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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
OFFENSIVE ARMAMENT

Respectfully submitted to the State
Department Of the United States
Government in its consideration of
what constitutes offensive armament
on the ship of belligerent nation:
Anything from a 16-inch gun down
to a one-pounder that is used or in
tended for attack. Anything, even a
popgun, on any craft, even a row.
boat.
The character of the ship, what
ever its class and however it is
armed, is determined by the nature
of its act, premeditated, attempted,
or committed.
This always has been so; it is SO
now; 1t always must be so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
Tomorrow.

Meeting. Iowa Society OF washington, EoN
room, Raleigh, y, IN.
Meeting. Washington branch OF the Womans
Section OF the Navy League. willard. 1880
Recital for the blind. Miss Katherine p.
Wright, Library OF Congress, s;l5 y. IN.
Lecture. China" Mrs. Carl spahmer. Home
Meeting THi Columbia chapter. d. A. II. Ra-
lean wear masquerade. board OF directors Of
the Hebrew Home for the Aged. old Ma
First annual banquet. Pennsylvania State So
ciety. -.
Lincoln transcontinental highway motion
picture exhibition, under auspices OF the
Washington Board Of Trade. large ballroom
Meeting Housekeepers' Alliance. Il jackson
ENTERTAINMENT ''The BOYS and Girls OF the
West" Sacred Heart Dramatic Clun' Ar
Musical program. Bethel Literary Society.
METROPOLITAN A. NJ E. Church, p. m.
Macca bees-Mt Vernon Tent. NO. T. bright-
MSso%icrIebanon' No. 7. Masters, Associa-
tion; Columbia. No 1. Royal Arch; Albert
pike Consistory. Scottish Rite MiHpah. No.
s, Friendship, No II. Eastern Star.
Knights OF Pythias-Webster, No. z; Excel.
sior No. n; Capital; No ~ Myrtle. NO. -.
ton. No. Q; Amity, No. "a,
Macca bees-Of Club, Womans Beneht
Association, home OF Miss Edna Mcintosh.
6i6 North Carolina avenue southeast, s D.
m: party by Victory Review. No. II.
Daughters OF Misunderstanding Club. 81.
MaIy's Hall; leap year dance. X. Of c.
Jr o. L. a. M.-PotOmac Council. No. 30
DsSshtsrs Of Amsrea-Fidslity Council Nc.
T. Initiation.
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THE DEADLY cARBoNMONoxIDE

Generation of deadly carbon mo-
noxide gas from the use of low
grade gasolene in automobiles nearly
claimed a Washington victim. He
escaped death, but in other large
cities this new menace has killed
several persons.
Prevention of danger from this
new menace to life is easy. The re-
sponsibility rests with individuals.
They should avoid running the en-
gines Of their cars in closed places.
The dangers of poisoning by carbon
monoxide attracted such wide atten-
ton few years ago in cities where
natural gas is used that its insid-
isus danger Is commonly known. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.

