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The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
TAFT WANTS AMERICA
TO help FREE jews
Saws U. S. Can Be Means Of Eberat-
ing Half Of the Worlds Hebrews.

Former President William Howard
Taft lectured before the Geographic So
ciety yesterday afternoon in New Ma
sonic Temple Auditorium on the Jewish
race He declared that II "the United
states will use its power in the world
conference after the war, 1t may be the
means Of freeing one-haf of the Jews
of the world"
Mr.. Taft said that the United States
will sway a greater power in the ADJUST
ing of peace conditions than most people
of this country realize, and he declared
that this country has no right to with
hold the use of this power when the civil
equality of the Jew Is at stake"
Mr. Taft traced the history Of the Jews
from shortly after the beginning OF the
Christian era to the present time. He
expressed regret over the prosecutions
which they have suffered and which, he
said, were stimulated always by religious
prejudice.
He showed that there were fa 600. oot
Jews in the world, OF which number
more than 100000 live In the United
States, and one-half of these in New
York City.
Mr.. Taft said that the harsh and op-
pressive measures to which the Jews
have been subjected has not helped in
the solution of their problem. He hinted
that when the European war had been
settled Russia may change her attitude
toward these people.
TT will be a blessing" he said, N the
war will help the Jews. Russia cannot
continue with her present treatment OF
the Jews without detriment to her own
country"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
SUES TO RECOVER son.

Baltimore. Jan. 1s.-Georse H Campesn
Roland Park. assistant TO President VII
lard. os the Baltimore and Ohio Ratlroad.
was made the defendant In a bfll In equity
filed IN the Circuit Court OF Balttmors
County yesterday by his daughter. Mrs-
L. Hay Eichelberser. OF Pis.nneid- n. J..
ir which she seeks 10 recover the custody
of her 4year-old son. George Campbell
Eichelberger.
Attorney Robert J. GIL. who rsp~e-
sents Mrs Eichelberrer, states that vbeu
her husband. who 10 q contracting eng
neer. went abroad at the beginning o'
the war she made her home with he,
parents. and that on his return they dio
rot want her TO rejoin him and said II shs
! they would not allow her TO take her
.htld with her
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
Purely Personal

Ernest S. Wheeler has been transferred
from the Treasury Department to the
General Land ONCE.
BENJAMIN F. Wallis has received q pro-
bationary appointment in the Patent Of
fee.
William Snyder bias received . tom
porary appointment in the Geological
Survey.
James n. Finn, of the General Land Of
fee, has been promoted.
Eugene I. Harding has been translated
in the Patent once.
Miss Noreme K Kavanaugh, Of the
General Land once. has been promoted.
Miss Anna Shulnan, for the past two
weeks the guest of Miss Henrietta Miller
1875 Eighth street northwest, has left for
the Southern States She Will visit
places of historical value and paint some
OF them
Dr. Hadleigh Marsh has tust returned
to Washington from a professional trip to
Richmond, Va
Carroll ]. Goodnen. an empSoye Of the
Agriculture Department, has been trans
ferred from Athens, Ga. to Washington.
W. F. Ward is in Jacksonville, Fla
Before returning he will visit several
other cities.
G. L. Oliver has returned to Washing
ton from Easton, Nd, where he ad-
dressed the Guernsey Breeders Associa-
ton convention.
in the Agriculture Department and will
leave to take a position in New York
City.
Alfred R. Lee has returned from a trip
to Florida.
s. Fl. Ayers left recently for Harring-
ton, Kan.
George McCsthran has resigned his no.
sition in the Government Printing once
and taken an apprenticeship in the Navy
Yard.
Charles F. Cooke has returned to his
home here following visit at Henderson.
N. c., where he attended the funeral of
his brother.
z. z. Wear is visiting with friends in
New York He has resigned his position
in the Government Printing Office be-
cause of i'll health.
Charles H. Beall has received an ap-
pointment as messenger in the Govern
ment Printing Office.
Benjamin F. Mann is back at his desk
at the Government Printing Office after
a short illness.
Frank A Trimble, who has been in
Mexico for several years. is in Washing
ton again.
Charles z. johnson has returned to his
home here following a short trip to New
York City.
II. P. Gould attended the meetings of
the Peninsular Horticultural Society at
Dover, Del, last week.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20

