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The Washington times., 1916-11-07
WHY NOT LET US VOTEBY
MAIL2

Today Is the quadrennial occasion
for Washington to chafe under the
realization Of its voteless status.
Many persons who have no expecta-
ton of the franchise for District citi-
zens in the near future, do seriously
advocate an arrangement by which
voters here can cast their ballots by
mail.
A visitor from Norfolk, Va, re-
minds Capital residents that his
State already has granted the privi-
lege Of voting by mail. Many
voters have taken advantage of it.
Practically no abuses have been re-
ported, though there has been diff
ficulty because election and regis
tration officers complained Of the
heavy work placed upon them.
This trouble arose because Of the
many safeguards placed around the
mail ballot plan. Other States may
profit by a study Of the Virginia
law, and 1t is possible that 1t may be
simplified without removing any
necessary precautions.
1t is only a matter of time until
States must take up the question OF
mail balloting. Formerly the travel,
ing salesman and the actor typified
the movable portion Of our popula.
ton. Modern life seems to require
larger and larger portion Of the
population to move about, and these
citizens should not be deprived OF
the ballot.
AS for Washington, Government
employees from members Of the
Cabinet down to clerks and mes.
sengers, would welcome an oppor,
tunity to mail their votes. That il
not the ideal arrangement, if the,
are to continue to live in the Dis
trict, but it would be better than be.
ing disfranchised because of {
Washington residence.
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vantage in the character of terrain
occupied.
Roumania has pulled itself to-
gether, and with Russian assistance
and the direction Of French officers,
Ia putting up stiff fight, even gain
ing some real advantages in both the
Dobrudja and Pennsylvania. On the
Somme the French and British dog
gedly blast their slow way forward,
almost every day adding to the pros
pect that on this, the most import
ant front of all, they will at length
achieve their purpose of crunching
through the great German line. The
least effective Of the allied armies
seems lately to be that Of Russia. II
has gained little since the first spec
tacular smash Of the summer often
sive. Berlin and Sofia even emit
suggestions that Teuton strategy
contemplates another grand attack
on the long Russian line, which is de-
clared to be incapable Of sustaining
itself against such a move.
Probably, despite Russia's inferior
industrial force, the Germans will
not be able to spare men from other
fronts to make such campaign sue
cessful. Russia is sponge that may
be stabbed and rent, but that has no
vitals. Moscow has been taken more
than once by invaders; but both Ma
poleon and Charles XII lost their
armies as the penalty for gaining
the ancient capital Of Russia.
The war will go on all winter, with
all the force that can be brought to
bear. Activity doubtless will be
greatest in those regions where
weather is least forbidding; but the
western allies do not intend 80 far to
slacken their offensive as to make it
safe for the central nations greatly
to weaken their lines. The process
Of attrition is at work, now; and its
effects will be increasingly apparent
from month to month.
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STRAND.

Charles Minnigerode Maigne. for
merly a member OF the stafr OF The
Times and author OF numerous maya
zine stories and articles on military
life, ts the author OF 1.-THE Brand OF
Cowardice," in which Lionel Barry
more and Grace Valentine are intro
duced as the chief features OF the
photoplay program at the Strand
Theater this week.
Thoroughly familiar with military
life. because of his long service as
an officer of the army. Mr.. Maigne
has turned out n photoplay that is
truer TO actual military conditions
than the vast majority that are seen
and which embodies army customs
and details that are calculated to
make the play interesting to military
men as well as to the general public
The hero is q national guard offi-
Ger of the silk stocking type, who re-
signs when his regiment "A ordered
to the Mexican border. His sweet
heart calls him a coward and breaks
her engagement with him. He wants
TO know whether he Is really a COW.
ard. and enlists in mick" regiment.
where he has difficult time of IT,.
but manages to prove himself.
THE Brand Of Cowardice" will be
repeated today. with a special exhi-
bition for the late election returns.
Tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday
Viola Dana will be seen in The
Gates OF Eden" and Friday Dustin
Farnum and Enid Markey in The
Iron Strain" will h" the chief fea-
lures of the ~ ~~"'
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Munitions and "Prolonging the
: War"

