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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
HE MAY HAVE TO HANG, But.

The German youth who captured a
British ship, the Matoppa, outside
New York harbor, may be turned
over to the British authorities and
be hanged as a pirate. Probably
that's what he is; but if the British
ers hang him they will make a
mighty poor appeal to public senti-
ment in this country, or, we opine,
anywhere else.
This lineal descendant Of Kidd
slowed himself aboard the ship, and
when she was comfortably outside
American national waters held up
the captain at guns point, bound
and gagged him. Then he tossed
overheard such available arms as
were to be found, cowed the crew
with his revolvers and some fanciful
tales of having bombs concealed all
over the vessel with which he would
sink her, and actually compelled the
terrorized crew to change the YES
sells course and run her ashore on
the Delaware coast. But for bit
of hard luck, he might have escaped
with the cash contents of the ships
safe.
Maybs this twenty-four- year-old
boy, who doesn't even brag bit con,
corning his exploit, is a wicked
pirate; but nobody wants to see him
hanged. The joke on the gallant
British tars is perfectly good joke
it's entitled to stand. Young Ernest
Schiller has contributed too much t.
the gayety of the nations to be en-
titled to have his neck stretched with
hemp. He ought to get the sort OF
treatment that would brand England
as a chivalrous country with g
sense of humor.
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ROOSEVELT GUEST
AT HEBREW BAZAAR
Acclaimed as "Next President"
by Great Crowd Of Men and
Women.

NEW YORK, March 3l--Theodors
Rooseevlt's day yesterday was like one
OF his old campaign days He motored
in from Oyster Bay In the morning,
made a brief speech at the Jewish
bazaar for war relief. where he was ac-
claimed amid an uproar as the next
President Of the United states, and was
kent on the Jump all afternoon receive
ing political delegations and visitors in
the Offices OF the Metropolitan Maya
zine. He spent the evening with mcm-
bera Of his family.
Roosevelt Is to return TO Oyster Bay
today. His mail is growing daily, but
in the absence Of his secretary he takes
pains to overlook nothing of importance.
Understands Jews"
The demonstration at the Jewish
bozaar delighted the colonel. a band
played the national air as he entered.
and the cheering lasted several minutes
81 am introducing the greatest Ameri-
cam DR.. Henry Moskowitz said, and
because he Is the greatest American he
understands the Jewish people-hc UNI
derstands that their ideals are In COM
mon with American principles and ira
ditions.
when our people were oppressed"
MoSkowitz continued, Theodore Roosc-
velt's voice was always heard. and 1
predict Theodore Roosevelt's influence
will be brought to bear on the Congress
OF Nations to reduce Europe's miseries
after the war"
Three cheers for the next President
OF the United States" man shouted.
The hundreds OF men and women pres
emit gave them Justify.
Appeals for Charity.
Roosevelt made strong appeal -
Jews and Gentiles to aid the charity.
"A nation has no right to expect, ana
there is no warrant in history for ex.
