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J THE WASHTS'GTOX TBIES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1014. 8 PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING (Ineloding Sundays) By The Washington Times Company HE MOTSCY BUILDING, WnTJa. Ave RANK A. MUXSLT, President. r H. TITirERDCGTOIs, Secretary. . II. POPE, Treasurer. Oe Year (Inclufiinr SiTndajV JJXO. Six MoMfca. Jl.'O. Three Months. SOc. tred at the postoffice at TVaahlncton. D. zecond class mall matter. CRSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914. THINK OP THIS. .lladclpbia is nationally looked upou as the foremost example of a at corrupt, contented, and hopeless. Washington is nationally looked upon as rather a model city, be cause it is the nation's ward and a national center. Yet the municipal authorities of Philadelphia are right now on the ergc of securing universal street r transfers for the people of their ity. while Washington is still, alter . decade and more of effort, nwaiting i lie initiation of serious effort for transfers. A SIGN OF THE TIMES. The State of New York yesterday sold $51,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds, getting 106.077 for them; that is, a cash premium of $3,100,000. A single buyer toolrthe entire issue; two or three other single bidders ood ready to do the same thing at only slightly smaller premiums; and t'ie total subscription for the Issne Has about six times the amount of- ered The times-are surely getting bct- r. Just a little while ago the uni versal complaint was that bonds couldn't be sold at any price, and it v jls almost literally true. Now New "iork makes the best sale in its en tire liistory. And business is refiect- ng the cheerful influence of just ,ucb conditions. WE ALL CONG..SENATOR! Governor Sulzer, telling District Attorney Whitman about the origins of the Sulzer-Marpby foud that led lo Sulzer's removal, has told one in- dent that is entirely to th credit 1 Senator O'Go'rman. Murphy insisted on the appoint in cnt of one Gaffney as highway com missioner. Sulzer would not hear of r and there the war really began. At the beginning of that war, Sul zer conferred with Senator O'Gor inan, and he now says that 0Gor- man advised him under no circum stances to accept Gaffney. The Sen ator knew wbat Gaffney represented, nd. urged that he should rot be named. Senator O'Gorman keeps right on deserving the excellent opinion in vhcn ho has been held ever since he came- to Washington, and that his general course here bas been strengthening. EXIT THE BAGMAN. New York will nave its lirst ver table direct primary election this year, and the brisk business hereto fore done by the political bagmen is likely to get a serious jolt The new . declares that vo contributions of money for tlie rivaknt thereof) made, directly or lrectly. to any party, or to any tFl committee or member thereof, to any person representing or act- " on behalf of a party, or anv loneys now in the treasury of any arty or party committee, shall be ipended in aid of the designation or omination of any person to bo u-J for at a primnrv election. r as a candidate for nomination public office or for anv party .-i?ion il primaries are. in other words o be not only direct but spontaneous, nd "ithout the use of any campaign nd. The bagmen can collect, as heretofore, by persuasion, by threats or through the power of political ustom, but only for candidates AFTER the people have nominated them. Each primary candidate in New ork, as in Illinois and other direct ..nmary States, must hao his own oiupaign fund as well as his own itnpaign. He cannot "fall back" i on his party; he cannot be made tsular" by having the inestimable ((vantage of the use of party funds n 'us favor. CONSERVING RADIUM. iery pointed question co.i.-s u; h the lirst suggestion or withdraw -iP.g 'from entry those public: ands that contain radium ores. Secretary Lane has recommended" that policy. So have most of the people who have taken any active Interest in the mat ter. The case for withdrawing the lands is perfectly plain. The Gov ernment owns them; they contain ladium; radium ought under no cir cumstances to be a monopoly or the basis of a private exploitation. There- lore, the Government should keep it Perfectly sound. But Ou the other side opponents of this policy boldly insist that if the lauds o withdrawn, the radium will never i taken out of them. They say the fiovernment would have to spend nst sums on prospecting and ex ploration", which -would never be done so well by salaried people as by men seeking their own fortune. Prob ably that is true. So wc are told that it is a ques tion between getting the radium first and conserving it afterwards, cr con serving it first, but never getting it. The world wants the radium, and wants it nroduced and handled for the benefit of the