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Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25
The May He Got Her.

Mir. Krusty-"What makes you SO anxious to marry my daughter2" MT. Bright-"To settle bet. A friend Of mine bet me five to one that you wouldn't make good fatherinlaw.
Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25
saMed-on Sermon

The great trouble with some people is they insist on eonversing about things with which they are not con versant nt-lndlanapolis Star.
Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25

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Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25

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Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25

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Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25

The Strange Case of Mary Page Just That Perfect Story
 ad the Story Newspaper and See the Essanay Moving Pictures
Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25
30th ANNIVERSARY
t,bssryed by SeHexet tirange
An Interesting Occasion

 Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th, ,'abou f50 patrons and friends met with Sen exet 10 celebrate Us 8Otb anniversary The hall was lastefuiiy deeorateed with nags, bnu as'ssi1' sssi,r7i ',,'5rTed plnnis. Pie tufes of Washington and Lincoln hung ahove the msster'= station while that Of Df. George Austin Bowen hung op- po-ite. The following program was presented:
 Prayer ReV T. A Turner
 Woodstock grnnge Address of welcome
 Muster spuexet grange Welcome song Senezet quartet Greetings from nctRhbodng gfanzes Hi-lofy Of Senexef RfanRe
 Dr. Joseph Spalding Piano soio Miss Prescott
 Anniversary Addresses Thirty Years in Review
 ( Ii Potter Of Woodstock grange Grange anniversary song
 senexet quartet l Formers of the Future Prof. CA
 Wheeler, Connecticut Aghcultu. ral College, master Quinebaug Pomons
 Bong, Who VIII Reap, ,Senexet quartet "Reminiscences ol the eatly days of seueXet
 The greetings Of Putnam grange were extended by Mrs. W. j Bartlett, Brooklyn grange by Mrs. Fred Law ton, Mansfield grange by Prof. Wheel. CT. southbrldge grange sent greetings bY letter ana Rev. Mf Fuller respond ed for Wolf Den Rfnuge, presenting T huge birthday cake decorated with thirty lighted cHudies
 The following a1e fe~ extracts from tue history of senexet as given by Df Joseph spaidiag.
 e-euexet gtmee NJ. 70 P of T. eaae Hto existence teb l7, lss6 ThrlY loar persons pledged them selves for The grand work of the otdert mell:
Putnam patriot., 1916-02-25

Written by FREDERICK LEWIS Editor of McCus in Collaboration With JOHN T. MlNTRE of the Ashton Kirk Detective Stories
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
eLKINs' SECURITIES SOUGHT
Friendly Suit Filed Against Exseu-
tore Of Mclean Estate.

stocks and bonds. asgregating
500. 900 In value. now held by the
American Security and Trust Com
pany. as executor of the estate of the
late John r. Mclean. are sought In a
petition filed In tho Probate Court by
the executors OF the estate OF the
late Senator stephen r. Eikins OF
West Virginia. o..
The securities were purchased some
years ago by Mr.. Mclean In behalf
OF Senator Elkins, but because OF the
close business relationship OF the two
financiers. a partition had not been
made prior to the death of Mr.. Nc
Lean.
To bring about the division. Attor-
ney Wilton J, Lambert, representing
the Elkins heirs, has procured a rule
from Justice Stafford requiring the
American Security and Trust Com
pany to show cause December Is why
IL should not surrender the securities.
The stocks and bonds are of the
Washington and Old Dominion rail-
way. The American Security and
Trust Company declined to surrender
the securities upon request of counsel
for the Elkins heirs. and suggested a
was made by Davis Elkins. stephen b.
Eikins. jr., and the Davis Trust Com
pany. executors OF the Eikins estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
HEBREWS PLANNING
DEDICATION FEAST
Celebration Commences at
Shutdown Tuesday, De-
cembsr -.

