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Preposterous Suggestion.

Preposterous Suggestion.
"John, aren't you going to get an
overcoat for the winterp
"Overcoatw exclaimed Mr.. Miles
"What do want with an overcoat. An
overcoat won't keep our automobile from
freezing up in cold weather"
"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "gits
de reputation of bein' good-natured an
kind hearted on de strength Of muffin at
all 'ceptin' DER facial expression"
Favored by Circumstances.
"Wonderful time that aviator made!"
eyes" replied Mr.. Chuggins. "But
think of the advantage she had. Not a
traffic policeman on the entire route"
The Electoral College.
We are busy uplifting number Of
things.
In this world Of perpetual movement.
Each sun as it rises up over US brings
A day meant for further improve
The electoral college our efforts must
claim.
It isn't aggressive or vicious,
But serious attention it needs Just the
same.
It's useless, and therefore pernicious.
The laws are too slow or the laws arc
too fast,
And the world feels certain misgiv-
ing
Regarding the tendencies gathering
fast
To add to the high cost of living.
A lot of the problems with which we,re
beset
May battle Industrious knowledge.
But by resolute care We shall probably
"get"
That poor old electoral college!
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Thanksgiving Dining Room Furniture.

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lovedone eato makeme
thing life
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"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "gits
de reputation of bein' good-natured an
kind hearted on de strength Of muffin at
all 'ceptin' DER facial expression"
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KITCHEN AND
TABLE NEEDS
From the Housefurnishing
Section.

Equipped with all the mod
ern and practical devices thai
are such a help to the house
wife. and offering most excep-
tional values.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
WARM WINTER DUE,
SAYS OLD PROPHET
Don't Worry About Coal Price, Ad-
vice OF "Pappy" Leet.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. A.1The thin
gray. fingers of dawn were penetrating
the darkness Of the night when ''Pappy"
nosticator OF SomSrton, squinted with
his good eye at the heavens.
The prophets left eye was shot out Mt
the battle OF Todds Tavern. Va, during
well" ruminated the predicter Of
disturbances as he seated himself on
the top railing of the barnyard fence,
the sun crosses the line at six minutes
after and tho wind Is In the south-
east. Here I've been predictin' winter
weather for nigh onto sixty years. AM 1
ney sst s .ssn Tie 5e. sF arcs
hand, came up the path leading through
the barnyard after having MIXED the
whats the matter. Mr.. Leetr' March
asked. Something wrong with the
ooh. no." the prosnosticator repv,ed.
II hereby make this prophecy to the en-
witness warm, open winter. How do
l know? Why. because the sun crossed
the line at l:O6 this morning and the
wind was In the southeast. When the
wind is In the south. southwest or
southeaet at the autumnal equinox yo,,
can alI)nys tell your friends that they
do noeo Iced to bother about the extra
ton Of coal The weather will be warm.
And IL the wind In In the north.
northwest or northeast when the sun
crosses the line, then Il II time To re-
deem your overcoat and start the log
fire burning"
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Says Wall Cuts
Expose Bedroom
Sabine Family Defendants in Suit
by New York
Woman.

NEW YORK. Sept. A.-Mrs, Thomas
Gerald Condor. well known In social cir
Giles, who has an elaborate country homo
at Tuxedo Park, although she spends
her summers at Algomah. Shinnecock
Hills, L. l., has begun suit against vari-
Gus members of the Sabine family be-
cause "holes' have been cut In the
party wall back OF her town house at 26
East Seventy-sixth street. which enable
jewellers In apartments at $50 Madison
avenue to look into her bedroom. OPEN
air porch. and dining room. She asks
the supreme court for an Injunction
against the holes In the party wall.
Mrs. Condor, whose husband IL we'll
known figure In the mining industry,
has filed her suit against William n.
Sabine, jr., Edith Sabine Lewis, Eliza
beth III. Sabine. Mary T. Sabine. Alice
w. Sabine Coles, Philip s. Sabine, q
Arthur Sabine. and samuel Sabine. VA
rlous members OF this family made their
home for years in an old-fashionod
dwelling at go Madison avenue, near
East Seventy-sixth street. which was
recently torn down to make way for
apartments.
In her suit Mrs. Condor calls the new
building adjoining her four-story DWELL
ing a tenement"
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
N. Y. DRIVERS REFUSE
TO SERVE MILK
Thousands of Families Do Not
Get Supply.