people, not of the j exploiters. The question .s merely how to get this result most cirectlj. SHAOKLEFORD ROAD BILL. The Shackleford dirt-roads pork barrel measure has come fo'th once more. This time it comes from the new Committee on Hoads, created seemingly for the very purpose of putting steam behind this particular grab. It is proposed to begin by appro priating about $24,000,000 a year, to be spread oVer the rural mail routes of the country. That would spread it out so thin that it would ac complish nothing worth the while, and would merely amount to a dissi pation of tho amount. But it would do worse than that. Let tho Federal Government once break into this business of building or financing country roads, and wc will see the States, the counties, the townships, lying back, waiting for Uncle Sam to take a bigger share of tho burden off them. The Shackleford road measure is bad sociology and bad economics. It is presumed to be good politics, but the event will prove that it is not even that Throwing away the Government's money in order to make the play of "doing something for the farmer" will not fool even the farmer Tery long. Pork barrels are not popular enough with tho people who pay more than a billion dollars to the national budget annually, to make tho creation of new ones by- an "economy" Administration good poli tics. President Wilson is quoted as op posed to the Shackleford plan. No doubt. The President has proed himself conservative constructive, and sensible. The bill is none of those things. NO GRAB AT JOBS. The House Committee on Rules is deserving of congratulations on its action in refusing to bring out a rule for consideration of the patronage rider on the postal appropriation bilL Without a rule, the rider would be subject to a point of order and would be duly knocked out So th? patron-nge-seekerE went to the Rules Conf mittee and asked a rule. The rule being now denied, it is practically certain that the rider is dead. It would have transferred about 2.400 assistant postmasters throughout the country from the pro tection of the civil service act, and made them instantly political plun der. In this regard, as in no small num ber of others, the Rules Committee -has demonstrated excellent discre tion and judgment in refusing- to use its powers to further improper legis lation. The Rules Committee need not expect to be very popular with the House, but it will be mighty strong with the country, if it con tinues UBing the clear-headed judg ment that commonly marks its ac tions. TRIMMING STATE RIGHTS While Mr. Wilson's Administration and Congress arc endeavoring to narrow the debatable ground around the anti-trust laws, the Supreme Court is giving attention to the mys teries in the twilight zone between Federal law and the multi-State laws. On Monday the Supreme Court up held the right of railroads to begin proceedings to test State rates in the Federal courts rather than in the courts of the State. In another State case the Supreme Tribunal decided that State courts must accept as true alleged facts set forth in petitions for removing cases froinState to Fed eral courts; if attacks upon the truthfulness of the petition are to be made they mnst wait until the case gets into the Federal court. In still another State case tho Supreme Court upheld the rights of Federal courts to dismiss a proceeding be cause the suit was begun in the State court with a defective service. All these decisions are important for tho reason that they arc not only deciding particular points of dispute, but making it more and more clear that where there are conflicts of jurisdiction and clashes of interest in a general way, a judicial order it, steadily coming out of disorder by transferring authority from dozens of States, where it is next to im possible ever to get harmony and co herence, to the one sure plane of a power centralized and uniform. As the United States Government gees further and further into the regulation and supervision of the af fairs of the American people In what ever States they niaj be resident i is inevitable that the old doctrino o! State sovereignty shall slowly lade from the vision of this race. The Silver Lining Cdited By J.1ZTEUR BA.BR. AN est Virginia, man rids hlnseir of a corn by the simple method of -taking a. shotgun and Morning hii.iself away from it. General Chao is now Governor of Chlchuahua. That is awfully close to bclns General Chaos. N"cw incubator capable of hatching CfiOi) eggs. I'nited States Fish Commis sioner Smith writes chat ono eel can lay C0.0uO.OCu eggs. The incubator costs SMW. Ono eel would need over ti.OM lmulMturs. People thinking of catch in? in eel had better rccCiiMdcr. and on tcli "a shark Instead. Dangerous, but more economical. Ono good thing about 1 aving a Gov ernment cmploe for a uUbby is that his ilar gets published every time