Washington Hebrews are making
preparations for celebration OF the
Feast OF Dedication.T tuesday. Decem.
Der 10. This festival IL known a.
''chAnnukah."
IL commences at shutdown Tuesday.
December 10. and continues for eight
days. Its purpose IL to- celebrate
the successful ending OF q war
against religious tyranny. Its pre-.
dominant message 10 religious lib
|crty.
The holiday IL marked by special
prayers Of thanks and psalms OF
praise inserted into tho daily ritual
Another Of the principal features 10
the lighting OF the channuksh
lights. Usually one 10 lighted tho
nrst day. two the second, three the
third, and so, on until the end Of the
feast. This ceremony IL based On the
miraculous oil used by Judas Maeca'
beus and his victorious army. cleans
ing the Temple, keeping the eternal
lights arame with q small quantity
OF oil. 80
The Jewish date for the beginning
of this feast Is the twenty NTH OF the
month OF Kislev. According TO one
tradition. the reason that Judas So
Iected this date IN because IL fell eS.
actIy three years after Antiochus had
other tradition II In because that wac
also the day when the Israelites com
pleted the tabernacle In the wilder
ness
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
WESTINGHOUSE POPULATION

The population Of the District Is
estimated by the Census Bureau, as
Of July /, last, at 363, $3.50. Calcula-
tions by this bureau are wonderfully
accurate, so that for all practical
purposes II may be assumed that this
one is correct.
In this connection IL is to be noted
that Washington does not get fair
deal in the census showing for the
District of Columbia. The District
does not by any means include all
the population that properly apper-
tains to the metropolitan center Of
the National Capital. Year after
year the population which in every
economic way belongs to this city,
sl6ps more and more over the imag-
mary lines into Maryland and vir-
ginia.
Precisely as Manhattan Island
shows decreasing ratio Of the pop
ulation of New York city; exactly
AZ Boston proper is only q section
cut out of the midst Of the Greater
Boston which is spread all over east
ern Massachusetts-so Washington
suffers by census figures that are
not representative q the true situa-
ton here. There is sound, convinc-
ing reason why q census Of the real
metropolitan area Of Washington
should be made. together with . COM
putation, running over q period Of
years, showing the rate Of increase
both within the geographical limits.
Of the political city, and the general
area that really embraces this COM
munity. Washington as social en-
tity is fast approaching the half
million mark, and Il Is entitled 10 be
treated by Congress and recognized
by the country as a city Of that size.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
Don Marquis
Column
re Critic Speaks.

re Critic Speaks.
Another book OF poemsi Thin ana
pale.
And most Inevitably ruled by Pan
A plague on publishers who print such
trashi
I've trains to catch and novels to 70.
Fat novels from the Russian. most
profound
And most insistent upon suicide
Al means to mans salvation. But .
poet
Bah, / have written better verse my.
self.
And might have had II published. too.
. But fate
Had cast me for a critic. Let US look
Into this wordy bow'r; then with our
pen
Transfix another feeble butterfly
Tho reads) "oh, Love, that psies and
glows by turns
What star within thy bosom burnsf"
A notified poem! "Pales and CLOVIS by
turnsp
He apes some ancient, that I'll never
doubt
He must: he's modern. Hal
I've caught the scamp,
It's Byron, that's who II isl I'm keen
tonight. I.
But stay. suppose pin him down to
And he should prove he'd never read
the man
All. well. Each to the chances of his
trade.
TIL say It's Byron; every one has read
Byron. -. SO that's determined.
Now q line.
To polish off with, some well whetted
phrase
Thrust like q slender dagger through
the whole
And there's my little epitaph complete
When Will the world outgrow this
foolish habit
OF singing into spscef rye done my
To bring encouragement upon. the
Yet stiii they fiutter to the critics
flame;
Trusting those colored wings they caii
their dreams.
And never seeing the dead butterflies
That fall forever from the hopeless
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
MR.. BRYAN's DINNER SPEECH

