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The Washington times., 1917-01-10
THE REAL WRONG IN POSTAL
RATE RAISE

Take it from any angle you will,
the business Of writing books and
writing for magazines, rests upon an
economic foundation. The forces Of
supply and demand, the overhead
costs" of publication and distribu-
ton, and all the other economic laws
that are involved in the making and
selling of other commodities go into
the making of magazines and books.
The occasional genius who burns the
midnight gas jets in hall bed room
for arts sake plays his part, and it
is small part.
Now this is not "commercialism. !"
It does not mean that commercial
motives alone ACETATE writers. The
reasons a writer wants a living wage
are much the same as in the case of
school teacher, or a doctor, or a
legislator, all of whom work for
something higher than monetary re-
ward.
It so happens that publishers and
writer's have BEEN so fearful of this
charge of "commercialism" that
they have taken little trouble to ex-
plain to the public anything about
the publishing business. The aver
age4 man knows little or nothing
about the cost Of publishing maya
zines and newspapers. That is why
there is 50 little public outcry
against the legislation now before
Congress which would seek to in
crease the postage rates on these
commodities. -
Let the Interstate Commerce Com
mission try to raise the rates on
freight of any sort, and the con-
sumers join in the outcry against the
bills they must pay as a result. Just
as surely the public will have to pay
the increased rates on magazine and
newspaper distribution. So blended
with magazine making is book pub
fishing, that Congress is threatening
something more than the living Of a
host Of writers and publishers. It Is
aiming at the distinction which this
country is trying to attain in the
field Of letters, when it aims to make
it harder for publishers to circulate
their product.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
TO OPPOSE PASSAGE
OF MILITARY BILL
Six Groups to Testify Against
Chamberlain Bill Before
Senate Body.

Opponents of universal training
calling themselves Fighting pacifists"
will appear soon before the Senate
subcommittee. which is considering
the Chamberlain universal training
bill.
Under the auspices Of the American
Union Against Militarism, six differ
emit groups will appear next Saturday,
next Monday and next Tuesday. The
groups are:
Physical training experts, headed
by DR.. Dudley A. Sargent, Of Harvard
University, who appears Saturday
morning, January IS.
College students To Appear.
College students from Columbia,
Yale, Harvard. Princeton, and else
where, organized in the College Anti
Militarism League, Saturday after
noon.s
General educators, including Dr..
John Dewey, of Columbia University;
DR.. John Lovejoy Elliott, Of New
York city. and others. Monday morn
ing, JanuaEy IS.
Parents associations opposed to mill
tary training but in favor Of Federal
ala for physical training, Monday
afternoon.
Foreign-born citizens who have had
experience with compulsory military
training systems in foreign coun-
tries, including Switzerland and Ans
tralia. Tuesday morning, January 16-
Former ENLISTED Men.
Former enlisted men In the regular
army who are said to have definite
opinions oR> the shortcomings Of the
regular army from the point OF view
OF the enlisted man. Tuesday after
noon, January 10.
These groups. all have their point
Of view and want to be heard" says
the American Union Against Militar-
ism, in a statement issued announc-
ing the chain OF hearings. None Of
these groups, so far as we know, Is
committed to the doctrine OF NOM
resistance commonly associated with
the so-called pacifist position. But,
with al their diverse views, they are
all agreed in opposition to compul-
sorry military training as unnecessary
and as a menace to the national well
being"
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
WHAT'S on PRoeRAM
Many Interesting Events Of Import.
anee Are Scheduled.
Taaav