he gets -a raise. No hMding out on ou. Chairman of the Navy I .aguc sta'cs that tho nation spends 'i:uro money on automobile tires than it t.oes on bat tleships. Might remedy this by put tine -wheels on the latt Ichor, ts, and compelling them to. "carry an extras tii c. Up at Binghamton. X. V., a bull dog' and a pig got into a ight, avid tho dog was licked, much to his surprise. The quarrel .was probably a 'cbatc as to who furnished the predominating in fluence in a sausage. Artist in town who docs paintings, with'.i knife. Tho effects to be ob tained -with a knife aro varied and unique. Great distances are possible. "Witness the effect of the knife on "Mona Lisa." THE OLDEST INHAB SEZ "Alius find it safest t' remember things erbout fifty yearo back. Then nobudy kin make you prove 'em." IN CONGRESS. , CONSIDER THAT DAY LOST. WHOSE LOW- DESCENDING SUN SEES NO MELEES COMMENCED, NO DALLTHOOS BEGUN. Yesterday was a very dull day in Congress. Janitor reports that he didn't find a single tooth on the floor, when he was cleaning up. Yesterday In Congress. Senate. Senator from Pennaslppl urged ap pointment of commission to investi gate Government ownership of soup spoons. He will recover. Judiciary Committee spoke in favor of married men's compensation bill when compelled to support mother-in-laws. No fatalities. Senator from West Tenngansaw in troduced bill to force hotel keepers to put the foam on tho bottom of glasbes of Imported brew. Condition dubious. Adjourned for eix. rounds. The House. House resumed debate on the Rivers and Harbors appropriation bill. I.ot of knuckles skinned, but so broken beads. , Representative Wallop Introduces bill to make Bob Flt2slmmcn3" birthday a holiday. Relatives notified. Representative Sluggcm looks at a pag! with a peevish expression. The page parries the peevish expression with his fist. Bright futuro for page. Representative calls lawyer a lobbyist. Lobbyist accubes Representative of being a Representative. Spoils press gallery's nap. Klectrlc Committee overruled con test filed by Terry McSwat for seat of Representative Jab and voted Jab en titled to the seat. McSwat too heavy. House passes bill to prohibit fighting In the District of Columbia. Representative Punch maJccs a motion to adjourn and at follow member's Jaw all in the same swing. Gong. Neglected Him. "My mother made me what I arr," eaid the political speaker as he proudly threw oui his chest. "Well," said a smaJl man at the rear of tho hall. "Khe must have put in most of her time at other things." Chicago Record-Herald. Joke on the Actor. "Why, sir." bragcd the actor, "once when I played Hamlrt it was half an hour before th; audience could leave the thcatf-r." "What was thr, matter?" queried tho unbelieving preis isent. "was he lame?'' What's on the Program in Washington Today Meetings, evening: Masonic New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9; George O. Whiting. No. 22. and Tcm-pIc-Noycs. No. 22 Washington Chap ter, No. 2. Roval Arch. William IT. Hunt Chapter. No. IS. Kastcrn Star. Odd l'ollows Columbia Lodge, No. 10; i:xci.ls!or, No. 17, and Salem, No. 22. MacuabecB-Jeorgptown Tent, No. 6; District Tent. No. ?. Knights uf Pythias Harmony Lodge, No. 21. Socialists Study in economics, "The District Charter." the Ingram Memorial Church. S:l" o'clock: study class. Young People's Socialist League, Sll U street, f, 15 National Union Haneroft Council. No. iffi. Typographical Temple. T:C0 p. m. Oy:rr roast. Klk's Club, S ij. m. Meeting, A. It. Talbott Camp, Modern Woodmen of America. 310 I'cnneyl--.vr.ia. avenuo southeast, S p. m. Meeting. Columbia Camp. Modern Woodmen of America, Pythian Tem ple. 8 p. tn. Meeting. Washington Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, Typographical TemDle. X U. in. Capitol Council, No. C, Independent Or der, Sons of Jonadab. Schrott's Hall, S04 U street soumwebi, o p. m. Addresses' on "A Charter for the City of Washington," ty Leonard Tuttle and James Hugh Kceley, under aus pices of Study Club in Economics, Ingram Memorial Church, 8 p. in. Amusements. National "Joseph and His Brethien," Columbia "Shamcen Dhu." 2:1Z and 3:13 ii in. Deiurco "Tho Family Cupboard." 8:20 I . m. Poll's-"The Ninety und Mne," 2:15 ar,j i:!3 p. in. Acatemj "In Old Kentuckj," 2:16 and : .:.". p. in. Keith's Vaudeville, 2:1a and S:13 ;j. m. Iciim. v.itn!ville. continuous. Caiinu Vaudeville, afternoon and uvc- Gay t-Builcsquc. 2.15 and S IS P- m Arcade Dancing evening. Times Tiny SCENES IN SEEshr iit fi TriiMiTiii it ;V1& velvet nHRBEVKMiFCSfinBju jSlw.,.-."- j, ? . ? ?&&&(&& VXS. 1.. - .?r.. . , : ",- '. ,? -. ----J ?