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The Washington times., 1917-09-02
JEAN ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF SUMNER SOCIETY
Bear Susan:

AfN1A GdEeIs
The japanese mission-yes, I'm
still writing about the japanese mis-
sion and its distinguished head, Wis
count Ishii. for, several reasons. In
the frst place, for the last ten days
the mission has been the very hub of
the social wheel The French ambas-
sador gave an interesting dinner
party for q visiting countryman,
Franklin BouiIlon, OF the Chamber of
Deputies, and the members Of the
6lian aviation commission recently
cne TO town were feted by attaches
the embassy stah, and by some of
He American army and navy officers
18th whom they have been asso-
hted. For the rest, all the enter
Sning OF the past week. including
70 Of the most brilliant functions of
this season or many seasons past, has
entered about the japanese special
Avoy and the members of his suite.
-
Secondly, everybody here is dis
fnctly impressed by the personality
q the visitors from the Orient, by
taeir geniality and sociability. and
~ their evident desire to further
cordial relations between Japan and
tie United States. The general like
6pleness of Mr.. Balfour and the rep
sentative group OF Englishmen
VINO came to this country in his
train did much to break down the
lingering prejudice against our Brit
lab cousins which persisted in SO
many. sections of the country, and It
would seem as II the visit Of the mis-
afpn from Nippon might have a simi-
lar effect
certainly Japan has sent US Of her
6est All the members OF the mission
- men OF distinction, and Viscount
1fhii is one of the foremost his coun-
~ has produced. He speaks the
nrest English and has an even more
dnent command OF French. You know
a was formerly ambassador to
lance.
Thirdly, the japanese mission IL
1,Qt seeking TO borrow money from US,
Snd that in itself is worth writing
gtout The official missions OF our
dkher allies have played what some
one termned touching tribute" to
the United States-but, there, that's
flppant, and believe most heartily
that It will take more than a few bill
lion dollars to pay our debt to our al
lea
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
LAW Too Tame For This
AdVenturesome Soul.

Mr.. Embrie is a lawyer by profess
sion and practiced in Washington at
one time, but even before the war
his taste for adventure used to lead
him away from such prosaic pursuits
at frequent intervals. When the
The Washington times., 1917-09-02

Mrs. william Disston is expecting
a visit from her daughter. Mrs. John
Wanamaker, I'd, before long. and /
believe eventually Mrs. Wanamaker
and her husband will join the in
teresting colony OF young married
couples from other cities who are
drifting to Washington. Mr.. Wana-
maker-Captain Wanamaker, / be-
lieve I should call him-holds com
mission in the quartermaster corps.
and has, / understand, been detailed
to duty here. Mrs. Wanamaker is now
with Mrs. Arturo de Heeren and Mrs.
Gurnee Mum. her sisters-in-law, at
the Wanamaker cottage in Atlantic
City. As Pauline Disston, Mrs. Wan
amaker used TO come to Washing
ton frequently TO visit Frances Moore
and also to stay with Mrs. Edison
Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley. understand,
have gone to New York from Arcadia
Farms, their summer home in the
The Washington times., 1917-09-02

can ambassador to Japan, and Mrs.
Frederick J. Horne, whose husband.
Captain Horne, was naval attache to
the American embassy in Tokyo at
the time of the coronation Admiral
Winterhalter was not only in COM
mand of the Asiatic feet at the time,
but he was detailed as special envoy
of the United States. This gaY/ him
the same status as an ambffsador
extraordinary and plenipoten1fary, so
he and Mrs. Winterhalter wEe seat
ed on the imperial platf5fm during
the ceremonies at RioS6, the ancient
capital Of Japan.
This was an honor reserved for the
imperial family, foreign ambassadors
and ministers, and the Japanese
heroes of past wars, the little group
occupying seats clustered about the
throne. The ceremonies were held
outdoors in a huge court yard divided
into four parts, three on the level,
the fourth towering high above and
reached by a stairway. This plat
form, where the notables were as
sembled. was covered by a curious
steep roof, which sloped down almost
over the heads OF those watching
from below.
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
Check Spurs Before Dancing
Big Hotels Rule.

