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tary forces, as it should be, it must
be toned up. Unfortunately, the
efficiency of the regular army is by
no means ideal.
Whatever case General Organ
makes out for the guard we do not
believe that he would have well
coined the responsibility of leading
his troops, unseasoned and improper.
ly equipped, pell nell into Mexico
when they were sent to the border.
What the mobilization has demon
strated is that the National Guard,
however it may be adaptable to use
as a reserve under a universal train
ing system, cannot be relied upon as
a first line defense, to be fit in every
respect for service in the field, with
full ranks, on instant notice. And
it is hard to comprehend how anr
guard commander can fail to desire
such a condition to be remedied, in
the interest of his men as we'll as OF
his country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-21
LAWYERS IN SESSION
Bar Association Of Sixteenth Judi
eIaI Circuit Meets.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 21.-The Bar
Association OF the Sixteenth Judicial
Circuit. comprising the lawyers of
Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince Will
liam counties. held its annual meet
ing at the Elks' Home. at which Off
GERS were chosen as follows: William
c. Cloth. president; Eugene B. Taylor,
first vice president; H. Thornton
Davies. second vice president; F. d.
Richardson, third vice president;
Claude o. Thomas. fourth vice presi-
dent; Louis n. Duftey. secretary;
Richard B. Washington, treasurer.
Leo p. Harlow. c. Vernon Ford,
Charles T. Jesse. and Robert A. Hut
Crimson. were named as the executive
committee. C. Keith CarIin, William
p. Woolls and French C. Simpson,
were elected members.
Richard T. Hutchinson, the retir-
ing president. presided over the meet
ing. Leo P. Harlow. r. A. Hutchin-
son and c. Vernon Ford were ap-
pointed as committee TO draft resolu-
uon or respect TO the memory OF
members who have died during the
year. banquet followed at Hotel
Rammel. Leo p. Harlow was toast
master.
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NATIONAL GUARD INEFFEC.
TIVENESS E.

Fair-minded critics of the coun.
try's military establishment viii
agree with Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan,
commander of the New York division
that the regular army must share
responsibility with the National
Guard for the bad job that was
made of the recent mobilization,
Clearly, Somebody Numbered high
er up than any State guard COM
mander. Civilian incompetents in
the War Department may deserve
censure for the bad scheduling by
which men were kept waiting for
hours to entrain and inadequately
provisioned for the trip South.
But the very fact that the regular
army and National Guard heads may
cast denominations at each other
for failure, as General Organ is
helping to do, illustrates the funda-
mental weakness of our military sys-
TEN, if, indeed, it may be called a
system. A military scheme in
which there is no Capitalization of
authority insures its own defeat.
There is no doubt, however, that if
the regular army is to be placed in
entire charge of the country's mill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-21
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY OF
EMULATION

In submitting plans for their new
building at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, to the Fine
Arts Commission the builders of the
new Hotel Washington have set a
patriotic example that others who
erect semi-public buildings of this
character would do well to follow.
Especially is it desirable that a
structure across the street from the
Treasury, one of the purest archi-
tectural examples of it's style in the
Capital, and facing the proposed de-
velopment on the south side of the
Avenue, should conform to the Gov
ernment's building plans.
The Fine Arts Commission is per-
forming a service for the city and
for the country worthy of the graft
tude of American citizens. Gratui-
tously its members are giving their
time and ripe experience to the task
Of making a Washington beautiful
which will stand the test of future
generations.
1t is the least that Washington
citizens can do to show their appre-
citation by cooperating with the COM
mission in every possible way to
help preserve the unity Of their
plan in the city's private structures
as well as in its public buildings.
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LAKE CLAN ORGANIZES
Washington Members Of Family
Plan National Convention.

Plans for the formation of the Lake
Clan in the United States were COM
pleted last night at a meeting in the
Willard OF Washington members OF
the Lake family. Besides the cleo
tion of local and national officers, in
vitation was extended to members of
the Lake clan throughout the country
to meet here in convention next Jan
uary..
Officers chosen last night arc: Cen.
II. Oden Lake, chief clansman, Wash
ington, d. c.; Simon Lake, first dep
uty chief clansman, Milford, Conn:
Prof. James l.. Lake, second deputy
chief clansman. Wake Forest. n. G;
Edgar J. Lake. third deputy chief
clansman. Hollywood, Cal; Lytton l..
Lake. fourth deputy chief clansman,
Higginsville. No, Rev. l. s. Lake.
D. D., chaplain, Upperville, Va: Miss
Luella Lake, musical directress, Ocean
City, n. J.; Col. Richard P. Lake, chan
celIor, Memphis, Tenn: Miss Janet W
Lake. scribe, Washington, ID. c.; Fred
o. Lake. treasurer, Washington, ID. g:
Mrs. Maude A. Lake. registrar, San
ford, Fla: Rev. James T.. Lake. D. D..
historian. Ocean city. N. J.; William c.
Lake, editor. Union, ). U.
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FIRE BOYS ARE HOSTS.

