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The Washington times., 1917-01-20

ferings have fallen heavily on one
half OF the Jewa.of the world"
Immediately following his evening
address before the National Geo
graphic Society, Prof. Tat went 10
the National Press Club, where ne
received a most enthusiastic greeting
from the large crowd of newspaper
men. His entry into the assembly
room was preceded by the rendition
of a song dedicated to the former
President, and entitled Bill Taft's
Coming Back"
In reference TO the position Of the
United States IN regard to ihterna-
tional affairs Prof. Taft spoke as fol-
lows: -.
Il am strongly convinced that the
power of the United States was never
greater as an influence for good In
the world than It Is today and will be
when the war Is over and I have q
profound conviction THAI IL we choose
to exercise that Influence we can do
great deal Of good. but that 1--WE
must not allow ourselves too much
by traditions that have heretofore
governed our foreign policy"
Prof. Taft was introduced BY Gus
Karger.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
TAFT MAKES THREE
ADDRESSES HERE.
Talks Before National Geo.
graphic Society and National.
Press Club.

Former President william Howard
Taft made two addresses on the He
brew race and their part in the Eu-
ropean war before the National Geo
graphic Society yesterday afternoon
and evening. Later In an address
before the National Press Club. he Dc
clared the United States can no long
err remain half In and half out of in
ternational affairs.
Reference was made also in his ad.
dress hefore the club. to the Teak In
quiry (which he deprecated as a ire
mendous and useless expenditure Of
the peoples money and the brain
power of their lawmakers."
Speaking before the National Geo
graphic Society Professor Taft said
that the United States will sway a
greater part in the adjustment of
peace >conditions, than most persons
realize and declared that this country
has no right to withhold the use
of its power when the civil equality
OF the Jews is at stake.
"If the war does help the Jews Il
viii indeed be a blessing In a dread
full disguise" he said.
"lts miseries, its cruelties, Its suf-
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings Of the Day In
Various Parts of the
Nations Capital.

The professor at a Washington law
echooI had just finished a tiresome
0etUre and not a few questions had
6een asked by ambitious students
1R were not convinced that they
FULLY understood all their mentor had
said.
Hands popped up everywhere and
The instructor answered their oues-
tions one by one Finally he passed
20 the next case.
But one hand that was stretched
up with the others was not taken
down. For some minutes the lecture
proceeded and the professor finally
caught sight of It.
We'll. what question do you wish
TO ask about this case?" he asked.
A surprised freshman. looking his
guilt. pulled the paw in.
Excuse me. sir" he stammered. 81
forgot to take 1t down."
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
.EVANS-PHILLPS
ENGAGEMENT OFF
Announcement Causes Stir in
"Horsey" Set Of Wash
ington Society.

One Of the principal topics OF dis
cussion among members OF the
'horsey" contingent Of Washington
society today was the announcement
that the engagement OF Miss Mar
garet LouiseN Phillips, Of New YORK.
to George Morris Evans, Of this city
has been Cancelled.
Young Evans Is well known among
the youngef element OF the local
horse-loving fraternity, and Is a son
of Mrs. Morris Evans, who Is living
In New York this winter. He Is
member Of TIE Washington Riding
and Hunt Club, and since his tenn
porary residence In New York with
his mother has been riding with the
Essex county hounds.
Miss Phillips is q daughter OF M.
and Mrs Jacob l.. Phillips, OF 40 East
Sixty-seventh street, New York city.
Plans had been made following the
announcement of the egagement OF
the young couple two days ago Tor
their wedding IN June.
'sThere Is no explanation as 10 why
the engagement of my daughter ana
Mr.. Evans was broken. SAID the
young woman's mother in answer 20
Inquiries. today. Just say tnat IL Is
broken and that Is all"
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
TRIBUTE PAID TO
LEE AND JACKSON
Children Of Confederacy and D.
A. R. Take Prominent Part
in Memorials.

