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The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06
MONTAGUE SENTENCED
MUST SERVE FIFTEEN YEARS
FOR ATTACK ON GIRL.
New Trial Plea, Based on Presence
Of Women in Court, Denied
Appeal to Be Tried.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-Arthur Montague, con-
victed after sensational trial. of an
attack on a 17-year.old girl, was SEN
fenced in the West Side Court to
serve from fifteen to twenty years
in the penitentiary.
Judge Sheafor pronounced the SEN
tence after denying the prisoner new
trial. Morning session of court was
consumed by arguments from Mon
tague's attorney, asking that the first
trial be set aside.
The attorney claimed that group
OF Denver club women who inter
ested themselves In the prosecution
OF his client had prejudiced the jury
by their constant presence in the
court and their solictude for the
young girl complainant
After the noon recess Jude Shea
for announced that the new trial
would be denied. He asked Mon
tague II he had anything to say be,
fore sentence was pronounced The
prisoner shook his head and the court
then condemned him to prison, Civ
ing him halfway term between the
five-year minimum and the life maxi
mum.
Notice OF appeal to the Supreme
Court was given. and Montague re
ceived a sixty-day stay of execution.
In the courtroom at the time were
Mrs. Montague, who still maintains
her husbands innocence and who was
the chief witness for the defense. and
Montague's mother, who collapsed
when she heard the prisoners fate.
Montague refused to make any
statement when court adjourned.
Denver Loses 100000 Tax Suit.
Denver.-The Supreme Court up
holds State Board OF Equalization and
Tax Commission in raising Denver as.
sessment $55.4Os.952. Justices Hill
and Teller dissent. Legislature s
right to suspend action Of referendum
at It's discretion sustained in civil
service case New law abolishing old
civil service lists upheld. Denver
loses fight to compel state insane au.
thoritics ut Pueblo to admit insane pa.
tients from this county. Col. James
C. Bulger must hang week OF May II
for Staying OF l.. F. Nicodemus, SUI
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06

The higher man climbs the harder
will be his fall-if he falls.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06

Our idea of fool man is one who
tries to bullyrag an old bull.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06

Fire Destroys Craig Flour Mill.
Craig.-The Craig Touring mill
built in 1892. was destroyed by fire
causing u loss of about 10000.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06

preme Court refusing to grant rehear
ing of sanity trial.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
PUBLIC BUILDING WASTE

A particularly good reason why a
public building bill ought not, to be
rolled in pork-barrel fashion
through Congress, is that there is
no industrial condition in the coun-
try to justify extraordinary expen-
ditures. Prices Of building materi-
ais are excessive, and there is de-
mand for more than can be secured.
The Government has had occasion
to complain that its contracts for
warship construction are treated
cavalierly by builders who give first
attention to private contracts. For
the Government to enter into COM
petition with itself, to the extent of
a $35,0oo,OO0 budget for public
buildings, would be to make this con-
dition the more serious.
II is no answer to this very real
objection, to say that there may be
q very different condition in the
business world by the time plans
can be prepared and materials and
labor actually wanted. There may
be. 1t is true, and again there may
not be. The Governments appear
snce in the market with a great
bill of materials would at least help
10 support prices already very high
and imposing a heavy tax on enter
prises that are in greater need of
construction than the Government is
Of q pork postoffice building in each
Congressional district.
The time will come when there
will be real need for the Govern
ment to help industry and labor,
by putting out its building program.
That time is not now, nor in sight.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14

possible enemy guarantees our
safety.
Universal military training, II 1t
is ever to become a fact in this
country, will have to be brought
about through education. The people
who believe that universal training
would tend to make us military ma
ton like Germany must be convinced
to the contrary. Those who, because
they maintain a loyalty to some for
eign power that is superior to their
Americanism, suspect that universal
service here would make this country
somehow a menace to some foreign
nation, must be brushed aside and
compelled to yield to the demand Of
real Americans for national safety.
Among the reasons IN favor Of
universal training and service, are
certain social, educational, and eco
nomic ones, which are not under
stood as they need to be. The dis
culinary effects upon young men,
Of such service in a strictly demo-
cratic organization, would be a ma
tional benefit Of the greatest import
ance. Discipline, especially of. the
young, is a factor too much neglect
ed in American life. The homes do
not provide it, the schools are in
effective at this point. II must be
made plain to all the doubling or
uniformed that the time given by
young men to military training, far
from being wasted, would be Of the
greatest benefit in. fitting for the
useful work of civil life.
One constantly hears people pay
ing tribute to the splendid national
efficiency Of Germany. and at the
same time opposing the very policies
that have, contributed SO much to
that efficiency. The anomaly should
be made perfectly plain; the con-
tribution which universal training
has made to German national char.
acter must be pointed out. When this
kind Of an educational campaign
shall have been carried to compile
ton il will be possible to settle the
universal training question rightly.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
LIBRARY OF BLIND
Newly Elected Officers Take Charge
Of Organization.

