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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
ROAD EXTENDS AGE LIMIT.

In order to assist the Government
IN the prosecution of the war, the
New York, New Haven, and Hartford
Railroad Company in the future will
employ both younger and older men
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Mrs. McAdoo
RecefUesLoan
Committee

Mrs. william Gibbs McAdoo. wife
OF the Secretary of the Treasury, will
be hostess at a reception this after
noon At her new residence in Six
teenth street. entertaining In compIl-
msnt to the members Of the womGn's
Liberty Loan Committee. Of which
she Is chairman. Mrs. Thomas Riley
Marshall and the ladies Of the Cabi-
net will receive with MrG McAdoo.
The delegates to the woman's lib
erty conference, now peing held in
Washington. were entertained at
luncheon today at the National wom-
an Suffrage Headquarters.
Mrs. McAdoo was the guest Of honor
At a dinner given last evening At
the Shoreham by MTs. George BasS,
OF Chicago. delegate to the Liberty
loan conference. Her guests were the
Illinois women who are attending the
conference. including Mrs. AntoInette
Funk. Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank, Mrs.
Frank Allen Gates, Miss Grace Dixon.
Miss Mary Synon, Mrs Howard viii
son, Mrs. Norman Nussbaum, Mrs.
George Fuller. Mrs. John Lawss, and
Mrs. Jacob Baus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
Tardieu To Be
Dinner Host at
Country Club

Andre TGrdieu, high commissioner
OF France in the United States, will
entertain a distinguished company at
dinner tonight at the Montgomery
Country Club.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing will be among the guests.
y
Bakhmetien Joins wife.
The Russian ambassador, Boris
Bskhmetieff, left town today to join
Nine. Bakhmetieff, who is in New
York for few days. They expect to
return on Sunday.
y
Charles s. HamIin, OF the Federal
Reserve Board. has gone TO Malta
poisett, Mass, where Mrs. Hamlin has
been passing the summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamlin will attend the wedding
OF Miss Julia Meyer and Chevalier
Giuseppe Bramblla, counselor of the
italian embassy. at Hamilton, Mass,
on Monday.
w. P. @. Harding, of the Federal
reserve board, has taken an apart.
ment in the Highlands for the winter.
He has leased his house at 1915 r
street to Lieut.. s. NJ. Clements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

DR.. Fridtjof hansen, head Of the
Norwegian mission. entertained at
dinner on Wednesday evening at the
Purple Iris Tea House. having as his
guests Senator and Mrs. Francis q.
Newlands, the Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Oscar T.
Crosby. Miss Juliette Crosby, and Mrs.
Josiah Pierce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
Miss Collins Is Guest.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. II. cra.sie,
OF Q street, are entertaining Mas
Laura Sedgwick Collins, author, com.
poser and shakssptrian lecturer, who
Will remain for the meeting of the
Washington members Of the National
Shakespeare Federation at the Hotel
Donald next Tuesday evening. Miss
Collins took part In the rnasQue
'Caliban" given at the stadium In
New York in celebration Of the
Shakespeare centennial. She 10 fed
Grafton secretary for Greater New
DR.. and Mrs. William Holland Heron
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Katherine Heron, 70
Algernon Poole Reeves, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. s. A. Reeves, OF Washing.
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
Robbins Leases Home.

has taken the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
@. Wallace Hanger at 2344 Massachu-
sets avenue. Mr.. Robbins Is work.
ing in the ordnance bureau OF the
War Department. Mr.. and Mrs. Han
ger are in Chevy Chase.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

George Rublee OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission will take pos
session on October 10 OF the house at
1857 Biltmore street, which he has
recently leased.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Miss Antolnette Ray returned to
Washington yesterday from a series
of visits In several cities. Her par
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Ray,
who made an extended stay in At
lantic City. returned to Washington
about a fortnight ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
To visit Son At Camp.

