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The Washington times., 1916-01-28
declares New Uniforms Are Fl
nancial Hardship To Firemen.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
through the columns of your paper
you have done a lot for the working
classes Of our city. Please consider
this:
Inc hremen are obliged to buy these
elaborate new uniforms on a salary OF
Httle more than a laborer's pay. This
Is great imposition on these men.
lhey suffer enough hardships without
peihS tortured with high standing COL
lars. The added expense incident to
the purchase of these uniforms will re-
qulre the iremen to be paying for them
ior at least seven months, fN which
the f1remen and their families will have
10 suffer This fire department has
done its work we'll for years. and 1t
mas not been necessary to dress the men
up and decorate them with service
stripes and gold
The change of the ityle of uniforms
VIII leave the members of the depart
ment with no less than 1000 good uni
forms of the old style on their hands,
with practically no chance to wear
them.
The greatest injustice has been done
to the chiefs Of the department by hav-
Ing an inspection board, which is COM
posed OF captain and private. who
nave the authority TO inspect all cloth
ing. and can order their superior Off
GERS to get new uniforms when they
think they need them. In no other
city in the United States is such
thing done, that Is, placing a subor-
dinate in a position where he can order
his superior officer to get new uni
form and pass on 1t as to whether 1t
fits.
The new uniforms should have been
issued November / for the men to
wear. but. owing to the large number
of misfits and several other delays,
some of the men have been obliged to
accept their uniforms whether they fit
or not. If they hope to get any benefit
out of them before the winter is over.
FRIEND OF THE F1REMEN.
Washinpton Ian n6
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Western Reserve u
Men Name DyneS
Washington Alumni Of Ohio In
Stitution Hold Annual Ban
Quet at Ebbitt.

Senator Pomerenc and Congressman
Gordon OF Ohio. Commissioner of Edu-
cation ClaNton. and President Charles
Thwing, of Western Reserve University.
Ohio, were among the speakers at the
annual reunion dinner OF the Washing
ton District Alumni Association of the
university. at the Ebbitt last night.
At a brief business session. officers
were chosen as follows: John II. Dynes.
Washington, president; Albert B. Bush
nell. Forest Glen, Md, vice president; ;
p. Foote. Washington. reelected secre-
tary.
The banquet was arranged by retiring
President Morris j.. Hole and Secretary
Foote.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. William IL. Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. W. Davidson. John II. Dynes, =.
Foote. r. S. Gehr, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
J. Hole. Ernest McKelvy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles X. Morris. l.. w. SChad. d. IL.
Sweet. Ir. and Mrs. p. p. ClaXton, DR..
Rogers. Dwight Wiegman. Baltimore; I;
Frank Stahl Richmond; Rev. Eldridge
Mix, Farmville, Va; Hr. and Mrs.
Harry Haywood, Mr.. Robertson. Senat or
and Mrs. Pomerene, Congressman w.
p. Gordon, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thwing.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Hospital Lady Managers
Elect Mrs. David M. Lea

Mrs. David Meade Lea was elected
president of the board of lady manag-
ers of the Episcopal Eye, Ear, and
Throat Hospital. at the recent annual
meeting of the board. Other officers
chosen were Mrs. William II. Fox. first
vice president; Mrs. Edward j. Stell-
wagen. second vice president: Mrs
Faber Stevenson, recording secretary
Mrs. Alexander l.. Pope, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. John NJ. Mckinney,
treasurer; Mrs. William b. TrOtt, as
sistant treasurer. and house commit
tee made up of Mrs Edward NJ. Mix.
Mrs. Watson +. Clark. Mrs Morris
Hacker Mrs. J.. W. Estes, and Mrs
William NJ. Dove.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
u. D. c. CONVENTION
ACCEPTS PROPOSALS

The amendment OF the constitution Of
the District division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy was con-
sidered at continued meeting of the
convention this morning at the Confed-
crate Memorial Hall.
The amendments proposed were de-
signed to increase the usefulness of
the organization.
The matter was first discussed at the
annual convention held about a month
ago. and in order to give all the dele
gates an opportunity to familiarize
then selves with the matter the conven-
tion decided upon another meeting. a
continuation of the convention. to be
held today.
After discussion the proposals were
accepted today. and will become n part
of the order of business of future meet
inGs Of the organization.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Recommends Two New
Buildings for g. w. u,

