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The Washington times., 1917-01-30
PEACE AND THE REIcHSMARK

Changes in the rates of exchange
for the currency Of the belligerent
countries have been surprisingly
large and abrupt since the middle of
December. The future course of
these rates bids fair to Guido what
has already taken place. Viewed
in connection with events, the exy
change rates possess, as we pointed
out more than a year ago. value as
indicators of the condition of the
participants in the European strug-
gle.
The exchange rate for German
marks was the one to be the most
violently affected by the German
and Wilsonian peace efforts Of
December. In that month the New
York value of the mark rose from
65S cents, the lowest for the war
period, to 75k cents. This gain
of some II per cent upon the low
price has in greater part been lost
since January brought its disap-
pointments to the friends Of "peace
without victory" The mark has
recently sold in New York below
SO cents, but was boosted above that
figure once more upon the publica-
ton of the Presidents communica-
ton to the Senate. The difference
in the value of the mark, between
the current price and the recent low
figure or one lower still, seems 10
depend on such prospects of early
peace as still remain to the ostensi-
bly, winning but actually hard press
ed empire.
A natural opposition exists in re-
gard to a majority of the considera-
tions affecting the two warning par
ties; what benefits one would
normally harm another. But it
might supposedly be otherwise with
an early peace; to say nothing Of the
relief to strained powers and re-
sources, such a peace, the paeifists
believe, would bring unmixed bless
ings. Mr.. Wilson, with his slogan
of "peace without victory" certainly
holds that a peace could be made
without delay, advantageous even
to those who hope to reconquer lost
territory later in the war. What are
the facts, as displayed in the rise
or fall of the exchange value Of
French and British currency? There
was neither appreciate rise nor fall.
These two nations, apparently firm
in the expectation Of continuing the
war, carried out no operations in the
currency market sufficient to change
the quotations one way or the other.
Considering the relief which an end
to war expenditure in this country
would afford to British and French
national finance, it is plain that in
order not to better the price of
pounds sterling and francs, early
peace proposals must have impress
ed the public abroad much more by
the disadvantages foreseen than by
the immediate favorable prospects.
In the case of Russia, driven to
purchases much less easy to pay for
than among the other allies, there
has been a drop of about a cent and
a half, to % cents, in the value of
the ruble within a month. The
f1uctuation is slight, in relation to
SO great a matter as the peace pro-
posal. In general it may be said
from the exchange indications that
the German nation has formed great
hopes of the peace campaign, and
seen them dashed; while the Entente
allies have never for a moment as
yet seriously considered the idea of
a peace without victory.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

admiral" Grayson has vetoed the
25-cent-a-day menu for President VIII
son. Now. IL NE would do something
about the 3O-centa-day allowance for
the American navy kicks against his
sudden elevation from, dietician to
$4,000 per annum might be siIenced-
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
WE'RE ON HER SIDE, TOO.

Sir: Lady Griselda Cheape, Strath'
tyrum, st. Andrews, is head of the
anti-suffrage beehive" now the
rchain guild" in England. In the
Anti-Suffrage Review Uondon), jan
uary, Lady Cheape pleads for. cut
rate subscriptions.
I'VE would ask our members to re-
join, and as money is scarce we would
ask FOR subscriptions of Sd. instead
Of 3D." she says. Lady Cheape is
the only human being since the wsr
started, so far as we know. who
has cut the cost of anything In half.
Much may she say. ]. w.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

against the Kultur which is the blood
and bcles of the state and of all its
members. 1t all comes of giving a
good-looking woman too good a
chance; Germany has not often done
such a thing, and Germany will now
be shyer than ever of women in
business.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
INJURED IN FALL.