Mr.. Bryan was entitled to all the
fluctuations and assurances extended
to him at the Bryan banquet last
evening. He disappointed a good
many people who have not been ex-
actly his ardent admirers, though
frequently ardent enough on the sub
ject of his political activities, by fail
ing to project the Democratic party
into fit of hari-kiri, following his
withdrawal from the Administration.
Mr.. Bryan nominated President Will
son. and Mr.. Bryan might have de-
feated Mr.. Wilson for reelection.
Instead he worked increasingly, out
of party loyalty and personal devo-
ton, despite the differences that had
arisen.
OF Mr.. Bryan's speech at his din
ner, it is to be said that he is de-
lightfully and Enthusiastically IL
logical. He is for national prohibition
and national woman suffrage; has no
fears about them; indicates that they
will ultimately be enforced as truly
national policies through amend
ment of the Constitution.
But when it comes to railroad reg
ulation-that is another matter. The
rights of the States to do their own
regulating must not be interfered
with. II would concentrate too much
business and power in the Federal
establishment. There must be no
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
OLDEST CITIZENS
BANQUET TONIGHT
Venerable Inhabitants Ready
for FIfty-first Annual Din
ner Of Association. D

There was a twinkle in the sya
OF Uncle Joe" Carter. veteran SER
sesnt OF the Police Department. su
accumulated twinkle which might
have been noted In the eyes OF more
than one OF washington's venerable
citizens today.
"Are you going-" queried "Uncia
Joe" OF several septuagenarisn oon-
panions while ascending in the DisS
trict building elevator.
-Why TO the fifty.first annual ban
auet OF the Association OF Oldest In
habitants, OF course" the veteran
policeman explained In answer 20 the
Jocular 'where," which came from
his comrades. IL finally developed
that they were all going to the ban
auet. and that IL was their Occasion"
OF each year. &C.
The affair marks the fifty-first an.
niversary OF the organization. ana
will be held at the New Ebbitt House
this evening at 8 o'clock.
The committee on entertainment
having charge OF the function con.
sists OF r.. W. SUNNY. J. r.. Wright.
A. W. Kelly, II. l.. Bryan, with Wash.
ington Topham as chairman. The re.
ception committee IL composed OF
cottsr 7. Bride. Chaplin Brown, Judge
c; $. Bundy. ii: Il. Davis, w. II. Den.
q c' H sosG Joy Ra mSsSS & NJ
w. Kelly. a. A. King. J. r. LArnsr.
J. 3. Mccarthy, J. r. Mahoney, A.
X. Paris. d. W. Reiss, Thomas w.
Smith, w. Topham. NJ. Trimble. r. II.
W w an and H Mr,ar T. B Sr w1l chair.
man.
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with being. Does anybsdy believe
that If these same people had been
brought up in the organization, say,
Of Charles M. Schwsb, they would
havs fallen into such habits Of
thinking and working? OF course
not.
Government service Ia bad for the
rank and file Of the people in II,
because II Is 50 intensely imperson-
al. There IL not enough recognition
Of individual deserts, not enough in
ducement 10 special effort. There
il too little of the prodding from
within, that makes people want to
get along, and convinces them that
they have q chance TO get along.
This condition of intellectual stag
nation, of ambitionlessness, Of
blank, bleak hopelessness, IL the
employers fault. 1t is something
that legislators and administrators
are obligated to consider, and con-
slider mighty seriously. The Gov
eminent has no right to make itself
vampire among employers, rob-
bling It's people Of the very qualities
that It needs and they. need. II
doesn't need efficiency ratings and
speeding-up systems and the like,
half 80 much a. it needs humaniza-
ton. There IL none Of the ordinary
incentive to effort and ,earnestness.
A system that ,robs people Of their
capacity to be useful and successful,
owes to them that II shalt ut least
pay them decently for. the oppor-
tunities in this world that II has
taken from them. The Government
employment is just such a system
as that. Ear from being an argu-
ment against paying the department
workers living, self-respecting sal
aries, this condition II In very truth
an argument in favor ofipaying bet
ter wages. ~ "a.
There are many ,employments In
which the risk that the employe
runs becomes the justification for.
paying larger wages than would be
paid for like services. with the risk.
understood. the department
service is one Of the employments.
The worker risks losing his capacity
FOR enthusiasm, eagerness, keen in
terest. He takes q bigger risk Of
mourning that loss than In any
other work he could enter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
THE FALL OF BUCHAREST

