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The Washington times., 1917-04-27
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p NJ. daily, will he cha1gel
TO leave Union Station T:l5 P. NJ. arriAnc
Phfladelphia IO:5S p. NJ: PcnlSylvsn'a sta
tion' New York, l:in A. NJ On the same datn
the Colonial Express" through day train 10
Boston will be established. for New England
passengers only. leaving Washington sis u,
N daily. The Federal Express" through
night train to Boston, and after April N.
will carry passengers for New England points
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The Washington times., 1917-04-27
PInr. Aid Red Cros..

A benefit performance TO aid the
Red Cross was given by the Shake
speare Society OF America. now in
annual convention here, at the Casino
Thester last night. and another is
planned for tonight. Last night the
members gave Loves Labor Lost.
Tonight they will give AZ You Like
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

$40: National Electrical supply Com
pany. $25: Caroline B. Norman. 81;
Howard r. Norton, So; James 7. Oys-
ter, $25; Charles G. Pheuger. 50; Da-
vid S. Pool. 81: c. A Roussos, $40;
Hugh Reilly Company, $25; BENJAMIN
Rawlings, So: Smith Storage & Trans
portation Company. S5: \. G. Spald-
ing & Bros. $40: ]. II. Small & Sons.
$40: James Sharp. $50; II. NJ. Taylor.
SO: J. T. Warren, 81.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Miss Hopkins to Speak.

Miss Mary d. Hopkins. of the Ma
tionaI Consumers League. will speak
at the headquarters OF the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, 1926 Rhode Island avenue. at
the tea at 4 o'clock SUNDAY after
noon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Kappa AIphas Plan Smoker.

The George Washington University
chapter Of the Kappa Alpha Frater-
nifty will hold its first spring smoker
at 2OI1 Columbia road tomorrow even.
ing at $50 o'clock. Local alumni and
Visiting members are invited.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
RATE HEARINGS MAY 6.

Hearings on the railroads propos-
ais to a Is per cent general increase
in freight rates will be held the week
beginning May here. the Interstate
Commerce Commission announced to-
day.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Art. Club to Sing.

Members of the Arts Club will pre-
sent a musical program at their
headquarters on Sunday night. Sc
lections will be given by a quartet
directed By Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. with
Mrs. Elliott Woods as soprano and
Mrs. William T Reed as contralto.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
II. l.. Quick Talks to BANKERS.

Herbert l.. Quick. of the Federal
Farm Loan Board. addressed the
banking and finance class OF Wash
ington Chapter OF the American In
rooms, 1914 F street. last night, on
Farm Loan Banks and How They
Help the Farmer" The greatest need
OF the American farmer today, Mr..
Quick said, is money. Roy l.. Neu-
hauser, president of the chapter. pre-
sided
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
PLAY FOR RED CROSS.

In an effort TO do their bit" to-
wards helping the Red Cross fund.
students OF the Western High School
will present a vaudeville performance
at the school May 4 and in place of
the usual spring play.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
WIN Give Two Plays.

Two short plays, La Sorpresa de
Isidore" and LOS Pantalones viii
be presented by the Spsnish-American
Athanaeum in Immaculate Conception
hall, Eighth and n streets northwest,
tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Final Y. NC. A. Lobby Concert.

The final Monday evening lobby
concert of the Y. NJ. c. A. this sea
son will be given Monday under di-
rection of c. w. O'Connor. OF Studio
Hall. Assisting him will be Mrs. H.
NJ Stoddard. soprano: Richard
LordeberE. cellist: George Thomp-
son. pianist: Harry Waller. violin
ist. and Miss Alwerda Casselman, ac-
companist.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
Tuskere. Alumni Back Wilson.

