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CHURCH NEGLECTED
HERE, SAYS CLERIC
DR.. Wedderspoon Declares Peo-
pie Forget Religious Ties
in Capital.

"Jesus is weeping over Washington
tonight"
DIR. w. r. WedderspOon, in a sermon
on "Washington's Greatest Need" at
Foundry NJ. T.. Church last evening. lie
severely criticised residents OF Wash
ington for their lack of interest IN
church affairs. He said many church
members. came here and forgot to re-
new the ties they maintained back
home.
at was an awful thing for Washing.
ton when Billy Sundays wife declined
TO come to washington" he said. Later
he called Sunday a medium OF God"
'I do not like to tell you" he con-
tinued, but there is a. neglect OF tle
worship of God In this city that is
shameful. II IS a disgrace."
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MAN MADE
COLONEL AT CORNELL
Lenox r. Lohr Commands First
Regiment of University
Cadet Corps.

Lenox r. I.ohr of Washington. has
been made colonel. commanding the first
regiment OF the Cornell University
cadet corps.
Lohr was an officer In the high school
cadets and later a lieutenant i'm the
second Regiment. ID. G.. n. G.. He Is
now senior I'm the Sibley College OF
Mechanical Engineering at Cornell,
mechanics.
In his Junior year Mr.. Lohr was can
TAIN or Company l at Cornell. and his
previous experience enabled him to
pany. The organization was main
tanned at full war strength and per-
formed special work in advanced tactics.
Lohr also Is a member of Scabbard
ana Blade, Cornell Society: the Aero
Gun Sigma Phi Sigma. and Is president
OF the Cornell branch OF the Society of
Automobile Engineers
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cal bosses, and giving il exclusively
to the people.
But it seems p bit hard to UNDER
stand why the complote frankness
which Mr.. Wilson protested, should
not have marked his attitude to-
ward the people. He frankly enoagh
expressed these views to a few pub
lie men; not to the public. The
procedure suggests that while pro-
testing against the President try
ing to boss, he was most effectively
bossing. Additional color is given
to this uncomfortable theory, by the
fact that, after giving pledge for
Presidential primaries, no effort was
made for them; rather, the gentle
men with whom the President main
tanned his relations lin confidence)
Of complete candor and frankness,
were diligently putting rhe hbosh
on efforts for the Presidential prim-
airy, at a time when the public as
sumed that the President really
meant to try to accomplish sucn
legislation.
When the President wrote, three
years ago, that "there Ought never
to be another Presidential nOminat-
ing convention" he set down what
was then the conviction of a large
majority Of the American people.
The performance of the Republicans
at Chicago had Disguised a large
share of that party; While the per-,
Torrance at Baltimore, where a can
didate was defeated after he had
mustered a substantial majority Of
the nominating convention on a SER
les Of ballots, had similarly affected
a great proportion of Democrats.
The time was ripe and right for
pressing the Presidential primary,
and the President-elect was on rec
ord, in public and in private alike,
as favoring it.
Doubtless the President will be
renominated, unless he himself shall
indicate his wish to retire, which
nobody dreams he will do. But 1T
must be said that mis- embarrass-
ment about the one-term declaration
of Baltimore will not be assuaged
by the publication nf this Palmer
epistle. Probably the one-term is
sue in itself has very little effect
on the public mind. The opponents
of Roosevelt in 1912 expected that
issue to hurt him; the vote that he
polled, without party, organization,
or anything except popular deran1
supporting him, suggests strongly
that he could not have lost many
votes by reason fthe third-tern
argument. The same vas true of
Grant; people who proclaimed
against the third term were against
Grant, not against the third term.
They ran around in circles trying
to scare people with third-term
talk. as they also did in the case
Of Roosevelt in 1912. The anti
Grant people discovered that third
term was awfully dangerous; so did
the anti-Roosevelt people. But the
votes changed on that issue were
mighty few.
Mr.. Wilson would not have suf-
fered particularly from reputation
of the one-term PLANK that was
slipped into the Baltimore platform
by Bryan. He may suffer a good
deal from the strange lack Of can
dor in dealing with this whole sub
ject Of denomination and primaries,
that is now disclosed.
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California TO Make
Biggest Experiment
In State Socialism
Plans State Control and Administration of Collect
ing, Sorting, Standardzing, Branding Ship
ping, and Marketing Fruit and
Vegetable Products.
By JUDsoN c. wELLIvER.

