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The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Unitarian Laymen
Hold Mass Meeting
Nearly Forty Washingtonians c.
to Baltimore to Attend
the Services.

Billy Sundays name was not men,
toned, nor was his revival referred to.
In the intercity mass meeting OF Uni
tarians in Baltimore last night.
The meeting was arranged by the
MEMS Club OF All Souls .,hurch. OF
Washington. and nearly forty men went
over for the services at the First Oni-
tatian Church OF that city.
Major :. Willard Saxton. eighty-seven
years old, was one of the speakers. lie
told of his experience as compositor
az the famous literary colony at Brook
Farm in 1Sii-46. Major Saxton told OF
eminent men who were Unitarians.
r.. T. Williams. n. X. Bush Brown
William r. Harr. and James A. sample,
all of Washington, were the other
speakers. Others from Washington tax
ing n part in the program were Edward
Il. Eynon, Joseph n. Schoiield, Louis A.
simon, Grosvenor Daw, Elmer Stewart,
and the Rev. DIR. U. g. b. Pierce:
Among those who went with the
Washington party were Allan Davis.
principal of Business High School; II.
ID. McNair, OF Little Rock. Ark; VIII
lam l.. Brown. scoutmaster; Henry
Farquhar, of the Census Bureau, and
DR.. Starr Parsons
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
DRUGGISTS ADMIT
MISBRANDING IODIN
Tel Plead Guilty to Charge >.
Chemistry Bureau.

Ten Washington druggists have plead
ed guilty to the charge of. selling
adulterated and misbranded tincture Of
iodin. according to an announcement
in the service and regulatory announce
ments of the Bureau of Chemistry.
Each OF them was fined So An
eleventh pleaded to the charge of SELL
ing misbranded tincture OF iodin, and
was fined IS.
Samples of iodin were collected from
Washington druggists by inspectors of
the Health Department. Analysis of
the samples purchased showed that
many OF them were deficient in some
Ingredient essential 10 a full strength
tincture. ".#
The food and drugs act provides thai
when drug is sold under a name, such
as tincture of iodin. recognized In the
United States Pharmacopeia Il must
conform Go the pharmacopeia standard
OF strength and purity, or contain a
statement on the lobel OF its true
standard OF strength.
Failure to prepare a tincture of iodin
OF standard strength Is due usually 70
cErelessness in compromising. II is ex-
planned.
Tincture OF iodln r. used largely as
an antiseptic In surgical cases. and as
an external application for local fri
tations and inhammations.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
PASSED BY SENATE,
'ARMOR PLATE BILL
IS UP TO THEHOUSE
Lower Body to Act on TilIman
Measure Approprlatinu
$11,000,000 for Plant.
BUT ONE AMENDMENT MADE
Vote on Plan Taken After Day
of Debate-Featured by
Sensational Charge.
BUT ONE AMENDMENT MADE

| The Tiliman armor plate factory bfn
Is up to the House. i'm
Last night. by vote OF IS 20 q, the
Senate passed the measure, which pro-
vides an appropriation OF 81 10000 with
which to build Government armor
plate factory.
The vote was taken after a day OF
debate, which. at times became bitter.
In the end. all the Democrats voted
for the bill. though a number OF them
were opposed to It.
Nine Republicans voted for the
measure. They were Borah. Clapp.
Cummins, Gronna. Kenyon. Norris,
Sterling. Poindexter, and Works.
But one amendment was permitted.
This was offered by Senator wadsworth
and provided the plant should be locat-
ed at place approved by the general
board of the naay with reference Co
considerations OF safety In time OF war.
A sensational feature of the debate
was the charge OF Senator Reed that
Senator Oliver was the owner OF l,OOO
shares OF United States steel stock.
senator Reed said this company was
the head of the armor monopoly"
senator Oliver demanded the right to
speak TO a question OF personal privilege
and explain his relations with the steel
Corporation, and the Vice President said
he would be given that opportunity,
He did not, however, take occasion to
do so last night.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
NO PEACE TERMS YRT

