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"' -IWnppW5fBSSf ''WfiJlMiiiCSP'J THE WASHINGTON HERALD. -WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1912. THE WASHINGTON HERALD Published Etctt Moraine In ths leu br THE WASHINGTON HERALD COMPANY PUBLICATION OFFICE. 1322 NEW YORK AVENUE N. W. TMrsfcone Main 3XQ. (Print Branch ExdusfC) No attention will be paid to anony mous contributions, and no- communica tlons to tha editor trill be printed ex cept over the name of the writer. Manuscript! offered for publication will be returned If inarallable. but stampa should be sent with the manuscript for that purpose. All communications Intended for this newspaper, whether for the dally or the Sunday Issue, should be addressed THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUBSCRIPTIOV RATES BT CABMEU: Pailj tod Sunday 15 cents per mo&tn Daflj Mid Eundir JS.B per year Duly, without Sundu -3 cents PR monUi SDBSCIUPTIOJl SATES BT 1UII.' Dally mnd cSundar 43 cents per month Pally tad Bandar VS. per year Dally, srhhoeit Sunday S cents per mnth Dairy, wilhect Sunday OtQ per yesx Sunday, nithoot DailT I" !" Ne Tort RepresentatiTt. J a WTLBEB.DIM1 EPECIAL AGENCY. Brunswick BaCdlnc Odessa KepmesUtlic. A. R. KCATOE. MS Hartford Bunding. WEDNESDAT. NOVEMBER 3. 131! The Chess Board at the Bosphorus. Herald readers will recollect the oft repeated statement in these columns that the envy and jealousy of certain pouers of The European concert would rob the warring Balkan peoples of the fruit of their hard-earned victorv, in other word, that, when all shall be oer, the allies will have to ask them selves "What did we fight for?" Tne incoming European mail brings the substantiation of The Herald's con tention in a number of articles in lead ing publications, out of which print the following What prompts Europe to frown upon the aspirations of the Balkan Mates is the critical selfishness of one group of the power, and the desire f another group to put off the dav ct rcikoning The Triple Alliance is cxcrtins itself to retain the lurk in 1 tiropc because Austm and Italy are arhirtcd with covctousness lor the Ad riatic littoral and Albania, while the Triple Lntcnte is willing to permit the partial rc-establi'liinent of the old tvr anm in order to deal with the larger pn lilem at a tunc more favorable to its own nurno'es tiatcd bv one motive or another I lin- i imtv then, is in a mood i ndr the splendid work which the al- lie have jecomplished in tlic interest ci liumamtv The excellencies who i ntn! the destinies of nations are preparing to perpetuite in at least pan of the territory now liberated bv In arm-, of the allies, the old regime if Turkish crueltv and incapacity that nas brought about the present crisis Will the collective conscience of the world permit the carrying out of such a i impact of plunderers' If it does, Tur pe mi pav for the cupiditv or tupij phance of its statesmen with he horrors of a war that will outdo ilic present sacrifice b far. 1 lus i prcm strong language for a I ur ipi n paper to use. but it describes the sin ition to a T If all this is true, the jn stmn indeed is uppermost in -vcrvli wi s mind who look at things mpartialh and sensiblv Whj was i war stared' W Iiv all this car nagt W a it not undertaken to at cat after three centuries of Moslem npprc moii drive the hateful Turk hatk to Via where he came from, and where he belongs' Was it not undertaken to save our Christian brc thcrs from persecution, from mas sjire instigated b religious fanaticism, to st n the bloodshed of centuries, to protect those who had to pay so dearlj for adhering to the religion ot peace and good will" I rom the verv dav that The Herald mauc it first comment on the Turkish war, we saw clearly that all this sac nhce would be in ain, as it has been these main times before, that neither Tngland, ' the most pious nation einh ' nor '.'orthodox" Russia would permit the planting of the cross upon the dome of Santa Sophia, unless it was accomplished either by the Lion of the Guelphs or the Bear of the Muscoutes It is well to be ruler by the "grace of God," but that grace must coincide with the policy of the ruler and his government. Russia is determined to get into the Levant, to curb Britain's power in the East, and England never will submit peacefully to see the Suez Canal in another na tion's hands, after once getting it away from France, who built it And the wily Turk laughs in sleec his The Passport Controversy. The negotiations that appear to be in progress toward a new treaty be tween the United States and Russia are still in a very incomplete stage of development; and the public Knowledge of the conclusions to which they point is largely speculative. That both gov ernments are anxious to maintain friendly relations may be accepted as a hopeful sign for the ultimate com position of all differences There is no disposition on the part of either nation to take advantage f the tem porary absence of binding convention' respecting