NEW YORK. Sept A.-Four hundred
and ten of the wagon drivers of the Bor-
den MIX Company went on strike this
morning.
Three thousand eight hundred cases of
quart bottles OF milk were not delivered.
The me ndemand higher wages. and
their leaders say their strike has no con-
nection with the sympathetic strike OF
the general trades unonsi recommended
by the Central Federated Union In sup
port of the street car strike.
The men who handle the milk as 1t
comes from the Dairymen's Association
In New York and surrounding States to
the stations of the distributing COM
pany were prepared in the early hours
of the day to turn 1t over to the drivers
as usual, but the latter refused to take
the wagons out OF the barns.
Thousands OF families In Harem, the
Bronx. and Washington Heights are
without milk.
The officials OF the company declare
there has been no trike. They Say II is
walkout, and they will try to man
the wagons from the other departments
before the close of the day.
you may say this company will do all
In its power to prevent the babies OF
the upper part Of the city OF New York
from being deprived of their milk" said
one official.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
VILLA BANDITS RAID
MINES IN CHIHUAHUA
CONTINUED from First page.)

can population along the Arizona Dor
der to expect visit by villa and his
army the first week In November.
This caused no small alarm among
the Mexican settlements where Villas
sword II regarded as infallible. since
he has In every instance attacked on
the dates designated. but caused no APP
prehension among the American mill
tary camps. where there were said to
be sufficient forces to handle any situa-
ton which might arise from the Mexi-
can side OF the border.
II these warnings of Villas intend
ed movements were correct IL would
mean an impending raid into Sonora,
where the forces OF Gen. p. Elias
Gales are already engaged with large
numbers OF hostile Yaqui Indians.
Only routine dispatches were receive
ed by morning from Chihuahua sent
late yesterday indicating order was
being restored and that trials OF many
civilians alleged to have been engaged
in aiding Villas attack on Hidalgo
day were still In progress.
Defences of the only city were be-
ing perfected by Gen. Jacinto Trevino.
the dispatches read. The family of
General Trevino,n wife. sister. and
fve children, who came here from
chihuahua City, denying they had
taken refuge In the United States.
were preparing to leave today for the
Pacific coast for visit.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
WINTER UNIFORMS
TO Be DISTRIBUTED
TO DC. GUARDSMEN
"This Week viii Tell the Tale"
Of Border Service, Men
Say.

Winter uniforms and overcoats will
be issued to the District militiamen
at the mobilization camp tomorrow.
When the distribution of heavy cloth
Ing is completed, officers at the camp
say. they will have complied with
practically the last requirement for
border service the War Department
can make.
The officers and men today express
ed the belief that this week will tell
the tale They say they expect to
be ordered to tn Mxican border or
back to their armory before the close
OF this week.
Today marks the passing OF ninety
days since the militiamen were mustered
Into the service Of the United States.
Some of the officers today facetiously
remarked: That makes us eligible for
admission to st. Ellzabeth's, Walter
Reed Hospital. Fort Leavenworth prison
and Arlington Cemetery"
Regulars Visit Camp.
Several regular army officers visited
the camp today.
Although Secretary OF War Baker
stated several days ago that there
was no doubt about the local citizen
soidiery being sent to the border
neither he nor any one else at the
War Department will say when the
orders may be expected.
The delay In ordering the militia ia
the border has already caused two
lieutenants to resign from the militia
and number OF other commissions ed
onicers who have practically de-
SPARED of seeing the citizen soldiers
leave Washington. has signified their
intention of resigning IF the orders
are not issued SOON"
In the first football game at the
mobilization camp yesterday after
noon. Company d defeated the SAM
tary Troop team by 80 to 0.
Several Face Court Martial.
Private Frank Donohue, of Company
I, was tried by general courtmartial
on the charge of sleeping while on SEN
try duty. The findings. In the case have
been sent to Gen. Leonard Wood, COM
mander OF the Department of the East
Thirteen other militiamen accused OF
minor attractions OF military regula-
t1ons. we're tried by summary court
from ten to thirty days in the guard
house.
Capt. E. w. Fullam, adjutant of the
Third Regiment, was taken to hi,
home In Washington yesterday suffering
from a badly sprained ankle. received
when his horse became frightened
and threw him heavily to the ground
First Lieut.. Charles Earl Smiths or
has been designated as acting adju
tant of the regiment, while Lieut.
William @. Bacon has been designated
TALON.
The resignation of Lieut.. william l.
Tydings. of Company g, has been &C
cepted by the War Department
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Mrs. Mary Ellen Rice.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen
Rice. wife of NJ. p. Rice, F street Pho
tographer. who died at her home yes
terday afternoon. will be held at the
residence. 50 Rock Creek Church road.
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock. The
Rev Paul Langhorne. pastor OF the
Petworth Baptist Church. will officiate
Interment will be made i'm Oak Hin
Cemetery
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Milks Cow for Suffrage.