Wall Street has been filed with
rumcrs Of an early peace. Peace
now 10 more than improbable. It Ia
well-nigh impossible. And yet the
thought itself Of peace is not foolish;
the rumors are not without basis.
Undoubtedly Germany wants
peace. It is not too much to say that
the German government md the
German people are praying for
peace. But how to get it--that's the
question.
Every sign points to the fact that
the allies, east and west; have been
preparing with heroic patience and
supreme resolve for the blows that
are yet to be delivered. against Ger
many, against Austria, against Tur-
key, against even Bulgaria. They
are going to deliver them.> They will
never make peace, they Will never
listen to peace, until they have the
power which made the war in posi-
ton where it must render satisfac-
ton for all the damage and all the
horror caused by its war; until they
can compel such terms as will make
Il impossible for that power to set
Europe again in flames. o.
Berlin may realize that the war is
lost already in the sense that It can
never be won. Berlin may see all
the rest that lies ahead in the way of
failure, defeat and retribution. But
Germany. is not yet in the position,
1t may be many months before she
10 placed in the position, where the
allies can compel upon her such
terms as to the present and such
conditions as to the future which
they mean to compel upon Germany
before they shall ever be willing to
negotiate the close of the war.
This situation, in truth, might be
summed up as one where Germany
wants to stop now but cannot; the
allies will not,
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Belasco.

"The Only Girl" ty Victor Herbert
and Henry Blossom. which playgoers
found to be an exceedingly delightful
and entertaining bit OF femninity, when
II was seen here during the first part
Of this year. at the Belasco The1ieT,
same playhouse. for the entire week..
beginning next Monday evening. with
matinces on Wednesday and Saturday.
For this return engagement Joe Weber
has arranged to bring the entire and
complete original cast. 'rre cast will
include wilda Bennett. Vivian Wcsscll,
Louise Kelley. Olga Roller. Leona Ste
phens. Thurston Hall. John Finhlny.
Ernest Terrence. jed prouty. Richard
Bartlett. together with all the pretty
show girls,
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
PAYS EXPENSES FOR
ONE SUFFRAGE ENVOY
New York Woman Had Intended
to Work for Cause Herself.

A check for $500 to cover the expenses
OF one OF the thirty-slx ENJOYS who will
20 West on the Suffrage Special. ="
which is TO leave here April 9. was re-
ce!ved at Congressional Union headauar-
tiers today from Mrs. II. o. Havemeyer,
OF New York.
Mrs. HavemeSer had expected to be
one Of the ENJOYS, but. being prevented
on account of Ill health. contributed the
money to pay The expenses of her SUB
stitute.
Plans for the drive on the enfran-
chised States are rapidly being COM
pleted at Suffrage headquarters. The
New York delegation is to be headed by
Mrs. o. ii. p. Belmont. who will be
a prominent figure at the mass meeting
the afternoon OF April o. just before
the special train leaves.
Miss Frances Jolliffe. OF California,
who was one OF the two suffragists
who made the transcontinental automo-
bile trip to the Capital last fall with
suffrage petitions, is TO leave for her
home Thursday. Since her arrival here
late In November she has been putting
in her time at Congressional Union
headquarters assisting In their various
activities.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
ON FIGURES
SOUGHT BY BUREAU
Chief Statistician Wanted to
Collect Data on Births and
Deaths.

