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The Washington times., 1917-05-05
Interesting Events Of lmportanes
Scheduled for Today,

Meeting Of the Maine State Association, W.
c. T L. rooms, So Sixth street northwest
D. m.
May Day procession and dance Of NeIghbor.
hood House clubs. \eighborhOod House, En
y st-cet southwest.
Afternoon tea. in charge OF College Equal
Suffrage League. National American Won.
an Suffrage headquarters. 1875 Rhode Island
avenue northwest TO p m.
Meeting OF Biological Society Of washinztou,
Cosmos Club. n street and IAfaysttl
Regular meeting Federation Of Citizens A.
ISOLATION. board room. Municipal building.
s p. m.
Opening session. fourteenth general term.
nigh court Of chancery. Sigma Nu Phi.
board rom. Georgetown Law School. 10 a
m Final session Of chancery, followed by
smoker by Joseph II. Choate Chapter, Ma
tionAl Law School. moot court room, Ma
tional Law School. D. m.
Masonic-Celebration slXtieth anniversary
Dawson Lodge. No. is.
Cd Fellows-Canton Washington. No. 111- Pa
triarchs Militant.
Hike OF W U. C. George Washington UnS.
versIty. from A. & S. building. 12:3O D. m.
Meeting Of Pennsylvania Society OF waShs
inEton. Perpetual building. 1lm ErssS
northwest. p. m
Annual commemorative meeting. Pnilosophd
ical Inquiry. Public Library. 4:8 D. m.
Lecture. Economic Use OF Food" by Nh.
Henrietta W. Calvin. before Home Club,
p. m.
Election Of officers and directors Of Golfers
women's Club club rooms D. m
Tahleaux for beneht OF Red Cross By
younger girls OF 81. Margaret's Episcopal
Church parish hall. p. m.
letlcs. Western High School. s:15 D. N.
Business meeting. Lever Club. Department ot
Commerce. red parlors, New Ebbitt. S:IS
p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
ARMY. TAKES ANOTHER
OFFICIAL OF DISTRICT
Walter c. Allen, Of Utilities Board,
to Join Training Camp.

To the list OF officials whose services
will be lost TO the District government
by reason of the war was added today
the name OF Walter c. Allen. executive
officer OF the Public Utilities Commits
sion. Captain Allen received his COM
mission as an officer OF the reserve corps
of engineers in January. He is ordered
TO report to the Officers Training Camp
at Fort Myer May s.
Captain Allen formerly was superin-
tendent Of the electrical department. and
has been in the service Of the District
government twenty-three years. On Oc-
tober 16. 1917. he was appointed executive
officer OF the commission.
Commissioner Newman. who has en-
listed in the Officers Training Camp.
expects to report about May Is. En-
gineer Commissioner Charles w. kutz
and Assistant Engineer Commissions
J. J. Loving and Roger C. Powell are
holding themselves in readiness to re-
port for active field duty at any time.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
A Word to the Wise Alien

1t would be well for all enemy
aliens residing within the borders Of
the United States to come forward
and surrender voluntarily any arms
or explosives which they happen to
have in their possession. The United
States Government has decreed that
enemy aliens may not keep or obtain
such munitions of war.
Disarmament of those subject to
this order has been begun already,
but it may well be that the authori-
ties cannot reach every individual
they should. All those overlooked by
inadvertence may find that they have
done themselves good turns by CIV
ing up unsolicited property which
may suddenly become very embar-
RAISING to them.
A great grain elevator burned in
Erie, Pa, few days ago under sus-
picious circumstances. A Brooklyn
sulphur mill blew up inexplicably.
Some day there may be Just one such
outrage too many. When that time
comes the alien who has applied the
principle of safety first and placed
himself beyond the possibility of sus-
picion will find that he has been wise.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
NEUTRALS SEND FOOD
COMMISSIONS TO U. S.
Danes and Swedes on Way, With
Norway and Holland to Act.