commercial exchange. It is intimated that the application of the maximum tariff' rates to imports from the United States will be held in abev ance by Russia or possibly indefinitely postponed until a satisfactory under standing is reached upon other mat ters It was no question of this char acter that produced the recent diplo matic rupture. But the one question upon which the treaty was- abrogated appeared to be still unsettled, and it seems to be mor- ally impossible for this country to re cede from the position it has taken. Thist question involves not a class, but American citizenship. The American Jew must have his rights protected as much as any other American citizen. Wc recognize no religious distinctions when men are admitted to the civic rights of the nation, and we cannot be indifferent to the refusal by Russia of passports to American Jews. It i said that the Czar's government has al vas held that such Jews, even though Americans, were 'not entitled to travel or reside in Russia because the treaty provided that anj American seeking to enter that country should submit to the laws and ordinances there prevailing Such a provision, howev cr,-must be of universal application. Any American who visits Russia, whatever his race o religion, is expected to conform to its laws If he docs not, he must take the consequences, and to make an ex ception of a Jew adopted into our na tionality can hardly be construed other than as an affront to our sovereignty. It is reported that the Czar's govern ment is not jet ready to concede this point, though that is the bridge that must span present cifferences With Russia it is evident that this is a mat ter of prejudice more than principle. With the United States it must be re garded as fundamental Increase of Suicides. The leading cause of the increase of suicide is the decay of religious re straints When self-slaughter was reckoned a deadly sin, even the most desperate held back. To-day the pro hibition carries little weight with majoritv -of the people The modern community cannot limit or lessen its numbers, and cannot undertake the teaching of religion as a public func tion But the modern commumtv can cultivate and do much to improve so cial discipline, can discourage the growth of caste barriers which ham per svmpathy and dwarf mankind Work on tnese lines would soon. show a lowering of the tendency to suicide V growing tendencj to d regard human Iffe is one of the u pleasant things ot modern civilization. W bile the murderer is reckless only of the lives of others, the suicide is care less of his own m thing that dwarfs the individual lends to lower the estimate he puts op his own life rc we drifting toward the Asiatic standard of old and bar barous times when human life was the cheapest of things' Fifth Avenue and the Skyscrapers. One of the arguments brought for ward in favor of the plan to put a legal limit on the height of buildings along Fifth Avenue in New York is that the dav of the very tall building is past Lenders of money for con struction purposes arc said to be warv of the skyscraper The contend that the congestion in its elevators and in the street has wiped out its economic advantages Increased elevator space means decreased income from rents In manv cases, it is said, the streets have become so badh blocked with traffic because of centralization of per sons and business in so many tall buildings that rents have had to be lowered to keep tenants The supplv of offices m New York also exceeds the demand, just as it docs in this cit If building skv scrapers is no longer profitable investment, as this argu ments holds, the need of legal restric tion upon height hardly is necessar The economic law should take care of the matter without need of an enact ment As for Fifth Avenue, the gen eral proposition does not hold The idea of keeping skv scrapers off that street, where there may be a special demand for them, is to preserve its distinctive beauty. It may be fit for New York City to adopt a special policy about Fi'fth Ave nue buildings, but the arguments which govern the downtown section, and per haps to upper Broadway land, do not apply to what New York wants to preserve as its finest "show" street One advantage In electing a scholar as leader is that he, as a well-read man. Is sure to know how much he does not know. Gen Savoffs expression that "speed Is trumps" amply characterizes tho flying campaign of the commander of the Bul garian army. PERTINENT AND IMPERTINENT. From ths St raid Press. There are 16.000 hunters licensed to kill deer in the woods of this State. As most of them never saw a deer It will not be surprising If there Is the usual slaughter ing of those that "looked like deer." From ths Albany Journal. Perhaps the Turkish soldiers are such poor fighters because they smoke Turkish cigarettes From ths New York American. Wax the floors of Constantinople, The Turkey trot Is called. Those who have danced must pay the fiddler. From lbs Detroit News. Monument