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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20

Ever have that feeling
the desire to 60 somewhere,
but apparently no place to go9
II you have, the announce
ments below will quickly con-
vince you Of your error.
There are scores of places
to go, where lurking melan-
choly and carking care have
no place-where one can
amuse himself or be amused!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
|DR. HAYWOOD TO TALK.
At VESPER SERVICE
Meeting at Y. W. c. A. to Be
Under Auspices Of the South
American Club.

vesper services win be conducted at
the Y. w. c. A. rooms, Fourteenth and
q streets northwest. at i:oo o'clock this
afternoon under the auspices OF the
South American Club OF the associa-
The speaker will be DE BENJAMIN g.
Haywood. mission secretary for the
Methodist Church. His subject will be
The South american Club Is respon-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20

Consolidation Of the traction comps-
nies In WASHINGTON was advocated oy
Clarence r. KinR. president OF the
Warrington Railway and Electric COM
pany, at last nights meeting OF the
Federation OF Citizehs' Associations.
Mr.. King said consolidation. which he
had favored since his election a. preSi-
dent OF the company. was necessary
He declared this TO be the only means
OF meeting the TRAFFIC problems In
washington. to finance development
projects and to increase trackaRe 10
meet public demands.
As result OF Mr.. Kings talk before
the Federation. the subject OF which
was Let's Talk II Over" and was
meant 10 be a conference. the Fedora
ton instructed its public utilities COM
mittee to confer with him and tns neaq Y.
the city. Cooperation. Mr.. King said.
and the Federation agreed. u the
agency through which betterments VIII
come. r
Asks an Examination.
Mr.. King reviewed the history OF his
company. stating that In thirteen years
II had spent ti7.0co.ooo for extensions
ana improvements. He quoted stats-
tics. referring 10 stress conditions under
which the company carries on its .busi-
mes uinterruptedly. and asked for ex-
animation of both sides OF the railway
question before forming an opinion, he
advocated the abolition OF compulsory
FIRST stops. which cause loss or no
minutes a day In the operation OF CARS
Congestion OF street railway cars
in Washington 10 q negligible factor.
he said. The inauguration OF . sklp
stop system during hr,n rSss nour area. ~
deal. Speaker OF the maintenance
OF crossing policemen. he said the
ealaries OF tfiNse men had cost the
company scsi,ss. =. sixteen years.
The speaker produced dgures 70
show that utility service IL about the
cheapest necessity In washington.
Of coal has advanced SO per cent
servants' wages. 80 per cont; food. "
per cent. and clothing. 81 per cent
while the cost OF electric service haa
decreased 60 per cent.
Calls Service Here Cheap.
Only about an per cent OF the aver
age annual income Of $1,000 Is spent
for electricity. and yet this and Other
utilities are the most strictly reEu'
lated, whereas there 10 no regulation
Of the commodities for which the
bulk Of the income Is spent. he point
The raiiway head said that street
car service here IL cheap in compare
son with other eastern cities. the ma.
jority OF which have straignt cen,
fares, and this In addition to the fact
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
Staff Topographers of
Geological Survey Dine

Toposraphers on the staff OF the Geo.
logical Survey. who have served twenty
yeursi or more m thetr profession. held
their sixth annual banquet last night
at the shoreham.
r. c. Mckinney. president. was toast
master. He was introduced by A. Ben
son searle. the retiring president. Glen
s. Smith was chairman OF the commit
tee on arrangements.
The topographers have no formal or
ganization,. but come together every
year for . feast and q, discussion OF
their work. The informal president, who
a Installed automatically a. his years
OF membership qualify him, acts 'as
toastmaster. i,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
Deer Ruin Trees.

BARABoo. wis. Feb. @-Deer.
which arc protected the year round IN
Sank county. are running orchards IN
the neighborhood of Baraboo. 10 the
declaration Of the state entomoiosist-
He has gone to Madison to appeal TO
the governor for assistance for apple
growers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
DISCUSSES EFFICACY
or CITIZENS BODIES
William R. Harr Addresses Mt.
Pleasant Association Joins
the Federation.