Important decisions affecting the
Scandinavian countries will be reach
ed in the war conferences here, It
was further emphasized today by the
announcement that Denmark and
Sweden have started commissions to
Washington, and that Norway and
Holland will do so.
One OF the purposes OF the confer
ence here Is to reach a basis OF prefer
ential treatment for our allies in food
shipments.
AS one OF the nations fighting Ger
many, il Is to the interest of the
United States to maintain the block
ade OF the central powers In the most
effective way.
The British government has figures
to support the allied contention that
Holland, for example. was importing
far more food from America than her
total importations in normal times,
and that the excess was being trans
shipped into Germany.
Confirming the report that his gov
ernment was sending a trade commits
sion here, headed by Herman Lager
crantz, former minister TO the United
States. w. A. F. Ekengren, the Swed-
ish minister. declared today that the
food situation in Sweden presents
great difficulties"
Constantin Brun, the Danish minis
ter. indicated that the commission
from his country would represent
Danish business interests rather than
the government.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
BLUE TO GREET THE GRAY
Union Veteran Writes Colonel
Parker.of Confederate Reunion.

Expressing confidence that sec
tional feeling has been dispelled in
North and South, Col. Myron NJ. Park
er. Union veteran, has written the
following letter to Col Robert N.
Harper, chairman OF the Confederate
reunion committee:
ut Is a source OF united conEratu-
lation that the officials representing
the Grand Army OF the Republic in
Washington have extended a cordial
invitation to the Confederate veter-
ans of the South to hold their reunion
in Washington in June and assuring
them OF the sincere welcome that
would be extended them No portion
of our citizens will BE- more enthu-
siastic in the entertainment than the
members OF the G. A. r. They realize
that all sectional feeling has now
passed, and believe the reunion will
be the crowning event OF united 10y
atty. The first invitation to the Con
federate veterans to meet in Wash
ington was extended by q resolution
unanimously adopted at a meeting OF
the Second Corps Association, Army
OF the Potomac, two years ago.
ut is more than probable that this
association will be selected as the es-
cort OF the Confederate veterans in
their great parade"
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
HORSE SHOW OPENING
POSTPONED BY RAIN
Inaugural Deferred Until Monday
Afternoon.

Weather conditions today inter
fered with the scheduled opening Of
Washington's eighth annual horse
show. After inspecting the rain
soaked arena at the exhibition
grounds, Eighteenth and d streets
northwest, officials OF the association
announced that the opening would be
deferred until o'clock Monday after
noon, when the program arranged for
today will be run OF.
1t was decided to make today's
tickets good for the closing day of the
show, which will be next Friday, IL
rain does not further interrupt the
program, or permit their exchange for
tickets good for any other day OF the
meet. The full fve-day program an
nounced will be presented, even
though delays caused by rain should
necessitate carrying the exhibition
over into week after next
Officials and owners were disap-
pointed over the .postponement OF the
opening, as every detail had been ar
ranged for what practically is assur-
ed OF being the greatest horse show
ever staged in Washington. Many
owners have been on the grounds for
a week or more and scores OF horses
have received their final workouts for
participation in championship events
With good weather obtaining next
week, record-breaking attendances at
the show are anticipated.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
Punish the Garden Thieves

This community is engaged in a
serious attempt to utilize waste
ground and home gardens for the
purpose of securing a vegetable sup
ply for Washington families. A great
deal of time and energy, to say
nothing of expense, has been devoted
to this project. The reports now
come of thievery and of wanton
kind of destruction of these gar
dens, one school garden having been
practically destroyed. Two boys
have been arrested and are to be
tried by the Juvenile Court. While
something may be pardoned youthful
pranks. this is a species of hoodlum-
ism that must be stopped at the out
set.
Offenders must be taught that
this country is at war, that every
particle of food raised is precious,
and that the transgression of prop
erty rights in this particular will be
severely punished. There is too much
at stake. Good citizens everywhere
will aid police officials in making
thievery of this kind a dangerous
.occupation.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
In Behalf of the Old Confeds

The-Confederate veterans who will
invade Washington in June to hold
their annual convention have in their
fast thinning ranks not a traitor to
the American Government. 1t is en-
tirely safe to assert that there is not a
pro-German among them. They will
come to the Capital of their country
to- see as well as to be seen. No
unnecessary obstacles should be cast
in their way in the matter of visiting
the departments and the old gray
uniform should be as good as a pass
duly viseed and bearing the photo
graph of the man presenting it.
With the soldiers, the real soldiers
on both sides. the civil war was fin
ished when 1t was over. The poll
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
A Chance for Cooperation