Max Gordon, a resident of Warren
ton, Va, stopping at 23O Second street
northwest, fell down the stairs early
this morning, cutting himself over the
left eye and receiving a severe bruise
on the head. The Emergency Hos
pital ambulance was called and the
ambulance surgeoL dressed his
wounds. =
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

I would the love have for thee to
day,
In some white hot alembic were dis
titled.
A little vessel with its essence filled,
And in some casual corner laid away.
II then by evil chance in after sears,
Dull doubt or fear like poisonous
yapors rise;
Shadow thy smile and cloud thy
lovely eyes. ....
Or IL the rose of life be wet with
tears,
Coming upon this long forgotten vial.
Thou mjghtest release to the enchant-
ed air
Its perfumed magic, wrought with
wizard care.
To move time backward on the brazen
dial,
And calf to thee in all its sweet ar
ray,
The gorgeous past. as It were yes
terday.
%. M.-Dennis.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

A parade OF CRYING babies is an
nounced as the next step OF the birth
control agitators. II sleep walking
fathers carry them, the march may
be highly eficacious.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
PLAN RECEPTION
DISTRICT MILITIA
Event Contemplated win Be
Held When Last Unit Returns
From Border.

ARRANGEMENTS are under way for .
public reception in honor OF members.
Of the District national guard when
the last unit returns from the border.
The plan was suggested by the NIL
itary Service Legion OF Washington.
and at a meeting Of the public order
committee Of the Washington Board
Of Trade late yesterday. the sugges-
ton was unanimously approved and
Chairman Odell s. Smith named q sps-
cial committee OF i've to co-operate
with the legion In making necessary
arrangements for the reception
The special committee 10 made UP OF
Charles F. Crane. chairman; william
C1abaugh. Col. NJ. A. Winter. Capt
L. C. Wilson. and John Bardron.
Spoke In High Terms.
Chairman Smith and other members
OF the committee. including Gen. VIII
liam E. Harvey. commander OF the
District militia, spoke in terms OF
high praise OF the service rendered by
the District citizen soldiery and ex-
pressed the opinion that some form OF
public appreciation should be shown
them
General Harvey stated that WASH
ington has furnished more men for
service along the border. In proper
ton to its popuiStion. than any State
In the Union The Districts quota,
under the national defense act. he
said, Is about 1850, while 2,2eS men
were furnished for service
The reception probably will be held
In Convention Hall, and II Is expected
1t will be preceded by q parade
Pleads for Armsry.
In the course OF his remarks Cen
eral Harvey made q strong plea for
new national guard armory hare.
The committee already had gone on
record in favor of q new armory, and
expressed their approval of General
Harvey's suggestions.
Chairman Smith notified members
of his committee Of an invitation re-
ceived from Major Pullman for them
to act as special officers to assist in
handling the crowd on inauguration
day. The invitation was accepted
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

Say his defenders, president VIII
son has spiritualized the Monroe doc
trine." The Constitution of the
United States has long suffered from
that sort of "spIritualizing."
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

Can Mr.. Lawson explain the leak
on Germany's intended reply to PresI.
dent Wilson's peace without victory
suggestion?
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
Amusements.

New National-Leo Ditrichstein. In The
Great Lover. $50 D. M: Mischa Elman,
violinist, $50 p. m.
Belasco-''The Flame" Sis D. m.
PSlrs-"Pretty Baby" 2:15 and Sis D. m.
B. +. Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:15 and Sis D. m
Gayety-Burlesque. AIS and Sis p. m.
Loew's Columbia-PhotoplayB, 1880 q. m. to
II p. m.
Strand-Photoplays. II q. m. to II p. m.
Garden-Photoplays, II n m. to II D. m.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
Poneroy and Everlasting PunI.hment

Pomeroy, the Boston murderer, has
been given a chance to mingle with
his fellow prisoners and to see
through the bars of his new prison
cell the life In the outside world. For
forty-one years he has been in soli-
tary confinement and permitted only
to view the light from the heavens as
il came through the top OF his cell.
He is probably better fitted than any
count of what everlasting punishment
really means.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

"Wilson would abolish postoffice
politics." Method, by insurirV all
deserving Democrats perpetuity, in
fee simple, OF their jobs.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
Prohibition and the Revenue Figures.

