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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
WASHIN0TON'S WEATHER
RECORD.

There are a great many Washing
tonians who think this is hot town;
we refer here strictly to tempera-
lures. They offer no defense when a
visitor from some other city says ri
don't see how you stand the heat
here" And the reason no one gives
the proper answer to such comment
Is that Washingtonians have been
told so much that this is an uncom-
Portable summer city that they BE-
lieve it themselves.
But the facts of the case are that
Washington is quite as comfortable
as any other city In the summer sea-
son. The Weather Bureau proves
this by the official statement of TEN.
peratures given out every day. Nc
one would contend that the consider.
alton Of the figures for the last ter
days would give the Capital City any
advantage. It has been warm here
for the average high figure for that
period has been 1856 degrees.
But let US see what 1t was In othe,
cities during the same ten days. Ir
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
ENJOY THE BAND CONCERTS

We have 50 many good things in
Washington that other cities don't
have that we are prone to forget our
blessings. For instance, take our
band concerts. Almost every day all
summer three public bands play in
public places for the public. II Kan
sas City or New Orleans had any
such institution it would be adver-
tised from one end Of the country to
the other. We take the concerts as
q matter Of course, and thousands Of
us never go to the trouble Of giving
ourselves the pleasure of hearing
the music.
On such days as these, with the
mercury reaching for the top Of the
tube, the humidity crowding precipi-
tation but not quite stopping over
into a cooling shower, the collar
lolling about the Adams apple, and
the general cussedness Of heat
straining the nerves to the limit,
nothing Is more cooling, more rest
full, more specifically contenting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
STRIKE WOULD THROW
100000 OUT OF WORK
Chicago Is Wholly Unprepared
' to Meet Strike Conditions,
Says Railroad Official.

CHICAGO. Aug. IA general rail-
way strike would throw more than
half Q million men out of work. ac-
cording to conservative estimates here
today.
According to We c. -Btsrd, president
Of the Chicago auG Alton railroad. Chi
cago. the greatest railroad center OF
the continent. u unprepared for q
strike. Moro than $4,000 cars Of
freight pass through Chicago daily. he
estimated and the confusion should
these cars be left at a standstill. would
affect the entire nation. In addition
to 100000 railway men who would
have to walk out II a strike were or
dered. 100000 other workers would
be affected.
Chicago Is the terminus for thirty
nine railroads. having a total mileage
Of s1,627 or more than 40 per cent OF
tho entire mileage OF the United
States. Fourteen hundred miles OF
belt line encircle the city-one-third
Of the belt-line mileage Of the coun.
try.
There are more than 100 freigh,
yards and 315 freight receiving sta
tons The operation OF all these
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
JULES 0UERIN..ARTIST.

The committee IN charge Of the
erection Of the Lincoln Memorial are
to be heartily congratulated on the
selection Of Jules Guerin as the art
ist to design and execute the mural
decorations in that imposing struc-
ture.
Mr.. Guerin was the man who dc:
signed the color scheme and the dec.
orations which made the recent San
Francisco fair artistically the most
wonderful conception ever executed
by the hand Of man. His color draw
ings of Egyptian scenes have been
the most wonderful portrayals OF
that country that any artist has
ever produced. His record and his
spirit make him an ideal artist 70
put into drawing and color the great
qualities which Lincoln expressed In
person. -
The combination Of Mr.. Bacon az
architect, Mr.. Guerin as artist, and
Mr.. French as sculptor makes the
Lincoln Memorial as certain to be
looked upon as one Of the worlds
great structures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
PROTECTING THE PLATFORM.

Mr.. Wilson'S party is gradually
coming to realize his total disregard
of party principles and the leaders,
seeing the splendid slaughtering Of
votes which their candidate is &C
complishing, are rising In revolt.
The latest accession to the boilers
is Mr.. Underwood. The Alabama
Senator was q candidate for the
nomination which Mr.. Wilson re-
ceived. He has read the Baltimore
platform and 1t meant something to
him and he makes announcement
that he is not going to see the Stats
entirely kicked out Of it without
making . protest.
He ID going out to fight the dye
stuffs tariff and the tariff commits
sion, and on tariff matters Mr.. Un-
derwood is quite some fighter. If the
Albanian carries his battle into the
Senate chamber there will be an un-
covering Of tariff conditions and re-
suits that will take folks minds of
the heat no matter what the Their
mometer reads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
WHAT IS rnR RRAsoNs