GREENSBURG. Pa. Sept. A.
suffragists at the westmoreland county
fair were selling refreshments, and Il
was exhausted. A Scottdale school
teacher volunteered to milk one OF the
cows on exhibition IL granted permis-
sion. With bucket and stool. she soon
induced a 800 bossy to contribute some
thing TO the suffrage cause.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
DISTRICT MEN BACK
FROM SYLVIA TRIPS
Resignation Of Lieutenant Com
mander Morhart Announced.

The District contingent on the United
States ship Sylvia, which has been on a
and Chesapeake bay. returned TO WASH
ington this morning. Thirty-flve men
and five officers comprised the party
from this city. The cruise was for
on the United States ship Illinois.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM.
SHOWN OVER STRIKE
New York Unionists' Response
to Call Seems Lukewarm.
Night Service Maintained.

NEW YORK, Sept. A.-After eighteen
days, the traction strike apparently 10
no nearer It's end than II was at the
start.
For the first time in more than two
weeks, surface cars ran in Broadway
until last midnight. and the Third ave-
nue. line maintained It's night service
without serious interference.
Trades union officials have reduced
their estimates OF the number OF men
expected to respond to the call for a
general suspension of work from 10000
to $4,000.
Timothy Heaiy, president or the Eccen-
trio Flremen. said not more than half Of
the 5000 members of that union would
suspend work.
skirt and Suit Makers Association, gave
the opinion that a general sympathetic
strike was "all big BLUM.
A suspension OF work by the long
shoremen seems to be doubtful owing TO
contracts.
The mach.nists do not expect q gen.
eral suspension.
In Building Trades.
In the building trades, those other
than carpenters may suspend. while car
penters will not quit unless forced to.
as they arc unprepared owing to four
months strike just ended.
The teamsters may suspend where
men are employed In work associated
with traction companies.
Brewers say suspension is not expect
ed because Of contracts and readiness
Of the employers to furnish transporta-
ton to their employees.
The nrintera and preasman may quit
in some OF the book and job printing
plants. Newspaper offices will not o'
affected.
rather lukewarm feeling for sym
pathetic strike among the many
branches of various local unions.
Notwithstanding this attitude tina
plans for Wednesday, general sympa
| thetic strike of all union labor organ
izations were discussed at an important
Ernest Boehm. secretary OF the Cen
trial Federated Union. declared tina
the order for a general suspension o.
work In sympathy with the STRIKING
| carmen Is designed to affect all trades
Our people will refuse absolutely L
patronize the 'scab' cars he said
We'll have a strike that will affec
| any and every old thing. II Will IN
| clude men employed In the lighting
| system. the walters and the men EN-
III iooN Sepb's ~
| New York"
"Let People Go Hungry"
Then with a laugh he added:
LET the people go hungry. II will b
! good for their digestion"
Scores of local unions held meeting
today to determine the question OF par
ticipation in the proposed genera
| strike.
The declaration of Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
| OF Labor. that the principle OF union
| ism is at stake In the traction hgh
4 has been answered by Theodore p
y Shonts, president OF the Interborough
I with a more vehement declaration
| than he had previously made, tina
| he, as the head OF the Interborougl
system, was and always had been II
: favor of unionism.
| Mr.. Shonts reiterated his belief tina
the fight was against the attempt o
William b. Fitzgerald, general organ
izer of the Amalgamated. to enforc
the principle OF his union or none.
| A dispatch from Washington from
Gompers warned the strikers tina
| they must remain within the law an,
| commit no violence.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Edward Il. MahoneY.

who died suddenly at his home yester-
day afternoon, will be held from the
residence. 329 c. street southeast, to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inter-
ment will be private.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Egg Fools Snake.