Twenty-three OF the States have
passed prohibition laws, yet the Treas
ury Department shows by official re-
ports that the revenue from the sale
and manufacture of intoxicating bev-
erages in 1915 was nearly $4,000, 900
in excess OF the revenue from the
same source the preceding year, and
greater In any previous year since
1909. From which II would appear
that there must have been an enorm-
Gus increase in consumption In the
wet States or that prohibition does
not prohibit in the dry. Does prohibit
tion prohibit
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
Why Abuse Fat women,

why Abuse Fat WOmenf
A Pennsylvania woman has sued
for divorce from her husband, who
lives in New York, on the ground
that he deserted her because she was
too big and fat" The master be-
fore whom the testimony was taken
has recommended that the divorce
be granted. But why should a big,
fat woman not be as companionable
as big, fat man? Fat men are held in
high favor by both men and women.
Why not fat women? They are in
Turkey; why not in Pennsylvania:
Julius Caesar said: Let me have
men about me T. are fat, sleek
headed men, and h cs sleep o.
nights,S but the lean and hungry
sort he feared because they were
dangerous. Why the discrimination
against the fat women. who are
every bit as charming as their over
weighted brethren7 This is a quss-
tion that the civic associations might
very well discuss to the advantage Of
Pennsylvania society.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
Who They Are.

Sir: I am the man who has to
smoke the cigars my best girls father
hands me every time call on her. L
call on her every night. II. c.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
THAT INVESTIGATION.

There was an old man named
Whipple.
That went home to Boston a cripple;
He looked for a leak
A whole blessed week,
But he couldn't find divil q dripplel
w. J. B.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

There is. movement on foot to
dignity the job OF the domestic serv-
ant"
We have known six during the last
years that were too dignified to work
already.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

Just at present Germany Is acting
as II she would be willing to trade off
a certain amount of victory for peace
at least enough peace to rest up in
so she could go out after more vic
tory.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

II man is forced to arbitrate some
thing he does not believe should be
arbitrated is 1t a triumph for force or
for arbitration?
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

The Wax scandal seems to be gut.
tering out.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

Rear Admiral Fiske believes that
ain the family OF nations America is
a female"
And yet America doesn't seem any
deadlier than the others.
The Washington times., 1917-01-30

"Dink Bolts" and pod Duke" and
"Hoke Smith" have long excited the
risibIes of the New York Sun. There
is nothing quite so fascinating in q
way as the names Of places and per-
sons. There are the Peppers and
Mustards and Turnipseeds and String
fellows OF thu South, and the Curds,
OF Kentucky and the Hoggs. of Texas;
the Colts, OF Rhode Island; the
Sweets, of Iowa; the Doolittles, of
Kansas: the Kitchins, of North Caro-
lima, and the interminable list of
others who live in the limelight.
Then there are such postoffices as
Catarrh, in South Carolina, and the
ancient Trick'em, now called Troy,
and Montmorenci, formerly Pole Cat,
and Barmore's, once known as Buzz
yards Roost. How does it happen?
The Washington times., 1917-01-30
ComnereIaIIsm and the Ministry.

A correspondent who has "given
much thought to the question" has
reached the conclusion that America
(meaning the United States) has De-
come spiritually degenerate" BE-
cause of the commercialism of the
day. Ministers have SO CONNER
cialized their profession" says this
thoughtful person, that today young
college men seek the position for
what there Is in II. not for the love
of God or humanity" But, as q mat
ter Of fact, there Ii nothing In It Of
a commercial sort, and the complaint
has been general that young college
men have been steering clear of che
ministry because there Is nothing
commercial to be made out of it
The average salary OF the preachers
In this country does not exceed $500
the year, and the young college man
who would go into the profession
for that much money must have had
his commercial spirit somewhat
dwarfed by his study of economics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED
Female