The greatest experiment in State socialism that has been se
Ousy contemplated in this country being organized by the State
Of California
nothing less than project for State control and admin
raOn Of the whole business of collecting sorting sandardzng
branding shipping and marketing the fruit and vegetable products
Of the entire Commonwealth.
The plan has been brought Washington by the officials Of
California and submitted both the Department Of Justice
State Market Commission.
STATE DIRECTED MONOPOLY
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TonnorroK.

Program for the blind, Mrs. AIauds Howell
smith and Earl ClabauEh. Library Of Gem
Annual meeting Chamber Of Commerce. New
Willard .. m.
Francis X. Weller. before Washington ssc-
ton OF the American Institute OF Electrical
Engineers Cosmos Club. P, m.
Address. Visit to Panama Dr. IRGSa 6.
BrsnnOn, before Anthony League, 9OG Co
lumbla road $3.50 p, m.
Banquet Brookland Brotherhood Lord Ne
Annual meeting Retail Merchants Associs-
ton, Raleigh, o. m.
Meeting the Parent-Teacher Association OF
the Franklln-ThOmsOn School. in school. }
Meeting Washington Cat Club. at home oi
Mrs. Charles TOmpkins. 1923 Columbia road.
Illustrated lecture on domestic sanitation, DR.
Charles Wsrdell stiles. Sherwood Presby
Lecture. Home Mission in Action" Mrs.. u
e. WlOer y, w. C.. A. 4;t6 p. m.
meeting, Washington Real Estate Brokers'
Association New E6bitt, 1880 .. m.
Tea, Home Club, !;45 70 p. m.
acknowledgements, No. Is; Takoma, No 20;
Potomac, No, s, Royal Arch Chapters
Evangelist Chapter, Rose Crolx, Robsrt 10
Bruce Council; knights KadOsh. scottIsh
Friendship. No. IT, Eastern star, -
odd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. No. :; Golden
stuart. No. I. Encampment.
Knights OF Pythias--Webs No. :: Excel
slor, NO. l4i capital, No. "a Myrtle M Is.
Maccabees-Mt Vernon Tent. No. 4; Bright.
wood Tent No. g.
Woman's Benefit Association OF the Maeca-
bees-Columbia. No. 3; Liberty No 2
National Union headquarters open
knights Of COMMUNICATIONS, Joseph Scott,
In hall X. OF c, commission religious
prejudices, New Willard, 10 a. M
Royal Arcanum-Ns tional Council
United Spanish War Veterans-Col James S.
Petit Camp No. 3.
Modern WoOdmen Of Amerlca-IInoOln Camp,
No. 1858
Socialist Party-Mass meeting, with addresses
by Congressman Sherwood and LOndoA
Pythian Temple.
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Nicholas DOuty Recital
Will Be Given Tonight

Third in the series Of explanatory re-
citalS on 1.-THE Song as an Art Form
will be given before the Washington So
ciety OF the Fine Arts. In the National
Museum, tonight. by Nicholas Douty. of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Douty win trace the development
OF song through the compositions of
Polish. Bohemian. Finnish. Russian. and
Scandinavian composers. His program
follows;
Chopin. "Maedchens Wunseh:" Dvorak.
GALS die alte Mutter:" Sibelius. La
Libellule;" Liszt. die Lorelei:" Tchat-
kovski. (a) "TOujours a ToI." Cb) "Nur
wer die Sehnsucht Kermit" Borodine,
"Dissonance;" Cui. "Bereeuse:" Rach-
maninoff. Before MY Window" Nous
sorRski. Cal Chant d'Enfant" tb)
"HOpak;" Backer-Grondahl, "Nixie:''
Svendsen. "Sylvelin;" SiRurd Lie. (R)
lin kahne." OBJ "Johannesnaeht."
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TO-DAY

