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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
PLOW NEW SYMBOL
OF INDIAN CITIZENS
Lane to Confer Rights on 1856
Sioux at Yankton.

To confer citizenship on 1856 Sioux In
dams. Secretary of the Interior Lane
and a party are on their way to Yank-
ton. 8. D.. A brand new ceremonial, In
which the Indian applicant shoots his
last arrow and takes up the handle of
the pillow will be used.
Secretary Lane will tell the Indians
that the Great White Father has sent
him to speak a serious and solemn
word. Each chosen Indian is to be
called from the crowd by his white"
name. handed a bow and arrow, and di-
rected to shoot.
"You have shot your last arrow. That
means that you are no longer to live
the life of an Indian. You are from
this day forward to live the life of a
white man. But you may keep that
arrow, II will be to you n symbol of
your noble race. and of the pride you
feel that you come from. the first of all
Americans"
The Secretary will have MIN take his
rtand by a pillow, and will declare the
necessity of labor. A purse. In order
that the "wise man can save his money
SO that wheL the sun does not smile
and the grass does not grow ne will not
stervc;" a badge of American citizen
ship, and flag also are given. To
women are given a work-oaE and a
parse.
Indians chosen for citizenship are
given clear ownership to their share OF
The tribes allotted land-a step ip the
Sec retaIy's policy of giving all com
petent Indians full control OF their in
dividual affairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
DERL|N'S TERMSON
SUSSEXACCEPTADLE
Punishment Of Commander and
Indemnity for Injuries Salts
factory to u. S.

State Department officials were noe
ready 10 announce today whether re-
ply will be made 10 the Sussex note.
received from Berlin last night II .
reply II made the United States prob
ably will announce Its acceptance Of
the terms offered by Berlin, which in
clude punishment Of the submarine COM
mander and indemnity for injured
American citizens.
II reply IL not made the STATE De-
pertment viii place the Sussex in the
same category with the Lusitania and
Arabic cases, and will treat later. prob
ably through Count Won Bernstorff, for
payment OF indemnity.
reports OF submarine attacks on three
more vessels have been reported to the
State Department by Consul General
Skinner. at London. The vessels at
tackled were the British bark Galgate.
torpedoed May g.: the Greek steamer
Taxiarhis. damaged by shell fire May
4. and the Norwegian steamer Mod.
sunk By submarine, April 30.
II was not shown whether any Amer
leans were aboard these vessels. The
State Department is seeking further
information on these cases. and that
OF the Cymric before taking diplomatic
action
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
$4,000 SUBSCRIBED
FOR HOME MISSIONS
Diocese Of Washington Church
Raises Sum.

The Diocese of Washington OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church has sub
scribed $1,000 for home mission work.
Announcement OF the need of the
fund was made by the Rev. DIR. q. +.
Bratenahl, dean of the Cathedral of
Sts. Peter and Paul in an address to
the laymen of the diocese at st. Johns
Church last night, and tho subscription
formed a part OF the work of the meet
ing OF lsymen of the diocese which Is
now I'm progress
The meeting was opened yesterday
morning at Emmanuel Church by
Bishop Harding. The budget plan OF
expenses for each parish In the diocese
was adopted. Today delegates are to
be elected to the general convention in
st. Louis, and the standing committees
managers of missions. Will be chosen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
A SCHOOL FORUM FAILURE

The school forum movement is
new and its progress in various
cities affords the only sure test OF
its efficacy and usefulness.
In New York it has been found
wanting. BY a vote of "a to z the
board Of education has decided to
close the schools to it. It has been
much in the limelight in New York,
where fights have occurred and, on
one occasion, it is charged that an
insult was offered to the American
flag.
This information is most interest
ing in view Of the effort to get the
forums into the schools here. The
significant part about the New York
situation is the fact that the board
of education wisely admitted the
forums, and let them show what
might be expected Of them. If they
failed to make good the board can
not be blamed.
Unfortunately the Board of Edu-
cation here did not show that much
foresight. A peremptory refusal to
let the forum meet at Grover Cleve-
land School made a mountain out OF
mole hill, and even carried to Con-
gress a dispute which was mostly
the result Of Misunderstanding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
SENSE IN MOTOR RULES

