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The Washington times., 1917-05-18
PROTESTS AGAINST
CTTY'S BILLBOARDS
Art Critic DeplOres Presence
in Nations S Capital.
CALLS CONDITION "ATROCIOUS''
"SOng" Is Crying Need Of Day,
Says Arthur FarweI.

Bitter protest against the presence
in the National Capital OF billboards
bearing advertisements was voiced to-
day by Miss Lena N. McCauley, art
critic of the Chicago Evening Post,
and one OF the speakers at the fnal
session OF the eighth annual conven-
tion of the American Federation OF
Arts, at the Raleigh today.
Perfectly atrocious," was the
phrase which Miss McCauley used to
denote her displeasure at finding bill
boards were permitted in the down
town and residential section Of Wash
ington.
"In Chicago" Miss McCauley con-
tinued. 1--WE have waged q successful
tight against this menace to art, and
1 am happy to say that now there
cannot be found one billboard in the
residential sections OF that city.
Imagine my chagrin as 1 saw from
the car window coming into Potomac
yards the scores OF biIlboards mar
shaled in gaudy array, Haunting the
merits of some choice tobacco or popu-
lar chewing gum. 1 was astonished
to see such a sight in my Nations
Capital"
Would Speed Protest.
Vigorous applause greeted Miss Nc
Cauley's remarks, and it was sug-
gested that the convention spread her
protest throughout the country until
every city in the United States is
protected by legislation like that In
Chicago.
Arthur FarwsII, director OF the Mu-
sic School Settlement Of New York,
and president of the New York Com
munity Chorus. who addressed the
convention on Community Music"
said the crying need of the day is
to bring "song" out OF the American
people.
Song" Mr.. Farwell said. has a
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
CONCERT TO-DAY

U. s. SOLDIERS HOME BAND.
BANDsTAND. TODAY, at O'CLOCK
JOHN g. NJ. ZIAGlLERMANN. Director.
Ny Country 'Tis Of Thee"
March. Colonial Petit" ... Zimmerman
Patriotic fantasia, The American
Herbsrt
Descriptive. Village Life in he
Olden Tines. There
Synopsis-Night. Morning. Astir In
the Village. Children Going 10
School. The Blacksmith Shop. The
May Queen. AAypols Dance. The
Village Choir. Lovers sersnads.
Finale.
Selection, Miss Dolly Dollars. Herbert
Intermezzo. ''Ths Troubadours" Powell
Waltz suite, Birds Voices" .Voilstedt
Tux trot, ''Raggin' the Scale. .Claypoole
Finale, "Uncie sammy .Hol1mAnn
The star-spangisd Banner"
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
CANAL VICTIM WAS
VETERAN SOLDIER
TailOr's Tag on Coat Helps Identify
Patrick Burns.

