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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-30
II More Truth Than Poetry -
BIZ lanes ] Mnnfnane
Suppose We'd Always Had a CensorI
James !. Montague

fTis 1st p'D JONES' the Censor 'id his language
He signaled to the enemy, I've just begun to fight \
We cannot let the public know admiral would
So rude and and crude thing in such loush
I'll just elaborate his words in phrases smooth and fit,
I'll add literary touch and polish them, to wit:
"Tn reply your inquiry Ohether about to
quit the combat not state that the contrary
completing preparations Immediately to enter IT,"
GGESE admiral" the Censor walled their punch
and zipl
Reports give Lawrences last words Don't give Ship
TwOuld be grave disservice to the proIetarat
To let them know heros words could sound like that
But when elaborated by a learned like me
The improvement in their style you easily
my inability continue the dfre
considered could diSsudde psrDoss
you might possibly entertain of reinQhing the vessel the
enemy"
CGVXT HAT vulgar speech the Censor said ct makes oneS
w nerves unsteady;
Here's Dewey telling Grdley You fire when
How fortunate that am here keep such words these
From of the public prints that anybody
But mind, just hand here and when elaborated
The public will receive the that Dewey boldly stated
"Gridey, unpreP1redness you doubtless duue
that trust gentleman seTUiH0 under
Ooutd fall into To instruct of discharge
of the rifles Inadvertently before the time CouId
put mildly serious tndiscreiOH However Uhen there
shells guns Ldngards target In SIGHT
and the Intervening freed from anything 0ch Doud
Obstruct the of the projcte
UhV the attack should not be deIiUered."
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
EXPOSITION OF CoL0R-MUSIC
Motet Choral Society Gives Concert
at New Willard.

For the second time in Washington
the Notet Choral Society gave an ex-
position OF color-music in it's concert
at the New willard last evening, un-
der the direction of Otto Torney
Simon, with Miss Caroline Curtiss, So
prano. as soloist.
This new art. or combination of the
arts. Is interesting. The changing
color on the screen. that is ever beau
tiful In its color. texture, and blend.
serves to intensity the varying shades
in the music. emphasizes in music
qualities that the average listener
might ignore. 1t is effective in add
ing a subtle glamour to the sound and
also as an interpreter in part.
The utility of such a medium is in
doubt The Motet Society and Mr.. ST.
mon have. however, contributed TO the
field of aesthetics an art experiment
that is yet in its infancy, and that is
capable. surely. of real development.
Mr.. Simon. who. with Mrs. Simon. de-
veIoped the idea last summer. de-
serves high commendation for his
pioneer work in this art. The color
box" is the invention of a Washington
man. Edward NJ Kennard. and the ef-
fective manipulation was done by
George Davis.
In linking the music TO color, three
choruses were used. Where the mu-
sic was definitely program music. such
as the close of the Bantock Spring $
Enchantment," that brought sleep
and Dreams" the colors were truly
impressive. Often. however, the gra-
dations were too subtle to hold inter
est. but the flame of ITO Zante" OF
Holbrooke. the psychic influence all
through held close to the music that
held much atmosphere, much textured
covered tone.
Miss Curtiss gave two opera arlas
and was so warmly received that she
responded twice to encores. A dainty.
temperamental little singer. she has a
miniature voice with which she shows
an artistic comprehension of her mu-
sic. She gave as encores Il Hear a
Thrush at Eve" the French "Bonjour
Serzon," and Mrs. Beach's The Years
at the Spring"
Two choruses OF Bantock and four
from Handlers Israel in Egypt" COM
pleted the program. Atmosphere and
strong contrast characterized the in
terpretations-covere tone work in
choral blend and dynamic climax.
George Wilson, as accompanist for
Miss Curtiss. was rarely artistic, shar-
ing the chorus Accomplishments with
Miss Lenore Baker.
]. MacB.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
DAYLIGHT SAVING IS
WAR PROBABILITY
Senate Committee Is Told How
Much Good Il Would Do.