Meeting Chi Chapter, Phi MI SIGMA Fra
ternity. Chapel Of concordia Church Tween
tieth and g streets northwest. p m.
Meeting, Anacostia Citizens Association, eoDi
Nichols avenue southeast. .. m.
Reception. for Mrs. Emma c. Ocobock, most
worthy grand matron Of the Order Of East
ern Star, New Willard. p. m.
Meeting, Washington Safety First Associa-
ton. Public Library. p. m.
Private exhibition, to members OF the Arnsrt-
gins. motion picture, at home Of Dr.
Alexander Graham Bell l851S Connscticut
avenue northwest, p. m.
Meeting Connecticut Avenue CftiEens' A,-o-
citation. Army and Navy Preparatory School,
Upton street. near Connecticut avenue,
Illustrated lecture. National Parks.- L. C
Schmeckilier before Washington Associa-
tIon. No. 1. n. A. s. E, 12o4 PennsylYania
avenue northwest. .. m
Address. The Girls Of the Southern High
lands" Frank z. Jenkins, Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church. p. m.
Installation Of officers. Kit Carson Post, No.
2. G. A. r.. in Hall. 1I12 Fennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. p m.
Concert United States Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra, Stanley Hall. $40 p. m.
Meeting Northeastern Suburban Citisens'
Association. Sunday school room, LanRdon
Methodist Episcopal Church. .. m
Installation Of officers: Spanish War Yet
Grams. Pythian Temple, D, m.
Reception IN honor Of Miss Florence n
Brown, general secretary OF the T W. G.
A, at association building, p. m.
Meeting, Kentucky State Association, New
Ebbitt. p. m.
Meeting, Christian Endeavor Union. FIr.t
Congregational Church. p. m.
Bible study course. under leadership Of Or.
John II. Troy. Gospel Mission. $50 p. m.
Misunderstood OF instruction. 81. Johns
Mite Association: Naomi, No. 8, Eastern
Star.
Odd Fellows-Eastern, No. Z; Harmony, No.
8: Federal City. No. 20; Columbia No L
Encampmsnt; Mount Pleslant, No. o. Re-
bekaha-
knights Of Pythias-Hermoine. No l.; Union,
No %; Columbia, No. rs; Mount Vernon.
No. 8; Washington Company. No. l. UNI
form Rank: Friendship Temple, No. .,
Pythian Sisters.
knights OF Columbus-Adytsory COMMITTEES
and building company meeting
National Ufion-Interior. No. 2io.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
THE PROHIBITION MEASURE

IOSSlDly lucIc 10 IdtuCt AhOLC Vi
exuberance than all the circum-
stances warrant, in the expressions OF
complete confidence by the prohibi'
ton forces, that their dry Washing
ton bill will carry the House and be.
come law. Even the least contro-
verted legislation is long way from
the statute books till the very minute
when it is written into them. There
are always fiocks Of dragons by the
way.
The prohibition measure, as il
passed the Senate, contains, indeed,
the elements for its own undoing. II
denies the privilege of alocal refer
endum on the whole question. If the
same gentlemen who killed the I'm
derwood amendment had been voting
on the same question as affecting
their home States, how many of them
would have voted against the refer.
endum? We venture that the num-
Der could have beeen counted on
the digits of one hand.
1t remains to be seen whether the
House will accept the measure as il
has passed the Senate; and a confer
ence on such legislation is always
liable to result in development of
some excuse for letting it fail. 1t is
to be remembered always that a pro-
portion of, men who vote for such
measures do it with the reservation
that they hope somebody's else vote
will kill them. Voting prohibition in
the District of Columbia without
giving the District a hearing, is
simply imposing on this community
the standards that other and utterly
different communities adopt for
themselves. The net result repre-
sents neither the ascertained wish
of this community, nor the sincere
conviction of a considerable share of
those who vote to make it possible.
Under such conditions, the posi-
bility of legislative fuke that may
stop the bills progress is greatly in
creased. Insistence by the House on
referendum provision might prove
the means to make Legislation i'm
possible. There are other POSSIBLE
ties in the situation which must not
be moderated by the managers of
the prohibition movement.
But the fact stands that the SEN
ate by almost two-thirds vote has
passed the prohibition measure; and,
further, that common opinion is that
the House contains a safe majority
for the enactment. If it becomes
law, the manufacture of intoxicants
and their sale for beverage purposes
will be ended with November 1 next,
It means a radical reorganization of
the fiscal administration of the Dis
trict, but that will be accomplished
with probably less difficulty than
might be anticipated, as has been the
case in other cities to which the
saloon revenues were even more i'm
portant than they are to Washing
ton.
1t does appear. however, that when
Congress takes away so large and
important a revenue in this sum-
mary way, it assumes a response
bility toward this town which should
dictate decidedly liberal attitude in
regard to Federal contributions to
maintenance of municinal exnenses.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
No C0ler Line.