-SEAMSTRESS. - Young
Welsh Protestant. city rsferenoos. r. Miss HV
mayer's Aselcy 10 East i5d st.. 80 door. Telephone
89i7 Murray Hill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

FOUND sum q money in an independsnt taxi
cab Loser apply CashieE waldorf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
MIN1ATuRE ALMANAC
HIGH WATER

United States Coast and Gecdeuc surVeJ9
Nm rises .........7.2 20 Moon rises "a M. tl4
lln - ...........4S - Moon sotS "a M. go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
SITUATIONS WANTED


COvFRNEss cultured accomplished American.
snlaE.r If."I German. music. rF .a- -lt.C
highly rc,ommcuded. So. Mu A4sgls AEc4cy. lsl
Wet t2d 81 IUL Bryant SoSS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
Shipping Information and
Marine NeWS Of the World

g. Jacel 2s Jcromle e. Port sq Prince 4 20 IS, St
81 aytleu Jan 20 Funch. Edye & Co. with 10 pas
seugers. mails and ud.c Bar a. 5 m
Eiusr Jari INorl. Las fAmas Dec IS ana Der
muda Jan 2. 20 Norton. lAlIy q Co IN ballast Bai
Sac Paulo tBrszl. Santos Dec s. RIO do Jsnsifo
Juan 30. 10 the Lloyd BrAZleiro. with ~ INST ],
secoud cabin aud So Storage psasei gers mails ana
BSro1 5BS Bgercs Ayr,s Dec Il. RIO De Jansiro
Is and Barbados so 10 the Lampot Hot Line,
with % cabin. lf2 Storage passengers. mails ana
stephen ,Rrj. Liverpool Dec 20. to Booth & Co.
hSrers Ose g) cardiff Dec IS. 20 Morton. IAny &
fhi'adsipIia. Ia Gaayrs Dec q. Puerto Cabelo
IS, Curacao so and San Juan Jan j. 70 Jus "a "a
lett Co. with 20 Passengers. msis anc HI'e. bar
Boiiysna CBrj Cardiff Dec a. to .Twues.
A gcrie tBeg). Hueya Dec -. 10 boWfhE
Go. with ore. Bar et Z m .,.. 49,,
SIS 90. with passengers and mdse Quar- A. 4S@
n Rio. Galveston Jan /. N the Southern Pa
cinc Co with mdsc GUAR a. CHS m.
Temple p Dorr. Charleston Jan .. guar At 1857
Cibao tNorl. Cartagona Dec 20 and Puerto Co
lombia 80 to tho United Fruit Go. Win indse'
At6enic CBfl. Swansea Dec 9. 10 Fumes. Witty
& Co. in ballast Bar az 9 IN.
SkinfsEe lNor) Belize Dec -, 70 ne Munsoa
IS Line. with cedar and mahogany. Bar al SIo
Waslhaven Dutch. Rotterdam Dee p. n A
Bull Co tn ballast Bar al 10 20 M.
Apache Jacksonville Jan and Charleston 4, 70
;ho clyde IS Co. with passengers and mds0. GUAR
az IS m.
SAILED
Clifton Han tBr1. Lmlol MInamar Nipc. city
Of Montgomery, Savannah. Clan Sinclair lBrl.
Cane Town MA Norfolk Madison. Norfolk and New
pof News. Brandon. Seaal's Point. hrisuaniaiiord
. lNorl Bergen CAlamans. Havana. 1T Sso. Cat
weston. Commodore Rollins lN1ll, ---. ileTo
Itsu Gibraltar. Coamo. san Juan; Muscsioo
NayEguez. Mis,ouuau So hazaire via Boston,
PaWrcr phuudep bia Silver Shell Maf,clle,. Sci
,g,u Eddy Newport Ncas Sew orleans. Phi.adci-
phIa. TIvges Kingston. Grig1ros I.auios lGrcekl.
. iIsvre. Telling lpanI. Havana; Wascana tNorl.
Newport News. Itf8 IDUull. Aiusteriafnt jean.
Bo,a Graudc. African Prince tlirl, AypnmoIih,
. AatNlcs Nrw Orleans. Havana. Havana. Aumur
lCubanl. Havana. Comauclc. Charleston and Jaca-
] spuyile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
LOST. FOUND AND REWARDS