Daylight saving" az a war meas
ure will probably be recommended Ia
the Senate by the Interstate Com
merce Committee within a few days
Hearings on the hill proposing to set
the clocks throughout the country
back one hour. so as to begin the
working day one hour earlier and end
it an hour sooner. were completed to-
day.
Scientists. business men. and manu-
facturers appeared before the COM
mittee today. urging the bill as a wa
measure. $. NJ. Colgate. soap manu-
facturer. OF New York. said his ex-
perience with the daylight saving plan
in his plant had showed increased
efficiency on the part OF the men. i'm
proved their health, and created an
overwhelming desire TO maintain the
program.
Robert l.. Brunei. public service en-
gineer OF Providence. r. l.. said the
Law would save Providence $4,000
yearly in lighting and fuel and the
S4O.OOO.OOO annually. He
urged 1t as a fuel conservation meas
use, as dld r. II. SlDley' OF the hoches-
ter IN. " Chamber of Commerce.
r. r. Wilson. OF Boston. represent
ing the National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers, urged the meas
ure on the grounds that IT would give
thousands of workers an hour in the
evening to till their gardens and will
assist in the back to the
farm" spirit now being urged to in
crease production.
Mr.. Wilson said that cotton manu-
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
WOMEN WORKERS ARE
GROWING In NUMBER
Percentage Of Married Shows I'M
mense Increase in Twenty Years.

4 vast increase in the employment
OF women in the United States. par
ticularly among married women. is
shown by figures on the marital con-
dition OF women engaged in gainful
occupations made public by the Gems
us Bureau today.
In 1890 the married formed 143 per
cent of all women sixteen years of
age and over engaged in gainful oc-
cupations. In 1900 this proportion
had increased to 1873 per cent; and
then. from 1900 to 1910. it jumped
to the very high and entirely unpre-
cedented proportion OF 25.4 per cent.
While there were important varia-
tions. the great increase was not con-
fined TO any one occupation or group
of occupations. nor to any one State
or group of States. In every occu-
patton examined the married formed
larger proportion OF all women six
teen years of age and over in 1910
than in 1900. And in each geographic
division and in each State except Ari-
zona the married formed a larger pro
portion OF all gainfulIy occupied
women sixteen years of age and over
in 1910 than in 1900.
Even more startling and more sig
nifcant than the great increase I'm
the proportion which the married
form OF all women. siNten years OF
age and over engaged in Eainful oc-
cupations is the marked increase In
the proportion of all wonderland
especially in the proportion of all
married wOmen-enPaRed in cainfui
occupations.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
UNABLE TO GET QUORUM.

Because of a lack of a quorum, the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association
was unable to take formal action on
questions scheduled to come before
it at last nights meeting.
Suggested improvement OF street
car service on the Chevy Chase line
was informally discussed. a number
of communications addressed TO the
association, requesting that organiza.
tion to protest against the present
service. were read to the half dozen
members present by Secretary Will
liam T. Murphy. After waiting an
hour for an additional member TO make
quorum TO appear. President l.. A.
Rogers adjourned the meeting.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings Of the Day in Various
Parts Of the Nations Capital. .

Forty members OF the Chamber OF
Commerce have offered their services
to the Home Defense League.
This announcement was made by
Thomas Grant. secretary, at meet
ing of the organization committee,
of which william c. Sullivan is chair
man. in the board room Of the District
building yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Grant was directed to send with the
notices OF the meeting of the cham
ber next Tuesday night circular let
ters telling Of the purposes OF the
league and inviting the members to
join.
Plans for further recruiting will be
discussed by the organization com
nittee at a meeting in the rooms OF
the Chamber OF Commerce Tuesday
night prior 20 the regular meeting OF
the chamber.
The committee has been subdivided
with the following chairmen: w. J.
Sullivan. W. ]. Kehoe. p. r. Fletcher.
]. c. Weld, Frank Metzerott, J. Blake
Gilpin, and G. W. Wainwright.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
BLUE AND GRAY UNITE
Union Veterans Planning to Be
Hosts to Confederates.