Organ concert, Clarence Eddy. assisted nv
Gertrude Lyons. soprano. ST. Johns Church
n Laiayette square; D: m.
banquet, washington Shoe Retailers' Akso-
clation. Ebbitt, y. m.
Meeting. Monday Evening Bible Class of
washington Hebrew Literary and Biblical
Society. vestry rooms OF Adath Israel Con-
NJ. Q. v. p. 4. R.-ceremoniaI and banquet.
Odd Fellows Hall. D. m.
Observation-Disclosures Tent, No 1. Old Ma
sonic Temple. degree work; Anacostia Tent.
No. Z. Masonic Hall. Anacostia.
Mass meeting. teachers OF the public schools
auditorium OF Woodward 4 Lotnrop's. )
y. IN.
Meeting. Tailors. Union. No. IL. Italian
branch Of the Socialist party, 81 Z street
northwest. y. m.
Meeting 70 discuss Cooperating with the
Gsmpaisn State os; College M Equal suffrage
Meeting, Mid-city Citizens Association. 1908
Seventh street northwest. D. m.
Meeting Legion OF Loyal Women. Hotel Ra-
Meeting. Central Citizens. Association. North
Capitol Savings Bank, 7:2o D. IN.
Capitol Hin Literary Society. home Of Mr.
and Mira; J. W. Davis. 100 Tennessee ave-
Lecture. The President and the International
Crisis. and Other Vital Issues" Miss Janet
Richards: Woodward q Lothrops Audi
Meeting. west End Citizens Association.
Hotel Powhatan. y. m.
Concert. U. s. Marine Band Orchestra. U. s.
Opening. Center Market branch. Armour q
Company, : Wholesale row. Center Market,
a. m. TO 10 y. m.
Meeting, Lincoln Park Citizens Association.
Chapel off the Nativity. Fourteenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue southeast. y.
| Address. Experiences in the kongo Belt"
Mrs. Motto Martin. Second Presbyterian
Church. Twenty-second street between T.
and Q streets, y. m.
Play, Boys and Girls OF the West" parish
OF the Sacred Heart. Mt. Pleasant. Ar
co-operStiVe institute. Epworth League chap
tiers OF NJ. Z. Church and NJ. II. Church
South OF Washington: Calvary M. f..
\ Church. Columbia road and Fifteenth street.
| s. u. m.
Legerdemain. teiepsthy. and elalrvoyance de-
| monstration, before Home Club. Dr. Henry
r. Evans and the Zancigs Home Club.
Meeting. Legion of Loyal Women. Raleigh.
Meeting. College women's Club. Raleigh.
Banquet Centennial Club. Lebanon Lodge Of
Masons. Raleigh. II p: m: 49,, ~.
| g. Royal Arch Masons; Auxiliary Home
| board Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
Temple. No. Is; Columbia. No, 10. Eastern
Knights OF Pythias-Decatur. No. .; calan'
Odd FeIIows.Beacon, No. Is; Langdon, No
2s: Union. No IL: Esther. No. ). Rebekahs
! Knights OF Columbus--Potomac Council.
National Union-Scott Council. Fedora
Council, N. f. Washington Council.
Woodmen Of the Worid-Columbia Lodge NO
81, lecture. 'Fraternalism." DIT, JunEhaus,;,
No. 10, annual grand visitation OF stat
| councilOr.
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Remember
advance the wages Government clerical employees
the foregoing figures advances Of only those
six decades There has been decade this half century when
there not substantial increase in wages
What Do They Do With It?
What earth do these eete pasterers bckayers hod
avagan advances which regularly handed hem
while the Government employee goes working for the wages
1854?
They spend them meeting the increased Of living which
peenty advances in just about the ratio wages
The Of living advances for everybody wages
advance for everybody except the Government employee
The Government employee consumer like anybody else
only difference that he doesn't have consuming capacity be-
of the delightfully."- nssten persistent regime economy
under which he is managed but what he he buy
the higher and ever higher prices that prevail Let about these
prices.
Once call the stand these statscans Federal
conclusions that generally highly conservative they reported
that the retail cost of food articles in 1907 averaged
22.2 per cent higher than in 1885,
25.2 per cent higher than in 1897;
1858 per cent higher than in 1885,
Everything the Government employee him
costs him money year decade
But the thing he has selthe loyal intelligent
renders to the Government smaller
Remember that the present schedule of Government wages
originally applied xand ahalhou day. II was extended to
sevenho day. without pay and now is pro-
posed raise this eghhour day also without advance
the schedule
The Congressional propensity overlooking Government
clerks amounts positive genius Early in the present session
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ALLWAGES RISEEXCEPT THE CLERKS:
ONLY COST OF LIVING MORE FOR HIM
Congress Adds 1897 500 Year Its Own Salary List and Then
Squares Itself Trying to Squeeze 81 100000 Out of
tire Government Employees
BY JUDsoN c. WELLIvER.

proposed add hour day the working time Of the
executive forces OF the National Government
little per duties required
while no increase in compensation is proposed.
Let exactly what this policy would The miners in
the anthracite region getting ready for great strike II neces
say enforce demand for higher wages That's privilege
the coal miners still enjoy they at least strike for higher wages
IL they want
The railroad employees Of the country likewise demanding
another increase wages the face Of the that the for
classes Of them have been especially favored with repeated
advances They demanding reduction their hours Of service at
the very time when Government employees having their hours
extended.
Keeping mind that the wage schedule under which
employees work than sixty years old comparison
showing the tendencies Of in other occupations increase
constantly will be Of possible interest
In 1907 the Department Of Commerce and Labor following
countrywide investigation reported that in all manufacturing
Germs, average wages
29.2 per cent higher than in 1896;
29.3 per cent higher than in 1897;
2s.5 per cent higher than in 1893.
Since 1907 there has very considerable further advance
that probable that if upodate statistics hand they
would show present certainly and possibly 40 cent
higher than in 1907 In the last and half the tendency has
been VIGOROUSLY and universally upward.
No Additional Compensation.
And just remind the Governments employees their hope
less estate proposed IA services absolutely
without additional compensation from them
These figures just quoted the Governments data from
its investigation of wage conditions
They compiled by Government employees
not their wages century They
reliable authentic, and universally accepted statistics
the subject because they Government statistics every
body the work which these employees do the os
kind that gets done.
The increased Of living has been steadily by
spending the wages salaries Here
Of these reliable and thoroughly authentic Government figures
made the undepaid Government employees showing the
percentages Of increase series Of trades and
tons The figures the increases from 1897 to 1907:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-28
AmusementA.