Or. N. Hall will leave for Camp
Wordsworth. spartAnsburg, on satur.
day for a brief visit 10 hts son, who
is a member of the famous Seventh
ReSimant OF New York.
Miss Emma Gray, OF the Ontario,
will return to town BY October 1,
having spent three months on the
coast of Maine.
-
The residence OF Rear Admiral ana
Mrs. Colby N. Chester has been leased
TO Captain Wilson B. Hlekox, who
will take possession next month.
Mrs. Richard T. Crane Sd has re-
turned to Washington after visiting In
Massachusetts,. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
will remain at Mablexood Farm, in
Virginia, until The middle OF October,
when they will take possession of
their town house, 1901 Twentieth
street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mrs. Aston Simpson, wife OF Lieu.
tenant Simpson, u. S. NJ, with her
little son. Hoke Smith Simpson, will
spend the winter in Washington with
her parents, Senator and Mrs. Hoke
sea duty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mrs. Katherine ]. Fenton an
nounces the engagement OF her
daughter, Miss Helen Esther Fenton,
to Ernest ". Johnson, lieutenant
Officers Reserve Corps. Lieutenant
Johnson is a former resident of st.
Paul, MINI. Miss Fenton IL the
daughter OF the late David H. Fenton,
who. for many years, was an official
in the United States Government. and
az the time OF his death was Repub-
llcan leader of the Maryland State
Legislature. The wedding will take
place in the immediate future, and
will be witnessed only by members OF
the family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mrs. Allen Gilmour announces the mar
rlaEe OF her daughter Octavia to Capt
David Stuart Bingham. U. 8. r. c., Of
East Orange. N. J. The ceremony was
performed on September a The bride
at Petersburg, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

MIRA James A Drain will be at home
Informally at her residence, 1854 Massa.
chusetts avenue. on Saturday from four
to six o'clock. Her daughter. Mrs. Ed.
ward N. Hay. and her infant son will
be with her.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis, Of New
York. will come to washington about
the middle Of October and will spend
the winter at the home OF Mrs. Ellis
mother, Mrs. Benjamin II. warder, In
K street. Mrs. Warder. whose X street
house has been closed for several sea-
sons. has an apartment in Sixteenth
street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Major and Mrs. Charles Warren.
who have occupied the Britten Farm,
owned by Murray Cobb, near Be
thesda, Md. during the summer, have
taken the house at 2343 s street for
the winter. The house was formerly
occupied by Major General and Mrs
Joseph p. Aleshire. II. II. Bingham
OF the Council OF National Defense
leased the house but has sublet It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
CnpItaI nIotorist. Return.

A party OF wAshinttonians, inelud-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. r. O. Fletcher, Miss
Edith Graham. Miss May Graham. and
H. E. Edwards. have returned to town
after a motor trip to the country
home of W. H. Gaylord at Quaker
Lake, Pa. The party stopped at Della
ware water Gap on the way to
Quaker Lake.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28
Mrs. o'shaushn.ssy In France.

Mrs. Nelson o'shauEhnessy, wife of
the former charge d'anfalrss OF the
American embassy in Mexico, and
author OF "A Diplomats wife In
Mexico" Is now in France taking the
cure at Aix-les- Bains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs.. Frederick H. BuEher
have leased their home at 1909 h
street to Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer.
Mr.. Meyer IL with the Council Of
National Defense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Maj. Henry Leonard, U. S. NJ c.. and
Mrs. Leonard will take possession to-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Lieutenant and Mrs. Alexander Sharp
and Mrs. Alexander Sharp, sr., have
given up their home in Cathedal avenue.
and have taken an apartment at 1918
Kaiorama road. Mrs Sharp, ST., re-
turned recently from a long visit In
Colorado. where she was the guest Of
Colonel and Mrs. L. E. Campbell, at
their home In Denver
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells are at
the Mt. Washington Hotel, in Bret
ton Woods, n. II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen will move
from 1880 Connecticut avenue to the
FArragut on October l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