Usefulness Of citissns' associations In
washington was discussed AZ last
nights meeting Of the Mt. Pleasant
tstisens' Association by wniiam n.
fIarr. president Of the Columbia
Heights Citisens' Association.
The speaker said the action taken
with regard to ehe nBnai relations be-
tween the District and Federal gov
ernments. and on the Commissioners
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
Divorces Sixth Wife.

KANSAS CITY. No.. Feb. 2o.-Tne
sixth chapter Of the story Of John a.
Keepers matrimonial ventures was
closed when Judge Lucas granted him
n divorce from Julia Keepers. She was |.
h,s sixth wife. He II seventy-seven
wears old, and she % hfty-nine. Ne tes-
titled that she refused TO hve WIN hiii''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
Urges Consolidation
OF Traction Companies
Clarence p. King Tells Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations 1t Is Necessary--CalIs Public Utilities
Service Here Cheap

that in most municipalities the wires
are overhsad instead OF underground.
Defending the practice OF maintain
ing VI minimum charge for electric
service. Mr.. King said this coSt bare
" meets the monthly expense OF Iook.
ing after the meter. n the Company
ss,evO customers didn't use any elec-
charge Of . month Il would be
forced Into bankruptcy, he asserted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
RHEUM ATISM
CAN HE CURED,

w. .s:s:s SSs ssis.ss
ArthFitis OF 0ouf, no matter how severe
Loar case q, write fer ny yUEL eooh.
~. nostoas Hn1s.. DspS. 1900
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
Wild Horses Menace.

SANTA FE. N. NJ. Feb. 2O.-Wild
horses have Increased TO such an ex-
tent In New Mexico during the last few
years that they are n menace to the
domestic herds, according to a report
OF the cattle shipping board.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
81 SLAIN IN RAID ON ENGLAND
Bombs Dropped on Towns in Four
Counties-Many Fires Are
Reported.

London, Feb 2-Fifty-four persons
were killed and 67 injured in the Yep
pelin raid. The figures in regard to
the casualties were outlined in an Of
cial statement issued here. The off,
cial statement says 220 bombs were
dropped on many towns and in rural
districts in Derbyshire. Leicester
shire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire.
Some damage to property was caused.
Berlin, Feb. (via Sayville) The
German admiralty issued the follow
ing report:
"a German airship squadron during
the night of January 81 to February
l, dropped a large number of incen-
diary bombs on and near the Liver
pool and Pickenherd docks. harbors
and factories; also on the Manchester
Iron works and blast furnaces. on
Nottingham and Sheffield factories
and blast furnaces. finally on a large
number of industrial establishments
on the Humber and near Great Var
mouth.
lat all these places the heavy eff
feet of the bombardment was observed
by mighty explosions and violent fires
which were caused On the Hum
Der one battery was silenced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
UNITED STATES GETS REPLY
ON LUSITANIA FROM BERLIN
Secretary Lansing Declares Situation
is Unchaneed-Von Bernstorff
Optimistic.

Washington. Feb. Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
received his governments answer in
the Lusitania negotiations and took IL
to a conference with Secretary Lam
sing. The ambassador said before
comforting with the secretary that he
did not understand how the instruc-
tons he had could be unsatisfactory
to the United States.
Secretary Lansing sent out from his
office this message:
THE situation is unchanged"
Berlin. Feb. 5.-Dr Alfred thinner
man, undersecretary for foreign affairs,
in an interview was explicit In his
statements that Germany had reached
the extreme limit OF concessions and
in no circumstances would concede
the illegality of her submarine cam
paign in the war area.
THE government is willing to do ev-
erything in it's power and has done
everything in its power to meet Amer
lean wishes" he said, but there are
limits beyond which even friendship
snaps"
Information reaching the Associated
Press indicates that under no circum-
stances will Germany admit that the
sinking of the Lustania was an illegal
act.
The new instructions forwarded to
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, according
to this information, contains simply
one phrase of the new formulation
of the proposed note of regret for the
sinking of the Lusitania. The sug
gested sentence is short, consisting OF
only eight words, and does not contain
the word Illegal" 1t represents the
extreme limit of Germany's conces
| sions in the Lusitania case.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
BRITAIN DEMANDS RETURN
OF LINER SEIZED BY FOES
u. S. Has Virtually Decided That Cap
tured Steamer Appam Is
Teuton Prize.