Erection OF n science hall and a law
school building for the George Washing
ton University ha7 been recommended
to the board OF trustees by Rear Ad-
miral Charles Herbert stockton. l.. :.
", retired. president of the institution
The board is expected TO give the matter
consideration at its next meeting.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Nobody Loves Fat Boy,
So Edward Runs AWay

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-"Dear Father
This Kidding has gone too far. Nobody
loves a fat boy. Give my love to Agnes
EIy sister. Yours. Edward
This note. was received by David
Beers. Of the Bronx. from his fifteen
year-old son Edward. Mr.. Beers has
asked the rolicc tC search Tor tho lad.
lie believes he ran away because his
friends constantly Jested about mis-
eight.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Says Danbury Hatters' Article In
Times Was Very Interesting.

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The article about the Danbury hatters
in The Times was very interesting. and
so appealing that I'm going TO send an
hours nav TO the American Federation
of Labor. whether | belong to the union
or not. WILLIAM NJ. r.
Washington. Jan, %
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Tomorrow.

Address "T'he Value and BENEFITS OF Physical
Training" Miss Helen Wyman, Y. W. c.
A.. Takoma Park, p IN.
Concert, Washington College Of Music audi
torium, Masonic Temple. Thirteenth street
and New York avenue, $50 p. IN.
Meeting, Ohio Society OF the District, Rausch-
cr's, p. IN.
independent order of Jonadahs-John G.
Daley Council. No. 3.
Socialist party-SnCial supper, Sll T. street
northwest y. m.
Odd Fellows Patrlarchs Militant. Canton
Washington. No. l.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
AmuSementS.

New Nationality Pays TO ADVERTISE" S:l5
y. m.
Bella sco-"The Greatest Nation" $50 D. m.
Polis-'The Law OF the Land" els and S:ls
y. m.
Keith's-Vaudevile, c:I5 and S:I5 n. IN.
Casino-"East Lynne" SIS p IN.
2:lO and $40 =. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays 1890 a. m. to
IL p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Mr.. Carlyle's little line of advice
about keeping quiet until you have
something to say isn't very popular
on Capitol Hill these days.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Judging from the dispatches from
the Far East, Mr.. Yuan stepped
into a great deal more than the i'm
perial prerogatives.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

A lot of Congressman would be
stronger for an embargo on peti-
tions than for that petition for an
embargo.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

The new idea seems to be: If we
must fight, let's get ready to fight so
that we may be proud to do it.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Those Lusitania notes have got
ten to the reminiscent, ah-yes-we-
recall point now.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Former President Taft certainly
is consistent about that Supreme
Court job. He's lost it again.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Suggestion for campaign slogan:
"See Mexico first"
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

About all the present styles con-
conceal is the woman's age.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

Why not write a note to Villa
anyway?
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
NAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers)

communica tions to the Mail bag must
pe written on one side OF the paper
only; must. not exceed 200 words In
Iength and must be signed with name
and address of sender. The publication
OF letters In The Times Mail Bag does
not mean the Endorsement by The Times
OF the opinions OF the writer. The Mail
Sag Is an open forum, where the citi'
zens OF Washington can argue most
questions.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-21

GERMAN ADMIRAL SAYS LIMIT
OF CONCESSIONS IS REACHED
Berlin, April 20, via Wireless to
Tuckerton, N. j., April .21.-Germany
can go no further in her submarine
concessions to the United ates, Ad-
miral Won Holtzendorff, chief of the
German admiralty staff, declared in
an interview with the United Press
today.
But remember" said the German
naval head later during the course
of the interview, that we have no
desire for a break with the United
States. That would be insanity.
I'VE shall not bring it about, de-
spite our desire to push vigorously
our submarine warfare.
eve have definitely agreed to
warn the crews and passengers of
passenger liners We have lived up
to that promise in every way, but
we cannot be asked to regard freight
ships in the same manner. This is
beyond the border for any belligerent
nation.
Five months more will see what
we can do to British shipping. The
ring around the British Isles will
grow tighter and tighter. Then we
shall see whether England will still
maintain that she cannot make
peace until Germany is destroyed.
What I said about freight ships |
applies only to enemy freight ships. |
We are not going to torpedo and we |
have not torpedoed without warning, |
or without examining the ships pa
pers or crew, any neutral ship, de-
spite reports which the enemy is
spreading.
"If diplomatic relations with |
America are broken our submarines
can attack any enemy ship without |
warning. But remember, we have no
desire for a break with the limited |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-21
GERMANS PIERCE FRENCH LINE
ARE REPULSED