National George Arliss in 'Paganini." s:lS
Beiasco-w Washington Stage Society bensnG
S:lb y. m,
Poii's-''Rick In" S;l5 pm.
KeIth's-Vaudeville 2:l5 and S:i5 D. m.
Observation-Disclosures. 2:lb and S:lb o. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays. IL a. m. to -
d. m.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-07-27

a. L. oHSlIon-Hn AMERICAN LOG'
tor on the Roof of the World
Mission, the Christian and Mission
airy Alliance, the Foreign Christian
Missionary Society and a number OF
Scotch and English societies are
among those that have laid siege to
the country in the name of Christ.
While no station has yet found foot
ing on strictly Tibetan soil, yet cor
don of missionary posts, two thou
sand miles long, has been drawn
around the country. Here the mission
aries are working chiefly among Tibe-
tan people. They have prepared Tibe-
tan grammars and dictionaries and
have published the new testament III
The language. Thus the base line has
heen established for the Christian con
quest Of this great Snd needy land,
with its five million destitute people.
Among the most interesting of these
remote stations is that of the Chris
tian Missionary Society, at Batang
just a few miles from the border.
Here DR.. and Mrs. A l.. Shelton,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Ogden, Dr. and Mrs,
William Hardy, and Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Baker, good, red-blooded Americans
all, are cheerfuIly laying down their
lives for the uplft Of this needy peo-
pie Mr.. Baker, writing of DR. Shell
tons work says:
At Batang we are five hundred
miles beyond the last Protestant mis-
hionary. All this distance the country
aud people are Tibetan. From Batang
as center Dr. Shelton has ridden his
mule over this country in every direc-
ton covering a radius of $50 to 800
miles. The first years he was an I'M
welcome intruder. No one thought his
motives good. On his approach the
oilers fled from their humble tasks in
he fields. The villages he found APP
'arently deserted. In fear and suspic-
On the inhabitants had fled to their
ZONES. But as he allayed suspicion,
re called for the sick and doctored
them. He told as best he could that
his message was one of love, his min
stry one of mercy. He gave out Cos
Eals and told them such were our
Jules of life
Thus the years went on. Those he
;eated told others and they in turn
old still others. Now as the doctor
ides far and near, the people look up
with joy and say, the foreign doctor
las come They invite him to visit in
heir homes and share their simple
meals. AS the word spreads that he
i.as arrived, the sick are brought in
,or treatment. Instead of finding him
self an unwelcome visitor, he hears
cn every side: Why do you come 50
seldom"
In February 1910 the Chinese gov
nrnment, which for ages has claimea
sovereignty over Tibet, took posses
son of Lhasa and deposed and drove
tut the Dalai Lama, the political and
eligious ruler. The country is now
lnder Chinese rule, and will probably
I've opened ere long to unrestricted
missionary effort, judging by the ia.
,orable attitude OF the Chinese gov.
rnment toward Christian missions in
,cneral:
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-07-27
Greatly Exaggerated.

Assistant treasurer of the United
States credited with saying that the
average dollar bill lasts ABOUT three
weeks, but we all know it isn't true
New York Evening Telegram.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-07-27

Fault Sure to Be Punished.
He who is false to present duly
breaks thread in the loom and will
find the flaw when he may have for
gotten its cause.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-07-27
TIBET, THE ROOF
OF THE WORLD
The Great Closed Land Of Mystery
China Now in Possession---Tks
Doors About to Swing Wide.