& tAi '" J " r ? r tJt t f Jt '" .ijuJf V THE girls here pictured arc typical artists' models who live in the Latin quarter of Paris, around the Luxembourg Palace, eking out a bare existence posing for struggling artists. They may be seen at any time along the Boulevard Montparnassc or the Boulevard St. Michael, the principal -streets of the district which Mau'rer loved so well. Taft Decries Of Vice and Prof. William Howard Taft in an address delivered last night .lo the grnduating class of the Pierce .School, at Philadelphia, scathingly denounced the exploitation of vice and sexual questions, and, directing attention to political conditions in the country, warned against a' trend toward a "purer democracy." Seldom has Mr. Taft, even in the heat of a national political con test, spoken with so great a show offeeling as he manifested last night. "The time has come for common sense," he declared. INCREASE ALMOST INCREDIBLE. "The Increase of our business and of our wealth per capita, the growth of our national prestige, and the cheapening of all the necessities of life, except food, are so great that they are hardly to be credited. "The attention of all the people has been focused on . material success. All other motives and all other con siderations were for a time absorbed. In tho chase for the dollar. The val uable discovery of tho value of com bination, first' in mechanical devices greatly saving human labor, and then of capital, in tho reduction in tho cost of operation, led to Its use for another and more sinister pur pose, to TMt, In tho establishment of monopolies. 'Thete were obtained in the form of public franchises and privileges, v itfiout adequate governmental con trol, and in the form of trutts. Agents of great corporations for the purposs of maintaining their power sought political influence and politi cal control through abhorrent and corrupt means; and through the lethargy of the electorato in the dis charge of their political functions and their neglect in tho selection and careful watching of their repre sentatives in government, there came to be n plutocratic control of politi cal agencies that threatened tho In tegrity of tho Government and Us utility as a beneflccnt Instrument of a free people. Crusade On Plutocracy. 'Tor the last decade or more there has been a crusado against plutoc racy v.'hich has brought about . marvelous c'hange among the people and ha3 developed In them a con cern nnd care to suppress corpoiato corrupt contiol of politics. This has worked a great icform. It was not to be expected, honevei, that all the peoplo t-ou.d be roused to such a danger and to the measuiys neces sary to remedy its cll results with out some unwise excesses. Wo are now passing through the period when such excesses aro manifesting themselves. Enthusiasts aro suro that men and society are changing and that somothing like a millen nium Is at hand, and results are prophesied which aro not only con trary to experience, but aro alto gether at variance with human na ture as wc know it." Concerning social unrest, Mr. Taft admitted the possibility that such existed. "Certainly.'' he said, "the attacks on tho motives of good people, the unjust assaults upon the commcnil eble accumulation of wealth, the Ijiluro to discriminate between hon est business men and dishonest busi ness men, and the cultivation of con tempt for law and constituted au thority, woald be likely to bring obout such unrest nnd a sullen or i.ostllo attitude on tlie p.irt of man) or the less foitunate toward the well-to-do. Condemns Sex Teaching . "Theie is another danger In our prt-scnt educational inlluences and environment." continued Mr. Taft. 'I refer to the spread of lubricity In literature, on the stage, and Indirect ly In education, under the plea that .ice may be avoided by teaching its awful consequence;,. . iy dwelling on It details aud explaining its penal ties, bexual subjci t arc ohtiuded intc discussion between the sexes, lectures aro delivered on them, and text-bookt: are written, and former restraints of modesty arc abandoned. "This change In the attitude of so ciety, or that part that treats it as desirable, has only .1 tniall modi cum of good, if any, , l.ile much of It is bad In its. tendency and effect. In the first place, wicked editors seize upon the fact tn sell their literarj wares by succe-jiive stories, treating of sex probl- ins, and pic turing conditions as Tnic-al in .-o-ciety. which, thank loo arc the exceptions, and all -Jiih la under the prcteiuo- of c.irrjiiij; ji a fix-jal ri -form. Moving pictures mil pl.nn .ire. uaiadcd before t"C iii.lilic to teach a morallfisoa,' in wli'di the Travelettes PARIS No. 1. Exploitation Sex Questions pretended lesson is formulated in words, but in which tho whole, sug gestion Is prurient. Tho sordid pur pose of- tho promoters Is 'o make money out of stimulating lasciv ious ideas In tho who otherwise might not bo encouraged in' them. Then the pursuit of lueat!on In sex hyglcno is full of Janer If carried on In general public schools.'" The Parents' Duty. 