Recital. Mms. MeIba, Poli's, AsSO ,. m.
Exhibitions. Domenjoz, the SwisB flyer. bene-
Diet Kitchen Association. Accents At II
Meeting. Northeast citzens Association.
Address, what Causes and What Prevents
War" James G. Kent, before Capitol Hill
lawson. rs Thirteenth street northeast. 1850
Meeting. Piney Branch citlzenS Association.
Iowa Avenue NJ. e, Church, 1850 o. m.
Meeting WOmans Peace Party. New VIII
lard. 40 a. m.
WOman's Clinic Auxiliary, a. home Of Mrs,
Samuel Spencer, 20l2 Massachusetts, uYeuus
northwest, also p. IN.
Address, Peter, the Great. Frederick the
Great; OriginatOrs OF the Present World:
War. Miss Janet Richards. Rauschor 5,
Meeting, New Hampshire Association. W. c.
I. I. headquarters. bz2 sixth street north
kendall baptist Churches. 1870 .. m.
Private view Of miniatures by Laura CooTnbs
AiliS, Moore studio, 72S Seventeenth street
Concert. United States Marine Band orches-
ira, Marine barracko, 200 p. m.
Recital, Nicholas Douty, under auspices OF
the Washington Society OF the Fine Arts
auditorium New national Museum. S:ls
y. m.
Charity ball, benefit OF the Childrens Hes
pital, New Willard. p m.
Meeting, Mems Club OF Christ Church Parish
at nome OF William +. Hill 30I0 Y stree
northwest, o. m.
Meeting, Knights OF Columbus commission o.
religious prejudices, New willard, 10 a. IN.
Masonlc-Dawson. No, l6: Mount Vernon
No. 3; Hiram, No. 10. Royal Arch Mssous;
Temple. No lS; Columbus, No. 10. Eastern
Star.
oud F'ellOws-UnIon, No IL; Beacon, No. IL,
langdon, No &c; Esther Lodge. No. ., Re
behahs.
knights Of Pythias-Decatur, No. .. Calanthe
No, IL; AscalOn Temple, No. II. knign,s
of khOrasSan.
Maccabees-National Tent No, 1: AnacoSiia
Tent, No Z.
Womans Benefit Association OF the Maola-
bees-Mt. Vernon. No. ?: Brightwood ~.
5; Georgetown, No TO-
National Cnion-Pressman's Council.
knights OF Columbus-PotomRc Council
United Daughters of the COME ieracy-Stone-
wRl Jackson Chapter, No. 20.
Royal Arcanum-NHtional Council.
Socialist Partly. p. S. L., Tailors' Union
+. u. E.-Entertainment committee
Meeting, Home and School Association OF
kenslngton, Nd. in SchOolhouse KSnsing-
ton, u. m.
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Amusements.

acknowledgements Susan" S:Is D. m.
BelascO-'The Lilac Domino" $40 y. IN,
Pelis-'"The Show shop" S:l5 D. m
keith's-YaudeviIe, 2:1b and s:i6 D. M
Casino-'Lena Rivers" Sis D. m.
Gayety-BurlesQue, 2:l5 and S;I5 .. m.
Loews ColumbiA-PhOtoplays. I0:3a q. M to
IL D. m.
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Pape. ~prings
Some News on Roosevelt

HAVANA, Jan. IO.-In connection with
the announcement that Colonel Rooso
welt is to visit the West Indies. the
government organ La Discussion, says
imam editorial:
"Cuba's representatives Will invite the
honored guest OF the nation. the staten
man who, I'm 1901 decided Cuba's fate.
placing her I'm the concert Of nations
after shedding his blood for Cuba's in-
dependence"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-10