BORG Buys Diamonds 90 Gold silver. Platinum.
Antique ard Pawn Tckes. ice West sd ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

COIORED COUPLE-Buucr useful. cook: spe-
caiiv osrnpesslt $40 country preferred. eIc. lent
references. Mis- shea's Aseny. 80 last "a st.
Murray Hill 6I5i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
OUTGOING STEAMERS
HnA NV
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS

span. Cor,s and China via seattls-Sado
Naru ........... ..-,.... -A"-uAN
Hu Islands New Zealand and Australia (eH-
ant MesD via Naucourer-h akura. .... an IL
spGn Cotea China and Philippine Islands. .
Via VancOuyer-tmpress ~ Russia ..'.. Jan ~
a.bi,, Msr0uosss Cook Islands New Tea
md Lustrslia via San Fraucsco-MGtai. Jan -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

r,,...,vn Ne-ypor, News and Norfolk 20 he Old
,ornirioo So Co with passenger and mfsc guar
Z go m .. .., ~,
, fhe (slrard IS Co Ild with I'D cabin sictl age
sssongxs and nidse. Bar a. 5 10 10. 5A
OrEnls NASsau (Dutch)i IGcAsaS Dec - C0facao
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS

ARRIVED
Cauao. Jan SAN Francisco Noa York VIA Balboa.
Matanzss. Jan 5-Munda.r. Sew Nork.
SAILED
HAVE Jan Asp lNo-l NcN York.
Rotterdam Jan 5-Po,ldyk Dutch. New York.
Brfnos Avres Jan b-Andyk (Dutchl from New
YORK via - Thomas. CHILE.
Cduao Jan Santa Clara from New Norkl. Chile.
RIO de Janciro. Jan santa Cecilia from New
Norkl. Santos.
Curaeso. Jan Grove lNorl. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
HIGHEST Standard of Artistic Worth

Sterling Pianos are easy to buy-they
are not high-priced-in fact we have
them as low as 1925, and sold on CON
venient
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
TO LIVE LONG

A recipe given by a famous physi.
clan for long life was: Keep the
kidneys in good order! Try to elini.
nate thru the skin and intestines the
poisons that otherwise clog the kidneys.
Avoid eating meat as much as possible ;
avoid too much salt, alcohol, tea. Try
milk and vegetable diet. Drink plenty
of water, and exercise so you sweat
the skin helps to eliminate the toxic
poisons and uric acid"
For those past middle life, or those
easily recognized symptoms of inham-
nation. a backache, scalding "water,"
or il uric acid in the blood has caused
rheumatism, "rusty" Joints, stiffness,
get Anuric at the drug store This
is & Honderf"' .liminator of uric acid
anG wac discovered by DR.. Pierce of
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. If your
druggist does not keep it send 10 cents
10 DR.. Pierce for trial package and you
will know that it is many times more
potent than lithia and that it dissolves
uric acid as hot wafer does sugar.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
SPALDING
. HAD SOME
OPINION
Ruled That Amendment"
and Revision" Mean
the Same Thing
IN POINT AT PRESENT TIME
Corliss Decision of 1896
Also Affects the
Situation
IN POINT AT PRESENT TIME
CIV Staff CORRESPONDENCE

