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The Washington times., 1916-12-26
HEBREWS TO MEET HERE
Nathan straus VIII BE Permanen,
Chairman Of Congress.

Washington has been selected as
the meeting place for an American
Hebrew congress. which will convene
about May I. At a meeting In New
York city last night an administrative
committee was chosen TO select the
date and outline a program for the
congress.
The session OF the executive com
mittee was marked by considerable
difference OF opinion as to who should
be made permanent chairman. Nathan
Straus was elected after a heated de-
bate. In which Adolph Kraus. grand
master OF the Independent Order
B'nai Birth, was opposed because
he Is at the head of an international
secret order" Kraus denied the or
ganization, which he heads, Is a secret
one.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
HEBREW SOCIETIES
WILLCONSOLIDATE
Y. N. n. A. Leads Movement to
Bring Together All 0rganl-
cations OF City.

A combination Of all tho Hebrew or
CARNATIONS In the city into q consoii
dalton led by the Young Mems He.
brow Association In being planned by
leaders OF various societies.
Louis spiegicr IL In charge OF the
membership conn ttee. which IL en-.
deavoring TO effect the amslgemstion.
The plans have tho support Of the
National Council OF the v. N. II. A..
headed by Julian w. Mack. The Oh.
ject OF the association 10 the cduca-
tional, religious and physical better.
ment of young men of the Jewish
faith. .r.
VIII Rsise Fund.
A fund will be raised by subsorip-
zion for. the erection OF q building
that will serve as . local home for the
organisation.
Tho association has already elected
tho following Officers; NJ. Offenders.
PRESIDENT; ". Rosenbium. vice presi.
dent: Simon Wolf. recording score.
tary; n. Glanxman. financial secre.
tary: Sam Shuiman. treasurer and
Jack Small, sersesnt-st-srms
Dance IL Held.
The association gave . dance last
night at the old Masonic Temple. IL
was In charge OF an entertainment
committee, composed OF c. n. Rosen.
thai. chairman; Jack Small. Mar OF.
fenberg. Louis GoldbcrE. Faik Har.
mel and &. saidman. The moor com
mittee consisted OF II. Gutenberg.
chairman; !. Cohen, L. speigier. n.
Gutenberg and A. shefferman.
A debating league. composed OF
cities In this section which have
branches of the Y. n. II. A., has been
formed. In addition TO Washington.
Norfolk. LynehburE. Newport News
and Richmond are represented.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings Of the Day In
Various Parts Of the
Nations Capital.

The presidents of the oldest and
the latest graduating classes from
Central High School are to make ad-
dresses tonight at the first reunion
OF the alumni in the new building.
Daniel A. Edwards, 10, and Joseph
II. Belcher. 16. presidents OF their
respective classes, represent the de-
velopment Of the school. Edwards,
now a man Of middle age, was among
the first to be sent out by the school.
Belcher, still a youth, is one Of the
latest.
Several other addresses are to be
made and various forms OF entertain
ment introduced. Officers are to be
elected at a short business meeting,
after which dancing will be enjoyed.
Guides have volunteered to assist
those unacauainted with the new
building TO inspect IL.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
SAYS 100000
FAILED TO VOTE
Forty Per Cent Held Citizenship
Lightly, Declares
Bourne.

"Tcn million people. or 10 per cent OF
the whole number. held their citizen
ship so lightly that they did not take
the trouble to vote" says Jonathan
Bourne. jr.. president OF the Republic
can Publicity Association, in a state
ment concerning the recent election
given out today.
The statement follows:
First place In the ranks OF gov
ernmentaI progress should he accorded
TO that State which shows the largest
percentage OF actual voting population.
The only sovereignty we have In this
country, and the only sovereignty We
should even have. II the sovereignty OF
citizenship. Though u IL a sovereignty
bought by the blood Of patriots unsur-
passed In self-ssorinec. II IL a sovereign
" abdlcated by q shamefuliy large
proportion Of our people.
According TO the census of 1910. we
had n possible voting population OF APP
proximately 100000. but the actual
vote cast In 1919 was but 100000. Ten
million people. or 70 per cent OF tho
whole number. held their citizenship so
lightly that they did not take the
trouble to vote.
Possession OF power carries with IL
n corresponding degree OF response
bIiIty and duty. Failure TO accept
the responsibility and perform the
duty. should result In revocation OF
the nower lust an n monarch who
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
TRIANGLE STAR RETURNS
Charles somervIIle Spends Christ
mas Holidays In Washington.