The horde of army officers Invest
ing most Of the large cities in the
East are responsible for a most anus
ing request placed in some OF the
large hotels in New York. would
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
Medal BrinEs Memory
OF Chill November wInds-

The fortunate few who had the
opportunity to witness this memor-
able scene never tire Of telling of It,
but, II they are women. they shiver
as they tell. II was in November. q
chill East wind was blowing and the
ladies were in full court costume,
with low cut bodices and short sleeves.
such as one would wear at the court
Of st. James in London. No wraps
were allowed. and for two solid hours
the spectators sat in the icy wind.
It's a wonder any OF the womenfolk
are alive to tell the tale. The Am
bassador and Mrs. Guthrie, with Ad-
miral and Mrs. WinterhaIter, were
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
at Banff, Alberta

ing to Washington Immediately after
the graduation ceremonies to claim
as his' bride the little girl he had been
courting since he was In knicker-
booker and she wore pinafores.
Which brings me ; an interesting
BIT OF news concerning another new
graduate OF the Military Academy,
Lieut.. Sargent Prentiss Huff, U. S. A.
His engagement to Dorothy Ashley
Holbrook Is being announced today
by Miss Holbrook's mother, Mrs.
Theodore Lewis Holbrook. She Is
sister of Katherine Holbrook. Both
girls were presented to society here
both are Interesting, accomplished.
and handsome. and both have lots OF
friends in Washington. They used to
live at Cleveland Park, but now have
an apartment on Connecticut avenue.
Dorothy Holbrook is a cousin of Mrs.
Preston Haines, formerly Marian
Blake. Lieutenant Hun is a native
of Mississippi. Plans for the we'd
ding are still incomplete, but 1t is
scheduled to take place in the early
autumn.
1t was a bit disappointing that Ger
aIdine Boush's marriage to Glenn Bur-
reIl, civil engineer, u. s. N, solemn
lied yesterday, should have taken
place away from Washington, for l
always think of her as a Washington
girl, although she has spent little
time here in the last few years. An
other out-of-town wedding in which
washingtonians were interested was
Margaret Houghtaling's marriage to
Arthur Farwell Tuttle, which took
place on August Is at Winnetka, the
summer home Of the bride, near Chi
cago. Miss Houghtaling is the daugh-
ter OF Mrs. James Lawrence Houghtal'
ing, of Chicago. Her brother, James
Lawrence Houghtaling, jr., married
Laura Delano. and she was bridesmaid
at the wedding. The Junior Hough'
taIings are now in Russia, where Mr..
Houghtaling is serving as private Sec
retary to the American ambassador.
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
Hawkins-Owen wedding
Date Still Undecided.


Dorothea Owen is back in town, but
only for a week or two and then she'll
be OF again to visit in and near New
York. She is still a bit unsettled as
to plans for her marriage to Cameron
Hawkins, but the wedding will take
place some time in late October or
early November. Mrs. Owen is going
to New York with her daughter, and
l suspect they'll devote a good many
OF their days to the pleasant business
OF trousseRu buying. Senator Owen
is taking a weekend trip down the
Potomac by way OF a little vacation.
y
August, which came in with a rush
OF weddings, went out in the same
fashion, and there were several to
celebrate the coming In of September.
Two which took place last evening
were OF especial interest, the mar
riage OF Catherine Pace to Lieut..
Walker Gibson White and OF Marie
Eugenie Smith to Lieut.. Com. Hollis
Taylor Winston, U. S. N, Lieutenant
White u just out Of West Point, COM
The Washington times., 1917-09-02
Newport Season to
End in Blaze of Glory.

Now that 1t is nearing its close.
the season at Newport is showing
quickening OF activity and bids fair
to go out in a blaze OF glory. OF
course, there's been the horse show
to help during the week just past
show which was a distinct success
from the point OF view of attendance.
Being given for the benefit Of the
Y. NJ. c. A, the exhibition attracted
the patronage OF those who have
eschewed the frivolities for relief
work as well as OF those who are not
averse to amusement for amusement's
sake
Washington names have been prom
inent in all accounts OF the doings of
the week Mrs. George Barnett at
tended the show yesterday as the
guest Of Mrs. Irving Chase, the two
ladies occupying Mrs. James b.
Dukes box. Mrs. Barnett is staying
with Mrs. Chase at Narragansett
Pier, you know. Mrs. Jerome Bona
parte. who is just getting about
again after an attack OF ptomaine
poisoning. was also at the show, and
Mrs. George Peabody Eustis, another
prominent Washingtonian, was among
those who gave luncheons yesterday.
Her sister. Miss Street, OF New York.
is visiting her.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
Huntism Idiocy.