A good many small farmers, liv-
ing not far from Washington in
Maryland and Virginia, would be
able to plant a larger crop Of staple
food products, if they had the extra
means to buy fertilizers and to en-
ploy labor for cultivating and har-
vesting. A good many Washington
people are anxious to do their bit
in the most effective way to increase
the food supply of the country and
to secure a certain part of that sup
ply for their own households. Why
should not these two classes get to-
gether in a partnership of mutual
profit?
There is a plenty of tillable land
near enough to make transportation
charges negligible that will be un-
titled under ordinary conditions. The
farmer who owns his land and can
secure loans at reasonable rates does
not need the help so much as the ten
ant farmers. 1t should be a COM
parativelS easy matter for these to
establish their reliability, secure
financial aid on a fair basis of crop
division, and thus help materially to
increase the general store of food
products and to lower the cost Of
such products to the investor. The
experiment has already been tried in
some quarters and it is well worth
attention by others.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
Music As Medicine

The world is sick and the surgeons
are doing their part with a ven
geance, cutting out some healthy
members along with those that are
diseased. There are other agencies
that work by milder methods, heal
ing wounded minds and hearts and
helping US to keep our equilibrium
through trying days. One of these
is music. Where argument ends song
begins. Song gives wings to the
footsore pilgrim on the road Of rea-
son. Song inspires the listless and
gives rest to the overstrained. Song
unites the confused and disordered
elements in a rhythm of happiness
and hope, or it may be of common
suffering, which finds relief in the
very act of expression.
Let US have more singing at home
and wherever a few people get to-
gether. Let us revive old tunes and
learn the best of the later ones. A
merry heart and singing voice
doeth good like a medicine. And a
people that can sing together can
fight together, can live together.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
He. Hoover Typical American
Food Expert, Multi-M Millionaire, Lover of HUI
manity and Dynamic, Tireless Worker,
Here to Help His Country.

Herbert C. Hoover, food supply ex-
pert, can best be described as a typi-
cal twentieth century American who
wears his heart inside, and not on his
sleeve. II him are united efficiency,
great constructive and executive abil-
ity, high standards of honor and In
tegrity, broad Imagination. a keen
sense OF humor. audacity and boldnes SIS
OF operation and a love, OF adventure.
With 1t all he is a most modest and
self-effacing man. Everything he does
iA done in the most casual manner.
And yet he is chock full OF the
American quality of pep" He can
work twenty-six hours out OF twenty
four and never turn a hair. He can
do a marvellous amount OF things at
once, and leave the impression on the
observers mind that he is not doing
anything at all.
As he talked last night in his room
at the willard, he was not a dis
tinguished looking person-just an
ordinary looking American. like thou
sands OF others who come daily to the
Capital of the United States. But his
talk simply bristled with splendid
suggestion OF the vitality and energy
he 10 ready to put into the work he Is
about to undertake-that OF teaching
America how to feed the allies.
Houston Our Food Boss
you know" he said, as he traced
with his foot fantistic pattern upon
the bright red carpet, "Tve no Off
cial position. I know no more about
what's to be done than you folks do.
You call me food dictator, and food
regulator, but I'm not-nothing of the
kind. Secretary Houston's the food
boss in this country. I've just come
over to help wherever they want me" +"
And that expresses It exactly-al-
ways ready to help, always ready to
do whatever work Is to be done, and
then take a back seat and let some
one else have the glory.
81 haven't even got d job" he said.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
LETTERS To THE TIMES
ON TOPICS OF THE DAY
The Correspondent Disagrees With
The Times, and Says So Plainly.
TO TIMES READERS

The Times 70 receiving great nun-
bers Of letters from Its readers.
No communication t1hich does not
carry the name and address Of the
contributor pH Be used, but both
tViH be considered coHfdentio! u re-
guest Is made.
Publication tciH not be made Of
letters on untimeIy subjects or re-
H0ious questions. It piH not pub
Rsh abusive personal attacks nor
criticism phich Tho Times deems
InDarTanted BY the facts Gs It knotos
them.
No record Is kept Of unpublished
letters and none s0iH Be returned M
less postage 70 incIosed
The Washington times., 1917-05-05