Washington, Feb 5. - Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British ambassador,
presented a formal demand on behalf
of his government for the return TO
British owners of the liner Appam,
taken by German prize crew A new
diplomatic controversy with Great
Britain is foreshadowed as the United
States virtually has decided to hold
the prize is Germany's.
Newport News, Va, Feb. 5.-Only
Lieutenant Berg and his small prize
crew remain on board the former Brit
ish passenger steamer Appam, brought
into these neutral waters last Tuesday
as a prize of war The liners passen-
gers and the original ships company,
taken prisoners when the steamer was
captured by mysterious German
raider Oft the Canary islands, were lib
Grated by order of the United States
government The passengers sailed
for New York.
Norfolk, Feb 1.-The exploits OF
the German raider Emden, which de-
stroyed many merchant ships early in
! the war, were overshadowed when the
British liner Appam. believed lost on
the African coast. came into port. fly
ing the German flag and manned by
German crew of % men-a prize OF
war.
She was captured by the German
torpedo boat Moewe, which was dis
guised as a tramp steamer, and she
carried 400 persons, many of whom
had been taken from seven other YES
sells, sunk by the Moewe
The MOewe, vessel OF $50 tons'
had no false smokestacks, as had
the Emden, but she flew the British
ensign and wore false sides When
she bore down upon the Appam she
lowered her false sides and the Brit
ish flag, ran up the German ensign
and displayed full armament or
guns
The Appam. though armed with
three-inch guns, surrendered without
fight to avoid destruction.
The Moewe carried a crew OF luz
men. and % of these, with 20 German
|
pam. brought the ship into port
Seven British ships were sunk In
four days by the Moewe. the German
tramp steamer which finally captured
the Appam.
The Appam capture was made on
the Canary islands and the vessel
crossed the Atlantic, q distance OF ap
proximately 1920 miles, with prize
crew on board and German com
mander on the bridge.
When the Appam left Dakar. on the
west coast of Africa, for Plymou' OF
January IL. she carried 160 passengers
!, 20 German citizens who were being
sent to England for internment and
crew of 155 men.
The Appam was fine prize. Sh'
is a brand new ship of 1871 tons. an'
with her cargo is valued at S1,5OO,OOC
Her commander is Capt H. G. Gar
, rison.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
TWELVE PERISH IN FIRES
Six Women Burned to Death at New
York-Overbrook Hotel at Allan
tic City Is Destroyed.

New York Feb. Six women were
burned to death when fire de-
stroyed the four-story basement house
at 243 Hancock street. The house
was the home of Mrs. Casimir Tag.
widow of Casimir Tag. who was presi-
dent OF the German Savings and Ger
rlan-American bank OF Brooklyn.
The dead: Caroline Tag, Helen Tag.
daughter of Mrs. Tag; Hannah Suare-
". Miss Jennie +. Steadman. Annie
Cain and Lizzie Cain.
Atlantic City, y. J.. Feb. Six
persons are known to have been killed
by fire in the Overlook hotel. which
destroyed that building and others
and caused damage estimated n 5000.
GOO. Thirty persons were injured
many of them seriously.
The known dead. Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Mott. Miss A. Johnson. Nicho
las De Ray and Paul Hendricks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
BANKER MUNDAY is FREE
Slough Signs Bills Of Excep.
tions in Ottawa.