By tracing the tailor's number sew
ed in the coat. the police today iden
titled the body found floating in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal yester'
day as that OF Patrick Burns, fifty
years old, of the Soldiers Home.
Al the home it was said that Burns
had been on leave from the institu'
tion for several days, and the off
clals had no idea of his whereabouts
until II was learned at a downtown
tailor shop that he was the purchaser
Of the coat found on the body in the
canal
He was identified by his roommate,
who hurried to the morgue.
Burns was born in ireland, but
came to this country when = young
man. He served three enlistments
in the regular army. He was sent to
the home in 1902, from Company c,
Sixth Infantry, and had lived there
since. He was not married.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
BILLY SUNDAY PUTS
ON MODERN CURVE
Whimsical Version Of Jesus
Visit to ZacCheus AmazeS.
COLLEGE DERELICT ON TRIAL
Hobo, Once Professor, One Of
2,0O2 to Shake Hands.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Billy Sunday
put a little modern curve ON the
gospel ball last night, sending across
some fast ones" after absolutely
his own rules and version and without
any regard for King James. Billy has
done it before, but yesterday evening
he worked a little freer, and the 49,
600 showed their approval by shrieks
of laughter.
There were a lot of the old guys
discussin' Jesus-and they were most
Iy leaving the dis or" Billy began
"and zaccheus, who was a rich gazabo
of a Jew, wanted to get q good look
At Him. so he Skinned up a tree. Well,
when Jesus passed right under the
tree old Zac slid down and Jesus said
TO him: This day I'll abide at thy
house He didn't even wait for Fac
cheus to invite Him. He just said
He'd come on over for dinner with
him.
well, I suppose Zac was all fused
up, and not having his Pierce-Arrow
around, and he probably suffered
md stammered and said: Well, Jesus,
II I'd known you was coming out I'd
a had my chauffeur here with my
new car So they walked on up to
the house.
He Sees the Kids
sand can Just see all the Zaccheus
kids playing out in the yard and when
they saw the old man and a bunch
coming along can hear them holler:
sOh, ma, pops coming with some men'
And then Mrs. Zac would throw of
her apron and pat her hair and
straighten herself out and smooth
down the wrinkles and throw the
kids toys behind the door and put
the chairs right
'And then when the whole gang
was in the house Zaccheus probably
said. Want you to meet my wife,
Jesus And Mrs. zac answered,
fHow-do-io, Jesus And then she
shook hands with Peter and Paul and
the others. Gee, I'll bet she was a fine
kind Of a woman not to mind havin'
all that bunch drop in on her just at
dinner time and nothing 20 eat but
some canned goods"
Without Billy's smile and good
humor and finished acting the printed
words sound harder and rougher than
when he sends them forth lighted
with his personality. The slang -
the baseball diamond and the street
is Billy's natural vehicle of express
sion, and with his humor, imaRina-
ton, and picturesque word painting
every sentence sparkles with its Sum-
dayesque flavor
The Nan Who Was.
Every nnight's long line OF trail
hitters includes among the hundred
other types and classes "the man who
was" Last night brought two such.
and when one lifted his grimy hand
to Billy he whispered that he had
once been . full professor In one OF
the oldest colleges in the East.
Billy spoke a word or two of en-
couragement and then an usher and
one of the assisting ministers led the
pair to the front row Of the mourn
ers' benches.
Altogether 1.417 came forward in
the evening. With the 5s5 trail hit
ters of the afternoon, the days total
numbered 2,002.
In the afternoon Billy talked on
seek and Be Saved to an audience
of 1000, made up mostly of women.
He delivered some hard blows to men
who are honest at home. but dishon-
The Washington times., 1917-05-18

emy. North Capitol and X streets.
and the boys in Gonzaga School.
across the street.
The procession viii proceed west in
X street to New Jersey avenue, south
to / street. east to North Capitol and
into the church. where Miss Helen
Tobin, Of the graduating class Of the
academy, win be crowned queen OF
Nay.
The cadet regiment Of Gonzaga
High School will march in full uni
form as a bodyguard to the Nay
queen.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18

Finance Committee before the measure
will be perfected. Senators today said
the task was q large one. After that.
there will be long debate in the Senate.
which may stretch out for two or three
weeks.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
NO ops" OR "o'S" IN SUBS
Next Submarines VIII BE Lettered
"R'' and "s."

Additional submarines authorized
will be Iettered r and s, the Navy
decided today, The last submarines
were O-boats and Il was decided to
eliminate P-boats and Q-boats.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18

est in business life, and warned them
that churchgoing does not constitute
Christianity.
Tonight Billy will deliver his SER
mon on The Second Coming OF
Christ" He will repeat the same ad-
dress tomorrow night, and tomorrow
afternoon he will entertain at his
kids party.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
BAPTIsTs BAR WOMEN
Southern Convention Denies EIi'
sIbIIIty a. Delegates.

NEW ORLEANS. May is.-The
Southern Baptist convention yester-
day refused to amend its constitution
so as to make women eligible a. dele
gates In the convention.
A proposed amendment for this
purpose was referred to q COMMITTEES
for report at next years convention.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
ANNUAL MAY PROCESSION
Six Hundred Children Of St. AIo-
YaIua' 70 March Sunday.

Headed by altar boys in white and
red vestments, fully 600 children will
march In the annual May procession
Of st. Aloysius' Church Sunday after
noon.
At o'clock the girls will form in
line in the yard OF Notre Dame Acad-
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
NAYLoR ROAD WORK
Engineers Promise Completion Of
Project by September.