southerners and members Of South
ern memorial associations Joined in
honoring the memory of Gen. Robert
z. Lee and Gen. "StonewalT Jackson
last night in the Mt. Vernon. Place
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter of
the Southern general, was among
those who participated in hohoring
the memory or her father. When she
entered the church, the audience rose
and cheered her.
Occupied Reserved Seats.
Roberto. Lee Chapter, United
Daughters Of the Confederacy; Stone
wall jackson Chapter Of the same or
der, and Mildred Lee. Chapter, Chill
dren OF the confederacy, occupied re-
served seats with the veterans.
Capt. Fred Beall, commander of
Camp III, I. United Confederate Vet
erans' Association, presided at the
meeting. The Rev. JSmes H. Taylor.
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church, delivered the invocation. Fol-
lowing the invocation, Miss Lee was
introduced.
As each Of the two rugged faced
veterans, w. s. ,Grigsby and DR..
Joseph L. Soddatl1, rose to their feet,
a hush fell over the large audience
as she solemnly pinned on their
breasts the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy CrosS of Honor.
Delivered EuIogy.
ConKressman Charles N. Stedman,
a Confederate veteran, delivered an
eulogy upon the Christian characters
OF Lee and jackson.
Simple but impressive services in
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
SECRETARY LANES
: SON AN AVIATOR
Youth Ordered to Newport News
as Sergeant of Army Air
Section.

Remember Frank-Franklin K.
Lane, jr.?-sure We do. he was the
boy we couldn't drag away from the
physical laboratories"
That was three years ago. the time
Of which a Western High School
teacher spoke. when the son of the
Secretary of the Interior attended
there.
Now young Frank Lane" is going
to have all the atmosphere he needs
around about Newport News for a
laboratory in which to study air cur
rents and gravitation.
Ordered To Active Service.
For sergt Franklin J. Lane, jr.. has
just been ordered to active service at
the Curtiss Aviation School down
there.
THE only trouble with Frank was
that he was so fond Of those labora-
tories, especially Of one we had just
established in connection with a new
course in physical geography, that
we couldn't get him to pay enough
attention to other studies.
He was a bright boy, quick, small,
alert, and I don't remember that he
took part in any athletics. ]. do re-
member though one day he procured
a specimen Of radium, so tiny that
a microscope had to be used to dis
Germ it, and brought it around to show
everybody. He had borrowed II from
some, scientist down in his fathers
department"
Devoted to Science.
Young Lane went to Western from
September. 1912 to June, 1914, made
friends with scores OF his classmates;
then went to Phillip Exeter Academy
for a time, and also attended the
Emerson Institute here. He insisted
on studying science and mathematics,
and sturdily declined, those who
know him say, to pay much attention
to anything else.
Some time ago he conceived the
idea that aviation was the life for
him, and he finally convinced relus-
tant father and mother of the fact.
He declined any official influence his
father possessed, and took the regular
examinations, both mental and phys
ical, for entry into the aviation sec
tion of the Signal Corps.
His dream is realized with his ap-
pointment as sergeant, and the oppor-
tunity to go into active service.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
BAKER RETURNS TO CITY.

Secretary Of War Baker returned
from Lexington, Va. today where
yesterday he made the principal ad-
dress Jat the founders day celebrar
ton of the Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Mr.. Baker, a graduate of the law
department OF that. university In 1894,
recounted the hieAory of George
Washington, whose benefactions
made possible the establishment Of
Washington College, now Washing
ton and Lee University, and told Of
Robert z. lice, who devoted the
closing years of his life to that In
stitution.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Political Study Club.

Miss Elizabeth Ashew, of Florida.
made the principal address on the
woman's club movement in the Soutb
before the Political Study Club at its
quarters, 1926 Rhode Island avenue,
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Estment
of Connecticut, spoke on the wonn.
ans club movement in the North.
Other. speakers were Mrs. r. o. Jones
and Mrs. H. Rand Tindall.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
To GIVE PUBLIC RECITAL.

The second Of the free puphc Or
gan recitals, given under the auspices
of the washington Society of the Fine
Arts, will take place In 81. 1onh >
Church, Lafayette Square, Thursday
afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. -,
Lewis Atwater, organist OF Al
Souls Unitarian Church and tne
Eighth Street Temple, will give the
following program: First sonata
Mendelssohn; "Evocation Ia Cha
nellie sixtine," Liszt; "Kyrie," Bach;
"Cantilene Nuptiale," Du Bois; La
mentation," Guiimant: paraphrase on
Christmas hymn, Faulkes (dedi,
Gated to Mr.. Atwater); THE swan,
Stebbins; "AIegretto," Bliss; Orlen-
tai sketch" Bird, and SECOND toe
cata," Rogers,
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Senator Sterling Speaks.