Director Rogers. OF the Census Blu
reau Is seeking a chief statistician for
vital statistics In his bureau. The posi-
ton pays 5000 a year Eiiglbles for
appointment are being sought through
a competitive civil service examination
to be held April %.
The chief statistician for vital statis-
tics Is the administrative and statistical
head and has full charge OF the work
OF the division OF vital statistics. In
addition to compiling the statistics, he
must aid in the enactment of efficient
laws for the registration of births and
deaths, by correspondence and by APP
pearing before state legislatures and
other bodies. Applicants must be grad
uates OF a medical college and have
had four years experience.
A number of other examinat ions have
been scheduled by the Civil Service
Commission for April. The list in
cludes:
Electrical craftsman in the Bureau
OF Steam Engineering, Navy Depart
ment, mt $500 day, April -.
Assistant Physicist (qualified in spec
troscopy) in the Bureau of Standards.
department OF Commerce, at E.4OO to
$l,SOI year. May 3.
Assistant in dry land agriculture in
the Bureau of Plant Industry. Depart
ment OF Agriculture. at from $500 10
81, 800 a year, April 10.
FIVE examinations for engineers I'm
the valuation work of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. April 10: junior
telegraph and telephone engineer, S12O
to 3l,6y0 year: Junior electrical engi-
neer. $40 to 1850 a year: junior me-
chanieel engineer. $40 to 81 $50 a year
junior signal engineer and Junior struc-
tural engineers. within the same salary
range.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22

Charities worker. The munificent
sum Of $40 covers miscellaneous"
No church affiliation, apparently,
is permitted under even this liberal
table. Perhaps the social advantages
of a church connection, aside from
its religious aspects, are to be denied
this family, though no other provi-
sion for social life, for visitors, or
for even the most simple entertain
ing Is made.
Any normal family, even those
with highly restricted incomes, can
go through it's budget and find items
that every one of these tables omits.
It is conceivable that family can
keep alive, and continue to breathe,
and subsist, on the budget allowed.
Only no one does it. 1t ends by an
appeal to charity organization, or
by sending young children out to
work in spite Of the law, when they
try t..
The tables prove this much, that
the thousands Of Government en-
ployes who are not even getting the
$3.50 a year Prof. Kern's budget
calls for, are being exploited by their
Government. But they do not prove
that their figures represent a decent
living wage that a self-respecting
Government should pay its workers.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
MILITIA MAY NEXT
Be CALLED BY BAKER
Officials Only Hesitate Because
Mexicans Might Miscon-
strue Move.

CoIncident with the departure OF part
of the Fifth Cavalry for the border ana
with the news that General Funston Is
calling for more ro5ps. Il develops tha.
the War Department IL considering
more seriously a call on the nations!
Guord.
In realization Of the fact trat guard
forces may he needed. the division ~
militia affaiIs since the Mexican trouble
developed. has been extremely active.
Many organizations. especially of-cav'
airy and field artillery In the guard.
have been Inspected and sent supplies
calculated to 1T them ior he'd service
on short notice. -...
. The array officers ere convinced that
some OF the guard tro,ps ought to TO
called on without delay. They are not
optimistic over the Me k:Gni comphca-
ton. and especially they realize the
difficulty Of affording proper patrol tor
the border.
Thus far. the Administration has been
unwilling To ali on the g;;ard. not re-
cause the troops could not be Used. hut
because Il has been 'eRrAl AMI Sun Is
feared that to call on the militia, or
part OF II, would be heralded In mexico
as a sign of an aggressive policy.
The Administration Is tak'ng ;':e:au-
ton to avoid spreading the lea IN Mex
Inco that this Government cOn;"':nlates
anything mors THAI n punitive cSt' al
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
THE CENSORSHIP At WORK