Chicago. Feb. 3.-Charles B. Num-
day. who was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment after having been con-
yicted Of a charge of cOnspiring to
wreck the LaSalle Street Trust and
Savings bank. was released on
Wednesday on bonds of $4,000 His
release was brought about by writ
of supersedeas issued by Judges Dor
rance. Dibell. d. ]. Carnes and j NJ.
Neihaus of the Second district c. the
appellate court Munday's counsel Wis
tied Ottawa. H., where the writ was
issued. Judge s. c. Slough adjourned
court and signed the bill of exceptions.
Nunday's case. on a writ OF error,
comes Up before the appellate court
at the April term
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
WILSON'S TRAIN HITS CROWD
Six Children Are Knocked Down When
Special Backs Into 5000 Persons
at GrinneIl, la.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 2.-After an
eventful trip from Chicago, through
Illinois and part of Iowa, which was
marked by near-tragedy at Grinnell,
President Wilson reached Des Moines
in his speaking campaign In the inter
est of preparedness for national de-
tense.
At Grinnell President Wilson's spe-
cial backed slowly into a crowd OF
5000 persons. Six children were
knocked down, but fell between the
rails or were dragged out before the
wheels reached them.
stop that train" shouted the pres
ident, when he saw the crowd I'M
periled. 1t is said the train had
stopped on a dead center" and had
to be backed before starting ahead.
Virtually all Des Moines turned out
TO greet the president and to hear his
address. On the way to the capital he
spoke at Davenport. Iowa City and
Grinnell
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
DRYS LOSE FIGHT AT CHICAGO
Only 1851 Of the 171.171 Names Re
ouired Are Obtained on 1914 Peti-
tions That Were Circulated.

Chicago. Feb. 4.-Chicago will not
vote on the wet and dry question this
spring The drys now plan TO have the
vote in 1917. following the Billy Sun
day revival meetings. The board OF
managers of the Chicago Dry fedora
tion listened TO report from a COM
mittee headed by Walter j. Miller.
showing that total of 1914 petitions
now IN the hands of the federation
bore 81 Gel signatures The number OF
signatures required TO put the Ques-
ton on the ballot this year vss Ill.,
Ill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
SAYS j. s. MAY FIGHT
WILSON TELLS kANSANS CON.
TINUEO ABUSE OF RIGHTS WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED.
GIVES WARNING TO BRITAIN
Declares That I'VE Must Insist on the
Right OF Americans to Trade With
the World"-Speaks at Chicago and
Milwaukee.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. 3.-President
Wilson arrived here from Topeka.
Kan, where he spoke twice in the aft
ernoon. In his speech in the Audi
torium at Topeka President Wilson
told an audience of 5000 persons that
America is not going TO abide the
habitual or continual neglect" of it's
rights under international law, either
with respect to the safety of its citi-
Gems or its foreign commerce
For one thing. IL may be neces
sary," the president said. Ito use the
forces OF the United States 10 vindi-
cate the rights of American citizens
everywhere to enjoy the rights of in
ternational law.
Insist on Trade Rights.
I'VE must also insist on the right
of Americans TO trade with the
world he continued. I'VE shall re-
spect any blockade. but the world
needs the products of the United
States and we will insist that the
world gets them"
Wilson Speaks at Chicago.
Chicago. Feb. l.-Government manu-
facture of the instrumentalities of war
was appended by President Woodrow
Wilson to his program Of military and
naval preparedness. the general fea-
lures OF which he dwelt upon In
speech in the Auditorium theater last
night. Four other features on the
same general topic were given by the
president on his trip from Chicago to
Milwaukee during the day.
President Wilson solemnly warned
the audience in the Auditorium that
mo man can competently say wheth
er the United States will be drawn
into the war"
Speaks at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis.,. Feb. 1-Presiden'
Wilson, speaking before the largest
audience OF his present trip, declared
the men who say Americans will no
stand together in time OF trouble have
shot their bolt"
Il have not supposed that the mel
whose voices seemed to show a threa
against us represented even the PEG
pie they claimed to represent" h'
sail.
The president spoke to an audience
many of whom were of foreign birth
He declared he knew the men wh'
came from foreign lands to Americ;
loved liberty and would stand by tn
ideals of America.
He appealed to all Americans t
support the government in its nationa
defense plans.
Wilson Back at Washington.
Washington, Feb. 5.-President Wi
son read the Berlin dispatches on tn
Lusitania situation as his train wa
running between Baltimore and WASH
ington. He made no comment, bu
members of his party said they r.
garded the situation as 'unfavOrable.
The president went at once to tn
White House.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

