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The Washington times., 1916-01-31
WAR RELIEF BOXES
START TOMORROW
Another Shipment Of Clothing for
Belgian Sufferers Ready to
Be Sent From Capital.

Clothing collected by the District or
Columbia Belgian Relief Committee VIII
be shipped to refugees In northern
France tomorrow. The CONSIGNMENT.
which will serve tho same purpose as
others previously sent, consists mainly
OF garments made by women members
OF the committee. besides forty pairs
OF new trousers for boys anC forty new
sweaters
Crsent calls for assistance are reach
ifE the committee daily. II is announced.
and further contributions ore needed
Recent gifts besides several anonymous
ones. have teen received from Mrs.
Rolert Il. Boyd, OF New Noss: Mrs.
Brown, Miss Hopkins. irwin +. Smith.
Mrs; Edson Briggs. and Miss Georgia
Robinson
The women actively participating in
the committees work. who number
more than ffty. meet every Friday
from 2 to o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. John A. Logan. 2523 Thirteenth
street northwest, TO make clothing
for the refugees and prepare 1t for
shipment. Mrs. Logan has extended
an invitation to all Washingtonians
engaged on Belgian relief work to
cooperate with the committee.
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% 5,000 tons Of dyestuffs importel 1
before embargocs and blockades LAID
their heavy hands ON normal trade.
The prediction, made before the
Ways and Means Committee, that
mems suits would cost from So to 50
more unless something were done to
diminish the dye shortage, was no
wild and reckless talk of an alarm
list, but careful statement of prob
able conditions in the immediate fu-
ture.
All industries concerned should
be awake to the necessity Of freeing
themselves from dependence on a
foreign power for coal tar colors,
which can perfectly we'll be pro
duced in this country. The manu-.
facture of these colors, here can be
made permanent and flourishing
industry, strong enough to hold it's
own even when competing nations
are ready to exert every effort 20
regain their old grip upon us.
A suitable import duty will make
capitalists willing to take risks on
plants large enough to prove profit
able, will secure new opening Tor
American skill and labor ,and will
reduce prices to the consumer.
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PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM

Washington appears to be making
ready to set an example to the coun-
try in preparedness-without wait
ing for Congressional action or the
slow processes of War Department
procedure. The men who are behind
the movement for the formation of
what is practically a reserve for
the National Guard, of men who
have received military training in
the District under the name Of the
Military Service Legion, are to be
congratulated for their practical
patriotism. They propose to gather
into one organization all of the men
in Washington who at one time or
another served in the National
Guard, the volunteer army or any
of the separate military organiza-
tions that antedated the formation
of the National Guard, for the pur-
pose of continuing their military
training and to bring their knowl-
edge of things military up to date
Arrangements have been made for
lectures by army officers, to utilize
existing facilities for rife practice
and to get the men together regu.
larly for an exchange of views or
military subjects.
This is practically what the au'
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Tomorrow,

Ma sonic-Arniniua No. *; Mvron NJ. Parker,
No -. Lafayette. No. 5, Royal Arch Ma
sons. Muhras odge OF Perfection, Robert
dc Bruce Council knights Of ksdosh, Scot
tlsh Rite. Mizpah. No. g. frdelity, No. ~.
Eastern star.
Odi. F-llow s--L;nldeu Rule. No. n Nj. Ileas-
ant SO o. Washington. No. 6, AmitY. 50.
-: Fidelity No = Rebekahs
knights Of Pythias-Captal. No - Webster.
10 :; Excelsior. 40. II. Myrtle. No. 25
Independent order OF Rechabites-Tehu cent.
knights ~ Columhus--CR Carroll Council
uo,d Tent No. :: METROPOLITAN Tent No. Il.
National Inion-Fea d1uarterS open.
Socialist partv--Jcwish branch
Meeting Cathedral Weights CtttzHns' Ass"c'a
lion St Alhan's Parish Hail. p. m.
Musicale for the blind, Library ~ Congress
SIS ". m
N. citing Rational Defense League. Public
Library, q. m.
Meeting. Georgia state Society. Raleigh IIo.
Lecture costumes Historic and Modern. u
Mrs Couverneur Hoes. Woodward & 10th
rop's auditorium. afternoon.
! Address on ''Hswpu" Congressman Miller
of Minnesota. Home cub. n m
Frterts'nrnent NV pioneer group Cf V. w. g
/ A workers headquarters Y. W. 9. A.
ectura "Ritualtstlc Origin Mvths ~ tN'
! Froy Indians" Dr Truman Nicholson. Pub
! Nc Library. D. m.
! Meeting entertainment co"'mitteA N's'-i"
/ Of columbia Asso"Iat'on orNns"t :" Won
an Suffrage I-"I 7 street northwest
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TO-DAY