ago. is In the city and will preach 1T
both services tomorrow. Mr.. Barlow
has recently been called to the Baptist
Church at Berlin. NJ Y, but is visiting
friends in Washington for q few days.
His morning subject will be "Stfving for
the Ideal" At night he will speak on
First Experiences" The evening ser
vice will be under direction Of the young
people.
Rev Earle Whitley, ID. D., pastor of
Vermont Avenue Christian Chuch, viii,
speak at the Y. NJ. C. A. lobby service
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. using
as his subject Death IN the Pot"
The Y. M. c. A. Evangelistic Team
will have charge Of the Sunday even
ing service at Eldbrooke M. e. Church
The team will be under leadership of
Guy C. Hendry, who will be assisted by
Millard NJ. Rice and c. H. Crawford.
william Knowles Cooper. general sec
retary of the local Y. M. C. A., will
speak in Pittsburgh tomorrow.
The Y NJ c. A. Gospel Team will
conduct the Sunday evening service at
the Lincoln Road NJ. z. Church. Homer
]. Councillor will preside, and Page Mex.
Etchison will deliver the address. The
y. NJ c. A quartet will sing.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
SENATE FINDS LEAK
FROM SECRET SESSIONS
Newlands Admits Telling of Objection
to Daniels Confirmation.

Congressional honors for finding '1esks''
must be accorded the Senate. for while
the House il still probing the alleged
Wall street pipe line to executive offices.
the Senate discovered the leak from
Its executive sessions.
The problem was simplied by Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, who admitted he
was the '1eaker' and had told Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Daniels his con-
frmation would be attacked in executive
session by Senator Cumnins.
In explanation Senator Newlands stated
that he did not believe the secrecy of
the Senate should be invoked TO keep an
sppointee of the President from knowing
the objections urged against his conhrma-
tion. He said he had told Senator, Cum
minis that Commissioner Daniels had
been furnished a copy Of his speech.
Il hope the penalty for violating the
secrecy Of the Senate will not be i'm
posed" said Senator Cumnins smiling.
1t would be a misfortune for the Senate
and the entire country II the Senator
from Nevada should be expelled. The
Senator told me he had given Mr.. Dam
iels copy Of my speech obJecting to
his confirmation and I told him / was
glad that he had done So"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20

Of this society. They will reassemble IN
the church at .. m. for the recitation
OF their ONCE, when Father Smyth will
again preside and give a short instruc-
ton. after which there win be bened1c-
tion Of the Blessed Sacrament, The choir
of mixed voices win assist on this occa-
sion and render the music.
Rev. Wallace Mac Mullen, D. d., of
Drew Theological Seminary, will occupy
the pulpit of Foundry Methodist Epis-
copal Church tomorrow morning and
evening. At the morning service the sub
ject of his sermon will be Positive Re-
ligion," and In the evening he will preach
a special sermon for young people on
the theme Flaming Emery"
Evangelists from New York. California
and Canada will conduct Bible confer
ences and evangelistic services at the
Gospel Mission. IA John Marshall place
beginning Monday.
Services win be under the direction OF
Rev. F. NJ. Troy. pastor OF the Summer
Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N Y.
and Rev. John H. Troy, OF Los Angeles.
Cal.
Mr. George Dixon. of Toronto, Canada,
will sing and conduct the musical pro-
grams. Services will be held at and
1870 o'clock
"As His Custom Was" will be the sub
ject of the morning discourse by Rev.
Joseph T. Kelly, ID. D., at Fourth Pres
byterian Church, Thirteenth and Fairmont
streets northwest. The Junior c. z. at
O'Clock will be led by Miss Florence
johnson. Joseph wehling will speak at
the Senior c. E. service at 7 o'clock on
Seeing Good in Others" Mrs. d. e.
Wfber will speak at the o'clock service
on The Pearl Of the Antilles Thurs
day evening service for Bible study and
prayer will be the last before the Gypsy
Smith meetings There will be no even
ing services during the campaign.
At Trinity Episcopal Church tomorrow
Oscar Franklin Comstock. organist, will
play before the s o'clock service, I'm Me-
moriam" and "Nocturne' in c minor by
Adolph Forester; "Andantino'' by Cesar
Franck, and Grand Chorus by William
Faulkes.
Douglass Memorial Church, Eleventh and
lecture on Christ in Art tomorrow
The Beginning of Christ's Ministry or
His Year Of obscurity," illustrated with
stereoptican views. The sermon tomor-
row morning will be Was Christ the
Promised Messiah7"
Rev. William Barlow, who was licensed
to preach and went to Colgate University
from Fifth Baptist Church four years
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST
in CHURCH CIRCLES
400 Years Of Professionalism" to fe
Theme of Rev. c. A. Miller.