Love and Friendship" was the sub
5ect of an address by Senator Thomas
Sterling last night before the Shake
speare Society of America, in the
Cairo. He illustrated his lecture by
quoting extracts from the plays of
Shakespeare. A musical entertain
ment followed the lecture.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Fess to Teach Class

The Mems Bible Class of the First
Presbyterian Church will be taught
by Congressman Simon Fess tomor-
row morning, at 8 o'clock. The regu-
lar services will be conducted by the
Rev. John Britton Clark at the con
clusion of the session.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
RAISE AGAIN DELAYED
No Progress Likely Today On LegIs'
IatIve Bill.

Little or no progress on the legis-
lative bill will be made in the Sen
ate today.
The Senate met at 1890, and short.
ly before II O'clock recessed to at.
tend in a body the services in honor
of Admiral Dewey in the rotunda of
the Capitol.
After the services the Senate will
reconvene. but II rs the intention 10
adjourn over until Monday as a fur.
ther mark of respect to Admiral
Dewey.
The Senate will begin holding ses-
sions at IL o'clock Monday in an
effort to expedite business.
The fate Of the proposed increase
IN pay of the clerks IS still un-
settled, and will remain unsettled un-
til next week.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Social Club Gives Dance.

The Social Club of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged gave a dance last
night at the headquarters of the or
ganization, 4l5 NJ street, northwest
These dances are to be held every
other Thursday night
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
CIansmen To Meet.

The Washington branch of the
Lake Clan Of England and America,
will meet at the New Willard tonight.
Gen. H. Oden Lake, national COM
mander of the Army and Navy Union,
Is the chief clansman.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
TO GET SATURDAY PAY.

Government employees working four
hours on Saturdays are entitled to a
full days pay, as that number con-
stitutes a days work during the half
holiday season, according to Comp!
troller w. W. Warwick, of the Treas
ury Department. The ruling was
given in response 10 a reference
from the Secretary of the Navy, re-
garding the pay ~ the Navy Yard
from June 10 to September 10.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Singer Are Son1ht-

Invitations are being sent out by
Director Cogswell, of the Washing
ton oratorio Society, for singers to
Join the society and practice in its
rehearsals of sacred songs to be
given at various church entertain
ments in the spring.
Rehearsals are held every Monday
evening in the Wilson Normal School,
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
To Address Teachers Club.

DR.. N. W. shefferman will address
the Teachers Club at its head
quarters, Eleventh and F streets
northwest, this evening on Char
acter Analysis in the Schoolroom." {"
DR. Shefferman believes there are
different types of pupils, and that
the various types require different
treatment
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Lecture. for Tenchers, CIub.

THE. Classification of Human
Types" the first of a series of lee
lures, will be delivered by Rev. N. W.
Shefferman before the Teachers Club,
6u2 Eleventh street northwest this
evening at 7:45- o'clock There will
be a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee on Monday evening at 3:45
O'Clock
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
aNIotor Construction.v

Motor Construction" will be de.
n scribed by Charles A. Babcock, N. E.,
as the second of a series of five lee.
tures on automobile construction and
mechanism at Miller Brothers sales.
rooms, 1405 H street northwest, at
s o'clock tonight.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Socialists Plan Banquet.

The Young Peoples Socialist
League will give its first annual ban
Quet tomorrow evening at S11 E
street northwest. Representatives of
many organizations have been in
Nited to attend.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Meeting Is PoHfponed.

The meeting of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry has been post.
poned until further notice, az the Pub
lie Library will be closed today in
honor Of the memory of Admiral
Dewey.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Lecture On Japan,

An iilustrated lecture on Japan was
given at the Petworth Home Associa-
tion. Four hundreds Petworth resi-
dents attended.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Suffrage League to Meet.

The College Equal Suffrage League
will meet at suffrage headquarters.
1926 Rhode Island avenue northwest,
Monday at D. m.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
EIIEs to Give Dance.