A patriotic rally was held by Wash
inEton members OF the Tuskegee
Alumni Association at the home OF
Holloway Bethias. +Os T street north
west, last night. The forty-two ac-
tive members OF the association de
cided to offer their services. uncon-
Gitionally. to the President. and reso-
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

Iutions approving his attitude in de-
cIaring war on Germany were adopt
ed unanimously.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
CONCERT TODAY

BAND.
THIS AFTERNOON. BASDSTAND.
At O'CLOCK.
JOHN 5. N ZINMERMANN. Director.
'My country 'Tis Of Thee.
March. Washington Grays ..Grafulla
ttverture '.NaburO" Verdi
intermezzo. shades Of Night Gilbert
Selection. Hawaiian songs = Lake
Fox trot. My own Iona" Friediand
NalSe hesitation. 'Pierrnt and Pier
IFAAFN - o'N'
Comic patrol. I'm on My Way to
Dublin Bay. Lampe
Finale. My Dreamy China Lady
Van Alstyne
The Star-SpanEled Banner
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

Mothers, here's opportunity.
No need to complain of high cost
of shoes for this summer. if you
will only take advantage of this
special offering and stock up for
several months.
Shoes are not to be compared
with tomorrow's price for value
because in the present market, WE
could not buy them for tomorrow'S
sale price.
STYLES include Mary Jane
Pumps, Plain Pumps, Strap Slip
pers, and 0xfOrds.
In Patent Leather. Dull Leath-
er. Tan and White.
Turn or welted soles, made
over round or Footform lasts.
In the combined lots you will
find a good selection of sizes. Of
course, first comers get choice.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

Quickest Service To Baltimore
Every Hour On the Hour. Baltimore
& Ohio. $l.I5 round trip. Saturdays
and Sundays. Sl.50.-Advt
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-02-22

YOU KNOW that prices are extreme
ly high. This is as true of farm prod
ucts as it is of sugar, cotton and steel.
YOU KNOW that the war in Europe
has caused the high prices because so
much produce has been exported.
YOU KNOW that the war cannot end
in minute and even when it does the
great demand for all food stuffs will con-
tinue for some time.
YOU KNOW that the United States
at any time may become an active parti-
cipant and if so food and supplies will
count as much as men.
Therefore isn't this the year for you to
raise just all you possibly can for "the
time to hunt bears is when they are out"
Get busy. Consult with the local County Agent.
He can help you a great deal. Get good seed and
the proper fertilizers as far as you can.
We want you to know that we are ready to help
you finance the raising of as big crops as you can
handle
Come in and see us and talk it over
--The---
Factory Point National Bank
of Manchester Center, Vermont.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
New York Food Riots.

Unseemly disturbances in New York. con-
nected with the high cost Of living sharply en-
phasze a problem that has confronted Ameri-
cans for many days. Alleged shortage of food
has been aggravated by extensive expectation,
and through admitted storage of surplus for the
purpose of controlling prices. To what extent
the later practice prevails cannot be accurately
stated but that it is factor is fairly we'll es-
tablished. Famine prices for food in time of
peace has developed much resentment throughout
the whole land, and the New York outburst is but
indicative of feeling that is widespread. 1t is
a significant illustration of the maladjustment of
social conditions, too, since alongside Of these
ports we get word of the huge sums that are daily
and nightly squandered in the metropolis In pur-
suit of extravagant pleasures, While it is doubt
less true that much of the difficulty Is due to ex-
aggeration, and little of real basis exists for the
cry of starvation, the very fact that such dem
onstration is possible shows but one thing, and
that is that the price boosters have very nearly
reached the limit OF public endurance. Reason
able profits will be denied to none, but 9 cents
a pound for potatoes seems an excessive price
even in prosperous. god-Aooded New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

year. 1t would be joke were II not
so exasperating.
Representative Fuller of Seward IS
endeavoring to have these fire insur-
ance companies taxed per cent on
their gross premium receipts, the same
as the life companies What mystic
rious influence is being welded by
the fire insurance combine that en-
ables them to hoodwink-or some
thing worse-members of the legisla-
ture, who are mighty anxious to pose
as defenders of the people against
railroad rapacity? Why not make
these fire insurance companies pay a
fair tax, the same as the life compa-
MES. In 1916 these foreign fire COM
panies took more than $3,300,Oo0 more
out of the state than they returned
in losses paid. And upon this enor-
nous earning they paid to the state
the miserable pittance of $19,S22.50!
Would it not be a good idea to pay
little less attention to the private
and personal habits of the individual
and a lot more attention to this gross
perversion of justice in the matter or
taxing the fire insurance companies?
WILL NJ. MAUPlN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