-FNENE. MI CES-G
Paris.-FoIlowing heavy artillery
preparations the Germans last night
launched powerful attack on front of
more than a mile against French po-
sitiOns northeast of Verdun.
Assault was directed against the
French lines between Thiaumont and
small lake near Vaux South of
DouaumOnt fort and north of this
small lake Germans succeeded in en-
tering French lines, but were later
repulsed by French counter attack.
On west bank, in region of Dead
Mans Hill, French followed up sue
cesses in yesterdays fighting by cap
turing trench on edge of Caurette
Wood, capturing four German Off
GERS and $50 men.
Athens.-German filters lombard
ed British camp at Tenedos Wednes-
day, causing several casualties.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-21
Germany is at war with England.
Germany must attack England's life
nerve, which is her shipping"
U. S. WANTS. ENTIRE SUBMARINE
CAMPAIGN HALTED

=
Washington, April 21.-What the
United States government demands
of Germany is to stop it's present
submarine campaign against mer-
chantmen Immediately. When this
is done the way will be clear to set
ale the question of how U-boatS may
proceed against commerce without
further endangeTing relations be-
tween the two countries.
This was made clear today in
pointing out that the United States
will not be satisfied with assurance
that Germany will operate her sub.
marines within the bounds previous
ly drawn-namely, giving adequate
warning and assuring safety to pas
sengers.
Germany's present campaign must
be discontinued until the two gov
ernment's can arrive at a decision as
to just what constitutes a practicable
and legal U-bOat warfare against
commerce.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27
A new fruit juice concern has begun
operations. at Puyallup.
Notice of sheriti's sale of Real Property

No,,ce or Sheriftss sale of ~ cal Property
Tn tho sunerior Court in and for the County
OF Chelan, state of washington
Louis f. Mass, Plaintiff
A. H. Corbin, administrator OF the estate OF
William @. Mass, deceased; Mabel H. MASS
Greenmnn formerly Mabel l.. Mass, wire
of said William @. Mass. deceased Ula H.
Mass Edward W. Mass, Albert l.. Mass
minor heirs of said William Z. Mass de,
ceased: Louis j. Orollard, guardian ad
item for said Ula f. Mass, Edward w.
Mass and Albert l.. Mass,
Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale OF
foreclosure of real estate mortgage issued
ont of the superior Court OF the STATE OF
Washington, Chelan county, on Octoper ~,
1916 in the above entitled action Mh ti1I
the above named plaintiff, Louis +. Mass,
hos obtnined Judgment Of foreclosure
against the above named defendants anu
each of them in the sum OF $4l2Olo Plus SID IN
terest at B per cent from OctoDer Otn 1910
until paid, plus attorney fee of $l00OO, plus
costs in the sum of Sl7.65, plus Increased
costs; and also decree OF foreclosure o.
mortgage of the real property against each
of the defendants above named, Whlch
Judgment and decree OF foreclosure was on
October IL, 1915, duly and legally nieo OF
record in the office of the Clerk OF said
Court and | am commanded to sell all the
right, title and interest of the above nameu
defendants and each OF them or elther OF
them at the time of execution of and de-
livery of said real estate mortgage on tne
following described real property located
i'm Ohelan county, washington, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the southeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter
of Section ID, Township 25 N Range2 70 n;
w. NJ, Thence east 565 feet, thence N. ~
degrees As minutes W.. $50 $40 feet. thence
north III 5-l0 feet to north bank OF Entiat
river thence n. SO degrees 30 minutes W.
along the north bank of said Entiat river
IQ8 feet, thence south 1901 feet thence east
i4l feet to the place of beginning. contain
ing IA acres more or less together with 7-lSO
Interest in the Detwiler Hanan lrrlgatinR
Ditch Together with all and singular the
tenements, Entertainments and appurten-
ances thereunto belonging.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
the 18th day of November, 1916 at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon at the front door of the
court House in Wenatchee, Ohelan county,
Washington, | will in obedience to said
Order of sale Under Foreclosure sell the
above described property or SO much there
of as may be necessary to satisfy the plain
tiff's Judgment with interest thereon ana
costs and attorneys fee at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash in lawful money
of the United States
Dated at Wenatchee, Washington, Octo-
Der 18th 1915.
CHAS. KENYON,
Sheriff Of Said Chelan County.
By II. H. Lennon, Deputy
First pub Oct 49, last pub Nov 10
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27
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WILSON FORMERLY ASSAIL-
Ed THE LABOR UNION.

