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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

Lawrenceville II.-"My automobile was stolen
from the street. I had placed a Sacred Heart
badge under the seat two weeks before prayed
to the Sacred Heart and the Saints for the return
of the car and promised Masses for the holy
Souls and publication if the car was recovered
One hour after the first Mass was said the car
reported to safe $50 miles away. L
have it home in good condition. Thanks to the
Sacred HEARTH
In other words, this poor, degraded white
person, In Illinois, is more superstitious than
an African in the wilds of the Dark Con-
tinent, and believes that a scent pewter
badge was the cause of the recovery of the
automobile.
The negro who believes in the conjure bag,
and who loses appetite and courage, when he
feels that he has been "trcked" by another
negro, is not on lower mental level than
such Catholics as these
What is it the priests will not be table to
make them believe and do, when Rome gets
enough military strength in her Knights of
Columbus her Hibernians, and her German
Verein?
Read this one:
Waterford, Ireand.-"A young officer, aged
nineteen, attached to the Royal Flying Corps,
tainted in an aeroplane during flight. The
machine fell from height of hundred feet
and was damaged. The young man, though
found unconscious, was totally uninjured. He at
tributes his wonderful escape to the care of our
Blessed Lady, whose medal, together with a small
bottle of holy water, he carried in his pocket
Now, if the blessed medal and small bottle
of holy water saves the lives of Catholic
Irishmen, why do any of them get killed by
the Germans in this terrible war?
Reading further in this shameful maya
zine, which claims a circulation Of nearly
100000, [ find sundry other Thanksgiving
for such "favors" as the following:
"In Alabama-Pension received, trouble
averted, message received, scandal averted,
improvement in business, protected during
windstOrm"
AS the recent storms wrecked several Cath
Ollie churches in New Orleans, while earth
quakes shook them down in Italy, and as the
storm last week is said to have Wi ped out an
entire town in Alabama, it must be that the
Catholics in those localities had neglected to
buy new lot of pewter medals
Are there no Catholics in the Mississippi
Valley, where the floods have been playing
havoc with property and life?
Perhaps, they also had run short of pewter
trinkets.
In Arizona, the blessed medal enabled a
poor dupe to find "a lost document"
In California, the list is so rich and
varied, [ quote it entire:
acknowledgements recoveres seven situa-
tions peaceful death, horse cured safe delivery,
good confession, preservation of eye-sight trouble
avoided release from trying position, peace of
mind, houses rented, position retained, dress
found, locket found, intemperance overcome, re-
turn to work, money received, home provided,
help in difficulty, relief from PAIN store rented
land rented, financial aid husban's return,
cessful performance, boy found, undesirable
friendship broken, danger averted salary raised,
preserved from illness, brothers return keys
found, settlement of suit
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02
THE JEFFERSONIAN

Sample letters Of Thanksgiving are pub
lished on the same page and on those fol-
lowing.
Consider this one:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-02

matter, Dec. 8, 1910,
Thomson, Georgia,
March 3, 1879.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
Nebraska Pastor to
Be Heard Tomorrow

The Rev. J. w. Ferner. Of Aurora.
Neb.. will deliver the sermon at Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church tomor-
row. Special music has been arranged
by Claude Robson. The program fol-
lows: Organ prelude. Ave Maria" by
Shubert offertory. soprano and bass
duet. Rise. Crowned With Light" Mira.
A. L. Haycock and James s. HIGHS
postlude, Bridal Son." by Goldmark.
The adult Bible class will meet for the
last time during the summer at 10
o'clock. The topic for discussion will be
Peace and the Kingdom" the leader
will be the Rev. Edwin NJ. Bliss.
NJ. w. Baldwin will lead the senior.
intermediate. and Junior departments.
which have united for the summer. The
classes meet at 10 o'clock. w. d. Pierce
will lead the class on July 16 Irving
Newcomb, July %. and G. w. Ashley.
July 80. Mrs. w. r. Buchanan. w. J.
Bowman and w. p. Hartman. assistant
superintendents, will have general
charge of the services.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
THE JUTLAND SEA FIGHT

Admiral Jellicoe's official report on
the sea fight off Jutland is a per-
fectly candid statement, seemingly.
He states the British losses at four
teen vessels, the German at twenty
one. 1t is true that he does not
claim certain knowledge of some of
the German losses; but the failure of
the Berlin admiralty to make frank
statement of it's disasters at least
affords ground to accept the British
conclusion that they were as heavy
as indicated.
One of the British commentators
on the report gives an explanation
of the strategy. which is more I'M
derstandable than any heretofore
made. The British, trying to tempt
the Germans to fight, held out the
battle cruiser feet as a bait. The
bait was taken; the grand fleet
rushed to the scene, and the Germans
had to beat a retreat. They got
away as well as they did, thanks to
fortunate-for them-weather con-
ditions. There would never have been
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
THIS IS A REAL BLOW

