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The Washington times., 1916-02-15
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Address. Mathew. oauit Emery, the Last
Mayor OF Washington" William Van
Zandt Cox. before Columbia Historical 30
csisSsation. birthday Z Of Susan b. Anthony.
National American Woman SUFFRAGE As
sociation. dinner at Tea Cup Inn. ?. M;
tees. ODD Fellows Hall, Seventh street
Meeting. Gaelic society. comstoek studio.
Address. The Social Center. Its Purposes
and Organization" Prof. Edward J. Ward,
Miner Normal school, Georgia avenue end
Program for the blind. Library Of Congress.
rG .s 70 a: s'sss Of
biological Society. Public Library. .. m.
Lecture. Washington OF Today and a
W. w. Harris. before section No. Of the
American Electrical Railway Association
and the commercial section Of the po,o-
teenth street northwest. = p. m.
Maine memorial services. Fort Myer. s:sO
Meeting to d,scuas the Sheppard prohibition
bill, Washington Real Estate Brokers AS
sociation, Boo-d OF Trade rooms. y. m.
,Sry Of ne NsSn Roo.eSslt' main ian
Of Emmanuel Church. Anacostia, p. m.
Lecture. Abraham Lincoln and His fines
S Ur sHs Gideon Pillow. Arcade private
ballroom, y. m. Dancing From 10 to Il
p. m.
Beneft performance for National Junior Re-
public, Polls. B:ib ,. m.
Banquet. Timothy class OF Ninth Street
Christian Church Sunday school, IN
church. Ninth and ID streets northeast. 7:3t
EShFSf;ion of signal Corps work. L stree,
Observation-Disclosures. No. Is; Myron NJ. Parker
No. 26: King David. No. .; Takoma, No
-: Mithras Lodge OF Perfection. Bruc,
Council. Knights OF Kadosh: Mizpah. No. 8
Fidelity. No. ~, Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-washington, No. Q; Colder
Rule, No, q; AmIty, No. ~; Mt. Pleasant
No. 20; Fidelity. Rebekah, No. Z.
knights OF philadelphia. No. ~; Webster
No z: Excelsior, No. IL: Myrtle. No. q.
Daughters OF America-Oolden Rule. No. II
Knights OF Columbus-Carroil Council.
Improved Order OF Red Men-oreat Council
meeting, Northeast Temple.
National VInion--State. War and Navy Coun
ell. headquarters open.
Daughters of Isabella-Benent performances
| Polls.
Socialist Party-Lccture. George II. Doebc.
| Pythian Temple.
Meeting, Petworth Citizens Association
Eighth and Shepherd streets northwest. ga
l y. m.
Political meeting. Second Baptist Church
Third street northwest, 8 D. m.
/ Annual Christian Endeavor rally and ban
ner contest. with Bethel Literary and His
torical Association. Metropolitan A. NJ.
| Church, NJ street. between Fifteenth an
Sixteenth streets northwest p. m.
Prohibition mass meeting Wesley NJ.
Church. Fifth and + streets northwest
| SD. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