pecting. that 1t can continue to enjoy
swollen prosperity indefinitely without
being called to account" he asserted.
1T must share II with those who are
In need II 1t would establish its own
right to It.
Il appeal to all to help those who
are down trodden. those who have pass
ed under the iron rod of eviction" he
said. Il feel that the United States
should have done more. but IL there
are others who do not feel that way, at
any rate we can all Join together in
helping those who are suffering
Prosperity for the United States.
"A man who returned from Europe
only a day or two ago told me he could
hardly resist shuddering as he walked
our streets and saw the vivid life OF
amusement and the evidence OF pros
perity which greeted him everywhere
| He seemed to see no thought on our
part OF those who so badly needed our
help. We ought to try partially to re-
lieve ourselves of this stigma OF mat
tention. We can do II this way. but We
| must do II ourselves. not wait for the
other fellow to do II for u.s. My doc
| trine you know. is not to use the other
fellow to do either my. fighting or my
charity.
Every man should build so that he
can enjoy his rights with a clear con-
science. but he can do this only by the
performance OF his full duty
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COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Demonstration. Girls Cooking club, Com
munity Center. Eleventh and Harvard
Concert, Soldiers iioms band Orchestra
stanley Hall. 6:tS q. m.
illustrated traNelogue. With motion pictures,
e. J, Blanchard. Home Club. SIS .. m.
An Fool and Measuring Social Loyal
..d. Ss: ., M, 's HaS,
eighth street and Pennsylvania svenue
southeast. Randall Highlands, . p. m.
Lecture. indications for surgieal Irt.r-
tionsl Society Of Keep Wells. parish hall
OF St, Johns Church. Sixteenth street near
nor, rSS, m.R p eomm,t,.. ., IN,
board OF Trade. Builders and Manufac-
turers' Exchange, p. m.
Target practice. Department Of Commerce
Rife Club. indoor rSnEc. Fifteenth and D
streets northwest. afternoon.
Meeting. National Democratic Women Of
Banquet. Columbian Debating Society Of
George Washington University. Dewey. 1850
Address. Immigration Legislation and Re.
striction," Or. John A Ryan. McMahon
Hall. ca.holic on'H,rsi,y' sP; N: =.
run. L. s. A., before Washington Society Of
Engineers. Cosmos Club; So m.
Lecture, "Gssta cS wnH hEs; wilbur F.
tIonal Missionary Union. Public Library. T;
Pageant, Dased on NTne ConQuost OF q Con
tinent." Epiphany Parish Hall, 1917 q
street northwest, 3 ,. m.
Final round. Individual chess championship
tourney, Home Club. p. IN.
Lay meetings. Baltimore Conference NJ r
Church. Foundry NJ. z. Church. morning
afternoon and evening.
Address THE Lutheran Church and tn,
Word Of God" Or. A. r. wentz. annua
Lutheran Sunday School Institute, Zior
Lutheran Church, Sixth and p Etreeti
northwest, 4 p, IN.
odd Fellows-centrHl, No. 1; Metropolis, No
i6; Phoenix, No. -.
KniEhts OF r IStihiasIsytraS p..,si, Ne. 10
Woman'a Benent Association OF the Macca
bees-National Review. entertainment
National Union-District Of Columbia Cabi
Jr' q T.. 4. M.-Mount Pleasant Council. In
stitution.
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COPPER AS A WAR NECESSARY