The men. OF No. -. engine com
pany at Rock Creek Church road and
Georgia avenue. were hosts Thursday
evening TO the residents OF Petworth.
The members of the company are
Can't. w. ]. seitz. Lieut.. A. s. Haight.
Sergt. II. w. Swami. A. Minnick. c.
ID. McAuliffe. r. F. Love, ]. p. Eagan.
]. +, Nolte, A. n. Cooper, NJ. B. Long
and F.. w. Gibson.
The guests present included Rat
TALON Chief T. Donohoe, j. G. Nc
Grsth. president "f the P"rE Nie"'
Citizens Association; William y.
Gude. Charles Ebel, Charles. \. ~.
IoffIer, Charles Shaffer, +. G. Shaw,
Carl VoiEt, l.. NJ. Seitz, Joseph Rose,
Louis Mortified, Ewald Schneider,
Ralph Holer, F.. G. Kehoe, Maurice
McAuIiffe, G. &. Winneberger, w. b.
Lester, Andrew ID. Loffler. J. Zalenke,
NJ. w. Jaeger, Neal Mckinney and
Ernest c. Loffler.
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DEFENSE WORKERS
OF NATION COMING
National Security League Con-
gress of Patriotism Opens
Here Thursday.

A congress OF constructive patriotism
to consider the basic condition Of ma
tional security and the development of
efficient national spirit" will be held by
the National Security League at the
Willard on Thursday. Friday, and Sat
urday. Representatives from To-, 900 men,
bers Of the league in $50 branches and
committees from more than Us patriotic
societies, colleges, and commercial, labor
and agricultural associations will be
present
At the opening meeting at D. m. on
January 2o Robert Bacon will introduce
the presiding officer, Judge Alton B.
Parker. Elihu Root will deliver an ad-
dress on Americas Present Needs. "
The Rev. Alfred Harding, bishop Of
Washington, will deliver the invocation.
In connection with the congress n
special conference of representatives
of all defense organizations will be
held to discuss universal military
training and service.
The congress will end with a ban
quet at the Willard on the night Of
January 81. The speakers will be
George z. Chamberlain, Lafayette
Young, George E. Wickersham, Mar
tin w. Littleton and Rear Admiral
Robert Z. Peary.
Americas Position as a Worlds
Power" will be the topic on the sec
ond day. Senator George Sutherland
of Utah, president of the American
Bar Association, will preside. Ray
mond B. Price, of New York, will
preside at the third session. The
subject under consideration will be
"AmericaDtzation." At the fourth
session Governmental and Individ-
ual Efficiency" will be discussed. The
presiding officer will be Senator Dun
can U. Fletcher OF Florida, president
of the Southern Commercial Con.
gress.
Mrs. William Cumming Story, presi-
dent general OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution, will preside At
the fifth session which will be held
in Continental Hall. Universal
Military Training and Service" will
be discussed. Preparedness" and
Patriotism Through Education" will
be the subjects OF the sixth and
seventh sessions at which Albert
Shaw. of New York, and E. w. Mich
OILS. superintendent of the Virginia
Military Institute, will preside.
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MANY STILL ASK, "WHY?"

Far be it from US, speaking col
lectively for all art lsymen, to ven
ture comment on the propriety Of
the award of the William A. Clark
first prize of $4,000 and the Cor
coran medal to Arthur B. Davies
"Castalias." The storm of criticism
evoked by the award, adverse and
favorable, might be cited as adequate
justification. For if there is any one
good to come from an exhibition like
that closing today at the Corcoran
Gallery, that good lies in the slim
illus it gives to discussion about art
subjects.
But there is one question we
would like to ask. Others seek the
same information in letters to news
papers. Some art critics have risen
to defend the award, and they know
ingly fall back on certain time worn
aphorisms, like the one about con-
sideration of an artists purpose as
well as the result, to justify the Cor
coran jury's verdict. We further
more have been informed that a pic
ture is the judge of the critic, and
not the critic the judge of picture.
We have been pointed to the anec-
dote of the artist who was asked
what a certain picture meant, and
who turned from his questioner with
the curt reply, "If you don't know,
sir, l never could tell you"
Each of the valiant defenders of
the artists jury verdict were agreed
that Mr.. Davies meant something by
his picture. Whatever it was, that
something is highly cryptic to the
layman, and it has been equally SO to
a large number Of artists. This is
not a criticism of Mr.. Davies, but of
the critics who seek to defend his
picture. Perhaps it is the best pic
ture in the collection. But if so, why
in the name of art and enlighten-
ment, don't the critics tell US why?
1t does not help the cause of art to
dismiss the proletarian curiosity
with budget of time worn maxims.
What the public and a great many
artists still are asking is "What is
it all about?" Will some of the
knowing inform us?
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
Many Interesting Events of Import.
anee Are Scheduled.
Today.