naval strategy, in order that we may
be secure as against an inferior
naval poyerI
We de- not need TO do ouch a thing.
Even as against a moderately super
ior naval power, we have the adj
vantage of our remoteness from the
enemy's bases. It is not, in this day
Of fast ships and submarines and
aeros, 80 great an advantage as It
once was; but Il Is still a great fac
tor in our favor. To put matters
bluntly, we have two possible naval
opponents, worthy Of our metal;
Germany and Japan. Against neither
Of them do we need to invoke the
barbarous methods Of submarine
warfare against neutrals, commerce,
women, and babes.
It is alleged that our long and exc
posed coastline would be subject to
attack by converted merchantmen.
That seems to be urged with some
insistence by anonymous naval au-
thorities." But Il has nothing to do
with the case. When merchant
man is converted to w9r uses, It be-
comes warship. There Is no uncer-
tainty about It's status. II will be
run down, caught, and sunk by bat
tleship, cruiser, or submarine when
ever possible. There Is all the diff
ference in the world between a con-
Iverted merchantmen and merchant
man sailing the ocean in trade, itl
hold full Of cargo-and perhaps Q
precautionary gun mounted at bow
or stern as a protective measure. II
is dishonest and unfair to pretend
that the two things can possibly b.
confused. The merchant ship that
is merely a merchant ship ought MOI
to be treated as a warship; the mer
chairman that is converted into {
warship can be treated as such with
out accepting the rule now laid dow
by the Won Tirpitz admiralty Of as
sassination. The United States viii
lose its last claim that 1t is any bette
than Germany, II it accepts this rule
It will surrender its grip on the es
TEEN and confidence Of real civiliza
ton. It will line up with the force
that have introduced frightfulnes
as the very essence Of war. It nigh
as we'll set about distilling poison
for wells, building Zeppelins 70
night raids, and manufacturing as
phyxiating gases for use agains
whatever enemy II may meet.
If the United States accepts tn
Berlin-vienna rule, it will give as
sent to the most vicious and insid
ious attack on. civilized methods O
warfare that has marked even thi
most barbarous Of conflicts.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
POLLS.

Iney say WOMEN ENJOY "A soOu Sry.l
II this feminine libel iB true. there
heaps or womanly enjoyment this weel1
at Polls playhouse in the presentation
OF william Myer Forster's claPsic
drama, "oId Heidelberg Not thatits
weepy or teary play, but its pathos
and wet eyelashes grips the heart or
players and audience alike. The leaven
OF comedy. in depghtful character
sketches. relieves THE minor key, and
altogether the Poll cast presents mn
isfed and realistic production OF the
classic college drama.
Special features make this weeks
program OF more than usual interest.
The lifting college and stein song by
special chorus. and augmented cast.
with special scenery, also, OF unusual
merit for a stock production. lift II far
out or the ordinary OF even the Poll
In the role in which Richard Mans
| field endeared himself to many audi
| ences. A. Ii. Van Buren,, as the prince
| charming who falls in love with the
| college tavern keepers pretty niece.
/ played in most appealing and charm
| ing fashion By Florence Rttenhouse.
most satisfying production Is given.
4 AS the devoted aged tutor OF the
| crown prince. most lovaDie character
is that portrayed by Howard Lang. J.
| Hammond Daley furnishes most OF the
+, comedy. droll and dry. as Herr Lutz.
the valet de chambre. with all the sum
formaiity OF royal courts courts Ralph Rem m
4 depreciation In the aged tavern tender.
This week Bran raggart Is happily cast
as the roIlicking leader OF the Heidei-
berg college men.
John NJ. Kline. as the court chan
| celIor; Marguerite Starr, as the coll
lege innkeepeFs frau. and Cecil Bowser.
as the temperamental tavern proprietor.
are all pleasing in compromising the
story of the lost love of the prince Tor
tho lowIy tap maid. George Palmer,
Howard Schoeppe. and Blanche Fried
erici make the most of minor parts.
The college songs rendered are a de-
Iightful feature. Striking uniforms OF
Van Buren, and the Heidelberg students
lend a lively touch OF color.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
THE "oovRRNMRNT GRAFT"

The Naval Committee of the House
wanted to know Of navy witness
why it takes SO long-two years
to build submarine for the Ameri-
can navy.
because the department is unable
to enforce penalties" was the reply.
When a contractor lays aside his
Government work to give preference
to a more profitable job, he subjects
himself to the Government penalties
for delay. But, the witness declared,
'there has not been a penalty i'm
posed for loss Of time on warship
construction that has not sooner or
later been rebated by Congress"
This isn't the fault of depart
ment, general board, or anybody ex-
cept Congress.
It is all wrong. If private build
ers Of naval vessels want to be in
sured against the Government ulti-
mately undertaking all It's own con-
struction, they want to quit pulling
political wires for avoidance Of PEN
alties, and turn out their work on
contract time.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
WASTE IN FooDsTURRs