LA CROSSE. Wis. Sept. A.-when
Mrs. Walter Davies, near McGregor,
went into her poultry house to gather
eggs she found a big black snake curled
up In the nest. The reptile was killed
and in its stomach was found a white
china nest egg.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast. for the District of Columbia
and Maryland-Fair tonight and Mon
day; moderate temperature; moderate
northwest winds.
Nirginia-Fair tonight and Monday:
general to moderate north and north.
west Winds
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Mrs. James MOsher.

Funeral services for Mrs. James
Mosher will be held from st. Patrick
church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
lnterment VIII be made In Rock Creek
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Charles A. Mansuy.

The funeral of Charles A. Mansuy
VIII be held from the Church of the
Holy Comforter on Tuesday morning.
q o'clock
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
James w. Robinson.

The funeral of James w. Robinson
VIII be held from the residence, l439
Morris road, Anacostia, tomorrow ar
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
AUSTRIA TURNS FOE
IN TRANSATLANTIC
Continued from First Pase)


doned to the RoumsSian n f Ro%e from
II this report 10 true. the victory OF
the Roumanians means a Teueat Oh
thirty miles by the Bulgars' from Mar-
leanu to Silistria. nathan
AT the southern end OF the Balkan
thes,eg Of wa war .n the Of St eheir front to
the other, and the week has seen
an uninterrupted series OF vi,an 2
for the allies. on the west the itailan'
are holding the Albanian 'front.' p,y
tecting their allies from any hanA
movement by the Bulgarians. az, .oi,
The serbians are again. on tne ia
of their own country, having crosseu
the frontier north Of Florina, ana are
driving the Bulgars before them TO-
ward Monastir. Capture OF Flosnus
gave the allies possession OF the Wnvie
railroad from saloniki arSnhhd .iIows
for the rapid forwarding OF am
munition and supplies.
BERLIN, Sept. ~. - Roumanias
plans for the early conquest OF Tran
sylvania have been demoralizea py
Field Marshal Mackensen's striking
victories. both in the Dobrudja ana
on the northwestern frontier OF hou-
The Roumanians' left wing in Tran
sylyania has been driven back twelve
miles from the important industr,el
town of Petroseny, occupied oy tn.
Rouma mans in the first ten days OF
the lighting. The oerman waI omse
this afternoon announced the capture
OF the strongly fortified Vulkan pass
opening the way to q new invasion OIL
Roumania.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
sUN AND MOON TABLE

Sun rose. ........5:56 Sun sets..,.....,6:O4
Moon rose 3:lb am. Moon sets i;36 I'm.
Light automobile lamps at 6:34 p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
TEMPERATURES.
(U. S. BureauO


~. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey.)
High tides. 5:43 Il. M. height 20.
500 p. m, height 81
Low tides. .l2:uO a. M. height o..
1928 p, M. height OIL.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

Guides Beautiful Flowers
and artistic floral decorations are best
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
Sis HandSOmeSt Dresses, S9.9

silk serge combination
Bulgarian straight lined
and embroidery trimmed
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

Wonderfully beautiful
Dresses. made in the new
models with pleated skirts
.girdle and cuffs.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
: :.:.',;. s.; :;;, Suits SI7,9O

Choice OF finest Poplin. Gabardine
and Mems Wear Serge Suits in this
falls handsomest fur. plush. and nov
city trimmed styles or elegant plain
tailored effects. All colors and sizes.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

ChAmbray Ca
ish, fast color
Dress Bingham, In
a wide assortment
OF plain shades.
c h e C X =, stripes,
plaids. etc; splen-
did for children's
wear.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

Roman Striped
Couch Covers,
fringed all around,
good size and
pretty effect.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

Very h cav v,
good. ieecy, Arm
woven. yard wide,
blue or pink stripe
outings; splendid
for undergarments,
etc.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24
SIS Winter Goats

$50 @ Beautiful nov
v~s~o city mixtures:
blue. green. brown. and
black zibeline coats: in
full-length heavy win
terweights; choice of
loose. fiare or fitted-belt
models: misses and
women's sizes.
The Washington times., 1916-09-24

Colors guaranteed fast
color in these blue. red
or white collared and
cuLed. MILDLY Blouses,
Beited or fiared styles.
All sizes.
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German Shins nt o..

