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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02

Translated from The German. The
John G Winston Co.
This book is announced. with Grca;
claInor as having enjoyed sale of
10000 900 copies in Germany. and as
having excited En"lrnd To renewed dc
termination. II is easy TO sec how
millions Of copies of tn" book have
been sold in Germany IL is not 80 easy
10 understand why I've English poo
pie are cNCIied about H. The sale In
Germany - du. I" the fact. and sim -
ply 10 the fact that the hook j. :,
dream of German victory. As German
hopes steadily fail. as the hopclcssncss
OF victory becomes more evident 20
the German people. wild dreams OF
triumph az. likely 10 attract nstcr"st;
Such - human nature Tlc book re-
counts III" successful effort az th. Ger
inan arms To reach Calais the dcS,r!c-
ton of the british nav ~ giant Xcp-
pcllms AMI submarines. III" crossing o.!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
h"ries Francis Adams" an

Francis Adams" An Auto
-, moErap Houghton Min,in co
ms is the most important biorr,nhy
published so far this 49,, ,,,,.
rrahcis Adams admits tina, his chier
'p'''ud" was for writing and he b,.
pio'r" IL III THIS wonderfuliv intimate
,rn interesting revelation OF himself
, "' h"."hioSraphical habit is hcredi-
'aiF III the Adams family: Jobn o,,i,,,,
Adams, grandfather of C'barlcs Era,i
was the author OF diary which 49,.
necom" FAMOUS. As piece or I;,e,,
au.'' however. 1t cannot lac classrd
win me present work. To the outside
Morl" 'hari"s Francis Adams appeared
commanding. successful rcsnac,,
one az the foremost cen,Ie,nnn ~
country by reason OF illustriou. descen,
!oh"rabie career and great cul,,,ro
hut MS autobiography reveals tho 20,
'ha' ne was sad hearted man III.
appointed with hmsrlf-not win III.
m"asur" Of success. but win his nnr
formance. y somewhat isoI.ten "a,
ehtcd boy. he went through U,rrar,
ana studied law. He frankly .drnI,.
however That ne was not cut ont rnr
n lawyer and that nc never had 49,
chehtS. In 1889 he moved TO Washing
ton and enjoyed II uuiuuc onnor,,n;,,
:" witness me prcliminarics OF the War
between the states lie gives vivid
Sketches or sumner Seward I.ro,,o,
DAVIS and other nlmortals He nj, ci
p"NlS especially and speaks Of him in
.erfhs or appreciation. Adams entered
,ne army after the nrst battle or
"r,"ssas ana served for two years in
MhSSa chusetts cavalry regiment. ris
ing 10 the rank OF captain Ills rcyol,
u"hS OF his military career arc rant
III lhe extreme. According to hts ,c
count. the regiment. for one reaso, or
ahothcr' was never OF much account 10
ln N
huth 10 pieces. Adams was invited -
TAKE place on Humphreys stan hut
declined. to his lifelong rerre, or
an the regrets with which Mr.. Adams
hIied his pages. this was rerhaps m.
most poignant. ~ the close Of tho war
ne married. and then faced the problem
OF beginning life anew Law was Il
failure and hc abandoned il for tho
study OF railroads. He soon became a
massachusetts railroad commissioner
ana later on president OF the Union Pa
enc. After a prosperous career Of i've
%earS in this position, Union Pacific IA
on the rocks OF financial disaster and
Jay Gould kindly relieved the author
OF his presidency. Then Mr.. Adams dc =
voted himself 10 literature with such
success as To leave n name thought
'ui and charming historian. In 1907 at
an address al Washington and Lee Uni
N-rsitv. hc endcarcd himself to tho
probation OF Lee. II IL perhaps the fin
est tribute the great captain has re-
ce'ved. and since that time Charles
Francis Adams has been very popular
below Mason and Dixon's line The
story is so interesting. so intimate, so
una cctcd that II is difficult TO put IL
Gown before the last page is reached.
There arc few better autobiographics.
Whatever Charles Francis Adams may
have been as lawyer soldier and rail-
road president. as "a literary man he WAS
'of the best. Ills life story is likely TO
become something Of classic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
REVIEWS WELFARE WORK
OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
League What Legislators
81, Did.
ACTS OF INTEREST ro WOMEN
Increase in Public School Funds.
Compulsory Education. PoiiccwO-
men in Cities AMI Facilities for
Fighting tuberculosis Chief Items.