To one particular class of people
the abdication of Theodore Roose-
welt from the leadership to which the
Progressive convention nominated
him, came as a fearful blow. It was
a fearful shock to people who never
were Progressives and therefore de-
sired the Progressive party to live.
1t profoundly grieved people who
never voted for Roosevelt, and there
fore craved-for others-the privi-
lege of voting for him. Great num-
bers who had for a decade insisted
that honor and Roosevelt were total
strangers, were panied beyond ex-
preston that Roosevelt should so far
dishonor himself as to refuse to con-
tinue his headship of the third party
These folks-need it be stated SO
baldly?-were members of the Dem
ocratic party. They were aggrieved
to the last degree that Colonel
Roosevelt should disappoint their
hopes of a divided opposition and
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
WOULD RATHER PRAY
THAN GO TO WORK

NTw YORK. July s.-The religious
forver Of Allen d. Brand, too great to
permit him to devote time TO making a
living for his family. caused Justice
Mayo, in the children's court. to take
away Brands four children and order
them sent to institutions.
When Miss Wheeler, agent Of the
Chidren's Society, and Or. f. II. Rue.
M stor Of the Thirty-fifth Street Metho-
dist Church. found Brand with his wife
and children at 40 West Thirty-sixth
street, conditions were such they hailed
the children to court
They told Justice Mayo that the fam
ily lived in two rooms destitute Of fur
niture: that soap boxes were used for
chairs. and that the children had to
study under the hall light. All slept on
boards, and Brand. although a man OF
good education. refused to work. pre-
ferrinG to be an evangelist.
Brand said that thirteen years ago
he inherited sso; ooo. but lost i financing
a hotel In St. Louis. He attended the
Theological Seminary. he said.
~ was his duty to preach. and do
nothing else. he asserted. although he
smoke OF his deep affection for his chill
dren.
The children are Horace. thirteen
years: Allen, eleven both OF whom
We're sent TO st. Christopher's Home at
Dobbs Ferry. and Ruth, nine. and
Adelaide. four. who were sent to the
Protestant Ri gSisters.
Mrs. Brand told Justice Mayo she ap-
proved Of her husbands ideals and
plans,
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
PHYSICIAN, KNOW THYSELP

The news columns convey the in.
formation that:
An investigation IL promised into
the cost of living of wage-earners In
the District
Good! Government workers come
under the head Of wage-earners. II
costs them as much to live as any.
one else.
It is further stated that:
It Is we'll understood that the fscts
brought to light will be used as the
basis for proposed minimum wage
law.
Fine! Especially if the Govern
ment applies the minimum wage law
to itself. To prove that such an ap-
plication is needful it only needs
read at random through that Con-
gressional classic, the report Of the
hearings on the Nolan minimum
wage bill.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08

an easy road to victory via a side
street.
But it happened. Then they hoped
for a brief while that Roosevelt
would never be able to join forces
with Hughes. He did, and hopes
farther fell.
After that, there was yet linger-
ing anticipation that perhaps, just
faint perhaps, Roosevelt and Taft
would perpetuate a 7eud that might
affect Vermont and Utah, at least.
But all, all is doomed to disap-
pointment. Roosevelt and Hughes
have dined together. Now comes
announcement that Roosevelt and
Taft will speak from the same plat
form, clasp hands, unite in COM
mon cause, at a forthcoming rally at
Madison Square Garden.
It is almost more than can be
borne.
It is an unbearable shock to that
adamantine confidence in Roosevelt
that has ever been maintained by
people who had absolutely no conf
dence in him. It threatens to es-
TRANCE the affections Of all his en-
emies. It may wreck his repute for
patriotism with those who have al
ways known that he was a traitor.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08