The records do not show that Colonel
Roosevelt was wounded in the Spanish
war,
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clamor and search for him passed over
and by the cafe Of lie Bella Napoli,
rhile he lay in Il mean room and
,h, ci AT the confinement and drank
oarIy to stille his fears.
In faraway Virginia Hagar and Es-
ther journeyed from Richmond down
to Fairfax, escorted by their new but
firm friend. that eccentric bachelor
English barrister and legal representa-
duke Smythe.
The tender affection between the de-
voted uagar and the loving Esther had
-rrown the stronger through their mu-
tual sorrow and disappointment at the
Wild and protligate conduct of Arthur.
tiourishing and in luxury, yet surround
ed by evil associations in the far Cali
fornia city.
Unlocking the great door of Stanley
Hail. Hagar led the way through the
hall and into the old library. The
windows were unlatched and thrown
open to air the long closed old man
sion.
Smythe examined the portraits curl
ously. 1T is over a generation ago"
he said softly. since l was in this
room. There Is Colonel Stanley's por-
trait just as he looked in the flesh the
night attested the heir of Stanley
over twenty years ago"
And the good hearted lawyer sighed
and thought of old age that comes like
a thief. yet slowly, to rob US Of youth,
Of hope Of vigor and Of those we love
whom death has called before us.
To Hagar also the place revived dull
old heartaches. There at that door
she had stood In her young, despairing
motherhood, to be dragged away ere
she could cry in her agony that she
was being robbed Of her offspring like
Rachel Of old.
Then Hagar kissed Esther and shooI;
of the gloom Of these sal memories
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ed. The diamond, the diamond from
De vaux got it! Who would have
thought that little sneak would have
the pluckY"
Then she Surned on the shaking man
who was known as the mad million
aire in fury. why didn't you give 1t
to me, as you promised?" she cried.
And in futile rage Of disappointment
she beat and tore at herself till Blair
grasped her by the wrists.
"Quiet, you she devil!' he Kissed.
DE Vaux will not get away with the
diamond. People are coming. Remem.
ber. now. not a word that we suspect
Durand! We don't wish too much prob.
ing. That's the curse Of It. There Is
where De Vaux has us. Fortunately
he may suspect much about us. but he
knows little"
Inspired again by this final tragedy
Of the diamond. the newspapers print
ed the stories Of John Powell's rapid
rise to wealth, the accident that had
shattered him in a riot at his mines In
the mountains, the skillful treatment
Of the stranger physician, Durand, that
had restored the young millionaire.
Then had followed accounts Of the
triple tragedy in the. deaths Of the
woman lion tanner. Santley, the circus
proprietor and the clown husband Of
the Lady Of Lions because Of the great
diamond from nowhere
The recovery Of the diamond after it
had been stolen by Sankey. the stable
man. following the panic at the circus.
and the sale Of the diamond were
items that further spiced the sensa
tional stories that were printed at Du
rand's death.
Physically Mr.. Powell was in fair
health, the papers said. but mentally
and as regards his nervous system his
condition gave great concern to his as
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CHAPTER IL.
The Gypsy's Hoard.