No Coler Line.
When il comes TO whisky there Is
no color line In Columbia; it Is only
when 1t comes down to the question
of voting that the line is drawn.
drinking IN Columbia Is neither a
race nor a sex question; the rule be-
ing that almost every human being
who can swallow has the inalienable
right. SO long as the present law
stands, to buy and consume q gallon
a month, which means thap Columbia
can drink about 500 thirty,gallon bar
rels of whisky a month or something
like 1900 gallons in the course OF
year without violating the law. rms
might be called, by courtesy, liberal
prohibition or restricted temperance.
What the town must have drunk
when II was run wide open 1t would
be difficult to calculate.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
LECTURE ON INDIANS
illustrated Talk Given Before
Ticket Agents Body.

Indian war dances, Indian stories. and
a regular horse-stealing expedition were
seen and heard By the members of the
Washington Passenger and Ticket
Agents Association last night in the
New Cochran Hotel.
Laurence d. Ketchell delivered lee
ture illustrated with motion pictures. on
the Blackfeet Indians and Glacier Ma
tional Park.
Following the lecture. there was a
dance. George T. Rowe, chairman OF
the entertainment committee was in
charge
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Europe Is reported to face a coal
famine: but It took a whole war to
bring It to that state. The U. s. A.,
always in the lead. Is abb to face a
coal famine without bothering about
n war
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

1t is claimed that the vote by which
the District prohibition bill passed
proves that no national dry IegisIa-
ton can carry in this Congress. tn
be a comfort to arid parties in this
town to know that II they were In
Milwaukee or ST. Louis, IL wouldn't
be so dry.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
Called His Blur.

The notice thus given seemed to
stir UP all the fighting blood OF the
Kentuck blacksmith, who, looking
coolly into the eyes" Of the injudi-
cious young man said, with rather
more heat than the occasion really
seemed to make at all proper: 81
don't care where the hell you came
from; IL you punish Bob again I'll
give you the damnedest beating you
ever had" He called the bluff. The
adventurous young man went
back to South Carolina and never
thought afterward of returning to
''the dark and bloody ground" No
prudent person would have takenAny
other course.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

New York man writes TO the paper
that there are too many lawyers; aver
age Of only fifty cases apiece per annum
for them all. That merely proves that
there aren't enough cases. There
couldn't be too many lawyers.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

The mild miiitants," we take Il,
sort OF hope that they may capture
woodrow's trenches with a deter
mined pea-shooter bombardment.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Prices OF eggs are of again; that
is, instead OF being three times us
high as anybody Gan AFFORD, they're
only twice.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Doubtless the folks who get Harry
Thaw out Of durance and back into
the sort OF IimeliEht he likes are we'll
pleased with their job.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Tho Russian cabinet is being reor,
ganized again, but with the custom.
airy disregard for orthospic consider,
atoms.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Now, don't rush around trying to
drink up as much of it before Novem-
Der 1 as would ordinarily serve the
requirements of a whole lifetime.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
what's The User

There is a homely saying that
might well be commended to Mr.
Lawson and others who grow fretful
when they are subjected to q Congress
sional inquisition: whats the use of
getting cloudy when you can't rain?"
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

Wherever the Information leak may
have been, It certainly wasn't in Law
son.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
A Tribute In Rhyme.