Mrs. Thomas T.. Gore. wife OF Sena,
tor Gore OF Oklahoma, assumed her
ofrice as president OF the National
Library for the Blind today.
Other officers selected at its annual
meeting yesterday. are; Mrs. Murray
Galt Moulter. vice president; Mrs.
Ernest w. walker, recording secre-
tary: Charles j. Bell. treasurer; Miss
Edith &. Long, assistant treasurer,
and Mrs. Eta Joslin Griffin, perma-
nent director,
IL was announced at the meeting
that 1000 books had been handled in
circulation, 900 letters written in Eng.
lish Braille, 500 books bound at .he
library, ,195 pages Transcribed, 12,iIS
pages printed and 102 books donated
during the past year.
Saturday afternoon ~ > o'clock Mrs
James Parker. wife OF Congressman
Parker of NeS York, win read to the
blind.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
CAPITAL HAS RARE
CHINESE LIBRARY
Oriental Collection Of 10000
Volumes Is Part Of Con-
gressional institution.

There l. "a Chinese library In Wash
ington which ranks third among the
chinese libraries OF tho Western
world. q library which contains more
than 10000 volumes OF Chinese printed
books. aud about 10000 volumes IN {.
other ASiatic tongues. according e.
DR.. Walter r. Swinpl. Of the Library
uf Congress, who described this In.
stitWIOn at a meeting Of the District
% Columbia Library Association last
night.
The chinese library In question II
part OF the Library OF Congress. and
" known as the Chinese collection OF
that institution,
some Hare Works.
We have not only one 81 tho
largest and probably the best ar.
ranged collections in Western coun.
tries. but are fortunate In possessing
many very rare or very valuable
works which would he highly priced
even Ia China" declared Dr. Swingle.
An exhibition recently prepared at
ia" Library shows sung, King, aud
Yuan dynasty prints. and two early
Ming prints. printed before li5o \, y.
Some OF these works are of great In,
terrst, being editions supposed to have
been lost even In the Orient.
shows LARGEST hooks.
besides these early works dating
from the twelfth century. the same
, Nhibit contains material illustrating
the three largest books In the world
These are: The Great Ming Ency
which took the equivalent OF
5000 years work, in compilation: We
Imperial Encyclopedia, the largest
printed book In china, and a monu'
mental work made up by order OF the
Manchu Emperor, Chlen Lung, from
lT73 To lTs2, and including all I'll"
principal works in the chinese Ian.
guagc,
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
BAZAAR OFFERS BARGAINS
viii Sell Groceries at Masonic TEN.
pie for Emergency Home.

Groceries OF all kinds with quantities
OF canned goods will be sold at old
prices In defiance OF the prevailing high
prices. at the luncheon supper and bs-
zaar at Masonic Temple next Monday
and Tuesday for the benefit OF the
Washington Emergency Home for Chill
dren.
The committee In charge has prepared
dainty Dutch menus for the luncheons
and dinners. Various churches and
charitable organizations Of the District
will he IN charge of the tables, The ar
arrangements are rapidly being completed
by AIRS. 4. u, liarringer superintendent
OF the home, with the assistance Of a
committee of ten,
The home, which Ii non-seCt tartan, is
situated AT Barefoot. Va. IL was found
ed several years ago by the Rev. IN
Murphy, rector OF ~. Michaels EpiscO-
pal Church. and at the present time is
caring for forty-four children.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
APPOINT COMMITTEES
George Washington University
Presidents Council Acts.