BOMBAY, March 3.-Gerrna lew
termed termed az Mormugao, in the pu.irs sairs d
colony of Goa, have been rortugiss
Portuguese authorities. Selzed BY n
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at from 10000 TO 100000 men. Most
OF those who fell were picked troops
chosen for the storfning divisions by
reasons of thelc youth, vigor and brav-
cry. These men, II Is held here, cannot
be replaced by Germany.
French commanders are ready to re-
ceive the renewed German attacks in
way the enemy will never forget It was
stated today But despite heavy losses
the Kaiser must strike now with his max
imum strength, II is held here, or German
prestige and the German army morale VIII
suffer.
The Allies ask nothing better than TINS,
French leaders asserted today. IF the
Germans should take Verdun the war
would only be prolonged, they said while
If the Kaiser fails, as they feel he must,
then the die will have been forever cast
and Germany must realize that she IS
beaten.
In the presence of such an immense pos
Paris waits. calm and confident.
President Poincare has returned from
a visit to grand headquarters at Nerdun
He met General Joffre and other French
complmenting the French
troops in the name Of the nation.
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GRAHAM SAYS HOUSE WILL
STAND BEHIND PRESIDENT
Philadelphians With Him, With One
Exception, Says Representative

Congressman George : Graham today
expressed the opinion that the House will
stand as strongly behind President Wilson
as the Senate, He said that the Phila-
-delphi,t delegation, with one possible cX-
ception, would disregard politics and sup
port the White House in its foreign policy
Referring to the Gore resolution to warn
Americans TO stay off armed ships Mr..
Graham said:
"I do not believe it will ever come out
of the Rules Committee of the House
of Representatives. If it does, it will be
tabled by a vote proportionately as large
as that received by the President in the
Senate
''The House will be as solidly behind
Mr.. Wilson now as il was in the Vera
Cruz matter. In this issue politics will
not be considered
The question is a diplomatic one en-
tirely. and | do not think that Congress
should interfere The President alone
should have the power to settle such prob
lens. know only one Philadelphia Con-
gresham who gives any indication of
voting against the President"
Mr.. Graham refused to reveal the iden-
tity of this member.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-03
KATSER'S VERDUN DRIVE
NOT A FETNT,' FRENCH
STRATEGTSTS CONCEDE
Present German Offensive Be-
lieved "the Real Thing"
in Paris Military
Circles
MAY BE OTHER THRUSTS
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS


Renewal of the severe fighting around
| Verdun, reported i'm official dispatches TO-
! day. convinced French military experts
that the present German offensive Is the
real thing"
German dead are now strewn about the
Verdun woods and hills until the fields
from a distance seem to be covered with
strange gray-green growth. NOT alone
because the Teutons have suffered enorm'
Gus losses, but for other reasons, Paris
critics do not believe the Nerdun attack
a fent.
French leaders certainly are not un-
mindful Of the possibility of sudden
German thrust I'M the Champagne, or
nearer Paris along the Aisne. The mass
ing of artillery and infantry around Yer
dun, however leads the critics to expect
heavy onslaughts against the French cit
adel from the east or the south.
The soft ground east of Verdun does
not favor the great deployment of ar
tillery to blaze the way by a deuge of
shells. Consequently infantry must storm
the heights with heavy sacrifices For
this reason the heaviest German blow may
fall south of the sectors where fighting is
now going on.
The situation on the Nerdun sector was
described by a competent authority to-
day as satisfactory though no secret was
made Of the fact that II Is still serious
1t Is considered certain the Germans have
not launched such u vast undertaking
with the intention Of giving up after only
a partial check.
Eye-witnesses all agree that the fight
ing around Verdun is much the heaviest
of the war. not excepting even the User,
the Ypres and the Champagne struggles.
Many times more shells were used by the
Germans in preparing the advance than
were utilized by the French in the Cham
paEne offensive.
The flower Of the German army is par
tcpating in the Nerdun struggle, and it
is estimated here the number of German
killed alone already exceeds 10000.
Total losses suffered by the Germans
in the great battle at Verdun, which be-
gan IL days ago were estimated today