1 The President is now a can
4 dIdate for office and speaks we'll
4 Of labor. Until he became a
q, candidate for office, and as long
as he wac President of a Univer-
sIty, he, with entire safety, lg-
nored or assaulted the Labor
] Unions, indeed, he was then
0 their bitter, ungenerous, and
j often unjust critic. At the Peo-
Plies Forum on February rs,
j 1905, ne said: Labor Unions
y drag the highest man to the level
Of the lowest" In an address at
q dinner in the WaIdorf-Astoria
Z on March 1s, 1907, in speaking Of
' the capitalists, he said: "There
= is another equally formidable
enemy to equality and better
ment Of opportunity, and that
Is the class formed by the la
= y Dor organizations and leaders of
this country" In a letter writ
ten January IL, 1909, he said: ~
i am a fierce partisan Of the open
I shop" In June Of the same
i year, speaking at Princeton, he
/ said: 1.-THE usual standard of
/ the empIoye In our day Is to
4 give as little as he may for his
wages. Labor is standardized
4 by the trades unions and this
/ Is the standard to which it is
I made to conform. need not
point out how economically dis
astrous such regulation of la
Dor Is. The labor of America
is rapidly becoming Improbable
= under this regulation. Our eco
nomie supremacy may be lost
because the country grows more
! and more full of Improbable
servants" have no question
that when Mr.. Wilson thus
spoke he expressed his sincere
! convictions. Less than two years
later he was in public life and
Immediately his attitude chang
ed. There Is no reason to believe
that his convictions changed
From the Speech of Colonel
Roosevelt at Battle Creek,
Michigan, in Behalf Of MIR.
! Hughes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27
Paid Advertisement
The Truth About
Liquor in the Home
Paid Advertisements

Drunkenness IN PUBIC places De-
came more frequent.
More arrests were made.
More crime of all kinds was reported
to the authorities.
Long lines OF citizens waited in the
auditors Office to obtain permits.
Boot leggers became increasingly
active, extortionate and insolent.
From the peaeefulness and good Or
der of the first sixty days Of 1916,
during which the use Of intoxicants
was ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED
IN THE HOMES, conditions have
gone readily from bad to worse.
A general idea of what the situation
is at the present time has recently
been given by disclosures in the news
papers. The unfailing tendency Of
these newspapers is to make the best
possible showing OF conditions. In
justice to themselves and to their
readers, they could no longer keep
silent. But even yet they have not
told all there is to tell.
The illicit trrffic has grown to huge
proportiong.
The bootleg traffic is reported to be
controlled by separate syndicates or
rings" Of which it is said there are
at least three operating in Seattle
alone, and probably more.
Many Of the occasional raids" and
attendant destruction of illicit supplies,
result from the tip" of one rival boot
leg syndicate in an effort to cripple an
other Of its kind.
Morally the course has been down
ward ever since the moderate home
supplies were exhausted.
1t is still downward.
The workings of the dry law since
January first, 1916, are an open book.
Present conditions, the gradual and
unvarying downward tendency, are al
most wholly accounted for by the Inv
ability of citizens to procure, in legal
and orderly fashion, the moderate sup
plies of alcoholic beverages required
for use AT HOME.
The facts of record prove that the
people of this state, during the early
part of the year, did not abuse the
privilege of having liquor in their own
homes.
Why should it be assumed that they
would assume that privilege now-or
ever7
The opportunity is now before the
people OF this state to re-establish the
conditions that existed in January and
February Of this year. 1t is presented
in Initiative Measure No. "a. which
seeks only to give the people the right
to purchase, in limited quantities and.
for private use in their homes, a mild.
and pure beer.
Tracing the workings OF the dry law
from the first of the year to the present
time, the existing and growing evils
must, in large part, be attributed to
the effort to prohibit, by law, the ages
old and widely practiced social custom,
enjoyed privately in the home.
The results speak for themselves.
The time has come for a turn toward
the better civic conditions that pre-
vailed in this state in the early part OF
the year, and the adoption by the peo-
pie of Iniative Measurn No. "a un.
questionably will restore peace and or
der in the community
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27