Washington Lodge, No. Is, B. P.
o. E, will give its monthly dance
the 25th OF this month in Elks Hall,
p19 H street northwest
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Quickest Service to Baltimore.
Every hour on the hour. Baltimore
& Ohio. ,Sl.75 round trip. Saturdays
and Sundays. f1.60.-AdYt
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Sterling Hotel. 18th and d SITS. N. w.
Come here for a good dinner. 76c.
Delightful music and dancing.
Every Evening, $3.50 to 8.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Philadelphia. - Harry ThaW ad-
judged insane by alienists who ex-
amined him in sanity inquiry started
by his mother.
Pittsburgh, Pa--Three rivers re-
ceding after reaching high stage of
% feet and remaining stationary at
that point for several hours.
Pekin. - Chinese government ex-
pected formally to announce China's
break in diplomatic relations with
Germany today.
Tokio.-China's decision to break
with Germany is partly upon Japan's
advice. Japan and China may there
fore be regarded as completely in
accord on China's future plans.
New York.--A glass eye, artificial
arm and wooden leg are not bars to
chauffeur's license in New York,
Judge House ruled.
New York.-Wanted: A house with
Is rooms and four baths for Billy
Sunday to live in while he's in New
York,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13
MANY PROMINENT CHICAGO
PEOPLE THREATENED With
DEATH IN LETTER

DEATH IN LETTER
Death for a score of industrial
leaders, public officials and women
was threatened in a letter received
by the Chicago Daily News today.
The letter, which, according to
Daily News reporter was signed G.
Groom, 43 Holman av., marked for
death: J. Ogden Armour, Nelson
Morris, ]. P. Griffin, Fred w. Upham,
Leonard Busby Mayor Thompson,
Chief Schuettler, Julius ROsenwald,
Judge Lands and seven women.
All will be killed within 10 days,
Judge Lands in open court, it said.
81 was at City Hall a couple of
days ago to kill SchuettleT, but
changed my mind" it read.
81 have IL Savage automatic re-
vOlvers, 300 rounds of ammunition,
4 Smith & .WessOn revolvers, 100
rounds of ammunition, Winchester
rifles, 800 cartridges.
In a few days Chicago will listen
to music it will never forget"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13
WHEAT SITUATION TAKES NEW
LEASE ON LIFE, THANKS TO
RAIN AND SNOW!

OuOW anu ram ldSL IlSQL anu To-
day through the winter wheat belt
saved the winter wheat crop from
what seemed certain ruin. A drought
which had lasted nearly all winter
was broken. 1t means millions to
the American farmer. Precipitation
was general throughout the Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys.
The North American continent
must provide the world with the ma
jOr part Of its bread in 1878, and
the good wheat news comes at a
valuable time. A general shortage
Of wheat had been predicted for the
whole world.
Wires from Nebraska, Missouri,
Minnesota and other big wheat Sec
lions are very encouraging. Not only
has the recent rain and light snow
put new life into the present crop,
but it will put soil into fine shape for
spring planting.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Canonsburg, Pa.-f7 men trapped
in one of mines of Henderson Coal
Co. at Henderson when two explo-
siOns partially wrecked interior Of
the mine,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13
PREPARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR
GUNNERS ON MERCHANT SHIPS
Washington, March 13.-Instruc-

Washington, March 13.-Instruc-
tons to American navy gunners re-
garding their conduct in defending
United States armed merchantmen
from German submarines in Ger
many's barred death area are COM
pleted and approved and will be is
sued whenever needed"
Sec'y of the Navy Daniels drew
the orders and then in two confer
ences with Sec'y Of State Lansing
made some changes, believed to be
minor.
Daniels, who announced today
completion of the instructions, de-
clared they would be secret and said
he had control of the situation so
that the contents would not be made
public from any source.
-O-O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-16
THE S0UTH's SUFFERING
macon Telegraph.)

macon Telegraph.)
The New York World has this to say
about the South's suffering:
no people in Europe, except the
Poles and the Serbians. have yet suf
fcred one-half the physical hardships
ard privations that the people of the
South endured in the War Between the
States. Nor has any part of Europe,
except Poland and Serbia been devast-
ated as Sheridan devastated the Shen-
andoah Valley, as sherman devastated
the broad zone through which he
marched from Atlanta to the sea. Eu-
rope has wasted blood and treasure on
Z scale never before approached. but
none of the principal beligerents has
experienced war as the South knew Il
in the last year of the Confederacy.
Nor has any country made such sacri-
fees as the South made before it yield
ed to ruthless necessity"
Mississippi and Alabama we're like
wise devastated But The World makes
no reference to Reconstruction" and
the Plumber of the Eleven Southern
States" after the war. A crown OF
tborns was pressed upon the brow OF
every Southern home under the rule OF
the freedman's bureau, the carpetbsg
/ ger and the military.
May merciful Providence save
Belgium. Serbia, Rumania and the
Poles from the destruction and humili-
alton meted out to the Southern States
when not an armed foe was in exist.
ence from the Potomac to the Ric
Grande. We we're simply the victim.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-16
A COUNTY's ERROR.