The appointment Of number OF
committees was announced by the
presidents council OF George Wash
ington University today;
They Were; Catalogue and other
rublications-Rear Admiral Charles
Herbert stockton, L, :. ", retired,
president: Prof. Richard Cobb. secre,
tary OF tho university: Dean william
Carl Ruediger. Admissions Deans
Hodgkins, Wilbur, and Ruedigcr
Schedule George y. Henning
Prof. Dunstan aud Dean Ruediger,
Library-Prof. Schoenfeld. Prof. Hen,
ming. The library OF arts and
sciences department library. summer
school--Deans Hodgkins and Wilbur
and Profs. Hunter and Van Week.
Affiliated colleges--Deans Borden and
Monroe, and Prof Henning. student
sctivities-Dean Fraser. Prof. DE Witt
&. choissent, Prof. fleming, Dean
Ruediger, Dean kaulusowski. Dean
Buck ingham, Profs. Craig and RaS-
sett, and Mr.. HRsey,
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
A Cardboard House

/ built n house OF paper board
\ tiny little place
And when had IL rooted and noored
within n little space
| flled IL with a foolish horde
or dreams as light as lace.
NV house had rustling ivy grown
Upon It's shaggy wall:
And little birds Ia nest had flown
Within the chimney tall:
While sunlight in the, yard was sowii.
And all along the hall.
| dreamed a path, a purple vine;
And in a garden gay
A dream-one stood who would be
mine
When came the end O. day
But the Wind few by with a hooking
whine
And swept my house away.
C. W. GABRIEL.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
THE CAMPAIGN FOR UNIvER-
SAL SERVICE

II may fairly be said that the Adj
ministration is now committed TO the
theory Of universal military service,
The general staff is studying the ex-
periences of European countries in
the present war. and also those of
the United States in connection with
the mobilization If troops on the
Mexican border; all with the purpose
of presenting most strongly the case
for universal traiaing and service.
Secretary Of War Bakers letter
TO Speaker Clark presents the in
adequacies Of the Federalized ma
tional guard system in a most tell
ing way. He shows that of 163, 800
national guardsmen taken over 70
the national service. 1884 were raw
recruits; had had no military train
ing prior to enlistment. This is bad
enough, but not SO bad as the show
ing that by the time the force had
been culled over and various classes
of undesirables eliminated, there
were actually 60 per cent of men
without previous experience or
training.
Various presentations Of the in
efficiency of the present system have
been made, each in its way seeming
more convincing than the other.
There is not much need further to
pursue this series of demonstrations.
Everybody who knows enough about
the subject to be capable of an in
telligent opinion knows the truth.
But the big significant fact still
stands that vast body of national
opinion still opposes universal serv-
ice, even universal training. 1t is
with this element that there is most
need to employ education and argu-
ment. There is still. unthinkable as
it may seem, a great element that
believes this country does not need
to be prepared for defense on any
thing like an European scale. De-
spite all the lessons of this. war,
which has seen armies powerful
enough to crush this country trans
ported halfway around the world
and landed on hostile shores, there
are still millions of Americans in
nocent enough to believe that 5000
miles Of ocean bstweea " and .
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR RIFLE MATCHES
Rules for Contests Under the
Auspices Of the National
Board Are Issued.

Conditions for the rifle mstches to
be held under the auspices of the
national board for the promotion OF
rifle practice. have been announced
by J.. II. Phillips, IT,, assistant record
81 OF the board.
The rules aud regulations just IL
sued by III. board Will concern inter
collegiate matches, inter high school
matches. INTERMEDIARY school matches
District Teams 60 Enter.
Tia. intercollegiate and the civilian
club matches viii start the week end.
Ing January -, Dates have not
been announced for the matches b.
tween the high schools OF between TIL
military schools.
II H. expected that the high EchOS
and the civilian teams of the bIs
trict will enter their teams tor com
petition. The matches probably viii
be held In the Polls indoor rifle
range.
National Trophy" L. Prize.
The prize for the winning teams
viii be the National Trophy" This
viii be awarded To the team making
the highest aggregate score In all
the matches,
The National Trophy" will be held
by the winning team FOR one Ncur,
until the next match. when IL VIII b"
awarded the winning team again. The
members at the winning team viii
he given bronze medals,
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
SCHOOL POSITIONS VACANT
Medical and Dental inspectors Elk.
aminations Provided.