One OF the most distinG uished men
of the day and until recently not re-
motely connected with the diplomatic
establishment is gifted also In 'poeti-
cal form OF expression. At a dinner
given TO his class at Princeton some
wears ago they were all feeling the
inspiration Of a very congenial oc-
casion and when 1t came ms time 10
saw something. raising his glass to
his comrades he is reported to have
said:
"ThIs Ia the harmless little cherry
which, when duly soaked In rum,
Would make the veriest cherubim
look like a cherry-bum.
There has been nothing in modern
verse quite. so descriptive and philo-
hophical as that. Nobody could
have done so we'll, for instance, with
an olive. or a little onion; 1t required
the cherry to toJch the soul Of song.
The Washington times., 1917-01-10

An oId-TIme Verse.
When Mr.. Lawson was slarins at
him and shaking his finger under his
proboeis, Mr.. Chiperneld might very
we'll have sung to the infuriate FARM
or" in the words of the singer at the
old playhouse on the Avenue which
was destroyed years ago:
Don't you touch me; don't you touch
me:
For there amt no needcessity.''
Mr.. Chiperfield was only trying to
find out what the farmer knew about
the leak and he got mad and wouldn't
THE COMMENTATOR
The Washington times., 1917-01-10
Here and There
In the News

/ II Congressman Janet Rankin had
been examining Mr.. Thomas W. Law
son. OF Boston and the United States,
she would doubtless have looked
coolly into the eyes of Mr.. lawson"
but she would not have suggested,
either by word or gesture that she
would knock on his block. Andewhen
she got through with him there Is
not the least doubt that he would
have thought in his own rough. but
expressive. idiom that somebody had
'1ambasted hell into me-" Isn't 1t
strange that one of the choicest rep
resentatives of cultured Boston
should have been the first witness be-
fore an investigating committee OF
Congress to make a spectacle Of him
self? This was not like Boston. and
there is reason to believe that MT.
Chiperfield would testify under oath
that there are few people in Illinois
who would not have known better.
Blufring an Art.
Bluffing is an art, and he who does
not understand how the cards run
should never try it with a bigger
man than himself. Some years ago
youngster who had just squeezed
through college In South Carolina
thought he would go to Kentucky
and try to teach school, an occupa>
ton for which he speedily discovered
he was wholly untitled. One Of his
pupils was the son OF q blacksmith
by the name OF Fletcher, and an old
Union soldier. Mr.. Fletcher protest.
ed that his son had been punished for
some infraction OF 'the rules" and
said. with what seemed to the al
legged teacher undue emphasis: The
next time you punish Bob, you and
me will hitch" to which the teacher,
with far more eloquence than pru-
dence, responded: That's all well
enough, Mr.. Fletcher: but all want
you to remember f. that came from
South Carolina"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
Wilson Frequently
to Visit Capitol
Finds IL Too Slow 10 Call 10
White House All Men Hc
Desires to Sec.
iEy Associated rrca..1

WASlIlNGToN. February a.-prcsi.
dent Wilson plans t" Sisi, the Capito!
and executive departments frequently
whenever he desires quick
~ or wants 10 take any step. IN CON
ncction Will, Legislation.
II was said Officially ,o-dgy that no
sunrise or alarm need he felt If The
president suddenly goes 10 tae capitol
II any hour Of The ,iay or ,isit. any
II Of his Cabinet. So many pend.
Tag questions have to he t.kcl NJ.
that the President has found i. too
SLOW to call to the White House all
tho men he desires to soc.
Mr.. Wilson is now making few rou-
tine engagements and is kccpiur prac-
ticallN III OF his time open for work
IN connection with tho foreign S.,ua.
ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
20 Merchant Ships
Off Virginia Capes
Scheduled to Sail Tonight I'm
der Conuoy Of Three 1Licd
Var Icsscis.