German and pro-German papers are
still charging that the sale or NUM-
tion. TO the entente allies by Amer
lean manufacturers is "prolonEinE
tho war"
It Is a point OF view we have never
been able to grasp.
II seems that the possession OF
these munitions has been or eonsid-
cradle value to the entente allies In
n military way. and has thus directly
contributed, to shortening the war.
Indeed, the task of the allies. IL they
had not been able to hold the seas
atom the vast bulk OF German COM
merce. and draw supplies from neu-
trail nations themselves. would have
heen A much longer and more ardu-
Gus one. As II Is. their ability to
reach the worlds markets ana TO ex-
ciude the Germans from the same
Through England's superiority at sea.
appears to be a hxed factor or the
struggle OF more determinative value
than any single military action or
campaign on land. with the possible
where the nrst German drive was
Candid German critics, after the
Kaiser has succeeded in getting
peace from the allies. and the thing
Is all over, will themselves admit, no
doubt. that allied access to neutral
markets from which the Central EN-
Dires were excluded shortened the
Resistance OF the Teutonic powers.
and therefore shortsnSS ~ SwnSsfF;.
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Bernhard Returns to Capital;
Shakespeare at BelaScO 7heater
KEITH'S.

Judging from the applause for Mas
Nora Bayes at Keith's last night, she
could easily Guido either Mr.. Wilson
or Mr.. Hughes at the polls II she were
a candidate for the position they seek
today. All three were on the stage.
either In picture or person, and the
popular singing Coincidence was unan-
imously elected the hero of the oc-
casion.
Miss Bayes, more vivacious than
ever following her recent rest.
goers and each was distinct achieve
ment. More than mere songs, they
are. or at least Miss Bayes seems to
get more music out of them than we
ever can at the old upright in the
back parlor. For a curtain call she
initiates cats. dogs, and things.
Charles Kellogg held hfs audiences
for twenty minutes OF exposes OF the
wonders Of the woodland and forest.
Mr.. Kellogg can do more with two
vocal system than most OF his hear
ers thought was within the power of
humanity. Right on the stage he COM
munes with birds. flowers and babes.
the best that have been brought to
Keith's. Franker Wood and Bunee
Wyde amused with their bright sketch
a aSea,!. a, private p,ns,s yacht entitled
Inhtb All hlBnt.
The Belle OF Bingville," a rural
satire, In which Fred WHITFIELD and
Marie Ireland present n rustic blend
of mirth and dance in true suburban
style. was well received. They. are
| assisted by Lew Murdoch Mabelle
Adams and Marion Murray are well
cast in Cotton stockings" and Mar.
| tin Brennan and Edith Powell scored
In old and new songs at the plano
The Cycling Brunettes opened the bill
with feats In "Defying Gravity"
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POLI'S.

The story OF how an innocent country
girl amid Broadway's lights and shad-
ows went the merry pace OF her en-
forced associates. and reformed after
number OF years against heavy odds,
Is wildly told in Broadway After
Dark" at Polls Theater this week
Virginia Duncan takes the leading
feminine part as Violet>LeClair. As The
performance opens she is pictured In a
pretentious apartment maintained by
Stephen Rockwell. a man about town.
pAlyed by John Elliott. With full
knowledge of her past. Victor Manning.
young Westerner. becomes infatuated
Broadway for n suburban bungalow.
The close Of the first act finds Violet
asking for a chance to live right.
Many obstacles are thrown in the path
OF the lovers. Rockwell arranges a
frame-up, and Manning is arrested for
robbery. But by a clever trick on the
part OF Violet's friends he Is released
and Rockwell is forced to incriminate
himself After four exciting acts, the
straight and narrow path triumphs over
the lure OF the bright lights In a thrill
ing climax.
8. NJ. williamson plays the part OF
Manning Gale Satterlee. as Macklin
pcneen, who took to the gay life be-
cause his marital life was somewhat
twisted. led the comedy trio which IN
cluded Gates Austin. as Jimmie Roach
ragtime pianist. and Alma Powell as
Ray st. John. n chorus girl. Edith Fss'
sett. Mary Buschmann, George Rey-
and Ralph Woods in minor parts COM
plete the cast.
Election returns will be read from the
stage tonight.
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THE STAYING POWERS

Taking the war news from all
fronts during the last few weeks, it
must be concluded that the entente
allies are demonstrating that su-
perior staying powers are on their
side. The war is coming into that
stage where the side with the greater
numbers from which to draw is 60
ing to show more and more its ad-
vantage.
The Italians have been pressing
forward toward Trieste, with calm
determination that indicates very
real superiority Of force in that sec
tor. They needed not only splendid
military management but greatly
superior numbers in order to gain
the more advantageous positions
they now occupy. At the beginning
of the war the Austrians held the
heights, the Italians were compelled
to attack from the lowlands; and il
was a warfare on most unequal
terms, paralleled on no other battle
front. Today the Italians have gain,
ed foothold in the mountains, anc
conditions are more nearly equal. As
the campaign gains ground, the
Italians will at length, if they are
successful, gain the absolute ad
The Washington times., 1916-11-07
GOOD AMERICAN WEATHER