dealers report a rush of orders for a certain brief epitaph: "He stood fat. - From ths w York Prtia. The Brazilian diamond mines have been very profitable to the men who are work ing them In New York. From ths St. Louis Post-Thepstcb. Given time, matters get into their proper grooves. For Instance, Chairman McCombs has gone on a vacation and Chairman Hllles has gone back to work. From ths derela&d Leader. A Philadelphia man died leaving 100.000 without any Indication as to where It should go. But then tho lawyers don't need any Indications. A LITTLE NONSENSE. HAUGHTY GIRLS. Lady Clara Vere de Vere Was a haughty dame. Her descendants hero and there Still maintain her fame. You can see them, haughty doves. Dally on the job In the stores retailing gloves To the common mob. At the ribbon counter they Deftly wield the shears In the true patrician way Of tho Vere do Veres. Or perhaps dispensing lunch You will with them meet. W hlle the members, of the bunch Grovel at their feet Uncle 1'ennyiTlsr Saai Bad spelling won t make a humorist of you. If so. a lot of typewriter girls would be drawing enormous salaries. It Was Not. "Wombat, what car did Damon and Pythias run? ' ' 1miM see I think they headed a ticket about 1830." "And who ran against 'em" "Lemma sec. Wasa t It Castor and Poiiuxr' November HO In History. November K. 1K-Henry VIII Is sent to the store to match a turke) His lack of success led to another divorce. November 10, H2S-Jean of Aro loses her maid and has nobody to rivet her armor up the back. Baric and Forth. "Your stenographer seems to be rather Irregular In attendance "Well, she leaves her husband and works a week; then eho returns to her husband, and leaves tho office for week." Forget It. We hope no thoughts as to The cost of living Will rise ere we get through With this Thanksgiving A Modest Rani. I like to start my-Thanksgiving poetry earl)," remarked tho newspaper poet, who thinks pretty well of his alleged poetry "Whv" Inquired tho other hnlf of the sketch, at the proper place 'So as to give the other papers a chanco to clip it before Thanksgiving arrives " othlnr. Athletic. 'Our college won ' They did' Rah' Rah' Rah' What did thev win' 'Tho debate " "Oh, I shaw'" 1 erj I niual. I guess Mr Wilson must shave him self Why to" ' I have been unable to find anj birber In town who claims to have shaved him once This is unusual ' BOY SCODT RDH DOWN BY ADTO Eight-year-old Raymond Ryan Is Struck While Drilling with Lads in Street. Executing a flank movement while drilling with several Boj Scouts, Rai mond C R)an, eight )cars old, of IS Street Northwest stepped In the path of an auto In front of his home )ester da afternoon and wis run down, sus taining Injuries which may result death The child was picked up, placed in the machine, and hurried to Freedmcn's Hospital, where phvsicans found he was suffering from concussion of the brain shock and probabl) internal injuries. After first aid treatment was gven, the child was removed to his home e auto is owned b C E Riordan. of 1312 Eat Capitol Street. He had tele phoned to the garage for the car. and i mechanician w is driving the machine to the Riordan home The driver saw the Bo) Scouts drilling, but thought he had sufficient room to p,ss Just as ho was about to pats the lads the boss suddenly wheeled and joung Rvan stepped In front of the car was knocked to the asphalt and was conscious when picked up The lad Is be ing attended bv Dr E J. Gunning and Dr A C filler EDWARD T. FLETCHER BURIED. Associates of Many Years Act m Honorary Pallbearers. Tho funeral of Edward T Fletcher, veteran newspaper man, was held from his residence in the Ingleside Apart ments, 1S0S Tirst Street Northwest )es terday afternoon at 1 SO o clock The beautiful service of the Episcopal church was read by Rev E M Mott, who had known Mr. Fletcher for ears He told of the exemplary life he had led. his integrity and devotion to duty and famll). and the love and esteem In which he was held by all The honorary pallbearers, friends of many jears, some of whom being former co-workers, were Walter Stllson Hut chin. MaJ Richard Sjlv ester, A. II Ragan. Maurice Jovce, August Donath, and W. W. Maloney The active pall bearers were William P. bpurgeon, Frank H Pierce, J W Rldeuour. D S Hussev, Gearge E. French, and Edward B Crantorct. Many were the beautiful floral offer ings tendered In remembrance Relatives and friends accompanied tho body to their last resting place In Oak Hill Cemetery. FREDERICK V. SHORT WEDS MRS. FRENCH, WHO ACCUSED HIM OF FRAUD Frederick V. Short, tho betting Agent, who was arrested several dajs ago In Baltimore on a warrant sworn out by Mrs Majme G French, of Kansas CitJ, charging him with obtaining J13.000 from her under false pretenses, married his erstwhile accuscryesterday In a near-by Virginia town The couple will take an extended honeymoon and then return to Kansas Cit. where they will make their home. In a conversation ov er the long distance telephone jesterBay Mr. Short said: Tho