Bucharest fell to the Teuton at
tacks even sooner than had been ex-
pected: but for some weeks II has
been apparent that II could not be
saved. The Roumanian army has
been for the greater part saved, and
the army is far more important than
the capital. The military force
whose object ito defend q particu-
lar city always operates under re-
strictions that increase the difficult
ties Of its position. In the present
instance, however. the loss Of their
capital before the overwhelming
power brought against them seems
TO insure that II In only a matter Of
time before the Roumanians shall be
smothered as the Serbians were.
II Is a greater catastrophe to the
entente cause than might have been
believed possible when Roumania,
with high hopes and confident ambi-
tons, entered the war. Once more
Is the entente policy in the east
marked as futile. The question in
evitably arises whether there will
presently be gigantic drive against
the Monastir-Saloniki army, ending
possibly in one more debacle. That
would indeed be a calamity TO the
cause Of the western powers. Yet II
seems they confront the need to de-
termine very quickly whether they
shall start a huge offensive In the
east, or withdraw from that quarter
entirely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
a Memory.

George &. Boldt Is dead and there
are many to pay him tribute, but we
have our own memory OF the
man.
IL 10 q memory confused with the
adventure OF a fooihardy boy In q
ieaky sailboat, with q wild buster
OF wind and q certain tumult OF
There was a storm from the north.
east and the bosom OF the placid 81.
Lawrence was heaving In majestic
anger. The boy was abroad In his
lesky boat. very much excited To be
Out In such a wind (his seamanship
was still a matter for parental regu-
lation and general doubtD-but on the
whole rather enjoying the show. Sud.
denly the boat staggered head.nrst
into a small hillock OF water and came
up half drowned. The navigator
hauled about and put for homo. But
the wind smoto him and sent him
Siding helplessly into the shelter OF
a strangers pier. E,
IL was raining torrents and a black
dusk had fallen upon tho troubled
waters. The boy chung desperately to
the side OF the pier, meanwhile try
ing to unstep his mast and furl his
Tapping sail.
Then a man came out OF the dark
and said that all shipwrecked mar.
liners were his guests, and would the
boy stay to dinner?
Forthwith the world came TO rights.
The youthful adventurer was escorted
into the house, was outfitted with
sweaters and other eNtemporized raj,
ment, and went down to dinner feel.
ing like q character out OF some
thrilling novel OF the sea. There were
a dozen people seated at the table.
all In evening dress and very bril-.
liant. But the boy had donned a
high wing collar, which despite the
fact that IL was several sizes too
large for him, nevertheless establish.
ed him as one Injured to the niceties
OF civilization. 80 that he soon
became one of that pleasant company.
And after a dinner that was like
a romance in half a dozen chapters,
the boy was sent home In one OF his
hosts stately motor craft-with the
chastened sailboat In tow. And the
man who made guests OF shipwreck-
ed mariners stood on the pier in the
rain and waved his hand to the boy.
The writer OF this paragraph was
that boy and George Boldt was that
man. And &c Is entirely human and
sad. and resrettabls that we have
never been able 70 thank hi.a I. . .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
THE SOCIAL INSURANCE CON.
FERENCE

One Of the most significant gath.
erings In Washington this season is
the Conference on Social Insurance
now in progress. Persons who fear
that community welfare and social
cooperation is being sighted in an
age marked by intense individualism
would do we'll to study the growth of
the movement represented by these
conferees.
Forms Of the so-called social in
surance range from health, old age,
unemployment, and retirement al
lo&ances to maternity benefits and
mothers pensions. Varied as is the
form Of application of these proposed
payments, they all rest on the as.
sumption that an individual is a cog
in the social machinery. and that the
individual must be protected. not for
humanitarian reasons, but for the
greater efficiency of the community
machipery.
The individual who is able and
willing to play his part in the COM
munity operation should not be pen
allied because be cannot work
through no fault of his own. because
he is injured in the pursuit of his
work. because old age overtakes him,
or because i'll health befails him.
, This principle seems clear and un-
assailable in the abstract; how long
It will be before the public is willing
to apply 1t remains to be seen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
TO DEBATE EMBARGO