Early in the present year an or
der for 135,O00,000 pounds of cop
per was placed with American brok-
ers, on behalf of the allied nations
in Europe, or some Of them. Eng
land and France were understood to
be the nominal buyers; but it was
supposed that the metal would be
distributed where it might be needed
among their allies, most of it doubt
less going to the British and French
munition works.
Now it is announced that 25,000,-
900 pounds has been ordered
by France, for delivery in
April, May, and June. This
would seen to indicate that the
first half of the year is expected to
see the absorption Of this 10000, 900
pounds in the making of war sup
plies; and this is only a suggestion
of the aggregate that has been taken
for such purposes.
American copper has been an in
valuable resource of the allies. They
have been able to get it, as their
enemies have not been. At the open.
ing of the conflict Germany was de.
scribed as "full of copper" Fol
years the taste for massive things il
copper had been cultivated; gigantic
utensils, ornaments, door hinges
weighing forty or fifty pounds, anC
the like, were ultra fashionable al
over the country. Perhaps the PEG
pie who had been buying, and, il
this fashion, storing copper through
out the country did not realize VIII!
they were following the fashion; bu
the fashion had been set by thOs
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President White. OF the anthracite
coal miners, assured the operators in
their conference In this city that the
men VIII mine about as much coal
IN eight hours rs they do now in
rinc. The promise Is not fantastic.
Contemporary.
II is true that the world has come
to realize that in the ordinary occu-
pations where continuous effort is
required and can be applied and
where the results are concrete pro-
duction, the average worker can de-
liver just about so much frst-class
work, day in and day out, whether
the hours of the working day are
eight, nine, or ten. II the hours are
too long, the mans steam runs down
the quality of his work becomes i'm
paired, and eventually he is likely
to begin his next mornings work in
somewhat the listless spirit with
which he ended his work the evening
before.
: But in the conference between the
anthracite operators and the anthra,
cite miners, is the real question ar
eight-hour day? Do the miners-nor
the helpers, but the miners them
lEelves-really work as a class more
than eight hours a day? Do many o;
them work as much as eight hours {
day? Don't some of them frequentl,
work as little as six, five, and foul
hours a day?
AS a matter Of fact, would tn,
miners-not their helpers-agre
with the operators to work eigh
hours a day every day; to put in al
actual eight hours of labor? Woul,
they listen to such proposition?
r In other words, is this eight-hou
day proposal honest in that tn
miners want and will consent to d
eight hours of work every workday
or is it dishonest in that they ar
trying to establish on eight-hou
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Would Have United States Priyates
Paid SIS a Month.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
II Is gratifying to note that AT last
Congress has voted to increase the
numerical strength of the regular
army on defensive basis. II is wise
and well. II might be wiser and bet
ter still to double or triple Its emil
cheney In numbers.
III we 20 in for an adequate army
for defense and wish to accomplish
that object promptly. why In the
name OF Justice should we not be
willing to pay an adequate and fair
compensation to the patriot who
ould enlist in the cause OF his coun-
try's defense? why should he, for
his valued and patriotic services. be
underpaid? Why should he be paid
no much less than city street labor
ers, or any other class? To become
an efficient and expert soldier. one is
obliged to 20 through a training
course which IL no child's play, but,
on the contrary, arduous and la
borious.
As an insurance against war a well
trained and adequately paid army
would be hundred times less ex-
penslve than war: and a fair re-
Enumeration for services. say, at least
$500 per month and rations for
privates, and officers pay in proper
ton would insure in a very short
time the army increase called for.
ROWLEY FRY.
washinEton March %
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fields, the last three months have
seen arrangements made for pros
pecting on acale unprecedented In
many years. Exceedingly bad wealth
er during the first three months OF
1916 have prevented parties getting
into the field and inauEurating the
work.
Now that spring liz opening. these
operations are developing. very fast
All over the Eastern field. the mid
continent section and throughout the
West these operations are being in
augurated. There is every reason TO
believe that within a year. under the
stimulus OF renewed interest in prl-
mary production, there will be a huge
increase in the output OF petroleum.
Greatest Factor.
, Probably the greatest single factor
in producing the present bulge In
prices was the sudden and rapid fall
ing off OF production in the Cushing,
Okla. field.
The Cushing pool at it's maximum
was turning out petroleum at a rate
not much under 100000 barrels a
day. II has fallen TO rather less than
third OF that amount. As this Cush =
ing petroleum was about the best In
iene content. the loss OF such an i'm :
mense volume of oil had an almost
instant effect on the market. The
question today IL whether the new
developments will shortly produce
enough to take the place OF that
which has been lost in the Cushing
territory.
There is a strong hope that approx
imately this will be possible within
year or two.
Mexican Oil Fields.
The Mexican situation Is regarded q,
likely 10 prove an important factor. II
Mexico is once pacified thoroughly. thai
country h going to witness an era Of
development such as II has never
known before, and the high prices o
petroleum will be TO large extent re-
sponsibIe.
Much the same can he said OF Chins
and South America. II the oil region,
that are known to exist in Asia and
as those of North America, II is quit,
of extremely low prices.
1t will. however, take years to brins
about these Developments. and, mean.
time, unless prices go ver,' much high
err, the worlds demand for interna
combination oil Is bound to go on IN
creasinE.
The hest opinion Is that II there I,
any considerable recession in price, q
will come slowly. as the result of al
these factors working together.
IL can be said, however. with a good
deal Of assurance. that people wnC
know the most about the whole petro
leum situation arc most assuring II
their view of the future
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higher up, and not impossibly was
part Of German preparation.
Hundreds Of millions Of pounds Of
copper are going to the allies. Ger
many must for the greater part rely
on her old stocks, and they have been
commandeered from all sources. 1t
is very we'll known that the expendi-
ture of ammunition by the German
forces since the war began has been
many times the outside calculations
made in advance. How long can
Germany go on meeting the vast
drain on a resource that cannot be
replenished save in a small degree7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
p d TasT OF REAL soUNDNRss