William Kingsley Macy Of Boston
has leased the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson Read Johnson at l716 New
Hampshire avenue for the winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

the residence OF Mr. and Mrs. George
F. Becker at 100 Rhode Island ave
nue.. Baron and Baroness de la
Grange occupied the house for sew
erals months last spring Immediately
after their arrival in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T.
SufIen Taller, in Newport, left there
for New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Breckenridge Long. Third Assistant
Secretary OF State, left Washington a
few days ago to Join Mrs. Long at
Nantucket, Mass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Miss Cora Bagley has returned to
after passing the summer
at her home in North Carolina, and
will be with the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels this winter.
Miss Bagley Is Mrs. Daniels cousin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-28

Mai. Gen. Charles c. Byrne has
rented his house, 1921 Nineteenth
street, to Edgar Ricksrd. who is with
the Food Administration. Mr.. Rick
ard was in London with Mr.. Hoover,
and aided him in his work for the
relief OF the Belgians.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
SONS OF OUR FORMER
PRESIDENTS GO TO
THE BATTLE FRONT

Washington, July. 10.-Both Of
Americas two living ex-presidents
will be represented at the battlefront
by their boys.
Two Roosevelt boys are already with
Pershing. Both were original Pitts
burgers. Theodore, Jr. got a ma
jor's commission In the officers re-
serve corps last February, after pass
ing the examination. Archy received
a commission as second lieutenant.
Both trained for the infantry.
They are o serving in staff posi-
|tions, however, as they went to France
long before any of the new army units
were ready for active service. All Of
Pershing's. troops are regular army
men or marines, and have old line Of
ficers from West Point or the ranks
Quentin Roosevelt Is in an aviation
camp learning to fight in the skies.
Taft's boys were not quite SO ready
for war as the Roosevelt offspring,
but when 1t came they did their best.
Charles P. Taft II, named after the
former presidents brother, is an en-
listed man in a field artillery regiment
now ,encamped at st. Asaph's, Va,
near Washington. He is a husky boy
Of 20 and very popular with his mess
mates because of his ability with the
stick in the regimental ball bames.
Taft's other son, Robert, an attor-
ney of Cincinnati, tried to enter the
officers reserve corps, but was reject
ed for physical disability.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE

The Democratic vote cast at the recent election was
proportionately much smaller than the Democratic vote
for congress in the election last fall. There was a de-
cided falling off in the total vote, but although there was
no change of candidate, the Democratic vote this time
fore.
It has been roughly assumed that practically no
Democrats were members of the Nonpartisan league,
but that practically the entire membership of that or
ganization came from the Republican ranks. When the
results of these two e'}ctions are compared that assunp-
ton appears to. be unwarranted. It is true that there
are very many more members of the Republican than
of the Democratic party in the league, but there are
very many more Republicans from whom to draw. Aft
er making all possible allowances for the switching of
party votes it appears that the league has been recruited
There has been a tendency on the part of a good
many Democrats to regard the creation Of the league as
a new division of the Republican party into two factions,
and the contest between those groups a contest within
the Republican, party. Out of that has grown the con-
ception of party tactics which has counseled that the
Democrats simply sit tight, make a strong campaign for
their own candidates, and let the Republicans fight it
out among themselves, with the prospect that the DEM
ocrats might be reasonably sure of eecting their can
didates if they pursued this course.
This plan does not appear likely to work, for when
enlisted, proportionately as many votes are drawn from
one party as from the other. The Democrats prohred
by the contests between insurgent and stalwart factions
in the Republican party some years ago. They do not
appear likely to profit by the present conditions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
BY =. M. KERRY.