'Tho sharp, pointed and summary advice of mothers to daughters, of fathers to sons, of a medical profes sor to students in a cillcgo upon such a subject is, of course, wise, but any benefit that may be derived from frightening students by dwcll inp upon tho details of the dread ful punishment of vice is too often offset by awakening a ci.rlosity anu Interest that might not be developed so early, and Is too likely to net tho thoughts of those a hose benefit is at stake In a diructlon that will neither elevate their con creation with their fellows, nor mako more clean their mental habit. They will learn all that Is wise for them to learn through the natural communi cation of their parents and their family medical advisers. "I deny that the so-called prudlsh ness anil the avoidance of nasty sub jects In the last generation has ever blinded any substantial number of girls or boys to the wickedness of v.ec, or made them easier victims of temptation. It had generally been possible for them to recognize sin and to know that they ought to avoid it without leading them into an at mosphere which they can hardly breathe without polluted suggcsUon. The moIng cause of th's grotesque and dangerous addition to the cur litulum in education Is thti view thai the sins of th'e individual aro not his, but those of .soilct, and that' society, by giving him knowl edge of evil, will give him or her a panoply against its temptations, t cannot think the small amount of possible good can make up for tho great 'dangers of this experiment." End of Socialism. Referring "to tho heralded social unrcBt, which, It was said, would lead to an upheaval, Mr. Taft Issued 11 warning to his hearers as to their readjustment in the new order of things. He- said: "The relevancy of what 1 have said is as a basis for warning you not to permit the assumed coming chahgn in tho 1 elation of government and society to the Individual, which many perions are proclaiming as al ready at hand, to affect men and women of your condition und oppor tunity In your practical view as to what vou must do 111 pursuing and achieving Happiness. xnere ts a. great deal of socialism and socialistic aspiration of an unfounded but Influ ential rharaclrr tloatiuj; in tho at mosphere of our prcsent-duy thoughts mingled with snsib;o an ticipations by tho Ices inspired, of real and possible progress. 80111c men aio dreaming dreams and . seeing vision, and thero is nothing that angers them so as tho effort, by a few practical considerations nnd the results of experience, to awaken them. "Wo aro not going into socialism, andif wo were, it would substitute a tyranny of the majority and a dead level of retrogression that would not mean more happiness for anybod.'' Explaining "D. C." Mltio 'Itastus came homo from school ono t'ay and asked: "I sa. Paw, why does dey alius put D. C. after Washing lenV" "Why, chile," replied tho old colored :nan, "I' suprlsed at ycr iginancc. Do3n' ycr know dat D. C. means dat WaFhington wuz do daddy ob his coun rv7" Lippiucoll's. Dangerous. I r.m thinking 0' touring In South A -ic. 1 next season," remarked tho co- 1 ' !'ok my ailitc and don't." replied Itlii; villain. "An osulch ess weighs fiom two to three jrounus." Gossip of. Society S-j JU4X ELIOT WASHINGTON society la going to danco tbnlsht both in Washington and out of' Washington, for a largo con- tingent of the younger set and come not so young, will wend their way to Fort Myer tonight where members of tho artillery will give a hop In honor of the officers and ladies of tho Fifth Cav alry, who recently arrived at tho .fort. Another Interesting dance scheduled for this evening will bo at the playhouse with Mr. and Mrs: David S. Barry asi hosts. The danco will being given for their young daughter, Miss Cora Barry. It Is not exactly a debut part), but it Is much like one. In that It Is the flrst-largo party which Miss Barry has given this season, which is practically her first one out. Miss Florence Hancock, of Phila delphia, is the house guest of Miss Barry. The guests arc invited for 10 o'clock, and a number of young people's dinner have been arranged to precede tho dance. : The Misses Patten , will entertain at a brilliant dinner party this evening nlth His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, a3 the honor guest. Mrs, Lincoln Karmany, -nifo of Colo nel Karmany. U. S..M. C, ia entertain ing at a luncheon today at in-r home at the barracUs in compliment to Mrs. Hacklcy, of Mexico, who is the- house guest of her sister, airs. William Schley Howard. The guests will be" Mrs. Howard, Mrs.' Caldwell Turner, Mrs. Russell Putnam, Mrs. Melville- Shaw, Mrs. George Richards, and Miss Jose- phlne Mason. ' v The Junior Bachelor dances will be given at Mrs. Dyer's, In Ii street, on tt"e first Tuesday evening of ever month during the season. : Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings have sent out cards for a dinner on February v:. -- Mrs. Samuel Spencer has cards out for.a luncheon on February 4. v Mrs. Hlckcy will bo hortoss at a tea on I'tbruary S, from 5-until 1 o'clock. George. Hamilton has cards out for a tea on the afternoon of February irom o until 7 o'clock. 