any battle If the British had not d.
vided their force. The net results
strengthen the British grip Of the
seas. That this is true Is shown,
among other things, by the state
ment that British naval vessels that
were shut up in the Baltic at the be-
ginning of the war have since been
passing out and coming home safely.
It would not be possible il the Ger
man navy were not demoralized,
weakened, and in fear of the big
submarine force now in those waters.
After all, perhaps the most i'm
portant result of the battle of Jut-
land Is the final demonstration that
the Germans didn't have something
up their sleeve;" a naval surprise
corresponding to the 42-centimeter
field guns that made citadels mean
ingless in the hour in which they
were first used. The British gunfire
is declared to have been much more
accurate than the German; and this
must be true, for the Germans had a
much palmer target than the British.
The British ships were silhouetted
against bright western sky; the
Germans were concealed by growing
darkness and a heavy mist.
If there were need for still fur
Their evidence that this battle ended
German dreams of naval control, it
would be found in the Tirpitzian re-
vival of demand for new and unre-
strained warfare on all commerce.
That proposal would never be
brought forward, now, by the Re-
ventlows, if they did not realize that
it represented the sole and desperate
hope of breaking the blockade.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
Navy Day Celebrated
At Camp Good Will
Mothers and Children Made Happy Each Saturday by
Employees of Navy Yard, Who Carry Them
Souvenirs and Goodies"
Today is navy yard day" at Camp

Today is navy yard day" at Camp
Good Will. =.
II newspapers were published at the
camp. this news would be worth half a
dozen extras" because II Is about the
biggest thing that happens at Camp
God VIII eath week.
Every Saturday for the past two
years the employees Of the Washington
navy yard have had charge OF the en-
tertainment OF the little people and
their mothers at Camp Good Will. The
people Is to load one or two trucks with
all sorts OF good things and the Naval
Gun Factory Band and spend the en-
tire afternoon at the camp.
Relieve Regular Workers.
When the trucks and the guests ar
rive they relieve the social service
workers In charge OF all responsibility
for things at the camp and from about
o'clock until bedtime the Riddles and
their mothers hardly have time TO
think The navy yard men have been
performing this service so long that
they have become experts at II. and
they. know exactly what the children
Most OF the want is concentrated In
ice cream and cake. and because there
are so many Riddles at the camp a
truck is needed to bring the necessary
supplies along. Then there are toys and
souvenirs Of all kinds and supper sup
plies.
Today Ia to be a typical Navy Yard
Day. The program that has been ar
ranged and the type OF presents to be
given is kept secret by the Navy Yard
men. But they have announced that
they intend to stay to supper and that
they are preparing to make 1t some
supper.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
MOTOR VICTIMS CHARITIES

Speaking Of the arrests Of auto
mobilists in Maryland, as The Times
mildly did the other day, before the
reduction in the fees to constables
and justices Of the peace quenched
the ardor Of those worthy gentlemen,
a Maryland official furnishes detailed
information Of what those who are
arrested get for their money.
Not for mere fine, nor for the
enrichment of the State treasury,
have motorists from the Capital been
dropping So per arrest into the palms
Of Maryland justices. Far from it.
1t is distributed like this:
To JUSTICE Of the peace for trying
the case. 81.
To summons for witnesses, Sl.5O.
To warrant. rs cents.
TO sherif for making arrests, ~
cents per. $3.50.
To getting three witnesses at 50
cents each. SO cents.
To postage. 6 cents.
To the State auto commission, 81.
There you have the SO neatly al
lotted and standardized SO there may
be no delay in waiting for change on
busy Sundays.
OF course, the widow Of the ice
man who died a year ago, the post
master Except by indirection on
that 6 cents), the members of the
common council, and the fund for q
watering trough for horses, had not
yet been included in the list of bene-
ficiaries. But the system was not
given time enough to work to its full
and mature fruition. 1t was nipped
in the bud by law which knocked
all these carefully adjusted appro-
priations in the head, and another
Utopian community idea baked.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
RAISED
OF EPISCOPAL FIND
Church Wants live Millions To
Be Used a cIerg,men's
Pension Budgt.