New York, July Hts A ONE TO
FOUR SHOT THAT YOU WILL BE
SELECTED FOR SERVICE IN THE
NEW NATIONAL ARMY!
That is, one maj out Of every four
American citizens. between 81 and 81,
with no relatives wholly dependent,
will be called to the front for service,
lin the war department drawing which
starts soon.
National registration day, June s.,
the nation registered ~9,569,382 men.
But 1,239,856 Of these are unnatural
lied foreigners from countries other
than Germany, and 111,823 are Ger
brings the available men down to
S,307,694.
How many will be excused because
they have wife, children, mother; faith
er, sister or brother wholly dependent
upon them? It is possible to approx
mate this from census figures. The last
census showed % per cent OF the men
married. In the group 25-to-25. "a
per cent were single. This would In
dictate that only 41:5 per rent Of all
the men registered have wives and
families.
But some of these married men have
which make their families IN
dependent. This, however, Is a small
group. Most married men-&nd most
other men--haye ia work for q living.
To this group, too. must be added
the aingle men With dependent fathers
mothers. brothers or sisters. Jus.
how large this group is, Is one OF the
delicate exemption questions.
Responsible officials are inclined to
make q liberal allowance for those
LAX fzr To ~ <LlF-f0 x ~n~
cent az zzanrSSd men be added the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
STOPPING SPECULATION

Mr.. Hoover does not expect that a price will be
fixed for wheat by authority Of the government, at leas.
until new conditions make such a step necessary. He
does expect that the government will busy itself to pre-
vent speculation. The government will be doing a use
full act if it can prevent the sort of speculation which
involves the creation alternately of the false appearance
of scarcity and the equally false appearance of abund-
ance. with the result that prices are manipulated up and
down, to the profit Of a few manipulators and the loss
of everybody else. It is not likely that this will be the
easiest thing in the world. but if a way can be found tc
do it without imposing disastrous restrictions on the
transaction of legitimate and necessary business, the
price may probably be left to adjust itself. At any rate
the authorities will be wise If they address thenselve,
first to the matter of illegitinate speculation. II furthe,
for them appears.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
SATAN'S ISLANDER
Bx rev. Charles stelzle.

BY Kew. CnaEloS SOelZl6s.
The men of this country will again
Of Satan, 'all that a man hath will
he give for his life,". is q miserable
lie.
There are towards and slackers
among them, true enough, but the
average American citizen will give his
life for home and country-and give
1t gladly when the time comes to
make the sacrifice.
This doesn't mean he counts his life
a cheap thing. to be recklessly flung
away.
Probably nowhere in al! the world
is human life valued as highly as it is
in the United States. We have be-
come extremely sensitive to the fact
that human life is to be conserved
and enriched.
It Is true industrial accidents are
still far too numerous. but this Is due
primarily to the pace we haye~set for
ourselves In Industry and commerce in
richer. 4
But our chief concern has been for
lives Of the people as a whole. u
And II, In order to further care for
the state, to safeguard Its interests
which means the Interests Of the neo-
ple-it becomes necessary for individ-
men to surrender the heritage
which has been theirs because they
are q part Of the state, they will be
aound ready to respond to the callstoi
We have learned that precious as
NE may be. 1t Is by no means to be
ne most highly priced thing in: The
world. Truth Inc righteousness are
more to be desired than peace obs
tanned through submission to injus-
4 tices done to others-our neighbors,
III fnrs ruhnen a1fx,Qa MO 3 rnS NJ Ian 81 }rE ~ so
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12

group who have other dependents the
number Of men exempt because Of de-
pendents will be close to SO per cent
OF 4,153,a47 men. This leaves the
same number available.
But OF these 4,153,847 men $50 out
of every thousand will have TO be
eliminated because OF physical defects.
This means approximately 1,038,250
men must be rejected because theySare
UNIT to serve.
THIS LEAVES 3.11J.597 FIT
YOUNG MEN WAITING TO SEE
WHETHER THEY WILL BE SELL
ECTED FOR SERVICE. OUT OF
THIS THREE MILLION MUST COME
THE FIRST ARMY.
It is now announced the war de-
partment has decided to select 687, 900
men for service In the first drawing.
THIS MEANS ABOUT ONE MAN
Inn FOUR OF THOSE AVAILABLE
FOR SERVICE WILL BE CALLED
TO THE COLORS SEPTEMBER
FIRST TO PREPARE FOR THEIR
WORK ABROAD.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
Urge CONTROL !
OF MlLLSBY !
GOVERNMENT
Editors Request Action by
the Federal Trade
Commission.