4 The delegate to Congress from Hawaii and Mme. Kalanlanaole. who are visit ing In Honolulu, aro expected to return to .Washington early In February. The cards for the tea which tho Con gressional women at Congress Hell will give next Monday afternoon came In the morning's malL The hours, are the usual 3 to 6. I The" reason Monday was selected is because Monday Is. and al ways has been. "Capitol Hill" calling day. Those receiving on Monday will bo Mrs. J. W. Kern. Mrs. Sparkman, Mrs. J. Burnett, Mrs. D. Shackleford. Mrs. E. Chandler, Mrs. E. Pou, Mrs. F. Clarke. Mrs. L. Dixon, Mrs. J. Adair, Mrs. W. A. Ashbrook. Mrs.- C. G. Ed-, wards, Mrs. S. Ferris, Mrs. I. K. Sher wood. Mrs- II A. Barnhart, Mrs. Q, Cllne. Mrs. W.' Cullop, Mrs. P.Hugnes. Mrs. J. Davenport. .Mrs- J. Russell. Mrs, E. R. Bathrick, .Miss Brown, Mrs. M. Burke. Mrs. J. F. Byrne. Mra. J. K. Fcrr, Mrs. XV. B. Francis, Mrs. D.- Mc Glllicuddy, Mrs". S. G. Porter. Mrs. T." U Itubey. Mrs. A. Walters. Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. J. Aswcll. Mra. XV. Bailey, Mrs. F Dershem. Mrs. W. Gard. Mrs. R. GIttlns, Mrs. XV. Gordon. Mrs. A. John son. Mrs. E. Keating. Mrs. XV. Kett ner. Mrs. A. S. Krclder. Mrs. C Lleb, Mrs. J. Peterson. Mrs. L. Stjlngor. Going to Jerusalem, monkey drills, saber drills, fancy tandem driving, and some wonderful jumping will 'be the cDccIal features at tho Riding and Hunt Club tomorrow night. The exhibition will embrace more difficult feats on horseback than ever before undertaken hv this club. Tho show will open with a mounted drill of eighteen or twenty horsemen, followed by a saber drill by 1 Troop I of the Fifth Cavalry, from Fort Mycr. A" monkey drill by the members of Battery D. of the' Thlr3 Field Artillery." aiso will be a notable exhibition. -- t .The road out to tho Chevy Chase Club last night waB otic continuous line of automobiles. And. somehow, all roads seemed to lead to the club, for the regular Wednesday dinner-dance was the attraction. sMIss Eleanor Wilson and Miss Funk; of Bloomington, III., were the honor gncsts of Miss Maitland Marshall, daughter of .Brig. Gen. William L. 3Iar fchall, F.-S. A., and Mrs. Marshall, at a young people's dinner. Others who had parties of guests with them were Con gressman Flood of Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. Sinclair Bowen, Capt. and Mrs. Brook. Mrs. I. T. Mann. Mrs. McCal lum, Mrs. J. B. Merrill. Colonel and Mrs. Foote. Commander Sims. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Evans Browne. Ralph Hill. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lohr, and Commander Burstyn. Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wil son went to New York yesterday to greet Mr. and Mrs. Frances Bowes" Sayre upon their return from their honeymoon trip abroad. Before return ing to Washington Mrs. Wilson win visit In Princeton. The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall were the' honor guests of the German, Ambassador and Countess von Bcrnstorft at a dinner party last evening at the embassy. The other guests were tho French Ambassador and Mme. Jusst rand. ' Congressman and Mrs. A P. Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Ander son. Mrs. McCormlck, Mrs.' Marshall Field, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mr. and Mme. Scherbatskoy, of the Russian embassy; John Barrett, and Baron Kurt von Lcrsncr. . MS3 Genevieve Clark extends an In- 1 tat Ion 'to those interested in the or- i'niKation of the Junior Auxiliary of racei.ng at her homo. 2401 Massachu setts avenue, tomorrow morning at 11 o'cii-ek. The work of the Neighborhood House kindergarten will be explained by Miss Clara B. Ncligh. The Thursday night dances it the Highlands arc new and a-e particular! v.clcomcd by the young pfoplc In the house. Tonlzht. the third dance of the sexton will bo given and they wi'l fol low c.icl: week throughout the scaiion. Foiincrly a .nustcalo was given fvicc a eck. but now the Thursdaj dance takes its plac. DANKQNm&UEST wmmp-- ' Tmmk&mms$x!i' HUHHr?''' '"vHI Miw H SUSS CORA BARKY, ' Honor-guest, at a large, dancing paity this. evening at' the .Playnou3e, Mrs. Charles Boushton Wood will en tertain Informally for her cousin, Mrs. Alfred Hawes; of Toronto. Canada, "to- morrow'and'hext Friday from 4 until 7 o'clock at 'her 'home, '1619 Rhode Island avenue. ilis3 Jessie Herriott and Mrs. E. Clyde Shade have j cards out for"tlw second of a series of .Informal -"Studio Even ings" at 'Studio. Hall,'. 