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sirned 10 civ, tho ,,,otb,r canal ward
ianship. does not do so. and under IL
q man may s,ill will away the guard
ianship of his vhil6reu after his death
TO some person other than the mother.
The fact that = more stringent com
rulsory education bill was passed ana
the appropriation for education raised
from $500 o1n in 1914 10 $500 600 in
1915 has greatly pleased the mothers
The women arc also glad tina, gam
bling has been mt under tho ban.
although they realize that strict on
forcement of this law would mn, :.
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SUBSTANTIAL STEPS TAKEN
TO ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH
The women arc very much rratifed
at the advance made in public health.
Not of1y were the state health officers
given jurisdiction over tho water sun
ply Of the entire State--to Interfere
and demand changes from the towns
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02

the channel by Uindcnburg and hi,'
victorious invasion or England. termt-
mating with his entry Into London and
the end OF the war. Tho story, AZ :,
story, is fccbly and inartistically tcld.
as military forecast il cannot hc
taken seriously. 1t is simply a sedativa
FOR the dismal realities or the pres
ent time. and as such has, no doubt,
found acceptance with thousands OF
German readers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
"rhe Way of the Cross" By porosb.

"Fhc Way of the Cross" Bv rorosh.
Witch Putnams.
me author OF this little sketch 10 T.,
note" russian journalist The subiect
Is me German invasion or Russia last
ox ,.,, ne writer describes his own
eApetlehccs IN very vivid terms In
iact ms writing is too vivid. too I'm.
.,eSs'ohfS'ic. In order to heighten
'he effect, nearly every sentence is -
paragraph. The result is that the stvIa
- cNcce"ihgiy lerky in places and the
a 1" nee Is sometimes nearly lost.
~ the same time IL must be admir- oil
lhat the horrors of war and tho suf-
lcl'hGs OF the participants and victims
are powerfully described in spots
Every now and then one Of the detached
Hc"''hceS gives wonderful picture
~. Hph'' seem" As specimen OF Jour
nalism. however i, is b,rdI,. on , A..
with good American newspaper writ.
ing. VIII
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02

; inventions have come about for tho
same reason. The book is a most read
abie ana wholesome contribution to
present-day essay literature.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Why "Start Something"
Unnecessary? He Asks

The following opinion In regard to
the merits of the Borland amendment
was expressed by Fred G. Berger. man
ager OF Polls Theater:
IT don't believe I am versed enough
in the workings Of the Government de-
partments to answer your question rs
to the plan of increasing the working
hours OF employees. But il seems this
way to me: Why start something if It
Is not an absolute necessity? From
what l hear from some of my friends in
the departments, ! judge there Is al
ready too much doubling up and of
showing work to the other fellow.
hone the additional hour will not be
added"
r. s. Robbins, manager of Keith's
Theater. said:
II am opposed to adding an hour to
the working daY of the Government
clerks here III Washington have not
given the matter much thought vet, but
1t seems to me now that It would be a
serious mistake"
Manager Beatti. OF Loew's Columbia
Theater. said. when asked what he
thought OF the merits OF the Borland
amendment:
II think the present hours for the
Government clerks are long enough, II
seems TO me II would be a special hard
ship upon the womtn n clerks to deCca Sc
the time they have to spend In their
h0mes."
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
District Officials Want
Time to Consider Move

commissioner Oliver z. Newman.
PRESIDENT OF the Board OF District Com
fhissioners-"Until I have had time to
lconsider the effects OF the proposed
change, do not care to make any
statement concerning It,"
Engineer Commissioner Charles W.
Kutz-"It is likely the bill will be re-
ferred to the Commissioners for report.
Until then shall reserve my statement
concerning my opinion of it."
"lf, however the bill is not referred
TO the Commissioners for a report, 1t Is
probable steps will be taken at the next
meeting OF the Board OF Commissioners
To devise means whereby they can ex-
press an opinion upon the proposition"
proposal to increase the hours of
labor OF employees OF the Health De-
partment from seven to eight hours a
day be accompanied by a provision for
q corresponding increase in salaries, /
have no doubt that most of the en-
ployes In the service of the department
would welcome the change"
w. T. Richards. Assessor OF the Dis
trict-"While eight hours makes n
lengthy day for office work, the posi-
tion OF this office is to do anything the
legislators direct
Alonzo Tweedale, Auditor OF the Dis
trict-"l would be in favor OF the change
II 1t carried with II provision to close
the department at noon Saturdays"
Daniel j. Donovan, secretary to the
Board OF Commissioners-'I have noth-
ing to say on the subject"
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Change in Hours Would
Seriously Affect q. w. u.