whole affair Is unfortunate, but broad-minded persons, who understand the case, will realize at a glance that I did nothing that was the least bit sus picious or dishonest My transactions have been fair and upright and I have no regrets to offer In this line." Mr. Short is an accomplished scholar. has composed several operas, and la well-known In musical circles. Telephone Rate Cnt. Tho Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phono Company announced yesterday that tho ton rate Detween Berwyn, Md., and Washington will be changed from.tltlon in voluntary bankruptcy, listing 10 to C cents for the Initial Perloea. of his liabilities at J36.473 66 and his assets Ave minutes conversations. The new at JS.5TS 91 Including Insurance policies rate win be effective November 2L I UP REAL BATTLE Washington Newspaper Men Have Already Wrecked Democratic Party Through Strife. BRYAN IS PICTURED AS THE TROUBLE MAKER But the leaders Say Things Will Mova Along Smoothly, De- spite Predictions. lly JOSEPH P. . -!.. ow that tile campaign ill the Balkans givis evldcnco of subsiding, the war cor respondents in Washington are busily engaged framing up a real battle to be staged In the Capitol. Hostilities are scheduled to commence any time between middle of December and April 15. The advance notices promise a bloodv, costlj production It is not clearly Indicated Just who will be what when the lines of battle are drawn, but It Is generally agreed, among war correspondents, that William Jennings Brian will be on one side nd that the naughty reactionaries, led by Majority Leader Underwood, will oc cupy the center of the opposing line. Lately Speaker Clark has been placed In the lead of tho right wing Gov Wil son, from present indications, will oc cupy the unenviable role of the Innocent hjstander or the dove of peace In a famll) brawl all according to tho war correspondents. In other words, the Influences who have least to hope from a harmonious Democratic administration are least In clined to believe such thing possible They can see no hope of restraining Mr. Kr an from stepping into the center of one or tho other houses of Congress with a copy of tho Commoner In ono hand and a rat-o nine-tails in the other, and precipitating a free-for-all row by at-j tempting to coerce the Democratic party Into dffng his bidding Nuturallv, they sav tho Democratic party in Congress will oliject to such contumelious treat ment and there Is jour war all fixed Poor Mr Wilson they weep, and wink thi other cje What chance, deed, for harmonv' Leaders Optimistic. DemocratiL leaders honevcr. are not Inclined to adopt quite to pessimistic view of the situation Mr llrjan cer tainly has not indicated an overwhelm ing dcslrw to precipitate the conflict so far, the sa. and tho so-called Pro- ,res-lve leaders of the Democratic parti In Congress have n t offered anj thing Intended t fan tho smoldering tires of fa t'omlism Tin prr-dl ted fight against the r-el -tlon of Ch imp lark to the Speakership r i'f Houve Ml thr ugh with tin an nounccnent b IUprcsentatUc H'b lenry that lie would not be a candidate agalutt the Missouri leader Mr Clark himself has given no indication h) word or deed that he exjecth to le out of sm- rathy with the new admlnlstriti n. and Majorltv Leader Lndernoods whole rec rxl In part) life IndUat.s that it will r-iulro more than ordinary prosuro to pi ice 1 im In conflict with the head of his pirtv particular slrce to a man of Mr Lnderwoods political sagacltv the c onscfluem es to the part) of a split be twen Congress and the White House must take on a serious aspect Moreover say Houe Democrats unless Mr Rrvan desires solelv to feed his per sonil animosity against Air Fndcrwond or unlcs Messrs. Indtrwood and Clark are deMrous of wrecking the party to spite Mr Brv in the Senite Is likely U prove the princiral point of attack, and the Sen ite long since inured to siuh tr atmeut mav be expected to accept It without t riou-l Jeopardizing the pari) Republican Senators were blamed for Republican Iniquities long before a na tional Democratic victor) was in sight And If the force s of reaction are to com mand a strategic position In the Demo eratli. Congress, It will bo in tho Senate, where Houe loaders franklv admit the) expect to need the support of Progresi Republicans to push through their tariff legislation So the) say. If the White House and the House stick together, tho part) will be able to present a good record to the countr) two )ears hence, when the next House Is re-elected and when the voters vi ill have their first opportunity to reg ister their approval or disapproval of the part) EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS. National ssncIatlon of Stntft Unl versltlrs djourn Session. The National Association of State Uni verslties, which has been In session since Monda) at the New Wiliard. adjourned jesterdav afternoon, after electing offi cers The) are President Edmund J James, president of the University of Illinois.