Plans are being discussed by the
executive committee OF the United
Confederate Veterans to make the re-
union beginning June a patriotic
jubilation, typifying the complete
reunion OF the North and the South
under the Stars and Stripes. Promi.
nent Union veterans in Washington
are cooperating with Col. Robert n.
Harper and the committee to bring
abOur this result.
June will be devoted to fraternal
greetings OF "Yank" and Johnny
Reb." and in the evening the initial
meeting OF the Sons OF Con ntederate
Veterans.
June will witness the opening
session Of the reunion. with an ad
dress by President Wilson. In the
afternoon the veterans and visitors
will be taken to the civil war battle
fields about Manassas, Va, and to
Fort Stevens
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
VIII Talk on Banking.

John Poole. president OF the District
Of Columbia Bankers Association. is
To address Washington Chapter OF the
American Institute OF Banking at a
meeting tonight in the chapter rooms,
1914 F street. Mr.. Poole's subject will
be Banking and Finance" TOnight's
lecture will be the first OF two lee
tures Mr.. Poole will deliver before the
chapter. The second lecture will be
May 10, when Mr.. Poole will discuss
Loans and Investments"
The Washington times., 1917-05-03

F1rty-siN musical and dancing nUI"-
bers were included in the pleasing
program OF the May ball. given at Odd
Fellows hall last night by members
OF the class of Miss Leona Callan.
Popular song hits and some OF the
latest dance interpretations were in
cluded. and the final number was the
singing of THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner." led by Mildred Crandall attired
as Liberty" Those taking part in
cluded Olga CrRndaIl. Youratt .Kers-
lake, r. Parker. L. Shibley, Clara Bor-
gorad. Evelyn Colquitt. Audrey Sperle,
Dorothy Crandall, Minnie klatsiin,
and Miss Nerena Schmid.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
MRS. EoPoLUccI BENEFICIARY

The mother of John 4. EopoluccI,
the Washington youth who was the
first American to die under arms in
the present war. is the beneficiary Of
the first life insurance policy to be
paid as a result OF hostilitles. Young
Eopolucci, who was the only gunner
on the steamer Aztec not saved when
the ship was torpedoed April l. was
insured in the Equitable Life Insur-
snce Company. which has paid the
policy. Mrs. Eopolucci lives at 619
street southeast
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
Talks 10 Future Officers.

Col. c. F. Puckle, A. $. c.. here
with the British war mission, describ
ed the work OF "the army uenind the
lines" to 200 prospective officers jf
the quartermaster's reserve corps
last night in a lecture delivered in
the auditorium OF the Army Medica
School, 462 Louisiana avenue nortn.
west Capt VIII H. Point will lee.
ture tomorrow night on THE Supply
Of Subsistence for An Army" Tues.
day night he will lecture on Field
Bakeries"
The Washington times., 1917-05-03

facturers are willing to turn over
hundreds OF acres in the New Eng
land States to their employees and that
the men would have the time TO TIL
this ground IL the daylight saving
law was passed. He also urged IL as
a coal conservation measure.
Working on the belief that only
war emergency measures should De
considered at this session of Congress.
the committee has practically decided
to introduce the measure as a war
bill
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
SIGMA NJ PHI MEETING
Fourteenth Annual Convention OF
Fraternity Assemblies Tomorrow.

The fourteenth annual convention
OF Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternity will
be held in Washington tomorrow and
Saturday.
The session will open tomorrow night
with an informal reception given by
the national officers at the University
Club. Justice Siddons, of the District
Supreme Court. will welcome the
delegates and members. oliver Metz
croft, one OF the founders OF the IRA
ternity. and Admiral Samuel McGow-
an. paymaster general of the navy.
also will speak.
The frst business session Will be
held at 10 o'clock on Saturday. opened
by 7. Jarvis Butler. lord high chan
ceIlor OF the fraternity. On Saturday
evening the Joseph H. Choate Chapter.
Of the National Law School. VIII en-
tertain the delegates at a dinner.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
Daughter. of America Rally.

Delegations from Maryland and Vir-
ginia are expected to atten- - patri-
otic rally of the various lodges OF the
Daughters OF America at the North
east Temple tonight. The Rev. John
II. Jeffries will be the principal speak
er. Miss Annie G. Nicholson, national
councillor of the order, and other ma
tionsl officers are expected to par
ticipate.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
Can't. SpenderCIsy to Speak.