Charles Somerviile. one of the stars
OF the David W. Griffith branch of
the Triangle Film Corporation, has
come to Washington TO spend the
Christmas holidays with his family
here. Mr.. Someryilie II q Washing
tonian, n graduate OF the local high
schools. and had had considerable ex'
perience on the stage before going
into motion pictures.
Mr.. Someryille was one of the pion'
GERS OF the many washingtonians
who have Joined the acting staffs OF
the motion picture companies. He be
came a member OF the Lubin Com
pAny some years ago, going TO the
Triangle Company with the Griffith
forces when that organization was
formed.
After appearing In several pictures
he was engaged by the Lasky Com
pany to support Blanche Sweet. Re
Gently he left the Lasky Company
and rejoined the Triangle. He has
just finished making a big feature
picture In which he appears In one
OF the important roles.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
CONTINUE TO SELL SEALS
Red Cross VIII Extend Sale Of
"stickers" Until Jan. 1.

The sale of the Red Cross Christ
mas seals, which has been going on
throughout the country for the past
three weeks, will continue until after
New Year, according to the Amer
lean Red Cross headquarters here.
Every indication points to n much
larger sale this year than last. Eighty
million of the little stickers were sold
last year, and it In expected that the
number this year will be we'll over
the hundred million mark.
The stamps are sold TO raise money
with which to fight tuberculosis In
the United States. They are sold In
every state and Territory OF the uni
ted States by the Red Cross. The
stamps have also been sold on twenty
three Yessels of the Atlantic fleet.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
WILL REPEAT OPEN HOUSE
n. w. c. a. Christmas Reception
Proves Great Success.

open house at the Y. w. c. A. yes
terday was 80 successful that II is
to be repeated on New Year Day.
Many women. some OF whom were
strangers In the city. accepted tho
invitation OF the association to be
it's guests yesterday.
At . o'clock. the women started TO
arrive and they kept on arriving un-
I'll there was q hrge number.
A distribution OF gifts 10 everyone
present was q feature Of the program.
There was a Christmas tree and an
open fireplace.
Miss q. NJ. Bromley told several
stories to the audience followed by
selections by the Choral Club. Tea
was served at intervals. Miss X. NJ.
Raber assisted by Miss Agnes Nell
son Lamb. was In charge OF arrange
ments.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Tho annual Christmas tree ceiebrs-
t,os foe the blind In to be held We'd
nosday evening at the National Ii.
brary for the Blind. 1920 II street
northwest. Tho entertainment. under
the direction OF Miss n. Joceiyn Giffin.
viii consist OF music. rccitations ana
n vocational talk by n well.known
worker along these lines.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
AutemehIIe. CaIIIdc.

Early this morning two automo'
biics. one driven by Elmer Glascoc, The
Wyoming. and the other by T.. G.
Grimm. 2i3T o street northwest, r1i.
lided at the corner OF Eighteenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. The machine drIved by
Glascoc was damaged. Neither driv.
or was injured.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Funeral services for Carl L. Neu.
mann. who for the last ten years
had been musical director at White
sulphur Springs. w. Va. will be held
At his late residence, 32iT Eleventh
street northwest, today.
Mr.. Neumann. at one time. was con.
nected with the orchestra at the Co
iumbia Theater. and later was with
the Marine Band. He died on sun
day.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Address Historians.

Addresses will be made before the
American Historical Association In
Cincinnati and the National CONNER
ciai Teachers Federation In Chicago
this month by DIR. Glen levin Swig.
gett. OF the Bureau OF Education. Or.
SwigRett, accompanied by Mrs. swig.
gctt. leaves Washington today for
the West.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
@. A. n. Post Meet. Terlsht.

Commander John MoIslroy will pre-
aide at the meeting Of Kit Carson Post.
No. 2, Department OF the Potomac.
Grand Army OF the Republic. In q. A.
H. Hail., 1919 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, at s o'clock tonight.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Cancer. Its Prevention and Treat
ment." will be the subject Of an adj
dress by Dr. william A. Jack. jr.. be-
fore the National Society Of Keep-welis.
Friday night. In the parish hall OF ~.
Johns Church. All women are invited.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Thief Gets %.

william l. Fraser, who lives at tS7
q street northwest. has reported to
the police that "A thief entered his
home last night by breaking through
the rear door. The man stole 80 In
bills
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
oRoANIsT's FATHER DEAD.