As though he needed u Job. Over IN
England they call him q pounds mil
lionaire," which means that he "a
worth more than $4,000 And he
made every cent of It by hard work.
He didn't even have enough money
to pay his way through college. But
he went through: he doesn't know
how himself, but he did II, just as he
does everything else he starts out to
do.
He has mines of his own in Spain,
Nicaragua, in Alaska, IN South Amer
lea, in South Africa. II Is recognized
that he is a world authority on gpld
mining.
Future Of Belgium.
When he spoke of the Belgian stu.
alton last night, Mr.. Hoover seemed
deeply impressed by the gravity of
the fate that hangs over the little
country. He spoke hesitatingly and
brokenly, his voice so low that at
times 1t did not carry farther than a
few feet.
What the future holds for Belgium
nobody knows. It's terrible. Those
Relgians have only eight ounces Of
bread a day for rations. don't know
what will become OF them. Nothing
can be done for them until we get this
shipping question settled and can get
food to them"
And as he spoke that last sentence
his facial lines frightened, he jerked
his hands from his pockets, and
clasped them together in front OF him.
One could see the determination stand
out from his face to settle that ship
ping question, and settle It right for
all time.
But well do It." he muttered, as
his eyes drew closed and his lower
lip began to protrude. And the
Hoover energy and the Hoover inge-
nuity are going to help, which means,
II past regulations count, that Bel
gium soon will be fed.
Citizen OF the world he truly Is. but
at the heart OF him he is all American,
as a native of Iowa educated in Cali
fornia should be.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
Patriotic. hut Would Have Change.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Our country. may she always be
right: but. right or wrong. our coun-
try!
And our country Is right today
always was. and ever will be.
And all Of us must be as one: one
for all. all for one. United we stand
divided we fall.
Our country. A great 100000. 900
people country. but too commercial,
material. greedy
Our country! 4 great $3.50. 900. 900.
600 country, but too profiigate. waste
full. thoughtless OF burdensome taxa.
ton.
But what Is $1,000. 900. 900 appro,
priation. anyway a mere baEatelle
provided statesmen are at the helm
able men, trained I'm statecraft. full
of wisdom, forceful.
Give us statesmen-pure, patriotic:
ever alert and watchful against
waste and graft: always ready and
determined to rectify incompetency.
In the words. grand and memorable.
Of Marshal Joffre: "Vlve les Estats-
I'nis! Vive Amerique." Yes. long
live the United States! Long live
America,
ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.
Nay 2, 1917.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
Today's Calendar
WEATHER FORECAST.


For the District OF Columbia and
Maryland, cloudy and continued cool
tonight. Sunday fair, slightly warm
er; moderate to fresh north and north
west winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight:
slightly cooler in west portion, with
frost II weather clears. Sunday part
ly cloudy; slightly warmer In north
and west portions: moderate winds,
mostly northwest.
Middle Atlantic Statss-Cool wealth
or for the season will probably pre-
vail throughout the week. Except
for rains Wednesday or Thursday, the
week will be one OF generally fair
weather.
The western disturbance now covers
the Middle and South Atlantic States,
with indefinite formation, and pres
sure has risen generally throughout
the central and western portions OF
the country.
Cold weather continues generally.
except in Florida, and heavy to killing
frosts occurred in the Northwest,
while there was snow as far south
as central Indiana
Rains were general east Of the Ms
sissippi river, except in the northern
and western upper lake region, and
there were also light showers in Tex
as and SHOWS in the central and
northern Rocky mountain region
There will be snow or rain tonight
In New York and New England, and
probably showers Sunday IN the east
Gulf States; otherwise fair weather
will prevail tonight and Sunday each
Of the Mississippi river.
Low temperatures will continue,
and there will be frost tonight from
Tennessee northward through Micht.
gan.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Eastport TO
Sandy Hook
Along the New England coast there
will be northeast to north gales: on
the middle Atlantic coast strong
northeast to north winds, gales on
the New Jersey coast; on the south
Atlantic coast moderate northwest
winds, except variable on the F1orids
coast; on the east gulf coast moderats
northeast winds.
Steamers departing today for Eu,
ropean ports will have northeast to
north gales, with rain to the Grand
Banks
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
SEEK DANCE THIEF.