The town Of "(deleted)" has
been made pretty thoroughly famil-
lar to the reading public since the
war began. Likewise we have be-
come familiar with General (deleted)
and Private (deleted) and the prov
inces of (deleted) which are scat
tered pretty much all over the Old
World. But it comes somewhat with
a shock to discover that (deleted) is
also scattered all over Mexico and
the southern border Of the United
States.
II is difficult to recall exactly
when the interjection Of (deleted) by
the censor detracted anything worth
while from our understanding Of the
war news. So far as the average
reader of news for news sake is
concerned, it might as well appear
regularly in place of the names Of
Polish, Russian, and Balkan towns,
commanders, and politicians. And
now that our amateur censors are
introducing this nomenclature into
Mexico, it develops that we don't
lose much.
OF course, the thing might be
ovcrdone, and leave an impression
that the newspapers weren't quite
giving the news for which the sub
scriber pays. The other day French
four-page weekly paper appeared
with three and three-quarters pages
perfectly blank, and the other half
page containing the advertisements.
The censor, for good measure. had
"killed" every line of the editors
copy. Next day--so runs the vera
cious account-"Old Subscriber"
wrote to the editor: Continue your
magnificent campaign. You have my
enthusiastic support"
The censor that pulled of that
Wholesale slaughter is manifestly a
member of the censorship Foreign
Legion; he came from an American
newspaper Office, carefully trained
on the "copy desk" to an accurate
understanding of just how to kill all
the "best stuff" ,
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
COMING TO CAPITAL
AMUSEMENT PLACES
Varied, Program Of Attractions
Offered for Washington
Theatergoers.
National.

"Pollyanna." a comedy of optimism
by Catherine Chisholm Cushing
founded upon Eleanor IT, Portcr's
glad stories" comes to tho Now Ma
tional next week.
Elaw & ErlanEer, end George Ty-
Ter. tho producers bring the dis
tlnguished original cast. with Pa
tricIa Colllngo as Pollyanna. Effs
shannon and Herbert Kelley, AZ
Aunt Polly and DR.. Chiffon. who
have a romance all their own; jessie
1.usley, as the jolly Irish maid
Maude Granger. Heller weathersby
and Maud Hosford. az the eccentric
Ladies' Aiders;" Master Bobby To-
bin and Lorin Raker. who share the
impersonation of Jimmy Bean at dit-
ferent ages; Harry Barfoot rs the
butler: and Arthur Forrest, as tho
ininanthropic hermit pendleton.
The scenes are laid In n community
where a young Rirl unconscio My,
by example and quaint PHILOSOPHY,
spreads happiness among the discon-
tented and emblttered. The period
covers fer evolution from poverty ia
prosperity, into radiant. well poised
young womanhood.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22

NIT himself 20 making the county
the unit but Indicated that the plan
might be worked out on that basis.
OF course, the House didn't arise in
wild and violent enthusiasm and de-
clare itself for this proposal.
ft. Thought Plan Dead.
The House evidently supposed Il
had heard the last of this proposed
elimination Of more than half hum
dred thousand postmasters. The Sem
ate hadn't heard of Il.
The other day. the Senate passed a
bill, already passed by the House. to
increase, the limit of deposits in pos
tai savings banks. When that bill
was returned TO the House II was
suddenly discovered that there bad
been hitched to IL the provision which
Mr.. Roper some time before had ad i
yocated to the House committee, that
", tho provision giving the POST
master General blanket power TO
establish branch Offices and substa-
Congressman steenerson fell on the
provision with a whcop and savage
~ attacked II. The bill went to con-
ference and the expectation Is that
IL VIII be eliminated. II IL isn't there
VIII be a row at each end of the
Capitol which will make prior con-
troversies OF this session look pale.
meantime. members are anathema-
tizine wnat tey call the Joker" which
would rob them Of tleir postofflces
and thcir postmastcrs;, also they are
telling how they love Burleson.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amasements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.