Some folks, reading the forecast
Of generally fair and disable weather
throughout most Of the country, will
opine that it's good Republican
weather." others, that it's Of the
Democratic sort. But as a matter Of
fact there's always a difference Of
opinion what sort Of weather serves
a particular partisan purpose. Three
decades ago IL was common to as
sumo that rainy weather over New
York State was a Democratic ad-
vantage, because the people in the
city would manage to get to their
convenient polling places and roll up
their usual Democratic majority,
while the countrymen would toast
their shins In shelter and fail to
turn up the wonted Republican ma
jority upstate. The times changed
somewhat, and a good many people
decided that rainy weather in the
country was good for the Republi-
cans, because the farmer couldn't
work out Of doors in the rain, and
was more willing to take the time
TO 60 and vote.
Probably, in a season like this
when the supply of labor is short
everywhere and farmers are anxious
to employ every hour Of good work
ing daylight to finish off fall work
the tendency to neglect voting il
order to remain in the fields will b.
accentuated considerably. On tn,
other hand there is always a con
siderable vote that "gets out" il
fair weather; the vote of the halt
the lame and the aged. So the thini
pretty generally evens up.
BY common consent, the election
seems likely to be decided by tn
States Of New York, Ohio, Michi
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin and ILL
nois. They are all cosmopolitan
States; every one of them has a
important city population and also
big farming community. The farmer
are reputed to be the most danger
Gus element, from the Republica
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LYCEUM

Mark Lea heads a capable company
OF burlesquers at the Lyceum Theater
this week. with n number OF abe as
sistants he leads the Tango Glrlc' in
a merry two-act performance filleS with
lively musical numbers and se"eral
speciality acts.
During the first half OF the show an
enjoyable minstrel act Is introduced.
Mark Lea and George Ward az end
men keep the audience in constant
laughter.
Mabel LIE Monnir as the mechanical
doll, Is very good. Mabel Webb and
Sidonie Dixon won applause in catchy
songs and Ned Woodley made n rrst-
class interlocutor.
The chorus is large. and the scenic
effects novel. Wrestling Is on the biit
as an added attraction during the en-
tire week.
A special show will be staged after
the regular performance tonight. during
which election returns will be read from
the, stage.
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AS TO THE BRTToRs

You bet your money, and take the
eeuntry's choice.
One way to hedge effectively is to
bet on the man you are voting
against. Then you win il you lose;
winning the election for your choice
loses your money, and vice versa.
But II requires a strong mentality
to keep ones judgment and SYM
pathies separate. People who insist
that they bet in cold blood. for the
purpose Of winning, mostly lose be-
cause they don't do anything Of the
sort. The procedure Of voting one
way and betting the other has the
advantage Of providing one with a
hodsepodge of sensations that are
psychologically interesting, II one
cares for q little introspection. .
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A LONG TIME TO STAY AWAKE

The election Of 1884 was the most
recent in which results were q long
time being made practically certain.
II Ia generally reasonably safe for
the interested citizen to avow that
he'll not go to sleep till he knows
who is elected. But not always; and
this year may easily enough be one
Of those years when the xwakeful
period will be prolonged.
New York soldiers on the Mexican
border will in most cases vote, and
send their ballots home to be count
ed. Now II develops that in the
case Of New York, these ballots will
not be counted until December 10.
There are just about 10000 New
York soldiers on the border, and
&erefore II the election Is very close
the votes Of the soldiers might de-
tn-mine the result. It Is commonly
reported that the tendency among
ths State military organizations
tat have gone to the border, has
been toward Wilson.
Other States that have d. good
chance to be close, are in very SINH
Lao posture as to their voting
sdkliers. L will be altogether un-
fortunate II by any chance this vote
should require to be canvassed be-
f0e the general result can be known.
VT the 1884 election would have
hed TO swait that canvass, IL a like
seustion hnd existed at that time.
70 might happen this year.
Still more unfortunate would he
tie possibility, which is gravely
spggested. that II tho soldiers votes
prove decisive Of the result, there
win be q contest In the courts. The
New York troops are entitled te
voos, under their State law, II they
arc serving "in time Of war" II
the country ut war in Mexico?
Tho national Administration in.
sists that it isn't. II the soldier vote
should be necessary to turn New
York to Wilson, and II Wilson shoulc
require New York to win, we shoult
then see the edifying performance
Of Democratic legal talent arguing
IN court that the country really Il
at war, and that, being at war, these
soldiers are entitled to vote.
Politics makes strange fellowship.
IN and out of bed.
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THE SILENT WOMEN's VOTE