In the very heart OF Asia, shut in
by the two highest mountain ranges
on the globe-the Kwen-lun and the
Himalayas,- lies Tibet, "the roof OF
The world" It's geographical isolation,
the absence OF means of conveyance,
Inc dizzy and all but impass sable
heights that wall it round, have made
If the country a hermit nation, pTacti
Cally unknown to the rest of the
world. Even those who, for love of adj
venture or love of humanity, have
braVcd the difficulties of travel, have
Seen confronted with a degree OF re-
'igious intolerance and fanatitisGn that
uade exploration practically impossi-
bic. No westerner, on pain of death,
vas permitted even TO look upon
Lhasa, the religious capital The few
daring travellers who, taking their
lives in their Lands, sought in disguise
10 reach the sacred city. came back
tuffled and defeated, with narrowing
stories of hardship and peril.
Among the first to penetrate this
closed land were missionaries, always
he pioneers of exploration. Not to
speak of the journey of Odoric, the
apostle of Tartory, in 1880, two catho
lie fathers reached Lhasa in 1915, only
to be arrested. and sent as prisoners
to Canton, Since that time attemptc
20 open Tibet to the Gospel have been
numerous and indeed constant. The
Moravian brethren. the China Inland
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29
future reference, but in all probable

future reference, but in all probable
ity are destroyed to prevent the
names thereon falling into the hands
of commercial houses.
The whole idea of petitioning is
contrary to the spirit of republican
government. Citizens of the United
States should not "pray" Congress to
do this, that or the other. They
should instruct senators and repre-
sentatives, not petition them. Of
course, instructions would conflict as
petitions do, but would avoid the I'M
American habit of placing senators in
the same category as the members of
the English House of Lords, and rep
resentatives in that of. members of
Commons.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29
PETITIONS FOR CONGRESS

Congress is constantly in receipt of
petitions from "sundry" citizens of
the United States. Some of these pc
titions contain thousands of names.
The petition for woman suffrage con-
tanned over a million. Several pro-
hibition petitions have had almost as
many. In the course of a single SEES
sion Congress receives petitions for
this, that or the other, signed by al
most as many people as there are in
the United States.
A reader of Grit wants to know
what becomes Of these petitions.
When presented they are invariably
referred to the committees which
have in charge the subject matter.
Whether they are read in committee
or not is unknown-probably not.
Nearly every petition has it's re-
monstrance and it is sufficient for
committeeman to know how many pc
tition for, and how many demonstrate
against. Petitions may be kept for
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29
LEAGUE FORDS TIED UP

An action was started in justice
court at Schafer last week by F. E,
Sullivan, proprietor of the Emerson
hotel at Watford, for the recovery of
a hotel bill amounting to $51.9O from
John Fletcher, n of the Non-Par.
tisan league organizers.
Fletcher was soliciting members for
the league in this section of the
county last fall with headquarters at
the Emerson hotel. The plaintiff
claims that he left without paying his
hotel bill. Aside from this alleged
bill he left two badly used up Ford
cars in a local garage here. A. T.
Cole, the owner of the garage, has
been served with a garnishment sum-
mons and the cars will be held until
the suit is settled or a third party
claim is filed for their possession.
If it should develop that these cars
are the property of the Non-Partisan
league, there are nor than a few
farmers in this county who are more
or less directly interested in them.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29

Woodrow in a walk at the fall elec-
ton.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29

The Devils Lake World: The men,
bers of the Non-partisan League have
been trying for some time to learn
who owned the Non-partisan Leader,
the paper published at Fargo, and
which it is said that the farmers
money to the extent of $4,000 paid
for. But it seems that the truth is
out, and the fellow who made them
"cough up" is our Uncle Samuel.
Uncle Sam, twice a year, makes every
newspaper tell under oath who is. the
owners, and it is evident that the
fellows in charge of the Leader do
not are to take any chances fooling
with the government, and therefore
their published statement in their last
issue gave the names of the owners
as Edwin F. Wood, Albert ]. Fox,
both of Fargo, N. D. And thus, the
farmers who have paid for this plant,
according to their sworn statement,
do not WI a cent of interest in this
paper, although they have paid for it.
How do the farmers, who belong to
this league, enjoy knowing that they
have spent approximately $4,000 in
buying a newspaper plant and estab-
fishing a paper for two private indi-
viduals? Many farmers have really
believed that their organization owned
the Leader, but the statement appear
ing in that paper sets this idea at
rest.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29