Nothing could better attest the
sound prosperity Of Washington
than the report Of Insurance Com
missioner Charles F. Nesbit that this
city still leads the list Of American
States and Territories in its per
capita life insurance. This fact
likewise bellies the charges of those
who like to attack the Government
clerks, that they are, for the most
part, an improvident and spendthrift
lot.
Some States may have nearly as
high a per capita life insurance rec
brd, and yet the average be raised
Rppreciably by wealthy holders who
Invest in insurance. But Mr.. Nesbit's
report also shows that the number of
policies in Washington is 361 ,525, a
number about equal to the city's
population.
No report of savings bank ac-
counts is much of barometer of
thrSft unless life insurance figures
are taken into account. When insur-
arcc is carried to this extent it be-
comes form of saving as surely as
a bank account, and the amount is
much more likely to be saved for at
least the term of the policy pay
m2n.s. Life insurance, like banking,
las reached high plane, and both
arc conducted on such a sound and
highly ethical basis, that there is lit
tic choice between them in the ele-
ment of safety. IL ~ N-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
TALE OF MYSTERY
IN NEW ALL-STORY
The Brass Check" Is Gripping
Novel With Weird Plot.

A tale Of romance and mystery. that
plunges fifteen dollar-a week cigar
clerk into a, weird series OF adventures.
IA what George Allan England has pre-
pared for readers Of the current All
Story Weekly" II II The Brass
Check" by William II. jenkins, which
begins in this issue.
Larry Adams. the debonair boxer, ap-
pears in tho rev guisc Of a letterwriter
in Preparedness" A. de Ford Pitney's
contribution to this issue.
Strange dolngs down in the southern
most end OF South America are related
in the latest Van Dam story about the
wonderful Albino animals. with which
"All-Story" readers arc acquainted. II
n called Lost. One Mylodon' and is
by Elmer Frown Mason.
IT'S ScicEcc That Counts Rex T.
Stout asserts in his story this week
Two other stories. The Lily OF
France" by Arthur somers Roche. and
THE End OF the String" by Franklin
y. Harry. carry the reader respectively
from an international intrigue in New
York To y wholesome little rural COM
edy about a stronG-minded woman far
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Exonerated of Blame
For Skating Tragedy

The Capital Traction Company and
the Chevy Chase Land Company were
declared to hc not responsible for the
double tragedy on Chevy Chase Lake In
January. 1912. when Marguerite Kauff-
man and Norman p. Locke were
drowned.
A verdict to this effect was returned
late yesterday afternoon by n jury in
Justice Stafford's court where Cioyd II.
Kaufman md Mira Louisa X. Locke
brought suit to recover so 90 each from
the companies.
The plaintiffs endeRvored to show that
the young couple had gone skating on
the lake and that the companies were
negligent in not warning the public OF
the dangerous condition OF the ice.
Attorneys Wilton !. Lambert and
Rudolph Yeatman appeared for the
plaintiffs. The companies were defend
ed by Attorneys Frank ]. Hogan and
Ralston & Richardson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
DR.. George Tully Vaughan
Honored by Colleagues

Personal "reminiscences OF DIR. George
T. Vaughan, and tributes TO his accom-
plishments, were paid by admirers AT
dinner given him at the Cosmos Club
last night.
His work I'm the public service was
pra sed by Asst. Surg. Gen, A, II. Glen
nan, OF the Public Health Service. Or.
James r. Mitchell eulogized him Tor
his achievements as O surgeon, ana Or.
Prcutiss Wilson for his success as a
teacher.
Dr !. j. Kinyoun dwelt on personal
"reminiscences Of Or. Vaughan. DR.,
Roy r. Adams was POSTMASTER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31

basis of pay for a great deal less
than eight hours Of work?
The president Of the anthracite
coal miners ought to come out and
make it perfectly clear. to the public
whether he will guarantee that the
miners-not their helpers-will go
into the mines and do eight hours
Of work day If the new wage scale
should be based on an eight-hour
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Sanitary Board Bill
Waits Only to Be Printed

All that DELAYS the immediate pas
sage of the Waters bill creating the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, the joint study commission
suggested by The Times, is the neces-
sary wait to have the hill prlntec.
This statement was made today ny
Delegate Paul Y. Waters, Of MontKom-
cry county, who introduced the mea-
sure.
Tho printed hill will be received from
the state printer this afternoon or to-
night and will he placed Immediately
on the reading file. rs
MIR. Waters looks for the prompt pas
sage Of the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Mrs. Keller to Continue
Parent League Services

Appointment OF Mrs. Ida Kebler,
president of the Parents League, to
tho position of superintendent of the
Washington Starmount Sanitarium at
Washington Grove. Nd, will not mean
that her services will be lost to the
parents associations in this city.
Mrs. Kebler. whose work here has
attracted considerable attention, has an
nounced that she will divide her time
between this city and Washington
Grove. This will! mean that she can
continue her activities in behalf OF the
schools here.
Mrs. Kebler succeeds Mrs. w. H.
Bradbury as superintendent OF the san
itarium. She will enter upon her duties
there tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Congressman Rainey
To Address the Forum