-Four Hundred Years of Protestantism''
will be the general title OF ten Sunday
night sermons at Ninth Street Christian
Church. Ninth and d streets northeast.
by the pastor. Rev. Geo. A. Miller, In
celebration Of the Goth anniversary OF
the Reformation. Mr.. Miller has Travelled
extensively in foreign lands as special
student of the University OF Chicago.
These sermons Will begin tomorrow night
with a sermon on Word Preparation for
the Reformation"
Representative Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio,
will address the mems and young men's s
classes at the First Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning at s:S O'Clock.
Scenes and Peoples of the West Coast
of South America" win be the topic Of an
Illustrated lecture by Rev. John Nelson
Mills. D. D., at Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church, Columbia road, near
Fourteenth street. tomorrow night at
o'clock.
Special services will be held at Temple
Baptist Church. Tenth and N streets, be-
ginning tomorrow. p. m, conducted by
Rev. T. CIagett Skinner, OF Richmond,
Va.
The Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
tion, OF Washington city and its vicinity.
will meet Monday morning at 1870 o'clock
In the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, when a prayer will be read by
Rev. John Nelson Mills, d. D., entitled
Condition and Needs in South America" "
why TWENTY-FIVE Women Tainted" will
be the subject OF z. Hez Swem's sermon
tomorrow night at Centennial Baptist
Church. Baptisms will follow the night
sermon. The II a. m. sermon will be
"ChrIst-described Christians"
The high ms IS at st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic Chur h tomorrow will be sung
at II o'clock by one of the assistant pas
tors, and Rev John NJ. Mcnamara will
preach the sermon. Two choirs will EN-
der the music.
At s o'clock Rev. James A. Smyth will
be celebrant OF a special mass for the
members of the Children Of Mary Sodsl-
ity. who will occupy the pews of the main
aisle. The third Sunday OF the month is
the regular communion day for members
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
FARMERS JOINING ARMY

London. Jan. H.-Nessures are being
taken by the government TO increase the
army by withdrawing young mon from
agricultural and other pursuits
IL is unofficially estimated that ths
newly summoned sgriculturfsts win A.
gregate about 5000 men A number Of
men under 30 who are engaged IN shoe
making have been summoned to the
coiors also
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
Local Police Hunt Jofre:
Price Set for His Capture
Joffre isi puisstnr.

JOnre 10 missing
He is believed to be roaming abo,t the
streets, lanes, avenues or alleys of WASH
ington. and the police have been asked
to find him. A reward has been offered
by H. w. McNeal for the capture of
Joffre. In giving a description of the
miss Mr.. McNeal said he was "a very
large white English bulldog, yellow spots
on ears, hip and tail, armed with a col
Jar, tag and muzzle''
Joffre was last seen around his bead-
quarters. the home of Mr.. McNeaI at
l012 Seventeenth street northwest
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
SPEAKS ON RANKING -

Roy L. Seuhauser, president Of the
local chapter of the American Instftuts
OF Banking, addressed the students OF
the National School Of Domestic Arts and
Sciences, at the school yesterday. on -rhs
Methods Of Practical Banking"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
Washington Secular Leaeue

IAN Open Forum)
WHY THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIALISM IS
ANTAGoNIsT1C TO ALL RELIGIONS" "A
dress b. Mr.. Moses Barits Of England Pythian
Temple Sunday, 3 .. N.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
OTHER SERVICES.
Associated BibIe Stud.r,.

AT OLD MASONIC TEMPLE sth and F .t.
rw. p m, lecture By ]. A. Bauerlein. Of Nsv
York City. Topic. The Laws Of Compensatiou. %
welcome No collection.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
Bahai Movement

SUBJECT: This Spiritual Power Of the Rah.i
Movement"
Speaker: Mra Mary Hanford Ford, Of K.n~s
CITY No.
studio Hall, lzis Connecticut avenue
Sunday, sJs,n y. No csllsctiou, An ipvtks1.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
EPISCOPAL.

