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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
is NEW YORK PROVINCIAL P

Sydney Brooke, English author,
was in New York election day. He
saw Broadway whoop it up for
Hughes when it thought he was
elected, and go to bed satisfied that
the elections was over when the re-
turns from Manhattan, Jersey, and
Illinois were at hand. 1t awoke the
next day to learn its error. Mr..
Brooke concludes that New York is
hopelessly provincial, thus lining up
with a great body of Americans who
in latter years have vastly enjoyed
the discovery, which somebody made
for them, that this was what allied
New York. Quite the commonest re-
mark about New York is that it
doesn't know there is any United
States west of the Hudson.
Perfectly good reading; but it
doesn't gee with the facts. New
York was no worse fooled on election
night than Washington, or any other
town. The newspapers of the prov
inces went wrong early in the night,
eannauncing" or "conceding" the
election of Mr.. Hughes, just as did
those+of New York. People who Ind
wagered on Wilson, confident that
they knew American public opinion
well enough to Justify the ch.a.e,
went 10 bed disc ID with theme
selyls: they ,... hey had
guessed all wong. II isn't easy
to bacE ones faith against the
mathematics of the bulletin board
when us ali one way,
New York is not entitled 10 be
eSn. Z vi h knowing nothing about
There is mighty large
'ly intelligent Amer.
80 49, 6on wanting to learn
aut what's going on in
~ star. for New Yora
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4 best Information
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
A CATTLE KINGS ROMANCE

Henry Miller, immigrant boy from
Germany, was butchers apprentice
In New York till he saved money
enough to get to California in the
early gold days. He went in for
land and cattle rather than mining,
and became the greatest landowner
In. America. He owned 100000 acres
in California, 100000 acres in Ore
gon, vast tracts in Nevada, Arizona,
Idaho, Montana, and Washington. At
one time the concern he controlled
owned 10000 cattle and 100000
sheep.
a. A few weeks ago Miller died in
California, practically penniless. 1t
falls out that three years ago, being
then lightweight years old, he
decided practically his entire prop
erty to his daughter, in order to
avoid inheritance tax when he should
die.
Perhaps the stratagem will sue
coed. Surely the spirit of it de-
serves to be reproved. The man who
can come here an alien youth, get
an empire practically given to him
from the public domain, and then so
lightly regard his obligation to sos
ciety as to beat it out of it's dues
when he sees the end of his mar
velously successful life ahead. is not
precisely the sort of citizen this
country most needs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
GRAND LODGE VISITS
PENTALPHA MASONS
Masonic Temple Scene of Large
Gathering.

The annual visitation of the Grand
Lodge OF Masons OF the District OF Co
lumbla was made to Pentalpha Lodge,
No. %, +. A. A. NJ, at Masonic Temple
last night before one OF the largest
gatherings OF the year.
The following program was provided
solo, Charles Meyers specially. /, s,
Goldsmith and w. Il. Fookes pipe or
gan solo. Rolla q, Onyun; address. Rev.
JAMES Shera Montgomery selection
Rakeman's orchestra; remarks by A.
II. r. Onyun, master Pentalpha Lodge
and W. W. Jcrmane. grand master.
A rising vote of thanks was given
Henry Lansburgh for his gift Of "A large
American flag To Pcntalpha Lodge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
Declares Government Employees Are
Entitled to Saturday Haif-Holi-
day Under the Law.