.NoitFoLt.. Wy Fcbruar; o-A n,cr-
liant il"ct Of twenty allied ships All
n~cariiy laden with cargo and for port"
IL the European war conc is to-ni.ht
assembled thirty miles 81 the rir.
.;inia ape according to reports
brought here tonight. I. is expected
tlint tho feet wilt he largely augmented
by t"-morro" night whcr It is cched.
al"d to sail. T'irr" allied waran:ps
Of Tho cruiser t:rc arc sai.. 20 L." with
,ho merchant ships. and win ~, rs
.."nroyS across tho At'aut." Tho m.
''"r"taniinS is tina, 1T M mid ,tlan.
;,c. the nect VIII nc u:.: ~ \ quad.
ron OF fas; i.aEl3sh "r9,<.rs ard dc
stroycrs for tho trip across tho war
onc
The vessels carry carSecs "f NUM-
tons. grain aud foodStuTs destined for
entente ports. The movements of the
N''t'.s arc hcins kept secret ~ "a, as
possible,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
MOONLIGHT ATTACKS
DRIVE BACK GERMANS
British advance Their Lines at Mid.
night across Frozen Snow
Covered Ground.
PRESS TO WARD MlI;AuMoNT
Allied Position in .incrc Sector Stead
lily Improving, Both North and
Soutl, Of liver Take Battles.
court Farm.

isisn '"ire .n"!""Hc" ~ t.scvtatcd !'rcsS.I
WITH Till: BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. February \ VIA London
February 2.-Thc recent night f2bt.
IN. ~ TIN" moonlight and across Tho
frozen snow III q temperature near
cor" has carried tho irltiSl, lines VOL,
forward on both sides al the .Au.rc. ~
tic direction " Nirartnont. one part
"f III" "per"ti"ns being the occun..
ti"n -: Grand"court. which was .f-
ijclniiN announced las, night For
som" tim" tho British have been grad
uhliy improving their position in The
.tn,rc sector. hut tho lntc*t aud most
Important phase hogan ON SATURDAY
Ht%Gi. "licr. under u moon almost too
irtli'nt FOR their purpose. Tho ~I:uEliSI,
tr""p* swept forward son yards oyer n
'f"nt'c" IL quarters - /. milo.
'Rhinc 20" prisoners. This was north
&C III" river. and since tllcn tho pres
cure has hccn from tho south.
IN Tuesday night. tho British o,cu.
n'ri . long section OF n trench lust
west Of n~dccouri. aud on w.dncs-
day patrols were sent ont who 70.
r"rt"d that Grandccourt had been
evacuated, and that tho enemy had re-
tired coward Mlraumont. after abau-
d"nins many gun positions. This was
49, ~, '''' i''N '""l " IFl1lSil irl
reached q position where their suns
could Iako 6;randccourt from three
SIDES. still pressing forward on tho
north. General HaiE's forces took
Eitillcsr"urt farm to-day after a brief
resistance.
British staN officers pointed out tho
significance az these latter advances.
in view of I'll" German official state
ment OF Tuesday. which claimed the
~rccapturc OF trenches occupied on SAT-
urdaN. Thcs. officers say tina the sub
Il events are tho best proof that
tho German statement was untruthful.
Grandccourt was badly smashed. hut
bits Of walls still standing disttn-
Euished u from tho other villages.
which were completely nattcncd and
pulrcri:cd German stores of proyi-
sions wcr. found IN tho village. and
tn" British T"mm!cs dined TO-DAY on
German rations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
GERMAN \rTtCk
R~fptiSED II, FuE\tU