-vice president Dr. Joseph Klngsbur). president of the University of Utah, vice president ex-offlcio, Dr P. Claxton. United States Commissioner of Education, secretary and treasurer, Dr Guy Porter Benton, president of the Uni versity of Vermont Tho executive committee chosen con sists of the officers and Francis P Ven- able, president of the bnlverslty of North Carolina, and Chancellor Samuel Avery of the University of Nebraska Tho members of tho association were later received by President Taft The convention was the seventeenth annual gathering the association has held. The programme Included addresses upon uni versity government and tne general fac tors of university life. DR. EDWARD BEDLOE HERE. W ill Donntc Strip of Beach Front to I. uric Sana. Edward Bcdloe, of Atlantic Cit), Is in Washington, to confer with Capt Sumner Kimball, chief of the Life Saving Bureau, and Dr Hugh M. Smith, deputy fish commissioner, for the purpose of sub mitting to trie government for Its ap proval a deed donating to the United states a strip ot beach front property n Atlantic Cit Tho deed Is Intended for the purpose of establishing on this property of a life saving station and a government acauarium. Dr. Bedloe says tho existing arrangements of the Absecon Inlet Life Saving Station aro divided, one being on thi. heneh. when in stormv weather the surf Is too rough to permit the launch-j a narrow neck of water of the bay that In winter Is often so choked with Ice as to render boats useless. Discusses Gaelic Language. The regular meeting of the Anthropo logical Society of Washington was held jesterday In the New National Museum. The Gaelic Language or. ireiana- was the subject of a lecturo delivered by James Mooney. Plumber Goes Bankrupt. John Waters, a plumber at 53 F cit-t Vnrihwr-nt. vesterdav filed ft new for 7,9W. ' RAYNER'S CONDITION PRECARIOUS AT MIDNIGHT SAY DOCTOR'S BULLETINS Senator Isidor Rayner of Maryland, who Is critically ill at his home, ISO Eighteenth Street Northwest, Is In a precarious condition, according to a state ment Issued 84 midnight by his physician, De. B L. Hardin Dr. Hardin's bulletin Is as follows: "8cnator Rayner has been seriously III for some months with a complication of diseases. His present condition has re mained unchanged for several days and Is precarious " Yesterday at noon the Senator sat up In his bed for a half hour He took nourishment and talked with members of his famll) WIDOWER KILLS SELF WITH GAS Henry Myers, a Carpenter, Brood ing Over Wife's Death, Com mits Suicide. Brooding over the death of hl wife. Henry M)ers, flit) -five )cars old. a car penter of Baltimore, placed a rubber tube between his lips, turned Illuminating gas through It, and asphyxiated himself )es- terday afternoon in a rooming house at 16 Third Street Northwest Myers had been alone In the room since early morning, but It was thought he was sleeping until a servant detected the odor at gas. The servant tried to arouse the man. and then called Mrs. Lena War, the landlady Mrs. War unlocked the door with master key and found Myers on the floor. She summoned an ambulance from Emergency Hospital Dr Benja min Newhouse responded and pro nounced lifo extinct The body was fully clad when found M)ers left no note In explanation of his act In August last Myers rented the room In the Third Street house He said his wife had died but a few months before and seemed to grieve constantly over her loss He U Ileved to have two sisters and daughter living In Baltimore but the police have been unable to locate them. After an investigation Coroner Nevltt Issued a death certificate in accordance with the facts The body is at the morgue SOLDIERS FI6HT FIRE AT ARSENAL Six Hundred Then by Quick Work Save Big Commissary Building from Destruction. I ightiug like veteran firemen, the 1-irst Battalion I S Lngineer Corps, comprising 600 men commanded by MaJ Will'um Rarden saved tho mammoth Commissary Building In the Vrsenal at the foot of Four-and-a-hair Street South west from destruction by tlames last niglrt Responding to the ringing of the fire gong, the men turned out with parade drill precision, unlimbcred the hose car riage In the little fire station, and start ed on the double-quick for the Com mlssary Building I-lames could be seen through the windows, and it seemed the whole building might burn Hose lines were qutLkly attached to plugs, and in a few minutes several streams of water were l-ing directed on the blaze. An alarm was sounded from Box No 4a. calling out Acting Deputy Chief Dixon, with engine companies 4, 13, and IS, truck 10, and the tire boat. When the firemen arrived the soldiers had the blaze under control, and the fire compin'es did not go into action The blaze originited on the first floor, and was confined to that floor A large quantlt) of sugar was ruined b) fire and water The damage Is estimated at $1 3U0. MECCA FOR ART STUDENTS. Mrilr and Jts Beauties Described by Prof. Percy sh. A lecture on Sieil) as a. Mecca for Art Students, " by Percy