1113 Connecticut avenue, nest Tuesday at 8:30 o'clock. Mrs. A. D. Bockius and Mrs. Kather- Ine Brandt."Tnother and alstcr of Mrs. Pomcrr:e. aro visiting' Senator and Mrs. Atlec FOm'crcne of- Ohio ana will be their guests all winter. 4. Mrs. Jackson, wife of Senator William P. Jackson of 'Maryland, will entertain at a largo tea. this afternoon at her resi dence In' New Hampshire avenue, from i until 6 o'clock She' wilt bo assisted by Mrs. E.-S. -Marlow. of Washington; Mrs. H. r,. Matthews, of Philadelphia, a house cuestrMra. E. Al Abbott, also of Philadelphia: Mrs. R. G. Hunroe, of Kcw-1ofk: Miss- Hanria.-of Bel Air; lid.: tho musses' Herbert, of California, and 'Miss' Shlrcliff. of N err Jersey. Mrs. I. JT. 'Mann is entertaining- at a hmche'on' party today.' 4. Mrs. Chaunccy B. Baker, wife of Lieu tenant .Colonel Baker. U.- S. .A., will be hortess at an'auctlon bridge party this afternoon. -.;. Miss Anna Bryan. daughter of-Capt. B. C. Bryan. U. S. N.. -and Mrs. Bryan, will .be "hostess -at -an auction bridge Dartv this afternoon at her harncln Q street ip compliment; to horjiouse guosU MJss Uladys'Stealer.-or iNov- xoru. ' Mrs-. John Hartncss (Belle Harpstea HartneeS) of London. England. Is visit ing here, the guest .of Mrs. Edith King man Kern, .1312 G street. Mrs. Hart. ncss, is an illustrator and' lecturer, and is prominent In press circles In' both England and America, and Is the Amer ican secretary. of the "Lyceum Club of London and the English representative of the League of American Pen Wom en. The French Ambassador and Mme. Jusscrdnd will entertain at a. large din ner narty this evening at the embassy In compliment to .'the. Russian Ambas sador and Mme. iJannmctcrr. At homes Mrs. .Willard Saulsbury will be at home today at her residence. 1M1 R street, Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will not be at home today. Mrs. Lee S. .Overman, VMfc of Sena tor Overman, will not be 'at-home to day, but will receive at the Cochran on January 23. Mrs. Morris Sheppard will not be at home today. Mrs. William Alden smith, who has just roturned to her homo in the Ave nue of the Presidents, v. ill not be at lfCme today, but will receive next Thursday. Mrs. Francis E. Warren. 17Z0 Avenue of the Presidents, will receive today. i ." Mrs. Henri Breckinridge will not be at home today. Mrs John Frank'lhi 'Jameson will not be at home Saturday, January 31. but will receive for the last time oaiuruay. J-.nuary 2!. v- Mrs. Uron S. Adams. Miss Adams, and their house guest. Miss Brrnes, will be at' home tomorrow afternoon irom 5 until 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. Josopl) Strauss, of the Dresden, will not receive tomorrow, but will be at home next Friday. Nautical Talk. The natives o.f the coast towns down East discuss evety phase o. I te or death In terms of the sea. V fisherman had recently laid his wife Delia, to rest in tho village cemetery. He .visited the spot a tew davb afterward with tho undertaker, and found another newly mide grave directly behind that of his wife. Regarding it curiously, he said to tho undertaker. 'Wal. sr Si, lu-s that thar astern o' Dele? louths Companion. Not Substantial. Marko What, did you gain in jour deal with Brown? Parke-A great deal of respect for Brown's business ability. Boston Trans cript. Explained. She It must bo great to be a man. One dross suit lasts you for years and vcars, and. a woman mu3t have a new gown for every part. . He That's why one dress suit has to last a man for years and years. Judge. Barred. "Let me intsoduee you to the most honest young man I have ever known. "jjut mamma aoosn't-want me to meet any poor-youajr mtn.'' Houiton Foat. ;'( in ' Tafelpid - FOR XV7 KSMDSnS A digest of- tho roftUx bjg.a?irs of tho day,- complIedTfor those reader? whose time Is limitedbut who feci that they must keep! in toacliMritli important world eTeaia. GEXEKljL With the bodies ofthree men who entered the Boston (nane, at Bingham, Utah, to rescue others recovered, search was continued today for two other men. believed to bo dead from Inhaling pois onous fumes In. tho .mine. Charleston,. XV. su, and 'fie coun try surrounding aro threatened wMto A general outbreak of sraillpox. accorflnjr to Dr. O. L. Aultr, eHy .health officer. Three hundred case1 have been re corded in that citJfarmeL St. Albany, Cabin Creek, and several other towai to Kanawha county. Mlsa Anne itorian. with ilisa Maaule Wctmore. .left, New York for Chlcaso today to establish sections of the wom an's branch of ne Civic Federation. In Western States". The woman's branch of the Civic Federation has interested Itself In prison and civic rfnrm. 