minneapolis, July liza resolution
,,.ning congress to enact legislation
r~a6,,irine the federal trade commits
sion 70 take over the operation Of
a -, arican paper mills and to import
and distribute Canadian paper as a
war measure, was 70
washington tonight by the National
Editorial association, IN annual con-
vention here.
lowed lengthy discussion relative to
nrint paper prices which, speakers
dacla red. have increased from 30 to
900 ner cent since 1915, with but a
slight increase in the cost of manu-
featuring.
ously opposed a zone pan y news.
Ave cents a pound for the farthest
zone. and the conventions action in
indorsing the plan probably will be
reconsidered. Speakers also cons
demned the proposed 5 per cent tax
on newspaper profits as an unjust ad-
dition to the regular and
corporation taxes.
investigate sites in Texas, Florida and
at Hot Springs, s. D., for the pro-
nosed home for retired editors and
@newspaper writer's and will submit a
renort at the next annual meeting.
W. P. Kirkwood Of the department
of journalism, University Of Minne5
sofa. tonight told the convention what
schools Of Journalism have already
done and what they will do IN the
future.
"The schools must aid in correct-
ing some of the admitted evils OF the
profession" he said, There should
be a formulation Of standards OF pro-
fessional ethics, a readjustment OF
news values, the promotion Of inde-
%pendence of the press, n thu de-
vclopment Of the rural press to meet
its own splendid opportunities.
''The things to be eliminated in4t
clude carelessness and exaggeratton in
handling news, use Of misleading ad-
vertising, frequent refusal to right
editorial wrongs and too much atten-
ton to destructive news as against
constructive news"
The speaker declared that to fully
, accomplish their object schools of
journalism must be taken in as an
integral part of the profession and
must have the loyal support of news
paper producers. /.
A memorial, service was conducted
for Benjamin B. Herbert, founder of
the association, who died last mid
night.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-12
HOW FIGURES GROW

The returns from Tuesdays election furnish an in
dication of how election figures may grow, and how I'M
certain it is to make hard and fast election claims until
the returns are all in.
About the time of each election The Herald is in the
habit of renewing its statement that in the matter Of
election returns it never "claims" anything, and never
Comedies anything 1t gets all the returns it can, and
gives them to its readers as they are received. On order
to aid t. an intelligent understanding of partial returns,
when complete returns are not available, estimates are
often made. of what may be expected if the complete re-
turns follow the partial ones. If any reason Is known
why the later returns should vary greatly from those
received, that reason is stated. But in all cases the act
ual figures received are given, and the reader is at lib
erty to make his own estimates from them If he wishes.
On Tuesday night. when the editorial page Of The
Herald went to press, the figures received from some s25
Mr.. Burtness Of about 700. 1t was evident that Mr.
Baer was elected, and it was reasonable to suppose that
the remaining two hundred and odd precincts would add
some hundreds to his plurality. Inasmuch as most Of
the more populous precincts had reported, 1t appeared
likely that the average plurality per precinct from those
remaining ones would be somewhat lees than in the pre-
oincts which had reported. It seemed likely that thu
Baer plurality would run as high as 1900, and scarcek
likely that it would exceed 1900.
The figures published in the newscolumns contains
some later additions and from them it seemed probabl
that the plurality would reach or exceed 1900. Tn
Fargo Courier News. which supported Mr.. Baer, publish
ed figures almost identical with those of The Heral,
and placed the plurality at 1900. Two papers. which ha
been working on opposite sides in the campaign, arrive
; at approximately the same result. Yet both fell ava
. short in their estimate Of plurality. The figures ha'
: passed~3 600 and may reach several hundred beyond tn
figure.
The explanation is that, while the figures in DO
papers were accurate as far as they went, and while Il
estimates made from them were reasonable, the Ba
vote in the precincts which had not reported was larg
than either paper had supposed. There was an eleme
in the situation concerning which nobody was informe
In the absence of that information it was a matter
judgment and opinion.