Three million dollars " the q, 00o,ooo
needed for the church Ansion fund to
guarantee clergymen Of he Protestant
episcopal Church againstwant in their
ola age, has been pledged
Ihis represent the contamination Of
an active campaign of fouimonths. Il
IL expected the full amour will have
oeeh piedsed and the plan become eff
iective by March /, 1917.
Az the recent spring diocess conyen-
uons throughout the country,,ll of the
sslaty-eight dioceses formally adopted
.Ie churcn pension plan AMI piedRed
tno,r earnest and continued support.
Inc Church Pension Fund has,o conn
covering 9S per cent OF all the GREY in
the country. Robert Henderson, stuary
or the Equitable Life Insurance Sciety.
made the examination. It is tn first
time that any such study has beenmade
fund.
After taking the present clergy oithe
church and applying to their ages the
lie expectancy developed In the nor
tality tables Of the ministers of he
Henderson found that the sun Of IS
300 will be sufficient as a reserve fufd
to carry on the minimum pension bent-
~. for all the active clergy and theh
The preliminary estimates II the
Church Pension Fund are thoroughly
verified, and there can be no further
doubt that under the plan adopted and
now soon to be instituted, all the clerg,
Of tho Episcopal Church will be def
nitely assured that in their old ast
both they and their families will bt
cared for.
The special program of patriotic musi'
which was given last Sunday night II
the Douglas Memorial Methodist Epis
copal Church. Eleventh and E streets
northeast by the combined choirs Of thu
Epworth League and the Douglas Me
mortal Methods; Episcopal Church. VII
be repeated tomorrow night by special
request from to y. m.
The Rev. c. c. Mclean. pastor Of th<
church. will deliver sermon on "Oper
Eyes for Christ" The sermon will b.
delivered after the musical program.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
RAILROAD MAGAZINE
FULL OF FEATURES
Stories Full Of Incidents Of In
terest to Public as Well as
Men Who Run Trains.

Fifteen features. some Of them Illus.
trated. seven fiction stories, and with
quantities Of miscellany. in which c,n
be found poems. short yarns and incl
dentais that particularly appeal to
readers OF good literature. are the rut-
standing features OF the current issue
OF the Railroad Mans Magazine placed
on sale today.
An absorbing feature. the initial one
IN the August magazine. Is NY.
biggest Morse OFFICE In which Roger
F1son gives an intimate picture Of the
great activity In the Western Unions
operating department in the New York
office. The story is illustrated.
Another Informative feature Is that
dealing with the moving OF a circus
by rail. Frederick l.. Farnsworth gives
IN this Illustrated story a detailed ac-
the great task of moving tented
city from town to town.
The seven fiction articles in the cur
rent ,Rd hIrp Mans an Masszins is q the
Tales by Jones. the Boomer" leads
the humorous narratives OF this pub.
lication. with Emmett F. .Hartes Hank
ana nard Horace" a most laughable pair
tunity to enjoy real mlrth.
The Enchilada Special" written by
Frank Brighton. a prolific story teller
takes the reader to the Mexican Dor-
der for excitement. while J. L. Smiths
The Country Station Agent" Is a faith
ful picture OF the trials and tribula-
lions which befall one in that impor-
tant post.
The August Railroad Mans Magazine
mas the customary interesting collec-
ton OF departmental stories, all deal
ing with live topics.
tribute to the memory NJ the late
James J. Hill. accompanies an excellent
likeness OF the deceased railroad build
er, and a story of Louis w. Hill. favor
lite son Of the father. deals with the re-
sponslbility now devolving on the man
VINO now controls the family fortune.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
D. A. R. Chapter Organizes
Patriotic Picnic Rally

A picnic and patriotic rally will DO
given by Columbia Cha pier. Daughters
Of the American Revolution. at Chain
Bridge next Tuesday. An invitation
has been extended all patriotic organi-
cations to attend the exercises.
The program for the day includes
demonstrations BY troops of the Boy
Scouts and the Girl Scouts and the
children Of the American Revolution.
Speeches will be made lv prominent
members of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and invited guests.
The exercises will be under the charge
OF Mrs. A. w. Barber, regent OF the
cha pter. who will be assisted by Mrs
II. c. Gauss. vice regent. Mrs. :. s.
Hyer. treasurer: Miss NJ. c. Moulton.
recording secretary: Miss y. G. Ross.
Brock. registrar, Mrs. c. c. Coombs.
historian. and Mrs. r. r. Riede!.
cha plain.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08

In the pavilion a concert will be given
this evening by the Naval Gun Factory
Band In addition to the program OF all
sorts Of stunts arranged by the com.
Navy Yard Day Of the camp this sea-
son and the committee In charge intend
to make 1t a notable event.
The Wanderlusters announced yester-
day that they are preparing to furnish
two tents to the camp. Half the fund
for the tents has been raised and 1t Is
expected that they will be added to the
camp within q week or ten days. Any
Dody who cares to contribute can fur-
nish happiness and pleasure for a child
very small cost. Contributions are to be
made through the Associated Charities.
In Charge Saturday.
Announcement was made today that
next Saturday the Soldiers Home staff
and personnel will take charge of
Navy Yard Day." and the Navy Yard
committees as well as the kiddies will
be the guests of the old soldiers. There
is considerable excitement at camp as
a result Of this announcement because
the ways OF entertainment Of the vet
Grams are many and curious-but Ill sat
isfying. Ard. therefore. everybody Is on
ture Of the program.
At the Baby Camp there 10 consider
able hauteur and swelling Of chests to-
day due to the fact that a real house
for the mothers and babies. The house
is one OF the portable variety, and was
the gift Of Mrs. @. II. Rose. II Is ~
by % feet In size. and has been placed
on one OF the highest points In the
valley. The doors and windows are
screened. and It will tprovide excellent
shelter In case Of storm.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
THE QUIxOTES OF PEACE