Meeting. College Women's Club. Raleigh, 4
Smoker knights OF st. Augustine. Catholic
Beneficial Hall D. m.
Gradua ton exercises. Western High School
IL. m
Graduation exercises, twelfth division OF
schools. Armstrong Manual Training School,
Entertainment. Girls Friendly Society of the
Church OF the Epiphany. Parish Hall s
Meeting. Lincoln Park Citizens Association.
Chapel of the Nativity, 7:30 p m.
Newman traVeltalk. Belasco. p. IN.
Retreat. Sodality OF the Blessed Virgin. Ss
cred Heart Church. 80 p. IN.
Mass meeting, TO discuss plans for erecting
monument to Colored soldiers S23 street
northwest, S p. m.
Concert, L. s. Marine Band Orchestra. " a.
rine barracks. $50 p. m.
Masonic Masters Association OF 1876. Mt.
= Vernon. No. ;, Royal Arch Masons.
Odd Frlows-I' 'nion, No. II; Beacon. No. Is:
Iangdon, 30 &c.
Knights OF Pythias -Ascalon Temple. No. 81
knights Of khorassan.
Knights OF Colurn bus--Pot omac Council.
Royal ArCRnum-NRt tionBl Council
MaCCabees-Nationai pent. No. l; Anaco-tia
Tent, No. :.
National Union District Of Columbia Cabi-
Lecture hy Miss Tanet Richards. The
President or Congress: Which VIII Win?
and other vital issues Woo 1warj IL 10th
rop's auditorium. 10 IS a m.
Meeting. Smith College Group. College Wom-
ems Cluh, Raleigh n m
20 colored soldiers. 923 II street northwest,
n
Meeting HOLY Name Society o. Washington.
-. Augustus Parish Hall, sp. m.
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he will continue TO do his regular
stunt for this paper.
Manifestly, a. metropolitan csrtoonist
cannot take the time to answer all
these puzzle queries, and The Times
hesitates to ask such a favor Of Bugs -
Before he left Washington the "16 to
/" puzzle was a sore subject with Mr.
Baer and his solution of the thing more
firmly fastened to him the appellation
of Bugs" Under all the circum-
stances 1t Is not seen how Mr. Baer.
now employed in New York, can ne
made to furnish Washingtonians with
an answer to the puzzle especially
when the mere mention OF the subject
is likely to make the World cartoonist
temporarily distracted and unfit to per-
form his duties.
Start Work Again.
There is but one thing to do. The
Washington puzzle fans simply will
have to start to work again and try to
solve the ''1s to 1" riddle. No one should
really feel annoyed over the situation.
This same puzzle broke UP the ordi-
nary run Of things out West. and was
acclaimed the greatest interferer with
business ever devised. Men and wom-
en- in Omaha. Sioux City. San Fran
cisco and Denver are still at work on
II, and the puzzle was published out
there before the end Of the baseball
season.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
PROTECTION FOR DYESTUFFS

No industry is in more danger
from the jolts and jars that are
bound to shake up trade when peace
comes than the manufacture of ami
line dyes. 1t has good shedding now
but cheap labor in Europe and
shrewd manipulation Of experienced
agents will push it from the track
if Congress does not recognize its
urgent need of protection.
The seventeen firms which accord,
ing to the Government bulletin en-,
titled "Dyestuff Situation in the
United States" are manufacturing
intermediates from coal tar, and the
twelve firms supplying finished
dyes, are able to provide the market
with coloring material at the rate
of $4,000 tons annually, while be
fore the beginning of the war onl!
$500 tons We're turned out, anC
hose in large part from imporret
intermediates. These figures speal
tIoouently of what the American
production may rapidly become
under fostering conditions.
Che supply is still iar below IN,
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
ROOSEVELT FLAYS
ADMINISTRATION

NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.-Former Presi
dent Roosevelt took another fling last
n'aht at President Wilson in the course
OF an address before the Brooklyn In
stitute OF Arts and Sciences on Prom
lse and Performance in International
Relations" Without mentioning Mr..
Wilson's name. Colonel Roosevelt re-
peatedlY in the course OF his address
denounced the Administrations conduct
in relation to developments during the
war. and practically accused it of cow
ardice.
The colonel mentioned The Hague
conventions in their relation TO the vIo-
lation Of the neutrality Of Belgium. de-
ctarinG it was "dishonorable conduct on
tho part Of the United States to take
no action in the matter"
"A year ago this Government notified
Germany that it would hold her to a
strict accountability il she sunk passen-
ger ships and murdered women ana
Children, he said. Again and again
in contemptuous defiance of this warn
ing Germany has sunk these ships and
killed noncombatants. until the num-
bcr mounts up into -. ~ v'sands.
I'VE took no effective action whatever
| to stop these repeated murders. They
| We're finally stopped simply because the
| British feet destroyed so manv s:bma-
! rncs that the warfare ceased being
! profitable TO Germany. Now. il is an
1 nounCcd in the press that the German
! government and our Government are
I actually haGglins over the number Of
| dollars which they think the American
people will pocket as a payment for
| their murdered women and children
! 1T is a proposition of sordid huEeness
! II asks us to put dollars above lives
and to consult our own CowardiCe and
! eakn"ss instead of adhernC to he
! eternal principlcs Of Justice. II we fol-
f, low such n course. we will cover our
selves with eNerla stin" infamy.
| 'Unf0rtunatelV ii Is evident that MANY
| OF our pubic men are afraid Of Ger
| many. afraid OF the professional Ger
man-AmeriCan vote. and are willing to
sacrifice the honor Of this country for
| their fears. There is practically no
| French-American or English American
vote. and these politicians therefore fee
that they can act against England and
France with safety. and their motto is
| Safety First
Il believe that the great mass OF
| Americans of German desCert arc
| straiGht-omt Americans and nothine
else. just as good Americans as citi.
zens of anv other descent in this coun.
try. In the great crisis of the civil wal
a larger proportion of the men of recent
German origin than of the men OF ole
native American stock stood for the
Union and FOR freedom. | ask AmCrt'
cans of German descent to stanC
| against England when il is wrong.
ask that al alike stand as American!
and nothing else These Americans o
German descent | believe will disap'
prove with all their hearts any pro
| posal to use the embargo as weapor
in aid OF the ruthless and brutal Ger
man miltarism which has crushed Bel
Gium to the ground
Colonel Roosevelt considered nrcDar
| ednesS. declaring we should have mo-
, bile army of liO,V" and n total regular
army of about a quarter of a million,
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j. s. GETTING BRITAIN
COMMERCE IN SOUTH

NEW YORK. Jan. S1.-The United
States is gradually absorbing Great
Britain's coal market in South America.
according TO a statement issued by the
foreign depa rtment of the National city
Bank The statement shows msrkee
decline in British exports of coal p
South America and a corresponding NJ
clease of coal exports from the United
States.
The total exports Of coal from Great
Britain to Argentina in 1915 Were ,6o9
Ol0 tons. against 2.sSS.00n In 1914 and 1884,
900 in 1918 To Brazil her exports were
in 1s1J 4Ss 900 tons: in 1914. 1.IT.Wn. and
in 1873 l.ss7,Ooo
To Chile in 1915 her exports were Gts
on tons: in 1914. 81 800. and in 1918. 5T.-
800 To Uruguay the British exports In
1915 were 332. 800 tons. against $4,000 in
1914 and 724 900 In 1918
From the United States the exports Of
coal to Argentina in the ten months OF
1915 for which statistics are now avail
able were 73l .S2l tons. against 207.904 i'll
the same months of 1914 and 6l,SI7 in the
corresponding months OF 1913.
To Brazil the United States exports in
the ten months of 1915 were 553,3l4 tons,
against 235. .453 tons in the same months
of 1914 and 24l .499 in the corresponding
months of 1913. To Uruguay the eN-
ports for the ten months Of 1915 were
| 152. .034 tons. against 7l.Sl9 in the same
| months OF 1914 and 5.l63 in the CORE
spending months of 1918.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31

thorities propose in continental
army. The men who propose it have
acted on their own initiative. They
say there are some 10000 men in
the District who have received the
training that makes them eligible to
membership in the legion. They also
say that on the two occasions when
the citizens of the District have
been called upon to defend their
homes, they have been found GRIM
inally unprepared for the purpose.
On the first occasion, at the time of
the battle of Bladensburg, they
were ANONYMOUSLY defeated; and on
the second they would have been de-
feated had not a large body Of
trained troops come to their rescue.
To prevent anything like this in the
future the men who have already
given much of their time and money
and single-hearted service to their
country, propose to keep themselves
in condition to give the country the
benefit of their training.
This is the first Organization Of
the kind formed in this country, so
far as we know. 1t is highly
patriotic and an extremely practical
project. If other States and cities
would follow the example of the
Capitals patriotic citizens there
would be considerably less of prob
lem in the matter of raising an
army than now exists.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
This Weeks S
Photoplays
CRANDALL'S.