"HROwING back the great
bronze bolt on the ornate front
door Of the Powell mansion.
Blair Stanley darted from the
vestibule and around the house to the
back. closely followed by Vivian Mars
ton and the shaking master OF the
mansion.
There. beneath the high window. lay
the battered body Of Frank Durand'
physician, arch crook-the erstwhile
King of Diamonds. His neck was
broken, and the already congealinG
blood upon face and head marked
where the cruel blows Of Blair's slung'
shot had struck.
But the grasp Of Durand's right hand
had relaxed and the diamond from the
sky was gone!
Arthur bent closer and then covered
his eyes to keep out the grewsome
siybt as Blair screamed. HE Is dead:
I'VE must think Of what account we
rive of this.' whispered vivian. the
quickest witted Of the trio. Then she
smoke as though directly to John Pow
eH.
-pid you see the strusgle' 1t must
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with pony cart and monkey-two wan.
dering organ grinders.
The pursuit reaches them and pauses.
did YOU see an escaped convict so
by?' pants the warden.
Isl, signore!' says the crafty Quab-
ba. His companion. who is quite lame,
it seems, for he hobbies little ahead,
points TO indicate the direction the fu-
gitive has taken.
The garden Of the Cafe La Bella Ma
poli is deserted, but the SignOra Solari,
proprietress, answers a discreet clamor
below.
The signora has been playing cards
with her ravishing daughter, Rosa, and
the so charming patron, Signor Lancia,
in the latter's apartment. The so
charming Signor Lancia, sad to say, is
quite overcome with wine. When so
overcome the so charming Signor Lam
cia is indiscreet.
He has shown the ravishing Rosa q
wondrous diamond whereat she has
cried in delight. though the again dis
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under the bulky weight of the escap-
ing prisoner and falls upon the guards
and Overwhelms them.
BY a fraction Of an inch the ava
lanche Of bricks has just missed the
startled Luke.
Clambering upon the loose pile of
bricks that gives beneath his heavy
feet. Luke scrambles TO the top Of the
wall and BY some miracle passes over
the broken glass and spikes unscathed
and drops down the sheer twenty feet
of the prison wall to liberty.
Quabba is waiting OH the bridge.
From bag on the piano cart he hasti-
ly hands tic painting Luke an old coat.
trousers and hat that has wig
within 1t.
Then. as the footsteps OF the search
Ing guards and their cries are heard
nearing. Quabba hands stain COM
pound to Luke that darkens still more
the gypsy's already dark countcnance
and hands, and then ihey move Oh
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In her Virginia home Esther hoped TO
find the rest heretofore denied he'.
Smythe understood now the rean ons
that actuated Arthur and Blair In tl9ir
strange ditfidence in claiming the ca RI
dom of Stanley that awaited the Anne T.
lean heir. Arthur Stanley, as uagaI' 5
son had been known here, could noi
claim it because he knew he was not
the rightful heir.
Blair could not claim 1T because he
was in the dark in this and thought his
supposed cousin stood In his way. Be
sides. there hung over Blair the shad-
Ow Of the murder Of DR.. Lee. He
feared to bring himself into any prom
inence while yet Hagar lived and knew.
All Blair could hope for was the
death Of the suppOsititious Arthur
Stanley and of Hagar Harding, the
gypsy woman. who had had the proofs
OF his guilt.
Hagar was first to break the silence
as these thoughts fitted through all
their minds. Well" she said, 'let us
try to be cheerful though we lose you.
our good friend. today"
You do not lose me, / trust" said
Marmaduke Smythe, with quaint gal
lantry. True. / must return to Eng
land to attend to matters Of the estate
of the late Earl Of Stanley.
THE matter Of the succession must
lie In allegiance for the present. But
you may come to England with the
fair Miss Esther here before long, or
may return to America again. Who
knowST
"And now" said Hagar. II under
stand that there was some alarm mani
tested by the late Mrs. Judge Stanley
regarding the expenses my stay at the
sanitarium In Richmond brought about
I told you"-here she turned to Esther
-"that l was wealthy woman. / am
moderately speaking. Gypsylike.
would never trust to banks. After
leased Stanley Hall l hid my wealth
In a secure place in this very room, an
old hiding place that perhaps even
Colonel Stanley knew nothing Of"
Hagar reached into the chimney and
brought from a ledge hidden behind
the front Of the fireplace an old long
chisel With this she pried up strip
Of time worn wooden molding at the
end Of the hearthstone. This removed
the hearthstone turned on hidden
pivot. one end Of the hearthstone de-
scending into cavity.
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world regards the Romany people only
as vagabond wanderers, but there are
Romany degrees Of proud lineage.
The Lees and Stanleys here in Nir-
ginia would be surprised to follow
back their family lines to find they
lead back in the centuries to gypsy
camps Oh English downs.
"Who knows. Esther, my dear. but
that you have gypsy blood i'll your
veins, after all. even if it he ever so
little.
1T is n curious old document" re-
peated Lawyer Smythe. 'and, as said,
| am interested in such things. May
| have It? will keep it carefully and
return il in due time.
lIagar smiled and spoke half care
le>sly. Keep it as long as you DESIRE
Nj Smythe. 1t may be cause to bring
yea back to return it, or for our going
to England to fetch 1T back"
They all laughed ut the suggestion,
aHl Lawyer Smythe took the document
al prepared to make his adeus.
Ills bachelor reserve was shaken to
ITS foundation when Esther impulsive-
ly threw her arms around hs neck and
kissed him.
You have been Il father To me-" she
| cried-"a dear. dear daddy
Lawyer Smythe was still blushinS
when lie drove away to take the train
from Fairfax, positively refusing to
permit the women to accompany him
TO the depot.
Work Is for wOrkingmen. Quabba
was wandering minstrel. and even
rs a nOnunion roofer loathed being me-
| chanical. But he worked with pur-
! pose on the prison roof, even though
his purpose was not to work.
| But he signaled to Luke that all was
well the last day Of the job. and left
the cOiled rope with one end fastened
! around the chimney and the lower end
fastened to cord that hung hidden
down over the gutter Of the prison root
to Luke's cell window.
! Meanwhile Luke sawed at the bars
and the appointed night came whel
Quabba waited for him on q bridge
that spanned mean and struggling
street not far from the prison. Quabbu
had change Of costume for Luke's
prison stripes. and. to avoid suspicion
he had with him the pony and street
piano cart and Clarence, the monkey.
So Quabba waits at midnight, an(
Clarence. the monkey, shivers ant
whimpers, and the pony is restless Il
move and be on their way.
Patience. my childrenr" whisper
Quabba. I'VE wait for a friend"
Listening to the sound Of the retreat
ing steps Of the prison guard, Luke
pushes out the bars. sawed at the low
er end and draws down the rope from
its coil on the roof by the cord ant
lowers himself cautiously.
He Is halfway down when he feel
the rope give ominOusly. He is nea
the ground, when the sentry hears TIN
fall Of brick from the old chiDone.
and turns. The sentry calls for tin
other guard and fires his rifle to alarn
the prison.
His cOmrade joins him, and they ar
within reach Of Luke, whose toes hav
just touched the ground, when the rOp
slackens and falls and with it, with
clatter and many heavy thuds. the oh
prison chimney. 1t has given wa.