The House District Committee has
reported q bill TO place in the Dis
trict Commissioners the entire au-
thcrity and responsibility for fixing
the vehicle speed limit, making traf-
fic rules, delimiting zones, and the
like. This is brought out as SUBJ
stitute for measure that proposed
10 increase the speed limit to
eighteen miles an hour. 4
lust year. or two ago there were
narrow-minded folk to gibe and
csyil when Congress provided some
mofe automobiles for the use Of the
District, Government officials. But
now there will be none to protest,
none to find fault; for nothing so
effectively modifies and ameliorates
the harshness Of Judgment against
the driver of motor car as to be
the driver Of motor car. We could
wish that everybody connected with
the making Of regulations under this
new bill--if perchance 1t shall, as it
should, become law-might be the
driver Of car, and expert in the
wiles Of the aotorist trying TO bunk
the traffic cop into a modicum Of
availability
Making speed limits and regula-
tions for motor cars. is about the
acme Of infnitesimal enterprise in
which Congress ought not to engage.
Making a speed limit through Con-
gressional action, and then requir-
ing somebody else to make the rest
Of the regulations to fit 1t, is y
peculiarly senseless procedure. The
whole scheme Of automobile control
here is based on that fundamental
absurdity, and so the whole scheme
becomes absurd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11

trails besought Germany to allow a
moderate amount Of food to enter
Paris, insorder thet II the negotiaf
tons should fail, the city should not
have meantime starved into a worse
condition than at the beginning.
What did Germany do?
The plea for the women and chill
dren Of Paris fell on deaf ears; the
same plea that Germany now puts
forward so mistakenly. Not an ounce
Of food might 20 into beleaguered
Paris even during the suspension Of
hostilities.
The Germans were Square" about
the armistice; they did not attack
the French defenses. But they kept
out all food for four and half
months Of the siege, depending on
starvation for the reduction Of the
French capital. In the end Paris
capitulated, the Prussian armies
marched in, and the German empire
was proclaimed and William
crowned in Paris.
On what grounds Germany today
differeptiates between the starvation
Of Paris, which caused thousands Of
deaths, and the British blockade,
which has caused not single death
in Germany, is not clear.
The world has need-and a lot Of
pro-Germans in this country have
need-to keep the facts straight in
mind. The starvation boot is on the
other leg. II doesn't fit so tight, but
perhaps It will later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
WOMAN SOLDIERS
! SEE SCOUT DRILL

Members Of the local Boy Scout troops
gave exhibitions In signaling and frst
aid work at the National Service School
camp yesterday. The exhibition was fol-
lowed by a lecture on Military His
tory and Policy" by Frederic Huide.
koper.
The camp was thronged with visitors.
and each day now two or three or the
students are detailed as guides,
Reports from the administration tents
indicate that when the present course is
completed Monday night. there will be a
full quota registered for the final two
weeks OF the camp which begins on
Nav l6
I,r. Nevil Monroe Hopkins. who ad-
dressed the camp yesterday. proposed a
plan to train men who are willing to
devote portion Of their spare time to
This might be done. he believes, by In
teresting power boat owners In the plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
STARVATION. BOOT ON THE
~ OTHER LEO

Germany's excuse for a reversion
to barbarism on the seas is that,
Great Britain having undertaken, by
blockade, to shut off food supplies
and starve the population of Ger
many, it is necessary that Germany
retaliate by the most effective means
at her command.
So the submarine is justified. Ger
many must not be starved. 1t would
be the browning inhumanity of a
war that Germany has hypnotized
herself into imagining England
started, and that she is trying to
make the rest of the world believe
England started.
Let the record be examined. In
1870 Germany assaulted France,
rushed her armies to Paris, and be-
sieged that city. Prior to the siege
the weekly death rate in the city
was under 800. 1t rose, by reason OF
starvation, to almost 5000.
After time, it being apparent
that the military power Of France
was crushed, and Paris being hope
lessly in the grip of Won Moltke, an
armistice was arranged and peace
Aszas taken under discussion. Nsu.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
MILTTIAMEN AND THE CAMPS

