coroner Of Alexandria
county were Immediately notified and
have begun an Investigation. No clue
has been found to the mans Identity,
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
"Cop" Takes a Gander
With Him on Rounds

ST. LOUIS. Sept. n-Poiioe Sergeant
David Field tells how Joe. a trained gan
der, follows Patrolman Joseph Horn on
his beat from Leo to Carter avenue and
Fair to Newstcad avenue. Horn. ac-
oording to the sergeant. won the sander
at a street carnival raffe about a year
ago and has trained It to accompany
him on his rounds.
Field said that when Horn wants to
rout an alloy gang he ''sicks" the gan
der on them. It then files down the al
ley. honking as II goes. It is a terror 20
negroes. Field says. and has been known
to hght doGA
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

like your jingling little rhyme
So clever and SO nice,
And were today some other time
I'd heed your sage advice.
But now we live on credit, Sir,
You cannot dare forget II,
And SO We spend our money. Sir,
Before we even ct II.
Tom Terry, In st. Louis Star
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

The same OF the enrased papa
Who can't get in his clutches
The suitor whom he gives the foot.
Yet doesn't turn to crutches.
We say q flathead's dome 10 round.
How can this really be?
II seems there's nothing quite 30 Quet
As our anatomy.
IT. J. r.. In Cleveland News
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
now that tho CoNdREssMEN
have al gone Away AVA MnS ER1M =

consrsssional record TO READ
and gather life's THROBBINas
as q poor substitute. REALLY
It IL not half SO GOOD AS
swan songs uttered BENEATH THE
golden dome, They n msks z sIsN TRUH RIupr.
advontures. We intend TO READ
their nlss PRETTY sooN
don't you5 a y II
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Loew's Columbia

A Washington girl. Louise Hun. has
the star part In the photoplay story Of
young Quakeress. which is the chief
feature of The Reward of Patience"
wnich heads the weeks bill at Loew's
Columbia this week. In addition 10 Miss
Hun Lottie Pickford. the sister of Nary,
last seen In the leading role of the Aim
version OF The Times serial story, THE
Diamond From the Sky makes her
first appearance with the Famous Play
ers In this production also.
Patience is a little Quaker girl who 10
transplanted from the quiet surround
ings of her ancestral home to become q
social secretary after the death Of her
father. The son Of her employer. whom
she has met as an engineer at her old
home. marries typical society girl and
Patience 10 continued In office as the
new wife's secretary. The story OF the
film is clean, wholesome and we'll sus-
tanned. The production by Robert Wig
nola is thoroughly In keeping with the
spirit Of the play.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Joseph w. Venable.

Funeral services for Joseph w. Ven
able. son Of Elizabeth MoKenxie and
tho late Josiah l. venable. who died
in Providence Hospital yesterday In
his thirty-eighth year. will be held at
the residence, l107 South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast. tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock.
Interment will be made in Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
A pr0di1y.

''Mercyi" exclaimed Mrs. Disgs. ''the
baby is chewing on your pocket edition
Of Epictetus."
Indeed" replied Prof. Diggs. with
a proud and happy look. Let the child
alone. It Is seldom that a mere infant
shows such a pronounced taste for the
classics. ."-Brmingham Age Herald.