Last week President Wilson
appointed ex-Gov. Hunt to rep
resent the administration in a
parley with other representatives
to bring some amicable settle
ment of the strikes in the cop
per mines. Gov. Hunt is a good
democrat, and during his occu-
pancy of the executive Office his
socialistic leanings won him the
favor of certain element among
the miners. His selection was
not at all surprising, and has no
special significance further than
his prestige as a former COVER
nor adds distinction to the mis-
S son. No better selection could
have been made, and Mr.. Hunt
in his quiet way will try to do
the work assigned to him to the
best of his ability.
The announcement of Hunt S
appointment, however, stirs up
Immediately the Huntism idiocy
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The Industrial Welfare Com
mission of California has adopt
ed minimum wage for women,
as a result of the recent decision
of the United States Supreme
Court that a minimum wage law
is constitutional. But in Arizo-
ma, where our legislature passed
such a bill, it can be practically
nulliffed by a referendum peti-
tion signed by gamblers, pimps,
prostitutes, the criminal class
generally. and the employers
who are willing to work women
at starvation wages that they
may more easily fall to the wiles
and temptations that beset them.
Under the benifcent referendum
law, supposedly the bulwark to
defend the rights of our people,
ten per cent of the legal voters,
less than 5000 signers, can tie up
a law passed by the legislature.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Mediators in strikes nearly al
ways make the mistake of pre-
suming that the strikers are to
blame without first investigating
the actual conditions that insti-
gated the trouble. Perhaps it
would only be fair if once in a
while the mediators went on the
theory that the cause of the diff
iculty lay at the door of the en-
ployer. Workingmen ordinarily
are not going out on a strike
without some good reason-at
least to them-and in many cases
the men will be found in the
right. A Workingman has some
rights, and must not be consid-
cred a slave because he is in
some ones employ.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Emma Goldman, and her side
partner Alexander Berkman, an
archists, have been convicted of
conspiracy to obstruct the opera
tion of the selective draft law.
They have been sentenced to
two years in the federal prison,
and to pay fine of $40, 900 each.
There is no place in the United
States for anarchists. and all of
them should be deported.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Perhaps when the young men
of Arizona learn that the pretty
French maids are rushing out to
kiss the Yankee fighting boys,
there will be a boom in enlist
ments for the army. Even the
editor, WHO is full of years and
rheumatism, is taking more
lively interest in the war, and
wondering if he has a chance to
get in the service.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
Williams Light Plant.

The beauties of private owner
ship of public utilities is most
beautifully exemplified in the re-
cent investigation Of the Will
liams electric plant by the cor
poration commission, made for
the purpose Of ascertaining its
true value for sale to the city.
From the strangely peculiar sys-
tenn of bookkeeping of most of
such concerns the apparent book
value of the plant was over $780,
900, but when stripped of all
padded entries and bond issues
that never entered plant i'm
provement, but lined the pockets
of the promoters and officers, the
actual value of the plant was
found to be S25, ZOO. According
to the books the company has
been paying a dividend on the
inflated value, and the people of
that city have borne the burden
of an excessive rate all these
years.
The conditions found at Will
liams can be found in nearly all
communities where public utili-
ties are owned by private inter
ests, but probably not in such an
aggravated form. A city loans
the corporation its streets and
alleys SO it can operate it's busi-
ness, and Immediately the cor
poration adds several thousands
of dollars to its capitalization,
and expects the people to pay an
increased price to earn a divi-
dend on the franchise the people
have loaned the company, and
which if taken away by the city
would destroy its business. And
later, if the city wants to buy,
the company includes in the ap-
praisal their book value of the
franchise and expects the city to
pay for the property that is al
ready theirs, but temporarily
loaned to the company. In most
cases when the city wants to buy
there are enough crooked coun-
cilmen in on the deal who are al
ways willing to mulch the city
to the last cent, providing they
get their cut out of the melon.
1t seems unfortunate that many
public officials lose all sense of
honor in handling these big
financial deals that mean so much
to the community in which they
live, but think only of the imme-
diate gain that comes to them by
plundering their neighbors by
criminal official acts. One of the
stock arguments against NUM-
cipal ownership, and there is
some force to it, is that public
officials will not manage utilities
in an economical business way,
but will let graft and Doodle
creep ins So what is a city to
do? It is multched by private
ownership, and is robbed under
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