St. Johns Church flHThENTa Il sTRETTs. AND
he RE-. ROLAND COTTON SMITH, D. d.
The REV. EDWARD SLATER DUNLAP. NJ. A.
Tie REV. GEORGE WILLIAMSON SMITH. d. ID.
so a. m.-Holy Communion.
II % a. m.-MOruins prayer and sermon.
BIS a. m.-Suniay school.
4.l5 D. m--EyeuinG prayer and sermon.
Thursday (st. Paul Holy CommuniOn at noon.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20

Experiments have shown that the
Chinese wood oil tree. from the nut of
which an oil used in varnishes is OBJ
tanned. can be successfully grown in
Northern Florida
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
SPIRITUALIsM.
The First Spiritualist Church
aHEAyEN AND HELL,

Lecture by the pastor, Alfred II, Ter, surs.,
at p. 70, followed BY spirit messages, At Pytbisn
Temple, lol2 9th St NV, second floor. All wei,
come.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20

The Grand Tunk Pacific drydock, al
Prince Rupert, cost S2,soo,ooo.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
UNITARIAN.
ALI Souls Church GSR; GSR = FeTRTEEST sTRTEEs

ULYSSES @. B. PIERCE. D. D., Minister.
sz5 .. n, Sunday school Class for the Com
psrstive stody Of RELIGION snd Uuity STUDY Class
II l. n, morning service; srmon by the min
ister.
ThsrC {, also kindergarten during the hour sf
morning worship.
.. m, Lfseral Religious Union. Actress By
Miss Aary Sibley Evans Robert Bridge, His
Personality and His Poetry"
p m, eyeninx srricr. Sermon By Dr.. Pierce
on FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF RE
IIGI0Us THOUGHT" III rs CHRISTIAN
III THE ONLY TRUE RELIGIoNP' so,oi,t
Charles rrowbndge Tttznann
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
E, HEZ SVEN

Tells: Why 3 Women Fainted, 8 p NJ Bap-
tiSns. swem's Songs. II A. NJ. "Christ-described
Christisns." Centennial Bspt. Ch., Tth & Eye n.e
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
n. N. G. A.

DEATH IN THE Por,"
By Rev. EARLE WHITLEY, u. ID.
4. Al. c. A. LOBBY, SUNDAY, kP. n.
E.uybo1y Invited
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
BAPTIST.

fifth. Z near Tth sw. We welcome back from
Colgate University Rev. VIM Barlow who win
preach at II and 7:45 Young people viii Els and
take part at night. s. s.. 30; Chapel. : B. Y
P. o., :. Welcome.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
Church of the Covenant Tr Sr

CHARLES WOOD. Minister.
CHARLES c. TEyIS. Minister in Charge
Of Peck Chapel
91p a m.-Sunday school.
Il 20 a m.-Morning service; sermon By the pas
tor.
3so D. m.-Musac rendered by Triple Quartet
sermon BY the pastor; subject. Things Ths
Make for Pro0ress-'W Worship "
SIS p. m.-Chistian EndeaTor meeting.
500 .. m--Nusic rendered by Evening Choir d
One Hundred Voices. Sydney Lloyd WriEhtson,
director; Harvey Murray. organist. Sermon BY the
pastor; subject The Spiritual Message IT Sons
Familiar Things-'Salt.'
800 D. m. THURSDAY midveek service.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20

Rev. William Barlow, who was licensed
to preach and went to Colgate University
from Fifth Baptist Church four years
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
First Presbyterian Church

Iohn MarshaIT pIace, hall slUare north 0. g.
REV. JOHN BRITAIN CLARK D. D., ~ tor.
Preaching ssrTicrs by the pastor. II a m. and |
D. m Seats tree. Everybody welcome.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
PRESBYTERIAN.
N. Y. Ave. Presbyterian Church,
N. Y. Ave, Thirteenth and H Streets.

DR. WALLACE RADCLIFFE. Pastor.
Music led BY Quartet Choir.
lIoo A. m.-Public worship; the pastor viii preach
500 p MS There Holy Ghost'"
s10s. m.-Bible school.
s:45 a. m.-Adult Bible classes.
Tnp m-Christian Endearor Society.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-20
UNIVERSALIsT,
Church of Our Father,

REV. JOHN yam sCHAICK, Jr., D. D.. P..n,
REV. WILLIAM CoUDEN, Assistant Pastor
Public worship at II a. m with sermon,
Sunday school. s946 O. m. Kinderzartep II
Y. P. G. o., 40 ..
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17
A TRIBUTE TO LOYALTY
MILLIONAIRE CLOSES BUSINESS TO AT
VEND NEGRO JANITOR'S FUNERAL

Vincent Astor one of the worlds
richest men, was one of the chief
mourners at the funeral of Mitch
ell Morton, the Negro janitor in
the offices of the Astor estate in
Twenty-sixth street.
Not only were the offices closed
during the services in Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church, but Astor, the
entire Office force and several
prominent persons attended the
funeral. 1t was one of the great
est tributes of wealth to faithful
services performed in a lowly ca
pacity that the city has seen.
Morton was 46 years old and
was born in Virginia, entering the
employ of the late Col, Astor
twenty years ago.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL
BOARD ALLOTS $4,000
TO NEGROES In SOUTH