Police OF the Third precinct are try
ing TO run down the thief who climbed
through a second-story window in the
rear OF the home OF Mrs. Mary E
Arendes, S23 Twenty-ffth street
northwest, while a dance was in
progress on the first floor Thursday
night and stole S25 worth OF jewelry
Any noise which the intruder may
have made in getting in and out was
drowned by the music and shuffling
OF feet in the parlor. and Mrs. Arendes
did not discover her loss until after
the guests had gone. She found her
room had been ransaked.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05

ticians kept alive the old issues for
personal and partisan reasons 1or
some years. But the sons Of the
Confederate veterans did their part
in the Spanish war, some of the vet
Grams themselves being not too old
for that conflict. And now the grand
sons are ready for the present emer-
gency. 1t would be blunder OF q
peculiarly offensive kind to deprive
the Confederate veterans Of every
chance to see what they wish to see
of the workings Of the Government
at Washington. Let the uniform
pasS.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
cow PEAS USEFUL
Department of Agriculture Points
Out Their Food Value.

Cow peas or Southern field peas
which are really beans, are an excel
lent table food, according to a state
ment being sent out by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. The depart
ment urges the growing of large
quantities OF these beans throughout
the South, but are practically un
known in the North and Northwest
except as fertilizer crops.
The following is taken from the
departments statement:
Cow peas are used on the table In
three forms-in the pod. shelled green
and shelled corresponding, re
spectively, to string beans. shelled
green beans. and dried beans, and
calling for much the same methods ot
preparation for the table. The dry
COW peas are by far the most com
mon.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
URGES RAILROADS TO SPEED UP

A call to the patriotism of every
railroad man in the United States to
speed operation and SHOW what they
can do for their country" has been
issued by Fairfax HARRISON. chairman
of the American Railway Association
special committee on national de-
fenss. Chairman Harrison recom-
mends longer locomotive runs, heav-
Ter loading Of cars, quicker handling
at terminals. Reduction of idle time,
and local meetings among railroad
officials and employees to impress
upon every railroad man the full ne
cessity of doing his bit for the coun-
try at this time.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
SH0RTENS WORKING DAY
Life Insurance Employees Given Time
OF to Make Gardens.

HARTFORD. May 5-President Nor
gan G. Bulkeley OF the Etna Life In
surance Company has notified the en-
ployes OF the company that on and
after May !. the closing hour vii be at
o'clock instead Of $50 o'clock as hereto
fore.
The president believes the shortening
OF the days work will enable the en-
ployes to promote the home gardening
idea. and allow them to do their share
In contributing to the necessary produc-
ton OF vegetables
II each OF the 900 employees devoted one
hour day to gardening. II would mean
800 hours. or the equivalent to liz men
working eight hours a day month after
month.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
GIVES ITS SPRING CONCERT
Washington oratorlo Society As
sisted by Community Orchestra.

The Washington oratorio Society,
under Hamlin CogswelL assisted by
the Washington Community Orches-
ira, with Harvey .durray at the piano
and Henry II. Freeman at the organ,
gave its spring concert last evening
in the auditorium OF the new Central
High School. Nine. de Varrene Stack,
soprano, and Arthur c. Grbach, bari
tone, were the soloists.
The patriotic hymn. Invocation"
which closed the program. is by a
Washington musician. Arthur Ire
gina. and is a dignified choral work,
with words by Wendell Phillips Staf-
ford.
The major choral work was the
Stanford Irish ballad. -'Phandrig Gro
hoore," while Max Bruch's cantata,
Fair Ellen" was given by chorus
and soloists, the orchestra accom-
panying both numbers. The or
chestra also gave one movement OF
Beethoven's second symphony.
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
GOES TO NEW POST
General Wood En- Route to Conn.,
mand at Charleston.

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. L. s. A,
is today on his way to his new post,
Charleston, S. c., with Mrs. Wood and
Major Halstead Dorey, L. s. A.
The people of Charleston have ar
ranged a patriotic parade to welcome
General Wood. A dinner in the
Charleston Hotel will be rendered him
on the night OF his arrival.
There Is nothing l care to say
about my new assignment" General
Wood said just before he left New
York. S'beyond stating that l shall
give the Southerners the very best
that l have as commander of the
Seutheastern DsoSykNsN0N"
The Washington times., 1917-05-05
oLcoTT OFFERS "eIT."

Chauncey Olcott, actor. has volun-
teered to do his bit" for the coun-
try. In a letter to the President to-
day Olcott offered a mule outfit and
wagon, which he will drive himself.
age limit permitting. to furnish an
ambulance, or to give 30 per cent of
his share of the proits from his new
play, beginning in September