In the past, Theodore Roosevelt has
been harshly criticised by many
people for some of his bluntness, but
today these same people realize that
he is really the man of the hour, and
that if he were in the presidential
chair instead of Wilson, that there
would not be half the danger of war
that there is at present. He is recog-
nized the world over as one of the
greatest, if not the greatest man of
the day. Instead of looking around
for some candidate to beat him at the
Chicago convention, the leaders of
the republican party concede that he
is the man, and when the time comes
for the convention to name a presi-
Dental candidate you will see them
rally to "Teddy," and the only oppo-
sition he will have will be some am
bilious fellow who has an axe to
grind. When such papers as the New
York Tribune come out boldly and
make the statement that Roosevelt is
the man for the place it means some
thing as to how he stands in the east.
-Four years ago the Tribune was
very bitter against Roosevelt, and
fought him to the bitter end, but
now they are just as strong for him
as they were against him four years
ago. We predict that Mr.. Roosevelt
will be the nominee of the republican
party and will defeat "Wobbling"
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29
PROCLAMATION
the Citizens of Dickinsn

To the Citizens of Dickinson: =
The annual custom of the uniting
of the citizens of Dickinson for a
clean and healthy city will again be
observed. It is generally recognized
that the accumulations of refuge and
debris in the winter months is a
menace to public health, if allowed to
remain. Civic pride alone should
prompt each citizen to rake the yard
and remove ashes, cans and all un-
slightly debris.
Dickinson will entertain thousands
OF visitors this summer at state con-
ventions, which for the first time
have been held in our city. A clean
city makes a favorable impression
and we want our visitors to return
home with a boost for Dickinson.
Therefore, I, Alfred White, Mayor
OF the City Of Dickinson, with the
advice of the Board of Health, do
hereby proclaim and designate the
week beginning May 1, as Cleanup
Week.
Each citizen is earnestly requested
and urged to cooperate in this neces-
sary work.
ALFRED WHITE,
Mayor.
A. P. NACHTWEY, M. D.,
Health Officer.
The Dickinson press., 1916-04-29
CELEBRATE THEIR SILVER
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

About ten Dickinson people, includ-
ing Mrs. V. H. Stickney, Mrs. A. P.
Nachtwey, Mrs. Catherine Flynn, Mrs.
Catherine Ray, Mrs. Frank Lish, Mrs.
Mike Mckinley, Mrs. Joe Cuskelly,
Rev. FIR. John Dignam and his little
nephews, were guests at the silver
wedding anniversary of Nh. and Mrs
J. J. Barley, former Dickinson resi-
dents, now residing at Beach.
The ceremony took place at the
Catholic church on the morning of
Easter Monday. The bride was
dressed in her original wedding gown
of rs years ago, a quaint creation of
heavy brown silk, and those who saw
her at both ceremonies say that with
her young and happy appearance she
did not seem a wit older.
Over sixty guests partook of the
fine wedding dinner served at the
BARLEY home that evening, the deco
rations being carried out in silver as
far as possible. Roses and carnations
formed the floral decorations.
Immediately following the sumptu-
GUS spread Rev. FIR. Dignam was
called on for a short after dinner
speech. He dwelt particularly on the
pleasure he had in the acquaintance
of the Barley family in the 10 years
that he has been out here.
The remainder of the evening was
spent with musical selections, Mrs. A.
P. Nachtwey singing several solos,
and Misses Mary, Catherine and
Elizabeth, daughters of the happy
host and hostess, also favored the
guests with violin and piano ~selec-
tons and singing. The climax of the
evenings entertainment, however,
was the Irish jig danced by Mr.. Egan
Of Beach and Mrs. Catherine Flynn
of the city, the latter performing her
part as nimble as ever, despite her
80 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barley were married
at South Heart, the home of the
bride, on April 21st, a quarter of a
century ago. MI. BARLEY was then
employed as engineer on the road
and the family made Dickinson their
home.
About IL or Is years ago Mr..
BARLEY left railroad work to engage
in the mercantile business, opening a
store at South Heart and later at
Sentinel Butte, being successful at
both places. When the Beach
country opened up, he began a store
at that point, which has developed
into one of the largest mercantile
establishments of the place. A year
or so ago he sold out his store in
terests to the Farmers Cooperative
Union and was appointed general
manager for a line Of stores belong
ing to this concern. Wherever they
have gone the family have been well
liked and received the highest respect.
Five daughters, Misses Mary,
Catherine, Elizabeth, Eleanor and
Margaret, and two sons, John and
Francis, are in the family. All are
at the parental home with the excep-
ton of Misses Elizabeth and Mar
garet, who are attending st. Johns
Academy at jamestown and were
home for their Easter vacation.
Relatives from this vicinity who
were present at the festivities were