From Illinois comes the avermenr
that the Sucker State will align ac-
cording as the women's votes swing
it; and beyond this, that the ladies
constitute the silent vote. This is
not an excerpt from the humorous
department, either; it is q plain
statement of fact as the politicians
out there are finding the fact. The
great body of married women are
expected to vote as their husbands
do; but there is a vast class of bust
ness and professional women who
have no such attachment by which
their preferences may be somewhat
guided, and nobody has been able to
determine how this vote will 20. The
basis for fear that the Republicans
may lose a State ordinarily over
whelmingly Republican, is that this
independent women vote may be
caught by the Democratic cry that
Wilson kept the country out Of war.
Anyhow, the fact that the women
are the silent voters, keeping their
own counsel, and voting as they
please, seems to establish the fact
that they have been libeled by the
ancient tradition that woman can't
keep a secret or her own counsel.
The man that can talk politics all
through a campaign and not an
>nounce how he is going to vote is a
rara avis. If the ladies have dis
covered how to do that they are 60
ing to add immensely to the uncer.
tainty about elections.
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Today.


Exhibit Of water colors by Rear Admiral
Charles Henry Davis, Corcoran Art Gallery,
Ga. m. TO I p. m.
Election returns. Harmony Lodge OF MAsonA
banquet hall. Masonic Temple, s p. m.
Address, Miss Elizabeth Strow. OF Foo Chow,
China, before Washington District woman'I
Foreign Missionary Society, at home OF Mrs.
c. w, BohAmmon. 323 Twelfth street south
west, 7:3o p m.
Leoture, Magic Plants OF the Ancient Amer
leans" w. E. Stafford. OF the Bureau of
Plant Industry. under auspices OF Anthropo-
logical Society OF Washington. Public Lii
brary, S p. m.
oyster roast and dance. Washington Lodge OF
Elks az clubrooms, s p. IN.
Meeting, Northwest Suburban Citizens Asso.
citation, Masonic Temple. Tenleytown. Q D.
Meeting, Georgia Society, Raleigh, 8 D. m.
Meating, Takoma Park Civic Study Club, Pub
lie Library, Mrs. Court F. Wood and Mrs
a. V, Chandler, speakers.
Masonic-National No. IL: Arminius No. rs
King David, No. IS. Mithras Lodge OF Per.
fection, Scottish Rite. Mispah. No. 8, OF tn,
Eastern Star,
odd Feliows-Mount Pleasant, No. 20: Wash
InRton. No 6; Golden Rule. No. a; Amity
No. "a, Fidelity. No. T. OF the Rebekahs.
KnIChts OF philadelphia, No. "a, called
or; Webster, No. 7; Excelsior, No, II. anC
MyrtlA No, 20.
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Lost Marriage License
In Fire, Gets Another

A marriage license to wed Clara o.
Walker was thrown into a IRE with
other papers by william II. Farrell.
1Oll Fourth street southeast, formerly
OF the Marine Corps.
This explanation was made yester-
day by Farrell when he applied to
License Clerk Knoll Cor a duplicate OF
the certificate he purchased last Friday.
The Washington times., 1916-11-07
French without q Struggle.

In geologic verse at times
IT'S hard to get good beastly rhymes;
But you can stimulate your pen
By using French ones now and then.
In any pome about q cat
7 use the natural rhyme. '1e chat"
And OF all animals I've seen
7 hold Mans best friend Is ''le CHEN.
Darwinian theories and rules
Were scorching questions In the
Schools,
BECAUSE II state without a twlnEe)
Our ancestor was named "ls SINCE
MARK RUSSELL.
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And How Long Would 1t Take q
Hen IN Law Them End to End?