The secretary Of the New Jersey
State board Of agriculture declares
with some vehemence that the farm
ers are not to blame for the high
cost Of foodstuffs. Jersey farmers
last year produced thousands Of tons
of food materials that were wasted
because there was not a good enough
market in sight for them to warrant
gathering them. They rotted in the
ground.
All Americans are familiar with
this condition. Take potatoes. For
want of some scientific regulation,
potatoes have a way Of alternating
between excessively large and excess
lively small yields. In the year Of
great yield prices are SO low that
nobody makes profits, and the next
year inadequate acreages are plant
ed; result, high and tempting
prices, which in turn move the farm
ers to overplant and produce crops
too big to gather or market at the
low prices that result. In fruits. and
vegetables generally every season
develops some such wasteful over
production.
Consumers pay for all this; pay
because there is no logical relation
ship between. the shiftings Of price
and the causes that bring them
about. Repeatedly the wheat grow
ers have profited more by a short
crop, sold at high prices, than by 9
large crop, sold at very low prices
This is wrong, and proves that the
mechanism of gathering, caring for
distributing, marketing, and price
making is hopelessly awry.
The Old World, under stress o.
wars necessities, is coping with con
ditions not unrelated to these. It il
learning how to utilize every ounc,
of production and of productive en-
ergy. America will confront tn
time, not far ahead, when it will nee,
to deal with these conditions, or vii
suffer from it's incapacity. Now i
the time to prepare. There must b
organization and coordination o
factors and effort. There is alto
gether too much talk about increase
efficiency, and too little willingness
to submit to those controls and cor
ditions that alone can make for efH
cheney.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
GARDEN.

Just a bit out of the ordinary In the
Triangle production of Let Katy Do
It." real film comedy-drama. that
makes a wholesome laugh give way to
a genuine thrill of real tears. as Jane
Grey. Tully Marshall. Ralph Lewis. stnd
seven very clear kiddies work out the
details OF the plot as the first feature
OF the weeks program at the Garden.
Katy is a younger sister to whom falls
all the work of the farm household dur
ing the lifetime of her parents. and
practically all the duties OF raising her
sisters large family as the family rap
idly grows. The death of the sister
leaves Katy with seven small children
ON her hands. She goes to New Mexico
to Join an uncle who has a mine. and
she and the Riddles have all sorts OF
adventures. Not the least enjoyable
feature OF the film is the very happily
phrased set of titles that run through II.
while the production as whole 10 all
that can be desired.
Roscoe Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
in Fatty and Mabel Afioat." furnish a
Keystone comedy that is genuine Key
stone and comedy all at once. and Is an
| entirely original theme. This program
f, will be repeated today.
Tomorrow and Thursday Richard
Brhler will be seen in the Lubin pro-
dIction. MANS Making" with Winifred
| Greenwood In "a Modern Sphinx" as
the second feature. Friday and Satur-
day Florence Reed. In New York" by
William Hurlburt. and Wayne Arey. in
"outwitted." will form the program.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
Declares Prscticing Architects Are
Not Members Of Washington Ar
chitectural Club.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES.
I wish TO correct n wrong impression
which has been made in the minds OF
your readers by the article which had q
prominent headline on the front page
OF your noon edition Of February IA.
The headline was AZ followsi
Capital Architects Approve Heating
Plant Project"
One would gather from this headline.
and the article which follows. that the
Washington Architectural Club In the
most important and influential archi-
tectural force In this city. wish TO
explain that II Is largely social club,
principally made up Of draftsmen in
the Office Of the Supervising Architect
Of the Treasury, and hal no practicing
architects Of prominence in It's member
ship.
The practicing architects Of this cit,
belong to the washington Chapter Of
the Anerican Institute OF Architects
and this society IN the one whose opin-
ion on the important subject OF location
OF the proposed power plant, should
have weight with the public. because
II IN composed OF mon experienced In tho
practice OF the architectural profession
The Washington Chapter Of the Amer.
s, placed itself on record az heartily
approving OF the action OF protest o.
Senator Newlandg and the Fine Art
Commission, and Endorsed his stand OF
the subject unequiyocally.
For the sake OF fair play hope yol
will give this letter some space In a
early issue OF your valued paper
EDWARD W. DOM, Jr..
President, Washington Chapter, Amer
lean Institute of Architects.
washington, Feb. rs.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

thinkable that they have done or
will do such a thing.
The Commissioners and the Sena-
tors who conducted the excise in
quiry are entitled to be consulted. In
the public interest and the Admins
tration's interest, they ought to be
givenga chance to tell what they
know. II they get that chance, and
do their duty, the President will not
hesitate to withdraw the nomination
he has made.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
son 7ridT Scores at National
BelaScO GreetS "PrinceSS Pat
KETTH'S.