day Under the Law.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES
May I invite attention to certain
errors which often appear in the
newspapers of this city when ref
erence is made to Saturday halfholi-
days for Government employees.
These articles invariably contain
statements to the effect that the
heads OF certain departments contem-
plate granting" Saturday half.holi-
days to employees of the Government
on duty in Washington for the entire
year, purporting to grant relief, and
concession: when, as a matter OF
fact, the law grants 1t in positive
terms Oh stat, 1iO5, as amended by
81 stat, 543).
The act of March 10, 1898 $50 stat,
310. requires OF all clerks and other
employees OF the Executive Depart.
ments not less than seven hours Of
labor each day except Sundays and
days declared public holidays by law
or Executive order" therefore, the
heads of departments are without au.
thority to permit employees to work
fewer hours than fixed by statute.
They may, however by a special
statutory provision, extend the hours
of labor" without additional com
pensation, provided the extension be
made in the manner that the law
permits. The only method OF extern
sion which the law permits In by
special order stating the reason
for the extension go Stat, 316l. An
extension by any other method Is an
Illegal extension.
In fixing holidays Congress has
included "every Saturday after II
o'clock noon (3l stat. 1909, pur
ting them In the identical class as
to being "holidays" as July 4, Christ
mas. bnt. January n 1904
Theodore Roosevelt. then President of
the United States, by n general order,
undertook to abolish all Saturday
holidays except from July to
September 80 OF each year. During
that period, the order read, depart.
ments may close at ! p. m.
The order mentioned did not com
ply with the statutes, because II was
general In character instead of spe-
cial. and gave no reason for the so
was an attempt to abolish certain
designated holidays by a sweeping
order without any reason assigned.
President Roosevelt was without
authority to issue such an order:
nevertheless, he issued II, and the
practice continues, except for a slight
change as to dates.
In view of these facts. may ] suE
gest that when reference II made to
this matter II be properly stated;
and. instead of saying that the de-
partments contemplate granting Sat.
urday haIf-holidays during the entire
year, that these articles read that
the heads of departments contem.
plate ceasipg to withhold the Satuf-
day halfhoN&ays to which all clerks
and other. employees OF the Govern
ment on duty in the District OF Co
lumbia are entitled under the law.
J. WILLARD GREENE.
Washington, Nov. 20, 1916
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
TO TIMES
/. ON CURRENT TOPICS
Discussions BY Readers on
Various Matters Of Public
Interest.
Opera, 'The Pearl Fishers" Was
Sung Here for First Time on May

Opera, THE Pearl Fishers" Was
Sung Here for First Time on May
IL, 1895.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
I noticed the following in The
Times:
Washington can supplement a
statement made from the New York
Metropolitan Opera House which an.
nounces that their opening opera Of
the season, The Pearl Fishers by
Bizet, has never before been sung
In Its entirety in this country.
THE Pearl Fishers was given In
Washington by the Hinrichs Grand
Opera Company some twenty years
ago. libretto for this organiza-
tion was published in New York In
1893 by Herman Grau. 1t Is probable
that the performance here. at the old
Academy of Music, was within a few
years OF that date"
THE Pearl Fishers" was sung by
the Hinrichs Grand Opera Company,
for the first time In Washington, at
the Academy of Music on Friday
night, May II, 1895.
A. I. MUDD.
Washington, Nov. 20, 1915.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
PEACE
CRY STRS GERMANY
Herr Sche'demann Quotes A.
legged Views of the Imperial
Chancellor.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Much excite
ment has been caused in Germany by
the publication in Vorwaerts the ST.
cialist organ, of an exceptionally
frank plea for peace by Herr Schcide
mann, head OF the section OF Socialists
In thee Reichstag, who have upheld
the Kaiser since the beginning of the
war.
The article is headed, Defense and
Peace" and says:
AN attitude OF absolute victory is
impossible for either side. 1t In well
that we recognize this and make TN
our minds that we must be satisfied il
we can keep the enemy at hay. WHY
therefore should peace not be made
Alleged Views OF Chancellor.
I'VE can summarize the imperial
chancellor's views on peace as f"'
lows:
First. Germany never wanted war
Second, this war is for German
merely a defensive war.
Third, Germany never intended t.
annex Belgium.
Fourth, Germany is ready at any
moment to join an international peac,
league.
surely this is a sufficient basis for
peace negotiations. If our enemies
do not really wish to destroy us, then
there Ia no necessity for them to con.
tinue the war. If the enemy now
throws aside the neutral offer of me
diation, which cannot be long in com
ing, they will be responsible for tn"
continuation of the Slaughter. Must
we for the third time spend Christmas
on the battlefield: If so, II VIII he
neither our fault nor our wish"
Storm of Protest.
The article has brought forth
storm Of protest Count Won Revent.
low, writing in the Nordeutscher lei.
tung, calls the article tantamount I"
treason, and urges Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg to disavow imm"-
diately the sentiments and diseredit
the author. The Taeglichc Rundschau
says that il il a public scandal that
Herr Scheidemann should pretend To
speak for the chancellor. The Ma
tional Korrespondenz declares no
peace is possible until England IS
definitely defeated. II says:
I'VE are able upon the highest ru.
thority to discredit the absurd legend
according to which Field Marshal won
HindenburG Is declared personally l."
have advocated mild treatment of Eng
land, and to have deprecated further
raids by our Zeppelins and an extension
OF submarine warfare. We are able 70
state that the field marshal, speaking
In 1866 when Prussia fought Aus
tria. we had duel with "a Chlva'
rous foe. In 1870, when we fought
France, we were forced to punish II
naughty street boy, but today We
have to knock down scoundrel,'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21