An old theme given new treatment is
Thou Art the Man" the Nitagraph
feature which is shown at Crandalrs
today. The play is by George
Cameron. author OF "A Million Bid. -
and vas the last work of the author
being written while she lay on what
later proved to be her deathbed. All
of the action trsnspIes in India and
deals with English army life there
Joseph Kigour and Virginia Pearson
have the principal roles.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Molly Nc
Intyre, late star OF "Bunty Pulls the
Strings" Is to he seen in Her Great
Hour" The attraction for Thursday
and Friday is THE Ballet Girl." found
cd on the Grace George success,
Carnival" IN which Alice Brady and
Holbrook Blinn are the featured play
ers Miss Brady enaoting a dual role
OF mother and daughter.
The entire ballet OF the Metropolitan
Onere House participates in this pro-
duction. The weeks bill will be CON
| cluded Saturday with return en-.
gagement Of Clyde Fitch's The CITY
with Thurlow Bergen featured.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
JUDGE A. B. WELLS
FUNERAL TODAY
Law Examiner in Government
Land Office to Be Buried in
West Virginia.

Funeral services for Judge Absalcm
B. Wells, 24c2 Thirteenth street. for
twenty years law examiner in the Iov-
ernrlent Land office. who died at his
home saturday. will be held at & o'clock
Born IN Ravensw ". Va. Judge
Wells received his education in the
State schools, taking law degree at
Bethany College. He was charter
member OF Delta Tau Delta Frster-
nifty.
He practiccd law In Spencer ". Va,
and was later elected To the LeSisls-
ture.
In 1896 he was appointed to the Land
Office.
Judge Wells was seventy years old.
He Is survived by his wife. daughter.
Mrs. Paul II. Keller. Of New York. and
a son. Charles Wells. Of Wellsourg. W.
Va.
The body will be taken to Ravens
wood Tor 'nterment.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
St. Patrick's to Give Play
To Buy Statue of Saint

A three-act comedy entitled "A Good
Fellow will be presented by the "a.
Patrick's Dramatic Association tom"r-
row evening in Carroll Hall. The p"l .
foTmanCe is for the benefit Of a furd
to furnish st. patTiCk'S Church with
new statue Of Irelands patron saint
Rehcarsals have been H. progress FOR
several weeks under direction Of tie
Rev. John Mcnamara. spiritual iher
tor of St Patrick's Sund"N School ".
and Mrs. William Bagnam are assist
ing.
The cast includes The Misses I[ath-
crime OCOpnor. Mary Dalton: Maze
Lyons, KathleeH Lyons, md Katherine
Sullivan, Frederick Thuee. Joseph Nj =
Donald, James Fegan, Hush Fegan and
George Degnan.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
NEWMAN TO REPEAT
LECTURE ON CHILE
Third of Series Of Five Travel
talks to Be Heard Again at
Belasco Today.

r. NJ. Newman will repeat the LECTURE
on chile which he delivered last 'eve-
ming. as the third of his series OF five
travel-talks on the countries of South
America, at the Belasco this afternoon.
Starting at Montevideo. MIR. Newman
conveys hts audience down the coast OF
the southern continent, through the
Straits of Magellan. and then through
Chile.
In his former lectures, Mr.. Newman
has attempted to point out the wonder
lui opportunities for American capital
IN the south. and last night he pic
tured ChIie as veritaie storehouse OF
minerals. rivaling Brazil and Argentina
for richness of natural resources
AS usual. the ColOred and motion pic
lures are a feature. Next week, Mr..
New man Will have as his subject,
peru. the American Switzerland
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
Calvary Methodist Will
Have New Gymnasium