Concert. United States Soldiers HON. Band
Orchestra, Stanley Hail. $50 D. m
Address, Congressman 8. D. Tess. before
Mems and Young Mems Glass OF the ETrst
Presbyterian Church, in church s:45 m
Banquet, Young Peoples Socialist LeaEue an
street northwest, T:3o d. m
Lecture, why the Philosophy OF socIaIt.r,
is Antagonistic to all Religions" Mose.
BERTH. before Washington Secular League
PythIan Temple. 8 D. M.
Address, The Spiritual Power OF the Bahai
Movement Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford.
Studio Hail, 1:Is Connecticut avenue. s:IS n
m.
Address. ''YucAtan. . Socialist State in sIe
cessful Operation" II. J. Brown, Perpetual
Building Hall. p. m.
Address. The Laws OF Vibration I'm Relatjop
to the Zodiac" Miss Louise Cults Powell
Hotel Portland, p. m.
Meeting. special committee on higher Wages
for Government employees. IN American Fed
Grafton OF Labor Temple. s p. m.
Meeting, parishioners OF st. PauI's CathoI,r
Church. in church han. Fifteenth and "
streets northwest, p. m.
Illustrated lecture. Scenes and Peopl.s nj,
the Wonderful West Coast Of South Amer
lea Rev. DIR. John Nelson Mills M
Pleasant Congregational Church Columbia
road, near Fourteenth street northwest
p. IN.
Address. Robert Bridget. his Personality and
Poetry Miss Mary SibIeJ Evans, before
Liberal Religious Union, All Souls Church,
p. m.
Lecture, Central Africa" Jane, Barnes
Howard Theater, .. m.
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SALEM, MASS, VS.. SALEM, ORE.

Educated in their ways through
Bret Harte and more recently by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce trade statistics, the East
is somewhat used to these busting,
chesty, breezy Western towns. But
even yet one steps up occasionally
and takes the breath away from US.
Here comes Salem, Ore, popula-
ton, 1904 in 1910, and cheerfully
requests that Salem, Mass, popula-
tion 1852 in the same year, change
its name. Washington, D. c., could
not have been more surprised than
Salem, Mass, when certain George
town citizens, back in the fifties, sug-
gested that Congress alter the name
of the Capital City to East George
town.
Dear, old Salem. Kindly old lady
in satin, and curls, and crinolines.
Why take the breath out Of her 2S7-
year-eld figure by such a bumptious
and crude request? Brusque old
John Endicott would rise to defend
her were he here. Even the indus
trial compilations from her seem
well seasoned, but it is set down that
in 1900 she has an invested capital
in manufacturing of some 1000, 900,
and an annual output valued at more
than S12,000,0O0.
Not that Salem, Mass, cites these
figures. Far from it. She bears
with, rather than boasts of, her COM
merce. She has one pride, that of
her age and dignity, and she alone,
among all other towns thereabout,
dares look down on Boston. She re-
CARDS the supposed center of culture
as somewhat overgrown and stilt-
ed godchild. She is sufficient unto
herself. 1t is recorded that a son of
one of her patrician families once
received appointment to high dip
lomatic post in Paris. Quoth his
mother, "It's nice for George to see
the world, of course, but am so
afraid he will get out of touch with
the folks in Salem"
Change its name? AS well ask
the leopard to change his spots.
Hamlet" with Hamlet left out
would be just as significant. No
feat of modern witchcraft, which
once was severely frowned upon
there, could make Salem by any
other name seem quite so sweet, so
redolent of the past, so delicately
tinted with those rich old colors of
history, so much unlike any other
city, town, or municipality New Eng
land knows.
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SOCIAL INSURANCE