Project by September.
Work on the regarding and resur-
facing OF Naylor road from Anacos-
tia to the District line probably will
be completed about September /, ac-
cording to officials of the District
Engineer Department.
It was on this road that John
wilkes Booth made his escape into
Maryland after the assassination Of
President Lincoln.
The work was begun in December.
A number OF complaints against clos
ing the road for so long q period have
been made by automobilists and 9TH
ers who are compelled to make a
wide detour in order to reach Bene-
diet and other Maryland towns. Engi-
neering officials say that the closing
OF the road was necessary. The thor
oughfare Is being widened. The road
way will be OF macadam.
The Washington times., 1917-05-18
Corns Loosen off
With Magic ''Gets-It''

2 Drops Do the Work, PainIessly.
81 tell you, before heard of Gets
1t I used to try one thing after an
other for corns. I still had them. I
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
NOTHING NEW IN PACT
OVER CIINA'S OPEN DOOR

immigration which Ishii also nego.
tiated.
The pact, it was officially pointed
out, was designed to have the follow
Ing results:
Binding Japan not to attempt to
control China or Chinese trade in a
way that would deprive the Chinese
people of their rights or deny any
other nation equal opportunity in
Chinese commerce and industry.
Give notice to China and the rest
of the world that the United States
and Japan stand together for the
open door" in the far east
The agreement does not give Japan
the right to declare Monroe doc
trine" with regard to China, 1t was
explained. 1t rather applies the broad
altruistic principles of pan-American-
ism.
The difference between the Monroe
doctrine and Pan-Americanism was ex-
planned as the difference between pure
ly selfish policy based on national Sc
curity and an unselfish international
policy based on the integrity Of all ma
tions.
At the same time it was pointed out
there is in the agreement no out
right guarantee of the territorial in
tegrity of China, nor any thing which
binds the United States or japan to
maintain China's integrity by force
Of arms,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
united States Has Always Rec
ognized Special Interests
Of Japan.
[By Robert J. Bender Tinted Press

10y Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Japan's
psolal = interests in China, recognized
,rs an agreement just made public be-
lah,s Tsen Secretary Lansing and viscount
S,a, sSal, are rights which the United
'ases =. has always recognized.
est iasy may be compared to the inter
rs.. @ 'he United States feels with re-
rtnh.. u 70 Mexico. They are not new
hod ! his was stated today by one who
cadoa cod . part in negotiations which pre-
vemt eueT the exchange of notes on No
hins ha,Der 2. The agreement does not
No. nu emma to anything. China was
I'M. I'M consulted. The position of the
n ;Ar.ed ne States with regard to China is
a An no way altered, nor are any special
tlican ta,oa financial or commercial in
'erests recognized.
), me agreement is not an alliance
otr treaty and in the words Of one
aca. Soaa is binding only so long as
eouu :. laith is binding"
ms Is another ''gentlemen's agrees
similar to the one ON Japanese
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07

|tted Press Leased Wire Service ]
EW YORK, Nov. 7.-Tammnay is
< In power in New York today
= the greatest show of strength
its history.
ohm F. Hylan was elected mayor
terday by plurality Of more
d $4,000. In addition, Tammany
tured every borough presidency.
Office Of controller, the presidency
the board Of aldermen, reelected
district attorney and made 1t a
bn sweep.
fusion leaders ascribed the defeat
Mitchell to the fact that Bennett
also Ia the contest.
,hey declared the republicans re-
ed TO follow the advice Of their
lers to vote for Mitchell and real
be- Bennett had no chance, they
hing to Hylan as . rebuke to re-
blican leaders.
Hylan's plurality is the biggest in
history Of New York politics.
tchel's plurality when he was
(cted four years ago was 121, ,209.
record breaker at that time.
There were wild scenes on Broad
" when the returns came in, show
that the Tiger had been returned
power. The war lid was tilted
d almost upset. Many cafes re-
lined open long after the Mitchell
dictated closing
ur. Men and women cheered, toot-
horns and blocked the streets
'uting for Hylan. The expectation
It New York would be wide open
ain after January i was heard on
Try side.
The socialist vote fell far short of
at the anti-war leaders had conf
lily predicted. They expected $780,
! Hillquit, however, proclaimed
result crushing blow for mill
ISM" and asserted New York had
Jared for democracy and peace"
claimed the election of
aldermen, four in Manhattan.
nmany hall was also merry spot
ay. Many Tammany enthusiasts
fe up all night celebrating and
We're still on the job at day
ak.
ocialists declared they had cap
60 seven seats in the assembly.
: IS gain of five. The soldier
may upset the socialist victories
some districts.
ler,on p. Lewis is evidently re-
ted states attorney. He was the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07