A large number Of progressive
business institutions have announced
that employees who wish to do SO
will be permitted to 90 to military
training camps for one month, on
full salary, and in many cases with
no deduction from their vacation al
lowances.
1t is hoped these same firms may
be as liberal. in permitting en-
ployes who are members of the ma
tional guard to attend its annual en-
campment.
Attendance at q business mems
training camp will cost the person
attending something like $72 for
meals, equipment, etc., exclusive Of
railway fare-a small investment for
the good that can be secured from
such training.
There are some 1900 men in the
District national guard. Many are
in private employ. For twenty-seven
years the guard has held an annual
encampment, and in each year the
commanders have had all sorts Of
difficulties persuading employers to
permit their men to go to camp for
the ten days or two weeks. Some
have persistently refused to give any
concessions at all, even to permit
men to take their vacations at the
time Of the camp.
The national guard camp costs the
guardsman nothing. His transpor-
tation, subsistence, and equipment
are free. He is Maid for the time he
is in camp. Up to date just two
firms have notified the commanding
general of the militia that they will
permit their men to 60 to camp, with
full pay, less the pay received from
the Government, the time taken not
to count In the vacation period
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
EPWORTH .LEAGUERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Baltimore Conference Names
R. D. Burbank as President.
Forum Opposed.

At the closing session OF the twenty
sixth annual convention Of the Balti-
more conference of the Epworth League
at Trinity NJ. e. Church last night. the
following officers were elected:
Robert d. Burbank. president: w.
Ashby Jump. first vice president; Nc
Kinley Kreigh. second vice president;
Van w. Roberts. third vice president;
w. II. Bud I>eith. fourth vice presi-
dent: w. L. orem. IT.. corresponding
secretary: Thomas Mears. recording
secretary: NJ. Hardy. treasurer; Clarke
Main. superintendent Of JUNIOR league.
The new officers were installed by j.
Harry Grace. of the Baltimore Con-
ference Epworth League.
A movement to unite the three main
branches of Methodism-M. K. South.
NJ. e. and N. p. churches. was launch
ed. The same action was taken last
year. but more Significance 10 attach
ed to the resolution In view OF the fact
that a plan for the consolidation ID
now being considered by the general
conference OF the N. z. Church In SEES
sion at Saratoga, N. Y.
The league went on record as opposed
TO meetings of community forums In
public schools on Sundays. The Shep'
herd bill providing for prohibition IN
the District was Endorsed. Other bills ir
Congress approved were: National cen.
sorship of motion pictures; closing OF
barber shops on Sunday; for the full
observance of the Sabbath In the Dis
trict: On favor of a national leprosar'
ium: opposing sectarian appropriation,
by Congress. and opposing censorship
of the press.
Following the business session n So
cial hour was held and refreshments
served
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
SkilItul Play Marks
Tennis Matches for
The Times Trophies
Close Contests on Several Fairgrounds Win APP
plause From Large Audience Interest in
Games Incre asing Daily.