On the heels of a most illuminat-
ing discussion about social insur-
ance before the Monday Evening
Club, by experts who have made a
lifelong study Of the subject, comes
an interesting report from the So
ciety of Medical Jurisprudence, Of
New York, presenting Numerically
opposite views.
DR.. Henry ]. Harris, of the
Library Of Congress, and Lindley d.
Clark, of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, made an especially strong
case for health insurance. They
pointed out that the safety first"
movement, which has saved many
lives and limbs, was the direct re-
suit Of campaigns of corporations
and other employers affected by
workmen's compensation acts. They
argued that health insurance would
bring about similar concern for
better health, better working condi-
tons, and hygiene propaganda.
The New York report states that
physicians are divided about the
benefits of health insurance, and that
some look upon it as an opportunity
for eliminating dispensaries, free
clinics, ETC.; one-half of their time
being now given to charity work.
Others look upon it as making the
physician an employee, lowering the.
profession, and hating the progress
of medical science"
Arguments in behalf of workmen's
compensation are well known. The
speakers on Monday evening urged
a workmen's compensation law for
the District. The New York report
brings out some of the objections re-
lating to such insurance, principally
that it may bear too heavily on in
dividual employers in some instances,
and that State laws are seriously in
terfered with by the considerable
rowing population among laborers.
Most significant, though. is the
reports statement that social insur-
ance laws have not been successful
in Great Britain or in Germany.
Here is a field for study of their
and no report by an I'M
biased observer of the operation of
these laws and their effects in those
has come to our notice.
y The principles involved in all
forms of social insurance, from old
age and widows pensions to. sickness
insurance and workmen's compensa-
ton, are clear and sound. But much
needs to be done in the way of for
laws which will carry out
these principles and distribute the
social burden equitably. --D
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Review of StageIand.
G. p. O. MEN TO GIVE DANCE.

A charity dance and concert will be
given by the bookbinders of the Gov,
eminent Printing office and down
town binderies the evening of Feb
ruary Z, at the National Rifles Ar.
mory. The committee on arrange.
ments consists of William c. Connor
chairman; Joseph II. Hurley, secre'
tary: b. r. Sonen,treasurer, and
Thomas A. McNerney, Frank C. Mer-
idith, John II. Fox. Alfred c. Lind
strom, +. II. Paudert, J. G. Haslett,
Charles G.. Beuger. ]. ]. Conroy. Tim
othy +. McEenna, Bernard J. Collins
Ernest r. Taylor, Walter oliver, John
Bernd and George W. Beamer.
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Tomorrow
Rihls confsrenee.. Gospsl Miss,

Bible conferences. Gospel Mission. p. m. and
$50 p.
Lecture, L. Oscar Moon. An Int.rpre,.tt finn
OF the Life OF Today and the Old Respon.i-
bility Toward II" at Friends Church. 8
Junior Prom. Catholic University. Gradual.
Hall, $50 p. m.
Meeting, Board OF Trade New willard, 8
p. m.
Dinner, trustees. National Cathedral School
for Boys, At the school, $50 .. m.
Meeting. West End Citizens Assoc1a ton
Kidder Hall, s22 Twentieth street north
west, p. m.
Dinner. Democratic women. for Mrs George
Bass Hotel Lafayette. p. M.
Meeting. committee on suffrage, Chamber Of
Commerce. in rooms OF organization, 3 D. m
Lecture Miss Louise Cults Powell" Current
Events for Busy People" Cairo. p. m.
Meeting of executive committee Teachers
Club, 60s Eleventh street northwest. 3:45 p.
Meeting Mid-City Citizens Association, u
s. Savings Bank building, p.
Meeting. College Equal Suffrage League. 1926
Rhode Island avenue, at p. m.
Meeting Central Citizens Association, North
Capitol Savings Bank, p. m.
Ma sonic-Dawson. No. Is; +. c. Stansbury
No. "a: Z. A.
Royal Arch Chapters, Mt. Vernon. No. 3
memorial: Hiram, No. ~, grand visitation;
Anacostia. No. l..
r. and s. M.-washngtOn Council, No. l,
installation.
Eastern star-Temple. No. lS; Columbia. No
Odd Fellows-Union. No. II: Beacon, No. Is;
and IAngdon. No. 70
Red Men-RedwinE Tribe. No. 20.
knights Of Pythias-Decatur, No. .; Calan-
the. No. II.
National Union-Scott Council No. ass: Fed
eral Council No. 41s; Northeast Washington
Council, No. 1O5.
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Teachers Give Reception

The teachers OF the city schools
gave a reception last night in Lee
Camp hall in honor OF Capt. Conrad
Johnson and Mrs. johnson. The af.
fair was given in the nature of a wei
come home to Captain Johnson, who
returned on Wednesday from seven
months service with the Alexandra
Light Infantry, on the Texas border.
The address OF welcome was made
by Capt. w. w. Sweeney, superintend-
ent OF schools, which was responded
to by Captain Johnson. The president
of the association. c. A. Burrus, also
gave a short address.
The following were in the receiving
line: Miss Mary +. Grfgg. chairman
reception committee; Stanley G. Blan-
ton, Miss Angela hewitt, Miss Mary
Monroe, and DIR. Llewellyn Powell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-21
CLERKS READY FOR
LAST DITCH FIGHT
Salary Raise Depends on Win
ming Few Democrat Votes
This Week.