The basement of Calvary Methodist
EpiscopaI Church was the scene Of
much activity last week when members
Of the Mems Bible class busily engaged
doing the work in Transforming that
section of the church into suitable quar-
ters for the new gymnasium.
With coats discarded and sleeves roll
ed up the pastor, the Rev. John r. En-
sor. the class organizer, Jesse l.. Lever
ton and a score of members We're busily
engaged In placing maple floor. Bowl
ing alleys, basketball. and handball
courts will he installed. Officers Of the
club are: President, y. l.. SansburY;
vice president, j. j.. Nuher. secretary,
Howard Flcmming, treasurer, J. II.
Mackey.
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To Hold Meetings With
Public School Teachers

\ .crlcs of meetings with trours Of
ruhlic school teachers is planned by
Ernest L. Thurston, Superintendent or
Schools. with a view of disseminating
first-hand his policies regarding certain
nhases Of education in the District
schools. This action has been decided
on Mr. Thurston explained. with
view of extending the policy OF hold
ing conferences with his co-workers in
the schools, which he adopted when ne
FIRST assumed the supefntendency.
w to this time these conferences have
heen held between the Superintendent
aud the supervising principals Of the
several school divisions alone. the teach
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
.SAENGERBUND'
AT BALTIMORE
FIGHTS WILSON
Resolution Calls on German
American Citizens to Oppose
His denomination.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 31.-German-born
citizens OF the United States and ciu-
zens of German parentage are urged to
do their utmost to defeat the renom ma
ton and reelection of President Wilson
by the Northeastern Saengerbund. rcr-
rcsenting the German singing societies
Of Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania,
Delaware. New Jersey, and the District
of Columbia, meeting here in annual
convention.
A resolution condemnihg the Pres
dents policy and calling on all active
and passive members of the Saenger-
bund to fight his reelection was unani-
mously adopted.
Capital Represented.
The principal meeting of the Saenger-
bund took place yesterday in Germania
hall. John Waldeman was the only
representative of the Washington Saen-
gerbund present
Maj. Carl Lentz, of Newark. y. N,
president of the organization. intro
duced the resolution. He said he WAS
veteran of the United States army.
and had been wounded in its service.
Henry Thomas, head OF the Bslu-
more United Singers. spoke strongly
in behalf Of the resolution, and de-
clared that the Government was too
prone to overlook German Americans.
except when they need us
The resolution which will be made
known to the membership of the
United Singing Societies throughout
the five states and the District of CO.
| lumbia, represented by the directors.
was as follows:
Whereas the Honorable Woodrow
Wilson President oc the United States
| America, in his message delivered
| before the Congress of the United
States in December. 1915. by innuendo
| accused the American citizens of Ger
| man birth Cf being traitors to their
| adopted country: and
List of Accused.
Whereas. upon a call by the Con-
gress for the proof OF these allegations
! the Attorney General Of the United
States submitted a list of the persons
arrested or charged with ofense
against the laws of the United States
| referred to by the President of the
United States in his said message; and
Whereas said list bears the names
| Of only three or four American citizens
OF German origin. Now. therefore, be
it
Resolved. by the directors OF the
Northeastern Saengerbund. In conven-
ton assembled in Baltimore, Maryland
| "First-That we as American citizens
protest against the act Of the President
of the United States in a message to
lCongress to attack and insult a large and
loyal part Of the citizenship OF the
( United States.
| 'Second-That such attack and
| c1arges made in the solemn manner
OF a message TO Congress were made
upon insufficient information witi'o Il
cause and, as shown by the Attorney
Generals report. had no foundation
! IN fact.
"rhird-Tte directors of the North.
eastern Saengerbuni recommend u
their activ" and passive nemoe"S I,
oppose the renomina ton and re-elect ,or
of the Hon. Woodrow Wilson as tresI,
| dent OF the United States"
| Major Lentz vas re-elected persistent
) OF the Saengcrbund and entered up"r
| his tWenty y-siNth year n that oCIca. |
" Haussmann was reelected ser'e-
! tarN-trea Surer.
The Washington times., 1916-01-31
Federal Report Made
On Child Labor Laws

Under the title Of Child Labor Legs
t,on in the United States, the Depart
ment Of Labor has just made public
a computation Of the exact terms Of all
laws enacted UP TO January !. 1916 re-
lating to any form Of child labor IN me
United states Alaska, HAWAII 'he
Phnippines, and Porto Rico.
decisions Of Federal courts and higher
state courts are included in connection
with the laws to which they refer.
II states: THE constitutonahty OF
child labor laws appears to have been
finally and definitely estabhshed pN 6he
recent decision of the United States Su-
preme Court upholding the Illinois law
prohihIting employment under sixteen
voars of age in trades and occupations
classified by the leg stature as dangerous
and injurious"