Oscar Comstock, father OF Oscar +.
Comstock. organist OF the Trinity p.
T.. Church. OF this city, died at his
home in New York city on Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Comstock, who has
been a resident OF New York for
eighty years. was eighty-three years
old,
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
FIye-DolIar Fire.

\ small fire, caused by a defective
flue. started at the home OF Mrs.
Grace cambridge. 2io5 Arizona ave-
nue. southeast, did 50 damage, late
yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Funeral services for william II.
Snyder. who died on sunday. will be
held az his residence. 1852 Franklin
street northeast, on Wednesday AZ
2 D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Funeral services for James'w. Con.
sidine. who died an Sunday. will be
hold at .his residence. 72T Second
street northeast, on Wednesday at
$50 a. m.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
steal. Eight Pound. Of Coffee.

william oshinsky, 1892 Four-and'a'
half street southwest, told the police
that some one broke hts show window
and removed eight pounds OF coffee
some time during the night.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26

Funeral services for Raymond q.
ockcrshausen, who died on Sunday.
will be held at 81. Johns Church.
Georgetown. Wednesday at J y. IN.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Fire in Massachusetts Avenue.

4 small IRE, starting at i45b Mesa
chusetts avenue northwest. was ex.
tinguished by engine company No. 1,
after II had done $50 damage yester-
day afternoon.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Anna N. Grayssn.

Funeral services for Anna II. Gray.
son. who died on Saturday. will be
held at All a street northwest, on
Wednesday at 2:3O y. m.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
Elisabeth Mu,, Francis.

Funeral services for Elizabeth Null
Francis, who died on Monday, will be
held at her late residence, at Hamp-
ton. Va. on Wednesday at 1880 q. m.
The Washington times., 1916-12-26
,. Rsy Thomas.

Funeral services for J. Roy
Thomas. who died on Sunday. will be
at the chapel OF Frank Geier's sons
Company. iii3 Seventh street north.
west. on Wednesday at 2 p. m.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07

"Out Of the harbor, out on the sea-"
Alvin Strom of Thorpe was visitor
here Friday.
A great excitement was aroused
here the other day when the report
came that Villa was seen on our
streets. Further investigation found
the strange looking man to be Kamel,
the well-known peddler of Mtnneap-
oils who resembles Villa. Sheriff
Bonde was not called.
Miss Ruth Erickson left for Niobe,
N. D., where she will stay at the Mats
Erickson home during the summer
months.
Melvin Root is employed at WILL
mar at present.
Dave Aspaas returned from st. Paul
last week where he has attended the
Bethel Academy the past year.
Richard Johnson and Walter Erick-
son will leave in the near future for
Montana where they will take home.
steads.
Mrs. o. E. Erickson and daughter,
Anna returned from Willmar Satur.
day where they have been visiting for
a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Erickson moto.
ored to Willmar Saturday.
Melvin Root was q guest at the O.
E. Erickson home Sunday afternoon
Lawrence Anderson Is driving q
new Overland.
Fred Norling is graduate of Beth
ell Academy at st. Paul.
James McNellis of DeGraff, the
agent for DR.. Ward, is in this vicinity
He was delayed this spring on account
of bad roads.
to the county seat Saturday on his In
dian motorcycle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07

Edward Johnson, of the State
Grain Inspection force, spent a few
days at Willmar this week. Mr.. John.
son now inspects grain at Kasota.
His family lives at Sleepy Eye, but
since the mill burned at the latter
place, there has been no occasion for
state inspector there. He will prob
ably remove his family to Minneap.
oils.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07

Mr.. Croak reports the Willmar
Greenhouse force working hard to fill
demands for lawn and bed flowers.
Willmar will sustain her reputation
as a city beautiful this season.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07

Miss Ingried Soderberg, who has
been employed at the Berkness MILL
merry store, left for her home at Red
wing Tuesday afternoon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07