An examination OF applicants for
the positions of medical inspector and
dental inspector OF the public schools
is to be held December 20s at $3.50,
under the supervision OF the Civil
Service Commission.
While the appointees are to be un-
der the Jurisdiction of the school offi-
Gals, the examinations are to be com
piled unde rthe rules OF the commits
sion.
Eligibles must have had at least
three years experience in the prac.
tice of medicine and dentistry i'm the
District of Columbia. Applications
must be submitted to the chief medi.
cal and sanitary inspector of schools.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
CLOTHING WORKERS STRIKE

The manufacture Of clothing, for
men, women, and children, is now
become the greatest employing in
dustry In New York city. Relations
between employers and employees
have not been Of the most fortunate
kind. There has been a succession
Of turmoils and strikes. This week
the workers in the mems clothing
manufacturing shops started a
strike, and n very large proportion
Of them went out. II the strike
should be made complete il would
throw $4,000 operatives into idleness.
Under present conditions, a great
strike Of clothing makers is a calam-
ity to the country. Clothing is ex-
pensive, materials are unprecedent-
edly high, and prospects favor fur
Their increases in the prices the wear
ers must pay. The situation is not
SO grave as the country faced when
the railroads were threatened with a
tie-up; II would not be so instantly
ruinous even IL all the clothing max
ers in the country would strike ut
once. But none the less, the present
is a time for other methods Of set
Ting industrial differences. In the
interest Of society as n whole, such
difficulties should be prevented, IL
necessary by means that formerly
would have been esteemed altogether
too radical.
With the world in its destructive
mood Of this moment. those who can
produce owe TO society, 10 civiliza-
ton itself, TO 40 on working. This
is no time for stoppage of the eff
fort that alone can cement society to-
gether TO such an extent that its
structure may be saved from wreck.
Extreme conditions warrant extreme
measures Of prevention; and that
means that Congress and State legis-
latures meeting this winter face the
duty TO find measures that will pre-
vent industrial collapse in any de-
partment Of necessary production.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14

Mr, Hast~nhop rose and hurried To
HIS bath. IIurriedly dressing himself.
he hurried down To breakfast, and
after hurrying through his newspaper
he left for the office in great hur-
ry.
Once there, he hurriedly scanned his
mail and then, lighting n cigar. he
began 10 hurry about the office on
his accustomed duties, pricked on by
a relentless voice that babe him
Hurry! Hurry"
lie hurried through his lunch. tie
hurried through the afternoon. lie
hurried through dinner lie hurried
To bed,
The next morning he hurriedly
arose and, after hurrying through
breakfast, left for the office In
great hurry.
u & u
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
AMERICAS PEACE ATTITUDE

America has a concern about the
terms on which peace shall be made,
second only to that Of the nations
which are now arrayed as the enc
mics Of Germany. Peace developed
from the present Germanic initiative
would surely be such peace as
would contain no guarantees Of its
permanence Germany makes her Of
fer now bechuse she deems herself so
far in the military ascendant that
she can assume to dictate terms; to
make such concessions as she
chooses, but to retain whatever adj
vantages she chooses.
While the German terms have not
been made public, 1t is in the atmos-
phere that the Hohenzollern plan Is
designed to save the Hohenzollern
dynasty, its crown, succession, and
traditions. Prime of all these tradi-
tons is that of a Prussia armed to
the teeth, dominating Europe, and
holding the destiny of Europe in its
iron fist. Prussia is willing to re-
store the north Of France, to rehabil-
itate Belgium-after a fashion at
least--and TO make sundry other
concessions. But she Is not even in
sight of time when she will agree
to any disarmament, and real assur-
snce of future peace. She will not
consent to be restricted in her future
enterprises in the quest for larger
"place in the SUM-" She will seek
most diligently, in any peace that
is made before her military force is
broken, to preserve the privilege Of
projecting colonial enterprises into
the Americas; and IL Europe were
willing to make peace on conditions
that would include acquiescence in
such program, it is quite possible
that reasonably satisfactory terms,
from the continental and even the
British point Of view, might be Sc
cured.
A peace that leaves Russia shorn
Of Poland and cut off from hope Of
an outlet to the Mediterranean
would indeed be damming Russia
back, raising the Slavic tide higher
and making il the more irresistible
when the time should come for il to
burst forth. But meanwhile IL
would be weakening very greatly the
empire that has additionally been
he true friend to the United States.
Il would be prying off the power
hat was our support ut certain
rises Of the civil war. II would TO
his extent strengthen the hand Of
Germany in case Germany should de-
.ermine on great adventure in
South America. Our responsibility
Is guarantors Of the Monroe doc
.rine would be heavier than ever be-
'ore.
A premature peace, in short. n
,eace that fell short Of containing
for Europe, would also be
, dangerous peace for the United
States. This country might easily
enough make a fatal mistake by
ending itself to a premature, peace
project, and in some wise giving Of |
'ense to the entente nations whose
light is the fight for our institutions,
'ur freedom. our continuance as the
OF republican establish
nents in the New World. There are
zig and grave reasons why the |
United States must make no misstep,
low, through mistaken zeal for peace |
md the humanities.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
Don Marquis
Column