Ash. professor of architecture at George Washington University, was the feature of the monthly meeting of the Architectural Club in the chapter room of the Alpha Beta Phi Fraternity house last night. I'rof Ash told many Interesting inci dents of his trip through Italy and il lustrated his talk with a number of photographs Five new members were admitted to the club which brings the membership up to fort) -one students The new men are L. H Boss. R. E Sutton. W B Lpton. F. W. Stocver. and II W Stutter. By a unanimous vote the four pro fessors teaching architecture at George Washington were named as Judges the prize contest for the belt sketch drawn for the Cherr) Tree by mem hers of the club The contest closes December 1 Tho meeting closed with a smoker and refreshments. MEXICO CITY SHAKEN. Earthquake fraln A Islts Capital of Republic. Mexico Cit). Nov ID A severe earth quake shock which caused heavy damage occurred here at 7 17 o clock this morning The disturbance lasted lift) -five seconds and shattered several buildings Pave ments ail over the city were cracked and the water mains burst in many places Thousands ot panic-stricken residents of the city ran Into the streets, where they fell on their knees and prayed WHITE HOUSE HISTORY. Mrs. Abbey Gunn Baker Lectures on Presidential Mansion. ' Tho Erection of tho White House and Subsequent Alterations," was the sub ject of an address given last night b) Mrs. Abbey Gunn Biker, at tho regular meeting of the Columbia Historical So ciety In tho lecture hall of the Wash ington Club. Mrs Baker began with the building r the White House in 1T91 nnd the events which led up to tho District being chosen as the seat of srovernment She showed that no change was made tn the original plans of the Executive Man sion until after it was burned by the British In Kll After the rebuilding ot the White House no change was made until Pres ident Roosevelt came into office. During his administration the whole Interior of the White House was changed and re decorated. Since the Roosevelt regime no change has been made Thomas E. 'Watson "Indicted. Augusta, Ga , Nov. 19 Thomas E. Wat son, who ran for President on the Pop ulist ticket many years ago, and now editor and publisher of the Watson Jef fersonian, -was to-night Indicted by the Federal grand Jury on tho charge of sending obscene matter through the mails The charges were based on magazine ar ticles over Mr. Watson's signature, bitter ly scoring Catholicism. These articles were characterized by the court as "unfit to be spread upon the records." L BANQUET More Than 200 Attend Dinner of the Caital Society at Rauscher's MANY ADDRESSES ARE MADE Two hundred engineers, among- whom were many distinguished scl entists from other cities, attended the annual banquet of the Washington So ciety of Engineers last night at Rauscher's. There were eight speak ers. ' John IT. Hanna, president of the so ciety and chief cnglnter for the Capital Traction Company, presided, and, after a few words of welcome to the visi tors. Introduced Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer of the Reclamation Service, and toastmaster of the evening. A glimpse Into the education of future engineers was given In the address of M. E. Cooler, dean of the University of Michigan, who said that although this Is tha age of the specialist and that scientists devote themselves to specific branches of study the time will come when the education of the engineer will be more catholic and will cover not only the engineering subjects proper but will Include the subjects of tho so called art's courses of the colleges. Broader Drsrree. Prof. Cooley was at one time a pupil of Prof. Charles E. Monroe, now of George Washington University, but then at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, who was a guest at the banquet and on the speakers' card Prof Cooley spoke of the tutelage he received thirty years ago under Prof Monroe, and then branched out into the discussion of the engineer of the future Ho said, among other things, that it was the tendency to do away with titles now conferred and the probable title of the future would be Bachelor of Science of Engineering, a term broader In Its scope V IL Newell, director of the Reclama tion Service, spoke along the same line, telling of the wide scope of knowledge necessary in the engineer of to-day The other speakers were O H Tlttman Coast and Geodetic Survey Prof Charles E Monroe, George Washington University; Charles Whiting Baker, editor of the En gineering News, of New York City, and L. O Howard, of the Department of Agri culture The following is tho llt of guests John W Adams. It L Velame lrdnck V, Al hert Walter I A1.CD It Larlet vndrrrjn H '. VTftTl. CJiarie VVhitiM DaifT r n.dcei A r BaW wiu A. L RiMsui II II rUl-m L Barurl (com Barries. L A lijner Pan! Batxri E Bt-bb, Jira-ikmll. FredTirJi It Iltrrr Moms Bien. K C Boczs. W P Bortmd Robert V Bo- r!t VVUllara Bowl r R Bradbury Vr-I Braro. Uniuvol Brennan rhlljp B. BrUl. Glenn B-oncn W illiara T Brown Vlanm n Csroi bell PI r arll ! V. Tar' on Ituy V eartjr t, eli.awirk. 