Hen to Lay Them End to End!
Sir: Now that your friend Alderman
Pretzel has found 45o.ooo.ooo.ooo eggs
count 'em) in cold storage in Chicago
I want to know II all those eggs were
fried how many square miles OF ham
would II take to make up the portion.
And IL they were all Jolted into one
omelet and the said omelet were carved
into bas-relief portraits Of Woodrow
Wilson. Bryan and Jimham Lewis,
would II cover the State OF Illinois
II not, why not? Anyhow. II should
be done: even II II only blotted out
Chicago, that would be something
worth while. W.
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Lined Trousers With Gems

NEW YORK, Nov. Chief Cook
Guerin Perfott!. o. tie line; Ab-uzzt
lined his trousers with l.16S canoes
worth $500 and started down the gang
plank. But his legs rSLttlsA and customs
oIfiosr0 grabbed ht4s
The Washington times., 1916-11-07
Don Marquis
Column

Theological
A god knew in Tipnbuctoo-
deity trusted
Remarked to me one day; MY boy.
II I should wake, you're bustodi
FOR you only exist in a thought Of
mine.
For all your fret and trouble
And could mako you twins n would
BY simply seeing double!
For there IL no matter anywhere
You hate that thought7 No matterl-
And the things that you think are SOLID
rocks
A change Of mood would shatterr
"old deity" I said. suppose
You've got the matter twisted
Suppose you're only q dream OF mine'
And elsewhere never sxisted7
Suppose. II rrefused to you
My faith and my devotion.
You'd blow away like little
thought
In a roaring gale OF emotionr'
But each of US pondered the Others
And each Of us grew fearful
He stared at me all fearful and SAD.
And I stared sad and fearful
For was afraid that I'd blow up
II he should quit his thinking.
And he was afraid that he'd blow MP
II should quit my drinking.
At last he said in a solemn voice;
Thought ruins ones digestion!
wise men and gods will always avoid
A theological question:
Speed OF Wireless to Be ouadrupled,
Headline.
An ordinary club-footed thought nnds
trouble keeping up with II now.
Madison SQUARE Garden has been get
ting quite some crowds this autumn
Mary. the other great drawing card oil
the Garden family. IL looking forward
to a good season. too.
Mr.. Wilson kept us out OF war. his
campaign committees say.
Mr.. Wilson Ia Just like Lincoln. MS
campaign committees saw.
What is so unhlushing as a campaign
committee?
Says n story telling OF the subway ex
plosion: THE conspirators deny ina
+, they intended to take human life.
Setting of nifty sticks OF dynamite II
a subway station IL merry prank. &C
cording to their point OF view. and the,
would have felt deep and sincere resre
II anyone had been killed M
doubt they would scarcely have beer
able to understand how such thin
could kill anyone. And II anyone u
killed by n Jolly little Jest OF that sort
II IL obviously the fault or the persoi
killed.
Hard lighting still continues somme
where in France.
To the peace With Honor" School
He hath brought us peace with hon
| or" Be II 30.
As for the honor. Upright men nc
Him in these words. Honor Is but
| name
To me; her face cannot hope to know
But this know: Such peace as hi
will go
Down the ages breeding warn.
| stalwart fame
II as a mighty army. but the blam
or craven weakness Is broken bow.
Let Honor be- but among Honor's me
These things shall work a might
usury;
Yea. Iegions yet unborn shall bur
on the rack
For brave words spoken and broke
| by a pen
In our far day-broken as utterl
As his. the King Wolf OF the Pru
sian pack.
Earl Simonson.
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Speed OF Wireless to Be ouadrupled.
Headline.
An ordinary footed thought nnds
trouble keeping up with II now.
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Madison Square Garden has been get
ting quite some crowds this autumn.
Mary. the other great drawing card or
the Garden family. Is looking forward
to a good season, too.
The Washington times., 1916-11-07

Mr.. Wilson kept us out OF war. his
committees say.
Mr.. Wilson is just like Lincoln. his
campaign committees say.
What is so unhlushlng as campaign
committed?
The Washington times., 1916-11-07

Hard fghtins still continues Somme-
where in France.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-02
Mr., HUGHES ACCEPTANCE.
Most Remarkable Speech Delivered
;. by Republican. Candidate for Rres'
- jdent-TakesrW Nell With Voters y

Charles e. Hughes, republican nom
inee for president of the United States,
was officially informed of his nomina.
ton by committee appointed at the
Chicago convention in New York City
on Monday of this week. Mr.. Hughes
in his speech of acceptance assailed
the present administration for the
course It has pursued with reference
To- Mexico maintenance of American
rights during tho European war, pre-
paredness and other great questions T.,
the day. He declared for new pol
10y of 'sfirmness and consistency to.
ward Mexico and for the "unfiinching
maintenance of all American rights on
land and sea; I. and for adequate nations
al defense. The acceptance speech
which the Review prints, in part on
page two Of this issue is most re-
markable one and is most inspiring. and
will impress everyone. He outlines
the issues which he will make during
the coming campaign in clear and
concise manner. u Charles Evans
Hughes is sweeping the country by
storm and we believe that at the com.
ing election he will poll the largest
number Of votes ever cast for presi.
Dental candidate.