Capt. Spender-Clay. a member OF the
British war commission, will speak
at the National Press Club tomorrow
night. The speech is announced by
Secretary Jesse s. CottreIl as "a real
war talk by one who has been through
the mill"
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
ALUMINIUM OUTPUT GREATER.

Opening OF old and new bauNite
ore mines in Georgia during 1915
greatly increased production OF alum
inum in the United States. according
to figures by the Geological Survey.
The 1916 production was Sc per cent
greater than that OF 1918. The report
also showed that 51T oil wells in In
diana were exhausted and abandoned
during the year.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
ID. A. n. Meeting.

A meeting OF the executive committee
of the District Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution will be held tomorrow
evening ct o'clock at the Raleigh
Hotel Tie state vice regent, the vice
president general. and the chairmen of
the state committees may attend the
meetings Of the executive committee and
participate in the deliberations.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
RIoIoEIcnI Society to Meet.

The Biological Society of Washington
will meet in the new lecture hall Of the
Cosmos Club at s o'clock Saturday
night The speakers will be F. V. Col
willie, on The Influence of Cold in
Stimulating the Growth Of Plants" and
W. P. Hay. on The Rate OF Growth in
Certain Lower Invertebrates"
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
VIII Tell of Forests.

An illustrated lecture on The Life Of
the Forest Ranger" will be delivered
by VIII c. Burnes. Of the Forestry Serv-
ice, at a meeting of the Franklin
Thomson Home and School Association
in Thomson School. Twelfth and L
streets northwest, tonight
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
VIII Tell Of the War.

THE French Front from Verdun TO
Moselle" Is the subject of a lecture to
be delivered by Edward B. Clark. war
correspondent, at a meeting OF the
Maine State Association at the home
OF the W. c. T. L., 522 Sixth street
northwest, on Saturday evening.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03

OF scenes along the Texas border, at
the Panama Canal, in Washington
and cartoons OF Bloomingdale people.
In addition TO a male quartet, viii
furnish entertainment. A camp scene
and drill by the Boy Scout patrol Of
Troop 35, which won the Daniels Cup
last Saturday, will be a feature.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03

Miss Clara w. Herbert. Of the Public
Library. will speak on vacation books
for children at a meeting Of the Cranch-
Tyler Home and School Association
at the Tyler School. Eleventh and
streets southeast. tonight.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
PARKS MOI TO BE CLOSED.

Rumors that the national parks of
the country are to be closed during
this summer have no foundation. said
Secretary OF the Interior Lane today.
All the parks are to be opened at 5he
usual time. the Secretary said.
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
Church Features Patriotism.

The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Prot
astant Church has arranged. a COM
munity patriotic celebration at the
church, First and Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest, Friday evening. Slides
The Washington times., 1917-05-03
DR.. AeRAM SIMON HoNoRED.

The Rev. DIR. Abram Simon. rabbi
OF the Washington Hebrew Congrega-
tIon, has been chosen to deliver the
baccaIaureate sermon at the Hebrew
Union College. in Cincinnati. OF which
he is a graduate. DR.. Simon received
the notification yesterday from Dr.
X. Kohler, president OF the college.
The commencement exercises Will be
held June ..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Chautauqua Program
Is Progressing Well

A meeting of the directors of the
Chautauqua association was called by
the president, O. A. Barton, in the
Commercial club rooms. A number of
important matters were considered
and the reports of various committees
were heard. Pres. George A McFar
land reported for the program commit
tee and showed that the program for
the coming session was nearly COM
pleted. To the outsider, who dropped
in at the meeting it was very evident
that the board was accomplishing it's
policy of not increasing the number of
attractions, but in greatly raising the
standard of the coming program.
There will be music, lectures and en-
tertainments aplenty and something to
appeal to everybody. Several big fea-
lures are being arranged for, which
should make the 1917 assembly second
TO few in this country and better than
any held here thus far.
The reports of other committees
showed the association in better con-
dition in many ways than it has ever
been. Work will progress Immediately
en- the enrolment for boys and girls
for the encampments, and other fea-
lures such as high class band concerts,
water carnivals and other special
events are veing arranged for.
A vigorous publicity campaign will
be begun at once and all things point
to big assembly
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Principals For Spring
Festival Opera Engaged