Would Il be overineuisitive to in
quire Of the Administration, why, II
there are no conditions In Mexico
demanding 1t, the national guard ID
being sent en- masse to the border ?
The last reason we were given was
that they might protect the border
while the regulars were chasing a
one-legged bandit across the deserts
and over the hills belonging to our
southern neighbor. IL there any
better reason now? II not, why send
a lot of unframed, unprepared, and
unequipped men away from their
home duties to spend a summer in
the discomforts Of a training camp
located in the God-forsaken territory
along the border?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14

Cincinnati IL was S0.s, in Detroit
Se.4, in Chicago SO, in st. Louis 92.2,
in Philadelphia s6.4, In Pittsburgh
s6.S.
averaging these representative
cities at 1913, we find that Washing
ton was nearly two degrees cooler
despite the fact that it was the most
disagreeable weather the Capital has
known during the whole summer.
The next time somebody libels
Washineton's summer climate pull
the figures on them. show them they
don't know what they are talking
about.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
DANIELS GIVES OUT
GUNNERY FIGURES
Battleship Virginia High in Long
Range Firing. ,...

Replying to the criticism Of the navy's
gunnery efficiency. Secretary Daniels
has issued statistics Of the spring target
practice Of the Atlantic feet. = . ..
In long range firing. the battleship
Virginia made the best record. scoring
twenty-six hits on a target the size II
battleship. while the Rhode Island,
which made the lowest score Of the SIX
ships competing. landed eight shots,
firing at slightly greater distance The
scores Of the other ships were, Me-
braska, "a; Louisiana, Is; Kansas. IL,
and New Jersey. 20 hits -. .
THE firing was at long range. much
longer than ever before SecretafY
Daniels statement 80 declared .sThs
Rhode Islands mean range waS from
800 to 5000 yards greater. than that az
other vessels mentioned. This was duo
to errors in range-nnder readings- Even
at these greatly increased ranges the
Rhode Islands shots were punched, -
shown by the fact that on the battlo-
ship target she received eight hitA"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
BACHELORS BABIES

Fastidious readers need not blush
at the headline above this because
il does not mean at all what they
enormously happen to think II
means. Bachelors babies" is the
title which citizens Of Memphis have
bestowed upon those unfortunate
poor children Of the city who are
beneflciaries Of the charity Of the
bachelors Of the city. A movement
has been established for every un.
married man in the city to under
take to provide the necessities Of
life for some little one whose parents
are unable properly to take care Of
it. The plan has met with great
success and scores Of little folk dur.
ing the summer weather, have beer
ransomed from sickness or death
It's a great idea, great for the
babies and great for the bachelors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
NEW TYPE.OF COMEDY
(. IN PHO|TOPLAY BILLS
Chaplin introduces the First
Film MonoIogue to Motion
Picture Patrons.

Charlie chaplin introduced the newest
thing In motion pictures to tho audi
ences at Loew's Columbia yesterday in
the form OF the first monoiogue that
has been presented in film. A two-reel
comedy was presented In which the
comedian was the sole actor.
AZ q novelty. the monoiogue was un-
usually. interesting rs the rapidly of
action required for motion pictures
seemed to preclude tho possibility of
one actor being able to supply II all.
Chaplin succeeded very well in his
endeavor, however. There are practi-
cally no comedy falls the comedian did
not accomplish during the hnlf hour the
film was being exhibited. The fun was
clean, and was greeted with roars OF
laughter by satisfied audiences.
Vivian Martin also IL presented as Q
star of the Morosco forces on the Loew
program. Mrs Martins starring vehicle
Introduces her as an ignorant noun
tainI girl belonging to q feudist family.
The refreshing feature Of the play is
that she docs not marry u member OF
the opposing clan. althousn she man.
ages to stave off a light between the
clans. Thursday. Friday. and Saturday
Blanche Sweet will be seen In her new
est play, Public Opinion"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Meeting executive committee Board Of Trade.
] p. m.
Concert, Omitted States Marine Band. Marine
Barracks, $3.50 p. IN.
Concert, soldiers Home Band, Soldiers Homo
bandstand, $50 p. m.
Concert. Engineer Band. Smithsonian.
Grounds. 1880 p. m.
Acknowledgement, No. 10: stansbury. No "a;
Royal Arch Chapters-Mount Vernon, No. 81;
Hiram. No. 10. and Anacostia, No. L. called
on.
Eastern Star chapters-rempie. No. Is. and
Columbia. No. Is, called on.
odd Fsllows-Union. No. II: Beacon, No. Is.
and IAngdon. No. se; Esther No. ). Of the
RebekahA.
Knisht. Of Pythiss-peeatur. No. O. and
MsOosb.ss- National Tent. No /; An.eosti.
Tent. No. T.
Mooniisht party, Young women's Christian
Association. Vacation Lodge cherrydale.
Excursion. chesapeake Beach. by members OF
the Royal Arcanum. for the benent Of
Lecture. The Armageddon Of the Great
war" by Elder A. q. Danisis. at Gospel
Tent, Sixteenth street and Park road. s
Excursion, local branch Of the ,women's Ma
tionai Democratic League. steamer ST.
Johns, 7 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
PROGRESS|VES Ask III
I. / NIH|TM!IAHlII0RvN
Record Entities Governor 70 ~
Moose Votes, New YorN
State Leaders Declare.