skiIlfuI playing marked the tennis
matches yesterday between contestants
for The Times trophies. There was q
largo attendance at nj of~the games and
frequent outbursts OF applause greeted
the players.
Honors were divided between tho
Cleveland and Brirhtwood Schools on
the Bolomingdaie playground. Cleve-
land won the first game. 60 and
Brentwood the second by the Same
score.
On tho Georgetown playground Add
son won the FIRST and third games s-S
and 60, and Curtis the second and
fourth. Ga and s-i
Interest IN the tournament is increas-
ing dnily. Miss Ella Gardner. director
OF girls activities. 10 kent busy arrang-
ing the schedules arid deciding the va
rious. POINTS that arise I'm the contests.
Games will be played today on the
Virginia avenue playground, between
Ketcham and Van Buren,. on the Bloom
ingdale playground, between Gage and
lexington, on the Galiinger playground
dsa
land Burke, on the Mt. Pleasant play
ground between Powell and Cooke. and
on the Georgetown playground between
Corcoran ana Hyde..
Yesterdays contestants were:
GEORGETOWN DIVISION.
Addison--First team. Lois Chaplin and
Marion westcott; second team. Minerva
Snoddy and Dorothy Deatrick; third
team. Grace Parkhurst and Lillian
Eddy: Pearl Ciementson.
Curtis-First team. Frances Weaver
and Frances Baughan: second team,
Hiida Guigon and Helen o'Connor; third
team. Margaret Biggins and Catherine
O'Connor.
GAILINGEP DIVISION.
Adams-F1rst team. Edith Bishop and
Isliether Besley: second team, Kena
Gutenberg and Margaret Forsyth; third
team. Claudia Read end Marie Gene.
chest: fourth team. Mary Slit and
Charlotte Catlin.'
Force~First team. Frames Whiting
and Helen Campbell: seconl team, Jean
team. Kathleen Andrewa and Adelaide
Newman. fourth team. Mary Harrison
and Adele Mallan.
BI.ooMINGDALE DIVISION.
Brightwood-First team, Selma Os-
born and Mary Sommerviile-
Cleyeland.Third team. Rae Becker
and Helen KRISTEN.
MT PLEASANT DIVISION.
Hubbard-F1rst team. Edith Morrison
and Helen Rouze' second team. Julia
Cook and Catherine May; third team.
Ruth Brashears and Helen Getty;
fourth team. Helen Upper and Louise
Hiatt.
Ross-First team. Sarah Anderson
aud Florence LOCKWOOD: second team.
Mary Twohey and Martha prc,tvmnr I:
third team Eleanor YcMurchy and
Josephine Finch: fourth team. Mildred
Lloyd and Louise Grubb.
VIRGINIA. AVENUE rIvJSION.
Tyler-Third team. Evelyn Davis and
| -. NAA hal
wo!hnger and Erma Engle.
Buchanan-Third team. Margaret
Davis and Agnes Blumbcrg: fourth
team. Julia Koran and Grace Moody.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
AMENDING THE CODE

House Bill 1874 Is the result Of
the consideration Of the District
code by a committee consisting Of
the District Supreme Court judges
and five members Of the local bar.
Through the forty-three pages Of
the bill there are advised various
changes in the rules Of procedure
under which the local courts operate.
First among the suggestions is
one for the remodeling Of section 81,
which refers to the certifcation by
justices Of any cause, the trial Of
which would in the natural course Of
events appear before a judge who,
for reason Of interest, bias, or preju-
dice, might not properly hear it. The
proposed amendment to the code
reads, in part, as follows:
BY mutual consent and arrangement
between justices causes may be certi.
term to any Justice holding any other
special term Of said court for trial In
the latter.
It is quite plain from the above
text that the question Of certifcation
would, under these provisions, be
purely and solely a matter of "mu-
tual consent and arrangement be-
tween Justices" with defendant and
prosecutor barred from any estab-
lished right. The formulators Of
the judicial code Of the United
States took quite different view Of
the matter, for in section 81, refer
ring to the same provision, it says:
Whenever a party to any action or
proceeding. civil or criminal. shall make
fore whom the action or proceeding Is to
be tried or heard, has a personal bias
or prejudice either against him or In
favor. of any opposite party TO the suit.
such Judge shall proceed no further
designated to hear such matter. The
same proceedings shall be had when the
presiding judge shall file with the. clerk
of the court a certificate that he deems
himself unable. for any reason. to pre-.
pending suit or action.
Surely no justice in any court
should wish to hear a case in which
he has personal interest nor one in
which consciously or unconsciously
he might be influenced by personal
prejudice. Why, then, in remodel.
ing section 81 Of the District code
would it not be much fairer to both
the Judge and those who appear be.
fore him if the amendment should
be made to conform with the Federal
code and so make certification de.
pend upon affidavit Of those interest.
ed rather than upon mutual con.
sent and arrangement Of Justices"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
Holy Name Society
Plans Smoker Tonight

81. Stephens Holy Name Society
will give an entertainment and smok-
err tonight at the parish hall, 240s X
street northwest.
The following will participate in
the musical program: Dennis j. Fitz-
patrick George Dowden. Frank Trod-
den. Lee Monkey. James Nolan. Felix
j, Murphy. George O'Connor, A. A.
Moore, Gates q. Rapp. e. &C. Rupert.
and Joseph ]. DAILY.
The entertainment committee in
charge includes NJ. j. Noone. chairman
Thomas Bromley, M. e. Buckley, s. q.
Donohoe. L. M. Feeney. Il. q. Genoe.
u. A. McDonough. T, ]. Mcclure, A. A.
Moore. T. A. Noone. NJ. ]. INLAND. F. j.
e. Spellman. and E. p. Walsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
Today's Program.