'Mrs. "Woodrow Wilson and Hiss Margaret 'iiouii ic miciccicu in mo society s wnrk. r - A great regional- reserve rdae. for tanks' of the lowtr- MIsstselpDi valley; was planncdzt bearings of the crc-an- txatlCB committee of tho nenv currency system." held at St. Louis. The- tgrritory woum extend irom nortnern Missouri to the Gulf of "Mexico, and from western Kansas to eastern Kentucky and In diana, with St, txrois as thei probabU center. William' Sulzer, es-gavernor .of Jfew York, tcsUfledVin the Jpfin -Uoe. graft hearings or what he termed" the Invlal blo' government of New York, accusing Charles F. Mfcrphy of being that silent power. Ho said het-was appalled, at graft conditions as he found -them u'poc assuming the governorship. - - Mrs. Robert doclct, fprrnerjy "SIUsyEl' 3'e Whelen. of Phimdciphla. &ppUcd.for a, divorce In the superior: court of-News port county at Newport; R.X Charges of extreme cruelty were- reported to- be the basis of the suit, ' ' Pensions granted to the TJnlteaVStatos SStcel Corporation's., retired- cmpfoTes totaled JCWOO In 13K. .an Increase of 51,00O'in two years - -,.. A three-day rain throughout' sontliern ' Calo'rnla' was tii'e "most beneficial tn years, being worth millions or dohars to fruit growers hhd 'raAchcfs"." . In reporting thdjcondltlons of Vermont, schools,--a Carnesle foumlatton rccom mended the witBdrawat'of tato ald.-tl colleges, and the use or JICO.C03. annually' doVoted to them for the'tslabUflhmeilt of, a central. adrnlnlstratlve-sj'itcni- Funeral services .for the ."late'. Lord Strathcona and MU'Royalrnigh commis sioner for" Canada, will take placo. at noon on "Monday Jrr Westminster Abbey, London. Arrangements for the obsequies were announced today. Burial will be at High- Gate., where Lady .Strathcona' was' burled last November- Preparations are being madefor an elaborate service. The Kitur and-'Qucen wilt bJ- reoresent- jetfc-asd. manrdlgnltarle wni attertd. Two hundred of the. leaders,, of the general strike. of railway men in Portu gal. Wero arrcsjed and' warrants 'wjcre is sued for 400 others. An articioj officially published by the general staff of the German army de clares that the Panama Canal was-bull t by the United Statess fcrvaggrctsslou. The North Xtiintlc Shipping Confer ence voted io discontinue all poollnc agreements .January ZU the conference being unable -to grant the request of the Hamburg-American for a larger) per centage of steerage traffic Baron Makino, Japanese foreign min ister, declared in tho Japanese parlia ment that 'the government w"as obliged to contcmpUto the necessity of consid ering a new method for the solution of the duestions raised bv the California alien land 'legislation. This statement' was interpreted as .mcamnir that the government contemplated a new-treaty with the United States. LOCAIu The Japanese embassy has received a notd fro mtbeTbreign orffee afTokyo. expressing dissatisfaction with the re plies of the; United Statc3 on -the Cali fornia alien, lana legislation. Prcsldent-'WIIson told members of th Houso Interstate Commerce Commutes that hd-had acted through ignorance of the rules of the House in conferring only with the-' Judiciary Committee on trust legislation. k Secretary or the Navy T)aruJs revoked an order assigning xiear .aarnirai Thomas B. Howard to the command of the Asiatic fleet, owing to the part he took as chairman of the Carabao dinner committee. Secretary of State Bryn was the principal speaker .at a dinner given by Thomas IL PIckford. Speaker Clark had declined tcr attend. The Board of Trade will urge Con gress o build the proposed Arlington memorial brido-e. to extend Rock Creek Park, and to purchase the Belmont ani Patterson tracts. James T, Du Bois. former minister to Colombia, dec-'ared in a speech that the "Panama Canal grab" had cost this country a trade loss of $30,000,000 yearly Although thoutunds of Government clerks take noon lunches downtown, tb Capital has not acquired the "quick inreh" h.iblt to such coctent as to in duce dyspepsia, accordiwr to Dr. John L. Norrls. assistant neaitn omcer or tn District. . Treasury Department statement snvs that 1.000 national banks hav joined the reserve system and 6,000 ap plications are expected by the end of the week. Washington children aro exposed tt rieartlv diseases through lack of ade- aucte medical Inspection in the school?, according to Mrs. F. L. Ransome. presi dent of the Parents League, who ap peared before tho Board of Education. Hot Air as a Polisher. Hot air Ib utilized nowadays In, pol ishing processes. The articles to be treat ed are placed' in a basket in a centri fugal machine driven at a -very high speed, and heated air is blown from a nipo through? the basket. A high polish Is thus produced very rapidly. Nickel plated articles that have become tar nished are made bright in a few min utes. Wet metaL fresh from the bath, needs no preliminary drying; for tb cirront of air dries and polishes it at the same moment. The Independent. His Returns. "Did you ever realize- anything-on that investment. "Oh. yes." "What did yoa realUe on -it?" "What a tyol-I had besn." Ba!tlmwr American. Tlfe