Novelty A.
Start to going are we
Poetry OF school new
Called be to going In II
School Orientlst The
Time no in famous be to expect we
and
It's OF reason by
Novelty extraordinary.
II 10 sense any have to going not
In II.
That like anything or
Lines OF lot be to going merely 10 II
Left to right from backward written
This like.
Oriental very II consider we
Fascinating and
You don't. -yzJeems.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
EVANS WILL IN COURT.

Probate of the will and letters ties,
tamentary in the estate of $4,000
left by the Rev, William Wilson
Evans, who died October . last. are
asked in petition filed in Provate
Alice Ann Frysinger Evans, and her
daughter, Mary Evans Rosa, are the
petitioners, and. with a son, Frysin.
ger Evans, OF Clementon, N. j., are
alsd b. Attorney 4. Coulter Wells.
The Washington times., 1916-12-14
BARRING OUT THE SOLDIERS

There was a curious coincidence
associated with the Senate's adsp-
tion Of an amendment to the immi-
grafton bill, to exclude from this
country in future persons who have
once come here, and later returned
to their native countries to bear
arms against a country with which
the United States is Mt peace. Al
most at the same time that the SEN
ate was adopting this remarkable
measure, a distinguished American
journalist was in Washington, after
spending most of the last two years
with .he fighting forces in Europe,
TO urge an exactly contrary pro-
gram. He took the position that
great numbers of these people have
become skilled and veteran soldiers.
They have learned the business Of
modern war. Hundreds Of them
have become officers, in many cases
highly efficient experts in particular
departments Of military service.
This journalist was urging that,
inasmuch as many thousands of
these alien-born soldiers would be
sure to come back TO America after
the war, they ought to he registered,
encouraged in every possible way to
place their military skill ut the SER
vice Of our Government. He came
filled with enthusiasm over the no
ton that here was a means for Sc
curing the nucleus of modern
army, ready trained and peculiarly
valuable because its units would be
qualified to disseminate their special
knowledge through organizations Of
our army. He had spent consider
able time with the Italian army, and
made the startling declaration that
there were estimated TO be 100000
soldiers in the Italian army who
have lived in America. He said that
so widespread was the knowledge of
the English language in the Italian
army, by reason of this great num-
bcr of the members who had lived
on this side, that of all the armies
in Europe save only the British, il
was the easiest to live with; an
American or Englishman could 90
anywhere among the Italian
soldiery, assured that nowhere
would he be out of hearing some-
body who would speak English.
There would seem to be two sides
TO this question of excluding men
who returned to fight for their ma
tive lands. III our own country
were at war, surely there would be
pride and satisfaction in the atti-
tude of its sons who would come
home from foreign lands to fight
for it. And how about those French
and German and Polish lovers of
liberty who came to fight with
Washington's continentals in the
Revolution? Their interest in our
cause has always been the occasion
of a real national pride to both us
and their countries; it has consti-
tuted one of the real bonds between
this country and their countries,
through near a century and a half |
of international relations. Should |
Lafayette and Won Steuben and
Pulaski and Koscziuscko and the
rest of them have been barred from
return to their native lands, by rea-
son of their service in our cause?
For both sentimental and thor |
oughly practical military reasons,
it would seem that this Senate
amendment should have further con-
sideration: and If it does not get it !
The Washington times., 1916-12-14

Senator Penrose's plan for raising
wages OF the Government employees
has the advantage OF embodying com.
mon sense and equity. and OF realiz.
ing the conditions that are TO be met.
II IL isn't adopted now, IL very surely
will be, in principle at least, before
many years.