Weber ana Fields are thIe week AZ
AneaeeI IseeinnN ms uass OF
yore Dy rehabilitating their earlier sue
cesses as assassins OF the English Lam
guaRe. appearlna In the roIea Of ssMika
ara No. % ~ a,st~h .sa., t,,..ss,,..
49, "Sn N.os e'V"uSe
heir onee-Iamous eye-1abDinR ana
rouRh-house comedy. together with tho
comical pool game and the smashinR OF
N violin borroy,oa -tro,,, A.. o.,t..,w.
n, . o ,no o.snes
ufeS.vr o'er tne heao OF tne Dutt OF al
OF Fields comedy. Weber. The same
old slap-stick comedy II brought forth
20 carry the laughs a II ala n GENERA
tIoc ago
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
Tomorrow.

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The Washington times., 1916-02-15
SMITH AND THE EXCISE BOARD

Senator Sheppard is probably
right in his presumption that Gen.
Robert G. Smith would not have been
named for another term on the Ex-
disc Board, If President Wilson had
been fully informed on the record Of
the board under General Smiths
presidency.
( Senators Of all opinions as to the
liquor issue ought to oppose the con-
Aumation Of General Smith. Those
Who want prohibition, or the most
rigorous enforcement of the present
excise law, will require no argument
to array them against this man. He
has shown himself unfit for the posi-
/: ton. The spirit and purpose Of the
law have been too little impressed
on the policy adopted in its execu-
ton. There is every reason why a
new deal should be insisted upon.
1t is charged that strict enforce
ment of the present laws provisions
would make 100 saloons in the city
illegal. It may be urged that these
provisions are onerous and unduly
technical; but the fact stands that
! they are the law; and the best known
way to get rid of a bad law is to en-
force 1t. Not to enforce it is to in
vite the enactment of a yet more
drastic measure; and that is exactly
what now threatens.
Administration of the excise law
has been so bad as to move the SEN
ate to a special investigation. That
investigation resulted in a Scotch
verdict; but it is worth while to OBJ
serve that members Of the investi.
eating committee, who are con.
cerned in behalf Of sincere enforce
ment of the law, are now opposed to
the confirmation of Smith.
President Wilson's appointment Of
General Smith surprised Washing
ton; it was never approved, and hal
been more and more unpopular al
time has passed. The appointee hal
earned a military title by service il
the New Jersey National Guard, W,
believe, and his political supper
/. from that State seemed his only as
set. To reappoint him would be +,
give a vindication to an administra
ton of the law which has verge,
close upon scandal from the very be
ginning. 1t is not believable tina
President Wilson knows the Who'll
truth shout Smith and his Excis
Board. or he would not think of max
ing the mistake which this nomina
ton involves. 1t is an affront to tn
better element that constitutes tn
great majority Of the community.
The Times takes the liberty to be
: that some of the Presidents adviE
ers, animated by honest purpose I
give him sound counsel, convey
F: him an accurate impression of tn
/. Significance of what he has don
: Surely the Commissioners of tn
: District would be safe advisers
+. such case. The Times is not az
: vised what they would say abol
/. General Smith if they were asket
[. but is willing to accept him withol
/; further protest IL assured that Il
. Commissioners have given unqual
ned Endorsement 70 him. II u n
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
Teachers Training Class
Will Be Resumed Today

The teachers training class. under
direction OF the board OF religious edu-
cation OF the Diocese OF Washington.
which opened yesterday in the parish
nall of Epiphany Church. will DO re-
sumed today at 4:45 o'clock and con-
tinue an hour.
The school is conducted by the Rev.
DIR. Stewart u. Mitman, field secretary
of the board OF religious education OF
the province of Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