Association. at Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, p, IN.
Speech, John Barrett "Perfonal Impressions
OF European War and Its Battle Front"
before Commercial Club. 1880 y. m.
Meeting Town Council OF TakonB Park, dis
cusslon ~ ". NJ. Ry. request, n. m.
Lecture. MARK Twain" by Mshop William
A. ousylc, at Metropolitan Methods, Epls-
Copal Church, y. IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
TEA PARTY GIVES JOY
TO MANY CHILDREN
Homeless Youngsters Will Long
Remember Pleasures Afford
ed Them Yesterday.

clad once more in their everyday
Bingham dresses the children of the
Washington Founding Home today
cherished ecststic memories of lee
cream. cake. and the hundreds OF Wis
itors who came to their tea yesterday
afternoon.
The big parlors could not have been
more festive If some philanthropic
soul had given a huge birthday party
each one of the sixty children wore
his or her best frock. Most OF the
little girls wore white, with crispY
outstanding skirts and huge butterfly
bows that bobbed violently. The
little boys were gay I'm Oliver Twist
suits with pink or blue trousers and
white blouses.
Children Delighted.
On the veranda, where refresh
ments were served, squeals of youth
full delight rang out from time to
time. as some kindly patron treated q
batch of children to stripped Ice
cream and angle cake.
Nearly all the visitors accepted the
invitation to go upstairs, where n
row of happy babies We're waiting to
see them. Though their youth pre-
cluded the possibility of Receiving
callers downstairs with the young
men and women as old as nv" years,
their CnuCkleS OF greeting nldut
every one feel at home.
Baby Jones was about the only one
too i'll to join in the jollification. His
cough has persisted so long that he
has not gained as a healthy little boy
should. Indeed, no one would think
to look at him that he Is over two
months old. He IL scarcely larger
than a new born baby, and his gasp
ing cough IL growing fainter as his
small reserve OF vitality GIBBS away,
Chances of Recovery.
Mrs. ]. Lawrence Solly, head of the
home, looks very grave as she speaks
OF the little fellows chances of re
covery.
The tea yesterday lasted from to
I. BY supper time at o'clock some
OF the tiniest children were nodding,
and II was only a few who stayed up
TO say good-by to the last visitors,
long after the usual bedtime.
A substantial amount was raised by
the sale of refreshments, fancy arti-
cles, candy, and flowers. This will be
devoted to paying the expenses of the
h ome and making the lives of the
sixty children just so much happier
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
The Great Question.

But each one of us has these soul.
fattening books, plays, pictures on
his conscience. The great question
is, How shall we reduce? Are there
any simple home exercises?
Well, there's always Browning
Some learn to skip from peak to peak
like mountain goats. And there's
Walt whitman, the Cosmic rowdy,
who will teach your Soul to sit on
top OF the Rocky mountains with a
sublime sunset haloing its head and
expectorate tobacco juice into the
Grand Canyon. And there's Words
worth, although some would rather
take up algebra
Some souls, like some bodies, are
born fat, and nothing one can do, how
ever heroic, will have any effect upon
them
II yours is OF this sort, you may
Just as we'll give 1t up at once, and
save yourself the expense and pains.
Our aim has been to be suggestive
in this matter rather than directly II.
Iuminative or informative anyhow. IL
Is our impression that something
should be done. We meet so many
Souls Fat Souls, Flabby , Souls.
Wheezy Souls, Adipose Souls that
need It! DON MARC us.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
High Divorce Mark.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.--One divorce To
every six marriages is the record
Cook county hung up in October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
Don Marquis
Column
Reducing the Soul.