l'uiluR lllC CaiiJ pat "a tiS JSoA
1916 the new dry law of the state of
Washington, put into effect January
LIST, apparently gave general satisfac-
ton.
The saloons were abolished.
There was less drunkenness.
There were fewer arrests.
There was little crime Of every kind.
Few permits to import intoxicants
were issued.
There was no activity among the
boot-leggers.
Conditions produced by the dry law
were such as to please its most ardent
advocates.
And yet
On January LIST, 1916, there was
more intoxicating liquor IN THE
HOMES Of Seattle and thruout the
state than at any previous time in their
history.
During the latter part of 1915, and
especially after the state supreme court
had upheld the dry law, the stocks OF
alcoholic liquors and beverages were
transferred by sale in enormous Quanti-
ties from the wholesale and retail liquor
houses to the homes of purchasers.
In Seattle alone, the sales OF intoxi-
cants during the last month of 1915
were estimated to exceed $1,500,000.
All of this went into the homes.
For a period of about sixty days
there was peace turnout the state Of
Washington. Various lines of bust
ness seemed to be quietly adjusting
themselves to the changes effected by
the closing OF the saloon doors. The
newspapers proclaimed that the law
was working well, and the news to
that effect was scattered broadcast.
But, meanwhile
Citizens accustomed, from childhood
or thru many years, to moderate use Of
alcoholic beverages, were making
steady inroads into the supplies stored
in their homes before January 1st.
Gradually these supplies were ex-
hausted, except in the cases OF the
comparatively few who had been able
to invest hundreds Of dollars in large
stocks, stored away for future use.
Along in March the first results Of
the depletion OF home supplies were
noted:
The county auditors Office began to
be besieged for permits to import in
toxicants.
There was an ominous increase in
the number of drug stores"
The word began slipping about as
to where blind pigs were to be found.
The boot logger began to get busy.
These things didn't just merely
happen.
The issuance OF permits increased
and the activities of the illicit dealers
became more vigorous In direct re-
Spouse to the demand OF those who, in
the earlier part of the year, had been
content with what they had provided
for themselves in their homes.
The boot-legger, with pro found
knowledge Of the workings Of human
nature, had been content to wait,
knowing that the demand would come,
and prepared to satisfy it, one his own
terms, when it came.
The number Of blind pigs increased.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27
Mr.. WILSON YIELDED PART
LY TO FEAR, PARTLY TO
HOPE OF POLITICAL
PROFIT.

President Wilson yielded to
the dictation of the heads of the
Brotherhoods, and made no eff
fort to find out whether the de-
mand was right or wrong. lie
made no effort to find out wheth-
er it could be complied with
without raising freight rates. He
made no effort to find out all
the equities in the case; those
affecting the men, those affect
ing the stockholders, those af-
fecting the shippers. He took
his orders from that one of the
parties in interest which he
most feared. He insisted that
the law be passed without in
Quiry. And then he deferred the
operation of the law until after
election, which, Of course, could
only have been done for political
reasons. The question
at issue was not that of an eight
hour day at all. The question
was whether President and Con-
gress should enact a law, with
out investigation and without
knowledge, to give increased
wages to a certain portion of
the body Of wage earners. The
labor leaders on this issue, with
out regard to the right or wrong
of the matter, first coerced the
President, and then with his aid
coerced Congress. The question
at issue was not one of the hours
of labor. 1t was one of wages.
And 1t was settled by the Presi-
dent and Congress without in
vestigation and without knowl-
edge. The settlement was due
partly to fear, and partly to hope
of political profit.-From the
Speech Of Colonel Roosevelt at
Battle Creek, Michigan, in Be-
half of Mr.. Hughes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27

Butter Wrappers at The Echo office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-10-27

If congress can legislate for the big
labor unions it can legislate for the
newspaper boys. We would be salts
fed with six hours a day instead Of six
teen. and hundred week instead OF
eighty a month.