Associated Press.
PARIS February "a German AZ
tacN last night IN tho region Of Naux-
ioS- Falamcu% sourhCast nf Ncrdun
SO rcpnlsed hy tia" French, ,o.da-.s
oiheia! statement says. Niolcn, ariil-
i"rE actions occurred ~ the woc,rc re-
Eion.
last nish, and his morning bombs
"src cropped hy "irriancs in the rc-
slon OF INK -Four civilians were
hi''H The announcement follows.
Vast Of the Mouse. an enemy at,,cl;
~ ~" region ut NauN-lts.Palamour
""s r'nUised completely by our fire
w III" Wosvrc there was violent, ar,i,.
'erN hsht'ng a. vcll as activity on tho
psrt ~ patrols north al Fllrcy.
In tht NosGcs, cas-, of Noirnon;.
one Of cur dctarhncut~ took a Ger
man post ny surprise The occupa ats
"er" hil"d OF mad" prisoner.
Last nigh, and this morning sor.
man sNintorS t"ioe dropped bombs nv
'he region ~ p1ukirk. -Four civilian.
"cre hili"d. In thc region ~ I~.rou,ra
~" properties ""rc dropped. -Four
persons "crt w"Yndcd,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
S965.OOO FOR JEWISH RELIEF
DISTRIBUTION of This sum In Sufferers
in Nnrious Wsr Zones
authorized.
me-, !. snclatcd rrc.. |

NEW YORK. February a.-DiStribu-
ti"a Of soG5. 900 for tho vclf.c Of .Icw 'Sh
war sufferers in the various war zones
MS authorized Ivy tho joint distrjhu-
ton at a meeting here lat.
TO-DAY. This for every dol
lar IN tho treasury, and leaves a deceit
hcsricS Ti'e remittance made to-day
were as follows:
F"r Aus,ria HunSary and c;alicia.
S2:'."'"; Tor Russia. 100000: for Tur.
key and t;tlicia. $4,000: for Palestine,
$1,000 Tor the ~"occupied parts OF Eou-
mania. $4,000; for Bulgaria. $1,000
Tor serbia and circccc. $1,000.
'An appropriation OF $3.50. 900 wa.
made 10 he scnt 10 for The
r"ll'i of tho Jews in Poland and
.tthat'a. hut the money will not he
&'ni until the approval OF tho State
department at Washington is obtained.
Assurance was given that the relief
work VII hr continued ~ the terri.
tories occupied by the central powsrs.
regardless Of whether or NOT the United
state" becomes involved IN war with
Germany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
BRYAN PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
.tntiNar Demonstration 10 TIC IIcid In
Washington ON Monday
Night.
ny associated Press

NEW YORK. February William
i. BRYAN is expected - hc the princi-
pal spcakca At tho autiway dcmonst-.
ton at Washington next Nl"!,i.y night.
undcr the auspices II the Emergency
Peace f'dcr"tiou. IT w.-s announce
hcr" tonight. Assurances have hccn
received. IL WAS said. that delegations
viii 10 present from Buffalo. Eoston.
Rochester. PITTSBURGH, Cleveland. chi
cage. oman. aud Other cities.
Tho federation tina IL
representatives. hope 10 present, thcir
View 10 President Wilson on Mouda
morn.ng aud I" Congress in the after
noon. Final plJus for tho evening
meeting have not been made.
y check for sl0O was received TO-
day by til" New York committee from
Mr.. Bryan, II was reported. 20 help de-
FRAY expenses Announcement, also
was made that Miss Jane Addamy. Or
Chicago. had t"Lu&raphcd that .hc
would organize /. chicago CONTINGENT
I" 20 10 Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
LEAVES ESTATE TO WIFE
VIII az Former ,In.
NeaSh ruled for rrobnte In
Washington.

N.\slllN''roN. February 9.-Thc
WI! OF Wayne MacNcaSh. former At
i"rncN-i"noral OF tho United states.
dated December 20. 1915. was filed TO-
Gay '"H iroh"'N. lie leaves his entire
estate 10 his Wifi. Virginia Cameron
M'"Nrtrh "nd names her ,executrix
without bond. The trStator cXplairs
mat he has made generous provision
'or Ms seas, and by his Will directed
that II His wife had died tirs, the bulk
81 hrs c>;at" was 10 90 10 his daueh-
t"i. Alatsarotta &. M~scNcagh. and the
american Sccurity aud Trust Com
Nln.ntcr.