George Washington University would
be compelled to eS.range its entire
courses and duplicate its instructing
force IL the eight-hour law for Gov
ernment clerks In Washington should
be enforced. declared Admiral Stockton,
president of the institution.
About 20 per cent OF our students
are In Government or private employ
and are attending classes from 5 till Z
in the evening"" said Admiral Stock
ton.
1T Is easy TO understand. therefore.
that II the Government hours are proA
longed II would mean the changing OF
these classes to night classes, and, OF
course, the hiring OF an additional
corps of instructors.
AT present, some OF the day classes
and some OF these students who study
In the evening take joint lessons be-
tween the hours OF and o'clock. ft
would be necessary to separate these
classes.
'FOf course, It would also be necessary
to increase the tuition. and Il would
he great hardship. The blow would
fall heaviest on the classes OF the law
school and the school of arts ana
sciences. There are very FEW evening
students In the medical department"
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
MRS. WHITE AGAINST
8-HOUR AMENDMENT
Suffrage Leader Says Clerks
Salaries Should Be Raised.

Mrs. John J. White, member OF the
advisory counsel OF the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. expressed
herself as opposed TO the proposal to
lengthen the hours OF Government clerks
here unless they receive additional COM
pcnsation.
II think the Government employees here
and elsewhere are underpaid at pres
ent," said Mrs. White, "and II would
be great injustice TO impose longer
hours on them without additional COM
pensation. ! should like to see the whole
civil service put on sound business
basis with adequate and equitable sal
aries for both men and women, and with
good pension system for retiring old
employees"
Mrs. Frank NJ. Roessing. chairman OF
of the National American Woman Suf-
fTage Association. said:
II certainly am not in favor OF length
ening the hours of work Of Government
employees. OF course, IL would be nice
TO save several million dollars for the
Government each year. but l very much
doubt II lengthening the hours of work
would effect this. All OF us require a
certain amount OF time for recreation
and outdoor exercise in order to keep
up the mark of efficiency. and ! believe
the Government really viii get more out
of its employees by working them seven
hours day than II they work them
eight hours.
II think 1t would be n much better
plan to reduce the hours of those an
ployes now working eight hours to
seven, than to increase the seven-nour
employees to eight"
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Clerks Organizations
Will Fight 8-Hour Bill
Planning Vigorous Opposition to Borand Amend
ment, Declaring 1t unjust Unreasonable, Un-
necessary and Unwise."

Government clerks in Washington are
to use the weight of every one of their
organizations in opposition to the Bor-
land amendment, which would require
a daily minimum of eight hours of labor
from all clerks and employees.
Practically without exception, the
Government employees here are prepared
to stand in opposition to the measure.
Declaring the Borland amendment to
be unjust. unnecessary. unwise. and
unreasonable" John J. Dcviny. secre-
tary of the National Association OF Civil
Service Employees. said his organization
was prepared TO fight Il vigorously.
Our organization" said Mr.. Deviny,
with several thousand members in the
Government departments in Washington
and with branches In 27B cities, will
vigorously oppose any such legislation.
/ am sure that II the matter Is carefully
considered by Congress It will not pass.
No Economic Value.
1T has no economic value to the Gov
ernment. as every one who is familiar
with the work OF the departments and
bureaus in Washington must know. II
could only work to the disadvantage OF
the entire community.
'ln all of tho departments and bu-
reaus there is n certain volume of work
to do, and just so many employees 10
do II. This work must be done, IL II
takes seven hours or ten.
1t Is notorious fact that In several
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Sees Traffic Congestion
Relief by Added Hour