1 M Chamfer 1m R II eTiarrell Vnhjr H Chae B L. far John L Celt W exile 1. - tuowaj. M e. IxsJcr Moruiuer r ( cole p rrr ranfonl It II Patelriiii V M Daniels. V P TJaTU A wart W Iteakln W. C Dran Mirk De e.rac-- It Ilrnmarlt VV. 1" Dennis Alrwt l Pieieneri R. B. Dole Leonard !-. Dotrn. L. M Dou A. V. Ihinmncerai I 11 La.lman H r EcMr C E. Ellstrorth. Jol a 1 . l.nsicn, U B Krnem. KK-nard Ton talort. II S. talrbonai. W B r"ar"dd ibert A Farmer Thomas J. lUher Owen B lenca, Felix Krtrtiold II. C Praaienreld. W Uham 8. Garland. C I" O! en. Albert T Gold tT.r John Eis e,erd si II B Grejury VI c Grmer. Willis B. Hal' J II llarjii FrM Hirdrjt Daaierl L. Hazard. Moms HacSrr Jon P He!? Vlara Djer Herser F t Ililaer Jesse Hill Jero HU1 J. S Hill f T limes It L Hodjtins L O Howard John C Hurt. eocjo It Ids. F II Idea. L. Janira. Carl F JeJlen Henxen Jeainir-ss 13wood Johnoa U N Jobnatoo Goorte Wallace Jones. Lewis Jones. V H Kimball. B. 1" Leunberten J. F Lawtoe M O Leichton Morton F Leopold V 1 Lucas. vicCoanb. vv . Jlcr.mnd aonn li vie- Grath Cbarln VIcKe-rmey S J Macfarren Van II Vlannlnj J II Marble F K. Manlen l Marlow n, B Manhall Th-mas W Marshal' E R. Martin J M Jlarrolf V VI I" Vla-Amenr Lemts Vlalammas P Majo )r O. V Mechlin 1. B Mcaeiey l.llTard de J Mesne- W IS. Jletz. Robert L Middleeoo C B Mirlc. H. t. Mitchell II T Morninortar Charles A Mourtess, CTba-Ies E. Men rw Fred VV Mcrphy r. II vewru s. -v. u ortn. Frederlc-l. D Owen II It Padi-tt. W E. Parker. Frederick P Peel John J Phelan In E. I hUHns C II Ilercc A sar R Ilrer II II nanimtoa. Georro S rope. Minott K Porter (, R. I"utnam It II Phillips. fjucdeld H Ratnal P I L. Re-l F A Richards!. It O Rhrr J V IU4isi W L. Roe hchocnbem Vndrew J Pchwartr ti C Sharan. W h Sleets, J B Shinn C II Sinclatr L fc. blDCjur. (.'.ran S Smith. H Clinton pmlth II vr. Snuthtste. u. F Srcever F Charles SUrr stesens. II B fctaMrr Herman Mawrr Frank Sutton Dean Pwilt Taliaferro; exiles II Thrroa u B Thompson, llesirr Thurtell. O II Titmunn II It. Toller T Lincoln Towxsecd. K D. Underwrod. J II Van VVSpmen J T VcbriL Georzs E. Walton T U Warner J WateJrj James A VTat-wo. Frsnai R WeDeT r E VVey moath. IX V . Wheeler. Earl Wheeler. A C. VV tllard. Slark R Woodward Yesrsepaper "Man Kills Self. Staunton. Va , Nov U E B Thomas, an advertising man on the Dail) News, killed himself by shooting to-dav CLOSE OF THE SPECIAL VOTING CONTEST NEAR Many of Leading Contestants Are Running a Neck and Neck Race Secondary Contest Also Interesting. prcm the nreent outlook the nni'ij Vdvo.ates offer is another wonderful From the n-en "" . ..,,, I ehance to get something for nothing ot the special two weeks voting contest ( nnU!ums ,,,, make cvrry day. In connection with The wasmngion count Thcy ,houl(i worK a, t)lcy nrrr Heralds tSOOO competition will bo ex-lal(, before They bhould let no oppor- tremcly closo and exciting Man) ot me leading contestants are running about neck and neck, the greatest rivalry ex isting between them Although the little secondary contest is rapidly nearlng Its cloe. there is still time enough or those at the foot of the list of entrants to spurt forward to vic tor) Every contestant has an equal opportunity The securing of votes Is not difficult, and an) one with a llberil amount of diligence and determination has a fair chance for victor) Two special awards axe to be given to the persons securing the greatest num Kr of votes for the period from Novem ber 11 to November 2S. The special con test comes tq a termination at 3 o clock next Saturday evening 10 tne geaiiB- man casting the greatest number ot votes will be awarded a certlflcate from the establishment of Lo uavis, mer chant tailor, 730 Thirteenth Street North west, good for a $33 suit of clothes, to ha marla to order To the lady casting the largest number of votes will be given a certlllcato from tho establish ment of S Sllversteln. ladles' tailor. S7 Eighteenth Street Nortnwest. gooa tor a $33 tailor-made suit The names ot Davis and Sllversteln are guarantees of th" qualitv of workman ship which may be expected by the win ners of the awards The tailors in both business houses have had long experl encs In cutting and fitting and possess that rare faculty of pleasing one. Tha DISTRICT BAPTISTS HOLD CONVENTION1 Dean Wilbur, of George Washing ton University, Submits His Report on Missions. Two-thirds of the population ot tlit wprld Is un-Christlan. according to the statement of Dean W A. Wilbur, of George Washington University, who sub mitted his report on missions at the even ing session of the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches last night at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, where tho Baptists of the District are In session In annual convention. There were 700 present-Prof Wilbur said that the population of the world numbers about l.TOO.OuO.Ono. and that there are but Js00O0t Chris tians