Eleventh annual banquet. Night watchmen's
Association. Eagles Hall. D. IN.
Meeting. National Negro Congress- Second
Baptist Church, p. m.
Lecture. The Making OF q woman the
Rev. Dr.. IL. M. Wharton. Fifth Baptist
Illustrated lecture, ..rhe Land which God
Forgot" c.. J. Blanchard. Lucretia Mott
School, 8 u. m.
Meeting Military Service Legion Of the Dis
trict, Chamber OF Commerce rooms Q n. m,
Meeting Peabody CLUB club rooms, D. m.
Meeting, Alliance for Civic Righteousness,
Address. The Jewish Drama" Emma Gold.
man. Arcade, s p. m.
Dance Home Club. p. m.
Meeting for election of officers, Commerce.
Club. Department OF Commerce. Buildirg.
Al home, board OF lady managers OF the
Bruen Home for Children. $500 o street
Confirmation services. st. James Church. s
Meeting. Jefferson Amidon Community Cen
ter. in headquarters. $3.50 p. m.
Masonic-Harmony. No. IL. School of In
struction; Naomi. No. 8; Brookland. NO II.
Eastern Star.
odd Fellows Eastern. No. Z: Federal City.
No. 20: Harmony. No. ..
knights OF Pythias-Columbla. No. &c; Mount
Vernon, No. 8; Hermoine, No, ~; Union,
No. %; Friendship Temple. No 8. PythiAn
B. p. o. Elks-ofncial visit OF Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler Ward to Washington
Lodge.
Jr, o. u. A. M.-VisitatIon OF Dwight l..
Cromwell, state councillor, and stan. 10
Old Glory Council. No. "a.
Socialist party-Executive committee meet
ing Italian branch.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
keith'a.

Eva Tanguay will head the bin at
Helth's next week. on this occasion
Miss Tanguay will present eight new
songs OF Standardization. the principal
hits being. II Was Built For Speed
~ d "if Oniy I'..i Regiment of
TanRuays." The added attraction will
be william G6xton and company in "A
Regular Business Man." by John Stokes.
A delightful flavor will be added also
by Beatrice Morrclle's scxtet of beau
ties In "a study In Royal Blue" Others
listed will be Tony Hunting and Corinne
Frances in their 1916 crop Of Love Bios
sons" Palfrey. Hall. and Brown In
"Follies of Vaudeville" Ameta, the
Parisienne mirror and fire danseuse
Deiro. the piano accordionist; the Mo-
- sisters. the pipe organ 1cltNf., nno
the Pathe news pictorial.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Polls.

The Poll Players will next week pre-
gent the musical comedy entitled The
Beauty Shop"
A. II. Van Buren,, Ben Taggart. Flor
ence Rittenhouse. and others OF the
company have tried out their voices
In fact. have been doing so for the
past two weeks-and all Is well.
''The Beauty Shop" was founded or
one-act farce nv Madison Morton
entitled THE Humping Legacy
which deals with n Corsican vendetta
The Poll PLAYERS will be Augmented
for "rhe Beauty Shop production by
large party OF SounR men and women
WHO have been specially trained in the
dances and ensembles that are part
OF THE Beauty Shop"
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
DANCER IN "sTANDARDlzINo"

Mr.. Edison assured a Congress
sional committee the other day that
the Government especially needed to
establish laboratory facilities in
which experimentation work could
be carried on, at public expense; no
body except the Government could
afford to spend the money necessary
for such work. He also discussed
inventions, and suggested that the
aercplane, for instance, ought to be
standardized. Then its parts could
be made in great numbers, as
sembled fast, and the cost immense
ly -lessened. ......
Suggestions from mir. Edison are
entitled to most respectful atten-
ton. But it is hard to feel conf
dent that this suggestion about
standardizing the aeroplane, or the
submarine, is exactly safe. Suppose
the submarine had been stand
ardized a few years ago, before its
real era Of development had begun I?
We should still be relying on craft
that, as compared with those actual
ly building, would be utterly
archaic.
At what stage is the aeroplane to
be standardized" The first one
that flew at all was so wonderful
that some people might have wanted
to do it then. Yet it has developed
since that time, largely because no
body undertook to standaraize it
and thus discourage invention, I'M
til now we know that early Wright
machines were mere germs. They
will be flying across the Atlantic
before long, unless somebody
standardizes the aeroplane and
stops progress.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Gayety.