Add to the things Shakespeare (oi
was it Solomon or Bacon?) might
have said. "Of the making of peace
organizations there Is no end"
Along comes the "Comision de paz
interamericana." It gleefully an
nounces it has "cut loose from the
American Union Against Militarism
and undertakes to finance itself and
direct its own peace propaganda"
1t is going to mobilize it's forces
six men, to work for "the restora-
ton of good feeling between the
people of Mexico and the United
States"
1t is headed by the redoubtable DR..
David Starr Jordan, who did not
quite rush into Europe to lend the
war by Christmas" but who did
camp down at Ell Paso to avert wal
until Ell Paso got too hot, mercurially
and literally speaking, for him.
Amos Pinchot suddenly withdrew
from the ranks, but the gap was
filled by Paul U. Kellogg and the
mediation sextet went ahead and or
ganized.
On with the promotion of good
feeling! First, no doubt, the
"comision" will get Villa into an
amiable humor to salute the flag
Then 1t will promote fellowship and
brotherly love enough among the
banditry to keep them on their own
side Of the border. Down at Mazat-
Ian is a good chance for missionary
work. Then the conciliatory sextet
might try Parral and Carrizal.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
Congressman to Speak
At the Gospel Mission

William S. Bennett. Congressman from
New York. will speak at the Gospel
Mission. IA John Marshall place. Sum
day at s p. m. Mr.. William l.. Clarke
Will preside at this service, and a spe-
cial musical program will be given.
Open air meetings will be conducted
by Superintendent II. w. Kline. at
Ninth and X streets northwest, at 400
y. H.: also at Four-and-a-half street
and John Marshall place at Z p. IN.
The open air work committee report
ed that the Gospel Tent had been de-
layed in shipment owing to movement
Of troops over the railroads, but would
arrive some time next week. and upon
its receipt would be pitched at the COR
ner Of Georgia avenue and Irving street.
AS soon as II Is erected services will
be conducted In II throughout July. In
August the tent will be at Eighth and
! directs northwest.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TO HOLD CONVENTION
Washington Delegates to Govern
ing Body Selected.

The governing body Of the Episcopal
Church Of the United States. which
meets for three weeks once every three
years. will hold its convention In St.
Louis the first week of October.
This legislative body of the church Ia
composed Of two houses, the members
OF which are sent from the different d.
visions Of the Episcopal church.
Sixteen representatives will go from
Washington. They are as follows: Cler-
icai deputies. the Rev. Randolph H. Nc
KIM, the Rev. c. Ernest Smith. the Rev.
r. c. Stetson. and the Rev. Robert Tai
bot.
Lay Depu,ies-Arthur g. Brown, Henry
L. Rust. Byron 8. Albums. and DR.. Will
liam g. Reeves. ...s
Clerical alternates-The Rev. George r.
Dudley, the Rev. Charles E. Buck, tho
Rev. William L. De Vries. and the Rev.
George II. McGrew.
Lay alternates-Henry P. Blair. Ste
phen F. Kramer. j. Miller Kenyon, and
John l.. Weaver.
The Washington times., 1916-07-08
ASKED FOR WAGES,
MISTRESS SUES MAID
Answers Servants Demand BY
Suit for Personal Damages.

NEW YORK. July ST the servant
girl takes an extra Sunday of when
you tell her to stay home and cook
dinner sue her for breach OF contract.
~ she chops meat for hash In an
aluminium dish Instead of a wooden
chopping bowl charge her with in
competency.
III she soaks washa BILE dress SC
long that the colors run demand dam
ages for injury to personal property.
All this Is being done in the Fourth
District Municipal Court In Jamaica
where Judge Denton was confronted
with those allegations by an irate
householder. Miss Alma Gyiistrom, an
art student.
Her former servant. Ella Hisgins,
sued FOR $50 for wages unpaid In June.
and through Attorney Stephen II.
Voris OF Jamaica developed the ominous
sounding allegations.