TJJnfted Press Leased Wire Serv1cel
WASHINGTON, Nov. Following
closely the first casualty list In the
trench fighting, the navy department
early today made public list OF one
officer and twenty men missing from
the American patrol boat Alcedo, SUD
marined Monday.
Struck squareYy by torpedo sue
sank in four minutes.
OF the ninety-two men aboard, sew
enty-one were saved. indicating the
greatest coolness by officers and crew
after the torpedo struck. Naval ON.
cers consider 1t likely that many o.
these were killed outright BY the VIC,
llence OF the torpedos explosion ano
that others were stunned or TOO Dauis
hurt to receive help.
whather the trim little former yacht
the first U, s. warship to be lost In
the war-had a chance to battle for
its life or was struck without warn
ing will not be known until further
details OF the disaster are obtained.
According to reports, nearby vessels
began rescue almost Immediately a1t
er the Alcedo was hit. AS the sur
yivors came into port. more complete
accounts are eXpeCteu. AAe WoA 49,
is fairly covered with vessels IKE
the Alcedo-patrol boats which IN
guarding larger warships and cargo
ships from the submarines, daily en-
counter the deadliest danger. That
more of them are not sunk appears
miraculous, despite the constant
watchfulness Of their crews.
The Alcedo formerly yacht owned
by G. w. Childs Drexel, Phfladei
phia capitalist, was sold to the gov
ernment and reconstructed last spring. I.
The casualty list was announced
by the navy department, as follows:
Lieut.. (junior grade) John t. Mel
vim: father, Bishop Stewart Melvin
of Selma, Alabama.
e. R. Gozzett, seaman; mother,
Mrs. A. G. Gozzett, Astoria, Long
Island.
James J. C1eary, seaman; mother.
Mrs Albertina Cleary, White Plains,
New York.
r. Wesche, seaman; mother, Mrs.
e. Wesche, Brooklyn, N. Y.
r. w. Riker, seaman: mother. Mrs.
Harry e. Riker, Brooklyn N. Y.
W. r. Holler, seaman; mother,
Mrs. K Hoiler, Richmond HILL New
York City.
J. w. Brunkhardt. seaman; mother.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
To ouash Indictments.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
AUSTIN. Texas, Nov IA motion
VIII be heard in criminal district
court here tomorrow to quash the in.
dictments against James e. Ferguson,
former Texas governor ousted from
Office, the contention Of the defend
ant being that the indictments are in
valid.
The Ferguson cases are set for
trial November 26. There are nine in
dictments, seven charging misappro-
priation Of public funds, one charging
the diversion of a special fund and
one charging emDezzlement.
In the event the motion to quash
is overruled, Ferguson's counsel is
expected to present motion Of a
change of venue on the ground that
their client cannot have fair trial in
Travis county.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
Second Casualty List Within Week Since
United States has Taken Hand
in War.
.ALCED0 ON BOTTOM IN FOUR MINUTES
F;rst u. S. Warship to be Lost had Ninety
two on Board When Sub
marined.

Mrs. E. Brunkhardt, Brooklyn. N. 7.
Luther 0. Weaver, seaman; father,
E. w. Weaver, Brooklyn. N. Y.
John Wynee. Jr., seaman; wife,
Mrs. John J. Wynee, Jr.. New York
City.
E Harrison. mess attendant; uncle.
Henry Pool, Tyler, Ala.
F. w. lingering, fireman; mother,
Mrs. G. Tenburin, Jersey City, N. J.
Allen T. Edwards, seam an; mother,
Mrs. Lydia N. Edwards. Jackson, N.
C.
C. r. Gauss. seaman mother, Mrs.
Mary Gaus, Jamaica, L, l.
v. M. Harrington. seaman; mother,
Mrs. Maud Harrington, Ashland.
w. u. Surratt. seaman: mother.
Mrs. w. d. Witt. North Fork. W. Va
w, w. Smock. seaman; father, d.
r. Smock, Des Moines. Iowa.
No Truth In Story.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Both war
and navy department officials said
today there was absolutely no foun-
dat1on for Madrid reports that the
United States is fortifying the Azores
islands.
Azores arc Fortified.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 7.-Madrid
dispatches received today by La
Nacion assert that the United States
forces are rortifying the Azores and
quoted Lisbon newspapers as pro-
testing and demanding an explanation.
Throat Cut by German.
rBy +. w. Pegler, United Press Staff
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS, France, Nov. 7.-One of the
American soldiers killed In the re-
cent German trench raid had his
throat cut. He was overwhelmed by
boches, backed up against the trench
wall and a knife was drawn across
his neck. The wound was inflicted
with a trench knife-a deadly tool
carried by the fighting men for hand
to hand battling. All wounded sam
mics now in the base hospital We're
improving today. They will probably
return to their units, eager for re-
yenge when the army surgeons pros
nounce them fit for active service.
Artillery fire In the American
manned sector continued unusually
brisk today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
ELECTION RESULTS
AT A GLANCE
Just What Happened Tuesday
at Polls in New York, Ohio
and Other
Places.
WET AND DRY BATTLES
Woman's Suffrage Wins, Governor
Macaii Reelected and TWO So
oIailsts for Mayors In 4.
Indiana.
WET AND DRY BATTLES