A last ditch Tight of the Govern
ment clerks for the salary increases
they seek will be made when the
legislative, executive. and judicial
appropriation bill Comes to a vote in
the Senate this week
The bill is now before the Senate
with the Recommendation of the Ap-
preparations Committee that the hori-
zontal increase for employees receiv-
ing $500 or less be stricken out.
The fate Of the clerks fight. for a
raise depends upon whether the
Democratic members of the Senate
act as unit in supporting the recon-
mendation Of the Appropriations Com
mittes.
Count On G. o. p. Support.
Republicans Of the House are ex-
pected to support the salary increase
generally. II enough support can be
won from the Democratic side there
is a chance for the Government en-
ployes to win q victory. but there is
certain to be a hard fight.
H. N. McLsrin, president of the
Federal Employees Union, and leader
OF the employees In their night FOR In
creased salaries, has not given up
hope, and plans to keep up his fight
until the Senate finally acts.
Fight Over ChiIdren's Bureau.
The particular item before the
Senate when it meets at IL o'clock
tomorrow. an hour earlier than usual,
will be the Senate amendment rednc-
ing the number of additional en-
pIoyes allowed the Children's Bureau
of the Department. of Labor. There
is strong support in the Senate for
the Children's Bureau, and q tight
will he made to defeat the committee
amendment. An amendment will be
introduced increasing the salary of,
the superintendent of the Botanic
Garden to $500, as provided for in
the estimates. As the bill now
stands the salary is fixed at $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-21

Officers installed by Mt. Vernon
Council. Daughters OF America, are:
Mrs. John Clapdore. councillor: Miss
Annie Davis associates councillor;
Mrs. Nettie Coffin. vice councillor:
Miss Matte Turner, associate vice
councillor: Mrs. George Wells. associ-
ate recording secretary; Mrs. Sarah
MandIey. warden: Mrs. John Allen.
conductor: J. II. Mansfield. inside
sentinel: Miss Lucy Henderson. out
side sentinel The installing officer
was Mrs. J. f. Mansfield. deputy State
councillor.
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80 TO 60 DEAD IN
ARMS EXPLOSION
Death Toll Grows From Blast
In London Munitions
Factory.

LONDON, JAN, 21.-The death list
from Saturdays nights fire and ex
plosion in a munitions plant near
London. was raised today to between
fifty and sixty by the death of TWEEN
ty-one injured in various hospitals
Eighty or more persons are still in
hospitals suffering from injuries.
The terrific force of the explosion
was felt all over the city, and in
many adjacent suburbs. In some 10
calities windows were literally blown
out. The sky was brilliantly lighted
with a rose pink glare.
All Feared ZeppeIIns.
Hundreds and thousands of Lon
doners ran out into the streets or
sought bomb-proof cellars, thinking
the noise heralded another Zeppelin
raid.
The official statement asserted that
three rows of houses were destroyed.
with the entire munitions plant. All
OF the munitions at this spot was
involved in the explosion. The gov
eminent declared, however, that the
disaster would have practically no
effect on future production of mu-
milton for England's armies.
East London Hard Hit.
The section that felt most violently
the force of the explosion was East
There doors weer torn of
their hinges, windows shattered and
lights exttinguished. Fear-crazed citi-
zens turned in alarms and FIRE en-
gines and ambulances scurriod
through the streets. Everybody had
the same thought at first-a Zeppelin
raid.
Hospital ambuIances made feverish-
ly hurried trips from the scene of the
explosion to hospitals, removing the
dead and injured.
All sorts of vehicles were COM
wandered by the police in removing
the victims of the catastrophe. A cor
don of police was Immediately thrown
about the effected section to keep
back frantic relatives and friends Of
workers as we'll as borbid sight
seers.
Most pathetic of all were the scenes
at the mortuaries where the victims,
many mangled and torn, were await
ing naturalization.
Blown 100 Yards.
As evidence of the terrific violence
Of the explosion 1t was cited that q
piece of boiler Weighing four tons
was blown 400 yards from its normal
resting place.
Roofs in the section of London
nearest the explosion were wrenched
off.
Two OF the injured were firemen
who were lighting the fire when the
explosion occurred.