1t has been announced that the
largest sum ever given in the cause
of colored education in the South
with the exception of the gift of
100000 given by Andrew Car
negie to the lamented Booker 7.
Washington, was that of 1897, 900
to be distributed as follows:
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.
$4,000, SpelIman Seminary, At
lanta, Ga, $4,000, for current
expenses: Meharry Medical Col
lege, Nashville, TENT, $1,000,
Atlanta University, Atlanta. Ca,
S., 900, Penn. Normal and Indus
tri al School, Frogmore, S. O.,
5000, Fort Valley High and
Industrial schools, Fort Valley Ga.
81, 500, Manassas Industrial School
Manassas, Va, $4,000.
Fifteen thousand dollars was APP
propiated to the Anna I. Jeanes
Fund for Colored Rural schools
for the support of additional sup
cruising industrial teachers, and
the sum of $50, 5000 was appro-
priated for the work of the Home
Makers Clubs f or Negroes in
the Southern States. The sum for
Race education totals $133, 500.
AT the same time that the Gen
eral Educational Board gave out
the list of its appropriations for
educational purposes the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute
at Hampton, Va. announced that
o hn d. ROCKEFELLER had subscrib-
ed $4,000 toward the Robert G.
Ogden Memorial Building fund.
The announcement was made by
Jerome f. Kidder, who has opened
temporary headquarters for the
Hampton Association o f New
York at Z East 42nd street where
he will direct the campaign to
complete the 100000 fund, sub
scriptions to which now amount
to $4,000.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17

it is the duty of a minister to teach
and preach them. but there are
things being said by men living
today and in this very country
important enough to the race to
be worthy of some of the time
usually devoted to Paul.
Here is a great work which must
begin with the intelligent minis
ters. The work of making this
powerful organization not only
the instrument for promoting our
spiritual welfare. but our welfare
as men and citizens.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17
RESPONSIBILITIES AND 0PP0R.
TUNITlES OF THE COL
ORED MINISTRY

No one who travels over the
country, especially through the
South, can fail to be impressed
with this fact: The most complete
and powerful organization in the
race is the Negro church. No
other medium that we have can
compare with the church in
strength of appeal, breadth of in
duence and finality of authority.
In this respect the colored
churches relatively constitute a
more powerful organization than
do the white churches. For while
white people are influenced religi-
ously by their churches, they are
influenced in matters social, in
dustrial, financial and political
through other well established
mediums. On the other hand,
the only medium through which
many millions of colored people
can be reached and Influenced is
the church. There it goes with
out saying there rests upon col
ored ministers greater race respon-
sibilities and opportunities than
upon any other single set of men.
The writer has several times
said in this column that if the
white churches of this country
should unite in taking a real
Christian stand on the race ques-
ton, a miraculous change would
be brought about; a similar state
ment may made about the colored
churches. If the colored churches
of this country would unite in TAX
ing an intelligent and unselfish
stand on all questions of vital IN
terest to the race, there would be
brought about a miraculous change
The taking ,of such a stand de-
ponds entirely upon the colored
ministers. 1t is first necessary
that they come to realize the re-
sponsibilities and opportunities
that their position gives them.
OF course, there are many of
our ministers who realize these re-
sponsibilities an d opportunities
but the great majority, those that
reach the mass of millions, have
not progressed beyond the stand
ard of ante-bellum days. They
are still consuming all of their
time in the pulpit, and using up
some mental and a great deal of
muscular energy in efforts to ex-
pound what Paul said. The things
that Paul said are important and
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17

Mrs. Susie Cook of So. 18th St.
of $50 So. 18th was on the sick
list this week but is convalescent.
Miss Edna Cook of Elkhart, sister
in-law attend her during illness.
About ten couples observed Val
entine day at the residence or VIM
Blackwell, 1903 E. Capitol.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17
WHITE YOUTH SENTENCED FOR
ATTACKING NEGRO GIRL

A report comes from Ashdown,
Arkansas that Fred Edwards a
white youth was sentenced to 80
years in prison for having attack
ed a Negro girl. He was convict
ed in Circuit Court here last week
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1917-02-17
COMMUNITY WORK
FOR A LIVE MINISTRY

In the movement of the City
Club ofSpringfeld it will be found
that the wide-awake-active minis
tiers of all Recommendations are in
the forefront welding an infu-