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 17.-Associate
Justice James E. Robinson is not the
first member of the North Dakota su-
preme court to hold that there is no
difference, so far as our constitution
is concerned between revision" and
amendment" The Hon Burleigh F.
Spaulding, another distinguished citi-
zen or Fargo, as chief justice of the
North Dakota supreme court, in
determining the constitutionality OF
the amendment establishing the Minot
normal college, ruled as follows:
IN the hight of the debates of the
constitutional convention, the action
of several legislative assemblies and
the votes of the electors of the state,
as well as the spirit of the constitu-
ton, and the fact that the words re
wise and amend are popularity, and
often in a legal sense, employed syn
enormously, said article 10 may be
amended "*%* by the method provided
in article Is for submitting and adopt
ing amendments to the constitution"
Corliss' Opinion.
In writing his well-known opinion
in the case of the state ex rel. j. b.
Wineman VS.. c. NJ. Dahl, decided Oc-
tober 8, 1896, Associate Justice Cor
liss, a member of North Dakota's first
supreme court, said:
"The expression of the sovereign
lar proposition or question be submit
ted to the people to be voted upon
need not take the form of law. 1t
is sufficient if it be in the form OF
a joint resolution.
THE power to take the initiative
with respect to the calling of con-
stitutianal convention resides in the
legislature. In the absence of any
provision in the constitution on the
subject, that body alone can give le-
gality to such a convention. If its
foundation is in the spontaneous ac-
ton Of the people. without permissive
legislative authority, the movement is
revolutionary.
1T is obvious that grant of power
to propose - y $50 amendments in
a summary manner, and without the
formalities ordinarily attending the
enactment of fundamental laws, cam
not be considered as an implied pro-
hibition to affect general revision of
a constitution in the only appropriate
and practicable way-by a convention.
People Should Initiate.
s But" continued Judge Corliss,
while the power resides in the legis-
lature, and in that body only, to call
a constitutional convention, it is OBJ
vious that the agents of the people,
who have not been elected on that
particular issue, should not take upon
themselves the responsibility Of bur-
dening the people with the expense of
such a movement without first sub
uniting to them the question whether
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17

they desire such a convention to be
called. The argument against the
taking Of the initiative by the legis-
lature in such cases without first as
certaining public sentiment on the
question is so strong and lies so
plainly on the surface that in many
states the constitution in terms re-
quires the submission of the propo-
sition to popular vote, and a majority
vote in it's favor before the legisla-
ture can legally summon the people
to meet in constitution to revise their
organic law"
Is All Harmonious.
Judge Robinson's opinion. given to
several newspapers simultaneously,
has created some CONSERVATION. Gov
ernor Frazier, when interviewed on
the subject, declined to discuss Judge
Robinson's contention that any re-
vision of the constitution by the leg
islature must be referred to another
general assembly and be passed by
that body before being submitted to
the people. The governors only COM
ment was that House Bill No. a.,
submitted a new constitution and not
a revised or amended constitution. and
that therefore he believed any regu-
lations applying to the amendment or
revision of the constitution would not
hold good in this instance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
Exemption Obtained by
Direct Act if This
Bill Becomes a Law
(Bx STAFF Correspondent

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 17.-"Classify-
ing property for tax purposes does not
sound near so radical as exemption of
improvements on farm lands, yet in
senate bill No. 40, drawn by Tax Com.
III. II. Steele and presented by Senator
Zieman, the same goal is arrived at.
Senator Zieman's bill designates three
distinct classes of property-Class /, to
be assessed at 80 per cent of the actual
Valuation; class 2, to be assessed at 90
per cent; and class 3, which is to pay
taxes on but per cent of the actual
value.
Glass l in this schedule would include
all real property, town and city lots,
: farm lands, railroads and bank stock,
and any man fortunate enough to own
n farm worth 500 would pay taxes on
$40 worth of farm lands.
Et In Glass are placed livestock, agri-
cultural machinery, automobiles, flour
mills, elevators, warehouses, franchises.
improvements on rights-of-way. leases,