In the death OF J. j. Richardson OF the Dav-
export Democrat an Iowa landmark has passed.
In the days OF the reconstruction and growth Of
the union, when Iowa statesmen doomed large i'll
the counsels of the nation. J. J. Richardson was
figure Of some size in the affairs OF the demo-
cratic party. He belonged to the most active and
notable era OF the state. Contemporaneous with
William Boyd Allison John Henry Gear, David
Bremner Henderson, William Peters Hepburn,
James Harlan, James Wilson, Samuel Jones Kirk.
wood and others Of great caliber on the republi-
can side; and of John P. Irish, Judge Claggett,
James B. Weaver, ben" Frederick ben" Hall,
Timothy o, Walker and democrats of similar
strength, Mr.. Richardson was factor in the af-
fairs of day when there were giants in that
time" in Iowa. He outlived most OF those with
whom he was closely associated and by whose
side he calamity engaged in many hopeless
combat for political control Iowans will en-
shrine his name with those OF other sturdy Hawk
eye editors whose efforts brought fruit in the
glory of their state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
What Ye Shall Eat or Drink

A department OF alimentaton is to be estab-
lished in Germany The cabinet has so decided
II sounds imposing and it is, in fact, important
since it will have 70 do with what. when and how
much the people should eat
After the war--possibly before ii is over--we
may expect to hear from this department lot
OF new things about calories for the human body
In the English translation the words most likely
to be bumped up against are starch, fat, proteds,
albumen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen,
sugar salt, water, sulphur and phosphates.
The belligerent European powers are giving
more and more thought and attention to the
question OF fuel to run the human organism They
may get down to scientific basis as exact as
that which the automobile experts have reached
in the relation OF gasoline to motive power in
the running of car. We shall be prepared to
learn something of calories per hour per 100
pounds of muscle energy or the same thing per
brain excrtion. y,.
1t has come to pass that the mere interior
decoration or pleasurabe exctation OF the human
body with food is taboo. Nutriment has become
purely unitarian, and the taking of it naked
necessity and not pastime, Every one must do
his or her, eating and drinking with reference to
the eating and drinking Of everybody else.
This is the first time in the recorded history
Of the world when so much of governmental ger
ius has been given to the internal affairs of the
human unit Fortunately four-6fths OF what is
essential in the average daily diet Is water. The
rest is made up of starch, sugar, albumnoids
fats, common salt, phosphates and potash salts
The German Authorization experts probably will
be called to- lay down for the several classes oil
individuals scientifically devised diets which shall
give a maximum OF energy with a minimum oil
content or cost.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
Aviatlon of the LoaOly Spud

Yesteryear we called 'em spuds. They were
free, universally, with each meat order i'll res
taurant. They were the ever-present reliance in
the household. Farmers hauled 'em to town and
sold EN- from 90 cents barrel upward Today
potatoes are retailing in Louisville stores at 6
cents a pound. Selected potatoes for baking sell
for or cents each.
Potatoes once were the mainstay of the poor
Nowadays only the well-to-do can afford pota-
toes.
Restaurants, which abandoned couple of
wears ago the tme-honored custom of serving
bread and butter free with each order struck the
free potatoes off the meat order Nobody can
blame them for so doing Can anyone afford
to give away Scent potatoes9
But try to be not utterly dlSconsolate. Potato
planting soon will be begun. Before the frost is
out of the ground, or at least as as it is out
sufficiently for land to be table potato growers
will begin-those of them who can raise the price
of seed potatoes-to plant crop that will be
harvested in July IT the crop IS good one not
all the spectators horses and all the speculatots
men can keep the price of bushel of potatoes
up to the present price of peck
The potato is 70 per cent water. Water is one
of the few commodities that remains cheap In a
potato skin it costs very nearly cents a pound,
Rather igh-priced water! Eighteen per cent OF
the potato is starch. Some persons need starch
in their diet Many should avoid it. Whether you
need potatoes for the starch they contain de
ponds upon your physical condition and powers
OF assimilation, The potato contains 70 per cent
protein and per cent ash. 1t contains only
onetenth of per cent fat.
When potatoes are so cheap that they are
hardly worth hauling to market it does not pay
to feed them to hogs. There is not enough pro-
TEN, ash or fat in them. When they are as high
as they now are does it pay to eat them? Very
probably it does not, The potato is at present
seemingly selling at prices wholly out OF proper
ton to its food value, but if it is the fact is a
poor argument against the allurements of pota.
toes au gratin or lyonnaise or French friend
German fried, cottage fried or just fried or
boiled, or baked, or treated in any one of fifty
other ways
The fact that potatoes promise to be pent
full in July and promise to be cheap, does not
make the steak look the same without the usua
trimmin's, the roast seem like the real thins
without potatoes Drowned in the gravy.
There is hope always. Hope springs eternal ii
the human breast But is there, at present, balm
in Gead1 Are there potatoesi
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
Espionage and Freedom OF Speech.