Well, anyway, there's no noise be-
ing raised these days about Ameri-
cans squandering perfectly good U.
S. money touring Europe.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
MAIL BAG
(FrOm The Times Readsrs)

Communications 70 the Mail nag must
be written on one aide OF the paper
onlyi must not exceed 200 words IN
length, and must be signed with name
ena address o. sender. The publication
not mean the IndoreerT,ent Nv The Times
% tne opinions OF the writer. The Man
bag u an open forum, where the CIT.
sens o. Washington can argue most
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

Having had all the fun they could
out Of the Germans, the British in
Africa are now hunting lions for a
pastime, old chap.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
Amusements.

NatIonal--"on Trial" sl5 p. m.
Belasco-'Princess Pat" $50 D. m.
Poli's-"old Heidelberg" 2:l5 and s:l5 D. m.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and s:l5 p. m.
Loew's columbia-Photoplays. II a. m. to
IL y. m.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

ScOoping the country by about two
weeks, here's a prediction of a third
Tor is it fourth?) return from
Elba.
The Washington times., 1916-02-15

You can't keep a good man down
Carranza, being refused a loan by
Wall Street, gets out the shop worn
type, and prints about $4,000, 900
worth. -
The Washington times., 1916-02-15
Voting on Sunday Movies.

WACO, Tex. Feb. l5.--The city IL vot-
movies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-20
GAME WARDEN HAS RIGHTS.

Several persons have protested hat game wardens in Alaska have nc authority to search a boat house or ,abin. for evidence of a breach Of he law. Such persons are laborinp lnder a false belief. and those whc 1re ignorant will do well to read the 'ollowing excerpt from Sect S6, which n part says:
 Any marshal. deputy marshal or warden. in or out of Alaska may arrest with or without violating any 9f the provisions of this act or any of the regulations herein provided md may seize any game, birds, or hides. and any traps, nets, guns or other parphernallo used in the cap ture of such game or birds. found in his possession in or out of Alaska"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-20
'-AsoR CONDITIONS
 IN TIE NoRTHLANr


 According to the annual report O. Governor Strong of Alaska, there wa m excess of labor in nearly all Indus rial sections of Alaska during tho iscal year. The report says:
 Despite many warnings given by zovernment officials and otheri through the public press the Influx O men seeking work was almost contin nous. In part this influx was st.mu. ated by the beginning of construction work on the government railroad at Anchorage on Cook Inlet. However ID to this time. a considerable amount of labor has been absorbed in rail -oad work. while mining and prospect ng afforded employment for others The mines of Southeastern Alaska give employment to a large number Of men. and the number SO employed is constantly being increased. It is ex- pected that the opening of some of he coal fields throughout Alaska will greatly extend the volume of mining operations throughout the Territory through the furnishing of coke and cheaper fuel for industrial purposes The fishing Industry the present sea- son gave employment to the usual number of men; in this industry many Indians. Chinese. Japanese ard other aliens are employed.
 The Territorial Legislature at its recent session passed an S.hour law for all workers in lode and placer mines: and during the past summer in the Ruby and Fairbanks mining districts. labor strikes resulted in some of the placer camps, when the employers attempted to reduce the wage scale which had been paid for q 1O.hour day. Tn the Fairbanks dis -rlct the difficulty was soon adjusted however. and the men soon returned 10 work. In the Ruby district the diff 'iculty has continued without settle ment An S-hour law was already gen orally in force in the lode mines of the Territory. The wage scale paid 10 placer miners in the Fairbanks and Ruby districts during the summer -eason prior to the passage of the S. hour law was S5 per day. In the Nome district no reduction of the wage scale followed the enforcement If the S-hour law. Wage scales in ,ther parts of the Territory have re- mained practically stationary during he year. The scale of wages paid m lode mines in coastal Alaska fig rom sS to sS.5O per day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-20

JOHN CROFT expects fresh ship ment of Olympia Oysters on next boat arriving. Don't forget our famous olympia Oyster Cocktails. lS'st