Congressman Henry I. Rainey, who
will be the principal speaker at tho
meeting OF the Grover Cleveland Com
munity Forum at the Public Library
Sunday afternoon, will he introduced
by I.ewis X Brown, executive secretary
OF the Tariff Commission League ana
organizer OF the national tarin COM
mission campaign.
In making the Introduction, MIR.
THROWN will speak on taking the tarir
out OF politics by the passage or the
RRiney hill.
The meeting will be called at 8
O'Clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-31
Federal Experts Find
Gasoline Price May
Reach Turning Point
Two Factors Certain to Check Continued Rise-Sub-
stitutes as Fuel Being Developed Rapidly, and
New Fields of Supply Are Sought
By Prospectors.
BY JUDsoN C. wELLIvER.

o
At last ray Of light for tn gasoene users!
The price Of gasolene isn't going to so cents.
Neither is il going to 40 cents.
will 60 higher but will stay very long and before
many months will begin recede.
Probably there will never be any cent gasolene
this country but despite that the owner likely
will be getting his power just heapy year
ends as he was getting ii year before the began.
VIEW OF AUTHORITIES
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MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers

h. |o ,Yra,,an w. s 70 tne Us 80.
only: must not exceed 200 words In
length, and must be signed with name
and address of sender. The publlca ton
OF the opinions of the writer. The Mail
Bag IL an open forum, where the citi-
Zens OF washington can argue most
questions.
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A GROWING DANGER IN MEXICO

The report that Villa captured the
town Of Guerrero, put to death the
172 men of the Carranzista garrison,
and escaped, does not elaborate
SO much as confirm. II it is es-
tablished as accurate, then it tells
the story Of a dangerous situation
which threatens to bring real disas-
ter at any time to the American
troops operating against the bandit.
1t would be utterly useless to at
tempt pursuit of Villa with an over
whelmingly large force, handled as
unit. The renegade would be en-
titled to laugh at such tactics; there
would never be a chance TO capture
him in such fashion.
TO make the pursuit a success, it
is necessary to divide the pursuing
column into detachmcnts, and scour
the country. In doing this, the
American commanders must risk the
possibility that some one of these de-
tachments may be cut of, surround
ed, and sacrificed. This is not to be
set down as by any means remote
possibility. Not to risk just such a
disaster would be to conduct the
campaign under conditions that
would make its ultimate success al
most hopeless.
The Guerrero affair proves that
this wolf hunt is a war to the knife.
No mercy is to be expected from
Villa. He has adopted frightfulness
as his rule, and in doing it he is at
least able to quote the authority of
some representatives of highly ad-
vanced kultur. Villa expects that
he will get no mercy, and intends to
sell his life and his "cause" as dearly
as possible. Embittered by the dou-
BILE dealings of the Washington Gov
eminent, which first treated with
I, him and then tossed him overheard,
he is determined to make just as
much trouble as possible. He knows,
and the American people need to
know, that the course he is adopt
ing is the very one best calculated to
draw the masses of Mexicans to his
standard.
A Custer massacre of an Ameri-
can detachment might easily aggra-
vate conditions in the war zone in
the gravest way. An uprising of the
Mexicans, who seem already to
have been focking to Villas colors,
would be the most natural thing in
the world. The bandit chieftain in
spires both fear and admiration
among his own people. He is oper-
ating in a country full of reckless
adventures ready for whatever Of
fers the best promise of loot, or
seems to offer it. He is now reported
to have gathered up a very consid-
cradle force.
Against him is pitted an American
column that may prove inadequate
, to the task cut out for it. While
! Villa is able to concentrate his
force with comparative ease when
and wherever he wishes. and to
strike quickly and unexpectedly,
General Pershing is working in a
generally hostile country, with COM
! munications that can only be main
tanned with the utmost difficulty, and
by the employment of considerable
part of his forces. 1t must be I'M
derstood that the problem of provi-
sioning this invading army is far
from satisfactory solution.
Altogether, the posture of affairs
is calculated to arouse the utmost
apprehension. Mexico may before
many weeks take its place as a
region in which something like reaI
war will be in progress.