Virginia avenue playground
Ketcham vs.. Van Buren,.
Bloomingdale playground--Gage
vs.. lexington.
Gallingef playground - Weight
man vs.. Grant.
Rosedale playground - Edmunds
VS.. Webb.
Mt. Pleasant playground-Powell
VS.. Cooke.
Georgetown playground - Cor
coran VS.. Hyde.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Adams defeated Force, 6-5,
60, lie.
Buchanan defeated Tyler, 6-1,
60.
Madison defeated Hayes, 60,
Ga, 3N6, 60.
Cleveland defeated Brightwood
first game, 60.
Brightwood defeated Cleveland
second game, 60.
Curtis defeated Addison first and
third game, 6-3, 60.
Addison defeated Curtis second
and fourth games, 6-3, 6-1.
Hubbard defeated Ross, 60,
6I3, 6-1, 60.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
A GREAT STADIUM FOR WASH.
IN0T0N

All Washington and all friends Of
athletics should take q deep interest
in hearing scheduled for tomorrow
before the House Committee on Ap-
preparations on the Hubert bill to
construct a stadium and athletic
field In East Potomac Park.
II Congress authorizes the expen-
diture Of 100000 It is probable
that the Olympic games Of 1920 win
be staged here. Whether or not the
Olympic contests come TO this city,
the stadium is almost certain to
bring the annual football games be-
tween the Army and Navy-which
properly should. be played here--and
various other contests Of the worth
while sort.
The Amateur Athletic Union has
indorsed the Hubert bill, which was
introduced following an estimate by
Colonel Harris Of the amount re-
quired to At out East Potomac Park
as a recreation center capable Of
staging anything from tennis TO
Olympic contests. Among the wit
nesses before the House committee
tomorrow will be Mayor Thompson,
Of Chicago; Judge Victor Bowling,
Of New York; the president and
other officers Of the A. A. u; Con-
gresham Hubert and other mem
bers Of Congress interested in anna
teur athletics. n
Congressman. Hubert contends
that the American Capital is far be-
hind others in the promotion Of ath-
letic contests, and practically alone
in its inability to stage the Olympic
games. With the vast areas Of land
owned by the Government here, the
New York member AYERS, there ia
no justification for a situation in
which an amateur ball game on the
Ellipse is the limit in outdoor sports,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11

Dozens Of firms have announced that
their men can 20 to Plattsburg at
full pay. \ "
Does the same offer hold good with
the national guardf Many firms
making the Plattsburg offer could
feel morally certain that a very
small percentage Of their employees
could afford to pay the price for the
Plattsburg training. How do they
feel about the national guard, which
is within the financial reach Of the
employees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-11
GERMANY ACCEPTS OUR TERMS

The German government will not,
it is announced, make a reply to the
latest note Of President Wilson, but
will accept the terms laid down by
it, and undertake to conduct sub
marine warfare within the con-
ditions demanded by the United
States. An earnest Of good inten-
tons in this regard Is given, In the
admission that German submarine
did torpedo the French steamer Sus-
sex, and in the apology, accompanied
by promise Of indemnity for injured
Americans.
Resentment is entertained in Ger
many, we are assured, by reason Of
the sharp tone of the Presidents
note. II may in fairness be said that
il Germany's feelings have been
hurt, it merely evens up matters;
the American public was not over
gratified at the tone and temper Of
the most recent communication on
this subject from Berlin. Both Ber-
lin and Washington have got rather
beyond the stage where the soft
answer is easy to give; the shorter
communications may be, in such cir
cumstances, the better.
Only developments can demon
strate how long this accommoda.
ton may serve to stave of further
crisis. The case Of the Cymric sug-
gests that there has not been a very
decided betterment Of submarine
methods. It happens that the Gym.
ric was carrying munitions, was in
admiralty service, and had no pas,
sengers. But who believes the sub.
marine commander was informed
with certainty Of all these details
Who doubts that the torpedo woult
have been let go just the same, Il
the conditions had been otherwise, Il
the vessel had been relinquished b,
the admiralty, and if she had had {
score of American passenger,
aboard?