DeKalb. H.. Feb. 4.-Charles Road
foreman of the Creamery Packing com
pany pipe testing department, and
Floyd Snider. Chicago. were killed
when the boiler upon which theJ were
working exploded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The New York health department
warns against kissing as likely to
spread the grippe germ. Hereafter
anyone with the grippe is certain to
be an object of suspicion IL not of
envy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The end OF the war. which was to
have occurred in October. has now
been postponed until February-doubt-
less because of circumstances over
which nobody appears TO have any
control.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The consumption of salt in the Uni-
ted States amounts to almost a hun
.dred pounds per capita. And yet. now
and then. one runs across fellow who
seems too fresh.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

There is not go much talk about the
high cost of living as there was a
year or two ago. People have be-
come reconciled to living at any
price
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

When girl tells her sutton that she
will be a sister to him. she thinks she
is letting him down easy, but the
thump nearly busts him open just the
same
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Hosiery manufacturers. 1t is said.
are making tremendous profits. and
nowadays II Is easy TO see where our
earnings go.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The world will be a great deal bet
ter when one can get the young peO-
pie to follow ones advice and disve-
gard ones example.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The man who is always claiming
that the future will justify him EVIL
IDENTITY thinks posterity will have an
unusual amount OF leisure time on its
hands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The reason a girl says she is never
going to get married is because she
wants some young man to argue her
out OF the notion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

a Boston authority announces that
the prejudice against eating dogfish
is all wrong. Perhaps 1T might be
accountable as an ingredient OF
sausage?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Has the old-fashioned nubia gone
forever, or lis it masquerading under
some new and less picturesque name!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Man was made TO mourn In tho
morning
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

IL Hamlet were living he would
probably diagnose diplomatic notes
and treaties as Words, words,
words"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The feminist is not by any means
the ideal woman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Every time some people get caught
in thunderstorm without an umbrel-
In they hope that it will not be much
OF rain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The fact that a man is fool is not
the serious part OF it. So frequently
he is unable to comprehend the fact
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

One of the things it seems the hard
est for some motorists to learn is the
difficulty OF knocking a train from a
railroad track.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

A competent astrologer Is always
wary about mentioning real NAMES
and exact dates in his predictions
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

One of the first things young man
should learn is that his remote ahceS-
tors can't hold his job for him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Always there will be men who argue
that thoughts of his wife helped old
Socrates swallow the hemlock grace
fully.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The problem OF the powers Is 10
discover what each one has PACK Oh
all the fronts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

m Great Britain wants experienced
fighters. why not enlist the marrieu
men first?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

II IL easy to say something nice
about ninety-nine out OF every nun
dred babies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

II must he annoying to submarine
captains that survivors never approve
of their conduct.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

How wonderful is woman, who can
make herself look like the pictures in
the fashion journals.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Never sympathize with anybody who
thinks he is happy. His philosophy
may be better than yours.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Still. there are some tooth pastes
that can't be made any worse by a
war tax
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

It's better TO be an also-ran than
one who never tried
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Nothing is so bad that 1t could not
be worse" says one paper. forgetting
bad eggs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18
Sly Men Killed by Blast.

Toledo. o.. Feb. "A mysterious
explosion In the huge Craig Oil com.
pany's y.aat killed ak men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

Removing the cause could never
remedy hereditary bowlegs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

This would be fine little year IN
which to bring the war to close
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The reason the fellow who knows IL
all Is happy Is because ignorance IS
bliss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-18

The dictionary Is full OF words. but
ideas are not so plentiful