One of the incidental effects of the war abroad
is to stir up the federal government to realization
OF the possibilities Of our free and easy ways Of
life Especially has attention been given to the
facilities our national habits of speech and public
communication afford for agents OF foreign gov
ernments to gain information of incalculable
value from a military standpoint. To be sure,
Our government has some secrets most carefully
guarded but great deal that other nations with
hold from the public is freely accessible in Amer
ica and quite as freely banded about. Thus, when
we were at war with Spain, one Of Spain's rep
resentatives said file of American newspapers
served his government very well In lieu of an
extensive secret srvice.
This is now to be changed under provisions
OF a measure prepared by the Department of
Justice, and Just passed by the senate Uncle
Sam is going to do something, if not behind
closed doors, with less of ostentation than here
tofore,' and when war comes, if ever it does, the
government will put the lid on as tight as any
European power ever thought of doing. This
will, of course, be considerable of shock to
many patriots, who prize above everything else
their right to know and talk about all that is be-
ing done, but it will be enforced as military
necessity. Giving aid or comfort to an enemy has
always been held as treason, but many have given
such aid with no thought of betraying their
country.
1t will not be easy for Americans to yield
their habit of gossiping about governmental
affairs and military movements but in time they
may learn to be prudent if not exactly secretive
The safety of the republic may some day depend
on maintaining discreet silence as to what we are
doing to defend ourselves.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
Funston.

Another name, that OF Frederick Funston ma
jor general OF the United States army, has been
added to the list OF American immortals. His
career closed so suddenly, has in its record so
much Of spectacular achievement and romantic
adventure as to almost resemble fiction in many
of its parts. Like most of our national heroes,
Funston came from inconspicuous surroundings
and apparently through the sheer love OF adven-
ture pushed himself into public notice through
following the impulsive promptings OF a spirit.
that later showed itself capable OF stern discipline
and splendid service. That he attained to unusual
eminence is not to be wondered at, when all his
life is reviewed.
He made no pretensc to eminence as a student,
although early his mind had scientific rather
than military bent. But no closter or students
cell could hold him; from botanzing tour in
Death Valley, he found adventure in the subpolar
regions OF Alaska preface to wild notion OF
helping Gomez and Garcia in Cuba's struggle for
freedom. From the canebrakes of the island he
emerged fever-strcken and ragged, an officer in
the artillery of the army of liberation, and just in
time to receive commission as colonel of Kan
sas regiment entering the Spanish American war.
Whatever of fiction may have been written about
question that he brought Aguinaldo, leader of
the nsurrectos, prisoner into camp and thus
broke the strength of the Filipino uprising
His promotion from colonel of volunteers to be
brigader general in the regular establishment
brought out much criticism but Funston realized
his situation as well as his opportunity, and sim
ply settled down to make good
That he achieved his ambition none will gain
say, for he proved himself capable commander
under trying conditions. His service in the army
was honorable and notable and was performed
with tact and patience that contrasted strangely
with the dash of his earlier days. Fate played
another of its unaccountable pranks in preserv-
ing him through remarkable series of dangerous
adventures to die as he did His physique was
unequal to his spirit, but he never spared work
on that account.
Funston will stand forever as an example of
what opportunity affords the American youth. He
added luster not only to the west but to America,
and for his services as we'll as his personal at
tributes he will be sincerely honored by his coun-
try
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21