NEW YORK, Aus. N-Oovsrnor whsos
man has been asked by . large dsiseas
ton Of representative members OF the
Progressive party in this State to enter
the Progressive primaries next month
ticket. 1F'EF9
Mr.. Whitman. at the st. Regis Hotel.
made public q letter containing the re-
quest. which u signed by many New
fork delegates to the recent Progressivo
national convention In Chicaes. the
chairman and secretary Of the Progress
sive State organisation and members Of
us executive committee In 1914. Ms.
Whitman expressed his sratincation
with the action.
4. IT n particularly pleasing in view q
the MIXED ticket framed by one Of tho
rev YORK borough organizations OF the
to help Mr.; Wilson and His DsmocfStio
associates" Mr.. Whitman said. "x. d
ins DO the ssners q tSis I essef NJ
, ,esadership Of the Progressive party
our present Republican administra tion
t Ss ss%sG 'S.s sss
Under date of August II at th,. .,,x
the letter to the governor states that
newspapers have reported a ticket r.
to be placed In the Progressive pri.
maries which from its personnel IL
ticket. "Ns~"
In his reply to this invitation. Mr.
whitman expressed his appreciation OF
the Endorsement Of his administration
and said the present State officers who
would be candidates for renomina ton in
the Republican primaries. together with
William NJ. Calder. candidate for United
States Senate; Justice Frank II. His
cock and Justice Cuthbert W. Pound,
had authorized the governor to accept
| the invitation for them and exnress
their gratitude
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
PINCHOT ACCUSES. 3
... SECRETARY LANE
Says He Has Abandoned Depart
ment's Policies. ...'

In an open letter to Secretary Of ths
Interior Lane. clifford Pinchot. former
chief Of the Forest Service. charges the
Secretary with abandoning conservation
policies and particularly with favoring
which provides for the opening OF west
ern oil lands set aside for the navy. :
IF this legislation IL enacted" Mr.
Pinchot wrote, the oil land reserves sst
aside for the navy will be destroyed.
THE mere threat of its passage has
caused the Navy Department to seri-
ously consider the advisability Of aban-
doning the policy Of construction Of oil
burning ships" >.-.' -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
Crandsll's.

The story Of a rich young girl who
masquerades as an ignorant country
miss and wins the heart of an artist
forms the basis OF the hlm comedy
THE Summer. Girl" IN which Molii'
ed as stars IT, the World Film Corpo-
ration at Crandalrs today.
The piece has been given careful
production and some Of the settings
are unusually we'll selected. Miss King
is a very pleasing figure on the screen
and her newest play will add much
to her popularity: The play !. a 70;
wholesome: The Summer Girl will
Tomorrow and Thursday, Dorothy
Bernard y to be presented as the star
built upon q horse race. Miss Ber-
nard Is given some excellent oppor-
tunities In TINS piece and does not
fail to take advantage Of them.
Friday and Saturday, Orrin johnson
will be seen In The Light at Dusk"
The piece was especially written for
Mr.. Johnson. who has become as much
q favorite on the screen In this city
as he 10 on the stage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
Savoy.

Blanche Sweet 10 the particular star
of the program at Crandalrs Savoy
today in Tho Dupe." q Lasky pro-
duction, which shows Miss Sweet in
the part Of q social secretary. The
production given this play 10 especial
iy to be commended, and the four
leading characters are we'll presented
Tomorrow Lionel Barrymore will be
shown in the Metro production, THE
Cutter" a Western drama, in which
Mr.. Barrymore has opportunity &c
show his ability as a comedian.
Wednesday Pauline Frederick will
be introduced as the star Of the flm
version Of e. Philips Oppenheim's
story. The Worlds Great Snare
Miss Frederick appears as q music
hall hanger-on In q mining camp
Thursday Gail Kane IL to be present.
cd in Paying the Price," many OF
the scenes for Which were made In
this city.
A Triangle bill will be the feature
Friday with William Collier, jr. In
The Bpgle Call" as the chief attrac.
ton. Mack Swain in Hearts and
Sparks" will be the secondary at.
traction.
saturday the weeks bill will clos,
with the Presentation of Myrtle Sted.
man In The American Beauty"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
TAdoART SKINS HIS OWN MULE