Very beautiful and original are some
OF the dressy hats, which combine
braid and malines in their constr,,c.
ton. Two typical models are pictured
above employing novel trimmings ON
graceful new shapes.
Miss Fern Doremus, who for the
past few years has taught in the local
high school, left Monday morning for
her home at Duluth. She will not re-
turn to teach here in the fall.
Miss Lille Boom, a member Of
the graduating class at the St. Cloud
Normal, arrived this afternoon from
that place to spend the summer at her
home in this city. sv
Misses Edna johnson and Evan
geline Nygaard who have attended
school at the St. Cloud normal are
at home for the summer vacation.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06

The Nevada resident who studies
Appeal advertisements is merely ap-
plying the real business knowledge
gained therein to the home problems.
This is why the Appeal is popular
with both advertiser and reader alike
1T HELPS If
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
e9p : noe$ and nxw$ ii Interest IL Wo1ntn = @9

IS they are done in the most ~shrieIing of co1ors and
lean toward the parakeet and cockatoo varities.
The fruit painted hats bear every known fruit, sea-
sonable and unreasonable. in reckless abandon.
Peaches, apples, oranges, strawberries, grapes, pears,
plums and citrus fruits chum together. What "a fortune
our orchard crop would mean if only our fruit trees
were hat trees.
The hats painted in floral effects run to uarge
blooms like hydraengas, cabbage roses and poinsettas;
even some of the lilies are gilded.
You know how it is yourself when THE house decor
2tors leave a little enamel or radiator bronze behind,
how you go around touching up everything in sight.
The same thing evidently has happened to the fashion
artists. With the paint left over from the hats they
have lavishly gone about decorating evening frocks and
afternoon gowns in handpainted festoons, garlands and
nosegavs.
The plain little tight bodices and bufant skirts and
panniers of taffeta on the evening models lend them
selves beautifully to handpainted ornamentation.
A handpainted muslin chiffon or silk, frock for a
bright summers day is perfect apparel when topped with
a hand painted that of like design and finished with hand
painted hose and slippers to boot.
Fine indeed for the maid who has sense enough to
come in out OF the rain.
Painted parasols are exceptionally charming. They
carry out the design of the rest Of your painted cos
ture. or they may be an original theme.
\ lavendar one done in clusters of purple and yell
COW pansies is indeed food for thought. We have long
had lamp shades and candOe shades handpainted, SO
why make light of handpainted sunshades?
Any way you look a handpainted summer seems
imminent. All summer girls will be "mind-the-paint-
girls" and of a necessity watch your step as a watch
word will fade into oblivion before the admonition,
'mind the paint"
Let us hope we don't all have the painters collie
before the seasons over.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
WORK OF BOTS AND GIRLS CLUBS

Since me Appeal has been uni,r its present man
agenelt it has from time to time urged the establish
ment OF Boys and Girls clubs in Nevada similar to
those which are producing such good results in other
states The teachers OF Nevada are aiding in this work
and it is through their cooperation THAT rural club work
Tor children has been made possible in this state.'
It Is a work which should especially appear TO
women. Those WHO have charge of growing children
know how hard it is to keep tlntn out Of mischief. They
must have some outlet fer their restless activities. Most
children like to make things, and when making means
earning they go at the work witfl enthusiasm.
Following are a Gw instances OF what is being done
in other states:
In Davis county, Utah, last year $50 boys and girls
attending rural schools enrolled in the several clubs and
accurate accounts were kept OF the results OF their sea-
sons work. The average earnings of each OF the $50
was $3.50 total earnings. ~Sl0,222!O5. divided as follows:
Vegetables, $l.SSS; flowers, $505; canned fruits and veg
etables, $11645; hogs, $3,6l9.50; bread, $3.50; sewing.
S31.55.
In the southern states nearly 5000 boys were en-
rolled in THE different clubs last year. In the corn cub
| Isl boys produced over 100 bushels OF corn to the acre.
OF this number twenty-six going abOve the 2O-bushel
mark, the champion corn grower. Walker Lee Dunson
Of Alabama. raising 1927 bushels per acre at a cost OF
1919 cents per bushel.
In San Jose, Cal. Ralph Weaver raised 126 bushels
Of potatoes on a quarter of an acre of ground. while
in Stockton a member of the high school agricultural
club dug $3.50 pounds OF potatoes from the same amount
of land. realizing l net profit OF $36.13. A Tulare coun-
ty boy made 5000 net profit by bringing four pigs in
ninety days from 20 pounds to Sl/, a gam OF ~ pounds
in three months.
A boy in Austin, Texas, last summer. working TIM
der the direction of the Texas Industrial congress and
selling his produce at prices fixed by the congress re
ceived 1882 from the sale OF vegetables The raised on
a plot lox2o feet in the back yard of his home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
MOTHERS!