William +. Ham, vice president ana
general manager of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company-"l
could not say just now whether the ad-
dition of an hour to the working day
of the Government employees in Wash
inRton would materially effect the street
railway business of the city. 1t might
relieve, in measure, the congestion In
the early morning. since 1t would prob
ably cause the Government employees to
report for duty before other residents
of the city start for their places of
business.
"The fact that employees in the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing report
at o'clock has made II possible for US
to handle the traffic to that branch OF
the Government service much more ex-
peditiouslv than would be the case
were those employees reporting at 8
o'clock.
1--WE are not advocating longer hours
for Government clerks, but my COM
pany has urged that the employees in
the several departments be permitted to
report at different hours. At present the
railway companies are running prac-
tically as many cars during the hours
of congestion in the morning, and af-
ternoon as 1t is possible to run over
their tracks.
'If all OF the employees in all of the
departments are required to report at
the same hour and dismissed at the
same hour the fact that the hour for
or later will not make much of a
change In the condition OF congestion,
other than to shift the hours at which
congestion occurs.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
CLERK DECLARES ACT
WOULD Be HARDSHIP
II Takes Many Half an Hour
to Reach Departments, He
Says.
OF THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES;
Sir: The proposition contained In the
legislative and executive appropriation
bill. as reported to the House. to in
crease the working time of Government
clerks and other employees one hour a
day, Is haracteristic of MIR. Borland.
VINO fathers II.
All clerks now work seven hours. II
takes a great many OF them. as It does
me, \ half-hour to reach the depart
ment. This Is necessary because OF
high rents and the cost of board In the
center OF the city. To get anything like
reasonable accommodations one has TO
seek them at a distance II he depends
on his clerical salary.
There are nearly 1900 Government
employees in this city who receive less
than $500 each. Several thousand re-
ceive salaries ranging from $500 TO $500.
Good board with two In a room cannot
be obtained for less than s. week. In
clude the cost OF laundry work. street
car fares. etc. II may well be asked
how a married man can live on 81 900, to
say nothing OF the thousands who get
less
The cost OF living is high In this city.
and Increase considerably. The pay OF
these clerks has not been advanced for
half century.
Coneresmen have doubled their saIa-
ries. In addition to the s.. 500 each one
gets t125 Cor stationery. But every
member OF a committee. and they are
all members. ~ allowed to use committee
stationery free. That is the practice.
Then they get 20 cents mileage, whereas
the cost Is more nearly cents a mile
than 20 cents. Each member has a
furnished room and one or more clerks
at Government expense. They pay these
clerks from 1890 to 5000 or more a
year. But they make the department
clerks work at such salaries as 500 and
up TO 81. 200 in so many thousand cases.
When the clerks ask for living sala-
ries. they are answered by such men as
Representative Borland, by an increase
In working hours. Government clerks
are docked fifteen minutes IL they are a
few minutes late. Each one has to make
out and sign a slip each day telling of
his working time and what he has done.
Discipline Is strict. The seven hours
work at a desk is hard work and amply
sufficient. To increase IL would be an
unjustlblfable hardship for which there
IL no possible excuse. II is work that re-
Guires application OF the brain. and very
little of II Is of a mechanical nature.
II is hard to believe that any number
OF Congressmen will vote for the amend
ment which Mr.. Borland has offered
for self-adSertising purposes.
Respectfully.
A CLERK.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
COMMUTERS HIT BY
PROPOSED CHANGE
Railroad Schedules Would Have
To Be Shifted to Meet Conditions.