in tho number There werei three sessions yesterday, and the convention will continue to-day and to-morrow. Officers were elected yesterday for the year, the result being as follows Rev. H w. o Mlllington pastor of the Brookland Church, mod erator: Rev. J. W Man), pastor ot thi East Washington Heights Churrh clerk Reuben Bagley, member of the Columbia Church, assistant clerk, and Waring E Evans, of the Calvar) Church, treasurer. One of the new teaturts at the con vention Is a social service exhibit pre pared by the social service committee, of which Rev. H V Howlett Is chairman. The major portion ot the exhibit is a display of books on social service sub jects furnished by the Public- Llbrar). The Associated Charities have lent a number of charts and pamphlets treat ing of the fight against tuberculosis and the relief of the needy. It was shown in a report made during the morning session that during the last vear the enrollment of the RaptlMs tn the District has gone from 7K to S31" a net gain of U6, the largest gain being at the West Washington Baptist Church, where the net gain was LS Thtse sta tistic were a part of the report of Rev. J W. Many, pastor of the East Wash ington Church Short talks on missionary work wer made by Rev. J N Scirrto head of th Italian missionary work Rev Hubert Bunyea, of the Randall Heights Mission Church, and Rev Qulro Harlan, of tha Congress Heights Church Several committees were announced during the afternoon meeting They were as follows Committee to name the new executive board. Rev P D Watbngton Maryland Avenue Church W S. Kaiser and G P Grad) . committee on audltinc R. E. Fleharty and J D Simpson com mittee on place and preachers Rev K Johnson Grace Church Rev B I Gaw, West Washington Chjrch, ard Rev A J Ball Howard W a) ne Smith spoke on No - the-n missions and William II Smith was to have spoken on th work In the South but he failed to appear and Prof De Ment. of the Lou vll e Sem inar) te ok his place retaileYsToYm another section PreHmiranes of a permanent o-gin -zatlon were effe-ted last night rv ths shoe trade section of the Retai Mer chants Asa-ociatlon Members of the as sociation and others connected wit tht -etail sh e trade were call 1 together I) Joeph Mrasburger hairman o' the sect on W F Eircrs, seeretar) of the association, acted as seeretar) The general purposes of tho organiza tion of the shoe men were set forth bv Mr Strasburger and were discussed lr formallv It was the sense of the meet Ins that It would be well to form a permanent organization which shoul I come together as often as once eac a month to consider matters p, naming t" the shoe trade It was determin d th: another meeting should b tall d ly tt-t chairman between tne Kth, an J 1 th rtf December to complete the urgimzaton Many matters affes tmj the shoe trade were brought out in tl talk- of those present These were earlier closing hours for the trade generall). the elimination ot giving presents and bonus, s to induce trade, of the tesue of tickets with sales which earrv credit of a certiin percent age f purchases and of ciue-tlunable ad vertising and the practice of allowing drummers and wholesale houses to foist upon the merchant fane) st)Ies f foot gear which hive onl) limited a-ale and no value other than novelt) V publicit) committee of three was pro vided for, the duties of which are t b" the preparation of articles for the local newspapers giving the principi! facts re carding the cost of shoes the materia s entering into them, and the reasons for the greatlv advanced prices of tbe pan few ears This committee was appointed b) the chair as follows Joseph Berber tch. I Nordlinger, and Max Rich Those present were josepn strasnurger. Joseph Berberlch Rnbert Berberich. S G Spltzer. J W Konierscnmicu j-o'. Louis. I Nordlinger. Mix Ri h II J. Rich, IIarr Adler. IIenr lln Her bert C Adler and E Somers tunity to secure votes cscap them. Ever) purchase should be made judi- ciou-u s0 that It will bring the greate't number of votes. The aid of friends should be solicited friends are glHcl tit be of assistance when the help reiielorel benefits them also Decided bc-m nt Is derived bv thoso pcrsonj who patronise the manufacturers and retail m r liants glVng anaj votes In The Herald s J-j. . contest Lists of the various merchants and manufacturers ma) be obtained from Tho Advocate at the contest head iuar ttrs. 714 Thirteenth Street Northwest. The building Is open every secular day from 8 o'clock In the morning until 3 o'clock at night. The Advocate is al wa)S glad to receive contestants and to discussthe contest with them He I ever willing to give his advice In regard to puzzling questions which might arise in the minds of contestints NOTICE I am the Washington Agent for all the leading magazines Send for cata logue M) prices are the lowest. I can duplicate any offer made by any pub lisher or agene). Order Xmas gifts now FRASER, The Magazine Mas, 318 Ken.ls Bid-., llty asd O St We itive UeraleJ STSOOO contest vatea.