There is no use of a weekly
newspaper trying to keep up
with changes in the government
of China. 1t requires the metro
politan journal with its hourly
editions. At this hour the young
emperor has abdicated, and the
old president has returned to the
job, but this statements subject
to correction tomorrow.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

in all its puerility, represented
on one side by certain democrat
ic newspapers who fatted on the
state patronage, and ex-office
holders who held appointments
under the Hunt administration;
and to this class Mr.. Hunt is
god, a savior, the inspiration for
great deeds, and the hope Of the
people. On the other side is a
class of democratic papers con-
trolled by outside influences, sup
porting a gang of democratic po-
litical pirates who either failed
to get an appointment or discov-
cred they had no commanding
influence with Hunt; and to them
he is the incarnation of the dev-
il,'a conspirator, the destroyer of
American liberties, an anarchist.
1t is about time this Hunt lido
cy was relegated to an oblivion
where it belongs. Mr.. Hunt
must certainly be disgusted ere
this with the fawning sycophan-
cy of a lot of claquers who have
benefited from his political IA
vors in the past; and in his heart
he must pity the frenzied efforts
of his enemies who work them
selves into a rage whenever his
name is mentioned. Mr.. Hunt
is just an ordinary man, not in
fallable. not possessed of any su-
pernatural powers. nor divine in
spiration. He is an estimable
gentleman, and a smooth poll
tician, but the bearing of the
cross of his fool friends will yet
be the cause of his undoing, if
only his enemies would refrain
from placing a crown of thorns
in his chair at every opportunity
which naturally spurs him into
activity. A good fighter can al
ways survive his enemies, but
none can escape destruction at
the hands of misguided friends
with their disgusting fulsome
fiattery. We admire Gov. Hunt
for some of the enemies he has
made, but we feel sorry that he
is cursed with such a horde of
idolatrous friends whose loyalty
is measured by pounds sterling
and hope of future reward.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

Under a decision Of the feder-
al court handed down at Fargo,
N. D., the carrying of a bottle of
liquor from one state into anoth-
er which is dry territory, is a vi
olation of the Webb act, subject
ing the offender to a fine Of $1,000
or one years imprisonment, or
both. 1t is the first case under
the new act.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The Jerome miners recently
voted overwhelmingly against a
a strike, and to cut off further
debate on the question about fifty
representatives of the I. w. w.
were loaded into stock cars and
shipped out of the camp. The
Jerome miners only recently ad-
justed their labor troubles with
the owners, and they are not in
a mood to tolerate agitators.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13

The food control bill is still be-
ing debated in the Senate. If
the war last long enough there is
every reasonable prospect that
the bill will be eventually passed.
The Winslow mail., 1917-07-13
Striking Coal Miners.

1t might be- we'll for the govs
ernment to investigate deeply in
to the strike at the coal mines in
Gallup, as we'll as other points
where strikes have been called
in the coal fields. Perhaps the
trouble is chargeable to the mine
owners, who have sinister mo-
tives forcing a strike in order to
curtail summer production, which
later would give them an excuse
for extortion this winter on the
plea Of a coal shortage. Prior to
the sale of the Victor mines at
Gallup the miners union had a
three years working agreement
with the old company, and
perfect harmony was prevailing,
but as soon as the new company
took control the agreement was
abrogated and the miners noti-
fed there would be no recogni-
tion of the union. They knew
such action would precipitate
strike and tie up the mines at
time when storage coal should be
going on the market. There was
no statement that the agreement
was working a hardship on the
owners, and it is a well-known
fact that the mines have not
been operated at full capacity
for some time owing to a short
age of labor. There was no de-
mand from the miners for an in
crease of wages, nor any new
demands for working conditions.
Why was it necessary for the
new owners to issue a non-uniOn
ultimatum at this time when a
coal famine is threatened? The
Gallup strike has every appear
ance of being brought about by
design on the part of the opera
tors to reduce the output and
later as cold weather approaches
furnish an excuse to increase the
price of coal. If the government
permits this kind of Juggling in
coal production that is liable to
bring actual suffering on our
people this winter, the purpose
of government will have degen-
Grated from a government of the
people to a government for coal
barons.
1t is so natural in all cases of
strikes to at once put the blame
on the men who go out, and real
izing this the operators bring on
a strike by cunningly devised
schemes, letting the disapproval
of the public fall on the workers,
while the operators who are the
real offenders, pose as injured
innocents, and smile in hellish
glee in the privacy of their office
at the gullibility of the people,
and figure on how much they can
rob the consumers during the
winter. The only safe solution
of the problem is for the govern
ment to take control of the oper-
alton of the mines, see that they
are worked to sufficient capacity
to supply the people, and the
output sold at a fair and reasona-
BILE price.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-14
E. |. dupont deNemours Powder Company