Hundreds OF people have written
millions OF words during tho past
three or four years on HOW TO RE-
DUCE YOUR FLESH
A subject at least equally important
has been conspicuously neglected.
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR SOUL
We encounter them on every hand:
Fat Souls. swollen Souls. Heavy
Souls. wheezy Souls. Souls that Need
Exercise. Sluggish Souls. Bloated
Souls. Flabby Souls.
Gorged with the fats and sugars Of
sentimentality. some OF them are. till
they waddle when they try to walk.
like a chiIdless spInster's pet dog.
Let us digress long enough to ad-
init that when I've wrote "childl"ss
spinstef'' we were hurried. -. But
let us not prolong the depression sur
fciently TO explain our reasons for
allowing this slip OF the pen to
How. then. shall we reduce the
Obese Soul?
First, shall we not endeavor to dis
cover just what It is that makes the
Soul obese?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21
Some Years Ago.

some Years Ago.
Some fifteen or eighteen years ago,
when we wore our hair long. and
sported a big habby bow tie, and
were an art student. and pulled quite
seriously all the stun we josh the
Fothergil Finches for pulling now.
we belonged TO a little Group OF Seri.
Gus Drinkers who used to tank UP on
Omar. In one year we put twenty.
seven astral pounds onto our Soul by
Bending the Psychic Elbow. Slush.
Slush! Slush day and night!-there
was nothing to tive were all OF us
regular dare devils In those days.
That Omarian alcohol used to be a
great inducer of fatty degeneration of
the Soul; the Fitzgerald translation
was sweet enough, but the lie Gal.
lienne version was so saccharine that
1t turned the liver to fudge.
Keats "Endymion" should also be
avoided, except by lean spirits. 1t Is
not only honeyed. but a bit syr,rpy in
spots. His Odes, however. never
cloy. Recently we have heard OF a
young female Soul. OF a good family,
that put on twelve pounds in spite OF
personal and ancestral strait lacing,
with one perusal OF John Gals.
worthy's THE Dark Flower" Mr.
GaIsworthy is an exceptionally good
chef; lie makes one forget that The
Dark Flower" is confectionery, and so
one eats with a better conscience. But
this gentleman makes some very good
sour pickles, too: and one meal a bit
too sweet and little too scented
should not be held up against him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-21

Belasco- Ballet Russo, S:l5 y. m.
National-"Chin Chin" Sis y. m.
Il. r. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e:i5 and S:l5 D. m
Poli's-'Little Girl God Forgot" S:l5 p. m.
2:l5 and S:i5 p. m.
observation-disclosures, and S:l5 p. M.
Cosmos-Va udeville, 1910 TO IL p. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 10 a. m. 20 II
y. M
Garden-Photoplays, 10 a. m. to II p. m.
Strand-Photopays. 10 a. m. TO IL D. m.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-15
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
For Permission to Appropriate the
Public Waters of the State of Ne
vada.
Application No. 1860.

Notice is hereby given that ON the
4th day of May. 1916, in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 14O. of the
Statutes Of 1913. the H. F. Dangberg
Land & Live Stock company. a cor
poration. of Minden. County of Doug
las, and State of Nevada. made appli-
cation to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the pubic waters of the State of Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Badger Springs, at a
point on u~nsuryeved land aDproxi-
mately in thu NEH of NWM Of Sec.
%. I. IS n, R. Fl F., NJ. D. B. & NJ.
by means Of pipes, fumes and bitches
and II cubic foot per second is to
be conveyed to the NEH Of NWH
Of Sec. 20. 7. IS n, R. p E. NJ. D.
+. & NJ, by means of niDes, fumes
and bitches and there used for stock
watering and domestic purposes
Water not to be returned to stream.
w. NJ. KEARNEY.
State Engineer.
Date OF first publication, Nav %, 1910.
Date of last publication. June u, 1916.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
Serial No. Oo223

U. S. Land Office al Carson City,
Nevada, May 10. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Ansel-
mo J. Pedroli, whose p%ostotfice ad-
dress is Carson City, Nevada, did, on
the 10th day Of August, 1915, file in
this office sworn statement and ap-
plication, No. O9223. to purchase the
VIZ of lot 2 of the NWA 1882
acres), section /, township IA north,
range 10 east, Mount Diablo merid-
ian, and the stone thereon, under the
provisions Of the act of June 3, 1873,
and acts amendatory, known as the
Timber and Stone Law" at such
value as might be fixed by appralse-
ment, and that, pursuant to such ap-
plication, the land and stone thereon
have been appraised, the stone es-
timated at 1000 cubic feet at SO.O5
per cubic feet and the land $5o.S2
minimum price, fixed by law. $3.50
per acre: that said applicant will Of
fer final proof in support OF his ap-
plication and sworn statement on
the 18th day OF July, 1916, before the
Register and Receiver Of the United
States land office, at Carson City,
Nevada.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or init
ate a contest at any time before pat
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-15

ent issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
SHOBER J ROGERS, Register.
m1116Od
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-15
SAND

For sand or gravel for your plots
at the cemetery see Bath. Phone,
AIS. matt
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
PAYS CALL
VonBernstorf DiscussesPeace
with Secretary Lansing.