The biggest musical event of the
next term, the Spring Festival, which
takes place in June, is being devel-
oped With much enthusiasm
The Choral society, in spite of the
small number attending, has been do
ing good work on the chorus part of
the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" un-
der the direction of Dean Woodlands.
Many more voices, however, are nec~
essary to hold down the parts in a
manner worthy Of the opera. The time
is ripe now for the rehearsal of the
action to begin, but before this can be
done the music must be learned and
memorzed. Costumes will be ordered
for those participating and the results,
it is predicted, will be finer than any
before attained by the Valley City
Choral society. The orchestral accom-
paniment will be by the North Dakota
Symphony orchestra, Professor Knute
Froysaa, conductor, which will be aug
mented by players from all parts of the
state. The artists engaged as princi-
pals in the opera are Warren Proctor,
tenor, of the Chicago Grand Opera;
Edward Clark, baritone, and Edith Nc
Cullough, soprano, both of Chicago.
Other features of the Spring Festival
will be an artists recital by the afore-
mentioned artists, symphony con-
cert by the North Dakota Symphony
Orchestra and the operetta "Hiawa-
tha," to be given by the children of the
Training school under the direction OF
Miss Fanny c. Amidon. This form of the
operetta is that for which Mrs. Wheel
ing received the $4,000 prize offer
ed by the Federation of Wonen's Clubs.
The music is all the original Indian
melodies which, she has harmonized
and arranged herself. Work on the
operetta is progressing swiftly. The
solo parts have, not yet been chosen,
but are under consideration at the
present time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
Nornlalonians in First
Concert Monday Night

After an interesting experience, the
Normalonians, Of the State Normal
school, headed by Dean Woodlands, re-
turned on No. Z Tuesday morning
from Tower City, where they appeared
in concert on Monday evening.
Through the activities of the Tow
er City folks, word was received on
Sunday afternoon from the division
superintendent that No. would stop
at Tower City on Monday to save the
young ladies the inconvenience Of
taking the early morning local.
y On Monday forenoon it was learned
that No. 4 was some six hours. late,
and the Normalonians met at the Nor
NAL school for a rehearsal, instead Of
at Tower City. When they appeared
to board No. at 8 o'clock, it was
found that this train would not stop
on account of being so late, and No. 8
was pressed into commission an hour
later, bringing the girls, who in the
meantime were ready to begin the con-
cert at once, into Tower City at 9:42.
The large audience that had gather
ed to hear the Normalonians had
awaited their arrival, however, and
the young women report good time
at the hands Of their Tower City
friends. The program was reported as
having pleased the audience, even aft
er having waited for it for nearly two
hours.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08
SAY JAMESTOWN COOK
HAS DISAPPEARED

jamestown, March 7.-Louis Lewis,
for some time employed as day cook
at a dairy lunch in this city, has dis
appeared, leaving behind him debts
amounting to $3.50, but failing to leave
his future address.
Levi borrowed" $50 from Olaf
Knutson, day chef at the dairy lunch,
the evening before his hasty depart
ure. He also owes a local physician
an even century note for medical SER
vices. 1t is alleged that the young
man eloped with a young and win
some damsel, who has been frequent
ing these parts of late. AS no young
lady is known to be missing, it is i'm
possible to certify this rumor. Off
GERS of the law have strong clue that
is developing rapidly, and they feel as.
sured that in short time they will
have the man back in the city to an.
swer to charges preferred by the two
men now minus some change.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

will of the people cannot be blocked
and that these institutions will then
be built.
'I am equally satisfied that this
measure would hamper and retard real
progress, discourage the people and
make the struggle Of the farmer
against the grain gamblers much hard
er and will tend to block the ultimate
establishment of a terminal elevator
and -four milling system on business
basis that will assure success.
believing that this proposed act is
Against the best interests of both the
producer and the consumer and that
the best interests of the state demand
united effort for state-owned eleva-
tors and flour mills built by bond issue
rather than by raising the taxes, I
withhold my approval. j.
II am, very respectfully yours
(Signed) LYNN J. FRAZIER,
Governor.