what Docs the Public wantY' will
he the question propounded and an
swered at-the Gayety next week. when
Barney Gerard's "Follics of the Day.
last seasons hit. appears for weeks
cnIBgement. The program In charac-
teriZed as n new idea" and II consists
OF combined burlesque. satire. musical
comedy. high-class vaudeville, clever
impersonations. some grand opera, and
n little melodrama. Jack Smith appears
as David Belasco, Billy Waldron as
Oscar Hammerstein, John u. Williams
"a Al Reeves. and Dave Mallen rs
George NJ. Cohan. Gertrude Hayes and
her four dancing "bricktops." are an
other popular feature on the program.
The cast is an extremely large one. and
includes a big chorus.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
Tomorrow.

Address, the Rev. Marshall A, Hudson, Cen
tennial Baptist Church, seventh and
streets northeast, y, m.
Lecture, 'Nietzsche and the German Kaiser.
Emma Goldman, Arcade, s:l5 p. m.
Chorus rehearsal, Home Club, 1:t5 p. N.
Lenten meeting TO discuss Housing IDEALS
with DR.. w. c. Woodward, John lhlder and
Or. George NJ. Kober participating. RauSch-
ers. IL a. IN. ,, -. -,
tiers OF the American Revolution, In head
orEan recital. Edwin II. Lemare. st. Johns
Church, Lafayette square, o. m.
Classes in Berol system OF memory training.
Y, M. q, A., s y, m.
LAYING OF cornerstone OF new chemical
building OF Bureau OF Standards. $3.50 D m.
Meeting Washington Academy OF Sciences
auditorium New National Museum, 8 n. IN,
Masonic-Naval, No, T. New Jerusalem, No
o: Temple Noyes, No. 80; William r. Hunt,
No. 49, Evening Star.
Odd FeiloNs-Covenant, No IS; Columbia
No 10. Excelsior, No. Is; Salem. No 81
Friendship, No. s, Rebekahs.
Knlrhts OF Pythias-Harnony. No. n
National Union-Bancroft Council. Dahlgren
Royal ATcanum meeting. Cap
Frs G order of EaEles-washington Asris
meeting.
Modern Woodmsn OF America apls camp.
65T Morton street northwest
Socialist partly L. s.. l..
knights II coiumbus-keans Council.
The Washington times., 1916-03-22
THE OLD GUARDS LAST STAND

From Pennsylvania comes report
that Senator Penrose lis hesitating
before he plunges into the fight for
control of the States delegation to
the Republican, national convention.
Governor Brumbaugh has announced
himself candidate for President,
with the view to keeping control Of
the delegation away from the senior
Senator. His supporters take the
position that Pennsylvania must not
be used as big block of power in
the hands of those bosses who would
again sacrifice the party rather than
let the liberal element control it.
In the beginning of the Brum-
baugh campaign 1T was given out
that Penrose would promptly take
up the cudgels, defy the Brumbaugh
and liberal forces, and proceed to
fight for a straight-out tory delega-
ton. But after feeling out State
sentiment the Senator has delayed his
defiance. He visited Pittsburgh to
talk with leaders in the west end of
the State; he delayed again, to con-
suit national leaders in Washington;
and he has his followers worried
about the course he intends finally to
adopt.
In New York situation not I'M
like this has developed. William
Barnes has announced his retirement
from the post of national commit
teeman, but coupled it with the as
surance that he will go ahead with
his fight for an conservative
delegation and program. Recently
there have been intimations that his
hackers would like to press his can
didacy despite this withdrawal, but
the opposition claims to have the
situation under control, and to be
assured that he cannot be elected.
1t is time for gentlemen of the
Penrose and Barnes type to get the
idea into their heads that their per-
sonal fortunes in politics are not GO
ing to appeal strongly to the masses
of the Republican party or the
country. They will serve party
country, and even their personal
ends, by demonstrating a willingness
to obliterate themselves from the
political map for time. They arc
ain bad" with the country, and their
indicated procedure is to keep in
the background-the farther bach
the better.