Nhen was there d generation since boys were born
cnat women dNi not go to war: Never a bayonet lung
ed into the breast OF a soldier that had not already
cooled its hot wrath in THE heart of a mother. While
the soldier has fought through one battle, the mother
has wandered over a score of slaughter fields, docking
for his mangled body.
He sings and plays the rough games Of outdoor
men, i'll amp for a month, and then goes out to fight
on sk1rmish. But every day and night of the thirty the
mother has walked through al hundred alarms that never
were. She has watched on the lonely picket post. She
has paced the sentry beat before his tent. She has pray
ed beside him while he slept. The throbs of her heart
have been tire beads of her rosary.
If a mother should write her story o. the war she
would pluck a white hair from her temple and dip the
Ewing stylus into the ohalce of her tears to write the
diary of the days upon her ~heart.-Robert J. Burdette.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
MAKING A GIANT PUMPKIN

When the pumpkins have grown to about the size of
cne's fist, a healthy fruit should be selected. ALLOW only
two pumpkins to each plant, nipping off THE others as
soon aus they appear. Prepare a strong sugar solution
by heating some water just to- the point at which the
sugar will dissolve. Put the sugar in until the water
begins to thicken, but do not boil the mixture or 1t will
become syrupy. Get some engtfrs ct lamp wick, or any
thick lengths of cotton Will answer the purpose as well.
Place the sugar solution in two or more jars and
group These around the pumpkin. Gut the cotton INTO
lengths which will reach from the stalk OF the pumpkin
to the sugar mixture in the jars. With a penknife bore
a lnc1a into THE flesh of the stalk, just large enough to
take one end of the wick, inserting the other end in the
sugar solution.
Given ra spell of nice warm weather one can almost
sit in the garden and watch the pumpkins grow. Or
course. as the solution disappears fresh sugar and waten
must be added.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06

The first national service school for women in the
world was opened last week at Chevy Chase. Md, by
the woman's section of the Navy League.
The 200 resident students live in tents and came
from all over the country.
The honorary commandments are Mrs. George Dew
ey, wife OH the admiral of the navy: Mrs. Hugh L. Scott.
wits OF the CHIEF of staff; Mrs. George Barnett, wife of
the chief OF the marine corps: Mrs. Robert Lansing,
wife of the secretary of state: Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
wife of the secretary of the navy.
Only sufficient drilling to enable the students to get
about easily in company and squad formation will De
given the students. as the object of the undertaking is
that OF a school and not a camp in the military sense
of the word. An residen: students are required to wear
the school uniform.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
WHICH-SKIRTS OR BREECHES?

The momentous question of whether it is to be
"breeches or skirts" which threatened the very life of
the New York American Woman's League for Self De-
tense, the first organization of its kind to be formed in
this country. has been decided
The organization has been divided into two sections,
infantry and cavalry, with distinct uniforms-soldiers
on foot, skirts: soldiers on horse, breeches.
Now it is a simple matter. Each woman soldier as
she goes up to be measured for her uniform is asked
the one question: " Breec11es or skirts?"
"Breeches," replies one. Every we'll, you are in the
cavalry "Skirts," says the next woman soldier. "Very
well. YOU belong to the Infantry"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-06
WEEKLY FASHION LETTER

Written for the United Press by Margaret Aiasonl
His arrows feather Cupid dipped
Within a bleeding heart,
Then on his Psyches new spring hat
He painted with rare art.
And when the Summer girl espied
This love OF a chapeau,
She cried, I'D give my heart for that
But I've no heart. YOU know"
NEW YORK, May 6-Next to your face your hat
should be the most painted affair OF the season.
No., OF course not, Gertrude, I'm not inslnuatlng
any thing. Aren't your hats always next to your face?
All those artists who have been painting THE town,
or co1oring their stories, simply aren't in it amy more
with the versatile brush wielders who can dash OFT a
hatscape or two while you wait.
Birds. fruits and flowers are tine choice subjects for
these hat masterpieces. The artists go in for still 1lte
possibly because they believe while there is still lite
there is hope.
Most of the birds are anything but still, however,