Commuters who work in Government
departments would be special sufferers
from the proposal to add an hour to
the Governmental working day.
Alterations would have to be made
in the schedules of all local" trains
running In and out of Washington on
the Pennsylvania, Southern, and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads. Officials Of
these roads are watching with keencst
interest the action OF Congress In this
matter.
II the Governments workers would
have to go TO. work an hour earlier
the Pennsylvania local and sHmi-local.
arriving. respectively. at S:22 and At
$50; the Baltimore and Ohio local from
Baltimore arriving at S;yS %o,2nno,,tae an% the e
branch OF that road at s:l5, at S:25 ard
at $50 would he too late for the Gov
ernment employees. The $40 train brings
passengers from the Southern road also
would be too late for Uncle Sans
workers.
II the day were extended to $50 the
5:02 on the Pennsylvania; the 500 and
the b:l5 on the main line of the Baltt-
more and Ohio; the 500. the sos and
the 5:43 on the Metropolitan branch. and
the sos on the Southern would be use
less.
Another feature which Is worrying the
suburbanites, hundreds of whom come
here to work daily, Is the Inconvenience
to school children should the schedules
be altered to 1T the proposed Soverh-
ment hours. This would mean that the
children would have to come here ana
wait an hour for the opening of school.
or they would have to walt an hour
later to get train home.
Many school children now use hno
railroads because the trip by trolley
10 the more distant suburbs of WASH
incton Is too long and tiresome.
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
Editor Weston Convinced They
Have Enough Friends in
Congress to Defeat Act.
CONTRARY TO TIMES TREND
Says Measure Moves in Direc-
ton Opposite to That Taken
by Private Business. -.

Congressman Borland is, taking a
step backward. 1 seriously doubt his
sincerity in this amendment. In my
Judgment. he wanted a little publicity
and has chosen an excellent means TO
get II, particularly in Washington"
This was the statement today OF g. X.
Weston, editor of the Government Clerk,
and champion of the Government work.
ers here in legislative and executive
matters.
Mr.. Weston, with representatives OF
the clerks organizations, went to the
Capitol today to bring to bear their
influence against the amendment.
II am already convinced" he said,
"that We have sufficient friends to de-
feat II. Mr.. Borland will probably gain
considerable notoriety, but 1t does not
seem that Congress will seriously con-
slider his proposal.
Says Capital Lags Behind.
.Private corporations. in business
and industry" he continued. ARE NOV
ing steadfastly in the other direction.
They are looking to the welfare of their
employees to obtain higher efficiency.
and they are getting 1t through shorten
iIS HOURS of labor and other benefits.
contrary course Is beyond comprehen-
sion, and there is little likelihood that
1t will.
Private corporations are giving Sat-
urday half holidays in ever-iucreasinE
nuSbers. This has been denied the
Government workers here, except in
three summer months. l have inter-
viewed many department Store man-
be wiling and glad 10 close for half a
day Saturday IL the Government set
AS it is. they do not wish to deny
brief. shopping hours. The Saturday
this country, except in Washington.
should the Rorland amendment
rSn Ssr "ned the TSTkfr5 Ia Ma1R rr
ileRe. would have more hours OF labor
a week than the men engaged i'm trade
ard industry who have Saturday half
holidays.
Average ABOVE Seven Hours.
Washington should he the model
city, and the Government, passing well
fare laws for wage earners. should set
an example to the private concerns
which 1t Is compelling by law to short
en- hours of labor. Instead. Mr.. Bor-
land would have TIE Government force
shorter workoay on industry and in
crease its own, and that. too, without
the benefit of the half-holiday.
"A minimum workday OF eight hours
for the Government workers here and
Mr.. Borland is only fixing a minimum
the maximum may be ten hours or
even more-would certainly not result
In increased efficiency. You may he
complished in any increased time
that was put uIon the workers here.
THE fact seems In he overlooked,
that the average hours Of work for
hours by any means, but is much
higher"
The Washington times., 1916-02-25
co NO FARTHER
The Evidence Is At
Your Door.

Washington proof is what you
want, and the statement of this
highly respected resident will Danish
all doubt:
George G. Warren. 1912 Grant road,
n. W., Washington. says: Kidney
trouble in my case was caused by a
strain received while lifting. was
never sure of my back. and never
knew when 1t was going to give away
on me. When one Of those cricks or
stitches did catch me, my back panied
me terribly. For five or six years. my
back was out of gear, and was never
strong as It should have been. / used
Doan's Kidney Pills and five or six
boxes removed the trouble. My back
was strengthened and l felt like a
different man." Statement given Mo-
Vember Z. 19OS.)
DOAN'S NEVER FAIL.
On December 1, 1915, Mr.. Warren said:
"I gladly confirm my former indorse-
ment OF Doan's Kidney Pills. / always
keep them on hand. They never fail
to give me prompt relief"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney. Pills-the same that
Mr.. Warren has twice publicly rec
ommended. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
--AdVt.