Senator Tom Taggart went out
and skinned his own mule Saturday
Either no one had furnished him with
the secret code Of the Senate which,
while It does not prohibit, at least
discourages speeches from newcom.
ers, or else the Indianan, certain that
whoever wins in November, the next
President Of the Senate will be from
his State. decided to pocket his dis.
erection and let valor have its day.
At any rate, what Taggart said
about Democratic extravaganza will
never fnd q place in the party cam
paign book. He didn't mince matters
at all. He just gave truth, crushed
to earth by his associates, a chance
to rise like . loaf Of Scent bakers
bread with -four at 50 q barrel.
You can imagine how some Of the
"pork" eaters felt when Taggart de-
livered himself as follows:
Instead Of squandering money in
catching cattle ticks. killing. coyotes.
wild ducks. treating goats suffering
from Halta fever. sending out onion
seeds to folks who want a front gar
den and petunia seeds to folks who
want carrots and turnips, let's get
down to the bed rock economy.
II seems to me that Congress is
commencing at the wrong end. The
hrst thing Congress does 10 to deter
mine how much money 1t wants to
appropriate. and then It proceeds to
%Sssh.r p tss revenue: r are Sufficient
20 meet them. Instead OF cutting
the appropriations down to meet the
revenue. Congress proceeds to In
crease the rates Of taxation and to
amount appropriated.
It 10 interesting to compare what
the Indiana Senator said with some
Of the recent utterances Of the Re-
publican candidate in discussing the
same matter.
In his New York speech he said:
Our opponents promised economy.
but they have shown a reckless ex-
ri anS presatey f nax Is ti Hnsn that We
had fscal reform. We demand a
simple, businessliko budget. be-
lieve II 10 only through a responsible
budget. proposed by the Executive,
that we shall avoid financial waste %
and secure proper administrative
efficiency and q well-balaneed con-
sideration OF new administrative pro-
posals.
Az Fargo he referred to Demo
cratic extravaganza in these words:
I think I may say without rash
ness. that the Government Of the
United States 10 recklessly wasteful.
shamefully incompetent and OK
trava6ant, q reproach to the intelli-
gence OF the people because Of Its
inefficiency.
And purely as an inadvertence,
for the Democratic platform upon
which Mr.. Wilson was elected has
come to be purely an inadvertence,
the principles adopted at Baltimore
declared specifically against the very
extravaganza in Government expen-
ditures which the Administration
has tolerated, encouraged, and fos.
tered In every possible way.
Very likely Secretary Redfield may
deny that Taggart ever made the
speech, but Taggart won't deny It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
u. S. Wants Engineers
And Other Skilled Men

The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination on September Is
for the following positions:
Blacksmith. electrician. foreman.
handyman, inspector. marine gasolene
engineer. mason. stationary fireman,
stationary steam engineer (includinG
dredge engineer). engineman. hosting
engineer. pump engineer, surveyman.
Physical ability and previous training
will be considered, no educational test
being included. The employment Of tho
men successful will be in the WASH
ington district Of the Engineer Depart
ment at large. 20
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
Central Park and Leader.

Ella Hall, the Universal Blue bird
star. who makes an exceptionally at
tractive ngure on the screen, 10 the
star Of The Love Child" which forms
the principal feature OF the program
at Central Park and the Leader Thea
ter today. The play was produced
under tho direction OF Robert Leon
ard. 1t Is a typical motion picture
drama, with a number Of especially
pretty outdoor scenes. The Love
Child Will be repeated tomorrow.
Warda Howard and Duncan MacRas
are TO be the stars OF That Sort"
the ", L. 8. E.-Essanay drama which
Will be presented Wednesday and
Thursday. Both Of the stars are we'll
known to the motion picture public
ana the play was selected for them
because Of their especial abilities. Il
Is said to have a special appeal for
problems.
Friday and Saturday Tyrone Power
VIII be presented in the newest Lois
weber Bluebird production, "The EVE
OF God Miss Weber has made this
en- allegorical play. in Keeping with
her recent efforts. and endeavors to
show the power OF Conscience. PhiI.
lips SmalIey. co-director with Miss
weber, has an important part in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14
uHRMANY's PROBLEM OF MEN