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK-Two million women
enfranchised in the state suffrage
victory. Suffrage majority will reach
100000.
Tammany gained entire control Of
New York City government, electtng
John F. Hylan mayor by greatest
plurality in city's political history.
Approximately $4,000 soldiers votes
yet to be counted, but will not affect
result. Morris Hillquit, socialist on
anti-war platform, ran third, being
seven thousand behind Mitchell.
OHIO-Presidential suffrage de-
feated. Prohibition apparently de-
feated. VETS leading by 10000 and
claiming victory by from $4,000 to
$4,000.
All socialist mayoralty candidates
in Ohio defeated Had claimed VIC
tory in half dozen cities.
NEW JERSEY-Local option in
New Jersey assured by republican
victories in assembly elections
MASSACHUSETTS Republican
Governor Mccall and entire state
ticket reelected by overwhelming
majority. w. w. Lufkin elected to
congress 10 succeed Augustus r.
Gardner.
PENNSYLVANIA = Penrose and
forces divided hon
ors In Pittsburgh. In Philadelphia
the result is still in doubt. Soldier
votes may decide.
CONNECTICUT-S Merritt
(R) elected to congress to succeed
the late p. FL. HILL
INDIANA-Charles Jewett (R)
elected mayor over Lew Shank, for
mer mayor running on independent
ticket, Indianapolis Towns of Ell
wood and Gas City elected socialist
mayors.
ILLINOIS-Fusion candidates for
judgeships defeated socialist candi-
dates by big maiorities in Chicago.
NEW MEXICO-Voted dry.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-07
|,n Elected Mayor of New York by Plu-
rality Of $4,000, Biggest in History
Of Metropolis.
|C|AL|STs FALL SHORT OF CLAIMS
|.on Win. in Chicago-Wets in Lead in Ohio
Results of Tuesdays Ballot in
Various States.

only triumphant republican candidate
for a major state position.
| The complete vote follows:
| Hylan, 297,282.
| Mitchell, 149,307.
Hillquit, 142,17S.
| Bennett, 53,678.
| The complete vote gave HTlan
plurality Of 147,975. Mitchell led Hill
quit for second place by only 7,129
The socialist vote was three times
as great as any previous socialist
vote in the city, but fell short of the
claims Of the socialists by more than
100000.
H, Vets In Lead In Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. Result
OF the state wide prohibition election
was still in doubt today. with the
vets leading.
Whether Ohio will become dry de-
pends upon returns from, approxi-
|mately twenty counties.
Returns from 4,725 precincts In
cluding wet strongholds of Hamilton
and Cuyahoga counties practically
complete gave the vets a lead at z
a. M, Of 1876 votes.
If dry estimates from the missing
counties are as accurate as those for
the counties reporting complete, the
wet lead will be overcome and the
state will be dry by probably less
than ten thousand. If the dry vote
in the missing counties has slumped
materially the wet lead cannot be
overcome.
Dry estimates for counties heard
from have been generally accurate
in many instances these prediction
estimates were lower than the dry
majorities given by the unofficial re-
turns. In a total of 1861 precincts
giving totals for both sides, the vets
received 361,749 and the drys $685.
7O6. In addition Ala precincts have
been received where only the dry
majority-a total of 10,SS7-is given.
In the remaining 1,4S1 precincts drys
must maintain an average majority
of at least nine in each precinct to
win.
Wet and dry leaders still claimed
victory early today The prohibition
vote may not be decided officially for.
several days.
The Ohio soldier vote may figure
prominently in the final counting! If