Count Won Bernstorff. the German Am
bassador, visited the State Department
yesterday and informad Secretary Lam
sing the central powers are ready to give
the entente group a statement of the pre-
nminary terms upon which they propose
to discuss peace.
The German diplomat added that az
his government would present full terms
as a proposal for definite peace. 1t is
understood the formal proposal contem-
plates an agreement for partial disarma-
ment. At the conclusion of the confer
ence Ambassador Won Bernstorff said:
Il have not received any formal terms
and the American government knows Of
hcially that no formal terms have been
proposed. All Germany has suggested is
that the belligerents get together and
talk.
IF that proposal is accepted definite
terms naturally will be discussed, but
until then 1t will not be proper to in
dulge in speculation. My visit to the
Secretary of State was purely for general
discussion"
The German Ambassador was in a most
optimistic frame Of mind over the wide-
spread sentiment for peace expressed in
this country, He appeared entirely satis-
fed with the course adopted by this coun-
try.
. The peace notes were forwarded to
London. Paris and Petrograd before noon
yesterday. The text Of each communica-
ton was in English, but for purposes OF
comparison the original text in French
viii be forwarded as soon as the cables
are clear Of the English text
Hone was expressed at the State De-
partment that q reply would be received
from the allies within ten days In an
ticipation Of this President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing will spend Christmas
In Washington. Ambassador Won Bern
storf also has cancelled arrangements
for Christmas vacation he had expected
to spend in Florida
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
WOMAN FOUND bound;
ACCUSES negro Thief
5000 Reported Stolen Discovered in
Home-Police Face Puzzle.

Mrs c. W. Berry was found yesterday
bound and gagged at her home. lOl4 b
street northeast, by Mrs. Annie Jones,
neighbor. Mrs Berry was on the
second floor, tied to chair with strips
of cloth. A bank book, 500 and jewelry
we're reported missing. Later the money
WAS found in a fern vase on the first
floor
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Berry's husband.
Charles w. Berry. Pension once clerk,
tod the police that while dressing MrS.
Berry heard a noise on the first floor.
She went down and was accosted by .
negro, who pursued and caught her, and
struck her several blows with a pistol.
He then bound the woman, according
TO the story reaching the police. Mrs.
Berry refused to be interviewed by po-
hCemen. II was said she was exceedingly
nervous.
Neighbors told the police Mrs. Berry
had been much impressed by stories of
recent robberies and holdups
MRS. Berry, when told the money had
heen found. said she threw Il into the
fern vase when pursued by the negro
The value Of the jewelry was not
stated. Mr.. Berry told the police he Was
sure he could find the bank book.
glass window In the kitchen door
was broken.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
S220,O00,00O WHISKY
PLOT TRIALS NEAR
Attorney General Says Government Is
Preparing for Early Prosecutions.

The United States government yester-
day announced its readiness to make its
final move to break up the whisky con-
spiracy which Commissioner of the In
ternal Revenue Osborn estimates has de-
frauded the government of SO. ZOO reve-
nue. in a decade.
Attorney General Gregory issued q
statement that the government Is pre-
pairing to press to trial early in January
the cases against Guy Hartman, J. II.
Surber, and Thomas c. Mccoy. All are
under indictment and Mccoy has just
been convicted at Jacksonville, Fla. An
other indictment is pending against him
at Fort Smith, Ark.
legged, through conspiracy with govern
ment revenue agents. Mccoy and Surber
formerly were revenue agents.
Surber resigned the Asheville, NJ C.,
jurisdiction in 1912 to become head Of the
university of whisky swindlers," the De-
partment of Justice says.
Government storekeepers and gaugers
already have been tried and convicted
for completely.
Hartman last year jumped a $4,000
bond. fed to Mexico and there, in dis
guise. did valuable scout duty for the
American expeditionary force He cross
ed into the United States last summer
and started to return. When but twenty
feet from the international BOUNDARY an
officer arrested him and took him back
to Fort Smith. He has made a full con-
fession./