That Congress Place an Embargo
Upon Foodstuffs," will be the subject
OF the irst preliminary debate to the
prize debate OF the Senior Debating
Society of the Georgetown University
Law School in the auditorium of the
law school this evening.
Two debaters are to be selected
from among those debating this eve
ming to compete with the Junior re.
batting Society for a cash prize early
next month. The judges are TO be
william Henry White, Rudolph III.
Yeatmsn, and r. sprigg Perry. OF
the faculty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
THE NATIONAL GUARDS DIsIN.
TEdRATION

The legislation federalizing the
State militia organizations has, b,
common consent, proved a failure
The troops that were sent to the
border are returning to the States
and almost unanimously the mer
declare that they. will never enlist
again. Those whose terms have ey.
pired have refused to remain; Others
are dropping out or will, rs Fast .as
terms end. All are advising their
friends against enlisting In q guard
that is subject to be modified In
time Of peace.
Most Of the national guardsmen
would be willing enough to serve II
real national emergency demand.
ed. But thousands Of them have
suffered real hardship by reason OF
being called to duty on the Mexican
border; duty that did not seem to
them compatible with their obliga-
tions when they enlisted. The sit
uation is that the guard is of no
particular use, nationally, unless II
is subject 10 the Presidents de-
mands; and IL II is subjected to
such demands, then the men will
not remain in il.
Among military men ut least, il
is assumed promptly that the al
Tentative is universal military SER
vice. That is the truly democratic
ideal. But it must be said that,
though doubtless most effective and
least Objectionable Of all methods
of preparedness. IL is far from popu-
lar. II is not understood. IL is
least militaristic, but is commonly
understood to be most militaristic.
II is the best guarantee against
war; it is generally looked upon as
involving the danger or dragging US
into war. There must be a long
and intelligent campaign of educa-
ton before universal service will
be possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-07
LLoID-0HoRaE's CABINET.

It Is not hard to think Of Lloyd
Georev-as premier, or Of Mr.. As
quith In retirement; but it 10 almost
impossible % visualize q British gov
eminent IN this .juncture without
Grey at the foreign Office. Perhaps
Mr.. Lloyd George and his new-found
Conservative allies will be able to
retain support Of aprecarious ma.
jority in the Commons by using the
Laborites when they cannot expect
She Nationalists, and the National.
lists when the Laborites will hot &c
along; but II is a dangerous method
Of sustaining q government.
Mr.. Lloyd-George was the idol OF
the Labor party until as minister OF
munitions he was compelled to adopt
measures which, to q considerable
extent, alienated the party. He
placed duty to the nation before ev-
erything else and insisted that
unions and unionism must be rele-
gated to the background. His ex-
treme expressions did not "set" well
with men who were not willing to 70
SO far as he demanded. As his
earnestness made the Labor element
more and more lukewarm, IL at
tracted to his standard more of the
Tory forces, until at length we see
the almost unbelievable spectacle Of
a Lloyd George ministry supported
largely by the Conservatives and in
danger Of abandonment by the very
forces that hoisted the Welchman
into eminence.
II more vigorous and successful
prosecution Of the war shall quickly
result from the change Of govern
rnent. the new cabinet and the old
Commons will be likely to stand. Mr..
Asquith was the ideal man to carry
on the program of political shifts
and accommodations that kept the
Asquith government 30 long In
power; but his very skill in that sort
Of operations was the quality that
unified him for bossing the opera
tons. Of a great war. Quick, I'M
compromising decision. unqualified
dogged determination, are
necessary II the entente shall re-
trieve It's military situation. Mr..
Lloyd George. possesses these quail
ties; but Among the admirers Of Mr..
Asquith there is certain to persist
feeling Of misgiving as to whether
any ministry without his political
genius can handle the conflicting .ele-
ments. They are two men, both Of
whom II seems rs IL England abso-
luteiy must have at this time. That
their relations reached a stage be-
yond which they could not work TO-
gether. seems q national misfortune.
The future may prove that II was
not. Perhaps the aggressive and
successful war policy will SO appeal
10 the British public that II will be
whether or no. II II Is to
be sustained. however. II will need
give quick evidence of its ability 10
change the face Of military condi-
lions. 60.