Omaha, Feb. 20.-To the Editor of
The Bee: Il have more respect for
the c.ld- blOoded MeXicans who Kill
their seriously wounded outright than
| have for we Christians who, by the
Red Cross society, compel them to suf-
fer long and tedious deaths by trying
to patch them up and cure them
These are the words | heard from the
mouth of AdOlph Germer, national
secretary of the socialist party, at the
meeting in the Auditorium Sunday.
What has become of our common
sense to permit such talk? And what
has become of the individuality and
patriotism of those whose applause
rent the air in response to such a
statement?
The American Red Cross society,
one of the greatest, grandest and most
human sympathi2ing organizations
ever known to the world has been
sorely slandered and its slanderer in
crtcizing it had almost declared him
self a murderer. Life Is sweet to all
and even under the most adverse con-
ditions we choose everlastingly to cling
to the thread of life, even though 1t
may be nearly broken. That organi-
cation whose representatives have gone
almost into the very mouth of the
belching cannon and bravely carried
away the wounded. cared for them
night and day in relieving their suf-
fering and has sacrificed their all in
the cause Of eliminating human suf-
fering is worthy of the highest praise
and respect that true Americans can
give them and | say that any person
who sat at that meeting and applauded
such a statement is beneath contempt
and an enemy to true American SEN
tments.
Patriotism! We should consider 1t
a disgrace to this great national quail
ity of character to allow such man
as Germer to even utter the word. l
suppose he would have us think that
patriotism consists in pacing up and
down a platform and slandering our
great men who have developed the
resources of our country, cursing our
national government and Its eXecu-
tives, or sneering at the American
flag; rather than going into the wa
zone and trying to alleviate human
suffering at the sacrifice of all per-
sonal ambitions.
am a member of no political party.
l am simply an American citizen. l
claim the rights of an American citi-
zen and | also sense the duties Of an
American citizen. One of those duties
is defending those principles, sacred
to Americanism which l heard so
basely slandered Sunday afternoon. ]
am deeply offended for the wrong that
has been de- I'd I protest against
those in leasing our Audi
forum for destructive to our
society ant IN.
LA GRANDE S. HAWKE
2244 Landon Court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
Patriotism Above Politics

The On Bee pertinently $: THE Ameri-
can peoke will unquestionaply, without d.
vision, support the president in rpholding the
honor of the nation, but they Y also second
his every effort, as they have heretofore, to
find way to keep us out of war without sac
riicing our standing among nations or de-
stroying our own self-respect. In the mean
the worst" This is most patriotic spirit
shown by The Bee, for during the campaign it
fought the president to the last TRENCH but
when international complications arise Mr..
Rosewater is American to the core and will
direct his energies for the good of the nation
and all will concede that his talents are great.
Ulysses (Neb.) Review.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-21
NEAR Mr.. teAB,BBlE,
IM An AE\RIsS AND WILL
Only MARRY A POOR MAN.
WHERE CAN I FIND A NEM
Poor MAN.
-Pe 81 ShNU6S
Sv1
ANN MAN IAN OWNS AN
NIo

He was a man noted for his Chesterfield
ian address and he had been very i'll.
You were at deaths door" remarked
the doctor as his patient began to mend.
Really doctor?" came the reply DO
you happen to know whether I--er-left my
card ?'-Boston Transcript.
James, what's the meaning Of this they
call the PAN American policy"
Just like a woman's stupidity to ask
such a question. Americans are getting
panned all right. amt they 7"-Baltmore
American
Art isn't what It was in the old days
my boy"
That's right. All you had to do then
was to wear a SLOUGH hat, flowing tie and
an old velvet Jacket Now you've got to
wear good clothes and know how to draw"
-Brownings Magazine.