How long can Germany last? With
every front engaged the transference
of troops from one territory to an
other is fast becoming an impossi-
bility and Germany must take &C
count Of human stock, count her
availables who have not yet been
called into action. a,
To arrive at this figure Is . mat
ter Of going back for some years, of
going back in fact to the birth time
Of the youngest class called to arms,
the class Of 1916. This carries US to
1896. when the population Of Ger
many was ofiicially given as 6S,000,-
900. and this is the proper basis to
work from rather than the popula-
ton Of 1914, which was 66,000,000.
The German system mobilizes
men from twenty to forty-five
years, but the stress Of war calls the
younger and the older and spreads
the extremities Of demand to seven-
teen years on the one hand and fifty
years on the other With these fig
ures in mind 100000 a3ailables
would seem to be fair estimate Of
the total strength Of Germany's hu-
man resources.
Germany has boasted that she was
not afraid to publish the lists of her
losses and she has published what
purported to be the official returns
from her battlefelds. It Is but nat
ural, however, that these should
have been minimized. But, taking
averages and reasoning as to their
truth from certain known facts, it is
a fair assumption that she has lost
since the beginning Of the war not
far from 1000 men a month, and
Of these probably 100000 have,
through recovery, been able to re-
turn to active service.
This means that in round figures
the available fighting force has been
reduced in two years by 10000
killed, disappeared, prisoners, or in
valided.
Nor is this the total Of the weak
ening Of the German power. These
colossal figures do not determine the
loss in effectiveness. There Is q
marked depreciation in the value Of
a man once he has been wounded
and been sent to the hospital, even
though he return to service. The re-
turning soldier is not the soldier that
first came to the colors. Nor are the
drafts Of men under twenty and
over forty-five productive Of the
same unit Of efficiency that existed in
the primary army. It Is. therefore,
only reasonable to subtract a con-
siderable fraction of unit power from
those men who are now in the field.
Germany Is fast reaching the point
where . man lost cannot be replaced
and giving her an estimated reserve
Of a million. men, at the present rate
of depletiontheySwill be used up be-
fore the winter campaign begins.
Then the armies must suffice for
themselves; must live off their own
numbers. This must necessarily
mean a shortening Of fronts, con-
traction Of action, and if the allies
continue their present activities, a
,o%raa+ "a Car,,,op aotI
The resources Of men rather than
of money, Of bodies rather than bull
lets, would seem to be the gravest
nroblem that Germany has to face,
a problem which she cannot solve by
efficiencv or kultur.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-14

By the u. 8. Marine Band, at u.
8. Marine Barracks, at
l,S0 p. u.
w1L11AM 4. sA,errr1A,rx. I..s-.

March, .'Drocks' Triumphsr'. ...ssit.
Overture. "RaymonG :.."... Thomas
Flute 800. sissn conesrto. - ''"'A'
Musician. Robeft e. Seei.
The Blessing OF the DAgss!s"
waits, ..presfn on tn. Oceans s, .dSnsi
M.ri Sss'i H Sns Ths HsIIs os
a M0nteEuma-"
''The star-spansied Banner"
NorICE-The entire audience 10
required to stand At attention. men
With their hats removed, while The
s sisyssp. Banner Is being
By the u. s. Soldiers Home
Band, 1t Bandstand, at
$50 p. M.
JOHN Q. n. zIMMERMANN. Director.
March. Tho National Defense
Overture. ''Fingais Cave. -
Mepdelssohn
Descriptive, "A shepherd'S Life
ss,s .n tns Ape 4s, PRINCES: pat. King
Herbert
Fox trot. Love Me At Twilight"
-. Grant
Crosby
Mexican Intermesso. La Paloma.
Yradier
Finale, "rhe Bon Ton" zimmerman
THE star-spansled Banner"
BY the Engineer Band, at Smith.
sonisn Grounds, at 7:30 p. d.
FRANK =. WEBER, Leader.
March. THE Old Salt. .Hildreth
Overture, Queen for a Day. Adam
(a) serenade, 'Aubade Printaniere."
Lacombe
10 Fox Trot. Raging the Scale,
Claypoole
Selection. "The Heart Of Paddy
Whack ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fcott
Suite. "A Love Episode in Bird
land ...................... .Bendix
(a) THE Maybe and the Parrot"
co. The Gentle Dove"
(c) THE Merry Lark"
"a THE Broken-hearted Sparrow"
Medley. Popular Melodies. Remick
Intermezso, ION Desert Sands
"rhe stsr-spansied Banner"