No review of PENIS Grove II Salem County, in this special issue of the
Record would be complete without mention of the great dupont smokeless
powder works at Carneys Point. The influence of this immense al plant
on PENIS Grove and Salem County has been prodgious. Powdermakng is
now the chief industry of this neighborhood. In a manufacturing sense it
employs more men than an other activity. 1t has affected the life of almost
every community in Salem County and did more, during the depression of
some two and a half years age, to bring prosperity to this section, than any
other on single factor.
AT the present time, when the United States is at war, the Carneys
Point plant assumes more Importance than YER. 1t is n of Uncle Sans
most important sources of supply. Munitions and resources combined with
nan power will make victory certain for this country and or Allies, and
PENIS Grove and its vicinity now hold the important distinction of being the
home of the greatest munition plant of its kind in America. Back of the
boys on the firing line must be the united will and power of the whole people
The workmen at Carneys Point and in fact the whole community here abouts
should see tic III as far as lies in their power, that every ounce of effort tend
ing to increase the efficiency OF the powder output is generously given.
Many of the leaders in world affairs say that the va will be won by
the side that can bring up the greatest amount of munitions in the shortest
possible time. Uncle Sam is preparing millions of lei for the great cam
paigns that are o come; thousands OF guns are being manufactured. and
another necessary, vital Observation-Disclosures also be ready. Powder is
PENIS Groves job. ii the job of the men at Carneys Point, and the same
energy, punch and dash that will carry our boys VIGOROUSLY lover the top"
ought to be applied right here at home in manufacturing the powder that
will help to make their victory certain.
The great capacity and splendid product of the Carneys Point plant
is due to the dupont organization, headed by Pierre S. dupont. This organi-
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-12-14

The expansion of the plant has doomed PENIS Grove tremendously in
a material way. The benefits that have come to this end of Salem County
have resulted n a very definite prosperity for the farmer. The prosperity
and enlargement of the neghborhood have been responsible for the new
trolley line to Salem, which had been a dream for years and which, it was
feared by some at on. time, would never be accomplished. There are now
better facilities for travel between this borough and Philadelphia and a
hourly ferry service has been inaugurated between this side of the river and
Wilmington, that makes the trip to the enterprising metropolis of Delaware
only forty minutes.
The most notable change in this section, due to the powder plant en-
largements, has been the building of the Carneys Point village. This village
has been visited by leading investigators, social service experts, and housing
directors, who have been attracted by the broad, comprehensive plan laid down
by the duPonts for the construction and administration of the community.
Conditions during the frs. few months of the expansion period in Car
neys Point and PENIS Grove were 10 all that could be desired due to the
fact that there wer not enough proper housing facilities and the further fact
that the sale Of unlimited liquor attracted the least desirable class of workers
and hangers-on.
In a short time, however, order began to spring up. Houses for the
workmen were rapidly constructed, streets were laid out, a splendid service
was maintained by the dupont police and the life of the community began
to develop in orderly fashion.
AT the present time the company is constructing some 200 more houses
of the bungalow type for the use of workmens families. Not counting these
200 additional homes there are now 121 houses occupied in Carneys Point
and the last census showed more than 10000 persons living in the dupont
including the camps. The village occupies a space of about 100
and cost the company nearly 100000 when it was built, a cost that