From the always well-informed Tiff.
ton Gazette we gain information in the
following editorial mention:
When the newly elected COM
missioners of Coffee county met in
their first session this year, one
of their initial acts was to decide
not to appropriate any sum toward
keeping a farm demonstration in
that county this year. Their action
in this instance drew forth a
storm of protest from the farmers,
business men and educators in the
county that the commissioners
called a special meeting at which
was heard the verbal protests of
the people interested, and so
strong was the matter put before
them that they very wisely decid-
ed that it would be best tc recon
slider their original action and ap-
propriate the sum of 5000.
1t was. a great error for Coffee coun
ty to take such action as rescindin;
the appropriation for a county dem
onstration agent. Rather than a sal
airy of $500. it should have been in
creased.
The county commissioners of Sumte,
county have given their money ant
cooperation to the work being car
ried on by Messrs. Oliver and Boyett
1, is money we'll spent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-16
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

Notice is hereby given 10 all per
sons whomsoever that. the SYea Fire
& Life Insurance Company. Of Goth
enburg, Sweden, will not be RESPONSE
BILE or liable in any manner whatever
for loss or damage to property insur-
ed under policies No. 1882, 1877 sos
and 737,64s of said company;
the same having been issued
without its lawful authority; and per-
sons holding the same are asked to
deliver them to the undersigned for
cancellation.
(Signed.)
RHETT, O'BEIRNE. & LoCHRIDGE,
General Agents, Hurt Building. At
lanta, Ga. 10-1zt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-16
SeabOari Air Line
rhe Progressive Railway OF The SOutl

Leave Americas for Cordele, Ro-
ehelle, Abbeville, Helena, Lyons, Col
Inns, Savannah, Columbia, Richmond,
Portsmouth and points East and South
1881 D m
$3.50 o n
Leave Americas for Cordele, Able
Vile, Helena and intermediate points
6:l1 p N
Leave Americas for Richland. At
lanta, Birmingham, HurtsborO, Mont
gomery and points West and Northwest
sos m
Leave Americas for RIchland, Col
umbus, Dawson, Albany and interme-
date points -.-.. ..-
1880 q n
Seaboard Buffet Parlor-sreeping Car
on Trains Is and IA arriving Americas
from Savannah 1925 p. m. and leav.
ing Americas for Savannah 2:3o g. m.
Sleeping ear leaving for Savannah at
$3.50 a. m, will be open for passengers
at I1:40 p. m.
For further information apply to H.
P. Everett, Local Agent, Americas,
Ga: c. W. Small, Div. Pass. Agent,
Ca; C. p. ~An. =. p. A..
Norfolk. Va.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-16
Not a Bite of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says a glass of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps Us fl.

Just as coal. when 1t burns, leaves
behind certain amount of incombus-
tible material in the form of ashes, so
the food and drink taken day after day
leaves in the alimentary canal a GER
tain amount of indigestible material,
which if not completely eliminated
from the system each day, becomes
food for the millions of bacteria which
irfest the bowels, From this mass Of
leftover waste, toxins and ptomain-
like poisons are formed and sucked
into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink glass Of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phate in 1t to wash out Of the thirty
feet of bowels the previous days &C
cumulation of poisons and toxins and
to keep the entire alimentary canal
clean, pure and fresh.
Those who, are. subject to sick
headache, colds, billiousness. consti-
pation, others who wake up with bad
taste foul breath, backache, rheumatic
stiffness, or have a sour, gassy stom-
ach after meals. are urged to get
quarter pound OF limestone phosphate
from the drug store, and begin prac-
ticing internal sanitation. This will
cost very little, but is sufficient TO
make anyone an enthusiast on the
subject.
Remember inside bathing is more
than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
into the blood. causing poor
health, while the bowel pores do. Just
as soap and hot water cleanses, sweet
ems and freshens the skin, so hot wa
ter and limestone phosphate act on
the stomach. liver. kidneys and bow
els. advt.